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Thanet and Havant

142,158 and 126,794 residents (mid-2024).

Thanet is higher than Havant on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Thanet is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Havant 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

Thanet Havant

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, Havant £5,140Havant: £5,140Thanet: £5,932Havant: £5,162Thanet: £5,957Havant: £4,875Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet is higher£5,140£5,162£4,875

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £13,006, Havant £12,759Havant: £12,759Thanet: £13,006Havant: £12,813Thanet: £13,061Havant: £12,103Thanet: £12,337

    £13,006£13,061£12,337Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£12,759£12,813£12,103

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £3,207, Havant £2,279Havant: £2,279Thanet: £3,207Havant: £2,289Thanet: £3,220Havant: £2,162Thanet: £3,042

    £3,207£3,220£3,042Thanet is higher£2,279£2,289£2,162

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £11,513, Havant £11,731Havant: £11,731Thanet: £11,513Havant: £11,781Thanet: £11,562Havant: £11,127Thanet: £10,921

    £11,513£11,562£10,921Havant is higherDepends on how you count£11,731£11,781£11,127

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £587, Havant £362Havant: £362Thanet: £587Havant: £364Thanet: £590Havant: £344Thanet: £557

    £587£590£557Thanet is higher£362£364£344

  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, Havant £642Havant: £642Thanet: £872Havant: £645Thanet: £875Havant: £609Thanet: £827

    £872£875£827Thanet is higher£642£645£609

  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, Havant £23Havant: £23Thanet: £34Havant: £24Thanet: £34Havant: £22Thanet: £32

    £34£34£32Thanet is higher£23£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, Havant £441Havant: £441Thanet: £630Havant: £443Thanet: £632Havant: £418Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597Thanet is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, Havant £175Havant: £175Thanet: £203Havant: £175Thanet: £204Havant: £166Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193Thanet is higher£175£175£166

  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, Havant £137Havant: £137Thanet: £189Havant: £137Thanet: £190Havant: £129Thanet: £180

    £189£190£180Thanet is higher£137£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £2,627, Havant £1,772Havant: £1,772Thanet: £2,627Havant: £1,779Thanet: £2,639Havant: £1,680Thanet: £2,492

    £2,627£2,639£2,492Thanet is higher£1,772£1,779£1,680

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, Havant £180Havant: £180Thanet: £262Havant: £180Thanet: £263Havant: £170Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249Thanet is higher£180£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £370, Havant £354Havant: £354Thanet: £370Havant: £355Thanet: £372Havant: £336Thanet: £351

    £370£372£351Thanet is higher£354£355£336

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £10, Havant £7.99Havant: £7.99Thanet: £10Havant: £8.03Thanet: £10Havant: £7.58Thanet: £9.78

    £10£10£9.78Thanet is higher£7.99£8.03£7.58

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £9.24, Havant £9.33Havant: £9.33Thanet: £9.24Havant: £9.37Thanet: £9.27Havant: £8.85Thanet: £8.76

    £9.24£9.27£8.76Havant is higherDepends on how you count£9.33£9.37£8.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, Havant £4.14Havant: £4.14Thanet: £5.43Havant: £4.16Thanet: £5.45Havant: £3.93Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Thanet is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  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, Havant 1,011.1Havant: 1,011.1Thanet: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Thanet is higherDepends on how you count1,011.1

  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, Havant 91.1Havant: 91.1Thanet: 135.9

    135.9Thanet is higher91.1

  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, Havant 139.4Havant: 139.4Thanet: 182.2

    182.2Thanet is higher139.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, Havant 66.6Havant: 66.6Thanet: 95.6

    95.6Thanet is higher66.6

  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, Havant 198.6Havant: 198.6Thanet: 280.4

    280.4Thanet is higher198.6

  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, Havant 30.7Havant: 30.7Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Thanet is higher30.7

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Thanet and Havant, per person in the age group
MeasureThanetHavantHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£5,140£5,162£4,875Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,006£13,061£12,337£12,759£12,813£12,103Thanet
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,207£3,220£3,042£2,279£2,289£2,162Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,513£11,562£10,921£11,731£11,781£11,127Havant
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£587£590£557£362£364£344Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£872£875£827£642£645£609Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£23£24£22Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£441£443£418Thanet
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£175£175£166Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£180£137£137£129Thanet
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,627£2,639£2,492£1,772£1,779£1,680Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£180£180£170Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£370£372£351£354£355£336Thanet
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.78£7.99£8.03£7.58Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.24£9.27£8.76£9.33£9.37£8.85Havant
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.14£4.16£3.93Thanet
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,011.1Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.991.1Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.2139.4Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.666.6Thanet
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026280.4198.6Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.530.7Thanet

Per resident

Thanet is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Havant on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Thanet Havant

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, Havant £5,140Havant: £5,140Thanet: £5,932Havant: £5,162Thanet: £5,957Havant: £4,875Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet is higher£5,140£5,162£4,875

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Thanet £2,963, Havant £3,025Havant: £3,025Thanet: £2,963Havant: £3,038Thanet: £2,976Havant: £2,869Thanet: £2,810

    £2,963£2,976£2,810Havant is higherDepends on how you count£3,025£3,038£2,869

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Thanet £1,869, Havant £1,316Havant: £1,316Thanet: £1,869Havant: £1,321Thanet: £1,877Havant: £1,248Thanet: £1,772

    £1,869£1,877£1,772Thanet is higher£1,316£1,321£1,248

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Thanet £2,623, Havant £2,781Havant: £2,781Thanet: £2,623Havant: £2,793Thanet: £2,634Havant: £2,638Thanet: £2,488

    £2,623£2,634£2,488Havant is higherDepends on how you count£2,781£2,793£2,638

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Thanet £134, Havant £86Havant: £86Thanet: £134Havant: £86Thanet: £134Havant: £81Thanet: £127

    £134£134£127Thanet is higher£86£86£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £199, Havant £152Havant: £152Thanet: £199Havant: £153Thanet: £199Havant: £144Thanet: £188

    £199£199£188Thanet is higher£152£153£144

  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, Havant £5.58Havant: £5.58Thanet: £7.78Havant: £5.60Thanet: £7.81Havant: £5.29Thanet: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Thanet is higher£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, Havant £441Havant: £441Thanet: £630Havant: £443Thanet: £632Havant: £418Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597Thanet is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, Havant £175Havant: £175Thanet: £203Havant: £175Thanet: £204Havant: £166Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193Thanet is higher£175£175£166

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Thanet £110, Havant £79Havant: £79Thanet: £110Havant: £79Thanet: £111Havant: £75Thanet: £105

    £110£111£105Thanet is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Thanet £1,531, Havant £1,023Havant: £1,023Thanet: £1,531Havant: £1,027Thanet: £1,538Havant: £970Thanet: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Thanet is higher£1,023£1,027£970

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, Havant £180Havant: £180Thanet: £262Havant: £180Thanet: £263Havant: £170Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249Thanet is higher£180£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Thanet £216, Havant £204Havant: £204Thanet: £216Havant: £205Thanet: £217Havant: £194Thanet: £205

    £216£217£205Thanet is higher£204£205£194

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Thanet £6.01, Havant £4.62Havant: £4.62Thanet: £6.01Havant: £4.64Thanet: £6.03Havant: £4.38Thanet: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Thanet is higher£4.62£4.64£4.38

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Thanet £5.38, Havant £5.39Havant: £5.39Thanet: £5.38Havant: £5.41Thanet: £5.40Havant: £5.11Thanet: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Havant is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, Havant £4.14Havant: £4.14Thanet: £5.43Havant: £4.16Thanet: £5.45Havant: £3.93Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Thanet is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 232.0, Havant 239.7Havant: 239.7Thanet: 232.0

    232.0Havant is higherDepends on how you count239.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 31.0, Havant 21.6Havant: 21.6Thanet: 31.0

    31.0Thanet is higher21.6

  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, Havant 33.1Havant: 33.1Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Thanet is higher33.1

  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, Havant 66.6Havant: 66.6Thanet: 95.6

    95.6Thanet is higher66.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 163.4, Havant 114.7Havant: 114.7Thanet: 163.4

    163.4Thanet is higher114.7

  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, Havant 17.7Havant: 17.7Thanet: 24.2

    24.2Thanet is higher17.7

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Thanet and Havant, per resident
MeasureThanetHavantHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£5,140£5,162£4,875Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,963£2,976£2,810£3,025£3,038£2,869Havant
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,869£1,877£1,772£1,316£1,321£1,248Thanet
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,623£2,634£2,488£2,781£2,793£2,638Havant
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£86£86£81Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£199£188£152£153£144Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£5.58£5.60£5.29Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£441£443£418Thanet
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£175£175£166Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£79£79£75Thanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,023£1,027£970Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£180£180£170Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£204£205£194Thanet
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£4.62£4.64£4.38Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.39£5.41£5.11Havant
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.14£4.16£3.93Thanet
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.0239.7Havant
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.021.6Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.533.1Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.666.6Thanet
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026163.4114.7Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.217.7Thanet

Total

Thanet is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Havant on 0. 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 Havant

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Thanet £843.2m, Havant £651.7mHavant: £651.7mThanet: £843.2mHavant: £654.5mThanet: £846.8mHavant: £618.2mThanet: £799.9m

    £843.2m£846.8m£799.9mThanet is higher£651.7m£654.5m£618.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Thanet £421.2m, Havant £383.5mHavant: £383.5mThanet: £421.2mHavant: £385.2mThanet: £423.0mHavant: £363.8mThanet: £399.5m

    £421.2m£423.0m£399.5mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£383.5m£385.2m£363.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Thanet £265.6m, Havant £166.8mHavant: £166.8mThanet: £265.6mHavant: £167.5mThanet: £266.8mHavant: £158.3mThanet: £252.0m

    £265.6m£266.8m£252.0mThanet is higher£166.8m£167.5m£158.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Thanet £372.8m, Havant £352.6mHavant: £352.6mThanet: £372.8mHavant: £354.1mThanet: £374.4mHavant: £334.5mThanet: £353.7m

    £372.8m£374.4m£353.7mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£352.6m£354.1m£334.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet £19.0m, Havant £10.9mHavant: £10.9mThanet: £19.0mHavant: £10.9mThanet: £19.1mHavant: £10.3mThanet: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mThanet is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.2m, Havant £19.3mHavant: £19.3mThanet: £28.2mHavant: £19.4mThanet: £28.3mHavant: £18.3mThanet: £26.8m

    £28.2m£28.3m£26.8mThanet is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

  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, Havant £0.71mHavant: £0.71mThanet: £1.1mHavant: £0.71mThanet: £1.1mHavant: £0.67mThanet: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mThanet is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet £89.5m, Havant £55.9mHavant: £55.9mThanet: £89.5mHavant: £56.1mThanet: £89.9mHavant: £53.0mThanet: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.9m£84.9mThanet is higher£55.9m£56.1m£53.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.9m, Havant £22.1mHavant: £22.1mThanet: £28.9mHavant: £22.2mThanet: £29.0mHavant: £21.0mThanet: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mThanet is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet £15.7m, Havant £10.0mHavant: £10.0mThanet: £15.7mHavant: £10.0mThanet: £15.8mHavant: £9.5mThanet: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mThanet is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet £217.7m, Havant £129.7mHavant: £129.7mThanet: £217.7mHavant: £130.2mThanet: £218.6mHavant: £123.0mThanet: £206.5m

    £217.7m£218.6m£206.5mThanet is higher£129.7m£130.2m£123.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Thanet £37.2m, Havant £22.8mHavant: £22.8mThanet: £37.2mHavant: £22.9mThanet: £37.4mHavant: £21.6mThanet: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mThanet is higher£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Thanet £30.7m, Havant £25.9mHavant: £25.9mThanet: £30.7mHavant: £26.0mThanet: £30.8mHavant: £24.6mThanet: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mThanet is higher£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Thanet £0.85m, Havant £0.59mHavant: £0.59mThanet: £0.85mHavant: £0.59mThanet: £0.86mHavant: £0.55mThanet: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mThanet is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.55m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Thanet £0.76m, Havant £0.68mHavant: £0.68mThanet: £0.76mHavant: £0.69mThanet: £0.77mHavant: £0.65mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.73mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Thanet £0.77m, Havant £0.53mHavant: £0.53mThanet: £0.77mHavant: £0.53mThanet: £0.77mHavant: £0.50mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mThanet is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Thanet 32,982, Havant 30,394Havant: 30,394Thanet: 32,982

    32,982Thanet is higherDepends on how you count30,394

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet 4,400, Havant 2,739Havant: 2,739Thanet: 4,400

    4,400Thanet is higher2,739

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet 5,900, Havant 4,190Havant: 4,190Thanet: 5,900

    5,900Thanet is higher4,190

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet 13,594, Havant 8,439Havant: 8,439Thanet: 13,594

    13,594Thanet is higher8,439

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet 23,228, Havant 14,540Havant: 14,540Thanet: 23,228

    23,228Thanet is higher14,540

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet 3,436, Havant 2,245Havant: 2,245Thanet: 3,436

    3,436Thanet is higher2,245

Show the numbers
Thanet and Havant, total
MeasureThanetHavantHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£843.2m£846.8m£799.9m£651.7m£654.5m£618.2mThanet
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m£383.5m£385.2m£363.8mThanet
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£265.6m£266.8m£252.0m£166.8m£167.5m£158.3mThanet
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£372.8m£374.4m£353.7m£352.6m£354.1m£334.5mThanet
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mThanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mThanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mThanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.9m£84.9m£55.9m£56.1m£53.0mThanet
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mThanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mThanet
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£217.7m£218.6m£206.5m£129.7m£130.2m£123.0mThanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mThanet
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£25.9m£26.0m£24.6mThanet
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.59m£0.59m£0.55mThanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mThanet
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mThanet
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,98230,394Thanet
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4002,739Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,9004,190Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,5948,439Thanet
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,22814,540Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4362,245Thanet

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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  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.