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East Suffolk and Lewes

249,581 and 102,323 residents (mid-2024).

East Suffolk is higher than Lewes on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

East Suffolk is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Lewes on 15. 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

East Suffolk Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Suffolk £5,259, Lewes £5,200Lewes: £5,200East Suffolk: £5,259Lewes: £5,222East Suffolk: £5,281Lewes: £4,933East Suffolk: £4,988

    £5,259£5,281£4,988East Suffolk is higher£5,200£5,222£4,933

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Suffolk £12,409, Lewes £12,610Lewes: £12,610East Suffolk: £12,409Lewes: £12,664East Suffolk: £12,462Lewes: £11,961East Suffolk: £11,771

    £12,409£12,462£11,771Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£12,610£12,664£11,961

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Suffolk £1,948, Lewes £2,051Lewes: £2,051East Suffolk: £1,948Lewes: £2,059East Suffolk: £1,956Lewes: £1,945East Suffolk: £1,848

    £1,948£1,956£1,848Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£2,051£2,059£1,945

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Suffolk £11,457, Lewes £11,576Lewes: £11,576East Suffolk: £11,457Lewes: £11,626East Suffolk: £11,506Lewes: £10,981East Suffolk: £10,867

    £11,457£11,506£10,867Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£11,576£11,626£10,981

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Suffolk £285, Lewes £342Lewes: £342East Suffolk: £285Lewes: £343East Suffolk: £286Lewes: £324East Suffolk: £270

    £285£286£270Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£342£343£324

  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: East Suffolk £648, Lewes £671Lewes: £671East Suffolk: £648Lewes: £674East Suffolk: £651Lewes: £637East Suffolk: £615

    £648£651£615Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£671£674£637

  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: East Suffolk £20, Lewes £21Lewes: £21East Suffolk: £20Lewes: £21East Suffolk: £20Lewes: £20East Suffolk: £19

    £20£20£19Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £459, Lewes £396Lewes: £396East Suffolk: £459Lewes: £397East Suffolk: £461Lewes: £375East Suffolk: £435

    £459£461£435East Suffolk is higher£396£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £121, Lewes £162Lewes: £162East Suffolk: £121Lewes: £163East Suffolk: £121Lewes: £154East Suffolk: £114

    £121£121£114Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  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: East Suffolk £127, Lewes £99Lewes: £99East Suffolk: £127Lewes: £99East Suffolk: £127Lewes: £94East Suffolk: £120

    £127£127£120East Suffolk is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Suffolk £1,529, Lewes £1,636Lewes: £1,636East Suffolk: £1,529Lewes: £1,643East Suffolk: £1,535Lewes: £1,552East Suffolk: £1,450

    £1,529£1,535£1,450Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,636£1,643£1,552

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Suffolk £165, Lewes £225Lewes: £225East Suffolk: £165Lewes: £226East Suffolk: £165Lewes: £213East Suffolk: £156

    £165£165£156Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£213

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Suffolk £281, Lewes £301Lewes: £301East Suffolk: £281Lewes: £302East Suffolk: £282Lewes: £285East Suffolk: £266

    £281£282£266Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£301£302£285

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Suffolk £5.67, Lewes £6.41Lewes: £6.41East Suffolk: £5.67Lewes: £6.44East Suffolk: £5.70Lewes: £6.08East Suffolk: £5.38

    £5.67£5.70£5.38Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£6.41£6.44£6.08

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Suffolk £6.31, Lewes £7.83Lewes: £7.83East Suffolk: £6.31Lewes: £7.87East Suffolk: £6.34Lewes: £7.43East Suffolk: £5.99

    £6.31£6.34£5.99Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£7.83£7.87£7.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Suffolk £6.79, Lewes £8.16Lewes: £8.16East Suffolk: £6.79Lewes: £8.19East Suffolk: £6.82Lewes: £7.74East Suffolk: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Suffolk 1,003.3, Lewes 997.7Lewes: 997.7East Suffolk: 1,003.3

    1,003.3East Suffolk is higher997.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Suffolk 76.6, Lewes 81.6Lewes: 81.6East Suffolk: 76.6

    76.6Lewes is higherDepends on how you count81.6

  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: East Suffolk 135.2, Lewes 136.5Lewes: 136.5East Suffolk: 135.2

    135.2Lewes is higherDepends on how you count136.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 68.5, Lewes 60.3Lewes: 60.3East Suffolk: 68.5

    68.5East Suffolk is higher60.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Suffolk 183.8, Lewes 176.0Lewes: 176.0East Suffolk: 183.8

    183.8East Suffolk is higher176.0

  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: East Suffolk 26.7, Lewes 20.9Lewes: 20.9East Suffolk: 26.7

    26.7East Suffolk is higher20.9

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East Suffolk and Lewes, per person in the age group
MeasureEast SuffolkLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,259£5,281£4,988£5,200£5,222£4,933East Suffolk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,409£12,462£11,771£12,610£12,664£11,961Lewes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,948£1,956£1,848£2,051£2,059£1,945Lewes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,457£11,506£10,867£11,576£11,626£10,981Lewes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£285£286£270£342£343£324Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£648£651£615£671£674£637Lewes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£21£21£20Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£459£461£435£396£397£375East Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£114£162£163£154Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£99£99£94East Suffolk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,529£1,535£1,450£1,636£1,643£1,552Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£225£226£213Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£281£282£266£301£302£285Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.67£5.70£5.38£6.41£6.44£6.08Lewes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.31£6.34£5.99£7.83£7.87£7.43Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.3997.7East Suffolk
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.681.6Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.2136.5Lewes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202668.560.3East Suffolk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.8176.0East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.720.9East Suffolk

Per resident

East Suffolk is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Lewes on 9. 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

East Suffolk Lewes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Suffolk £5,259, Lewes £5,200Lewes: £5,200East Suffolk: £5,259Lewes: £5,222East Suffolk: £5,281Lewes: £4,933East Suffolk: £4,988

    £5,259£5,281£4,988East Suffolk is higher£5,200£5,222£4,933

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Suffolk £3,426, Lewes £3,246Lewes: £3,246East Suffolk: £3,426Lewes: £3,260East Suffolk: £3,441Lewes: £3,079East Suffolk: £3,250

    £3,426£3,441£3,250East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£3,246£3,260£3,079

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Suffolk £1,082, Lewes £1,163Lewes: £1,163East Suffolk: £1,082Lewes: £1,168East Suffolk: £1,086Lewes: £1,104East Suffolk: £1,026

    £1,082£1,086£1,026Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£1,163£1,168£1,104

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Suffolk £3,163, Lewes £2,980Lewes: £2,980East Suffolk: £3,163Lewes: £2,993East Suffolk: £3,177Lewes: £2,827East Suffolk: £3,001

    £3,163£3,177£3,001East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£2,980£2,993£2,827

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Suffolk £79, Lewes £88Lewes: £88East Suffolk: £79Lewes: £88East Suffolk: £79Lewes: £83East Suffolk: £75

    £79£79£75Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £179, Lewes £173Lewes: £173East Suffolk: £179Lewes: £174East Suffolk: £180Lewes: £164East Suffolk: £170

    £179£180£170East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £5.50, Lewes £5.37Lewes: £5.37East Suffolk: £5.50Lewes: £5.39East Suffolk: £5.53Lewes: £5.09East Suffolk: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £459, Lewes £396Lewes: £396East Suffolk: £459Lewes: £397East Suffolk: £461Lewes: £375East Suffolk: £435

    £459£461£435East Suffolk is higher£396£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £121, Lewes £162Lewes: £162East Suffolk: £121Lewes: £163East Suffolk: £121Lewes: £154East Suffolk: £114

    £121£121£114Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Suffolk £70, Lewes £56Lewes: £56East Suffolk: £70Lewes: £56East Suffolk: £71Lewes: £53East Suffolk: £67

    £70£71£67East Suffolk is higher£56£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Suffolk £849, Lewes £928Lewes: £928East Suffolk: £849Lewes: £932East Suffolk: £853Lewes: £881East Suffolk: £805

    £849£853£805Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£928£932£881

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Suffolk £165, Lewes £225Lewes: £225East Suffolk: £165Lewes: £226East Suffolk: £165Lewes: £213East Suffolk: £156

    £165£165£156Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£213

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Suffolk £156, Lewes £171Lewes: £171East Suffolk: £156Lewes: £171East Suffolk: £156Lewes: £162East Suffolk: £148

    £156£156£148Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£171£171£162

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Suffolk £3.15, Lewes £3.64Lewes: £3.64East Suffolk: £3.15Lewes: £3.65East Suffolk: £3.17Lewes: £3.45East Suffolk: £2.99

    £3.15£3.17£2.99Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£3.64£3.65£3.45

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Suffolk £3.51, Lewes £4.45Lewes: £4.45East Suffolk: £3.51Lewes: £4.47East Suffolk: £3.53Lewes: £4.22East Suffolk: £3.33

    £3.51£3.53£3.33Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£4.45£4.47£4.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Suffolk £6.79, Lewes £8.16Lewes: £8.16East Suffolk: £6.79Lewes: £8.19East Suffolk: £6.82Lewes: £7.74East Suffolk: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Lewes is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 277.0, Lewes 256.8Lewes: 256.8East Suffolk: 277.0

    277.0East Suffolk is higher256.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 21.2, Lewes 21.0Lewes: 21.0East Suffolk: 21.2

    21.2East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count21.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 37.3, Lewes 35.1Lewes: 35.1East Suffolk: 37.3

    37.3East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count35.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 68.5, Lewes 60.3Lewes: 60.3East Suffolk: 68.5

    68.5East Suffolk is higher60.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 102.1, Lewes 99.9Lewes: 99.9East Suffolk: 102.1

    102.1East Suffolk is higher99.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Suffolk 14.8, Lewes 11.9Lewes: 11.9East Suffolk: 14.8

    14.8East Suffolk is higher11.9

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East Suffolk and Lewes, per resident
MeasureEast SuffolkLewesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,259£5,281£4,988£5,200£5,222£4,933East Suffolk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,426£3,441£3,250£3,246£3,260£3,079East Suffolk
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,082£1,086£1,026£1,163£1,168£1,104Lewes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,163£3,177£3,001£2,980£2,993£2,827East Suffolk
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£88£88£83Lewes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£173£174£164East Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£5.37£5.39£5.09East Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£459£461£435£396£397£375East Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£114£162£163£154Lewes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£56£56£53East Suffolk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£849£853£805£928£932£881Lewes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£225£226£213Lewes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£171£171£162Lewes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.15£3.17£2.99£3.64£3.65£3.45Lewes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.51£3.53£3.33£4.45£4.47£4.22Lewes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£8.16£8.19£7.74Lewes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026277.0256.8East Suffolk
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.221.0East Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.335.1East Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202668.560.3East Suffolk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026102.199.9East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.811.9East Suffolk

Total

East Suffolk is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Lewes 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

East Suffolk Lewes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Suffolk £1.3bn, Lewes £532.1mLewes: £532.1mEast Suffolk: £1.3bnLewes: £534.4mEast Suffolk: £1.3bnLewes: £504.7mEast Suffolk: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnEast Suffolk is higher£532.1m£534.4m£504.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Suffolk £855.2m, Lewes £332.2mLewes: £332.2mEast Suffolk: £855.2mLewes: £333.6mEast Suffolk: £858.8mLewes: £315.1mEast Suffolk: £811.2m

    £855.2m£858.8m£811.2mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Suffolk £270.0m, Lewes £119.1mLewes: £119.1mEast Suffolk: £270.0mLewes: £119.6mEast Suffolk: £271.1mLewes: £112.9mEast Suffolk: £256.1m

    £270.0m£271.1m£256.1mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£119.1m£119.6m£112.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Suffolk £789.5m, Lewes £304.9mLewes: £304.9mEast Suffolk: £789.5mLewes: £306.2mEast Suffolk: £792.9mLewes: £289.2mEast Suffolk: £748.9m

    £789.5m£792.9m£748.9mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Suffolk £19.6m, Lewes £9.0mLewes: £9.0mEast Suffolk: £19.6mLewes: £9.0mEast Suffolk: £19.7mLewes: £8.5mEast Suffolk: £18.6m

    £19.6m£19.7m£18.6mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Suffolk £44.7m, Lewes £17.7mLewes: £17.7mEast Suffolk: £44.7mLewes: £17.8mEast Suffolk: £44.9mLewes: £16.8mEast Suffolk: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Suffolk £1.4m, Lewes £0.55mLewes: £0.55mEast Suffolk: £1.4mLewes: £0.55mEast Suffolk: £1.4mLewes: £0.52mEast Suffolk: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Suffolk £114.5m, Lewes £40.5mLewes: £40.5mEast Suffolk: £114.5mLewes: £40.7mEast Suffolk: £115.0mLewes: £38.4mEast Suffolk: £108.6m

    £114.5m£115.0m£108.6mEast Suffolk is higher£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Suffolk £30.1m, Lewes £16.6mLewes: £16.6mEast Suffolk: £30.1mLewes: £16.6mEast Suffolk: £30.2mLewes: £15.7mEast Suffolk: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.2m£28.6mEast Suffolk 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: East Suffolk £17.6m, Lewes £5.7mLewes: £5.7mEast Suffolk: £17.6mLewes: £5.8mEast Suffolk: £17.6mLewes: £5.5mEast Suffolk: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.7mEast Suffolk is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Suffolk £211.9m, Lewes £95.0mLewes: £95.0mEast Suffolk: £211.9mLewes: £95.4mEast Suffolk: £212.8mLewes: £90.1mEast Suffolk: £201.0m

    £211.9m£212.8m£201.0mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Suffolk £41.1m, Lewes £23.0mLewes: £23.0mEast Suffolk: £41.1mLewes: £23.1mEast Suffolk: £41.3mLewes: £21.8mEast Suffolk: £39.0m

    £41.1m£41.3m£39.0mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Suffolk £38.9m, Lewes £17.5mLewes: £17.5mEast Suffolk: £38.9mLewes: £17.5mEast Suffolk: £39.0mLewes: £16.6mEast Suffolk: £36.9m

    £38.9m£39.0m£36.9mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Suffolk £0.79m, Lewes £0.37mLewes: £0.37mEast Suffolk: £0.79mLewes: £0.37mEast Suffolk: £0.79mLewes: £0.35mEast Suffolk: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Suffolk £0.88m, Lewes £0.45mLewes: £0.45mEast Suffolk: £0.88mLewes: £0.46mEast Suffolk: £0.88mLewes: £0.43mEast Suffolk: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Suffolk £1.7m, Lewes £0.83mLewes: £0.83mEast Suffolk: £1.7mLewes: £0.84mEast Suffolk: £1.7mLewes: £0.79mEast Suffolk: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mEast Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Suffolk 69,141, Lewes 26,279Lewes: 26,279East Suffolk: 69,141

    69,141East Suffolk is higher26,279

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Suffolk 5,280, Lewes 2,149Lewes: 2,149East Suffolk: 5,280

    5,280East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count2,149

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Suffolk 9,317, Lewes 3,595Lewes: 3,595East Suffolk: 9,317

    9,317East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count3,595

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Suffolk 17,104, Lewes 6,168Lewes: 6,168East Suffolk: 17,104

    17,104East Suffolk is higher6,168

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Suffolk 25,474, Lewes 10,218Lewes: 10,218East Suffolk: 25,474

    25,474East Suffolk is higher10,218

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Suffolk 3,694, Lewes 1,215Lewes: 1,215East Suffolk: 3,694

    3,694East Suffolk is higher1,215

Show the numbers
East Suffolk and Lewes, total
MeasureEast SuffolkLewesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£532.1m£534.4m£504.7mEast Suffolk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£855.2m£858.8m£811.2m£332.2m£333.6m£315.1mEast Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£270.0m£271.1m£256.1m£119.1m£119.6m£112.9mEast Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£789.5m£792.9m£748.9m£304.9m£306.2m£289.2mEast Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mEast Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mEast Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mEast Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£114.5m£115.0m£108.6m£40.5m£40.7m£38.4mEast Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mEast Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m£5.7m£5.8m£5.5mEast Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£211.9m£212.8m£201.0m£95.0m£95.4m£90.1mEast Suffolk
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m£23.0m£23.1m£21.8mEast Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£38.9m£39.0m£36.9m£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mEast Suffolk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mEast Suffolk
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mEast Suffolk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mEast Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, March 202669,14126,279East Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,2802,149East Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,3173,595East Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202617,1046,168East Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, May 202625,47410,218East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6941,215East Suffolk

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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