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Boston and Skegness and Bolsover

117,686 and 105,119 residents (mid-2024).

Boston and Skegness is higher than Bolsover on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Boston and Skegness is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bolsover on 9. 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

Boston and Skegness Bolsover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, Bolsover £4,915Bolsover: £4,915Boston and Skegness: £5,665Bolsover: £4,936Boston and Skegness: £5,689Bolsover: £4,662Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£4,915£4,936£4,662

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £12,818, Bolsover £12,762Bolsover: £12,762Boston and Skegness: £12,818Bolsover: £12,817Boston and Skegness: £12,872Bolsover: £12,106Boston and Skegness: £12,158

    £12,818£12,872£12,158Boston and Skegness is higher£12,762£12,817£12,106

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £2,799, Bolsover £2,164Bolsover: £2,164Boston and Skegness: £2,799Bolsover: £2,173Boston and Skegness: £2,811Bolsover: £2,053Boston and Skegness: £2,655

    £2,799£2,811£2,655Boston and Skegness is higher£2,164£2,173£2,053

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £11,384, Bolsover £11,398Bolsover: £11,398Boston and Skegness: £11,384Bolsover: £11,447Boston and Skegness: £11,433Bolsover: £10,811Boston and Skegness: £10,799

    £11,384£11,433£10,799Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£11,398£11,447£10,811

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £579, Bolsover £461Bolsover: £461Boston and Skegness: £579Bolsover: £463Boston and Skegness: £582Bolsover: £437Boston and Skegness: £549

    £579£582£549Boston and Skegness is higher£461£463£437

  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: Boston and Skegness £820, Bolsover £874Bolsover: £874Boston and Skegness: £820Bolsover: £877Boston and Skegness: £823Bolsover: £829Boston and Skegness: £777

    £820£823£777Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£874£877£829

  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: Boston and Skegness £35, Bolsover £30Bolsover: £30Boston and Skegness: £35Bolsover: £30Boston and Skegness: £35Bolsover: £28Boston and Skegness: £33

    £35£35£33Boston and Skegness is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, Bolsover £684Bolsover: £684Boston and Skegness: £623Bolsover: £687Boston and Skegness: £626Bolsover: £649Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£684£687£649

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, Bolsover £184Bolsover: £184Boston and Skegness: £161Bolsover: £184Boston and Skegness: £162Bolsover: £174Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153Bolsover is higher£184£184£174

  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: Boston and Skegness £179, Bolsover £167Bolsover: £167Boston and Skegness: £179Bolsover: £168Boston and Skegness: £180Bolsover: £159Boston and Skegness: £170

    £179£180£170Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£159

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £2,201, Bolsover £1,533Bolsover: £1,533Boston and Skegness: £2,201Bolsover: £1,539Boston and Skegness: £2,211Bolsover: £1,454Boston and Skegness: £2,088

    £2,201£2,211£2,088Boston and Skegness is higher£1,533£1,539£1,454

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, Bolsover £181Bolsover: £181Boston and Skegness: £213Bolsover: £181Boston and Skegness: £214Bolsover: £171Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202Boston and Skegness is higher£181£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £402, Bolsover £447Bolsover: £447Boston and Skegness: £402Bolsover: £449Boston and Skegness: £404Bolsover: £424Boston and Skegness: £381

    £402£404£381Bolsover is higher£447£449£424

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £6.65, Bolsover £7.42Bolsover: £7.42Boston and Skegness: £6.65Bolsover: £7.45Boston and Skegness: £6.68Bolsover: £7.04Boston and Skegness: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Bolsover is higher£7.42£7.45£7.04

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £11, Bolsover £9.79Bolsover: £9.79Boston and Skegness: £11Bolsover: £9.84Boston and Skegness: £11Bolsover: £9.29Boston and Skegness: £10

    £11£11£10Boston and Skegness is higher£9.79£9.84£9.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, Bolsover £6.62Bolsover: £6.62Boston and Skegness: £7.56Bolsover: £6.65Boston and Skegness: £7.59Bolsover: £6.28Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness 1,016.0, Bolsover 1,016.9Bolsover: 1,016.9Boston and Skegness: 1,016.0

    1,016.0Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,016.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness 134.0, Bolsover 115.1Bolsover: 115.1Boston and Skegness: 134.0

    134.0Boston and Skegness is higher115.1

  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: Boston and Skegness 172.9, Bolsover 176.5Bolsover: 176.5Boston and Skegness: 172.9

    172.9Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count176.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 92.0, Bolsover 99.2Bolsover: 99.2Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count99.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness 279.8, Bolsover 208.7Bolsover: 208.7Boston and Skegness: 279.8

    279.8Boston and Skegness is higher208.7

  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: Boston and Skegness 38.0, Bolsover 36.0Bolsover: 36.0Boston and Skegness: 38.0

    38.0Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count36.0

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Boston and Skegness and Bolsover, per person in the age group
MeasureBoston and SkegnessBolsoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£4,915£4,936£4,662Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,818£12,872£12,158£12,762£12,817£12,106Boston and Skegness
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,799£2,811£2,655£2,164£2,173£2,053Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,384£11,433£10,799£11,398£11,447£10,811Bolsover
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£579£582£549£461£463£437Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£820£823£777£874£877£829Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£30£30£28Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£684£687£649Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£184£184£174Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£170£167£168£159Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,201£2,211£2,088£1,533£1,539£1,454Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£181£181£171Boston and Skegness
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£402£404£381£447£449£424Bolsover
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£7.42£7.45£7.04Bolsover
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£9.79£9.84£9.29Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.62£6.65£6.28Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.01,016.9Bolsover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.0115.1Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.9176.5Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.099.2Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026279.8208.7Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.036.0Boston and Skegness

Per resident

Boston and Skegness is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bolsover on 7. 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

Boston and Skegness Bolsover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, Bolsover £4,915Bolsover: £4,915Boston and Skegness: £5,665Bolsover: £4,936Boston and Skegness: £5,689Bolsover: £4,662Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£4,915£4,936£4,662

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3,041, Bolsover £2,520Bolsover: £2,520Boston and Skegness: £3,041Bolsover: £2,531Boston and Skegness: £3,054Bolsover: £2,391Boston and Skegness: £2,885

    £3,041£3,054£2,885Boston and Skegness is higher£2,520£2,531£2,391

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,619, Bolsover £1,340Bolsover: £1,340Boston and Skegness: £1,619Bolsover: £1,346Boston and Skegness: £1,626Bolsover: £1,271Boston and Skegness: £1,536

    £1,619£1,626£1,536Boston and Skegness is higher£1,340£1,346£1,271

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston and Skegness £2,701, Bolsover £2,251Bolsover: £2,251Boston and Skegness: £2,701Bolsover: £2,260Boston and Skegness: £2,713Bolsover: £2,135Boston and Skegness: £2,562

    £2,701£2,713£2,562Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£2,251£2,260£2,135

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £137, Bolsover £91Bolsover: £91Boston and Skegness: £137Bolsover: £91Boston and Skegness: £138Bolsover: £86Boston and Skegness: £130

    £137£138£130Boston and Skegness is higher£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £194, Bolsover £173Bolsover: £173Boston and Skegness: £194Bolsover: £173Boston and Skegness: £195Bolsover: £164Boston and Skegness: £184

    £194£195£184Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£173£173£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £8.24, Bolsover £5.84Bolsover: £5.84Boston and Skegness: £8.24Bolsover: £5.87Boston and Skegness: £8.28Bolsover: £5.54Boston and Skegness: £7.82

    £8.24£8.28£7.82Boston and Skegness is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, Bolsover £684Bolsover: £684Boston and Skegness: £623Bolsover: £687Boston and Skegness: £626Bolsover: £649Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£684£687£649

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, Bolsover £184Bolsover: £184Boston and Skegness: £161Bolsover: £184Boston and Skegness: £162Bolsover: £174Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153Bolsover is higher£184£184£174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £103, Bolsover £104Bolsover: £104Boston and Skegness: £103Bolsover: £104Boston and Skegness: £104Bolsover: £98Boston and Skegness: £98

    £103£104£98Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,273, Bolsover £949Bolsover: £949Boston and Skegness: £1,273Bolsover: £953Boston and Skegness: £1,278Bolsover: £900Boston and Skegness: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Boston and Skegness is higher£949£953£900

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, Bolsover £181Bolsover: £181Boston and Skegness: £213Bolsover: £181Boston and Skegness: £214Bolsover: £171Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202Boston and Skegness is higher£181£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £233, Bolsover £277Bolsover: £277Boston and Skegness: £233Bolsover: £278Boston and Skegness: £233Bolsover: £262Boston and Skegness: £221

    £233£233£221Bolsover is higher£277£278£262

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3.85, Bolsover £4.60Bolsover: £4.60Boston and Skegness: £3.85Bolsover: £4.62Boston and Skegness: £3.86Bolsover: £4.36Boston and Skegness: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65Bolsover is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston and Skegness £6.20, Bolsover £6.06Bolsover: £6.06Boston and Skegness: £6.20Bolsover: £6.09Boston and Skegness: £6.23Bolsover: £5.75Boston and Skegness: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Boston and Skegness is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, Bolsover £6.62Bolsover: £6.62Boston and Skegness: £7.56Bolsover: £6.65Boston and Skegness: £7.59Bolsover: £6.28Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 241.1, Bolsover 200.8Bolsover: 200.8Boston and Skegness: 241.1

    241.1Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count200.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 31.8, Bolsover 22.7Bolsover: 22.7Boston and Skegness: 31.8

    31.8Boston and Skegness is higher22.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 41.0, Bolsover 34.9Bolsover: 34.9Boston and Skegness: 41.0

    41.0Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 92.0, Bolsover 99.2Bolsover: 99.2Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count99.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 161.8, Bolsover 129.3Bolsover: 129.3Boston and Skegness: 161.8

    161.8Boston and Skegness is higher129.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 22.0, Bolsover 22.3Bolsover: 22.3Boston and Skegness: 22.0

    22.0Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count22.3

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Boston and Skegness and Bolsover, per resident
MeasureBoston and SkegnessBolsoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£4,915£4,936£4,662Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,041£3,054£2,885£2,520£2,531£2,391Boston and Skegness
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,536£1,340£1,346£1,271Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,701£2,713£2,562£2,251£2,260£2,135Boston and Skegness
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£91£91£86Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£173£173£164Boston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.24£8.28£7.82£5.84£5.87£5.54Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£684£687£649Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£184£184£174Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£104£104£98Bolsover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£949£953£900Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£181£181£171Boston and Skegness
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£233£233£221£277£278£262Bolsover
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£4.60£4.62£4.36Bolsover
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£6.06£6.09£5.75Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.62£6.65£6.28Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.1200.8Boston and Skegness
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.822.7Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.034.9Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.099.2Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026161.8129.3Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.022.3Bolsover

Total

Boston and Skegness is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Bolsover on 3. 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

Boston and Skegness Bolsover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £666.7m, Bolsover £516.7mBolsover: £516.7mBoston and Skegness: £666.7mBolsover: £518.9mBoston and Skegness: £669.6mBolsover: £490.1mBoston and Skegness: £632.4m

    £666.7m£669.6m£632.4mBoston and Skegness is higher£516.7m£518.9m£490.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £357.9m, Bolsover £264.9mBolsover: £264.9mBoston and Skegness: £357.9mBolsover: £266.1mBoston and Skegness: £359.4mBolsover: £251.3mBoston and Skegness: £339.5m

    £357.9m£359.4m£339.5mBoston and Skegness is higher£264.9m£266.1m£251.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £190.5m, Bolsover £140.9mBolsover: £140.9mBoston and Skegness: £190.5mBolsover: £141.5mBoston and Skegness: £191.3mBolsover: £133.6mBoston and Skegness: £180.7m

    £190.5m£191.3m£180.7mBoston and Skegness is higher£140.9m£141.5m£133.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness £317.9m, Bolsover £236.6mBolsover: £236.6mBoston and Skegness: £317.9mBolsover: £237.6mBoston and Skegness: £319.3mBolsover: £224.4mBoston and Skegness: £301.5m

    £317.9m£319.3m£301.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£236.6m£237.6m£224.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £16.2m, Bolsover £9.6mBolsover: £9.6mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mBolsover: £9.6mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mBolsover: £9.1mBoston and Skegness: £15.3m

    £16.2m£16.2m£15.3mBoston and Skegness is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £22.9m, Bolsover £18.1mBolsover: £18.1mBoston and Skegness: £22.9mBolsover: £18.2mBoston and Skegness: £23.0mBolsover: £17.2mBoston and Skegness: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £0.97m, Bolsover £0.61mBolsover: £0.61mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mBolsover: £0.62mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mBolsover: £0.58mBoston and Skegness: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £73.3m, Bolsover £71.9mBolsover: £71.9mBoston and Skegness: £73.3mBolsover: £72.2mBoston and Skegness: £73.6mBolsover: £68.2mBoston and Skegness: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£71.9m£72.2m£68.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £19.0m, Bolsover £19.3mBolsover: £19.3mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mBolsover: £19.4mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mBolsover: £18.3mBoston and Skegness: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.0m£18.0mBolsover is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £12.2m, Bolsover £10.9mBolsover: £10.9mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mBolsover: £10.9mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mBolsover: £10.3mBoston and Skegness: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £149.8m, Bolsover £99.8mBolsover: £99.8mBoston and Skegness: £149.8mBolsover: £100.2mBoston and Skegness: £150.4mBolsover: £94.6mBoston and Skegness: £142.1m

    £149.8m£150.4m£142.1mBoston and Skegness is higher£99.8m£100.2m£94.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston and Skegness £25.1m, Bolsover £19.0mBolsover: £19.0mBoston and Skegness: £25.1mBolsover: £19.1mBoston and Skegness: £25.2mBolsover: £18.0mBoston and Skegness: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBoston and Skegness is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £27.4m, Bolsover £29.1mBolsover: £29.1mBoston and Skegness: £27.4mBolsover: £29.2mBoston and Skegness: £27.5mBolsover: £27.6mBoston and Skegness: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBolsover is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £0.45m, Bolsover £0.48mBolsover: £0.48mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mBolsover: £0.49mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mBolsover: £0.46mBoston and Skegness: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBolsover is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston and Skegness £0.73m, Bolsover £0.64mBolsover: £0.64mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mBolsover: £0.64mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mBolsover: £0.60mBoston and Skegness: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £0.89m, Bolsover £0.70mBolsover: £0.70mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mBolsover: £0.70mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mBolsover: £0.66mBoston and Skegness: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness 28,371, Bolsover 21,110Bolsover: 21,110Boston and Skegness: 28,371

    28,371Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count21,110

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 3,742, Bolsover 2,390Bolsover: 2,390Boston and Skegness: 3,742

    3,742Boston and Skegness is higher2,390

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 4,828, Bolsover 3,664Bolsover: 3,664Boston and Skegness: 4,828

    4,828Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count3,664

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 10,821, Bolsover 10,425Bolsover: 10,425Boston and Skegness: 10,821

    10,821Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count10,425

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 19,042, Bolsover 13,587Bolsover: 13,587Boston and Skegness: 19,042

    19,042Boston and Skegness is higher13,587

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 2,583, Bolsover 2,341Bolsover: 2,341Boston and Skegness: 2,583

    2,583Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count2,341

Show the numbers
Boston and Skegness and Bolsover, total
MeasureBoston and SkegnessBolsoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£666.7m£669.6m£632.4m£516.7m£518.9m£490.1mBoston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£357.9m£359.4m£339.5m£264.9m£266.1m£251.3mBoston and Skegness
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.5m£191.3m£180.7m£140.9m£141.5m£133.6mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.9m£319.3m£301.5m£236.6m£237.6m£224.4mBoston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mBoston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mBoston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mBoston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£71.9m£72.2m£68.2mBoston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mBolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mBoston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.8m£150.4m£142.1m£99.8m£100.2m£94.6mBoston and Skegness
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mBoston and Skegness
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mBolsover
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.48m£0.49m£0.46mBolsover
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mBoston and Skegness
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,37121,110Boston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,7422,390Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8283,664Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,82110,425Boston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,04213,587Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5832,341Boston and Skegness

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.
  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.
  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.