Compare local authorities · North West and East of England
Fylde and Babergh
Fylde is higher than Babergh on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.
On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Fylde is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Babergh on 3. 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
Fylde Babergh
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,088£5,110£4,827Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4,547£4,566£4,313
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,268£12,320£11,637Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£12,242£12,295£11,613
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,685£1,692£1,598Fylde is higher£1,464£1,471£1,389
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,189£11,237£10,613Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£11,382£11,430£10,796
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£329£330£312Fylde is higher£244£245£231
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£729£732£692Fylde is higher£600£603£569
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Fylde is higher£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£444£446£421Fylde is higher£307£308£291
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Fylde is higher£98£99£93
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£104£105£99Fylde is higher£82£83£78
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,254£1,259£1,189Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£1,174£1,179£1,114
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£170£171£161Fylde is higher£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£317£319£301Fylde is higher£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.72£5.75£5.43Babergh is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.14£4.16£3.93Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3.90£3.92£3.70
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.30£6.33£5.98Babergh is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.6Fylde is higherDepends on how you count991.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.3Fylde is higher65.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
152.9Fylde is higher123.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
68.1Fylde is higher47.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
157.2Fylde is higherDepends on how you count140.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.1Fylde is higher18.8
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| Measure | Fylde | Babergh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,088£5,110£4,827 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | Fylde |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,268£12,320£11,637 | £12,242£12,295£11,613 | Fylde |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,685£1,692£1,598 | £1,464£1,471£1,389 | Fylde |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,189£11,237£10,613 | £11,382£11,430£10,796 | Babergh |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £329£330£312 | £244£245£231 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £729£732£692 | £600£603£569 | Fylde |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £17£17£16 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £444£446£421 | £307£308£291 | Fylde |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £98£99£93 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £104£105£99 | £82£83£78 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,254£1,259£1,189 | £1,174£1,179£1,114 | Fylde |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £170£171£161 | £136£137£129 | Fylde |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £317£319£301 | £198£199£188 | Fylde |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.72£5.75£5.43 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | Babergh |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | £3.90£3.92£3.70 | Fylde |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.6 | 991.2 | Fylde |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.3 | 65.6 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 152.9 | 123.3 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 68.1 | 47.4 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 157.2 | 140.1 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.1 | 18.8 | Fylde |
Per resident
Fylde is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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
Fylde Babergh
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,088£5,110£4,827Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4,547£4,566£4,313
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,383£3,397£3,209Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3,164£3,178£3,002
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£949£953£900Fylde is higher£833£837£790
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,085£3,098£2,927Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£2,942£2,954£2,790
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86Fylde is higher£63£63£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£201£202£191Fylde is higher£155£156£147
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.71£5.74£5.42Fylde is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£444£446£421Fylde is higher£307£308£291
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Fylde is higher£98£99£93
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£59£59£56Fylde is higher£47£47£44
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£706£709£670Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£668£671£634
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£170£171£161Fylde is higher£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£179£179£170Fylde is higher£113£113£107
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.23£3.24£3.06Babergh is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.33£2.34£2.21Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£2.21£2.22£2.10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.30£6.33£5.98Babergh is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
276.7Fylde is higherDepends on how you count256.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.0Fylde is higher17.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
42.2Fylde is higher31.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
68.1Fylde is higher47.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
88.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count79.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.5Fylde is higher10.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Fylde | Babergh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,088£5,110£4,827 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | Fylde |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,383£3,397£3,209 | £3,164£3,178£3,002 | Fylde |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £949£953£900 | £833£837£790 | Fylde |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,085£3,098£2,927 | £2,942£2,954£2,790 | Fylde |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £63£63£60 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £201£202£191 | £155£156£147 | Fylde |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | £4.40£4.41£4.17 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £444£446£421 | £307£308£291 | Fylde |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £98£99£93 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £59£59£56 | £47£47£44 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £706£709£670 | £668£671£634 | Fylde |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £170£171£161 | £136£137£129 | Fylde |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £179£179£170 | £113£113£107 | Fylde |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.23£3.24£3.06 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | Babergh |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.33£2.34£2.21 | £2.21£2.22£2.10 | Fylde |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 276.7 | 256.2 | Fylde |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.0 | 17.0 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 42.2 | 31.9 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 68.1 | 47.4 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 88.5 | 79.7 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.5 | 10.7 | Fylde |
Total
Fylde is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Babergh on 9. 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
Fylde Babergh
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£434.8m£436.7m£412.4mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£440.6m£442.5m£417.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mFylde is higher£80.7m£81.1m£76.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£263.7m£264.8m£250.1mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£285.1m£286.3m£270.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mFylde is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mFylde is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mFylde is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£37.9m£38.1m£36.0mFylde is higher£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mFylde is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mFylde is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£60.3m£60.6m£57.2mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mFylde is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mFylde is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mBabergh is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBabergh is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,647Babergh is higherDepends on how you count24,827
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,962Fylde is higher1,643
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,602Fylde is higher3,088
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,817Fylde is higher4,593
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,564Babergh is higherDepends on how you count7,725
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,065Fylde is higher1,038
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| Measure | Fylde | Babergh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £434.8m£436.7m£412.4m | £440.6m£442.5m£417.9m | Babergh |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £289.1m£290.3m£274.2m | £306.6m£308.0m£290.9m | Babergh |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £81.1m£81.4m£76.9m | £80.7m£81.1m£76.6m | Fylde |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £263.7m£264.8m£250.1m | £285.1m£286.3m£270.4m | Babergh |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | Fylde |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £37.9m£38.1m£36.0m | £29.7m£29.9m£28.2m | Fylde |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | £9.5m£9.6m£9.1m | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.0m£5.0m£4.8m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | Fylde |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £60.3m£60.6m£57.2m | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | Babergh |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.5m£14.6m£13.8m | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | Fylde |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.3m£15.3m£14.5m | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | Fylde |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Babergh |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.20m£0.20m£0.19m | £0.21m£0.22m£0.20m | Babergh |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | Babergh |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,647 | 24,827 | Babergh |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,962 | 1,643 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,602 | 3,088 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,817 | 4,593 | Fylde |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,564 | 7,725 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,065 | 1,038 | Fylde |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.