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St Austell and Newquay and Lowestoft

101,984 and 95,463 residents (mid-2024).

St Austell and Newquay is higher than Lowestoft on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

St Austell and Newquay is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 15. 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

St Austell and Newquay Lowestoft

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £5,001, Lowestoft £5,754Lowestoft: £5,754St Austell and Newquay: £5,001Lowestoft: £5,779St Austell and Newquay: £5,022Lowestoft: £5,458St Austell and Newquay: £4,744

    £5,001£5,022£4,744Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £12,489, Lowestoft £12,659Lowestoft: £12,659St Austell and Newquay: £12,489Lowestoft: £12,713St Austell and Newquay: £12,542Lowestoft: £12,008St Austell and Newquay: £11,846

    £12,489£12,542£11,846Lowestoft is higher£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: St Austell and Newquay £2,187, Lowestoft £2,659Lowestoft: £2,659St Austell and Newquay: £2,187Lowestoft: £2,670St Austell and Newquay: £2,196Lowestoft: £2,522St Austell and Newquay: £2,075

    £2,187£2,196£2,075Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £11,399, Lowestoft £11,524Lowestoft: £11,524St Austell and Newquay: £11,399Lowestoft: £11,573St Austell and Newquay: £11,448Lowestoft: £10,931St Austell and Newquay: £10,813

    £11,399£11,448£10,813Lowestoft is higher£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: St Austell and Newquay £404, Lowestoft £385Lowestoft: £385St Austell and Newquay: £404Lowestoft: £386St Austell and Newquay: £406Lowestoft: £365St Austell and Newquay: £383

    £404£406£383St Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£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: St Austell and Newquay £657, Lowestoft £724Lowestoft: £724St Austell and Newquay: £657Lowestoft: £727St Austell and Newquay: £660Lowestoft: £687St Austell and Newquay: £624

    £657£660£624Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £28, Lowestoft £27Lowestoft: £27St Austell and Newquay: £28Lowestoft: £27St Austell and Newquay: £28Lowestoft: £26St Austell and Newquay: £27

    £28£28£27St Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £503, Lowestoft £610Lowestoft: £610St Austell and Newquay: £503Lowestoft: £612St Austell and Newquay: £505Lowestoft: £578St Austell and Newquay: £477

    £503£505£477Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £133, Lowestoft £166Lowestoft: £166St Austell and Newquay: £133Lowestoft: £166St Austell and Newquay: £133Lowestoft: £157St Austell and Newquay: £126

    £133£133£126Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £116, Lowestoft £175Lowestoft: £175St Austell and Newquay: £116Lowestoft: £176St Austell and Newquay: £116Lowestoft: £166St Austell and Newquay: £110

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

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: St Austell and Newquay £1,673, Lowestoft £2,114Lowestoft: £2,114St Austell and Newquay: £1,673Lowestoft: £2,123St Austell and Newquay: £1,681Lowestoft: £2,005St Austell and Newquay: £1,587

    £1,673£1,681£1,587Lowestoft is higher£2,114£2,123£2,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £263, Lowestoft £215Lowestoft: £215St Austell and Newquay: £263Lowestoft: £216St Austell and Newquay: £264Lowestoft: £204St Austell and Newquay: £249

    £263£264£249St Austell and Newquay 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: St Austell and Newquay £385, Lowestoft £354Lowestoft: £354St Austell and Newquay: £385Lowestoft: £356St Austell and Newquay: £387Lowestoft: £336St Austell and Newquay: £365

    £385£387£365St Austell and Newquay 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: St Austell and Newquay £5.35, Lowestoft £6.85Lowestoft: £6.85St Austell and Newquay: £5.35Lowestoft: £6.88St Austell and Newquay: £5.37Lowestoft: £6.50St Austell and Newquay: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £7.74, Lowestoft £8.70Lowestoft: £8.70St Austell and Newquay: £7.74Lowestoft: £8.73St Austell and Newquay: £7.77Lowestoft: £8.25St Austell and Newquay: £7.34

    £7.74£7.77£7.34Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£8.70£8.73£8.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £7.86, Lowestoft £6.40Lowestoft: £6.40St Austell and Newquay: £7.86Lowestoft: £6.43St Austell and Newquay: £7.90Lowestoft: £6.07St Austell and Newquay: £7.46

    £7.86£7.90£7.46St Austell and Newquay 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: St Austell and Newquay 1,034.5, Lowestoft 1,001.8Lowestoft: 1,001.8St Austell and Newquay: 1,034.5

    1,034.5St Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count1,001.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: St Austell and Newquay 108.3, Lowestoft 105.5Lowestoft: 105.5St Austell and Newquay: 108.3

    108.3St Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count105.5

  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: St Austell and Newquay 147.7, Lowestoft 154.1Lowestoft: 154.1St Austell and Newquay: 147.7

    147.7Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay 75.4, Lowestoft 93.3Lowestoft: 93.3St Austell and Newquay: 75.4

    75.4Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay 213.9, Lowestoft 254.5Lowestoft: 254.5St Austell and Newquay: 213.9

    213.9Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay 25.0, Lowestoft 37.6Lowestoft: 37.6St Austell and Newquay: 25.0

    25.0Lowestoft is higher37.6

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St Austell and Newquay and Lowestoft, per person in the age group
MeasureSt Austell and NewquayLowestoftHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,001£5,022£4,744£5,754£5,779£5,458Lowestoft
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,489£12,542£11,846£12,659£12,713£12,008Lowestoft
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,187£2,196£2,075£2,659£2,670£2,522Lowestoft
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,399£11,448£10,813£11,524£11,573£10,931Lowestoft
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£404£406£383£385£386£365St Austell and Newquay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£657£660£624£724£727£687Lowestoft
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£27£27£26St Austell and Newquay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£610£612£578Lowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£166£166£157Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£116£110£175£176£166Lowestoft
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,673£1,681£1,587£2,114£2,123£2,005Lowestoft
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£215£216£204St Austell and Newquay
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£385£387£365£354£356£336St Austell and Newquay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£6.85£6.88£6.50Lowestoft
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.74£7.77£7.34£8.70£8.73£8.25Lowestoft
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.86£7.90£7.46£6.40£6.43£6.07St Austell and Newquay
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.51,001.8St Austell and Newquay
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.3105.5St Austell and Newquay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026147.7154.1Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.493.3Lowestoft
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026213.9254.5Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.037.6Lowestoft

Per resident

St Austell and Newquay is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 19. 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

St Austell and Newquay Lowestoft

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £5,001, Lowestoft £5,754Lowestoft: £5,754St Austell and Newquay: £5,001Lowestoft: £5,779St Austell and Newquay: £5,022Lowestoft: £5,458St Austell and Newquay: £4,744

    £5,001£5,022£4,744Lowestoft is higher£5,754£5,779£5,458

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £2,791, Lowestoft £3,250Lowestoft: £3,250St Austell and Newquay: £2,791Lowestoft: £3,264St Austell and Newquay: £2,802Lowestoft: £3,083St Austell and Newquay: £2,647

    £2,791£2,802£2,647Lowestoft is higher£3,250£3,264£3,083

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £1,304, Lowestoft £1,507Lowestoft: £1,507St Austell and Newquay: £1,304Lowestoft: £1,514St Austell and Newquay: £1,310Lowestoft: £1,430St Austell and Newquay: £1,237

    £1,304£1,310£1,237Lowestoft is higher£1,507£1,514£1,430

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £2,547, Lowestoft £2,959Lowestoft: £2,959St Austell and Newquay: £2,547Lowestoft: £2,971St Austell and Newquay: £2,558Lowestoft: £2,807St Austell and Newquay: £2,416

    £2,547£2,558£2,416Lowestoft is higher£2,959£2,971£2,807

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £90, Lowestoft £99Lowestoft: £99St Austell and Newquay: £90Lowestoft: £99St Austell and Newquay: £91Lowestoft: £94St Austell and Newquay: £86

    £90£91£86Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £147, Lowestoft £186Lowestoft: £186St Austell and Newquay: £147Lowestoft: £187St Austell and Newquay: £148Lowestoft: £176St Austell and Newquay: £139

    £147£148£139Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £6.25, Lowestoft £6.99Lowestoft: £6.99St Austell and Newquay: £6.25Lowestoft: £7.02St Austell and Newquay: £6.28Lowestoft: £6.63St Austell and Newquay: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£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: St Austell and Newquay £503, Lowestoft £610Lowestoft: £610St Austell and Newquay: £503Lowestoft: £612St Austell and Newquay: £505Lowestoft: £578St Austell and Newquay: £477

    £503£505£477Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £133, Lowestoft £166Lowestoft: £166St Austell and Newquay: £133Lowestoft: £166St Austell and Newquay: £133Lowestoft: £157St Austell and Newquay: £126

    £133£133£126Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £69, Lowestoft £99Lowestoft: £99St Austell and Newquay: £69Lowestoft: £100St Austell and Newquay: £69Lowestoft: £94St Austell and Newquay: £65

    £69£69£65Lowestoft is higher£99£100£94

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £998, Lowestoft £1,198Lowestoft: £1,198St Austell and Newquay: £998Lowestoft: £1,204St Austell and Newquay: £1,002Lowestoft: £1,137St Austell and Newquay: £947

    £998£1,002£947Lowestoft is higher£1,198£1,204£1,137

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £263, Lowestoft £215Lowestoft: £215St Austell and Newquay: £263Lowestoft: £216St Austell and Newquay: £264Lowestoft: £204St Austell and Newquay: £249

    £263£264£249St Austell and Newquay is higher£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £230, Lowestoft £201Lowestoft: £201St Austell and Newquay: £230Lowestoft: £202St Austell and Newquay: £231Lowestoft: £190St Austell and Newquay: £218

    £230£231£218St Austell and Newquay is higher£201£202£190

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £3.18, Lowestoft £3.89Lowestoft: £3.89St Austell and Newquay: £3.18Lowestoft: £3.91St Austell and Newquay: £3.20Lowestoft: £3.69St Austell and Newquay: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Lowestoft is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £4.62, Lowestoft £4.93Lowestoft: £4.93St Austell and Newquay: £4.62Lowestoft: £4.95St Austell and Newquay: £4.64Lowestoft: £4.68St Austell and Newquay: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£4.93£4.95£4.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Austell and Newquay £7.86, Lowestoft £6.40Lowestoft: £6.40St Austell and Newquay: £7.86Lowestoft: £6.43St Austell and Newquay: £7.90Lowestoft: £6.07St Austell and Newquay: £7.46

    £7.86£7.90£7.46St Austell and Newquay is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: St Austell and Newquay 231.1, Lowestoft 257.2Lowestoft: 257.2St Austell and Newquay: 231.1

    231.1Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count257.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Austell and Newquay 24.2, Lowestoft 27.1Lowestoft: 27.1St Austell and Newquay: 24.2

    24.2Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count27.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Austell and Newquay 33.0, Lowestoft 39.6Lowestoft: 39.6St Austell and Newquay: 33.0

    33.0Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay 75.4, Lowestoft 93.3Lowestoft: 93.3St Austell and Newquay: 75.4

    75.4Lowestoft is higher93.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Austell and Newquay 127.6, Lowestoft 144.2Lowestoft: 144.2St Austell and Newquay: 127.6

    127.6Lowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay 14.9, Lowestoft 21.3Lowestoft: 21.3St Austell and Newquay: 14.9

    14.9Lowestoft is higher21.3

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St Austell and Newquay and Lowestoft, per resident
MeasureSt Austell and NewquayLowestoftHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,001£5,022£4,744£5,754£5,779£5,458Lowestoft
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,791£2,802£2,647£3,250£3,264£3,083Lowestoft
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,304£1,310£1,237£1,507£1,514£1,430Lowestoft
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,547£2,558£2,416£2,959£2,971£2,807Lowestoft
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£99£99£94Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£186£187£176Lowestoft
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£6.99£7.02£6.63Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£610£612£578Lowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£166£166£157Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£69£65£99£100£94Lowestoft
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£1,198£1,204£1,137Lowestoft
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£215£216£204St Austell and Newquay
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£201£202£190St Austell and Newquay
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£3.89£3.91£3.69Lowestoft
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£4.93£4.95£4.68Lowestoft
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.86£7.90£7.46£6.40£6.43£6.07St Austell and Newquay
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026231.1257.2Lowestoft
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.227.1Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.039.6Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.493.3Lowestoft
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026127.6144.2Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.921.3Lowestoft

Total

St Austell and Newquay 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

St Austell and Newquay Lowestoft

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: St Austell and Newquay £510.0m, Lowestoft £549.3mLowestoft: £549.3mSt Austell and Newquay: £510.0mLowestoft: £551.7mSt Austell and Newquay: £512.2mLowestoft: £521.1mSt Austell and Newquay: £483.8m

    £510.0m£512.2m£483.8mLowestoft is higher£549.3m£551.7m£521.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: St Austell and Newquay £284.6m, Lowestoft £310.3mLowestoft: £310.3mSt Austell and Newquay: £284.6mLowestoft: £311.6mSt Austell and Newquay: £285.8mLowestoft: £294.3mSt Austell and Newquay: £269.9m

    £284.6m£285.8m£269.9mLowestoft is higher£310.3m£311.6m£294.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: St Austell and Newquay £133.0m, Lowestoft £143.9mLowestoft: £143.9mSt Austell and Newquay: £133.0mLowestoft: £144.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £133.6mLowestoft: £136.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £126.2m

    £133.0m£133.6m£126.2mLowestoft is higher£143.9m£144.5m£136.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: St Austell and Newquay £259.8m, Lowestoft £282.5mLowestoft: £282.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £259.8mLowestoft: £283.7mSt Austell and Newquay: £260.9mLowestoft: £267.9mSt Austell and Newquay: £246.4m

    £259.8m£260.9m£246.4mLowestoft is higher£282.5m£283.7m£267.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: St Austell and Newquay £9.2m, Lowestoft £9.4mLowestoft: £9.4mSt Austell and Newquay: £9.2mLowestoft: £9.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £9.2mLowestoft: £8.9mSt Austell and Newquay: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mLowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Austell and Newquay £15.0m, Lowestoft £17.7mLowestoft: £17.7mSt Austell and Newquay: £15.0mLowestoft: £17.8mSt Austell and Newquay: £15.0mLowestoft: £16.8mSt Austell and Newquay: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mLowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £0.64m, Lowestoft £0.67mLowestoft: £0.67mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.64mLowestoft: £0.67mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.64mLowestoft: £0.63mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mLowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: St Austell and Newquay £51.3m, Lowestoft £58.2mLowestoft: £58.2mSt Austell and Newquay: £51.3mLowestoft: £58.4mSt Austell and Newquay: £51.5mLowestoft: £55.2mSt Austell and Newquay: £48.6m

    £51.3m£51.5m£48.6mLowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £13.6m, Lowestoft £15.8mLowestoft: £15.8mSt Austell and Newquay: £13.6mLowestoft: £15.9mSt Austell and Newquay: £13.6mLowestoft: £15.0mSt Austell and Newquay: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mLowestoft 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: St Austell and Newquay £7.0m, Lowestoft £9.5mLowestoft: £9.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £7.0mLowestoft: £9.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £7.1mLowestoft: £9.0mSt Austell and Newquay: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.1m£6.7mLowestoft is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: St Austell and Newquay £101.8m, Lowestoft £114.4mLowestoft: £114.4mSt Austell and Newquay: £101.8mLowestoft: £114.9mSt Austell and Newquay: £102.2mLowestoft: £108.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £96.6m

    £101.8m£102.2m£96.6mLowestoft is higher£114.4m£114.9m£108.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: St Austell and Newquay £26.8m, Lowestoft £20.5mLowestoft: £20.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £26.8mLowestoft: £20.6mSt Austell and Newquay: £26.9mLowestoft: £19.5mSt Austell and Newquay: £25.4m

    £26.8m£26.9m£25.4mSt Austell and Newquay is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: St Austell and Newquay £23.4m, Lowestoft £19.2mLowestoft: £19.2mSt Austell and Newquay: £23.4mLowestoft: £19.2mSt Austell and Newquay: £23.5mLowestoft: £18.2mSt Austell and Newquay: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mSt Austell and Newquay is higher£19.2m£19.2m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: St Austell and Newquay £0.32m, Lowestoft £0.37mLowestoft: £0.37mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.32mLowestoft: £0.37mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.33mLowestoft: £0.35mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.33m£0.31mLowestoft is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: St Austell and Newquay £0.47m, Lowestoft £0.47mLowestoft: £0.47mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.47mLowestoft: £0.47mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.47mLowestoft: £0.45mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mSt Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: St Austell and Newquay £0.80m, Lowestoft £0.61mLowestoft: £0.61mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.80mLowestoft: £0.61mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.81mLowestoft: £0.58mSt Austell and Newquay: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.81m£0.76mSt Austell and Newquay is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: St Austell and Newquay 23,573, Lowestoft 24,556Lowestoft: 24,556St Austell and Newquay: 23,573

    23,573Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count24,556

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: St Austell and Newquay 2,468, Lowestoft 2,587Lowestoft: 2,587St Austell and Newquay: 2,468

    2,468Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count2,587

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Austell and Newquay 3,366, Lowestoft 3,777Lowestoft: 3,777St Austell and Newquay: 3,366

    3,366Lowestoft is higher3,777

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: St Austell and Newquay 7,693, Lowestoft 8,903Lowestoft: 8,903St Austell and Newquay: 7,693

    7,693Lowestoft is higher8,903

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: St Austell and Newquay 13,010, Lowestoft 13,769Lowestoft: 13,769St Austell and Newquay: 13,010

    13,010Lowestoft is higher13,769

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: St Austell and Newquay 1,518, Lowestoft 2,037Lowestoft: 2,037St Austell and Newquay: 1,518

    1,518Lowestoft is higher2,037

Show the numbers
St Austell and Newquay and Lowestoft, total
MeasureSt Austell and NewquayLowestoftHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m£549.3m£551.7m£521.1mLowestoft
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£284.6m£285.8m£269.9m£310.3m£311.6m£294.3mLowestoft
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m£143.9m£144.5m£136.5mLowestoft
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.8m£260.9m£246.4m£282.5m£283.7m£267.9mLowestoft
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£9.4m£9.5m£8.9mLowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mLowestoft
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mLowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.3m£51.5m£48.6m£58.2m£58.4m£55.2mLowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mLowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mLowestoft
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£101.8m£102.2m£96.6m£114.4m£114.9m£108.5mLowestoft
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mSt Austell and Newquay
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£19.2m£19.2m£18.2mSt Austell and Newquay
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLowestoft
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mSt Austell and Newquay
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mSt Austell and Newquay
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,57324,556Lowestoft
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4682,587Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3663,777Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6938,903Lowestoft
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,01013,769Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5182,037Lowestoft

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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