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Havant and Worthing
Havant is higher than Worthing on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Havant is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Worthing 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
Havant Worthing
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,140£5,162£4,875Havant is higher£4,646£4,666£4,407
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,759£12,813£12,103Havant is higher£12,574£12,627£11,927
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,279£2,289£2,162Havant is higher£1,825£1,833£1,731
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,731£11,781£11,127Havant is higher£11,443£11,492£10,854
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£362£364£344Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£385£387£366
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£642£645£609Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£722£725£685
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£24£22Havant is higher£23£23£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£441£443£418Havant is higher£377£378£357
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£175£175£166Havant is higher£146£147£138
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£137£137£129Havant is higher£87£87£82
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,772£1,779£1,680Havant is higher£1,411£1,417£1,339
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£180£180£170Worthing is higher£261£262£248
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£354£355£336Havant is higher£314£316£298
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.99£8.03£7.58Havant is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.33£9.37£8.85Havant is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.14£4.16£3.93Worthing is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,011.1Havant is higher990.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
91.1Worthing is higherDepends on how you count93.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.4Worthing is higherDepends on how you count151.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
66.6Havant is higher56.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
198.6Havant is higher166.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
30.7Havant is higher18.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Havant | Worthing | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,140£5,162£4,875 | £4,646£4,666£4,407 | Havant |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,759£12,813£12,103 | £12,574£12,627£11,927 | Havant |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,279£2,289£2,162 | £1,825£1,833£1,731 | Havant |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,731£11,781£11,127 | £11,443£11,492£10,854 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £362£364£344 | £385£387£366 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £642£645£609 | £722£725£685 | Worthing |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£24£22 | £23£23£22 | Havant |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £441£443£418 | £377£378£357 | Havant |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £175£175£166 | £146£147£138 | Havant |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £137£137£129 | £87£87£82 | Havant |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,772£1,779£1,680 | £1,411£1,417£1,339 | Havant |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £180£180£170 | £261£262£248 | Worthing |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £354£355£336 | £314£316£298 | Havant |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.99£8.03£7.58 | £7.37£7.40£6.99 | Havant |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.33£9.37£8.85 | £4.91£4.93£4.66 | Havant |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | Worthing |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,011.1 | 990.5 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 91.1 | 93.1 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.4 | 151.8 | Worthing |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 66.6 | 56.4 | Havant |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 198.6 | 166.2 | Havant |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 30.7 | 18.5 | Havant |
Per resident
Havant is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Worthing 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
Havant Worthing
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,140£5,162£4,875Havant is higher£4,646£4,666£4,407
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,025£3,038£2,869Havant is higher£2,750£2,762£2,609
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,316£1,321£1,248Havant is higher£1,107£1,112£1,050
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,781£2,793£2,638Havant is higher£2,503£2,514£2,374
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£81Havant is higherDepends on how you count£84£85£80
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£144Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.58£5.60£5.29Havant is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£441£443£418Havant is higher£377£378£357
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£175£175£166Havant is higher£146£147£138
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£79£79£75Havant is higher£53£53£50
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,023£1,027£970Havant is higher£856£860£812
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£180£180£170Worthing is higher£261£262£248
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£204£205£194Havant is higher£191£192£181
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.62£4.64£4.38Havant is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.39£5.41£5.11Havant is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.14£4.16£3.93Worthing is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
239.7Havant is higher216.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.6Havant is higherDepends on how you count20.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.1Worthing is higherDepends on how you count33.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
66.6Havant is higher56.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
114.7Havant is higher100.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.7Havant is higher11.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Havant | Worthing | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,140£5,162£4,875 | £4,646£4,666£4,407 | Havant |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,025£3,038£2,869 | £2,750£2,762£2,609 | Havant |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,316£1,321£1,248 | £1,107£1,112£1,050 | Havant |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,781£2,793£2,638 | £2,503£2,514£2,374 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£81 | £84£85£80 | Havant |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£144 | £158£159£150 | Worthing |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.58£5.60£5.29 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | Havant |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £441£443£418 | £377£378£357 | Havant |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £175£175£166 | £146£147£138 | Havant |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £79£79£75 | £53£53£50 | Havant |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,023£1,027£970 | £856£860£812 | Havant |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £180£180£170 | £261£262£248 | Worthing |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £204£205£194 | £191£192£181 | Havant |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | £4.47£4.49£4.24 | Havant |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | £2.98£3.00£2.83 | Havant |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | Worthing |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 239.7 | 216.7 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.6 | 20.4 | Havant |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.1 | 33.2 | Worthing |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 66.6 | 56.4 | Havant |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 114.7 | 100.8 | Havant |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.7 | 11.2 | Havant |
Total
Havant is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Worthing 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
Havant Worthing
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£651.7m£654.5m£618.2mHavant is higher£527.4m£529.7m£500.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£383.5m£385.2m£363.8mHavant is higher£312.2m£313.5m£296.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£166.8m£167.5m£158.3mHavant is higher£125.6m£126.2m£119.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£352.6m£354.1m£334.5mHavant is higher£284.1m£285.3m£269.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mHavant is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mHavant is higherDepends on how you count£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mHavant is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£55.9m£56.1m£53.0mHavant is higher£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mHavant is higher£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mHavant is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£129.7m£130.2m£123.0mHavant is higher£97.2m£97.6m£92.2m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mWorthing is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£25.9m£26.0m£24.6mHavant is higher£21.7m£21.7m£20.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.55mHavant is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mHavant is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWorthing is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
30,394Havant is higher24,595
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,739Havant is higherDepends on how you count2,311
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,190Havant is higherDepends on how you count3,770
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,439Havant is higher6,404
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,540Havant is higher11,445
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,245Havant is higher1,274
Show the numbers
| Measure | Havant | Worthing | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £651.7m£654.5m£618.2m | £527.4m£529.7m£500.3m | Havant |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £383.5m£385.2m£363.8m | £312.2m£313.5m£296.1m | Havant |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £166.8m£167.5m£158.3m | £125.6m£126.2m£119.2m | Havant |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £352.6m£354.1m£334.5m | £284.1m£285.3m£269.5m | Havant |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£10.9m£10.3m | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | Havant |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.3m£19.4m£18.3m | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | Havant |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.71m£0.71m£0.67m | £0.57m£0.58m£0.55m | Havant |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £55.9m£56.1m£53.0m | £42.7m£42.9m£40.5m | Havant |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.1m£22.2m£21.0m | £16.6m£16.6m£15.7m | Havant |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £6.0m£6.0m£5.7m | Havant |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £129.7m£130.2m£123.0m | £97.2m£97.6m£92.2m | Havant |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £22.8m£22.9m£21.6m | £29.6m£29.8m£28.1m | Worthing |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £25.9m£26.0m£24.6m | £21.7m£21.7m£20.5m | Havant |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.55m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Havant |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.68m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Havant |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Worthing |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 30,394 | 24,595 | Havant |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,739 | 2,311 | Havant |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,190 | 3,770 | Havant |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,439 | 6,404 | Havant |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,540 | 11,445 | Havant |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,245 | 1,274 | Havant |
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.