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Lincoln and Bournemouth West

119,443 and 112,281 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Bournemouth West on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Lincoln is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bournemouth West 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

Lincoln Bournemouth West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Bournemouth West £4,252Bournemouth West: £4,252Lincoln: £4,090Bournemouth West: £4,271Lincoln: £4,107Bournemouth West: £4,034Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,271£4,034

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Bournemouth West £12,751Bournemouth West: £12,751Lincoln: £12,746Bournemouth West: £12,805Lincoln: £12,801Bournemouth West: £12,095Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Bournemouth West is higher£12,751£12,805£12,095

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Bournemouth West £1,963Bournemouth West: £1,963Lincoln: £1,960Bournemouth West: £1,972Lincoln: £1,968Bournemouth West: £1,862Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£1,963£1,972£1,862

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Bournemouth West £11,353Bournemouth West: £11,353Lincoln: £11,328Bournemouth West: £11,401Lincoln: £11,377Bournemouth West: £10,769Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Bournemouth West is higher£11,353£11,401£10,769

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Bournemouth West £621Bournemouth West: £621Lincoln: £540Bournemouth West: £623Lincoln: £542Bournemouth West: £589Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Bournemouth West is higher£621£623£589

  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: Lincoln £846, Bournemouth West £742Bournemouth West: £742Lincoln: £846Bournemouth West: £746Lincoln: £849Bournemouth West: £704Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Lincoln is higher£742£746£704

  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: Lincoln £33, Bournemouth West £35Bournemouth West: £35Lincoln: £33Bournemouth West: £35Lincoln: £33Bournemouth West: £33Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Bournemouth West is higher£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Bournemouth West £445Bournemouth West: £445Lincoln: £510Bournemouth West: £447Lincoln: £512Bournemouth West: £422Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£445£447£422

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Bournemouth West £94Bournemouth West: £94Lincoln: £117Bournemouth West: £95Lincoln: £118Bournemouth West: £89Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Lincoln is higher£94£95£89

  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: Lincoln £109, Bournemouth West £84Bournemouth West: £84Lincoln: £109Bournemouth West: £84Lincoln: £110Bournemouth West: £80Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Lincoln is higher£84£84£80

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Bournemouth West £1,582Bournemouth West: £1,582Lincoln: £1,531Bournemouth West: £1,589Lincoln: £1,538Bournemouth West: £1,501Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£1,582£1,589£1,501

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Bournemouth West £276Bournemouth West: £276Lincoln: £228Bournemouth West: £277Lincoln: £229Bournemouth West: £262Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Bournemouth West is higher£276£277£262

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Bournemouth West £286Bournemouth West: £286Lincoln: £305Bournemouth West: £287Lincoln: £306Bournemouth West: £271Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Lincoln is higher£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Bournemouth West £5.64Bournemouth West: £5.64Lincoln: £7.92Bournemouth West: £5.66Lincoln: £7.95Bournemouth West: £5.35Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Lincoln is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Bournemouth West £5.66Bournemouth West: £5.66Lincoln: £6.94Bournemouth West: £5.69Lincoln: £6.97Bournemouth West: £5.37Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Bournemouth West £5.03Bournemouth West: £5.03Lincoln: £6.23Bournemouth West: £5.05Lincoln: £6.26Bournemouth West: £4.77Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 996.3, Bournemouth West 1,006.4Bournemouth West: 1,006.4Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Bournemouth West is higher1,006.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 130.1, Bournemouth West 137.6Bournemouth West: 137.6Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Bournemouth West is higher137.6

  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: Lincoln 177.5, Bournemouth West 154.1Bournemouth West: 154.1Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Lincoln is higher154.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Bournemouth West 66.7Bournemouth West: 66.7Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher66.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lincoln 194.9, Bournemouth West 179.4Bournemouth West: 179.4Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Lincoln is higher179.4

  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: Lincoln 23.1, Bournemouth West 18.7Bournemouth West: 18.7Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Lincoln is higher18.7

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Lincoln and Bournemouth West, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnBournemouth WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,252£4,271£4,034Bournemouth West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£12,751£12,805£12,095Bournemouth West
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£1,963£1,972£1,862Bournemouth West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,353£11,401£10,769Bournemouth West
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£621£623£589Bournemouth West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£742£746£704Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£35£35£33Bournemouth West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£445£447£422Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£94£95£89Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£84£84£80Lincoln
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,582£1,589£1,501Bournemouth West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£276£277£262Bournemouth West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£286£287£271Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£5.64£5.66£5.35Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.66£5.69£5.37Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.03£5.05£4.77Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,006.4Bournemouth West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1137.6Bournemouth West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5154.1Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.966.7Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9179.4Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.118.7Lincoln

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bournemouth West 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

Lincoln Bournemouth West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Bournemouth West £4,252Bournemouth West: £4,252Lincoln: £4,090Bournemouth West: £4,271Lincoln: £4,107Bournemouth West: £4,034Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,271£4,034

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Bournemouth West £2,103Bournemouth West: £2,103Lincoln: £1,897Bournemouth West: £2,112Lincoln: £1,905Bournemouth West: £1,995Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Bournemouth West is higher£2,103£2,112£1,995

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Bournemouth West £1,329Bournemouth West: £1,329Lincoln: £1,331Bournemouth West: £1,334Lincoln: £1,337Bournemouth West: £1,260Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,329£1,334£1,260

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Bournemouth West £1,873Bournemouth West: £1,873Lincoln: £1,686Bournemouth West: £1,880Lincoln: £1,693Bournemouth West: £1,776Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Bournemouth West is higher£1,873£1,880£1,776

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Bournemouth West £102Bournemouth West: £102Lincoln: £80Bournemouth West: £103Lincoln: £81Bournemouth West: £97Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Bournemouth West is higher£102£103£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Bournemouth West £122Bournemouth West: £122Lincoln: £126Bournemouth West: £123Lincoln: £126Bournemouth West: £116Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Lincoln is higher£122£123£116

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lincoln £4.85, Bournemouth West £5.71Bournemouth West: £5.71Lincoln: £4.85Bournemouth West: £5.74Lincoln: £4.87Bournemouth West: £5.42Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Bournemouth West 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: Lincoln £510, Bournemouth West £445Bournemouth West: £445Lincoln: £510Bournemouth West: £447Lincoln: £512Bournemouth West: £422Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£445£447£422

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Bournemouth West £94Bournemouth West: £94Lincoln: £117Bournemouth West: £95Lincoln: £118Bournemouth West: £89Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Lincoln is higher£94£95£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Bournemouth West £57Bournemouth West: £57Lincoln: £74Bournemouth West: £57Lincoln: £74Bournemouth West: £54Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Lincoln is higher£57£57£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Bournemouth West £1,071Bournemouth West: £1,071Lincoln: £1,040Bournemouth West: £1,075Lincoln: £1,045Bournemouth West: £1,016Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£1,071£1,075£1,016

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Bournemouth West £276Bournemouth West: £276Lincoln: £228Bournemouth West: £277Lincoln: £229Bournemouth West: £262Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Bournemouth West is higher£276£277£262

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Bournemouth West £193Bournemouth West: £193Lincoln: £207Bournemouth West: £194Lincoln: £208Bournemouth West: £183Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Lincoln is higher£193£194£183

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Bournemouth West £3.82Bournemouth West: £3.82Lincoln: £5.38Bournemouth West: £3.83Lincoln: £5.40Bournemouth West: £3.62Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Lincoln is higher£3.82£3.83£3.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Bournemouth West £3.83Bournemouth West: £3.83Lincoln: £4.71Bournemouth West: £3.84Lincoln: £4.73Bournemouth West: £3.63Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Bournemouth West £5.03Bournemouth West: £5.03Lincoln: £6.23Bournemouth West: £5.05Lincoln: £6.26Bournemouth West: £4.77Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Bournemouth West 166.0Bournemouth West: 166.0Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Bournemouth West is higher166.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Bournemouth West 22.7Bournemouth West: 22.7Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Bournemouth West is higher22.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 26.4, Bournemouth West 25.4Bournemouth West: 25.4Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Lincoln is higher25.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Bournemouth West 66.7Bournemouth West: 66.7Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher66.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Bournemouth West 121.4Bournemouth West: 121.4Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Lincoln is higher121.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 15.7, Bournemouth West 12.7Bournemouth West: 12.7Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Lincoln is higher12.7

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Lincoln and Bournemouth West, per resident
MeasureLincolnBournemouth WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,252£4,271£4,034Bournemouth West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£2,103£2,112£1,995Bournemouth West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,329£1,334£1,260Lincoln
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,873£1,880£1,776Bournemouth West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£102£103£97Bournemouth West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£122£123£116Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£5.71£5.74£5.42Bournemouth West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£445£447£422Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£94£95£89Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£57£57£54Lincoln
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,071£1,075£1,016Bournemouth West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£276£277£262Bournemouth West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£193£194£183Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£3.82£3.83£3.62Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£3.83£3.84£3.63Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.03£5.05£4.77Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3166.0Bournemouth West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.422.7Bournemouth West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.425.4Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.966.7Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4121.4Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.712.7Lincoln

Total

Lincoln is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bournemouth West 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

Lincoln Bournemouth West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Bournemouth West £477.5mBournemouth West: £477.5mLincoln: £488.5mBournemouth West: £479.5mLincoln: £490.6mBournemouth West: £452.9mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£477.5m£479.5m£452.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Bournemouth West £236.1mBournemouth West: £236.1mLincoln: £226.6mBournemouth West: £237.1mLincoln: £227.5mBournemouth West: £224.0mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mBournemouth West is higher£236.1m£237.1m£224.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Bournemouth West £149.2mBournemouth West: £149.2mLincoln: £159.0mBournemouth West: £149.8mLincoln: £159.7mBournemouth West: £141.5mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£149.2m£149.8m£141.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Bournemouth West £210.2mBournemouth West: £210.2mLincoln: £201.4mBournemouth West: £211.1mLincoln: £202.2mBournemouth West: £199.4mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mBournemouth West is higher£210.2m£211.1m£199.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Bournemouth West £11.5mBournemouth West: £11.5mLincoln: £9.6mBournemouth West: £11.5mLincoln: £9.6mBournemouth West: £10.9mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mBournemouth West is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Bournemouth West £13.7mBournemouth West: £13.7mLincoln: £15.0mBournemouth West: £13.8mLincoln: £15.1mBournemouth West: £13.0mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLincoln is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lincoln £0.58m, Bournemouth West £0.64mBournemouth West: £0.64mLincoln: £0.58mBournemouth West: £0.64mLincoln: £0.58mBournemouth West: £0.61mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBournemouth West is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Bournemouth West £50.0mBournemouth West: £50.0mLincoln: £60.9mBournemouth West: £50.2mLincoln: £61.2mBournemouth West: £47.4mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mLincoln is higher£50.0m£50.2m£47.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Bournemouth West £10.6mBournemouth West: £10.6mLincoln: £14.0mBournemouth West: £10.6mLincoln: £14.0mBournemouth West: £10.0mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mLincoln is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Bournemouth West £6.4mBournemouth West: £6.4mLincoln: £8.9mBournemouth West: £6.4mLincoln: £8.9mBournemouth West: £6.1mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mLincoln is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Bournemouth West £120.2mBournemouth West: £120.2mLincoln: £124.2mBournemouth West: £120.7mLincoln: £124.8mBournemouth West: £114.0mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£120.2m£120.7m£114.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Bournemouth West £31.0mBournemouth West: £31.0mLincoln: £27.2mBournemouth West: £31.1mLincoln: £27.3mBournemouth West: £29.4mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mBournemouth West is higher£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Bournemouth West £21.7mBournemouth West: £21.7mLincoln: £24.7mBournemouth West: £21.8mLincoln: £24.8mBournemouth West: £20.6mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mLincoln is higher£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Bournemouth West £0.43mBournemouth West: £0.43mLincoln: £0.64mBournemouth West: £0.43mLincoln: £0.65mBournemouth West: £0.41mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mLincoln is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Bournemouth West £0.43mBournemouth West: £0.43mLincoln: £0.56mBournemouth West: £0.43mLincoln: £0.56mBournemouth West: £0.41mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Bournemouth West £0.56mBournemouth West: £0.56mLincoln: £0.74mBournemouth West: £0.57mLincoln: £0.75mBournemouth West: £0.54mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Bournemouth West 18,637Bournemouth West: 18,637Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Bournemouth West is higher18,637

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Bournemouth West 2,548Bournemouth West: 2,548Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Bournemouth West is higher2,548

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Bournemouth West 2,854Bournemouth West: 2,854Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Lincoln is higher2,854

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Bournemouth West 7,490Bournemouth West: 7,490Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Lincoln is higher7,490

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Bournemouth West 13,634Bournemouth West: 13,634Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higher13,634

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Bournemouth West 1,421Bournemouth West: 1,421Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Lincoln is higher1,421

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Bournemouth West, total
MeasureLincolnBournemouth WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£477.5m£479.5m£452.9mLincoln
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£236.1m£237.1m£224.0mBournemouth West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£149.2m£149.8m£141.5mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£210.2m£211.1m£199.4mBournemouth West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mBournemouth West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mLincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mBournemouth West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£50.0m£50.2m£47.4mLincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£10.6m£10.6m£10.0mLincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mLincoln
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£120.2m£120.7m£114.0mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£31.0m£31.1m£29.4mBournemouth West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mLincoln
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mLincoln
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70918,637Bournemouth West
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,548Bournemouth West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1552,854Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5847,490Lincoln
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81313,634Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8711,421Lincoln

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.