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Castle Point and Adur
Castle Point is higher than Adur on 7 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 13 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.
Per person in the age group
Castle Point is higher on 7 of 21 measures, and Adur 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
Castle Point Adur
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,863£4,883£4,612Castle Point is higher£4,773£4,793£4,527
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,967£13,022£12,300Castle Point is higher£12,824£12,879£12,164
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,725£1,732£1,636Adur is higherDepends on how you count£1,852£1,860£1,757
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,656£11,705£11,056Adur is higherDepends on how you count£11,707£11,757£11,105
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£372£373£353Adur is higherDepends on how you count£373£374£353
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£916£920£869Castle Point is higher£720£723£683
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£24£24£23Adur is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£376£377£356Adur is higherDepends on how you count£379£380£359
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£153£154£145Adur is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£116£116£110Castle Point is higher£104£104£99
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,345£1,350£1,275Adur is higherDepends on how you count£1,439£1,445£1,365
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£145£145£137Adur is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£176
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£253£254£240Adur is higherDepends on how you count£296£298£281
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.64£6.67£6.30Adur is higher£9.10£9.14£8.63
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.48£4.50£4.25No difference to showDepends on how you count£4.48£4.50£4.25
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27Adur is higher£8.40£8.44£7.97
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,006.6Adur is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
90.1Adur is higherDepends on how you count93.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
188.6Castle Point is higher152.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.6Castle Point is higher58.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
144.4Adur is higherDepends on how you count169.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
25.7Castle Point is higher22.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Castle Point | Adur | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,863£4,883£4,612 | £4,773£4,793£4,527 | Castle Point |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,967£13,022£12,300 | £12,824£12,879£12,164 | Castle Point |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,725£1,732£1,636 | £1,852£1,860£1,757 | Adur |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,656£11,705£11,056 | £11,707£11,757£11,105 | Adur |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £372£373£353 | £373£374£353 | Adur |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £916£920£869 | £720£723£683 | Castle Point |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £24£24£23 | £24£24£23 | Adur |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £376£377£356 | £379£380£359 | Adur |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £153£154£145 | £167£168£158 | Adur |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £116£116£110 | £104£104£99 | Castle Point |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,345£1,350£1,275 | £1,439£1,445£1,365 | Adur |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £186£187£176 | Adur |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £253£254£240 | £296£298£281 | Adur |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.64£6.67£6.30 | £9.10£9.14£8.63 | Adur |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.48£4.50£4.25 | £4.48£4.50£4.25 | |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | Adur |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,006.6 | 1,007.6 | Adur |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 90.1 | 93.3 | Adur |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 188.6 | 152.0 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.6 | 58.3 | Castle Point |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 144.4 | 169.6 | Adur |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 25.7 | 22.4 | Castle Point |
Per resident
Castle Point is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Adur on 10. 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
Castle Point Adur
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,863£4,883£4,612Castle Point is higher£4,773£4,793£4,527
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,203£3,216£3,038Castle Point is higher£2,956£2,969£2,804
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£981£985£930Adur is higherDepends on how you count£1,076£1,081£1,021
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,879£2,891£2,731Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count£2,699£2,710£2,560
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£92£92£87Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£226£227£215Castle Point is higher£166£167£157
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.88£5.91£5.58Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count£5.60£5.62£5.31
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£376£377£356Adur is higherDepends on how you count£379£380£359
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£153£154£145Adur is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£66£66£62Castle Point is higher£60£61£57
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£765£768£725Adur is higherDepends on how you count£836£840£793
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£145£145£137Adur is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£176
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£144£145£137Adur is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.77£3.79£3.58Adur is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.55£2.56£2.42Adur is higherDepends on how you count£2.60£2.62£2.47
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27Adur is higher£8.40£8.44£7.97
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
248.6Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count232.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.3Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count21.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
46.6Castle Point is higher35.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.6Castle Point is higher58.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
82.1Adur is higherDepends on how you count98.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.6Castle Point is higher13.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Castle Point | Adur | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,863£4,883£4,612 | £4,773£4,793£4,527 | Castle Point |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,203£3,216£3,038 | £2,956£2,969£2,804 | Castle Point |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £981£985£930 | £1,076£1,081£1,021 | Adur |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,879£2,891£2,731 | £2,699£2,710£2,560 | Castle Point |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £92£92£87 | £86£86£81 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £226£227£215 | £166£167£157 | Castle Point |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.88£5.91£5.58 | £5.60£5.62£5.31 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £376£377£356 | £379£380£359 | Adur |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £153£154£145 | £167£168£158 | Adur |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £66£66£62 | £60£61£57 | Castle Point |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £765£768£725 | £836£840£793 | Adur |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £186£187£176 | Adur |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £144£145£137 | £172£173£163 | Adur |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.77£3.79£3.58 | £5.29£5.31£5.02 | Adur |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.55£2.56£2.42 | £2.60£2.62£2.47 | Adur |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | Adur |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 248.6 | 232.3 | Castle Point |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.3 | 21.5 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 46.6 | 35.0 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.6 | 58.3 | Castle Point |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 82.1 | 98.5 | Adur |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.6 | 13.0 | Castle Point |
Total
Castle Point is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Adur on 2. 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
Castle Point Adur
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£438.2m£440.1m£415.7mCastle Point is higher£309.0m£310.3m£293.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£288.6m£289.9m£273.8mCastle Point is higher£191.4m£192.2m£181.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£88.4m£88.8m£83.8mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£259.4m£260.6m£246.1mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£174.7m£175.5m£165.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.3m£8.3m£7.8mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mCastle Point is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£33.8m£34.0m£32.1mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.9m£6.0m£5.6mCastle Point is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£68.9m£69.2m£65.4mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£54.1m£54.3m£51.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£13.0m£13.1m£12.4mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.0m£13.0m£12.3mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mAdur is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mCastle Point is higherDepends on how you count£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mAdur is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,405Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count15,037
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,005Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count1,393
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,199Castle Point is higher2,268
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,284Castle Point is higher3,777
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,399Castle Point is higherDepends on how you count6,379
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,317Castle Point is higher841
Show the numbers
| Measure | Castle Point | Adur | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £438.2m£440.1m£415.7m | £309.0m£310.3m£293.1m | Castle Point |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £288.6m£289.9m£273.8m | £191.4m£192.2m£181.5m | Castle Point |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £88.4m£88.8m£83.8m | £69.7m£70.0m£66.1m | Castle Point |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £259.4m£260.6m£246.1m | £174.7m£175.5m£165.7m | Castle Point |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.3m£8.3m£7.8m | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.4m£20.5m£19.3m | £10.7m£10.8m£10.2m | Castle Point |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £33.8m£34.0m£32.1m | £24.5m£24.6m£23.3m | Castle Point |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.8m£13.9m£13.1m | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | Castle Point |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.9m£6.0m£5.6m | £3.9m£3.9m£3.7m | Castle Point |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £68.9m£69.2m£65.4m | £54.1m£54.3m£51.3m | Castle Point |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £13.0m£13.1m£12.4m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Castle Point |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.0m£13.0m£12.3m | £11.1m£11.2m£10.6m | Castle Point |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Adur |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.23m£0.23m£0.22m | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | Castle Point |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.48m | £0.54m£0.55m£0.52m | Adur |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,405 | 15,037 | Castle Point |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,005 | 1,393 | Castle Point |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,199 | 2,268 | Castle Point |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,284 | 3,777 | Castle Point |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,399 | 6,379 | Castle Point |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,317 | 841 | Castle Point |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.