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Halton and Hastings

131,247 and 91,017 residents (mid-2024).

Halton is higher than Hastings on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Halton is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Hastings 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

Halton Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halton £5,338, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Halton: £5,338Hastings: £5,631Halton: £5,361Hastings: £5,319Halton: £5,063

    £5,338£5,361£5,063Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5,607£5,631£5,319

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Halton £13,205, Hastings £12,630Hastings: £12,630Halton: £13,205Hastings: £12,684Halton: £13,261Hastings: £11,980Halton: £12,526

    £13,205£13,261£12,526Halton is higherDepends on how you count£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: Halton £2,806, Hastings £3,054Hastings: £3,054Halton: £2,806Hastings: £3,067Halton: £2,818Hastings: £2,897Halton: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£3,054£3,067£2,897

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Halton £11,726, Hastings £11,150Hastings: £11,150Halton: £11,726Hastings: £11,197Halton: £11,776Hastings: £10,576Halton: £11,122

    £11,726£11,776£11,122Halton 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: Halton £566, Hastings £709Hastings: £709Halton: £566Hastings: £712Halton: £568Hastings: £673Halton: £537

    £566£568£537Hastings 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: Halton £877, Hastings £732Hastings: £732Halton: £877Hastings: £735Halton: £881Hastings: £694Halton: £832

    £877£881£832Halton 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: Halton £36, Hastings £39Hastings: £39Halton: £36Hastings: £39Halton: £36Hastings: £37Halton: £34

    £36£36£34Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halton £756, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Halton: £756Hastings: £609Halton: £760Hastings: £575Halton: £717

    £756£760£717Halton 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: Halton £191, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Halton: £191Hastings: £201Halton: £192Hastings: £190Halton: £181

    £191£192£181Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£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: Halton £172, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Halton: £172Hastings: £147Halton: £173Hastings: £139Halton: £163

    £172£173£163Halton is higher£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Halton £2,193, Hastings £2,457Hastings: £2,457Halton: £2,193Hastings: £2,467Halton: £2,202Hastings: £2,330Halton: £2,080

    £2,193£2,202£2,080Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,457£2,467£2,330

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halton £253, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Halton: £253Hastings: £393Halton: £254Hastings: £372Halton: £240

    £253£254£240Hastings 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: Halton £424, Hastings £435Hastings: £435Halton: £424Hastings: £436Halton: £426Hastings: £412Halton: £402

    £424£426£402Hastings 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: Halton £7.67, Hastings £7.37Hastings: £7.37Halton: £7.67Hastings: £7.40Halton: £7.71Hastings: £6.99Halton: £7.28

    £7.67£7.71£7.28Halton 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: Halton £9.82, Hastings £8.76Hastings: £8.76Halton: £9.82Hastings: £8.80Halton: £9.86Hastings: £8.31Halton: £9.31

    £9.82£9.86£9.31Halton is higher£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halton £7.65, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Halton: £7.65Hastings: £8.19Halton: £7.69Hastings: £7.74Halton: £7.26

    £7.65£7.69£7.26Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£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: Halton 1,033.7, Hastings 1,002.5Hastings: 1,002.5Halton: 1,033.7

    1,033.7Halton 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: Halton 142.8, Hastings 158.9Hastings: 158.9Halton: 142.8

    142.8Hastings is higherDepends on how you count158.9

  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: Halton 177.6, Hastings 151.6Hastings: 151.6Halton: 177.6

    177.6Halton 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: Halton 111.2, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Halton: 111.2

    111.2Halton 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: Halton 251.4, Hastings 276.4Hastings: 276.4Halton: 251.4

    251.4Hastings is higherDepends on how you count276.4

  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: Halton 37.3, Hastings 31.3Hastings: 31.3Halton: 37.3

    37.3Halton is higher31.3

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Halton and Hastings, per person in the age group
MeasureHaltonHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,338£5,361£5,063£5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,205£13,261£12,526£12,630£12,684£11,980Halton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£3,054£3,067£2,897Hastings
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,122£11,150£11,197£10,576Halton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£566£568£537£709£712£673Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£877£881£832£732£735£694Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£39£39£37Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£606£609£575Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£173£163£146£147£139Halton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,193£2,202£2,080£2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£424£426£402£435£436£412Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.67£7.71£7.28£7.37£7.40£6.99Halton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.82£9.86£9.31£8.76£8.80£8.31Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.65£7.69£7.26£8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.71,002.5Halton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.8158.9Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.6151.6Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.291.7Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026251.4276.4Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.331.3Halton

Per resident

Halton is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 14. 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

Halton Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halton £5,338, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Halton: £5,338Hastings: £5,631Halton: £5,361Hastings: £5,319Halton: £5,063

    £5,338£5,361£5,063Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5,607£5,631£5,319

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Halton £2,387, Hastings £2,522Hastings: £2,522Halton: £2,387Hastings: £2,532Halton: £2,398Hastings: £2,392Halton: £2,265

    £2,387£2,398£2,265Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,522£2,532£2,392

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Halton £1,742, Hastings £1,879Hastings: £1,879Halton: £1,742Hastings: £1,887Halton: £1,750Hastings: £1,782Halton: £1,653

    £1,742£1,750£1,653Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,879£1,887£1,782

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Halton £2,120, Hastings £2,226Hastings: £2,226Halton: £2,120Hastings: £2,236Halton: £2,129Hastings: £2,112Halton: £2,011

    £2,120£2,129£2,011Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,236£2,112

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Halton £102, Hastings £142Hastings: £142Halton: £102Hastings: £142Halton: £103Hastings: £134Halton: £97

    £102£103£97Hastings 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: Halton £159, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Halton: £159Hastings: £147Halton: £159Hastings: £139Halton: £150

    £159£159£150Halton 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: Halton £6.50, Hastings £7.85Hastings: £7.85Halton: £6.50Hastings: £7.89Halton: £6.53Hastings: £7.45Halton: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£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: Halton £756, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Halton: £756Hastings: £609Halton: £760Hastings: £575Halton: £717

    £756£760£717Halton 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: Halton £191, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Halton: £191Hastings: £201Halton: £192Hastings: £190Halton: £181

    £191£192£181Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£201£201£190

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Halton £107, Hastings £90Hastings: £90Halton: £107Hastings: £90Halton: £107Hastings: £85Halton: £101

    £107£107£101Halton is higher£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Halton £1,362, Hastings £1,512Hastings: £1,512Halton: £1,362Hastings: £1,518Halton: £1,367Hastings: £1,434Halton: £1,292

    £1,362£1,367£1,292Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halton £253, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Halton: £253Hastings: £393Halton: £254Hastings: £372Halton: £240

    £253£254£240Hastings is higher£392£393£372

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Halton £263, Hastings £267Hastings: £267Halton: £263Hastings: £269Halton: £264Hastings: £254Halton: £250

    £263£264£250Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£267£269£254

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Halton £4.77, Hastings £4.53Hastings: £4.53Halton: £4.77Hastings: £4.55Halton: £4.79Hastings: £4.30Halton: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Halton is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Halton £6.09, Hastings £5.39Hastings: £5.39Halton: £6.09Hastings: £5.41Halton: £6.12Hastings: £5.11Halton: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Halton is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halton £7.65, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Halton: £7.65Hastings: £8.19Halton: £7.69Hastings: £7.74Halton: £7.26

    £7.65£7.69£7.26Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Halton 186.9, Hastings 200.2Hastings: 200.2Halton: 186.9

    186.9Hastings is higherDepends on how you count200.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halton 25.8, Hastings 31.7Hastings: 31.7Halton: 25.8

    25.8Hastings is higherDepends on how you count31.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halton 32.1, Hastings 30.3Hastings: 30.3Halton: 32.1

    32.1Halton 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: Halton 111.2, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Halton: 111.2

    111.2Halton is higher91.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halton 156.2, Hastings 170.1Hastings: 170.1Halton: 156.2

    156.2Hastings is higherDepends on how you count170.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halton 23.2, Hastings 19.3Hastings: 19.3Halton: 23.2

    23.2Halton is higher19.3

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Halton and Hastings, per resident
MeasureHaltonHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,338£5,361£5,063£5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,387£2,398£2,265£2,522£2,532£2,392Hastings
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,742£1,750£1,653£1,879£1,887£1,782Hastings
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,120£2,129£2,011£2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£142£142£134Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£159£150£146£147£139Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£7.85£7.89£7.45Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£606£609£575Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£90£90£85Halton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,362£1,367£1,292£1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£267£269£254Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.53£4.55£4.30Halton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£5.39£5.41£5.11Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.65£7.69£7.26£8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.9200.2Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.831.7Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.130.3Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.291.7Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.2170.1Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.219.3Halton

Total

Halton is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 1. 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

Halton Hastings

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Halton £700.6m, Hastings £510.3mHastings: £510.3mHalton: £700.6mHastings: £512.5mHalton: £703.6mHastings: £484.1mHalton: £664.5m

    £700.6m£703.6m£664.5mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Halton £313.3m, Hastings £229.5mHastings: £229.5mHalton: £313.3mHastings: £230.5mHalton: £314.7mHastings: £217.7mHalton: £297.2m

    £313.3m£314.7m£297.2mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Halton £228.7m, Hastings £171.0mHastings: £171.0mHalton: £228.7mHastings: £171.7mHalton: £229.7mHastings: £162.2mHalton: £216.9m

    £228.7m£229.7m£216.9mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Halton £278.2m, Hastings £202.6mHastings: £202.6mHalton: £278.2mHastings: £203.5mHalton: £279.4mHastings: £192.2mHalton: £263.9m

    £278.2m£279.4m£263.9mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Halton £13.4m, Hastings £12.9mHastings: £12.9mHalton: £13.4mHastings: £12.9mHalton: £13.5mHastings: £12.2mHalton: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mHalton 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: Halton £20.8m, Hastings £13.3mHastings: £13.3mHalton: £20.8mHastings: £13.4mHalton: £20.9mHastings: £12.6mHalton: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mHalton 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: Halton £0.85m, Hastings £0.71mHastings: £0.71mHalton: £0.85mHastings: £0.72mHalton: £0.86mHastings: £0.68mHalton: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halton £99.3m, Hastings £55.2mHastings: £55.2mHalton: £99.3mHastings: £55.4mHalton: £99.7mHastings: £52.3mHalton: £94.2m

    £99.3m£99.7m£94.2mHalton 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: Halton £25.1m, Hastings £18.3mHastings: £18.3mHalton: £25.1mHastings: £18.3mHalton: £25.2mHastings: £17.3mHalton: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Halton £178.7m, Hastings £137.6mHastings: £137.6mHalton: £178.7mHastings: £138.2mHalton: £179.5mHastings: £130.5mHalton: £169.5m

    £178.7m£179.5m£169.5mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Halton £33.2m, Hastings £35.7mHastings: £35.7mHalton: £33.2mHastings: £35.8mHalton: £33.3mHastings: £33.8mHalton: £31.5m

    £33.2m£33.3m£31.5mHastings is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Halton £34.6m, Hastings £24.3mHastings: £24.3mHalton: £34.6mHastings: £24.4mHalton: £34.7mHastings: £23.1mHalton: £32.8m

    £34.6m£34.7m£32.8mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Halton £0.63m, Hastings £0.41mHastings: £0.41mHalton: £0.63mHastings: £0.41mHalton: £0.63mHastings: £0.39mHalton: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mHalton is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Halton £0.80m, Hastings £0.49mHastings: £0.49mHalton: £0.80mHastings: £0.49mHalton: £0.80mHastings: £0.47mHalton: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mHalton is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Halton £1.0m, Hastings £0.74mHastings: £0.74mHalton: £1.0mHastings: £0.75mHalton: £1.0mHastings: £0.70mHalton: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Halton 24,528, Hastings 18,217Hastings: 18,217Halton: 24,528

    24,528Halton is higherDepends on how you count18,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Halton 3,389, Hastings 2,888Hastings: 2,888Halton: 3,389

    3,389Halton is higherDepends on how you count2,888

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halton 4,214, Hastings 2,754Hastings: 2,754Halton: 4,214

    4,214Halton is higher2,754

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halton 14,589, Hastings 8,342Hastings: 8,342Halton: 14,589

    14,589Halton is higher8,342

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Halton 20,494, Hastings 15,478Hastings: 15,478Halton: 20,494

    20,494Halton is higherDepends on how you count15,478

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halton 3,038, Hastings 1,754Hastings: 1,754Halton: 3,038

    3,038Halton is higher1,754

Show the numbers
Halton and Hastings, total
MeasureHaltonHastingsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£700.6m£703.6m£664.5m£510.3m£512.5m£484.1mHalton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£313.3m£314.7m£297.2m£229.5m£230.5m£217.7mHalton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£228.7m£229.7m£216.9m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHalton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m£202.6m£203.5m£192.2mHalton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHalton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mHalton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHalton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£99.3m£99.7m£94.2m£55.2m£55.4m£52.3mHalton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHalton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mHalton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m£137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHalton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.2m£33.3m£31.5m£35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHalton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHalton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mHalton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mHalton
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,52818,217Halton
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3892,888Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2142,754Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,5898,342Halton
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,49415,478Halton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0381,754Halton

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.