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Bassetlaw and Falkirk

110,743 and 97,448 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than Falkirk on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 7 of 22 measures, and Falkirk on 15. 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 Falkirk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,697, Falkirk £4,756Falkirk: £4,756Bassetlaw: £4,697Falkirk: £4,776Bassetlaw: £4,717Falkirk: £4,511Bassetlaw: £4,455

    £4,697£4,717£4,455Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4,756£4,776£4,511

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,774, Falkirk £12,968Falkirk: £12,968Bassetlaw: £12,774Falkirk: £13,023Bassetlaw: £12,828Falkirk: £12,301Bassetlaw: £12,116

    £12,774£12,828£12,116Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£12,968£13,023£12,301

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £2,020, Falkirk £2,111Falkirk: £2,111Bassetlaw: £2,020Falkirk: £2,120Bassetlaw: £2,028Falkirk: £2,003Bassetlaw: £1,916

    £2,020£2,028£1,916Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£2,111£2,120£2,003

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £11,447, Falkirk £11,755Falkirk: £11,755Bassetlaw: £11,447Falkirk: £11,805Bassetlaw: £11,495Falkirk: £11,150Bassetlaw: £10,858

    £11,447£11,495£10,858Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£11,755£11,805£11,150

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £422, Falkirk £463Falkirk: £463Bassetlaw: £422Falkirk: £465Bassetlaw: £424Falkirk: £439Bassetlaw: £400

    £422£424£400Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£463£465£439

  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, Falkirk £726Falkirk: £726Bassetlaw: £878Falkirk: £729Bassetlaw: £882Falkirk: £689Bassetlaw: £833

    £878£882£833Bassetlaw is higher£726£729£689

  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, Falkirk £24Falkirk: £24Bassetlaw: £27Falkirk: £24Bassetlaw: £27Falkirk: £23Bassetlaw: £25

    £27£27£25Bassetlaw is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £541, Falkirk £616Falkirk: £616Bassetlaw: £541Falkirk: £619Bassetlaw: £543Falkirk: £584Bassetlaw: £513

    £541£543£513Falkirk is higher£616£619£584

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £141, Falkirk £194Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £141Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £142Falkirk: £184Bassetlaw: £134

    £141£142£134Falkirk is higher£194£194£184

  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, Falkirk £125Falkirk: £125Bassetlaw: £128Falkirk: £125Bassetlaw: £128Falkirk: £118Bassetlaw: £121

    £128£128£121Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£125£125£118

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,531, Falkirk £1,524Falkirk: £1,524Bassetlaw: £1,531Falkirk: £1,531Bassetlaw: £1,538Falkirk: £1,446Bassetlaw: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£1,524£1,531£1,446

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £174, Falkirk £175Falkirk: £175Bassetlaw: £174Falkirk: £176Bassetlaw: £175Falkirk: £166Bassetlaw: £165

    £174£175£165Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£175£176£166

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £347, Falkirk £446Falkirk: £446Bassetlaw: £347Falkirk: £448Bassetlaw: £349Falkirk: £423Bassetlaw: £330

    £347£349£330Falkirk is higher£446£448£423

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.83, Falkirk £6.47Falkirk: £6.47Bassetlaw: £6.83Falkirk: £6.50Bassetlaw: £6.86Falkirk: £6.14Bassetlaw: £6.48

    £6.83£6.86£6.48Bassetlaw is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.76, Falkirk £9.70Falkirk: £9.70Bassetlaw: £6.76Falkirk: £9.74Bassetlaw: £6.79Falkirk: £9.20Bassetlaw: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Falkirk is higher£9.70£9.74£9.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £8.71, Falkirk £8.34Falkirk: £8.34Bassetlaw: £8.71Falkirk: £8.37Bassetlaw: £8.75Falkirk: £7.91Bassetlaw: £8.26

    £8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw is higher£8.34£8.37£7.91

  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, Falkirk 1,015.7Falkirk: 1,015.7Bassetlaw: 1,012.0

    1,012.0Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count1,015.7

  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, Falkirk 126.9Falkirk: 126.9Bassetlaw: 106.5

    106.5Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count126.9

  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, Falkirk 175.9Falkirk: 175.9Bassetlaw: 178.9

    178.9Bassetlaw is higher175.9

  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, Falkirk 99.3Falkirk: 99.3Bassetlaw: 81.6

    81.6Falkirk is higher99.3

  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, Falkirk 203.9Falkirk: 203.9Bassetlaw: 201.2

    201.2Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count203.9

  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, Falkirk 30.4Falkirk: 30.4Bassetlaw: 26.3

    26.3Falkirk is higher30.4

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Bassetlaw and Falkirk, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawFalkirkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,455£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,774£12,828£12,116£12,968£13,023£12,301Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,020£2,028£1,916£2,111£2,120£2,003Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,447£11,495£10,858£11,755£11,805£11,150Falkirk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£422£424£400£463£465£439Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£878£882£833£726£729£689Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£24£24£23Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£541£543£513£616£619£584Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£194£194£184Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£128£121£125£125£118Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,524£1,531£1,446Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£175£176£166Falkirk
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£347£349£330£446£448£423Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.83£6.86£6.48£6.47£6.50£6.14Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£9.70£9.74£9.20Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.71£8.75£8.26£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.01,015.7Falkirk
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026106.5126.9Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.9175.9Shared outBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.699.3Shared outFalkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026201.2203.9Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.330.4Shared outEstimatedFalkirk

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Falkirk on 14. 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 Falkirk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,697, Falkirk £4,756Falkirk: £4,756Bassetlaw: £4,697Falkirk: £4,776Bassetlaw: £4,717Falkirk: £4,511Bassetlaw: £4,455

    £4,697£4,717£4,455Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4,756£4,776£4,511

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,611, Falkirk £2,421Falkirk: £2,421Bassetlaw: £2,611Falkirk: £2,431Bassetlaw: £2,622Falkirk: £2,297Bassetlaw: £2,477

    £2,611£2,622£2,477Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,421£2,431£2,297

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,220, Falkirk £1,342Falkirk: £1,342Bassetlaw: £1,220Falkirk: £1,347Bassetlaw: £1,226Falkirk: £1,273Bassetlaw: £1,158

    £1,220£1,226£1,158Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£1,342£1,347£1,273

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,340, Falkirk £2,195Falkirk: £2,195Bassetlaw: £2,340Falkirk: £2,204Bassetlaw: £2,350Falkirk: £2,082Bassetlaw: £2,219

    £2,340£2,350£2,219Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,195£2,204£2,082

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £86, Falkirk £86Falkirk: £86Bassetlaw: £86Falkirk: £87Bassetlaw: £87Falkirk: £82Bassetlaw: £82

    £86£87£82Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£86£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £180, Falkirk £136Falkirk: £136Bassetlaw: £180Falkirk: £136Bassetlaw: £180Falkirk: £129Bassetlaw: £170

    £180£180£170Bassetlaw is higher£136£136£129

  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, Falkirk £4.46Falkirk: £4.46Bassetlaw: £5.48Falkirk: £4.48Bassetlaw: £5.51Falkirk: £4.23Bassetlaw: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Bassetlaw is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £541, Falkirk £616Falkirk: £616Bassetlaw: £541Falkirk: £619Bassetlaw: £543Falkirk: £584Bassetlaw: £513

    £541£543£513Falkirk is higher£616£619£584

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £141, Falkirk £194Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £141Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £142Falkirk: £184Bassetlaw: £134

    £141£142£134Falkirk is higher£194£194£184

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £77, Falkirk £79Falkirk: £79Bassetlaw: £77Falkirk: £80Bassetlaw: £77Falkirk: £75Bassetlaw: £73

    £77£77£73Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£79£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £925, Falkirk £969Falkirk: £969Bassetlaw: £925Falkirk: £973Bassetlaw: £929Falkirk: £919Bassetlaw: £878

    £925£929£878Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£969£973£919

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £174, Falkirk £175Falkirk: £175Bassetlaw: £174Falkirk: £176Bassetlaw: £175Falkirk: £166Bassetlaw: £165

    £174£175£165Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£175£176£166

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £210, Falkirk £284Falkirk: £284Bassetlaw: £210Falkirk: £285Bassetlaw: £211Falkirk: £269Bassetlaw: £199

    £210£211£199Falkirk is higher£284£285£269

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.12, Falkirk £4.11Falkirk: £4.11Bassetlaw: £4.12Falkirk: £4.13Bassetlaw: £4.14Falkirk: £3.90Bassetlaw: £3.91

    £4.12£4.14£3.91Bassetlaw is higher£4.11£4.13£3.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.08, Falkirk £6.16Falkirk: £6.16Bassetlaw: £4.08Falkirk: £6.18Bassetlaw: £4.10Falkirk: £5.84Bassetlaw: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Falkirk is higher£6.16£6.18£5.84

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £8.71, Falkirk £8.34Falkirk: £8.34Bassetlaw: £8.71Falkirk: £8.37Bassetlaw: £8.75Falkirk: £7.91Bassetlaw: £8.26

    £8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw is higher£8.34£8.37£7.91

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 206.8, Falkirk 189.6Falkirk: 189.6Bassetlaw: 206.8

    206.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count189.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.8, Falkirk 23.7Falkirk: 23.7Bassetlaw: 21.8

    21.8Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count23.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 36.6, Falkirk 32.8Falkirk: 32.8Bassetlaw: 36.6

    36.6Bassetlaw is higher32.8

  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, Falkirk 99.3Falkirk: 99.3Bassetlaw: 81.6

    81.6Falkirk is higher99.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 121.6, Falkirk 129.6Falkirk: 129.6Bassetlaw: 121.6

    121.6Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count129.6

  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, Falkirk 19.3Falkirk: 19.3Bassetlaw: 15.9

    15.9Falkirk is higher19.3

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Bassetlaw and Falkirk, per resident
MeasureBassetlawFalkirkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,455£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,611£2,622£2,477£2,421£2,431£2,297Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,220£1,226£1,158£1,342£1,347£1,273Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,340£2,350£2,219£2,195£2,204£2,082Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£86£87£82Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£180£170£136£136£129Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£4.46£4.48£4.23Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£541£543£513£616£619£584Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£194£194£184Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£79£80£75Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£925£929£878£969£973£919Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£175£176£166Falkirk
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£284£285£269Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.12£4.14£3.91£4.11£4.13£3.90Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£6.16£6.18£5.84Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.71£8.75£8.26£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimatedBassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026206.8189.6Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.823.7Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.632.8Shared outBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.699.3Shared outFalkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.6129.6Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.919.3Shared outEstimatedFalkirk

Total

Bassetlaw is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Falkirk 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 Falkirk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £520.1m, Falkirk £463.5mFalkirk: £463.5mBassetlaw: £520.1mFalkirk: £465.5mBassetlaw: £522.3mFalkirk: £439.6mBassetlaw: £493.3m

    £520.1m£522.3m£493.3mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£463.5m£465.5m£439.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £289.1m, Falkirk £235.9mFalkirk: £235.9mBassetlaw: £289.1mFalkirk: £236.9mBassetlaw: £290.4mFalkirk: £223.8mBassetlaw: £274.3m

    £289.1m£290.4m£274.3mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£235.9m£236.9m£223.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £135.2m, Falkirk £130.7mFalkirk: £130.7mBassetlaw: £135.2mFalkirk: £131.3mBassetlaw: £135.7mFalkirk: £124.0mBassetlaw: £128.2m

    £135.2m£135.7m£128.2mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£130.7m£131.3m£124.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £259.1m, Falkirk £213.9mFalkirk: £213.9mBassetlaw: £259.1mFalkirk: £214.8mBassetlaw: £260.2mFalkirk: £202.9mBassetlaw: £245.8m

    £259.1m£260.2m£245.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£213.9m£214.8m£202.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £9.5m, Falkirk £8.4mFalkirk: £8.4mBassetlaw: £9.5mFalkirk: £8.5mBassetlaw: £9.6mFalkirk: £8.0mBassetlaw: £9.1m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £19.9m, Falkirk £13.2mFalkirk: £13.2mBassetlaw: £19.9mFalkirk: £13.3mBassetlaw: £20.0mFalkirk: £12.5mBassetlaw: £18.9m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.9mBassetlaw is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m

  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, Falkirk £0.43mFalkirk: £0.43mBassetlaw: £0.61mFalkirk: £0.44mBassetlaw: £0.61mFalkirk: £0.41mBassetlaw: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBassetlaw is higher£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £59.9m, Falkirk £60.0mFalkirk: £60.0mBassetlaw: £59.9mFalkirk: £60.3mBassetlaw: £60.1mFalkirk: £56.9mBassetlaw: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.1m£56.8mFalkirk is higher£60.0m£60.3m£56.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £15.7m, Falkirk £18.9mFalkirk: £18.9mBassetlaw: £15.7mFalkirk: £19.0mBassetlaw: £15.7mFalkirk: £17.9mBassetlaw: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.9mFalkirk is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw £8.5m, Falkirk £7.7mFalkirk: £7.7mBassetlaw: £8.5mFalkirk: £7.7mBassetlaw: £8.6mFalkirk: £7.3mBassetlaw: £8.1m

    £8.5m£8.6m£8.1mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £102.5m, Falkirk £94.4mFalkirk: £94.4mBassetlaw: £102.5mFalkirk: £94.8mBassetlaw: £102.9mFalkirk: £89.5mBassetlaw: £97.2m

    £102.5m£102.9m£97.2mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£94.4m£94.8m£89.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £19.3m, Falkirk £17.1mFalkirk: £17.1mBassetlaw: £19.3mFalkirk: £17.2mBassetlaw: £19.4mFalkirk: £16.2mBassetlaw: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £23.3m, Falkirk £27.6mFalkirk: £27.6mBassetlaw: £23.3mFalkirk: £27.8mBassetlaw: £23.3mFalkirk: £26.2mBassetlaw: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.3m£22.1mFalkirk is higher£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.46m, Falkirk £0.40mFalkirk: £0.40mBassetlaw: £0.46mFalkirk: £0.40mBassetlaw: £0.46mFalkirk: £0.38mBassetlaw: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBassetlaw is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.45m, Falkirk £0.60mFalkirk: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.45mFalkirk: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.45mFalkirk: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mFalkirk is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £0.96m, Falkirk £0.81mFalkirk: £0.81mBassetlaw: £0.96mFalkirk: £0.82mBassetlaw: £0.97mFalkirk: £0.77mBassetlaw: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.97m£0.91mBassetlaw is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 22,906, Falkirk 18,479Falkirk: 18,479Bassetlaw: 22,906

    22,906Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count18,479

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,411, Falkirk 2,308Falkirk: 2,308Bassetlaw: 2,411

    2,411Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,308

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 4,050, Falkirk 3,200Falkirk: 3,200Bassetlaw: 4,050

    4,050Bassetlaw is higher3,200

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,035, Falkirk 9,680Falkirk: 9,680Bassetlaw: 9,035

    9,035Falkirk is higher9,680

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 13,467, Falkirk 12,628Falkirk: 12,628Bassetlaw: 13,467

    13,467Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count12,628

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw 1,760, Falkirk 1,881Falkirk: 1,881Bassetlaw: 1,760

    1,760Falkirk is higher1,881

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Falkirk, total
MeasureBassetlawFalkirkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£520.1m£522.3m£493.3m£463.5m£465.5m£439.6mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£289.1m£290.4m£274.3m£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£135.2m£135.7m£128.2m£130.7m£131.3m£124.0mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.1m£260.2m£245.8m£213.9m£214.8m£202.9mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m£60.0m£60.3m£56.9mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.5m£102.9m£97.2m£94.4m£94.8m£89.5mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£17.1m£17.2m£16.2mBassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.3m£22.1m£27.6m£27.8m£26.2mFalkirk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFalkirk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimatedBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,90618,479Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4112,308Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0503,200Shared outBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0359,680Shared outFalkirk
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,46712,628Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7601,881Shared outEstimatedFalkirk

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.