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Suffolk Coastal and Arundel and South Downs
Suffolk Coastal is higher than Arundel and South Downs on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.
On 3 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
Suffolk Coastal is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Arundel and South Downs on 5. 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
Suffolk Coastal Arundel and South Downs
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,178£5,200£4,912Suffolk Coastal is higher£4,744£4,764£4,500
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,294£12,346£11,661Arundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£12,484£12,537£11,841
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,627£1,634£1,543Suffolk Coastal is higher£1,296£1,301£1,229
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,424£11,473£10,837Arundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£11,692£11,741£11,090
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£243£244£230Suffolk Coastal is higher£236£237£223
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£610£612£579Suffolk Coastal is higher£541£544£514
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£17£16Suffolk Coastal is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal is higher£237£238£225
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£89Suffolk Coastal is higher£87£87£82
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£101£101£96Suffolk Coastal is higher£72£73£69
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,256£1,262£1,192Suffolk Coastal is higher£1,043£1,048£990
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£158£150Arundel and South Downs is higher£158£159£150
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£259£260£246Suffolk Coastal is higher£171£172£163
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Arundel and South Downs is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.72£5.75£5.43Suffolk Coastal is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.5Arundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count1,006.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
62.3Suffolk Coastal is higher58.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
125.1Suffolk Coastal is higher108.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.6Suffolk Coastal is higher36.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
152.6Suffolk Coastal is higher117.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.7Suffolk Coastal is higher16.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Suffolk Coastal | Arundel and South Downs | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,178£5,200£4,912 | £4,744£4,764£4,500 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,294£12,346£11,661 | £12,484£12,537£11,841 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,627£1,634£1,543 | £1,296£1,301£1,229 | Suffolk Coastal |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,424£11,473£10,837 | £11,692£11,741£11,090 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £243£244£230 | £236£237£223 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £610£612£579 | £541£544£514 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£17£16 | £15£15£14 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £382£384£362 | £237£238£225 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£89 | £87£87£82 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £101£101£96 | £72£73£69 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,256£1,262£1,192 | £1,043£1,048£990 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£158£150 | £158£159£150 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £259£260£246 | £171£172£163 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £5.77£5.79£5.47 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.72£5.75£5.43 | £2.99£3.01£2.84 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.53£8.57£8.09 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Suffolk Coastal |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.5 | 1,006.8 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 62.3 | 58.9 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 125.1 | 108.9 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.6 | 36.7 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 152.6 | 117.3 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.7 | 16.6 | Suffolk Coastal |
Per resident
Suffolk Coastal is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Arundel and South Downs on 2. 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
Suffolk Coastal Arundel and South Downs
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,178£5,200£4,912Suffolk Coastal is higher£4,744£4,764£4,500
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,652£3,668£3,464Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,552£3,567£3,369
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£885£888£839Suffolk Coastal is higher£705£708£668
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,394£3,408£3,219Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,326£3,340£3,155
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£72£72£68Suffolk Coastal is higher£67£67£64
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£181£182£172Suffolk Coastal is higher£154£155£146
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.88£4.90£4.63Suffolk Coastal is higher£4.30£4.32£4.08
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£382£384£362Suffolk Coastal is higher£237£238£225
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£89Suffolk Coastal is higher£87£87£82
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Suffolk Coastal is higher£39£40£37
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£683£686£648Suffolk Coastal is higher£567£570£538
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£158£158£150Arundel and South Downs is higher£158£159£150
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£141£142£134Suffolk Coastal is higher£93£94£88
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.64£2.65£2.50Arundel and South Downs is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.11£3.12£2.95Suffolk Coastal is higher£1.63£1.64£1.55
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
298.1Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count286.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.5Suffolk Coastal is higher16.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
37.2Suffolk Coastal is higher31.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.6Suffolk Coastal is higher36.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
83.0Suffolk Coastal is higher63.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.2Suffolk Coastal is higher9.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Suffolk Coastal | Arundel and South Downs | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,178£5,200£4,912 | £4,744£4,764£4,500 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,652£3,668£3,464 | £3,552£3,567£3,369 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £885£888£839 | £705£708£668 | Suffolk Coastal |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,394£3,408£3,219 | £3,326£3,340£3,155 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £72£72£68 | £67£67£64 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £181£182£172 | £154£155£146 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.88£4.90£4.63 | £4.30£4.32£4.08 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £382£384£362 | £237£238£225 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£89 | £87£87£82 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £39£40£37 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £683£686£648 | £567£570£538 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £158£158£150 | £158£159£150 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £141£142£134 | £93£94£88 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.64£2.65£2.50 | £3.13£3.14£2.97 | Arundel and South Downs |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.11£3.12£2.95 | £1.63£1.64£1.55 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.53£8.57£8.09 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | Suffolk Coastal |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 298.1 | 286.4 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.5 | 16.8 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 37.2 | 31.0 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.6 | 36.7 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 83.0 | 63.8 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.2 | 9.0 | Suffolk Coastal |
Total
Suffolk Coastal is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Arundel and South Downs on 4. 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
Suffolk Coastal Arundel and South Downs
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£493.5m£495.6m£468.1mSuffolk Coastal is higher£470.4m£472.4m£446.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£348.1m£349.6m£330.2mArundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£352.1m£353.6m£334.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£84.3m£84.7m£80.0mSuffolk Coastal is higher£69.9m£70.2m£66.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£323.5m£324.9m£306.8mArundel and South Downs is higherDepends on how you count£329.8m£331.2m£312.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mSuffolk Coastal is higher£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.3m£17.3m£16.4mSuffolk Coastal is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£36.4m£36.6m£34.5mSuffolk Coastal is higher£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mSuffolk Coastal is higher£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.2m£5.2m£5.0mSuffolk Coastal is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.1m£65.4m£61.8mSuffolk Coastal is higher£56.2m£56.5m£53.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mArundel and South Downs is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSuffolk Coastal is higher£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mArundel and South Downs is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,412Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count28,399
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,764Suffolk Coastal is higher1,661
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,543Suffolk Coastal is higher3,073
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,398Suffolk Coastal is higher3,640
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,906Suffolk Coastal is higher6,322
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,070Suffolk Coastal is higher895
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| Measure | Suffolk Coastal | Arundel and South Downs | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £493.5m£495.6m£468.1m | £470.4m£472.4m£446.1m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £348.1m£349.6m£330.2m | £352.1m£353.6m£334.0m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £84.3m£84.7m£80.0m | £69.9m£70.2m£66.3m | Suffolk Coastal |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £323.5m£324.9m£306.8m | £329.8m£331.2m£312.8m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.9m£6.9m£6.5m | £6.6m£6.7m£6.3m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.3m£17.3m£16.4m | £15.3m£15.3m£14.5m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £36.4m£36.6m£34.5m | £23.5m£23.6m£22.3m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.9m£8.9m£8.4m | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.2m£5.2m£5.0m | £3.9m£3.9m£3.7m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.1m£65.4m£61.8m | £56.2m£56.5m£53.4m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.2m | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | £9.2m£9.3m£8.8m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.25m£0.25m£0.24m | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | Arundel and South Downs |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | £0.16m£0.16m£0.15m | Suffolk Coastal |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Suffolk Coastal |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,412 | 28,399 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,764 | 1,661 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,543 | 3,073 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,398 | 3,640 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,906 | 6,322 | Suffolk Coastal |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,070 | 895 | Suffolk Coastal |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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