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Hastings and Ashfield

91,017 and 129,210 residents (mid-2024).

Hastings is higher than Ashfield on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 12 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 10. 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Hastings: £5,607Ashfield: £4,896Hastings: £5,631Ashfield: £4,625Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £12,630, Ashfield £12,743Ashfield: £12,743Hastings: £12,630Ashfield: £12,797Hastings: £12,684Ashfield: £12,087Hastings: £11,980

    £12,630£12,684£11,980Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,743£12,797£12,087

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £3,054, Ashfield £2,395Ashfield: £2,395Hastings: £3,054Ashfield: £2,406Hastings: £3,067Ashfield: £2,272Hastings: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,395£2,406£2,272

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £11,150, Ashfield £11,437Ashfield: £11,437Hastings: £11,150Ashfield: £11,485Hastings: £11,197Ashfield: £10,848Hastings: £10,576

    £11,150£11,197£10,576Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,485£10,848

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hastings £709, Ashfield £412Ashfield: £412Hastings: £709Ashfield: £414Hastings: £712Ashfield: £391Hastings: £673

    £709£712£673Hastings is higher£412£414£391

  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, Ashfield £865Ashfield: £865Hastings: £732Ashfield: £869Hastings: £735Ashfield: £821Hastings: £694

    £732£735£694Ashfield is higher£865£869£821

  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, Ashfield £28Ashfield: £28Hastings: £39Ashfield: £28Hastings: £39Ashfield: £27Hastings: £37

    £39£39£37Hastings is higher£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Hastings: £606Ashfield: £624Hastings: £609Ashfield: £590Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Ashfield is higher£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Hastings: £201Ashfield: £182Hastings: £201Ashfield: £172Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

  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, Ashfield £172Ashfield: £172Hastings: £146Ashfield: £172Hastings: £147Ashfield: £163Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Ashfield is higher£172£172£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £2,457, Ashfield £1,769Ashfield: £1,769Hastings: £2,457Ashfield: £1,777Hastings: £2,467Ashfield: £1,678Hastings: £2,330

    £2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,769£1,777£1,678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Hastings: £392Ashfield: £180Hastings: £393Ashfield: £170Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £435, Ashfield £433Ashfield: £433Hastings: £435Ashfield: £435Hastings: £436Ashfield: £411Hastings: £412

    £435£436£412Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £7.37, Ashfield £9.99Ashfield: £9.99Hastings: £7.37Ashfield: £10Hastings: £7.40Ashfield: £9.48Hastings: £6.99

    £7.37£7.40£6.99Ashfield is higher£9.99£10£9.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hastings £8.76, Ashfield £11Ashfield: £11Hastings: £8.76Ashfield: £11Hastings: £8.80Ashfield: £10Hastings: £8.31

    £8.76£8.80£8.31Ashfield is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Hastings: £8.16Ashfield: £6.99Hastings: £8.19Ashfield: £6.60Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60

  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, Ashfield 1,014.5Ashfield: 1,014.5Hastings: 1,002.5

    1,002.5Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

  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, Ashfield 110.4Ashfield: 110.4Hastings: 158.9

    158.9Hastings is higher110.4

  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, Ashfield 179.3Ashfield: 179.3Hastings: 151.6

    151.6Ashfield is higher179.3

  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, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Hastings is higherDepends on how you count91.2

  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, Ashfield 227.1Ashfield: 227.1Hastings: 276.4

    276.4Hastings is higherDepends on how you count227.1

  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, Ashfield 36.6Ashfield: 36.6Hastings: 31.3

    31.3Ashfield is higher36.6

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Hastings and Ashfield, per person in the age group
MeasureHastingsAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£4,876£4,896£4,625Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,630£12,684£11,980£12,743£12,797£12,087Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£2,395£2,406£2,272Hastings
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,150£11,197£10,576£11,437£11,485£10,848Ashfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£673£412£414£391Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£865£869£821Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£28£28£27Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£622£624£590Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£181£182£172Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£172£172£163Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,457£2,467£2,330£1,769£1,777£1,678Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£179£180£170Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£435£436£412£433£435£411Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99£9.99£10£9.48Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.76£8.80£8.31£11£11£10Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£6.96£6.99£6.60Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.51,014.5Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.9110.4Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.6179.3Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.791.2Hastings
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026276.4227.1Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.336.6Ashfield

Per resident

Hastings is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 7. 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hastings £5,607, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Hastings: £5,607Ashfield: £4,896Hastings: £5,631Ashfield: £4,625Hastings: £5,319

    £5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hastings £2,522, Ashfield £2,415Ashfield: £2,415Hastings: £2,522Ashfield: £2,425Hastings: £2,532Ashfield: £2,290Hastings: £2,392

    £2,522£2,532£2,392Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,290

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hastings £1,879, Ashfield £1,472Ashfield: £1,472Hastings: £1,879Ashfield: £1,479Hastings: £1,887Ashfield: £1,396Hastings: £1,782

    £1,879£1,887£1,782Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,472£1,479£1,396

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hastings £2,226, Ashfield £2,167Ashfield: £2,167Hastings: £2,226Ashfield: £2,176Hastings: £2,236Ashfield: £2,056Hastings: £2,112

    £2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,167£2,176£2,056

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hastings £142, Ashfield £78Ashfield: £78Hastings: £142Ashfield: £78Hastings: £142Ashfield: £74Hastings: £134

    £142£142£134Hastings is higher£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £146, Ashfield £164Ashfield: £164Hastings: £146Ashfield: £165Hastings: £147Ashfield: £156Hastings: £139

    £146£147£139Ashfield is higher£164£165£156

  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, Ashfield £5.38Ashfield: £5.38Hastings: £7.85Ashfield: £5.40Hastings: £7.89Ashfield: £5.10Hastings: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Hastings is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £606, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Hastings: £606Ashfield: £624Hastings: £609Ashfield: £590Hastings: £575

    £606£609£575Ashfield is higher£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hastings £201, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Hastings: £201Ashfield: £182Hastings: £201Ashfield: £172Hastings: £190

    £201£201£190Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hastings £90, Ashfield £106Ashfield: £106Hastings: £90Ashfield: £106Hastings: £90Ashfield: £100Hastings: £85

    £90£90£85Ashfield is higher£106£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hastings £1,512, Ashfield £1,088Ashfield: £1,088Hastings: £1,512Ashfield: £1,092Hastings: £1,518Ashfield: £1,032Hastings: £1,434

    £1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£1,088£1,092£1,032

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hastings £392, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Hastings: £392Ashfield: £180Hastings: £393Ashfield: £170Hastings: £372

    £392£393£372Hastings is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hastings £267, Ashfield £266Ashfield: £266Hastings: £267Ashfield: £268Hastings: £269Ashfield: £253Hastings: £254

    £267£269£254Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£266£268£253

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hastings £4.53, Ashfield £6.15Ashfield: £6.15Hastings: £4.53Ashfield: £6.17Hastings: £4.55Ashfield: £5.83Hastings: £4.30

    £4.53£4.55£4.30Ashfield is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hastings £5.39, Ashfield £6.67Ashfield: £6.67Hastings: £5.39Ashfield: £6.70Hastings: £5.41Ashfield: £6.33Hastings: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Ashfield is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hastings £8.16, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Hastings: £8.16Ashfield: £6.99Hastings: £8.19Ashfield: £6.60Hastings: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 200.2, Ashfield 192.2Ashfield: 192.2Hastings: 200.2

    200.2Hastings is higherDepends on how you count192.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 31.7, Ashfield 20.9Ashfield: 20.9Hastings: 31.7

    31.7Hastings is higher20.9

  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, Ashfield 34.0Ashfield: 34.0Hastings: 30.3

    30.3Ashfield is higher34.0

  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, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Hastings: 91.7

    91.7Hastings is higherDepends on how you count91.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hastings 170.1, Ashfield 139.6Ashfield: 139.6Hastings: 170.1

    170.1Hastings is higherDepends on how you count139.6

  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, Ashfield 22.5Ashfield: 22.5Hastings: 19.3

    19.3Ashfield is higher22.5

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Hastings and Ashfield, per resident
MeasureHastingsAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,607£5,631£5,319£4,876£4,896£4,625Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,522£2,532£2,392£2,415£2,425£2,290Hastings
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,879£1,887£1,782£1,472£1,479£1,396Hastings
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,226£2,236£2,112£2,167£2,176£2,056Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£78£78£74Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£164£165£156Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.38£5.40£5.10Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575£622£624£590Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£181£182£172Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£106£106£100Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,512£1,518£1,434£1,088£1,092£1,032Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£392£393£372£179£180£170Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£267£269£254£266£268£253Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30£6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£6.96£6.99£6.60Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.2192.2Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.720.9Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.334.0Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.791.2Hastings
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.1139.6Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.322.5Ashfield

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hastings £510.3m, Ashfield £630.0mAshfield: £630.0mHastings: £510.3mAshfield: £632.7mHastings: £512.5mAshfield: £597.6mHastings: £484.1m

    £510.3m£512.5m£484.1mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hastings £229.5m, Ashfield £312.0mAshfield: £312.0mHastings: £229.5mAshfield: £313.3mHastings: £230.5mAshfield: £295.9mHastings: £217.7m

    £229.5m£230.5m£217.7mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hastings £171.0m, Ashfield £190.2mAshfield: £190.2mHastings: £171.0mAshfield: £191.0mHastings: £171.7mAshfield: £180.4mHastings: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hastings £202.6m, Ashfield £280.0mAshfield: £280.0mHastings: £202.6mAshfield: £281.2mHastings: £203.5mAshfield: £265.6mHastings: £192.2m

    £202.6m£203.5m£192.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings £12.9m, Ashfield £10.1mAshfield: £10.1mHastings: £12.9mAshfield: £10.1mHastings: £12.9mAshfield: £9.6mHastings: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHastings is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings £13.3m, Ashfield £21.2mAshfield: £21.2mHastings: £13.3mAshfield: £21.3mHastings: £13.4mAshfield: £20.1mHastings: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mAshfield is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  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, Ashfield £0.69mAshfield: £0.69mHastings: £0.71mAshfield: £0.70mHastings: £0.72mAshfield: £0.66mHastings: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHastings is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings £55.2m, Ashfield £80.3mAshfield: £80.3mHastings: £55.2mAshfield: £80.7mHastings: £55.4mAshfield: £76.2mHastings: £52.3m

    £55.2m£55.4m£52.3mAshfield is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hastings £18.3m, Ashfield £23.4mAshfield: £23.4mHastings: £18.3mAshfield: £23.5mHastings: £18.3mAshfield: £22.2mHastings: £17.3m

    £18.3m£18.3m£17.3mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings £8.2m, Ashfield £13.6mAshfield: £13.6mHastings: £8.2mAshfield: £13.7mHastings: £8.2mAshfield: £12.9mHastings: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mAshfield is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings £137.6m, Ashfield £140.5mAshfield: £140.5mHastings: £137.6mAshfield: £141.1mHastings: £138.2mAshfield: £133.3mHastings: £130.5m

    £137.6m£138.2m£130.5mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hastings £35.7m, Ashfield £23.1mAshfield: £23.1mHastings: £35.7mAshfield: £23.2mHastings: £35.8mAshfield: £21.9mHastings: £33.8m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hastings £24.3m, Ashfield £34.4mAshfield: £34.4mHastings: £24.3mAshfield: £34.6mHastings: £24.4mAshfield: £32.6mHastings: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hastings £0.41m, Ashfield £0.79mAshfield: £0.79mHastings: £0.41mAshfield: £0.80mHastings: £0.41mAshfield: £0.75mHastings: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mAshfield is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hastings £0.49m, Ashfield £0.86mAshfield: £0.86mHastings: £0.49mAshfield: £0.87mHastings: £0.49mAshfield: £0.82mHastings: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mAshfield is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hastings £0.74m, Ashfield £0.90mAshfield: £0.90mHastings: £0.74mAshfield: £0.90mHastings: £0.75mAshfield: £0.85mHastings: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.70mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hastings 18,217, Ashfield 24,839Ashfield: 24,839Hastings: 18,217

    18,217Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count24,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hastings 2,888, Ashfield 2,704Ashfield: 2,704Hastings: 2,888

    2,888Hastings is higher2,704

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hastings 2,754, Ashfield 4,389Ashfield: 4,389Hastings: 2,754

    2,754Ashfield is higher4,389

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hastings 8,342, Ashfield 11,787Ashfield: 11,787Hastings: 8,342

    8,342Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count11,787

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hastings 15,478, Ashfield 18,038Ashfield: 18,038Hastings: 15,478

    15,478Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count18,038

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hastings 1,754, Ashfield 2,908Ashfield: 2,908Hastings: 1,754

    1,754Ashfield is higher2,908

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Hastings and Ashfield, total
MeasureHastingsAshfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m£630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m£312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m£280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mHastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mHastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,21724,839Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8882,704Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7544,389Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,34211,787Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,47818,038Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7542,908Ashfield

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.