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Sefton and Thanet

285,298 and 142,158 residents (mid-2024).

Sefton is higher than Thanet on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 18 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

Sefton is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Thanet 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

Sefton Thanet

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sefton £5,468, Thanet £5,932Thanet: £5,932Sefton: £5,468Thanet: £5,957Sefton: £5,491Thanet: £5,627Sefton: £5,187

    £5,468£5,491£5,187Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£5,932£5,957£5,627

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sefton £12,883, Thanet £13,006Thanet: £13,006Sefton: £12,883Thanet: £13,061Sefton: £12,938Thanet: £12,337Sefton: £12,220

    £12,883£12,938£12,220Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£13,006£13,061£12,337

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sefton £2,479, Thanet £3,207Thanet: £3,207Sefton: £2,479Thanet: £3,220Sefton: £2,490Thanet: £3,042Sefton: £2,352

    £2,479£2,490£2,352Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£3,207£3,220£3,042

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sefton £11,448, Thanet £11,513Thanet: £11,513Sefton: £11,448Thanet: £11,562Sefton: £11,496Thanet: £10,921Sefton: £10,859

    £11,448£11,496£10,859Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£11,513£11,562£10,921

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sefton £523, Thanet £587Thanet: £587Sefton: £523Thanet: £590Sefton: £526Thanet: £557Sefton: £496

    £523£526£496Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£587£590£557

  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: Sefton £879, Thanet £872Thanet: £872Sefton: £879Thanet: £875Sefton: £883Thanet: £827Sefton: £834

    £879£883£834Sefton is higherDepends on how you count£872£875£827

  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: Sefton £33, Thanet £34Thanet: £34Sefton: £33Thanet: £34Sefton: £33Thanet: £32Sefton: £31

    £33£33£31Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£34£34£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sefton £658, Thanet £630Thanet: £630Sefton: £658Thanet: £632Sefton: £661Thanet: £597Sefton: £624

    £658£661£624Sefton is higher£630£632£597

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sefton £190, Thanet £203Thanet: £203Sefton: £190Thanet: £204Sefton: £190Thanet: £193Sefton: £180

    £190£190£180Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£203£204£193

  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: Sefton £148, Thanet £189Thanet: £189Sefton: £148Thanet: £190Sefton: £149Thanet: £180Sefton: £141

    £148£149£141Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£180

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sefton £1,845, Thanet £2,627Thanet: £2,627Sefton: £1,845Thanet: £2,639Sefton: £1,853Thanet: £2,492Sefton: £1,750

    £1,845£1,853£1,750Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,627£2,639£2,492

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sefton £242, Thanet £262Thanet: £262Sefton: £242Thanet: £263Sefton: £243Thanet: £249Sefton: £230

    £242£243£230Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£262£263£249

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sefton £469, Thanet £370Thanet: £370Sefton: £469Thanet: £372Sefton: £471Thanet: £351Sefton: £445

    £469£471£445Sefton is higher£370£372£351

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sefton £8.04, Thanet £10Thanet: £10Sefton: £8.04Thanet: £10Sefton: £8.08Thanet: £9.78Sefton: £7.63

    £8.04£8.08£7.63Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sefton £8.70, Thanet £9.24Thanet: £9.24Sefton: £8.70Thanet: £9.27Sefton: £8.73Thanet: £8.76Sefton: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£9.24£9.27£8.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sefton £6.75, Thanet £5.43Thanet: £5.43Sefton: £6.75Thanet: £5.45Sefton: £6.78Thanet: £5.15Sefton: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Sefton is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sefton 1,009.7, Thanet 1,018.4Thanet: 1,018.4Sefton: 1,009.7

    1,009.7Thanet is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sefton 130.7, Thanet 135.9Thanet: 135.9Sefton: 130.7

    130.7Thanet is higherDepends on how you count135.9

  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: Sefton 182.9, Thanet 182.2Thanet: 182.2Sefton: 182.9

    182.9Sefton is higherDepends on how you count182.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 97.9, Thanet 95.6Thanet: 95.6Sefton: 97.9

    97.9Sefton is higher95.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sefton 217.5, Thanet 280.4Thanet: 280.4Sefton: 217.5

    217.5Thanet is higherDepends on how you count280.4

  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: Sefton 31.2, Thanet 41.5Thanet: 41.5Sefton: 31.2

    31.2Thanet is higherDepends on how you count41.5

Show the numbers
Sefton and Thanet, per person in the age group
MeasureSeftonThanetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,468£5,491£5,187£5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,883£12,938£12,220£13,006£13,061£12,337Thanet
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,479£2,490£2,352£3,207£3,220£3,042Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,448£11,496£10,859£11,513£11,562£10,921Thanet
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£523£526£496£587£590£557Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£883£834£872£875£827Sefton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£34£34£32Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£658£661£624£630£632£597Sefton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£203£204£193Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£141£189£190£180Thanet
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,845£1,853£1,750£2,627£2,639£2,492Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£230£262£263£249Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£469£471£445£370£372£351Sefton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.04£8.08£7.63£10£10£9.78Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£9.24£9.27£8.76Thanet
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£5.43£5.45£5.15Sefton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.71,018.4Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.7135.9Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.9182.2Sefton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.995.6Sefton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026217.5280.4Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.241.5Thanet

Per resident

Sefton is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Thanet on 18. 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

Sefton Thanet

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sefton £5,468, Thanet £5,932Thanet: £5,932Sefton: £5,468Thanet: £5,957Sefton: £5,491Thanet: £5,627Sefton: £5,187

    £5,468£5,491£5,187Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£5,932£5,957£5,627

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sefton £2,902, Thanet £2,963Thanet: £2,963Sefton: £2,902Thanet: £2,976Sefton: £2,914Thanet: £2,810Sefton: £2,752

    £2,902£2,914£2,752Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,963£2,976£2,810

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sefton £1,470, Thanet £1,869Thanet: £1,869Sefton: £1,470Thanet: £1,877Sefton: £1,476Thanet: £1,772Sefton: £1,394

    £1,470£1,476£1,394Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£1,869£1,877£1,772

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sefton £2,578, Thanet £2,623Thanet: £2,623Sefton: £2,578Thanet: £2,634Sefton: £2,589Thanet: £2,488Sefton: £2,446

    £2,578£2,589£2,446Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,623£2,634£2,488

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sefton £118, Thanet £134Thanet: £134Sefton: £118Thanet: £134Sefton: £118Thanet: £127Sefton: £112

    £118£118£112Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£134£134£127

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sefton £198, Thanet £199Thanet: £199Sefton: £198Thanet: £199Sefton: £199Thanet: £188Sefton: £188

    £198£199£188Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£199£199£188

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sefton £7.40, Thanet £7.78Thanet: £7.78Sefton: £7.40Thanet: £7.81Sefton: £7.43Thanet: £7.38Sefton: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£7.78£7.81£7.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sefton £658, Thanet £630Thanet: £630Sefton: £658Thanet: £632Sefton: £661Thanet: £597Sefton: £624

    £658£661£624Sefton is higher£630£632£597

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sefton £190, Thanet £203Thanet: £203Sefton: £190Thanet: £204Sefton: £190Thanet: £193Sefton: £180

    £190£190£180Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£203£204£193

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sefton £88, Thanet £110Thanet: £110Sefton: £88Thanet: £111Sefton: £88Thanet: £105Sefton: £83

    £88£88£83Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£110£111£105

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sefton £1,094, Thanet £1,531Thanet: £1,531Sefton: £1,094Thanet: £1,538Sefton: £1,098Thanet: £1,452Sefton: £1,037

    £1,094£1,098£1,037Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£1,531£1,538£1,452

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sefton £242, Thanet £262Thanet: £262Sefton: £242Thanet: £263Sefton: £243Thanet: £249Sefton: £230

    £242£243£230Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£262£263£249

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sefton £278, Thanet £216Thanet: £216Sefton: £278Thanet: £217Sefton: £279Thanet: £205Sefton: £264

    £278£279£264Sefton is higher£216£217£205

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sefton £4.77, Thanet £6.01Thanet: £6.01Sefton: £4.77Thanet: £6.03Sefton: £4.79Thanet: £5.70Sefton: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£6.01£6.03£5.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sefton £5.16, Thanet £5.38Thanet: £5.38Sefton: £5.16Thanet: £5.40Sefton: £5.18Thanet: £5.10Sefton: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sefton £6.75, Thanet £5.43Thanet: £5.43Sefton: £6.75Thanet: £5.45Sefton: £6.78Thanet: £5.15Sefton: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Sefton is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 227.4, Thanet 232.0Thanet: 232.0Sefton: 227.4

    227.4Thanet is higherDepends on how you count232.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 29.5, Thanet 31.0Thanet: 31.0Sefton: 29.5

    29.5Thanet is higherDepends on how you count31.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 41.2, Thanet 41.5Thanet: 41.5Sefton: 41.2

    41.2Thanet is higherDepends on how you count41.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 97.9, Thanet 95.6Thanet: 95.6Sefton: 97.9

    97.9Sefton is higher95.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 128.9, Thanet 163.4Thanet: 163.4Sefton: 128.9

    128.9Thanet is higherDepends on how you count163.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sefton 18.5, Thanet 24.2Thanet: 24.2Sefton: 18.5

    18.5Thanet is higherDepends on how you count24.2

Show the numbers
Sefton and Thanet, per resident
MeasureSeftonThanetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,468£5,491£5,187£5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,902£2,914£2,752£2,963£2,976£2,810Thanet
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,470£1,476£1,394£1,869£1,877£1,772Thanet
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,578£2,589£2,446£2,623£2,634£2,488Thanet
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£134£134£127Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£199£199£188Thanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£7.78£7.81£7.38Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£658£661£624£630£632£597Sefton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£203£204£193Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£110£111£105Thanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,094£1,098£1,037£1,531£1,538£1,452Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£230£262£263£249Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£278£279£264£216£217£205Sefton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£6.01£6.03£5.70Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£5.38£5.40£5.10Thanet
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£5.43£5.45£5.15Sefton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026227.4232.0Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202629.531.0Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.241.5Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.995.6Sefton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.9163.4Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.524.2Thanet

Total

Sefton is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Thanet 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

Sefton Thanet

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sefton £1.6bn, Thanet £843.2mThanet: £843.2mSefton: £1.6bnThanet: £846.8mSefton: £1.6bnThanet: £799.9mSefton: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSefton is higherDepends on how you count£843.2m£846.8m£799.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sefton £827.8m, Thanet £421.2mThanet: £421.2mSefton: £827.8mThanet: £423.0mSefton: £831.4mThanet: £399.5mSefton: £785.2m

    £827.8m£831.4m£785.2mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sefton £419.3m, Thanet £265.6mThanet: £265.6mSefton: £419.3mThanet: £266.8mSefton: £421.1mThanet: £252.0mSefton: £397.7m

    £419.3m£421.1m£397.7mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£265.6m£266.8m£252.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sefton £735.6m, Thanet £372.8mThanet: £372.8mSefton: £735.6mThanet: £374.4mSefton: £738.8mThanet: £353.7mSefton: £697.8m

    £735.6m£738.8m£697.8mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£372.8m£374.4m£353.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sefton £33.6m, Thanet £19.0mThanet: £19.0mSefton: £33.6mThanet: £19.1mSefton: £33.8mThanet: £18.0mSefton: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.8m£31.9mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sefton £56.5m, Thanet £28.2mThanet: £28.2mSefton: £56.5mThanet: £28.3mSefton: £56.7mThanet: £26.8mSefton: £53.6m

    £56.5m£56.7m£53.6mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sefton £2.1m, Thanet £1.1mThanet: £1.1mSefton: £2.1mThanet: £1.1mSefton: £2.1mThanet: £1.0mSefton: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sefton £187.7m, Thanet £89.5mThanet: £89.5mSefton: £187.7mThanet: £89.9mSefton: £188.5mThanet: £84.9mSefton: £178.1m

    £187.7m£188.5m£178.1mSefton is higher£89.5m£89.9m£84.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sefton £54.1m, Thanet £28.9mThanet: £28.9mSefton: £54.1mThanet: £29.0mSefton: £54.3mThanet: £27.4mSefton: £51.3m

    £54.1m£54.3m£51.3mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sefton £25.1m, Thanet £15.7mThanet: £15.7mSefton: £25.1mThanet: £15.8mSefton: £25.2mThanet: £14.9mSefton: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sefton £312.0m, Thanet £217.7mThanet: £217.7mSefton: £312.0mThanet: £218.6mSefton: £313.4mThanet: £206.5mSefton: £296.0m

    £312.0m£313.4m£296.0mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£217.7m£218.6m£206.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sefton £69.2m, Thanet £37.2mThanet: £37.2mSefton: £69.2mThanet: £37.4mSefton: £69.5mThanet: £35.3mSefton: £65.6m

    £69.2m£69.5m£65.6mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sefton £79.4m, Thanet £30.7mThanet: £30.7mSefton: £79.4mThanet: £30.8mSefton: £79.7mThanet: £29.1mSefton: £75.3m

    £79.4m£79.7m£75.3mSefton is higher£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sefton £1.4m, Thanet £0.85mThanet: £0.85mSefton: £1.4mThanet: £0.86mSefton: £1.4mThanet: £0.81mSefton: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sefton £1.5m, Thanet £0.76mThanet: £0.76mSefton: £1.5mThanet: £0.77mSefton: £1.5mThanet: £0.73mSefton: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mSefton is higherDepends on how you count£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sefton £1.9m, Thanet £0.77mThanet: £0.77mSefton: £1.9mThanet: £0.77mSefton: £1.9mThanet: £0.73mSefton: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSefton is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sefton 64,886, Thanet 32,982Thanet: 32,982Sefton: 64,886

    64,886Sefton is higherDepends on how you count32,982

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sefton 8,401, Thanet 4,400Thanet: 4,400Sefton: 8,401

    8,401Sefton is higherDepends on how you count4,400

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sefton 11,750, Thanet 5,900Thanet: 5,900Sefton: 11,750

    11,750Sefton is higherDepends on how you count5,900

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sefton 27,922, Thanet 13,594Thanet: 13,594Sefton: 27,922

    27,922Sefton is higher13,594

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sefton 36,781, Thanet 23,228Thanet: 23,228Sefton: 36,781

    36,781Sefton is higherDepends on how you count23,228

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sefton 5,272, Thanet 3,436Thanet: 3,436Sefton: 5,272

    5,272Sefton is higherDepends on how you count3,436

Show the numbers
Sefton and Thanet, total
MeasureSeftonThanetHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£843.2m£846.8m£799.9mSefton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£827.8m£831.4m£785.2m£421.2m£423.0m£399.5mSefton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£419.3m£421.1m£397.7m£265.6m£266.8m£252.0mSefton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£735.6m£738.8m£697.8m£372.8m£374.4m£353.7mSefton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mSefton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.5m£56.7m£53.6m£28.2m£28.3m£26.8mSefton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSefton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£187.7m£188.5m£178.1m£89.5m£89.9m£84.9mSefton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.1m£54.3m£51.3m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mSefton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mSefton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£312.0m£313.4m£296.0m£217.7m£218.6m£206.5mSefton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£69.2m£69.5m£65.6m£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mSefton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£79.4m£79.7m£75.3m£30.7m£30.8m£29.1mSefton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.85m£0.86m£0.81mSefton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.76m£0.77m£0.73mSefton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSefton
State Pensiontotal, March 202664,88632,982Sefton
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,4014,400Sefton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,7505,900Sefton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202627,92213,594Sefton
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,78123,228Sefton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,2723,436Sefton

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.