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Blaenau Gwent and Hastings

67,712 and 91,017 residents (mid-2024).

Blaenau Gwent is higher than Hastings on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Blaenau Gwent is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 3. 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

Blaenau Gwent Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £6,029, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Hastings: £5,631Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Hastings: £5,319Blaenau Gwent: £5,719

    £6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£5,607£5,631£5,319

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Blaenau Gwent £13,294, Hastings £12,630Hastings: £12,630Blaenau Gwent: £13,294Hastings: £12,684Blaenau Gwent: £13,351Hastings: £11,980Blaenau Gwent: £12,610

    £13,294£13,351£12,610Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£12,630£12,684£11,980

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaenau Gwent £3,155, Hastings £3,054Hastings: £3,054Blaenau Gwent: £3,155Hastings: £3,067Blaenau Gwent: £3,169Hastings: £2,897Blaenau Gwent: £2,993

    £3,155£3,169£2,993Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£3,054£3,067£2,897

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Blaenau Gwent £11,623, Hastings £11,150Hastings: £11,150Blaenau Gwent: £11,623Hastings: £11,197Blaenau Gwent: £11,673Hastings: £10,576Blaenau Gwent: £11,025

    £11,623£11,673£11,025Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£11,150£11,197£10,576

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Blaenau Gwent £645, Hastings £709Hastings: £709Blaenau Gwent: £645Hastings: £712Blaenau Gwent: £648Hastings: £673Blaenau Gwent: £612

    £645£648£612Hastings is higher£709£712£673

  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: Blaenau Gwent £983, Hastings £732Hastings: £732Blaenau Gwent: £983Hastings: £735Blaenau Gwent: £988Hastings: £694Blaenau Gwent: £933

    £983£988£933Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£732£735£694

  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: Blaenau Gwent £43, Hastings £39Hastings: £39Blaenau Gwent: £43Hastings: £39Blaenau Gwent: £43Hastings: £37Blaenau Gwent: £40

    £43£43£40Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £968, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Blaenau Gwent: £968Hastings: £609Blaenau Gwent: £972Hastings: £575Blaenau Gwent: £918

    £968£972£918Blaenau Gwent is higher£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £208, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Blaenau Gwent: £208Hastings: £201Blaenau Gwent: £209Hastings: £190Blaenau Gwent: £197

    £208£209£197Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£201£201£190

  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: Blaenau Gwent £203, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Blaenau Gwent: £203Hastings: £147Blaenau Gwent: £204Hastings: £139Blaenau Gwent: £193

    £203£204£193Blaenau Gwent is higher£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaenau Gwent £2,189, Hastings £2,457Hastings: £2,457Blaenau Gwent: £2,189Hastings: £2,467Blaenau Gwent: £2,199Hastings: £2,330Blaenau Gwent: £2,077

    £2,189£2,199£2,077Hastings is higher£2,457£2,467£2,330

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £303, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Blaenau Gwent: £303Hastings: £393Blaenau Gwent: £304Hastings: £372Blaenau Gwent: £287

    £303£304£287Hastings is higher£392£393£372

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaenau Gwent £740, Hastings £435Hastings: £435Blaenau Gwent: £740Hastings: £436Blaenau Gwent: £743Hastings: £412Blaenau Gwent: £701

    £740£743£701Blaenau Gwent is higher£435£436£412

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaenau Gwent £9.80, Hastings £7.37Hastings: £7.37Blaenau Gwent: £9.80Hastings: £7.40Blaenau Gwent: £9.85Hastings: £6.99Blaenau Gwent: £9.30

    £9.80£9.85£9.30Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Blaenau Gwent £14, Hastings £8.76Hastings: £8.76Blaenau Gwent: £14Hastings: £8.80Blaenau Gwent: £14Hastings: £8.31Blaenau Gwent: £13

    £14£14£13Blaenau Gwent is higher£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £8.85, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Hastings: £8.19Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Hastings: £7.74Blaenau Gwent: £8.39

    £8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blaenau Gwent 1,029.7, Hastings 1,002.5Hastings: 1,002.5Blaenau Gwent: 1,029.7

    1,029.7Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count1,002.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Blaenau Gwent 170.9, Hastings 158.9Hastings: 158.9Blaenau Gwent: 170.9

    170.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count158.9

  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: Blaenau Gwent 204.0, Hastings 151.6Hastings: 151.6Blaenau Gwent: 204.0

    204.0Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count151.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 137.7, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7

    137.7Blaenau Gwent is higher91.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Blaenau Gwent 299.1, Hastings 276.4Hastings: 276.4Blaenau Gwent: 299.1

    299.1Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count276.4

  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: Blaenau Gwent 43.1, Hastings 31.3Hastings: 31.3Blaenau Gwent: 43.1

    43.1Blaenau Gwent is higher31.3

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Blaenau Gwent and Hastings, per person in the age group
MeasureBlaenau GwentHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,029£6,055£5,719£5,607£5,631£5,319Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,294£13,351£12,610£12,630£12,684£11,980Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,155£3,169£2,993£3,054£3,067£2,897Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,623£11,673£11,025£11,150£11,197£10,576Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£645£648£612£709£712£673Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£983£988£933£732£735£694Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£43£43£40£39£39£37Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£606£609£575Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£208£209£197£201£201£190Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£203£204£193£146£147£139Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,189£2,199£2,077£2,457£2,467£2,330Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£303£304£287£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£740£743£701£435£436£412Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.80£9.85£9.30£7.37£7.40£6.99Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£14£13£8.76£8.80£8.31Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.85£8.88£8.39£8.16£8.19£7.74Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.71,002.5Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.9158.9Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026204.0151.6Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026137.791.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026299.1276.4Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.131.3Blaenau Gwent

Per resident

Blaenau Gwent is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hastings on 3. 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

Blaenau Gwent Hastings

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £6,029, Hastings £5,607Hastings: £5,607Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Hastings: £5,631Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Hastings: £5,319Blaenau Gwent: £5,719

    £6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£5,607£5,631£5,319

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £2,595, Hastings £2,522Hastings: £2,522Blaenau Gwent: £2,595Hastings: £2,532Blaenau Gwent: £2,606Hastings: £2,392Blaenau Gwent: £2,462

    £2,595£2,606£2,462Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,522£2,532£2,392

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £1,946, Hastings £1,879Hastings: £1,879Blaenau Gwent: £1,946Hastings: £1,887Blaenau Gwent: £1,954Hastings: £1,782Blaenau Gwent: £1,846

    £1,946£1,954£1,846Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,879£1,887£1,782

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £2,269, Hastings £2,226Hastings: £2,226Blaenau Gwent: £2,269Hastings: £2,236Blaenau Gwent: £2,279Hastings: £2,112Blaenau Gwent: £2,152

    £2,269£2,279£2,152Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,236£2,112

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £126, Hastings £142Hastings: £142Blaenau Gwent: £126Hastings: £142Blaenau Gwent: £126Hastings: £134Blaenau Gwent: £119

    £126£126£119Hastings is higher£142£142£134

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £192, Hastings £146Hastings: £146Blaenau Gwent: £192Hastings: £147Blaenau Gwent: £193Hastings: £139Blaenau Gwent: £182

    £192£193£182Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £8.33, Hastings £7.85Hastings: £7.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Hastings: £7.89Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Hastings: £7.45Blaenau Gwent: £7.90

    £8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £968, Hastings £606Hastings: £606Blaenau Gwent: £968Hastings: £609Blaenau Gwent: £972Hastings: £575Blaenau Gwent: £918

    £968£972£918Blaenau Gwent is higher£606£609£575

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £208, Hastings £201Hastings: £201Blaenau Gwent: £208Hastings: £201Blaenau Gwent: £209Hastings: £190Blaenau Gwent: £197

    £208£209£197Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£201£201£190

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £125, Hastings £90Hastings: £90Blaenau Gwent: £125Hastings: £90Blaenau Gwent: £126Hastings: £85Blaenau Gwent: £119

    £125£126£119Blaenau Gwent is higher£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £1,350, Hastings £1,512Hastings: £1,512Blaenau Gwent: £1,350Hastings: £1,518Blaenau Gwent: £1,356Hastings: £1,434Blaenau Gwent: £1,281

    £1,350£1,356£1,281Hastings is higher£1,512£1,518£1,434

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £303, Hastings £392Hastings: £392Blaenau Gwent: £303Hastings: £393Blaenau Gwent: £304Hastings: £372Blaenau Gwent: £287

    £303£304£287Hastings is higher£392£393£372

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £456, Hastings £267Hastings: £267Blaenau Gwent: £456Hastings: £269Blaenau Gwent: £458Hastings: £254Blaenau Gwent: £433

    £456£458£433Blaenau Gwent is higher£267£269£254

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £6.05, Hastings £4.53Hastings: £4.53Blaenau Gwent: £6.05Hastings: £4.55Blaenau Gwent: £6.08Hastings: £4.30Blaenau Gwent: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£4.53£4.55£4.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £8.33, Hastings £5.39Hastings: £5.39Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Hastings: £5.41Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Hastings: £5.11Blaenau Gwent: £7.90

    £8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Blaenau Gwent £8.85, Hastings £8.16Hastings: £8.16Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Hastings: £8.19Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Hastings: £7.74Blaenau Gwent: £8.39

    £8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 201.0, Hastings 200.2Hastings: 200.2Blaenau Gwent: 201.0

    201.0Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count200.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 33.4, Hastings 31.7Hastings: 31.7Blaenau Gwent: 33.4

    33.4Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count31.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 39.8, Hastings 30.3Hastings: 30.3Blaenau Gwent: 39.8

    39.8Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 137.7, Hastings 91.7Hastings: 91.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7

    137.7Blaenau Gwent is higher91.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 184.4, Hastings 170.1Hastings: 170.1Blaenau Gwent: 184.4

    184.4Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count170.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Blaenau Gwent 26.6, Hastings 19.3Hastings: 19.3Blaenau Gwent: 26.6

    26.6Blaenau Gwent is higher19.3

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Blaenau Gwent and Hastings, per resident
MeasureBlaenau GwentHastingsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,029£6,055£5,719£5,607£5,631£5,319Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,595£2,606£2,462£2,522£2,532£2,392Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,946£1,954£1,846£1,879£1,887£1,782Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,269£2,279£2,152£2,226£2,236£2,112Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£142£142£134Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£146£147£139Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.90£7.85£7.89£7.45Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£606£609£575Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£208£209£197£201£201£190Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£90£90£85Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,350£1,356£1,281£1,512£1,518£1,434Hastings
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£303£304£287£392£393£372Hastings
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£456£458£433£267£269£254Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.53£4.55£4.30Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.90£5.39£5.41£5.11Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.85£8.88£8.39£8.16£8.19£7.74Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.0200.2Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.431.7Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.830.3Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026137.791.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.4170.1Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.619.3Blaenau Gwent

Total

Blaenau Gwent is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Hastings 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

Blaenau Gwent Hastings

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Blaenau Gwent £408.2m, Hastings £510.3mHastings: £510.3mBlaenau Gwent: £408.2mHastings: £512.5mBlaenau Gwent: £410.0mHastings: £484.1mBlaenau Gwent: £387.2m

    £408.2m£410.0m£387.2mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£510.3m£512.5m£484.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Blaenau Gwent £175.7m, Hastings £229.5mHastings: £229.5mBlaenau Gwent: £175.7mHastings: £230.5mBlaenau Gwent: £176.5mHastings: £217.7mBlaenau Gwent: £166.7m

    £175.7m£176.5m£166.7mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Blaenau Gwent £131.7m, Hastings £171.0mHastings: £171.0mBlaenau Gwent: £131.7mHastings: £171.7mBlaenau Gwent: £132.3mHastings: £162.2mBlaenau Gwent: £125.0m

    £131.7m£132.3m£125.0mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Blaenau Gwent £153.6m, Hastings £202.6mHastings: £202.6mBlaenau Gwent: £153.6mHastings: £203.5mBlaenau Gwent: £154.3mHastings: £192.2mBlaenau Gwent: £145.7m

    £153.6m£154.3m£145.7mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£202.6m£203.5m£192.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Blaenau Gwent £8.5m, Hastings £12.9mHastings: £12.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mHastings: £12.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.6mHastings: £12.2mBlaenau Gwent: £8.1m

    £8.5m£8.6m£8.1mHastings is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent £13.0m, Hastings £13.3mHastings: £13.3mBlaenau Gwent: £13.0mHastings: £13.4mBlaenau Gwent: £13.1mHastings: £12.6mBlaenau Gwent: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.3mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent £0.56m, Hastings £0.71mHastings: £0.71mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mHastings: £0.72mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mHastings: £0.68mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.54mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent £65.5m, Hastings £55.2mHastings: £55.2mBlaenau Gwent: £65.5mHastings: £55.4mBlaenau Gwent: £65.8mHastings: £52.3mBlaenau Gwent: £62.2m

    £65.5m£65.8m£62.2mBlaenau Gwent is higher£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent £14.1m, Hastings £18.3mHastings: £18.3mBlaenau Gwent: £14.1mHastings: £18.3mBlaenau Gwent: £14.2mHastings: £17.3mBlaenau Gwent: £13.4m

    £14.1m£14.2m£13.4mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£18.3m£18.3m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent £8.5m, Hastings £8.2mHastings: £8.2mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mHastings: £8.2mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mHastings: £7.8mBlaenau Gwent: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mBlaenau Gwent is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Blaenau Gwent £91.4m, Hastings £137.6mHastings: £137.6mBlaenau Gwent: £91.4mHastings: £138.2mBlaenau Gwent: £91.8mHastings: £130.5mBlaenau Gwent: £86.7m

    £91.4m£91.8m£86.7mHastings is higher£137.6m£138.2m£130.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Blaenau Gwent £20.5m, Hastings £35.7mHastings: £35.7mBlaenau Gwent: £20.5mHastings: £35.8mBlaenau Gwent: £20.6mHastings: £33.8mBlaenau Gwent: £19.5m

    £20.5m£20.6m£19.5mHastings is higher£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Blaenau Gwent £30.9m, Hastings £24.3mHastings: £24.3mBlaenau Gwent: £30.9mHastings: £24.4mBlaenau Gwent: £31.0mHastings: £23.1mBlaenau Gwent: £29.3m

    £30.9m£31.0m£29.3mBlaenau Gwent is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Blaenau Gwent £0.41m, Hastings £0.41mHastings: £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mHastings: £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mHastings: £0.39mBlaenau Gwent: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Blaenau Gwent £0.56m, Hastings £0.49mHastings: £0.49mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mHastings: £0.49mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mHastings: £0.47mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.54mBlaenau Gwent is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Blaenau Gwent £0.60m, Hastings £0.74mHastings: £0.74mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mHastings: £0.75mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mHastings: £0.70mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mHastings is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Blaenau Gwent 13,612, Hastings 18,217Hastings: 18,217Blaenau Gwent: 13,612

    13,612Hastings is higherDepends on how you count18,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Blaenau Gwent 2,259, Hastings 2,888Hastings: 2,888Blaenau Gwent: 2,259

    2,259Hastings is higherDepends on how you count2,888

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent 2,696, Hastings 2,754Hastings: 2,754Blaenau Gwent: 2,696

    2,696Hastings is higherDepends on how you count2,754

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent 9,323, Hastings 8,342Hastings: 8,342Blaenau Gwent: 9,323

    9,323Blaenau Gwent is higher8,342

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Blaenau Gwent 12,488, Hastings 15,478Hastings: 15,478Blaenau Gwent: 12,488

    12,488Hastings is higherDepends on how you count15,478

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Blaenau Gwent 1,800, Hastings 1,754Hastings: 1,754Blaenau Gwent: 1,800

    1,800Blaenau Gwent is higher1,754

Show the numbers
Blaenau Gwent and Hastings, total
MeasureBlaenau GwentHastingsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m£510.3m£512.5m£484.1mHastings
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m£229.5m£230.5m£217.7mHastings
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mHastings
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m£202.6m£203.5m£192.2mHastings
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mHastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mHastings
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mHastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m£55.2m£55.4m£52.3mBlaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m£18.3m£18.3m£17.3mHastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mBlaenau Gwent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m£137.6m£138.2m£130.5mHastings
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m£35.7m£35.8m£33.8mHastings
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mBlaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHastings
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mBlaenau Gwent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.74m£0.75m£0.70mHastings
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,61218,217Hastings
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2592,888Hastings
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6962,754Hastings
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,3238,342Blaenau Gwent
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,48815,478Hastings
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8001,754Blaenau Gwent

Sources

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

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  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.
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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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