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Doncaster North and Scunthorpe

99,193 and 106,865 residents (mid-2024).

Doncaster North is higher than Scunthorpe on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 13 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

Doncaster North is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Scunthorpe 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

Doncaster North Scunthorpe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster North £5,143, Scunthorpe £4,820Scunthorpe: £4,820Doncaster North: £5,143Scunthorpe: £4,841Doncaster North: £5,165Scunthorpe: £4,572Doncaster North: £4,879

    £5,143£5,165£4,879Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count£4,820£4,841£4,572

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster North £12,897, Scunthorpe £12,729Scunthorpe: £12,729Doncaster North: £12,897Scunthorpe: £12,784Doncaster North: £12,952Scunthorpe: £12,074Doncaster North: £12,233

    £12,897£12,952£12,233Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count£12,729£12,784£12,074

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster North £2,735, Scunthorpe £2,376Scunthorpe: £2,376Doncaster North: £2,735Scunthorpe: £2,386Doncaster North: £2,747Scunthorpe: £2,254Doncaster North: £2,595

    £2,735£2,747£2,595Doncaster North is higher£2,376£2,386£2,254

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster North £11,533, Scunthorpe £11,402Scunthorpe: £11,402Doncaster North: £11,533Scunthorpe: £11,451Doncaster North: £11,582Scunthorpe: £10,815Doncaster North: £10,940

    £11,533£11,582£10,940Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count£11,402£11,451£10,815

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster North £503, Scunthorpe £461Scunthorpe: £461Doncaster North: £503Scunthorpe: £463Doncaster North: £505Scunthorpe: £437Doncaster North: £477

    £503£505£477Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£437

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster North £827, Scunthorpe £837Scunthorpe: £837Doncaster North: £827Scunthorpe: £841Doncaster North: £831Scunthorpe: £794Doncaster North: £785

    £827£831£785Scunthorpe is higher£837£841£794

  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: Doncaster North £34, Scunthorpe £29Scunthorpe: £29Doncaster North: £34Scunthorpe: £29Doncaster North: £34Scunthorpe: £28Doncaster North: £32

    £34£34£32Doncaster North 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: Doncaster North £640, Scunthorpe £548Scunthorpe: £548Doncaster North: £640Scunthorpe: £550Doncaster North: £642Scunthorpe: £520Doncaster North: £607

    £640£642£607Doncaster North is higher£548£550£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster North £187, Scunthorpe £143Scunthorpe: £143Doncaster North: £187Scunthorpe: £143Doncaster North: £187Scunthorpe: £135Doncaster North: £177

    £187£187£177Doncaster North is higher£143£143£135

  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: Doncaster North £189, Scunthorpe £151Scunthorpe: £151Doncaster North: £189Scunthorpe: £152Doncaster North: £190Scunthorpe: £144Doncaster North: £179

    £189£190£179Doncaster North is higher£151£152£144

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster North £2,126, Scunthorpe £1,889Scunthorpe: £1,889Doncaster North: £2,126Scunthorpe: £1,897Doncaster North: £2,135Scunthorpe: £1,792Doncaster North: £2,017

    £2,126£2,135£2,017Doncaster North is higher£1,889£1,897£1,792

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster North £191, Scunthorpe £195Scunthorpe: £195Doncaster North: £191Scunthorpe: £196Doncaster North: £192Scunthorpe: £185Doncaster North: £181

    £191£192£181Scunthorpe is higher£195£196£185

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster North £402, Scunthorpe £318Scunthorpe: £318Doncaster North: £402Scunthorpe: £320Doncaster North: £404Scunthorpe: £302Doncaster North: £381

    £402£404£381Doncaster North is higher£318£320£302

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster North £8.91, Scunthorpe £8.30Scunthorpe: £8.30Doncaster North: £8.91Scunthorpe: £8.33Doncaster North: £8.95Scunthorpe: £7.87Doncaster North: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Doncaster North is higher£8.30£8.33£7.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster North £9.38, Scunthorpe £8.66Scunthorpe: £8.66Doncaster North: £9.38Scunthorpe: £8.69Doncaster North: £9.42Scunthorpe: £8.21Doncaster North: £8.90

    £9.38£9.42£8.90Doncaster North is higher£8.66£8.69£8.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster North £5.98, Scunthorpe £5.99Scunthorpe: £5.99Doncaster North: £5.98Scunthorpe: £6.01Doncaster North: £6.00Scunthorpe: £5.68Doncaster North: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Scunthorpe is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Doncaster North 1,036.4, Scunthorpe 1,009.7Scunthorpe: 1,009.7Doncaster North: 1,036.4

    1,036.4Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count1,009.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Doncaster North 129.6, Scunthorpe 116.2Scunthorpe: 116.2Doncaster North: 129.6

    129.6Doncaster North is higher116.2

  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: Doncaster North 174.3, Scunthorpe 174.5Scunthorpe: 174.5Doncaster North: 174.3

    174.3Scunthorpe is higher174.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 97.2, Scunthorpe 82.1Scunthorpe: 82.1Doncaster North: 97.2

    97.2Doncaster North is higher82.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Doncaster North 259.3, Scunthorpe 237.4Scunthorpe: 237.4Doncaster North: 259.3

    259.3Doncaster North is higher237.4

  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: Doncaster North 43.0, Scunthorpe 32.8Scunthorpe: 32.8Doncaster North: 43.0

    43.0Doncaster North is higher32.8

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Doncaster North and Scunthorpe, per person in the age group
MeasureDoncaster NorthScunthorpeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,143£5,165£4,879£4,820£4,841£4,572Doncaster North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,897£12,952£12,233£12,729£12,784£12,074Doncaster North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,735£2,747£2,595£2,376£2,386£2,254Doncaster North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,533£11,582£10,940£11,402£11,451£10,815Doncaster North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£505£477£461£463£437Doncaster North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£827£831£785£837£841£794Scunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£29£29£28Doncaster North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£640£642£607£548£550£520Doncaster North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£187£177£143£143£135Doncaster North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£179£151£152£144Doncaster North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,126£2,135£2,017£1,889£1,897£1,792Doncaster North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£195£196£185Scunthorpe
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£402£404£381£318£320£302Doncaster North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£8.30£8.33£7.87Doncaster North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.38£9.42£8.90£8.66£8.69£8.21Doncaster North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£5.99£6.01£5.68Scunthorpe
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,036.41,009.7Doncaster North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.6116.2Doncaster North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.3174.5Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.282.1Doncaster North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.3237.4Doncaster North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.032.8Doncaster North

Per resident

Doncaster North is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Scunthorpe 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

Doncaster North Scunthorpe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster North £5,143, Scunthorpe £4,820Scunthorpe: £4,820Doncaster North: £5,143Scunthorpe: £4,841Doncaster North: £5,165Scunthorpe: £4,572Doncaster North: £4,879

    £5,143£5,165£4,879Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count£4,820£4,841£4,572

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Doncaster North £2,462, Scunthorpe £2,497Scunthorpe: £2,497Doncaster North: £2,462Scunthorpe: £2,508Doncaster North: £2,473Scunthorpe: £2,369Doncaster North: £2,336

    £2,462£2,473£2,336Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,497£2,508£2,369

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Doncaster North £1,658, Scunthorpe £1,431Scunthorpe: £1,431Doncaster North: £1,658Scunthorpe: £1,437Doncaster North: £1,665Scunthorpe: £1,357Doncaster North: £1,572

    £1,658£1,665£1,572Doncaster North is higher£1,431£1,437£1,357

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Doncaster North £2,202, Scunthorpe £2,237Scunthorpe: £2,237Doncaster North: £2,202Scunthorpe: £2,246Doncaster North: £2,211Scunthorpe: £2,122Doncaster North: £2,089

    £2,202£2,211£2,089Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,237£2,246£2,122

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Doncaster North £96, Scunthorpe £90Scunthorpe: £90Doncaster North: £96Scunthorpe: £91Doncaster North: £96Scunthorpe: £86Doncaster North: £91

    £96£96£91Doncaster North is higherDepends on how you count£90£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster North £158, Scunthorpe £164Scunthorpe: £164Doncaster North: £158Scunthorpe: £165Doncaster North: £159Scunthorpe: £156Doncaster North: £150

    £158£159£150Scunthorpe is higher£164£165£156

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Doncaster North £6.41, Scunthorpe £5.71Scunthorpe: £5.71Doncaster North: £6.41Scunthorpe: £5.74Doncaster North: £6.44Scunthorpe: £5.42Doncaster North: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Doncaster North is higher£5.71£5.74£5.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster North £640, Scunthorpe £548Scunthorpe: £548Doncaster North: £640Scunthorpe: £550Doncaster North: £642Scunthorpe: £520Doncaster North: £607

    £640£642£607Doncaster North is higher£548£550£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster North £187, Scunthorpe £143Scunthorpe: £143Doncaster North: £187Scunthorpe: £143Doncaster North: £187Scunthorpe: £135Doncaster North: £177

    £187£187£177Doncaster North is higher£143£143£135

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Doncaster North £114, Scunthorpe £91Scunthorpe: £91Doncaster North: £114Scunthorpe: £92Doncaster North: £115Scunthorpe: £87Doncaster North: £108

    £114£115£108Doncaster North is higher£91£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Doncaster North £1,289, Scunthorpe £1,138Scunthorpe: £1,138Doncaster North: £1,289Scunthorpe: £1,143Doncaster North: £1,294Scunthorpe: £1,079Doncaster North: £1,222

    £1,289£1,294£1,222Doncaster North is higher£1,138£1,143£1,079

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster North £191, Scunthorpe £195Scunthorpe: £195Doncaster North: £191Scunthorpe: £196Doncaster North: £192Scunthorpe: £185Doncaster North: £181

    £191£192£181Scunthorpe is higher£195£196£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Doncaster North £244, Scunthorpe £192Scunthorpe: £192Doncaster North: £244Scunthorpe: £193Doncaster North: £245Scunthorpe: £182Doncaster North: £231

    £244£245£231Doncaster North is higher£192£193£182

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Doncaster North £5.40, Scunthorpe £5.00Scunthorpe: £5.00Doncaster North: £5.40Scunthorpe: £5.02Doncaster North: £5.42Scunthorpe: £4.74Doncaster North: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Doncaster North is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Doncaster North £5.69, Scunthorpe £5.22Scunthorpe: £5.22Doncaster North: £5.69Scunthorpe: £5.24Doncaster North: £5.72Scunthorpe: £4.95Doncaster North: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Doncaster North is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster North £5.98, Scunthorpe £5.99Scunthorpe: £5.99Doncaster North: £5.98Scunthorpe: £6.01Doncaster North: £6.00Scunthorpe: £5.68Doncaster North: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Scunthorpe is higher£5.99£6.01£5.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 197.9, Scunthorpe 198.1Scunthorpe: 198.1Doncaster North: 197.9

    197.9Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count198.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 24.7, Scunthorpe 22.8Scunthorpe: 22.8Doncaster North: 24.7

    24.7Doncaster North is higher22.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 33.3, Scunthorpe 34.2Scunthorpe: 34.2Doncaster North: 33.3

    33.3Scunthorpe is higher34.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 97.2, Scunthorpe 82.1Scunthorpe: 82.1Doncaster North: 97.2

    97.2Doncaster North is higher82.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 157.2, Scunthorpe 143.0Scunthorpe: 143.0Doncaster North: 157.2

    157.2Doncaster North is higher143.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster North 26.1, Scunthorpe 19.7Scunthorpe: 19.7Doncaster North: 26.1

    26.1Doncaster North is higher19.7

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Doncaster North and Scunthorpe, per resident
MeasureDoncaster NorthScunthorpeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,143£5,165£4,879£4,820£4,841£4,572Doncaster North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,462£2,473£2,336£2,497£2,508£2,369Scunthorpe
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,658£1,665£1,572£1,431£1,437£1,357Doncaster North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,202£2,211£2,089£2,237£2,246£2,122Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£90£91£86Doncaster North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£164£165£156Scunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£5.71£5.74£5.42Doncaster North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£640£642£607£548£550£520Doncaster North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£187£177£143£143£135Doncaster North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£91£92£87Doncaster North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,289£1,294£1,222£1,138£1,143£1,079Doncaster North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£195£196£185Scunthorpe
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£244£245£231£192£193£182Doncaster North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£5.00£5.02£4.74Doncaster North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£5.22£5.24£4.95Doncaster North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£5.99£6.01£5.68Scunthorpe
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.9198.1Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.722.8Doncaster North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.334.2Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202697.282.1Doncaster North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.2143.0Doncaster North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.119.7Doncaster North

Total

Doncaster North is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Scunthorpe on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Doncaster North Scunthorpe

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Doncaster North £510.2m, Scunthorpe £515.1mScunthorpe: £515.1mDoncaster North: £510.2mScunthorpe: £517.3mDoncaster North: £512.3mScunthorpe: £488.6mDoncaster North: £483.9m

    £510.2m£512.3m£483.9mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£515.1m£517.3m£488.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Doncaster North £244.2m, Scunthorpe £266.9mScunthorpe: £266.9mDoncaster North: £244.2mScunthorpe: £268.0mDoncaster North: £245.3mScunthorpe: £253.1mDoncaster North: £231.7m

    £244.2m£245.3m£231.7mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£266.9m£268.0m£253.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Doncaster North £164.4m, Scunthorpe £152.9mScunthorpe: £152.9mDoncaster North: £164.4mScunthorpe: £153.6mDoncaster North: £165.1mScunthorpe: £145.1mDoncaster North: £156.0m

    £164.4m£165.1m£156.0mDoncaster North is higher£152.9m£153.6m£145.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Doncaster North £218.4m, Scunthorpe £239.0mScunthorpe: £239.0mDoncaster North: £218.4mScunthorpe: £240.1mDoncaster North: £219.3mScunthorpe: £226.7mDoncaster North: £207.2m

    £218.4m£219.3m£207.2mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£239.0m£240.1m£226.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster North £9.5m, Scunthorpe £9.7mScunthorpe: £9.7mDoncaster North: £9.5mScunthorpe: £9.7mDoncaster North: £9.6mScunthorpe: £9.2mDoncaster North: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster North £15.7m, Scunthorpe £17.6mScunthorpe: £17.6mDoncaster North: £15.7mScunthorpe: £17.6mDoncaster North: £15.7mScunthorpe: £16.7mDoncaster North: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.9mScunthorpe is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Doncaster North £0.64m, Scunthorpe £0.61mScunthorpe: £0.61mDoncaster North: £0.64mScunthorpe: £0.61mDoncaster North: £0.64mScunthorpe: £0.58mDoncaster North: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mDoncaster North is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster North £63.4m, Scunthorpe £58.6mScunthorpe: £58.6mDoncaster North: £63.4mScunthorpe: £58.8mDoncaster North: £63.7mScunthorpe: £55.6mDoncaster North: £60.2m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.2mDoncaster North is higher£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Doncaster North £18.5m, Scunthorpe £15.3mScunthorpe: £15.3mDoncaster North: £18.5mScunthorpe: £15.3mDoncaster North: £18.6mScunthorpe: £14.5mDoncaster North: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mDoncaster North is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster North £11.3m, Scunthorpe £9.7mScunthorpe: £9.7mDoncaster North: £11.3mScunthorpe: £9.8mDoncaster North: £11.4mScunthorpe: £9.2mDoncaster North: £10.8m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.8mDoncaster North is higher£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster North £127.8m, Scunthorpe £121.6mScunthorpe: £121.6mDoncaster North: £127.8mScunthorpe: £122.1mDoncaster North: £128.4mScunthorpe: £115.3mDoncaster North: £121.2m

    £127.8m£128.4m£121.2mDoncaster North is higher£121.6m£122.1m£115.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Doncaster North £18.9m, Scunthorpe £20.8mScunthorpe: £20.8mDoncaster North: £18.9mScunthorpe: £20.9mDoncaster North: £19.0mScunthorpe: £19.8mDoncaster North: £18.0m

    £18.9m£19.0m£18.0mScunthorpe is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Doncaster North £24.2m, Scunthorpe £20.5mScunthorpe: £20.5mDoncaster North: £24.2mScunthorpe: £20.6mDoncaster North: £24.3mScunthorpe: £19.4mDoncaster North: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mDoncaster North is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Doncaster North £0.54m, Scunthorpe £0.53mScunthorpe: £0.53mDoncaster North: £0.54mScunthorpe: £0.54mDoncaster North: £0.54mScunthorpe: £0.51mDoncaster North: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mDoncaster North is higher£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Doncaster North £0.56m, Scunthorpe £0.56mScunthorpe: £0.56mDoncaster North: £0.56mScunthorpe: £0.56mDoncaster North: £0.57mScunthorpe: £0.53mDoncaster North: £0.54m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.54mDoncaster North is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Doncaster North £0.59m, Scunthorpe £0.64mScunthorpe: £0.64mDoncaster North: £0.59mScunthorpe: £0.64mDoncaster North: £0.60mScunthorpe: £0.61mDoncaster North: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mScunthorpe is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Doncaster North 19,627, Scunthorpe 21,168Scunthorpe: 21,168Doncaster North: 19,627

    19,627Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count21,168

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster North 2,454, Scunthorpe 2,435Scunthorpe: 2,435Doncaster North: 2,454

    2,454Doncaster North is higher2,435

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster North 3,300, Scunthorpe 3,659Scunthorpe: 3,659Doncaster North: 3,300

    3,300Scunthorpe is higher3,659

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster North 9,644, Scunthorpe 8,768Scunthorpe: 8,768Doncaster North: 9,644

    9,644Doncaster North is higher8,768

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster North 15,590, Scunthorpe 15,282Scunthorpe: 15,282Doncaster North: 15,590

    15,590Doncaster North is higher15,282

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster North 2,587, Scunthorpe 2,109Scunthorpe: 2,109Doncaster North: 2,587

    2,587Doncaster North is higher2,109

Show the numbers
Doncaster North and Scunthorpe, total
MeasureDoncaster NorthScunthorpeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.2m£512.3m£483.9m£515.1m£517.3m£488.6mScunthorpe
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m£266.9m£268.0m£253.1mScunthorpe
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£164.4m£165.1m£156.0m£152.9m£153.6m£145.1mDoncaster North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.4m£219.3m£207.2m£239.0m£240.1m£226.7mScunthorpe
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mScunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mScunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDoncaster North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.2m£58.6m£58.8m£55.6mDoncaster North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mDoncaster North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mDoncaster North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.8m£128.4m£121.2m£121.6m£122.1m£115.3mDoncaster North
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£18.0m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mScunthorpe
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mDoncaster North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mDoncaster North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mDoncaster North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mScunthorpe
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,62721,168Scunthorpe
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4542,435Doncaster North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3003,659Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,6448,768Doncaster North
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,59015,282Doncaster North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5872,109Doncaster North

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.