Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · London and London

Newham and Lewisham

379,479 and 302,432 residents (mid-2024).

Newham is higher than Lewisham on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 10 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.

Swap the two areas
Newham and Lewisham on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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

Newham is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Lewisham 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

Newham Lewisham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newham £3,864, Lewisham £4,392Lewisham: £4,392Newham: £3,864Lewisham: £4,410Newham: £3,881Lewisham: £4,166Newham: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£4,392£4,410£4,166

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newham £12,856, Lewisham £13,054Lewisham: £13,054Newham: £12,856Lewisham: £13,110Newham: £12,911Lewisham: £12,382Newham: £12,195

    £12,856£12,911£12,195Lewisham is higher£13,054£13,110£12,382

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newham £2,734, Lewisham £2,764Lewisham: £2,764Newham: £2,734Lewisham: £2,776Newham: £2,746Lewisham: £2,622Newham: £2,594

    £2,734£2,746£2,594Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£2,764£2,776£2,622

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newham £9,455, Lewisham £10,995Lewisham: £10,995Newham: £9,455Lewisham: £11,042Newham: £9,495Lewisham: £10,429Newham: £8,969

    £9,455£9,495£8,969Lewisham is higher£10,995£11,042£10,429

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newham £2,399, Lewisham £1,319Lewisham: £1,319Newham: £2,399Lewisham: £1,325Newham: £2,409Lewisham: £1,252Newham: £2,275

    £2,399£2,409£2,275Newham is higher£1,319£1,325£1,252

  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: Newham £916, Lewisham £683Lewisham: £683Newham: £916Lewisham: £686Newham: £920Lewisham: £648Newham: £869

    £916£920£869Newham is higherDepends on how you count£683£686£648

  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: Newham £86, Lewisham £56Lewisham: £56Newham: £86Lewisham: £57Newham: £87Lewisham: £54Newham: £82

    £86£87£82Newham is higher£56£57£54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newham £335, Lewisham £413Lewisham: £413Newham: £335Lewisham: £414Newham: £337Lewisham: £391Newham: £318

    £335£337£318Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£413£414£391

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newham £122, Lewisham £124Lewisham: £124Newham: £122Lewisham: £124Newham: £123Lewisham: £118Newham: £116

    £122£123£116Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£118

  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: Newham £110, Lewisham £86Lewisham: £86Newham: £110Lewisham: £87Newham: £110Lewisham: £82Newham: £104

    £110£110£104Newham is higher£86£87£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newham £2,405, Lewisham £2,364Lewisham: £2,364Newham: £2,405Lewisham: £2,374Newham: £2,415Lewisham: £2,242Newham: £2,281

    £2,405£2,415£2,281Newham is higher£2,364£2,374£2,242

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newham £523, Lewisham £626Lewisham: £626Newham: £523Lewisham: £629Newham: £526Lewisham: £594Newham: £496

    £523£526£496Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£626£629£594

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newham £205, Lewisham £295Lewisham: £295Newham: £205Lewisham: £297Newham: £206Lewisham: £280Newham: £194

    £205£206£194Lewisham is higher£295£297£280

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newham £7.18, Lewisham £9.56Lewisham: £9.56Newham: £7.18Lewisham: £9.60Newham: £7.21Lewisham: £9.07Newham: £6.81

    £7.18£7.21£6.81Lewisham is higher£9.56£9.60£9.07

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newham £7.76, Lewisham £8.73Lewisham: £8.73Newham: £7.76Lewisham: £8.77Newham: £7.79Lewisham: £8.28Newham: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£8.73£8.77£8.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newham £3.25, Lewisham £3.96Lewisham: £3.96Newham: £3.25Lewisham: £3.98Newham: £3.26Lewisham: £3.76Newham: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£3.96£3.98£3.76

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newham 996.2, Lewisham 1,043.4Lewisham: 1,043.4Newham: 996.2

    996.2Lewisham is higher1,043.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newham 343.9, Lewisham 230.9Lewisham: 230.9Newham: 343.9

    343.9Newham is higher230.9

  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: Newham 189.5, Lewisham 144.6Lewisham: 144.6Newham: 189.5

    189.5Newham is higherDepends on how you count144.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newham 54.0, Lewisham 64.5Lewisham: 64.5Newham: 54.0

    54.0Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count64.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newham 242.5, Lewisham 229.5Lewisham: 229.5Newham: 242.5

    242.5Newham is higher229.5

  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: Newham 26.2, Lewisham 19.3Lewisham: 19.3Newham: 26.2

    26.2Newham is higher19.3

Show the numbers
Newham and Lewisham, per person in the age group
MeasureNewhamLewishamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£4,392£4,410£4,166Lewisham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,856£12,911£12,195£13,054£13,110£12,382Lewisham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,734£2,746£2,594£2,764£2,776£2,622Lewisham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,455£9,495£8,969£10,995£11,042£10,429Lewisham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,399£2,409£2,275£1,319£1,325£1,252Newham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£916£920£869£683£686£648Newham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£86£87£82£56£57£54Newham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£335£337£318£413£414£391Lewisham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£124£124£118Lewisham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£110£110£104£86£87£82Newham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,405£2,415£2,281£2,364£2,374£2,242Newham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£523£526£496£626£629£594Lewisham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£205£206£194£295£297£280Lewisham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.18£7.21£6.81£9.56£9.60£9.07Lewisham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£8.73£8.77£8.28Lewisham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£3.96£3.98£3.76Lewisham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.21,043.4Lewisham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026343.9230.9Newham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026189.5144.6Newham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.064.5Lewisham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026242.5229.5Newham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.219.3Newham

Per resident

Newham is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Lewisham on 14. 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

Newham Lewisham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newham £3,864, Lewisham £4,392Lewisham: £4,392Newham: £3,864Lewisham: £4,410Newham: £3,881Lewisham: £4,166Newham: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£4,392£4,410£4,166

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newham £876, Lewisham £1,244Lewisham: £1,244Newham: £876Lewisham: £1,249Newham: £880Lewisham: £1,180Newham: £831

    £876£880£831Lewisham is higher£1,244£1,249£1,180

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newham £2,004, Lewisham £1,981Lewisham: £1,981Newham: £2,004Lewisham: £1,990Newham: £2,013Lewisham: £1,879Newham: £1,901

    £2,004£2,013£1,901Newham is higherDepends on how you count£1,981£1,990£1,879

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newham £644, Lewisham £1,048Lewisham: £1,048Newham: £644Lewisham: £1,052Newham: £647Lewisham: £994Newham: £611

    £644£647£611Lewisham is higher£1,048£1,052£994

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newham £163, Lewisham £126Lewisham: £126Newham: £163Lewisham: £126Newham: £164Lewisham: £119Newham: £155

    £163£164£155Newham is higher£126£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newham £62, Lewisham £65Lewisham: £65Newham: £62Lewisham: £65Newham: £63Lewisham: £62Newham: £59

    £62£63£59Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£62

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newham £5.88, Lewisham £5.38Lewisham: £5.38Newham: £5.88Lewisham: £5.40Newham: £5.91Lewisham: £5.10Newham: £5.58

    £5.88£5.91£5.58Newham is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newham £335, Lewisham £413Lewisham: £413Newham: £335Lewisham: £414Newham: £337Lewisham: £391Newham: £318

    £335£337£318Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£413£414£391

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newham £122, Lewisham £124Lewisham: £124Newham: £122Lewisham: £124Newham: £123Lewisham: £118Newham: £116

    £122£123£116Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£118

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newham £81, Lewisham £62Lewisham: £62Newham: £81Lewisham: £62Newham: £81Lewisham: £59Newham: £76

    £81£81£76Newham is higher£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newham £1,762, Lewisham £1,694Lewisham: £1,694Newham: £1,762Lewisham: £1,702Newham: £1,770Lewisham: £1,607Newham: £1,672

    £1,762£1,770£1,672Newham is higher£1,694£1,702£1,607

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newham £523, Lewisham £626Lewisham: £626Newham: £523Lewisham: £629Newham: £526Lewisham: £594Newham: £496

    £523£526£496Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£626£629£594

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newham £150, Lewisham £212Lewisham: £212Newham: £150Lewisham: £213Newham: £151Lewisham: £201Newham: £142

    £150£151£142Lewisham is higher£212£213£201

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newham £5.26, Lewisham £6.85Lewisham: £6.85Newham: £5.26Lewisham: £6.88Newham: £5.28Lewisham: £6.50Newham: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Lewisham is higher£6.85£6.88£6.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newham £5.68, Lewisham £6.26Lewisham: £6.26Newham: £5.68Lewisham: £6.29Newham: £5.71Lewisham: £5.94Newham: £5.39

    £5.68£5.71£5.39Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£6.26£6.29£5.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newham £3.25, Lewisham £3.96Lewisham: £3.96Newham: £3.25Lewisham: £3.98Newham: £3.26Lewisham: £3.76Newham: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count£3.96£3.98£3.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newham 67.9, Lewisham 99.4Lewisham: 99.4Newham: 67.9

    67.9Lewisham is higher99.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newham 23.4, Lewisham 22.0Lewisham: 22.0Newham: 23.4

    23.4Newham is higher22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newham 12.9, Lewisham 13.8Lewisham: 13.8Newham: 12.9

    12.9Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count13.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newham 54.0, Lewisham 64.5Lewisham: 64.5Newham: 54.0

    54.0Lewisham is higherDepends on how you count64.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newham 177.8, Lewisham 164.5Lewisham: 164.5Newham: 177.8

    177.8Newham is higher164.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newham 19.2, Lewisham 13.8Lewisham: 13.8Newham: 19.2

    19.2Newham is higher13.8

Show the numbers
Newham and Lewisham, per resident
MeasureNewhamLewishamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£4,392£4,410£4,166Lewisham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£1,244£1,249£1,180Lewisham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,004£2,013£1,901£1,981£1,990£1,879Newham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£644£647£611£1,048£1,052£994Lewisham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£126£126£119Newham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£65£65£62Lewisham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.88£5.91£5.58£5.38£5.40£5.10Newham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£335£337£318£413£414£391Lewisham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£124£124£118Lewisham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£81£81£76£62£62£59Newham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,762£1,770£1,672£1,694£1,702£1,607Newham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£523£526£496£626£629£594Lewisham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£212£213£201Lewisham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£6.85£6.88£6.50Lewisham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.68£5.71£5.39£6.26£6.29£5.94Lewisham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£3.96£3.98£3.76Lewisham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202667.999.4Lewisham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.422.0Newham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.913.8Lewisham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.064.5Lewisham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026177.8164.5Newham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.213.8Newham

Total

Newham is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Lewisham on 5. 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

Newham Lewisham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newham £1.5bn, Lewisham £1.3bnLewisham: £1.3bnNewham: £1.5bnLewisham: £1.3bnNewham: £1.5bnLewisham: £1.3bnNewham: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnNewham is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newham £332.4m, Lewisham £376.1mLewisham: £376.1mNewham: £332.4mLewisham: £377.7mNewham: £333.8mLewisham: £356.8mNewham: £315.3m

    £332.4m£333.8m£315.3mLewisham is higher£376.1m£377.7m£356.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newham £760.5m, Lewisham £599.2mLewisham: £599.2mNewham: £760.5mLewisham: £601.7mNewham: £763.8mLewisham: £568.3mNewham: £721.4m

    £760.5m£763.8m£721.4mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£599.2m£601.7m£568.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newham £244.5m, Lewisham £316.8mLewisham: £316.8mNewham: £244.5mLewisham: £318.2mNewham: £245.5mLewisham: £300.5mNewham: £231.9m

    £244.5m£245.5m£231.9mLewisham is higher£316.8m£318.2m£300.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newham £62.0m, Lewisham £38.0mLewisham: £38.0mNewham: £62.0mLewisham: £38.2mNewham: £62.3mLewisham: £36.1mNewham: £58.8m

    £62.0m£62.3m£58.8mNewham is higher£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newham £23.7m, Lewisham £19.7mLewisham: £19.7mNewham: £23.7mLewisham: £19.8mNewham: £23.8mLewisham: £18.7mNewham: £22.5m

    £23.7m£23.8m£22.5mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newham £2.2m, Lewisham £1.6mLewisham: £1.6mNewham: £2.2mLewisham: £1.6mNewham: £2.2mLewisham: £1.5mNewham: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mNewham is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newham £127.2m, Lewisham £124.8mLewisham: £124.8mNewham: £127.2mLewisham: £125.3mNewham: £127.7mLewisham: £118.4mNewham: £120.7m

    £127.2m£127.7m£120.7mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£124.8m£125.3m£118.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newham £46.4m, Lewisham £37.5mLewisham: £37.5mNewham: £46.4mLewisham: £37.6mNewham: £46.6mLewisham: £35.5mNewham: £44.0m

    £46.4m£46.6m£44.0mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£37.5m£37.6m£35.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newham £30.6m, Lewisham £18.7mLewisham: £18.7mNewham: £30.6mLewisham: £18.8mNewham: £30.7mLewisham: £17.7mNewham: £29.0m

    £30.6m£30.7m£29.0mNewham is higher£18.7m£18.8m£17.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newham £668.8m, Lewisham £512.4mLewisham: £512.4mNewham: £668.8mLewisham: £514.6mNewham: £671.6mLewisham: £486.1mNewham: £634.4m

    £668.8m£671.6m£634.4mNewham is higher£512.4m£514.6m£486.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newham £198.6m, Lewisham £189.4mLewisham: £189.4mNewham: £198.6mLewisham: £190.2mNewham: £199.5mLewisham: £179.7mNewham: £188.4m

    £198.6m£199.5m£188.4mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£189.4m£190.2m£179.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newham £57.0m, Lewisham £64.0mLewisham: £64.0mNewham: £57.0mLewisham: £64.3mNewham: £57.2mLewisham: £60.7mNewham: £54.1m

    £57.0m£57.2m£54.1mLewisham is higher£64.0m£64.3m£60.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newham £2.0m, Lewisham £2.1mLewisham: £2.1mNewham: £2.0mLewisham: £2.1mNewham: £2.0mLewisham: £2.0mNewham: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mLewisham is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newham £2.2m, Lewisham £1.9mLewisham: £1.9mNewham: £2.2mLewisham: £1.9mNewham: £2.2mLewisham: £1.8mNewham: £2.0m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.0mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newham £1.2m, Lewisham £1.2mLewisham: £1.2mNewham: £1.2mLewisham: £1.2mNewham: £1.2mLewisham: £1.1mNewham: £1.2m

    £1.2mNewham is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newham 25,758, Lewisham 30,064Lewisham: 30,064Newham: 25,758

    25,758Lewisham is higher30,064

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newham 8,892, Lewisham 6,653Lewisham: 6,653Newham: 8,892

    8,892Newham is higher6,653

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newham 4,899, Lewisham 4,166Lewisham: 4,166Newham: 4,899

    4,899Newham is higherDepends on how you count4,166

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newham 20,483, Lewisham 19,504Lewisham: 19,504Newham: 20,483

    20,483Newham is higherDepends on how you count19,504

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newham 67,458, Lewisham 49,736Lewisham: 49,736Newham: 67,458

    67,458Newham is higher49,736

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newham 7,273, Lewisham 4,183Lewisham: 4,183Newham: 7,273

    7,273Newham is higher4,183

Show the numbers
Newham and Lewisham, total
MeasureNewhamLewishamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£1.3bnNewham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.4m£333.8m£315.3m£376.1m£377.7m£356.8mLewisham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£760.5m£763.8m£721.4m£599.2m£601.7m£568.3mNewham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.5m£245.5m£231.9m£316.8m£318.2m£300.5mLewisham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£62.0m£62.3m£58.8m£38.0m£38.2m£36.1mNewham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mNewham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mNewham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£127.2m£127.7m£120.7m£124.8m£125.3m£118.4mNewham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£46.4m£46.6m£44.0m£37.5m£37.6m£35.5mNewham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m£18.7m£18.8m£17.7mNewham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£668.8m£671.6m£634.4m£512.4m£514.6m£486.1mNewham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£198.6m£199.5m£188.4m£189.4m£190.2m£179.7mNewham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.0m£57.2m£54.1m£64.0m£64.3m£60.7mLewisham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mLewisham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.0m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNewham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNewham
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,75830,064Lewisham
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,8926,653Newham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8994,166Newham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,48319,504Newham
Universal Credittotal, May 202667,45849,736Newham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,2734,183Newham

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.
  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.
  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.