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Dover and Folkestone and Hythe

119,805 and 111,908 residents (mid-2024).

Dover is higher than Folkestone and Hythe on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 11 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.

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Per person in the age group

Dover is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe 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

Dover Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dover £5,202, Folkestone and Hythe £5,432Folkestone and Hythe: £5,432Dover: £5,202Folkestone and Hythe: £5,455Dover: £5,224Folkestone and Hythe: £5,152Dover: £4,935

    £5,202£5,224£4,935Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£5,432£5,455£5,152

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dover £12,445, Folkestone and Hythe £12,738Folkestone and Hythe: £12,738Dover: £12,445Folkestone and Hythe: £12,792Dover: £12,498Folkestone and Hythe: £12,083Dover: £11,805

    £12,445£12,498£11,805Folkestone and Hythe is higher£12,738£12,792£12,083

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £2,383, Folkestone and Hythe £2,327Folkestone and Hythe: £2,327Dover: £2,383Folkestone and Hythe: £2,337Dover: £2,393Folkestone and Hythe: £2,207Dover: £2,260

    £2,383£2,393£2,260Dover is higher£2,327£2,337£2,207

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dover £11,294, Folkestone and Hythe £11,320Folkestone and Hythe: £11,320Dover: £11,294Folkestone and Hythe: £11,368Dover: £11,342Folkestone and Hythe: £10,738Dover: £10,713

    £11,294£11,342£10,713Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£11,320£11,368£10,738

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dover £386, Folkestone and Hythe £502Folkestone and Hythe: £502Dover: £386Folkestone and Hythe: £505Dover: £388Folkestone and Hythe: £477Dover: £366

    £386£388£366Folkestone and Hythe is higher£502£505£477

  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: Dover £742, Folkestone and Hythe £889Folkestone and Hythe: £889Dover: £742Folkestone and Hythe: £892Dover: £745Folkestone and Hythe: £843Dover: £704

    £742£745£704Folkestone and Hythe is higher£889£892£843

  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: Dover £24, Folkestone and Hythe £27Folkestone and Hythe: £27Dover: £24Folkestone and Hythe: £27Dover: £24Folkestone and Hythe: £26Dover: £22

    £24£24£22Folkestone and Hythe is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £532, Folkestone and Hythe £552Folkestone and Hythe: £552Dover: £532Folkestone and Hythe: £554Dover: £534Folkestone and Hythe: £524Dover: £505

    £532£534£505Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £169, Folkestone and Hythe £166Folkestone and Hythe: £166Dover: £169Folkestone and Hythe: £166Dover: £170Folkestone and Hythe: £157Dover: £161

    £169£170£161Dover is higher£166£166£157

  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: Dover £157, Folkestone and Hythe £156Folkestone and Hythe: £156Dover: £157Folkestone and Hythe: £157Dover: £157Folkestone and Hythe: £148Dover: £149

    £157£157£149Dover is higher£156£157£148

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £1,912, Folkestone and Hythe £1,768Folkestone and Hythe: £1,768Dover: £1,912Folkestone and Hythe: £1,775Dover: £1,921Folkestone and Hythe: £1,677Dover: £1,814

    £1,912£1,921£1,814Dover is higher£1,768£1,775£1,677

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dover £194, Folkestone and Hythe £234Folkestone and Hythe: £234Dover: £194Folkestone and Hythe: £235Dover: £195Folkestone and Hythe: £222Dover: £184

    £194£195£184Folkestone and Hythe is higher£234£235£222

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £298, Folkestone and Hythe £380Folkestone and Hythe: £380Dover: £298Folkestone and Hythe: £382Dover: £299Folkestone and Hythe: £361Dover: £283

    £298£299£283Folkestone and Hythe is higher£380£382£361

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £8.13, Folkestone and Hythe £12Folkestone and Hythe: £12Dover: £8.13Folkestone and Hythe: £12Dover: £8.16Folkestone and Hythe: £11Dover: £7.71

    £8.13£8.16£7.71Folkestone and Hythe is higher£12£12£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £7.73, Folkestone and Hythe £11Folkestone and Hythe: £11Dover: £7.73Folkestone and Hythe: £11Dover: £7.76Folkestone and Hythe: £10Dover: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Folkestone and Hythe is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dover £6.01, Folkestone and Hythe £7.02Folkestone and Hythe: £7.02Dover: £6.01Folkestone and Hythe: £7.05Dover: £6.03Folkestone and Hythe: £6.66Dover: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Folkestone and Hythe is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dover 1,001.2, Folkestone and Hythe 998.8Folkestone and Hythe: 998.8Dover: 1,001.2

    1,001.2Dover is higherDepends on how you count998.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dover 93.6, Folkestone and Hythe 108.0Folkestone and Hythe: 108.0Dover: 93.6

    93.6Folkestone and Hythe is higher108.0

  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: Dover 155.6, Folkestone and Hythe 174.8Folkestone and Hythe: 174.8Dover: 155.6

    155.6Folkestone and Hythe is higher174.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 81.2, Folkestone and Hythe 81.2Folkestone and Hythe: 81.2Dover: 81.2

    81.2Dover is higher81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dover 215.9, Folkestone and Hythe 205.8Folkestone and Hythe: 205.8Dover: 215.9

    215.9Dover is higher205.8

  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: Dover 35.6, Folkestone and Hythe 33.9Folkestone and Hythe: 33.9Dover: 35.6

    35.6Dover is higher33.9

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Dover and Folkestone and Hythe, per person in the age group
MeasureDoverFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,202£5,224£4,935£5,432£5,455£5,152Folkestone and Hythe
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,445£12,498£11,805£12,738£12,792£12,083Folkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,383£2,393£2,260£2,327£2,337£2,207Dover
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,294£11,342£10,713£11,320£11,368£10,738Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£388£366£502£505£477Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£742£745£704£889£892£843Folkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£22£27£27£26Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£532£534£505£552£554£524Folkestone and Hythe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£166£166£157Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£157£157£149£156£157£148Dover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,912£1,921£1,814£1,768£1,775£1,677Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£234£235£222Folkestone and Hythe
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£298£299£283£380£382£361Folkestone and Hythe
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.13£8.16£7.71£12£12£11Folkestone and Hythe
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£11£11£10Folkestone and Hythe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£7.02£7.05£6.66Folkestone and Hythe
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.2998.8Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.6108.0Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.6174.8Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.281.2Dover
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026215.9205.8Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.633.9Dover

Per resident

Dover is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe 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

Dover Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dover £5,202, Folkestone and Hythe £5,432Folkestone and Hythe: £5,432Dover: £5,202Folkestone and Hythe: £5,455Dover: £5,224Folkestone and Hythe: £5,152Dover: £4,935

    £5,202£5,224£4,935Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£5,432£5,455£5,152

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dover £2,920, Folkestone and Hythe £3,130Folkestone and Hythe: £3,130Dover: £2,920Folkestone and Hythe: £3,143Dover: £2,933Folkestone and Hythe: £2,969Dover: £2,770

    £2,920£2,933£2,770Folkestone and Hythe is higher£3,130£3,143£2,969

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dover £1,381, Folkestone and Hythe £1,343Folkestone and Hythe: £1,343Dover: £1,381Folkestone and Hythe: £1,349Dover: £1,387Folkestone and Hythe: £1,274Dover: £1,310

    £1,381£1,387£1,310Dover is higher£1,343£1,349£1,274

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dover £2,650, Folkestone and Hythe £2,781Folkestone and Hythe: £2,781Dover: £2,650Folkestone and Hythe: £2,793Dover: £2,661Folkestone and Hythe: £2,638Dover: £2,514

    £2,650£2,661£2,514Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£2,781£2,793£2,638

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dover £91, Folkestone and Hythe £123Folkestone and Hythe: £123Dover: £91Folkestone and Hythe: £124Dover: £91Folkestone and Hythe: £117Dover: £86

    £91£91£86Folkestone and Hythe is higher£123£124£117

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £174, Folkestone and Hythe £218Folkestone and Hythe: £218Dover: £174Folkestone and Hythe: £219Dover: £175Folkestone and Hythe: £207Dover: £165

    £174£175£165Folkestone and Hythe is higher£218£219£207

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dover £5.52, Folkestone and Hythe £6.64Folkestone and Hythe: £6.64Dover: £5.52Folkestone and Hythe: £6.67Dover: £5.55Folkestone and Hythe: £6.30Dover: £5.24

    £5.52£5.55£5.24Folkestone and Hythe is higher£6.64£6.67£6.30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £532, Folkestone and Hythe £552Folkestone and Hythe: £552Dover: £532Folkestone and Hythe: £554Dover: £534Folkestone and Hythe: £524Dover: £505

    £532£534£505Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £169, Folkestone and Hythe £166Folkestone and Hythe: £166Dover: £169Folkestone and Hythe: £166Dover: £170Folkestone and Hythe: £157Dover: £161

    £169£170£161Dover is higher£166£166£157

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dover £91, Folkestone and Hythe £90Folkestone and Hythe: £90Dover: £91Folkestone and Hythe: £90Dover: £91Folkestone and Hythe: £85Dover: £86

    £91£91£86Dover is higher£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dover £1,108, Folkestone and Hythe £1,020Folkestone and Hythe: £1,020Dover: £1,108Folkestone and Hythe: £1,025Dover: £1,113Folkestone and Hythe: £968Dover: £1,051

    £1,108£1,113£1,051Dover is higher£1,020£1,025£968

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dover £194, Folkestone and Hythe £234Folkestone and Hythe: £234Dover: £194Folkestone and Hythe: £235Dover: £195Folkestone and Hythe: £222Dover: £184

    £194£195£184Folkestone and Hythe is higher£234£235£222

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dover £173, Folkestone and Hythe £220Folkestone and Hythe: £220Dover: £173Folkestone and Hythe: £220Dover: £173Folkestone and Hythe: £208Dover: £164

    £173£173£164Folkestone and Hythe is higher£220£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dover £4.70, Folkestone and Hythe £6.91Folkestone and Hythe: £6.91Dover: £4.70Folkestone and Hythe: £6.93Dover: £4.72Folkestone and Hythe: £6.55Dover: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Folkestone and Hythe is higher£6.91£6.93£6.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dover £4.48, Folkestone and Hythe £6.09Folkestone and Hythe: £6.09Dover: £4.48Folkestone and Hythe: £6.12Dover: £4.50Folkestone and Hythe: £5.78Dover: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Folkestone and Hythe is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dover £6.01, Folkestone and Hythe £7.02Folkestone and Hythe: £7.02Dover: £6.01Folkestone and Hythe: £7.05Dover: £6.03Folkestone and Hythe: £6.66Dover: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Folkestone and Hythe is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dover 234.9, Folkestone and Hythe 245.4Folkestone and Hythe: 245.4Dover: 234.9

    234.9Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count245.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dover 22.0, Folkestone and Hythe 26.5Folkestone and Hythe: 26.5Dover: 22.0

    22.0Folkestone and Hythe is higher26.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 36.5, Folkestone and Hythe 42.9Folkestone and Hythe: 42.9Dover: 36.5

    36.5Folkestone and Hythe is higher42.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 81.2, Folkestone and Hythe 81.2Folkestone and Hythe: 81.2Dover: 81.2

    81.2Dover is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dover 125.1, Folkestone and Hythe 118.8Folkestone and Hythe: 118.8Dover: 125.1

    125.1Dover is higher118.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 20.6, Folkestone and Hythe 19.5Folkestone and Hythe: 19.5Dover: 20.6

    20.6Dover is higher19.5

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Dover and Folkestone and Hythe, per resident
MeasureDoverFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,202£5,224£4,935£5,432£5,455£5,152Folkestone and Hythe
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,920£2,933£2,770£3,130£3,143£2,969Folkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,381£1,387£1,310£1,343£1,349£1,274Dover
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,650£2,661£2,514£2,781£2,793£2,638Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£123£124£117Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£218£219£207Folkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.52£5.55£5.24£6.64£6.67£6.30Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£532£534£505£552£554£524Folkestone and Hythe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£166£166£157Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£90£90£85Dover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,108£1,113£1,051£1,020£1,025£968Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£234£235£222Folkestone and Hythe
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£220£220£208Folkestone and Hythe
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£6.91£6.93£6.55Folkestone and Hythe
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.09£6.12£5.78Folkestone and Hythe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£7.02£7.05£6.66Folkestone and Hythe
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026234.9245.4Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.026.5Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.542.9Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.281.2Dover
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.1118.8Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.619.5Dover

Total

Dover is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe on 11. 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

Dover Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dover £623.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £607.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £607.8mDover: £623.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £610.4mDover: £625.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £576.6mDover: £591.2m

    £623.3m£625.9m£591.2mDover is higherDepends on how you count£607.8m£610.4m£576.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dover £349.8m, Folkestone and Hythe £350.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £350.2mDover: £349.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £351.7mDover: £351.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £332.2mDover: £331.8m

    £349.8m£351.3m£331.8mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£350.2m£351.7m£332.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dover £165.4m, Folkestone and Hythe £150.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £150.3mDover: £165.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £150.9mDover: £166.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £142.6mDover: £156.9m

    £165.4m£166.1m£156.9mDover is higher£150.3m£150.9m£142.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dover £317.5m, Folkestone and Hythe £311.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £311.3mDover: £317.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £312.6mDover: £318.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £295.2mDover: £301.1m

    £317.5m£318.8m£301.1mDover is higherDepends on how you count£311.3m£312.6m£295.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dover £10.8m, Folkestone and Hythe £13.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.8mDover: £10.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.9mDover: £10.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.1mDover: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dover £20.9m, Folkestone and Hythe £24.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.4mDover: £20.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.5mDover: £20.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £23.2mDover: £19.8m

    £20.9m£20.9m£19.8mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dover £0.66m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.74mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.74mDover: £0.66mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.75mDover: £0.66mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.70mDover: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dover £63.7m, Folkestone and Hythe £61.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £61.8mDover: £63.7mFolkestone and Hythe: £62.0mDover: £64.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £58.6mDover: £60.5m

    £63.7m£64.0m£60.5mDover is higherDepends on how you count£61.8m£62.0m£58.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dover £20.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £18.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £18.5mDover: £20.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £18.6mDover: £20.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £17.6mDover: £19.2m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.2mDover is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dover £10.9m, Folkestone and Hythe £10.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £10.1mDover: £10.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £10.1mDover: £10.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £9.6mDover: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDover is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dover £132.7m, Folkestone and Hythe £114.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £114.2mDover: £132.7mFolkestone and Hythe: £114.7mDover: £133.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £108.3mDover: £125.9m

    £132.7m£133.3m£125.9mDover is higher£114.2m£114.7m£108.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dover £23.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £26.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £26.2mDover: £23.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £26.3mDover: £23.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.8mDover: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dover £20.7m, Folkestone and Hythe £24.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.6mDover: £20.7mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.7mDover: £20.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £23.3mDover: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.8m£19.6mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dover £0.56m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.77mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.77mDover: £0.56mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.78mDover: £0.57mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.73mDover: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dover £0.54m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.68mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.68mDover: £0.54mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.68mDover: £0.54mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.65mDover: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dover £0.72m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.79mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.79mDover: £0.72mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.79mDover: £0.72mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.75mDover: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dover 28,143, Folkestone and Hythe 27,464Folkestone and Hythe: 27,464Dover: 28,143

    28,143Dover is higherDepends on how you count27,464

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dover 2,630, Folkestone and Hythe 2,970Folkestone and Hythe: 2,970Dover: 2,630

    2,630Folkestone and Hythe is higher2,970

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dover 4,375, Folkestone and Hythe 4,805Folkestone and Hythe: 4,805Dover: 4,375

    4,375Folkestone and Hythe is higher4,805

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dover 9,729, Folkestone and Hythe 9,086Folkestone and Hythe: 9,086Dover: 9,729

    9,729Dover is higher9,086

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dover 14,986, Folkestone and Hythe 13,291Folkestone and Hythe: 13,291Dover: 14,986

    14,986Dover is higher13,291

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dover 2,471, Folkestone and Hythe 2,187Folkestone and Hythe: 2,187Dover: 2,471

    2,471Dover is higher2,187

Show the numbers
Dover and Folkestone and Hythe, total
MeasureDoverFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£623.3m£625.9m£591.2m£607.8m£610.4m£576.6mDover
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m£350.2m£351.7m£332.2mFolkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£165.4m£166.1m£156.9m£150.3m£150.9m£142.6mDover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.5m£318.8m£301.1m£311.3m£312.6m£295.2mDover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mFolkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m£24.4m£24.5m£23.2mFolkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mFolkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£63.7m£64.0m£60.5m£61.8m£62.0m£58.6mDover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m£18.5m£18.6m£17.6mDover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mDover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£132.7m£133.3m£125.9m£114.2m£114.7m£108.3mDover
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£26.2m£26.3m£24.8mFolkestone and Hythe
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mFolkestone and Hythe
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mFolkestone and Hythe
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mFolkestone and Hythe
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mFolkestone and Hythe
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,14327,464Dover
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6302,970Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3754,805Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,7299,086Dover
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,98613,291Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4712,187Dover

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.