Compare local authorities · South East and East of England
Chichester and Babergh
Chichester is higher than Babergh on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 21 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.
Per person in the age group
Chichester is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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
Chichester Babergh
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,792£4,813£4,546Chichester is higher£4,547£4,566£4,313
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,421£12,474£11,782Chichester is higher£12,242£12,295£11,613
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,655£1,662£1,569Chichester is higher£1,464£1,471£1,389
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,548£11,597£10,954Chichester is higher£11,382£11,430£10,796
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£268£269£254Chichester is higher£244£245£231
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£588£590£557Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£600£603£569
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Chichester is higher£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£278£279£264Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£307£308£291
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£96Chichester is higher£98£99£93
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£76£76£72Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£82£83£78
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,366£1,371£1,295Chichester is higher£1,174£1,179£1,114
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£193£194£183Chichester is higher£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£203£204£193Chichester is higher£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.37£6.39£6.04Chichester is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£3.90£3.92£3.70
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.80£4.82£4.55Babergh is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,002.3Chichester is higher991.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
66.8Chichester is higher65.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
121.0Babergh is higherDepends on how you count123.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.5Babergh is higherDepends on how you count47.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
148.5Chichester is higher140.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.4Babergh is higherDepends on how you count18.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Babergh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,792£4,813£4,546 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,421£12,474£11,782 | £12,242£12,295£11,613 | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,655£1,662£1,569 | £1,464£1,471£1,389 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,548£11,597£10,954 | £11,382£11,430£10,796 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £268£269£254 | £244£245£231 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £588£590£557 | £600£603£569 | Babergh |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £17£17£16 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £278£279£264 | £307£308£291 | Babergh |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£96 | £98£99£93 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £76£76£72 | £82£83£78 | Babergh |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,366£1,371£1,295 | £1,174£1,179£1,114 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £193£194£183 | £136£137£129 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £203£204£193 | £198£199£188 | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | Chichester |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £3.90£3.92£3.70 | Babergh |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,002.3 | 991.2 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 66.8 | 65.6 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 121.0 | 123.3 | Babergh |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.5 | 47.4 | Babergh |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 148.5 | 140.1 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.4 | 18.8 | Babergh |
Per resident
Chichester is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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
Chichester Babergh
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,792£4,813£4,546Chichester is higher£4,547£4,566£4,313
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,274£3,288£3,106Chichester is higher£3,164£3,178£3,002
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£940£944£892Chichester is higher£833£837£790
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,044£3,057£2,888Chichester is higher£2,942£2,954£2,790
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Chichester is higher£63£63£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.55£4.57£4.32Chichester is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£278£279£264Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£307£308£291
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£96Chichester is higher£98£99£93
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£43£43£41Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£47£47£44
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£776£779£736Chichester is higher£668£671£634
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£193£194£183Chichester is higher£136£137£129
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£116£116£110Chichester is higher£113£113£107
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.62£3.63£3.43Chichester is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.13£2.14£2.02Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£2.21£2.22£2.10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.80£4.82£4.55Babergh is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
264.2Chichester is higher256.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.6Chichester is higher17.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.9Chichester is higherDepends on how you count31.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.5Babergh is higherDepends on how you count47.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
84.4Chichester is higher79.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.9Babergh is higherDepends on how you count10.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Babergh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,792£4,813£4,546 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,274£3,288£3,106 | £3,164£3,178£3,002 | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £940£944£892 | £833£837£790 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,044£3,057£2,888 | £2,942£2,954£2,790 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £63£63£60 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £155£156£147 | Babergh |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.55£4.57£4.32 | £4.40£4.41£4.17 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £278£279£264 | £307£308£291 | Babergh |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£96 | £98£99£93 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £43£43£41 | £47£47£44 | Babergh |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £776£779£736 | £668£671£634 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £193£194£183 | £136£137£129 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £116£116£110 | £113£113£107 | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | Chichester |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.13£2.14£2.02 | £2.21£2.22£2.10 | Babergh |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 264.2 | 256.2 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.6 | 17.0 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.9 | 31.9 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.5 | 47.4 | Babergh |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 84.4 | 79.7 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.9 | 10.7 | Babergh |
Total
Chichester is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Babergh on 1. 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
Chichester Babergh
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£619.2m£621.8m£587.3mChichester is higher£440.6m£442.5m£417.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£423.1m£424.9m£401.3mChichester is higher£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£121.5m£122.0m£115.2mChichester is higher£80.7m£81.1m£76.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£393.4m£395.0m£373.1mChichester is higher£285.1m£286.3m£270.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mChichester is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mChichester is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£35.9m£36.1m£34.1mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mChichester is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£100.3m£100.7m£95.1mChichester is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mChichester is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£14.9m£15.0m£14.2mChichester is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mChichester is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBabergh is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
34,139Chichester is higher24,827
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,276Chichester is higher1,643
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,120Chichester is higherDepends on how you count3,088
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,614Chichester is higherDepends on how you count4,593
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,900Chichester is higher7,725
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,276Chichester is higherDepends on how you count1,038
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Babergh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £619.2m£621.8m£587.3m | £440.6m£442.5m£417.9m | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £423.1m£424.9m£401.3m | £306.6m£308.0m£290.9m | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £121.5m£122.0m£115.2m | £80.7m£81.1m£76.6m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £393.4m£395.0m£373.1m | £285.1m£286.3m£270.4m | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.1m£9.2m£8.7m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.1m£19.0m | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | Chichester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £35.9m£36.1m£34.1m | £29.7m£29.9m£28.2m | Chichester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.1m£13.2m£12.4m | £9.5m£9.6m£9.1m | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | Chichester |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £25.0m£25.1m£23.7m | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £14.9m£15.0m£14.2m | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Chichester |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.21m£0.22m£0.20m | Chichester |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | Babergh |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 34,139 | 24,827 | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,276 | 1,643 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,120 | 3,088 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,614 | 4,593 | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,900 | 7,725 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,276 | 1,038 | Chichester |
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.