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Grantham and Bourne and Sherwood Forest

101,886 and 107,420 residents (mid-2024).

Grantham and Bourne is higher than Sherwood Forest on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Grantham and Bourne is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 18. 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

Grantham and Bourne Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £4,501, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Grantham and Bourne: £4,501Sherwood Forest: £4,587Grantham and Bourne: £4,520Sherwood Forest: £4,333Grantham and Bourne: £4,269

    £4,501£4,520£4,269Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Grantham and Bourne £12,681, Sherwood Forest £12,700Sherwood Forest: £12,700Grantham and Bourne: £12,681Sherwood Forest: £12,754Grantham and Bourne: £12,735Sherwood Forest: £12,047Grantham and Bourne: £12,028

    £12,681£12,735£12,028Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,700£12,754£12,047

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Grantham and Bourne £1,710, Sherwood Forest £1,940Sherwood Forest: £1,940Grantham and Bourne: £1,710Sherwood Forest: £1,948Grantham and Bourne: £1,717Sherwood Forest: £1,840Grantham and Bourne: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Sherwood Forest is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Grantham and Bourne £11,662, Sherwood Forest £11,573Sherwood Forest: £11,573Grantham and Bourne: £11,662Sherwood Forest: £11,622Grantham and Bourne: £11,712Sherwood Forest: £10,978Grantham and Bourne: £11,062

    £11,662£11,712£11,062Grantham and Bourne is higher£11,573£11,622£10,978

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Grantham and Bourne £299, Sherwood Forest £310Sherwood Forest: £310Grantham and Bourne: £299Sherwood Forest: £312Grantham and Bourne: £301Sherwood Forest: £294Grantham and Bourne: £284

    £299£301£284Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£310£312£294

  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: Grantham and Bourne £700, Sherwood Forest £795Sherwood Forest: £795Grantham and Bourne: £700Sherwood Forest: £799Grantham and Bourne: £703Sherwood Forest: £754Grantham and Bourne: £664

    £700£703£664Sherwood Forest is higher£795£799£754

  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: Grantham and Bourne £20, Sherwood Forest £22Sherwood Forest: £22Grantham and Bourne: £20Sherwood Forest: £22Grantham and Bourne: £20Sherwood Forest: £21Grantham and Bourne: £19

    £20£20£19Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £406, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Grantham and Bourne: £406Sherwood Forest: £560Grantham and Bourne: £407Sherwood Forest: £529Grantham and Bourne: £385

    £406£407£385Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £118, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £156Grantham and Bourne: £112

    £118£118£112Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

  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: Grantham and Bourne £107, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146Grantham and Bourne: £107Sherwood Forest: £146Grantham and Bourne: £107Sherwood Forest: £138Grantham and Bourne: £101

    £107£107£101Sherwood Forest is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Grantham and Bourne £1,348, Sherwood Forest £1,437Sherwood Forest: £1,437Grantham and Bourne: £1,348Sherwood Forest: £1,443Grantham and Bourne: £1,354Sherwood Forest: £1,363Grantham and Bourne: £1,279

    £1,348£1,354£1,279Sherwood Forest is higher£1,437£1,443£1,363

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £134, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £134Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £135Sherwood Forest: £124Grantham and Bourne: £128

    £134£135£128Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Grantham and Bourne £241, Sherwood Forest £341Sherwood Forest: £341Grantham and Bourne: £241Sherwood Forest: £343Grantham and Bourne: £242Sherwood Forest: £324Grantham and Bourne: £229

    £241£242£229Sherwood Forest is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Grantham and Bourne £9.18, Sherwood Forest £6.79Sherwood Forest: £6.79Grantham and Bourne: £9.18Sherwood Forest: £6.82Grantham and Bourne: £9.22Sherwood Forest: £6.44Grantham and Bourne: £8.71

    £9.18£9.22£8.71Grantham and Bourne is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Grantham and Bourne £5.02, Sherwood Forest £8.54Sherwood Forest: £8.54Grantham and Bourne: £5.02Sherwood Forest: £8.58Grantham and Bourne: £5.04Sherwood Forest: £8.10Grantham and Bourne: £4.76

    £5.02£5.04£4.76Sherwood Forest is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £5.86, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Grantham and Bourne: £5.86Sherwood Forest: £4.18Grantham and Bourne: £5.89Sherwood Forest: £3.95Grantham and Bourne: £5.56

    £5.86£5.89£5.56Grantham and Bourne is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Grantham and Bourne 1,020.5, Sherwood Forest 1,029.2Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2Grantham and Bourne: 1,020.5

    1,020.5Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Grantham and Bourne 79.2, Sherwood Forest 84.1Sherwood Forest: 84.1Grantham and Bourne: 79.2

    79.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  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: Grantham and Bourne 151.7, Sherwood Forest 166.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1Grantham and Bourne: 151.7

    151.7Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count166.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 58.9, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Grantham and Bourne: 58.9

    58.9Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Grantham and Bourne 170.4, Sherwood Forest 182.3Sherwood Forest: 182.3Grantham and Bourne: 170.4

    170.4Sherwood Forest is higher182.3

  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: Grantham and Bourne 22.6, Sherwood Forest 31.2Sherwood Forest: 31.2Grantham and Bourne: 22.6

    22.6Sherwood Forest is higher31.2

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Grantham and Bourne and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureGrantham and BourneSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,501£4,520£4,269£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,681£12,735£12,028£12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,662£11,712£11,062£11,573£11,622£10,978Grantham and Bourne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£299£301£284£310£312£294Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£700£703£664£795£799£754Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£22£22£21Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£406£407£385£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£107£107£101£146£146£138Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,348£1,354£1,279£1,437£1,443£1,363Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£135£128£131£131£124Grantham and Bourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£241£242£229£341£343£324Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.18£9.22£8.71£6.79£6.82£6.44Grantham and Bourne
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.02£5.04£4.76£8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.86£5.89£5.56£4.16£4.18£3.95Grantham and Bourne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.51,029.2Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202679.284.1Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.7166.1Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.979.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.4182.3Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.631.2Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Grantham and Bourne is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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

Grantham and Bourne Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £4,501, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Grantham and Bourne: £4,501Sherwood Forest: £4,587Grantham and Bourne: £4,520Sherwood Forest: £4,333Grantham and Bourne: £4,269

    £4,501£4,520£4,269Sherwood Forest is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £2,828, Sherwood Forest £2,528Sherwood Forest: £2,528Grantham and Bourne: £2,828Sherwood Forest: £2,538Grantham and Bourne: £2,840Sherwood Forest: £2,398Grantham and Bourne: £2,683

    £2,828£2,840£2,683Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,538£2,398

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £1,009, Sherwood Forest £1,183Sherwood Forest: £1,183Grantham and Bourne: £1,009Sherwood Forest: £1,188Grantham and Bourne: £1,013Sherwood Forest: £1,122Grantham and Bourne: £957

    £1,009£1,013£957Sherwood Forest is higher£1,183£1,188£1,122

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £2,601, Sherwood Forest £2,303Sherwood Forest: £2,303Grantham and Bourne: £2,601Sherwood Forest: £2,313Grantham and Bourne: £2,612Sherwood Forest: £2,185Grantham and Bourne: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467Grantham and Bourne is higher£2,303£2,313£2,185

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £67, Sherwood Forest £62Sherwood Forest: £62Grantham and Bourne: £67Sherwood Forest: £62Grantham and Bourne: £67Sherwood Forest: £59Grantham and Bourne: £63

    £67£67£63Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £156, Sherwood Forest £158Sherwood Forest: £158Grantham and Bourne: £156Sherwood Forest: £159Grantham and Bourne: £157Sherwood Forest: £150Grantham and Bourne: £148

    £156£157£148Sherwood Forest is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £4.38, Sherwood Forest £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.35Grantham and Bourne: £4.38Sherwood Forest: £4.37Grantham and Bourne: £4.39Sherwood Forest: £4.13Grantham and Bourne: £4.15

    £4.38£4.39£4.15Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £406, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Grantham and Bourne: £406Sherwood Forest: £560Grantham and Bourne: £407Sherwood Forest: £529Grantham and Bourne: £385

    £406£407£385Sherwood Forest is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £118, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £156Grantham and Bourne: £112

    £118£118£112Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £63, Sherwood Forest £89Sherwood Forest: £89Grantham and Bourne: £63Sherwood Forest: £89Grantham and Bourne: £63Sherwood Forest: £84Grantham and Bourne: £60

    £63£63£60Sherwood Forest is higher£89£89£84

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £795, Sherwood Forest £876Sherwood Forest: £876Grantham and Bourne: £795Sherwood Forest: £880Grantham and Bourne: £798Sherwood Forest: £831Grantham and Bourne: £754

    £795£798£754Sherwood Forest is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £134, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £134Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £135Sherwood Forest: £124Grantham and Bourne: £128

    £134£135£128Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £142, Sherwood Forest £208Sherwood Forest: £208Grantham and Bourne: £142Sherwood Forest: £209Grantham and Bourne: £143Sherwood Forest: £198Grantham and Bourne: £135

    £142£143£135Sherwood Forest is higher£208£209£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £5.42, Sherwood Forest £4.14Sherwood Forest: £4.14Grantham and Bourne: £5.42Sherwood Forest: £4.16Grantham and Bourne: £5.44Sherwood Forest: £3.93Grantham and Bourne: £5.14

    £5.42£5.44£5.14Grantham and Bourne is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £2.96, Sherwood Forest £5.21Sherwood Forest: £5.21Grantham and Bourne: £2.96Sherwood Forest: £5.23Grantham and Bourne: £2.98Sherwood Forest: £4.94Grantham and Bourne: £2.81

    £2.96£2.98£2.81Sherwood Forest is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Grantham and Bourne £5.86, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Grantham and Bourne: £5.86Sherwood Forest: £4.18Grantham and Bourne: £5.89Sherwood Forest: £3.95Grantham and Bourne: £5.56

    £5.86£5.89£5.56Grantham and Bourne is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 227.6, Sherwood Forest 204.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8Grantham and Bourne: 227.6

    227.6Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 17.7, Sherwood Forest 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7Grantham and Bourne: 17.7

    17.7Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 33.8, Sherwood Forest 33.1Sherwood Forest: 33.1Grantham and Bourne: 33.8

    33.8Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 58.9, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Grantham and Bourne: 58.9

    58.9Sherwood Forest is higher79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 100.5, Sherwood Forest 111.2Sherwood Forest: 111.2Grantham and Bourne: 100.5

    100.5Sherwood Forest is higher111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Grantham and Bourne 13.3, Sherwood Forest 19.0Sherwood Forest: 19.0Grantham and Bourne: 13.3

    13.3Sherwood Forest is higher19.0

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Grantham and Bourne and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasureGrantham and BourneSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,501£4,520£4,269£4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,828£2,840£2,683£2,528£2,538£2,398Grantham and Bourne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,009£1,013£957£1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,303£2,313£2,185Grantham and Bourne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£67£67£63£62£62£59Grantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£158£159£150Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.38£4.39£4.15£4.35£4.37£4.13Grantham and Bourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£406£407£385£558£560£529Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£89£89£84Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£795£798£754£876£880£831Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£135£128£131£131£124Grantham and Bourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£208£209£198Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.42£5.44£5.14£4.14£4.16£3.93Grantham and Bourne
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.96£2.98£2.81£5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.86£5.89£5.56£4.16£4.18£3.95Grantham and Bourne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026227.6204.8Grantham and Bourne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.716.7Grantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.833.1Grantham and Bourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.979.6Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026100.5111.2Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.319.0Sherwood Forest

Total

Grantham and Bourne is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 15. 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

Grantham and Bourne Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Grantham and Bourne £458.6m, Sherwood Forest £490.7mSherwood Forest: £490.7mGrantham and Bourne: £458.6mSherwood Forest: £492.8mGrantham and Bourne: £460.5mSherwood Forest: £465.4mGrantham and Bourne: £435.0m

    £458.6m£460.5m£435.0mSherwood Forest is higher£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Grantham and Bourne £288.2m, Sherwood Forest £271.5mSherwood Forest: £271.5mGrantham and Bourne: £288.2mSherwood Forest: £272.7mGrantham and Bourne: £289.4mSherwood Forest: £257.6mGrantham and Bourne: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mGrantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Grantham and Bourne £102.8m, Sherwood Forest £127.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mGrantham and Bourne: £102.8mSherwood Forest: £127.6mGrantham and Bourne: £103.2mSherwood Forest: £120.5mGrantham and Bourne: £97.5m

    £102.8m£103.2m£97.5mSherwood Forest is higher£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Grantham and Bourne £265.0m, Sherwood Forest £247.4mSherwood Forest: £247.4mGrantham and Bourne: £265.0mSherwood Forest: £248.5mGrantham and Bourne: £266.2mSherwood Forest: £234.7mGrantham and Bourne: £251.4m

    £265.0m£266.2m£251.4mGrantham and Bourne is higher£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Grantham and Bourne £6.8m, Sherwood Forest £6.6mSherwood Forest: £6.6mGrantham and Bourne: £6.8mSherwood Forest: £6.7mGrantham and Bourne: £6.8mSherwood Forest: £6.3mGrantham and Bourne: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.5mGrantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne £15.9m, Sherwood Forest £17.0mSherwood Forest: £17.0mGrantham and Bourne: £15.9mSherwood Forest: £17.1mGrantham and Bourne: £16.0mSherwood Forest: £16.1mGrantham and Bourne: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mSherwood Forest is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne £0.45m, Sherwood Forest £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.47mGrantham and Bourne: £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.47mGrantham and Bourne: £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.44mGrantham and Bourne: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne £41.3m, Sherwood Forest £59.9mSherwood Forest: £59.9mGrantham and Bourne: £41.3mSherwood Forest: £60.2mGrantham and Bourne: £41.5mSherwood Forest: £56.8mGrantham and Bourne: £39.2m

    £41.3m£41.5m£39.2mSherwood Forest is higher£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne £12.0m, Sherwood Forest £17.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mGrantham and Bourne: £12.0mSherwood Forest: £17.7mGrantham and Bourne: £12.0mSherwood Forest: £16.8mGrantham and Bourne: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.0m£11.4mSherwood Forest is higher£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne £6.4m, Sherwood Forest £9.5mSherwood Forest: £9.5mGrantham and Bourne: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £9.6mGrantham and Bourne: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £9.1mGrantham and Bourne: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mSherwood Forest is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Grantham and Bourne £81.0m, Sherwood Forest £94.1mSherwood Forest: £94.1mGrantham and Bourne: £81.0mSherwood Forest: £94.5mGrantham and Bourne: £81.3mSherwood Forest: £89.3mGrantham and Bourne: £76.8m

    £81.0m£81.3m£76.8mSherwood Forest is higher£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Grantham and Bourne £13.7m, Sherwood Forest £14.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mGrantham and Bourne: £13.7mSherwood Forest: £14.1mGrantham and Bourne: £13.8mSherwood Forest: £13.3mGrantham and Bourne: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Grantham and Bourne £14.5m, Sherwood Forest £22.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mGrantham and Bourne: £14.5mSherwood Forest: £22.5mGrantham and Bourne: £14.6mSherwood Forest: £21.2mGrantham and Bourne: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSherwood Forest is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Grantham and Bourne £0.55m, Sherwood Forest £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.44mGrantham and Bourne: £0.55mSherwood Forest: £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.55mSherwood Forest: £0.42mGrantham and Bourne: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mGrantham and Bourne is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Grantham and Bourne £0.30m, Sherwood Forest £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.56mGrantham and Bourne: £0.30mSherwood Forest: £0.56mGrantham and Bourne: £0.30mSherwood Forest: £0.53mGrantham and Bourne: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.29mSherwood Forest is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Grantham and Bourne £0.60m, Sherwood Forest £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.60mSherwood Forest: £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.60mSherwood Forest: £0.42mGrantham and Bourne: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mGrantham and Bourne is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Grantham and Bourne 23,191, Sherwood Forest 22,003Sherwood Forest: 22,003Grantham and Bourne: 23,191

    23,191Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Grantham and Bourne 1,799, Sherwood Forest 1,797Sherwood Forest: 1,797Grantham and Bourne: 1,799

    1,799Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count1,797

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne 3,447, Sherwood Forest 3,551Sherwood Forest: 3,551Grantham and Bourne: 3,447

    3,447Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count3,551

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne 6,002, Sherwood Forest 8,546Sherwood Forest: 8,546Grantham and Bourne: 6,002

    6,002Sherwood Forest is higher8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Grantham and Bourne 10,240, Sherwood Forest 11,941Sherwood Forest: 11,941Grantham and Bourne: 10,240

    10,240Sherwood Forest is higher11,941

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Grantham and Bourne 1,356, Sherwood Forest 2,044Sherwood Forest: 2,044Grantham and Bourne: 1,356

    1,356Sherwood Forest is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Grantham and Bourne and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasureGrantham and BourneSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£458.6m£460.5m£435.0m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mGrantham and Bourne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£265.0m£266.2m£251.4m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mGrantham and Bourne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mGrantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.0m£81.3m£76.8m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mSherwood Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mGrantham and Bourne
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mGrantham and Bourne
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,19122,003Grantham and Bourne
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7991,797Grantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4473,551Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0028,546Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,24011,941Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3562,044Sherwood Forest

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.
  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.
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