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West Lancashire and Canterbury

122,054 and 162,372 residents (mid-2024).

West Lancashire is higher than Canterbury on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

West Lancashire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 6. 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

West Lancashire Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £4,627, Canterbury £4,593Canterbury: £4,593West Lancashire: £4,627Canterbury: £4,612West Lancashire: £4,647Canterbury: £4,357West Lancashire: £4,389

    £4,627£4,647£4,389West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4,593£4,612£4,357

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £12,694, Canterbury £12,504Canterbury: £12,504West Lancashire: £12,694Canterbury: £12,557West Lancashire: £12,748Canterbury: £11,860West Lancashire: £12,041

    £12,694£12,748£12,041West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £1,804, Canterbury £1,923Canterbury: £1,923West Lancashire: £1,804Canterbury: £1,931West Lancashire: £1,812Canterbury: £1,824West Lancashire: £1,711

    £1,804£1,812£1,711Canterbury is higher£1,923£1,931£1,824

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Lancashire £11,524, Canterbury £11,368Canterbury: £11,368West Lancashire: £11,524Canterbury: £11,417West Lancashire: £11,573Canterbury: £10,783West Lancashire: £10,931

    £11,524£11,573£10,931West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £400, Canterbury £392Canterbury: £392West Lancashire: £400Canterbury: £394West Lancashire: £401Canterbury: £372West Lancashire: £379

    £400£401£379West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £744, Canterbury £720Canterbury: £720West Lancashire: £744Canterbury: £723West Lancashire: £747Canterbury: £683West Lancashire: £705

    £744£747£705West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £27, Canterbury £23Canterbury: £23West Lancashire: £27Canterbury: £23West Lancashire: £27Canterbury: £22West Lancashire: £25

    £27£27£25West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £500, Canterbury £429Canterbury: £429West Lancashire: £500Canterbury: £431West Lancashire: £502Canterbury: £407West Lancashire: £475

    £500£502£475West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£429£431£407

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £148, Canterbury £137Canterbury: £137West Lancashire: £148Canterbury: £138West Lancashire: £149Canterbury: £130West Lancashire: £140

    £148£149£140West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£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: West Lancashire £116, Canterbury £112Canterbury: £112West Lancashire: £116Canterbury: £112West Lancashire: £117Canterbury: £106West Lancashire: £110

    £116£117£110West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lancashire £1,372, Canterbury £1,530Canterbury: £1,530West Lancashire: £1,372Canterbury: £1,537West Lancashire: £1,378Canterbury: £1,452West Lancashire: £1,301

    £1,372£1,378£1,301Canterbury is higher£1,530£1,537£1,452

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lancashire £160, Canterbury £181Canterbury: £181West Lancashire: £160Canterbury: £182West Lancashire: £161Canterbury: £172West Lancashire: £152

    £160£161£152Canterbury 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: West Lancashire £305, Canterbury £264Canterbury: £264West Lancashire: £305Canterbury: £265West Lancashire: £306Canterbury: £250West Lancashire: £289

    £305£306£289West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £4.77, Canterbury £8.82Canterbury: £8.82West Lancashire: £4.77Canterbury: £8.86West Lancashire: £4.79Canterbury: £8.37West Lancashire: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Canterbury 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: West Lancashire £6.35, Canterbury £7.96Canterbury: £7.96West Lancashire: £6.35Canterbury: £7.99West Lancashire: £6.37Canterbury: £7.55West Lancashire: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Canterbury is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £8.72, Canterbury £4.74Canterbury: £4.74West Lancashire: £8.72Canterbury: £4.76West Lancashire: £8.76Canterbury: £4.50West Lancashire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 1,010.0, Canterbury 999.0Canterbury: 999.0West Lancashire: 1,010.0

    1,010.0West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 105.1, Canterbury 89.5Canterbury: 89.5West Lancashire: 105.1

    105.1West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 157.8, Canterbury 147.3Canterbury: 147.3West Lancashire: 157.8

    157.8West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 74.9, Canterbury 66.2Canterbury: 66.2West Lancashire: 74.9

    74.9West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 165.8, Canterbury 171.3Canterbury: 171.3West Lancashire: 165.8

    165.8Canterbury is higher171.3

  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: West Lancashire 25.0, Canterbury 24.9Canterbury: 24.9West Lancashire: 25.0

    25.0West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count24.9

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West Lancashire and Canterbury, per person in the age group
MeasureWest LancashireCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,627£4,647£4,389£4,593£4,612£4,357West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,694£12,748£12,041£12,504£12,557£11,860West Lancashire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,804£1,812£1,711£1,923£1,931£1,824Canterbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,524£11,573£10,931£11,368£11,417£10,783West Lancashire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£400£401£379£392£394£372West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£747£705£720£723£683West Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£23£23£22West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£475£429£431£407West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£137£138£130West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£112£112£106West Lancashire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,372£1,378£1,301£1,530£1,537£1,452Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£181£182£172Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£264£265£250West Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£8.82£8.86£8.37Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£7.96£7.99£7.55Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£4.74£4.76£4.50West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.0999.0West Lancashire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.189.5West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.8147.3West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.966.2West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026165.8171.3Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.024.9West Lancashire

Per resident

West Lancashire 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

West Lancashire Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £4,627, Canterbury £4,593Canterbury: £4,593West Lancashire: £4,627Canterbury: £4,612West Lancashire: £4,647Canterbury: £4,357West Lancashire: £4,389

    £4,627£4,647£4,389West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4,593£4,612£4,357

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £2,705, Canterbury £2,654Canterbury: £2,654West Lancashire: £2,705Canterbury: £2,665West Lancashire: £2,717Canterbury: £2,517West Lancashire: £2,566

    £2,705£2,717£2,566West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,654£2,665£2,517

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £1,105, Canterbury £1,187Canterbury: £1,187West Lancashire: £1,105Canterbury: £1,192West Lancashire: £1,110Canterbury: £1,126West Lancashire: £1,048

    £1,105£1,110£1,048Canterbury is higher£1,187£1,192£1,126

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Lancashire £2,456, Canterbury £2,413Canterbury: £2,413West Lancashire: £2,456Canterbury: £2,423West Lancashire: £2,466Canterbury: £2,288West Lancashire: £2,329

    £2,456£2,466£2,329West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,413£2,423£2,288

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Lancashire £85, Canterbury £83Canterbury: £83West Lancashire: £85Canterbury: £84West Lancashire: £86Canterbury: £79West Lancashire: £81

    £85£86£81West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £158, Canterbury £153Canterbury: £153West Lancashire: £158Canterbury: £154West Lancashire: £159Canterbury: £145West Lancashire: £150

    £158£159£150West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £5.67, Canterbury £4.82Canterbury: £4.82West Lancashire: £5.67Canterbury: £4.84West Lancashire: £5.70Canterbury: £4.57West Lancashire: £5.38

    £5.67£5.70£5.38West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire £500, Canterbury £429Canterbury: £429West Lancashire: £500Canterbury: £431West Lancashire: £502Canterbury: £407West Lancashire: £475

    £500£502£475West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£429£431£407

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £148, Canterbury £137Canterbury: £137West Lancashire: £148Canterbury: £138West Lancashire: £149Canterbury: £130West Lancashire: £140

    £148£149£140West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Lancashire £71, Canterbury £69Canterbury: £69West Lancashire: £71Canterbury: £69West Lancashire: £71Canterbury: £65West Lancashire: £67

    £71£71£67West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£69£69£65

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Lancashire £840, Canterbury £945Canterbury: £945West Lancashire: £840Canterbury: £949West Lancashire: £844Canterbury: £896West Lancashire: £797

    £840£844£797Canterbury is higher£945£949£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lancashire £160, Canterbury £181Canterbury: £181West Lancashire: £160Canterbury: £182West Lancashire: £161Canterbury: £172West Lancashire: £152

    £160£161£152Canterbury is higher£181£182£172

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Lancashire £187, Canterbury £163Canterbury: £163West Lancashire: £187Canterbury: £164West Lancashire: £188Canterbury: £154West Lancashire: £177

    £187£188£177West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Lancashire £2.92, Canterbury £5.45Canterbury: £5.45West Lancashire: £2.92Canterbury: £5.47West Lancashire: £2.93Canterbury: £5.17West Lancashire: £2.77

    £2.92£2.93£2.77Canterbury is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Lancashire £3.89, Canterbury £4.91Canterbury: £4.91West Lancashire: £3.89Canterbury: £4.93West Lancashire: £3.91Canterbury: £4.66West Lancashire: £3.69

    £3.89£3.91£3.69Canterbury is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lancashire £8.72, Canterbury £4.74Canterbury: £4.74West Lancashire: £8.72Canterbury: £4.76West Lancashire: £8.76Canterbury: £4.50West Lancashire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 215.2, Canterbury 212.0Canterbury: 212.0West Lancashire: 215.2

    215.2West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count212.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 22.4, Canterbury 19.0Canterbury: 19.0West Lancashire: 22.4

    22.4West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 33.6, Canterbury 31.3Canterbury: 31.3West Lancashire: 33.6

    33.6West Lancashire 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: West Lancashire 74.9, Canterbury 66.2Canterbury: 66.2West Lancashire: 74.9

    74.9West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count66.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 101.6, Canterbury 105.8Canterbury: 105.8West Lancashire: 101.6

    101.6Canterbury is higher105.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lancashire 15.3, Canterbury 15.4Canterbury: 15.4West Lancashire: 15.3

    15.3Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count15.4

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West Lancashire and Canterbury, per resident
MeasureWest LancashireCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,627£4,647£4,389£4,593£4,612£4,357West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,705£2,717£2,566£2,654£2,665£2,517West Lancashire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,105£1,110£1,048£1,187£1,192£1,126Canterbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,456£2,466£2,329£2,413£2,423£2,288West Lancashire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£83£84£79West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£153£154£145West Lancashire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.67£5.70£5.38£4.82£4.84£4.57West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£475£429£431£407West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£137£138£130West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£69£69£65West Lancashire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£945£949£896Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£181£182£172Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£163£164£154West Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.92£2.93£2.77£5.45£5.47£5.17Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.89£3.91£3.69£4.91£4.93£4.66Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£4.74£4.76£4.50West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.2212.0West Lancashire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.419.0West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.631.3West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.966.2West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.6105.8Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.315.4Canterbury

Total

West Lancashire is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 21. 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

West Lancashire Canterbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Lancashire £564.8m, Canterbury £745.8mCanterbury: £745.8mWest Lancashire: £564.8mCanterbury: £748.9mWest Lancashire: £567.2mCanterbury: £707.4mWest Lancashire: £535.7m

    £564.8m£567.2m£535.7mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£745.8m£748.9m£707.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Lancashire £330.2m, Canterbury £430.9mCanterbury: £430.9mWest Lancashire: £330.2mCanterbury: £432.7mWest Lancashire: £331.6mCanterbury: £408.7mWest Lancashire: £313.2m

    £330.2m£331.6m£313.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Lancashire £134.9m, Canterbury £192.7mCanterbury: £192.7mWest Lancashire: £134.9mCanterbury: £193.5mWest Lancashire: £135.5mCanterbury: £182.8mWest Lancashire: £127.9m

    £134.9m£135.5m£127.9mCanterbury is higher£192.7m£193.5m£182.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Lancashire £299.7m, Canterbury £391.7mCanterbury: £391.7mWest Lancashire: £299.7mCanterbury: £393.4mWest Lancashire: £301.0mCanterbury: £371.6mWest Lancashire: £284.3m

    £299.7m£301.0m£284.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£391.7m£393.4m£371.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Lancashire £10.4m, Canterbury £13.5mCanterbury: £13.5mWest Lancashire: £10.4mCanterbury: £13.6mWest Lancashire: £10.4mCanterbury: £12.8mWest Lancashire: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.4m£9.9mCanterbury 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: West Lancashire £19.3m, Canterbury £24.8mCanterbury: £24.8mWest Lancashire: £19.3mCanterbury: £24.9mWest Lancashire: £19.4mCanterbury: £23.5mWest Lancashire: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mCanterbury 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: West Lancashire £0.69m, Canterbury £0.78mCanterbury: £0.78mWest Lancashire: £0.69mCanterbury: £0.79mWest Lancashire: £0.70mCanterbury: £0.74mWest Lancashire: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mCanterbury 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: West Lancashire £61.1m, Canterbury £69.7mCanterbury: £69.7mWest Lancashire: £61.1mCanterbury: £70.0mWest Lancashire: £61.3mCanterbury: £66.1mWest Lancashire: £57.9m

    £61.1m£61.3m£57.9mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Lancashire £18.1m, Canterbury £22.3mCanterbury: £22.3mWest Lancashire: £18.1mCanterbury: £22.4mWest Lancashire: £18.1mCanterbury: £21.2mWest Lancashire: £17.1m

    £18.1m£18.1m£17.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£22.3m£22.4m£21.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lancashire £8.7m, Canterbury £11.2mCanterbury: £11.2mWest Lancashire: £8.7mCanterbury: £11.2mWest Lancashire: £8.7mCanterbury: £10.6mWest Lancashire: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Lancashire £102.6m, Canterbury £153.4mCanterbury: £153.4mWest Lancashire: £102.6mCanterbury: £154.1mWest Lancashire: £103.0mCanterbury: £145.5mWest Lancashire: £97.3m

    £102.6m£103.0m£97.3mCanterbury is higher£153.4m£154.1m£145.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Lancashire £19.5m, Canterbury £29.4mCanterbury: £29.4mWest Lancashire: £19.5mCanterbury: £29.5mWest Lancashire: £19.6mCanterbury: £27.9mWest Lancashire: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mCanterbury is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Lancashire £22.8m, Canterbury £26.4mCanterbury: £26.4mWest Lancashire: £22.8mCanterbury: £26.5mWest Lancashire: £22.9mCanterbury: £25.1mWest Lancashire: £21.6m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Lancashire £0.36m, Canterbury £0.88mCanterbury: £0.88mWest Lancashire: £0.36mCanterbury: £0.89mWest Lancashire: £0.36mCanterbury: £0.84mWest Lancashire: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mCanterbury is higher£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Lancashire £0.47m, Canterbury £0.80mCanterbury: £0.80mWest Lancashire: £0.47mCanterbury: £0.80mWest Lancashire: £0.48mCanterbury: £0.76mWest Lancashire: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mCanterbury is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Lancashire £1.1m, Canterbury £0.77mCanterbury: £0.77mWest Lancashire: £1.1mCanterbury: £0.77mWest Lancashire: £1.1mCanterbury: £0.73mWest Lancashire: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mWest Lancashire is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Lancashire 26,268, Canterbury 34,426Canterbury: 34,426West Lancashire: 26,268

    26,268Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count34,426

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Lancashire 2,734, Canterbury 3,083Canterbury: 3,083West Lancashire: 2,734

    2,734Canterbury 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: West Lancashire 4,105, Canterbury 5,074Canterbury: 5,074West Lancashire: 4,105

    4,105Canterbury 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: West Lancashire 9,139, Canterbury 10,752Canterbury: 10,752West Lancashire: 9,139

    9,139Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count10,752

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Lancashire 12,398, Canterbury 17,175Canterbury: 17,175West Lancashire: 12,398

    12,398Canterbury is higher17,175

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lancashire 1,866, Canterbury 2,495Canterbury: 2,495West Lancashire: 1,866

    1,866Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count2,495

Show the numbers
West Lancashire and Canterbury, total
MeasureWest LancashireCanterburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£564.8m£567.2m£535.7m£745.8m£748.9m£707.4mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£330.2m£331.6m£313.2m£430.9m£432.7m£408.7mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£134.9m£135.5m£127.9m£192.7m£193.5m£182.8mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£299.7m£301.0m£284.3m£391.7m£393.4m£371.6mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.4m£9.9m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£24.8m£24.9m£23.5mCanterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mCanterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mCanterbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m£22.3m£22.4m£21.2mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mCanterbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.6m£103.0m£97.3m£153.4m£154.1m£145.5mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£29.4m£29.5m£27.9mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m£26.4m£26.5m£25.1mCanterbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,26834,426Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7343,083Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1055,074Canterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,13910,752Canterbury
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,39817,175Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8662,495Canterbury

Sources

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

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  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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