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Lewes and Amber Valley

102,323 and 130,238 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Amber Valley on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Lewes is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 14. 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

Lewes Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Amber Valley £4,725Amber Valley: £4,725Lewes: £5,200Amber Valley: £4,745Lewes: £5,222Amber Valley: £4,482Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£4,725£4,745£4,482

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,610, Amber Valley £12,821Amber Valley: £12,821Lewes: £12,610Amber Valley: £12,876Lewes: £12,664Amber Valley: £12,162Lewes: £11,961

    £12,610£12,664£11,961Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,821£12,876£12,162

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £2,051, Amber Valley £1,850Amber Valley: £1,850Lewes: £2,051Amber Valley: £1,858Lewes: £2,059Amber Valley: £1,755Lewes: £1,945

    £2,051£2,059£1,945Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,850£1,858£1,755

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,576, Amber Valley £11,684Amber Valley: £11,684Lewes: £11,576Amber Valley: £11,733Lewes: £11,626Amber Valley: £11,082Lewes: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,684£11,733£11,082

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £342, Amber Valley £340Amber Valley: £340Lewes: £342Amber Valley: £342Lewes: £343Amber Valley: £323Lewes: £324

    £342£343£324Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£340£342£323

  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: Lewes £671, Amber Valley £775Amber Valley: £775Lewes: £671Amber Valley: £778Lewes: £674Amber Valley: £735Lewes: £637

    £671£674£637Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£775£778£735

  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: Lewes £21, Amber Valley £23Amber Valley: £23Lewes: £21Amber Valley: £23Lewes: £21Amber Valley: £22Lewes: £20

    £21£21£20Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Amber Valley £503Amber Valley: £503Lewes: £396Amber Valley: £505Lewes: £397Amber Valley: £477Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Amber Valley is higher£503£505£477

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Amber Valley £134Amber Valley: £134Lewes: £162Amber Valley: £135Lewes: £163Amber Valley: £127Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£127

  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: Lewes £99, Amber Valley £130Amber Valley: £130Lewes: £99Amber Valley: £130Lewes: £99Amber Valley: £123Lewes: £94

    £99£99£94Amber Valley is higher£130£130£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,636, Amber Valley £1,370Amber Valley: £1,370Lewes: £1,636Amber Valley: £1,376Lewes: £1,643Amber Valley: £1,300Lewes: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,370£1,376£1,300

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Amber Valley £173Amber Valley: £173Lewes: £225Amber Valley: £174Lewes: £226Amber Valley: £164Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £301, Amber Valley £332Amber Valley: £332Lewes: £301Amber Valley: £334Lewes: £302Amber Valley: £315Lewes: £285

    £301£302£285Amber Valley is higher£332£334£315

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.41, Amber Valley £9.22Amber Valley: £9.22Lewes: £6.41Amber Valley: £9.26Lewes: £6.44Amber Valley: £8.75Lewes: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Amber Valley is higher£9.22£9.26£8.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £7.83, Amber Valley £7.90Amber Valley: £7.90Lewes: £7.83Amber Valley: £7.93Lewes: £7.87Amber Valley: £7.49Lewes: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Amber Valley is higher£7.90£7.93£7.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Amber Valley £7.32Amber Valley: £7.32Lewes: £8.16Amber Valley: £7.35Lewes: £8.19Amber Valley: £6.94Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£7.32£7.35£6.94

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lewes 997.7, Amber Valley 1,016.3Amber Valley: 1,016.3Lewes: 997.7

    997.7Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,016.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lewes 81.6, Amber Valley 87.7Amber Valley: 87.7Lewes: 81.6

    81.6Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count87.7

  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: Lewes 136.5, Amber Valley 157.9Amber Valley: 157.9Lewes: 136.5

    136.5Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count157.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 60.3, Amber Valley 74.1Amber Valley: 74.1Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Amber Valley is higher74.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lewes 176.0, Amber Valley 174.1Amber Valley: 174.1Lewes: 176.0

    176.0Lewes is higherDepends on how you count174.1

  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: Lewes 20.9, Amber Valley 28.6Amber Valley: 28.6Lewes: 20.9

    20.9Amber Valley is higher28.6

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Lewes and Amber Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£4,725£4,745£4,482Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,961£12,821£12,876£12,162Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,059£1,945£1,850£1,858£1,755Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,684£11,733£11,082Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£340£342£323Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£671£674£637£775£778£735Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£23£23£22Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£503£505£477Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£134£135£127Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£130£130£123Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,370£1,376£1,300Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£173£174£164Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£301£302£285£332£334£315Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£9.22£9.26£8.75Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£7.90£7.93£7.49Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£7.32£7.35£6.94Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.71,016.3Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.687.7Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.5157.9Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.374.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.0174.1Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.928.6Amber Valley

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley 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

Lewes Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Amber Valley £4,725Amber Valley: £4,725Lewes: £5,200Amber Valley: £4,745Lewes: £5,222Amber Valley: £4,482Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£4,725£4,745£4,482

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,246, Amber Valley £2,792Amber Valley: £2,792Lewes: £3,246Amber Valley: £2,804Lewes: £3,260Amber Valley: £2,649Lewes: £3,079

    £3,246£3,260£3,079Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£2,792£2,804£2,649

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,163, Amber Valley £1,116Amber Valley: £1,116Lewes: £1,163Amber Valley: £1,121Lewes: £1,168Amber Valley: £1,058Lewes: £1,104

    £1,163£1,168£1,104Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,116£1,121£1,058

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £2,980, Amber Valley £2,544Amber Valley: £2,544Lewes: £2,980Amber Valley: £2,555Lewes: £2,993Amber Valley: £2,414Lewes: £2,827

    £2,980£2,993£2,827Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£2,544£2,555£2,414

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £88, Amber Valley £74Amber Valley: £74Lewes: £88Amber Valley: £74Lewes: £88Amber Valley: £70Lewes: £83

    £88£88£83Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£74£74£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £173, Amber Valley £169Amber Valley: £169Lewes: £173Amber Valley: £169Lewes: £174Amber Valley: £160Lewes: £164

    £173£174£164Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£169£169£160

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lewes £5.37, Amber Valley £5.00Amber Valley: £5.00Lewes: £5.37Amber Valley: £5.02Lewes: £5.39Amber Valley: £4.74Lewes: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£5.00£5.02£4.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Amber Valley £503Amber Valley: £503Lewes: £396Amber Valley: £505Lewes: £397Amber Valley: £477Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Amber Valley is higher£503£505£477

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Amber Valley £134Amber Valley: £134Lewes: £162Amber Valley: £135Lewes: £163Amber Valley: £127Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £56, Amber Valley £78Amber Valley: £78Lewes: £56Amber Valley: £79Lewes: £56Amber Valley: £74Lewes: £53

    £56£56£53Amber Valley is higher£78£79£74

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £928, Amber Valley £827Amber Valley: £827Lewes: £928Amber Valley: £830Lewes: £932Amber Valley: £784Lewes: £881

    £928£932£881Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£827£830£784

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Amber Valley £173Amber Valley: £173Lewes: £225Amber Valley: £174Lewes: £226Amber Valley: £164Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £171, Amber Valley £201Amber Valley: £201Lewes: £171Amber Valley: £201Lewes: £171Amber Valley: £190Lewes: £162

    £171£171£162Amber Valley is higher£201£201£190

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.64, Amber Valley £5.57Amber Valley: £5.57Lewes: £3.64Amber Valley: £5.59Lewes: £3.65Amber Valley: £5.28Lewes: £3.45

    £3.64£3.65£3.45Amber Valley is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £4.45, Amber Valley £4.77Amber Valley: £4.77Lewes: £4.45Amber Valley: £4.79Lewes: £4.47Amber Valley: £4.52Lewes: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Amber Valley is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Amber Valley £7.32Amber Valley: £7.32Lewes: £8.16Amber Valley: £7.35Lewes: £8.19Amber Valley: £6.94Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£7.32£7.35£6.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 256.8, Amber Valley 221.3Amber Valley: 221.3Lewes: 256.8

    256.8Lewes is higherDepends on how you count221.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 21.0, Amber Valley 19.1Amber Valley: 19.1Lewes: 21.0

    21.0Lewes is higherDepends on how you count19.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 35.1, Amber Valley 34.4Amber Valley: 34.4Lewes: 35.1

    35.1Lewes is higherDepends on how you count34.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 60.3, Amber Valley 74.1Amber Valley: 74.1Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Amber Valley is higher74.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 99.9, Amber Valley 105.0Amber Valley: 105.0Lewes: 99.9

    99.9Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count105.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 11.9, Amber Valley 17.3Amber Valley: 17.3Lewes: 11.9

    11.9Amber Valley is higher17.3

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Lewes and Amber Valley, per resident
MeasureLewesAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£4,725£4,745£4,482Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,246£3,260£3,079£2,792£2,804£2,649Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,104£1,116£1,121£1,058Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,980£2,993£2,827£2,544£2,555£2,414Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£74£74£70Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£169£169£160Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£5.00£5.02£4.74Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£503£505£477Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£134£135£127Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£78£79£74Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£928£932£881£827£830£784Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£173£174£164Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£201£201£190Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.64£3.65£3.45£5.57£5.59£5.28Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£4.77£4.79£4.52Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£7.32£7.35£6.94Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8221.3Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.019.1Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.134.4Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.374.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.9105.0Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.917.3Amber Valley

Total

Lewes is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley 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

Lewes Amber Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £532.1m, Amber Valley £615.4mAmber Valley: £615.4mLewes: £532.1mAmber Valley: £618.0mLewes: £534.4mAmber Valley: £583.7mLewes: £504.7m

    £532.1m£534.4m£504.7mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£615.4m£618.0m£583.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £332.2m, Amber Valley £363.7mAmber Valley: £363.7mLewes: £332.2mAmber Valley: £365.2mLewes: £333.6mAmber Valley: £344.9mLewes: £315.1m

    £332.2m£333.6m£315.1mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £119.1m, Amber Valley £145.3mAmber Valley: £145.3mLewes: £119.1mAmber Valley: £145.9mLewes: £119.6mAmber Valley: £137.8mLewes: £112.9m

    £119.1m£119.6m£112.9mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£145.3m£145.9m£137.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £304.9m, Amber Valley £331.4mAmber Valley: £331.4mLewes: £304.9mAmber Valley: £332.8mLewes: £306.2mAmber Valley: £314.3mLewes: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £9.0m, Amber Valley £9.6mAmber Valley: £9.6mLewes: £9.0mAmber Valley: £9.7mLewes: £9.0mAmber Valley: £9.1mLewes: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £17.7m, Amber Valley £22.0mAmber Valley: £22.0mLewes: £17.7mAmber Valley: £22.1mLewes: £17.8mAmber Valley: £20.8mLewes: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lewes £0.55m, Amber Valley £0.65mAmber Valley: £0.65mLewes: £0.55mAmber Valley: £0.65mLewes: £0.55mAmber Valley: £0.62mLewes: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £40.5m, Amber Valley £65.4mAmber Valley: £65.4mLewes: £40.5mAmber Valley: £65.7mLewes: £40.7mAmber Valley: £62.1mLewes: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mAmber Valley is higher£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £16.6m, Amber Valley £17.5mAmber Valley: £17.5mLewes: £16.6mAmber Valley: £17.5mLewes: £16.6mAmber Valley: £16.6mLewes: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.7m, Amber Valley £10.2mAmber Valley: £10.2mLewes: £5.7mAmber Valley: £10.2mLewes: £5.8mAmber Valley: £9.7mLewes: £5.5m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.5mAmber Valley is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £95.0m, Amber Valley £107.7mAmber Valley: £107.7mLewes: £95.0mAmber Valley: £108.1mLewes: £95.4mAmber Valley: £102.1mLewes: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£107.7m£108.1m£102.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £23.0m, Amber Valley £22.5mAmber Valley: £22.5mLewes: £23.0mAmber Valley: £22.6mLewes: £23.1mAmber Valley: £21.4mLewes: £21.8m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.8mLewes is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £17.5m, Amber Valley £26.1mAmber Valley: £26.1mLewes: £17.5mAmber Valley: £26.2mLewes: £17.5mAmber Valley: £24.8mLewes: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mAmber Valley is higher£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.37m, Amber Valley £0.72mAmber Valley: £0.72mLewes: £0.37mAmber Valley: £0.73mLewes: £0.37mAmber Valley: £0.69mLewes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mAmber Valley is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.45m, Amber Valley £0.62mAmber Valley: £0.62mLewes: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.62mLewes: £0.46mAmber Valley: £0.59mLewes: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mAmber Valley is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.83m, Amber Valley £0.95mAmber Valley: £0.95mLewes: £0.83mAmber Valley: £0.96mLewes: £0.84mAmber Valley: £0.90mLewes: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,279, Amber Valley 28,825Amber Valley: 28,825Lewes: 26,279

    26,279Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,825

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 2,149, Amber Valley 2,488Amber Valley: 2,488Lewes: 2,149

    2,149Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count2,488

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,595, Amber Valley 4,479Amber Valley: 4,479Lewes: 3,595

    3,595Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count4,479

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 6,168, Amber Valley 9,647Amber Valley: 9,647Lewes: 6,168

    6,168Amber Valley is higher9,647

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 10,218, Amber Valley 13,677Amber Valley: 13,677Lewes: 10,218

    10,218Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count13,677

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,215, Amber Valley 2,249Amber Valley: 2,249Lewes: 1,215

    1,215Amber Valley is higher2,249

Show the numbers
Lewes and Amber Valley, total
MeasureLewesAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.1m£534.4m£504.7m£615.4m£618.0m£583.7mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m£363.7m£365.2m£344.9mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.1m£119.6m£112.9m£145.3m£145.9m£137.8mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£331.4m£332.8m£314.3mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£9.6m£9.7m£9.1mAmber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£22.0m£22.1m£20.8mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.5m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£107.7m£108.1m£102.1mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m£22.5m£22.6m£21.4mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,27928,825Amber Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1492,488Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5954,479Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1689,647Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,21813,677Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2152,249Amber Valley

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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  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.
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