Compare local authorities · South East and East Midlands
Worthing and Gedling
Worthing is higher than Gedling on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.
On 8 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
Worthing is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 13. 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
Worthing Gedling
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,646£4,666£4,407Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£4,460£4,479£4,231
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,574£12,627£11,927Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£12,715£12,770£12,061
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,825£1,833£1,731Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£1,764£1,771£1,673
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,443£11,492£10,854Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£11,650£11,699£11,050
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£385£387£366Worthing is higher£318£320£302
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£722£725£685Gedling is higherDepends on how you count£726£729£689
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£23£22Worthing is higher£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£377£378£357Gedling is higher£453£455£430
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£146£147£138Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£87£87£82Gedling is higher£115£116£109
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,411£1,417£1,339Worthing is higher£1,307£1,313£1,240
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£261£262£248Worthing is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£314£316£298Gedling is higher£326£327£309
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.37£7.40£6.99Gedling is higher£9.41£9.45£8.93
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.91£4.93£4.66Gedling is higher£6.10£6.13£5.79
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.57£5.59£5.28Worthing is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
990.5Gedling is higherDepends on how you count1,019.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
93.1Worthing is higher83.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.8Gedling is higherDepends on how you count157.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.4Gedling is higher67.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
166.2Gedling is higher166.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.5Gedling is higher24.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Worthing | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,646£4,666£4,407 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | Worthing |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,574£12,627£11,927 | £12,715£12,770£12,061 | Gedling |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,825£1,833£1,731 | £1,764£1,771£1,673 | Worthing |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,443£11,492£10,854 | £11,650£11,699£11,050 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £385£387£366 | £318£320£302 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £722£725£685 | £726£729£689 | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£23£22 | £21£21£20 | Worthing |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £377£378£357 | £453£455£430 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £146£147£138 | £140£140£132 | Worthing |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £87£87£82 | £115£116£109 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,411£1,417£1,339 | £1,307£1,313£1,240 | Worthing |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £261£262£248 | £164£165£156 | Worthing |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £314£316£298 | £326£327£309 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.37£7.40£6.99 | £9.41£9.45£8.93 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.91£4.93£4.66 | £6.10£6.13£5.79 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Worthing |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 990.5 | 1,019.6 | Gedling |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 93.1 | 83.2 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.8 | 157.4 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.4 | 67.0 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 166.2 | 166.5 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.5 | 24.6 | Gedling |
Per resident
Worthing is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Gedling 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
Worthing Gedling
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,646£4,666£4,407Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£4,460£4,479£4,231
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,750£2,762£2,609Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£2,628£2,639£2,493
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,107£1,112£1,050Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£1,071£1,075£1,015
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,503£2,514£2,374Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£2,407£2,418£2,284
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£84£85£80Worthing is higher£66£66£62
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£158£159£150Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.06£5.08£4.80Worthing is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£377£378£357Gedling is higher£453£455£430
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£146£147£138Worthing is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£132
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£53£53£50Gedling is higher£70£70£66
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£856£860£812Worthing is higher£794£797£753
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£261£262£248Worthing is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£191£192£181Gedling is higher£198£199£188
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.47£4.49£4.24Gedling is higher£5.71£5.74£5.42
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.98£3.00£2.83Gedling is higher£3.70£3.72£3.51
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.57£5.59£5.28Worthing is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
216.7Worthing is higherDepends on how you count210.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.4Worthing is higher17.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.2Worthing is higherDepends on how you count32.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.4Gedling is higher67.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
100.8Gedling is higher101.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.2Gedling is higher14.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Worthing | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,646£4,666£4,407 | £4,460£4,479£4,231 | Worthing |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,750£2,762£2,609 | £2,628£2,639£2,493 | Worthing |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,107£1,112£1,050 | £1,071£1,075£1,015 | Worthing |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,503£2,514£2,374 | £2,407£2,418£2,284 | Worthing |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £84£85£80 | £66£66£62 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £158£159£150 | £150£151£142 | Worthing |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | Worthing |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £377£378£357 | £453£455£430 | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £146£147£138 | £140£140£132 | Worthing |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £53£53£50 | £70£70£66 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £856£860£812 | £794£797£753 | Worthing |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £261£262£248 | £164£165£156 | Worthing |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £191£192£181 | £198£199£188 | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.47£4.49£4.24 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | Gedling |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.98£3.00£2.83 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | Gedling |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | £5.07£5.09£4.81 | Worthing |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 216.7 | 210.7 | Worthing |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.4 | 17.2 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.2 | 32.5 | Worthing |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.4 | 67.0 | Gedling |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 100.8 | 101.1 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.2 | 14.9 | Gedling |
Total
Worthing is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Gedling on 16. 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
Worthing Gedling
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£527.4m£529.7m£500.3mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£535.2m£537.5m£507.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£312.2m£313.5m£296.1mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£125.6m£126.2m£119.2mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£128.5m£129.0m£121.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£284.1m£285.3m£269.5mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£288.9m£290.1m£274.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mWorthing is higher£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.58m£0.55mWorthing is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£42.7m£42.9m£40.5mGedling is higher£54.3m£54.6m£51.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mGedling is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mGedling is higher£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£97.2m£97.6m£92.2mWorthing is higher£95.2m£95.6m£90.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mWorthing is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£21.7m£21.7m£20.5mGedling is higher£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mGedling is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mGedling is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mWorthing is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,595Gedling is higherDepends on how you count25,284
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,311Worthing is higher2,064
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,770Gedling is higherDepends on how you count3,902
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,404Gedling is higher8,038
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,445Gedling is higher12,125
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,274Gedling is higher1,793
Show the numbers
| Measure | Worthing | Gedling | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £527.4m£529.7m£500.3m | £535.2m£537.5m£507.7m | Gedling |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £312.2m£313.5m£296.1m | £315.3m£316.7m£299.1m | Gedling |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £125.6m£126.2m£119.2m | £128.5m£129.0m£121.8m | Gedling |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £284.1m£285.3m£269.5m | £288.9m£290.1m£274.0m | Gedling |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | Gedling |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.58m£0.55m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Worthing |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £42.7m£42.9m£40.5m | £54.3m£54.6m£51.5m | Gedling |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.6m£16.6m£15.7m | £16.8m£16.8m£15.9m | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.0m£6.0m£5.7m | £8.4m£8.4m£7.9m | Gedling |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £97.2m£97.6m£92.2m | £95.2m£95.6m£90.3m | Worthing |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £29.6m£29.8m£28.1m | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | Worthing |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £21.7m£21.7m£20.5m | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | Gedling |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | Gedling |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.44m£0.45m£0.42m | Gedling |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | Worthing |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,595 | 25,284 | Gedling |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,311 | 2,064 | Worthing |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,770 | 3,902 | Gedling |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,404 | 8,038 | Gedling |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,445 | 12,125 | Gedling |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,274 | 1,793 | Gedling |
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.