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Gainsborough and Carlisle

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

Gainsborough is higher than Carlisle on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 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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Per person in the age group

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

Gainsborough Carlisle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    82.1Carlisle is higher97.0

  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: Gainsborough 146.2, Carlisle 152.7Carlisle: 152.7Gainsborough: 146.2

    146.2Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count152.7

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

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

    72.9Carlisle is higher73.0

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

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

    182.5Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count177.2

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

    30.1Gainsborough is higher19.8

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Gainsborough and Carlisle, per person in the age group
MeasureGainsboroughCarlisleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,964£4,985£4,709£4,591£4,611£4,355Gainsborough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,675£12,728£12,022£12,715£12,769£12,060Carlisle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,906£1,914£1,808£1,918£1,927£1,820Carlisle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,627£11,676£11,028£11,557£11,606£10,963Gainsborough
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£372£374£353Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£713£716£676£761£764£722Carlisle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£20£24£25£23Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£496£498£470Gainsborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£115£115£109Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£143£143£135£97£97£92Gainsborough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,425£1,431£1,352£1,416£1,422£1,343Gainsborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£183£184£174Carlisle
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£323£325£307£394£396£374Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£4.19£4.20£3.97Gainsborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£6.75£6.78£6.40Gainsborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.61,028.3Carlisle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.197.0Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.2152.7Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.973.0Carlisle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.5177.2Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.119.8Gainsborough

Per resident

Gainsborough is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Carlisle 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

Gainsborough Carlisle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    248.7Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count211.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 20.0, Carlisle 20.0Carlisle: 20.0Gainsborough: 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: Gainsborough 35.5, Carlisle 31.5Carlisle: 31.5Gainsborough: 35.5

    35.5Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count31.5

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

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

    72.9Carlisle is higher73.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    105.5Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count108.0

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

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

    17.4Gainsborough is higher12.1

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Gainsborough and Carlisle, per resident
MeasureGainsboroughCarlisleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,964£4,985£4,709£4,591£4,611£4,355Gainsborough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,082£3,095£2,924£2,620£2,632£2,486Gainsborough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,102£1,107£1,045£1,170£1,175£1,109Carlisle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,827£2,839£2,682£2,382£2,392£2,259Gainsborough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£77£72£77£77£73Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£157£157£149Gainsborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.23£5.25£4.96£5.04£5.06£4.78Gainsborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£496£498£470Gainsborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£115£115£109Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78£59£59£56Gainsborough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£824£827£782£863£867£819Carlisle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£183£184£174Carlisle
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£240£242£228Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£2.55£2.56£2.42Gainsborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.60£4.62£4.36£4.11£4.13£3.90Gainsborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026248.7211.9Gainsborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.020.0Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.531.5Gainsborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.973.0Carlisle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.5108.0Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.412.1Gainsborough

Total

Gainsborough is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Carlisle 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

Gainsborough Carlisle

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    24,670Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count22,722

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    1,980Carlisle is higher2,144

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

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

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

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

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

    7,233Carlisle is higher7,825

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    10,466Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count11,581

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

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

    1,727Gainsborough is higher1,295

Show the numbers
Gainsborough and Carlisle, total
MeasureGainsboroughCarlisleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.5m£494.6m£467.2m£492.2m£494.3m£466.9mGainsborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m£281.0m£282.1m£266.5mGainsborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m£125.4m£125.9m£119.0mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m£255.4m£256.5m£242.2mGainsborough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.2m£8.3m£7.8mCarlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mGainsborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mCarlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.6m£49.8m£47.0m£53.2m£53.4m£50.4mCarlisle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mGainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mGainsborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mCarlisle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mCarlisle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mCarlisle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mGainsborough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mGainsborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,67022,722Gainsborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9802,144Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5263,373Gainsborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,2337,825Carlisle
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,46611,581Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7271,295Gainsborough

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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