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Hastings and Blackpool

91,017 and 143,353 residents (mid-2024).

Hastings is higher than Blackpool on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 0 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 2 of 22 measures, and Blackpool on 20. 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 Blackpool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Blackpool £6,111Blackpool: £6,111Hastings: £5,607Blackpool: £6,137Hastings: £5,631Blackpool: £5,797Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Blackpool is higher£6,111£6,137£5,797

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £12,630, Blackpool £12,977Blackpool: £12,977Hastings: £12,630Blackpool: £13,033Hastings: £12,684Blackpool: £12,310Hastings: £11,980

    £12,630£12,684£11,980Blackpool is higher£12,977£13,033£12,310

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £3,054, Blackpool £3,594Blackpool: £3,594Hastings: £3,054Blackpool: £3,609Hastings: £3,067Blackpool: £3,409Hastings: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897Blackpool is higher£3,594£3,609£3,409

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £11,150, Blackpool £11,263Blackpool: £11,263Hastings: £11,150Blackpool: £11,311Hastings: £11,197Blackpool: £10,683Hastings: £10,576

    £11,150£11,197£10,576Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count£11,263£11,311£10,683

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £709, Blackpool £745Blackpool: £745Hastings: £709Blackpool: £748Hastings: £712Blackpool: £707Hastings: £673

    £709£712£673Blackpool is higher£745£748£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, Blackpool £924Blackpool: £924Hastings: £732Blackpool: £928Hastings: £735Blackpool: £877Hastings: £694

    £732£735£694Blackpool is higher£924£928£877

  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, Blackpool £45Blackpool: £45Hastings: £39Blackpool: £46Hastings: £39Blackpool: £43Hastings: £37

    £39£39£37Blackpool is higher£45£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Blackpool £818Blackpool: £818Hastings: £606Blackpool: £822Hastings: £609Blackpool: £776Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Blackpool is higher£818£822£776

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Blackpool £209Blackpool: £209Hastings: £201Blackpool: £210Hastings: £201Blackpool: £199Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Blackpool is higher£209£210£199

  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, Blackpool £197Blackpool: £197Hastings: £146Blackpool: £197Hastings: £147Blackpool: £187Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Blackpool is higher£197£197£187

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £2,457, Blackpool £2,758Blackpool: £2,758Hastings: £2,457Blackpool: £2,770Hastings: £2,467Blackpool: £2,616Hastings: £2,330

    £2,457£2,467£2,330Blackpool is higher£2,758£2,770£2,616

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Blackpool £314Blackpool: £314Hastings: £392Blackpool: £315Hastings: £393Blackpool: £298Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£314£315£298

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £435, Blackpool £619Blackpool: £619Hastings: £435Blackpool: £622Hastings: £436Blackpool: £588Hastings: £412

    £435£436£412Blackpool is higher£619£622£588

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £7.37, Blackpool £6.53Blackpool: £6.53Hastings: £7.37Blackpool: £6.55Hastings: £7.40Blackpool: £6.19Hastings: £6.99

    £7.37£7.40£6.99Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£6.53£6.55£6.19

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Blackpool £9.35Blackpool: £9.35Hastings: £8.16Blackpool: £9.39Hastings: £8.19Blackpool: £8.87Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Blackpool is higher£9.35£9.39£8.87

  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, Blackpool 1,015.2Blackpool: 1,015.2Hastings: 1,002.5

    1,002.5Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count1,015.2

  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, Blackpool 183.3Blackpool: 183.3Hastings: 158.9

    158.9Blackpool is higher183.3

  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: Hastings 151.6, Blackpool 190.7Blackpool: 190.7Hastings: 151.6

    151.6Blackpool is higher190.7

  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, Blackpool 124.0Blackpool: 124.0Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Blackpool is higher124.0

  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, Blackpool 336.3Blackpool: 336.3Hastings: 276.4

    276.4Blackpool is higher336.3

  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, Blackpool 43.6Blackpool: 43.6Hastings: 31.3

    31.3Blackpool is higher43.6

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Hastings and Blackpool, per person in the age group
MeasureHastingsBlackpoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,630£12,684£11,980£12,977£13,033£12,310Blackpool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£3,594£3,609£3,409Blackpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,150£11,197£10,576£11,263£11,311£10,683Blackpool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£673£745£748£707Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£924£928£877Blackpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£45£46£43Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£818£822£776Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£209£210£199Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£197£197£187Blackpool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,457£2,467£2,330£2,758£2,770£2,616Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£314£315£298Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£435£436£412£619£622£588Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99£6.53£6.55£6.19Hastings
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.76£8.80£8.31£13£13£12Blackpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£9.35£9.39£8.87Blackpool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.51,015.2Blackpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9183.3Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.6190.7Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.7124.0Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026276.4336.3Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.343.6Blackpool

Per resident

Hastings is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Blackpool 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 Blackpool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Blackpool £6,111Blackpool: £6,111Hastings: £5,607Blackpool: £6,137Hastings: £5,631Blackpool: £5,797Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Blackpool is higher£6,111£6,137£5,797

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hastings £2,522, Blackpool £2,551Blackpool: £2,551Hastings: £2,522Blackpool: £2,562Hastings: £2,532Blackpool: £2,420Hastings: £2,392

    £2,522£2,532£2,392Blackpool is higher£2,551£2,562£2,420

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hastings £1,879, Blackpool £2,209Blackpool: £2,209Hastings: £1,879Blackpool: £2,219Hastings: £1,887Blackpool: £2,095Hastings: £1,782

    £1,879£1,887£1,782Blackpool is higher£2,209£2,219£2,095

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hastings £2,226, Blackpool £2,214Blackpool: £2,214Hastings: £2,226Blackpool: £2,223Hastings: £2,236Blackpool: £2,100Hastings: £2,112

    £2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,214£2,223£2,100

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hastings £142, Blackpool £146Blackpool: £146Hastings: £142Blackpool: £147Hastings: £142Blackpool: £139Hastings: £134

    £142£142£134Blackpool is higher£146£147£139

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £146, Blackpool £182Blackpool: £182Hastings: £146Blackpool: £182Hastings: £147Blackpool: £172Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Blackpool is higher£182£182£172

  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, Blackpool £8.92Blackpool: £8.92Hastings: £7.85Blackpool: £8.96Hastings: £7.89Blackpool: £8.46Hastings: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Blackpool is higher£8.92£8.96£8.46

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Blackpool £818Blackpool: £818Hastings: £606Blackpool: £822Hastings: £609Blackpool: £776Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Blackpool is higher£818£822£776

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Blackpool £209Blackpool: £209Hastings: £201Blackpool: £210Hastings: £201Blackpool: £199Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Blackpool is higher£209£210£199

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hastings £90, Blackpool £121Blackpool: £121Hastings: £90Blackpool: £121Hastings: £90Blackpool: £115Hastings: £85

    £90£90£85Blackpool is higher£121£121£115

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hastings £1,512, Blackpool £1,696Blackpool: £1,696Hastings: £1,512Blackpool: £1,703Hastings: £1,518Blackpool: £1,608Hastings: £1,434

    £1,512£1,518£1,434Blackpool is higher£1,696£1,703£1,608

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Blackpool £314Blackpool: £314Hastings: £392Blackpool: £315Hastings: £393Blackpool: £298Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£314£315£298

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hastings £267, Blackpool £381Blackpool: £381Hastings: £267Blackpool: £382Hastings: £269Blackpool: £361Hastings: £254

    £267£269£254Blackpool is higher£381£382£361

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hastings £4.53, Blackpool £4.02Blackpool: £4.02Hastings: £4.53Blackpool: £4.03Hastings: £4.55Blackpool: £3.81Hastings: £4.30

    £4.53£4.55£4.30Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£4.02£4.03£3.81

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hastings £5.39, Blackpool £7.97Blackpool: £7.97Hastings: £5.39Blackpool: £8.00Hastings: £5.41Blackpool: £7.56Hastings: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Blackpool is higher£7.97£8.00£7.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Blackpool £9.35Blackpool: £9.35Hastings: £8.16Blackpool: £9.39Hastings: £8.19Blackpool: £8.87Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Blackpool is higher£9.35£9.39£8.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 200.2, Blackpool 199.6Blackpool: 199.6Hastings: 200.2

    200.2Hastings is higherDepends on how you count199.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 31.7, Blackpool 36.0Blackpool: 36.0Hastings: 31.7

    31.7Blackpool is higher36.0

  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, Blackpool 37.5Blackpool: 37.5Hastings: 30.3

    30.3Blackpool is higher37.5

  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, Blackpool 124.0Blackpool: 124.0Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Blackpool is higher124.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 170.1, Blackpool 206.7Blackpool: 206.7Hastings: 170.1

    170.1Blackpool is higher206.7

  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, Blackpool 26.8Blackpool: 26.8Hastings: 19.3

    19.3Blackpool is higher26.8

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Hastings and Blackpool, per resident
MeasureHastingsBlackpoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£6,111£6,137£5,797Blackpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,522£2,532£2,392£2,551£2,562£2,420Blackpool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,879£1,887£1,782£2,209£2,219£2,095Blackpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,226£2,236£2,112£2,214£2,223£2,100Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£146£147£139Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£182£182£172Blackpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£8.92£8.96£8.46Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£818£822£776Blackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£209£210£199Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£121£121£115Blackpool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,512£1,518£1,434£1,696£1,703£1,608Blackpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£314£315£298Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£267£269£254£381£382£361Blackpool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30£4.02£4.03£3.81Hastings
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£7.97£8.00£7.56Blackpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£9.35£9.39£8.87Blackpool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.2199.6Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.736.0Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.337.5Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.7124.0Blackpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.1206.7Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.326.8Blackpool

Total

Hastings is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Blackpool on 22. 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 Blackpool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hastings £510.3m, Blackpool £876.0mBlackpool: £876.0mHastings: £510.3mBlackpool: £879.8mHastings: £512.5mBlackpool: £831.0mHastings: £484.1m

    £510.3m£512.5m£484.1mBlackpool is higher£876.0m£879.8m£831.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hastings £229.5m, Blackpool £365.7mBlackpool: £365.7mHastings: £229.5mBlackpool: £367.2mHastings: £230.5mBlackpool: £346.9mHastings: £217.7m

    £229.5m£230.5m£217.7mBlackpool is higher£365.7m£367.2m£346.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hastings £171.0m, Blackpool £316.7mBlackpool: £316.7mHastings: £171.0mBlackpool: £318.0mHastings: £171.7mBlackpool: £300.4mHastings: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mBlackpool is higher£316.7m£318.0m£300.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hastings £202.6m, Blackpool £317.4mBlackpool: £317.4mHastings: £202.6mBlackpool: £318.7mHastings: £203.5mBlackpool: £301.0mHastings: £192.2m

    £202.6m£203.5m£192.2mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£317.4m£318.7m£301.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings £12.9m, Blackpool £21.0mBlackpool: £21.0mHastings: £12.9mBlackpool: £21.1mHastings: £12.9mBlackpool: £19.9mHastings: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mBlackpool is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings £13.3m, Blackpool £26.0mBlackpool: £26.0mHastings: £13.3mBlackpool: £26.2mHastings: £13.4mBlackpool: £24.7mHastings: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mBlackpool is higher£26.0m£26.2m£24.7m

  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, Blackpool £1.3mBlackpool: £1.3mHastings: £0.71mBlackpool: £1.3mHastings: £0.72mBlackpool: £1.2mHastings: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mBlackpool is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings £55.2m, Blackpool £117.3mBlackpool: £117.3mHastings: £55.2mBlackpool: £117.8mHastings: £55.4mBlackpool: £111.2mHastings: £52.3m

    £55.2m£55.4m£52.3mBlackpool is higher£117.3m£117.8m£111.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hastings £18.3m, Blackpool £30.0mBlackpool: £30.0mHastings: £18.3mBlackpool: £30.1mHastings: £18.3mBlackpool: £28.5mHastings: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.3m£17.3mBlackpool is higher£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings £8.2m, Blackpool £17.3mBlackpool: £17.3mHastings: £8.2mBlackpool: £17.4mHastings: £8.2mBlackpool: £16.4mHastings: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mBlackpool is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings £137.6m, Blackpool £243.1mBlackpool: £243.1mHastings: £137.6mBlackpool: £244.1mHastings: £138.2mBlackpool: £230.6mHastings: £130.5m

    £137.6m£138.2m£130.5mBlackpool is higher£243.1m£244.1m£230.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hastings £35.7m, Blackpool £45.0mBlackpool: £45.0mHastings: £35.7mBlackpool: £45.2mHastings: £35.8mBlackpool: £42.7mHastings: £33.8m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.8mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hastings £24.3m, Blackpool £54.6mBlackpool: £54.6mHastings: £24.3mBlackpool: £54.8mHastings: £24.4mBlackpool: £51.8mHastings: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mBlackpool is higher£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hastings £0.41m, Blackpool £0.58mBlackpool: £0.58mHastings: £0.41mBlackpool: £0.58mHastings: £0.41mBlackpool: £0.55mHastings: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBlackpool is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hastings £0.49m, Blackpool £1.1mBlackpool: £1.1mHastings: £0.49mBlackpool: £1.1mHastings: £0.49mBlackpool: £1.1mHastings: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mBlackpool is higher£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hastings £0.74m, Blackpool £1.3mBlackpool: £1.3mHastings: £0.74mBlackpool: £1.3mHastings: £0.75mBlackpool: £1.3mHastings: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.70mBlackpool is higher£1.3m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hastings 18,217, Blackpool 28,606Blackpool: 28,606Hastings: 18,217

    18,217Blackpool is higherDepends on how you count28,606

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings 2,888, Blackpool 5,164Blackpool: 5,164Hastings: 2,888

    2,888Blackpool is higher5,164

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings 2,754, Blackpool 5,374Blackpool: 5,374Hastings: 2,754

    2,754Blackpool is higher5,374

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings 8,342, Blackpool 17,780Blackpool: 17,780Hastings: 8,342

    8,342Blackpool is higher17,780

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings 15,478, Blackpool 29,630Blackpool: 29,630Hastings: 15,478

    15,478Blackpool is higher29,630

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings 1,754, Blackpool 3,840Blackpool: 3,840Hastings: 1,754

    1,754Blackpool is higher3,840

Show the numbers
Hastings and Blackpool, total
MeasureHastingsBlackpoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m£876.0m£879.8m£831.0mBlackpool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m£365.7m£367.2m£346.9mBlackpool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£316.7m£318.0m£300.4mBlackpool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m£317.4m£318.7m£301.0mBlackpool
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mBlackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£26.0m£26.2m£24.7mBlackpool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBlackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m£117.3m£117.8m£111.2mBlackpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m£30.0m£30.1m£28.5mBlackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mBlackpool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m£243.1m£244.1m£230.6mBlackpool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m£45.0m£45.2m£42.7mBlackpool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mBlackpool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBlackpool
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£1.1mBlackpool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m£1.3mBlackpool
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,21728,606Blackpool
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8885,164Blackpool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7545,374Blackpool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,34217,780Blackpool
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,47829,630Blackpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7543,840Blackpool

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.