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Lewes and Wyre Forest

102,323 and 103,558 residents (mid-2024).

Lewes is higher than Wyre Forest on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 7 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 15. 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Lewes: £5,200Wyre Forest: £5,169Lewes: £5,222Wyre Forest: £4,882Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £12,610, Wyre Forest £12,717Wyre Forest: £12,717Lewes: £12,610Wyre Forest: £12,772Lewes: £12,664Wyre Forest: £12,063Lewes: £11,961

    £12,610£12,664£11,961Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,717£12,772£12,063

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £2,051, Wyre Forest £2,105Wyre Forest: £2,105Lewes: £2,051Wyre Forest: £2,114Lewes: £2,059Wyre Forest: £1,997Lewes: £1,945

    £2,051£2,059£1,945Wyre Forest is higher£2,105£2,114£1,997

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £11,576, Wyre Forest £11,619Wyre Forest: £11,619Lewes: £11,576Wyre Forest: £11,669Lewes: £11,626Wyre Forest: £11,021Lewes: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,619£11,669£11,021

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lewes £342, Wyre Forest £354Wyre Forest: £354Lewes: £342Wyre Forest: £356Lewes: £343Wyre Forest: £336Lewes: £324

    £342£343£324Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  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, Wyre Forest £719Wyre Forest: £719Lewes: £671Wyre Forest: £722Lewes: £674Wyre Forest: £682Lewes: £637

    £671£674£637Wyre Forest is higher£719£722£682

  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, Wyre Forest £25Wyre Forest: £25Lewes: £21Wyre Forest: £25Lewes: £21Wyre Forest: £24Lewes: £20

    £21£21£20Wyre Forest is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Lewes: £396Wyre Forest: £492Lewes: £397Wyre Forest: £465Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Wyre Forest is higher£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Lewes: £162Wyre Forest: £131Lewes: £163Wyre Forest: £124Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higher£131£131£124

  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, Wyre Forest £146Wyre Forest: £146Lewes: £99Wyre Forest: £147Lewes: £99Wyre Forest: £138Lewes: £94

    £99£99£94Wyre Forest is higher£146£147£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £1,636, Wyre Forest £1,597Wyre Forest: £1,597Lewes: £1,636Wyre Forest: £1,604Lewes: £1,643Wyre Forest: £1,515Lewes: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,597£1,604£1,515

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Lewes: £225Wyre Forest: £207Lewes: £226Wyre Forest: £195Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£206£207£195

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £301, Wyre Forest £348Wyre Forest: £348Lewes: £301Wyre Forest: £350Lewes: £302Wyre Forest: £330Lewes: £285

    £301£302£285Wyre Forest is higher£348£350£330

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £6.41, Wyre Forest £6.34Wyre Forest: £6.34Lewes: £6.41Wyre Forest: £6.36Lewes: £6.44Wyre Forest: £6.01Lewes: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lewes £7.83, Wyre Forest £7.82Wyre Forest: £7.82Lewes: £7.83Wyre Forest: £7.86Lewes: £7.87Wyre Forest: £7.42Lewes: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£7.82£7.86£7.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Lewes: £8.16Wyre Forest: £5.39Lewes: £8.19Wyre Forest: £5.09Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  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, Wyre Forest 1,002.1Wyre Forest: 1,002.1Lewes: 997.7

    997.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,002.1

  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, Wyre Forest 94.9Wyre Forest: 94.9Lewes: 81.6

    81.6Wyre Forest is higher94.9

  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, Wyre Forest 152.8Wyre Forest: 152.8Lewes: 136.5

    136.5Wyre Forest is higher152.8

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Wyre Forest is higher72.7

  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, Wyre Forest 197.5Wyre Forest: 197.5Lewes: 176.0

    176.0Wyre Forest is higher197.5

  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, Wyre Forest 32.2Wyre Forest: 32.2Lewes: 20.9

    20.9Wyre Forest is higher32.2

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Lewes and Wyre Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureLewesWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£5,147£5,169£4,882Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,961£12,717£12,772£12,063Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,059£1,945£2,105£2,114£1,997Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,619£11,669£11,021Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£354£356£336Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£671£674£637£719£722£682Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£25£25£24Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£490£492£465Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£131£131£124Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£146£147£138Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,597£1,604£1,515Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£206£207£195Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£301£302£285£348£350£330Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£6.34£6.36£6.01Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£7.82£7.86£7.42Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£5.37£5.39£5.09Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.71,002.1Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.694.9Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.5152.8Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.372.7Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.0197.5Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.932.2Wyre Forest

Per resident

Lewes is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lewes £5,200, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Lewes: £5,200Wyre Forest: £5,169Lewes: £5,222Wyre Forest: £4,882Lewes: £4,933

    £5,200£5,222£4,933Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lewes £3,246, Wyre Forest £3,089Wyre Forest: £3,089Lewes: £3,246Wyre Forest: £3,103Lewes: £3,260Wyre Forest: £2,930Lewes: £3,079

    £3,246£3,260£3,079Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£3,089£3,103£2,930

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lewes £1,163, Wyre Forest £1,225Wyre Forest: £1,225Lewes: £1,163Wyre Forest: £1,230Lewes: £1,168Wyre Forest: £1,162Lewes: £1,104

    £1,163£1,168£1,104Wyre Forest is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lewes £2,980, Wyre Forest £2,823Wyre Forest: £2,823Lewes: £2,980Wyre Forest: £2,835Lewes: £2,993Wyre Forest: £2,677Lewes: £2,827

    £2,980£2,993£2,827Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£2,823£2,835£2,677

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lewes £88, Wyre Forest £86Wyre Forest: £86Lewes: £88Wyre Forest: £86Lewes: £88Wyre Forest: £82Lewes: £83

    £88£88£83Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £173, Wyre Forest £175Wyre Forest: £175Lewes: £173Wyre Forest: £175Lewes: £174Wyre Forest: £166Lewes: £164

    £173£174£164Wyre Forest is higher£175£175£166

  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, Wyre Forest £6.05Wyre Forest: £6.05Lewes: £5.37Wyre Forest: £6.08Lewes: £5.39Wyre Forest: £5.74Lewes: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Wyre Forest is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £396, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Lewes: £396Wyre Forest: £492Lewes: £397Wyre Forest: £465Lewes: £375

    £396£397£375Wyre Forest is higher£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lewes £162, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Lewes: £162Wyre Forest: £131Lewes: £163Wyre Forest: £124Lewes: £154

    £162£163£154Lewes is higher£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lewes £56, Wyre Forest £85Wyre Forest: £85Lewes: £56Wyre Forest: £85Lewes: £56Wyre Forest: £81Lewes: £53

    £56£56£53Wyre Forest is higher£85£85£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lewes £928, Wyre Forest £929Wyre Forest: £929Lewes: £928Wyre Forest: £933Lewes: £932Wyre Forest: £882Lewes: £881

    £928£932£881Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£929£933£882

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lewes £225, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Lewes: £225Wyre Forest: £207Lewes: £226Wyre Forest: £195Lewes: £213

    £225£226£213Lewes is higher£206£207£195

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lewes £171, Wyre Forest £203Wyre Forest: £203Lewes: £171Wyre Forest: £203Lewes: £171Wyre Forest: £192Lewes: £162

    £171£171£162Wyre Forest is higher£203£203£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lewes £3.64, Wyre Forest £3.69Wyre Forest: £3.69Lewes: £3.64Wyre Forest: £3.71Lewes: £3.65Wyre Forest: £3.50Lewes: £3.45

    £3.64£3.65£3.45Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3.69£3.71£3.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lewes £4.45, Wyre Forest £4.55Wyre Forest: £4.55Lewes: £4.45Wyre Forest: £4.57Lewes: £4.47Wyre Forest: £4.32Lewes: £4.22

    £4.45£4.47£4.22Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.55£4.57£4.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lewes £8.16, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Lewes: £8.16Wyre Forest: £5.39Lewes: £8.19Wyre Forest: £5.09Lewes: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 256.8, Wyre Forest 243.4Wyre Forest: 243.4Lewes: 256.8

    256.8Lewes is higherDepends on how you count243.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 21.0, Wyre Forest 23.1Wyre Forest: 23.1Lewes: 21.0

    21.0Wyre Forest is higher23.1

  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, Wyre Forest 37.1Wyre Forest: 37.1Lewes: 35.1

    35.1Wyre Forest is higher37.1

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Lewes: 60.3

    60.3Wyre Forest is higher72.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lewes 99.9, Wyre Forest 115.0Wyre Forest: 115.0Lewes: 99.9

    99.9Wyre Forest is higher115.0

  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, Wyre Forest 18.7Wyre Forest: 18.7Lewes: 11.9

    11.9Wyre Forest is higher18.7

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Lewes and Wyre Forest, per resident
MeasureLewesWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,200£5,222£4,933£5,147£5,169£4,882Lewes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,246£3,260£3,079£3,089£3,103£2,930Lewes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,104£1,225£1,230£1,162Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,980£2,993£2,827£2,823£2,835£2,677Lewes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£86£86£82Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£175£175£166Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£6.05£6.08£5.74Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£490£492£465Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£131£131£124Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£85£85£81Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£928£932£881£929£933£882Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£206£207£195Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£203£203£192Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.64£3.65£3.45£3.69£3.71£3.50Wyre Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22£4.55£4.57£4.32Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£5.37£5.39£5.09Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8243.4Lewes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.023.1Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.137.1Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.372.7Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.9115.0Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.918.7Wyre Forest

Total

Lewes is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 15. 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lewes £532.1m, Wyre Forest £533.0mWyre Forest: £533.0mLewes: £532.1mWyre Forest: £535.2mLewes: £534.4mWyre Forest: £505.6mLewes: £504.7m

    £532.1m£534.4m£504.7mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lewes £332.2m, Wyre Forest £319.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mLewes: £332.2mWyre Forest: £321.3mLewes: £333.6mWyre Forest: £303.5mLewes: £315.1m

    £332.2m£333.6m£315.1mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lewes £119.1m, Wyre Forest £126.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mLewes: £119.1mWyre Forest: £127.4mLewes: £119.6mWyre Forest: £120.3mLewes: £112.9m

    £119.1m£119.6m£112.9mWyre Forest is higher£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lewes £304.9m, Wyre Forest £292.3mWyre Forest: £292.3mLewes: £304.9mWyre Forest: £293.6mLewes: £306.2mWyre Forest: £277.3mLewes: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes £9.0m, Wyre Forest £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.9mLewes: £9.0mWyre Forest: £9.0mLewes: £9.0mWyre Forest: £8.5mLewes: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mLewes is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes £17.7m, Wyre Forest £18.1mWyre Forest: £18.1mLewes: £17.7mWyre Forest: £18.2mLewes: £17.8mWyre Forest: £17.2mLewes: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mWyre Forest is higher£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

  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, Wyre Forest £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mLewes: £0.55mWyre Forest: £0.63mLewes: £0.55mWyre Forest: £0.59mLewes: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mWyre Forest is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes £40.5m, Wyre Forest £50.8mWyre Forest: £50.8mLewes: £40.5mWyre Forest: £51.0mLewes: £40.7mWyre Forest: £48.1mLewes: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mWyre Forest is higher£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lewes £16.6m, Wyre Forest £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.5mLewes: £16.6mWyre Forest: £13.6mLewes: £16.6mWyre Forest: £12.8mLewes: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mLewes is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes £5.7m, Wyre Forest £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mLewes: £5.7mWyre Forest: £8.8mLewes: £5.8mWyre Forest: £8.3mLewes: £5.5m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.5mWyre Forest is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes £95.0m, Wyre Forest £96.2mWyre Forest: £96.2mLewes: £95.0mWyre Forest: £96.7mLewes: £95.4mWyre Forest: £91.3mLewes: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lewes £23.0m, Wyre Forest £21.3mWyre Forest: £21.3mLewes: £23.0mWyre Forest: £21.4mLewes: £23.1mWyre Forest: £20.2mLewes: £21.8m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.8mLewes is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lewes £17.5m, Wyre Forest £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.0mLewes: £17.5mWyre Forest: £21.1mLewes: £17.5mWyre Forest: £19.9mLewes: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mWyre Forest is higher£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lewes £0.37m, Wyre Forest £0.38mWyre Forest: £0.38mLewes: £0.37mWyre Forest: £0.38mLewes: £0.37mWyre Forest: £0.36mLewes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lewes £0.45m, Wyre Forest £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mLewes: £0.45mWyre Forest: £0.47mLewes: £0.46mWyre Forest: £0.45mLewes: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lewes £0.83m, Wyre Forest £0.56mWyre Forest: £0.56mLewes: £0.83mWyre Forest: £0.56mLewes: £0.84mWyre Forest: £0.53mLewes: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mLewes is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lewes 26,279, Wyre Forest 25,210Wyre Forest: 25,210Lewes: 26,279

    26,279Lewes is higherDepends on how you count25,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lewes 2,149, Wyre Forest 2,388Wyre Forest: 2,388Lewes: 2,149

    2,149Wyre Forest is higher2,388

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lewes 3,595, Wyre Forest 3,845Wyre Forest: 3,845Lewes: 3,595

    3,595Wyre Forest is higher3,845

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lewes 6,168, Wyre Forest 7,531Wyre Forest: 7,531Lewes: 6,168

    6,168Wyre Forest is higher7,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lewes 10,218, Wyre Forest 11,904Wyre Forest: 11,904Lewes: 10,218

    10,218Wyre Forest is higher11,904

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lewes 1,215, Wyre Forest 1,940Wyre Forest: 1,940Lewes: 1,215

    1,215Wyre Forest is higher1,940

Show the numbers
Lewes and Wyre Forest, total
MeasureLewesWyre ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.1m£534.4m£504.7m£533.0m£535.2m£505.6mWyre Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m£319.9m£321.3m£303.5mLewes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.1m£119.6m£112.9m£126.9m£127.4m£120.3mWyre Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£292.3m£293.6m£277.3mLewes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mLewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mWyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mWyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£50.8m£51.0m£48.1mWyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mLewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.5m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mWyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£96.2m£96.7m£91.3mWyre Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mLewes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mWyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWyre Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mWyre Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLewes
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,27925,210Lewes
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1492,388Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5953,845Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1687,531Wyre Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,21811,904Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2151,940Wyre Forest

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.
  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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