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Lewes and Babergh

102,323 and 96,906 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Babergh on 22 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 0 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 22 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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

Lewes Babergh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Babergh £4,547Babergh: £4,547Lewes: £5,200Babergh: £4,566Lewes: £5,222Babergh: £4,313Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higher£4,547£4,566£4,313

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,610, Babergh £12,242Babergh: £12,242Lewes: £12,610Babergh: £12,295Lewes: £12,664Babergh: £11,613Lewes: £11,961

    £12,610£12,664£11,961Lewes is higher£12,242£12,295£11,613

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £2,051, Babergh £1,464Babergh: £1,464Lewes: £2,051Babergh: £1,471Lewes: £2,059Babergh: £1,389Lewes: £1,945

    £2,051£2,059£1,945Lewes is higher£1,464£1,471£1,389

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,576, Babergh £11,382Babergh: £11,382Lewes: £11,576Babergh: £11,430Lewes: £11,626Babergh: £10,796Lewes: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Lewes is higher£11,382£11,430£10,796

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £342, Babergh £244Babergh: £244Lewes: £342Babergh: £245Lewes: £343Babergh: £231Lewes: £324

    £342£343£324Lewes is higher£244£245£231

  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, Babergh £600Babergh: £600Lewes: £671Babergh: £603Lewes: £674Babergh: £569Lewes: £637

    £671£674£637Lewes is higher£600£603£569

  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, Babergh £17Babergh: £17Lewes: £21Babergh: £17Lewes: £21Babergh: £16Lewes: £20

    £21£21£20Lewes is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Babergh £307Babergh: £307Lewes: £396Babergh: £308Lewes: £397Babergh: £291Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Lewes is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Babergh £98Babergh: £98Lewes: £162Babergh: £99Lewes: £163Babergh: £93Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higher£98£99£93

  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, Babergh £82Babergh: £82Lewes: £99Babergh: £83Lewes: £99Babergh: £78Lewes: £94

    £99£99£94Lewes is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,636, Babergh £1,174Babergh: £1,174Lewes: £1,636Babergh: £1,179Lewes: £1,643Babergh: £1,114Lewes: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Lewes is higher£1,174£1,179£1,114

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Babergh £136Babergh: £136Lewes: £225Babergh: £137Lewes: £226Babergh: £129Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£136£137£129

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £301, Babergh £198Babergh: £198Lewes: £301Babergh: £199Lewes: £302Babergh: £188Lewes: £285

    £301£302£285Lewes is higher£198£199£188

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.41, Babergh £5.84Babergh: £5.84Lewes: £6.41Babergh: £5.87Lewes: £6.44Babergh: £5.54Lewes: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Lewes is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £7.83, Babergh £3.90Babergh: £3.90Lewes: £7.83Babergh: £3.92Lewes: £7.87Babergh: £3.70Lewes: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Lewes is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Babergh £7.62Babergh: £7.62Lewes: £8.16Babergh: £7.65Lewes: £8.19Babergh: £7.23Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

  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, Babergh 991.2Babergh: 991.2Lewes: 997.7

    997.7Lewes is higher991.2

  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, Babergh 65.6Babergh: 65.6Lewes: 81.6

    81.6Lewes is higher65.6

  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, Babergh 123.3Babergh: 123.3Lewes: 136.5

    136.5Lewes is higher123.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 60.3, Babergh 47.4Babergh: 47.4Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Lewes is higher47.4

  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, Babergh 140.1Babergh: 140.1Lewes: 176.0

    176.0Lewes is higher140.1

  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, Babergh 18.8Babergh: 18.8Lewes: 20.9

    20.9Lewes is higher18.8

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Lewes and Babergh, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesBaberghHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£4,547£4,566£4,313Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,961£12,242£12,295£11,613Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,059£1,945£1,464£1,471£1,389Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,382£11,430£10,796Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£244£245£231Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£671£674£637£600£603£569Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£17£17£16Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£307£308£291Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£98£99£93Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£82£83£78Lewes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,174£1,179£1,114Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£136£137£129Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£301£302£285£198£199£188Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£5.84£5.87£5.54Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£3.90£3.92£3.70Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£7.62£7.65£7.23Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.7991.2Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.665.6Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.5123.3Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.347.4Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.0140.1Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.918.8Lewes

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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

Lewes Babergh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Babergh £4,547Babergh: £4,547Lewes: £5,200Babergh: £4,566Lewes: £5,222Babergh: £4,313Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higher£4,547£4,566£4,313

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,246, Babergh £3,164Babergh: £3,164Lewes: £3,246Babergh: £3,178Lewes: £3,260Babergh: £3,002Lewes: £3,079

    £3,246£3,260£3,079Lewes is higher£3,164£3,178£3,002

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,163, Babergh £833Babergh: £833Lewes: £1,163Babergh: £837Lewes: £1,168Babergh: £790Lewes: £1,104

    £1,163£1,168£1,104Lewes is higher£833£837£790

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £2,980, Babergh £2,942Babergh: £2,942Lewes: £2,980Babergh: £2,954Lewes: £2,993Babergh: £2,790Lewes: £2,827

    £2,980£2,993£2,827Lewes is higher£2,942£2,954£2,790

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £88, Babergh £63Babergh: £63Lewes: £88Babergh: £63Lewes: £88Babergh: £60Lewes: £83

    £88£88£83Lewes is higher£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £173, Babergh £155Babergh: £155Lewes: £173Babergh: £156Lewes: £174Babergh: £147Lewes: £164

    £173£174£164Lewes is higher£155£156£147

  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, Babergh £4.40Babergh: £4.40Lewes: £5.37Babergh: £4.41Lewes: £5.39Babergh: £4.17Lewes: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Lewes is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Babergh £307Babergh: £307Lewes: £396Babergh: £308Lewes: £397Babergh: £291Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Lewes is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Babergh £98Babergh: £98Lewes: £162Babergh: £99Lewes: £163Babergh: £93Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higher£98£99£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £56, Babergh £47Babergh: £47Lewes: £56Babergh: £47Lewes: £56Babergh: £44Lewes: £53

    £56£56£53Lewes is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £928, Babergh £668Babergh: £668Lewes: £928Babergh: £671Lewes: £932Babergh: £634Lewes: £881

    £928£932£881Lewes is higher£668£671£634

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Babergh £136Babergh: £136Lewes: £225Babergh: £137Lewes: £226Babergh: £129Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£136£137£129

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £171, Babergh £113Babergh: £113Lewes: £171Babergh: £113Lewes: £171Babergh: £107Lewes: £162

    £171£171£162Lewes is higher£113£113£107

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.64, Babergh £3.32Babergh: £3.32Lewes: £3.64Babergh: £3.34Lewes: £3.65Babergh: £3.15Lewes: £3.45

    £3.64£3.65£3.45Lewes is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £4.45, Babergh £2.21Babergh: £2.21Lewes: £4.45Babergh: £2.22Lewes: £4.47Babergh: £2.10Lewes: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Lewes is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Babergh £7.62Babergh: £7.62Lewes: £8.16Babergh: £7.65Lewes: £8.19Babergh: £7.23Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 256.8, Babergh 256.2Babergh: 256.2Lewes: 256.8

    256.8Lewes is higher256.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 21.0, Babergh 17.0Babergh: 17.0Lewes: 21.0

    21.0Lewes is higher17.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 35.1, Babergh 31.9Babergh: 31.9Lewes: 35.1

    35.1Lewes is higher31.9

  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, Babergh 47.4Babergh: 47.4Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Lewes is higher47.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 99.9, Babergh 79.7Babergh: 79.7Lewes: 99.9

    99.9Lewes is higher79.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 11.9, Babergh 10.7Babergh: 10.7Lewes: 11.9

    11.9Lewes is higher10.7

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Lewes and Babergh, per resident
MeasureLewesBaberghHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£4,547£4,566£4,313Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,246£3,260£3,079£3,164£3,178£3,002Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,104£833£837£790Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,980£2,993£2,827£2,942£2,954£2,790Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£63£63£60Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£155£156£147Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.40£4.41£4.17Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£307£308£291Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£98£99£93Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£47£47£44Lewes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£928£932£881£668£671£634Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£136£137£129Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£113£113£107Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.64£3.65£3.45£3.32£3.34£3.15Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£2.21£2.22£2.10Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£7.62£7.65£7.23Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8256.2Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.017.0Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.131.9Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.347.4Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.979.7Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.910.7Lewes

Total

Lewes is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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

Lewes Babergh

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £532.1m, Babergh £440.6mBabergh: £440.6mLewes: £532.1mBabergh: £442.5mLewes: £534.4mBabergh: £417.9mLewes: £504.7m

    £532.1m£534.4m£504.7mLewes is higher£440.6m£442.5m£417.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £332.2m, Babergh £306.6mBabergh: £306.6mLewes: £332.2mBabergh: £308.0mLewes: £333.6mBabergh: £290.9mLewes: £315.1m

    £332.2m£333.6m£315.1mLewes is higher£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £119.1m, Babergh £80.7mBabergh: £80.7mLewes: £119.1mBabergh: £81.1mLewes: £119.6mBabergh: £76.6mLewes: £112.9m

    £119.1m£119.6m£112.9mLewes is higher£80.7m£81.1m£76.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £304.9m, Babergh £285.1mBabergh: £285.1mLewes: £304.9mBabergh: £286.3mLewes: £306.2mBabergh: £270.4mLewes: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mLewes is higher£285.1m£286.3m£270.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £9.0m, Babergh £6.1mBabergh: £6.1mLewes: £9.0mBabergh: £6.1mLewes: £9.0mBabergh: £5.8mLewes: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mLewes is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £17.7m, Babergh £15.0mBabergh: £15.0mLewes: £17.7mBabergh: £15.1mLewes: £17.8mBabergh: £14.3mLewes: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mLewes is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  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, Babergh £0.43mBabergh: £0.43mLewes: £0.55mBabergh: £0.43mLewes: £0.55mBabergh: £0.40mLewes: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mLewes is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £40.5m, Babergh £29.7mBabergh: £29.7mLewes: £40.5mBabergh: £29.9mLewes: £40.7mBabergh: £28.2mLewes: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mLewes is higher£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £16.6m, Babergh £9.5mBabergh: £9.5mLewes: £16.6mBabergh: £9.6mLewes: £16.6mBabergh: £9.1mLewes: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mLewes is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.7m, Babergh £4.5mBabergh: £4.5mLewes: £5.7mBabergh: £4.6mLewes: £5.8mBabergh: £4.3mLewes: £5.5m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.5mLewes is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £95.0m, Babergh £64.7mBabergh: £64.7mLewes: £95.0mBabergh: £65.0mLewes: £95.4mBabergh: £61.4mLewes: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mLewes is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £23.0m, Babergh £13.2mBabergh: £13.2mLewes: £23.0mBabergh: £13.3mLewes: £23.1mBabergh: £12.5mLewes: £21.8m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.8mLewes is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £17.5m, Babergh £10.9mBabergh: £10.9mLewes: £17.5mBabergh: £11.0mLewes: £17.5mBabergh: £10.4mLewes: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mLewes is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.37m, Babergh £0.32mBabergh: £0.32mLewes: £0.37mBabergh: £0.32mLewes: £0.37mBabergh: £0.31mLewes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLewes is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.45m, Babergh £0.21mBabergh: £0.21mLewes: £0.45mBabergh: £0.22mLewes: £0.46mBabergh: £0.20mLewes: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mLewes is higher£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.83m, Babergh £0.74mBabergh: £0.74mLewes: £0.83mBabergh: £0.74mLewes: £0.84mBabergh: £0.70mLewes: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mLewes is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,279, Babergh 24,827Babergh: 24,827Lewes: 26,279

    26,279Lewes is higher24,827

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 2,149, Babergh 1,643Babergh: 1,643Lewes: 2,149

    2,149Lewes is higher1,643

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,595, Babergh 3,088Babergh: 3,088Lewes: 3,595

    3,595Lewes is higher3,088

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 6,168, Babergh 4,593Babergh: 4,593Lewes: 6,168

    6,168Lewes is higher4,593

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 10,218, Babergh 7,725Babergh: 7,725Lewes: 10,218

    10,218Lewes is higher7,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,215, Babergh 1,038Babergh: 1,038Lewes: 1,215

    1,215Lewes is higher1,038

Show the numbers
Lewes and Babergh, total
MeasureLewesBaberghHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.1m£534.4m£504.7m£440.6m£442.5m£417.9mLewes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m£306.6m£308.0m£290.9mLewes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.1m£119.6m£112.9m£80.7m£81.1m£76.6mLewes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£285.1m£286.3m£270.4mLewes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mLewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mLewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£29.7m£29.9m£28.2mLewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.5m£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mLewes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mLewes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mLewes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mLewes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.21m£0.22m£0.20mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,27924,827Lewes
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1491,643Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5953,088Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1684,593Lewes
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,2187,725Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2151,038Lewes

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.