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Hastings and Halton

91,017 and 131,247 residents (mid-2024).

Hastings is higher than Halton on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 13 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 11 of 22 measures, and Halton 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

Hastings Halton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Halton £5,338Halton: £5,338Hastings: £5,607Halton: £5,361Hastings: £5,631Halton: £5,063Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5,338£5,361£5,063

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £12,630, Halton £13,205Halton: £13,205Hastings: £12,630Halton: £13,261Hastings: £12,684Halton: £12,526Hastings: £11,980

    £12,630£12,684£11,980Halton is higherDepends on how you count£13,205£13,261£12,526

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £3,054, Halton £2,806Halton: £2,806Hastings: £3,054Halton: £2,818Hastings: £3,067Halton: £2,662Hastings: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,806£2,818£2,662

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £11,150, Halton £11,726Halton: £11,726Hastings: £11,150Halton: £11,776Hastings: £11,197Halton: £11,122Hastings: £10,576

    £11,150£11,197£10,576Halton 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: Hastings £709, Halton £566Halton: £566Hastings: £709Halton: £568Hastings: £712Halton: £537Hastings: £673

    £709£712£673Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£566£568£537

  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, Halton £877Halton: £877Hastings: £732Halton: £881Hastings: £735Halton: £832Hastings: £694

    £732£735£694Halton is higher£877£881£832

  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, Halton £36Halton: £36Hastings: £39Halton: £36Hastings: £39Halton: £34Hastings: £37

    £39£39£37Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Halton £756Halton: £756Hastings: £606Halton: £760Hastings: £609Halton: £717Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Halton is higher£756£760£717

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Halton £191Halton: £191Hastings: £201Halton: £192Hastings: £201Halton: £181Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£191£192£181

  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, Halton £172Halton: £172Hastings: £146Halton: £173Hastings: £147Halton: £163Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Halton is higher£172£173£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £2,457, Halton £2,193Halton: £2,193Hastings: £2,457Halton: £2,202Hastings: £2,467Halton: £2,080Hastings: £2,330

    £2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,193£2,202£2,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Halton £253Halton: £253Hastings: £392Halton: £254Hastings: £393Halton: £240Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £435, Halton £424Halton: £424Hastings: £435Halton: £426Hastings: £436Halton: £402Hastings: £412

    £435£436£412Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£424£426£402

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £7.37, Halton £7.67Halton: £7.67Hastings: £7.37Halton: £7.71Hastings: £7.40Halton: £7.28Hastings: £6.99

    £7.37£7.40£6.99Halton is higher£7.67£7.71£7.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £8.76, Halton £9.82Halton: £9.82Hastings: £8.76Halton: £9.86Hastings: £8.80Halton: £9.31Hastings: £8.31

    £8.76£8.80£8.31Halton is higher£9.82£9.86£9.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Halton £7.65Halton: £7.65Hastings: £8.16Halton: £7.69Hastings: £8.19Halton: £7.26Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£7.65£7.69£7.26

  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, Halton 1,033.7Halton: 1,033.7Hastings: 1,002.5

    1,002.5Halton is higherDepends on how you count1,033.7

  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, Halton 142.8Halton: 142.8Hastings: 158.9

    158.9Hastings is higherDepends on how you count142.8

  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, Halton 177.6Halton: 177.6Hastings: 151.6

    151.6Halton is higher177.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 91.7, Halton 111.2Halton: 111.2Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Halton is higher111.2

  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, Halton 251.4Halton: 251.4Hastings: 276.4

    276.4Hastings is higherDepends on how you count251.4

  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: Hastings 31.3, Halton 37.3Halton: 37.3Hastings: 31.3

    31.3Halton is higher37.3

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Hastings and Halton, per person in the age group
MeasureHastingsHaltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£5,338£5,361£5,063Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,630£12,684£11,980£13,205£13,261£12,526Halton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£2,806£2,818£2,662Hastings
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,150£11,197£10,576£11,726£11,776£11,122Halton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£673£566£568£537Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£877£881£832Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£36£36£34Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£756£760£717Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£191£192£181Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£172£173£163Halton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,457£2,467£2,330£2,193£2,202£2,080Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£253£254£240Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£435£436£412£424£426£402Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99£7.67£7.71£7.28Halton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.76£8.80£8.31£9.82£9.86£9.31Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£7.65£7.69£7.26Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.51,033.7Halton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9142.8Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.6177.6Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.7111.2Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026276.4251.4Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.337.3Halton

Per resident

Hastings is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Halton on 8. 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 Halton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Halton £5,338Halton: £5,338Hastings: £5,607Halton: £5,361Hastings: £5,631Halton: £5,063Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5,338£5,361£5,063

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hastings £2,522, Halton £2,387Halton: £2,387Hastings: £2,522Halton: £2,398Hastings: £2,532Halton: £2,265Hastings: £2,392

    £2,522£2,532£2,392Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,387£2,398£2,265

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hastings £1,879, Halton £1,742Halton: £1,742Hastings: £1,879Halton: £1,750Hastings: £1,887Halton: £1,653Hastings: £1,782

    £1,879£1,887£1,782Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,742£1,750£1,653

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hastings £2,226, Halton £2,120Halton: £2,120Hastings: £2,226Halton: £2,129Hastings: £2,236Halton: £2,011Hastings: £2,112

    £2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,120£2,129£2,011

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hastings £142, Halton £102Halton: £102Hastings: £142Halton: £103Hastings: £142Halton: £97Hastings: £134

    £142£142£134Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £146, Halton £159Halton: £159Hastings: £146Halton: £159Hastings: £147Halton: £150Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Halton is higher£159£159£150

  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, Halton £6.50Halton: £6.50Hastings: £7.85Halton: £6.53Hastings: £7.89Halton: £6.17Hastings: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£6.50£6.53£6.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Halton £756Halton: £756Hastings: £606Halton: £760Hastings: £609Halton: £717Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Halton is higher£756£760£717

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Halton £191Halton: £191Hastings: £201Halton: £192Hastings: £201Halton: £181Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£191£192£181

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hastings £90, Halton £107Halton: £107Hastings: £90Halton: £107Hastings: £90Halton: £101Hastings: £85

    £90£90£85Halton is higher£107£107£101

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hastings £1,512, Halton £1,362Halton: £1,362Hastings: £1,512Halton: £1,367Hastings: £1,518Halton: £1,292Hastings: £1,434

    £1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,362£1,367£1,292

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Halton £253Halton: £253Hastings: £392Halton: £254Hastings: £393Halton: £240Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hastings £267, Halton £263Halton: £263Hastings: £267Halton: £264Hastings: £269Halton: £250Hastings: £254

    £267£269£254Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£250

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hastings £4.53, Halton £4.77Halton: £4.77Hastings: £4.53Halton: £4.79Hastings: £4.55Halton: £4.52Hastings: £4.30

    £4.53£4.55£4.30Halton is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hastings £5.39, Halton £6.09Halton: £6.09Hastings: £5.39Halton: £6.12Hastings: £5.41Halton: £5.78Hastings: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Halton is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Halton £7.65Halton: £7.65Hastings: £8.16Halton: £7.69Hastings: £8.19Halton: £7.26Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£7.65£7.69£7.26

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 200.2, Halton 186.9Halton: 186.9Hastings: 200.2

    200.2Hastings is higherDepends on how you count186.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    31.7Hastings is higherDepends on how you count25.8

  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, Halton 32.1Halton: 32.1Hastings: 30.3

    30.3Halton is higher32.1

  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, Halton 111.2Halton: 111.2Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Halton is higher111.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 170.1, Halton 156.2Halton: 156.2Hastings: 170.1

    170.1Hastings is higherDepends on how you count156.2

  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, Halton 23.2Halton: 23.2Hastings: 19.3

    19.3Halton is higher23.2

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Hastings and Halton, per resident
MeasureHastingsHaltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£5,338£5,361£5,063Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,522£2,532£2,392£2,387£2,398£2,265Hastings
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,879£1,887£1,782£1,742£1,750£1,653Hastings
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,226£2,236£2,112£2,120£2,129£2,011Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£102£103£97Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£159£159£150Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£6.50£6.53£6.17Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£756£760£717Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£191£192£181Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£107£107£101Halton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,512£1,518£1,434£1,362£1,367£1,292Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£253£254£240Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£267£269£254£263£264£250Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30£4.77£4.79£4.52Halton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£6.09£6.12£5.78Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£7.65£7.69£7.26Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.2186.9Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.725.8Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.332.1Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.7111.2Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.1156.2Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.323.2Halton

Total

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

Hastings Halton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hastings £510.3m, Halton £700.6mHalton: £700.6mHastings: £510.3mHalton: £703.6mHastings: £512.5mHalton: £664.5mHastings: £484.1m

    £510.3m£512.5m£484.1mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£700.6m£703.6m£664.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hastings £229.5m, Halton £313.3mHalton: £313.3mHastings: £229.5mHalton: £314.7mHastings: £230.5mHalton: £297.2mHastings: £217.7m

    £229.5m£230.5m£217.7mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£313.3m£314.7m£297.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hastings £171.0m, Halton £228.7mHalton: £228.7mHastings: £171.0mHalton: £229.7mHastings: £171.7mHalton: £216.9mHastings: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£228.7m£229.7m£216.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hastings £202.6m, Halton £278.2mHalton: £278.2mHastings: £202.6mHalton: £279.4mHastings: £203.5mHalton: £263.9mHastings: £192.2m

    £202.6m£203.5m£192.2mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings £12.9m, Halton £13.4mHalton: £13.4mHastings: £12.9mHalton: £13.5mHastings: £12.9mHalton: £12.7mHastings: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings £13.3m, Halton £20.8mHalton: £20.8mHastings: £13.3mHalton: £20.9mHastings: £13.4mHalton: £19.8mHastings: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mHalton is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hastings £0.71m, Halton £0.85mHalton: £0.85mHastings: £0.71mHalton: £0.86mHastings: £0.72mHalton: £0.81mHastings: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings £55.2m, Halton £99.3mHalton: £99.3mHastings: £55.2mHalton: £99.7mHastings: £55.4mHalton: £94.2mHastings: £52.3m

    £55.2m£55.4m£52.3mHalton is higher£99.3m£99.7m£94.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hastings £18.3m, Halton £25.1mHalton: £25.1mHastings: £18.3mHalton: £25.2mHastings: £18.3mHalton: £23.8mHastings: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings £137.6m, Halton £178.7mHalton: £178.7mHastings: £137.6mHalton: £179.5mHastings: £138.2mHalton: £169.5mHastings: £130.5m

    £137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hastings £35.7m, Halton £33.2mHalton: £33.2mHastings: £35.7mHalton: £33.3mHastings: £35.8mHalton: £31.5mHastings: £33.8m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings is higher£33.2m£33.3m£31.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hastings £24.3m, Halton £34.6mHalton: £34.6mHastings: £24.3mHalton: £34.7mHastings: £24.4mHalton: £32.8mHastings: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hastings £0.41m, Halton £0.63mHalton: £0.63mHastings: £0.41mHalton: £0.63mHastings: £0.41mHalton: £0.59mHastings: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHalton is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hastings £0.49m, Halton £0.80mHalton: £0.80mHastings: £0.49mHalton: £0.80mHastings: £0.49mHalton: £0.76mHastings: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mHalton is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hastings £0.74m, Halton £1.0mHalton: £1.0mHastings: £0.74mHalton: £1.0mHastings: £0.75mHalton: £0.95mHastings: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.70mHalton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hastings 18,217, Halton 24,528Halton: 24,528Hastings: 18,217

    18,217Halton is higherDepends on how you count24,528

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings 2,888, Halton 3,389Halton: 3,389Hastings: 2,888

    2,888Halton is higherDepends on how you count3,389

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings 2,754, Halton 4,214Halton: 4,214Hastings: 2,754

    2,754Halton is higher4,214

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings 8,342, Halton 14,589Halton: 14,589Hastings: 8,342

    8,342Halton is higher14,589

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings 15,478, Halton 20,494Halton: 20,494Hastings: 15,478

    15,478Halton is higherDepends on how you count20,494

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings 1,754, Halton 3,038Halton: 3,038Hastings: 1,754

    1,754Halton is higher3,038

Show the numbers
Hastings and Halton, total
MeasureHastingsHaltonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m£700.6m£703.6m£664.5mHalton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m£313.3m£314.7m£297.2mHalton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£228.7m£229.7m£216.9mHalton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m£278.2m£279.4m£263.9mHalton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mHalton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mHalton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.85m£0.86m£0.81mHalton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m£99.3m£99.7m£94.2mHalton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mHalton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHalton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m£178.7m£179.5m£169.5mHalton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m£33.2m£33.3m£31.5mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mHalton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mHalton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mHalton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHalton
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,21724,528Halton
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8883,389Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7544,214Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,34214,589Halton
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,47820,494Halton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7543,038Halton

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.
  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.