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Hastings and Plymouth

91,017 and 271,904 residents (mid-2024).

Hastings is higher than Plymouth on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 22 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 19 of 22 measures, and Plymouth on 3. 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 Plymouth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Plymouth £4,681Plymouth: £4,681Hastings: £5,607Plymouth: £4,701Hastings: £5,631Plymouth: £4,440Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£4,681£4,701£4,440

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £12,630, Plymouth £12,509Plymouth: £12,509Hastings: £12,630Plymouth: £12,562Hastings: £12,684Plymouth: £11,866Hastings: £11,980

    £12,630£12,684£11,980Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£12,509£12,562£11,866

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £3,054, Plymouth £2,246Plymouth: £2,246Hastings: £3,054Plymouth: £2,255Hastings: £3,067Plymouth: £2,130Hastings: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,246£2,255£2,130

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £11,150, Plymouth £11,261Plymouth: £11,261Hastings: £11,150Plymouth: £11,309Hastings: £11,197Plymouth: £10,682Hastings: £10,576

    £11,150£11,197£10,576Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£11,261£11,309£10,682

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £709, Plymouth £490Plymouth: £490Hastings: £709Plymouth: £492Hastings: £712Plymouth: £465Hastings: £673

    £709£712£673Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£490£492£465

  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, Plymouth £727Plymouth: £727Hastings: £732Plymouth: £730Hastings: £735Plymouth: £690Hastings: £694

    £732£735£694Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£690

  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, Plymouth £30Plymouth: £30Hastings: £39Plymouth: £31Hastings: £39Plymouth: £29Hastings: £37

    £39£39£37Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£30£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Plymouth £590Plymouth: £590Hastings: £606Plymouth: £593Hastings: £609Plymouth: £560Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£590£593£560

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Plymouth £164Plymouth: £164Hastings: £201Plymouth: £165Hastings: £201Plymouth: £156Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

  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, Plymouth £123Plymouth: £123Hastings: £146Plymouth: £123Hastings: £147Plymouth: £116Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£116

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £2,457, Plymouth £1,725Plymouth: £1,725Hastings: £2,457Plymouth: £1,733Hastings: £2,467Plymouth: £1,637Hastings: £2,330

    £2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,637

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Plymouth £246Plymouth: £246Hastings: £392Plymouth: £247Hastings: £393Plymouth: £233Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£246£247£233

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £435, Plymouth £383Plymouth: £383Hastings: £435Plymouth: £385Hastings: £436Plymouth: £364Hastings: £412

    £435£436£412Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£383£385£364

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £7.37, Plymouth £5.58Plymouth: £5.58Hastings: £7.37Plymouth: £5.60Hastings: £7.40Plymouth: £5.29Hastings: £6.99

    £7.37£7.40£6.99Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £8.76, Plymouth £8.31Plymouth: £8.31Hastings: £8.76Plymouth: £8.34Hastings: £8.80Plymouth: £7.88Hastings: £8.31

    £8.76£8.80£8.31Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£8.31£8.34£7.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Plymouth £6.45Plymouth: £6.45Hastings: £8.16Plymouth: £6.48Hastings: £8.19Plymouth: £6.12Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

  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, Plymouth 1,014.7Plymouth: 1,014.7Hastings: 1,002.5

    1,002.5Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count1,014.7

  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, Plymouth 121.9Plymouth: 121.9Hastings: 158.9

    158.9Hastings is higherDepends on how you count121.9

  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, Plymouth 156.8Plymouth: 156.8Hastings: 151.6

    151.6Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count156.8

  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, Plymouth 85.7Plymouth: 85.7Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Hastings is higherDepends on how you count85.7

  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, Plymouth 209.0Plymouth: 209.0Hastings: 276.4

    276.4Hastings is higherDepends on how you count209.0

  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, Plymouth 26.3Plymouth: 26.3Hastings: 31.3

    31.3Hastings is higherDepends on how you count26.3

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Hastings and Plymouth, per person in the age group
MeasureHastingsPlymouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£4,681£4,701£4,440Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,630£12,684£11,980£12,509£12,562£11,866Hastings
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£2,246£2,255£2,130Hastings
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,150£11,197£10,576£11,261£11,309£10,682Plymouth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£673£490£492£465Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£727£730£690Hastings
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£30£31£29Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£590£593£560Hastings
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£164£165£156Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£123£123£116Hastings
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,457£2,467£2,330£1,725£1,733£1,637Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£246£247£233Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£435£436£412£383£385£364Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99£5.58£5.60£5.29Hastings
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.76£8.80£8.31£8.31£8.34£7.88Hastings
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£6.45£6.48£6.12Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.51,014.7Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9121.9Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.6156.8Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.785.7Hastings
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026276.4209.0Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.326.3Hastings

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Plymouth £4,681Plymouth: £4,681Hastings: £5,607Plymouth: £4,701Hastings: £5,631Plymouth: £4,440Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£4,681£4,701£4,440

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hastings £2,522, Plymouth £2,231Plymouth: £2,231Hastings: £2,522Plymouth: £2,240Hastings: £2,532Plymouth: £2,116Hastings: £2,392

    £2,522£2,532£2,392Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hastings £1,879, Plymouth £1,444Plymouth: £1,444Hastings: £1,879Plymouth: £1,450Hastings: £1,887Plymouth: £1,370Hastings: £1,782

    £1,879£1,887£1,782Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,444£1,450£1,370

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hastings £2,226, Plymouth £2,008Plymouth: £2,008Hastings: £2,226Plymouth: £2,017Hastings: £2,236Plymouth: £1,905Hastings: £2,112

    £2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,008£2,017£1,905

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hastings £142, Plymouth £87Plymouth: £87Hastings: £142Plymouth: £88Hastings: £142Plymouth: £83Hastings: £134

    £142£142£134Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£87£88£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £146, Plymouth £130Plymouth: £130Hastings: £146Plymouth: £130Hastings: £147Plymouth: £123Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£130£130£123

  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, Plymouth £5.43Plymouth: £5.43Hastings: £7.85Plymouth: £5.45Hastings: £7.89Plymouth: £5.15Hastings: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Plymouth £590Plymouth: £590Hastings: £606Plymouth: £593Hastings: £609Plymouth: £560Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£590£593£560

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Plymouth £164Plymouth: £164Hastings: £201Plymouth: £165Hastings: £201Plymouth: £156Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hastings £90, Plymouth £79Plymouth: £79Hastings: £90Plymouth: £79Hastings: £90Plymouth: £75Hastings: £85

    £90£90£85Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hastings £1,512, Plymouth £1,110Plymouth: £1,110Hastings: £1,512Plymouth: £1,114Hastings: £1,518Plymouth: £1,053Hastings: £1,434

    £1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,110£1,114£1,053

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Plymouth £246Plymouth: £246Hastings: £392Plymouth: £247Hastings: £393Plymouth: £233Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£246£247£233

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hastings £267, Plymouth £247Plymouth: £247Hastings: £267Plymouth: £248Hastings: £269Plymouth: £234Hastings: £254

    £267£269£254Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hastings £4.53, Plymouth £3.58Plymouth: £3.58Hastings: £4.53Plymouth: £3.60Hastings: £4.55Plymouth: £3.40Hastings: £4.30

    £4.53£4.55£4.30Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hastings £5.39, Plymouth £5.35Plymouth: £5.35Hastings: £5.39Plymouth: £5.37Hastings: £5.41Plymouth: £5.07Hastings: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Plymouth £6.45Plymouth: £6.45Hastings: £8.16Plymouth: £6.48Hastings: £8.19Plymouth: £6.12Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 200.2, Plymouth 180.9Plymouth: 180.9Hastings: 200.2

    200.2Hastings is higherDepends on how you count180.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 31.7, Plymouth 21.7Plymouth: 21.7Hastings: 31.7

    31.7Hastings is higherDepends on how you count21.7

  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, Plymouth 28.0Plymouth: 28.0Hastings: 30.3

    30.3Hastings is higherDepends on how you count28.0

  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, Plymouth 85.7Plymouth: 85.7Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Hastings is higherDepends on how you count85.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 170.1, Plymouth 134.4Plymouth: 134.4Hastings: 170.1

    170.1Hastings is higherDepends on how you count134.4

  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, Plymouth 16.9Plymouth: 16.9Hastings: 19.3

    19.3Hastings is higherDepends on how you count16.9

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Hastings and Plymouth, per resident
MeasureHastingsPlymouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£4,681£4,701£4,440Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,522£2,532£2,392£2,231£2,240£2,116Hastings
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,879£1,887£1,782£1,444£1,450£1,370Hastings
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,226£2,236£2,112£2,008£2,017£1,905Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£87£88£83Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£130£130£123Hastings
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.43£5.45£5.15Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£590£593£560Hastings
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£164£165£156Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£79£79£75Hastings
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,512£1,518£1,434£1,110£1,114£1,053Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£246£247£233Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£267£269£254£247£248£234Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30£3.58£3.60£3.40Hastings
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£5.35£5.37£5.07Hastings
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£6.45£6.48£6.12Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.2180.9Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.721.7Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.328.0Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.785.7Hastings
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.1134.4Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.316.9Hastings

Total

Hastings is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Plymouth 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 Plymouth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hastings £510.3m, Plymouth £1.3bnPlymouth: £1.3bnHastings: £510.3mPlymouth: £1.3bnHastings: £512.5mPlymouth: £1.2bnHastings: £484.1m

    £510.3m£512.5m£484.1mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hastings £229.5m, Plymouth £606.5mPlymouth: £606.5mHastings: £229.5mPlymouth: £609.1mHastings: £230.5mPlymouth: £575.3mHastings: £217.7m

    £229.5m£230.5m£217.7mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hastings £171.0m, Plymouth £392.7mPlymouth: £392.7mHastings: £171.0mPlymouth: £394.3mHastings: £171.7mPlymouth: £372.5mHastings: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hastings £202.6m, Plymouth £546.0mPlymouth: £546.0mHastings: £202.6mPlymouth: £548.3mHastings: £203.5mPlymouth: £517.9mHastings: £192.2m

    £202.6m£203.5m£192.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings £12.9m, Plymouth £23.8mPlymouth: £23.8mHastings: £12.9mPlymouth: £23.9mHastings: £12.9mPlymouth: £22.5mHastings: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings £13.3m, Plymouth £35.3mPlymouth: £35.3mHastings: £13.3mPlymouth: £35.4mHastings: £13.4mPlymouth: £33.5mHastings: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m

  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, Plymouth £1.5mPlymouth: £1.5mHastings: £0.71mPlymouth: £1.5mHastings: £0.72mPlymouth: £1.4mHastings: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings £55.2m, Plymouth £160.4mPlymouth: £160.4mHastings: £55.2mPlymouth: £161.1mHastings: £55.4mPlymouth: £152.2mHastings: £52.3m

    £55.2m£55.4m£52.3mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hastings £18.3m, Plymouth £44.7mPlymouth: £44.7mHastings: £18.3mPlymouth: £44.9mHastings: £18.3mPlymouth: £42.4mHastings: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.3m£17.3mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings £8.2m, Plymouth £21.5mPlymouth: £21.5mHastings: £8.2mPlymouth: £21.6mHastings: £8.2mPlymouth: £20.4mHastings: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings £137.6m, Plymouth £301.7mPlymouth: £301.7mHastings: £137.6mPlymouth: £303.0mHastings: £138.2mPlymouth: £286.2mHastings: £130.5m

    £137.6m£138.2m£130.5mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hastings £35.7m, Plymouth £66.8mPlymouth: £66.8mHastings: £35.7mPlymouth: £67.0mHastings: £35.8mPlymouth: £63.3mHastings: £33.8m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.8mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hastings £24.3m, Plymouth £67.0mPlymouth: £67.0mHastings: £24.3mPlymouth: £67.3mHastings: £24.4mPlymouth: £63.6mHastings: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hastings £0.41m, Plymouth £0.97mPlymouth: £0.97mHastings: £0.41mPlymouth: £0.98mHastings: £0.41mPlymouth: £0.92mHastings: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hastings £0.49m, Plymouth £1.5mPlymouth: £1.5mHastings: £0.49mPlymouth: £1.5mHastings: £0.49mPlymouth: £1.4mHastings: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hastings £0.74m, Plymouth £1.8mPlymouth: £1.8mHastings: £0.74mPlymouth: £1.8mHastings: £0.75mPlymouth: £1.7mHastings: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.70mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hastings 18,217, Plymouth 49,195Plymouth: 49,195Hastings: 18,217

    18,217Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count49,195

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings 2,888, Plymouth 5,908Plymouth: 5,908Hastings: 2,888

    2,888Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count5,908

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings 2,754, Plymouth 7,602Plymouth: 7,602Hastings: 2,754

    2,754Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count7,602

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings 8,342, Plymouth 23,290Plymouth: 23,290Hastings: 8,342

    8,342Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count23,290

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings 15,478, Plymouth 36,542Plymouth: 36,542Hastings: 15,478

    15,478Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count36,542

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings 1,754, Plymouth 4,592Plymouth: 4,592Hastings: 1,754

    1,754Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count4,592

Show the numbers
Hastings and Plymouth, total
MeasureHastingsPlymouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnPlymouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m£606.5m£609.1m£575.3mPlymouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£392.7m£394.3m£372.5mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m£546.0m£548.3m£517.9mPlymouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£23.8m£23.9m£22.5mPlymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£35.3m£35.4m£33.5mPlymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m£160.4m£161.1m£152.2mPlymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mPlymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mPlymouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m£301.7m£303.0m£286.2mPlymouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m£66.8m£67.0m£63.3mPlymouth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mPlymouth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPlymouth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,21749,195Plymouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8885,908Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7547,602Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,34223,290Plymouth
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,47836,542Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7544,592Plymouth

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.