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West Worcestershire and Lewes

102,513 and 97,384 residents (mid-2024).

West Worcestershire is higher than Lewes on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 12 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

West Worcestershire 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

West Worcestershire Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4,973, Lewes £5,242Lewes: £5,242West Worcestershire: £4,973Lewes: £5,265West Worcestershire: £4,994Lewes: £4,973West Worcestershire: £4,717

    £4,973£4,994£4,717Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £12,566, Lewes £12,671Lewes: £12,671West Worcestershire: £12,566Lewes: £12,725West Worcestershire: £12,620Lewes: £12,019West Worcestershire: £11,920

    £12,566£12,620£11,920Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £1,621, Lewes £1,897Lewes: £1,897West Worcestershire: £1,621Lewes: £1,905West Worcestershire: £1,628Lewes: £1,799West Worcestershire: £1,538

    £1,621£1,628£1,538Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £11,586, Lewes £11,679Lewes: £11,679West Worcestershire: £11,586Lewes: £11,729West Worcestershire: £11,635Lewes: £11,078West Worcestershire: £10,989

    £11,586£11,635£10,989Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £272, Lewes £282Lewes: £282West Worcestershire: £272Lewes: £284West Worcestershire: £273Lewes: £268West Worcestershire: £258

    £272£273£258Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£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: West Worcestershire £691, Lewes £691Lewes: £691West Worcestershire: £691Lewes: £694West Worcestershire: £694Lewes: £656West Worcestershire: £655

    £691£694£655Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£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: West Worcestershire £18, Lewes £18Lewes: £18West Worcestershire: £18Lewes: £18West Worcestershire: £18Lewes: £17West Worcestershire: £17

    £18£18£17Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £356, Lewes £369Lewes: £369West Worcestershire: £356Lewes: £370West Worcestershire: £358Lewes: £350West Worcestershire: £338

    £356£358£338Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £96, Lewes £149Lewes: £149West Worcestershire: £96Lewes: £150West Worcestershire: £96Lewes: £141West Worcestershire: £91

    £96£96£91Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £100, Lewes £95Lewes: £95West Worcestershire: £100Lewes: £95West Worcestershire: £101Lewes: £90West Worcestershire: £95

    £100£101£95West Worcestershire is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Worcestershire £1,266, Lewes £1,509Lewes: £1,509West Worcestershire: £1,266Lewes: £1,516West Worcestershire: £1,272Lewes: £1,432West Worcestershire: £1,201

    £1,266£1,272£1,201Lewes is higher£1,509£1,516£1,432

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Worcestershire £151, Lewes £198Lewes: £198West Worcestershire: £151Lewes: £198West Worcestershire: £152Lewes: £187West Worcestershire: £144

    £151£152£144Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £243, Lewes £280Lewes: £280West Worcestershire: £243Lewes: £281West Worcestershire: £244Lewes: £265West Worcestershire: £230

    £243£244£230Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £6.41, Lewes £6.25Lewes: £6.25West Worcestershire: £6.41Lewes: £6.28West Worcestershire: £6.44Lewes: £5.93West Worcestershire: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08West Worcestershire 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: West Worcestershire £5.37, Lewes £6.46Lewes: £6.46West Worcestershire: £5.37Lewes: £6.49West Worcestershire: £5.39Lewes: £6.13West Worcestershire: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Lewes is higher£6.46£6.49£6.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4.61, Lewes £6.79Lewes: £6.79West Worcestershire: £4.61Lewes: £6.82West Worcestershire: £4.63Lewes: £6.44West Worcestershire: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Lewes 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: West Worcestershire 1,016.5, Lewes 1,004.7Lewes: 1,004.7West Worcestershire: 1,016.5

    1,016.5West Worcestershire is higher1,004.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Worcestershire 70.5, Lewes 69.3Lewes: 69.3West Worcestershire: 70.5

    70.5West Worcestershire 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: West Worcestershire 139.1, Lewes 138.9Lewes: 138.9West Worcestershire: 139.1

    139.1West Worcestershire 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: West Worcestershire 51.5, Lewes 57.5Lewes: 57.5West Worcestershire: 51.5

    51.5Lewes 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: West Worcestershire 146.4, Lewes 168.8Lewes: 168.8West Worcestershire: 146.4

    146.4Lewes 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: West Worcestershire 22.2, Lewes 20.5Lewes: 20.5West Worcestershire: 22.2

    22.2West Worcestershire is higher20.5

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West Worcestershire and Lewes, per person in the age group
MeasureWest WorcestershireLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,973£4,994£4,717£5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,566£12,620£11,920£12,671£12,725£12,019Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,621£1,628£1,538£1,897£1,905£1,799Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,586£11,635£10,989£11,679£11,729£11,078Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£272£273£258£282£284£268Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£691£694£655£691£694£656Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£356£358£338£369£370£350Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£149£150£141Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£101£95£95£95£90West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,266£1,272£1,201£1,509£1,516£1,432Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£151£152£144£198£198£187Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£243£244£230£280£281£265Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£6.25£6.28£5.93West Worcestershire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.46£6.49£6.13Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.51,004.7West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202670.569.3West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.1138.9West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.557.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026146.4168.8Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.220.5West Worcestershire

Per resident

West Worcestershire is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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

West Worcestershire Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4,973, Lewes £5,242Lewes: £5,242West Worcestershire: £4,973Lewes: £5,265West Worcestershire: £4,994Lewes: £4,973West Worcestershire: £4,717

    £4,973£4,994£4,717Lewes is higher£5,242£5,265£4,973

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £3,461, Lewes £3,464Lewes: £3,464West Worcestershire: £3,461Lewes: £3,479West Worcestershire: £3,476Lewes: £3,286West Worcestershire: £3,283

    £3,461£3,476£3,283Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£3,464£3,479£3,286

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £904, Lewes £1,056Lewes: £1,056West Worcestershire: £904Lewes: £1,060West Worcestershire: £908Lewes: £1,001West Worcestershire: £858

    £904£908£858Lewes is higher£1,056£1,060£1,001

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Worcestershire £3,191, Lewes £3,193Lewes: £3,193West Worcestershire: £3,191Lewes: £3,207West Worcestershire: £3,204Lewes: £3,029West Worcestershire: £3,027

    £3,191£3,204£3,027Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£3,193£3,207£3,029

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Worcestershire £75, Lewes £77Lewes: £77West Worcestershire: £75Lewes: £78West Worcestershire: £75Lewes: £73West Worcestershire: £71

    £75£75£71Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£77£78£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £190, Lewes £189Lewes: £189West Worcestershire: £190Lewes: £190West Worcestershire: £191Lewes: £179West Worcestershire: £181

    £190£191£181West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£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: West Worcestershire £4.93, Lewes £4.94Lewes: £4.94West Worcestershire: £4.93Lewes: £4.97West Worcestershire: £4.95Lewes: £4.69West Worcestershire: £4.68

    £4.93£4.95£4.68Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£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: West Worcestershire £356, Lewes £369Lewes: £369West Worcestershire: £356Lewes: £370West Worcestershire: £358Lewes: £350West Worcestershire: £338

    £356£358£338Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Worcestershire £96, Lewes £149Lewes: £149West Worcestershire: £96Lewes: £150West Worcestershire: £96Lewes: £141West Worcestershire: £91

    £96£96£91Lewes 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: West Worcestershire £56, Lewes £53Lewes: £53West Worcestershire: £56Lewes: £53West Worcestershire: £56Lewes: £50West Worcestershire: £53

    £56£56£53West Worcestershire is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Worcestershire £707, Lewes £840Lewes: £840West Worcestershire: £707Lewes: £844West Worcestershire: £710Lewes: £797West Worcestershire: £670

    £707£710£670Lewes is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Worcestershire £151, Lewes £198Lewes: £198West Worcestershire: £151Lewes: £198West Worcestershire: £152Lewes: £187West Worcestershire: £144

    £151£152£144Lewes is higher£198£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Worcestershire £135, Lewes £156Lewes: £156West Worcestershire: £135Lewes: £156West Worcestershire: £136Lewes: £148West Worcestershire: £128

    £135£136£128Lewes is higher£156£156£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Worcestershire £3.57, Lewes £3.48Lewes: £3.48West Worcestershire: £3.57Lewes: £3.49West Worcestershire: £3.59Lewes: £3.30West Worcestershire: £3.39

    £3.57£3.59£3.39West Worcestershire is higher£3.48£3.49£3.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Worcestershire £2.99, Lewes £3.59Lewes: £3.59West Worcestershire: £2.99Lewes: £3.61West Worcestershire: £3.01Lewes: £3.41West Worcestershire: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84Lewes is higher£3.59£3.61£3.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Worcestershire £4.61, Lewes £6.79Lewes: £6.79West Worcestershire: £4.61Lewes: £6.82West Worcestershire: £4.63Lewes: £6.44West Worcestershire: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Lewes is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Worcestershire 280.0, Lewes 274.7Lewes: 274.7West Worcestershire: 280.0

    280.0West Worcestershire is higher274.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Worcestershire 19.4, Lewes 18.9Lewes: 18.9West Worcestershire: 19.4

    19.4West Worcestershire 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: West Worcestershire 38.3, Lewes 38.0Lewes: 38.0West Worcestershire: 38.3

    38.3West Worcestershire 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: West Worcestershire 51.5, Lewes 57.5Lewes: 57.5West Worcestershire: 51.5

    51.5Lewes is higher57.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Worcestershire 81.7, Lewes 94.0Lewes: 94.0West Worcestershire: 81.7

    81.7Lewes 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: West Worcestershire 12.4, Lewes 11.4Lewes: 11.4West Worcestershire: 12.4

    12.4West Worcestershire is higher11.4

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West Worcestershire and Lewes, per resident
MeasureWest WorcestershireLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,973£4,994£4,717£5,242£5,265£4,973Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,461£3,476£3,283£3,464£3,479£3,286Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£904£908£858£1,056£1,060£1,001Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,191£3,204£3,027£3,193£3,207£3,029Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£77£78£73Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£181£189£190£179West Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.93£4.95£4.68£4.94£4.97£4.69Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£356£358£338£369£370£350Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£149£150£141Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£53£53£50West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£707£710£670£840£844£797Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£151£152£144£198£198£187Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£156£156£148Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39£3.48£3.49£3.30West Worcestershire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£3.59£3.61£3.41Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026280.0274.7West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.418.9West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.338.0West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.557.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202681.794.0Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.411.4West Worcestershire

Total

West Worcestershire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Lewes on 10. 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

West Worcestershire Lewes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Worcestershire £509.8m, Lewes £510.5mLewes: £510.5mWest Worcestershire: £509.8mLewes: £512.7mWest Worcestershire: £512.0mLewes: £484.3mWest Worcestershire: £483.6m

    £509.8m£512.0m£483.6mLewes is higher£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Worcestershire £354.8m, Lewes £337.4mLewes: £337.4mWest Worcestershire: £354.8mLewes: £338.8mWest Worcestershire: £356.3mLewes: £320.0mWest Worcestershire: £336.5m

    £354.8m£356.3m£336.5mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Worcestershire £92.7m, Lewes £102.8mLewes: £102.8mWest Worcestershire: £92.7mLewes: £103.2mWest Worcestershire: £93.1mLewes: £97.5mWest Worcestershire: £88.0m

    £92.7m£93.1m£88.0mLewes is higher£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Worcestershire £327.1m, Lewes £311.0mLewes: £311.0mWest Worcestershire: £327.1mLewes: £312.3mWest Worcestershire: £328.5mLewes: £295.0mWest Worcestershire: £310.3m

    £327.1m£328.5m£310.3mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£311.0m£312.3m£295.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Worcestershire £7.7m, Lewes £7.5mLewes: £7.5mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mLewes: £7.6mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mLewes: £7.1mWest Worcestershire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire £19.5m, Lewes £18.4mLewes: £18.4mWest Worcestershire: £19.5mLewes: £18.5mWest Worcestershire: £19.6mLewes: £17.5mWest Worcestershire: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£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: West Worcestershire £0.51m, Lewes £0.48mLewes: £0.48mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mLewes: £0.48mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mLewes: £0.46mWest Worcestershire: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire £36.5m, Lewes £35.9mLewes: £35.9mWest Worcestershire: £36.5mLewes: £36.1mWest Worcestershire: £36.7mLewes: £34.1mWest Worcestershire: £34.6m

    £36.5m£36.7m£34.6mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire £9.8m, Lewes £14.5mLewes: £14.5mWest Worcestershire: £9.8mLewes: £14.6mWest Worcestershire: £9.9mLewes: £13.8mWest Worcestershire: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mLewes 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: West Worcestershire £5.7m, Lewes £5.1mLewes: £5.1mWest Worcestershire: £5.7mLewes: £5.2mWest Worcestershire: £5.8mLewes: £4.9mWest Worcestershire: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.4mWest Worcestershire is higher£5.1m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Worcestershire £72.4m, Lewes £81.8mLewes: £81.8mWest Worcestershire: £72.4mLewes: £82.2mWest Worcestershire: £72.7mLewes: £77.6mWest Worcestershire: £68.7m

    £72.4m£72.7m£68.7mLewes is higher£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Worcestershire £15.5m, Lewes £19.2mLewes: £19.2mWest Worcestershire: £15.5mLewes: £19.3mWest Worcestershire: £15.6mLewes: £18.2mWest Worcestershire: £14.7m

    £15.5m£15.6m£14.7mLewes is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Worcestershire £13.9m, Lewes £15.2mLewes: £15.2mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mLewes: £15.2mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mLewes: £14.4mWest Worcestershire: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mLewes is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Worcestershire £0.37m, Lewes £0.34mLewes: £0.34mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mLewes: £0.34mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mLewes: £0.32mWest Worcestershire: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Worcestershire £0.31m, Lewes £0.35mLewes: £0.35mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mLewes: £0.35mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mLewes: £0.33mWest Worcestershire: £0.29m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.29mLewes is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Worcestershire £0.47m, Lewes £0.66mLewes: £0.66mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mLewes: £0.66mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mLewes: £0.63mWest Worcestershire: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mLewes is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Worcestershire 28,700, Lewes 26,750Lewes: 26,750West Worcestershire: 28,700

    28,700West Worcestershire is higher26,750

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Worcestershire 1,990, Lewes 1,844Lewes: 1,844West Worcestershire: 1,990

    1,990West Worcestershire is higher1,844

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire 3,926, Lewes 3,699Lewes: 3,699West Worcestershire: 3,926

    3,926West Worcestershire is higher3,699

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Worcestershire 5,274, Lewes 5,603Lewes: 5,603West Worcestershire: 5,274

    5,274Lewes is higher5,603

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Worcestershire 8,371, Lewes 9,152Lewes: 9,152West Worcestershire: 8,371

    8,371Lewes is higher9,152

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Worcestershire 1,267, Lewes 1,112Lewes: 1,112West Worcestershire: 1,267

    1,267West Worcestershire is higher1,112

Show the numbers
West Worcestershire and Lewes, total
MeasureWest WorcestershireLewesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£509.8m£512.0m£483.6m£510.5m£512.7m£484.3mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£354.8m£356.3m£336.5m£337.4m£338.8m£320.0mWest Worcestershire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£92.7m£93.1m£88.0m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£327.1m£328.5m£310.3m£311.0m£312.3m£295.0mWest Worcestershire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mWest Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mWest Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mWest Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.5m£36.7m£34.6m£35.9m£36.1m£34.1mWest Worcestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m£5.1m£5.2m£4.9mWest Worcestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.4m£72.7m£68.7m£81.8m£82.2m£77.6mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mWest Worcestershire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,70026,750West Worcestershire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9901,844West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9263,699West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2745,603Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,3719,152Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2671,112West Worcestershire

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.