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Lewes and Wychavon

102,323 and 138,187 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Wychavon on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 16 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 18 of 22 measures, and Wychavon on 4. 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 Wychavon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Wychavon £4,555Wychavon: £4,555Lewes: £5,200Wychavon: £4,574Lewes: £5,222Wychavon: £4,320Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£4,555£4,574£4,320

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,610, Wychavon £12,491Wychavon: £12,491Lewes: £12,610Wychavon: £12,544Lewes: £12,664Wychavon: £11,848Lewes: £11,961

    £12,610£12,664£11,961Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£12,491£12,544£11,848

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £2,051, Wychavon £1,583Wychavon: £1,583Lewes: £2,051Wychavon: £1,590Lewes: £2,059Wychavon: £1,502Lewes: £1,945

    £2,051£2,059£1,945Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,583£1,590£1,502

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,576, Wychavon £11,564Wychavon: £11,564Lewes: £11,576Wychavon: £11,613Lewes: £11,626Wychavon: £10,969Lewes: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,564£11,613£10,969

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £342, Wychavon £270Wychavon: £270Lewes: £342Wychavon: £271Lewes: £343Wychavon: £256Lewes: £324

    £342£343£324Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

  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, Wychavon £639Wychavon: £639Lewes: £671Wychavon: £642Lewes: £674Wychavon: £606Lewes: £637

    £671£674£637Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£639£642£606

  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, Wychavon £18Wychavon: £18Lewes: £21Wychavon: £18Lewes: £21Wychavon: £17Lewes: £20

    £21£21£20Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Wychavon £341Wychavon: £341Lewes: £396Wychavon: £342Lewes: £397Wychavon: £323Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£341£342£323

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Wychavon £103Wychavon: £103Lewes: £162Wychavon: £103Lewes: £163Wychavon: £97Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higher£103£103£97

  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, Wychavon £104Wychavon: £104Lewes: £99Wychavon: £104Lewes: £99Wychavon: £98Lewes: £94

    £99£99£94Wychavon is higher£104£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,636, Wychavon £1,238Wychavon: £1,238Lewes: £1,636Wychavon: £1,244Lewes: £1,643Wychavon: £1,175Lewes: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,238£1,244£1,175

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Wychavon £144Wychavon: £144Lewes: £225Wychavon: £145Lewes: £226Wychavon: £137Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£144£145£137

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £301, Wychavon £228Wychavon: £228Lewes: £301Wychavon: £229Lewes: £302Wychavon: £217Lewes: £285

    £301£302£285Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£217

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.41, Wychavon £6.91Wychavon: £6.91Lewes: £6.41Wychavon: £6.93Lewes: £6.44Wychavon: £6.55Lewes: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Wychavon is higher£6.91£6.93£6.55

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £7.83, Wychavon £5.89Wychavon: £5.89Lewes: £7.83Wychavon: £5.92Lewes: £7.87Wychavon: £5.59Lewes: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£5.89£5.92£5.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Wychavon £5.79Wychavon: £5.79Lewes: £8.16Wychavon: £5.81Lewes: £8.19Wychavon: £5.49Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  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, Wychavon 1,008.9Wychavon: 1,008.9Lewes: 997.7

    997.7Wychavon is higherDepends on how you count1,008.9

  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, Wychavon 68.6Wychavon: 68.6Lewes: 81.6

    81.6Lewes is higherDepends on how you count68.6

  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, Wychavon 134.9Wychavon: 134.9Lewes: 136.5

    136.5Lewes is higherDepends on how you count134.9

  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, Wychavon 51.1Wychavon: 51.1Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Lewes is higherDepends on how you count51.1

  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, Wychavon 147.8Wychavon: 147.8Lewes: 176.0

    176.0Lewes is higherDepends on how you count147.8

  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, Wychavon 22.7Wychavon: 22.7Lewes: 20.9

    20.9Wychavon is higher22.7

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Lewes and Wychavon, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesWychavonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£4,555£4,574£4,320Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,961£12,491£12,544£11,848Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,059£1,945£1,583£1,590£1,502Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,564£11,613£10,969Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£270£271£256Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£671£674£637£639£642£606Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£18£18£17Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£341£342£323Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£103£103£97Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£104£104£98Wychavon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,238£1,244£1,175Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£144£145£137Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£301£302£285£228£229£217Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£6.91£6.93£6.55Wychavon
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£5.89£5.92£5.59Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£5.79£5.81£5.49Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.71,008.9Wychavon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.668.6Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.5134.9Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.351.1Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.0147.8Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.922.7Wychavon

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Wychavon on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Lewes Wychavon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Wychavon £4,555Wychavon: £4,555Lewes: £5,200Wychavon: £4,574Lewes: £5,222Wychavon: £4,320Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£4,555£4,574£4,320

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,246, Wychavon £3,040Wychavon: £3,040Lewes: £3,246Wychavon: £3,053Lewes: £3,260Wychavon: £2,883Lewes: £3,079

    £3,246£3,260£3,079Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£3,040£3,053£2,883

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,163, Wychavon £922Wychavon: £922Lewes: £1,163Wychavon: £926Lewes: £1,168Wychavon: £875Lewes: £1,104

    £1,163£1,168£1,104Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£922£926£875

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £2,980, Wychavon £2,814Wychavon: £2,814Lewes: £2,980Wychavon: £2,826Lewes: £2,993Wychavon: £2,669Lewes: £2,827

    £2,980£2,993£2,827Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£2,814£2,826£2,669

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £88, Wychavon £66Wychavon: £66Lewes: £88Wychavon: £66Lewes: £88Wychavon: £62Lewes: £83

    £88£88£83Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£62

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

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

    £173£174£164Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£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, Wychavon £4.36Wychavon: £4.36Lewes: £5.37Wychavon: £4.38Lewes: £5.39Wychavon: £4.14Lewes: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£4.36£4.38£4.14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Wychavon £341Wychavon: £341Lewes: £396Wychavon: £342Lewes: £397Wychavon: £323Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£341£342£323

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Wychavon £103Wychavon: £103Lewes: £162Wychavon: £103Lewes: £163Wychavon: £97Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higher£103£103£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £56, Wychavon £60Wychavon: £60Lewes: £56Wychavon: £61Lewes: £56Wychavon: £57Lewes: £53

    £56£56£53Wychavon is higher£60£61£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £928, Wychavon £721Wychavon: £721Lewes: £928Wychavon: £724Lewes: £932Wychavon: £684Lewes: £881

    £928£932£881Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£721£724£684

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Wychavon £144Wychavon: £144Lewes: £225Wychavon: £145Lewes: £226Wychavon: £137Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£144£145£137

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £171, Wychavon £133Wychavon: £133Lewes: £171Wychavon: £134Lewes: £171Wychavon: £126Lewes: £162

    £171£171£162Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £4.45, Wychavon £3.44Wychavon: £3.44Lewes: £4.45Wychavon: £3.45Lewes: £4.47Wychavon: £3.26Lewes: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£3.44£3.45£3.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Wychavon £5.79Wychavon: £5.79Lewes: £8.16Wychavon: £5.81Lewes: £8.19Wychavon: £5.49Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 256.8, Wychavon 245.5Wychavon: 245.5Lewes: 256.8

    256.8Lewes is higherDepends on how you count245.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 21.0, Wychavon 16.7Wychavon: 16.7Lewes: 21.0

    21.0Lewes is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 35.1, Wychavon 32.8Wychavon: 32.8Lewes: 35.1

    35.1Lewes is higherDepends on how you count32.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 60.3, Wychavon 51.1Wychavon: 51.1Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Lewes is higherDepends on how you count51.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 99.9, Wychavon 86.1Wychavon: 86.1Lewes: 99.9

    99.9Lewes is higherDepends on how you count86.1

  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, Wychavon 13.2Wychavon: 13.2Lewes: 11.9

    11.9Wychavon is higher13.2

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Lewes and Wychavon, per resident
MeasureLewesWychavonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£4,555£4,574£4,320Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,246£3,260£3,079£3,040£3,053£2,883Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,104£922£926£875Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,980£2,993£2,827£2,814£2,826£2,669Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£66£66£62Lewes
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£4.36£4.38£4.14Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£341£342£323Lewes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£103£103£97Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£60£61£57Wychavon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£928£932£881£721£724£684Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£144£145£137Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£133£134£126Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.64£3.65£3.45£4.03£4.04£3.82Wychavon
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£3.44£3.45£3.26Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£5.79£5.81£5.49Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8245.5Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.016.7Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.132.8Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.351.1Lewes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.986.1Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.913.2Wychavon

Total

Lewes is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Wychavon on 19. 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 Wychavon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £532.1m, Wychavon £629.4mWychavon: £629.4mLewes: £532.1mWychavon: £632.1mLewes: £534.4mWychavon: £597.0mLewes: £504.7m

    £532.1m£534.4m£504.7mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£629.4m£632.1m£597.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £332.2m, Wychavon £420.0mWychavon: £420.0mLewes: £332.2mWychavon: £421.8mLewes: £333.6mWychavon: £398.4mLewes: £315.1m

    £332.2m£333.6m£315.1mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£420.0m£421.8m£398.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £119.1m, Wychavon £127.4mWychavon: £127.4mLewes: £119.1mWychavon: £127.9mLewes: £119.6mWychavon: £120.8mLewes: £112.9m

    £119.1m£119.6m£112.9mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £304.9m, Wychavon £388.9mWychavon: £388.9mLewes: £304.9mWychavon: £390.5mLewes: £306.2mWychavon: £368.8mLewes: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£388.9m£390.5m£368.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £9.0m, Wychavon £9.1mWychavon: £9.1mLewes: £9.0mWychavon: £9.1mLewes: £9.0mWychavon: £8.6mLewes: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £17.7m, Wychavon £21.5mWychavon: £21.5mLewes: £17.7mWychavon: £21.6mLewes: £17.8mWychavon: £20.4mLewes: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  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, Wychavon £0.60mWychavon: £0.60mLewes: £0.55mWychavon: £0.61mLewes: £0.55mWychavon: £0.57mLewes: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £40.5m, Wychavon £47.1mWychavon: £47.1mLewes: £40.5mWychavon: £47.3mLewes: £40.7mWychavon: £44.7mLewes: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £16.6m, Wychavon £14.2mWychavon: £14.2mLewes: £16.6mWychavon: £14.2mLewes: £16.6mWychavon: £13.4mLewes: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mLewes is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.7m, Wychavon £8.3mWychavon: £8.3mLewes: £5.7mWychavon: £8.4mLewes: £5.8mWychavon: £7.9mLewes: £5.5m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.5mWychavon is higher£8.3m£8.4m£7.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £95.0m, Wychavon £99.6mWychavon: £99.6mLewes: £95.0mWychavon: £100.1mLewes: £95.4mWychavon: £94.5mLewes: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£99.6m£100.1m£94.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £23.0m, Wychavon £19.9mWychavon: £19.9mLewes: £23.0mWychavon: £20.0mLewes: £23.1mWychavon: £18.9mLewes: £21.8m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.8mLewes is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £17.5m, Wychavon £18.4mWychavon: £18.4mLewes: £17.5mWychavon: £18.5mLewes: £17.5mWychavon: £17.4mLewes: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.37m, Wychavon £0.56mWychavon: £0.56mLewes: £0.37mWychavon: £0.56mLewes: £0.37mWychavon: £0.53mLewes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWychavon is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.45m, Wychavon £0.47mWychavon: £0.47mLewes: £0.45mWychavon: £0.48mLewes: £0.46mWychavon: £0.45mLewes: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mWychavon is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.83m, Wychavon £0.80mWychavon: £0.80mLewes: £0.83mWychavon: £0.80mLewes: £0.84mWychavon: £0.76mLewes: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mLewes is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,279, Wychavon 33,925Wychavon: 33,925Lewes: 26,279

    26,279Wychavon is higherDepends on how you count33,925

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 2,149, Wychavon 2,308Wychavon: 2,308Lewes: 2,149

    2,149Wychavon is higherDepends on how you count2,308

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,595, Wychavon 4,536Wychavon: 4,536Lewes: 3,595

    3,595Wychavon is higherDepends on how you count4,536

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 6,168, Wychavon 7,054Wychavon: 7,054Lewes: 6,168

    6,168Wychavon is higherDepends on how you count7,054

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 10,218, Wychavon 11,892Wychavon: 11,892Lewes: 10,218

    10,218Wychavon is higherDepends on how you count11,892

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,215, Wychavon 1,825Wychavon: 1,825Lewes: 1,215

    1,215Wychavon is higher1,825

Show the numbers
Lewes and Wychavon, total
MeasureLewesWychavonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.1m£534.4m£504.7m£629.4m£632.1m£597.0mWychavon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m£420.0m£421.8m£398.4mWychavon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.1m£119.6m£112.9m£127.4m£127.9m£120.8mWychavon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£388.9m£390.5m£368.8mWychavon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mWychavon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mWychavon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mWychavon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mWychavon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.5m£8.3m£8.4m£7.9mWychavon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£99.6m£100.1m£94.5mWychavon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£18.4m£18.5m£17.4mWychavon
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mWychavon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWychavon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,27933,925Wychavon
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1492,308Wychavon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5954,536Wychavon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1687,054Wychavon
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,21811,892Wychavon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2151,825Wychavon

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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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.
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