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Lichfield and Fareham

111,710 and 115,208 residents (mid-2024).

Lichfield is higher than Fareham on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Lichfield is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Fareham on 2. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Lichfield Fareham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4,327, Fareham £4,242Fareham: £4,242Lichfield: £4,327Fareham: £4,260Lichfield: £4,345Fareham: £4,024Lichfield: £4,104

    £4,327£4,345£4,104Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £12,603, Fareham £12,460Fareham: £12,460Lichfield: £12,603Fareham: £12,513Lichfield: £12,657Fareham: £11,819Lichfield: £11,955

    £12,603£12,657£11,955Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,460£12,513£11,819

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £1,446, Fareham £1,169Fareham: £1,169Lichfield: £1,446Fareham: £1,174Lichfield: £1,452Fareham: £1,109Lichfield: £1,372

    £1,446£1,452£1,372Lichfield is higher£1,169£1,174£1,109

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £11,705, Fareham £11,625Fareham: £11,625Lichfield: £11,705Fareham: £11,674Lichfield: £11,755Fareham: £11,027Lichfield: £11,103

    £11,705£11,755£11,103Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,625£11,674£11,027

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £236, Fareham £200Fareham: £200Lichfield: £236Fareham: £201Lichfield: £237Fareham: £190Lichfield: £224

    £236£237£224Lichfield is higher£200£201£190

  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: Lichfield £645, Fareham £622Fareham: £622Lichfield: £645Fareham: £624Lichfield: £647Fareham: £590Lichfield: £612

    £645£647£612Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590

  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: Lichfield £17, Fareham £14Fareham: £14Lichfield: £17Fareham: £14Lichfield: £18Fareham: £13Lichfield: £17

    £17£18£17Lichfield is higher£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £361, Fareham £264Fareham: £264Lichfield: £361Fareham: £266Lichfield: £363Fareham: £251Lichfield: £343

    £361£363£343Lichfield is higher£264£266£251

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £109, Fareham £105Fareham: £105Lichfield: £109Fareham: £106Lichfield: £109Fareham: £100Lichfield: £103

    £109£109£103Lichfield is higher£105£106£100

  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: Lichfield £101, Fareham £72Fareham: £72Lichfield: £101Fareham: £72Lichfield: £101Fareham: £68Lichfield: £96

    £101£101£96Lichfield is higher£72£72£68

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £1,121, Fareham £896Fareham: £896Lichfield: £1,121Fareham: £900Lichfield: £1,126Fareham: £850Lichfield: £1,063

    £1,121£1,126£1,063Lichfield is higher£896£900£850

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lichfield £110, Fareham £123Fareham: £123Lichfield: £110Fareham: £123Lichfield: £111Fareham: £117Lichfield: £104

    £110£111£104Fareham is higher£123£123£117

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £212, Fareham £192Fareham: £192Lichfield: £212Fareham: £193Lichfield: £213Fareham: £182Lichfield: £201

    £212£213£201Lichfield is higher£192£193£182

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £6.34, Fareham £5.58Fareham: £5.58Lichfield: £6.34Fareham: £5.60Lichfield: £6.36Fareham: £5.29Lichfield: £6.01

    £6.34£6.36£6.01Lichfield is higher£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £5.92, Fareham £3.23Fareham: £3.23Lichfield: £5.92Fareham: £3.24Lichfield: £5.95Fareham: £3.06Lichfield: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Lichfield is higher£3.23£3.24£3.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4.89, Fareham £6.31Fareham: £6.31Lichfield: £4.89Fareham: £6.34Lichfield: £4.91Fareham: £5.99Lichfield: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Fareham is higher£6.31£6.34£5.99

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lichfield 1,004.0, Fareham 1,003.6Fareham: 1,003.6Lichfield: 1,004.0

    1,004.0Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count1,003.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lichfield 68.7, Fareham 53.4Fareham: 53.4Lichfield: 68.7

    68.7Lichfield is higher53.4

  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: Lichfield 139.9, Fareham 133.1Fareham: 133.1Lichfield: 139.9

    139.9Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count133.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 54.6, Fareham 40.9Fareham: 40.9Lichfield: 54.6

    54.6Lichfield is higher40.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lichfield 135.3, Fareham 110.6Fareham: 110.6Lichfield: 135.3

    135.3Lichfield is higher110.6

  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: Lichfield 22.2, Fareham 16.4Fareham: 16.4Lichfield: 22.2

    22.2Lichfield is higher16.4

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Lichfield and Fareham, per person in the age group
MeasureLichfieldFarehamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,327£4,345£4,104£4,242£4,260£4,024Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,603£12,657£11,955£12,460£12,513£11,819Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372£1,169£1,174£1,109Lichfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,705£11,755£11,103£11,625£11,674£11,027Lichfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£236£237£224£200£201£190Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£645£647£612£622£624£590Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£18£17£14£14£13Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£361£363£343£264£266£251Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£105£106£100Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£72£72£68Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,121£1,126£1,063£896£900£850Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104£123£123£117Fareham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£212£213£201£192£193£182Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£5.58£5.60£5.29Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£3.23£3.24£3.06Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£6.31£6.34£5.99Fareham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.01,003.6Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.753.4Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9133.1Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.640.9Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.3110.6Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.216.4Lichfield

Per resident

Lichfield is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Fareham 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

Lichfield Fareham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4,327, Fareham £4,242Fareham: £4,242Lichfield: £4,327Fareham: £4,260Lichfield: £4,345Fareham: £4,024Lichfield: £4,104

    £4,327£4,345£4,104Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lichfield £2,886, Fareham £3,066Fareham: £3,066Lichfield: £2,886Fareham: £3,079Lichfield: £2,899Fareham: £2,908Lichfield: £2,738

    £2,886£2,899£2,738Fareham is higherDepends on how you count£3,066£3,079£2,908

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lichfield £856, Fareham £678Fareham: £678Lichfield: £856Fareham: £681Lichfield: £859Fareham: £643Lichfield: £812

    £856£859£812Lichfield is higher£678£681£643

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lichfield £2,681, Fareham £2,860Fareham: £2,860Lichfield: £2,681Fareham: £2,872Lichfield: £2,692Fareham: £2,713Lichfield: £2,543

    £2,681£2,692£2,543Fareham is higherDepends on how you count£2,860£2,872£2,713

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lichfield £54, Fareham £49Fareham: £49Lichfield: £54Fareham: £49Lichfield: £54Fareham: £47Lichfield: £51

    £54£54£51Lichfield is higher£49£49£47

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £148, Fareham £153Fareham: £153Lichfield: £148Fareham: £154Lichfield: £148Fareham: £145Lichfield: £140

    £148£148£140Fareham 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: Lichfield £4.00, Fareham £3.37Fareham: £3.37Lichfield: £4.00Fareham: £3.39Lichfield: £4.01Fareham: £3.20Lichfield: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Lichfield is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £361, Fareham £264Fareham: £264Lichfield: £361Fareham: £266Lichfield: £363Fareham: £251Lichfield: £343

    £361£363£343Lichfield is higher£264£266£251

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £109, Fareham £105Fareham: £105Lichfield: £109Fareham: £106Lichfield: £109Fareham: £100Lichfield: £103

    £109£109£103Lichfield is higher£105£106£100

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lichfield £60, Fareham £41Fareham: £41Lichfield: £60Fareham: £42Lichfield: £60Fareham: £39Lichfield: £57

    £60£60£57Lichfield is higher£41£42£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lichfield £663, Fareham £520Fareham: £520Lichfield: £663Fareham: £522Lichfield: £666Fareham: £493Lichfield: £629

    £663£666£629Lichfield is higher£520£522£493

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lichfield £110, Fareham £123Fareham: £123Lichfield: £110Fareham: £123Lichfield: £111Fareham: £117Lichfield: £104

    £110£111£104Fareham is higher£123£123£117

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lichfield £126, Fareham £112Fareham: £112Lichfield: £126Fareham: £112Lichfield: £126Fareham: £106Lichfield: £119

    £126£126£119Lichfield is higher£112£112£106

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lichfield £3.74, Fareham £3.24Fareham: £3.24Lichfield: £3.74Fareham: £3.25Lichfield: £3.76Fareham: £3.07Lichfield: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Lichfield is higher£3.24£3.25£3.07

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lichfield £3.51, Fareham £1.87Fareham: £1.87Lichfield: £3.51Fareham: £1.87Lichfield: £3.53Fareham: £1.77Lichfield: £3.33

    £3.51£3.53£3.33Lichfield is higher£1.87£1.87£1.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4.89, Fareham £6.31Fareham: £6.31Lichfield: £4.89Fareham: £6.34Lichfield: £4.91Fareham: £5.99Lichfield: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Fareham is higher£6.31£6.34£5.99

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 229.9, Fareham 246.9Fareham: 246.9Lichfield: 229.9

    229.9Fareham is higherDepends on how you count246.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 15.7, Fareham 13.1Fareham: 13.1Lichfield: 15.7

    15.7Lichfield is higher13.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 32.0, Fareham 32.8Fareham: 32.8Lichfield: 32.0

    32.0Fareham is higherDepends on how you count32.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 54.6, Fareham 40.9Fareham: 40.9Lichfield: 54.6

    54.6Lichfield is higher40.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 80.1, Fareham 64.1Fareham: 64.1Lichfield: 80.1

    80.1Lichfield is higher64.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 13.2, Fareham 9.5Fareham: 9.5Lichfield: 13.2

    13.2Lichfield is higher9.5

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Lichfield and Fareham, per resident
MeasureLichfieldFarehamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,327£4,345£4,104£4,242£4,260£4,024Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,886£2,899£2,738£3,066£3,079£2,908Fareham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£856£859£812£678£681£643Lichfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,681£2,692£2,543£2,860£2,872£2,713Fareham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£49£49£47Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£153£154£145Fareham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£3.37£3.39£3.20Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£361£363£343£264£266£251Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£105£106£100Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£41£42£39Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£520£522£493Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104£123£123£117Fareham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£112£112£106Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£3.24£3.25£3.07Lichfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.51£3.53£3.33£1.87£1.87£1.77Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£6.31£6.34£5.99Fareham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026229.9246.9Fareham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.713.1Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.032.8Fareham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.640.9Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.164.1Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.29.5Lichfield

Total

Lichfield is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Fareham on 8. 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

Lichfield Fareham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lichfield £483.4m, Fareham £488.8mFareham: £488.8mLichfield: £483.4mFareham: £490.8mLichfield: £485.4mFareham: £463.6mLichfield: £458.5m

    £483.4m£485.4m£458.5mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£488.8m£490.8m£463.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lichfield £322.4m, Fareham £353.2mFareham: £353.2mLichfield: £322.4mFareham: £354.7mLichfield: £323.8mFareham: £335.0mLichfield: £305.9m

    £322.4m£323.8m£305.9mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£353.2m£354.7m£335.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lichfield £95.6m, Fareham £78.1mFareham: £78.1mLichfield: £95.6mFareham: £78.4mLichfield: £96.0mFareham: £74.1mLichfield: £90.7m

    £95.6m£96.0m£90.7mLichfield is higher£78.1m£78.4m£74.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lichfield £299.5m, Fareham £329.5mFareham: £329.5mLichfield: £299.5mFareham: £330.9mLichfield: £300.7mFareham: £312.6mLichfield: £284.0m

    £299.5m£300.7m£284.0mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£329.5m£330.9m£312.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lichfield £6.0m, Fareham £5.7mFareham: £5.7mLichfield: £6.0mFareham: £5.7mLichfield: £6.1mFareham: £5.4mLichfield: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.1m£5.7mLichfield is higher£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £16.5m, Fareham £17.6mFareham: £17.6mLichfield: £16.5mFareham: £17.7mLichfield: £16.6mFareham: £16.7mLichfield: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.6mFareham is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lichfield £0.45m, Fareham £0.39mFareham: £0.39mLichfield: £0.45mFareham: £0.39mLichfield: £0.45mFareham: £0.37mLichfield: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mLichfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £40.3m, Fareham £30.5mFareham: £30.5mLichfield: £40.3mFareham: £30.6mLichfield: £40.5mFareham: £28.9mLichfield: £38.3m

    £40.3m£40.5m£38.3mLichfield is higher£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £12.1m, Fareham £12.1mFareham: £12.1mLichfield: £12.1mFareham: £12.2mLichfield: £12.2mFareham: £11.5mLichfield: £11.5m

    £12.1m£12.2m£11.5mLichfield is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lichfield £6.7m, Fareham £4.8mFareham: £4.8mLichfield: £6.7mFareham: £4.8mLichfield: £6.7mFareham: £4.5mLichfield: £6.3m

    £6.7m£6.7m£6.3mLichfield is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lichfield £74.1m, Fareham £59.9mFareham: £59.9mLichfield: £74.1mFareham: £60.1mLichfield: £74.4mFareham: £56.8mLichfield: £70.3m

    £74.1m£74.4m£70.3mLichfield is higher£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lichfield £12.3m, Fareham £14.1mFareham: £14.1mLichfield: £12.3mFareham: £14.2mLichfield: £12.4mFareham: £13.4mLichfield: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mFareham is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lichfield £14.0m, Fareham £12.8mFareham: £12.8mLichfield: £14.0mFareham: £12.9mLichfield: £14.1mFareham: £12.2mLichfield: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mLichfield is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lichfield £0.42m, Fareham £0.37mFareham: £0.37mLichfield: £0.42mFareham: £0.37mLichfield: £0.42mFareham: £0.35mLichfield: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mLichfield is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lichfield £0.39m, Fareham £0.22mFareham: £0.22mLichfield: £0.39mFareham: £0.22mLichfield: £0.39mFareham: £0.20mLichfield: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lichfield £0.55m, Fareham £0.73mFareham: £0.73mLichfield: £0.55mFareham: £0.73mLichfield: £0.55mFareham: £0.69mLichfield: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mFareham is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lichfield 25,687, Fareham 28,449Fareham: 28,449Lichfield: 25,687

    25,687Fareham is higherDepends on how you count28,449

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lichfield 1,757, Fareham 1,514Fareham: 1,514Lichfield: 1,757

    1,757Lichfield is higher1,514

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lichfield 3,579, Fareham 3,774Fareham: 3,774Lichfield: 3,579

    3,579Fareham is higherDepends on how you count3,774

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lichfield 6,103, Fareham 4,714Fareham: 4,714Lichfield: 6,103

    6,103Lichfield is higher4,714

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lichfield 8,946, Fareham 7,389Fareham: 7,389Lichfield: 8,946

    8,946Lichfield is higher7,389

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lichfield 1,469, Fareham 1,092Fareham: 1,092Lichfield: 1,469

    1,469Lichfield is higher1,092

Show the numbers
Lichfield and Fareham, total
MeasureLichfieldFarehamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m£488.8m£490.8m£463.6mFareham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m£353.2m£354.7m£335.0mFareham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m£78.1m£78.4m£74.1mLichfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m£329.5m£330.9m£312.6mFareham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mLichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mFareham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mLichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m£59.9m£60.1m£56.8mLichfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mFareham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mLichfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mFareham
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,68728,449Fareham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7571,514Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5793,774Fareham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1034,714Lichfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,9467,389Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4691,092Lichfield

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.
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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.
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