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Boston and Skegness and St Ives

117,686 and 89,575 residents (mid-2024).

Boston and Skegness is higher than St Ives on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 20 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 2. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Boston and Skegness St Ives

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, St Ives £5,291St Ives: £5,291Boston and Skegness: £5,665St Ives: £5,314Boston and Skegness: £5,689St Ives: £5,019Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£5,291£5,314£5,019

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £12,818, St Ives £12,199St Ives: £12,199Boston and Skegness: £12,818St Ives: £12,251Boston and Skegness: £12,872St Ives: £11,571Boston and Skegness: £12,158

    £12,818£12,872£12,158Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£12,199£12,251£11,571

  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, St Ives £2,013St Ives: £2,013Boston and Skegness: £2,799St Ives: £2,022Boston and Skegness: £2,811St Ives: £1,910Boston and Skegness: £2,655

    £2,799£2,811£2,655Boston and Skegness is higher£2,013£2,022£1,910

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £11,384, St Ives £11,139St Ives: £11,139Boston and Skegness: £11,384St Ives: £11,187Boston and Skegness: £11,433St Ives: £10,566Boston and Skegness: £10,799

    £11,384£11,433£10,799Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£11,139£11,187£10,566

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston and Skegness £579, St Ives £439St Ives: £439Boston and Skegness: £579St Ives: £441Boston and Skegness: £582St Ives: £417Boston and Skegness: £549

    £579£582£549Boston and Skegness is higher£439£441£417

  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, St Ives £590St Ives: £590Boston and Skegness: £820St Ives: £593Boston and Skegness: £823St Ives: £560Boston and Skegness: £777

    £820£823£777Boston and Skegness is higher£590£593£560

  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, St Ives £30St Ives: £30Boston and Skegness: £35St Ives: £30Boston and Skegness: £35St Ives: £29Boston and Skegness: £33

    £35£35£33Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, St Ives £468St Ives: £468Boston and Skegness: £623St Ives: £470Boston and Skegness: £626St Ives: £444Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591Boston and Skegness is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, St Ives £108St Ives: £108Boston and Skegness: £161St Ives: £108Boston and Skegness: £162St Ives: £102Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153Boston and Skegness is higher£108£108£102

  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, St Ives £106St Ives: £106Boston and Skegness: £179St Ives: £106Boston and Skegness: £180St Ives: £100Boston and Skegness: £170

    £179£180£170Boston and Skegness is higher£106£106£100

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £2,201, St Ives £1,513St Ives: £1,513Boston and Skegness: £2,201St Ives: £1,520Boston and Skegness: £2,211St Ives: £1,435Boston and Skegness: £2,088

    £2,201£2,211£2,088Boston and Skegness is higher£1,513£1,520£1,435

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, St Ives £228St Ives: £228Boston and Skegness: £213St Ives: £229Boston and Skegness: £214St Ives: £216Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

  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, St Ives £382St Ives: £382Boston and Skegness: £402St Ives: £383Boston and Skegness: £404St Ives: £362Boston and Skegness: £381

    £402£404£381Boston and Skegness is higher£382£383£362

  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, St Ives £5.24St Ives: £5.24Boston and Skegness: £6.65St Ives: £5.26Boston and Skegness: £6.68St Ives: £4.97Boston and Skegness: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Boston and Skegness is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston and Skegness £11, St Ives £7.23St Ives: £7.23Boston and Skegness: £11St Ives: £7.26Boston and Skegness: £11St Ives: £6.86Boston and Skegness: £10

    £11£11£10Boston and Skegness is higher£7.23£7.26£6.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, St Ives £6.45St Ives: £6.45Boston and Skegness: £7.56St Ives: £6.48Boston and Skegness: £7.59St Ives: £6.12Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  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, St Ives 1,018.5St Ives: 1,018.5Boston and Skegness: 1,016.0

    1,016.0St Ives is higherDepends on how you count1,018.5

  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, St Ives 114.2St Ives: 114.2Boston and Skegness: 134.0

    134.0Boston and Skegness is higher114.2

  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, St Ives 126.3St Ives: 126.3Boston and Skegness: 172.9

    172.9Boston and Skegness is higher126.3

  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, St Ives 69.7St Ives: 69.7Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0Boston and Skegness is higher69.7

  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, St Ives 194.7St Ives: 194.7Boston and Skegness: 279.8

    279.8Boston and Skegness is higher194.7

  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, St Ives 23.5St Ives: 23.5Boston and Skegness: 38.0

    38.0Boston and Skegness is higher23.5

Show the numbers
Boston and Skegness and St Ives, per person in the age group
MeasureBoston and SkegnessSt IvesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£5,291£5,314£5,019Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,818£12,872£12,158£12,199£12,251£11,571Boston and Skegness
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,799£2,811£2,655£2,013£2,022£1,910Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,384£11,433£10,799£11,139£11,187£10,566Boston and Skegness
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£579£582£549£439£441£417Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£820£823£777£590£593£560Boston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£30£30£29Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£468£470£444Boston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£108£108£102Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£170£106£106£100Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,201£2,211£2,088£1,513£1,520£1,435Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£228£229£216St Ives
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£402£404£381£382£383£362Boston and Skegness
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£5.24£5.26£4.97Boston and Skegness
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.23£7.26£6.86Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.45£6.48£6.12Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.01,018.5St Ives
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.0114.2Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.9126.3Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.069.7Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026279.8194.7Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.023.5Boston and Skegness

Per resident

Boston and Skegness is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 5. 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 St Ives

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £5,665, St Ives £5,291St Ives: £5,291Boston and Skegness: £5,665St Ives: £5,314Boston and Skegness: £5,689St Ives: £5,019Boston and Skegness: £5,374

    £5,665£5,689£5,374Boston and Skegness is higher£5,291£5,314£5,019

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3,041, St Ives £3,347St Ives: £3,347Boston and Skegness: £3,041St Ives: £3,361Boston and Skegness: £3,054St Ives: £3,175Boston and Skegness: £2,885

    £3,041£3,054£2,885St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£3,347£3,361£3,175

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,619, St Ives £1,134St Ives: £1,134Boston and Skegness: £1,619St Ives: £1,139Boston and Skegness: £1,626St Ives: £1,076Boston and Skegness: £1,536

    £1,619£1,626£1,536Boston and Skegness is higher£1,134£1,139£1,076

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston and Skegness £2,701, St Ives £3,056St Ives: £3,056Boston and Skegness: £2,701St Ives: £3,069Boston and Skegness: £2,713St Ives: £2,899Boston and Skegness: £2,562

    £2,701£2,713£2,562St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£3,056£3,069£2,899

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £137, St Ives £121St Ives: £121Boston and Skegness: £137St Ives: £121Boston and Skegness: £138St Ives: £114Boston and Skegness: £130

    £137£138£130Boston and Skegness is higher£121£121£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £194, St Ives £162St Ives: £162Boston and Skegness: £194St Ives: £163Boston and Skegness: £195St Ives: £154Boston and Skegness: £184

    £194£195£184Boston and Skegness is higher£162£163£154

  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, St Ives £8.25St Ives: £8.25Boston and Skegness: £8.24St Ives: £8.29Boston and Skegness: £8.28St Ives: £7.83Boston and Skegness: £7.82

    £8.24£8.28£7.82St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£8.25£8.29£7.83

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £623, St Ives £468St Ives: £468Boston and Skegness: £623St Ives: £470Boston and Skegness: £626St Ives: £444Boston and Skegness: £591

    £623£626£591Boston and Skegness is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £161, St Ives £108St Ives: £108Boston and Skegness: £161St Ives: £108Boston and Skegness: £162St Ives: £102Boston and Skegness: £153

    £161£162£153Boston and Skegness is higher£108£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston and Skegness £103, St Ives £60St Ives: £60Boston and Skegness: £103St Ives: £60Boston and Skegness: £104St Ives: £57Boston and Skegness: £98

    £103£104£98Boston and Skegness is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £1,273, St Ives £852St Ives: £852Boston and Skegness: £1,273St Ives: £856Boston and Skegness: £1,278St Ives: £809Boston and Skegness: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Boston and Skegness is higher£852£856£809

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston and Skegness £213, St Ives £228St Ives: £228Boston and Skegness: £213St Ives: £229Boston and Skegness: £214St Ives: £216Boston and Skegness: £202

    £213£214£202St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £233, St Ives £215St Ives: £215Boston and Skegness: £233St Ives: £216Boston and Skegness: £233St Ives: £204Boston and Skegness: £221

    £233£233£221Boston and Skegness is higher£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston and Skegness £3.85, St Ives £2.95St Ives: £2.95Boston and Skegness: £3.85St Ives: £2.96Boston and Skegness: £3.86St Ives: £2.80Boston and Skegness: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65Boston and Skegness is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston and Skegness £6.20, St Ives £4.07St Ives: £4.07Boston and Skegness: £6.20St Ives: £4.09Boston and Skegness: £6.23St Ives: £3.86Boston and Skegness: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Boston and Skegness is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston and Skegness £7.56, St Ives £6.45St Ives: £6.45Boston and Skegness: £7.56St Ives: £6.48Boston and Skegness: £7.59St Ives: £6.12Boston and Skegness: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Boston and Skegness is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 241.1, St Ives 279.5St Ives: 279.5Boston and Skegness: 241.1

    241.1St Ives is higherDepends on how you count279.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 31.8, St Ives 31.3St Ives: 31.3Boston and Skegness: 31.8

    31.8Boston and Skegness is higher31.3

  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, St Ives 34.7St Ives: 34.7Boston and Skegness: 41.0

    41.0Boston and Skegness is higher34.7

  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, St Ives 69.7St Ives: 69.7Boston and Skegness: 92.0

    92.0Boston and Skegness is higher69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston and Skegness 161.8, St Ives 109.7St Ives: 109.7Boston and Skegness: 161.8

    161.8Boston and Skegness is higher109.7

  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, St Ives 13.2St Ives: 13.2Boston and Skegness: 22.0

    22.0Boston and Skegness is higher13.2

Show the numbers
Boston and Skegness and St Ives, per resident
MeasureBoston and SkegnessSt IvesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,665£5,689£5,374£5,291£5,314£5,019Boston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,041£3,054£2,885£3,347£3,361£3,175St Ives
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,536£1,134£1,139£1,076Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,701£2,713£2,562£3,056£3,069£2,899St Ives
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130£121£121£114Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£162£163£154Boston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.24£8.28£7.82£8.25£8.29£7.83St Ives
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£468£470£444Boston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£108£108£102Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£60£60£57Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£852£856£809Boston and Skegness
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£228£229£216St Ives
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£233£233£221£215£216£204Boston and Skegness
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£2.95£2.96£2.80Boston and Skegness
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£4.07£4.09£3.86Boston and Skegness
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.45£6.48£6.12Boston and Skegness
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.1279.5St Ives
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.831.3Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.034.7Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202692.069.7Boston and Skegness
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026161.8109.7Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.013.2Boston and Skegness

Total

Boston and Skegness is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and St Ives 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 St Ives

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £666.7m, St Ives £474.0mSt Ives: £474.0mBoston and Skegness: £666.7mSt Ives: £476.0mBoston and Skegness: £669.6mSt Ives: £449.6mBoston and Skegness: £632.4m

    £666.7m£669.6m£632.4mBoston and Skegness is higher£474.0m£476.0m£449.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £357.9m, St Ives £299.8mSt Ives: £299.8mBoston and Skegness: £357.9mSt Ives: £301.1mBoston and Skegness: £359.4mSt Ives: £284.4mBoston and Skegness: £339.5m

    £357.9m£359.4m£339.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£299.8m£301.1m£284.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £190.5m, St Ives £101.6mSt Ives: £101.6mBoston and Skegness: £190.5mSt Ives: £102.0mBoston and Skegness: £191.3mSt Ives: £96.4mBoston and Skegness: £180.7m

    £190.5m£191.3m£180.7mBoston and Skegness is higher£101.6m£102.0m£96.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness £317.9m, St Ives £273.8mSt Ives: £273.8mBoston and Skegness: £317.9mSt Ives: £274.9mBoston and Skegness: £319.3mSt Ives: £259.7mBoston and Skegness: £301.5m

    £317.9m£319.3m£301.5mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£273.8m£274.9m£259.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £16.2m, St Ives £10.8mSt Ives: £10.8mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mSt Ives: £10.8mBoston and Skegness: £16.2mSt Ives: £10.2mBoston and Skegness: £15.3m

    £16.2m£16.2m£15.3mBoston and Skegness is higher£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £22.9m, St Ives £14.5mSt Ives: £14.5mBoston and Skegness: £22.9mSt Ives: £14.6mBoston and Skegness: £23.0mSt Ives: £13.8mBoston and Skegness: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mBoston and Skegness is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  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, St Ives £0.74mSt Ives: £0.74mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mSt Ives: £0.74mBoston and Skegness: £0.97mSt Ives: £0.70mBoston and Skegness: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £73.3m, St Ives £41.9mSt Ives: £41.9mBoston and Skegness: £73.3mSt Ives: £42.1mBoston and Skegness: £73.6mSt Ives: £39.8mBoston and Skegness: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mBoston and Skegness is higher£41.9m£42.1m£39.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £19.0m, St Ives £9.6mSt Ives: £9.6mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mSt Ives: £9.7mBoston and Skegness: £19.0mSt Ives: £9.2mBoston and Skegness: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.0m£18.0mBoston and Skegness is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness £12.2m, St Ives £5.3mSt Ives: £5.3mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mSt Ives: £5.4mBoston and Skegness: £12.2mSt Ives: £5.1mBoston and Skegness: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mBoston and Skegness is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness £149.8m, St Ives £76.4mSt Ives: £76.4mBoston and Skegness: £149.8mSt Ives: £76.7mBoston and Skegness: £150.4mSt Ives: £72.4mBoston and Skegness: £142.1m

    £149.8m£150.4m£142.1mBoston and Skegness is higher£76.4m£76.7m£72.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston and Skegness £25.1m, St Ives £20.4mSt Ives: £20.4mBoston and Skegness: £25.1mSt Ives: £20.5mBoston and Skegness: £25.2mSt Ives: £19.4mBoston and Skegness: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBoston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £27.4m, St Ives £19.3mSt Ives: £19.3mBoston and Skegness: £27.4mSt Ives: £19.3mBoston and Skegness: £27.5mSt Ives: £18.3mBoston and Skegness: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBoston and Skegness is higher£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston and Skegness £0.45m, St Ives £0.26mSt Ives: £0.26mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mSt Ives: £0.27mBoston and Skegness: £0.45mSt Ives: £0.25mBoston and Skegness: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.26m£0.27m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston and Skegness £0.73m, St Ives £0.36mSt Ives: £0.36mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mSt Ives: £0.37mBoston and Skegness: £0.73mSt Ives: £0.35mBoston and Skegness: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston and Skegness £0.89m, St Ives £0.58mSt Ives: £0.58mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mSt Ives: £0.58mBoston and Skegness: £0.89mSt Ives: £0.55mBoston and Skegness: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mBoston and Skegness is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston and Skegness 28,371, St Ives 25,033St Ives: 25,033Boston and Skegness: 28,371

    28,371Boston and Skegness is higherDepends on how you count25,033

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 3,742, St Ives 2,807St Ives: 2,807Boston and Skegness: 3,742

    3,742Boston and Skegness is higher2,807

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 4,828, St Ives 3,104St Ives: 3,104Boston and Skegness: 4,828

    4,828Boston and Skegness is higher3,104

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 10,821, St Ives 6,239St Ives: 6,239Boston and Skegness: 10,821

    10,821Boston and Skegness is higher6,239

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston and Skegness 19,042, St Ives 9,824St Ives: 9,824Boston and Skegness: 19,042

    19,042Boston and Skegness is higher9,824

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston and Skegness 2,583, St Ives 1,185St Ives: 1,185Boston and Skegness: 2,583

    2,583Boston and Skegness is higher1,185

Show the numbers
Boston and Skegness and St Ives, total
MeasureBoston and SkegnessSt IvesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£666.7m£669.6m£632.4m£474.0m£476.0m£449.6mBoston and Skegness
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£357.9m£359.4m£339.5m£299.8m£301.1m£284.4mBoston and Skegness
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.5m£191.3m£180.7m£101.6m£102.0m£96.4mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.9m£319.3m£301.5m£273.8m£274.9m£259.7mBoston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBoston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mBoston and Skegness
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBoston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£41.9m£42.1m£39.8mBoston and Skegness
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m£9.6m£9.7m£9.2mBoston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mBoston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.8m£150.4m£142.1m£76.4m£76.7m£72.4mBoston and Skegness
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mBoston and Skegness
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£19.3m£19.3m£18.3mBoston and Skegness
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.26m£0.27m£0.25mBoston and Skegness
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mBoston and Skegness
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBoston and Skegness
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,37125,033Boston and Skegness
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,7422,807Boston and Skegness
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8283,104Boston and Skegness
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,8216,239Boston and Skegness
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,0429,824Boston and Skegness
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5831,185Boston 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.