Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · East of England and West Midlands

Southend-on-Sea and Solihull

184,503 and 220,299 residents (mid-2024).

Southend-on-Sea is higher than Solihull on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 8 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.

Swap the two areas
Southend-on-Sea and Solihull on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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

Southend-on-Sea is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Solihull 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

Southend-on-Sea Solihull

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £4,822, Solihull £4,501Solihull: £4,501Southend-on-Sea: £4,822Solihull: £4,520Southend-on-Sea: £4,843Solihull: £4,270Southend-on-Sea: £4,574

    £4,822£4,843£4,574Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£4,501£4,520£4,270

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Southend-on-Sea £12,934, Solihull £12,873Solihull: £12,873Southend-on-Sea: £12,934Solihull: £12,928Southend-on-Sea: £12,989Solihull: £12,211Southend-on-Sea: £12,268

    £12,934£12,989£12,268Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£12,873£12,928£12,211

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Southend-on-Sea £2,502, Solihull £1,943Solihull: £1,943Southend-on-Sea: £2,502Solihull: £1,952Southend-on-Sea: £2,513Solihull: £1,843Southend-on-Sea: £2,373

    £2,502£2,513£2,373Southend-on-Sea is higher£1,943£1,952£1,843

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Southend-on-Sea £11,509, Solihull £11,706Solihull: £11,706Southend-on-Sea: £11,509Solihull: £11,756Southend-on-Sea: £11,558Solihull: £11,104Southend-on-Sea: £10,916

    £11,509£11,558£10,916Solihull is higher£11,706£11,756£11,104

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Southend-on-Sea £546, Solihull £358Solihull: £358Southend-on-Sea: £546Solihull: £359Southend-on-Sea: £548Solihull: £340Southend-on-Sea: £518

    £546£548£518Southend-on-Sea is higher£358£359£340

  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: Southend-on-Sea £848, Solihull £786Solihull: £786Southend-on-Sea: £848Solihull: £789Southend-on-Sea: £851Solihull: £746Southend-on-Sea: £804

    £848£851£804Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£786£789£746

  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: Southend-on-Sea £32, Solihull £23Solihull: £23Southend-on-Sea: £32Solihull: £23Southend-on-Sea: £32Solihull: £21Southend-on-Sea: £30

    £32£32£30Southend-on-Sea is higher£23£23£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £438, Solihull £428Solihull: £428Southend-on-Sea: £438Solihull: £430Southend-on-Sea: £440Solihull: £406Southend-on-Sea: £415

    £438£440£415Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£428£430£406

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £149, Solihull £149Solihull: £149Southend-on-Sea: £149Solihull: £149Southend-on-Sea: £149Solihull: £141Southend-on-Sea: £141

    £149£149£141Solihull is higher£149£149£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: Southend-on-Sea £120, Solihull £134Solihull: £134Southend-on-Sea: £120Solihull: £134Southend-on-Sea: £120Solihull: £127Southend-on-Sea: £114

    £120£120£114Solihull is higher£134£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Southend-on-Sea £2,077, Solihull £1,545Solihull: £1,545Southend-on-Sea: £2,077Solihull: £1,552Southend-on-Sea: £2,086Solihull: £1,466Southend-on-Sea: £1,970

    £2,077£2,086£1,970Southend-on-Sea is higher£1,545£1,552£1,466

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £311, Solihull £164Solihull: £164Southend-on-Sea: £311Solihull: £165Southend-on-Sea: £312Solihull: £156Southend-on-Sea: £295

    £311£312£295Southend-on-Sea is higher£164£165£156

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southend-on-Sea £290, Solihull £249Solihull: £249Southend-on-Sea: £290Solihull: £250Southend-on-Sea: £292Solihull: £236Southend-on-Sea: £275

    £290£292£275Southend-on-Sea is higher£249£250£236

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southend-on-Sea £7.96, Solihull £8.10Solihull: £8.10Southend-on-Sea: £7.96Solihull: £8.13Southend-on-Sea: £7.99Solihull: £7.68Southend-on-Sea: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Solihull is higherDepends on how you count£8.10£8.13£7.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Southend-on-Sea £6.53, Solihull £7.49Solihull: £7.49Southend-on-Sea: £6.53Solihull: £7.52Southend-on-Sea: £6.55Solihull: £7.10Southend-on-Sea: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Solihull is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £4.75, Solihull £6.11Solihull: £6.11Southend-on-Sea: £4.75Solihull: £6.14Southend-on-Sea: £4.77Solihull: £5.80Southend-on-Sea: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Solihull is higher£6.11£6.14£5.80

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southend-on-Sea 1,013.0, Solihull 1,007.6Solihull: 1,007.6Southend-on-Sea: 1,013.0

    1,013.0Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southend-on-Sea 123.6, Solihull 87.1Solihull: 87.1Southend-on-Sea: 123.6

    123.6Southend-on-Sea is higher87.1

  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: Southend-on-Sea 176.3, Solihull 160.5Solihull: 160.5Southend-on-Sea: 176.3

    176.3Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count160.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 69.0, Solihull 62.9Solihull: 62.9Southend-on-Sea: 69.0

    69.0Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count62.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Southend-on-Sea 212.4, Solihull 172.1Solihull: 172.1Southend-on-Sea: 212.4

    212.4Southend-on-Sea is higher172.1

  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: Southend-on-Sea 26.7, Solihull 30.2Solihull: 30.2Southend-on-Sea: 26.7

    26.7Solihull is higher30.2

Show the numbers
Southend-on-Sea and Solihull, per person in the age group
MeasureSouthend-on-SeaSolihullHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,822£4,843£4,574£4,501£4,520£4,270Southend-on-Sea
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,934£12,989£12,268£12,873£12,928£12,211Southend-on-Sea
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,502£2,513£2,373£1,943£1,952£1,843Southend-on-Sea
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,509£11,558£10,916£11,706£11,756£11,104Solihull
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£546£548£518£358£359£340Southend-on-Sea
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£848£851£804£786£789£746Southend-on-Sea
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£30£23£23£21Southend-on-Sea
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£438£440£415£428£430£406Southend-on-Sea
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£149£149£141Solihull
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£114£134£134£127Solihull
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,077£2,086£1,970£1,545£1,552£1,466Southend-on-Sea
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£311£312£295£164£165£156Southend-on-Sea
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£249£250£236Southend-on-Sea
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£8.10£8.13£7.68Solihull
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£7.49£7.52£7.10Solihull
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£6.11£6.14£5.80Solihull
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.01,007.6Southend-on-Sea
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.687.1Southend-on-Sea
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.3160.5Southend-on-Sea
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.062.9Southend-on-Sea
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.4172.1Southend-on-Sea
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.730.2Solihull

Per resident

Southend-on-Sea is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Solihull 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

Southend-on-Sea Solihull

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £4,822, Solihull £4,501Solihull: £4,501Southend-on-Sea: £4,822Solihull: £4,520Southend-on-Sea: £4,843Solihull: £4,270Southend-on-Sea: £4,574

    £4,822£4,843£4,574Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£4,501£4,520£4,270

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £2,375, Solihull £2,606Solihull: £2,606Southend-on-Sea: £2,375Solihull: £2,617Southend-on-Sea: £2,386Solihull: £2,472Southend-on-Sea: £2,253

    £2,375£2,386£2,253Solihull is higherDepends on how you count£2,606£2,617£2,472

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £1,544, Solihull £1,148Solihull: £1,148Southend-on-Sea: £1,544Solihull: £1,153Southend-on-Sea: £1,551Solihull: £1,089Southend-on-Sea: £1,465

    £1,544£1,551£1,465Southend-on-Sea is higher£1,148£1,153£1,089

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £2,114, Solihull £2,370Solihull: £2,370Southend-on-Sea: £2,114Solihull: £2,380Southend-on-Sea: £2,123Solihull: £2,248Southend-on-Sea: £2,005

    £2,114£2,123£2,005Solihull is higher£2,370£2,380£2,248

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £100, Solihull £72Solihull: £72Southend-on-Sea: £100Solihull: £73Southend-on-Sea: £101Solihull: £69Southend-on-Sea: £95

    £100£101£95Southend-on-Sea is higher£72£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £156, Solihull £159Solihull: £159Southend-on-Sea: £156Solihull: £160Southend-on-Sea: £156Solihull: £151Southend-on-Sea: £148

    £156£156£148Solihull is higherDepends on how you count£159£160£151

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £5.80, Solihull £4.58Solihull: £4.58Southend-on-Sea: £5.80Solihull: £4.59Southend-on-Sea: £5.82Solihull: £4.34Southend-on-Sea: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Southend-on-Sea is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £438, Solihull £428Solihull: £428Southend-on-Sea: £438Solihull: £430Southend-on-Sea: £440Solihull: £406Southend-on-Sea: £415

    £438£440£415Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£428£430£406

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £149, Solihull £149Solihull: £149Southend-on-Sea: £149Solihull: £149Southend-on-Sea: £149Solihull: £141Southend-on-Sea: £141

    £149£149£141Solihull is higher£149£149£141

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £74, Solihull £79Solihull: £79Southend-on-Sea: £74Solihull: £79Southend-on-Sea: £74Solihull: £75Southend-on-Sea: £70

    £74£74£70Solihull is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £1,282, Solihull £913Solihull: £913Southend-on-Sea: £1,282Solihull: £917Southend-on-Sea: £1,287Solihull: £866Southend-on-Sea: £1,216

    £1,282£1,287£1,216Southend-on-Sea is higher£913£917£866

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £311, Solihull £164Solihull: £164Southend-on-Sea: £311Solihull: £165Southend-on-Sea: £312Solihull: £156Southend-on-Sea: £295

    £311£312£295Southend-on-Sea is higher£164£165£156

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £179, Solihull £147Solihull: £147Southend-on-Sea: £179Solihull: £148Southend-on-Sea: £180Solihull: £140Southend-on-Sea: £170

    £179£180£170Southend-on-Sea is higher£147£148£140

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £4.91, Solihull £4.79Solihull: £4.79Southend-on-Sea: £4.91Solihull: £4.81Southend-on-Sea: £4.93Solihull: £4.54Southend-on-Sea: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £4.03, Solihull £4.43Solihull: £4.43Southend-on-Sea: £4.03Solihull: £4.45Southend-on-Sea: £4.04Solihull: £4.20Southend-on-Sea: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Solihull is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southend-on-Sea £4.75, Solihull £6.11Solihull: £6.11Southend-on-Sea: £4.75Solihull: £6.14Southend-on-Sea: £4.77Solihull: £5.80Southend-on-Sea: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Solihull is higher£6.11£6.14£5.80

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 186.1, Solihull 204.0Solihull: 204.0Southend-on-Sea: 186.1

    186.1Solihull is higherDepends on how you count204.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 22.7, Solihull 17.6Solihull: 17.6Southend-on-Sea: 22.7

    22.7Southend-on-Sea is higher17.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 32.4, Solihull 32.5Solihull: 32.5Southend-on-Sea: 32.4

    32.4Solihull is higherDepends on how you count32.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 69.0, Solihull 62.9Solihull: 62.9Southend-on-Sea: 69.0

    69.0Southend-on-Sea is higherDepends on how you count62.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 131.1, Solihull 101.7Solihull: 101.7Southend-on-Sea: 131.1

    131.1Southend-on-Sea is higher101.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southend-on-Sea 16.5, Solihull 17.9Solihull: 17.9Southend-on-Sea: 16.5

    16.5Solihull is higher17.9

Show the numbers
Southend-on-Sea and Solihull, per resident
MeasureSouthend-on-SeaSolihullHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,822£4,843£4,574£4,501£4,520£4,270Southend-on-Sea
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,375£2,386£2,253£2,606£2,617£2,472Solihull
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,544£1,551£1,465£1,148£1,153£1,089Southend-on-Sea
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,114£2,123£2,005£2,370£2,380£2,248Solihull
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£72£73£69Southend-on-Sea
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£159£160£151Solihull
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.58£4.59£4.34Southend-on-Sea
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£438£440£415£428£430£406Southend-on-Sea
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£149£149£141Solihull
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£79£79£75Solihull
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,282£1,287£1,216£913£917£866Southend-on-Sea
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£311£312£295£164£165£156Southend-on-Sea
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£147£148£140Southend-on-Sea
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£4.79£4.81£4.54Southend-on-Sea
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£4.43£4.45£4.20Solihull
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£6.11£6.14£5.80Solihull
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.1204.0Solihull
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.717.6Southend-on-Sea
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.432.5Solihull
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.062.9Southend-on-Sea
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026131.1101.7Southend-on-Sea
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.517.9Solihull

Total

Southend-on-Sea is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Solihull 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

Southend-on-Sea Solihull

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Southend-on-Sea £889.7m, Solihull £991.6mSolihull: £991.6mSouthend-on-Sea: £889.7mSolihull: £995.8mSouthend-on-Sea: £893.5mSolihull: £940.6mSouthend-on-Sea: £843.9m

    £889.7m£893.5m£843.9mSolihull is higherDepends on how you count£991.6m£995.8m£940.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Southend-on-Sea £438.3m, Solihull £574.0mSolihull: £574.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £438.3mSolihull: £576.5mSouthend-on-Sea: £440.1mSolihull: £544.5mSouthend-on-Sea: £415.7m

    £438.3m£440.1m£415.7mSolihull is higherDepends on how you count£574.0m£576.5m£544.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Southend-on-Sea £284.9m, Solihull £253.0mSolihull: £253.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £284.9mSolihull: £254.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £286.1mSolihull: £239.9mSouthend-on-Sea: £270.2m

    £284.9m£286.1m£270.2mSouthend-on-Sea is higher£253.0m£254.0m£239.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Southend-on-Sea £390.0m, Solihull £522.0mSolihull: £522.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £390.0mSolihull: £524.2mSouthend-on-Sea: £391.6mSolihull: £495.2mSouthend-on-Sea: £369.9m

    £390.0m£391.6m£369.9mSolihull is higher£522.0m£524.2m£495.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Southend-on-Sea £18.5m, Solihull £16.0mSolihull: £16.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £18.5mSolihull: £16.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £18.6mSolihull: £15.1mSouthend-on-Sea: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mSouthend-on-Sea is higher£16.0m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea £28.7m, Solihull £35.1mSolihull: £35.1mSouthend-on-Sea: £28.7mSolihull: £35.2mSouthend-on-Sea: £28.8mSolihull: £33.3mSouthend-on-Sea: £27.2m

    £28.7m£28.8m£27.2mSolihull is higherDepends on how you count£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea £1.1m, Solihull £1.0mSolihull: £1.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £1.1mSolihull: £1.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £1.1mSolihull: £0.96mSouthend-on-Sea: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSouthend-on-Sea is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea £80.8m, Solihull £94.3mSolihull: £94.3mSouthend-on-Sea: £80.8mSolihull: £94.7mSouthend-on-Sea: £81.2mSolihull: £89.5mSouthend-on-Sea: £76.7m

    £80.8m£81.2m£76.7mSolihull is higherDepends on how you count£94.3m£94.7m£89.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea £27.5m, Solihull £32.8mSolihull: £32.8mSouthend-on-Sea: £27.5mSolihull: £32.9mSouthend-on-Sea: £27.6mSolihull: £31.1mSouthend-on-Sea: £26.0m

    £27.5m£27.6m£26.0mSolihull is higher£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea £13.7m, Solihull £17.4mSolihull: £17.4mSouthend-on-Sea: £13.7mSolihull: £17.5mSouthend-on-Sea: £13.7mSolihull: £16.5mSouthend-on-Sea: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mSolihull is higher£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Southend-on-Sea £236.5m, Solihull £201.1mSolihull: £201.1mSouthend-on-Sea: £236.5mSolihull: £202.0mSouthend-on-Sea: £237.5mSolihull: £190.8mSouthend-on-Sea: £224.3m

    £236.5m£237.5m£224.3mSouthend-on-Sea is higher£201.1m£202.0m£190.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Southend-on-Sea £57.4m, Solihull £36.2mSolihull: £36.2mSouthend-on-Sea: £57.4mSolihull: £36.3mSouthend-on-Sea: £57.6mSolihull: £34.3mSouthend-on-Sea: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mSouthend-on-Sea is higher£36.2m£36.3m£34.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Southend-on-Sea £33.1m, Solihull £32.4mSolihull: £32.4mSouthend-on-Sea: £33.1mSolihull: £32.6mSouthend-on-Sea: £33.2mSolihull: £30.8mSouthend-on-Sea: £31.4m

    £33.1m£33.2m£31.4mSouthend-on-Sea is higher£32.4m£32.6m£30.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Southend-on-Sea £0.91m, Solihull £1.1mSolihull: £1.1mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.91mSolihull: £1.1mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.91mSolihull: £1.00mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.86m

    £0.91m£0.91m£0.86mSolihull is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.00m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Southend-on-Sea £0.74m, Solihull £0.97mSolihull: £0.97mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.74mSolihull: £0.98mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.75mSolihull: £0.92mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.70mSolihull is higher£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Southend-on-Sea £0.88m, Solihull £1.3mSolihull: £1.3mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.88mSolihull: £1.4mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.88mSolihull: £1.3mSouthend-on-Sea: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mSolihull is higher£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Southend-on-Sea 34,326, Solihull 44,930Solihull: 44,930Southend-on-Sea: 34,326

    34,326Solihull is higherDepends on how you count44,930

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Southend-on-Sea 4,189, Solihull 3,886Solihull: 3,886Southend-on-Sea: 4,189

    4,189Southend-on-Sea is higher3,886

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea 5,975, Solihull 7,157Solihull: 7,157Southend-on-Sea: 5,975

    5,975Solihull is higherDepends on how you count7,157

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea 12,731, Solihull 13,866Solihull: 13,866Southend-on-Sea: 12,731

    12,731Solihull is higherDepends on how you count13,866

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Southend-on-Sea 24,184, Solihull 22,405Solihull: 22,405Southend-on-Sea: 24,184

    24,184Southend-on-Sea is higher22,405

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southend-on-Sea 3,039, Solihull 3,932Solihull: 3,932Southend-on-Sea: 3,039

    3,039Solihull is higher3,932

Show the numbers
Southend-on-Sea and Solihull, total
MeasureSouthend-on-SeaSolihullHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£889.7m£893.5m£843.9m£991.6m£995.8m£940.6mSolihull
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£438.3m£440.1m£415.7m£574.0m£576.5m£544.5mSolihull
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£284.9m£286.1m£270.2m£253.0m£254.0m£239.9mSouthend-on-Sea
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£390.0m£391.6m£369.9m£522.0m£524.2m£495.2mSolihull
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£16.0m£16.0m£15.1mSouthend-on-Sea
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.7m£28.8m£27.2m£35.1m£35.2m£33.3mSolihull
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mSouthend-on-Sea
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£80.8m£81.2m£76.7m£94.3m£94.7m£89.5mSolihull
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.5m£27.6m£26.0m£32.8m£32.9m£31.1mSolihull
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mSolihull
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£236.5m£237.5m£224.3m£201.1m£202.0m£190.8mSouthend-on-Sea
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£36.2m£36.3m£34.3mSouthend-on-Sea
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m£32.4m£32.6m£30.8mSouthend-on-Sea
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m£1.1m£1.1m£1.00mSolihull
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mSolihull
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£1.3m£1.4m£1.3mSolihull
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,32644,930Solihull
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,1893,886Southend-on-Sea
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,9757,157Solihull
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,73113,866Solihull
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,18422,405Southend-on-Sea
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0393,932Solihull

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.