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Lincoln and Hove and Portslade

119,443 and 104,152 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Hove and Portslade on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 19 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.

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Per person in the age group

Lincoln is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Hove and Portslade on 9. 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

Lincoln Hove and Portslade

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Hove and Portslade £4,119Hove and Portslade: £4,119Lincoln: £4,090Hove and Portslade: £4,137Lincoln: £4,107Hove and Portslade: £3,907Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£4,119£4,137£3,907

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Hove and Portslade £12,671Hove and Portslade: £12,671Lincoln: £12,746Hove and Portslade: £12,725Lincoln: £12,801Hove and Portslade: £12,019Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Lincoln is higher£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Hove and Portslade £1,940Hove and Portslade: £1,940Lincoln: £1,960Hove and Portslade: £1,948Lincoln: £1,968Hove and Portslade: £1,840Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Lincoln is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Hove and Portslade £11,261Hove and Portslade: £11,261Lincoln: £11,328Hove and Portslade: £11,309Lincoln: £11,377Hove and Portslade: £10,682Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Lincoln is higher£11,261£11,309£10,682

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Hove and Portslade £725Hove and Portslade: £725Lincoln: £540Hove and Portslade: £728Lincoln: £542Hove and Portslade: £688Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Hove and Portslade is higher£725£728£688

  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: Lincoln £846, Hove and Portslade £649Hove and Portslade: £649Lincoln: £846Hove and Portslade: £651Lincoln: £849Hove and Portslade: £615Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Lincoln is higher£649£651£615

  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: Lincoln £33, Hove and Portslade £36Hove and Portslade: £36Lincoln: £33Hove and Portslade: £36Lincoln: £33Hove and Portslade: £34Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Hove and Portslade £414Hove and Portslade: £414Lincoln: £510Hove and Portslade: £416Lincoln: £512Hove and Portslade: £393Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Hove and Portslade £134Hove and Portslade: £134Lincoln: £117Hove and Portslade: £134Lincoln: £118Hove and Portslade: £127Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

  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: Lincoln £109, Hove and Portslade £74Hove and Portslade: £74Lincoln: £109Hove and Portslade: £74Lincoln: £110Hove and Portslade: £70Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Lincoln is higher£74£74£70

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Hove and Portslade £1,527Hove and Portslade: £1,527Lincoln: £1,531Hove and Portslade: £1,533Lincoln: £1,538Hove and Portslade: £1,448Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,527£1,533£1,448

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Hove and Portslade £372Hove and Portslade: £372Lincoln: £228Hove and Portslade: £374Lincoln: £229Hove and Portslade: £353Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Hove and Portslade is higher£372£374£353

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Hove and Portslade £324Hove and Portslade: £324Lincoln: £305Hove and Portslade: £326Lincoln: £306Hove and Portslade: £308Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£324£326£308

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Hove and Portslade £10Hove and Portslade: £10Lincoln: £7.92Hove and Portslade: £10Lincoln: £7.95Hove and Portslade: £9.62Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Hove and Portslade is higher£10£10£9.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Hove and Portslade £4.77Hove and Portslade: £4.77Lincoln: £6.94Hove and Portslade: £4.79Lincoln: £6.97Hove and Portslade: £4.52Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Hove and Portslade £6.10Hove and Portslade: £6.10Lincoln: £6.23Hove and Portslade: £6.13Lincoln: £6.26Hove and Portslade: £5.79Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£6.10£6.13£5.79

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 996.3, Hove and Portslade 1,009.2Hove and Portslade: 1,009.2Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 130.1, Hove and Portslade 147.1Hove and Portslade: 147.1Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count147.1

  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: Lincoln 177.5, Hove and Portslade 132.5Hove and Portslade: 132.5Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Lincoln is higher132.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Hove and Portslade 61.4Hove and Portslade: 61.4Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher61.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lincoln 194.9, Hove and Portslade 168.8Hove and Portslade: 168.8Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Lincoln is higher168.8

  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: Lincoln 23.1, Hove and Portslade 15.3Hove and Portslade: 15.3Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Lincoln is higher15.3

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Hove and Portslade, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnHove and PortsladeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,119£4,137£3,907Hove and Portslade
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£12,671£12,725£12,019Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£1,940£1,948£1,840Lincoln
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,261£11,309£10,682Lincoln
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£725£728£688Hove and Portslade
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£649£651£615Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£36£36£34Hove and Portslade
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£414£416£393Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£134£134£127Hove and Portslade
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£74£74£70Lincoln
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,527£1,533£1,448Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£372£374£353Hove and Portslade
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£324£326£308Hove and Portslade
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£10£10£9.62Hove and Portslade
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£4.77£4.79£4.52Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£6.10£6.13£5.79Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,009.2Hove and Portslade
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1147.1Hove and Portslade
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5132.5Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.961.4Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9168.8Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.115.3Lincoln

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Hove and Portslade 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

Lincoln Hove and Portslade

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Hove and Portslade £4,119Hove and Portslade: £4,119Lincoln: £4,090Hove and Portslade: £4,137Lincoln: £4,107Hove and Portslade: £3,907Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£4,119£4,137£3,907

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Hove and Portslade £1,863Hove and Portslade: £1,863Lincoln: £1,897Hove and Portslade: £1,870Lincoln: £1,905Hove and Portslade: £1,767Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lincoln is higher£1,863£1,870£1,767

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Hove and Portslade £1,330Hove and Portslade: £1,330Lincoln: £1,331Hove and Portslade: £1,336Lincoln: £1,337Hove and Portslade: £1,262Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Lincoln is higher£1,330£1,336£1,262

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Hove and Portslade £1,655Hove and Portslade: £1,655Lincoln: £1,686Hove and Portslade: £1,662Lincoln: £1,693Hove and Portslade: £1,570Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Lincoln is higher£1,655£1,662£1,570

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Hove and Portslade £107Hove and Portslade: £107Lincoln: £80Hove and Portslade: £107Lincoln: £81Hove and Portslade: £101Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Hove and Portslade is higher£107£107£101

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Hove and Portslade £95Hove and Portslade: £95Lincoln: £126Hove and Portslade: £96Lincoln: £126Hove and Portslade: £90Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Lincoln is higher£95£96£90

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lincoln £4.85, Hove and Portslade £5.23Hove and Portslade: £5.23Lincoln: £4.85Hove and Portslade: £5.25Lincoln: £4.87Hove and Portslade: £4.96Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£5.23£5.25£4.96

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Hove and Portslade £414Hove and Portslade: £414Lincoln: £510Hove and Portslade: £416Lincoln: £512Hove and Portslade: £393Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Hove and Portslade £134Hove and Portslade: £134Lincoln: £117Hove and Portslade: £134Lincoln: £118Hove and Portslade: £127Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Hove and Portslade £51Hove and Portslade: £51Lincoln: £74Hove and Portslade: £51Lincoln: £74Hove and Portslade: £48Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Lincoln is higher£51£51£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Hove and Portslade £1,047Hove and Portslade: £1,047Lincoln: £1,040Hove and Portslade: £1,051Lincoln: £1,045Hove and Portslade: £993Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£1,047£1,051£993

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Hove and Portslade £372Hove and Portslade: £372Lincoln: £228Hove and Portslade: £374Lincoln: £229Hove and Portslade: £353Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Hove and Portslade is higher£372£374£353

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Hove and Portslade £222Hove and Portslade: £222Lincoln: £207Hove and Portslade: £223Lincoln: £208Hove and Portslade: £211Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count£222£223£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Hove and Portslade £6.96Hove and Portslade: £6.96Lincoln: £5.38Hove and Portslade: £6.99Lincoln: £5.40Hove and Portslade: £6.60Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Hove and Portslade is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Hove and Portslade £3.27Hove and Portslade: £3.27Lincoln: £4.71Hove and Portslade: £3.28Lincoln: £4.73Hove and Portslade: £3.10Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln is higher£3.27£3.28£3.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Hove and Portslade £6.10Hove and Portslade: £6.10Lincoln: £6.23Hove and Portslade: £6.13Lincoln: £6.26Hove and Portslade: £5.79Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£6.10£6.13£5.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Hove and Portslade 148.4Hove and Portslade: 148.4Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count148.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Hove and Portslade 21.6Hove and Portslade: 21.6Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Hove and Portslade is higherDepends on how you count21.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 26.4, Hove and Portslade 19.5Hove and Portslade: 19.5Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Lincoln is higher19.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Hove and Portslade 61.4Hove and Portslade: 61.4Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher61.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Hove and Portslade 115.7Hove and Portslade: 115.7Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Lincoln is higher115.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 15.7, Hove and Portslade 10.5Hove and Portslade: 10.5Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Lincoln is higher10.5

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Hove and Portslade, per resident
MeasureLincolnHove and PortsladeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,119£4,137£3,907Hove and Portslade
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,863£1,870£1,767Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,330£1,336£1,262Lincoln
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,655£1,662£1,570Lincoln
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£107£107£101Hove and Portslade
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£95£96£90Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£5.23£5.25£4.96Hove and Portslade
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£414£416£393Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£134£134£127Hove and Portslade
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£51£51£48Lincoln
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,047£1,051£993Hove and Portslade
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£372£374£353Hove and Portslade
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£222£223£211Hove and Portslade
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.96£6.99£6.60Hove and Portslade
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£3.27£3.28£3.10Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£6.10£6.13£5.79Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3148.4Hove and Portslade
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.421.6Hove and Portslade
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.419.5Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.961.4Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4115.7Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.710.5Lincoln

Total

Lincoln is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hove and Portslade on 3. 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

Lincoln Hove and Portslade

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Hove and Portslade £429.0mHove and Portslade: £429.0mLincoln: £488.5mHove and Portslade: £430.8mLincoln: £490.6mHove and Portslade: £406.9mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£429.0m£430.8m£406.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Hove and Portslade £194.0mHove and Portslade: £194.0mLincoln: £226.6mHove and Portslade: £194.8mLincoln: £227.5mHove and Portslade: £184.0mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mLincoln is higher£194.0m£194.8m£184.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Hove and Portslade £138.5mHove and Portslade: £138.5mLincoln: £159.0mHove and Portslade: £139.1mLincoln: £159.7mHove and Portslade: £131.4mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mLincoln is higher£138.5m£139.1m£131.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Hove and Portslade £172.4mHove and Portslade: £172.4mLincoln: £201.4mHove and Portslade: £173.1mLincoln: £202.2mHove and Portslade: £163.5mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mLincoln is higher£172.4m£173.1m£163.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Hove and Portslade £11.1mHove and Portslade: £11.1mLincoln: £9.6mHove and Portslade: £11.2mLincoln: £9.6mHove and Portslade: £10.5mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mHove and Portslade is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Hove and Portslade £9.9mHove and Portslade: £9.9mLincoln: £15.0mHove and Portslade: £10.0mLincoln: £15.1mHove and Portslade: £9.4mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLincoln is higher£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lincoln £0.58m, Hove and Portslade £0.55mHove and Portslade: £0.55mLincoln: £0.58mHove and Portslade: £0.55mLincoln: £0.58mHove and Portslade: £0.52mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Hove and Portslade £43.2mHove and Portslade: £43.2mLincoln: £60.9mHove and Portslade: £43.4mLincoln: £61.2mHove and Portslade: £40.9mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mLincoln is higher£43.2m£43.4m£40.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Hove and Portslade £13.9mHove and Portslade: £13.9mLincoln: £14.0mHove and Portslade: £14.0mLincoln: £14.0mHove and Portslade: £13.2mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Hove and Portslade £5.3mHove and Portslade: £5.3mLincoln: £8.9mHove and Portslade: £5.3mLincoln: £8.9mHove and Portslade: £5.0mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mLincoln is higher£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Hove and Portslade £109.0mHove and Portslade: £109.0mLincoln: £124.2mHove and Portslade: £109.5mLincoln: £124.8mHove and Portslade: £103.4mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Hove and Portslade £38.8mHove and Portslade: £38.8mLincoln: £27.2mHove and Portslade: £38.9mLincoln: £27.3mHove and Portslade: £36.8mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mHove and Portslade is higher£38.8m£38.9m£36.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Hove and Portslade £23.2mHove and Portslade: £23.2mLincoln: £24.7mHove and Portslade: £23.3mLincoln: £24.8mHove and Portslade: £22.0mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Hove and Portslade £0.72mHove and Portslade: £0.72mLincoln: £0.64mHove and Portslade: £0.73mLincoln: £0.65mHove and Portslade: £0.69mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mHove and Portslade is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Hove and Portslade £0.34mHove and Portslade: £0.34mLincoln: £0.56mHove and Portslade: £0.34mLincoln: £0.56mHove and Portslade: £0.32mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Hove and Portslade £0.64mHove and Portslade: £0.64mLincoln: £0.74mHove and Portslade: £0.64mLincoln: £0.75mHove and Portslade: £0.60mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Hove and Portslade 15,451Hove and Portslade: 15,451Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15,451

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Hove and Portslade 2,252Hove and Portslade: 2,252Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count2,252

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Hove and Portslade 2,029Hove and Portslade: 2,029Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Lincoln is higher2,029

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Hove and Portslade 6,393Hove and Portslade: 6,393Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Lincoln is higher6,393

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Hove and Portslade 12,055Hove and Portslade: 12,055Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higher12,055

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Hove and Portslade 1,093Hove and Portslade: 1,093Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Lincoln is higher1,093

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Lincoln and Hove and Portslade, total
MeasureLincolnHove and PortsladeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£429.0m£430.8m£406.9mLincoln
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£194.0m£194.8m£184.0mLincoln
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£138.5m£139.1m£131.4mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£172.4m£173.1m£163.5mLincoln
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mHove and Portslade
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£9.9m£10.0m£9.4mLincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mLincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£43.2m£43.4m£40.9mLincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mLincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mLincoln
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£38.8m£38.9m£36.8mHove and Portslade
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mLincoln
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mHove and Portslade
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70915,451Lincoln
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,252Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1552,029Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5846,393Lincoln
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81312,055Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8711,093Lincoln

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  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.