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Fareham and South Ribble
Fareham is higher than South Ribble on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.
On 6 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
Fareham is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and South Ribble on 20. 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
Fareham South Ribble
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,242£4,260£4,024South Ribble is higher£4,294£4,312£4,073
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,460£12,513£11,819South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£12,735£12,789£12,080
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,169£1,174£1,109South Ribble is higher£1,554£1,560£1,474
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,625£11,674£11,027South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£11,723£11,773£11,120
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£200£201£190South Ribble is higher£281£282£267
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£622£624£590South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£711£714£675
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£14£14£13South Ribble is higher£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£264£266£251South Ribble is higher£432£434£410
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£105£106£100South Ribble is higher£117£117£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£72£72£68South Ribble is higher£92£92£87
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£896£900£850South Ribble is higher£1,170£1,175£1,110
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£123£123£117South Ribble is higher£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£192£193£182South Ribble is higher£284£285£269
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.58£5.60£5.29Fareham is higherDepends on how you count£5.52£5.55£5.24
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.23£3.24£3.06Fareham is higher£2.67£2.68£2.53
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.31£6.34£5.99South Ribble is higher£7.10£7.13£6.73
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.6South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count1,022.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
53.4South Ribble is higher78.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.1South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count150.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
40.9South Ribble is higher64.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
110.6South Ribble is higher145.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.4South Ribble is higher20.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Fareham | South Ribble | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,242£4,260£4,024 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,460£12,513£11,819 | £12,735£12,789£12,080 | South Ribble |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,169£1,174£1,109 | £1,554£1,560£1,474 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,625£11,674£11,027 | £11,723£11,773£11,120 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £200£201£190 | £281£282£267 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £622£624£590 | £711£714£675 | South Ribble |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £14£14£13 | £19£19£18 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £264£266£251 | £432£434£410 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £105£106£100 | £117£117£111 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £72£72£68 | £92£92£87 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £896£900£850 | £1,170£1,175£1,110 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £123£123£117 | £136£137£129 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £192£193£182 | £284£285£269 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.58£5.60£5.29 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | Fareham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.23£3.24£3.06 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | Fareham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.31£6.34£5.99 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.6 | 1,022.7 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 53.4 | 78.0 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.1 | 150.6 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 40.9 | 64.9 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 110.6 | 145.4 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.4 | 20.2 | South Ribble |
Per resident
Fareham is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and South Ribble on 16. 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
Fareham South Ribble
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,242£4,260£4,024South Ribble is higher£4,294£4,312£4,073
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,066£3,079£2,908Fareham is higherDepends on how you count£2,658£2,669£2,521
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£678£681£643South Ribble is higher£943£947£895
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,860£2,872£2,713Fareham is higherDepends on how you count£2,447£2,457£2,321
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£47South Ribble is higher£59£59£56
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£153£154£145Fareham is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£141
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.37£3.39£3.20South Ribble is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£264£266£251South Ribble is higher£432£434£410
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£105£106£100South Ribble is higher£117£117£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£41£42£39South Ribble is higher£56£56£53
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£520£522£493South Ribble is higher£710£713£673
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£123£123£117South Ribble is higher£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£112£112£106South Ribble is higher£172£173£164
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£3.35£3.37£3.18
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.87£1.87£1.77Fareham is higher£1.62£1.63£1.54
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.31£6.34£5.99South Ribble is higher£7.10£7.13£6.73
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
246.9Fareham is higherDepends on how you count213.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.1South Ribble is higher16.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.8Fareham is higherDepends on how you count31.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
40.9South Ribble is higher64.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
64.1South Ribble is higher88.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.5South Ribble is higher12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Fareham | South Ribble | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,242£4,260£4,024 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,066£3,079£2,908 | £2,658£2,669£2,521 | Fareham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £678£681£643 | £943£947£895 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,860£2,872£2,713 | £2,447£2,457£2,321 | Fareham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£47 | £59£59£56 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £153£154£145 | £148£149£141 | Fareham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £264£266£251 | £432£434£410 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £105£106£100 | £117£117£111 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £41£42£39 | £56£56£53 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £520£522£493 | £710£713£673 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £123£123£117 | £136£137£129 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £112£112£106 | £172£173£164 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | South Ribble |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.87£1.87£1.77 | £1.62£1.63£1.54 | Fareham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.31£6.34£5.99 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 246.9 | 213.5 | Fareham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.1 | 16.3 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.8 | 31.4 | Fareham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 40.9 | 64.9 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 64.1 | 88.3 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.5 | 12.2 | South Ribble |
Total
Fareham is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and South Ribble on 16. 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
Fareham South Ribble
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£488.8m£490.8m£463.6mSouth Ribble is higher£496.9m£499.0m£471.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£353.2m£354.7m£335.0mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£307.6m£308.9m£291.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£78.1m£78.4m£74.1mSouth Ribble is higher£109.1m£109.6m£103.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£329.5m£330.9m£312.6mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£283.2m£284.4m£268.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mSouth Ribble is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSouth Ribble is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mSouth Ribble is higher£50.0m£50.3m£47.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mSouth Ribble is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mSouth Ribble is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£59.9m£60.1m£56.8mSouth Ribble is higher£82.2m£82.5m£77.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mSouth Ribble is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mSouth Ribble is higher£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mFareham is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mSouth Ribble is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,449Fareham is higherDepends on how you count24,703
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,514South Ribble is higher1,884
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,774Fareham is higherDepends on how you count3,638
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,714South Ribble is higher7,509
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,389South Ribble is higher10,214
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,092South Ribble is higher1,417
Show the numbers
| Measure | Fareham | South Ribble | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £488.8m£490.8m£463.6m | £496.9m£499.0m£471.3m | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £353.2m£354.7m£335.0m | £307.6m£308.9m£291.8m | Fareham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £78.1m£78.4m£74.1m | £109.1m£109.6m£103.5m | South Ribble |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £329.5m£330.9m£312.6m | £283.2m£284.4m£268.6m | Fareham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.7m£5.7m£5.4m | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.6m£17.7m£16.7m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Fareham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.5m£30.6m£28.9m | £50.0m£50.3m£47.5m | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | £13.5m£13.6m£12.8m | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.8m£4.8m£4.5m | £6.4m£6.5m£6.1m | South Ribble |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £59.9m£60.1m£56.8m | £82.2m£82.5m£77.9m | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.1m£14.2m£13.4m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.9m£12.2m | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | South Ribble |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.22m£0.22m£0.20m | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | Fareham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | South Ribble |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,449 | 24,703 | Fareham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,514 | 1,884 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,774 | 3,638 | Fareham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,714 | 7,509 | South Ribble |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,389 | 10,214 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,092 | 1,417 | South Ribble |
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.