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Lewes and North Dorset

97,384 and 95,740 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than North Dorset on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 1 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Lewes is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and North Dorset on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Lewes North Dorset

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, North Dorset £4,709North Dorset: £4,709Lewes: £5,242North Dorset: £4,729Lewes: £5,265North Dorset: £4,467Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes is higher£4,709£4,729£4,467

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,671, North Dorset £12,515North Dorset: £12,515Lewes: £12,671North Dorset: £12,568Lewes: £12,725North Dorset: £11,871Lewes: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes is higher£12,515£12,568£11,871

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,897, North Dorset £1,445North Dorset: £1,445Lewes: £1,897North Dorset: £1,451Lewes: £1,905North Dorset: £1,370Lewes: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes is higher£1,445£1,451£1,370

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,679, North Dorset £11,633North Dorset: £11,633Lewes: £11,679North Dorset: £11,683Lewes: £11,729North Dorset: £11,035Lewes: £11,078

    £11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes is higher£11,633£11,683£11,035

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £282, North Dorset £248North Dorset: £248Lewes: £282North Dorset: £249Lewes: £284North Dorset: £235Lewes: £268

    £282£284£268Lewes is higher£248£249£235

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £691, North Dorset £616North Dorset: £616Lewes: £691North Dorset: £619Lewes: £694North Dorset: £584Lewes: £656

    £691£694£656Lewes is higher£616£619£584

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £18, North Dorset £17North Dorset: £17Lewes: £18North Dorset: £17Lewes: £18North Dorset: £16Lewes: £17

    £18£18£17Lewes is higher£17£17£16

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £369, North Dorset £327North Dorset: £327Lewes: £369North Dorset: £329Lewes: £370North Dorset: £311Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Lewes is higher£327£329£311

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £149, North Dorset £93North Dorset: £93Lewes: £149North Dorset: £93Lewes: £150North Dorset: £88Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes is higher£93£93£88

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £95, North Dorset £89North Dorset: £89Lewes: £95North Dorset: £90Lewes: £95North Dorset: £85Lewes: £90

    £95£95£90Lewes is higher£89£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,509, North Dorset £1,140North Dorset: £1,140Lewes: £1,509North Dorset: £1,145Lewes: £1,516North Dorset: £1,081Lewes: £1,432

    £1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes is higher£1,140£1,145£1,081

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, North Dorset £142North Dorset: £142Lewes: £198North Dorset: £142Lewes: £198North Dorset: £135Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£142£142£135

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £280, North Dorset £206North Dorset: £206Lewes: £280North Dorset: £207Lewes: £281North Dorset: £196Lewes: £265

    £280£281£265Lewes is higher£206£207£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.25, North Dorset £4.59North Dorset: £4.59Lewes: £6.25North Dorset: £4.61Lewes: £6.28North Dorset: £4.35Lewes: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Lewes is higher£4.59£4.61£4.35

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.46, North Dorset £4.42North Dorset: £4.42Lewes: £6.46North Dorset: £4.44Lewes: £6.49North Dorset: £4.19Lewes: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, North Dorset £5.41North Dorset: £5.41Lewes: £6.79North Dorset: £5.43Lewes: £6.82North Dorset: £5.13Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lewes 1,004.7, North Dorset 1,023.6North Dorset: 1,023.6Lewes: 1,004.7

    1,004.7North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,023.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lewes 69.3, North Dorset 65.8North Dorset: 65.8Lewes: 69.3

    69.3Lewes is higher65.8

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lewes 138.9, North Dorset 127.9North Dorset: 127.9Lewes: 138.9

    138.9Lewes is higher127.9

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 57.5, North Dorset 49.6North Dorset: 49.6Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher49.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lewes 168.8, North Dorset 134.1North Dorset: 134.1Lewes: 168.8

    168.8Lewes is higher134.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lewes 20.5, North Dorset 19.7North Dorset: 19.7Lewes: 20.5

    20.5Lewes is higher19.7

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Lewes and North Dorset, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesNorth DorsetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£4,709£4,729£4,467Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,515£12,568£11,871Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,445£1,451£1,370Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,679£11,729£11,078£11,633£11,683£11,035Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£284£268£248£249£235Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£691£694£656£616£619£584Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£17£17£16Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£327£329£311Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£93£93£88Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£89£90£85Lewes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,509£1,516£1,432£1,140£1,145£1,081Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£142£142£135Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£265£206£207£196Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£4.59£4.61£4.35Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£4.42£4.44£4.19Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£5.41£5.43£5.13Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.71,023.6North Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.365.8Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.9127.9Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.549.6Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.8134.1Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.519.7Lewes

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and North Dorset on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Lewes North Dorset

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, North Dorset £4,709North Dorset: £4,709Lewes: £5,242North Dorset: £4,729Lewes: £5,265North Dorset: £4,467Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes is higher£4,709£4,729£4,467

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,464, North Dorset £3,332North Dorset: £3,332Lewes: £3,464North Dorset: £3,346Lewes: £3,479North Dorset: £3,161Lewes: £3,286

    £3,464£3,479£3,286Lewes is higher£3,332£3,346£3,161

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,056, North Dorset £810North Dorset: £810Lewes: £1,056North Dorset: £813Lewes: £1,060North Dorset: £768Lewes: £1,001

    £1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes is higher£810£813£768

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £3,193, North Dorset £3,097North Dorset: £3,097Lewes: £3,193North Dorset: £3,111Lewes: £3,207North Dorset: £2,938Lewes: £3,029

    £3,193£3,207£3,029Lewes is higher£3,097£3,111£2,938

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £77, North Dorset £66North Dorset: £66Lewes: £77North Dorset: £66Lewes: £78North Dorset: £63Lewes: £73

    £77£78£73Lewes is higher£66£66£63

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £189, North Dorset £164North Dorset: £164Lewes: £189North Dorset: £165Lewes: £190North Dorset: £156Lewes: £179

    £189£190£179Lewes is higher£164£165£156

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lewes £4.94, North Dorset £4.56North Dorset: £4.56Lewes: £4.94North Dorset: £4.58Lewes: £4.97North Dorset: £4.33Lewes: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Lewes is higher£4.56£4.58£4.33

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £369, North Dorset £327North Dorset: £327Lewes: £369North Dorset: £329Lewes: £370North Dorset: £311Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Lewes is higher£327£329£311

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £149, North Dorset £93North Dorset: £93Lewes: £149North Dorset: £93Lewes: £150North Dorset: £88Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes is higher£93£93£88

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £53, North Dorset £50North Dorset: £50Lewes: £53North Dorset: £50Lewes: £53North Dorset: £48Lewes: £50

    £53£53£50Lewes is higher£50£50£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £840, North Dorset £639North Dorset: £639Lewes: £840North Dorset: £642Lewes: £844North Dorset: £606Lewes: £797

    £840£844£797Lewes is higher£639£642£606

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, North Dorset £142North Dorset: £142Lewes: £198North Dorset: £142Lewes: £198North Dorset: £135Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£142£142£135

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £156, North Dorset £116North Dorset: £116Lewes: £156North Dorset: £116Lewes: £156North Dorset: £110Lewes: £148

    £156£156£148Lewes is higher£116£116£110

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.48, North Dorset £2.57North Dorset: £2.57Lewes: £3.48North Dorset: £2.58Lewes: £3.49North Dorset: £2.44Lewes: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30Lewes is higher£2.57£2.58£2.44

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £3.59, North Dorset £2.48North Dorset: £2.48Lewes: £3.59North Dorset: £2.49Lewes: £3.61North Dorset: £2.35Lewes: £3.41

    £3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes is higher£2.48£2.49£2.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, North Dorset £5.41North Dorset: £5.41Lewes: £6.79North Dorset: £5.43Lewes: £6.82North Dorset: £5.13Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 274.7, North Dorset 272.5North Dorset: 272.5Lewes: 274.7

    274.7Lewes is higherDepends on how you count272.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 18.9, North Dorset 17.5North Dorset: 17.5Lewes: 18.9

    18.9Lewes is higher17.5

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 38.0, North Dorset 34.0North Dorset: 34.0Lewes: 38.0

    38.0Lewes is higher34.0

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 57.5, North Dorset 49.6North Dorset: 49.6Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher49.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 94.0, North Dorset 75.2North Dorset: 75.2Lewes: 94.0

    94.0Lewes is higher75.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 11.4, North Dorset 11.1North Dorset: 11.1Lewes: 11.4

    11.4Lewes is higher11.1

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Lewes and North Dorset, per resident
MeasureLewesNorth DorsetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£4,709£4,729£4,467Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,464£3,479£3,286£3,332£3,346£3,161Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,056£1,060£1,001£810£813£768Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,193£3,207£3,029£3,097£3,111£2,938Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£66£66£63Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£164£165£156Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£4.56£4.58£4.33Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£327£329£311Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£93£93£88Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£50£50£48Lewes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£639£642£606Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£142£142£135Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£116£116£110Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£2.57£2.58£2.44Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.59£3.61£3.41£2.48£2.49£2.35Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£5.41£5.43£5.13Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.7272.5Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.917.5Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.034.0Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.549.6Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.075.2Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.411.1Lewes

Total

Lewes is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and North Dorset on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Lewes North Dorset

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £510.5m, North Dorset £450.9mNorth Dorset: £450.9mLewes: £510.5mNorth Dorset: £452.8mLewes: £512.7mNorth Dorset: £427.7mLewes: £484.3m

    £510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes is higher£450.9m£452.8m£427.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £337.4m, North Dorset £319.0mNorth Dorset: £319.0mLewes: £337.4mNorth Dorset: £320.4mLewes: £338.8mNorth Dorset: £302.6mLewes: £320.0m

    £337.4m£338.8m£320.0mLewes is higher£319.0m£320.4m£302.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £102.8m, North Dorset £77.5mNorth Dorset: £77.5mLewes: £102.8mNorth Dorset: £77.9mLewes: £103.2mNorth Dorset: £73.5mLewes: £97.5m

    £102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes is higher£77.5m£77.9m£73.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £311.0m, North Dorset £296.5mNorth Dorset: £296.5mLewes: £311.0mNorth Dorset: £297.8mLewes: £312.3mNorth Dorset: £281.3mLewes: £295.0m

    £311.0m£312.3m£295.0mLewes is higher£296.5m£297.8m£281.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £7.5m, North Dorset £6.3mNorth Dorset: £6.3mLewes: £7.5mNorth Dorset: £6.4mLewes: £7.6mNorth Dorset: £6.0mLewes: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.6m£7.1mLewes is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £18.4m, North Dorset £15.7mNorth Dorset: £15.7mLewes: £18.4mNorth Dorset: £15.8mLewes: £18.5mNorth Dorset: £14.9mLewes: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mLewes is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lewes £0.48m, North Dorset £0.44mNorth Dorset: £0.44mLewes: £0.48mNorth Dorset: £0.44mLewes: £0.48mNorth Dorset: £0.41mLewes: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mLewes is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £35.9m, North Dorset £31.3mNorth Dorset: £31.3mLewes: £35.9mNorth Dorset: £31.5mLewes: £36.1mNorth Dorset: £29.7mLewes: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mLewes is higher£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £14.5m, North Dorset £8.9mNorth Dorset: £8.9mLewes: £14.5mNorth Dorset: £8.9mLewes: £14.6mNorth Dorset: £8.4mLewes: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLewes is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.1m, North Dorset £4.8mNorth Dorset: £4.8mLewes: £5.1mNorth Dorset: £4.8mLewes: £5.2mNorth Dorset: £4.6mLewes: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.2m£4.9mLewes is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £81.8m, North Dorset £61.2mNorth Dorset: £61.2mLewes: £81.8mNorth Dorset: £61.4mLewes: £82.2mNorth Dorset: £58.0mLewes: £77.6m

    £81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes is higher£61.2m£61.4m£58.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £19.2m, North Dorset £13.6mNorth Dorset: £13.6mLewes: £19.2mNorth Dorset: £13.6mLewes: £19.3mNorth Dorset: £12.9mLewes: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £15.2m, North Dorset £11.1mNorth Dorset: £11.1mLewes: £15.2mNorth Dorset: £11.1mLewes: £15.2mNorth Dorset: £10.5mLewes: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.34m, North Dorset £0.25mNorth Dorset: £0.25mLewes: £0.34mNorth Dorset: £0.25mLewes: £0.34mNorth Dorset: £0.23mLewes: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLewes is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.35m, North Dorset £0.24mNorth Dorset: £0.24mLewes: £0.35mNorth Dorset: £0.24mLewes: £0.35mNorth Dorset: £0.23mLewes: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.66m, North Dorset £0.52mNorth Dorset: £0.52mLewes: £0.66mNorth Dorset: £0.52mLewes: £0.66mNorth Dorset: £0.49mLewes: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLewes is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,750, North Dorset 26,092North Dorset: 26,092Lewes: 26,750

    26,750Lewes is higherDepends on how you count26,092

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 1,844, North Dorset 1,677North Dorset: 1,677Lewes: 1,844

    1,844Lewes is higher1,677

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,699, North Dorset 3,259North Dorset: 3,259Lewes: 3,699

    3,699Lewes is higher3,259

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 5,603, North Dorset 4,753North Dorset: 4,753Lewes: 5,603

    5,603Lewes is higher4,753

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 9,152, North Dorset 7,195North Dorset: 7,195Lewes: 9,152

    9,152Lewes is higher7,195

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,112, North Dorset 1,058North Dorset: 1,058Lewes: 1,112

    1,112Lewes is higher1,058

Show the numbers
Lewes and North Dorset, total
MeasureLewesNorth DorsetHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m£450.9m£452.8m£427.7mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m£319.0m£320.4m£302.6mLewes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m£77.5m£77.9m£73.5mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m£296.5m£297.8m£281.3mLewes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mLewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mLewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mLewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£31.3m£31.5m£29.7mLewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.2m£4.9m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mLewes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m£61.2m£61.4m£58.0mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,75026,092Lewes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8441,677Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6993,259Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6034,753Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,1527,195Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1121,058Lewes

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.