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Carlisle and Gainsborough

107,219 and 99,208 residents (mid-2024).

Carlisle is higher than Gainsborough on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 8 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Carlisle is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Gainsborough on 10. 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

Carlisle Gainsborough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carlisle £4,591, Gainsborough £4,964Gainsborough: £4,964Carlisle: £4,591Gainsborough: £4,985Carlisle: £4,611Gainsborough: £4,709Carlisle: £4,355

    £4,591£4,611£4,355Gainsborough is higher£4,964£4,985£4,709

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £12,715, Gainsborough £12,675Gainsborough: £12,675Carlisle: £12,715Gainsborough: £12,728Carlisle: £12,769Gainsborough: £12,022Carlisle: £12,060

    £12,715£12,769£12,060Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£12,675£12,728£12,022

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £1,918, Gainsborough £1,906Gainsborough: £1,906Carlisle: £1,918Gainsborough: £1,914Carlisle: £1,927Gainsborough: £1,808Carlisle: £1,820

    £1,918£1,927£1,820Carlisle is higher£1,906£1,914£1,808

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £11,557, Gainsborough £11,627Gainsborough: £11,627Carlisle: £11,557Gainsborough: £11,676Carlisle: £11,606Gainsborough: £11,028Carlisle: £10,963

    £11,557£11,606£10,963Gainsborough is higher£11,627£11,676£11,028

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Carlisle £372, Gainsborough £313Gainsborough: £313Carlisle: £372Gainsborough: £315Carlisle: £374Gainsborough: £297Carlisle: £353

    £372£374£353Carlisle is higher£313£315£297

  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: Carlisle £761, Gainsborough £713Gainsborough: £713Carlisle: £761Gainsborough: £716Carlisle: £764Gainsborough: £676Carlisle: £722

    £761£764£722Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£713£716£676

  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: Carlisle £24, Gainsborough £22Gainsborough: £22Carlisle: £24Gainsborough: £22Carlisle: £25Gainsborough: £20Carlisle: £23

    £24£25£23Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £496, Gainsborough £500Gainsborough: £500Carlisle: £496Gainsborough: £502Carlisle: £498Gainsborough: £474Carlisle: £470

    £496£498£470Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £115, Gainsborough £128Gainsborough: £128Carlisle: £115Gainsborough: £129Carlisle: £115Gainsborough: £121Carlisle: £109

    £115£115£109Gainsborough is higher£128£129£121

  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: Carlisle £97, Gainsborough £143Gainsborough: £143Carlisle: £97Gainsborough: £143Carlisle: £97Gainsborough: £135Carlisle: £92

    £97£97£92Gainsborough is higher£143£143£135

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £1,416, Gainsborough £1,425Gainsborough: £1,425Carlisle: £1,416Gainsborough: £1,431Carlisle: £1,422Gainsborough: £1,352Carlisle: £1,343

    £1,416£1,422£1,343Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carlisle £183, Gainsborough £145Gainsborough: £145Carlisle: £183Gainsborough: £146Carlisle: £184Gainsborough: £138Carlisle: £174

    £183£184£174Carlisle is higher£145£146£138

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £394, Gainsborough £323Gainsborough: £323Carlisle: £394Gainsborough: £325Carlisle: £396Gainsborough: £307Carlisle: £374

    £394£396£374Carlisle is higher£323£325£307

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £4.19, Gainsborough £7.26Gainsborough: £7.26Carlisle: £4.19Gainsborough: £7.29Carlisle: £4.20Gainsborough: £6.89Carlisle: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Gainsborough is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Carlisle £6.75, Gainsborough £7.96Gainsborough: £7.96Carlisle: £6.75Gainsborough: £7.99Carlisle: £6.78Gainsborough: £7.55Carlisle: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Gainsborough is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carlisle £7.33, Gainsborough £7.03Gainsborough: £7.03Carlisle: £7.33Gainsborough: £7.06Carlisle: £7.36Gainsborough: £6.67Carlisle: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carlisle 1,028.3, Gainsborough 1,022.6Gainsborough: 1,022.6Carlisle: 1,028.3

    1,028.3Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count1,022.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carlisle 97.0, Gainsborough 82.1Gainsborough: 82.1Carlisle: 97.0

    97.0Carlisle is higher82.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carlisle 152.7, Gainsborough 146.2Gainsborough: 146.2Carlisle: 152.7

    152.7Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count146.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 73.0, Gainsborough 72.9Gainsborough: 72.9Carlisle: 73.0

    73.0Carlisle is higher72.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Carlisle 177.2, Gainsborough 182.5Gainsborough: 182.5Carlisle: 177.2

    177.2Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count182.5

  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: Carlisle 19.8, Gainsborough 30.1Gainsborough: 30.1Carlisle: 19.8

    19.8Gainsborough is higher30.1

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Carlisle and Gainsborough, per person in the age group
MeasureCarlisleGainsboroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,591£4,611£4,355£4,964£4,985£4,709Gainsborough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,715£12,769£12,060£12,675£12,728£12,022Carlisle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,927£1,820£1,906£1,914£1,808Carlisle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,557£11,606£10,963£11,627£11,676£11,028Gainsborough
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£372£374£353£313£315£297Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£761£764£722£713£716£676Carlisle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23£22£22£20Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£496£498£470£500£502£474Gainsborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£128£129£121Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£143£143£135Gainsborough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,416£1,422£1,343£1,425£1,431£1,352Gainsborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£145£146£138Carlisle
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£394£396£374£323£325£307Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£7.26£7.29£6.89Gainsborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£7.96£7.99£7.55Gainsborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£7.03£7.06£6.67Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.31,022.6Carlisle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.082.1Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.7146.2Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.072.9Carlisle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026177.2182.5Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.830.1Gainsborough

Per resident

Carlisle is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Gainsborough on 13. 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

Carlisle Gainsborough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carlisle £4,591, Gainsborough £4,964Gainsborough: £4,964Carlisle: £4,591Gainsborough: £4,985Carlisle: £4,611Gainsborough: £4,709Carlisle: £4,355

    £4,591£4,611£4,355Gainsborough is higher£4,964£4,985£4,709

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Carlisle £2,620, Gainsborough £3,082Gainsborough: £3,082Carlisle: £2,620Gainsborough: £3,095Carlisle: £2,632Gainsborough: £2,924Carlisle: £2,486

    £2,620£2,632£2,486Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£3,082£3,095£2,924

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Carlisle £1,170, Gainsborough £1,102Gainsborough: £1,102Carlisle: £1,170Gainsborough: £1,107Carlisle: £1,175Gainsborough: £1,045Carlisle: £1,109

    £1,170£1,175£1,109Carlisle is higher£1,102£1,107£1,045

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Carlisle £2,382, Gainsborough £2,827Gainsborough: £2,827Carlisle: £2,382Gainsborough: £2,839Carlisle: £2,392Gainsborough: £2,682Carlisle: £2,259

    £2,382£2,392£2,259Gainsborough is higher£2,827£2,839£2,682

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Carlisle £77, Gainsborough £76Gainsborough: £76Carlisle: £77Gainsborough: £77Carlisle: £77Gainsborough: £72Carlisle: £73

    £77£77£73Carlisle is higher£76£77£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £157, Gainsborough £173Gainsborough: £173Carlisle: £157Gainsborough: £174Carlisle: £157Gainsborough: £164Carlisle: £149

    £157£157£149Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Carlisle £5.04, Gainsborough £5.23Gainsborough: £5.23Carlisle: £5.04Gainsborough: £5.25Carlisle: £5.06Gainsborough: £4.96Carlisle: £4.78

    £5.04£5.06£4.78Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£5.23£5.25£4.96

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £496, Gainsborough £500Gainsborough: £500Carlisle: £496Gainsborough: £502Carlisle: £498Gainsborough: £474Carlisle: £470

    £496£498£470Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£474

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carlisle £115, Gainsborough £128Gainsborough: £128Carlisle: £115Gainsborough: £129Carlisle: £115Gainsborough: £121Carlisle: £109

    £115£115£109Gainsborough is higher£128£129£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Carlisle £59, Gainsborough £82Gainsborough: £82Carlisle: £59Gainsborough: £83Carlisle: £59Gainsborough: £78Carlisle: £56

    £59£59£56Gainsborough is higher£82£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Carlisle £863, Gainsborough £824Gainsborough: £824Carlisle: £863Gainsborough: £827Carlisle: £867Gainsborough: £782Carlisle: £819

    £863£867£819Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£824£827£782

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carlisle £183, Gainsborough £145Gainsborough: £145Carlisle: £183Gainsborough: £146Carlisle: £184Gainsborough: £138Carlisle: £174

    £183£184£174Carlisle is higher£145£146£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Carlisle £240, Gainsborough £187Gainsborough: £187Carlisle: £240Gainsborough: £188Carlisle: £242Gainsborough: £177Carlisle: £228

    £240£242£228Carlisle is higher£187£188£177

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Carlisle £2.55, Gainsborough £4.20Gainsborough: £4.20Carlisle: £2.55Gainsborough: £4.21Carlisle: £2.56Gainsborough: £3.98Carlisle: £2.42

    £2.55£2.56£2.42Gainsborough is higher£4.20£4.21£3.98

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Carlisle £4.11, Gainsborough £4.60Gainsborough: £4.60Carlisle: £4.11Gainsborough: £4.62Carlisle: £4.13Gainsborough: £4.36Carlisle: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Gainsborough is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carlisle £7.33, Gainsborough £7.03Gainsborough: £7.03Carlisle: £7.33Gainsborough: £7.06Carlisle: £7.36Gainsborough: £6.67Carlisle: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 211.9, Gainsborough 248.7Gainsborough: 248.7Carlisle: 211.9

    211.9Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count248.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 20.0, Gainsborough 20.0Gainsborough: 20.0Carlisle: 20.0

    20.0Carlisle is higher20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 31.5, Gainsborough 35.5Gainsborough: 35.5Carlisle: 31.5

    31.5Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count35.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 73.0, Gainsborough 72.9Gainsborough: 72.9Carlisle: 73.0

    73.0Carlisle is higher72.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 108.0, Gainsborough 105.5Gainsborough: 105.5Carlisle: 108.0

    108.0Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count105.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carlisle 12.1, Gainsborough 17.4Gainsborough: 17.4Carlisle: 12.1

    12.1Gainsborough is higher17.4

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Carlisle and Gainsborough, per resident
MeasureCarlisleGainsboroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,591£4,611£4,355£4,964£4,985£4,709Gainsborough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,620£2,632£2,486£3,082£3,095£2,924Gainsborough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,170£1,175£1,109£1,102£1,107£1,045Carlisle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,382£2,392£2,259£2,827£2,839£2,682Gainsborough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£76£77£72Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£173£174£164Gainsborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.04£5.06£4.78£5.23£5.25£4.96Gainsborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£496£498£470£500£502£474Gainsborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£128£129£121Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£82£83£78Gainsborough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£863£867£819£824£827£782Carlisle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£145£146£138Carlisle
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£240£242£228£187£188£177Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.55£2.56£2.42£4.20£4.21£3.98Gainsborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£4.60£4.62£4.36Gainsborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£7.03£7.06£6.67Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026211.9248.7Gainsborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.020.0Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.535.5Gainsborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.072.9Carlisle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.0105.5Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.117.4Gainsborough

Total

Carlisle is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Gainsborough on 11. 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

Carlisle Gainsborough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Carlisle £492.2m, Gainsborough £492.5mGainsborough: £492.5mCarlisle: £492.2mGainsborough: £494.6mCarlisle: £494.3mGainsborough: £467.2mCarlisle: £466.9m

    £492.2m£494.3m£466.9mGainsborough is higher£492.5m£494.6m£467.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Carlisle £281.0m, Gainsborough £305.8mGainsborough: £305.8mCarlisle: £281.0mGainsborough: £307.1mCarlisle: £282.1mGainsborough: £290.1mCarlisle: £266.5m

    £281.0m£282.1m£266.5mGainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Carlisle £125.4m, Gainsborough £109.3mGainsborough: £109.3mCarlisle: £125.4mGainsborough: £109.8mCarlisle: £125.9mGainsborough: £103.7mCarlisle: £119.0m

    £125.4m£125.9m£119.0mCarlisle is higher£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Carlisle £255.4m, Gainsborough £280.5mGainsborough: £280.5mCarlisle: £255.4mGainsborough: £281.7mCarlisle: £256.5mGainsborough: £266.1mCarlisle: £242.2m

    £255.4m£256.5m£242.2mGainsborough is higher£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Carlisle £8.2m, Gainsborough £7.6mGainsborough: £7.6mCarlisle: £8.2mGainsborough: £7.6mCarlisle: £8.3mGainsborough: £7.2mCarlisle: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.3m£7.8mCarlisle is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £16.8m, Gainsborough £17.2mGainsborough: £17.2mCarlisle: £16.8mGainsborough: £17.3mCarlisle: £16.9mGainsborough: £16.3mCarlisle: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mGainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Carlisle £0.54m, Gainsborough £0.52mGainsborough: £0.52mCarlisle: £0.54mGainsborough: £0.52mCarlisle: £0.54mGainsborough: £0.49mCarlisle: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £53.2m, Gainsborough £49.6mGainsborough: £49.6mCarlisle: £53.2mGainsborough: £49.8mCarlisle: £53.4mGainsborough: £47.0mCarlisle: £50.4m

    £53.2m£53.4m£50.4mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£49.6m£49.8m£47.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Carlisle £12.3m, Gainsborough £12.7mGainsborough: £12.7mCarlisle: £12.3mGainsborough: £12.8mCarlisle: £12.4mGainsborough: £12.1mCarlisle: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mGainsborough is higher£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carlisle £6.3m, Gainsborough £8.2mGainsborough: £8.2mCarlisle: £6.3mGainsborough: £8.2mCarlisle: £6.4mGainsborough: £7.8mCarlisle: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mGainsborough is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Carlisle £92.6m, Gainsborough £81.7mGainsborough: £81.7mCarlisle: £92.6mGainsborough: £82.1mCarlisle: £93.0mGainsborough: £77.5mCarlisle: £87.8m

    £92.6m£93.0m£87.8mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Carlisle £19.6m, Gainsborough £14.4mGainsborough: £14.4mCarlisle: £19.6mGainsborough: £14.5mCarlisle: £19.7mGainsborough: £13.7mCarlisle: £18.6m

    £19.6m£19.7m£18.6mCarlisle is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Carlisle £25.8m, Gainsborough £18.5mGainsborough: £18.5mCarlisle: £25.8mGainsborough: £18.6mCarlisle: £25.9mGainsborough: £17.6mCarlisle: £24.5m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.5mCarlisle is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Carlisle £0.27m, Gainsborough £0.42mGainsborough: £0.42mCarlisle: £0.27mGainsborough: £0.42mCarlisle: £0.27mGainsborough: £0.40mCarlisle: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mGainsborough is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Carlisle £0.44m, Gainsborough £0.46mGainsborough: £0.46mCarlisle: £0.44mGainsborough: £0.46mCarlisle: £0.44mGainsborough: £0.43mCarlisle: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mGainsborough is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Carlisle £0.79m, Gainsborough £0.70mGainsborough: £0.70mCarlisle: £0.79mGainsborough: £0.70mCarlisle: £0.79mGainsborough: £0.66mCarlisle: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCarlisle is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Carlisle 22,722, Gainsborough 24,670Gainsborough: 24,670Carlisle: 22,722

    22,722Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count24,670

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Carlisle 2,144, Gainsborough 1,980Gainsborough: 1,980Carlisle: 2,144

    2,144Carlisle is higher1,980

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carlisle 3,373, Gainsborough 3,526Gainsborough: 3,526Carlisle: 3,373

    3,373Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count3,526

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carlisle 7,825, Gainsborough 7,233Gainsborough: 7,233Carlisle: 7,825

    7,825Carlisle is higher7,233

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Carlisle 11,581, Gainsborough 10,466Gainsborough: 10,466Carlisle: 11,581

    11,581Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count10,466

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carlisle 1,295, Gainsborough 1,727Gainsborough: 1,727Carlisle: 1,295

    1,295Gainsborough is higher1,727

Show the numbers
Carlisle and Gainsborough, total
MeasureCarlisleGainsboroughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.2m£494.3m£466.9m£492.5m£494.6m£467.2mGainsborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.0m£282.1m£266.5m£305.8m£307.1m£290.1mGainsborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£119.0m£109.3m£109.8m£103.7mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£255.4m£256.5m£242.2m£280.5m£281.7m£266.1mGainsborough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mCarlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mGainsborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCarlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.2m£53.4m£50.4m£49.6m£49.8m£47.0mCarlisle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mGainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mGainsborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m£81.7m£82.1m£77.5mCarlisle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mCarlisle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m£18.5m£18.6m£17.6mCarlisle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mGainsborough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mGainsborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,72224,670Gainsborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1441,980Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3733,526Gainsborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8257,233Carlisle
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,58110,466Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2951,727Gainsborough

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.