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Adur and Worthing

64,736 and 113,515 residents (mid-2024).

Adur is higher than Worthing on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Adur is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Worthing on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Adur Worthing

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Adur £4,773, Worthing £4,646Worthing: £4,646Adur: £4,773Worthing: £4,666Adur: £4,793Worthing: £4,407Adur: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Adur is higherDepends on how you count£4,646£4,666£4,407

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Adur £12,824, Worthing £12,574Worthing: £12,574Adur: £12,824Worthing: £12,627Adur: £12,879Worthing: £11,927Adur: £12,164

    £12,824£12,879£12,164Adur is higherDepends on how you count£12,574£12,627£11,927

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Adur £1,852, Worthing £1,825Worthing: £1,825Adur: £1,852Worthing: £1,833Adur: £1,860Worthing: £1,731Adur: £1,757

    £1,852£1,860£1,757Adur is higherDepends on how you count£1,825£1,833£1,731

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Adur £11,707, Worthing £11,443Worthing: £11,443Adur: £11,707Worthing: £11,492Adur: £11,757Worthing: £10,854Adur: £11,105

    £11,707£11,757£11,105Adur is higherDepends on how you count£11,443£11,492£10,854

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Adur £373, Worthing £385Worthing: £385Adur: £373Worthing: £387Adur: £374Worthing: £366Adur: £353

    £373£374£353Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£385£387£366

  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: Adur £720, Worthing £722Worthing: £722Adur: £720Worthing: £725Adur: £723Worthing: £685Adur: £683

    £720£723£683Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£722£725£685

  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: Adur £24, Worthing £23Worthing: £23Adur: £24Worthing: £23Adur: £24Worthing: £22Adur: £23

    £24£24£23Adur 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: Adur £379, Worthing £377Worthing: £377Adur: £379Worthing: £378Adur: £380Worthing: £357Adur: £359

    £379£380£359Adur is higherDepends on how you count£377£378£357

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Adur £167, Worthing £146Worthing: £146Adur: £167Worthing: £147Adur: £168Worthing: £138Adur: £158

    £167£168£158Adur is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£138

  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: Adur £104, Worthing £87Worthing: £87Adur: £104Worthing: £87Adur: £104Worthing: £82Adur: £99

    £104£104£99Adur is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Adur £1,439, Worthing £1,411Worthing: £1,411Adur: £1,439Worthing: £1,417Adur: £1,445Worthing: £1,339Adur: £1,365

    £1,439£1,445£1,365Adur is higherDepends on how you count£1,411£1,417£1,339

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Adur £186, Worthing £261Worthing: £261Adur: £186Worthing: £262Adur: £187Worthing: £248Adur: £176

    £186£187£176Worthing is higher£261£262£248

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Adur £296, Worthing £314Worthing: £314Adur: £296Worthing: £316Adur: £298Worthing: £298Adur: £281

    £296£298£281Worthing is higher£314£316£298

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Adur £9.10, Worthing £7.37Worthing: £7.37Adur: £9.10Worthing: £7.40Adur: £9.14Worthing: £6.99Adur: £8.63

    £9.10£9.14£8.63Adur is higherDepends on how you count£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Adur £4.48, Worthing £4.91Worthing: £4.91Adur: £4.48Worthing: £4.93Adur: £4.50Worthing: £4.66Adur: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Worthing is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Adur £8.40, Worthing £5.57Worthing: £5.57Adur: £8.40Worthing: £5.59Adur: £8.44Worthing: £5.28Adur: £7.97

    £8.40£8.44£7.97Adur is higherDepends on how you count£5.57£5.59£5.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Adur 1,007.6, Worthing 990.5Worthing: 990.5Adur: 1,007.6

    1,007.6Adur is higherDepends on how you count990.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Adur 93.3, Worthing 93.1Worthing: 93.1Adur: 93.3

    93.3Adur is higherDepends on how you count93.1

  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: Adur 152.0, Worthing 151.8Worthing: 151.8Adur: 152.0

    152.0Adur is higherDepends on how you count151.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Adur 58.3, Worthing 56.4Worthing: 56.4Adur: 58.3

    58.3Adur is higherDepends on how you count56.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Adur 169.6, Worthing 166.2Worthing: 166.2Adur: 169.6

    169.6Adur is higherDepends on how you count166.2

  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: Adur 22.4, Worthing 18.5Worthing: 18.5Adur: 22.4

    22.4Adur is higherDepends on how you count18.5

Show the numbers
Adur and Worthing, per person in the age group
MeasureAdurWorthingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£4,646£4,666£4,407Adur
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,824£12,879£12,164£12,574£12,627£11,927Adur
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,852£1,860£1,757£1,825£1,833£1,731Adur
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,707£11,757£11,105£11,443£11,492£10,854Adur
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£373£374£353£385£387£366Worthing
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683£722£725£685Worthing
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£23£23£22Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£380£359£377£378£357Adur
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£146£147£138Adur
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£104£104£99£87£87£82Adur
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,439£1,445£1,365£1,411£1,417£1,339Adur
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£186£187£176£261£262£248Worthing
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£296£298£281£314£316£298Worthing
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.63£7.37£7.40£6.99Adur
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£4.91£4.93£4.66Worthing
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.40£8.44£7.97£5.57£5.59£5.28Adur
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.6990.5Adur
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.393.1Adur
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.0151.8Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.356.4Adur
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026169.6166.2Adur
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.418.5Adur

Per resident

Adur is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Worthing 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

Adur Worthing

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Adur £4,773, Worthing £4,646Worthing: £4,646Adur: £4,773Worthing: £4,666Adur: £4,793Worthing: £4,407Adur: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Adur is higherDepends on how you count£4,646£4,666£4,407

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Adur £2,956, Worthing £2,750Worthing: £2,750Adur: £2,956Worthing: £2,762Adur: £2,969Worthing: £2,609Adur: £2,804

    £2,956£2,969£2,804Adur is higherDepends on how you count£2,750£2,762£2,609

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Adur £1,076, Worthing £1,107Worthing: £1,107Adur: £1,076Worthing: £1,112Adur: £1,081Worthing: £1,050Adur: £1,021

    £1,076£1,081£1,021Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£1,107£1,112£1,050

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Adur £2,699, Worthing £2,503Worthing: £2,503Adur: £2,699Worthing: £2,514Adur: £2,710Worthing: £2,374Adur: £2,560

    £2,699£2,710£2,560Adur is higherDepends on how you count£2,503£2,514£2,374

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Adur £86, Worthing £84Worthing: £84Adur: £86Worthing: £85Adur: £86Worthing: £80Adur: £81

    £86£86£81Adur is higherDepends on how you count£84£85£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Adur £166, Worthing £158Worthing: £158Adur: £166Worthing: £159Adur: £167Worthing: £150Adur: £157

    £166£167£157Adur is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Adur £5.60, Worthing £5.06Worthing: £5.06Adur: £5.60Worthing: £5.08Adur: £5.62Worthing: £4.80Adur: £5.31

    £5.60£5.62£5.31Adur is higherDepends on how you count£5.06£5.08£4.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Adur £379, Worthing £377Worthing: £377Adur: £379Worthing: £378Adur: £380Worthing: £357Adur: £359

    £379£380£359Adur is higherDepends on how you count£377£378£357

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Adur £167, Worthing £146Worthing: £146Adur: £167Worthing: £147Adur: £168Worthing: £138Adur: £158

    £167£168£158Adur is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£138

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Adur £60, Worthing £53Worthing: £53Adur: £60Worthing: £53Adur: £61Worthing: £50Adur: £57

    £60£61£57Adur is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Adur £836, Worthing £856Worthing: £856Adur: £836Worthing: £860Adur: £840Worthing: £812Adur: £793

    £836£840£793Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£856£860£812

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Adur £186, Worthing £261Worthing: £261Adur: £186Worthing: £262Adur: £187Worthing: £248Adur: £176

    £186£187£176Worthing is higher£261£262£248

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Adur £172, Worthing £191Worthing: £191Adur: £172Worthing: £192Adur: £173Worthing: £181Adur: £163

    £172£173£163Worthing is higher£191£192£181

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Adur £5.29, Worthing £4.47Worthing: £4.47Adur: £5.29Worthing: £4.49Adur: £5.31Worthing: £4.24Adur: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Adur is higherDepends on how you count£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Adur £2.60, Worthing £2.98Worthing: £2.98Adur: £2.60Worthing: £3.00Adur: £2.62Worthing: £2.83Adur: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Worthing is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Adur £8.40, Worthing £5.57Worthing: £5.57Adur: £8.40Worthing: £5.59Adur: £8.44Worthing: £5.28Adur: £7.97

    £8.40£8.44£7.97Adur is higherDepends on how you count£5.57£5.59£5.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Adur 232.3, Worthing 216.7Worthing: 216.7Adur: 232.3

    232.3Adur is higherDepends on how you count216.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Adur 21.5, Worthing 20.4Worthing: 20.4Adur: 21.5

    21.5Adur is higherDepends on how you count20.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Adur 35.0, Worthing 33.2Worthing: 33.2Adur: 35.0

    35.0Adur is higherDepends on how you count33.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Adur 58.3, Worthing 56.4Worthing: 56.4Adur: 58.3

    58.3Adur is higherDepends on how you count56.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Adur 98.5, Worthing 100.8Worthing: 100.8Adur: 98.5

    98.5Worthing is higherDepends on how you count100.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Adur 13.0, Worthing 11.2Worthing: 11.2Adur: 13.0

    13.0Adur is higherDepends on how you count11.2

Show the numbers
Adur and Worthing, per resident
MeasureAdurWorthingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£4,646£4,666£4,407Adur
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,956£2,969£2,804£2,750£2,762£2,609Adur
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,076£1,081£1,021£1,107£1,112£1,050Worthing
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,699£2,710£2,560£2,503£2,514£2,374Adur
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£84£85£80Adur
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157£158£159£150Adur
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.60£5.62£5.31£5.06£5.08£4.80Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£380£359£377£378£357Adur
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£146£147£138Adur
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£61£57£53£53£50Adur
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£836£840£793£856£860£812Worthing
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£186£187£176£261£262£248Worthing
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£191£192£181Worthing
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£4.47£4.49£4.24Adur
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£2.98£3.00£2.83Worthing
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.40£8.44£7.97£5.57£5.59£5.28Adur
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.3216.7Adur
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.520.4Adur
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.033.2Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.356.4Adur
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.5100.8Worthing
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.011.2Adur

Total

Adur is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Worthing on 22. 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

Adur Worthing

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Adur £309.0m, Worthing £527.4mWorthing: £527.4mAdur: £309.0mWorthing: £529.7mAdur: £310.3mWorthing: £500.3mAdur: £293.1m

    £309.0m£310.3m£293.1mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£527.4m£529.7m£500.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Adur £191.4m, Worthing £312.2mWorthing: £312.2mAdur: £191.4mWorthing: £313.5mAdur: £192.2mWorthing: £296.1mAdur: £181.5m

    £191.4m£192.2m£181.5mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£312.2m£313.5m£296.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Adur £69.7m, Worthing £125.6mWorthing: £125.6mAdur: £69.7mWorthing: £126.2mAdur: £70.0mWorthing: £119.2mAdur: £66.1m

    £69.7m£70.0m£66.1mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£125.6m£126.2m£119.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Adur £174.7m, Worthing £284.1mWorthing: £284.1mAdur: £174.7mWorthing: £285.3mAdur: £175.5mWorthing: £269.5mAdur: £165.7m

    £174.7m£175.5m£165.7mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£284.1m£285.3m£269.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Adur £5.6m, Worthing £9.6mWorthing: £9.6mAdur: £5.6mWorthing: £9.6mAdur: £5.6mWorthing: £9.1mAdur: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Adur £10.7m, Worthing £17.9mWorthing: £17.9mAdur: £10.7mWorthing: £18.0mAdur: £10.8mWorthing: £17.0mAdur: £10.2m

    £10.7m£10.8m£10.2mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Adur £0.36m, Worthing £0.57mWorthing: £0.57mAdur: £0.36mWorthing: £0.58mAdur: £0.36mWorthing: £0.55mAdur: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Adur £24.5m, Worthing £42.7mWorthing: £42.7mAdur: £24.5mWorthing: £42.9mAdur: £24.6mWorthing: £40.5mAdur: £23.3m

    £24.5m£24.6m£23.3mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Adur £10.8m, Worthing £16.6mWorthing: £16.6mAdur: £10.8mWorthing: £16.6mAdur: £10.8mWorthing: £15.7mAdur: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Adur £3.9m, Worthing £6.0mWorthing: £6.0mAdur: £3.9mWorthing: £6.0mAdur: £3.9mWorthing: £5.7mAdur: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Adur £54.1m, Worthing £97.2mWorthing: £97.2mAdur: £54.1mWorthing: £97.6mAdur: £54.3mWorthing: £92.2mAdur: £51.3m

    £54.1m£54.3m£51.3mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£97.2m£97.6m£92.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Adur £12.0m, Worthing £29.6mWorthing: £29.6mAdur: £12.0mWorthing: £29.8mAdur: £12.1mWorthing: £28.1mAdur: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mWorthing is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Adur £11.1m, Worthing £21.7mWorthing: £21.7mAdur: £11.1mWorthing: £21.7mAdur: £11.2mWorthing: £20.5mAdur: £10.6m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.6mWorthing is higher£21.7m£21.7m£20.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Adur £0.34m, Worthing £0.51mWorthing: £0.51mAdur: £0.34mWorthing: £0.51mAdur: £0.34mWorthing: £0.48mAdur: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Adur £0.17m, Worthing £0.34mWorthing: £0.34mAdur: £0.17mWorthing: £0.34mAdur: £0.17mWorthing: £0.32mAdur: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mWorthing is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Adur £0.54m, Worthing £0.63mWorthing: £0.63mAdur: £0.54mWorthing: £0.63mAdur: £0.55mWorthing: £0.60mAdur: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mWorthing is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Adur 15,037, Worthing 24,595Worthing: 24,595Adur: 15,037

    15,037Worthing is higherDepends on how you count24,595

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Adur 1,393, Worthing 2,311Worthing: 2,311Adur: 1,393

    1,393Worthing is higherDepends on how you count2,311

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Adur 2,268, Worthing 3,770Worthing: 3,770Adur: 2,268

    2,268Worthing is higherDepends on how you count3,770

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Adur 3,777, Worthing 6,404Worthing: 6,404Adur: 3,777

    3,777Worthing is higherDepends on how you count6,404

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Adur 6,379, Worthing 11,445Worthing: 11,445Adur: 6,379

    6,379Worthing is higherDepends on how you count11,445

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Adur 841, Worthing 1,274Worthing: 1,274Adur: 841

    841Worthing is higherDepends on how you count1,274

Show the numbers
Adur and Worthing, total
MeasureAdurWorthingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£309.0m£310.3m£293.1m£527.4m£529.7m£500.3mWorthing
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£191.4m£192.2m£181.5m£312.2m£313.5m£296.1mWorthing
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m£125.6m£126.2m£119.2mWorthing
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£174.7m£175.5m£165.7m£284.1m£285.3m£269.5mWorthing
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mWorthing
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mWorthing
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.57m£0.58m£0.55mWorthing
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m£42.7m£42.9m£40.5mWorthing
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mWorthing
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mWorthing
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£54.1m£54.3m£51.3m£97.2m£97.6m£92.2mWorthing
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mWorthing
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m£21.7m£21.7m£20.5mWorthing
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWorthing
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mWorthing
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mWorthing
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,03724,595Worthing
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3932,311Worthing
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2683,770Worthing
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,7776,404Worthing
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,37911,445Worthing
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268411,274Worthing

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.
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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.
  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.
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