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Lincoln and Hastings

104,939 and 91,017 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Hastings on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 4 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.

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Per person in the age group

Lincoln is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 17. 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

Lincoln Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Lincoln: £4,136Hastings: £5,631Lincoln: £4,153Hastings: £5,319Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Hastings is higher£5,607£5,631£5,319

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,727, Hastings £12,630Hastings: £12,630Lincoln: £12,727Hastings: £12,684Lincoln: £12,781Hastings: £11,980Lincoln: £12,072

    £12,727£12,781£12,072Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£12,630£12,684£11,980

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £2,064, Hastings £3,054Hastings: £3,054Lincoln: £2,064Hastings: £3,067Lincoln: £2,073Hastings: £2,897Lincoln: £1,958

    £2,064£2,073£1,958Hastings is higher£3,054£3,067£2,897

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,261, Hastings £11,150Hastings: £11,150Lincoln: £11,261Hastings: £11,197Lincoln: £11,309Hastings: £10,576Lincoln: £10,681

    £11,261£11,309£10,681Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£11,150£11,197£10,576

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £581, Hastings £709Hastings: £709Lincoln: £581Hastings: £712Lincoln: £583Hastings: £673Lincoln: £551

    £581£583£551Hastings is higher£709£712£673

  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: Lincoln £851, Hastings £732Hastings: £732Lincoln: £851Hastings: £735Lincoln: £854Hastings: £694Lincoln: £807

    £851£854£807Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£732£735£694

  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: Lincoln £35, Hastings £39Hastings: £39Lincoln: £35Hastings: £39Lincoln: £35Hastings: £37Lincoln: £33

    £35£35£33Hastings is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Lincoln: £526Hastings: £609Lincoln: £529Hastings: £575Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Lincoln: £120Hastings: £201Lincoln: £120Hastings: £190Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Hastings is higher£201£201£190

  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: Lincoln £112, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Lincoln: £112Hastings: £147Lincoln: £112Hastings: £139Lincoln: £106

    £112£112£106Hastings is higher£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,616, Hastings £2,457Hastings: £2,457Lincoln: £1,616Hastings: £2,467Lincoln: £1,623Hastings: £2,330Lincoln: £1,533

    £1,616£1,623£1,533Hastings is higher£2,457£2,467£2,330

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Lincoln: £242Hastings: £393Lincoln: £243Hastings: £372Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Hastings is higher£392£393£372

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £320, Hastings £435Hastings: £435Lincoln: £320Hastings: £436Lincoln: £321Hastings: £412Lincoln: £304

    £320£321£304Hastings is higher£435£436£412

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £8.36, Hastings £7.37Hastings: £7.37Lincoln: £8.36Hastings: £7.40Lincoln: £8.40Hastings: £6.99Lincoln: £7.93

    £8.36£8.40£7.93Lincoln is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.30, Hastings £8.76Hastings: £8.76Lincoln: £7.30Hastings: £8.80Lincoln: £7.33Hastings: £8.31Lincoln: £6.92

    £7.30£7.33£6.92Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Lincoln: £7.14Hastings: £8.19Lincoln: £7.17Hastings: £7.74Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 989.9, Hastings 1,002.5Hastings: 1,002.5Lincoln: 989.9

    989.9Hastings is higher1,002.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 138.6, Hastings 158.9Hastings: 158.9Lincoln: 138.6

    138.6Hastings is higher158.9

  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: Lincoln 177.1, Hastings 151.6Hastings: 151.6Lincoln: 177.1

    177.1Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count151.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Hastings is higher91.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lincoln 205.7, Hastings 276.4Hastings: 276.4Lincoln: 205.7

    205.7Hastings is higher276.4

  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: Lincoln 23.7, Hastings 31.3Hastings: 31.3Lincoln: 23.7

    23.7Hastings is higher31.3

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Lincoln and Hastings, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,727£12,781£12,072£12,630£12,684£11,980Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,064£2,073£1,958£3,054£3,067£2,897Hastings
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,681£11,150£11,197£10,576Lincoln
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£583£551£709£712£673Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£851£854£807£732£735£694Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£39£39£37Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£606£609£575Hastings
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106£146£147£139Hastings
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,533£2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£321£304£435£436£412Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.36£8.40£7.93£7.37£7.40£6.99Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.30£7.33£6.92£8.76£8.80£8.31Hastings
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.91,002.5Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.6158.9Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.1151.6Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.891.7Hastings
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026205.7276.4Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.731.3Hastings

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Hastings 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

Lincoln Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Lincoln: £4,136Hastings: £5,631Lincoln: £4,153Hastings: £5,319Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Hastings is higher£5,607£5,631£5,319

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,817, Hastings £2,522Hastings: £2,522Lincoln: £1,817Hastings: £2,532Lincoln: £1,824Hastings: £2,392Lincoln: £1,723

    £1,817£1,824£1,723Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,522£2,532£2,392

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,424, Hastings £1,879Hastings: £1,879Lincoln: £1,424Hastings: £1,887Lincoln: £1,431Hastings: £1,782Lincoln: £1,351

    £1,424£1,431£1,351Hastings is higher£1,879£1,887£1,782

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,607, Hastings £2,226Hastings: £2,226Lincoln: £1,607Hastings: £2,236Lincoln: £1,614Hastings: £2,112Lincoln: £1,525

    £1,607£1,614£1,525Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,236£2,112

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £83, Hastings £142Hastings: £142Lincoln: £83Hastings: £142Lincoln: £83Hastings: £134Lincoln: £79

    £83£83£79Hastings is higher£142£142£134

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £121, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Lincoln: £121Hastings: £147Lincoln: £122Hastings: £139Lincoln: £115

    £121£122£115Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lincoln £4.98, Hastings £7.85Hastings: £7.85Lincoln: £4.98Hastings: £7.89Lincoln: £5.00Hastings: £7.45Lincoln: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Hastings is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Lincoln: £526Hastings: £609Lincoln: £529Hastings: £575Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Lincoln: £120Hastings: £201Lincoln: £120Hastings: £190Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Hastings is higher£201£201£190

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £77, Hastings £90Hastings: £90Lincoln: £77Hastings: £90Lincoln: £78Hastings: £85Lincoln: £73

    £77£78£73Hastings is higher£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,115, Hastings £1,512Hastings: £1,512Lincoln: £1,115Hastings: £1,518Lincoln: £1,120Hastings: £1,434Lincoln: £1,058

    £1,115£1,120£1,058Hastings is higher£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Lincoln: £242Hastings: £393Lincoln: £243Hastings: £372Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Hastings is higher£392£393£372

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £221, Hastings £267Hastings: £267Lincoln: £221Hastings: £269Lincoln: £222Hastings: £254Lincoln: £209

    £221£222£209Hastings is higher£267£269£254

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.77, Hastings £4.53Hastings: £4.53Lincoln: £5.77Hastings: £4.55Lincoln: £5.79Hastings: £4.30Lincoln: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Lincoln is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £5.03, Hastings £5.39Hastings: £5.39Lincoln: £5.03Hastings: £5.41Lincoln: £5.05Hastings: £5.11Lincoln: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Lincoln: £7.14Hastings: £8.19Lincoln: £7.17Hastings: £7.74Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Hastings is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 141.3, Hastings 200.2Hastings: 200.2Lincoln: 141.3

    141.3Hastings is higher200.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.8, Hastings 31.7Hastings: 31.7Lincoln: 19.8

    19.8Hastings is higher31.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 25.3, Hastings 30.3Hastings: 30.3Lincoln: 25.3

    25.3Hastings is higherDepends on how you count30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Hastings is higher91.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 142.0, Hastings 170.1Hastings: 170.1Lincoln: 142.0

    142.0Hastings is higher170.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 16.3, Hastings 19.3Hastings: 19.3Lincoln: 16.3

    16.3Hastings is higher19.3

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Hastings, per resident
MeasureLincolnHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£5,607£5,631£5,319Hastings
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,817£1,824£1,723£2,522£2,532£2,392Hastings
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,424£1,431£1,351£1,879£1,887£1,782Hastings
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,607£1,614£1,525£2,226£2,236£2,112Hastings
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£142£142£134Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£146£147£139Hastings
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£7.85£7.89£7.45Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£606£609£575Hastings
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£201£201£190Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£90£90£85Hastings
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058£1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£267£269£254Hastings
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£4.53£4.55£4.30Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£5.39£5.41£5.11Hastings
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£8.16£8.19£7.74Hastings
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.3200.2Hastings
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.831.7Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.330.3Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.891.7Hastings
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0170.1Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.319.3Hastings

Total

Lincoln is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 18. 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

Lincoln Hastings

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £434.0m, Hastings £510.3mHastings: £510.3mLincoln: £434.0mHastings: £512.5mLincoln: £435.8mHastings: £484.1mLincoln: £411.7m

    £434.0m£435.8m£411.7mHastings is higher£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £190.6m, Hastings £229.5mHastings: £229.5mLincoln: £190.6mHastings: £230.5mLincoln: £191.4mHastings: £217.7mLincoln: £180.8m

    £190.6m£191.4m£180.8mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £149.5m, Hastings £171.0mHastings: £171.0mLincoln: £149.5mHastings: £171.7mLincoln: £150.1mHastings: £162.2mLincoln: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mHastings is higher£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £168.7m, Hastings £202.6mHastings: £202.6mLincoln: £168.7mHastings: £203.5mLincoln: £169.4mHastings: £192.2mLincoln: £160.0m

    £168.7m£169.4m£160.0mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £8.7m, Hastings £12.9mHastings: £12.9mLincoln: £8.7mHastings: £12.9mLincoln: £8.7mHastings: £12.2mLincoln: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mHastings is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.7m, Hastings £13.3mHastings: £13.3mLincoln: £12.7mHastings: £13.4mLincoln: £12.8mHastings: £12.6mLincoln: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lincoln £0.52m, Hastings £0.71mHastings: £0.71mLincoln: £0.52mHastings: £0.72mLincoln: £0.52mHastings: £0.68mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mHastings is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £55.2m, Hastings £55.2mHastings: £55.2mLincoln: £55.2mHastings: £55.4mLincoln: £55.5mHastings: £52.3mLincoln: £52.4m

    £55.2m£55.5m£52.4mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.5m, Hastings £18.3mHastings: £18.3mLincoln: £12.5mHastings: £18.3mLincoln: £12.6mHastings: £17.3mLincoln: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mHastings is higher£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.1m, Hastings £8.2mHastings: £8.2mLincoln: £8.1mHastings: £8.2mLincoln: £8.1mHastings: £7.8mLincoln: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mHastings is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £117.1m, Hastings £137.6mHastings: £137.6mLincoln: £117.1mHastings: £138.2mLincoln: £117.6mHastings: £130.5mLincoln: £111.0m

    £117.1m£117.6m£111.0mHastings is higher£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £25.3m, Hastings £35.7mHastings: £35.7mLincoln: £25.3mHastings: £35.8mLincoln: £25.5mHastings: £33.8mLincoln: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mHastings is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £23.2m, Hastings £24.3mHastings: £24.3mLincoln: £23.2mHastings: £24.4mLincoln: £23.3mHastings: £23.1mLincoln: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mHastings is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.61m, Hastings £0.41mHastings: £0.41mLincoln: £0.61mHastings: £0.41mLincoln: £0.61mHastings: £0.39mLincoln: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mLincoln is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.53m, Hastings £0.49mHastings: £0.49mLincoln: £0.53mHastings: £0.49mLincoln: £0.53mHastings: £0.47mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.75m, Hastings £0.74mHastings: £0.74mLincoln: £0.75mHastings: £0.75mLincoln: £0.75mHastings: £0.70mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 14,826, Hastings 18,217Hastings: 18,217Lincoln: 14,826

    14,826Hastings is higher18,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,076, Hastings 2,888Hastings: 2,888Lincoln: 2,076

    2,076Hastings is higher2,888

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 2,652, Hastings 2,754Hastings: 2,754Lincoln: 2,652

    2,652Hastings is higherDepends on how you count2,754

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 7,851, Hastings 8,342Hastings: 8,342Lincoln: 7,851

    7,851Hastings is higher8,342

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 14,897, Hastings 15,478Hastings: 15,478Lincoln: 14,897

    14,897Hastings is higher15,478

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,713, Hastings 1,754Hastings: 1,754Lincoln: 1,713

    1,713Hastings is higher1,754

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Hastings, total
MeasureLincolnHastingsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.0m£435.8m£411.7m£510.3m£512.5m£484.1mHastings
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m£229.5m£230.5m£217.7mHastings
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHastings
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£168.7m£169.4m£160.0m£202.6m£203.5m£192.2mHastings
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mHastings
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m£55.2m£55.4m£52.3mLincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mHastings
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.1m£117.6m£111.0m£137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHastings
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHastings
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLincoln
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,82618,217Hastings
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0762,888Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6522,754Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8518,342Hastings
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,89715,478Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7131,754Hastings

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.
  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.
  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.