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Portsmouth and Plymouth

212,936 and 271,904 residents (mid-2024).

Portsmouth is higher than Plymouth on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Portsmouth is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Plymouth 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

Portsmouth Plymouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £4,227, Plymouth £4,681Plymouth: £4,681Portsmouth: £4,227Plymouth: £4,701Portsmouth: £4,245Plymouth: £4,440Portsmouth: £4,010

    £4,227£4,245£4,010Plymouth is higher£4,681£4,701£4,440

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Portsmouth £12,856, Plymouth £12,509Plymouth: £12,509Portsmouth: £12,856Plymouth: £12,562Portsmouth: £12,911Plymouth: £11,866Portsmouth: £12,195

    £12,856£12,911£12,195Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£12,509£12,562£11,866

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £2,217, Plymouth £2,246Plymouth: £2,246Portsmouth: £2,217Plymouth: £2,255Portsmouth: £2,227Plymouth: £2,130Portsmouth: £2,103

    £2,217£2,227£2,103Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,246£2,255£2,130

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Portsmouth £11,446, Plymouth £11,261Plymouth: £11,261Portsmouth: £11,446Plymouth: £11,309Portsmouth: £11,495Plymouth: £10,682Portsmouth: £10,857

    £11,446£11,495£10,857Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£11,261£11,309£10,682

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Portsmouth £640, Plymouth £490Plymouth: £490Portsmouth: £640Plymouth: £492Portsmouth: £643Plymouth: £465Portsmouth: £607

    £640£643£607Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£490£492£465

  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: Portsmouth £734, Plymouth £727Plymouth: £727Portsmouth: £734Plymouth: £730Portsmouth: £737Plymouth: £690Portsmouth: £696

    £734£737£696Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£690

  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: Portsmouth £36, Plymouth £30Plymouth: £30Portsmouth: £36Plymouth: £31Portsmouth: £36Plymouth: £29Portsmouth: £34

    £36£36£34Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £419, Plymouth £590Plymouth: £590Portsmouth: £419Plymouth: £593Portsmouth: £421Plymouth: £560Portsmouth: £398

    £419£421£398Plymouth is higher£590£593£560

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £143, Plymouth £164Plymouth: £164Portsmouth: £143Plymouth: £165Portsmouth: £144Plymouth: £156Portsmouth: £136

    £143£144£136Plymouth is higher£164£165£156

  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: Portsmouth £105, Plymouth £123Plymouth: £123Portsmouth: £105Plymouth: £123Portsmouth: £106Plymouth: £116Portsmouth: £100

    £105£106£100Plymouth is higher£123£123£116

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £1,800, Plymouth £1,725Plymouth: £1,725Portsmouth: £1,800Plymouth: £1,733Portsmouth: £1,807Plymouth: £1,637Portsmouth: £1,707

    £1,800£1,807£1,707Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,637

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Portsmouth £352, Plymouth £246Plymouth: £246Portsmouth: £352Plymouth: £247Portsmouth: £353Plymouth: £233Portsmouth: £334

    £352£353£334Portsmouth is higher£246£247£233

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £299, Plymouth £383Plymouth: £383Portsmouth: £299Plymouth: £385Portsmouth: £300Plymouth: £364Portsmouth: £284

    £299£300£284Plymouth is higher£383£385£364

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £6.45, Plymouth £5.58Plymouth: £5.58Portsmouth: £6.45Plymouth: £5.60Portsmouth: £6.48Plymouth: £5.29Portsmouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £6.95, Plymouth £8.31Plymouth: £8.31Portsmouth: £6.95Plymouth: £8.34Portsmouth: £6.98Plymouth: £7.88Portsmouth: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59Plymouth is higher£8.31£8.34£7.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £2.90, Plymouth £6.45Plymouth: £6.45Portsmouth: £2.90Plymouth: £6.48Portsmouth: £2.91Plymouth: £6.12Portsmouth: £2.75

    £2.90£2.91£2.75Plymouth is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Portsmouth 1,015.5, Plymouth 1,014.7Plymouth: 1,014.7Portsmouth: 1,015.5

    1,015.5Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count1,014.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Portsmouth 142.4, Plymouth 121.9Plymouth: 121.9Portsmouth: 142.4

    142.4Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count121.9

  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: Portsmouth 157.4, Plymouth 156.8Plymouth: 156.8Portsmouth: 157.4

    157.4Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count156.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 63.8, Plymouth 85.7Plymouth: 85.7Portsmouth: 63.8

    63.8Plymouth is higher85.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth 206.4, Plymouth 209.0Plymouth: 209.0Portsmouth: 206.4

    206.4Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count209.0

  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: Portsmouth 23.1, Plymouth 26.3Plymouth: 26.3Portsmouth: 23.1

    23.1Plymouth is higher26.3

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Portsmouth and Plymouth, per person in the age group
MeasurePortsmouthPlymouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,227£4,245£4,010£4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,856£12,911£12,195£12,509£12,562£11,866Portsmouth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,217£2,227£2,103£2,246£2,255£2,130Plymouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,446£11,495£10,857£11,261£11,309£10,682Portsmouth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£640£643£607£490£492£465Portsmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£734£737£696£727£730£690Portsmouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£30£31£29Portsmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£419£421£398£590£593£560Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£164£165£156Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£105£106£100£123£123£116Plymouth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,800£1,807£1,707£1,725£1,733£1,637Portsmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334£246£247£233Portsmouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£299£300£284£383£385£364Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.58£5.60£5.29Portsmouth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£8.31£8.34£7.88Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2.90£2.91£2.75£6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.51,014.7Portsmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.4121.9Portsmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.4156.8Portsmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.885.7Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.4209.0Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.126.3Plymouth

Per resident

Portsmouth is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Plymouth 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

Portsmouth Plymouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £4,227, Plymouth £4,681Plymouth: £4,681Portsmouth: £4,227Plymouth: £4,701Portsmouth: £4,245Plymouth: £4,440Portsmouth: £4,010

    £4,227£4,245£4,010Plymouth is higher£4,681£4,701£4,440

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £1,818, Plymouth £2,231Plymouth: £2,231Portsmouth: £1,818Plymouth: £2,240Portsmouth: £1,826Plymouth: £2,116Portsmouth: £1,725

    £1,818£1,826£1,725Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £1,492, Plymouth £1,444Plymouth: £1,444Portsmouth: £1,492Plymouth: £1,450Portsmouth: £1,499Plymouth: £1,370Portsmouth: £1,416

    £1,492£1,499£1,416Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,444£1,450£1,370

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Portsmouth £1,619, Plymouth £2,008Plymouth: £2,008Portsmouth: £1,619Plymouth: £2,017Portsmouth: £1,626Plymouth: £1,905Portsmouth: £1,535

    £1,619£1,626£1,535Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,008£2,017£1,905

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Portsmouth £90, Plymouth £87Plymouth: £87Portsmouth: £90Plymouth: £88Portsmouth: £91Plymouth: £83Portsmouth: £86

    £90£91£86Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£87£88£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £104, Plymouth £130Plymouth: £130Portsmouth: £104Plymouth: £130Portsmouth: £104Plymouth: £123Portsmouth: £98

    £104£104£98Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£130£130£123

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £5.07, Plymouth £5.43Plymouth: £5.43Portsmouth: £5.07Plymouth: £5.45Portsmouth: £5.09Plymouth: £5.15Portsmouth: £4.81

    £5.07£5.09£4.81Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £419, Plymouth £590Plymouth: £590Portsmouth: £419Plymouth: £593Portsmouth: £421Plymouth: £560Portsmouth: £398

    £419£421£398Plymouth is higher£590£593£560

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £143, Plymouth £164Plymouth: £164Portsmouth: £143Plymouth: £165Portsmouth: £144Plymouth: £156Portsmouth: £136

    £143£144£136Plymouth is higher£164£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Portsmouth £71, Plymouth £79Plymouth: £79Portsmouth: £71Plymouth: £79Portsmouth: £71Plymouth: £75Portsmouth: £67

    £71£71£67Plymouth is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Portsmouth £1,211, Plymouth £1,110Plymouth: £1,110Portsmouth: £1,211Plymouth: £1,114Portsmouth: £1,216Plymouth: £1,053Portsmouth: £1,149

    £1,211£1,216£1,149Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,110£1,114£1,053

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Portsmouth £352, Plymouth £246Plymouth: £246Portsmouth: £352Plymouth: £247Portsmouth: £353Plymouth: £233Portsmouth: £334

    £352£353£334Portsmouth is higher£246£247£233

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Portsmouth £201, Plymouth £247Plymouth: £247Portsmouth: £201Plymouth: £248Portsmouth: £202Plymouth: £234Portsmouth: £191

    £201£202£191Plymouth is higher£247£248£234

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Portsmouth £4.34, Plymouth £3.58Plymouth: £3.58Portsmouth: £4.34Plymouth: £3.60Portsmouth: £4.36Plymouth: £3.40Portsmouth: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Portsmouth £4.68, Plymouth £5.35Plymouth: £5.35Portsmouth: £4.68Plymouth: £5.37Portsmouth: £4.70Plymouth: £5.07Portsmouth: £4.44

    £4.68£4.70£4.44Plymouth is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £2.90, Plymouth £6.45Plymouth: £6.45Portsmouth: £2.90Plymouth: £6.48Portsmouth: £2.91Plymouth: £6.12Portsmouth: £2.75

    £2.90£2.91£2.75Plymouth is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 143.6, Plymouth 180.9Plymouth: 180.9Portsmouth: 143.6

    143.6Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count180.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 20.1, Plymouth 21.7Plymouth: 21.7Portsmouth: 20.1

    20.1Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count21.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 22.3, Plymouth 28.0Plymouth: 28.0Portsmouth: 22.3

    22.3Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count28.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 63.8, Plymouth 85.7Plymouth: 85.7Portsmouth: 63.8

    63.8Plymouth is higher85.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 138.9, Plymouth 134.4Plymouth: 134.4Portsmouth: 138.9

    138.9Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count134.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 15.5, Plymouth 16.9Plymouth: 16.9Portsmouth: 15.5

    15.5Plymouth is higher16.9

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Portsmouth and Plymouth, per resident
MeasurePortsmouthPlymouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,227£4,245£4,010£4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,818£1,826£1,725£2,231£2,240£2,116Plymouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,492£1,499£1,416£1,444£1,450£1,370Portsmouth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,535£2,008£2,017£1,905Plymouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£87£88£83Portsmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£130£130£123Plymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£5.43£5.45£5.15Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£419£421£398£590£593£560Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£164£165£156Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£79£79£75Plymouth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,211£1,216£1,149£1,110£1,114£1,053Portsmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334£246£247£233Portsmouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191£247£248£234Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£3.58£3.60£3.40Portsmouth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.68£4.70£4.44£5.35£5.37£5.07Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2.90£2.91£2.75£6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026143.6180.9Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.121.7Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.328.0Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.885.7Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026138.9134.4Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.516.9Plymouth

Total

Portsmouth is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Plymouth on 21. 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

Portsmouth Plymouth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Portsmouth £900.1m, Plymouth £1.3bnPlymouth: £1.3bnPortsmouth: £900.1mPlymouth: £1.3bnPortsmouth: £904.0mPlymouth: £1.2bnPortsmouth: £853.8m

    £900.1m£904.0m£853.8mPlymouth is higher£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Portsmouth £387.1m, Plymouth £606.5mPlymouth: £606.5mPortsmouth: £387.1mPlymouth: £609.1mPortsmouth: £388.8mPlymouth: £575.3mPortsmouth: £367.2m

    £387.1m£388.8m£367.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Portsmouth £317.8m, Plymouth £392.7mPlymouth: £392.7mPortsmouth: £317.8mPlymouth: £394.3mPortsmouth: £319.1mPlymouth: £372.5mPortsmouth: £301.4m

    £317.8m£319.1m£301.4mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Portsmouth £344.7m, Plymouth £546.0mPlymouth: £546.0mPortsmouth: £344.7mPlymouth: £548.3mPortsmouth: £346.1mPlymouth: £517.9mPortsmouth: £326.9m

    £344.7m£346.1m£326.9mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Portsmouth £19.3m, Plymouth £23.8mPlymouth: £23.8mPortsmouth: £19.3mPlymouth: £23.9mPortsmouth: £19.3mPlymouth: £22.5mPortsmouth: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth £22.1m, Plymouth £35.3mPlymouth: £35.3mPortsmouth: £22.1mPlymouth: £35.4mPortsmouth: £22.2mPlymouth: £33.5mPortsmouth: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Portsmouth £1.1m, Plymouth £1.5mPlymouth: £1.5mPortsmouth: £1.1mPlymouth: £1.5mPortsmouth: £1.1mPlymouth: £1.4mPortsmouth: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth £89.2m, Plymouth £160.4mPlymouth: £160.4mPortsmouth: £89.2mPlymouth: £161.1mPortsmouth: £89.6mPlymouth: £152.2mPortsmouth: £84.7m

    £89.2m£89.6m£84.7mPlymouth is higher£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth £30.5m, Plymouth £44.7mPlymouth: £44.7mPortsmouth: £30.5mPlymouth: £44.9mPortsmouth: £30.6mPlymouth: £42.4mPortsmouth: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.6m£28.9mPlymouth is higher£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Portsmouth £15.1m, Plymouth £21.5mPlymouth: £21.5mPortsmouth: £15.1mPlymouth: £21.6mPortsmouth: £15.1mPlymouth: £20.4mPortsmouth: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mPlymouth is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Portsmouth £257.9m, Plymouth £301.7mPlymouth: £301.7mPortsmouth: £257.9mPlymouth: £303.0mPortsmouth: £259.0mPlymouth: £286.2mPortsmouth: £244.7m

    £257.9m£259.0m£244.7mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Portsmouth £74.9m, Plymouth £66.8mPlymouth: £66.8mPortsmouth: £74.9mPlymouth: £67.0mPortsmouth: £75.2mPlymouth: £63.3mPortsmouth: £71.1m

    £74.9m£75.2m£71.1mPortsmouth is higher£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Portsmouth £42.9m, Plymouth £67.0mPlymouth: £67.0mPortsmouth: £42.9mPlymouth: £67.3mPortsmouth: £43.1mPlymouth: £63.6mPortsmouth: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mPlymouth is higher£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Portsmouth £0.93m, Plymouth £0.97mPlymouth: £0.97mPortsmouth: £0.93mPlymouth: £0.98mPortsmouth: £0.93mPlymouth: £0.92mPortsmouth: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Portsmouth £1.00m, Plymouth £1.5mPlymouth: £1.5mPortsmouth: £1.00mPlymouth: £1.5mPortsmouth: £1.0mPlymouth: £1.4mPortsmouth: £0.95m

    £1.00m£1.0m£0.95mPlymouth is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Portsmouth £0.62m, Plymouth £1.8mPlymouth: £1.8mPortsmouth: £0.62mPlymouth: £1.8mPortsmouth: £0.62mPlymouth: £1.7mPortsmouth: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mPlymouth is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Portsmouth 30,580, Plymouth 49,195Plymouth: 49,195Portsmouth: 30,580

    30,580Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count49,195

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Portsmouth 4,287, Plymouth 5,908Plymouth: 5,908Portsmouth: 4,287

    4,287Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count5,908

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth 4,741, Plymouth 7,602Plymouth: 7,602Portsmouth: 4,741

    4,741Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count7,602

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth 13,576, Plymouth 23,290Plymouth: 23,290Portsmouth: 13,576

    13,576Plymouth is higher23,290

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Portsmouth 29,584, Plymouth 36,542Plymouth: 36,542Portsmouth: 29,584

    29,584Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count36,542

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Portsmouth 3,310, Plymouth 4,592Plymouth: 4,592Portsmouth: 3,310

    3,310Plymouth is higher4,592

Show the numbers
Portsmouth and Plymouth, total
MeasurePortsmouthPlymouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£900.1m£904.0m£853.8m£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnPlymouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£387.1m£388.8m£367.2m£606.5m£609.1m£575.3mPlymouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£317.8m£319.1m£301.4m£392.7m£394.3m£372.5mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£344.7m£346.1m£326.9m£546.0m£548.3m£517.9mPlymouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£23.8m£23.9m£22.5mPlymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£35.3m£35.4m£33.5mPlymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.2m£89.6m£84.7m£160.4m£161.1m£152.2mPlymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mPlymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mPlymouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£257.9m£259.0m£244.7m£301.7m£303.0m£286.2mPlymouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£74.9m£75.2m£71.1m£66.8m£67.0m£63.3mPortsmouth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mPlymouth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPlymouth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,58049,195Plymouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,2875,908Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7417,602Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,57623,290Plymouth
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,58436,542Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,3104,592Plymouth

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
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