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Bassetlaw and Carlisle
Bassetlaw is higher than Carlisle on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Bassetlaw is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Carlisle on 4. 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
Bassetlaw Carlisle
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,697£4,717£4,455Bassetlaw is higher£4,591£4,611£4,355
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,774£12,828£12,116Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£12,715£12,769£12,060
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,020£2,028£1,916Bassetlaw is higher£1,918£1,927£1,820
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,447£11,495£10,858Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£11,557£11,606£10,963
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£422£424£400Bassetlaw is higher£372£374£353
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£878£882£833Bassetlaw is higher£761£764£722
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£27£27£25Bassetlaw is higher£24£25£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£541£543£513Bassetlaw is higher£496£498£470
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£142£134Bassetlaw is higher£115£115£109
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£128£128£121Bassetlaw is higher£97£97£92
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,531£1,538£1,452Bassetlaw is higher£1,416£1,422£1,343
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£174£175£165Carlisle is higher£183£184£174
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£347£349£330Carlisle is higher£394£396£374
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.83£6.86£6.48Bassetlaw is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.76£6.79£6.41Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£6.75£6.78£6.40
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.0Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count1,028.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
106.5Bassetlaw is higher97.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
178.9Bassetlaw is higher152.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
81.6Bassetlaw is higher73.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
201.2Bassetlaw is higher177.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
26.3Bassetlaw is higher19.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bassetlaw | Carlisle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,697£4,717£4,455 | £4,591£4,611£4,355 | Bassetlaw |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,774£12,828£12,116 | £12,715£12,769£12,060 | Bassetlaw |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,020£2,028£1,916 | £1,918£1,927£1,820 | Bassetlaw |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,447£11,495£10,858 | £11,557£11,606£10,963 | Carlisle |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £422£424£400 | £372£374£353 | Bassetlaw |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £878£882£833 | £761£764£722 | Bassetlaw |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £27£27£25 | £24£25£23 | Bassetlaw |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £541£543£513 | £496£498£470 | Bassetlaw |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£142£134 | £115£115£109 | Bassetlaw |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £128£128£121 | £97£97£92 | Bassetlaw |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,531£1,538£1,452 | £1,416£1,422£1,343 | Bassetlaw |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £174£175£165 | £183£184£174 | Carlisle |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £347£349£330 | £394£396£374 | Carlisle |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.83£6.86£6.48 | £4.19£4.20£3.97 | Bassetlaw |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.76£6.79£6.41 | £6.75£6.78£6.40 | Bassetlaw |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.71£8.75£8.26 | £7.33£7.36£6.95 | Bassetlaw |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.0 | 1,028.3 | Carlisle |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 106.5 | 97.0 | Bassetlaw |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 178.9 | 152.7 | Bassetlaw |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 81.6 | 73.0 | Bassetlaw |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 201.2 | 177.2 | Bassetlaw |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 26.3 | 19.8 | Bassetlaw |
Per resident
Bassetlaw is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Carlisle 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
Bassetlaw Carlisle
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,697£4,717£4,455Bassetlaw is higher£4,591£4,611£4,355
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,611£2,622£2,477Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£2,620£2,632£2,486
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,220£1,226£1,158Bassetlaw is higher£1,170£1,175£1,109
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,340£2,350£2,219Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£2,382£2,392£2,259
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£86£87£82Bassetlaw is higher£77£77£73
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£180£180£170Bassetlaw is higher£157£157£149
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.48£5.51£5.20Bassetlaw is higher£5.04£5.06£4.78
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£541£543£513Bassetlaw is higher£496£498£470
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£142£134Bassetlaw is higher£115£115£109
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£77£77£73Bassetlaw is higher£59£59£56
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£925£929£878Bassetlaw is higher£863£867£819
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£174£175£165Carlisle is higher£183£184£174
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£210£211£199Carlisle is higher£240£242£228
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.12£4.14£3.91Bassetlaw is higher£2.55£2.56£2.42
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.08£4.10£3.87Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£4.11£4.13£3.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
206.8Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count211.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.8Bassetlaw is higher20.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
36.6Bassetlaw is higher31.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
81.6Bassetlaw is higher73.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
121.6Bassetlaw is higher108.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.9Bassetlaw is higher12.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bassetlaw | Carlisle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,697£4,717£4,455 | £4,591£4,611£4,355 | Bassetlaw |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,611£2,622£2,477 | £2,620£2,632£2,486 | Carlisle |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,220£1,226£1,158 | £1,170£1,175£1,109 | Bassetlaw |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,340£2,350£2,219 | £2,382£2,392£2,259 | Carlisle |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £86£87£82 | £77£77£73 | Bassetlaw |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £180£180£170 | £157£157£149 | Bassetlaw |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | £5.04£5.06£4.78 | Bassetlaw |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £541£543£513 | £496£498£470 | Bassetlaw |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£142£134 | £115£115£109 | Bassetlaw |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £77£77£73 | £59£59£56 | Bassetlaw |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £925£929£878 | £863£867£819 | Bassetlaw |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £174£175£165 | £183£184£174 | Carlisle |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £210£211£199 | £240£242£228 | Carlisle |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.12£4.14£3.91 | £2.55£2.56£2.42 | Bassetlaw |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.08£4.10£3.87 | £4.11£4.13£3.90 | Carlisle |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.71£8.75£8.26 | £7.33£7.36£6.95 | Bassetlaw |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 206.8 | 211.9 | Carlisle |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.8 | 20.0 | Bassetlaw |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 36.6 | 31.5 | Bassetlaw |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 81.6 | 73.0 | Bassetlaw |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 121.6 | 108.0 | Bassetlaw |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.9 | 12.1 | Bassetlaw |
Total
Bassetlaw is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Carlisle on 2. 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
Bassetlaw Carlisle
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£520.1m£522.3m£493.3mBassetlaw is higher£492.2m£494.3m£466.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£289.1m£290.4m£274.3mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£281.0m£282.1m£266.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£135.2m£135.7m£128.2mBassetlaw is higher£125.4m£125.9m£119.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£259.1m£260.2m£245.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£255.4m£256.5m£242.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBassetlaw is higher£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mBassetlaw is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBassetlaw is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£59.9m£60.1m£56.8mBassetlaw is higher£53.2m£53.4m£50.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mBassetlaw is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mBassetlaw is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£102.5m£102.9m£97.2mBassetlaw is higher£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mCarlisle is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.3m£23.3m£22.1mCarlisle is higher£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBassetlaw is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mBassetlaw is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,906Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count22,722
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,411Bassetlaw is higher2,144
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,050Bassetlaw is higher3,373
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,035Bassetlaw is higher7,825
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,467Bassetlaw is higher11,581
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,760Bassetlaw is higher1,295
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bassetlaw | Carlisle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £520.1m£522.3m£493.3m | £492.2m£494.3m£466.9m | Bassetlaw |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £289.1m£290.4m£274.3m | £281.0m£282.1m£266.5m | Bassetlaw |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £135.2m£135.7m£128.2m | £125.4m£125.9m£119.0m | Bassetlaw |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £259.1m£260.2m£245.8m | £255.4m£256.5m£242.2m | Bassetlaw |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.5m£9.6m£9.1m | £8.2m£8.3m£7.8m | Bassetlaw |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.9m£20.0m£18.9m | £16.8m£16.9m£15.9m | Bassetlaw |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | Bassetlaw |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £59.9m£60.1m£56.8m | £53.2m£53.4m£50.4m | Bassetlaw |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.7m£14.9m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | Bassetlaw |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.5m£8.6m£8.1m | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | Bassetlaw |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £102.5m£102.9m£97.2m | £92.6m£93.0m£87.8m | Bassetlaw |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.3m£19.4m£18.3m | £19.6m£19.7m£18.6m | Carlisle |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.3m£23.3m£22.1m | £25.8m£25.9m£24.5m | Carlisle |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | £0.27m£0.27m£0.26m | Bassetlaw |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | Bassetlaw |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.96m£0.97m£0.91m | £0.79m£0.79m£0.75m | Bassetlaw |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,906 | 22,722 | Bassetlaw |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,411 | 2,144 | Bassetlaw |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,050 | 3,373 | Bassetlaw |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,035 | 7,825 | Bassetlaw |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,467 | 11,581 | Bassetlaw |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,760 | 1,295 | Bassetlaw |
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.