Compare constituencies · East Midlands and East Midlands
Ashfield and Bolsover
Ashfield is higher than Bolsover on 13 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 21 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.
Per person in the age group
Ashfield is higher on 13 of 21 measures, and Bolsover on 8. 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
Ashfield Bolsover
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,991£5,013£4,735Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,915£4,936£4,662
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,728£12,782£12,073Bolsover is higher£12,762£12,817£12,106
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,461£2,472£2,335Ashfield is higher£2,164£2,173£2,053
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,391£11,439£10,805Bolsover is higher£11,398£11,447£10,811
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£431£433£409Bolsover is higher£461£463£437
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£877£881£832Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£874£877£829
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£29£29£27Bolsover is higher£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£663£666£629Bolsover is higher£684£687£649
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£189£190£179Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£184£184£174
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£184£185£175Ashfield is higher£167£168£159
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,792£1,800£1,700Ashfield is higher£1,533£1,539£1,454
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£191£192£181Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£181£181£171
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£463£465£439Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£447£449£424
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.93£9.97£9.42Ashfield is higher£7.42£7.45£7.04
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£12£12£11Ashfield is higher£9.79£9.84£9.29
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.62£6.65£6.28No difference to show£6.62£6.65£6.28
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.4Bolsover is higher1,016.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
114.6Bolsover is higher115.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
181.0Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count176.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
94.6Bolsover is higher99.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
231.9Ashfield is higher208.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
39.1Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count36.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Ashfield | Bolsover | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,991£5,013£4,735 | £4,915£4,936£4,662 | Ashfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,728£12,782£12,073 | £12,762£12,817£12,106 | Bolsover |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,461£2,472£2,335 | £2,164£2,173£2,053 | Ashfield |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,391£11,439£10,805 | £11,398£11,447£10,811 | Bolsover |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £431£433£409 | £461£463£437 | Bolsover |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £877£881£832 | £874£877£829 | Ashfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £29£29£27 | £30£30£28 | Bolsover |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £663£666£629 | £684£687£649 | Bolsover |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £189£190£179 | £184£184£174 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £184£185£175 | £167£168£159 | Ashfield |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,792£1,800£1,700 | £1,533£1,539£1,454 | Ashfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £191£192£181 | £181£181£171 | Ashfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £463£465£439 | £447£449£424 | Ashfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.93£9.97£9.42 | £7.42£7.45£7.04 | Ashfield |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £12£12£11 | £9.79£9.84£9.29 | Ashfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.4 | 1,016.9 | Bolsover |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 114.6 | 115.1 | Bolsover |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 181.0 | 176.5 | Ashfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 94.6 | 99.2 | Bolsover |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 231.9 | 208.7 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 39.1 | 36.0 | Ashfield |
Per resident
Ashfield is higher on 11 of 21 measures, and Bolsover 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
Ashfield Bolsover
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,991£5,013£4,735Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,915£4,936£4,662
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,436£2,447£2,311Bolsover is higher£2,520£2,531£2,391
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,505£1,512£1,428Ashfield is higher£1,340£1,346£1,271
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,180£2,190£2,068Bolsover is higher£2,251£2,260£2,135
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£78Bolsover is higher£91£91£86
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£168£169£159Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£173£173£164
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.55£5.57£5.26Bolsover is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£663£666£629Bolsover is higher£684£687£649
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£189£190£179Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£184£184£174
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£113£113£107Ashfield is higher£104£104£98
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,096£1,101£1,040Ashfield is higher£949£953£900
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£191£192£181Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£181£181£171
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£283£284£269Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£277£278£262
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.07£6.10£5.76Ashfield is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.13£7.16£6.76Ashfield is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.62£6.65£6.28No difference to show£6.62£6.65£6.28
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
193.4Bolsover is higher200.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.9Bolsover is higher22.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
34.7Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count34.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
94.6Bolsover is higher99.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
141.9Ashfield is higher129.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.9Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count22.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Ashfield | Bolsover | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,991£5,013£4,735 | £4,915£4,936£4,662 | Ashfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,436£2,447£2,311 | £2,520£2,531£2,391 | Bolsover |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,505£1,512£1,428 | £1,340£1,346£1,271 | Ashfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,180£2,190£2,068 | £2,251£2,260£2,135 | Bolsover |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£78 | £91£91£86 | Bolsover |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £168£169£159 | £173£173£164 | Bolsover |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.55£5.57£5.26 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | Bolsover |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £663£666£629 | £684£687£649 | Bolsover |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £189£190£179 | £184£184£174 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £113£113£107 | £104£104£98 | Ashfield |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,096£1,101£1,040 | £949£953£900 | Ashfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £191£192£181 | £181£181£171 | Ashfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £283£284£269 | £277£278£262 | Ashfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.07£6.10£5.76 | £4.60£4.62£4.36 | Ashfield |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.13£7.16£6.76 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | Ashfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 193.4 | 200.8 | Bolsover |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.9 | 22.7 | Bolsover |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 34.7 | 34.9 | Bolsover |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 94.6 | 99.2 | Bolsover |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 141.9 | 129.3 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.9 | 22.3 | Ashfield |
Total
Ashfield is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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
Ashfield Bolsover
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£487.4m£489.4m£462.3mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£516.7m£518.9m£490.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£237.9m£238.9m£225.6mBolsover is higher£264.9m£266.1m£251.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£147.0m£147.6m£139.4mAshfield is higher£140.9m£141.5m£133.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£212.9m£213.8m£201.9mBolsover is higher£236.6m£237.6m£224.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.1m£8.1m£7.6mBolsover is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.4m£16.5m£15.5mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBolsover is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mBolsover is higher£71.9m£72.2m£68.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.5m£18.5m£17.5mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.0m£11.1m£10.4mAshfield is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£107.0m£107.5m£101.5mAshfield is higher£99.8m£100.2m£94.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mAshfield is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mBolsover is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,884Bolsover is higher21,110
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,141Bolsover is higher2,390
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,383Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count3,664
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,232Bolsover is higher10,425
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,851Ashfield is higher13,587
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,334Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count2,341
Show the numbers
| Measure | Ashfield | Bolsover | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £487.4m£489.4m£462.3m | £516.7m£518.9m£490.1m | Bolsover |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £237.9m£238.9m£225.6m | £264.9m£266.1m£251.3m | Bolsover |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £147.0m£147.6m£139.4m | £140.9m£141.5m£133.6m | Ashfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £212.9m£213.8m£201.9m | £236.6m£237.6m£224.4m | Bolsover |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.1m£8.1m£7.6m | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | Bolsover |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.4m£16.5m£15.5m | £18.1m£18.2m£17.2m | Bolsover |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.61m£0.62m£0.58m | Bolsover |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | £71.9m£72.2m£68.2m | Bolsover |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.5m£18.5m£17.5m | £19.3m£19.4m£18.3m | Bolsover |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.0m£11.1m£10.4m | £10.9m£10.9m£10.3m | Ashfield |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £107.0m£107.5m£101.5m | £99.8m£100.2m£94.6m | Ashfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.7m£18.7m£17.7m | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | Bolsover |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.7m£27.8m£26.2m | £29.1m£29.2m£27.6m | Bolsover |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.60m£0.56m | £0.48m£0.49m£0.46m | Ashfield |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.70m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.60m | Ashfield |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.70m£0.70m£0.66m | Bolsover |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,884 | 21,110 | Bolsover |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,141 | 2,390 | Bolsover |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,383 | 3,664 | Bolsover |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,232 | 10,425 | Bolsover |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,851 | 13,587 | Ashfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,334 | 2,341 | Bolsover |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.