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Boston and Skegness and Scarborough and Whitby

117,686 and 98,856 residents (mid-2024).

Boston and Skegness is higher than Scarborough and Whitby on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 7 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 18 of 22 measures, and Scarborough and Whitby on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Boston and Skegness Scarborough and Whitby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, Scarborough and Whitby £5,505Scarborough and Whitby: £5,505Boston and Skegness: £5,665Scarborough and Whitby: £5,528Boston and Skegness: £5,689Scarborough and Whitby: £5,222Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£5,505£5,528£5,222

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £12,818, Scarborough and Whitby £12,575Scarborough and Whitby: £12,575Boston and Skegness: £12,818Scarborough and Whitby: £12,629Boston and Skegness: £12,872Scarborough and Whitby: £11,928Boston and Skegness: £12,158

    £12,818£12,872£12,158Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£12,575£12,629£11,928

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £2,327Scarborough and Whitby: £2,327Boston and Skegness: £2,799Scarborough and Whitby: £2,337Boston and Skegness: £2,811Scarborough and Whitby: £2,208Boston and Skegness: £2,655

    £2,799£2,811£2,655Boston and Skegness is higher£2,327£2,337£2,208

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £11,384, Scarborough and Whitby £11,250Scarborough and Whitby: £11,250Boston and Skegness: £11,384Scarborough and Whitby: £11,298Boston and Skegness: £11,433Scarborough and Whitby: £10,671Boston and Skegness: £10,799

    £11,384£11,433£10,799Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£11,250£11,298£10,671

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £579, Scarborough and Whitby £472Scarborough and Whitby: £472Boston and Skegness: £579Scarborough and Whitby: £474Boston and Skegness: £582Scarborough and Whitby: £448Boston and Skegness: £549

    £579£582£549Boston and Skegness is higher£472£474£448

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £824Scarborough and Whitby: £824Boston and Skegness: £820Scarborough and Whitby: £828Boston and Skegness: £823Scarborough and Whitby: £782Boston and Skegness: £777

    £820£823£777Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£824£828£782

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £29Scarborough and Whitby: £29Boston and Skegness: £35Scarborough and Whitby: £29Boston and Skegness: £35Scarborough and Whitby: £28Boston and Skegness: £33

    £35£35£33Boston and Skegness is higher£29£29£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, Scarborough and Whitby £521Scarborough and Whitby: £521Boston and Skegness: £623Scarborough and Whitby: £523Boston and Skegness: £626Scarborough and Whitby: £494Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591Boston and Skegness is higher£521£523£494

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, Scarborough and Whitby £158Scarborough and Whitby: £158Boston and Skegness: £161Scarborough and Whitby: £158Boston and Skegness: £162Scarborough and Whitby: £149Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153Boston and Skegness is higher£158£158£149

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £125Scarborough and Whitby: £125Boston and Skegness: £179Scarborough and Whitby: £126Boston and Skegness: £180Scarborough and Whitby: £119Boston and Skegness: £170

    £179£180£170Boston and Skegness is higher£125£126£119

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £2,201, Scarborough and Whitby £1,738Scarborough and Whitby: £1,738Boston and Skegness: £2,201Scarborough and Whitby: £1,745Boston and Skegness: £2,211Scarborough and Whitby: £1,648Boston and Skegness: £2,088

    £2,201£2,211£2,088Boston and Skegness is higher£1,738£1,745£1,648

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, Scarborough and Whitby £247Scarborough and Whitby: £247Boston and Skegness: £213Scarborough and Whitby: £248Boston and Skegness: £214Scarborough and Whitby: £234Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £453Scarborough and Whitby: £453Boston and Skegness: £402Scarborough and Whitby: £455Boston and Skegness: £404Scarborough and Whitby: £430Boston and Skegness: £381

    £402£404£381Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£453£455£430

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £5.43Scarborough and Whitby: £5.43Boston and Skegness: £6.65Scarborough and Whitby: £5.45Boston and Skegness: £6.68Scarborough and Whitby: £5.15Boston and Skegness: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Boston and Skegness is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £11, Scarborough and Whitby £6.41Scarborough and Whitby: £6.41Boston and Skegness: £11Scarborough and Whitby: £6.44Boston and Skegness: £11Scarborough and Whitby: £6.08Boston and Skegness: £10

    £11£11£10Boston and Skegness is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, Scarborough and Whitby £6.18Scarborough and Whitby: £6.18Boston and Skegness: £7.56Scarborough and Whitby: £6.20Boston and Skegness: £7.59Scarborough and Whitby: £5.86Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.18£6.20£5.86

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 1,019.9Scarborough and Whitby: 1,019.9Boston and Skegness: 1,016.0

    1,016.0Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count1,019.9

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 118.8Scarborough and Whitby: 118.8Boston and Skegness: 134.0

    134.0Boston and Skegness is higher118.8

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 168.0Scarborough and Whitby: 168.0Boston and Skegness: 172.9

    172.9Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count168.0

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 79.8Scarborough and Whitby: 79.8Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0Boston and Skegness is higher79.8

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 221.9Scarborough and Whitby: 221.9Boston and Skegness: 279.8

    279.8Boston and Skegness is higher221.9

  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: Boston and Skegness 38.0, Scarborough and Whitby 27.2Scarborough and Whitby: 27.2Boston and Skegness: 38.0

    38.0Boston and Skegness is higher27.2

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Boston and Skegness and Scarborough and Whitby, per person in the age group
MeasureBoston and SkegnessScarborough and WhitbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£5,505£5,528£5,222Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,818£12,872£12,158£12,575£12,629£11,928Boston and Skegness
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,799£2,811£2,655£2,327£2,337£2,208Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,384£11,433£10,799£11,250£11,298£10,671Boston and Skegness
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£579£582£549£472£474£448Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£820£823£777£824£828£782Scarborough and Whitby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£29£29£28Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£521£523£494Boston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£158£158£149Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£170£125£126£119Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,201£2,211£2,088£1,738£1,745£1,648Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£247£248£234Scarborough and Whitby
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£402£404£381£453£455£430Scarborough and Whitby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£5.43£5.45£5.15Boston and Skegness
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.41£6.44£6.08Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.18£6.20£5.86Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.01,019.9Scarborough and Whitby
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.0118.8Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.9168.0Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.079.8Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026279.8221.9Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.027.2Boston and Skegness

Per resident

Boston and Skegness is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Scarborough and Whitby 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 Scarborough and Whitby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, Scarborough and Whitby £5,505Scarborough and Whitby: £5,505Boston and Skegness: £5,665Scarborough and Whitby: £5,528Boston and Skegness: £5,689Scarborough and Whitby: £5,222Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£5,505£5,528£5,222

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3,041, Scarborough and Whitby £3,241Scarborough and Whitby: £3,241Boston and Skegness: £3,041Scarborough and Whitby: £3,255Boston and Skegness: £3,054Scarborough and Whitby: £3,074Boston and Skegness: £2,885

    £3,041£3,054£2,885Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£3,241£3,255£3,074

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,619, Scarborough and Whitby £1,333Scarborough and Whitby: £1,333Boston and Skegness: £1,619Scarborough and Whitby: £1,339Boston and Skegness: £1,626Scarborough and Whitby: £1,265Boston and Skegness: £1,536

    £1,619£1,626£1,536Boston and Skegness is higher£1,333£1,339£1,265

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston and Skegness £2,701, Scarborough and Whitby £2,899Scarborough and Whitby: £2,899Boston and Skegness: £2,701Scarborough and Whitby: £2,911Boston and Skegness: £2,713Scarborough and Whitby: £2,750Boston and Skegness: £2,562

    £2,701£2,713£2,562Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£2,899£2,911£2,750

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £137, Scarborough and Whitby £122Scarborough and Whitby: £122Boston and Skegness: £137Scarborough and Whitby: £122Boston and Skegness: £138Scarborough and Whitby: £115Boston and Skegness: £130

    £137£138£130Boston and Skegness is higher£122£122£115

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £194, Scarborough and Whitby £212Scarborough and Whitby: £212Boston and Skegness: £194Scarborough and Whitby: £213Boston and Skegness: £195Scarborough and Whitby: £201Boston and Skegness: £184

    £194£195£184Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£212£213£201

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £7.54Scarborough and Whitby: £7.54Boston and Skegness: £8.24Scarborough and Whitby: £7.57Boston and Skegness: £8.28Scarborough and Whitby: £7.15Boston and Skegness: £7.82

    £8.24£8.28£7.82Boston and Skegness is higher£7.54£7.57£7.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, Scarborough and Whitby £521Scarborough and Whitby: £521Boston and Skegness: £623Scarborough and Whitby: £523Boston and Skegness: £626Scarborough and Whitby: £494Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591Boston and Skegness is higher£521£523£494

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, Scarborough and Whitby £158Scarborough and Whitby: £158Boston and Skegness: £161Scarborough and Whitby: £158Boston and Skegness: £162Scarborough and Whitby: £149Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153Boston and Skegness is higher£158£158£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £103, Scarborough and Whitby £72Scarborough and Whitby: £72Boston and Skegness: £103Scarborough and Whitby: £72Boston and Skegness: £104Scarborough and Whitby: £68Boston and Skegness: £98

    £103£104£98Boston and Skegness is higher£72£72£68

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,273, Scarborough and Whitby £996Scarborough and Whitby: £996Boston and Skegness: £1,273Scarborough and Whitby: £1,000Boston and Skegness: £1,278Scarborough and Whitby: £944Boston and Skegness: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Boston and Skegness is higher£996£1,000£944

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, Scarborough and Whitby £247Scarborough and Whitby: £247Boston and Skegness: £213Scarborough and Whitby: £248Boston and Skegness: £214Scarborough and Whitby: £234Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £233, Scarborough and Whitby £259Scarborough and Whitby: £259Boston and Skegness: £233Scarborough and Whitby: £260Boston and Skegness: £233Scarborough and Whitby: £246Boston and Skegness: £221

    £233£233£221Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£246

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3.85, Scarborough and Whitby £3.11Scarborough and Whitby: £3.11Boston and Skegness: £3.85Scarborough and Whitby: £3.12Boston and Skegness: £3.86Scarborough and Whitby: £2.95Boston and Skegness: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65Boston and Skegness is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston and Skegness £6.20, Scarborough and Whitby £3.67Scarborough and Whitby: £3.67Boston and Skegness: £6.20Scarborough and Whitby: £3.68Boston and Skegness: £6.23Scarborough and Whitby: £3.48Boston and Skegness: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Boston and Skegness is higher£3.67£3.68£3.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, Scarborough and Whitby £6.18Scarborough and Whitby: £6.18Boston and Skegness: £7.56Scarborough and Whitby: £6.20Boston and Skegness: £7.59Scarborough and Whitby: £5.86Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.18£6.20£5.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 241.1, Scarborough and Whitby 262.8Scarborough and Whitby: 262.8Boston and Skegness: 241.1

    241.1Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count262.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 31.8, Scarborough and Whitby 30.6Scarborough and Whitby: 30.6Boston and Skegness: 31.8

    31.8Boston and Skegness is higher30.6

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 43.3Scarborough and Whitby: 43.3Boston and Skegness: 41.0

    41.0Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count43.3

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 79.8Scarborough and Whitby: 79.8Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0Boston and Skegness is higher79.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 161.8, Scarborough and Whitby 127.1Scarborough and Whitby: 127.1Boston and Skegness: 161.8

    161.8Boston and Skegness is higher127.1

  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, Scarborough and Whitby 15.6Scarborough and Whitby: 15.6Boston and Skegness: 22.0

    22.0Boston and Skegness is higher15.6

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Boston and Skegness and Scarborough and Whitby, per resident
MeasureBoston and SkegnessScarborough and WhitbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£5,505£5,528£5,222Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,041£3,054£2,885£3,241£3,255£3,074Scarborough and Whitby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,536£1,333£1,339£1,265Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,701£2,713£2,562£2,899£2,911£2,750Scarborough and Whitby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£122£122£115Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£212£213£201Scarborough and Whitby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.24£8.28£7.82£7.54£7.57£7.15Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£521£523£494Boston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£158£158£149Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£72£72£68Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£996£1,000£944Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£247£248£234Scarborough and Whitby
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£233£233£221£259£260£246Scarborough and Whitby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£3.11£3.12£2.95Boston and Skegness
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£3.67£3.68£3.48Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.18£6.20£5.86Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.1262.8Scarborough and Whitby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.830.6Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.043.3Scarborough and Whitby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.079.8Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026161.8127.1Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.015.6Boston and Skegness

Total

Boston and Skegness is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Scarborough and Whitby 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 Scarborough and Whitby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £666.7m, Scarborough and Whitby £544.2mScarborough and Whitby: £544.2mBoston and Skegness: £666.7mScarborough and Whitby: £546.5mBoston and Skegness: £669.6mScarborough and Whitby: £516.2mBoston and Skegness: £632.4m

    £666.7m£669.6m£632.4mBoston and Skegness is higher£544.2m£546.5m£516.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £357.9m, Scarborough and Whitby £320.4mScarborough and Whitby: £320.4mBoston and Skegness: £357.9mScarborough and Whitby: £321.7mBoston and Skegness: £359.4mScarborough and Whitby: £303.9mBoston and Skegness: £339.5m

    £357.9m£359.4m£339.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£320.4m£321.7m£303.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £190.5m, Scarborough and Whitby £131.8mScarborough and Whitby: £131.8mBoston and Skegness: £190.5mScarborough and Whitby: £132.4mBoston and Skegness: £191.3mScarborough and Whitby: £125.0mBoston and Skegness: £180.7m

    £190.5m£191.3m£180.7mBoston and Skegness is higher£131.8m£132.4m£125.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness £317.9m, Scarborough and Whitby £286.6mScarborough and Whitby: £286.6mBoston and Skegness: £317.9mScarborough and Whitby: £287.8mBoston and Skegness: £319.3mScarborough and Whitby: £271.9mBoston and Skegness: £301.5m

    £317.9m£319.3m£301.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £16.2m, Scarborough and Whitby £12.0mScarborough and Whitby: £12.0mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mScarborough and Whitby: £12.1mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mScarborough and Whitby: £11.4mBoston and Skegness: £15.3m

    £16.2m£16.2m£15.3mBoston and Skegness is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £22.9m, Scarborough and Whitby £21.0mScarborough and Whitby: £21.0mBoston and Skegness: £22.9mScarborough and Whitby: £21.1mBoston and Skegness: £23.0mScarborough and Whitby: £19.9mBoston and Skegness: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  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, Scarborough and Whitby £0.75mScarborough and Whitby: £0.75mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mScarborough and Whitby: £0.75mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mScarborough and Whitby: £0.71mBoston and Skegness: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £73.3m, Scarborough and Whitby £51.5mScarborough and Whitby: £51.5mBoston and Skegness: £73.3mScarborough and Whitby: £51.7mBoston and Skegness: £73.6mScarborough and Whitby: £48.8mBoston and Skegness: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mBoston and Skegness is higher£51.5m£51.7m£48.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £19.0m, Scarborough and Whitby £15.6mScarborough and Whitby: £15.6mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mScarborough and Whitby: £15.6mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mScarborough and Whitby: £14.8mBoston and Skegness: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.0m£18.0mBoston and Skegness is higher£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £12.2m, Scarborough and Whitby £7.1mScarborough and Whitby: £7.1mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mScarborough and Whitby: £7.1mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mScarborough and Whitby: £6.7mBoston and Skegness: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mBoston and Skegness is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £149.8m, Scarborough and Whitby £98.4mScarborough and Whitby: £98.4mBoston and Skegness: £149.8mScarborough and Whitby: £98.8mBoston and Skegness: £150.4mScarborough and Whitby: £93.3mBoston and Skegness: £142.1m

    £149.8m£150.4m£142.1mBoston and Skegness is higher£98.4m£98.8m£93.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston and Skegness £25.1m, Scarborough and Whitby £24.4mScarborough and Whitby: £24.4mBoston and Skegness: £25.1mScarborough and Whitby: £24.5mBoston and Skegness: £25.2mScarborough and Whitby: £23.1mBoston and Skegness: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £27.4m, Scarborough and Whitby £25.6mScarborough and Whitby: £25.6mBoston and Skegness: £27.4mScarborough and Whitby: £25.8mBoston and Skegness: £27.5mScarborough and Whitby: £24.3mBoston and Skegness: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.8m£24.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £0.45m, Scarborough and Whitby £0.31mScarborough and Whitby: £0.31mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mScarborough and Whitby: £0.31mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mScarborough and Whitby: £0.29mBoston and Skegness: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston and Skegness £0.73m, Scarborough and Whitby £0.36mScarborough and Whitby: £0.36mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mScarborough and Whitby: £0.36mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mScarborough and Whitby: £0.34mBoston and Skegness: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £0.89m, Scarborough and Whitby £0.61mScarborough and Whitby: £0.61mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mScarborough and Whitby: £0.61mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mScarborough and Whitby: £0.58mBoston and Skegness: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness 28,371, Scarborough and Whitby 25,982Scarborough and Whitby: 25,982Boston and Skegness: 28,371

    28,371Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count25,982

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 3,742, Scarborough and Whitby 3,027Scarborough and Whitby: 3,027Boston and Skegness: 3,742

    3,742Boston and Skegness is higher3,027

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 4,828, Scarborough and Whitby 4,280Scarborough and Whitby: 4,280Boston and Skegness: 4,828

    4,828Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count4,280

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 10,821, Scarborough and Whitby 7,893Scarborough and Whitby: 7,893Boston and Skegness: 10,821

    10,821Boston and Skegness is higher7,893

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 19,042, Scarborough and Whitby 12,568Scarborough and Whitby: 12,568Boston and Skegness: 19,042

    19,042Boston and Skegness is higher12,568

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 2,583, Scarborough and Whitby 1,541Scarborough and Whitby: 1,541Boston and Skegness: 2,583

    2,583Boston and Skegness is higher1,541

Show the numbers
Boston and Skegness and Scarborough and Whitby, total
MeasureBoston and SkegnessScarborough and WhitbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£666.7m£669.6m£632.4m£544.2m£546.5m£516.2mBoston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£357.9m£359.4m£339.5m£320.4m£321.7m£303.9mBoston and Skegness
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.5m£191.3m£180.7m£131.8m£132.4m£125.0mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.9m£319.3m£301.5m£286.6m£287.8m£271.9mBoston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mBoston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mBoston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mBoston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£51.5m£51.7m£48.8mBoston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m£15.6m£15.6m£14.8mBoston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mBoston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.8m£150.4m£142.1m£98.4m£98.8m£93.3mBoston and Skegness
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£24.4m£24.5m£23.1mBoston and Skegness
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£25.6m£25.8m£24.3mBoston and Skegness
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mBoston and Skegness
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mBoston and Skegness
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,37125,982Boston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,7423,027Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8284,280Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,8217,893Boston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,04212,568Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5831,541Boston and Skegness

Sources

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

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  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.