Who Gets What

Local authority in South East, England

Eastbourne

In Eastbourne, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 92% of local authorities in 2024-25.

104,271 residents (mid-2024)

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At a glance

How does Eastbourne compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £5,555£5,579£5,269

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    28th of 348, higher than in 92% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,572£12,626£11,925

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    241st of 347, lower than in 69% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,618£2,629£2,483

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    54th of 350, higher than in 84% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Eastbourne
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,555£5,579£5,26928th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,572£12,626£11,925241st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,618£2,629£2,48354th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Eastbourne's benefit money go?

People here received £579.2 million£581.7 million£549.4 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Eastbourne, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £279.4m; Pension Credit £12.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.69m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £51.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.5m; Universal Credit £128.1m; Housing Benefit £37.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.42m; Income Support £0.52m; Other benefits £0.49mState Pension: £279.4mPension Credit: £12.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.69mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £51.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.5mUniversal Credit: £128.1mHousing Benefit: £37.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.42mIncome Support: £0.52mOther benefits: £0.49m
Spending in Eastbourne, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £280.6m; Pension Credit £12.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.69m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £51.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £128.6m; Housing Benefit £38.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.42m; Income Support £0.52m; Other benefits £0.49mState Pension: £280.6mPension Credit: £12.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.69mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £51.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £128.6mHousing Benefit: £38.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.42mIncome Support: £0.52mOther benefits: £0.49m
Spending in Eastbourne, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £265.1m; Pension Credit £11.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.65m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £48.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.1m; Universal Credit £121.5m; Housing Benefit £36.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.40m; Income Support £0.49m; Other benefits £0.47mState Pension: £265.1mPension Credit: £11.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.65mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £48.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.1mUniversal Credit: £121.5mHousing Benefit: £36.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.40mIncome Support: £0.49mOther benefits: £0.47m
  1. State Pension£279.4m£280.6m£265.1m
  2. Pension Credit£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£51.0m£51.2m£48.4m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m
  8. Universal Credit£128.1m£128.6m£121.5m
  9. Housing Benefit£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
  12. Income Support£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
  13. Other benefits£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m
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Spending by benefit in Eastbourne, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£279.4m£280.6m£265.1m48%Published
Pension Credit£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£51.0m£51.2m£48.4m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m1%Published
Universal Credit£128.1m£128.6m£121.5m22%Published
Housing Benefit£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m7%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m0.1%Published
All benefits£579.2m£581.7m£549.4m100%Total

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How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £5,555, expected £5,120, difference +£435

    Actual £5,555£5,579£5,269Expected £5,120£5,142£4,857Difference +£435+£436+£412

    Benefit spending per resident was £435 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £436 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £412 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,572, expected £12,661, difference −£89

    Actual £12,572£12,626£11,925Expected £12,661£12,715£12,009Difference −£89−£89−£84

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £89 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £89 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £84 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,618, expected £2,129, difference +£489

    Actual £2,618£2,629£2,483Expected £2,129£2,138£2,019Difference +£489+£491+£464

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £489 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £491 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £464 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Eastbourne
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,555£5,579£5,269£5,120£5,142£4,857+£435+£436+£412
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,572£12,626£11,925£12,661£12,715£12,009−£89−£89−£84
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,618£2,629£2,483£2,129£2,138£2,019+£489+£491+£464
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Eastbourne received £1.91 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£2,742£2,713£2,503
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,251£5,194£4,793
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.91
58th of 346, higher than in 83% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Eastbourne only with other areas in England.

Group 4 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1516,958
  • Aged 16 to 6461,257
  • Aged 651,297
  • Aged 66 and over24,759
  • All residents104,271
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

7,690 people in Eastbourne receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Eastbourne
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,15041%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,48119%19%
Neurological disease99313%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)77210%12%
Respiratory disease2463%4%
Malignant disease2293%3%
Cardiovascular disease1642%3%
Visual disease841%2%
Endocrine disease1091%1%
Hearing disorders630.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease961%1%
Genitourinary disease650.8%0.9%
Skin disease821%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)440.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract330.4%0.4%
Infectious disease360.5%0.4%
Haematological disease90.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease90.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing120.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Eastbourne

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. EastbourneThis area£5,555£5,579£5,269
  2. Sefton0.46£5,468£5,491£5,187Compare
  3. Havant0.66£5,140£5,162£4,875Compare
  4. Gosport0.76£4,882£4,903£4,631Compare
  5. Wirral0.85£5,562£5,585£5,276Compare
  6. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole0.95£4,573£4,593£4,338Compare
  7. North Tyneside0.99£4,795£4,816£4,548Compare
  8. Erewash1.02£4,695£4,715£4,453Compare
  9. Thanet1.07£5,932£5,957£5,627Compare
  10. Chesterfield1.09£5,206£5,229£4,938Compare
  11. Wyre Forest1.14£5,147£5,169£4,882Compare
  12. Worthing1.20£4,646£4,666£4,407Compare
  13. Newcastle-under-Lyme1.20£4,486£4,505£4,255Compare
  14. Canterbury1.20£4,593£4,612£4,357Compare
  15. St. Helens1.21£5,327£5,350£5,053Compare
  16. Castle Point1.25£4,863£4,883£4,612Compare
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Areas most like Eastbourne
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Eastbourne£5,555£5,579£5,269
Sefton0.46£5,468£5,491£5,187
Havant0.66£5,140£5,162£4,875
Gosport0.76£4,882£4,903£4,631
Wirral0.85£5,562£5,585£5,276
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole0.95£4,573£4,593£4,338
North Tyneside0.99£4,795£4,816£4,548
Erewash1.02£4,695£4,715£4,453
Thanet1.07£5,932£5,957£5,627
Chesterfield1.09£5,206£5,229£4,938
Wyre Forest1.14£5,147£5,169£4,882
Worthing1.20£4,646£4,666£4,407
Newcastle-under-Lyme1.20£4,486£4,505£4,255
Canterbury1.20£4,593£4,612£4,357
St. Helens1.21£5,327£5,350£5,053
Castle Point1.25£4,863£4,883£4,612
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Eastbourne

Each share is the part of Eastbourne's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Eastbourne, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£579.2m£581.7m£549.4m207th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,555£5,579£5,26928th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£311.3m£312.6m£295.3m232nd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,985£2,998£2,83268th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,572£12,626£11,925241st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.3m£161.0m£152.1m186th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,538£1,544£1,45980th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,618£2,629£2,48354th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£279.4m£280.6m£265.1m231st of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,680£2,691£2,54275th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,286£11,335£10,706280th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m168th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£119£119£11355th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£501£503£475125th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m196th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£17163rd of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£757£760£718136th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m183rd of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.2656th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26142nd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.0m£51.2m£48.4m219th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£489£491£464124th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m187th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£16554th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m224th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68142nd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116126th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£128.1m£128.6m£121.5m182nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,229£1,234£1,16569th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,091£2,100£1,98448th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m132nd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£364£365£34525th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m190th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£228£229£21687th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£388£390£36871st of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m273rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83218th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52203rd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m187th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71107th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.46£8.49£8.0289th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m329th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47307th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.9158th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,342236th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026233.575th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026983.2328th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,798177th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.851st of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.0133rd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,747215th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.979th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.3188th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,687219th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.7121st of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,300195th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.191st of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026233.464th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,609231st of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.4153rd of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.3136th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£284.9m£281.8m£260.0m304th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,742£2,713£2,503250th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.9158th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£435£436£41216th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£89−£89−£84231st of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£489£491£46410th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Eastbourne

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Sources

  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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  12. 12HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority (Table 3.14). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  13. 13HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by parliamentary constituency (Table 3.15). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  14. 14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. English indices of deprivation 2025. Published 19 November 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  15. 15Welsh Government. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  16. 16Scottish Government. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020. Published 28 January 2020. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  17. 17Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis, 2024 (Nomis NM_30_1). Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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