East Sussex in Figures (ESiF) is a Local Information System that provides the latest statistics on the social, economic and demographic character of East Sussex and its communities.
ESiF is changing
There are going to be some exciting changes to East Sussex in Figures in the next few months. We need to renovate the website to meet accessibility requirements and replace outdated software. We are working jointly with Public Health colleagues to present key data and analysis about East Sussex in one place.
We’ll keep you informed of our plans.
If you have any questions contact esif@eastsussex.gov.uk
You can access a quick guide to using ESiF here.
Please contact the Research and Intelligence team for help in getting data and insight from East Sussex in Figures.
Downloading data in ESiF - We know there is a problem when downloading data from ESiF to Excel. If you need ESiF data in Excel format please use this process.
Updated tables
People claiming Universal Credit (UC) and by Duration – now with February 2024 data
Households on Universal Credit, by family type and Local Housing Allowance - now with November 2023 data
Claimant Count by pre-2018 wards, post-2019 wards, age and towns – updated for February 2024
There were 11,185 unemployed claimants of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) and Universal Credit (UC - searching for work conditionality) in February 2024 (3.6% of working age people).
In February 2024 there were 49,170 people in the county claiming Universal Credit. More than half (25,870) had been claiming for more than 3 years.
In November 2023 there were 40,980 households claiming Universal Credit and 19,200 had children. 9,600 UC households did not receive sufficient benefit to pay their rent.