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Fenland and Dover

105,442 and 119,805 residents (mid-2024).

Fenland is higher than Dover on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Fenland is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

Fenland Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Fenland £4,938, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202Fenland: £4,938Dover: £5,224Fenland: £4,959Dover: £4,935Fenland: £4,684

    £4,938£4,959£4,684Dover is higher£5,202£5,224£4,935

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Fenland £12,779, Dover £12,445Dover: £12,445Fenland: £12,779Dover: £12,498Fenland: £12,834Dover: £11,805Fenland: £12,122

    £12,779£12,834£12,122Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£12,445£12,498£11,805

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £2,123, Dover £2,383Dover: £2,383Fenland: £2,123Dover: £2,393Fenland: £2,132Dover: £2,260Fenland: £2,014

    £2,123£2,132£2,014Dover is higher£2,383£2,393£2,260

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Fenland £11,465, Dover £11,294Dover: £11,294Fenland: £11,465Dover: £11,342Fenland: £11,514Dover: £10,713Fenland: £10,875

    £11,465£11,514£10,875Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£11,294£11,342£10,713

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Fenland £449, Dover £386Dover: £386Fenland: £449Dover: £388Fenland: £451Dover: £366Fenland: £426

    £449£451£426Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£386£388£366

  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: Fenland £838, Dover £742Dover: £742Fenland: £838Dover: £745Fenland: £841Dover: £704Fenland: £795

    £838£841£795Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£742£745£704

  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: Fenland £28, Dover £24Dover: £24Fenland: £28Dover: £24Fenland: £28Dover: £22Fenland: £26

    £28£28£26Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £491, Dover £532Dover: £532Fenland: £491Dover: £534Fenland: £493Dover: £505Fenland: £466

    £491£493£466Dover is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £145, Dover £169Dover: £169Fenland: £145Dover: £170Fenland: £145Dover: £161Fenland: £137

    £145£145£137Dover is higher£169£170£161

  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: Fenland £142, Dover £157Dover: £157Fenland: £142Dover: £157Fenland: £142Dover: £149Fenland: £134

    £142£142£134Dover is higher£157£157£149

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £1,636, Dover £1,912Dover: £1,912Fenland: £1,636Dover: £1,921Fenland: £1,643Dover: £1,814Fenland: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Dover is higher£1,912£1,921£1,814

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Fenland £211, Dover £194Dover: £194Fenland: £211Dover: £195Fenland: £211Dover: £184Fenland: £200

    £211£211£200Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £330, Dover £298Dover: £298Fenland: £330Dover: £299Fenland: £331Dover: £283Fenland: £313

    £330£331£313Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£298£299£283

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £6.10, Dover £8.13Dover: £8.13Fenland: £6.10Dover: £8.16Fenland: £6.13Dover: £7.71Fenland: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Dover is higher£8.13£8.16£7.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £9.85, Dover £7.73Dover: £7.73Fenland: £9.85Dover: £7.76Fenland: £9.89Dover: £7.33Fenland: £9.34

    £9.85£9.89£9.34Fenland is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Fenland £4.49, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01Fenland: £4.49Dover: £6.03Fenland: £4.51Dover: £5.70Fenland: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Dover is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Fenland 1,001.4, Dover 1,001.2Dover: 1,001.2Fenland: 1,001.4

    1,001.4Fenland is higherDepends on how you count1,001.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Fenland 110.0, Dover 93.6Dover: 93.6Fenland: 110.0

    110.0Fenland is higherDepends on how you count93.6

  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: Fenland 179.9, Dover 155.6Dover: 155.6Fenland: 179.9

    179.9Fenland is higherDepends on how you count155.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 72.9, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2Fenland: 72.9

    72.9Dover is higher81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Fenland 208.6, Dover 215.9Dover: 215.9Fenland: 208.6

    208.6Dover is higher215.9

  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: Fenland 30.9, Dover 35.6Dover: 35.6Fenland: 30.9

    30.9Dover is higher35.6

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Fenland and Dover, per person in the age group
MeasureFenlandDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,938£4,959£4,684£5,202£5,224£4,935Dover
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,779£12,834£12,122£12,445£12,498£11,805Fenland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,123£2,132£2,014£2,383£2,393£2,260Dover
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,465£11,514£10,875£11,294£11,342£10,713Fenland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£449£451£426£386£388£366Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£838£841£795£742£745£704Fenland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£24£24£22Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466£532£534£505Dover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£169£170£161Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£142£142£134£157£157£149Dover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,912£1,921£1,814Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£194£195£184Fenland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£330£331£313£298£299£283Fenland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£8.13£8.16£7.71Dover
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.85£9.89£9.34£7.73£7.76£7.33Fenland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£6.01£6.03£5.70Dover
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.41,001.2Fenland
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.093.6Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.9155.6Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.981.2Dover
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026208.6215.9Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.935.6Dover

Per resident

Fenland is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

Fenland Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Fenland £4,938, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202Fenland: £4,938Dover: £5,224Fenland: £4,959Dover: £4,935Fenland: £4,684

    £4,938£4,959£4,684Dover is higher£5,202£5,224£4,935

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Fenland £2,827, Dover £2,920Dover: £2,920Fenland: £2,827Dover: £2,933Fenland: £2,839Dover: £2,770Fenland: £2,682

    £2,827£2,839£2,682Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,920£2,933£2,770

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Fenland £1,261, Dover £1,381Dover: £1,381Fenland: £1,261Dover: £1,387Fenland: £1,266Dover: £1,310Fenland: £1,196

    £1,261£1,266£1,196Dover is higher£1,381£1,387£1,310

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Fenland £2,536, Dover £2,650Dover: £2,650Fenland: £2,536Dover: £2,661Fenland: £2,547Dover: £2,514Fenland: £2,406

    £2,536£2,547£2,406Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,650£2,661£2,514

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Fenland £99, Dover £91Dover: £91Fenland: £99Dover: £91Fenland: £100Dover: £86Fenland: £94

    £99£100£94Fenland 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: Fenland £185, Dover £174Dover: £174Fenland: £185Dover: £175Fenland: £186Dover: £165Fenland: £176

    £185£186£176Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Fenland £6.14, Dover £5.52Dover: £5.52Fenland: £6.14Dover: £5.55Fenland: £6.16Dover: £5.24Fenland: £5.82

    £6.14£6.16£5.82Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£5.52£5.55£5.24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £491, Dover £532Dover: £532Fenland: £491Dover: £534Fenland: £493Dover: £505Fenland: £466

    £491£493£466Dover is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £145, Dover £169Dover: £169Fenland: £145Dover: £170Fenland: £145Dover: £161Fenland: £137

    £145£145£137Dover is higher£169£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Fenland £84, Dover £91Dover: £91Fenland: £84Dover: £91Fenland: £85Dover: £86Fenland: £80

    £84£85£80Dover is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Fenland £971, Dover £1,108Dover: £1,108Fenland: £971Dover: £1,113Fenland: £976Dover: £1,051Fenland: £921

    £971£976£921Dover is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Fenland £211, Dover £194Dover: £194Fenland: £211Dover: £195Fenland: £211Dover: £184Fenland: £200

    £211£211£200Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Fenland £196, Dover £173Dover: £173Fenland: £196Dover: £173Fenland: £197Dover: £164Fenland: £186

    £196£197£186Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£173£173£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Fenland £3.63, Dover £4.70Dover: £4.70Fenland: £3.63Dover: £4.72Fenland: £3.64Dover: £4.46Fenland: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Dover is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Fenland £5.84, Dover £4.48Dover: £4.48Fenland: £5.84Dover: £4.50Fenland: £5.87Dover: £4.25Fenland: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Fenland is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Fenland £4.49, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01Fenland: £4.49Dover: £6.03Fenland: £4.51Dover: £5.70Fenland: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Dover is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 221.5, Dover 234.9Dover: 234.9Fenland: 221.5

    221.5Dover is higherDepends on how you count234.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 24.3, Dover 22.0Dover: 22.0Fenland: 24.3

    24.3Fenland is higherDepends on how you count22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 39.8, Dover 36.5Dover: 36.5Fenland: 39.8

    39.8Fenland is higherDepends on how you count36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 72.9, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2Fenland: 72.9

    72.9Dover is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 123.9, Dover 125.1Dover: 125.1Fenland: 123.9

    123.9Dover is higher125.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 18.3, Dover 20.6Dover: 20.6Fenland: 18.3

    18.3Dover is higher20.6

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Fenland and Dover, per resident
MeasureFenlandDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,938£4,959£4,684£5,202£5,224£4,935Dover
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,827£2,839£2,682£2,920£2,933£2,770Dover
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,261£1,266£1,196£1,381£1,387£1,310Dover
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,536£2,547£2,406£2,650£2,661£2,514Dover
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£91£91£86Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£185£186£176£174£175£165Fenland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.14£6.16£5.82£5.52£5.55£5.24Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466£532£534£505Dover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£169£170£161Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£91£91£86Dover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£971£976£921£1,108£1,113£1,051Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£194£195£184Fenland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£173£173£164Fenland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£4.70£4.72£4.46Dover
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£4.48£4.50£4.25Fenland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£6.01£6.03£5.70Dover
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.5234.9Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.322.0Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.836.5Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.981.2Dover
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026123.9125.1Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.320.6Dover

Total

Fenland is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

Fenland Dover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Fenland £520.7m, Dover £623.3mDover: £623.3mFenland: £520.7mDover: £625.9mFenland: £522.9mDover: £591.2mFenland: £493.9m

    £520.7m£522.9m£493.9mDover is higher£623.3m£625.9m£591.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Fenland £298.1m, Dover £349.8mDover: £349.8mFenland: £298.1mDover: £351.3mFenland: £299.4mDover: £331.8mFenland: £282.8m

    £298.1m£299.4m£282.8mDover is higherDepends on how you count£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Fenland £132.9m, Dover £165.4mDover: £165.4mFenland: £132.9mDover: £166.1mFenland: £133.5mDover: £156.9mFenland: £126.1m

    £132.9m£133.5m£126.1mDover is higher£165.4m£166.1m£156.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Fenland £267.4m, Dover £317.5mDover: £317.5mFenland: £267.4mDover: £318.8mFenland: £268.6mDover: £301.1mFenland: £253.7m

    £267.4m£268.6m£253.7mDover is higherDepends on how you count£317.5m£318.8m£301.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Fenland £10.5m, Dover £10.8mDover: £10.8mFenland: £10.5mDover: £10.9mFenland: £10.5mDover: £10.3mFenland: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mDover is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Fenland £19.5m, Dover £20.9mDover: £20.9mFenland: £19.5mDover: £20.9mFenland: £19.6mDover: £19.8mFenland: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mDover is higherDepends on how you count£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Fenland £0.65m, Dover £0.66mDover: £0.66mFenland: £0.65mDover: £0.66mFenland: £0.65mDover: £0.63mFenland: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDover is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Fenland £51.8m, Dover £63.7mDover: £63.7mFenland: £51.8mDover: £64.0mFenland: £52.0mDover: £60.5mFenland: £49.1m

    £51.8m£52.0m£49.1mDover is higher£63.7m£64.0m£60.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Fenland £15.2m, Dover £20.3mDover: £20.3mFenland: £15.2mDover: £20.4mFenland: £15.3mDover: £19.2mFenland: £14.5m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.5mDover is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Fenland £8.9m, Dover £10.9mDover: £10.9mFenland: £8.9mDover: £10.9mFenland: £8.9mDover: £10.3mFenland: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mDover is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Fenland £102.4m, Dover £132.7mDover: £132.7mFenland: £102.4mDover: £133.3mFenland: £102.9mDover: £125.9mFenland: £97.2m

    £102.4m£102.9m£97.2mDover is higher£132.7m£133.3m£125.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Fenland £22.2m, Dover £23.3mDover: £23.3mFenland: £22.2mDover: £23.4mFenland: £22.3mDover: £22.1mFenland: £21.1m

    £22.2m£22.3m£21.1mDover is higherDepends on how you count£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Fenland £20.6m, Dover £20.7mDover: £20.7mFenland: £20.6mDover: £20.8mFenland: £20.7mDover: £19.6mFenland: £19.6m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.6mDover is higherDepends on how you count£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Fenland £0.38m, Dover £0.56mDover: £0.56mFenland: £0.38mDover: £0.57mFenland: £0.38mDover: £0.53mFenland: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mDover is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Fenland £0.62m, Dover £0.54mDover: £0.54mFenland: £0.62mDover: £0.54mFenland: £0.62mDover: £0.51mFenland: £0.58m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.58mFenland is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Fenland £0.47m, Dover £0.72mDover: £0.72mFenland: £0.47mDover: £0.72mFenland: £0.48mDover: £0.68mFenland: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mDover is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Fenland 23,358, Dover 28,143Dover: 28,143Fenland: 23,358

    23,358Dover is higherDepends on how you count28,143

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Fenland 2,566, Dover 2,630Dover: 2,630Fenland: 2,566

    2,566Dover is higherDepends on how you count2,630

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Fenland 4,196, Dover 4,375Dover: 4,375Fenland: 4,196

    4,196Dover is higherDepends on how you count4,375

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Fenland 7,684, Dover 9,729Dover: 9,729Fenland: 7,684

    7,684Dover is higher9,729

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Fenland 13,059, Dover 14,986Dover: 14,986Fenland: 13,059

    13,059Dover is higher14,986

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Fenland 1,932, Dover 2,471Dover: 2,471Fenland: 1,932

    1,932Dover is higher2,471

Show the numbers
Fenland and Dover, total
MeasureFenlandDoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£520.7m£522.9m£493.9m£623.3m£625.9m£591.2mDover
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£298.1m£299.4m£282.8m£349.8m£351.3m£331.8mDover
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£132.9m£133.5m£126.1m£165.4m£166.1m£156.9mDover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£267.4m£268.6m£253.7m£317.5m£318.8m£301.1mDover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mDover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£20.9m£20.9m£19.8mDover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mDover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m£63.7m£64.0m£60.5mDover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mDover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.4m£102.9m£97.2m£132.7m£133.3m£125.9mDover
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mDover
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.6m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mDover
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mDover
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mFenland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mDover
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,35828,143Dover
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5662,630Dover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1964,375Dover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6849,729Dover
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,05914,986Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9322,471Dover

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.
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  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.