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Hastings and Hartlepool

91,017 and 97,868 residents (mid-2024).

Hastings is higher than Hartlepool on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Hastings is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 18. 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

Hastings Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Hartlepool £5,878Hartlepool: £5,878Hastings: £5,607Hartlepool: £5,903Hastings: £5,631Hartlepool: £5,575Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hartlepool is higher£5,878£5,903£5,575

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £12,630, Hartlepool £13,760Hartlepool: £13,760Hastings: £12,630Hartlepool: £13,818Hastings: £12,684Hartlepool: £13,052Hastings: £11,980

    £12,630£12,684£11,980Hartlepool is higher£13,760£13,818£13,052

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £3,054, Hartlepool £3,327Hartlepool: £3,327Hastings: £3,054Hartlepool: £3,341Hastings: £3,067Hartlepool: £3,156Hastings: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897Hartlepool is higher£3,327£3,341£3,156

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £11,150, Hartlepool £11,668Hartlepool: £11,668Hastings: £11,150Hartlepool: £11,717Hastings: £11,197Hartlepool: £11,067Hastings: £10,576

    £11,150£11,197£10,576Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,668£11,717£11,067

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £709, Hartlepool £746Hartlepool: £746Hastings: £709Hartlepool: £749Hastings: £712Hartlepool: £707Hastings: £673

    £709£712£673Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£746£749£707

  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: Hastings £732, Hartlepool £1,301Hartlepool: £1,301Hastings: £732Hartlepool: £1,307Hastings: £735Hartlepool: £1,234Hastings: £694

    £732£735£694Hartlepool is higher£1,301£1,307£1,234

  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: Hastings £39, Hartlepool £46Hartlepool: £46Hastings: £39Hartlepool: £46Hastings: £39Hartlepool: £43Hastings: £37

    £39£39£37Hartlepool is higher£46£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Hartlepool £809Hartlepool: £809Hastings: £606Hartlepool: £812Hastings: £609Hartlepool: £767Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Hartlepool is higher£809£812£767

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £171Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £161Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higher£170£171£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: Hastings £146, Hartlepool £234Hartlepool: £234Hastings: £146Hartlepool: £235Hastings: £147Hartlepool: £222Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Hartlepool is higher£234£235£222

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £2,457, Hartlepool £2,661Hartlepool: £2,661Hastings: £2,457Hartlepool: £2,673Hastings: £2,467Hartlepool: £2,524Hastings: £2,330

    £2,457£2,467£2,330Hartlepool is higher£2,661£2,673£2,524

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Hartlepool £278Hartlepool: £278Hastings: £392Hartlepool: £279Hastings: £393Hartlepool: £263Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higher£278£279£263

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £435, Hartlepool £412Hartlepool: £412Hastings: £435Hartlepool: £414Hastings: £436Hartlepool: £391Hastings: £412

    £435£436£412Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£412£414£391

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £7.37, Hartlepool £6.55Hartlepool: £6.55Hastings: £7.37Hartlepool: £6.57Hastings: £7.40Hartlepool: £6.21Hastings: £6.99

    £7.37£7.40£6.99Hastings is higher£6.55£6.57£6.21

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £8.76, Hartlepool £13Hartlepool: £13Hastings: £8.76Hartlepool: £13Hastings: £8.80Hartlepool: £12Hastings: £8.31

    £8.76£8.80£8.31Hartlepool is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Hartlepool £8.39Hartlepool: £8.39Hastings: £8.16Hartlepool: £8.43Hastings: £8.19Hartlepool: £7.96Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hartlepool is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hastings 1,002.5, Hartlepool 1,036.6Hartlepool: 1,036.6Hastings: 1,002.5

    1,002.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,036.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hastings 158.9, Hartlepool 188.9Hartlepool: 188.9Hastings: 158.9

    158.9Hartlepool is higher188.9

  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: Hastings 151.6, Hartlepool 261.4Hartlepool: 261.4Hastings: 151.6

    151.6Hartlepool is higher261.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 91.7, Hartlepool 120.9Hartlepool: 120.9Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Hartlepool is higher120.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hastings 276.4, Hartlepool 302.3Hartlepool: 302.3Hastings: 276.4

    276.4Hartlepool is higher302.3

  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: Hastings 31.3, Hartlepool 50.4Hartlepool: 50.4Hastings: 31.3

    31.3Hartlepool is higher50.4

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Hastings and Hartlepool, per person in the age group
MeasureHastingsHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,630£12,684£11,980£13,760£13,818£13,052Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£3,327£3,341£3,156Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,150£11,197£10,576£11,668£11,717£11,067Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£673£746£749£707Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£1,301£1,307£1,234Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£46£46£43Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£809£812£767Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£170£171£161Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£234£235£222Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,457£2,467£2,330£2,661£2,673£2,524Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£278£279£263Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£435£436£412£412£414£391Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99£6.55£6.57£6.21Hastings
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.76£8.80£8.31£13£13£12Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.51,036.6Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9188.9Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.6261.4Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.7120.9Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026276.4302.3Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.350.4Hartlepool

Per resident

Hastings is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hastings Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Hartlepool £5,878Hartlepool: £5,878Hastings: £5,607Hartlepool: £5,903Hastings: £5,631Hartlepool: £5,575Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hartlepool is higher£5,878£5,903£5,575

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hastings £2,522, Hartlepool £2,582Hartlepool: £2,582Hastings: £2,522Hartlepool: £2,593Hastings: £2,532Hartlepool: £2,449Hastings: £2,392

    £2,522£2,532£2,392Hartlepool is higher£2,582£2,593£2,449

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hastings £1,879, Hartlepool £2,031Hartlepool: £2,031Hastings: £1,879Hartlepool: £2,040Hastings: £1,887Hartlepool: £1,927Hastings: £1,782

    £1,879£1,887£1,782Hartlepool is higher£2,031£2,040£1,927

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hastings £2,226, Hartlepool £2,189Hartlepool: £2,189Hastings: £2,226Hartlepool: £2,198Hastings: £2,236Hartlepool: £2,076Hastings: £2,112

    £2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,189£2,198£2,076

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hastings £142, Hartlepool £140Hartlepool: £140Hastings: £142Hartlepool: £140Hastings: £142Hartlepool: £133Hastings: £134

    £142£142£134Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£133

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £146, Hartlepool £244Hartlepool: £244Hastings: £146Hartlepool: £245Hastings: £147Hartlepool: £232Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Hartlepool is higher£244£245£232

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hastings £7.85, Hartlepool £8.56Hartlepool: £8.56Hastings: £7.85Hartlepool: £8.60Hastings: £7.89Hartlepool: £8.12Hastings: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Hartlepool is higher£8.56£8.60£8.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Hartlepool £809Hartlepool: £809Hastings: £606Hartlepool: £812Hastings: £609Hartlepool: £767Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Hartlepool is higher£809£812£767

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £171Hastings: £201Hartlepool: £161Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higher£170£171£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hastings £90, Hartlepool £143Hartlepool: £143Hastings: £90Hartlepool: £144Hastings: £90Hartlepool: £136Hastings: £85

    £90£90£85Hartlepool is higher£143£144£136

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hastings £1,512, Hartlepool £1,625Hartlepool: £1,625Hastings: £1,512Hartlepool: £1,632Hastings: £1,518Hartlepool: £1,541Hastings: £1,434

    £1,512£1,518£1,434Hartlepool is higher£1,625£1,632£1,541

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Hartlepool £278Hartlepool: £278Hastings: £392Hartlepool: £279Hastings: £393Hartlepool: £263Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higher£278£279£263

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hastings £267, Hartlepool £252Hartlepool: £252Hastings: £267Hartlepool: £253Hastings: £269Hartlepool: £239Hastings: £254

    £267£269£254Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hastings £4.53, Hartlepool £4.00Hartlepool: £4.00Hastings: £4.53Hartlepool: £4.01Hastings: £4.55Hartlepool: £3.79Hastings: £4.30

    £4.53£4.55£4.30Hastings is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hastings £5.39, Hartlepool £8.00Hartlepool: £8.00Hastings: £5.39Hartlepool: £8.04Hastings: £5.41Hartlepool: £7.59Hastings: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Hartlepool is higher£8.00£8.04£7.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Hartlepool £8.39Hartlepool: £8.39Hastings: £8.16Hartlepool: £8.43Hastings: £8.19Hartlepool: £7.96Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hartlepool is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 200.2, Hartlepool 194.5Hartlepool: 194.5Hastings: 200.2

    200.2Hastings is higherDepends on how you count194.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 31.7, Hartlepool 35.5Hartlepool: 35.5Hastings: 31.7

    31.7Hartlepool is higher35.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 30.3, Hartlepool 49.1Hartlepool: 49.1Hastings: 30.3

    30.3Hartlepool is higher49.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 91.7, Hartlepool 120.9Hartlepool: 120.9Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Hartlepool is higher120.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 170.1, Hartlepool 184.5Hartlepool: 184.5Hastings: 170.1

    170.1Hartlepool is higher184.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 19.3, Hartlepool 30.8Hartlepool: 30.8Hastings: 19.3

    19.3Hartlepool is higher30.8

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Hastings and Hartlepool, per resident
MeasureHastingsHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,522£2,532£2,392£2,582£2,593£2,449Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,879£1,887£1,782£2,031£2,040£1,927Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,226£2,236£2,112£2,189£2,198£2,076Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£140£140£133Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£244£245£232Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£8.56£8.60£8.12Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£809£812£767Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£170£171£161Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£143£144£136Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,512£1,518£1,434£1,625£1,632£1,541Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£278£279£263Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£267£269£254£252£253£239Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30£4.00£4.01£3.79Hastings
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£8.00£8.04£7.59Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.2194.5Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.735.5Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.349.1Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.7120.9Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.1184.5Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.330.8Hartlepool

Total

Hastings is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 19. 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

Hastings Hartlepool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hastings £510.3m, Hartlepool £575.2mHartlepool: £575.2mHastings: £510.3mHartlepool: £577.7mHastings: £512.5mHartlepool: £545.6mHastings: £484.1m

    £510.3m£512.5m£484.1mHartlepool is higher£575.2m£577.7m£545.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hastings £229.5m, Hartlepool £252.7mHartlepool: £252.7mHastings: £229.5mHartlepool: £253.7mHastings: £230.5mHartlepool: £239.7mHastings: £217.7m

    £229.5m£230.5m£217.7mHartlepool is higher£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hastings £171.0m, Hartlepool £198.8mHartlepool: £198.8mHastings: £171.0mHartlepool: £199.6mHastings: £171.7mHartlepool: £188.6mHastings: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHartlepool is higher£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hastings £202.6m, Hartlepool £214.2mHartlepool: £214.2mHastings: £202.6mHartlepool: £215.2mHastings: £203.5mHartlepool: £203.2mHastings: £192.2m

    £202.6m£203.5m£192.2mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings £12.9m, Hartlepool £13.7mHartlepool: £13.7mHastings: £12.9mHartlepool: £13.7mHastings: £12.9mHartlepool: £13.0mHastings: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings £13.3m, Hartlepool £23.9mHartlepool: £23.9mHastings: £13.3mHartlepool: £24.0mHastings: £13.4mHartlepool: £22.7mHastings: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mHartlepool is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hastings £0.71m, Hartlepool £0.84mHartlepool: £0.84mHastings: £0.71mHartlepool: £0.84mHastings: £0.72mHartlepool: £0.80mHastings: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHartlepool is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings £55.2m, Hartlepool £79.1mHartlepool: £79.1mHastings: £55.2mHartlepool: £79.5mHastings: £55.4mHartlepool: £75.1mHastings: £52.3m

    £55.2m£55.4m£52.3mHartlepool is higher£79.1m£79.5m£75.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hastings £18.3m, Hartlepool £16.7mHartlepool: £16.7mHastings: £18.3mHartlepool: £16.7mHastings: £18.3mHartlepool: £15.8mHastings: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHastings is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings £8.2m, Hartlepool £14.0mHartlepool: £14.0mHastings: £8.2mHartlepool: £14.1mHastings: £8.2mHartlepool: £13.3mHastings: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mHartlepool is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings £137.6m, Hartlepool £159.0mHartlepool: £159.0mHastings: £137.6mHartlepool: £159.7mHastings: £138.2mHartlepool: £150.8mHastings: £130.5m

    £137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHartlepool is higher£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hastings £35.7m, Hartlepool £27.2mHartlepool: £27.2mHastings: £35.7mHartlepool: £27.3mHastings: £35.8mHartlepool: £25.8mHastings: £33.8m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hastings £24.3m, Hartlepool £24.6mHartlepool: £24.6mHastings: £24.3mHartlepool: £24.7mHastings: £24.4mHartlepool: £23.3mHastings: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hastings £0.41m, Hartlepool £0.39mHartlepool: £0.39mHastings: £0.41mHartlepool: £0.39mHastings: £0.41mHartlepool: £0.37mHastings: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHastings is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hastings £0.49m, Hartlepool £0.78mHartlepool: £0.78mHastings: £0.49mHartlepool: £0.79mHastings: £0.49mHartlepool: £0.74mHastings: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mHartlepool is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hastings £0.74m, Hartlepool £0.82mHartlepool: £0.82mHastings: £0.74mHartlepool: £0.82mHastings: £0.75mHartlepool: £0.78mHastings: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.70mHartlepool is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hastings 18,217, Hartlepool 19,034Hartlepool: 19,034Hastings: 18,217

    18,217Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count19,034

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings 2,888, Hartlepool 3,469Hartlepool: 3,469Hastings: 2,888

    2,888Hartlepool is higher3,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings 2,754, Hartlepool 4,800Hartlepool: 4,800Hastings: 2,754

    2,754Hartlepool is higher4,800

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings 8,342, Hartlepool 11,830Hartlepool: 11,830Hastings: 8,342

    8,342Hartlepool is higher11,830

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings 15,478, Hartlepool 18,060Hartlepool: 18,060Hastings: 15,478

    15,478Hartlepool is higher18,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings 1,754, Hartlepool 3,013Hartlepool: 3,013Hastings: 1,754

    1,754Hartlepool is higher3,013

Show the numbers
Hastings and Hartlepool, total
MeasureHastingsHartlepoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m£575.2m£577.7m£545.6mHartlepool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m£252.7m£253.7m£239.7mHartlepool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m£214.2m£215.2m£203.2mHartlepool
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m£79.1m£79.5m£75.1mHartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mHastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mHartlepool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mHartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHastings
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mHartlepool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,21719,034Hartlepool
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8883,469Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7544,800Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,34211,830Hartlepool
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,47818,060Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7543,013Hartlepool

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.