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Bassetlaw and West Suffolk

110,743 and 123,616 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than West Suffolk on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Bassetlaw is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and West Suffolk on 1. 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 West Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,697, West Suffolk £3,757West Suffolk: £3,757Bassetlaw: £4,697West Suffolk: £3,773Bassetlaw: £4,717West Suffolk: £3,564Bassetlaw: £4,455

    £4,697£4,717£4,455Bassetlaw is higher£3,757£3,773£3,564

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,774, West Suffolk £12,579West Suffolk: £12,579Bassetlaw: £12,774West Suffolk: £12,633Bassetlaw: £12,828West Suffolk: £11,932Bassetlaw: £12,116

    £12,774£12,828£12,116Bassetlaw is higher£12,579£12,633£11,932

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £2,020, West Suffolk £1,443West Suffolk: £1,443Bassetlaw: £2,020West Suffolk: £1,449Bassetlaw: £2,028West Suffolk: £1,368Bassetlaw: £1,916

    £2,020£2,028£1,916Bassetlaw is higher£1,443£1,449£1,368

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £11,447, West Suffolk £11,606West Suffolk: £11,606Bassetlaw: £11,447West Suffolk: £11,655Bassetlaw: £11,495West Suffolk: £11,008Bassetlaw: £10,858

    £11,447£11,495£10,858West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,606£11,655£11,008

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £422, West Suffolk £323West Suffolk: £323Bassetlaw: £422West Suffolk: £324Bassetlaw: £424West Suffolk: £306Bassetlaw: £400

    £422£424£400Bassetlaw is higher£323£324£306

  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: Bassetlaw £878, West Suffolk £629West Suffolk: £629Bassetlaw: £878West Suffolk: £632Bassetlaw: £882West Suffolk: £597Bassetlaw: £833

    £878£882£833Bassetlaw is higher£629£632£597

  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: Bassetlaw £27, West Suffolk £21West Suffolk: £21Bassetlaw: £27West Suffolk: £21Bassetlaw: £27West Suffolk: £20Bassetlaw: £25

    £27£27£25Bassetlaw is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £541, West Suffolk £316West Suffolk: £316Bassetlaw: £541West Suffolk: £317Bassetlaw: £543West Suffolk: £299Bassetlaw: £513

    £541£543£513Bassetlaw is higher£316£317£299

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £141, West Suffolk £95West Suffolk: £95Bassetlaw: £141West Suffolk: £95Bassetlaw: £142West Suffolk: £90Bassetlaw: £134

    £141£142£134Bassetlaw is higher£95£95£90

  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: Bassetlaw £128, West Suffolk £74West Suffolk: £74Bassetlaw: £128West Suffolk: £74Bassetlaw: £128West Suffolk: £70Bassetlaw: £121

    £128£128£121Bassetlaw is higher£74£74£70

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,531, West Suffolk £1,168West Suffolk: £1,168Bassetlaw: £1,531West Suffolk: £1,172Bassetlaw: £1,538West Suffolk: £1,107Bassetlaw: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Bassetlaw is higher£1,168£1,172£1,107

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £174, West Suffolk £145West Suffolk: £145Bassetlaw: £174West Suffolk: £146Bassetlaw: £175West Suffolk: £138Bassetlaw: £165

    £174£175£165Bassetlaw is higher£145£146£138

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £347, West Suffolk £192West Suffolk: £192Bassetlaw: £347West Suffolk: £193Bassetlaw: £349West Suffolk: £182Bassetlaw: £330

    £347£349£330Bassetlaw is higher£192£193£182

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.83, West Suffolk £5.39West Suffolk: £5.39Bassetlaw: £6.83West Suffolk: £5.41Bassetlaw: £6.86West Suffolk: £5.11Bassetlaw: £6.48

    £6.83£6.86£6.48Bassetlaw is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.76, West Suffolk £3.81West Suffolk: £3.81Bassetlaw: £6.76West Suffolk: £3.82Bassetlaw: £6.79West Suffolk: £3.61Bassetlaw: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Bassetlaw is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £8.71, West Suffolk £4.63West Suffolk: £4.63Bassetlaw: £8.71West Suffolk: £4.65Bassetlaw: £8.75West Suffolk: £4.39Bassetlaw: £8.26

    £8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw is higher£4.63£4.65£4.39

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw 1,012.0, West Suffolk 1,011.9West Suffolk: 1,011.9Bassetlaw: 1,012.0

    1,012.0Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count1,011.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw 106.5, West Suffolk 81.9West Suffolk: 81.9Bassetlaw: 106.5

    106.5Bassetlaw is higher81.9

  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: Bassetlaw 178.9, West Suffolk 136.8West Suffolk: 136.8Bassetlaw: 178.9

    178.9Bassetlaw is higher136.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 81.6, West Suffolk 48.6West Suffolk: 48.6Bassetlaw: 81.6

    81.6Bassetlaw is higher48.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw 201.2, West Suffolk 140.5West Suffolk: 140.5Bassetlaw: 201.2

    201.2Bassetlaw is higher140.5

  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: Bassetlaw 26.3, West Suffolk 16.6West Suffolk: 16.6Bassetlaw: 26.3

    26.3Bassetlaw is higher16.6

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Bassetlaw and West Suffolk, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawWest SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,455£3,757£3,773£3,564Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,774£12,828£12,116£12,579£12,633£11,932Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,020£2,028£1,916£1,443£1,449£1,368Bassetlaw
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,447£11,495£10,858£11,606£11,655£11,008West Suffolk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£422£424£400£323£324£306Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£629£632£597Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£21£21£20Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£541£543£513£316£317£299Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£95£95£90Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£128£121£74£74£70Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,168£1,172£1,107Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£145£146£138Bassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£347£349£330£192£193£182Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.83£6.86£6.48£5.39£5.41£5.11Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£3.81£3.82£3.61Bassetlaw
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.71£8.75£8.26£4.63£4.65£4.39Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.01,011.9Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026106.581.9Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.9136.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.648.6Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026201.2140.5Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.316.6Bassetlaw

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and West Suffolk on 0. 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 West Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,697, West Suffolk £3,757West Suffolk: £3,757Bassetlaw: £4,697West Suffolk: £3,773Bassetlaw: £4,717West Suffolk: £3,564Bassetlaw: £4,455

    £4,697£4,717£4,455Bassetlaw is higher£3,757£3,773£3,564

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,611, West Suffolk £2,309West Suffolk: £2,309Bassetlaw: £2,611West Suffolk: £2,319Bassetlaw: £2,622West Suffolk: £2,190Bassetlaw: £2,477

    £2,611£2,622£2,477Bassetlaw is higher£2,309£2,319£2,190

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,220, West Suffolk £888West Suffolk: £888Bassetlaw: £1,220West Suffolk: £892Bassetlaw: £1,226West Suffolk: £842Bassetlaw: £1,158

    £1,220£1,226£1,158Bassetlaw is higher£888£892£842

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,340, West Suffolk £2,130West Suffolk: £2,130Bassetlaw: £2,340West Suffolk: £2,139Bassetlaw: £2,350West Suffolk: £2,021Bassetlaw: £2,219

    £2,340£2,350£2,219Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,130£2,139£2,021

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £86, West Suffolk £59West Suffolk: £59Bassetlaw: £86West Suffolk: £60Bassetlaw: £87West Suffolk: £56Bassetlaw: £82

    £86£87£82Bassetlaw is higher£59£60£56

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £180, West Suffolk £115West Suffolk: £115Bassetlaw: £180West Suffolk: £116Bassetlaw: £180West Suffolk: £110Bassetlaw: £170

    £180£180£170Bassetlaw is higher£115£116£110

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £5.48, West Suffolk £3.92West Suffolk: £3.92Bassetlaw: £5.48West Suffolk: £3.94Bassetlaw: £5.51West Suffolk: £3.72Bassetlaw: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Bassetlaw is higher£3.92£3.94£3.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £541, West Suffolk £316West Suffolk: £316Bassetlaw: £541West Suffolk: £317Bassetlaw: £543West Suffolk: £299Bassetlaw: £513

    £541£543£513Bassetlaw is higher£316£317£299

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £141, West Suffolk £95West Suffolk: £95Bassetlaw: £141West Suffolk: £95Bassetlaw: £142West Suffolk: £90Bassetlaw: £134

    £141£142£134Bassetlaw is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £77, West Suffolk £45West Suffolk: £45Bassetlaw: £77West Suffolk: £46Bassetlaw: £77West Suffolk: £43Bassetlaw: £73

    £77£77£73Bassetlaw is higher£45£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £925, West Suffolk £719West Suffolk: £719Bassetlaw: £925West Suffolk: £722Bassetlaw: £929West Suffolk: £682Bassetlaw: £878

    £925£929£878Bassetlaw is higher£719£722£682

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £174, West Suffolk £145West Suffolk: £145Bassetlaw: £174West Suffolk: £146Bassetlaw: £175West Suffolk: £138Bassetlaw: £165

    £174£175£165Bassetlaw is higher£145£146£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £210, West Suffolk £118West Suffolk: £118Bassetlaw: £210West Suffolk: £119Bassetlaw: £211West Suffolk: £112Bassetlaw: £199

    £210£211£199Bassetlaw is higher£118£119£112

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.12, West Suffolk £3.31West Suffolk: £3.31Bassetlaw: £4.12West Suffolk: £3.32Bassetlaw: £4.14West Suffolk: £3.14Bassetlaw: £3.91

    £4.12£4.14£3.91Bassetlaw is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.08, West Suffolk £2.34West Suffolk: £2.34Bassetlaw: £4.08West Suffolk: £2.35Bassetlaw: £4.10West Suffolk: £2.22Bassetlaw: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Bassetlaw is higher£2.34£2.35£2.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £8.71, West Suffolk £4.63West Suffolk: £4.63Bassetlaw: £8.71West Suffolk: £4.65Bassetlaw: £8.75West Suffolk: £4.39Bassetlaw: £8.26

    £8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw is higher£4.63£4.65£4.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 206.8, West Suffolk 185.8West Suffolk: 185.8Bassetlaw: 206.8

    206.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count185.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.8, West Suffolk 15.0West Suffolk: 15.0Bassetlaw: 21.8

    21.8Bassetlaw is higher15.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 36.6, West Suffolk 25.1West Suffolk: 25.1Bassetlaw: 36.6

    36.6Bassetlaw is higher25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 81.6, West Suffolk 48.6West Suffolk: 48.6Bassetlaw: 81.6

    81.6Bassetlaw is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 121.6, West Suffolk 86.5West Suffolk: 86.5Bassetlaw: 121.6

    121.6Bassetlaw is higher86.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 15.9, West Suffolk 10.2West Suffolk: 10.2Bassetlaw: 15.9

    15.9Bassetlaw is higher10.2

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Bassetlaw and West Suffolk, per resident
MeasureBassetlawWest SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,455£3,757£3,773£3,564Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,611£2,622£2,477£2,309£2,319£2,190Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,220£1,226£1,158£888£892£842Bassetlaw
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,340£2,350£2,219£2,130£2,139£2,021Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£59£60£56Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£180£170£115£116£110Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£3.92£3.94£3.72Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£541£543£513£316£317£299Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£95£95£90Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£45£46£43Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£925£929£878£719£722£682Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£145£146£138Bassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£118£119£112Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.12£4.14£3.91£3.31£3.32£3.14Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£2.34£2.35£2.22Bassetlaw
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.71£8.75£8.26£4.63£4.65£4.39Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026206.8185.8Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.815.0Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.625.1Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.648.6Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.686.5Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.910.2Bassetlaw

Total

Bassetlaw is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and West Suffolk 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 West Suffolk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £520.1m, West Suffolk £464.5mWest Suffolk: £464.5mBassetlaw: £520.1mWest Suffolk: £466.4mBassetlaw: £522.3mWest Suffolk: £440.6mBassetlaw: £493.3m

    £520.1m£522.3m£493.3mBassetlaw is higher£464.5m£466.4m£440.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £289.1m, West Suffolk £285.4mWest Suffolk: £285.4mBassetlaw: £289.1mWest Suffolk: £286.6mBassetlaw: £290.4mWest Suffolk: £270.7mBassetlaw: £274.3m

    £289.1m£290.4m£274.3mBassetlaw is higher£285.4m£286.6m£270.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £135.2m, West Suffolk £109.8mWest Suffolk: £109.8mBassetlaw: £135.2mWest Suffolk: £110.2mBassetlaw: £135.7mWest Suffolk: £104.1mBassetlaw: £128.2m

    £135.2m£135.7m£128.2mBassetlaw is higher£109.8m£110.2m£104.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £259.1m, West Suffolk £263.3mWest Suffolk: £263.3mBassetlaw: £259.1mWest Suffolk: £264.5mBassetlaw: £260.2mWest Suffolk: £249.8mBassetlaw: £245.8m

    £259.1m£260.2m£245.8mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£263.3m£264.5m£249.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £9.5m, West Suffolk £7.3mWest Suffolk: £7.3mBassetlaw: £9.5mWest Suffolk: £7.4mBassetlaw: £9.6mWest Suffolk: £7.0mBassetlaw: £9.1m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBassetlaw is higher£7.3m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £19.9m, West Suffolk £14.3mWest Suffolk: £14.3mBassetlaw: £19.9mWest Suffolk: £14.3mBassetlaw: £20.0mWest Suffolk: £13.5mBassetlaw: £18.9m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.9mBassetlaw is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bassetlaw £0.61m, West Suffolk £0.48mWest Suffolk: £0.48mBassetlaw: £0.61mWest Suffolk: £0.49mBassetlaw: £0.61mWest Suffolk: £0.46mBassetlaw: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBassetlaw is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £59.9m, West Suffolk £39.0mWest Suffolk: £39.0mBassetlaw: £59.9mWest Suffolk: £39.2mBassetlaw: £60.1mWest Suffolk: £37.0mBassetlaw: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.1m£56.8mBassetlaw is higher£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £15.7m, West Suffolk £11.7mWest Suffolk: £11.7mBassetlaw: £15.7mWest Suffolk: £11.8mBassetlaw: £15.7mWest Suffolk: £11.1mBassetlaw: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.9mBassetlaw is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw £8.5m, West Suffolk £5.6mWest Suffolk: £5.6mBassetlaw: £8.5mWest Suffolk: £5.6mBassetlaw: £8.6mWest Suffolk: £5.3mBassetlaw: £8.1m

    £8.5m£8.6m£8.1mBassetlaw is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £102.5m, West Suffolk £88.8mWest Suffolk: £88.8mBassetlaw: £102.5mWest Suffolk: £89.2mBassetlaw: £102.9mWest Suffolk: £84.3mBassetlaw: £97.2m

    £102.5m£102.9m£97.2mBassetlaw is higher£88.8m£89.2m£84.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £19.3m, West Suffolk £18.0mWest Suffolk: £18.0mBassetlaw: £19.3mWest Suffolk: £18.0mBassetlaw: £19.4mWest Suffolk: £17.0mBassetlaw: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mBassetlaw is higher£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £23.3m, West Suffolk £14.6mWest Suffolk: £14.6mBassetlaw: £23.3mWest Suffolk: £14.7mBassetlaw: £23.3mWest Suffolk: £13.9mBassetlaw: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.3m£22.1mBassetlaw is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.46m, West Suffolk £0.41mWest Suffolk: £0.41mBassetlaw: £0.46mWest Suffolk: £0.41mBassetlaw: £0.46mWest Suffolk: £0.39mBassetlaw: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBassetlaw is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.45m, West Suffolk £0.29mWest Suffolk: £0.29mBassetlaw: £0.45mWest Suffolk: £0.29mBassetlaw: £0.45mWest Suffolk: £0.27mBassetlaw: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBassetlaw is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £0.96m, West Suffolk £0.57mWest Suffolk: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.96mWest Suffolk: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.97mWest Suffolk: £0.54mBassetlaw: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.97m£0.91mBassetlaw is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 22,906, West Suffolk 22,962West Suffolk: 22,962Bassetlaw: 22,906

    22,906West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count22,962

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,411, West Suffolk 1,859West Suffolk: 1,859Bassetlaw: 2,411

    2,411Bassetlaw is higher1,859

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 4,050, West Suffolk 3,103West Suffolk: 3,103Bassetlaw: 4,050

    4,050Bassetlaw is higher3,103

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,035, West Suffolk 6,007West Suffolk: 6,007Bassetlaw: 9,035

    9,035Bassetlaw is higher6,007

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 13,467, West Suffolk 10,689West Suffolk: 10,689Bassetlaw: 13,467

    13,467Bassetlaw is higher10,689

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw 1,760, West Suffolk 1,265West Suffolk: 1,265Bassetlaw: 1,760

    1,760Bassetlaw is higher1,265

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and West Suffolk, total
MeasureBassetlawWest SuffolkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£520.1m£522.3m£493.3m£464.5m£466.4m£440.6mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£289.1m£290.4m£274.3m£285.4m£286.6m£270.7mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£135.2m£135.7m£128.2m£109.8m£110.2m£104.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.1m£260.2m£245.8m£263.3m£264.5m£249.8mWest Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m£7.3m£7.4m£7.0mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.48m£0.49m£0.46mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m£39.0m£39.2m£37.0mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.5m£102.9m£97.2m£88.8m£89.2m£84.3mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£18.0m£18.0m£17.0mBassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.3m£22.1m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mBassetlaw
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,90622,962West Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4111,859Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0503,103Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0356,007Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,46710,689Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7601,265Bassetlaw

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.
  6. 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.
  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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