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Isle of Wight and Folkestone and Hythe

141,356 and 111,908 residents (mid-2024).

Isle of Wight is higher than Folkestone and Hythe on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 15 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Isle of Wight is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe 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

Isle of Wight Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £5,818, Folkestone and Hythe £5,432Folkestone and Hythe: £5,432Isle of Wight: £5,818Folkestone and Hythe: £5,455Isle of Wight: £5,843Folkestone and Hythe: £5,152Isle of Wight: £5,519

    £5,818£5,843£5,519Isle of Wight is higher£5,432£5,455£5,152

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight £12,315, Folkestone and Hythe £12,738Folkestone and Hythe: £12,738Isle of Wight: £12,315Folkestone and Hythe: £12,792Isle of Wight: £12,367Folkestone and Hythe: £12,083Isle of Wight: £11,681

    £12,315£12,367£11,681Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£12,738£12,792£12,083

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £2,366, Folkestone and Hythe £2,327Folkestone and Hythe: £2,327Isle of Wight: £2,366Folkestone and Hythe: £2,337Isle of Wight: £2,376Folkestone and Hythe: £2,207Isle of Wight: £2,244

    £2,366£2,376£2,244Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£2,327£2,337£2,207

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight £11,246, Folkestone and Hythe £11,320Folkestone and Hythe: £11,320Isle of Wight: £11,246Folkestone and Hythe: £11,368Isle of Wight: £11,294Folkestone and Hythe: £10,738Isle of Wight: £10,667

    £11,246£11,294£10,667Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£11,320£11,368£10,738

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight £377, Folkestone and Hythe £502Folkestone and Hythe: £502Isle of Wight: £377Folkestone and Hythe: £505Isle of Wight: £378Folkestone and Hythe: £477Isle of Wight: £357

    £377£378£357Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£502£505£477

  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: Isle of Wight £668, Folkestone and Hythe £889Folkestone and Hythe: £889Isle of Wight: £668Folkestone and Hythe: £892Isle of Wight: £671Folkestone and Hythe: £843Isle of Wight: £633

    £668£671£633Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£889£892£843

  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: Isle of Wight £24, Folkestone and Hythe £27Folkestone and Hythe: £27Isle of Wight: £24Folkestone and Hythe: £27Isle of Wight: £25Folkestone and Hythe: £26Isle of Wight: £23

    £24£25£23Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £540, Folkestone and Hythe £552Folkestone and Hythe: £552Isle of Wight: £540Folkestone and Hythe: £554Isle of Wight: £542Folkestone and Hythe: £524Isle of Wight: £512

    £540£542£512Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £196, Folkestone and Hythe £166Folkestone and Hythe: £166Isle of Wight: £196Folkestone and Hythe: £166Isle of Wight: £197Folkestone and Hythe: £157Isle of Wight: £186

    £196£197£186Isle of Wight is higher£166£166£157

  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: Isle of Wight £144, Folkestone and Hythe £156Folkestone and Hythe: £156Isle of Wight: £144Folkestone and Hythe: £157Isle of Wight: £145Folkestone and Hythe: £148Isle of Wight: £137

    £144£145£137Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£156£157£148

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £1,764, Folkestone and Hythe £1,768Folkestone and Hythe: £1,768Isle of Wight: £1,764Folkestone and Hythe: £1,775Isle of Wight: £1,771Folkestone and Hythe: £1,677Isle of Wight: £1,673

    £1,764£1,771£1,673Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£1,768£1,775£1,677

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Isle of Wight £224, Folkestone and Hythe £234Folkestone and Hythe: £234Isle of Wight: £224Folkestone and Hythe: £235Isle of Wight: £225Folkestone and Hythe: £222Isle of Wight: £212

    £224£225£212Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£234£235£222

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £439, Folkestone and Hythe £380Folkestone and Hythe: £380Isle of Wight: £439Folkestone and Hythe: £382Isle of Wight: £440Folkestone and Hythe: £361Isle of Wight: £416

    £439£440£416Isle of Wight is higher£380£382£361

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £8.51, Folkestone and Hythe £12Folkestone and Hythe: £12Isle of Wight: £8.51Folkestone and Hythe: £12Isle of Wight: £8.54Folkestone and Hythe: £11Isle of Wight: £8.07

    £8.51£8.54£8.07Folkestone and Hythe is higher£12£12£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £11, Folkestone and Hythe £11Folkestone and Hythe: £11Isle of Wight: £11Folkestone and Hythe: £11Isle of Wight: £11Folkestone and Hythe: £10Isle of Wight: £10

    £11£11£10Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £7.83, Folkestone and Hythe £7.02Folkestone and Hythe: £7.02Isle of Wight: £7.83Folkestone and Hythe: £7.05Isle of Wight: £7.87Folkestone and Hythe: £6.66Isle of Wight: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Isle of Wight is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight 1,001.2, Folkestone and Hythe 998.8Folkestone and Hythe: 998.8Isle of Wight: 1,001.2

    1,001.2Isle of Wight is higher998.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight 96.7, Folkestone and Hythe 108.0Folkestone and Hythe: 108.0Isle of Wight: 96.7

    96.7Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count108.0

  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: Isle of Wight 141.6, Folkestone and Hythe 174.8Folkestone and Hythe: 174.8Isle of Wight: 141.6

    141.6Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count174.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 80.7, Folkestone and Hythe 81.2Folkestone and Hythe: 81.2Isle of Wight: 80.7

    80.7Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight 224.3, Folkestone and Hythe 205.8Folkestone and Hythe: 205.8Isle of Wight: 224.3

    224.3Isle of Wight is higher205.8

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight 31.4, Folkestone and Hythe 33.9Folkestone and Hythe: 33.9Isle of Wight: 31.4

    31.4Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count33.9

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Isle of Wight and Folkestone and Hythe, per person in the age group
MeasureIsle of WightFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,818£5,843£5,519£5,432£5,455£5,152Isle of Wight
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,315£12,367£11,681£12,738£12,792£12,083Folkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,366£2,376£2,244£2,327£2,337£2,207Isle of Wight
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,246£11,294£10,667£11,320£11,368£10,738Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£377£378£357£502£505£477Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£668£671£633£889£892£843Folkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23£27£27£26Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£552£554£524Folkestone and Hythe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£166£166£157Isle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£137£156£157£148Folkestone and Hythe
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673£1,768£1,775£1,677Folkestone and Hythe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£234£235£222Folkestone and Hythe
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£439£440£416£380£382£361Isle of Wight
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.51£8.54£8.07£12£12£11Folkestone and Hythe
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£11£11£10Isle of Wight
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£7.02£7.05£6.66Isle of Wight
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.2998.8Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.7108.0Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.6174.8Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.781.2Folkestone and Hythe
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.3205.8Isle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.433.9Folkestone and Hythe

Per resident

Isle of Wight is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe on 12. 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

Isle of Wight Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £5,818, Folkestone and Hythe £5,432Folkestone and Hythe: £5,432Isle of Wight: £5,818Folkestone and Hythe: £5,455Isle of Wight: £5,843Folkestone and Hythe: £5,152Isle of Wight: £5,519

    £5,818£5,843£5,519Isle of Wight is higher£5,432£5,455£5,152

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £3,543, Folkestone and Hythe £3,130Folkestone and Hythe: £3,130Isle of Wight: £3,543Folkestone and Hythe: £3,143Isle of Wight: £3,558Folkestone and Hythe: £2,969Isle of Wight: £3,361

    £3,543£3,558£3,361Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£3,130£3,143£2,969

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £1,308, Folkestone and Hythe £1,343Folkestone and Hythe: £1,343Isle of Wight: £1,308Folkestone and Hythe: £1,349Isle of Wight: £1,313Folkestone and Hythe: £1,274Isle of Wight: £1,240

    £1,308£1,313£1,240Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£1,343£1,349£1,274

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Isle of Wight £3,236, Folkestone and Hythe £2,781Folkestone and Hythe: £2,781Isle of Wight: £3,236Folkestone and Hythe: £2,793Isle of Wight: £3,249Folkestone and Hythe: £2,638Isle of Wight: £3,069

    £3,236£3,249£3,069Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£2,781£2,793£2,638

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Isle of Wight £108, Folkestone and Hythe £123Folkestone and Hythe: £123Isle of Wight: £108Folkestone and Hythe: £124Isle of Wight: £109Folkestone and Hythe: £117Isle of Wight: £103

    £108£109£103Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£123£124£117

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £192, Folkestone and Hythe £218Folkestone and Hythe: £218Isle of Wight: £192Folkestone and Hythe: £219Isle of Wight: £193Folkestone and Hythe: £207Isle of Wight: £182

    £192£193£182Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£218£219£207

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £7.03, Folkestone and Hythe £6.64Folkestone and Hythe: £6.64Isle of Wight: £7.03Folkestone and Hythe: £6.67Isle of Wight: £7.06Folkestone and Hythe: £6.30Isle of Wight: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£6.64£6.67£6.30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £540, Folkestone and Hythe £552Folkestone and Hythe: £552Isle of Wight: £540Folkestone and Hythe: £554Isle of Wight: £542Folkestone and Hythe: £524Isle of Wight: £512

    £540£542£512Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £196, Folkestone and Hythe £166Folkestone and Hythe: £166Isle of Wight: £196Folkestone and Hythe: £166Isle of Wight: £197Folkestone and Hythe: £157Isle of Wight: £186

    £196£197£186Isle of Wight is higher£166£166£157

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £80, Folkestone and Hythe £90Folkestone and Hythe: £90Isle of Wight: £80Folkestone and Hythe: £90Isle of Wight: £80Folkestone and Hythe: £85Isle of Wight: £76

    £80£80£76Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Isle of Wight £975, Folkestone and Hythe £1,020Folkestone and Hythe: £1,020Isle of Wight: £975Folkestone and Hythe: £1,025Isle of Wight: £979Folkestone and Hythe: £968Isle of Wight: £925

    £975£979£925Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£1,020£1,025£968

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Isle of Wight £224, Folkestone and Hythe £234Folkestone and Hythe: £234Isle of Wight: £224Folkestone and Hythe: £235Isle of Wight: £225Folkestone and Hythe: £222Isle of Wight: £212

    £224£225£212Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£234£235£222

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Isle of Wight £242, Folkestone and Hythe £220Folkestone and Hythe: £220Isle of Wight: £242Folkestone and Hythe: £220Isle of Wight: £243Folkestone and Hythe: £208Isle of Wight: £230

    £242£243£230Isle of Wight is higher£220£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Isle of Wight £4.70, Folkestone and Hythe £6.91Folkestone and Hythe: £6.91Isle of Wight: £4.70Folkestone and Hythe: £6.93Isle of Wight: £4.72Folkestone and Hythe: £6.55Isle of Wight: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Folkestone and Hythe is higher£6.91£6.93£6.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Isle of Wight £5.98, Folkestone and Hythe £6.09Folkestone and Hythe: £6.09Isle of Wight: £5.98Folkestone and Hythe: £6.12Isle of Wight: £6.00Folkestone and Hythe: £5.78Isle of Wight: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £7.83, Folkestone and Hythe £7.02Folkestone and Hythe: £7.02Isle of Wight: £7.83Folkestone and Hythe: £7.05Isle of Wight: £7.87Folkestone and Hythe: £6.66Isle of Wight: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Isle of Wight is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 288.1, Folkestone and Hythe 245.4Folkestone and Hythe: 245.4Isle of Wight: 288.1

    288.1Isle of Wight is higher245.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 27.8, Folkestone and Hythe 26.5Folkestone and Hythe: 26.5Isle of Wight: 27.8

    27.8Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count26.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 40.7, Folkestone and Hythe 42.9Folkestone and Hythe: 42.9Isle of Wight: 40.7

    40.7Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count42.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 80.7, Folkestone and Hythe 81.2Folkestone and Hythe: 81.2Isle of Wight: 80.7

    80.7Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 124.0, Folkestone and Hythe 118.8Folkestone and Hythe: 118.8Isle of Wight: 124.0

    124.0Isle of Wight is higher118.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 17.4, Folkestone and Hythe 19.5Folkestone and Hythe: 19.5Isle of Wight: 17.4

    17.4Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count19.5

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Isle of Wight and Folkestone and Hythe, per resident
MeasureIsle of WightFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,818£5,843£5,519£5,432£5,455£5,152Isle of Wight
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,543£3,558£3,361£3,130£3,143£2,969Isle of Wight
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,308£1,313£1,240£1,343£1,349£1,274Folkestone and Hythe
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,236£3,249£3,069£2,781£2,793£2,638Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£123£124£117Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£218£219£207Folkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£6.64£6.67£6.30Isle of Wight
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£552£554£524Folkestone and Hythe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£166£166£157Isle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£90£90£85Folkestone and Hythe
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£975£979£925£1,020£1,025£968Folkestone and Hythe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£234£235£222Folkestone and Hythe
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£242£243£230£220£220£208Isle of Wight
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£6.91£6.93£6.55Folkestone and Hythe
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£6.09£6.12£5.78Folkestone and Hythe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£7.02£7.05£6.66Isle of Wight
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026288.1245.4Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.826.5Isle of Wight
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.742.9Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.781.2Folkestone and Hythe
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026124.0118.8Isle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.419.5Folkestone and Hythe

Total

Isle of Wight is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe 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

Isle of Wight Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Isle of Wight £822.4m, Folkestone and Hythe £607.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £607.8mIsle of Wight: £822.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £610.4mIsle of Wight: £825.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £576.6mIsle of Wight: £780.1m

    £822.4m£825.9m£780.1mIsle of Wight is higher£607.8m£610.4m£576.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Isle of Wight £500.9m, Folkestone and Hythe £350.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £350.2mIsle of Wight: £500.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £351.7mIsle of Wight: £503.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £332.2mIsle of Wight: £475.1m

    £500.9m£503.0m£475.1mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£350.2m£351.7m£332.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Isle of Wight £184.9m, Folkestone and Hythe £150.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £150.3mIsle of Wight: £184.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £150.9mIsle of Wight: £185.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £142.6mIsle of Wight: £175.3m

    £184.9m£185.6m£175.3mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£150.3m£150.9m£142.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Isle of Wight £457.4m, Folkestone and Hythe £311.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £311.3mIsle of Wight: £457.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £312.6mIsle of Wight: £459.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £295.2mIsle of Wight: £433.8m

    £457.4m£459.3m£433.8mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£311.3m£312.6m£295.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Isle of Wight £15.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £13.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.8mIsle of Wight: £15.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.9mIsle of Wight: £15.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.1mIsle of Wight: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight £27.2m, Folkestone and Hythe £24.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.4mIsle of Wight: £27.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.5mIsle of Wight: £27.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £23.2mIsle of Wight: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Isle of Wight £0.99m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.74mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.74mIsle of Wight: £0.99mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.75mIsle of Wight: £1.00mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.70mIsle of Wight: £0.94m

    £0.99m£1.00m£0.94mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight £76.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £61.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £61.8mIsle of Wight: £76.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £62.0mIsle of Wight: £76.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £58.6mIsle of Wight: £72.4m

    £76.3m£76.6m£72.4mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£61.8m£62.0m£58.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight £27.7m, Folkestone and Hythe £18.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £18.5mIsle of Wight: £27.7mFolkestone and Hythe: £18.6mIsle of Wight: £27.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £17.6mIsle of Wight: £26.2m

    £27.7m£27.8m£26.2mIsle of Wight is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Isle of Wight £11.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £10.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £10.1mIsle of Wight: £11.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £10.1mIsle of Wight: £11.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £9.6mIsle of Wight: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.3m£10.7mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Isle of Wight £137.8m, Folkestone and Hythe £114.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £114.2mIsle of Wight: £137.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £114.7mIsle of Wight: £138.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £108.3mIsle of Wight: £130.7m

    £137.8m£138.4m£130.7mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£114.2m£114.7m£108.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Isle of Wight £31.7m, Folkestone and Hythe £26.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £26.2mIsle of Wight: £31.7mFolkestone and Hythe: £26.3mIsle of Wight: £31.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.8mIsle of Wight: £30.0m

    £31.7m£31.8m£30.0mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Isle of Wight £34.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £24.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.6mIsle of Wight: £34.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.7mIsle of Wight: £34.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £23.3mIsle of Wight: £32.5m

    £34.3m£34.4m£32.5mIsle of Wight is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Isle of Wight £0.66m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.77mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.77mIsle of Wight: £0.66mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.78mIsle of Wight: £0.67mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.73mIsle of Wight: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Isle of Wight £0.84m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.68mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.68mIsle of Wight: £0.84mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.68mIsle of Wight: £0.85mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.65mIsle of Wight: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.85m£0.80mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Isle of Wight £1.1m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.79mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.79mIsle of Wight: £1.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.79mIsle of Wight: £1.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.75mIsle of Wight: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mIsle of Wight is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Isle of Wight 40,718, Folkestone and Hythe 27,464Folkestone and Hythe: 27,464Isle of Wight: 40,718

    40,718Isle of Wight is higher27,464

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Isle of Wight 3,934, Folkestone and Hythe 2,970Folkestone and Hythe: 2,970Isle of Wight: 3,934

    3,934Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count2,970

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight 5,757, Folkestone and Hythe 4,805Folkestone and Hythe: 4,805Isle of Wight: 5,757

    5,757Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count4,805

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight 11,405, Folkestone and Hythe 9,086Folkestone and Hythe: 9,086Isle of Wight: 11,405

    11,405Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count9,086

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Isle of Wight 17,529, Folkestone and Hythe 13,291Folkestone and Hythe: 13,291Isle of Wight: 17,529

    17,529Isle of Wight is higher13,291

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Isle of Wight 2,455, Folkestone and Hythe 2,187Folkestone and Hythe: 2,187Isle of Wight: 2,455

    2,455Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count2,187

Show the numbers
Isle of Wight and Folkestone and Hythe, total
MeasureIsle of WightFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£822.4m£825.9m£780.1m£607.8m£610.4m£576.6mIsle of Wight
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£500.9m£503.0m£475.1m£350.2m£351.7m£332.2mIsle of Wight
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£184.9m£185.6m£175.3m£150.3m£150.9m£142.6mIsle of Wight
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£457.4m£459.3m£433.8m£311.3m£312.6m£295.2mIsle of Wight
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mIsle of Wight
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£24.4m£24.5m£23.2mIsle of Wight
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mIsle of Wight
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m£61.8m£62.0m£58.6mIsle of Wight
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m£18.5m£18.6m£17.6mIsle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mIsle of Wight
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m£114.2m£114.7m£108.3mIsle of Wight
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m£26.2m£26.3m£24.8mIsle of Wight
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mIsle of Wight
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mFolkestone and Hythe
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mIsle of Wight
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mIsle of Wight
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,71827,464Isle of Wight
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9342,970Isle of Wight
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,7574,805Isle of Wight
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,4059,086Isle of Wight
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,52913,291Isle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4552,187Isle of Wight

Sources

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

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