Compare local authorities · South East and South East
Arun and Rother
Arun is higher than Rother on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 21 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.
Per person in the age group
Arun is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Rother on 19. 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
Arun Rother
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,283£5,305£5,011Rother is higherDepends on how you count£5,794£5,819£5,496
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,520£12,574£11,876Rother is higherDepends on how you count£12,541£12,594£11,895
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,983£1,991£1,881Rother is higherDepends on how you count£2,092£2,101£1,985
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,473£11,521£10,882Rother is higherDepends on how you count£11,480£11,529£10,890
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£327£328£310Rother is higherDepends on how you count£345£346£327
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£700£703£664Arun is higherDepends on how you count£695£698£659
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£21£19Rother is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£369£371£350Rother is higherDepends on how you count£413£414£391
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£134£135£127Rother is higherDepends on how you count£160£161£152
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£99£99£94Rother is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£116
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,581£1,588£1,500Rother is higherDepends on how you count£1,654£1,661£1,569
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£204£205£193Rother is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£292£294£277Rother is higherDepends on how you count£305£306£289
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.21£7.24£6.84Arun is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.38£3.40£3.21Rother is higherDepends on how you count£5.80£5.82£5.50
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.35£5.37£5.07Rother is higherDepends on how you count£8.40£8.44£7.97
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
992.2Rother is higherDepends on how you count1,001.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
81.2Rother is higherDepends on how you count82.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.9Arun is higherDepends on how you count142.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
57.5Rother is higherDepends on how you count63.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
187.3Rother is higherDepends on how you count187.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.8Rother is higherDepends on how you count26.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Arun | Rother | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,283£5,305£5,011 | £5,794£5,819£5,496 | Rother |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,520£12,574£11,876 | £12,541£12,594£11,895 | Rother |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,983£1,991£1,881 | £2,092£2,101£1,985 | Rother |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,473£11,521£10,882 | £11,480£11,529£10,890 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £327£328£310 | £345£346£327 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £700£703£664 | £695£698£659 | Arun |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£21£19 | £21£21£20 | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £369£371£350 | £413£414£391 | Rother |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £134£135£127 | £160£161£152 | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £122£122£116 | Rother |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,581£1,588£1,500 | £1,654£1,661£1,569 | Rother |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £204£205£193 | £205£206£194 | Rother |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £292£294£277 | £305£306£289 | Rother |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.21£7.24£6.84 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | Arun |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.38£3.40£3.21 | £5.80£5.82£5.50 | Rother |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | Rother |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 992.2 | 1,001.3 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 81.2 | 82.9 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.9 | 142.7 | Arun |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 57.5 | 63.6 | Rother |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 187.3 | 187.8 | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.8 | 26.3 | Rother |
Per resident
Arun is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Rother 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
Arun Rother
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,283£5,305£5,011Rother is higherDepends on how you count£5,794£5,819£5,496
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,462£3,476£3,284Rother is higherDepends on how you count£3,906£3,923£3,705
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,108£1,113£1,051Arun is higherDepends on how you count£1,102£1,106£1,045
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,172£3,185£3,009Rother is higherDepends on how you count£3,576£3,591£3,392
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£90£91£86Rother is higherDepends on how you count£107£108£102
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£194£194£184Rother is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.65£5.67£5.36Rother is higherDepends on how you count£6.49£6.52£6.16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£369£371£350Rother is higherDepends on how you count£413£414£391
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£134£135£127Rother is higherDepends on how you count£160£161£152
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Rother is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£61
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£884£888£839Arun is higherDepends on how you count£871£875£826
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£204£205£193Rother is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Arun is higherDepends on how you count£161£161£152
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Arun is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.89£1.90£1.79Rother is higherDepends on how you count£3.06£3.07£2.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.35£5.37£5.07Rother is higherDepends on how you count£8.40£8.44£7.97
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
274.3Rother is higherDepends on how you count311.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.5Rother is higherDepends on how you count25.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
40.3Rother is higherDepends on how you count44.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
57.5Rother is higherDepends on how you count63.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
104.7Arun is higherDepends on how you count98.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.2Rother is higherDepends on how you count13.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Arun | Rother | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,283£5,305£5,011 | £5,794£5,819£5,496 | Rother |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,462£3,476£3,284 | £3,906£3,923£3,705 | Rother |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,108£1,113£1,051 | £1,102£1,106£1,045 | Arun |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,172£3,185£3,009 | £3,576£3,591£3,392 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £90£91£86 | £107£108£102 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £194£194£184 | £216£217£205 | Rother |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | £6.49£6.52£6.16 | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £369£371£350 | £413£414£391 | Rother |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £134£135£127 | £160£161£152 | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £64£64£61 | Rother |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £884£888£839 | £871£875£826 | Arun |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £204£205£193 | £205£206£194 | Rother |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £161£161£152 | Arun |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £2.80£2.82£2.66 | Arun |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.89£1.90£1.79 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | Rother |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | Rother |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 274.3 | 311.9 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.5 | 25.8 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 40.3 | 44.5 | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 57.5 | 63.6 | Rother |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 104.7 | 98.9 | Arun |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.2 | 13.8 | Rother |
Total
Arun is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Rother on 0. 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
Arun Rother
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£901.8m£905.6m£855.4mArun is higherDepends on how you count£555.9m£558.3m£527.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£590.9m£593.4m£560.5mArun is higherDepends on how you count£374.8m£376.4m£355.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£189.2m£190.0m£179.5mArun is higherDepends on how you count£105.7m£106.2m£100.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£541.4m£543.7m£513.6mArun is higherDepends on how you count£343.1m£344.6m£325.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mArun is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£33.1m£33.2m£31.4mArun is higherDepends on how you count£20.8m£20.9m£19.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mArun is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£63.0m£63.3m£59.8mArun is higherDepends on how you count£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mArun is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mArun is higherDepends on how you count£6.2m£6.2m£5.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£150.9m£151.5m£143.1mArun is higherDepends on how you count£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£34.8m£34.9m£33.0mArun is higherDepends on how you count£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.9m£28.0m£26.5mArun is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mArun is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mArun is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.91m£0.92m£0.86mArun is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
46,826Arun is higherDepends on how you count29,925
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,833Arun is higherDepends on how you count2,477
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
6,883Arun is higherDepends on how you count4,266
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,819Arun is higherDepends on how you count6,105
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
17,873Arun is higherDepends on how you count9,490
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,083Arun is higherDepends on how you count1,328
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| Measure | Arun | Rother | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £901.8m£905.6m£855.4m | £555.9m£558.3m£527.3m | Arun |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £590.9m£593.4m£560.5m | £374.8m£376.4m£355.5m | Arun |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £189.2m£190.0m£179.5m | £105.7m£106.2m£100.3m | Arun |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £541.4m£543.7m£513.6m | £343.1m£344.6m£325.4m | Arun |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £15.4m£15.5m£14.6m | £10.3m£10.3m£9.8m | Arun |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £33.1m£33.2m£31.4m | £20.8m£20.9m£19.7m | Arun |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.96m£0.97m£0.91m | £0.62m£0.63m£0.59m | Arun |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £63.0m£63.3m£59.8m | £39.6m£39.8m£37.6m | Arun |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.9m£23.0m£21.7m | £15.4m£15.4m£14.6m | Arun |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | £6.2m£6.2m£5.8m | Arun |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £150.9m£151.5m£143.1m | £83.6m£83.9m£79.3m | Arun |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £34.8m£34.9m£33.0m | £19.6m£19.7m£18.6m | Arun |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.9m£28.0m£26.5m | £15.4m£15.5m£14.6m | Arun |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.27m£0.27m£0.26m | Arun |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.28m | Arun |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.91m£0.92m£0.86m | £0.81m£0.81m£0.77m | Arun |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 46,826 | 29,925 | Arun |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,833 | 2,477 | Arun |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 6,883 | 4,266 | Arun |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,819 | 6,105 | Arun |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 17,873 | 9,490 | Arun |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,083 | 1,328 | Arun |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.