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Boston and Skegness and North Durham

117,686 and 97,555 residents (mid-2024).

Boston and Skegness is higher than North Durham on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 15 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 7 of 22 measures, and North Durham 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

Boston and Skegness North Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, North Durham £5,431North Durham: £5,431Boston and Skegness: £5,665North Durham: £5,455Boston and Skegness: £5,689North Durham: £5,152Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£5,431£5,455£5,152

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £12,818, North Durham £13,275North Durham: £13,275Boston and Skegness: £12,818North Durham: £13,332Boston and Skegness: £12,872North Durham: £12,592Boston and Skegness: £12,158

    £12,818£12,872£12,158North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£13,275£13,332£12,592

  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, North Durham £2,475North Durham: £2,475Boston and Skegness: £2,799North Durham: £2,485Boston and Skegness: £2,811North Durham: £2,348Boston and Skegness: £2,655

    £2,799£2,811£2,655Boston and Skegness is higher£2,475£2,485£2,348

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £11,384, North Durham £11,782North Durham: £11,782Boston and Skegness: £11,384North Durham: £11,832Boston and Skegness: £11,433North Durham: £11,176Boston and Skegness: £10,799

    £11,384£11,433£10,799North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£11,782£11,832£11,176

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £579, North Durham £542North Durham: £542Boston and Skegness: £579North Durham: £545Boston and Skegness: £582North Durham: £514Boston and Skegness: £549

    £579£582£549Boston and Skegness is higher£542£545£514

  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, North Durham £916North Durham: £916Boston and Skegness: £820North Durham: £920Boston and Skegness: £823North Durham: £869Boston and Skegness: £777

    £820£823£777North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£916£920£869

  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, North Durham £35North Durham: £35Boston and Skegness: £35North Durham: £35Boston and Skegness: £35North Durham: £33Boston and Skegness: £33

    £35£35£33North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, North Durham £669North Durham: £669Boston and Skegness: £623North Durham: £672Boston and Skegness: £626North Durham: £634Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£634

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, North Durham £176North Durham: £176Boston and Skegness: £161North Durham: £177Boston and Skegness: £162North Durham: £167Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

  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, North Durham £189North Durham: £189Boston and Skegness: £179North Durham: £190Boston and Skegness: £180North Durham: £180Boston and Skegness: £170

    £179£180£170North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£189£190£180

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £2,201, North Durham £1,843North Durham: £1,843Boston and Skegness: £2,201North Durham: £1,851Boston and Skegness: £2,211North Durham: £1,749Boston and Skegness: £2,088

    £2,201£2,211£2,088Boston and Skegness is higher£1,843£1,851£1,749

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, North Durham £239North Durham: £239Boston and Skegness: £213North Durham: £240Boston and Skegness: £214North Durham: £227Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£227

  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, North Durham £426North Durham: £426Boston and Skegness: £402North Durham: £428Boston and Skegness: £404North Durham: £404Boston and Skegness: £381

    £402£404£381North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£426£428£404

  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, North Durham £7.22North Durham: £7.22Boston and Skegness: £6.65North Durham: £7.25Boston and Skegness: £6.68North Durham: £6.85Boston and Skegness: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£7.22£7.25£6.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £11, North Durham £9.07North Durham: £9.07Boston and Skegness: £11North Durham: £9.11Boston and Skegness: £11North Durham: £8.60Boston and Skegness: £10

    £11£11£10Boston and Skegness is higher£9.07£9.11£8.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, North Durham £6.80North Durham: £6.80Boston and Skegness: £7.56North Durham: £6.83Boston and Skegness: £7.59North Durham: £6.45Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.80£6.83£6.45

  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, North Durham 1,033.6North Durham: 1,033.6Boston and Skegness: 1,016.0

    1,016.0North Durham is higherDepends on how you count1,033.6

  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, North Durham 137.4North Durham: 137.4Boston and Skegness: 134.0

    134.0North Durham is higherDepends on how you count137.4

  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, North Durham 181.5North Durham: 181.5Boston and Skegness: 172.9

    172.9North Durham is higherDepends on how you count181.5

  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, North Durham 100.6North Durham: 100.6Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0North Durham is higherDepends on how you count100.6

  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, North Durham 227.8North Durham: 227.8Boston and Skegness: 279.8

    279.8Boston and Skegness is higher227.8

  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, North Durham 40.8North Durham: 40.8Boston and Skegness: 38.0

    38.0North Durham is higherDepends on how you count40.8

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Boston and Skegness and North Durham, per person in the age group
MeasureBoston and SkegnessNorth DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£5,431£5,455£5,152Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,818£12,872£12,158£13,275£13,332£12,592North Durham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,799£2,811£2,655£2,475£2,485£2,348Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,384£11,433£10,799£11,782£11,832£11,176North Durham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£579£582£549£542£545£514Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£820£823£777£916£920£869North Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£35£35£33North Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£669£672£634North Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£176£177£167North Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£170£189£190£180North Durham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,201£2,211£2,088£1,843£1,851£1,749Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£239£240£227North Durham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£402£404£381£426£428£404North Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£7.22£7.25£6.85North Durham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£9.07£9.11£8.60Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.80£6.83£6.45Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.01,033.6North Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.0137.4North Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.9181.5North Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.0100.6North Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026279.8227.8Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.040.8North Durham

Per resident

Boston and Skegness is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and North Durham 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 North Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, North Durham £5,431North Durham: £5,431Boston and Skegness: £5,665North Durham: £5,455Boston and Skegness: £5,689North Durham: £5,152Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£5,431£5,455£5,152

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3,041, North Durham £2,839North Durham: £2,839Boston and Skegness: £3,041North Durham: £2,851Boston and Skegness: £3,054North Durham: £2,693Boston and Skegness: £2,885

    £3,041£3,054£2,885Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£2,839£2,851£2,693

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,619, North Durham £1,501North Durham: £1,501Boston and Skegness: £1,619North Durham: £1,507Boston and Skegness: £1,626North Durham: £1,423Boston and Skegness: £1,536

    £1,619£1,626£1,536Boston and Skegness is higher£1,501£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston and Skegness £2,701, North Durham £2,520North Durham: £2,520Boston and Skegness: £2,701North Durham: £2,531Boston and Skegness: £2,713North Durham: £2,390Boston and Skegness: £2,562

    £2,701£2,713£2,562Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£2,520£2,531£2,390

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £137, North Durham £116North Durham: £116Boston and Skegness: £137North Durham: £116Boston and Skegness: £138North Durham: £110Boston and Skegness: £130

    £137£138£130Boston and Skegness is higher£116£116£110

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £194, North Durham £196North Durham: £196Boston and Skegness: £194North Durham: £197Boston and Skegness: £195North Durham: £186Boston and Skegness: £184

    £194£195£184North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186

  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, North Durham £7.51North Durham: £7.51Boston and Skegness: £8.24North Durham: £7.54Boston and Skegness: £8.28North Durham: £7.12Boston and Skegness: £7.82

    £8.24£8.28£7.82Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£7.51£7.54£7.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, North Durham £669North Durham: £669Boston and Skegness: £623North Durham: £672Boston and Skegness: £626North Durham: £634Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£634

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, North Durham £176North Durham: £176Boston and Skegness: £161North Durham: £177Boston and Skegness: £162North Durham: £167Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £103, North Durham £115North Durham: £115Boston and Skegness: £103North Durham: £115Boston and Skegness: £104North Durham: £109Boston and Skegness: £98

    £103£104£98North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,273, North Durham £1,118North Durham: £1,118Boston and Skegness: £1,273North Durham: £1,122Boston and Skegness: £1,278North Durham: £1,060Boston and Skegness: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Boston and Skegness is higher£1,118£1,122£1,060

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, North Durham £239North Durham: £239Boston and Skegness: £213North Durham: £240Boston and Skegness: £214North Durham: £227Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £233, North Durham £258North Durham: £258Boston and Skegness: £233North Durham: £259Boston and Skegness: £233North Durham: £245Boston and Skegness: £221

    £233£233£221North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£245

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3.85, North Durham £4.38North Durham: £4.38Boston and Skegness: £3.85North Durham: £4.39Boston and Skegness: £3.86North Durham: £4.15Boston and Skegness: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£4.38£4.39£4.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston and Skegness £6.20, North Durham £5.49North Durham: £5.49Boston and Skegness: £6.20North Durham: £5.52Boston and Skegness: £6.23North Durham: £5.21Boston and Skegness: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Boston and Skegness is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, North Durham £6.80North Durham: £6.80Boston and Skegness: £7.56North Durham: £6.83Boston and Skegness: £7.59North Durham: £6.45Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.80£6.83£6.45

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 241.1, North Durham 221.1North Durham: 221.1Boston and Skegness: 241.1

    241.1Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count221.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 31.8, North Durham 29.4North Durham: 29.4Boston and Skegness: 31.8

    31.8Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count29.4

  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, North Durham 38.8North Durham: 38.8Boston and Skegness: 41.0

    41.0Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count38.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 92.0, North Durham 100.6North Durham: 100.6Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0North Durham is higherDepends on how you count100.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 161.8, North Durham 138.1North Durham: 138.1Boston and Skegness: 161.8

    161.8Boston and Skegness is higher138.1

  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, North Durham 24.7North Durham: 24.7Boston and Skegness: 22.0

    22.0North Durham is higherDepends on how you count24.7

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Boston and Skegness and North Durham, per resident
MeasureBoston and SkegnessNorth DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£5,431£5,455£5,152Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,041£3,054£2,885£2,839£2,851£2,693Boston and Skegness
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,536£1,501£1,507£1,423Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,701£2,713£2,562£2,520£2,531£2,390Boston and Skegness
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£116£116£110Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£196£197£186North Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.24£8.28£7.82£7.51£7.54£7.12Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£669£672£634North Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£176£177£167North Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£115£115£109North Durham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£1,118£1,122£1,060Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£239£240£227North Durham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£233£233£221£258£259£245North Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£4.38£4.39£4.15North Durham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£5.49£5.52£5.21Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.80£6.83£6.45Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.1221.1Boston and Skegness
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.829.4Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.038.8Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.0100.6North Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026161.8138.1Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.024.7North Durham

Total

Boston and Skegness is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and North Durham 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

Boston and Skegness North Durham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £666.7m, North Durham £529.9mNorth Durham: £529.9mBoston and Skegness: £666.7mNorth Durham: £532.1mBoston and Skegness: £669.6mNorth Durham: £502.6mBoston and Skegness: £632.4m

    £666.7m£669.6m£632.4mBoston and Skegness is higher£529.9m£532.1m£502.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £357.9m, North Durham £277.0mNorth Durham: £277.0mBoston and Skegness: £357.9mNorth Durham: £278.2mBoston and Skegness: £359.4mNorth Durham: £262.7mBoston and Skegness: £339.5m

    £357.9m£359.4m£339.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£277.0m£278.2m£262.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £190.5m, North Durham £146.4mNorth Durham: £146.4mBoston and Skegness: £190.5mNorth Durham: £147.0mBoston and Skegness: £191.3mNorth Durham: £138.9mBoston and Skegness: £180.7m

    £190.5m£191.3m£180.7mBoston and Skegness is higher£146.4m£147.0m£138.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness £317.9m, North Durham £245.8mNorth Durham: £245.8mBoston and Skegness: £317.9mNorth Durham: £246.9mBoston and Skegness: £319.3mNorth Durham: £233.2mBoston and Skegness: £301.5m

    £317.9m£319.3m£301.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£245.8m£246.9m£233.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £16.2m, North Durham £11.3mNorth Durham: £11.3mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mNorth Durham: £11.4mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mNorth Durham: £10.7mBoston and Skegness: £15.3m

    £16.2m£16.2m£15.3mBoston and Skegness is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £22.9m, North Durham £19.1mNorth Durham: £19.1mBoston and Skegness: £22.9mNorth Durham: £19.2mBoston and Skegness: £23.0mNorth Durham: £18.1mBoston and Skegness: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

  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, North Durham £0.73mNorth Durham: £0.73mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mNorth Durham: £0.74mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mNorth Durham: £0.69mBoston and Skegness: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £73.3m, North Durham £65.3mNorth Durham: £65.3mBoston and Skegness: £73.3mNorth Durham: £65.5mBoston and Skegness: £73.6mNorth Durham: £61.9mBoston and Skegness: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£65.3m£65.5m£61.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £19.0m, North Durham £17.2mNorth Durham: £17.2mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mNorth Durham: £17.3mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mNorth Durham: £16.3mBoston and Skegness: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.0m£18.0mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £12.2m, North Durham £11.2mNorth Durham: £11.2mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mNorth Durham: £11.2mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mNorth Durham: £10.6mBoston and Skegness: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £149.8m, North Durham £109.0mNorth Durham: £109.0mBoston and Skegness: £149.8mNorth Durham: £109.5mBoston and Skegness: £150.4mNorth Durham: £103.4mBoston and Skegness: £142.1m

    £149.8m£150.4m£142.1mBoston and Skegness is higher£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston and Skegness £25.1m, North Durham £23.4mNorth Durham: £23.4mBoston and Skegness: £25.1mNorth Durham: £23.5mBoston and Skegness: £25.2mNorth Durham: £22.2mBoston and Skegness: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £27.4m, North Durham £25.2mNorth Durham: £25.2mBoston and Skegness: £27.4mNorth Durham: £25.3mBoston and Skegness: £27.5mNorth Durham: £23.9mBoston and Skegness: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £0.45m, North Durham £0.43mNorth Durham: £0.43mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mNorth Durham: £0.43mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mNorth Durham: £0.41mBoston and Skegness: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston and Skegness £0.73m, North Durham £0.54mNorth Durham: £0.54mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mNorth Durham: £0.54mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mNorth Durham: £0.51mBoston and Skegness: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £0.89m, North Durham £0.66mNorth Durham: £0.66mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mNorth Durham: £0.67mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mNorth Durham: £0.63mBoston and Skegness: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness 28,371, North Durham 21,567North Durham: 21,567Boston and Skegness: 28,371

    28,371Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count21,567

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 3,742, North Durham 2,867North Durham: 2,867Boston and Skegness: 3,742

    3,742Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count2,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 4,828, North Durham 3,787North Durham: 3,787Boston and Skegness: 4,828

    4,828Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count3,787

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 10,821, North Durham 9,812North Durham: 9,812Boston and Skegness: 10,821

    10,821Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count9,812

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 19,042, North Durham 13,472North Durham: 13,472Boston and Skegness: 19,042

    19,042Boston and Skegness is higher13,472

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 2,583, North Durham 2,413North Durham: 2,413Boston and Skegness: 2,583

    2,583Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count2,413

Show the numbers
Boston and Skegness and North Durham, total
MeasureBoston and SkegnessNorth DurhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£666.7m£669.6m£632.4m£529.9m£532.1m£502.6mBoston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£357.9m£359.4m£339.5m£277.0m£278.2m£262.7mBoston and Skegness
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.5m£191.3m£180.7m£146.4m£147.0m£138.9mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.9m£319.3m£301.5m£245.8m£246.9m£233.2mBoston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m£11.3m£11.4m£10.7mBoston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mBoston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£0.73m£0.74m£0.69mBoston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£65.3m£65.5m£61.9mBoston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mBoston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mBoston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.8m£150.4m£142.1m£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mBoston and Skegness
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mBoston and Skegness
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mBoston and Skegness
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mBoston and Skegness
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBoston and Skegness
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,37121,567Boston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,7422,867Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8283,787Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,8219,812Boston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,04213,472Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5832,413Boston and Skegness

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.
  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.