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Newton Abbot and Lowestoft

94,947 and 95,463 residents (mid-2024).

Newton Abbot is higher than Lowestoft on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Newton Abbot is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 18. 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

Newton Abbot Lowestoft

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £5,149, Lowestoft £5,754Lowestoft: £5,754Newton Abbot: £5,149Lowestoft: £5,779Newton Abbot: £5,171Lowestoft: £5,458Newton Abbot: £4,884

    £5,149£5,171£4,884Lowestoft is higher£5,754£5,779£5,458

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot £12,614, Lowestoft £12,659Lowestoft: £12,659Newton Abbot: £12,614Lowestoft: £12,713Newton Abbot: £12,667Lowestoft: £12,008Newton Abbot: £11,965

    £12,614£12,667£11,965Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£12,659£12,713£12,008

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £1,843, Lowestoft £2,659Lowestoft: £2,659Newton Abbot: £1,843Lowestoft: £2,670Newton Abbot: £1,851Lowestoft: £2,522Newton Abbot: £1,748

    £1,843£1,851£1,748Lowestoft is higher£2,659£2,670£2,522

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot £11,494, Lowestoft £11,524Lowestoft: £11,524Newton Abbot: £11,494Lowestoft: £11,573Newton Abbot: £11,543Lowestoft: £10,931Newton Abbot: £10,902

    £11,494£11,543£10,902Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot £346, Lowestoft £385Lowestoft: £385Newton Abbot: £346Lowestoft: £386Newton Abbot: £347Lowestoft: £365Newton Abbot: £328

    £346£347£328Lowestoft is higher£385£386£365

  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: Newton Abbot £751, Lowestoft £724Lowestoft: £724Newton Abbot: £751Lowestoft: £727Newton Abbot: £754Lowestoft: £687Newton Abbot: £712

    £751£754£712Newton Abbot is higher£724£727£687

  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: Newton Abbot £23, Lowestoft £27Lowestoft: £27Newton Abbot: £23Lowestoft: £27Newton Abbot: £23Lowestoft: £26Newton Abbot: £22

    £23£23£22Lowestoft is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £437, Lowestoft £610Lowestoft: £610Newton Abbot: £437Lowestoft: £612Newton Abbot: £439Lowestoft: £578Newton Abbot: £415

    £437£439£415Lowestoft is higher£610£612£578

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £149, Lowestoft £166Lowestoft: £166Newton Abbot: £149Lowestoft: £166Newton Abbot: £150Lowestoft: £157Newton Abbot: £142

    £149£150£142Lowestoft is higher£166£166£157

  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: Newton Abbot £116, Lowestoft £175Lowestoft: £175Newton Abbot: £116Lowestoft: £176Newton Abbot: £117Lowestoft: £166Newton Abbot: £110

    £116£117£110Lowestoft is higher£175£176£166

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £1,385, Lowestoft £2,114Lowestoft: £2,114Newton Abbot: £1,385Lowestoft: £2,123Newton Abbot: £1,391Lowestoft: £2,005Newton Abbot: £1,314

    £1,385£1,391£1,314Lowestoft is higher£2,114£2,123£2,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newton Abbot £176, Lowestoft £215Lowestoft: £215Newton Abbot: £176Lowestoft: £216Newton Abbot: £177Lowestoft: £204Newton Abbot: £167

    £176£177£167Lowestoft is higher£215£216£204

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £331, Lowestoft £354Lowestoft: £354Newton Abbot: £331Lowestoft: £356Newton Abbot: £332Lowestoft: £336Newton Abbot: £314

    £331£332£314Lowestoft is higher£354£356£336

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £5.95, Lowestoft £6.85Lowestoft: £6.85Newton Abbot: £5.95Lowestoft: £6.88Newton Abbot: £5.97Lowestoft: £6.50Newton Abbot: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Lowestoft is higher£6.85£6.88£6.50

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £5.38, Lowestoft £8.70Lowestoft: £8.70Newton Abbot: £5.38Lowestoft: £8.73Newton Abbot: £5.40Lowestoft: £8.25Newton Abbot: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Lowestoft is higher£8.70£8.73£8.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £7.26, Lowestoft £6.40Lowestoft: £6.40Newton Abbot: £7.26Lowestoft: £6.43Newton Abbot: £7.29Lowestoft: £6.07Newton Abbot: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Newton Abbot is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot 1,017.0, Lowestoft 1,001.8Lowestoft: 1,001.8Newton Abbot: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Newton Abbot is higher1,001.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot 88.3, Lowestoft 105.5Lowestoft: 105.5Newton Abbot: 88.3

    88.3Lowestoft is higher105.5

  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: Newton Abbot 154.5, Lowestoft 154.1Lowestoft: 154.1Newton Abbot: 154.5

    154.5Newton Abbot is higher154.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 65.2, Lowestoft 93.3Lowestoft: 93.3Newton Abbot: 65.2

    65.2Lowestoft is higher93.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot 165.8, Lowestoft 254.5Lowestoft: 254.5Newton Abbot: 165.8

    165.8Lowestoft is higher254.5

  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: Newton Abbot 24.4, Lowestoft 37.6Lowestoft: 37.6Newton Abbot: 24.4

    24.4Lowestoft is higher37.6

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Newton Abbot and Lowestoft, per person in the age group
MeasureNewton AbbotLowestoftHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,149£5,171£4,884£5,754£5,779£5,458Lowestoft
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,614£12,667£11,965£12,659£12,713£12,008Lowestoft
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,843£1,851£1,748£2,659£2,670£2,522Lowestoft
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,494£11,543£10,902£11,524£11,573£10,931Lowestoft
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£346£347£328£385£386£365Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£724£727£687Newton Abbot
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£27£27£26Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£415£610£612£578Lowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£166£166£157Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£175£176£166Lowestoft
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,385£1,391£1,314£2,114£2,123£2,005Lowestoft
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£215£216£204Lowestoft
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£331£332£314£354£356£336Lowestoft
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£6.85£6.88£6.50Lowestoft
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£8.70£8.73£8.25Lowestoft
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£6.40£6.43£6.07Newton Abbot
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,001.8Newton Abbot
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202688.3105.5Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.5154.1Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.293.3Lowestoft
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026165.8254.5Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.437.6Lowestoft

Per resident

Newton Abbot is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 16. 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

Newton Abbot Lowestoft

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £5,149, Lowestoft £5,754Lowestoft: £5,754Newton Abbot: £5,149Lowestoft: £5,779Newton Abbot: £5,171Lowestoft: £5,458Newton Abbot: £4,884

    £5,149£5,171£4,884Lowestoft is higher£5,754£5,779£5,458

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £3,330, Lowestoft £3,250Lowestoft: £3,250Newton Abbot: £3,330Lowestoft: £3,264Newton Abbot: £3,344Lowestoft: £3,083Newton Abbot: £3,159

    £3,330£3,344£3,159Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£3,250£3,264£3,083

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £1,049, Lowestoft £1,507Lowestoft: £1,507Newton Abbot: £1,049Lowestoft: £1,514Newton Abbot: £1,054Lowestoft: £1,430Newton Abbot: £995

    £1,049£1,054£995Lowestoft is higher£1,507£1,514£1,430

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newton Abbot £3,034, Lowestoft £2,959Lowestoft: £2,959Newton Abbot: £3,034Lowestoft: £2,971Newton Abbot: £3,047Lowestoft: £2,807Newton Abbot: £2,878

    £3,034£3,047£2,878Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£2,959£2,971£2,807

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newton Abbot £91, Lowestoft £99Lowestoft: £99Newton Abbot: £91Lowestoft: £99Newton Abbot: £92Lowestoft: £94Newton Abbot: £87

    £91£92£87Lowestoft is higher£99£99£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £198, Lowestoft £186Lowestoft: £186Newton Abbot: £198Lowestoft: £187Newton Abbot: £199Lowestoft: £176Newton Abbot: £188

    £198£199£188Newton Abbot is higher£186£187£176

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £6.13, Lowestoft £6.99Lowestoft: £6.99Newton Abbot: £6.13Lowestoft: £7.02Newton Abbot: £6.15Lowestoft: £6.63Newton Abbot: £5.81

    £6.13£6.15£5.81Lowestoft is higher£6.99£7.02£6.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £437, Lowestoft £610Lowestoft: £610Newton Abbot: £437Lowestoft: £612Newton Abbot: £439Lowestoft: £578Newton Abbot: £415

    £437£439£415Lowestoft is higher£610£612£578

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £149, Lowestoft £166Lowestoft: £166Newton Abbot: £149Lowestoft: £166Newton Abbot: £150Lowestoft: £157Newton Abbot: £142

    £149£150£142Lowestoft is higher£166£166£157

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £66, Lowestoft £99Lowestoft: £99Newton Abbot: £66Lowestoft: £100Newton Abbot: £66Lowestoft: £94Newton Abbot: £63

    £66£66£63Lowestoft is higher£99£100£94

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newton Abbot £788, Lowestoft £1,198Lowestoft: £1,198Newton Abbot: £788Lowestoft: £1,204Newton Abbot: £792Lowestoft: £1,137Newton Abbot: £748

    £788£792£748Lowestoft is higher£1,198£1,204£1,137

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newton Abbot £176, Lowestoft £215Lowestoft: £215Newton Abbot: £176Lowestoft: £216Newton Abbot: £177Lowestoft: £204Newton Abbot: £167

    £176£177£167Lowestoft is higher£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newton Abbot £188, Lowestoft £201Lowestoft: £201Newton Abbot: £188Lowestoft: £202Newton Abbot: £189Lowestoft: £190Newton Abbot: £179

    £188£189£179Lowestoft is higher£201£202£190

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newton Abbot £3.38, Lowestoft £3.89Lowestoft: £3.89Newton Abbot: £3.38Lowestoft: £3.91Newton Abbot: £3.40Lowestoft: £3.69Newton Abbot: £3.21

    £3.38£3.40£3.21Lowestoft is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newton Abbot £3.07, Lowestoft £4.93Lowestoft: £4.93Newton Abbot: £3.07Lowestoft: £4.95Newton Abbot: £3.08Lowestoft: £4.68Newton Abbot: £2.91

    £3.07£3.08£2.91Lowestoft is higher£4.93£4.95£4.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £7.26, Lowestoft £6.40Lowestoft: £6.40Newton Abbot: £7.26Lowestoft: £6.43Newton Abbot: £7.29Lowestoft: £6.07Newton Abbot: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Newton Abbot is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 268.5, Lowestoft 257.2Lowestoft: 257.2Newton Abbot: 268.5

    268.5Newton Abbot is higher257.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 23.3, Lowestoft 27.1Lowestoft: 27.1Newton Abbot: 23.3

    23.3Lowestoft is higher27.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 40.8, Lowestoft 39.6Lowestoft: 39.6Newton Abbot: 40.8

    40.8Newton Abbot is higher39.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 65.2, Lowestoft 93.3Lowestoft: 93.3Newton Abbot: 65.2

    65.2Lowestoft is higher93.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 94.4, Lowestoft 144.2Lowestoft: 144.2Newton Abbot: 94.4

    94.4Lowestoft is higher144.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 13.9, Lowestoft 21.3Lowestoft: 21.3Newton Abbot: 13.9

    13.9Lowestoft is higher21.3

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Newton Abbot and Lowestoft, per resident
MeasureNewton AbbotLowestoftHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,149£5,171£4,884£5,754£5,779£5,458Lowestoft
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,330£3,344£3,159£3,250£3,264£3,083Newton Abbot
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,049£1,054£995£1,507£1,514£1,430Lowestoft
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,034£3,047£2,878£2,959£2,971£2,807Newton Abbot
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£99£99£94Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£186£187£176Newton Abbot
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.13£6.15£5.81£6.99£7.02£6.63Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£415£610£612£578Lowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£166£166£157Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£99£100£94Lowestoft
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£788£792£748£1,198£1,204£1,137Lowestoft
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£215£216£204Lowestoft
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179£201£202£190Lowestoft
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.38£3.40£3.21£3.89£3.91£3.69Lowestoft
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.07£3.08£2.91£4.93£4.95£4.68Lowestoft
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£6.40£6.43£6.07Newton Abbot
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026268.5257.2Newton Abbot
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.327.1Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.839.6Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.293.3Lowestoft
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.4144.2Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.921.3Lowestoft

Total

Newton Abbot is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 16. 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

Newton Abbot Lowestoft

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newton Abbot £488.9m, Lowestoft £549.3mLowestoft: £549.3mNewton Abbot: £488.9mLowestoft: £551.7mNewton Abbot: £491.0mLowestoft: £521.1mNewton Abbot: £463.7m

    £488.9m£491.0m£463.7mLowestoft is higher£549.3m£551.7m£521.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newton Abbot £316.2m, Lowestoft £310.3mLowestoft: £310.3mNewton Abbot: £316.2mLowestoft: £311.6mNewton Abbot: £317.5mLowestoft: £294.3mNewton Abbot: £299.9m

    £316.2m£317.5m£299.9mNewton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£310.3m£311.6m£294.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newton Abbot £99.6m, Lowestoft £143.9mLowestoft: £143.9mNewton Abbot: £99.6mLowestoft: £144.5mNewton Abbot: £100.1mLowestoft: £136.5mNewton Abbot: £94.5m

    £99.6m£100.1m£94.5mLowestoft is higher£143.9m£144.5m£136.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newton Abbot £288.1m, Lowestoft £282.5mLowestoft: £282.5mNewton Abbot: £288.1mLowestoft: £283.7mNewton Abbot: £289.3mLowestoft: £267.9mNewton Abbot: £273.3m

    £288.1m£289.3m£273.3mNewton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£282.5m£283.7m£267.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newton Abbot £8.7m, Lowestoft £9.4mLowestoft: £9.4mNewton Abbot: £8.7mLowestoft: £9.5mNewton Abbot: £8.7mLowestoft: £8.9mNewton Abbot: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mLowestoft is higher£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot £18.8m, Lowestoft £17.7mLowestoft: £17.7mNewton Abbot: £18.8mLowestoft: £17.8mNewton Abbot: £18.9mLowestoft: £16.8mNewton Abbot: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mNewton Abbot is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newton Abbot £0.58m, Lowestoft £0.67mLowestoft: £0.67mNewton Abbot: £0.58mLowestoft: £0.67mNewton Abbot: £0.58mLowestoft: £0.63mNewton Abbot: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLowestoft is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot £41.5m, Lowestoft £58.2mLowestoft: £58.2mNewton Abbot: £41.5mLowestoft: £58.4mNewton Abbot: £41.7mLowestoft: £55.2mNewton Abbot: £39.4m

    £41.5m£41.7m£39.4mLowestoft is higher£58.2m£58.4m£55.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot £14.2m, Lowestoft £15.8mLowestoft: £15.8mNewton Abbot: £14.2mLowestoft: £15.9mNewton Abbot: £14.2mLowestoft: £15.0mNewton Abbot: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.5mLowestoft is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newton Abbot £6.3m, Lowestoft £9.5mLowestoft: £9.5mNewton Abbot: £6.3mLowestoft: £9.5mNewton Abbot: £6.3mLowestoft: £9.0mNewton Abbot: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mLowestoft is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newton Abbot £74.9m, Lowestoft £114.4mLowestoft: £114.4mNewton Abbot: £74.9mLowestoft: £114.9mNewton Abbot: £75.2mLowestoft: £108.5mNewton Abbot: £71.0m

    £74.9m£75.2m£71.0mLowestoft is higher£114.4m£114.9m£108.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newton Abbot £16.7m, Lowestoft £20.5mLowestoft: £20.5mNewton Abbot: £16.7mLowestoft: £20.6mNewton Abbot: £16.8mLowestoft: £19.5mNewton Abbot: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mLowestoft is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newton Abbot £17.9m, Lowestoft £19.2mLowestoft: £19.2mNewton Abbot: £17.9mLowestoft: £19.2mNewton Abbot: £17.9mLowestoft: £18.2mNewton Abbot: £16.9m

    £17.9m£17.9m£16.9mLowestoft is higher£19.2m£19.2m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newton Abbot £0.32m, Lowestoft £0.37mLowestoft: £0.37mNewton Abbot: £0.32mLowestoft: £0.37mNewton Abbot: £0.32mLowestoft: £0.35mNewton Abbot: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mLowestoft is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newton Abbot £0.29m, Lowestoft £0.47mLowestoft: £0.47mNewton Abbot: £0.29mLowestoft: £0.47mNewton Abbot: £0.29mLowestoft: £0.45mNewton Abbot: £0.28m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.28mLowestoft is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newton Abbot £0.69m, Lowestoft £0.61mLowestoft: £0.61mNewton Abbot: £0.69mLowestoft: £0.61mNewton Abbot: £0.69mLowestoft: £0.58mNewton Abbot: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mNewton Abbot is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newton Abbot 25,492, Lowestoft 24,556Lowestoft: 24,556Newton Abbot: 25,492

    25,492Newton Abbot is higher24,556

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newton Abbot 2,212, Lowestoft 2,587Lowestoft: 2,587Newton Abbot: 2,212

    2,212Lowestoft is higher2,587

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot 3,872, Lowestoft 3,777Lowestoft: 3,777Newton Abbot: 3,872

    3,872Newton Abbot is higher3,777

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot 6,191, Lowestoft 8,903Lowestoft: 8,903Newton Abbot: 6,191

    6,191Lowestoft is higher8,903

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newton Abbot 8,966, Lowestoft 13,769Lowestoft: 13,769Newton Abbot: 8,966

    8,966Lowestoft is higher13,769

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newton Abbot 1,321, Lowestoft 2,037Lowestoft: 2,037Newton Abbot: 1,321

    1,321Lowestoft is higher2,037

Show the numbers
Newton Abbot and Lowestoft, total
MeasureNewton AbbotLowestoftHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.9m£491.0m£463.7m£549.3m£551.7m£521.1mLowestoft
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£316.2m£317.5m£299.9m£310.3m£311.6m£294.3mNewton Abbot
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.6m£100.1m£94.5m£143.9m£144.5m£136.5mLowestoft
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£288.1m£289.3m£273.3m£282.5m£283.7m£267.9mNewton Abbot
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£9.4m£9.5m£8.9mLowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mNewton Abbot
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mLowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.7m£39.4m£58.2m£58.4m£55.2mLowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mLowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mLowestoft
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m£114.4m£114.9m£108.5mLowestoft
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mLowestoft
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m£19.2m£19.2m£18.2mLowestoft
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLowestoft
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mLowestoft
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mNewton Abbot
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,49224,556Newton Abbot
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2122,587Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8723,777Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1918,903Lowestoft
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,96613,769Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3212,037Lowestoft

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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