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Westminster and Brighton and Hove

215,694 and 285,063 residents (mid-2024).

Westminster is higher than Brighton and Hove on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Westminster is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Brighton and Hove on 10. 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

Westminster Brighton and Hove

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Westminster £4,436, Brighton and Hove £4,100Brighton and Hove: £4,100Westminster: £4,436Brighton and Hove: £4,118Westminster: £4,455Brighton and Hove: £3,889Westminster: £4,207

    £4,436£4,455£4,207Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£4,100£4,118£3,889

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Westminster £11,942, Brighton and Hove £12,878Brighton and Hove: £12,878Westminster: £11,942Brighton and Hove: £12,932Westminster: £11,993Brighton and Hove: £12,215Westminster: £11,328

    £11,942£11,993£11,328Brighton and Hove is higher£12,878£12,932£12,215

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Westminster £2,167, Brighton and Hove £1,937Brighton and Hove: £1,937Westminster: £2,167Brighton and Hove: £1,946Westminster: £2,176Brighton and Hove: £1,838Westminster: £2,055

    £2,167£2,176£2,055Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£1,937£1,946£1,838

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Westminster £9,405, Brighton and Hove £11,440Brighton and Hove: £11,440Westminster: £9,405Brighton and Hove: £11,488Westminster: £9,445Brighton and Hove: £10,851Westminster: £8,921

    £9,405£9,445£8,921Brighton and Hove is higher£11,440£11,488£10,851

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Westminster £1,816, Brighton and Hove £745Brighton and Hove: £745Westminster: £1,816Brighton and Hove: £748Westminster: £1,823Brighton and Hove: £707Westminster: £1,722

    £1,816£1,823£1,722Westminster is higher£745£748£707

  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: Westminster £660, Brighton and Hove £655Brighton and Hove: £655Westminster: £660Brighton and Hove: £658Westminster: £662Brighton and Hove: £621Westminster: £626

    £660£662£626Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£655£658£621

  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: Westminster £62, Brighton and Hove £38Brighton and Hove: £38Westminster: £62Brighton and Hove: £38Westminster: £62Brighton and Hove: £36Westminster: £59

    £62£62£59Westminster is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Westminster £396, Brighton and Hove £441Brighton and Hove: £441Westminster: £396Brighton and Hove: £443Westminster: £397Brighton and Hove: £418Westminster: £375

    £396£397£375Brighton and Hove is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Westminster £117, Brighton and Hove £138Brighton and Hove: £138Westminster: £117Brighton and Hove: £139Westminster: £117Brighton and Hove: £131Westminster: £111

    £117£117£111Brighton and Hove is higher£138£139£131

  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: Westminster £92, Brighton and Hove £75Brighton and Hove: £75Westminster: £92Brighton and Hove: £75Westminster: £92Brighton and Hove: £71Westminster: £87

    £92£92£87Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Westminster £1,723, Brighton and Hove £1,512Brighton and Hove: £1,512Westminster: £1,723Brighton and Hove: £1,518Westminster: £1,730Brighton and Hove: £1,434Westminster: £1,634

    £1,723£1,730£1,634Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Westminster £894, Brighton and Hove £405Brighton and Hove: £405Westminster: £894Brighton and Hove: £407Westminster: £898Brighton and Hove: £384Westminster: £848

    £894£898£848Westminster is higher£405£407£384

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Westminster £337, Brighton and Hove £336Brighton and Hove: £336Westminster: £337Brighton and Hove: £337Westminster: £339Brighton and Hove: £319Westminster: £320

    £337£339£320Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Westminster £7.50, Brighton and Hove £9.09Brighton and Hove: £9.09Westminster: £7.50Brighton and Hove: £9.13Westminster: £7.53Brighton and Hove: £8.62Westminster: £7.11

    £7.50£7.53£7.11Brighton and Hove is higher£9.09£9.13£8.62

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Westminster £7.34, Brighton and Hove £5.64Brighton and Hove: £5.64Westminster: £7.34Brighton and Hove: £5.66Westminster: £7.37Brighton and Hove: £5.35Westminster: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Westminster is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Westminster £2.88, Brighton and Hove £4.95Brighton and Hove: £4.95Westminster: £2.88Brighton and Hove: £4.98Westminster: £2.89Brighton and Hove: £4.70Westminster: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Brighton and Hove is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Westminster 899.4, Brighton and Hove 1,031.4Brighton and Hove: 1,031.4Westminster: 899.4

    899.4Brighton and Hove is higher1,031.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Westminster 259.7, Brighton and Hove 155.8Brighton and Hove: 155.8Westminster: 259.7

    259.7Westminster is higher155.8

  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: Westminster 133.0, Brighton and Hove 134.9Brighton and Hove: 134.9Westminster: 133.0

    133.0Brighton and Hove is higher134.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 59.3, Brighton and Hove 65.6Brighton and Hove: 65.6Westminster: 59.3

    59.3Brighton and Hove is higher65.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Westminster 166.1, Brighton and Hove 175.2Brighton and Hove: 175.2Westminster: 166.1

    166.1Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count175.2

  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: Westminster 21.2, Brighton and Hove 16.5Brighton and Hove: 16.5Westminster: 21.2

    21.2Westminster is higher16.5

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Westminster and Brighton and Hove, per person in the age group
MeasureWestminsterBrighton and HoveHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,436£4,455£4,207£4,100£4,118£3,889Westminster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,942£11,993£11,328£12,878£12,932£12,215Brighton and Hove
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,167£2,176£2,055£1,937£1,946£1,838Westminster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,405£9,445£8,921£11,440£11,488£10,851Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,816£1,823£1,722£745£748£707Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£660£662£626£655£658£621Westminster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£62£62£59£38£38£36Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£441£443£418Brighton and Hove
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£138£139£131Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£75£75£71Westminster
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,723£1,730£1,634£1,512£1,518£1,434Westminster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£894£898£848£405£407£384Westminster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£337£339£320£336£337£319Westminster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.50£7.53£7.11£9.09£9.13£8.62Brighton and Hove
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£5.64£5.66£5.35Westminster
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£4.95£4.98£4.70Brighton and Hove
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026899.41,031.4Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026259.7155.8Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.0134.9Brighton and Hove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.365.6Brighton and Hove
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026166.1175.2Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.216.5Westminster

Per resident

Westminster is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Brighton and Hove on 10. 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

Westminster Brighton and Hove

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Westminster £4,436, Brighton and Hove £4,100Brighton and Hove: £4,100Westminster: £4,436Brighton and Hove: £4,118Westminster: £4,455Brighton and Hove: £3,889Westminster: £4,207

    £4,436£4,455£4,207Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£4,100£4,118£3,889

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Westminster £1,382, Brighton and Hove £1,722Brighton and Hove: £1,722Westminster: £1,382Brighton and Hove: £1,730Westminster: £1,388Brighton and Hove: £1,634Westminster: £1,311

    £1,382£1,388£1,311Brighton and Hove is higher£1,722£1,730£1,634

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Westminster £1,644, Brighton and Hove £1,388Brighton and Hove: £1,388Westminster: £1,644Brighton and Hove: £1,394Westminster: £1,651Brighton and Hove: £1,317Westminster: £1,559

    £1,644£1,651£1,559Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£1,388£1,394£1,317

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Westminster £1,089, Brighton and Hove £1,530Brighton and Hove: £1,530Westminster: £1,089Brighton and Hove: £1,537Westminster: £1,093Brighton and Hove: £1,451Westminster: £1,033

    £1,089£1,093£1,033Brighton and Hove is higher£1,530£1,537£1,451

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Westminster £210, Brighton and Hove £100Brighton and Hove: £100Westminster: £210Brighton and Hove: £100Westminster: £211Brighton and Hove: £95Westminster: £199

    £210£211£199Westminster is higher£100£100£95

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Westminster £76, Brighton and Hove £88Brighton and Hove: £88Westminster: £76Brighton and Hove: £88Westminster: £77Brighton and Hove: £83Westminster: £72

    £76£77£72Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Westminster £7.16, Brighton and Hove £5.10Brighton and Hove: £5.10Westminster: £7.16Brighton and Hove: £5.12Westminster: £7.19Brighton and Hove: £4.84Westminster: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Westminster is higher£5.10£5.12£4.84

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Westminster £396, Brighton and Hove £441Brighton and Hove: £441Westminster: £396Brighton and Hove: £443Westminster: £397Brighton and Hove: £418Westminster: £375

    £396£397£375Brighton and Hove is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Westminster £117, Brighton and Hove £138Brighton and Hove: £138Westminster: £117Brighton and Hove: £139Westminster: £117Brighton and Hove: £131Westminster: £111

    £117£117£111Brighton and Hove is higher£138£139£131

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Westminster £70, Brighton and Hove £54Brighton and Hove: £54Westminster: £70Brighton and Hove: £54Westminster: £70Brighton and Hove: £51Westminster: £66

    £70£70£66Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£54£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Westminster £1,307, Brighton and Hove £1,083Brighton and Hove: £1,083Westminster: £1,307Brighton and Hove: £1,088Westminster: £1,313Brighton and Hove: £1,028Westminster: £1,240

    £1,307£1,313£1,240Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£1,083£1,088£1,028

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Westminster £894, Brighton and Hove £405Brighton and Hove: £405Westminster: £894Brighton and Hove: £407Westminster: £898Brighton and Hove: £384Westminster: £848

    £894£898£848Westminster is higher£405£407£384

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Westminster £256, Brighton and Hove £241Brighton and Hove: £241Westminster: £256Brighton and Hove: £242Westminster: £257Brighton and Hove: £228Westminster: £243

    £256£257£243Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£241£242£228

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Westminster £5.68, Brighton and Hove £6.52Brighton and Hove: £6.52Westminster: £5.68Brighton and Hove: £6.54Westminster: £5.71Brighton and Hove: £6.18Westminster: £5.39

    £5.68£5.71£5.39Brighton and Hove is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Westminster £5.57, Brighton and Hove £4.04Brighton and Hove: £4.04Westminster: £5.57Brighton and Hove: £4.05Westminster: £5.59Brighton and Hove: £3.83Westminster: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Westminster is higher£4.04£4.05£3.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Westminster £2.88, Brighton and Hove £4.95Brighton and Hove: £4.95Westminster: £2.88Brighton and Hove: £4.98Westminster: £2.89Brighton and Hove: £4.70Westminster: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Brighton and Hove is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 104.1, Brighton and Hove 138.0Brighton and Hove: 138.0Westminster: 104.1

    104.1Brighton and Hove is higher138.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 30.1, Brighton and Hove 20.8Brighton and Hove: 20.8Westminster: 30.1

    30.1Westminster is higher20.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 15.4, Brighton and Hove 18.0Brighton and Hove: 18.0Westminster: 15.4

    15.4Brighton and Hove is higher18.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 59.3, Brighton and Hove 65.6Brighton and Hove: 65.6Westminster: 59.3

    59.3Brighton and Hove is higher65.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 126.1, Brighton and Hove 125.5Brighton and Hove: 125.5Westminster: 126.1

    126.1Westminster is higherDepends on how you count125.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Westminster 16.1, Brighton and Hove 11.8Brighton and Hove: 11.8Westminster: 16.1

    16.1Westminster is higher11.8

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Westminster and Brighton and Hove, per resident
MeasureWestminsterBrighton and HoveHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,436£4,455£4,207£4,100£4,118£3,889Westminster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,382£1,388£1,311£1,722£1,730£1,634Brighton and Hove
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,644£1,651£1,559£1,388£1,394£1,317Westminster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,089£1,093£1,033£1,530£1,537£1,451Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£100£100£95Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£77£72£88£88£83Brighton and Hove
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£5.10£5.12£4.84Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£441£443£418Brighton and Hove
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£138£139£131Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£54£54£51Westminster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,307£1,313£1,240£1,083£1,088£1,028Westminster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£894£898£848£405£407£384Westminster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£256£257£243£241£242£228Westminster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.68£5.71£5.39£6.52£6.54£6.18Brighton and Hove
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£4.04£4.05£3.83Westminster
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£4.95£4.98£4.70Brighton and Hove
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026104.1138.0Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.120.8Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.418.0Brighton and Hove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.365.6Brighton and Hove
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.1125.5Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.111.8Westminster

Total

Westminster is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Brighton and Hove 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

Westminster Brighton and Hove

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Westminster £956.8m, Brighton and Hove £1.2bnBrighton and Hove: £1.2bnWestminster: £956.8mBrighton and Hove: £1.2bnWestminster: £960.8mBrighton and Hove: £1.1bnWestminster: £907.5m

    £956.8m£960.8m£907.5mBrighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Westminster £298.2m, Brighton and Hove £491.0mBrighton and Hove: £491.0mWestminster: £298.2mBrighton and Hove: £493.1mWestminster: £299.4mBrighton and Hove: £465.7mWestminster: £282.8m

    £298.2m£299.4m£282.8mBrighton and Hove is higher£491.0m£493.1m£465.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Westminster £354.6m, Brighton and Hove £395.8mBrighton and Hove: £395.8mWestminster: £354.6mBrighton and Hove: £397.5mWestminster: £356.1mBrighton and Hove: £375.4mWestminster: £336.4m

    £354.6m£356.1m£336.4mBrighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£395.8m£397.5m£375.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Westminster £234.8m, Brighton and Hove £436.2mBrighton and Hove: £436.2mWestminster: £234.8mBrighton and Hove: £438.0mWestminster: £235.8mBrighton and Hove: £413.7mWestminster: £222.7m

    £234.8m£235.8m£222.7mBrighton and Hove is higher£436.2m£438.0m£413.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Westminster £45.3m, Brighton and Hove £28.4mBrighton and Hove: £28.4mWestminster: £45.3mBrighton and Hove: £28.5mWestminster: £45.5mBrighton and Hove: £26.9mWestminster: £43.0m

    £45.3m£45.5m£43.0mWestminster is higher£28.4m£28.5m£26.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Westminster £16.5m, Brighton and Hove £25.0mBrighton and Hove: £25.0mWestminster: £16.5mBrighton and Hove: £25.1mWestminster: £16.5mBrighton and Hove: £23.7mWestminster: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.5m£15.6mBrighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Westminster £1.5m, Brighton and Hove £1.5mBrighton and Hove: £1.5mWestminster: £1.5mBrighton and Hove: £1.5mWestminster: £1.6mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mWestminster: £1.5m

    £1.5m£1.6m£1.5mWestminster is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Westminster £85.3m, Brighton and Hove £125.8mBrighton and Hove: £125.8mWestminster: £85.3mBrighton and Hove: £126.3mWestminster: £85.7mBrighton and Hove: £119.3mWestminster: £80.9m

    £85.3m£85.7m£80.9mBrighton and Hove is higher£125.8m£126.3m£119.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Westminster £25.2m, Brighton and Hove £39.4mBrighton and Hove: £39.4mWestminster: £25.2mBrighton and Hove: £39.6mWestminster: £25.3mBrighton and Hove: £37.4mWestminster: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.3m£23.9mBrighton and Hove is higher£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Westminster £15.0m, Brighton and Hove £15.3mBrighton and Hove: £15.3mWestminster: £15.0mBrighton and Hove: £15.4mWestminster: £15.1mBrighton and Hove: £14.5mWestminster: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mBrighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Westminster £282.0m, Brighton and Hove £308.9mBrighton and Hove: £308.9mWestminster: £282.0mBrighton and Hove: £310.2mWestminster: £283.2mBrighton and Hove: £293.0mWestminster: £267.5m

    £282.0m£283.2m£267.5mBrighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£308.9m£310.2m£293.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Westminster £192.9m, Brighton and Hove £115.4mBrighton and Hove: £115.4mWestminster: £192.9mBrighton and Hove: £115.9mWestminster: £193.7mBrighton and Hove: £109.5mWestminster: £183.0m

    £192.9m£193.7m£183.0mWestminster is higher£115.4m£115.9m£109.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Westminster £55.2m, Brighton and Hove £68.6mBrighton and Hove: £68.6mWestminster: £55.2mBrighton and Hove: £68.9mWestminster: £55.4mBrighton and Hove: £65.1mWestminster: £52.3m

    £55.2m£55.4m£52.3mBrighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£68.6m£68.9m£65.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Westminster £1.2m, Brighton and Hove £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.9mWestminster: £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.9mWestminster: £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.8mWestminster: £1.2m

    £1.2mBrighton and Hove is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Westminster £1.2m, Brighton and Hove £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.2mWestminster: £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.2mWestminster: £1.2mBrighton and Hove: £1.1mWestminster: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mWestminster is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Westminster £0.62m, Brighton and Hove £1.4mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mWestminster: £0.62mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mWestminster: £0.62mBrighton and Hove: £1.3mWestminster: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBrighton and Hove is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Westminster 22,454, Brighton and Hove 39,325Brighton and Hove: 39,325Westminster: 22,454

    22,454Brighton and Hove is higher39,325

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Westminster 6,483, Brighton and Hove 5,941Brighton and Hove: 5,941Westminster: 6,483

    6,483Westminster is higher5,941

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Westminster 3,320, Brighton and Hove 5,142Brighton and Hove: 5,142Westminster: 3,320

    3,320Brighton and Hove is higher5,142

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Westminster 12,785, Brighton and Hove 18,703Brighton and Hove: 18,703Westminster: 12,785

    12,785Brighton and Hove is higher18,703

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Westminster 27,188, Brighton and Hove 35,788Brighton and Hove: 35,788Westminster: 27,188

    27,188Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count35,788

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Westminster 3,465, Brighton and Hove 3,361Brighton and Hove: 3,361Westminster: 3,465

    3,465Westminster is higher3,361

Show the numbers
Westminster and Brighton and Hove, total
MeasureWestminsterBrighton and HoveHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£956.8m£960.8m£907.5m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnBrighton and Hove
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£298.2m£299.4m£282.8m£491.0m£493.1m£465.7mBrighton and Hove
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£354.6m£356.1m£336.4m£395.8m£397.5m£375.4mBrighton and Hove
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£234.8m£235.8m£222.7m£436.2m£438.0m£413.7mBrighton and Hove
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£45.3m£45.5m£43.0m£28.4m£28.5m£26.9mWestminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mBrighton and Hove
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.6m£1.5m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mWestminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.3m£85.7m£80.9m£125.8m£126.3m£119.3mBrighton and Hove
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m£39.4m£39.6m£37.4mBrighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mBrighton and Hove
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m£308.9m£310.2m£293.0mBrighton and Hove
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£192.9m£193.7m£183.0m£115.4m£115.9m£109.5mWestminster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m£68.6m£68.9m£65.1mBrighton and Hove
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBrighton and Hove
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mWestminster
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mBrighton and Hove
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,45439,325Brighton and Hove
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,4835,941Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3205,142Brighton and Hove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,78518,703Brighton and Hove
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,18835,788Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4653,361Westminster

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.
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