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Eastbourne and Newcastle-under-Lyme

104,271 and 127,474 residents (mid-2024).

Eastbourne is higher than Newcastle-under-Lyme on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Eastbourne is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 6. 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

Eastbourne Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Eastbourne £5,555, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Eastbourne: £5,555Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Eastbourne: £5,579Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Eastbourne: £5,269

    £5,555£5,579£5,269Eastbourne is higher£4,486£4,505£4,255

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Eastbourne £12,572, Newcastle-under-Lyme £12,946Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,946Eastbourne: £12,572Newcastle-under-Lyme: £13,001Eastbourne: £12,626Newcastle-under-Lyme: £12,280Eastbourne: £11,925

    £12,572£12,626£11,925Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£12,946£13,001£12,280

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Eastbourne £2,618, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,689Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,689Eastbourne: £2,618Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,696Eastbourne: £2,629Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,602Eastbourne: £2,483

    £2,618£2,629£2,483Eastbourne is higher£1,689£1,696£1,602

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Eastbourne £11,286, Newcastle-under-Lyme £11,726Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,726Eastbourne: £11,286Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,776Eastbourne: £11,335Newcastle-under-Lyme: £11,122Eastbourne: £10,706

    £11,286£11,335£10,706Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£11,726£11,776£11,122

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Eastbourne £501, Newcastle-under-Lyme £356Newcastle-under-Lyme: £356Eastbourne: £501Newcastle-under-Lyme: £357Eastbourne: £503Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Eastbourne: £475

    £501£503£475Eastbourne is higher£356£357£337

  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: Eastbourne £757, Newcastle-under-Lyme £841Newcastle-under-Lyme: £841Eastbourne: £757Newcastle-under-Lyme: £845Eastbourne: £760Newcastle-under-Lyme: £798Eastbourne: £718

    £757£760£718Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£841£845£798

  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: Eastbourne £28, Newcastle-under-Lyme £24Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Eastbourne: £28Newcastle-under-Lyme: £24Eastbourne: £28Newcastle-under-Lyme: £23Eastbourne: £26

    £28£28£26Eastbourne is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £489, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Eastbourne: £489Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Eastbourne: £491Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Eastbourne: £464

    £489£491£464Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £174, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Eastbourne: £174Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Eastbourne: £175Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Eastbourne: £165

    £174£175£165Eastbourne is higher£111£112£105

  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: Eastbourne £123, Newcastle-under-Lyme £108Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Eastbourne: £123Newcastle-under-Lyme: £108Eastbourne: £123Newcastle-under-Lyme: £102Eastbourne: £116

    £123£123£116Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Eastbourne £2,091, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,229Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,229Eastbourne: £2,091Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,234Eastbourne: £2,100Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,166Eastbourne: £1,984

    £2,091£2,100£1,984Eastbourne is higher£1,229£1,234£1,166

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Eastbourne £364, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Eastbourne: £364Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Eastbourne: £365Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Eastbourne: £345

    £364£365£345Eastbourne is higher£172£172£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Eastbourne £388, Newcastle-under-Lyme £337Newcastle-under-Lyme: £337Eastbourne: £388Newcastle-under-Lyme: £339Eastbourne: £390Newcastle-under-Lyme: £320Eastbourne: £368

    £388£390£368Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£337£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Eastbourne £6.87, Newcastle-under-Lyme £6.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.97Eastbourne: £6.87Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.00Eastbourne: £6.90Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.61Eastbourne: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£6.97£7.00£6.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Eastbourne £8.46, Newcastle-under-Lyme £7.15Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.15Eastbourne: £8.46Newcastle-under-Lyme: £7.18Eastbourne: £8.49Newcastle-under-Lyme: £6.78Eastbourne: £8.02

    £8.46£8.49£8.02Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£7.15£7.18£6.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Eastbourne £4.71, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Eastbourne: £4.71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Eastbourne: £4.73Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Eastbourne: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£4.07£4.09£3.86

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Eastbourne 983.2, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,016.7Eastbourne: 983.2

    983.2Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,016.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Eastbourne 113.0, Newcastle-under-Lyme 93.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 93.3Eastbourne: 113.0

    113.0Eastbourne is higher93.3

  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: Eastbourne 151.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme 169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme: 169.6Eastbourne: 151.3

    151.3Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count169.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 73.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Eastbourne: 73.7

    73.7Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count69.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Eastbourne 233.4, Newcastle-under-Lyme 168.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 168.9Eastbourne: 233.4

    233.4Eastbourne is higher168.9

  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: Eastbourne 26.3, Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.8Newcastle-under-Lyme: 22.8Eastbourne: 26.3

    26.3Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count22.8

Show the numbers
Eastbourne and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per person in the age group
MeasureEastbourneNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,555£5,579£5,269£4,486£4,505£4,255Eastbourne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,572£12,626£11,925£12,946£13,001£12,280Newcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,618£2,629£2,483£1,689£1,696£1,602Eastbourne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,286£11,335£10,706£11,726£11,776£11,122Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£501£503£475£356£357£337Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£757£760£718£841£845£798Newcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£24£24£23Eastbourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£489£491£464£484£486£459Eastbourne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£111£112£105Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116£108£108£102Eastbourne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,091£2,100£1,984£1,229£1,234£1,166Eastbourne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£364£365£345£172£172£163Eastbourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£388£390£368£337£339£320Eastbourne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£6.97£7.00£6.61Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.46£8.49£8.02£7.15£7.18£6.78Eastbourne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£4.07£4.09£3.86Eastbourne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026983.21,016.7Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.093.3Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.3169.6Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.769.7Eastbourne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026233.4168.9Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.322.8Eastbourne

Per resident

Eastbourne is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

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  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Eastbourne £5,555, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4,486Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,486Eastbourne: £5,555Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,505Eastbourne: £5,579Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4,255Eastbourne: £5,269

    £5,555£5,579£5,269Eastbourne is higher£4,486£4,505£4,255

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Eastbourne £2,985, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,666Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,666Eastbourne: £2,985Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,677Eastbourne: £2,998Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,529Eastbourne: £2,832

    £2,985£2,998£2,832Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£2,666£2,677£2,529

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Eastbourne £1,538, Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,049Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,049Eastbourne: £1,538Newcastle-under-Lyme: £1,054Eastbourne: £1,544Newcastle-under-Lyme: £995Eastbourne: £1,459

    £1,538£1,544£1,459Eastbourne is higher£1,049£1,054£995

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Eastbourne £2,680, Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,414Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,414Eastbourne: £2,680Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,425Eastbourne: £2,691Newcastle-under-Lyme: £2,290Eastbourne: £2,542

    £2,680£2,691£2,542Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£2,414£2,425£2,290

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Eastbourne £119, Newcastle-under-Lyme £73Newcastle-under-Lyme: £73Eastbourne: £119Newcastle-under-Lyme: £74Eastbourne: £119Newcastle-under-Lyme: £69Eastbourne: £113

    £119£119£113Eastbourne is higher£73£74£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £180, Newcastle-under-Lyme £173Newcastle-under-Lyme: £173Eastbourne: £180Newcastle-under-Lyme: £174Eastbourne: £181Newcastle-under-Lyme: £164Eastbourne: £171

    £180£181£171Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £6.60, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.97Eastbourne: £6.60Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.99Eastbourne: £6.63Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.71Eastbourne: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Eastbourne is higher£4.97£4.99£4.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £489, Newcastle-under-Lyme £484Newcastle-under-Lyme: £484Eastbourne: £489Newcastle-under-Lyme: £486Eastbourne: £491Newcastle-under-Lyme: £459Eastbourne: £464

    £489£491£464Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£484£486£459

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £174, Newcastle-under-Lyme £111Newcastle-under-Lyme: £111Eastbourne: £174Newcastle-under-Lyme: £112Eastbourne: £175Newcastle-under-Lyme: £105Eastbourne: £165

    £174£175£165Eastbourne is higher£111£112£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Eastbourne £72, Newcastle-under-Lyme £67Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Eastbourne: £72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £67Eastbourne: £72Newcastle-under-Lyme: £64Eastbourne: £68

    £72£72£68Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£64

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Eastbourne £1,229, Newcastle-under-Lyme £764Newcastle-under-Lyme: £764Eastbourne: £1,229Newcastle-under-Lyme: £767Eastbourne: £1,234Newcastle-under-Lyme: £725Eastbourne: £1,165

    £1,229£1,234£1,165Eastbourne is higher£764£767£725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Eastbourne £364, Newcastle-under-Lyme £172Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Eastbourne: £364Newcastle-under-Lyme: £172Eastbourne: £365Newcastle-under-Lyme: £163Eastbourne: £345

    £364£365£345Eastbourne is higher£172£172£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Eastbourne £228, Newcastle-under-Lyme £210Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Eastbourne: £228Newcastle-under-Lyme: £210Eastbourne: £229Newcastle-under-Lyme: £199Eastbourne: £216

    £228£229£216Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£210£210£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Eastbourne £4.04, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.33Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.33Eastbourne: £4.04Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.35Eastbourne: £4.05Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.11Eastbourne: £3.83

    £4.04£4.05£3.83Newcastle-under-Lyme is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Eastbourne £4.97, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.45Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.45Eastbourne: £4.97Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.47Eastbourne: £4.99Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.22Eastbourne: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£4.45£4.47£4.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Eastbourne £4.71, Newcastle-under-Lyme £4.07Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.07Eastbourne: £4.71Newcastle-under-Lyme: £4.09Eastbourne: £4.73Newcastle-under-Lyme: £3.86Eastbourne: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£4.07£4.09£3.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 233.5, Newcastle-under-Lyme 209.3Newcastle-under-Lyme: 209.3Eastbourne: 233.5

    233.5Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count209.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 26.8, Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 19.2Eastbourne: 26.8

    26.8Eastbourne is higher19.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 35.9, Newcastle-under-Lyme 34.9Newcastle-under-Lyme: 34.9Eastbourne: 35.9

    35.9Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 73.7, Newcastle-under-Lyme 69.7Newcastle-under-Lyme: 69.7Eastbourne: 73.7

    73.7Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 137.1, Newcastle-under-Lyme 105.0Newcastle-under-Lyme: 105.0Eastbourne: 137.1

    137.1Eastbourne is higher105.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Eastbourne 15.4, Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.2Newcastle-under-Lyme: 14.2Eastbourne: 15.4

    15.4Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count14.2

Show the numbers
Eastbourne and Newcastle-under-Lyme, per resident
MeasureEastbourneNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,555£5,579£5,269£4,486£4,505£4,255Eastbourne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,985£2,998£2,832£2,666£2,677£2,529Eastbourne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,538£1,544£1,459£1,049£1,054£995Eastbourne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,680£2,691£2,542£2,414£2,425£2,290Eastbourne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£73£74£69Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£173£174£164Eastbourne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£4.97£4.99£4.71Eastbourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£489£491£464£484£486£459Eastbourne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£111£112£105Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£67£67£64Eastbourne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,229£1,234£1,165£764£767£725Eastbourne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£364£365£345£172£172£163Eastbourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£210£210£199Eastbourne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83£4.33£4.35£4.11Newcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£4.45£4.47£4.22Eastbourne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£4.07£4.09£3.86Eastbourne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026233.5209.3Eastbourne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.819.2Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.934.9Eastbourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.769.7Eastbourne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.1105.0Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.414.2Eastbourne

Total

Eastbourne is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 13. 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

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  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Eastbourne £579.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £571.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £571.8mEastbourne: £579.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £574.3mEastbourne: £581.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £542.4mEastbourne: £549.4m

    £579.2m£581.7m£549.4mEastbourne is higher£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Eastbourne £311.3m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £339.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £339.8mEastbourne: £311.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £341.3mEastbourne: £312.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £322.3mEastbourne: £295.3m

    £311.3m£312.6m£295.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Eastbourne £160.3m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £133.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £133.7mEastbourne: £160.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £134.3mEastbourne: £161.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £126.9mEastbourne: £152.1m

    £160.3m£161.0m£152.1mEastbourne is higher£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Eastbourne £279.4m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £307.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £307.8mEastbourne: £279.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £309.1mEastbourne: £280.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £291.9mEastbourne: £265.1m

    £279.4m£280.6m£265.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Eastbourne £12.4m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £9.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.3mEastbourne: £12.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £9.4mEastbourne: £12.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.9mEastbourne: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mEastbourne is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Eastbourne £18.7m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £22.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.1mEastbourne: £18.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.2mEastbourne: £18.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.9mEastbourne: £17.8m

    £18.7m£18.8m£17.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Eastbourne £0.69m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.63mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.63mEastbourne: £0.69mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.64mEastbourne: £0.69mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.60mEastbourne: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mEastbourne is higher£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Eastbourne £51.0m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £61.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £61.7mEastbourne: £51.0mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £62.0mEastbourne: £51.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £58.5mEastbourne: £48.4m

    £51.0m£51.2m£48.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Eastbourne £18.2m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £14.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mEastbourne: £18.2mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £14.2mEastbourne: £18.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £13.4mEastbourne: £17.2m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.2mEastbourne is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Eastbourne £7.5m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £8.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mEastbourne: £7.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.6mEastbourne: £7.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £8.1mEastbourne: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.6m£7.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Eastbourne £128.1m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £97.4mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.4mEastbourne: £128.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £97.8mEastbourne: £128.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £92.4mEastbourne: £121.5m

    £128.1m£128.6m£121.5mEastbourne is higher£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Eastbourne £37.9m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £21.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £21.9mEastbourne: £37.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £22.0mEastbourne: £38.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £20.8mEastbourne: £36.0m

    £37.9m£38.1m£36.0mEastbourne is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Eastbourne £23.8m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £26.7mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.7mEastbourne: £23.8mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £26.8mEastbourne: £23.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £25.3mEastbourne: £22.6m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.6mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Eastbourne £0.42m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.55mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mEastbourne: £0.42mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.55mEastbourne: £0.42mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mEastbourne: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Eastbourne £0.52m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.57mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mEastbourne: £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.57mEastbourne: £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.54mEastbourne: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Eastbourne £0.49m, Newcastle-under-Lyme £0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mEastbourne: £0.49mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.52mEastbourne: £0.49mNewcastle-under-Lyme: £0.49mEastbourne: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mNewcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Eastbourne 24,342, Newcastle-under-Lyme 26,686Newcastle-under-Lyme: 26,686Eastbourne: 24,342

    24,342Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count26,686

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Eastbourne 2,798, Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,449Newcastle-under-Lyme: 2,449Eastbourne: 2,798

    2,798Eastbourne is higher2,449

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Eastbourne 3,747, Newcastle-under-Lyme 4,451Newcastle-under-Lyme: 4,451Eastbourne: 3,747

    3,747Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count4,451

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Eastbourne 7,687, Newcastle-under-Lyme 8,878Newcastle-under-Lyme: 8,878Eastbourne: 7,687

    7,687Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count8,878

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Eastbourne 14,300, Newcastle-under-Lyme 13,380Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13,380Eastbourne: 14,300

    14,300Eastbourne is higher13,380

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Eastbourne 1,609, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,807Newcastle-under-Lyme: 1,807Eastbourne: 1,609

    1,609Newcastle-under-Lyme is higherDepends on how you count1,807

Show the numbers
Eastbourne and Newcastle-under-Lyme, total
MeasureEastbourneNewcastle-under-LymeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£579.2m£581.7m£549.4m£571.8m£574.3m£542.4mEastbourne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£311.3m£312.6m£295.3m£339.8m£341.3m£322.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.3m£161.0m£152.1m£133.7m£134.3m£126.9mEastbourne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£279.4m£280.6m£265.1m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mEastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m£22.1m£22.2m£20.9mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mEastbourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.0m£51.2m£48.4m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mEastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m£8.6m£8.6m£8.1mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£128.1m£128.6m£121.5m£97.4m£97.8m£92.4mEastbourne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mEastbourne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNewcastle-under-Lyme
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNewcastle-under-Lyme
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,34226,686Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7982,449Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7474,451Newcastle-under-Lyme
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6878,878Newcastle-under-Lyme
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,30013,380Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6091,807Newcastle-under-Lyme

Sources

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

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  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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