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Lewes and Suffolk Coastal

97,384 and 95,308 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Suffolk Coastal on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 4 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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Per person in the age group

Lewes is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 4. 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 Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, Suffolk Coastal £5,178Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Lewes: £5,242Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Lewes: £5,265Suffolk Coastal: £4,912Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes is higher£5,178£5,200£4,912

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,671, Suffolk Coastal £12,294Suffolk Coastal: £12,294Lewes: £12,671Suffolk Coastal: £12,346Lewes: £12,725Suffolk Coastal: £11,661Lewes: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£12,294£12,346£11,661

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,897, Suffolk Coastal £1,627Suffolk Coastal: £1,627Lewes: £1,897Suffolk Coastal: £1,634Lewes: £1,905Suffolk Coastal: £1,543Lewes: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes is higher£1,627£1,634£1,543

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,679, Suffolk Coastal £11,424Suffolk Coastal: £11,424Lewes: £11,679Suffolk Coastal: £11,473Lewes: £11,729Suffolk Coastal: £10,837Lewes: £11,078

    £11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,424£11,473£10,837

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £282, Suffolk Coastal £243Suffolk Coastal: £243Lewes: £282Suffolk Coastal: £244Lewes: £284Suffolk Coastal: £230Lewes: £268

    £282£284£268Lewes is higher£243£244£230

  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, Suffolk Coastal £610Suffolk Coastal: £610Lewes: £691Suffolk Coastal: £612Lewes: £694Suffolk Coastal: £579Lewes: £656

    £691£694£656Lewes is higher£610£612£579

  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, Suffolk Coastal £16Suffolk Coastal: £16Lewes: £18Suffolk Coastal: £17Lewes: £18Suffolk Coastal: £16Lewes: £17

    £18£18£17Lewes is higher£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £369, Suffolk Coastal £382Suffolk Coastal: £382Lewes: £369Suffolk Coastal: £384Lewes: £370Suffolk Coastal: £362Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Suffolk Coastal is higher£382£384£362

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £149, Suffolk Coastal £93Suffolk Coastal: £93Lewes: £149Suffolk Coastal: £94Lewes: £150Suffolk Coastal: £89Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes is higher£93£94£89

  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, Suffolk Coastal £101Suffolk Coastal: £101Lewes: £95Suffolk Coastal: £101Lewes: £95Suffolk Coastal: £96Lewes: £90

    £95£95£90Suffolk Coastal is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,509, Suffolk Coastal £1,256Suffolk Coastal: £1,256Lewes: £1,509Suffolk Coastal: £1,262Lewes: £1,516Suffolk Coastal: £1,192Lewes: £1,432

    £1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes is higher£1,256£1,262£1,192

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, Suffolk Coastal £158Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £150Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£158£158£150

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £280, Suffolk Coastal £259Suffolk Coastal: £259Lewes: £280Suffolk Coastal: £260Lewes: £281Suffolk Coastal: £246Lewes: £265

    £280£281£265Lewes is higher£259£260£246

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.25, Suffolk Coastal £4.85Suffolk Coastal: £4.85Lewes: £6.25Suffolk Coastal: £4.87Lewes: £6.28Suffolk Coastal: £4.60Lewes: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Lewes is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.46, Suffolk Coastal £5.72Suffolk Coastal: £5.72Lewes: £6.46Suffolk Coastal: £5.75Lewes: £6.49Suffolk Coastal: £5.43Lewes: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, Suffolk Coastal £8.53Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Lewes: £6.79Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Lewes: £6.82Suffolk Coastal: £8.09Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Suffolk Coastal is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09

  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, Suffolk Coastal 1,003.5Suffolk Coastal: 1,003.5Lewes: 1,004.7

    1,004.7Lewes is higherDepends on how you count1,003.5

  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, Suffolk Coastal 62.3Suffolk Coastal: 62.3Lewes: 69.3

    69.3Lewes is higher62.3

  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, Suffolk Coastal 125.1Suffolk Coastal: 125.1Lewes: 138.9

    138.9Lewes is higher125.1

  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, Suffolk Coastal 56.6Suffolk Coastal: 56.6Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher56.6

  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, Suffolk Coastal 152.6Suffolk Coastal: 152.6Lewes: 168.8

    168.8Lewes is higher152.6

  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, Suffolk Coastal 20.7Suffolk Coastal: 20.7Lewes: 20.5

    20.5Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count20.7

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Lewes and Suffolk Coastal, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesSuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£5,178£5,200£4,912Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,294£12,346£11,661Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,627£1,634£1,543Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,679£11,729£11,078£11,424£11,473£10,837Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£284£268£243£244£230Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£691£694£656£610£612£579Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£17£16Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£93£94£89Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£101£101£96Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,509£1,516£1,432£1,256£1,262£1,192Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£158£158£150Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£265£259£260£246Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£4.85£4.87£4.60Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£5.72£5.75£5.43Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.71,003.5Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.362.3Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.9125.1Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.556.6Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.8152.6Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.520.7Suffolk Coastal

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 6. 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 Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, Suffolk Coastal £5,178Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Lewes: £5,242Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Lewes: £5,265Suffolk Coastal: £4,912Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes is higher£5,178£5,200£4,912

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,464, Suffolk Coastal £3,652Suffolk Coastal: £3,652Lewes: £3,464Suffolk Coastal: £3,668Lewes: £3,479Suffolk Coastal: £3,464Lewes: £3,286

    £3,464£3,479£3,286Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,652£3,668£3,464

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,056, Suffolk Coastal £885Suffolk Coastal: £885Lewes: £1,056Suffolk Coastal: £888Lewes: £1,060Suffolk Coastal: £839Lewes: £1,001

    £1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes is higher£885£888£839

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £3,193, Suffolk Coastal £3,394Suffolk Coastal: £3,394Lewes: £3,193Suffolk Coastal: £3,408Lewes: £3,207Suffolk Coastal: £3,219Lewes: £3,029

    £3,193£3,207£3,029Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,394£3,408£3,219

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £77, Suffolk Coastal £72Suffolk Coastal: £72Lewes: £77Suffolk Coastal: £72Lewes: £78Suffolk Coastal: £68Lewes: £73

    £77£78£73Lewes is higher£72£72£68

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £189, Suffolk Coastal £181Suffolk Coastal: £181Lewes: £189Suffolk Coastal: £182Lewes: £190Suffolk Coastal: £172Lewes: £179

    £189£190£179Lewes is higher£181£182£172

  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, Suffolk Coastal £4.88Suffolk Coastal: £4.88Lewes: £4.94Suffolk Coastal: £4.90Lewes: £4.97Suffolk Coastal: £4.63Lewes: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Lewes is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £369, Suffolk Coastal £382Suffolk Coastal: £382Lewes: £369Suffolk Coastal: £384Lewes: £370Suffolk Coastal: £362Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Suffolk Coastal is higher£382£384£362

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £149, Suffolk Coastal £93Suffolk Coastal: £93Lewes: £149Suffolk Coastal: £94Lewes: £150Suffolk Coastal: £89Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes is higher£93£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £53, Suffolk Coastal £55Suffolk Coastal: £55Lewes: £53Suffolk Coastal: £55Lewes: £53Suffolk Coastal: £52Lewes: £50

    £53£53£50Suffolk Coastal is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £840, Suffolk Coastal £683Suffolk Coastal: £683Lewes: £840Suffolk Coastal: £686Lewes: £844Suffolk Coastal: £648Lewes: £797

    £840£844£797Lewes is higher£683£686£648

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, Suffolk Coastal £158Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £150Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£158£158£150

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £156, Suffolk Coastal £141Suffolk Coastal: £141Lewes: £156Suffolk Coastal: £142Lewes: £156Suffolk Coastal: £134Lewes: £148

    £156£156£148Lewes is higher£141£142£134

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.48, Suffolk Coastal £2.64Suffolk Coastal: £2.64Lewes: £3.48Suffolk Coastal: £2.65Lewes: £3.49Suffolk Coastal: £2.50Lewes: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30Lewes is higher£2.64£2.65£2.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £3.59, Suffolk Coastal £3.11Suffolk Coastal: £3.11Lewes: £3.59Suffolk Coastal: £3.12Lewes: £3.61Suffolk Coastal: £2.95Lewes: £3.41

    £3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, Suffolk Coastal £8.53Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Lewes: £6.79Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Lewes: £6.82Suffolk Coastal: £8.09Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Suffolk Coastal is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 274.7, Suffolk Coastal 298.1Suffolk Coastal: 298.1Lewes: 274.7

    274.7Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count298.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 18.9, Suffolk Coastal 18.5Suffolk Coastal: 18.5Lewes: 18.9

    18.9Lewes is higher18.5

  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, Suffolk Coastal 37.2Suffolk Coastal: 37.2Lewes: 38.0

    38.0Lewes is higher37.2

  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, Suffolk Coastal 56.6Suffolk Coastal: 56.6Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher56.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 94.0, Suffolk Coastal 83.0Suffolk Coastal: 83.0Lewes: 94.0

    94.0Lewes is higher83.0

  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, Suffolk Coastal 11.2Suffolk Coastal: 11.2Lewes: 11.4

    11.4Lewes is higherDepends on how you count11.2

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Lewes and Suffolk Coastal, per resident
MeasureLewesSuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£5,178£5,200£4,912Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,464£3,479£3,286£3,652£3,668£3,464Suffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,056£1,060£1,001£885£888£839Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,193£3,207£3,029£3,394£3,408£3,219Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£72£72£68Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£181£182£172Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£4.88£4.90£4.63Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£93£94£89Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£55£55£52Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£683£686£648Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£158£158£150Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£141£142£134Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£2.64£2.65£2.50Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.59£3.61£3.41£3.11£3.12£2.95Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.7298.1Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.918.5Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.037.2Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.556.6Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.083.0Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.411.2Lewes

Total

Lewes is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Suffolk Coastal on 6. 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 Suffolk Coastal

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £510.5m, Suffolk Coastal £493.5mSuffolk Coastal: £493.5mLewes: £510.5mSuffolk Coastal: £495.6mLewes: £512.7mSuffolk Coastal: £468.1mLewes: £484.3m

    £510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes is higher£493.5m£495.6m£468.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £337.4m, Suffolk Coastal £348.1mSuffolk Coastal: £348.1mLewes: £337.4mSuffolk Coastal: £349.6mLewes: £338.8mSuffolk Coastal: £330.2mLewes: £320.0m

    £337.4m£338.8m£320.0mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£348.1m£349.6m£330.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £102.8m, Suffolk Coastal £84.3mSuffolk Coastal: £84.3mLewes: £102.8mSuffolk Coastal: £84.7mLewes: £103.2mSuffolk Coastal: £80.0mLewes: £97.5m

    £102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes is higher£84.3m£84.7m£80.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £311.0m, Suffolk Coastal £323.5mSuffolk Coastal: £323.5mLewes: £311.0mSuffolk Coastal: £324.9mLewes: £312.3mSuffolk Coastal: £306.8mLewes: £295.0m

    £311.0m£312.3m£295.0mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£323.5m£324.9m£306.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £7.5m, Suffolk Coastal £6.9mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mLewes: £7.5mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mLewes: £7.6mSuffolk Coastal: £6.5mLewes: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.6m£7.1mLewes is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £18.4m, Suffolk Coastal £17.3mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mLewes: £18.4mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mLewes: £18.5mSuffolk Coastal: £16.4mLewes: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mLewes is higher£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m

  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, Suffolk Coastal £0.47mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mLewes: £0.48mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mLewes: £0.48mSuffolk Coastal: £0.44mLewes: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mLewes is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £35.9m, Suffolk Coastal £36.4mSuffolk Coastal: £36.4mLewes: £35.9mSuffolk Coastal: £36.6mLewes: £36.1mSuffolk Coastal: £34.5mLewes: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mSuffolk Coastal is higher£36.4m£36.6m£34.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £14.5m, Suffolk Coastal £8.9mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mLewes: £14.5mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mLewes: £14.6mSuffolk Coastal: £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, Suffolk Coastal £5.2mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mLewes: £5.1mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mLewes: £5.2mSuffolk Coastal: £5.0mLewes: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.2m£4.9mSuffolk Coastal is higher£5.2m£5.2m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £81.8m, Suffolk Coastal £65.1mSuffolk Coastal: £65.1mLewes: £81.8mSuffolk Coastal: £65.4mLewes: £82.2mSuffolk Coastal: £61.8mLewes: £77.6m

    £81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes is higher£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £19.2m, Suffolk Coastal £15.0mSuffolk Coastal: £15.0mLewes: £19.2mSuffolk Coastal: £15.1mLewes: £19.3mSuffolk Coastal: £14.2mLewes: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £15.2m, Suffolk Coastal £13.4mSuffolk Coastal: £13.4mLewes: £15.2mSuffolk Coastal: £13.5mLewes: £15.2mSuffolk Coastal: £12.7mLewes: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.34m, Suffolk Coastal £0.25mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mLewes: £0.34mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mLewes: £0.34mSuffolk Coastal: £0.24mLewes: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLewes is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.35m, Suffolk Coastal £0.30mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mLewes: £0.35mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mLewes: £0.35mSuffolk Coastal: £0.28mLewes: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.66m, Suffolk Coastal £0.81mSuffolk Coastal: £0.81mLewes: £0.66mSuffolk Coastal: £0.82mLewes: £0.66mSuffolk Coastal: £0.77mLewes: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,750, Suffolk Coastal 28,412Suffolk Coastal: 28,412Lewes: 26,750

    26,750Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count28,412

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 1,844, Suffolk Coastal 1,764Suffolk Coastal: 1,764Lewes: 1,844

    1,844Lewes is higher1,764

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,699, Suffolk Coastal 3,543Suffolk Coastal: 3,543Lewes: 3,699

    3,699Lewes is higher3,543

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 5,603, Suffolk Coastal 5,398Suffolk Coastal: 5,398Lewes: 5,603

    5,603Lewes is higher5,398

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 9,152, Suffolk Coastal 7,906Suffolk Coastal: 7,906Lewes: 9,152

    9,152Lewes is higher7,906

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,112, Suffolk Coastal 1,070Suffolk Coastal: 1,070Lewes: 1,112

    1,112Lewes is higherDepends on how you count1,070

Show the numbers
Lewes and Suffolk Coastal, total
MeasureLewesSuffolk CoastalHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m£493.5m£495.6m£468.1mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m£348.1m£349.6m£330.2mSuffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m£84.3m£84.7m£80.0mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m£323.5m£324.9m£306.8mSuffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mLewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£17.3m£17.3m£16.4mLewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mLewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£36.4m£36.6m£34.5mSuffolk Coastal
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£5.2m£5.2m£5.0mSuffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m£65.1m£65.4m£61.8mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,75028,412Suffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8441,764Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6993,543Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6035,398Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,1527,906Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1121,070Lewes

Sources

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

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  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.
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