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Havant and Sefton
Havant is higher than Sefton on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 0 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 3 of 22 measures, and Sefton 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
Havant Sefton
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,140£5,162£4,875Sefton is higher£5,468£5,491£5,187
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,759£12,813£12,103Sefton is higherDepends on how you count£12,883£12,938£12,220
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,279£2,289£2,162Sefton is higher£2,479£2,490£2,352
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,731£11,781£11,127Havant is higherDepends on how you count£11,448£11,496£10,859
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£362£364£344Sefton is higher£523£526£496
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£642£645£609Sefton is higher£879£883£834
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£24£22Sefton is higher£33£33£31
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£441£443£418Sefton is higher£658£661£624
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£175£175£166Sefton is higher£190£190£180
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£137£137£129Sefton is higher£148£149£141
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,772£1,779£1,680Sefton is higher£1,845£1,853£1,750
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£180£180£170Sefton is higher£242£243£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£354£355£336Sefton is higher£469£471£445
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.99£8.03£7.58Sefton is higher£8.04£8.08£7.63
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.33£9.37£8.85Havant is higherDepends on how you count£8.70£8.73£8.25
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.14£4.16£3.93Sefton is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,011.1Havant is higherDepends on how you count1,009.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
91.1Sefton is higher130.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.4Sefton is higher182.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
66.6Sefton is higher97.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
198.6Sefton is higher217.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
30.7Sefton is higher31.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Havant | Sefton | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,140£5,162£4,875 | £5,468£5,491£5,187 | Sefton |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,759£12,813£12,103 | £12,883£12,938£12,220 | Sefton |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,279£2,289£2,162 | £2,479£2,490£2,352 | Sefton |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,731£11,781£11,127 | £11,448£11,496£10,859 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £362£364£344 | £523£526£496 | Sefton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £642£645£609 | £879£883£834 | Sefton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£24£22 | £33£33£31 | Sefton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £441£443£418 | £658£661£624 | Sefton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £175£175£166 | £190£190£180 | Sefton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £137£137£129 | £148£149£141 | Sefton |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,772£1,779£1,680 | £1,845£1,853£1,750 | Sefton |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £180£180£170 | £242£243£230 | Sefton |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £354£355£336 | £469£471£445 | Sefton |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.99£8.03£7.58 | £8.04£8.08£7.63 | Sefton |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.33£9.37£8.85 | £8.70£8.73£8.25 | Havant |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | Sefton |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,011.1 | 1,009.7 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 91.1 | 130.7 | Sefton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.4 | 182.9 | Sefton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 66.6 | 97.9 | Sefton |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 198.6 | 217.5 | Sefton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 30.7 | 31.2 | Sefton |
Per resident
Havant is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Sefton on 18. 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 Sefton
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,140£5,162£4,875Sefton is higher£5,468£5,491£5,187
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,025£3,038£2,869Havant is higherDepends on how you count£2,902£2,914£2,752
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,316£1,321£1,248Sefton is higher£1,470£1,476£1,394
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,781£2,793£2,638Havant is higherDepends on how you count£2,578£2,589£2,446
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£81Sefton is higher£118£118£112
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£144Sefton is higher£198£199£188
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.58£5.60£5.29Sefton is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£441£443£418Sefton is higher£658£661£624
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£175£175£166Sefton is higher£190£190£180
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£79£79£75Sefton is higher£88£88£83
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,023£1,027£970Sefton is higher£1,094£1,098£1,037
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£180£180£170Sefton is higher£242£243£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£204£205£194Sefton is higher£278£279£264
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.62£4.64£4.38Sefton is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.39£5.41£5.11Havant is higherDepends on how you count£5.16£5.18£4.89
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.14£4.16£3.93Sefton is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
239.7Havant is higherDepends on how you count227.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.6Sefton is higher29.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.1Sefton is higher41.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
66.6Sefton is higher97.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
114.7Sefton is higher128.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.7Sefton is higher18.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Havant | Sefton | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,140£5,162£4,875 | £5,468£5,491£5,187 | Sefton |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,025£3,038£2,869 | £2,902£2,914£2,752 | Havant |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,316£1,321£1,248 | £1,470£1,476£1,394 | Sefton |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,781£2,793£2,638 | £2,578£2,589£2,446 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£81 | £118£118£112 | Sefton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£144 | £198£199£188 | Sefton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.58£5.60£5.29 | £7.40£7.43£7.02 | Sefton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £441£443£418 | £658£661£624 | Sefton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £175£175£166 | £190£190£180 | Sefton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £79£79£75 | £88£88£83 | Sefton |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,023£1,027£970 | £1,094£1,098£1,037 | Sefton |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £180£180£170 | £242£243£230 | Sefton |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £204£205£194 | £278£279£264 | Sefton |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | £4.77£4.79£4.52 | Sefton |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | £5.16£5.18£4.89 | Havant |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | Sefton |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 239.7 | 227.4 | Havant |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.6 | 29.5 | Sefton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.1 | 41.2 | Sefton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 66.6 | 97.9 | Sefton |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 114.7 | 128.9 | Sefton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.7 | 18.5 | Sefton |
Total
Havant is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Sefton on 22. 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 Sefton
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£651.7m£654.5m£618.2mSefton is higher£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£383.5m£385.2m£363.8mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£827.8m£831.4m£785.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£166.8m£167.5m£158.3mSefton is higher£419.3m£421.1m£397.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£352.6m£354.1m£334.5mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£735.6m£738.8m£697.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mSefton is higher£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mSefton is higher£56.5m£56.7m£53.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mSefton is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£55.9m£56.1m£53.0mSefton is higher£187.7m£188.5m£178.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mSefton is higher£54.1m£54.3m£51.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mSefton is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£129.7m£130.2m£123.0mSefton is higher£312.0m£313.4m£296.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mSefton is higher£69.2m£69.5m£65.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£25.9m£26.0m£24.6mSefton is higher£79.4m£79.7m£75.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.55mSefton is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mSefton is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
30,394Sefton is higherDepends on how you count64,886
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,739Sefton is higher8,401
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,190Sefton is higher11,750
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,439Sefton is higher27,922
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,540Sefton is higher36,781
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,245Sefton is higher5,272
Show the numbers
| Measure | Havant | Sefton | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £651.7m£654.5m£618.2m | £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn | Sefton |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £383.5m£385.2m£363.8m | £827.8m£831.4m£785.2m | Sefton |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £166.8m£167.5m£158.3m | £419.3m£421.1m£397.7m | Sefton |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £352.6m£354.1m£334.5m | £735.6m£738.8m£697.8m | Sefton |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£10.9m£10.3m | £33.6m£33.8m£31.9m | Sefton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.3m£19.4m£18.3m | £56.5m£56.7m£53.6m | Sefton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.71m£0.71m£0.67m | £2.1m£2.1m£2.0m | Sefton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £55.9m£56.1m£53.0m | £187.7m£188.5m£178.1m | Sefton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.1m£22.2m£21.0m | £54.1m£54.3m£51.3m | Sefton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £25.1m£25.2m£23.8m | Sefton |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £129.7m£130.2m£123.0m | £312.0m£313.4m£296.0m | Sefton |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £22.8m£22.9m£21.6m | £69.2m£69.5m£65.6m | Sefton |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £25.9m£26.0m£24.6m | £79.4m£79.7m£75.3m | Sefton |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.55m | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | Sefton |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.68m£0.69m£0.65m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Sefton |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £1.9m£1.9m£1.8m | Sefton |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 30,394 | 64,886 | Sefton |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,739 | 8,401 | Sefton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,190 | 11,750 | Sefton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,439 | 27,922 | Sefton |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,540 | 36,781 | Sefton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,245 | 5,272 | Sefton |
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.
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- 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.