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Fylde and Chichester
Fylde is higher than Chichester on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.
On 16 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 17 of 22 measures, and Chichester 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
Fylde Chichester
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,088£5,110£4,827Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4,792£4,813£4,546
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,268£12,320£11,637Chichester is higherDepends on how you count£12,421£12,474£11,782
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,685£1,692£1,598Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£1,655£1,662£1,569
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,189£11,237£10,613Chichester is higherDepends on how you count£11,548£11,597£10,954
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£329£330£312Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£268£269£254
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£729£732£692Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£557
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£444£446£421Fylde is higher£278£279£264
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£104£105£99Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£76£76£72
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,254£1,259£1,189Chichester is higher£1,366£1,371£1,295
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£170£171£161Chichester is higher£193£194£183
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£317£319£301Fylde is higher£203£204£193
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.72£5.75£5.43Chichester is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.14£4.16£3.93Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3.75£3.77£3.56
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.30£6.33£5.98Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4.80£4.82£4.55
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.6Fylde is higherDepends on how you count1,002.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.3Fylde is higherDepends on how you count66.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
152.9Fylde is higherDepends on how you count121.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
68.1Fylde is higher43.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
157.2Fylde is higherDepends on how you count148.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.1Fylde is higherDepends on how you count17.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Fylde | Chichester | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,088£5,110£4,827 | £4,792£4,813£4,546 | Fylde |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,268£12,320£11,637 | £12,421£12,474£11,782 | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,685£1,692£1,598 | £1,655£1,662£1,569 | Fylde |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,189£11,237£10,613 | £11,548£11,597£10,954 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £329£330£312 | £268£269£254 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £729£732£692 | £588£590£557 | 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 | £278£279£264 | Fylde |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £102£102£96 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £104£105£99 | £76£76£72 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,254£1,259£1,189 | £1,366£1,371£1,295 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £170£171£161 | £193£194£183 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £317£319£301 | £203£204£193 | Fylde |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.72£5.75£5.43 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | Chichester |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.14£4.16£3.93 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | Fylde |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | Fylde |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.6 | 1,002.3 | Fylde |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.3 | 66.8 | Fylde |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 152.9 | 121.0 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 68.1 | 43.5 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 157.2 | 148.5 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.1 | 17.4 | Fylde |
Per resident
Fylde is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Chichester 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 Chichester
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,088£5,110£4,827Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4,792£4,813£4,546
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,383£3,397£3,209Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3,274£3,288£3,106
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£949£953£900Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£940£944£892
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,085£3,098£2,927Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3,044£3,057£2,888
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£201£202£191Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.71£5.74£5.42Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4.55£4.57£4.32
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£444£446£421Fylde is higher£278£279£264
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£59£59£56Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£41
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£706£709£670Chichester is higher£776£779£736
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£170£171£161Chichester is higher£193£194£183
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£179£179£170Fylde is higher£116£116£110
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.23£3.24£3.06Chichester is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.33£2.34£2.21Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£2.13£2.14£2.02
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.30£6.33£5.98Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£4.80£4.82£4.55
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
276.7Fylde is higherDepends on how you count264.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.0Fylde is higherDepends on how you count17.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
42.2Fylde is higherDepends on how you count31.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
68.1Fylde is higher43.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
88.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count84.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count9.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Fylde | Chichester | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,088£5,110£4,827 | £4,792£4,813£4,546 | Fylde |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,383£3,397£3,209 | £3,274£3,288£3,106 | Fylde |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £949£953£900 | £940£944£892 | Fylde |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,085£3,098£2,927 | £3,044£3,057£2,888 | Fylde |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £71£71£67 | 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 | £4.55£4.57£4.32 | Fylde |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £444£446£421 | £278£279£264 | Fylde |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £102£102£96 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £59£59£56 | £43£43£41 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £706£709£670 | £776£779£736 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £170£171£161 | £193£194£183 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £179£179£170 | £116£116£110 | Fylde |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.23£3.24£3.06 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | Chichester |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.33£2.34£2.21 | £2.13£2.14£2.02 | Fylde |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.30£6.33£5.98 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | Fylde |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 276.7 | 264.2 | Fylde |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.0 | 17.6 | 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 | 43.5 | Fylde |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 88.5 | 84.4 | Fylde |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.5 | 9.9 | Fylde |
Total
Fylde is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Chichester on 19. 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 Chichester
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£434.8m£436.7m£412.4mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£619.2m£621.8m£587.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£423.1m£424.9m£401.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£121.5m£122.0m£115.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£263.7m£264.8m£250.1mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£393.4m£395.0m£373.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£37.9m£38.1m£36.0mFylde is higher£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£60.3m£60.6m£57.2mChichester is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mChichester is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mFylde is higher£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mChichester is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,647Chichester is higherDepends on how you count34,139
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,962Chichester is higherDepends on how you count2,276
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,602Chichester is higherDepends on how you count4,120
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,817Fylde is higher5,614
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,564Chichester is higherDepends on how you count10,900
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,065Chichester is higherDepends on how you count1,276
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| Measure | Fylde | Chichester | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £434.8m£436.7m£412.4m | £619.2m£621.8m£587.3m | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £289.1m£290.3m£274.2m | £423.1m£424.9m£401.3m | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £81.1m£81.4m£76.9m | £121.5m£122.0m£115.2m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £263.7m£264.8m£250.1m | £393.4m£395.0m£373.1m | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | £9.1m£9.2m£8.7m | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | £20.0m£20.1m£19.0m | Chichester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £37.9m£38.1m£36.0m | £35.9m£36.1m£34.1m | Fylde |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | £13.1m£13.2m£12.4m | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.0m£5.0m£4.8m | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £60.3m£60.6m£57.2m | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | Chichester |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.5m£14.6m£13.8m | £25.0m£25.1m£23.7m | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.3m£15.3m£14.5m | £14.9m£15.0m£14.2m | Fylde |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | Chichester |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.20m£0.20m£0.19m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Chichester |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,647 | 34,139 | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,962 | 2,276 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,602 | 4,120 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,817 | 5,614 | Fylde |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,564 | 10,900 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,065 | 1,276 | Chichester |
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.