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Suffolk Coastal and Lewes

95,308 and 97,384 residents (mid-2024).

Suffolk Coastal is higher than Lewes on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Suffolk Coastal is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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

Suffolk Coastal Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £5,178, Lewes £5,242Lewes: £5,242Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Lewes: £5,265Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Lewes: £4,973Suffolk Coastal: £4,912

    £5,178£5,200£4,912Lewes is higher£5,242£5,265£4,973

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal £12,294, Lewes £12,671Lewes: £12,671Suffolk Coastal: £12,294Lewes: £12,725Suffolk Coastal: £12,346Lewes: £12,019Suffolk Coastal: £11,661

    £12,294£12,346£11,661Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £1,627, Lewes £1,897Lewes: £1,897Suffolk Coastal: £1,627Lewes: £1,905Suffolk Coastal: £1,634Lewes: £1,799Suffolk Coastal: £1,543

    £1,627£1,634£1,543Lewes is higher£1,897£1,905£1,799

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal £11,424, Lewes £11,679Lewes: £11,679Suffolk Coastal: £11,424Lewes: £11,729Suffolk Coastal: £11,473Lewes: £11,078Suffolk Coastal: £10,837

    £11,424£11,473£10,837Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,679£11,729£11,078

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal £243, Lewes £282Lewes: £282Suffolk Coastal: £243Lewes: £284Suffolk Coastal: £244Lewes: £268Suffolk Coastal: £230

    £243£244£230Lewes is higher£282£284£268

  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: Suffolk Coastal £610, Lewes £691Lewes: £691Suffolk Coastal: £610Lewes: £694Suffolk Coastal: £612Lewes: £656Suffolk Coastal: £579

    £610£612£579Lewes is higher£691£694£656

  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: Suffolk Coastal £16, Lewes £18Lewes: £18Suffolk Coastal: £16Lewes: £18Suffolk Coastal: £17Lewes: £17Suffolk Coastal: £16

    £16£17£16Lewes is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £382, Lewes £369Lewes: £369Suffolk Coastal: £382Lewes: £370Suffolk Coastal: £384Lewes: £350Suffolk Coastal: £362

    £382£384£362Suffolk Coastal is higher£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £93, Lewes £149Lewes: £149Suffolk Coastal: £93Lewes: £150Suffolk Coastal: £94Lewes: £141Suffolk Coastal: £89

    £93£94£89Lewes is higher£149£150£141

  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: Suffolk Coastal £101, Lewes £95Lewes: £95Suffolk Coastal: £101Lewes: £95Suffolk Coastal: £101Lewes: £90Suffolk Coastal: £96

    £101£101£96Suffolk Coastal is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £1,256, Lewes £1,509Lewes: £1,509Suffolk Coastal: £1,256Lewes: £1,516Suffolk Coastal: £1,262Lewes: £1,432Suffolk Coastal: £1,192

    £1,256£1,262£1,192Lewes is higher£1,509£1,516£1,432

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £158, Lewes £198Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £187Suffolk Coastal: £150

    £158£158£150Lewes is higher£198£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £259, Lewes £280Lewes: £280Suffolk Coastal: £259Lewes: £281Suffolk Coastal: £260Lewes: £265Suffolk Coastal: £246

    £259£260£246Lewes is higher£280£281£265

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £4.85, Lewes £6.25Lewes: £6.25Suffolk Coastal: £4.85Lewes: £6.28Suffolk Coastal: £4.87Lewes: £5.93Suffolk Coastal: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Lewes is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal £5.72, Lewes £6.46Lewes: £6.46Suffolk Coastal: £5.72Lewes: £6.49Suffolk Coastal: £5.75Lewes: £6.13Suffolk Coastal: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Lewes is higher£6.46£6.49£6.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £8.53, Lewes £6.79Lewes: £6.79Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Lewes: £6.82Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Lewes: £6.44Suffolk Coastal: £8.09

    £8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal 1,003.5, Lewes 1,004.7Lewes: 1,004.7Suffolk Coastal: 1,003.5

    1,003.5Lewes is higherDepends on how you count1,004.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Suffolk Coastal 62.3, Lewes 69.3Lewes: 69.3Suffolk Coastal: 62.3

    62.3Lewes is higher69.3

  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: Suffolk Coastal 125.1, Lewes 138.9Lewes: 138.9Suffolk Coastal: 125.1

    125.1Lewes is higher138.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 56.6, Lewes 57.5Lewes: 57.5Suffolk Coastal: 56.6

    56.6Lewes is higher57.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal 152.6, Lewes 168.8Lewes: 168.8Suffolk Coastal: 152.6

    152.6Lewes is higher168.8

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Suffolk Coastal 20.7, Lewes 20.5Lewes: 20.5Suffolk Coastal: 20.7

    20.7Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count20.5

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Suffolk Coastal and Lewes, per person in the age group
MeasureSuffolk CoastalLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,178£5,200£4,912£5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,294£12,346£11,661£12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,627£1,634£1,543£1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,424£11,473£10,837£11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£243£244£230£282£284£268Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£610£612£579£691£694£656Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£17£16£18£18£17Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£362£369£370£350Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£149£150£141Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£95£95£90Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,256£1,262£1,192£1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£198£198£187Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£259£260£246£280£281£265Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£6.25£6.28£5.93Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.53£8.57£8.09£6.79£6.82£6.44Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.51,004.7Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.369.3Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.1138.9Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.657.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.6168.8Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.720.5Suffolk Coastal

Per resident

Suffolk Coastal is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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

Suffolk Coastal Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £5,178, Lewes £5,242Lewes: £5,242Suffolk Coastal: £5,178Lewes: £5,265Suffolk Coastal: £5,200Lewes: £4,973Suffolk Coastal: £4,912

    £5,178£5,200£4,912Lewes is higher£5,242£5,265£4,973

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £3,652, Lewes £3,464Lewes: £3,464Suffolk Coastal: £3,652Lewes: £3,479Suffolk Coastal: £3,668Lewes: £3,286Suffolk Coastal: £3,464

    £3,652£3,668£3,464Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,464£3,479£3,286

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £885, Lewes £1,056Lewes: £1,056Suffolk Coastal: £885Lewes: £1,060Suffolk Coastal: £888Lewes: £1,001Suffolk Coastal: £839

    £885£888£839Lewes is higher£1,056£1,060£1,001

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £3,394, Lewes £3,193Lewes: £3,193Suffolk Coastal: £3,394Lewes: £3,207Suffolk Coastal: £3,408Lewes: £3,029Suffolk Coastal: £3,219

    £3,394£3,408£3,219Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£3,193£3,207£3,029

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £72, Lewes £77Lewes: £77Suffolk Coastal: £72Lewes: £78Suffolk Coastal: £72Lewes: £73Suffolk Coastal: £68

    £72£72£68Lewes is higher£77£78£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £181, Lewes £189Lewes: £189Suffolk Coastal: £181Lewes: £190Suffolk Coastal: £182Lewes: £179Suffolk Coastal: £172

    £181£182£172Lewes is higher£189£190£179

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £4.88, Lewes £4.94Lewes: £4.94Suffolk Coastal: £4.88Lewes: £4.97Suffolk Coastal: £4.90Lewes: £4.69Suffolk Coastal: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Lewes is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £382, Lewes £369Lewes: £369Suffolk Coastal: £382Lewes: £370Suffolk Coastal: £384Lewes: £350Suffolk Coastal: £362

    £382£384£362Suffolk Coastal is higher£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £93, Lewes £149Lewes: £149Suffolk Coastal: £93Lewes: £150Suffolk Coastal: £94Lewes: £141Suffolk Coastal: £89

    £93£94£89Lewes is higher£149£150£141

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £55, Lewes £53Lewes: £53Suffolk Coastal: £55Lewes: £53Suffolk Coastal: £55Lewes: £50Suffolk Coastal: £52

    £55£55£52Suffolk Coastal is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £683, Lewes £840Lewes: £840Suffolk Coastal: £683Lewes: £844Suffolk Coastal: £686Lewes: £797Suffolk Coastal: £648

    £683£686£648Lewes is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £158, Lewes £198Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £198Suffolk Coastal: £158Lewes: £187Suffolk Coastal: £150

    £158£158£150Lewes is higher£198£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £141, Lewes £156Lewes: £156Suffolk Coastal: £141Lewes: £156Suffolk Coastal: £142Lewes: £148Suffolk Coastal: £134

    £141£142£134Lewes is higher£156£156£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £2.64, Lewes £3.48Lewes: £3.48Suffolk Coastal: £2.64Lewes: £3.49Suffolk Coastal: £2.65Lewes: £3.30Suffolk Coastal: £2.50

    £2.64£2.65£2.50Lewes is higher£3.48£3.49£3.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £3.11, Lewes £3.59Lewes: £3.59Suffolk Coastal: £3.11Lewes: £3.61Suffolk Coastal: £3.12Lewes: £3.41Suffolk Coastal: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Lewes is higher£3.59£3.61£3.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Suffolk Coastal £8.53, Lewes £6.79Lewes: £6.79Suffolk Coastal: £8.53Lewes: £6.82Suffolk Coastal: £8.57Lewes: £6.44Suffolk Coastal: £8.09

    £8.53£8.57£8.09Suffolk Coastal is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 298.1, Lewes 274.7Lewes: 274.7Suffolk Coastal: 298.1

    298.1Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count274.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 18.5, Lewes 18.9Lewes: 18.9Suffolk Coastal: 18.5

    18.5Lewes is higher18.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 37.2, Lewes 38.0Lewes: 38.0Suffolk Coastal: 37.2

    37.2Lewes is higher38.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 56.6, Lewes 57.5Lewes: 57.5Suffolk Coastal: 56.6

    56.6Lewes is higher57.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 83.0, Lewes 94.0Lewes: 94.0Suffolk Coastal: 83.0

    83.0Lewes is higher94.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Suffolk Coastal 11.2, Lewes 11.4Lewes: 11.4Suffolk Coastal: 11.2

    11.2Lewes is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Suffolk Coastal and Lewes, per resident
MeasureSuffolk CoastalLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,178£5,200£4,912£5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,652£3,668£3,464£3,464£3,479£3,286Suffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£885£888£839£1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,394£3,408£3,219£3,193£3,207£3,029Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£77£78£73Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£189£190£179Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£4.94£4.97£4.69Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£362£369£370£350Suffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£149£150£141Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£53£53£50Suffolk Coastal
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£683£686£648£840£844£797Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£198£198£187Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£156£156£148Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.64£2.65£2.50£3.48£3.49£3.30Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.53£8.57£8.09£6.79£6.82£6.44Suffolk Coastal
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026298.1274.7Suffolk Coastal
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.518.9Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.238.0Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.657.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.094.0Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.211.4Lewes

Total

Suffolk Coastal is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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

Suffolk Coastal Lewes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £493.5m, Lewes £510.5mLewes: £510.5mSuffolk Coastal: £493.5mLewes: £512.7mSuffolk Coastal: £495.6mLewes: £484.3mSuffolk Coastal: £468.1m

    £493.5m£495.6m£468.1mLewes is higher£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £348.1m, Lewes £337.4mLewes: £337.4mSuffolk Coastal: £348.1mLewes: £338.8mSuffolk Coastal: £349.6mLewes: £320.0mSuffolk Coastal: £330.2m

    £348.1m£349.6m£330.2mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £84.3m, Lewes £102.8mLewes: £102.8mSuffolk Coastal: £84.3mLewes: £103.2mSuffolk Coastal: £84.7mLewes: £97.5mSuffolk Coastal: £80.0m

    £84.3m£84.7m£80.0mLewes is higher£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Suffolk Coastal £323.5m, Lewes £311.0mLewes: £311.0mSuffolk Coastal: £323.5mLewes: £312.3mSuffolk Coastal: £324.9mLewes: £295.0mSuffolk Coastal: £306.8m

    £323.5m£324.9m£306.8mSuffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal £6.9m, Lewes £7.5mLewes: £7.5mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mLewes: £7.6mSuffolk Coastal: £6.9mLewes: £7.1mSuffolk Coastal: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mLewes is higher£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £17.3m, Lewes £18.4mLewes: £18.4mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mLewes: £18.5mSuffolk Coastal: £17.3mLewes: £17.5mSuffolk Coastal: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mLewes is higher£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.47m, Lewes £0.48mLewes: £0.48mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mLewes: £0.48mSuffolk Coastal: £0.47mLewes: £0.46mSuffolk Coastal: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mLewes is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £36.4m, Lewes £35.9mLewes: £35.9mSuffolk Coastal: £36.4mLewes: £36.1mSuffolk Coastal: £36.6mLewes: £34.1mSuffolk Coastal: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.6m£34.5mSuffolk Coastal is higher£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £8.9m, Lewes £14.5mLewes: £14.5mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mLewes: £14.6mSuffolk Coastal: £8.9mLewes: £13.8mSuffolk Coastal: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mLewes is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal £5.2m, Lewes £5.1mLewes: £5.1mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mLewes: £5.2mSuffolk Coastal: £5.2mLewes: £4.9mSuffolk Coastal: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.2m£5.0mSuffolk Coastal is higher£5.1m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal £65.1m, Lewes £81.8mLewes: £81.8mSuffolk Coastal: £65.1mLewes: £82.2mSuffolk Coastal: £65.4mLewes: £77.6mSuffolk Coastal: £61.8m

    £65.1m£65.4m£61.8mLewes is higher£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Suffolk Coastal £15.0m, Lewes £19.2mLewes: £19.2mSuffolk Coastal: £15.0mLewes: £19.3mSuffolk Coastal: £15.1mLewes: £18.2mSuffolk Coastal: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mLewes is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Suffolk Coastal £13.4m, Lewes £15.2mLewes: £15.2mSuffolk Coastal: £13.4mLewes: £15.2mSuffolk Coastal: £13.5mLewes: £14.4mSuffolk Coastal: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mLewes is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.25m, Lewes £0.34mLewes: £0.34mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mLewes: £0.34mSuffolk Coastal: £0.25mLewes: £0.32mSuffolk Coastal: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mLewes is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.30m, Lewes £0.35mLewes: £0.35mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mLewes: £0.35mSuffolk Coastal: £0.30mLewes: £0.33mSuffolk Coastal: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mLewes is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Suffolk Coastal £0.81m, Lewes £0.66mLewes: £0.66mSuffolk Coastal: £0.81mLewes: £0.66mSuffolk Coastal: £0.82mLewes: £0.63mSuffolk Coastal: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSuffolk Coastal is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Suffolk Coastal 28,412, Lewes 26,750Lewes: 26,750Suffolk Coastal: 28,412

    28,412Suffolk Coastal is higherDepends on how you count26,750

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal 1,764, Lewes 1,844Lewes: 1,844Suffolk Coastal: 1,764

    1,764Lewes is higher1,844

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal 3,543, Lewes 3,699Lewes: 3,699Suffolk Coastal: 3,543

    3,543Lewes is higher3,699

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal 5,398, Lewes 5,603Lewes: 5,603Suffolk Coastal: 5,398

    5,398Lewes is higher5,603

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Suffolk Coastal 7,906, Lewes 9,152Lewes: 9,152Suffolk Coastal: 7,906

    7,906Lewes is higher9,152

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Suffolk Coastal 1,070, Lewes 1,112Lewes: 1,112Suffolk Coastal: 1,070

    1,070Lewes is higherDepends on how you count1,112

Show the numbers
Suffolk Coastal and Lewes, total
MeasureSuffolk CoastalLewesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£493.5m£495.6m£468.1m£510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£348.1m£349.6m£330.2m£337.4m£338.8m£320.0mSuffolk Coastal
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£84.3m£84.7m£80.0m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£323.5m£324.9m£306.8m£311.0m£312.3m£295.0mSuffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mLewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mLewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mLewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.6m£34.5m£35.9m£36.1m£34.1mSuffolk Coastal
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£5.0m£5.1m£5.2m£4.9mSuffolk Coastal
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m£81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mSuffolk Coastal
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,41226,750Suffolk Coastal
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7641,844Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5433,699Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3985,603Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9069,152Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0701,112Lewes

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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