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Inverclyde and Folkestone and Hythe

78,740 and 111,908 residents (mid-2024).

Inverclyde is higher than Folkestone and Hythe on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Inverclyde is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe 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

Inverclyde Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £5,905, Folkestone and Hythe £5,432Folkestone and Hythe: £5,432Inverclyde: £5,905Folkestone and Hythe: £5,455Inverclyde: £5,930Folkestone and Hythe: £5,152Inverclyde: £5,601

    £5,905£5,930£5,601Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,432£5,455£5,152

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Inverclyde £12,710, Folkestone and Hythe £12,738Folkestone and Hythe: £12,738Inverclyde: £12,710Folkestone and Hythe: £12,792Inverclyde: £12,764Folkestone and Hythe: £12,083Inverclyde: £12,056

    £12,710£12,764£12,056Folkestone and Hythe is higher£12,738£12,792£12,083

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £2,998, Folkestone and Hythe £2,327Folkestone and Hythe: £2,327Inverclyde: £2,998Folkestone and Hythe: £2,337Inverclyde: £3,011Folkestone and Hythe: £2,207Inverclyde: £2,844

    £2,998£3,011£2,844Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,327£2,337£2,207

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Inverclyde £11,095, Folkestone and Hythe £11,320Folkestone and Hythe: £11,320Inverclyde: £11,095Folkestone and Hythe: £11,368Inverclyde: £11,142Folkestone and Hythe: £10,738Inverclyde: £10,524

    £11,095£11,142£10,524Folkestone and Hythe is higher£11,320£11,368£10,738

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Inverclyde £608, Folkestone and Hythe £502Folkestone and Hythe: £502Inverclyde: £608Folkestone and Hythe: £505Inverclyde: £611Folkestone and Hythe: £477Inverclyde: £577

    £608£611£577Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£502£505£477

  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: Inverclyde £974, Folkestone and Hythe £889Folkestone and Hythe: £889Inverclyde: £974Folkestone and Hythe: £892Inverclyde: £978Folkestone and Hythe: £843Inverclyde: £923

    £974£978£923Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£889£892£843

  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: Inverclyde £33, Folkestone and Hythe £27Folkestone and Hythe: £27Inverclyde: £33Folkestone and Hythe: £27Inverclyde: £33Folkestone and Hythe: £26Inverclyde: £32

    £33£33£32Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £791, Folkestone and Hythe £552Folkestone and Hythe: £552Inverclyde: £791Folkestone and Hythe: £554Inverclyde: £794Folkestone and Hythe: £524Inverclyde: £750

    £791£794£750Inverclyde is higher£552£554£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £229, Folkestone and Hythe £166Folkestone and Hythe: £166Inverclyde: £229Folkestone and Hythe: £166Inverclyde: £229Folkestone and Hythe: £157Inverclyde: £217

    £229£229£217Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£166£166£157

  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: Inverclyde £165, Folkestone and Hythe £156Folkestone and Hythe: £156Inverclyde: £165Folkestone and Hythe: £157Inverclyde: £166Folkestone and Hythe: £148Inverclyde: £156

    £165£166£156Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£156£157£148

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £2,200, Folkestone and Hythe £1,768Folkestone and Hythe: £1,768Inverclyde: £2,200Folkestone and Hythe: £1,775Inverclyde: £2,210Folkestone and Hythe: £1,677Inverclyde: £2,087

    £2,200£2,210£2,087Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,768£1,775£1,677

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Inverclyde £298, Folkestone and Hythe £234Folkestone and Hythe: £234Inverclyde: £298Folkestone and Hythe: £235Inverclyde: £299Folkestone and Hythe: £222Inverclyde: £282

    £298£299£282Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£234£235£222

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £616, Folkestone and Hythe £380Folkestone and Hythe: £380Inverclyde: £616Folkestone and Hythe: £382Inverclyde: £619Folkestone and Hythe: £361Inverclyde: £584

    £616£619£584Inverclyde is higher£380£382£361

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £7.77, Folkestone and Hythe £12Folkestone and Hythe: £12Inverclyde: £7.77Folkestone and Hythe: £12Inverclyde: £7.80Folkestone and Hythe: £11Inverclyde: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Folkestone and Hythe is higher£12£12£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £8.91, Folkestone and Hythe £11Folkestone and Hythe: £11Inverclyde: £8.91Folkestone and Hythe: £11Inverclyde: £8.95Folkestone and Hythe: £10Inverclyde: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Folkestone and Hythe is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £8.77, Folkestone and Hythe £7.02Folkestone and Hythe: £7.02Inverclyde: £8.77Folkestone and Hythe: £7.05Inverclyde: £8.81Folkestone and Hythe: £6.66Inverclyde: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£7.02£7.05£6.66

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Inverclyde 970.5, Folkestone and Hythe 998.8Folkestone and Hythe: 998.8Inverclyde: 970.5

    970.5Folkestone and Hythe is higher998.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Inverclyde 150.6, Folkestone and Hythe 108.0Folkestone and Hythe: 108.0Inverclyde: 150.6

    150.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count108.0

  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: Inverclyde 222.1, Folkestone and Hythe 174.8Folkestone and Hythe: 174.8Inverclyde: 222.1

    222.1Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count174.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 129.0, Folkestone and Hythe 81.2Folkestone and Hythe: 81.2Inverclyde: 129.0

    129.0Inverclyde is higher81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde 254.2, Folkestone and Hythe 205.8Folkestone and Hythe: 205.8Inverclyde: 254.2

    254.2Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count205.8

  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: Inverclyde 37.7, Folkestone and Hythe 33.9Folkestone and Hythe: 33.9Inverclyde: 37.7

    37.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count33.9

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Inverclyde and Folkestone and Hythe, per person in the age group
MeasureInverclydeFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,905£5,930£5,601Estimated£5,432£5,455£5,152Inverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,710£12,764£12,056Estimated£12,738£12,792£12,083Folkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,998£3,011£2,844Estimated£2,327£2,337£2,207Inverclyde
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,095£11,142£10,524£11,320£11,368£10,738Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£608£611£577£502£505£477Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£974£978£923Estimated£889£892£843Inverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32Estimated£27£27£26Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£791£794£750Estimated£552£554£524Inverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£229£217Estimated£166£166£157Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£156Estimated£156£157£148Inverclyde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,200£2,210£2,087£1,768£1,775£1,677Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£234£235£222Inverclyde
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£616£619£584£380£382£361Inverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£12£12£11Folkestone and Hythe
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£11£11£10Folkestone and Hythe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32Estimated£7.02£7.05£6.66Inverclyde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026970.5998.8Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.6108.0Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026222.1174.8Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026129.081.2Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026254.2205.8Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.7Estimated33.9Inverclyde

Per resident

Inverclyde is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe on 6. 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

Inverclyde Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £5,905, Folkestone and Hythe £5,432Folkestone and Hythe: £5,432Inverclyde: £5,905Folkestone and Hythe: £5,455Inverclyde: £5,930Folkestone and Hythe: £5,152Inverclyde: £5,601

    £5,905£5,930£5,601Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,432£5,455£5,152

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £2,733, Folkestone and Hythe £3,130Folkestone and Hythe: £3,130Inverclyde: £2,733Folkestone and Hythe: £3,143Inverclyde: £2,744Folkestone and Hythe: £2,969Inverclyde: £2,592

    £2,733£2,744£2,592Folkestone and Hythe is higher£3,130£3,143£2,969

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £1,847, Folkestone and Hythe £1,343Folkestone and Hythe: £1,343Inverclyde: £1,847Folkestone and Hythe: £1,349Inverclyde: £1,854Folkestone and Hythe: £1,274Inverclyde: £1,751

    £1,847£1,854£1,751Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,343£1,349£1,274

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Inverclyde £2,385, Folkestone and Hythe £2,781Folkestone and Hythe: £2,781Inverclyde: £2,385Folkestone and Hythe: £2,793Inverclyde: £2,396Folkestone and Hythe: £2,638Inverclyde: £2,263

    £2,385£2,396£2,263Folkestone and Hythe is higher£2,781£2,793£2,638

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Inverclyde £131, Folkestone and Hythe £123Folkestone and Hythe: £123Inverclyde: £131Folkestone and Hythe: £124Inverclyde: £131Folkestone and Hythe: £117Inverclyde: £124

    £131£131£124Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£123£124£117

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £209, Folkestone and Hythe £218Folkestone and Hythe: £218Inverclyde: £209Folkestone and Hythe: £219Inverclyde: £210Folkestone and Hythe: £207Inverclyde: £199

    £209£210£199Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£218£219£207

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £7.15, Folkestone and Hythe £6.64Folkestone and Hythe: £6.64Inverclyde: £7.15Folkestone and Hythe: £6.67Inverclyde: £7.18Folkestone and Hythe: £6.30Inverclyde: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£6.64£6.67£6.30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £791, Folkestone and Hythe £552Folkestone and Hythe: £552Inverclyde: £791Folkestone and Hythe: £554Inverclyde: £794Folkestone and Hythe: £524Inverclyde: £750

    £791£794£750Inverclyde is higher£552£554£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £229, Folkestone and Hythe £166Folkestone and Hythe: £166Inverclyde: £229Folkestone and Hythe: £166Inverclyde: £229Folkestone and Hythe: £157Inverclyde: £217

    £229£229£217Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£166£166£157

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £102, Folkestone and Hythe £90Folkestone and Hythe: £90Inverclyde: £102Folkestone and Hythe: £90Inverclyde: £102Folkestone and Hythe: £85Inverclyde: £96

    £102£102£96Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Inverclyde £1,355, Folkestone and Hythe £1,020Folkestone and Hythe: £1,020Inverclyde: £1,355Folkestone and Hythe: £1,025Inverclyde: £1,361Folkestone and Hythe: £968Inverclyde: £1,285

    £1,355£1,361£1,285Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,020£1,025£968

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Inverclyde £298, Folkestone and Hythe £234Folkestone and Hythe: £234Inverclyde: £298Folkestone and Hythe: £235Inverclyde: £299Folkestone and Hythe: £222Inverclyde: £282

    £298£299£282Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£234£235£222

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Inverclyde £379, Folkestone and Hythe £220Folkestone and Hythe: £220Inverclyde: £379Folkestone and Hythe: £220Inverclyde: £381Folkestone and Hythe: £208Inverclyde: £360

    £379£381£360Inverclyde is higher£220£220£208

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Inverclyde £4.79, Folkestone and Hythe £6.91Folkestone and Hythe: £6.91Inverclyde: £4.79Folkestone and Hythe: £6.93Inverclyde: £4.81Folkestone and Hythe: £6.55Inverclyde: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Folkestone and Hythe is higher£6.91£6.93£6.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Inverclyde £5.48, Folkestone and Hythe £6.09Folkestone and Hythe: £6.09Inverclyde: £5.48Folkestone and Hythe: £6.12Inverclyde: £5.51Folkestone and Hythe: £5.78Inverclyde: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Folkestone and Hythe is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £8.77, Folkestone and Hythe £7.02Folkestone and Hythe: £7.02Inverclyde: £8.77Folkestone and Hythe: £7.05Inverclyde: £8.81Folkestone and Hythe: £6.66Inverclyde: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£7.02£7.05£6.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 208.7, Folkestone and Hythe 245.4Folkestone and Hythe: 245.4Inverclyde: 208.7

    208.7Folkestone and Hythe is higher245.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 32.4, Folkestone and Hythe 26.5Folkestone and Hythe: 26.5Inverclyde: 32.4

    32.4Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count26.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 47.8, Folkestone and Hythe 42.9Folkestone and Hythe: 42.9Inverclyde: 47.8

    47.8Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count42.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 129.0, Folkestone and Hythe 81.2Folkestone and Hythe: 81.2Inverclyde: 129.0

    129.0Inverclyde is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 156.6, Folkestone and Hythe 118.8Folkestone and Hythe: 118.8Inverclyde: 156.6

    156.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count118.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 23.2, Folkestone and Hythe 19.5Folkestone and Hythe: 19.5Inverclyde: 23.2

    23.2Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count19.5

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Inverclyde and Folkestone and Hythe, per resident
MeasureInverclydeFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,905£5,930£5,601Estimated£5,432£5,455£5,152Inverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,733£2,744£2,592Estimated£3,130£3,143£2,969Folkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,847£1,854£1,751Estimated£1,343£1,349£1,274Inverclyde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,385£2,396£2,263£2,781£2,793£2,638Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£123£124£117Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199Estimated£218£219£207Folkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78Estimated£6.64£6.67£6.30Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£791£794£750Estimated£552£554£524Inverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£229£217Estimated£166£166£157Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£96Estimated£90£90£85Inverclyde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,355£1,361£1,285£1,020£1,025£968Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£234£235£222Inverclyde
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£220£220£208Inverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.91£6.93£6.55Folkestone and Hythe
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£6.09£6.12£5.78Folkestone and Hythe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32Estimated£7.02£7.05£6.66Inverclyde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.7245.4Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202632.426.5Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.842.9Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026129.081.2Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.6118.8Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.2Estimated19.5Inverclyde

Total

Inverclyde is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Folkestone and Hythe on 19. 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

Inverclyde Folkestone and Hythe

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Inverclyde £464.9m, Folkestone and Hythe £607.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £607.8mInverclyde: £464.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £610.4mInverclyde: £466.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £576.6mInverclyde: £441.0m

    £464.9m£466.9m£441.0mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£607.8m£610.4m£576.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Inverclyde £215.2m, Folkestone and Hythe £350.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £350.2mInverclyde: £215.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £351.7mInverclyde: £216.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £332.2mInverclyde: £204.1m

    £215.2m£216.1m£204.1mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£350.2m£351.7m£332.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Inverclyde £145.4m, Folkestone and Hythe £150.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £150.3mInverclyde: £145.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £150.9mInverclyde: £146.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £142.6mInverclyde: £137.9m

    £145.4m£146.0m£137.9mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£150.3m£150.9m£142.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Inverclyde £187.8m, Folkestone and Hythe £311.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £311.3mInverclyde: £187.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £312.6mInverclyde: £188.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £295.2mInverclyde: £178.2m

    £187.8m£188.6m£178.2mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£311.3m£312.6m£295.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Inverclyde £10.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £13.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.8mInverclyde: £10.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.9mInverclyde: £10.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £13.1mInverclyde: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £16.5m, Folkestone and Hythe £24.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.4mInverclyde: £16.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.5mInverclyde: £16.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £23.2mInverclyde: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.6mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Inverclyde £0.56m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.74mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.74mInverclyde: £0.56mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.75mInverclyde: £0.57mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.70mInverclyde: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £62.3m, Folkestone and Hythe £61.8mFolkestone and Hythe: £61.8mInverclyde: £62.3mFolkestone and Hythe: £62.0mInverclyde: £62.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £58.6mInverclyde: £59.1m

    £62.3m£62.5m£59.1mInverclyde is higher£61.8m£62.0m£58.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £18.0m, Folkestone and Hythe £18.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £18.5mInverclyde: £18.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £18.6mInverclyde: £18.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £17.6mInverclyde: £17.1m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.1mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Inverclyde £8.0m, Folkestone and Hythe £10.1mFolkestone and Hythe: £10.1mInverclyde: £8.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £10.1mInverclyde: £8.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £9.6mInverclyde: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.6mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Inverclyde £106.7m, Folkestone and Hythe £114.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £114.2mInverclyde: £106.7mFolkestone and Hythe: £114.7mInverclyde: £107.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £108.3mInverclyde: £101.2m

    £106.7m£107.2m£101.2mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£114.2m£114.7m£108.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Inverclyde £23.4m, Folkestone and Hythe £26.2mFolkestone and Hythe: £26.2mInverclyde: £23.4mFolkestone and Hythe: £26.3mInverclyde: £23.5mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.8mInverclyde: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Inverclyde £29.9m, Folkestone and Hythe £24.6mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.6mInverclyde: £29.9mFolkestone and Hythe: £24.7mInverclyde: £30.0mFolkestone and Hythe: £23.3mInverclyde: £28.3m

    £29.9m£30.0m£28.3mInverclyde is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Inverclyde £0.38m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.77mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.77mInverclyde: £0.38mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.78mInverclyde: £0.38mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.73mInverclyde: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Inverclyde £0.43m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.68mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.68mInverclyde: £0.43mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.68mInverclyde: £0.43mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.65mInverclyde: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mFolkestone and Hythe is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Inverclyde £0.69m, Folkestone and Hythe £0.79mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.79mInverclyde: £0.69mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.79mInverclyde: £0.69mFolkestone and Hythe: £0.75mInverclyde: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mFolkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Inverclyde 16,430, Folkestone and Hythe 27,464Folkestone and Hythe: 27,464Inverclyde: 16,430

    16,430Folkestone and Hythe is higher27,464

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Inverclyde 2,549, Folkestone and Hythe 2,970Folkestone and Hythe: 2,970Inverclyde: 2,549

    2,549Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count2,970

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde 3,760, Folkestone and Hythe 4,805Folkestone and Hythe: 4,805Inverclyde: 3,760

    3,760Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count4,805

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde 10,160, Folkestone and Hythe 9,086Folkestone and Hythe: 9,086Inverclyde: 10,160

    10,160Inverclyde is higher9,086

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Inverclyde 12,327, Folkestone and Hythe 13,291Folkestone and Hythe: 13,291Inverclyde: 12,327

    12,327Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count13,291

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Inverclyde 1,827, Folkestone and Hythe 2,187Folkestone and Hythe: 2,187Inverclyde: 1,827

    1,827Folkestone and Hythe is higherDepends on how you count2,187

Show the numbers
Inverclyde and Folkestone and Hythe, total
MeasureInverclydeFolkestone and HytheHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£464.9m£466.9m£441.0mEstimated£607.8m£610.4m£576.6mFolkestone and Hythe
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£215.2m£216.1m£204.1mEstimated£350.2m£351.7m£332.2mFolkestone and Hythe
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.4m£146.0m£137.9mEstimated£150.3m£150.9m£142.6mFolkestone and Hythe
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£187.8m£188.6m£178.2m£311.3m£312.6m£295.2mFolkestone and Hythe
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mFolkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mEstimated£24.4m£24.5m£23.2mFolkestone and Hythe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mEstimated£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mFolkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.3m£62.5m£59.1mEstimated£61.8m£62.0m£58.6mInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mEstimated£18.5m£18.6m£17.6mFolkestone and Hythe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mEstimated£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mFolkestone and Hythe
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.7m£107.2m£101.2m£114.2m£114.7m£108.3mFolkestone and Hythe
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£26.2m£26.3m£24.8mFolkestone and Hythe
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mInverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mFolkestone and Hythe
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mFolkestone and Hythe
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mEstimated£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mFolkestone and Hythe
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,43027,464Folkestone and Hythe
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5492,970Folkestone and Hythe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7604,805Folkestone and Hythe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,1609,086Inverclyde
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,32713,291Folkestone and Hythe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,827Estimated2,187Folkestone and Hythe

Sources

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

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