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Lewes and Wells and Mendip Hills

97,384 and 92,935 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Wells and Mendip Hills 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 Wells and Mendip Hills 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 Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Lewes: £5,242Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Lewes: £5,265Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes is higher£4,636£4,656£4,398

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,671, Wells and Mendip Hills £12,403Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,403Lewes: £12,671Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,456Lewes: £12,725Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,765Lewes: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes is higher£12,403£12,456£11,765

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,897, Wells and Mendip Hills £1,488Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,488Lewes: £1,897Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,494Lewes: £1,905Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,412Lewes: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes is higher£1,488£1,494£1,412

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,679, Wells and Mendip Hills £11,581Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,581Lewes: £11,679Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,630Lewes: £11,729Wells and Mendip Hills: £10,985Lewes: £11,078

    £11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes is higher£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £282, Wells and Mendip Hills £245Wells and Mendip Hills: £245Lewes: £282Wells and Mendip Hills: £246Lewes: £284Wells and Mendip Hills: £233Lewes: £268

    £282£284£268Lewes is higher£245£246£233

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £561Wells and Mendip Hills: £561Lewes: £691Wells and Mendip Hills: £563Lewes: £694Wells and Mendip Hills: £532Lewes: £656

    £691£694£656Lewes is higher£561£563£532

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Lewes: £18Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Lewes: £18Wells and Mendip Hills: £15Lewes: £17

    £18£18£17Lewes is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £369, Wells and Mendip Hills £332Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Lewes: £369Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Lewes: £370Wells and Mendip Hills: £315Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Lewes is higher£332£334£315

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £149, Wells and Mendip Hills £98Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Lewes: £149Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Lewes: £150Wells and Mendip Hills: £93Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes is higher£98£98£93

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £77Wells and Mendip Hills: £77Lewes: £95Wells and Mendip Hills: £78Lewes: £95Wells and Mendip Hills: £73Lewes: £90

    £95£95£90Lewes is higher£77£78£73

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,509, Wells and Mendip Hills £1,178Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,178Lewes: £1,509Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,183Lewes: £1,516Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,118Lewes: £1,432

    £1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, Wells and Mendip Hills £127Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Lewes: £198Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Lewes: £198Wells and Mendip Hills: £121Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£127£128£121

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £280, Wells and Mendip Hills £224Wells and Mendip Hills: £224Lewes: £280Wells and Mendip Hills: £225Lewes: £281Wells and Mendip Hills: £212Lewes: £265

    £280£281£265Lewes is higher£224£225£212

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.25, Wells and Mendip Hills £5.46Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.46Lewes: £6.25Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.48Lewes: £6.28Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.18Lewes: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Lewes is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.46, Wells and Mendip Hills £3.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.17Lewes: £6.46Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.19Lewes: £6.49Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.01Lewes: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Lewes: £6.79Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Lewes: £6.82Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 1,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,022.5Lewes: 1,004.7

    1,004.7Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count1,022.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 62.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 62.7Lewes: 69.3

    69.3Lewes is higher62.7

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 120.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 120.7Lewes: 138.9

    138.9Lewes is higher120.7

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher49.4

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 130.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 130.5Lewes: 168.8

    168.8Lewes is higher130.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3Lewes: 20.5

    20.5Lewes is higher16.3

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Lewes and Wells and Mendip Hills, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£4,636£4,656£4,398Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,403£12,456£11,765Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,488£1,494£1,412Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,679£11,729£11,078£11,581£11,630£10,985Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£284£268£245£246£233Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£691£694£656£561£563£532Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£16£15Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£332£334£315Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£98£98£93Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£77£78£73Lewes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,509£1,516£1,432£1,178£1,183£1,118Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£127£128£121Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£265£224£225£212Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£5.46£5.48£5.18Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£3.17£3.19£3.01Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.24£6.27£5.92Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.71,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.362.7Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.9120.7Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.549.4Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.8130.5Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.516.3Lewes

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills 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 Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,242, Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Lewes: £5,242Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Lewes: £5,265Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398Lewes: £4,973

    £5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes is higher£4,636£4,656£4,398

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,464, Wells and Mendip Hills £3,234Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,234Lewes: £3,464Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,248Lewes: £3,479Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,068Lewes: £3,286

    £3,464£3,479£3,286Lewes is higher£3,234£3,248£3,068

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,056, Wells and Mendip Hills £838Wells and Mendip Hills: £838Lewes: £1,056Wells and Mendip Hills: £842Lewes: £1,060Wells and Mendip Hills: £795Lewes: £1,001

    £1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes is higher£838£842£795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £3,193, Wells and Mendip Hills £3,020Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,020Lewes: £3,193Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,033Lewes: £3,207Wells and Mendip Hills: £2,865Lewes: £3,029

    £3,193£3,207£3,029Lewes is higher£3,020£3,033£2,865

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £77, Wells and Mendip Hills £64Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Lewes: £77Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Lewes: £78Wells and Mendip Hills: £61Lewes: £73

    £77£78£73Lewes is higher£64£64£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £189, Wells and Mendip Hills £146Wells and Mendip Hills: £146Lewes: £189Wells and Mendip Hills: £147Lewes: £190Wells and Mendip Hills: £139Lewes: £179

    £189£190£179Lewes is higher£146£147£139

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £4.19Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.19Lewes: £4.94Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.20Lewes: £4.97Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.97Lewes: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Lewes is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £369, Wells and Mendip Hills £332Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Lewes: £369Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Lewes: £370Wells and Mendip Hills: £315Lewes: £350

    £369£370£350Lewes is higher£332£334£315

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £149, Wells and Mendip Hills £98Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Lewes: £149Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Lewes: £150Wells and Mendip Hills: £93Lewes: £141

    £149£150£141Lewes is higher£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £53, Wells and Mendip Hills £44Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Lewes: £53Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Lewes: £53Wells and Mendip Hills: £41Lewes: £50

    £53£53£50Lewes is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £840, Wells and Mendip Hills £664Wells and Mendip Hills: £664Lewes: £840Wells and Mendip Hills: £667Lewes: £844Wells and Mendip Hills: £630Lewes: £797

    £840£844£797Lewes is higher£664£667£630

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £198, Wells and Mendip Hills £127Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Lewes: £198Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Lewes: £198Wells and Mendip Hills: £121Lewes: £187

    £198£198£187Lewes is higher£127£128£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £156, Wells and Mendip Hills £126Wells and Mendip Hills: £126Lewes: £156Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Lewes: £156Wells and Mendip Hills: £120Lewes: £148

    £156£156£148Lewes is higher£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.48, Wells and Mendip Hills £3.08Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.08Lewes: £3.48Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.09Lewes: £3.49Wells and Mendip Hills: £2.92Lewes: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30Lewes is higher£3.08£3.09£2.92

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £3.59, Wells and Mendip Hills £1.79Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.79Lewes: £3.59Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.80Lewes: £3.61Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.70Lewes: £3.41

    £3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes is higher£1.79£1.80£1.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £6.79, Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Lewes: £6.79Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Lewes: £6.82Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92Lewes: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 274.7, Wells and Mendip Hills 266.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 266.7Lewes: 274.7

    274.7Lewes is higherDepends on how you count266.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 18.9, Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3Lewes: 18.9

    18.9Lewes is higher16.3

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 31.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 31.5Lewes: 38.0

    38.0Lewes is higher31.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4Lewes: 57.5

    57.5Lewes is higher49.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 94.0, Wells and Mendip Hills 73.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 73.5Lewes: 94.0

    94.0Lewes is higher73.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 9.2Wells and Mendip Hills: 9.2Lewes: 11.4

    11.4Lewes is higher9.2

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Lewes and Wells and Mendip Hills, per resident
MeasureLewesWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,242£5,265£4,973£4,636£4,656£4,398Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,464£3,479£3,286£3,234£3,248£3,068Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,056£1,060£1,001£838£842£795Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,193£3,207£3,029£3,020£3,033£2,865Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£64£64£61Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£146£147£139Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£4.19£4.20£3.97Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£369£370£350£332£334£315Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£98£98£93Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£44£44£41Lewes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£664£667£630Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£127£128£121Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£126£127£120Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£3.08£3.09£2.92Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.59£3.61£3.41£1.79£1.80£1.70Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.24£6.27£5.92Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.7266.7Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.916.3Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.031.5Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.549.4Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.073.5Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.49.2Lewes

Total

Lewes is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills 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 Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £510.5m, Wells and Mendip Hills £430.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £430.9mLewes: £510.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £432.7mLewes: £512.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £408.7mLewes: £484.3m

    £510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes is higher£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £337.4m, Wells and Mendip Hills £300.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £300.6mLewes: £337.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £301.9mLewes: £338.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £285.1mLewes: £320.0m

    £337.4m£338.8m£320.0mLewes is higher£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £102.8m, Wells and Mendip Hills £77.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £77.9mLewes: £102.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £78.3mLewes: £103.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £73.9mLewes: £97.5m

    £102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes is higher£77.9m£78.3m£73.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £311.0m, Wells and Mendip Hills £280.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £280.7mLewes: £311.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £281.9mLewes: £312.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £266.2mLewes: £295.0m

    £311.0m£312.3m£295.0mLewes is higher£280.7m£281.9m£266.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £7.5m, Wells and Mendip Hills £5.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.9mLewes: £7.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £6.0mLewes: £7.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.6mLewes: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.6m£7.1mLewes is higher£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £18.4m, Wells and Mendip Hills £13.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mLewes: £18.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mLewes: £18.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £12.9mLewes: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mLewes is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.39mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mLewes: £0.48mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mLewes: £0.48mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.37mLewes: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mLewes is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £35.9m, Wells and Mendip Hills £30.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £30.9mLewes: £35.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £31.0mLewes: £36.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £29.3mLewes: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mLewes is higher£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £14.5m, Wells and Mendip Hills £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mLewes: £14.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mLewes: £14.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £8.6mLewes: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLewes is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.1m, Wells and Mendip Hills £4.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mLewes: £5.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mLewes: £5.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £3.8mLewes: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.2m£4.9mLewes is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £81.8m, Wells and Mendip Hills £61.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £61.7mLewes: £81.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £62.0mLewes: £82.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £58.5mLewes: £77.6m

    £81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes is higher£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £19.2m, Wells and Mendip Hills £11.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mLewes: £19.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.9mLewes: £19.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.2mLewes: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £15.2m, Wells and Mendip Hills £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.7mLewes: £15.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mLewes: £15.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.1mLewes: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.34m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.29mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mLewes: £0.34mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mLewes: £0.34mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.27mLewes: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLewes is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.35m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.17mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mLewes: £0.35mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mLewes: £0.35mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.16mLewes: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.66m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.58mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mLewes: £0.66mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mLewes: £0.66mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.55mLewes: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLewes is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,750, Wells and Mendip Hills 24,781Wells and Mendip Hills: 24,781Lewes: 26,750

    26,750Lewes is higherDepends on how you count24,781

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 1,844, Wells and Mendip Hills 1,519Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,519Lewes: 1,844

    1,844Lewes is higher1,519

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,699, Wells and Mendip Hills 2,925Wells and Mendip Hills: 2,925Lewes: 3,699

    3,699Lewes is higher2,925

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 5,603, Wells and Mendip Hills 4,593Wells and Mendip Hills: 4,593Lewes: 5,603

    5,603Lewes is higher4,593

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 9,152, Wells and Mendip Hills 6,832Wells and Mendip Hills: 6,832Lewes: 9,152

    9,152Lewes is higher6,832

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,112, Wells and Mendip Hills 854Wells and Mendip Hills: 854Lewes: 1,112

    1,112Lewes is higher854

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Lewes and Wells and Mendip Hills, total
MeasureLewesWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m£430.9m£432.7m£408.7mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m£300.6m£301.9m£285.1mLewes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m£77.9m£78.3m£73.9mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m£280.7m£281.9m£266.2mLewes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m£5.9m£6.0m£5.6mLewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mLewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mLewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.2m£4.9m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mLewes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,75024,781Lewes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8441,519Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6992,925Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6034,593Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,1526,832Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,112854Lewes

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.
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