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Worthing and Adur

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

Worthing is higher than Adur on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 22 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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Per person in the age group

Worthing is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Adur 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

Worthing Adur

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £23£23£22Adur is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    990.5Adur is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6

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

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

    93.1Adur is higherDepends on how you count93.3

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

    151.8Adur is higherDepends on how you count152.0

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

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

    56.4Adur is higherDepends on how you count58.3

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

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

    166.2Adur is higherDepends on how you count169.6

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

    18.5Adur is higherDepends on how you count22.4

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Worthing and Adur, per person in the age group
MeasureWorthingAdurHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,646£4,666£4,407£4,773£4,793£4,527Adur
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,574£12,627£11,927£12,824£12,879£12,164Adur
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,825£1,833£1,731£1,852£1,860£1,757Adur
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,443£11,492£10,854£11,707£11,757£11,105Adur
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£385£387£366£373£374£353Worthing
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£722£725£685£720£723£683Worthing
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£24£24£23Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£377£378£357£379£380£359Adur
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£167£168£158Adur
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£87£87£82£104£104£99Adur
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,411£1,417£1,339£1,439£1,445£1,365Adur
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£186£187£176Worthing
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£314£316£298£296£298£281Worthing
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99£9.10£9.14£8.63Adur
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£4.48£4.50£4.25Worthing
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£8.40£8.44£7.97Adur
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026990.51,007.6Adur
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.193.3Adur
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.8152.0Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.458.3Adur
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026166.2169.6Adur
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.522.4Adur

Per resident

Worthing is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Adur 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 Adur

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    216.7Adur is higherDepends on how you count232.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    20.4Adur is higherDepends on how you count21.5

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

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

    33.2Adur is higherDepends on how you count35.0

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

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

    56.4Adur is higherDepends on how you count58.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    100.8Worthing is higherDepends on how you count98.5

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

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

    11.2Adur is higherDepends on how you count13.0

Show the numbers
Worthing and Adur, per resident
MeasureWorthingAdurHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,646£4,666£4,407£4,773£4,793£4,527Adur
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,750£2,762£2,609£2,956£2,969£2,804Adur
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,107£1,112£1,050£1,076£1,081£1,021Worthing
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,503£2,514£2,374£2,699£2,710£2,560Adur
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£86£86£81Adur
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£166£167£157Adur
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£5.60£5.62£5.31Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£377£378£357£379£380£359Adur
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£167£168£158Adur
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£60£61£57Adur
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£856£860£812£836£840£793Worthing
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£186£187£176Worthing
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£172£173£163Worthing
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£5.29£5.31£5.02Adur
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£2.60£2.62£2.47Worthing
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£8.40£8.44£7.97Adur
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026216.7232.3Adur
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.421.5Adur
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.235.0Adur
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.458.3Adur
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026100.898.5Worthing
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.213.0Adur

Total

Worthing is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Adur 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

Worthing Adur

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    24,595Worthing is higherDepends on how you count15,037

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    2,311Worthing is higherDepends on how you count1,393

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

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

    3,770Worthing is higherDepends on how you count2,268

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

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

    6,404Worthing is higherDepends on how you count3,777

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    11,445Worthing is higherDepends on how you count6,379

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

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

    1,274Worthing is higherDepends on how you count841

Show the numbers
Worthing and Adur, total
MeasureWorthingAdurHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.4m£529.7m£500.3m£309.0m£310.3m£293.1mWorthing
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£312.2m£313.5m£296.1m£191.4m£192.2m£181.5mWorthing
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.6m£126.2m£119.2m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mWorthing
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£284.1m£285.3m£269.5m£174.7m£175.5m£165.7mWorthing
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mWorthing
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mWorthing
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mWorthing
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m£24.5m£24.6m£23.3mWorthing
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mWorthing
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mWorthing
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.2m£97.6m£92.2m£54.1m£54.3m£51.3mWorthing
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mWorthing
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.7m£20.5m£11.1m£11.2m£10.6mWorthing
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mWorthing
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mWorthing
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mWorthing
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,59515,037Worthing
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3111,393Worthing
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7702,268Worthing
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4043,777Worthing
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,4456,379Worthing
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,274841Worthing

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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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  11. 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.