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Thanet and Halton

142,158 and 131,247 residents (mid-2024).

Thanet is higher than Halton on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 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.

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Per person in the age group

Thanet is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Halton 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

Thanet Halton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, Halton £5,338Halton: £5,338Thanet: £5,932Halton: £5,361Thanet: £5,957Halton: £5,063Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet is higher£5,338£5,361£5,063

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £13,006, Halton £13,205Halton: £13,205Thanet: £13,006Halton: £13,261Thanet: £13,061Halton: £12,526Thanet: £12,337

    £13,006£13,061£12,337Halton is higherDepends on how you count£13,205£13,261£12,526

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £3,207, Halton £2,806Halton: £2,806Thanet: £3,207Halton: £2,818Thanet: £3,220Halton: £2,662Thanet: £3,042

    £3,207£3,220£3,042Thanet is higher£2,806£2,818£2,662

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £11,513, Halton £11,726Halton: £11,726Thanet: £11,513Halton: £11,776Thanet: £11,562Halton: £11,122Thanet: £10,921

    £11,513£11,562£10,921Halton is higherDepends on how you count£11,726£11,776£11,122

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £587, Halton £566Halton: £566Thanet: £587Halton: £568Thanet: £590Halton: £537Thanet: £557

    £587£590£557Thanet is higher£566£568£537

  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: Thanet £872, Halton £877Halton: £877Thanet: £872Halton: £881Thanet: £875Halton: £832Thanet: £827

    £872£875£827Halton is higherDepends on how you count£877£881£832

  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: Thanet £34, Halton £36Halton: £36Thanet: £34Halton: £36Thanet: £34Halton: £34Thanet: £32

    £34£34£32Halton is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, Halton £756Halton: £756Thanet: £630Halton: £760Thanet: £632Halton: £717Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597Halton is higher£756£760£717

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, Halton £191Halton: £191Thanet: £203Halton: £192Thanet: £204Halton: £181Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193Thanet is higher£191£192£181

  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: Thanet £189, Halton £172Halton: £172Thanet: £189Halton: £173Thanet: £190Halton: £163Thanet: £180

    £189£190£180Thanet is higher£172£173£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £2,627, Halton £2,193Halton: £2,193Thanet: £2,627Halton: £2,202Thanet: £2,639Halton: £2,080Thanet: £2,492

    £2,627£2,639£2,492Thanet is higher£2,193£2,202£2,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, Halton £253Halton: £253Thanet: £262Halton: £254Thanet: £263Halton: £240Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249Thanet is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £370, Halton £424Halton: £424Thanet: £370Halton: £426Thanet: £372Halton: £402Thanet: £351

    £370£372£351Halton is higher£424£426£402

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £10, Halton £7.67Halton: £7.67Thanet: £10Halton: £7.71Thanet: £10Halton: £7.28Thanet: £9.78

    £10£10£9.78Thanet is higher£7.67£7.71£7.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £9.24, Halton £9.82Halton: £9.82Thanet: £9.24Halton: £9.86Thanet: £9.27Halton: £9.31Thanet: £8.76

    £9.24£9.27£8.76Halton is higher£9.82£9.86£9.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, Halton £7.65Halton: £7.65Thanet: £5.43Halton: £7.69Thanet: £5.45Halton: £7.26Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Halton is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thanet 1,018.4, Halton 1,033.7Halton: 1,033.7Thanet: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Halton is higherDepends on how you count1,033.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thanet 135.9, Halton 142.8Halton: 142.8Thanet: 135.9

    135.9Halton is higherDepends on how you count142.8

  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: Thanet 182.2, Halton 177.6Halton: 177.6Thanet: 182.2

    182.2Thanet is higher177.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, Halton 111.2Halton: 111.2Thanet: 95.6

    95.6Halton is higher111.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Thanet 280.4, Halton 251.4Halton: 251.4Thanet: 280.4

    280.4Thanet is higher251.4

  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: Thanet 41.5, Halton 37.3Halton: 37.3Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Thanet is higher37.3

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Thanet and Halton, per person in the age group
MeasureThanetHaltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£5,338£5,361£5,063Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,006£13,061£12,337£13,205£13,261£12,526Halton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,207£3,220£3,042£2,806£2,818£2,662Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,513£11,562£10,921£11,726£11,776£11,122Halton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£587£590£557£566£568£537Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£872£875£827£877£881£832Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£36£36£34Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£756£760£717Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£191£192£181Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£180£172£173£163Thanet
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,627£2,639£2,492£2,193£2,202£2,080Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£253£254£240Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£370£372£351£424£426£402Halton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.78£7.67£7.71£7.28Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.24£9.27£8.76£9.82£9.86£9.31Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£7.65£7.69£7.26Halton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,033.7Halton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9142.8Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.2177.6Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.6111.2Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026280.4251.4Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.537.3Thanet

Per resident

Thanet is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Halton on 5. 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

Thanet Halton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, Halton £5,338Halton: £5,338Thanet: £5,932Halton: £5,361Thanet: £5,957Halton: £5,063Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet is higher£5,338£5,361£5,063

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Thanet £2,963, Halton £2,387Halton: £2,387Thanet: £2,963Halton: £2,398Thanet: £2,976Halton: £2,265Thanet: £2,810

    £2,963£2,976£2,810Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,387£2,398£2,265

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Thanet £1,869, Halton £1,742Halton: £1,742Thanet: £1,869Halton: £1,750Thanet: £1,877Halton: £1,653Thanet: £1,772

    £1,869£1,877£1,772Thanet is higher£1,742£1,750£1,653

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Thanet £2,623, Halton £2,120Halton: £2,120Thanet: £2,623Halton: £2,129Thanet: £2,634Halton: £2,011Thanet: £2,488

    £2,623£2,634£2,488Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,120£2,129£2,011

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Thanet £134, Halton £102Halton: £102Thanet: £134Halton: £103Thanet: £134Halton: £97Thanet: £127

    £134£134£127Thanet is higher£102£103£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £199, Halton £159Halton: £159Thanet: £199Halton: £159Thanet: £199Halton: £150Thanet: £188

    £199£199£188Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£159£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Thanet £7.78, Halton £6.50Halton: £6.50Thanet: £7.78Halton: £6.53Thanet: £7.81Halton: £6.17Thanet: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£6.50£6.53£6.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, Halton £756Halton: £756Thanet: £630Halton: £760Thanet: £632Halton: £717Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597Halton is higher£756£760£717

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, Halton £191Halton: £191Thanet: £203Halton: £192Thanet: £204Halton: £181Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193Thanet is higher£191£192£181

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Thanet £110, Halton £107Halton: £107Thanet: £110Halton: £107Thanet: £111Halton: £101Thanet: £105

    £110£111£105Thanet is higher£107£107£101

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Thanet £1,531, Halton £1,362Halton: £1,362Thanet: £1,531Halton: £1,367Thanet: £1,538Halton: £1,292Thanet: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Thanet is higher£1,362£1,367£1,292

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, Halton £253Halton: £253Thanet: £262Halton: £254Thanet: £263Halton: £240Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249Thanet is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Thanet £216, Halton £263Halton: £263Thanet: £216Halton: £264Thanet: £217Halton: £250Thanet: £205

    £216£217£205Halton is higher£263£264£250

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Thanet £6.01, Halton £4.77Halton: £4.77Thanet: £6.01Halton: £4.79Thanet: £6.03Halton: £4.52Thanet: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Thanet is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Thanet £5.38, Halton £6.09Halton: £6.09Thanet: £5.38Halton: £6.12Thanet: £5.40Halton: £5.78Thanet: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Halton is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, Halton £7.65Halton: £7.65Thanet: £5.43Halton: £7.69Thanet: £5.45Halton: £7.26Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Halton is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 232.0, Halton 186.9Halton: 186.9Thanet: 232.0

    232.0Thanet is higherDepends on how you count186.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 31.0, Halton 25.8Halton: 25.8Thanet: 31.0

    31.0Thanet is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 41.5, Halton 32.1Halton: 32.1Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Thanet is higher32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, Halton 111.2Halton: 111.2Thanet: 95.6

    95.6Halton is higher111.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 163.4, Halton 156.2Halton: 156.2Thanet: 163.4

    163.4Thanet is higher156.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 24.2, Halton 23.2Halton: 23.2Thanet: 24.2

    24.2Thanet is higher23.2

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Thanet and Halton, per resident
MeasureThanetHaltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£5,338£5,361£5,063Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,963£2,976£2,810£2,387£2,398£2,265Thanet
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,869£1,877£1,772£1,742£1,750£1,653Thanet
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,623£2,634£2,488£2,120£2,129£2,011Thanet
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£102£103£97Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£199£188£159£159£150Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£6.50£6.53£6.17Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£756£760£717Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£191£192£181Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£107£107£101Thanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,362£1,367£1,292Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£253£254£240Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£263£264£250Halton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£4.77£4.79£4.52Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.09£6.12£5.78Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£7.65£7.69£7.26Halton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.0186.9Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.025.8Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.532.1Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.6111.2Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026163.4156.2Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.223.2Thanet

Total

Thanet is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Halton on 5. 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

Thanet Halton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Thanet £843.2m, Halton £700.6mHalton: £700.6mThanet: £843.2mHalton: £703.6mThanet: £846.8mHalton: £664.5mThanet: £799.9m

    £843.2m£846.8m£799.9mThanet is higher£700.6m£703.6m£664.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Thanet £421.2m, Halton £313.3mHalton: £313.3mThanet: £421.2mHalton: £314.7mThanet: £423.0mHalton: £297.2mThanet: £399.5m

    £421.2m£423.0m£399.5mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£313.3m£314.7m£297.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Thanet £265.6m, Halton £228.7mHalton: £228.7mThanet: £265.6mHalton: £229.7mThanet: £266.8mHalton: £216.9mThanet: £252.0m

    £265.6m£266.8m£252.0mThanet is higher£228.7m£229.7m£216.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Thanet £372.8m, Halton £278.2mHalton: £278.2mThanet: £372.8mHalton: £279.4mThanet: £374.4mHalton: £263.9mThanet: £353.7m

    £372.8m£374.4m£353.7mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet £19.0m, Halton £13.4mHalton: £13.4mThanet: £19.0mHalton: £13.5mThanet: £19.1mHalton: £12.7mThanet: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mThanet is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.2m, Halton £20.8mHalton: £20.8mThanet: £28.2mHalton: £20.9mThanet: £28.3mHalton: £19.8mThanet: £26.8m

    £28.2m£28.3m£26.8mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Thanet £1.1m, Halton £0.85mHalton: £0.85mThanet: £1.1mHalton: £0.86mThanet: £1.1mHalton: £0.81mThanet: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet £89.5m, Halton £99.3mHalton: £99.3mThanet: £89.5mHalton: £99.7mThanet: £89.9mHalton: £94.2mThanet: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.9m£84.9mHalton is higher£99.3m£99.7m£94.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.9m, Halton £25.1mHalton: £25.1mThanet: £28.9mHalton: £25.2mThanet: £29.0mHalton: £23.8mThanet: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mThanet is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet £15.7m, Halton £14.0mHalton: £14.0mThanet: £15.7mHalton: £14.1mThanet: £15.8mHalton: £13.3mThanet: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mThanet is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet £217.7m, Halton £178.7mHalton: £178.7mThanet: £217.7mHalton: £179.5mThanet: £218.6mHalton: £169.5mThanet: £206.5m

    £217.7m£218.6m£206.5mThanet is higher£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Thanet £37.2m, Halton £33.2mHalton: £33.2mThanet: £37.2mHalton: £33.3mThanet: £37.4mHalton: £31.5mThanet: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mThanet is higher£33.2m£33.3m£31.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Thanet £30.7m, Halton £34.6mHalton: £34.6mThanet: £30.7mHalton: £34.7mThanet: £30.8mHalton: £32.8mThanet: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mHalton is higher£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Thanet £0.85m, Halton £0.63mHalton: £0.63mThanet: £0.85mHalton: £0.63mThanet: £0.86mHalton: £0.59mThanet: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mThanet is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Thanet £0.76m, Halton £0.80mHalton: £0.80mThanet: £0.76mHalton: £0.80mThanet: £0.77mHalton: £0.76mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.73mHalton is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Thanet £0.77m, Halton £1.0mHalton: £1.0mThanet: £0.77mHalton: £1.0mThanet: £0.77mHalton: £0.95mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mHalton is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Thanet 32,982, Halton 24,528Halton: 24,528Thanet: 32,982

    32,982Thanet is higherDepends on how you count24,528

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet 4,400, Halton 3,389Halton: 3,389Thanet: 4,400

    4,400Thanet is higherDepends on how you count3,389

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet 5,900, Halton 4,214Halton: 4,214Thanet: 5,900

    5,900Thanet is higher4,214

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet 13,594, Halton 14,589Halton: 14,589Thanet: 13,594

    13,594Halton is higher14,589

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet 23,228, Halton 20,494Halton: 20,494Thanet: 23,228

    23,228Thanet is higher20,494

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet 3,436, Halton 3,038Halton: 3,038Thanet: 3,436

    3,436Thanet is higher3,038

Show the numbers
Thanet and Halton, total
MeasureThanetHaltonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£843.2m£846.8m£799.9m£700.6m£703.6m£664.5mThanet
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m£313.3m£314.7m£297.2mThanet
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£265.6m£266.8m£252.0m£228.7m£229.7m£216.9mThanet
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£372.8m£374.4m£353.7m£278.2m£279.4m£263.9mThanet
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mThanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mThanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.85m£0.86m£0.81mThanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.9m£84.9m£99.3m£99.7m£94.2mHalton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mThanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mThanet
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£217.7m£218.6m£206.5m£178.7m£179.5m£169.5mThanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£33.2m£33.3m£31.5mThanet
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mHalton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mThanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mHalton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHalton
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,98224,528Thanet
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4003,389Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,9004,214Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,59414,589Halton
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,22820,494Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4363,038Thanet

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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.