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Chesterfield and Hastings

105,807 and 91,017 residents (mid-2024).

Chesterfield is higher than Hastings on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Chesterfield is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Hastings 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

Chesterfield Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Chesterfield: £5,206Hastings: £5,631Chesterfield: £5,229Hastings: £5,319Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5,607£5,631£5,319

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £12,825, Hastings £12,630Hastings: £12,630Chesterfield: £12,825Hastings: £12,684Chesterfield: £12,880Hastings: £11,980Chesterfield: £12,165

    £12,825£12,880£12,165Chesterfield is higher£12,630£12,684£11,980

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £2,325, Hastings £3,054Hastings: £3,054Chesterfield: £2,325Hastings: £3,067Chesterfield: £2,334Hastings: £2,897Chesterfield: £2,205

    £2,325£2,334£2,205Hastings is higher£3,054£3,067£2,897

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £11,500, Hastings £11,150Hastings: £11,150Chesterfield: £11,500Hastings: £11,197Chesterfield: £11,549Hastings: £10,576Chesterfield: £10,908

    £11,500£11,549£10,908Chesterfield is higher£11,150£11,197£10,576

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesterfield £462, Hastings £709Hastings: £709Chesterfield: £462Hastings: £712Chesterfield: £464Hastings: £673Chesterfield: £438

    £462£464£438Hastings is higher£709£712£673

  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: Chesterfield £833, Hastings £732Hastings: £732Chesterfield: £833Hastings: £735Chesterfield: £837Hastings: £694Chesterfield: £790

    £833£837£790Chesterfield is higher£732£735£694

  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: Chesterfield £30, Hastings £39Hastings: £39Chesterfield: £30Hastings: £39Chesterfield: £31Hastings: £37Chesterfield: £29

    £30£31£29Hastings is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Chesterfield: £669Hastings: £609Chesterfield: £672Hastings: £575Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higher£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Chesterfield: £168Hastings: £201Chesterfield: £169Hastings: £190Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Hastings is higher£201£201£190

  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: Chesterfield £152, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Chesterfield: £152Hastings: £147Chesterfield: £153Hastings: £139Chesterfield: £145

    £152£153£145Chesterfield is higher£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £1,662, Hastings £2,457Hastings: £2,457Chesterfield: £1,662Hastings: £2,467Chesterfield: £1,670Hastings: £2,330Chesterfield: £1,577

    £1,662£1,670£1,577Hastings is higher£2,457£2,467£2,330

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Chesterfield: £232Hastings: £393Chesterfield: £233Hastings: £372Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Hastings is higher£392£393£372

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £493, Hastings £435Hastings: £435Chesterfield: £493Hastings: £436Chesterfield: £495Hastings: £412Chesterfield: £468

    £493£495£468Chesterfield is higher£435£436£412

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.39, Hastings £7.37Hastings: £7.37Chesterfield: £8.39Hastings: £7.40Chesterfield: £8.43Hastings: £6.99Chesterfield: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Chesterfield is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield £8.11, Hastings £8.76Hastings: £8.76Chesterfield: £8.11Hastings: £8.80Chesterfield: £8.14Hastings: £8.31Chesterfield: £7.69

    £8.11£8.14£7.69Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Chesterfield: £4.77Hastings: £8.19Chesterfield: £4.79Hastings: £7.74Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Hastings is higher£8.16£8.19£7.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 1,006.4, Hastings 1,002.5Hastings: 1,002.5Chesterfield: 1,006.4

    1,006.4Chesterfield is higher1,002.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesterfield 121.8, Hastings 158.9Hastings: 158.9Chesterfield: 121.8

    121.8Hastings is higher158.9

  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: Chesterfield 172.3, Hastings 151.6Hastings: 151.6Chesterfield: 172.3

    172.3Chesterfield is higher151.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 97.6, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higher91.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chesterfield 223.7, Hastings 276.4Hastings: 276.4Chesterfield: 223.7

    223.7Hastings is higher276.4

  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: Chesterfield 32.5, Hastings 31.3Hastings: 31.3Chesterfield: 32.5

    32.5Chesterfield is higher31.3

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Chesterfield and Hastings, per person in the age group
MeasureChesterfieldHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,825£12,880£12,165£12,630£12,684£11,980Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,334£2,205£3,054£3,067£2,897Hastings
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,500£11,549£10,908£11,150£11,197£10,576Chesterfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£462£464£438£709£712£673Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£833£837£790£732£735£694Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£39£39£37Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£606£609£575Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£145£146£147£139Chesterfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,662£1,670£1,577£2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£493£495£468£435£436£412Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£7.37£7.40£6.99Chesterfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.11£8.14£7.69£8.76£8.80£8.31Hastings
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.41,002.5Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.8158.9Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.3151.6Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.691.7Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026223.7276.4Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.531.3Chesterfield

Per resident

Chesterfield is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Hastings 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

Chesterfield Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £5,206, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Chesterfield: £5,206Hastings: £5,631Chesterfield: £5,229Hastings: £5,319Chesterfield: £4,938

    £5,206£5,229£4,938Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5,607£5,631£5,319

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £2,714, Hastings £2,522Hastings: £2,522Chesterfield: £2,714Hastings: £2,532Chesterfield: £2,725Hastings: £2,392Chesterfield: £2,574

    £2,714£2,725£2,574Chesterfield is higher£2,522£2,532£2,392

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £1,419, Hastings £1,879Hastings: £1,879Chesterfield: £1,419Hastings: £1,887Chesterfield: £1,425Hastings: £1,782Chesterfield: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Hastings is higher£1,879£1,887£1,782

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesterfield £2,433, Hastings £2,226Hastings: £2,226Chesterfield: £2,433Hastings: £2,236Chesterfield: £2,444Hastings: £2,112Chesterfield: £2,308

    £2,433£2,444£2,308Chesterfield is higher£2,226£2,236£2,112

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £98, Hastings £142Hastings: £142Chesterfield: £98Hastings: £142Chesterfield: £98Hastings: £134Chesterfield: £93

    £98£98£93Hastings is higher£142£142£134

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £176, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Chesterfield: £176Hastings: £147Chesterfield: £177Hastings: £139Chesterfield: £167

    £176£177£167Chesterfield is higher£146£147£139

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £6.44, Hastings £7.85Hastings: £7.85Chesterfield: £6.44Hastings: £7.89Chesterfield: £6.47Hastings: £7.45Chesterfield: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Hastings is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £669, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Chesterfield: £669Hastings: £609Chesterfield: £672Hastings: £575Chesterfield: £635

    £669£672£635Chesterfield is higher£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £168, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Chesterfield: £168Hastings: £201Chesterfield: £169Hastings: £190Chesterfield: £160

    £168£169£160Hastings is higher£201£201£190

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesterfield £93, Hastings £90Hastings: £90Chesterfield: £93Hastings: £90Chesterfield: £93Hastings: £85Chesterfield: £88

    £93£93£88Chesterfield is higher£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesterfield £1,015, Hastings £1,512Hastings: £1,512Chesterfield: £1,015Hastings: £1,518Chesterfield: £1,019Hastings: £1,434Chesterfield: £962

    £1,015£1,019£962Hastings is higher£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesterfield £232, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Chesterfield: £232Hastings: £393Chesterfield: £233Hastings: £372Chesterfield: £220

    £232£233£220Hastings is higher£392£393£372

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £301, Hastings £267Hastings: £267Chesterfield: £301Hastings: £269Chesterfield: £302Hastings: £254Chesterfield: £286

    £301£302£286Chesterfield is higher£267£269£254

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesterfield £5.12, Hastings £4.53Hastings: £4.53Chesterfield: £5.12Hastings: £4.55Chesterfield: £5.15Hastings: £4.30Chesterfield: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Chesterfield is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesterfield £4.94, Hastings £5.39Hastings: £5.39Chesterfield: £4.94Hastings: £5.41Chesterfield: £4.97Hastings: £5.11Chesterfield: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesterfield £4.77, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Chesterfield: £4.77Hastings: £8.19Chesterfield: £4.79Hastings: £7.74Chesterfield: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Hastings is higher£8.16£8.19£7.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 213.0, Hastings 200.2Hastings: 200.2Chesterfield: 213.0

    213.0Chesterfield is higher200.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 25.8, Hastings 31.7Hastings: 31.7Chesterfield: 25.8

    25.8Hastings is higher31.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 36.5, Hastings 30.3Hastings: 30.3Chesterfield: 36.5

    36.5Chesterfield is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 97.6, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Chesterfield: 97.6

    97.6Chesterfield is higher91.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 136.5, Hastings 170.1Hastings: 170.1Chesterfield: 136.5

    136.5Hastings is higher170.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesterfield 19.8, Hastings 19.3Hastings: 19.3Chesterfield: 19.8

    19.8Chesterfield is higher19.3

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Chesterfield and Hastings, per resident
MeasureChesterfieldHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,206£5,229£4,938£5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,725£2,574£2,522£2,532£2,392Chesterfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,879£1,887£1,782Hastings
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,444£2,308£2,226£2,236£2,112Chesterfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£142£142£134Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£146£147£139Chesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£7.85£7.89£7.45Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£635£606£609£575Chesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£90£90£85Chesterfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,015£1,019£962£1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£301£302£286£267£269£254Chesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£4.53£4.55£4.30Chesterfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.39£5.41£5.11Hastings
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.0200.2Chesterfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.831.7Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.530.3Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.691.7Chesterfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.5170.1Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.819.3Chesterfield

Total

Chesterfield is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 9. 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

Chesterfield Hastings

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesterfield £550.9m, Hastings £510.3mHastings: £510.3mChesterfield: £550.9mHastings: £512.5mChesterfield: £553.2mHastings: £484.1mChesterfield: £522.5m

    £550.9m£553.2m£522.5mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesterfield £287.1m, Hastings £229.5mHastings: £229.5mChesterfield: £287.1mHastings: £230.5mChesterfield: £288.4mHastings: £217.7mChesterfield: £272.4m

    £287.1m£288.4m£272.4mChesterfield is higher£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesterfield £150.1m, Hastings £171.0mHastings: £171.0mChesterfield: £150.1mHastings: £171.7mChesterfield: £150.8mHastings: £162.2mChesterfield: £142.4m

    £150.1m£150.8m£142.4mHastings is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield £257.5m, Hastings £202.6mHastings: £202.6mChesterfield: £257.5mHastings: £203.5mChesterfield: £258.6mHastings: £192.2mChesterfield: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mChesterfield is higher£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield £10.3m, Hastings £12.9mHastings: £12.9mChesterfield: £10.3mHastings: £12.9mChesterfield: £10.4mHastings: £12.2mChesterfield: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mHastings is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £18.7m, Hastings £13.3mHastings: £13.3mChesterfield: £18.7mHastings: £13.4mChesterfield: £18.7mHastings: £12.6mChesterfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mChesterfield is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chesterfield £0.68m, Hastings £0.71mHastings: £0.71mChesterfield: £0.68mHastings: £0.72mChesterfield: £0.68mHastings: £0.68mChesterfield: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mHastings is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £70.8m, Hastings £55.2mHastings: £55.2mChesterfield: £70.8mHastings: £55.4mChesterfield: £71.1mHastings: £52.3mChesterfield: £67.1m

    £70.8m£71.1m£67.1mChesterfield is higher£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield £17.8m, Hastings £18.3mHastings: £18.3mChesterfield: £17.8mHastings: £18.3mChesterfield: £17.9mHastings: £17.3mChesterfield: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mHastings is higher£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield £9.8m, Hastings £8.2mHastings: £8.2mChesterfield: £9.8mHastings: £8.2mChesterfield: £9.9mHastings: £7.8mChesterfield: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mChesterfield is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield £107.4m, Hastings £137.6mHastings: £137.6mChesterfield: £107.4mHastings: £138.2mChesterfield: £107.8mHastings: £130.5mChesterfield: £101.8m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.8mHastings is higher£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesterfield £24.5m, Hastings £35.7mHastings: £35.7mChesterfield: £24.5mHastings: £35.8mChesterfield: £24.6mHastings: £33.8mChesterfield: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mHastings is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesterfield £31.9m, Hastings £24.3mHastings: £24.3mChesterfield: £31.9mHastings: £24.4mChesterfield: £32.0mHastings: £23.1mChesterfield: £30.2m

    £31.9m£32.0m£30.2mChesterfield is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesterfield £0.54m, Hastings £0.41mHastings: £0.41mChesterfield: £0.54mHastings: £0.41mChesterfield: £0.54mHastings: £0.39mChesterfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesterfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesterfield £0.52m, Hastings £0.49mHastings: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.52mHastings: £0.49mChesterfield: £0.53mHastings: £0.47mChesterfield: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mChesterfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesterfield £0.50m, Hastings £0.74mHastings: £0.74mChesterfield: £0.50mHastings: £0.75mChesterfield: £0.51mHastings: £0.70mChesterfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mHastings is higher£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesterfield 22,532, Hastings 18,217Hastings: 18,217Chesterfield: 22,532

    22,532Chesterfield is higher18,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesterfield 2,727, Hastings 2,888Hastings: 2,888Chesterfield: 2,727

    2,727Hastings is higher2,888

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 3,858, Hastings 2,754Hastings: 2,754Chesterfield: 3,858

    3,858Chesterfield is higher2,754

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesterfield 10,331, Hastings 8,342Hastings: 8,342Chesterfield: 10,331

    10,331Chesterfield is higher8,342

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesterfield 14,444, Hastings 15,478Hastings: 15,478Chesterfield: 14,444

    14,444Hastings is higher15,478

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesterfield 2,099, Hastings 1,754Hastings: 1,754Chesterfield: 2,099

    2,099Chesterfield is higher1,754

Show the numbers
Chesterfield and Hastings, total
MeasureChesterfieldHastingsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£550.9m£553.2m£522.5m£510.3m£512.5m£484.1mChesterfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m£229.5m£230.5m£217.7mChesterfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£150.1m£150.8m£142.4m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHastings
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m£202.6m£203.5m£192.2mChesterfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mChesterfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.8m£71.1m£67.1m£55.2m£55.4m£52.3mChesterfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mChesterfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.8m£137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHastings
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mChesterfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mChesterfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mChesterfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mHastings
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53218,217Chesterfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7272,888Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8582,754Chesterfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,3318,342Chesterfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,44415,478Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0991,754Chesterfield

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.
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