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Wallasey and East Thanet

98,251 and 106,234 residents (mid-2024).

Wallasey is higher than East Thanet on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Wallasey is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and East Thanet on 9. 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

Wallasey East Thanet

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wallasey £5,819, East Thanet £5,949East Thanet: £5,949Wallasey: £5,819East Thanet: £5,974Wallasey: £5,844East Thanet: £5,643Wallasey: £5,520

    £5,819£5,844£5,520East Thanet is higher£5,949£5,974£5,643

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wallasey £13,189, East Thanet £13,160East Thanet: £13,160Wallasey: £13,189East Thanet: £13,216Wallasey: £13,245East Thanet: £12,483Wallasey: £12,511

    £13,189£13,245£12,511Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£13,160£13,216£12,483

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £2,953, East Thanet £3,463East Thanet: £3,463Wallasey: £2,953East Thanet: £3,478Wallasey: £2,965East Thanet: £3,285Wallasey: £2,801

    £2,953£2,965£2,801East Thanet is higher£3,463£3,478£3,285

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wallasey £11,561, East Thanet £11,592East Thanet: £11,592Wallasey: £11,561East Thanet: £11,641Wallasey: £11,611East Thanet: £10,996Wallasey: £10,967

    £11,561£11,611£10,967East Thanet is higher£11,592£11,641£10,996

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wallasey £640, East Thanet £655East Thanet: £655Wallasey: £640East Thanet: £658Wallasey: £643East Thanet: £621Wallasey: £607

    £640£643£607East Thanet is higher£655£658£621

  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: Wallasey £949, East Thanet £875East Thanet: £875Wallasey: £949East Thanet: £879Wallasey: £953East Thanet: £830Wallasey: £900

    £949£953£900Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£875£879£830

  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: Wallasey £39, East Thanet £37East Thanet: £37Wallasey: £39East Thanet: £37Wallasey: £39East Thanet: £35Wallasey: £37

    £39£39£37Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £799, East Thanet £651East Thanet: £651Wallasey: £799East Thanet: £654Wallasey: £803East Thanet: £617Wallasey: £758

    £799£803£758Wallasey is higher£651£654£617

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £248, East Thanet £210East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £248East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £249East Thanet: £199Wallasey: £235

    £248£249£235Wallasey is higher£210£210£199

  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: Wallasey £189, East Thanet £198East Thanet: £198Wallasey: £189East Thanet: £199Wallasey: £190East Thanet: £188Wallasey: £179

    £189£190£179East Thanet is higher£198£199£188

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £2,177, East Thanet £2,859East Thanet: £2,859Wallasey: £2,177East Thanet: £2,871Wallasey: £2,186East Thanet: £2,712Wallasey: £2,065

    £2,177£2,186£2,065East Thanet is higher£2,859£2,871£2,712

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wallasey £296, East Thanet £274East Thanet: £274Wallasey: £296East Thanet: £275Wallasey: £298East Thanet: £260Wallasey: £281

    £296£298£281Wallasey is higher£274£275£260

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £566, East Thanet £386East Thanet: £386Wallasey: £566East Thanet: £388Wallasey: £568East Thanet: £366Wallasey: £537

    £566£568£537Wallasey is higher£386£388£366

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £9.17, East Thanet £10East Thanet: £10Wallasey: £9.17East Thanet: £10Wallasey: £9.21East Thanet: £9.80Wallasey: £8.70

    £9.17£9.21£8.70East Thanet is higher£10£10£9.80

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £12, East Thanet £9.34East Thanet: £9.34Wallasey: £12East Thanet: £9.38Wallasey: £12East Thanet: £8.86Wallasey: £11

    £12£12£11Wallasey is higher£9.34£9.38£8.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wallasey £7.22, East Thanet £5.46East Thanet: £5.46Wallasey: £7.22East Thanet: £5.48Wallasey: £7.25East Thanet: £5.18Wallasey: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85Wallasey is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wallasey 1,034.6, East Thanet 1,030.5East Thanet: 1,030.5Wallasey: 1,034.6

    1,034.6Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count1,030.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wallasey 156.4, East Thanet 149.9East Thanet: 149.9Wallasey: 156.4

    156.4Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count149.9

  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: Wallasey 194.3, East Thanet 183.9East Thanet: 183.9Wallasey: 194.3

    194.3Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count183.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 118.3, East Thanet 99.3East Thanet: 99.3Wallasey: 118.3

    118.3Wallasey is higher99.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wallasey 257.1, East Thanet 298.6East Thanet: 298.6Wallasey: 257.1

    257.1East Thanet is higher298.6

  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: Wallasey 39.9, East Thanet 43.4East Thanet: 43.4Wallasey: 39.9

    39.9East Thanet is higher43.4

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Wallasey and East Thanet, per person in the age group
MeasureWallaseyEast ThanetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,819£5,844£5,520£5,949£5,974£5,643East Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,189£13,245£12,511£13,160£13,216£12,483Wallasey
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,953£2,965£2,801£3,463£3,478£3,285East Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,561£11,611£10,967£11,592£11,641£10,996East Thanet
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£640£643£607£655£658£621East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£949£953£900£875£879£830Wallasey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£37£37£35Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£799£803£758£651£654£617Wallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£210£210£199Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£179£198£199£188East Thanet
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,177£2,186£2,065£2,859£2,871£2,712East Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£296£298£281£274£275£260Wallasey
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£566£568£537£386£388£366Wallasey
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.17£9.21£8.70£10£10£9.80East Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£9.34£9.38£8.86Wallasey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£5.46£5.48£5.18Wallasey
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.61,030.5Wallasey
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4149.9Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026194.3183.9Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.399.3Wallasey
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026257.1298.6East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.943.4East Thanet

Per resident

Wallasey is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and East Thanet on 11. 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

Wallasey East Thanet

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wallasey £5,819, East Thanet £5,949East Thanet: £5,949Wallasey: £5,819East Thanet: £5,974Wallasey: £5,844East Thanet: £5,643Wallasey: £5,520

    £5,819£5,844£5,520East Thanet is higher£5,949£5,974£5,643

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wallasey £2,683, East Thanet £2,756East Thanet: £2,756Wallasey: £2,683East Thanet: £2,767Wallasey: £2,695East Thanet: £2,614Wallasey: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,756£2,767£2,614

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wallasey £1,784, East Thanet £2,054East Thanet: £2,054Wallasey: £1,784East Thanet: £2,062Wallasey: £1,792East Thanet: £1,948Wallasey: £1,693

    £1,784£1,792£1,693East Thanet is higher£2,054£2,062£1,948

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wallasey £2,352, East Thanet £2,427East Thanet: £2,427Wallasey: £2,352East Thanet: £2,438Wallasey: £2,362East Thanet: £2,303Wallasey: £2,231

    £2,352£2,362£2,231East Thanet is higher£2,427£2,438£2,303

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wallasey £130, East Thanet £137East Thanet: £137Wallasey: £130East Thanet: £138Wallasey: £131East Thanet: £130Wallasey: £123

    £130£131£123East Thanet is higher£137£138£130

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £193, East Thanet £183East Thanet: £183Wallasey: £193East Thanet: £184Wallasey: £194East Thanet: £174Wallasey: £183

    £193£194£183Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wallasey £7.89, East Thanet £7.81East Thanet: £7.81Wallasey: £7.89East Thanet: £7.85Wallasey: £7.92East Thanet: £7.41Wallasey: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£7.81£7.85£7.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £799, East Thanet £651East Thanet: £651Wallasey: £799East Thanet: £654Wallasey: £803East Thanet: £617Wallasey: £758

    £799£803£758Wallasey is higher£651£654£617

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £248, East Thanet £210East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £248East Thanet: £210Wallasey: £249East Thanet: £199Wallasey: £235

    £248£249£235Wallasey is higher£210£210£199

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wallasey £114, East Thanet £118East Thanet: £118Wallasey: £114East Thanet: £118Wallasey: £115East Thanet: £112Wallasey: £108

    £114£115£108East Thanet is higher£118£118£112

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wallasey £1,316, East Thanet £1,695East Thanet: £1,695Wallasey: £1,316East Thanet: £1,702Wallasey: £1,321East Thanet: £1,608Wallasey: £1,248

    £1,316£1,321£1,248East Thanet is higher£1,695£1,702£1,608

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wallasey £296, East Thanet £274East Thanet: £274Wallasey: £296East Thanet: £275Wallasey: £298East Thanet: £260Wallasey: £281

    £296£298£281Wallasey is higher£274£275£260

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wallasey £342, East Thanet £229East Thanet: £229Wallasey: £342East Thanet: £230Wallasey: £343East Thanet: £217Wallasey: £324

    £342£343£324Wallasey is higher£229£230£217

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wallasey £5.55, East Thanet £6.13East Thanet: £6.13Wallasey: £5.55East Thanet: £6.15Wallasey: £5.57East Thanet: £5.81Wallasey: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26East Thanet is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wallasey £7.27, East Thanet £5.55East Thanet: £5.55Wallasey: £7.27East Thanet: £5.57Wallasey: £7.31East Thanet: £5.26Wallasey: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Wallasey is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wallasey £7.22, East Thanet £5.46East Thanet: £5.46Wallasey: £7.22East Thanet: £5.48Wallasey: £7.25East Thanet: £5.18Wallasey: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85Wallasey is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 210.5, East Thanet 215.8East Thanet: 215.8Wallasey: 210.5

    210.5East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count215.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 31.8, East Thanet 31.4East Thanet: 31.4Wallasey: 31.8

    31.8Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count31.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 39.5, East Thanet 38.5East Thanet: 38.5Wallasey: 39.5

    39.5Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count38.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 118.3, East Thanet 99.3East Thanet: 99.3Wallasey: 118.3

    118.3Wallasey is higher99.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 155.4, East Thanet 177.0East Thanet: 177.0Wallasey: 155.4

    155.4East Thanet is higher177.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 24.1, East Thanet 25.7East Thanet: 25.7Wallasey: 24.1

    24.1East Thanet is higher25.7

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Wallasey and East Thanet, per resident
MeasureWallaseyEast ThanetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,819£5,844£5,520£5,949£5,974£5,643East Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,756£2,767£2,614East Thanet
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,784£1,792£1,693£2,054£2,062£1,948East Thanet
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,352£2,362£2,231£2,427£2,438£2,303East Thanet
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£137£138£130East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£193£194£183£183£184£174Wallasey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£7.81£7.85£7.41Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£799£803£758£651£654£617Wallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£210£210£199Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£118£118£112East Thanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,316£1,321£1,248£1,695£1,702£1,608East Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£296£298£281£274£275£260Wallasey
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£342£343£324£229£230£217Wallasey
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£6.13£6.15£5.81East Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£5.55£5.57£5.26Wallasey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£5.46£5.48£5.18Wallasey
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.5215.8East Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.831.4Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.538.5Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.399.3Wallasey
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026155.4177.0East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.125.7East Thanet

Total

Wallasey is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and East Thanet 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

Wallasey East Thanet

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wallasey £571.7m, East Thanet £632.0mEast Thanet: £632.0mWallasey: £571.7mEast Thanet: £634.7mWallasey: £574.2mEast Thanet: £599.5mWallasey: £542.3m

    £571.7m£574.2m£542.3mEast Thanet is higher£632.0m£634.7m£599.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wallasey £263.6m, East Thanet £292.8mEast Thanet: £292.8mWallasey: £263.6mEast Thanet: £294.0mWallasey: £264.8mEast Thanet: £277.7mWallasey: £250.1m

    £263.6m£264.8m£250.1mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£292.8m£294.0m£277.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wallasey £175.3m, East Thanet £218.2mEast Thanet: £218.2mWallasey: £175.3mEast Thanet: £219.1mWallasey: £176.1mEast Thanet: £206.9mWallasey: £166.3m

    £175.3m£176.1m£166.3mEast Thanet is higher£218.2m£219.1m£206.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wallasey £231.1m, East Thanet £257.9mEast Thanet: £257.9mWallasey: £231.1mEast Thanet: £259.0mWallasey: £232.1mEast Thanet: £244.6mWallasey: £219.2m

    £231.1m£232.1m£219.2mEast Thanet is higher£257.9m£259.0m£244.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wallasey £12.8m, East Thanet £14.6mEast Thanet: £14.6mWallasey: £12.8mEast Thanet: £14.6mWallasey: £12.8mEast Thanet: £13.8mWallasey: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.8m£12.1mEast Thanet is higher£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wallasey £19.0m, East Thanet £19.5mEast Thanet: £19.5mWallasey: £19.0mEast Thanet: £19.6mWallasey: £19.1mEast Thanet: £18.5mWallasey: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wallasey £0.77m, East Thanet £0.83mEast Thanet: £0.83mWallasey: £0.77mEast Thanet: £0.83mWallasey: £0.78mEast Thanet: £0.79mWallasey: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mEast Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wallasey £78.5m, East Thanet £69.1mEast Thanet: £69.1mWallasey: £78.5mEast Thanet: £69.4mWallasey: £78.9mEast Thanet: £65.6mWallasey: £74.5m

    £78.5m£78.9m£74.5mWallasey is higher£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wallasey £24.4m, East Thanet £22.3mEast Thanet: £22.3mWallasey: £24.4mEast Thanet: £22.4mWallasey: £24.5mEast Thanet: £21.1mWallasey: £23.1m

    £24.4m£24.5m£23.1mWallasey is higher£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wallasey £11.2m, East Thanet £12.5mEast Thanet: £12.5mWallasey: £11.2mEast Thanet: £12.6mWallasey: £11.3mEast Thanet: £11.9mWallasey: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.3m£10.6mEast Thanet is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wallasey £129.3m, East Thanet £180.1mEast Thanet: £180.1mWallasey: £129.3mEast Thanet: £180.8mWallasey: £129.8mEast Thanet: £170.8mWallasey: £122.6m

    £129.3m£129.8m£122.6mEast Thanet is higher£180.1m£180.8m£170.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wallasey £29.1m, East Thanet £29.1mEast Thanet: £29.1mWallasey: £29.1mEast Thanet: £29.2mWallasey: £29.3mEast Thanet: £27.6mWallasey: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.3m£27.6mWallasey is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wallasey £33.6m, East Thanet £24.3mEast Thanet: £24.3mWallasey: £33.6mEast Thanet: £24.4mWallasey: £33.7mEast Thanet: £23.1mWallasey: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.7m£31.9mWallasey is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wallasey £0.54m, East Thanet £0.65mEast Thanet: £0.65mWallasey: £0.54mEast Thanet: £0.65mWallasey: £0.55mEast Thanet: £0.62mWallasey: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mEast Thanet is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wallasey £0.71m, East Thanet £0.59mEast Thanet: £0.59mWallasey: £0.71mEast Thanet: £0.59mWallasey: £0.72mEast Thanet: £0.56mWallasey: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mWallasey is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wallasey £0.71m, East Thanet £0.58mEast Thanet: £0.58mWallasey: £0.71mEast Thanet: £0.58mWallasey: £0.71mEast Thanet: £0.55mWallasey: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWallasey is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wallasey 20,680, East Thanet 22,925East Thanet: 22,925Wallasey: 20,680

    20,680East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count22,925

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wallasey 3,126, East Thanet 3,334East Thanet: 3,334Wallasey: 3,126

    3,126East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count3,334

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wallasey 3,883, East Thanet 4,091East Thanet: 4,091Wallasey: 3,883

    3,883East Thanet is higherDepends on how you count4,091

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wallasey 11,623, East Thanet 10,544East Thanet: 10,544Wallasey: 11,623

    11,623Wallasey is higher10,544

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wallasey 15,267, East Thanet 18,808East Thanet: 18,808Wallasey: 15,267

    15,267East Thanet is higher18,808

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wallasey 2,370, East Thanet 2,733East Thanet: 2,733Wallasey: 2,370

    2,370East Thanet is higher2,733

Show the numbers
Wallasey and East Thanet, total
MeasureWallaseyEast ThanetHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£571.7m£574.2m£542.3m£632.0m£634.7m£599.5mEast Thanet
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£263.6m£264.8m£250.1m£292.8m£294.0m£277.7mEast Thanet
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.3m£176.1m£166.3m£218.2m£219.1m£206.9mEast Thanet
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£231.1m£232.1m£219.2m£257.9m£259.0m£244.6mEast Thanet
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m£14.6m£14.6m£13.8mEast Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mEast Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mEast Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£78.5m£78.9m£74.5m£69.1m£69.4m£65.6mWallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mWallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.3m£10.6m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mEast Thanet
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£129.3m£129.8m£122.6m£180.1m£180.8m£170.8mEast Thanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mWallasey
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mWallasey
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mEast Thanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mWallasey
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWallasey
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,68022,925East Thanet
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1263,334East Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8834,091East Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,62310,544Wallasey
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,26718,808East Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3702,733East Thanet

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.
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  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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