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Lancaster and Canterbury

145,332 and 162,372 residents (mid-2024).

Lancaster is higher than Canterbury on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 13 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Lancaster is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 7. 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

Lancaster Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, Canterbury £4,593Canterbury: £4,593Lancaster: £4,559Canterbury: £4,612Lancaster: £4,579Canterbury: £4,357Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325Canterbury is higher£4,593£4,612£4,357

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £12,836, Canterbury £12,504Canterbury: £12,504Lancaster: £12,836Canterbury: £12,557Lancaster: £12,890Canterbury: £11,860Lancaster: £12,175

    £12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,504£12,557£11,860

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,929, Canterbury £1,923Canterbury: £1,923Lancaster: £1,929Canterbury: £1,931Lancaster: £1,937Canterbury: £1,824Lancaster: £1,830

    £1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,923£1,931£1,824

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £11,560, Canterbury £11,368Canterbury: £11,368Lancaster: £11,560Canterbury: £11,417Lancaster: £11,609Canterbury: £10,783Lancaster: £10,965

    £11,560£11,609£10,965Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£11,368£11,417£10,783

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £425, Canterbury £392Canterbury: £392Lancaster: £425Canterbury: £394Lancaster: £427Canterbury: £372Lancaster: £403

    £425£427£403Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£392£394£372

  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: Lancaster £823, Canterbury £720Canterbury: £720Lancaster: £823Canterbury: £723Lancaster: £827Canterbury: £683Lancaster: £781

    £823£827£781Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£720£723£683

  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: Lancaster £27, Canterbury £23Canterbury: £23Lancaster: £27Canterbury: £23Lancaster: £27Canterbury: £22Lancaster: £26

    £27£27£26Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, Canterbury £429Canterbury: £429Lancaster: £486Canterbury: £431Lancaster: £488Canterbury: £407Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461Lancaster is higher£429£431£407

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, Canterbury £137Canterbury: £137Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £138Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £130Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127Canterbury is higher£137£138£130

  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: Lancaster £99, Canterbury £112Canterbury: £112Lancaster: £99Canterbury: £112Lancaster: £99Canterbury: £106Lancaster: £94

    £99£99£94Canterbury is higher£112£112£106

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,536, Canterbury £1,530Canterbury: £1,530Lancaster: £1,536Canterbury: £1,537Lancaster: £1,542Canterbury: £1,452Lancaster: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,530£1,537£1,452

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, Canterbury £181Canterbury: £181Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £182Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £172Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Canterbury is higher£181£182£172

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £286, Canterbury £264Canterbury: £264Lancaster: £286Canterbury: £265Lancaster: £287Canterbury: £250Lancaster: £271

    £286£287£271Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£264£265£250

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £4.46, Canterbury £8.82Canterbury: £8.82Lancaster: £4.46Canterbury: £8.86Lancaster: £4.48Canterbury: £8.37Lancaster: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Canterbury is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £3.52, Canterbury £7.96Canterbury: £7.96Lancaster: £3.52Canterbury: £7.99Lancaster: £3.54Canterbury: £7.55Lancaster: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34Canterbury is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, Canterbury £4.74Canterbury: £4.74Lancaster: £6.05Canterbury: £4.76Lancaster: £6.08Canterbury: £4.50Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 1,026.3, Canterbury 999.0Canterbury: 999.0Lancaster: 1,026.3

    1,026.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count999.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 105.9, Canterbury 89.5Canterbury: 89.5Lancaster: 105.9

    105.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count89.5

  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: Lancaster 167.4, Canterbury 147.3Canterbury: 147.3Lancaster: 167.4

    167.4Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count147.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, Canterbury 66.2Canterbury: 66.2Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count66.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lancaster 175.4, Canterbury 171.3Canterbury: 171.3Lancaster: 175.4

    175.4Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count171.3

  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: Lancaster 21.8, Canterbury 24.9Canterbury: 24.9Lancaster: 21.8

    21.8Canterbury is higher24.9

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Lancaster and Canterbury, per person in the age group
MeasureLancasterCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,593£4,612£4,357Canterbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175£12,504£12,557£11,860Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830£1,923£1,931£1,824Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,560£11,609£10,965£11,368£11,417£10,783Lancaster
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£425£427£403£392£394£372Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£720£723£683Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£23£23£22Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£429£431£407Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£137£138£130Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£112£112£106Canterbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,530£1,537£1,452Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£181£182£172Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£264£265£250Lancaster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£8.82£8.86£8.37Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£7.96£7.99£7.55Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.74£4.76£4.50Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.3999.0Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.989.5Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.4147.3Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.966.2Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.4171.3Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.824.9Canterbury

Per resident

Lancaster is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 10. 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

Lancaster Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, Canterbury £4,593Canterbury: £4,593Lancaster: £4,559Canterbury: £4,612Lancaster: £4,579Canterbury: £4,357Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325Canterbury is higher£4,593£4,612£4,357

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lancaster £2,537, Canterbury £2,654Canterbury: £2,654Lancaster: £2,537Canterbury: £2,665Lancaster: £2,548Canterbury: £2,517Lancaster: £2,406

    £2,537£2,548£2,406Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,654£2,665£2,517

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lancaster £1,216, Canterbury £1,187Canterbury: £1,187Lancaster: £1,216Canterbury: £1,192Lancaster: £1,221Canterbury: £1,126Lancaster: £1,153

    £1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,187£1,192£1,126

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lancaster £2,285, Canterbury £2,413Canterbury: £2,413Lancaster: £2,285Canterbury: £2,423Lancaster: £2,294Canterbury: £2,288Lancaster: £2,167

    £2,285£2,294£2,167Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,413£2,423£2,288

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lancaster £84, Canterbury £83Canterbury: £83Lancaster: £84Canterbury: £84Lancaster: £84Canterbury: £79Lancaster: £80

    £84£84£80Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£83£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £163, Canterbury £153Canterbury: £153Lancaster: £163Canterbury: £154Lancaster: £163Canterbury: £145Lancaster: £154

    £163£163£154Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lancaster £5.32, Canterbury £4.82Canterbury: £4.82Lancaster: £5.32Canterbury: £4.84Lancaster: £5.35Canterbury: £4.57Lancaster: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, Canterbury £429Canterbury: £429Lancaster: £486Canterbury: £431Lancaster: £488Canterbury: £407Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461Lancaster is higher£429£431£407

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, Canterbury £137Canterbury: £137Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £138Lancaster: £134Canterbury: £130Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127Canterbury is higher£137£138£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lancaster £62, Canterbury £69Canterbury: £69Lancaster: £62Canterbury: £69Lancaster: £63Canterbury: £65Lancaster: £59

    £62£63£59Canterbury is higher£69£69£65

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lancaster £968, Canterbury £945Canterbury: £945Lancaster: £968Canterbury: £949Lancaster: £972Canterbury: £896Lancaster: £918

    £968£972£918Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£945£949£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, Canterbury £181Canterbury: £181Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £182Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £172Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Canterbury is higher£181£182£172

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £180, Canterbury £163Canterbury: £163Lancaster: £180Canterbury: £164Lancaster: £181Canterbury: £154Lancaster: £171

    £180£181£171Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £2.81, Canterbury £5.45Canterbury: £5.45Lancaster: £2.81Canterbury: £5.47Lancaster: £2.83Canterbury: £5.17Lancaster: £2.67

    £2.81£2.83£2.67Canterbury is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lancaster £2.21, Canterbury £4.91Canterbury: £4.91Lancaster: £2.21Canterbury: £4.93Lancaster: £2.22Canterbury: £4.66Lancaster: £2.10

    £2.21£2.22£2.10Canterbury is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, Canterbury £4.74Canterbury: £4.74Lancaster: £6.05Canterbury: £4.76Lancaster: £6.08Canterbury: £4.50Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Lancaster is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 202.8, Canterbury 212.0Canterbury: 212.0Lancaster: 202.8

    202.8Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count212.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 20.9, Canterbury 19.0Canterbury: 19.0Lancaster: 20.9

    20.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 33.1, Canterbury 31.3Canterbury: 31.3Lancaster: 33.1

    33.1Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, Canterbury 66.2Canterbury: 66.2Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count66.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 110.5, Canterbury 105.8Canterbury: 105.8Lancaster: 110.5

    110.5Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count105.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 13.7, Canterbury 15.4Canterbury: 15.4Lancaster: 13.7

    13.7Canterbury is higher15.4

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Lancaster and Canterbury, per resident
MeasureLancasterCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,593£4,612£4,357Canterbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,406£2,654£2,665£2,517Canterbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,216£1,221£1,153£1,187£1,192£1,126Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,285£2,294£2,167£2,413£2,423£2,288Canterbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£83£84£79Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£153£154£145Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£4.82£4.84£4.57Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£429£431£407Lancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£137£138£130Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£69£69£65Canterbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£945£949£896Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£181£182£172Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£163£164£154Lancaster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67£5.45£5.47£5.17Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10£4.91£4.93£4.66Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.74£4.76£4.50Lancaster
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.8212.0Canterbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.919.0Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.131.3Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.966.2Lancaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.5105.8Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.715.4Canterbury

Total

Lancaster is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 20. 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

Lancaster Canterbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lancaster £662.6m, Canterbury £745.8mCanterbury: £745.8mLancaster: £662.6mCanterbury: £748.9mLancaster: £665.4mCanterbury: £707.4mLancaster: £628.5m

    £662.6m£665.4m£628.5mCanterbury is higher£745.8m£748.9m£707.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lancaster £368.7m, Canterbury £430.9mCanterbury: £430.9mLancaster: £368.7mCanterbury: £432.7mLancaster: £370.2mCanterbury: £408.7mLancaster: £349.7m

    £368.7m£370.2m£349.7mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lancaster £176.7m, Canterbury £192.7mCanterbury: £192.7mLancaster: £176.7mCanterbury: £193.5mLancaster: £177.5mCanterbury: £182.8mLancaster: £167.6m

    £176.7m£177.5m£167.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£192.7m£193.5m£182.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lancaster £332.0m, Canterbury £391.7mCanterbury: £391.7mLancaster: £332.0mCanterbury: £393.4mLancaster: £333.5mCanterbury: £371.6mLancaster: £315.0m

    £332.0m£333.5m£315.0mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£391.7m£393.4m£371.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster £12.2m, Canterbury £13.5mCanterbury: £13.5mLancaster: £12.2mCanterbury: £13.6mLancaster: £12.3mCanterbury: £12.8mLancaster: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £23.6m, Canterbury £24.8mCanterbury: £24.8mLancaster: £23.6mCanterbury: £24.9mLancaster: £23.7mCanterbury: £23.5mLancaster: £22.4m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lancaster £0.77m, Canterbury £0.78mCanterbury: £0.78mLancaster: £0.77mCanterbury: £0.79mLancaster: £0.78mCanterbury: £0.74mLancaster: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £70.6m, Canterbury £69.7mCanterbury: £69.7mLancaster: £70.6mCanterbury: £70.0mLancaster: £70.9mCanterbury: £66.1mLancaster: £67.0m

    £70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster is higher£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £19.5m, Canterbury £22.3mCanterbury: £22.3mLancaster: £19.5mCanterbury: £22.4mLancaster: £19.5mCanterbury: £21.2mLancaster: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.5m£18.5mCanterbury is higher£22.3m£22.4m£21.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster £9.1m, Canterbury £11.2mCanterbury: £11.2mLancaster: £9.1mCanterbury: £11.2mLancaster: £9.1mCanterbury: £10.6mLancaster: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mCanterbury is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster £140.7m, Canterbury £153.4mCanterbury: £153.4mLancaster: £140.7mCanterbury: £154.1mLancaster: £141.3mCanterbury: £145.5mLancaster: £133.5m

    £140.7m£141.3m£133.5mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£153.4m£154.1m£145.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lancaster £26.3m, Canterbury £29.4mCanterbury: £29.4mLancaster: £26.3mCanterbury: £29.5mLancaster: £26.4mCanterbury: £27.9mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCanterbury is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lancaster £26.2m, Canterbury £26.4mCanterbury: £26.4mLancaster: £26.2mCanterbury: £26.5mLancaster: £26.3mCanterbury: £25.1mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lancaster £0.41m, Canterbury £0.88mCanterbury: £0.88mLancaster: £0.41mCanterbury: £0.89mLancaster: £0.41mCanterbury: £0.84mLancaster: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mCanterbury is higher£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lancaster £0.32m, Canterbury £0.80mCanterbury: £0.80mLancaster: £0.32mCanterbury: £0.80mLancaster: £0.32mCanterbury: £0.76mLancaster: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mCanterbury is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lancaster £0.88m, Canterbury £0.77mCanterbury: £0.77mLancaster: £0.88mCanterbury: £0.77mLancaster: £0.88mCanterbury: £0.73mLancaster: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mLancaster is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lancaster 29,478, Canterbury 34,426Canterbury: 34,426Lancaster: 29,478

    29,478Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count34,426

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster 3,042, Canterbury 3,083Canterbury: 3,083Lancaster: 3,042

    3,042Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count3,083

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 4,808, Canterbury 5,074Canterbury: 5,074Lancaster: 4,808

    4,808Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count5,074

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 10,452, Canterbury 10,752Canterbury: 10,752Lancaster: 10,452

    10,452Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count10,752

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster 16,065, Canterbury 17,175Canterbury: 17,175Lancaster: 16,065

    16,065Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count17,175

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster 1,993, Canterbury 2,495Canterbury: 2,495Lancaster: 1,993

    1,993Canterbury is higher2,495

Show the numbers
Lancaster and Canterbury, total
MeasureLancasterCanterburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m£745.8m£748.9m£707.4mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m£430.9m£432.7m£408.7mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m£192.7m£193.5m£182.8mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m£391.7m£393.4m£371.6mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m£24.8m£24.9m£23.5mCanterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mCanterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m£22.3m£22.4m£21.2mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mCanterbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m£153.4m£154.1m£145.5mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£29.4m£29.5m£27.9mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£26.4m£26.5m£25.1mCanterbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,47834,426Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0423,083Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8085,074Canterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,45210,752Canterbury
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,06517,175Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9932,495Canterbury

Sources

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

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  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.
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