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New Forest West and Honiton and Sidmouth
New Forest West is higher than Honiton and Sidmouth on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.
On 16 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
New Forest West is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Honiton and Sidmouth 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
New Forest West Honiton and Sidmouth
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,525£5,549£5,241New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£5,092£5,114£4,830
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,539£12,592£11,894New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£12,116£12,168£11,493
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,517£1,524£1,439New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£1,480£1,487£1,404
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,658£11,708£11,059New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£11,258£11,305£10,678
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£245£246£232New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£240£241£228
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£619£622£587New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£602£604£571
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£16£15Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£324£326£307New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£302£304£287
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£96£97£91Honiton and Sidmouth is higher£118£118£112
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£86£86£81New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,149£1,154£1,090New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£1,133£1,138£1,075
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£176£176£166New Forest West is higher£120£121£114
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£274£275£260New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£254£255£241
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.49£5.52£5.21New Forest West is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.76£2.77£2.62Honiton and Sidmouth is higher£3.59£3.61£3.41
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.06£6.09£5.75Honiton and Sidmouth is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,002.3New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count990.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
62.2Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count64.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
128.6New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count124.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
46.9New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count45.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
136.9Honiton and Sidmouth is higher139.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.8New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count18.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | New Forest West | Honiton and Sidmouth | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,525£5,549£5,241 | £5,092£5,114£4,830 | New Forest West |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,539£12,592£11,894 | £12,116£12,168£11,493 | New Forest West |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,517£1,524£1,439 | £1,480£1,487£1,404 | New Forest West |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,658£11,708£11,059 | £11,258£11,305£10,678 | New Forest West |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £245£246£232 | £240£241£228 | New Forest West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £619£622£587 | £602£604£571 | New Forest West |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £17£17£16 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £324£326£307 | £302£304£287 | New Forest West |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £96£97£91 | £118£118£112 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £86£86£81 | £86£86£81 | New Forest West |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,149£1,154£1,090 | £1,133£1,138£1,075 | New Forest West |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £176£176£166 | £120£121£114 | New Forest West |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £274£275£260 | £254£255£241 | New Forest West |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.49£5.52£5.21 | £4.34£4.36£4.12 | New Forest West |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.76£2.77£2.62 | £3.59£3.61£3.41 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | £7.96£7.99£7.55 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,002.3 | 990.4 | New Forest West |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 62.2 | 64.4 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 128.6 | 124.1 | New Forest West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 46.9 | 45.0 | New Forest West |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 136.9 | 139.1 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.8 | 18.4 | New Forest West |
Per resident
New Forest West is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Honiton and Sidmouth 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
New Forest West Honiton and Sidmouth
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,525£5,549£5,241New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£5,092£5,114£4,830
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,137£4,154£3,924New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£3,764£3,780£3,570
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£787£790£746New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£780£784£740
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,846£3,862£3,648New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£3,497£3,512£3,317
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£81£81£77New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£204£205£194New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£187£188£177
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.33£5.36£5.06New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£5.18£5.20£4.91
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£324£326£307New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£302£304£287
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£96£97£91Honiton and Sidmouth is higher£118£118£112
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£45£42Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£45£45£43
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£596£598£565Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£597£600£567
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£176£176£166New Forest West is higher£120£121£114
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£142£143£135New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.85£2.86£2.70New Forest West is higher£2.29£2.30£2.17
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.43£1.44£1.36Honiton and Sidmouth is higher£1.90£1.91£1.80
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.06£6.09£5.75Honiton and Sidmouth is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
330.6New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count307.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.5New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count20.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
42.4New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count38.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
46.9New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count45.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
71.0Honiton and Sidmouth is higher73.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.7New Forest West is higherDepends on how you count9.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | New Forest West | Honiton and Sidmouth | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,525£5,549£5,241 | £5,092£5,114£4,830 | New Forest West |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,137£4,154£3,924 | £3,764£3,780£3,570 | New Forest West |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £787£790£746 | £780£784£740 | New Forest West |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,846£3,862£3,648 | £3,497£3,512£3,317 | New Forest West |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £81£81£77 | £75£75£71 | New Forest West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £204£205£194 | £187£188£177 | New Forest West |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | £5.18£5.20£4.91 | New Forest West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £324£326£307 | £302£304£287 | New Forest West |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £96£97£91 | £118£118£112 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£45£42 | £45£45£43 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £596£598£565 | £597£600£567 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £176£176£166 | £120£121£114 | New Forest West |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £142£143£135 | £134£134£127 | New Forest West |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.85£2.86£2.70 | £2.29£2.30£2.17 | New Forest West |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.43£1.44£1.36 | £1.90£1.91£1.80 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | £7.96£7.99£7.55 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 330.6 | 307.7 | New Forest West |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.5 | 20.0 | New Forest West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 42.4 | 38.5 | New Forest West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 46.9 | 45.0 | New Forest West |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 71.0 | 73.4 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.7 | 9.7 | New Forest West |
Total
New Forest West is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Honiton and Sidmouth on 20. 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
New Forest West Honiton and Sidmouth
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£469.7m£471.7m£445.6mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£477.1m£479.1m£452.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£351.7m£353.2m£333.6mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£352.6m£354.1m£334.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£66.9m£67.2m£63.4mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£73.1m£73.4m£69.4m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£327.0m£328.4m£310.2mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£327.6m£329.0m£310.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.6m£27.7m£26.1mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mHoniton and Sidmouth is higher£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£4.2m£4.2m£4.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£50.7m£50.9m£48.0mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£56.0m£56.2m£53.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.9m£15.0m£14.2mNew Forest West is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.1m£11.5mHoniton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNew Forest West is higher£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.12mHoniton and Sidmouth is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mHoniton and Sidmouth is higher£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,111Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count28,825
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,744Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count1,875
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,606Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count3,611
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,989Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count4,216
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,033Honiton and Sidmouth is higher6,872
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
828Honiton and Sidmouth is higherDepends on how you count908
Show the numbers
| Measure | New Forest West | Honiton and Sidmouth | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £469.7m£471.7m£445.6m | £477.1m£479.1m£452.6m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £351.7m£353.2m£333.6m | £352.6m£354.1m£334.5m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £66.9m£67.2m£63.4m | £73.1m£73.4m£69.4m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £327.0m£328.4m£310.2m | £327.6m£329.0m£310.8m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.9m£6.9m£6.5m | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.4m£17.4m£16.5m | £17.5m£17.6m£16.6m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.46m£0.43m | £0.48m£0.49m£0.46m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.6m£27.7m£26.1m | £28.3m£28.5m£26.9m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | £11.0m£11.1m£10.5m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.8m£3.8m£3.6m | £4.2m£4.2m£4.0m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £50.7m£50.9m£48.0m | £56.0m£56.2m£53.1m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.9m£15.0m£14.2m | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | New Forest West |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.1m£11.5m | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | £0.21m£0.22m£0.20m | New Forest West |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.12m | £0.18m£0.18m£0.17m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | £0.75m£0.75m£0.71m | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,111 | 28,825 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,744 | 1,875 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,606 | 3,611 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,989 | 4,216 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,033 | 6,872 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 828 | 908 | Honiton and Sidmouth |
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.
- 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.