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Hartlepool and Hastings

97,868 and 91,017 residents (mid-2024).

Hartlepool is higher than Hastings on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 19 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

Hartlepool is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Hastings 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

Hartlepool Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,878, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Hartlepool: £5,878Hastings: £5,631Hartlepool: £5,903Hastings: £5,319Hartlepool: £5,575

    £5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool is higher£5,607£5,631£5,319

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £13,760, Hastings £12,630Hastings: £12,630Hartlepool: £13,760Hastings: £12,684Hartlepool: £13,818Hastings: £11,980Hartlepool: £13,052

    £13,760£13,818£13,052Hartlepool is higher£12,630£12,684£11,980

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £3,327, Hastings £3,054Hastings: £3,054Hartlepool: £3,327Hastings: £3,067Hartlepool: £3,341Hastings: £2,897Hartlepool: £3,156

    £3,327£3,341£3,156Hartlepool is higher£3,054£3,067£2,897

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £11,668, Hastings £11,150Hastings: £11,150Hartlepool: £11,668Hastings: £11,197Hartlepool: £11,717Hastings: £10,576Hartlepool: £11,067

    £11,668£11,717£11,067Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,150£11,197£10,576

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £746, Hastings £709Hastings: £709Hartlepool: £746Hastings: £712Hartlepool: £749Hastings: £673Hartlepool: £707

    £746£749£707Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£673

  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: Hartlepool £1,301, Hastings £732Hastings: £732Hartlepool: £1,301Hastings: £735Hartlepool: £1,307Hastings: £694Hartlepool: £1,234

    £1,301£1,307£1,234Hartlepool is higher£732£735£694

  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: Hartlepool £46, Hastings £39Hastings: £39Hartlepool: £46Hastings: £39Hartlepool: £46Hastings: £37Hartlepool: £43

    £46£46£43Hartlepool is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £809, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Hartlepool: £809Hastings: £609Hartlepool: £812Hastings: £575Hartlepool: £767

    £809£812£767Hartlepool is higher£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £170Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £171Hastings: £190Hartlepool: £161

    £170£171£161Hastings is higher£201£201£190

  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: Hartlepool £234, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Hartlepool: £234Hastings: £147Hartlepool: £235Hastings: £139Hartlepool: £222

    £234£235£222Hartlepool is higher£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £2,661, Hastings £2,457Hastings: £2,457Hartlepool: £2,661Hastings: £2,467Hartlepool: £2,673Hastings: £2,330Hartlepool: £2,524

    £2,661£2,673£2,524Hartlepool is higher£2,457£2,467£2,330

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £278, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Hartlepool: £278Hastings: £393Hartlepool: £279Hastings: £372Hartlepool: £263

    £278£279£263Hastings is higher£392£393£372

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £412, Hastings £435Hastings: £435Hartlepool: £412Hastings: £436Hartlepool: £414Hastings: £412Hartlepool: £391

    £412£414£391Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£435£436£412

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £6.55, Hastings £7.37Hastings: £7.37Hartlepool: £6.55Hastings: £7.40Hartlepool: £6.57Hastings: £6.99Hartlepool: £6.21

    £6.55£6.57£6.21Hastings is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £13, Hastings £8.76Hastings: £8.76Hartlepool: £13Hastings: £8.80Hartlepool: £13Hastings: £8.31Hartlepool: £12

    £13£13£12Hartlepool is higher£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £8.39, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Hartlepool: £8.39Hastings: £8.19Hartlepool: £8.43Hastings: £7.74Hartlepool: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool is higher£8.16£8.19£7.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 1,036.6, Hastings 1,002.5Hastings: 1,002.5Hartlepool: 1,036.6

    1,036.6Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,002.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 188.9, Hastings 158.9Hastings: 158.9Hartlepool: 188.9

    188.9Hartlepool is higher158.9

  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: Hartlepool 261.4, Hastings 151.6Hastings: 151.6Hartlepool: 261.4

    261.4Hartlepool is higher151.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.9, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Hartlepool: 120.9

    120.9Hartlepool is higher91.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool 302.3, Hastings 276.4Hastings: 276.4Hartlepool: 302.3

    302.3Hartlepool is higher276.4

  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: Hartlepool 50.4, Hastings 31.3Hastings: 31.3Hartlepool: 50.4

    50.4Hartlepool is higher31.3

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Hartlepool and Hastings, per person in the age group
MeasureHartlepoolHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,878£5,903£5,575£5,607£5,631£5,319Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,760£13,818£13,052£12,630£12,684£11,980Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,327£3,341£3,156£3,054£3,067£2,897Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,668£11,717£11,067£11,150£11,197£10,576Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£746£749£707£709£712£673Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,301£1,307£1,234£732£735£694Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£46£46£43£39£39£37Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£606£609£575Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£234£235£222£146£147£139Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,661£2,673£2,524£2,457£2,467£2,330Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£263£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£412£414£391£435£436£412Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.55£6.57£6.21£7.37£7.40£6.99Hastings
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£8.76£8.80£8.31Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£8.16£8.19£7.74Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,036.61,002.5Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026188.9158.9Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026261.4151.6Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.991.7Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026302.3276.4Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202650.431.3Hartlepool

Per resident

Hartlepool is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 7. 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

Hartlepool Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,878, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Hartlepool: £5,878Hastings: £5,631Hartlepool: £5,903Hastings: £5,319Hartlepool: £5,575

    £5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool is higher£5,607£5,631£5,319

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,582, Hastings £2,522Hastings: £2,522Hartlepool: £2,582Hastings: £2,532Hartlepool: £2,593Hastings: £2,392Hartlepool: £2,449

    £2,582£2,593£2,449Hartlepool is higher£2,522£2,532£2,392

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,031, Hastings £1,879Hastings: £1,879Hartlepool: £2,031Hastings: £1,887Hartlepool: £2,040Hastings: £1,782Hartlepool: £1,927

    £2,031£2,040£1,927Hartlepool is higher£1,879£1,887£1,782

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hartlepool £2,189, Hastings £2,226Hastings: £2,226Hartlepool: £2,189Hastings: £2,236Hartlepool: £2,198Hastings: £2,112Hartlepool: £2,076

    £2,189£2,198£2,076Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,236£2,112

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £140, Hastings £142Hastings: £142Hartlepool: £140Hastings: £142Hartlepool: £140Hastings: £134Hartlepool: £133

    £140£140£133Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£142£142£134

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £244, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Hartlepool: £244Hastings: £147Hartlepool: £245Hastings: £139Hartlepool: £232

    £244£245£232Hartlepool is higher£146£147£139

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £8.56, Hastings £7.85Hastings: £7.85Hartlepool: £8.56Hastings: £7.89Hartlepool: £8.60Hastings: £7.45Hartlepool: £8.12

    £8.56£8.60£8.12Hartlepool is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £809, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Hartlepool: £809Hastings: £609Hartlepool: £812Hastings: £575Hartlepool: £767

    £809£812£767Hartlepool is higher£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £170Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £171Hastings: £190Hartlepool: £161

    £170£171£161Hastings is higher£201£201£190

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £143, Hastings £90Hastings: £90Hartlepool: £143Hastings: £90Hartlepool: £144Hastings: £85Hartlepool: £136

    £143£144£136Hartlepool is higher£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £1,625, Hastings £1,512Hastings: £1,512Hartlepool: £1,625Hastings: £1,518Hartlepool: £1,632Hastings: £1,434Hartlepool: £1,541

    £1,625£1,632£1,541Hartlepool is higher£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £278, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Hartlepool: £278Hastings: £393Hartlepool: £279Hastings: £372Hartlepool: £263

    £278£279£263Hastings is higher£392£393£372

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £252, Hastings £267Hastings: £267Hartlepool: £252Hastings: £269Hartlepool: £253Hastings: £254Hartlepool: £239

    £252£253£239Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£267£269£254

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £4.00, Hastings £4.53Hastings: £4.53Hartlepool: £4.00Hastings: £4.55Hartlepool: £4.01Hastings: £4.30Hartlepool: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Hastings is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hartlepool £8.00, Hastings £5.39Hastings: £5.39Hartlepool: £8.00Hastings: £5.41Hartlepool: £8.04Hastings: £5.11Hartlepool: £7.59

    £8.00£8.04£7.59Hartlepool is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £8.39, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Hartlepool: £8.39Hastings: £8.19Hartlepool: £8.43Hastings: £7.74Hartlepool: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool is higher£8.16£8.19£7.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 194.5, Hastings 200.2Hastings: 200.2Hartlepool: 194.5

    194.5Hastings is higherDepends on how you count200.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 35.5, Hastings 31.7Hastings: 31.7Hartlepool: 35.5

    35.5Hartlepool is higher31.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 49.1, Hastings 30.3Hastings: 30.3Hartlepool: 49.1

    49.1Hartlepool is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.9, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Hartlepool: 120.9

    120.9Hartlepool is higher91.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 184.5, Hastings 170.1Hastings: 170.1Hartlepool: 184.5

    184.5Hartlepool is higher170.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 30.8, Hastings 19.3Hastings: 19.3Hartlepool: 30.8

    30.8Hartlepool is higher19.3

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Hartlepool and Hastings, per resident
MeasureHartlepoolHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,878£5,903£5,575£5,607£5,631£5,319Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,582£2,593£2,449£2,522£2,532£2,392Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,031£2,040£1,927£1,879£1,887£1,782Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,189£2,198£2,076£2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£140£140£133£142£142£134Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£244£245£232£146£147£139Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.56£8.60£8.12£7.85£7.89£7.45Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£606£609£575Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£90£90£85Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,625£1,632£1,541£1,512£1,518£1,434Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£263£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£267£269£254Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£4.53£4.55£4.30Hastings
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.00£8.04£7.59£5.39£5.41£5.11Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£8.16£8.19£7.74Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.5200.2Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202635.531.7Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.130.3Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.991.7Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.5170.1Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.819.3Hartlepool

Total

Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 3. 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

Hartlepool Hastings

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hartlepool £575.2m, Hastings £510.3mHastings: £510.3mHartlepool: £575.2mHastings: £512.5mHartlepool: £577.7mHastings: £484.1mHartlepool: £545.6m

    £575.2m£577.7m£545.6mHartlepool is higher£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hartlepool £252.7m, Hastings £229.5mHastings: £229.5mHartlepool: £252.7mHastings: £230.5mHartlepool: £253.7mHastings: £217.7mHartlepool: £239.7m

    £252.7m£253.7m£239.7mHartlepool is higher£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hartlepool £198.8m, Hastings £171.0mHastings: £171.0mHartlepool: £198.8mHastings: £171.7mHartlepool: £199.6mHastings: £162.2mHartlepool: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mHartlepool is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool £214.2m, Hastings £202.6mHastings: £202.6mHartlepool: £214.2mHastings: £203.5mHartlepool: £215.2mHastings: £192.2mHartlepool: £203.2m

    £214.2m£215.2m£203.2mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool £13.7m, Hastings £12.9mHastings: £12.9mHartlepool: £13.7mHastings: £12.9mHartlepool: £13.7mHastings: £12.2mHartlepool: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £23.9m, Hastings £13.3mHastings: £13.3mHartlepool: £23.9mHastings: £13.4mHartlepool: £24.0mHastings: £12.6mHartlepool: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hartlepool £0.84m, Hastings £0.71mHastings: £0.71mHartlepool: £0.84mHastings: £0.72mHartlepool: £0.84mHastings: £0.68mHartlepool: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £79.1m, Hastings £55.2mHastings: £55.2mHartlepool: £79.1mHastings: £55.4mHartlepool: £79.5mHastings: £52.3mHartlepool: £75.1m

    £79.1m£79.5m£75.1mHartlepool is higher£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £16.7m, Hastings £18.3mHastings: £18.3mHartlepool: £16.7mHastings: £18.3mHartlepool: £16.7mHastings: £17.3mHartlepool: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mHastings is higher£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool £14.0m, Hastings £8.2mHastings: £8.2mHartlepool: £14.0mHastings: £8.2mHartlepool: £14.1mHastings: £7.8mHartlepool: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool £159.0m, Hastings £137.6mHastings: £137.6mHartlepool: £159.0mHastings: £138.2mHartlepool: £159.7mHastings: £130.5mHartlepool: £150.8m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.8mHartlepool is higher£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hartlepool £27.2m, Hastings £35.7mHastings: £35.7mHartlepool: £27.2mHastings: £35.8mHartlepool: £27.3mHastings: £33.8mHartlepool: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mHastings is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hartlepool £24.6m, Hastings £24.3mHastings: £24.3mHartlepool: £24.6mHastings: £24.4mHartlepool: £24.7mHastings: £23.1mHartlepool: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hartlepool £0.39m, Hastings £0.41mHastings: £0.41mHartlepool: £0.39mHastings: £0.41mHartlepool: £0.39mHastings: £0.39mHartlepool: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHastings is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hartlepool £0.78m, Hastings £0.49mHastings: £0.49mHartlepool: £0.78mHastings: £0.49mHartlepool: £0.79mHastings: £0.47mHartlepool: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.79m£0.74mHartlepool is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hartlepool £0.82m, Hastings £0.74mHastings: £0.74mHartlepool: £0.82mHastings: £0.75mHartlepool: £0.82mHastings: £0.70mHartlepool: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mHartlepool is higher£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool 19,034, Hastings 18,217Hastings: 18,217Hartlepool: 19,034

    19,034Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count18,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool 3,469, Hastings 2,888Hastings: 2,888Hartlepool: 3,469

    3,469Hartlepool is higher2,888

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 4,800, Hastings 2,754Hastings: 2,754Hartlepool: 4,800

    4,800Hartlepool is higher2,754

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 11,830, Hastings 8,342Hastings: 8,342Hartlepool: 11,830

    11,830Hartlepool is higher8,342

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool 18,060, Hastings 15,478Hastings: 15,478Hartlepool: 18,060

    18,060Hartlepool is higher15,478

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool 3,013, Hastings 1,754Hastings: 1,754Hartlepool: 3,013

    3,013Hartlepool is higher1,754

Show the numbers
Hartlepool and Hastings, total
MeasureHartlepoolHastingsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£575.2m£577.7m£545.6m£510.3m£512.5m£484.1mHartlepool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m£229.5m£230.5m£217.7mHartlepool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m£202.6m£203.5m£192.2mHartlepool
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mHartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£79.1m£79.5m£75.1m£55.2m£55.4m£52.3mHartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mHartlepool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m£137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHartlepool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHastings
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mHartlepool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,03418,217Hartlepool
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4692,888Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8002,754Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,8308,342Hartlepool
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,06015,478Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0131,754Hartlepool

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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  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.