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Canterbury and Lancaster

162,372 and 145,332 residents (mid-2024).

Canterbury is higher than Lancaster on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 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.

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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

Canterbury is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Lancaster 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

Canterbury Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,593, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Canterbury: £4,593Lancaster: £4,579Canterbury: £4,612Lancaster: £4,325Canterbury: £4,357

    £4,593£4,612£4,357Canterbury is higher£4,559£4,579£4,325

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £12,504, Lancaster £12,836Lancaster: £12,836Canterbury: £12,504Lancaster: £12,890Canterbury: £12,557Lancaster: £12,175Canterbury: £11,860

    £12,504£12,557£11,860Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,836£12,890£12,175

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,923, Lancaster £1,929Lancaster: £1,929Canterbury: £1,923Lancaster: £1,937Canterbury: £1,931Lancaster: £1,830Canterbury: £1,824

    £1,923£1,931£1,824Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,929£1,937£1,830

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £11,368, Lancaster £11,560Lancaster: £11,560Canterbury: £11,368Lancaster: £11,609Canterbury: £11,417Lancaster: £10,965Canterbury: £10,783

    £11,368£11,417£10,783Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£11,560£11,609£10,965

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £392, Lancaster £425Lancaster: £425Canterbury: £392Lancaster: £427Canterbury: £394Lancaster: £403Canterbury: £372

    £392£394£372Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£425£427£403

  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: Canterbury £720, Lancaster £823Lancaster: £823Canterbury: £720Lancaster: £827Canterbury: £723Lancaster: £781Canterbury: £683

    £720£723£683Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£823£827£781

  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: Canterbury £23, Lancaster £27Lancaster: £27Canterbury: £23Lancaster: £27Canterbury: £23Lancaster: £26Canterbury: £22

    £23£23£22Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £429, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Canterbury: £429Lancaster: £488Canterbury: £431Lancaster: £461Canterbury: £407

    £429£431£407Lancaster is higher£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £137, Lancaster £134Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £137Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £138Lancaster: £127Canterbury: £130

    £137£138£130Canterbury is higher£134£134£127

  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: Canterbury £112, Lancaster £99Lancaster: £99Canterbury: £112Lancaster: £99Canterbury: £112Lancaster: £94Canterbury: £106

    £112£112£106Canterbury is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,530, Lancaster £1,536Lancaster: £1,536Canterbury: £1,530Lancaster: £1,542Canterbury: £1,537Lancaster: £1,457Canterbury: £1,452

    £1,530£1,537£1,452Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,536£1,542£1,457

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £181, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £181Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £182Lancaster: £171Canterbury: £172

    £181£182£172Canterbury is higher£181£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £264, Lancaster £286Lancaster: £286Canterbury: £264Lancaster: £287Canterbury: £265Lancaster: £271Canterbury: £250

    £264£265£250Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.82, Lancaster £4.46Lancaster: £4.46Canterbury: £8.82Lancaster: £4.48Canterbury: £8.86Lancaster: £4.23Canterbury: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Canterbury is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £7.96, Lancaster £3.52Lancaster: £3.52Canterbury: £7.96Lancaster: £3.54Canterbury: £7.99Lancaster: £3.34Canterbury: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Canterbury is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.74, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Canterbury: £4.74Lancaster: £6.08Canterbury: £4.76Lancaster: £5.74Canterbury: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Lancaster is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Canterbury 999.0, Lancaster 1,026.3Lancaster: 1,026.3Canterbury: 999.0

    999.0Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,026.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Canterbury 89.5, Lancaster 105.9Lancaster: 105.9Canterbury: 89.5

    89.5Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count105.9

  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: Canterbury 147.3, Lancaster 167.4Lancaster: 167.4Canterbury: 147.3

    147.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count167.4

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 66.2, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Canterbury: 66.2

    66.2Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Canterbury 171.3, Lancaster 175.4Lancaster: 175.4Canterbury: 171.3

    171.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count175.4

  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: Canterbury 24.9, Lancaster 21.8Lancaster: 21.8Canterbury: 24.9

    24.9Canterbury is higher21.8

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Canterbury and Lancaster, per person in the age group
MeasureCanterburyLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,593£4,612£4,357£4,559£4,579£4,325Canterbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,504£12,557£11,860£12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,923£1,931£1,824£1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,368£11,417£10,783£11,560£11,609£10,965Lancaster
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£392£394£372£425£427£403Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683£823£827£781Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£27£27£26Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£429£431£407£486£488£461Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£134£134£127Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106£99£99£94Canterbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,530£1,537£1,452£1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£181£181£171Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£264£265£250£286£287£271Lancaster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£4.46£4.48£4.23Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£3.52£3.54£3.34Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.01,026.3Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.5105.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026147.3167.4Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.271.9Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026171.3175.4Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.921.8Canterbury

Per resident

Canterbury is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 12. 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

Canterbury Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,593, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Canterbury: £4,593Lancaster: £4,579Canterbury: £4,612Lancaster: £4,325Canterbury: £4,357

    £4,593£4,612£4,357Canterbury is higher£4,559£4,579£4,325

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Canterbury £2,654, Lancaster £2,537Lancaster: £2,537Canterbury: £2,654Lancaster: £2,548Canterbury: £2,665Lancaster: £2,406Canterbury: £2,517

    £2,654£2,665£2,517Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,537£2,548£2,406

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Canterbury £1,187, Lancaster £1,216Lancaster: £1,216Canterbury: £1,187Lancaster: £1,221Canterbury: £1,192Lancaster: £1,153Canterbury: £1,126

    £1,187£1,192£1,126Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,216£1,221£1,153

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Canterbury £2,413, Lancaster £2,285Lancaster: £2,285Canterbury: £2,413Lancaster: £2,294Canterbury: £2,423Lancaster: £2,167Canterbury: £2,288

    £2,413£2,423£2,288Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,285£2,294£2,167

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Canterbury £83, Lancaster £84Lancaster: £84Canterbury: £83Lancaster: £84Canterbury: £84Lancaster: £80Canterbury: £79

    £83£84£79Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £153, Lancaster £163Lancaster: £163Canterbury: £153Lancaster: £163Canterbury: £154Lancaster: £154Canterbury: £145

    £153£154£145Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£163£163£154

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Canterbury £4.82, Lancaster £5.32Lancaster: £5.32Canterbury: £4.82Lancaster: £5.35Canterbury: £4.84Lancaster: £5.05Canterbury: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£5.32£5.35£5.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £429, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Canterbury: £429Lancaster: £488Canterbury: £431Lancaster: £461Canterbury: £407

    £429£431£407Lancaster is higher£486£488£461

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £137, Lancaster £134Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £137Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £138Lancaster: £127Canterbury: £130

    £137£138£130Canterbury is higher£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Canterbury £69, Lancaster £62Lancaster: £62Canterbury: £69Lancaster: £63Canterbury: £69Lancaster: £59Canterbury: £65

    £69£69£65Canterbury is higher£62£63£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Canterbury £945, Lancaster £968Lancaster: £968Canterbury: £945Lancaster: £972Canterbury: £949Lancaster: £918Canterbury: £896

    £945£949£896Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £181, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £181Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £182Lancaster: £171Canterbury: £172

    £181£182£172Canterbury is higher£181£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £163, Lancaster £180Lancaster: £180Canterbury: £163Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £164Lancaster: £171Canterbury: £154

    £163£164£154Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £5.45, Lancaster £2.81Lancaster: £2.81Canterbury: £5.45Lancaster: £2.83Canterbury: £5.47Lancaster: £2.67Canterbury: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Canterbury is higher£2.81£2.83£2.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Canterbury £4.91, Lancaster £2.21Lancaster: £2.21Canterbury: £4.91Lancaster: £2.22Canterbury: £4.93Lancaster: £2.10Canterbury: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Canterbury is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.74, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Canterbury: £4.74Lancaster: £6.08Canterbury: £4.76Lancaster: £5.74Canterbury: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Lancaster is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 212.0, Lancaster 202.8Lancaster: 202.8Canterbury: 212.0

    212.0Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count202.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 19.0, Lancaster 20.9Lancaster: 20.9Canterbury: 19.0

    19.0Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count20.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 31.3, Lancaster 33.1Lancaster: 33.1Canterbury: 31.3

    31.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count33.1

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 66.2, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Canterbury: 66.2

    66.2Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 105.8, Lancaster 110.5Lancaster: 110.5Canterbury: 105.8

    105.8Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count110.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 15.4, Lancaster 13.7Lancaster: 13.7Canterbury: 15.4

    15.4Canterbury is higher13.7

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Canterbury and Lancaster, per resident
MeasureCanterburyLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,593£4,612£4,357£4,559£4,579£4,325Canterbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,654£2,665£2,517£2,537£2,548£2,406Canterbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,187£1,192£1,126£1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,413£2,423£2,288£2,285£2,294£2,167Canterbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£84£79£84£84£80Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£163£163£154Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£5.32£5.35£5.05Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£429£431£407£486£488£461Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£134£134£127Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£69£65£62£63£59Canterbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£945£949£896£968£972£918Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£181£181£171Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£180£181£171Lancaster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£2.81£2.83£2.67Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£2.21£2.22£2.10Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026212.0202.8Canterbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.020.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.333.1Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.271.9Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.8110.5Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.413.7Canterbury

Total

Canterbury is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Lancaster 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

Canterbury Lancaster

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Canterbury £745.8m, Lancaster £662.6mLancaster: £662.6mCanterbury: £745.8mLancaster: £665.4mCanterbury: £748.9mLancaster: £628.5mCanterbury: £707.4m

    £745.8m£748.9m£707.4mCanterbury is higher£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Canterbury £430.9m, Lancaster £368.7mLancaster: £368.7mCanterbury: £430.9mLancaster: £370.2mCanterbury: £432.7mLancaster: £349.7mCanterbury: £408.7m

    £430.9m£432.7m£408.7mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Canterbury £192.7m, Lancaster £176.7mLancaster: £176.7mCanterbury: £192.7mLancaster: £177.5mCanterbury: £193.5mLancaster: £167.6mCanterbury: £182.8m

    £192.7m£193.5m£182.8mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Canterbury £391.7m, Lancaster £332.0mLancaster: £332.0mCanterbury: £391.7mLancaster: £333.5mCanterbury: £393.4mLancaster: £315.0mCanterbury: £371.6m

    £391.7m£393.4m£371.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury £13.5m, Lancaster £12.2mLancaster: £12.2mCanterbury: £13.5mLancaster: £12.3mCanterbury: £13.6mLancaster: £11.6mCanterbury: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £24.8m, Lancaster £23.6mLancaster: £23.6mCanterbury: £24.8mLancaster: £23.7mCanterbury: £24.9mLancaster: £22.4mCanterbury: £23.5m

    £24.8m£24.9m£23.5mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Canterbury £0.78m, Lancaster £0.77mLancaster: £0.77mCanterbury: £0.78mLancaster: £0.78mCanterbury: £0.79mLancaster: £0.73mCanterbury: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.79m£0.74mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £69.7m, Lancaster £70.6mLancaster: £70.6mCanterbury: £69.7mLancaster: £70.9mCanterbury: £70.0mLancaster: £67.0mCanterbury: £66.1m

    £69.7m£70.0m£66.1mLancaster is higher£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £22.3m, Lancaster £19.5mLancaster: £19.5mCanterbury: £22.3mLancaster: £19.5mCanterbury: £22.4mLancaster: £18.5mCanterbury: £21.2m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.2mCanterbury is higher£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury £11.2m, Lancaster £9.1mLancaster: £9.1mCanterbury: £11.2mLancaster: £9.1mCanterbury: £11.2mLancaster: £8.6mCanterbury: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mCanterbury is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury £153.4m, Lancaster £140.7mLancaster: £140.7mCanterbury: £153.4mLancaster: £141.3mCanterbury: £154.1mLancaster: £133.5mCanterbury: £145.5m

    £153.4m£154.1m£145.5mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Canterbury £29.4m, Lancaster £26.3mLancaster: £26.3mCanterbury: £29.4mLancaster: £26.4mCanterbury: £29.5mLancaster: £24.9mCanterbury: £27.9m

    £29.4m£29.5m£27.9mCanterbury is higher£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Canterbury £26.4m, Lancaster £26.2mLancaster: £26.2mCanterbury: £26.4mLancaster: £26.3mCanterbury: £26.5mLancaster: £24.9mCanterbury: £25.1m

    £26.4m£26.5m£25.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Canterbury £0.88m, Lancaster £0.41mLancaster: £0.41mCanterbury: £0.88mLancaster: £0.41mCanterbury: £0.89mLancaster: £0.39mCanterbury: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mCanterbury is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Canterbury £0.80m, Lancaster £0.32mLancaster: £0.32mCanterbury: £0.80mLancaster: £0.32mCanterbury: £0.80mLancaster: £0.31mCanterbury: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mCanterbury is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Canterbury £0.77m, Lancaster £0.88mLancaster: £0.88mCanterbury: £0.77mLancaster: £0.88mCanterbury: £0.77mLancaster: £0.83mCanterbury: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mLancaster is higher£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Canterbury 34,426, Lancaster 29,478Lancaster: 29,478Canterbury: 34,426

    34,426Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count29,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury 3,083, Lancaster 3,042Lancaster: 3,042Canterbury: 3,083

    3,083Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count3,042

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 5,074, Lancaster 4,808Lancaster: 4,808Canterbury: 5,074

    5,074Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count4,808

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 10,752, Lancaster 10,452Lancaster: 10,452Canterbury: 10,752

    10,752Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count10,452

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury 17,175, Lancaster 16,065Lancaster: 16,065Canterbury: 17,175

    17,175Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count16,065

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury 2,495, Lancaster 1,993Lancaster: 1,993Canterbury: 2,495

    2,495Canterbury is higher1,993

Show the numbers
Canterbury and Lancaster, total
MeasureCanterburyLancasterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£745.8m£748.9m£707.4m£662.6m£665.4m£628.5mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m£368.7m£370.2m£349.7mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.7m£193.5m£182.8m£176.7m£177.5m£167.6mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£391.7m£393.4m£371.6m£332.0m£333.5m£315.0mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m£23.6m£23.7m£22.4mCanterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mCanterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m£70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.2m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mCanterbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£153.4m£154.1m£145.5m£140.7m£141.3m£133.5mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m£26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mCanterbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,42629,478Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0833,042Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,0744,808Canterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,75210,452Canterbury
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,17516,065Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4951,993Canterbury

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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