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Dorset and Fylde

389,341 and 85,453 residents (mid-2024).

Dorset is higher than Fylde on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 22 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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Per person in the age group

Dorset is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Fylde 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

Dorset Fylde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dorset £5,217, Fylde £5,088Fylde: £5,088Dorset: £5,217Fylde: £5,110Dorset: £5,239Fylde: £4,827Dorset: £4,948

    £5,217£5,239£4,948Dorset is higher£5,088£5,110£4,827

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £12,394, Fylde £12,268Fylde: £12,268Dorset: £12,394Fylde: £12,320Dorset: £12,446Fylde: £11,637Dorset: £11,756

    £12,394£12,446£11,756Dorset is higher£12,268£12,320£11,637

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £1,701, Fylde £1,685Fylde: £1,685Dorset: £1,701Fylde: £1,692Dorset: £1,708Fylde: £1,598Dorset: £1,613

    £1,701£1,708£1,613Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£1,685£1,692£1,598

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £11,463, Fylde £11,189Fylde: £11,189Dorset: £11,463Fylde: £11,237Dorset: £11,512Fylde: £10,613Dorset: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Dorset is higher£11,189£11,237£10,613

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £269, Fylde £329Fylde: £329Dorset: £269Fylde: £330Dorset: £270Fylde: £312Dorset: £255

    £269£270£255Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£329£330£312

  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: Dorset £643, Fylde £729Fylde: £729Dorset: £643Fylde: £732Dorset: £646Fylde: £692Dorset: £610

    £643£646£610Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£729£732£692

  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: Dorset £18, Fylde £21Fylde: £21Dorset: £18Fylde: £21Dorset: £18Fylde: £20Dorset: £17

    £18£18£17Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £386, Fylde £444Fylde: £444Dorset: £386Fylde: £446Dorset: £388Fylde: £421Dorset: £366

    £386£388£366Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£444£446£421

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £107, Fylde £137Fylde: £137Dorset: £107Fylde: £138Dorset: £108Fylde: £130Dorset: £102

    £107£108£102Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

  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: Dorset £99, Fylde £104Fylde: £104Dorset: £99Fylde: £105Dorset: £99Fylde: £99Dorset: £94

    £99£99£94Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £1,319, Fylde £1,254Fylde: £1,254Dorset: £1,319Fylde: £1,259Dorset: £1,325Fylde: £1,189Dorset: £1,251

    £1,319£1,325£1,251Dorset is higher£1,254£1,259£1,189

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dorset £180, Fylde £170Fylde: £170Dorset: £180Fylde: £171Dorset: £181Fylde: £161Dorset: £171

    £180£181£171Dorset is higher£170£171£161

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £273, Fylde £317Fylde: £317Dorset: £273Fylde: £319Dorset: £274Fylde: £301Dorset: £259

    £273£274£259Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£317£319£301

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £4.35, Fylde £5.72Fylde: £5.72Dorset: £4.35Fylde: £5.75Dorset: £4.37Fylde: £5.43Dorset: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£5.72£5.75£5.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £5.09, Fylde £4.14Fylde: £4.14Dorset: £5.09Fylde: £4.16Dorset: £5.11Fylde: £3.93Dorset: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Dorset is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dorset £5.94, Fylde £6.30Fylde: £6.30Dorset: £5.94Fylde: £6.33Dorset: £5.96Fylde: £5.98Dorset: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dorset 1,009.1, Fylde 1,003.6Fylde: 1,003.6Dorset: 1,009.1

    1,009.1Dorset is higher1,003.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dorset 69.1, Fylde 83.3Fylde: 83.3Dorset: 69.1

    69.1Fylde is higherDepends on how you count83.3

  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: Dorset 135.0, Fylde 152.9Fylde: 152.9Dorset: 135.0

    135.0Fylde is higherDepends on how you count152.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 57.2, Fylde 68.1Fylde: 68.1Dorset: 57.2

    57.2Fylde is higherDepends on how you count68.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dorset 154.5, Fylde 157.2Fylde: 157.2Dorset: 154.5

    154.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count157.2

  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: Dorset 21.6, Fylde 22.1Fylde: 22.1Dorset: 21.6

    21.6Fylde is higherDepends on how you count22.1

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Dorset and Fylde, per person in the age group
MeasureDorsetFyldeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,217£5,239£4,948£5,088£5,110£4,827Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,394£12,446£11,756£12,268£12,320£11,637Dorset
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,701£1,708£1,613£1,685£1,692£1,598Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,189£11,237£10,613Dorset
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£269£270£255£329£330£312Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£729£732£692Fylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£21£21£20Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£388£366£444£446£421Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£137£138£130Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£104£105£99Fylde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,319£1,325£1,251£1,254£1,259£1,189Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£170£171£161Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£317£319£301Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£5.72£5.75£5.43Fylde
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£4.14£4.16£3.93Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£6.30£6.33£5.98Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.11,003.6Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.183.3Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.0152.9Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.268.1Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.5157.2Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.622.1Fylde

Per resident

Dorset is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Fylde on 15. 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

Dorset Fylde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dorset £5,217, Fylde £5,088Fylde: £5,088Dorset: £5,217Fylde: £5,110Dorset: £5,239Fylde: £4,827Dorset: £4,948

    £5,217£5,239£4,948Dorset is higher£5,088£5,110£4,827

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dorset £3,610, Fylde £3,383Fylde: £3,383Dorset: £3,610Fylde: £3,397Dorset: £3,626Fylde: £3,209Dorset: £3,425

    £3,610£3,626£3,425Dorset is higher£3,383£3,397£3,209

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dorset £927, Fylde £949Fylde: £949Dorset: £927Fylde: £953Dorset: £931Fylde: £900Dorset: £879

    £927£931£879Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£949£953£900

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dorset £3,339, Fylde £3,085Fylde: £3,085Dorset: £3,339Fylde: £3,098Dorset: £3,354Fylde: £2,927Dorset: £3,168

    £3,339£3,354£3,168Dorset is higher£3,085£3,098£2,927

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dorset £78, Fylde £91Fylde: £91Dorset: £78Fylde: £91Dorset: £79Fylde: £86Dorset: £74

    £78£79£74Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £187, Fylde £201Fylde: £201Dorset: £187Fylde: £202Dorset: £188Fylde: £191Dorset: £178

    £187£188£178Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£191

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dorset £5.19, Fylde £5.71Fylde: £5.71Dorset: £5.19Fylde: £5.74Dorset: £5.21Fylde: £5.42Dorset: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £386, Fylde £444Fylde: £444Dorset: £386Fylde: £446Dorset: £388Fylde: £421Dorset: £366

    £386£388£366Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£444£446£421

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £107, Fylde £137Fylde: £137Dorset: £107Fylde: £138Dorset: £108Fylde: £130Dorset: £102

    £107£108£102Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dorset £54, Fylde £59Fylde: £59Dorset: £54Fylde: £59Dorset: £54Fylde: £56Dorset: £51

    £54£54£51Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£59£59£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dorset £719, Fylde £706Fylde: £706Dorset: £719Fylde: £709Dorset: £722Fylde: £670Dorset: £682

    £719£722£682Dorset is higher£706£709£670

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dorset £180, Fylde £170Fylde: £170Dorset: £180Fylde: £171Dorset: £181Fylde: £161Dorset: £171

    £180£181£171Dorset is higher£170£171£161

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dorset £149, Fylde £179Fylde: £179Dorset: £149Fylde: £179Dorset: £149Fylde: £170Dorset: £141

    £149£149£141Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£179£179£170

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dorset £2.37, Fylde £3.23Fylde: £3.23Dorset: £2.37Fylde: £3.24Dorset: £2.38Fylde: £3.06Dorset: £2.25

    £2.37£2.38£2.25Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3.23£3.24£3.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dorset £2.77, Fylde £2.33Fylde: £2.33Dorset: £2.77Fylde: £2.34Dorset: £2.78Fylde: £2.21Dorset: £2.63

    £2.77£2.78£2.63Dorset is higher£2.33£2.34£2.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dorset £5.94, Fylde £6.30Fylde: £6.30Dorset: £5.94Fylde: £6.33Dorset: £5.96Fylde: £5.98Dorset: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 294.0, Fylde 276.7Fylde: 276.7Dorset: 294.0

    294.0Dorset is higher276.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 20.1, Fylde 23.0Fylde: 23.0Dorset: 20.1

    20.1Fylde is higherDepends on how you count23.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 39.3, Fylde 42.2Fylde: 42.2Dorset: 39.3

    39.3Fylde is higherDepends on how you count42.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 57.2, Fylde 68.1Fylde: 68.1Dorset: 57.2

    57.2Fylde is higherDepends on how you count68.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 84.2, Fylde 88.5Fylde: 88.5Dorset: 84.2

    84.2Fylde is higherDepends on how you count88.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 11.8, Fylde 12.5Fylde: 12.5Dorset: 11.8

    11.8Fylde is higherDepends on how you count12.5

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Dorset and Fylde, per resident
MeasureDorsetFyldeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,217£5,239£4,948£5,088£5,110£4,827Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,610£3,626£3,425£3,383£3,397£3,209Dorset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£927£931£879£949£953£900Fylde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,339£3,354£3,168£3,085£3,098£2,927Dorset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£91£91£86Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£201£202£191Fylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£5.71£5.74£5.42Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£388£366£444£446£421Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£137£138£130Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£59£59£56Fylde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£719£722£682£706£709£670Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£170£171£161Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£179£179£170Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.37£2.38£2.25£3.23£3.24£3.06Fylde
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.77£2.78£2.63£2.33£2.34£2.21Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£6.30£6.33£5.98Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026294.0276.7Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.123.0Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.342.2Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.268.1Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.288.5Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.812.5Fylde

Total

Dorset is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Fylde on 0. 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

Dorset Fylde

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dorset £2.0bn, Fylde £434.8mFylde: £434.8mDorset: £2.0bnFylde: £436.7mDorset: £2.0bnFylde: £412.4mDorset: £1.9bn

    £2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bnDorset is higher£434.8m£436.7m£412.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dorset £1.4bn, Fylde £289.1mFylde: £289.1mDorset: £1.4bnFylde: £290.3mDorset: £1.4bnFylde: £274.2mDorset: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnDorset is higher£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dorset £360.8m, Fylde £81.1mFylde: £81.1mDorset: £360.8mFylde: £81.4mDorset: £362.3mFylde: £76.9mDorset: £342.2m

    £360.8m£362.3m£342.2mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dorset £1.3bn, Fylde £263.7mFylde: £263.7mDorset: £1.3bnFylde: £264.8mDorset: £1.3bnFylde: £250.1mDorset: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnDorset is higher£263.7m£264.8m£250.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dorset £30.5m, Fylde £7.7mFylde: £7.7mDorset: £30.5mFylde: £7.8mDorset: £30.7mFylde: £7.3mDorset: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.7m£28.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dorset £73.0m, Fylde £17.2mFylde: £17.2mDorset: £73.0mFylde: £17.3mDorset: £73.3mFylde: £16.3mDorset: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dorset £2.0m, Fylde £0.49mFylde: £0.49mDorset: £2.0mFylde: £0.49mDorset: £2.0mFylde: £0.46mDorset: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dorset £150.3m, Fylde £37.9mFylde: £37.9mDorset: £150.3mFylde: £38.1mDorset: £151.0mFylde: £36.0mDorset: £142.6m

    £150.3m£151.0m£142.6mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dorset £41.7m, Fylde £11.7mFylde: £11.7mDorset: £41.7mFylde: £11.8mDorset: £41.9mFylde: £11.1mDorset: £39.6m

    £41.7m£41.9m£39.6mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dorset £20.9m, Fylde £5.0mFylde: £5.0mDorset: £20.9mFylde: £5.0mDorset: £21.0mFylde: £4.8mDorset: £19.9m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dorset £279.9m, Fylde £60.3mFylde: £60.3mDorset: £279.9mFylde: £60.6mDorset: £281.1mFylde: £57.2mDorset: £265.5m

    £279.9m£281.1m£265.5mDorset is higher£60.3m£60.6m£57.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dorset £70.2m, Fylde £14.5mFylde: £14.5mDorset: £70.2mFylde: £14.6mDorset: £70.5mFylde: £13.8mDorset: £66.6m

    £70.2m£70.5m£66.6mDorset is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dorset £57.9m, Fylde £15.3mFylde: £15.3mDorset: £57.9mFylde: £15.3mDorset: £58.2mFylde: £14.5mDorset: £55.0m

    £57.9m£58.2m£55.0mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dorset £0.92m, Fylde £0.28mFylde: £0.28mDorset: £0.92mFylde: £0.28mDorset: £0.93mFylde: £0.26mDorset: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dorset £1.1m, Fylde £0.20mFylde: £0.20mDorset: £1.1mFylde: £0.20mDorset: £1.1mFylde: £0.19mDorset: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDorset is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dorset £2.3m, Fylde £0.54mFylde: £0.54mDorset: £2.3mFylde: £0.54mDorset: £2.3mFylde: £0.51mDorset: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dorset 114,452, Fylde 23,647Fylde: 23,647Dorset: 114,452

    114,452Dorset is higher23,647

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dorset 7,835, Fylde 1,962Fylde: 1,962Dorset: 7,835

    7,835Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,962

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dorset 15,308, Fylde 3,602Fylde: 3,602Dorset: 15,308

    15,308Dorset is higherDepends on how you count3,602

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dorset 22,278, Fylde 5,817Fylde: 5,817Dorset: 22,278

    22,278Dorset is higherDepends on how you count5,817

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dorset 32,777, Fylde 7,564Fylde: 7,564Dorset: 32,777

    32,777Dorset is higherDepends on how you count7,564

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dorset 4,591, Fylde 1,065Fylde: 1,065Dorset: 4,591

    4,591Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,065

Show the numbers
Dorset and Fylde, total
MeasureDorsetFyldeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bn£434.8m£436.7m£412.4mDorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mDorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£360.8m£362.3m£342.2m£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mDorset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£263.7m£264.8m£250.1mDorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£28.9m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mDorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mDorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mDorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£150.3m£151.0m£142.6m£37.9m£38.1m£36.0mDorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.7m£41.9m£39.6m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mDorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.9m£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mDorset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£279.9m£281.1m£265.5m£60.3m£60.6m£57.2mDorset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£70.2m£70.5m£66.6m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mDorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.2m£55.0m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mDorset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mDorset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mDorset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mDorset
State Pensiontotal, March 2026114,45223,647Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8351,962Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202615,3083,602Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202622,2785,817Dorset
Universal Credittotal, May 202632,7777,564Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5911,065Dorset

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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