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Lewes and Arun

102,323 and 170,692 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Arun on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 15 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Lewes is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Arun on 6. 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 Arun

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Arun £5,283Arun: £5,283Lewes: £5,200Arun: £5,305Lewes: £5,222Arun: £5,011Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Arun is higher£5,283£5,305£5,011

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,610, Arun £12,520Arun: £12,520Lewes: £12,610Arun: £12,574Lewes: £12,664Arun: £11,876Lewes: £11,961

    £12,610£12,664£11,961Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£12,520£12,574£11,876

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £2,051, Arun £1,983Arun: £1,983Lewes: £2,051Arun: £1,991Lewes: £2,059Arun: £1,881Lewes: £1,945

    £2,051£2,059£1,945Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,983£1,991£1,881

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,576, Arun £11,473Arun: £11,473Lewes: £11,576Arun: £11,521Lewes: £11,626Arun: £10,882Lewes: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,473£11,521£10,882

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £342, Arun £327Arun: £327Lewes: £342Arun: £328Lewes: £343Arun: £310Lewes: £324

    £342£343£324Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£327£328£310

  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, Arun £700Arun: £700Lewes: £671Arun: £703Lewes: £674Arun: £664Lewes: £637

    £671£674£637Arun is higher£700£703£664

  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, Arun £20Arun: £20Lewes: £21Arun: £21Lewes: £21Arun: £19Lewes: £20

    £21£21£20Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Arun £369Arun: £369Lewes: £396Arun: £371Lewes: £397Arun: £350Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Arun £134Arun: £134Lewes: £162Arun: £135Lewes: £163Arun: £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, Arun £99Arun: £99Lewes: £99Arun: £99Lewes: £99Arun: £94Lewes: £94

    £99£99£94Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,636, Arun £1,581Arun: £1,581Lewes: £1,636Arun: £1,588Lewes: £1,643Arun: £1,500Lewes: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,581£1,588£1,500

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Arun £204Arun: £204Lewes: £225Arun: £205Lewes: £226Arun: £193Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£204£205£193

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £301, Arun £292Arun: £292Lewes: £301Arun: £294Lewes: £302Arun: £277Lewes: £285

    £301£302£285Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£292£294£277

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.41, Arun £7.21Arun: £7.21Lewes: £6.41Arun: £7.24Lewes: £6.44Arun: £6.84Lewes: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Arun is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £7.83, Arun £3.38Arun: £3.38Lewes: £7.83Arun: £3.40Lewes: £7.87Arun: £3.21Lewes: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Lewes is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Arun £5.35Arun: £5.35Lewes: £8.16Arun: £5.37Lewes: £8.19Arun: £5.07Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

  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, Arun 992.2Arun: 992.2Lewes: 997.7

    997.7Lewes is higherDepends on how you count992.2

  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, Arun 81.2Arun: 81.2Lewes: 81.6

    81.6Lewes is higherDepends on how you count81.2

  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, Arun 145.9Arun: 145.9Lewes: 136.5

    136.5Arun is higher145.9

  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, Arun 57.5Arun: 57.5Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Lewes is higherDepends on how you count57.5

  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, Arun 187.3Arun: 187.3Lewes: 176.0

    176.0Arun is higher187.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lewes 20.9, Arun 21.8Arun: 21.8Lewes: 20.9

    20.9Arun is higher21.8

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Lewes and Arun, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesArunHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£5,283£5,305£5,011Arun
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,961£12,520£12,574£11,876Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,059£1,945£1,983£1,991£1,881Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,473£11,521£10,882Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£327£328£310Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£671£674£637£700£703£664Arun
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£20£21£19Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£369£371£350Lewes
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£99£99£94Lewes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,581£1,588£1,500Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£204£205£193Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£301£302£285£292£294£277Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£7.21£7.24£6.84Arun
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£3.38£3.40£3.21Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£5.35£5.37£5.07Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.7992.2Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.681.2Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.5145.9Arun
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.357.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.0187.3Arun
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.921.8Arun

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Arun on 12. 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 Arun

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Arun £5,283Arun: £5,283Lewes: £5,200Arun: £5,305Lewes: £5,222Arun: £5,011Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Arun is higher£5,283£5,305£5,011

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,246, Arun £3,462Arun: £3,462Lewes: £3,246Arun: £3,476Lewes: £3,260Arun: £3,284Lewes: £3,079

    £3,246£3,260£3,079Arun is higherDepends on how you count£3,462£3,476£3,284

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,163, Arun £1,108Arun: £1,108Lewes: £1,163Arun: £1,113Lewes: £1,168Arun: £1,051Lewes: £1,104

    £1,163£1,168£1,104Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,108£1,113£1,051

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £2,980, Arun £3,172Arun: £3,172Lewes: £2,980Arun: £3,185Lewes: £2,993Arun: £3,009Lewes: £2,827

    £2,980£2,993£2,827Arun is higherDepends on how you count£3,172£3,185£3,009

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £88, Arun £90Arun: £90Lewes: £88Arun: £91Lewes: £88Arun: £86Lewes: £83

    £88£88£83Arun is higherDepends on how you count£90£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £173, Arun £194Arun: £194Lewes: £173Arun: £194Lewes: £174Arun: £184Lewes: £164

    £173£174£164Arun is higher£194£194£184

  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, Arun £5.65Arun: £5.65Lewes: £5.37Arun: £5.67Lewes: £5.39Arun: £5.36Lewes: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Arun is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Arun £369Arun: £369Lewes: £396Arun: £371Lewes: £397Arun: £350Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£369£371£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Arun £134Arun: £134Lewes: £162Arun: £135Lewes: £163Arun: £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, Arun £55Arun: £55Lewes: £56Arun: £55Lewes: £56Arun: £52Lewes: £53

    £56£56£53Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £928, Arun £884Arun: £884Lewes: £928Arun: £888Lewes: £932Arun: £839Lewes: £881

    £928£932£881Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£884£888£839

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Arun £204Arun: £204Lewes: £225Arun: £205Lewes: £226Arun: £193Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£204£205£193

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £171, Arun £163Arun: £163Lewes: £171Arun: £164Lewes: £171Arun: £155Lewes: £162

    £171£171£162Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.64, Arun £4.03Arun: £4.03Lewes: £3.64Arun: £4.04Lewes: £3.65Arun: £3.82Lewes: £3.45

    £3.64£3.65£3.45Arun is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £4.45, Arun £1.89Arun: £1.89Lewes: £4.45Arun: £1.90Lewes: £4.47Arun: £1.79Lewes: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Lewes is higher£1.89£1.90£1.79

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Arun £5.35Arun: £5.35Lewes: £8.16Arun: £5.37Lewes: £8.19Arun: £5.07Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 256.8, Arun 274.3Arun: 274.3Lewes: 256.8

    256.8Arun is higherDepends on how you count274.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 21.0, Arun 22.5Arun: 22.5Lewes: 21.0

    21.0Arun is higherDepends on how you count22.5

  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, Arun 40.3Arun: 40.3Lewes: 35.1

    35.1Arun is higher40.3

  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, Arun 57.5Arun: 57.5Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Lewes is higherDepends on how you count57.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 99.9, Arun 104.7Arun: 104.7Lewes: 99.9

    99.9Arun is higher104.7

  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, Arun 12.2Arun: 12.2Lewes: 11.9

    11.9Arun is higher12.2

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Lewes and Arun, per resident
MeasureLewesArunHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£5,283£5,305£5,011Arun
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,246£3,260£3,079£3,462£3,476£3,284Arun
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,104£1,108£1,113£1,051Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,980£2,993£2,827£3,172£3,185£3,009Arun
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£90£91£86Arun
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£194£194£184Arun
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£5.65£5.67£5.36Arun
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£369£371£350Lewes
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£55£55£52Lewes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£928£932£881£884£888£839Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£204£205£193Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£163£164£155Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.64£3.65£3.45£4.03£4.04£3.82Arun
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£1.89£1.90£1.79Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£5.35£5.37£5.07Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8274.3Arun
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.022.5Arun
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.140.3Arun
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.357.5Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.9104.7Arun
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.912.2Arun

Total

Lewes is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Arun 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 Arun

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £532.1m, Arun £901.8mArun: £901.8mLewes: £532.1mArun: £905.6mLewes: £534.4mArun: £855.4mLewes: £504.7m

    £532.1m£534.4m£504.7mArun is higher£901.8m£905.6m£855.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £332.2m, Arun £590.9mArun: £590.9mLewes: £332.2mArun: £593.4mLewes: £333.6mArun: £560.5mLewes: £315.1m

    £332.2m£333.6m£315.1mArun is higherDepends on how you count£590.9m£593.4m£560.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £119.1m, Arun £189.2mArun: £189.2mLewes: £119.1mArun: £190.0mLewes: £119.6mArun: £179.5mLewes: £112.9m

    £119.1m£119.6m£112.9mArun is higherDepends on how you count£189.2m£190.0m£179.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £304.9m, Arun £541.4mArun: £541.4mLewes: £304.9mArun: £543.7mLewes: £306.2mArun: £513.6mLewes: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mArun is higherDepends on how you count£541.4m£543.7m£513.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £9.0m, Arun £15.4mArun: £15.4mLewes: £9.0mArun: £15.5mLewes: £9.0mArun: £14.6mLewes: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mArun is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £17.7m, Arun £33.1mArun: £33.1mLewes: £17.7mArun: £33.2mLewes: £17.8mArun: £31.4mLewes: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mArun is higher£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m

  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, Arun £0.96mArun: £0.96mLewes: £0.55mArun: £0.97mLewes: £0.55mArun: £0.91mLewes: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mArun is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £40.5m, Arun £63.0mArun: £63.0mLewes: £40.5mArun: £63.3mLewes: £40.7mArun: £59.8mLewes: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mArun is higherDepends on how you count£63.0m£63.3m£59.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £16.6m, Arun £22.9mArun: £22.9mLewes: £16.6mArun: £23.0mLewes: £16.6mArun: £21.7mLewes: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mArun is higherDepends on how you count£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.7m, Arun £9.4mArun: £9.4mLewes: £5.7mArun: £9.4mLewes: £5.8mArun: £8.9mLewes: £5.5m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.5mArun is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £95.0m, Arun £150.9mArun: £150.9mLewes: £95.0mArun: £151.5mLewes: £95.4mArun: £143.1mLewes: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mArun is higherDepends on how you count£150.9m£151.5m£143.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £23.0m, Arun £34.8mArun: £34.8mLewes: £23.0mArun: £34.9mLewes: £23.1mArun: £33.0mLewes: £21.8m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.8mArun is higherDepends on how you count£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £17.5m, Arun £27.9mArun: £27.9mLewes: £17.5mArun: £28.0mLewes: £17.5mArun: £26.5mLewes: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mArun is higherDepends on how you count£27.9m£28.0m£26.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.37m, Arun £0.69mArun: £0.69mLewes: £0.37mArun: £0.69mLewes: £0.37mArun: £0.65mLewes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mArun is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.45m, Arun £0.32mArun: £0.32mLewes: £0.45mArun: £0.32mLewes: £0.46mArun: £0.31mLewes: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mLewes is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.83m, Arun £0.91mArun: £0.91mLewes: £0.83mArun: £0.92mLewes: £0.84mArun: £0.86mLewes: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mArun is higherDepends on how you count£0.91m£0.92m£0.86m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,279, Arun 46,826Arun: 46,826Lewes: 26,279

    26,279Arun is higherDepends on how you count46,826

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 2,149, Arun 3,833Arun: 3,833Lewes: 2,149

    2,149Arun is higherDepends on how you count3,833

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,595, Arun 6,883Arun: 6,883Lewes: 3,595

    3,595Arun is higher6,883

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 6,168, Arun 9,819Arun: 9,819Lewes: 6,168

    6,168Arun is higherDepends on how you count9,819

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 10,218, Arun 17,873Arun: 17,873Lewes: 10,218

    10,218Arun is higher17,873

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,215, Arun 2,083Arun: 2,083Lewes: 1,215

    1,215Arun is higher2,083

Show the numbers
Lewes and Arun, total
MeasureLewesArunHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.1m£534.4m£504.7m£901.8m£905.6m£855.4mArun
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m£590.9m£593.4m£560.5mArun
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.1m£119.6m£112.9m£189.2m£190.0m£179.5mArun
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£541.4m£543.7m£513.6mArun
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mArun
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£33.1m£33.2m£31.4mArun
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mArun
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£63.0m£63.3m£59.8mArun
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mArun
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.5m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mArun
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£150.9m£151.5m£143.1mArun
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m£34.8m£34.9m£33.0mArun
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£27.9m£28.0m£26.5mArun
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mArun
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mLewes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.91m£0.92m£0.86mArun
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,27946,826Arun
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1493,833Arun
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5956,883Arun
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1689,819Arun
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,21817,873Arun
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2152,083Arun

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.