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Lewisham North and Manchester Withington
Lewisham North is higher than Manchester Withington on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 7 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.
Per person in the age group
Lewisham North is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Manchester Withington on 7. 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
Lewisham North Manchester Withington
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,823£3,839£3,626Lewisham North is higher£3,213£3,227£3,048
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£14,131£14,191£13,404Lewisham North is higherDepends on how you count£13,111£13,167£12,437
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,442£2,452£2,316Lewisham North is higher£1,497£1,503£1,420
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,496£11,545£10,905Lewisham North is higherDepends on how you count£11,342£11,390£10,758
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,823£1,831£1,729Lewisham North is higher£931£935£884
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£739£742£701Manchester Withington is higher£794£797£753
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£73£73£69Lewisham North is higher£44£45£42
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£368£369£349Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£381£383£362
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£106£107£101Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£71£71£67Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,094£2,103£1,986Lewisham North is higher£1,163£1,168£1,104
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£457£459£433Lewisham North is higher£205£206£195
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£261£262£248Lewisham North is higher£248£249£236
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.51£8.54£8.07Lewisham North is higher£7.10£7.13£6.73
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.11£7.14£6.74Lewisham North is higher£2.88£2.89£2.73
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3.84£3.85£3.64Manchester Withington is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,124.9Lewisham North is higherDepends on how you count1,044.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
301.6Lewisham North is higher174.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
154.9Manchester Withington is higher156.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.3Lewisham North is higher56.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
211.0Lewisham North is higher142.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
15.8Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count16.7
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| Measure | Lewisham North | Manchester Withington | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,823£3,839£3,626 | £3,213£3,227£3,048 | Lewisham North |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £14,131£14,191£13,404 | £13,111£13,167£12,437 | Lewisham North |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,442£2,452£2,316 | £1,497£1,503£1,420 | Lewisham North |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,496£11,545£10,905 | £11,342£11,390£10,758 | Lewisham North |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,823£1,831£1,729 | £931£935£884 | Lewisham North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £739£742£701 | £794£797£753 | Manchester Withington |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £44£45£42 | Lewisham North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £368£369£349 | £381£383£362 | Manchester Withington |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £106£107£101 | £108£108£102 | Manchester Withington |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £75£75£71 | Manchester Withington |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,094£2,103£1,986 | £1,163£1,168£1,104 | Lewisham North |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £457£459£433 | £205£206£195 | Lewisham North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £261£262£248 | £248£249£236 | Lewisham North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.51£8.54£8.07 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | Lewisham North |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.11£7.14£6.74 | £2.88£2.89£2.73 | Lewisham North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3.84£3.85£3.64 | £6.04£6.07£5.73 | Manchester Withington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,124.9 | 1,044.9 | Lewisham North |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 301.6 | 174.4 | Lewisham North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 154.9 | 156.1 | Manchester Withington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.3 | 56.8 | Lewisham North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 211.0 | 142.6 | Lewisham North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 15.8 | 16.7 | Manchester Withington |
Per resident
Lewisham North is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Manchester Withington on 10. 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
Lewisham North Manchester Withington
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,823£3,839£3,626Lewisham North is higher£3,213£3,227£3,048
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,038£1,042£984Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£1,422£1,428£1,349
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,851£1,859£1,755Lewisham North is higher£1,090£1,095£1,034
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£844£848£801Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£1,230£1,235£1,167
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£134£134£127Lewisham North is higher£101£101£96
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£54£54£51Manchester Withington is higher£86£86£82
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.38£5.40£5.10Lewisham North is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£368£369£349Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£381£383£362
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£106£107£101Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£54£54£51Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,587£1,594£1,505Lewisham North is higher£848£851£804
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£457£459£433Lewisham North is higher£205£206£195
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£198£199£188Lewisham North is higher£181£182£172
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.45£6.48£6.12Lewisham North is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.39£5.41£5.11Lewisham North is higher£2.10£2.11£1.99
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3.84£3.85£3.64Manchester Withington is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
82.6Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count113.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.2Lewisham North is higher18.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.4Manchester Withington is higher16.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.3Lewisham North is higher56.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
159.9Lewisham North is higher103.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.0Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count12.1
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| Measure | Lewisham North | Manchester Withington | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,823£3,839£3,626 | £3,213£3,227£3,048 | Lewisham North |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,038£1,042£984 | £1,422£1,428£1,349 | Manchester Withington |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,851£1,859£1,755 | £1,090£1,095£1,034 | Lewisham North |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £844£848£801 | £1,230£1,235£1,167 | Manchester Withington |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £134£134£127 | £101£101£96 | Lewisham North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £54£54£51 | £86£86£82 | Manchester Withington |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | £4.82£4.84£4.57 | Lewisham North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £368£369£349 | £381£383£362 | Manchester Withington |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £106£107£101 | £108£108£102 | Manchester Withington |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £54£54£51 | £55£55£52 | Manchester Withington |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,587£1,594£1,505 | £848£851£804 | Lewisham North |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £457£459£433 | £205£206£195 | Lewisham North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £181£182£172 | Lewisham North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.45£6.48£6.12 | £5.17£5.19£4.90 | Lewisham North |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | £2.10£2.11£1.99 | Lewisham North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3.84£3.85£3.64 | £6.04£6.07£5.73 | Manchester Withington |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 82.6 | 113.3 | Manchester Withington |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.2 | 18.9 | Lewisham North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.4 | 16.9 | Manchester Withington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.3 | 56.8 | Lewisham North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 159.9 | 103.9 | Lewisham North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.0 | 12.1 | Manchester Withington |
Total
Lewisham North is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Manchester Withington 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
Lewisham North Manchester Withington
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£448.2m£450.1m£425.1mLewisham North is higher£298.0m£299.3m£282.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£121.7m£122.2m£115.4mManchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£131.9m£132.5m£125.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£217.0m£217.9m£205.8mLewisham North is higher£101.1m£101.6m£95.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mManchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count£114.1m£114.6m£108.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mLewisham North is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mManchester Withington is higher£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mLewisham North is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£43.1m£43.3m£40.9mLewisham North is higherDepends on how you count£35.4m£35.5m£33.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.5m£11.8mLewisham North is higherDepends on how you count£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mLewisham North is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£186.1m£186.9m£176.5mLewisham North is higher£78.6m£79.0m£74.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£53.5m£53.8m£50.8mLewisham North is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mLewisham North is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mLewisham North is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mLewisham North is higher£0.19m£0.20m£0.18m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mManchester Withington is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
9,685Manchester Withington is higherDepends on how you count10,513
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,597Lewisham North is higher1,755
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,334Manchester Withington is higher1,570
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,837Lewisham North is higher5,272
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
18,747Lewisham North is higher9,639
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,402Lewisham North is higherDepends on how you count1,126
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| Measure | Lewisham North | Manchester Withington | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £448.2m£450.1m£425.1m | £298.0m£299.3m£282.7m | Lewisham North |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £121.7m£122.2m£115.4m | £131.9m£132.5m£125.1m | Manchester Withington |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £217.0m£217.9m£205.8m | £101.1m£101.6m£95.9m | Lewisham North |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £99.0m£99.4m£93.9m | £114.1m£114.6m£108.2m | Manchester Withington |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | Lewisham North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.4m£6.0m | £8.0m£8.0m£7.6m | Manchester Withington |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | Lewisham North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £43.1m£43.3m£40.9m | £35.4m£35.5m£33.6m | Lewisham North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.5m£11.8m | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | Lewisham North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.3m£6.3m£6.0m | £5.1m£5.1m£4.8m | Lewisham North |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £186.1m£186.9m£176.5m | £78.6m£79.0m£74.6m | Lewisham North |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £53.5m£53.8m£50.8m | £19.0m£19.1m£18.1m | Lewisham North |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.2m£23.3m£22.0m | £16.8m£16.9m£15.9m | Lewisham North |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.76m£0.76m£0.72m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.45m | Lewisham North |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | £0.19m£0.20m£0.18m | Lewisham North |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Manchester Withington |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 9,685 | 10,513 | Manchester Withington |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,597 | 1,755 | Lewisham North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,334 | 1,570 | Manchester Withington |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,837 | 5,272 | Lewisham North |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 18,747 | 9,639 | Lewisham North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,402 | 1,126 | Lewisham North |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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