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Lincoln and Norwich South

119,443 and 108,798 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Norwich South on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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

Per person in the age group

Lincoln is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Norwich South 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 Norwich South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Norwich South £4,194Norwich South: £4,194Lincoln: £4,090Norwich South: £4,212Lincoln: £4,107Norwich South: £3,978Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£4,194£4,212£3,978

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Norwich South £12,826Norwich South: £12,826Lincoln: £12,746Norwich South: £12,881Lincoln: £12,801Norwich South: £12,166Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£12,826£12,881£12,166

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Norwich South £1,920Norwich South: £1,920Lincoln: £1,960Norwich South: £1,928Lincoln: £1,968Norwich South: £1,821Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Lincoln is higher£1,920£1,928£1,821

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Norwich South £11,422Norwich South: £11,422Lincoln: £11,328Norwich South: £11,471Lincoln: £11,377Norwich South: £10,835Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£11,422£11,471£10,835

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Norwich South £599Norwich South: £599Lincoln: £540Norwich South: £602Lincoln: £542Norwich South: £569Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Norwich South is higher£599£602£569

  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, Norwich South £768Norwich South: £768Lincoln: £846Norwich South: £771Lincoln: £849Norwich South: £729Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Lincoln is higher£768£771£729

  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, Norwich South £36Norwich South: £36Lincoln: £33Norwich South: £36Lincoln: £33Norwich South: £34Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Norwich South is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Norwich South £460Norwich South: £460Lincoln: £510Norwich South: £462Lincoln: £512Norwich South: £437Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£460£462£437

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Norwich South £109Norwich South: £109Lincoln: £117Norwich South: £110Lincoln: £118Norwich South: £104Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Lincoln is higher£109£110£104

  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, Norwich South £87Norwich South: £87Lincoln: £109Norwich South: £88Lincoln: £110Norwich South: £83Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Lincoln is higher£87£88£83

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Norwich South £1,448Norwich South: £1,448Lincoln: £1,531Norwich South: £1,454Lincoln: £1,538Norwich South: £1,374Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Lincoln is higher£1,448£1,454£1,374

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Norwich South £322Norwich South: £322Lincoln: £228Norwich South: £324Lincoln: £229Norwich South: £306Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Norwich South is higher£322£324£306

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Norwich South £370Norwich South: £370Lincoln: £305Norwich South: £372Lincoln: £306Norwich South: £351Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Norwich South is higher£370£372£351

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Norwich South £8.19Norwich South: £8.19Lincoln: £7.92Norwich South: £8.23Lincoln: £7.95Norwich South: £7.77Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£8.19£8.23£7.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Norwich South £5.87Norwich South: £5.87Lincoln: £6.94Norwich South: £5.90Lincoln: £6.97Norwich South: £5.57Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Norwich South £5.46Norwich South: £5.46Lincoln: £6.23Norwich South: £5.48Lincoln: £6.26Norwich South: £5.18Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  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, Norwich South 1,014.9Norwich South: 1,014.9Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count1,014.9

  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, Norwich South 145.1Norwich South: 145.1Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Norwich South is higher145.1

  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: Lincoln 177.5, Norwich South 155.5Norwich South: 155.5Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Lincoln is higher155.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Norwich South 69.9Norwich South: 69.9Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher69.9

  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, Norwich South 194.4Norwich South: 194.4Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count194.4

  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, Norwich South 19.0Norwich South: 19.0Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Lincoln is higher19.0

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Lincoln and Norwich South, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnNorwich SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,194£4,212£3,978Norwich South
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£12,826£12,881£12,166Norwich South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£1,920£1,928£1,821Lincoln
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,422£11,471£10,835Norwich South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£599£602£569Norwich South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£768£771£729Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£36£36£34Norwich South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£460£462£437Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£109£110£104Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£87£88£83Lincoln
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,448£1,454£1,374Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£322£324£306Norwich South
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£370£372£351Norwich South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£8.19£8.23£7.77Norwich South
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.87£5.90£5.57Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.46£5.48£5.18Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,014.9Norwich South
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1145.1Norwich South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5155.5Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.969.9Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9194.4Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.119.0Lincoln

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Norwich South 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

Lincoln Norwich South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Norwich South £4,194Norwich South: £4,194Lincoln: £4,090Norwich South: £4,212Lincoln: £4,107Norwich South: £3,978Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£4,194£4,212£3,978

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Norwich South £1,967Norwich South: £1,967Lincoln: £1,897Norwich South: £1,976Lincoln: £1,905Norwich South: £1,866Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£1,967£1,976£1,866

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Norwich South £1,329Norwich South: £1,329Lincoln: £1,331Norwich South: £1,335Lincoln: £1,337Norwich South: £1,261Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Lincoln is higher£1,329£1,335£1,261

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Norwich South £1,752Norwich South: £1,752Lincoln: £1,686Norwich South: £1,759Lincoln: £1,693Norwich South: £1,662Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£1,752£1,759£1,662

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Norwich South £92Norwich South: £92Lincoln: £80Norwich South: £92Lincoln: £81Norwich South: £87Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Norwich South is higher£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Norwich South £118Norwich South: £118Lincoln: £126Norwich South: £118Lincoln: £126Norwich South: £112Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Lincoln is higher£118£118£112

  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, Norwich South £5.55Norwich South: £5.55Lincoln: £4.85Norwich South: £5.57Lincoln: £4.87Norwich South: £5.26Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Norwich South is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Norwich South £460Norwich South: £460Lincoln: £510Norwich South: £462Lincoln: £512Norwich South: £437Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£460£462£437

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Norwich South £109Norwich South: £109Lincoln: £117Norwich South: £110Lincoln: £118Norwich South: £104Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Lincoln is higher£109£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Norwich South £61Norwich South: £61Lincoln: £74Norwich South: £61Lincoln: £74Norwich South: £57Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Lincoln is higher£61£61£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Norwich South £1,002Norwich South: £1,002Lincoln: £1,040Norwich South: £1,007Lincoln: £1,045Norwich South: £951Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Lincoln is higher£1,002£1,007£951

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Norwich South £322Norwich South: £322Lincoln: £228Norwich South: £324Lincoln: £229Norwich South: £306Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Norwich South is higher£322£324£306

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Norwich South £256Norwich South: £256Lincoln: £207Norwich South: £257Lincoln: £208Norwich South: £243Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Norwich South is higher£256£257£243

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Norwich South £5.67Norwich South: £5.67Lincoln: £5.38Norwich South: £5.70Lincoln: £5.40Norwich South: £5.38Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Norwich South £4.07Norwich South: £4.07Lincoln: £4.71Norwich South: £4.09Lincoln: £4.73Norwich South: £3.86Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Norwich South £5.46Norwich South: £5.46Lincoln: £6.23Norwich South: £5.48Lincoln: £6.26Norwich South: £5.18Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Norwich South 155.7Norwich South: 155.7Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count155.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Norwich South 22.3Norwich South: 22.3Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Norwich South is higher22.3

  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, Norwich South 23.9Norwich South: 23.9Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Lincoln is higher23.9

  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, Norwich South 69.9Norwich South: 69.9Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher69.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Norwich South 134.5Norwich South: 134.5Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count134.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 15.7, Norwich South 13.2Norwich South: 13.2Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Lincoln is higher13.2

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Lincoln and Norwich South, per resident
MeasureLincolnNorwich SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,194£4,212£3,978Norwich South
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,967£1,976£1,866Norwich South
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,329£1,335£1,261Lincoln
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,752£1,759£1,662Norwich South
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£92£92£87Norwich South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£118£118£112Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£5.55£5.57£5.26Norwich South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£460£462£437Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£109£110£104Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£61£61£57Lincoln
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,002£1,007£951Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£322£324£306Norwich South
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£256£257£243Norwich South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.67£5.70£5.38Norwich South
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£4.07£4.09£3.86Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.46£5.48£5.18Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3155.7Norwich South
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.422.3Norwich South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.423.9Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.969.9Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4134.5Norwich South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.713.2Lincoln

Total

Lincoln is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Norwich South on 5. 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 Norwich South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Norwich South £456.3mNorwich South: £456.3mLincoln: £488.5mNorwich South: £458.2mLincoln: £490.6mNorwich South: £432.8mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£456.3m£458.2m£432.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Norwich South £214.0mNorwich South: £214.0mLincoln: £226.6mNorwich South: £214.9mLincoln: £227.5mNorwich South: £203.0mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£214.0m£214.9m£203.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Norwich South £144.6mNorwich South: £144.6mLincoln: £159.0mNorwich South: £145.2mLincoln: £159.7mNorwich South: £137.1mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mLincoln is higher£144.6m£145.2m£137.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Norwich South £190.6mNorwich South: £190.6mLincoln: £201.4mNorwich South: £191.4mLincoln: £202.2mNorwich South: £180.8mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Norwich South £10.0mNorwich South: £10.0mLincoln: £9.6mNorwich South: £10.0mLincoln: £9.6mNorwich South: £9.5mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mNorwich South is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Norwich South £12.8mNorwich South: £12.8mLincoln: £15.0mNorwich South: £12.9mLincoln: £15.1mNorwich South: £12.2mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLincoln is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

  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, Norwich South £0.60mNorwich South: £0.60mLincoln: £0.58mNorwich South: £0.61mLincoln: £0.58mNorwich South: £0.57mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNorwich South is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Norwich South £50.1mNorwich South: £50.1mLincoln: £60.9mNorwich South: £50.3mLincoln: £61.2mNorwich South: £47.5mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mLincoln is higher£50.1m£50.3m£47.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Norwich South £11.9mNorwich South: £11.9mLincoln: £14.0mNorwich South: £11.9mLincoln: £14.0mNorwich South: £11.3mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mLincoln is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Norwich South £6.6mNorwich South: £6.6mLincoln: £8.9mNorwich South: £6.6mLincoln: £8.9mNorwich South: £6.2mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mLincoln is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Norwich South £109.1mNorwich South: £109.1mLincoln: £124.2mNorwich South: £109.5mLincoln: £124.8mNorwich South: £103.4mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln is higher£109.1m£109.5m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Norwich South £35.1mNorwich South: £35.1mLincoln: £27.2mNorwich South: £35.2mLincoln: £27.3mNorwich South: £33.3mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mNorwich South is higher£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Norwich South £27.9mNorwich South: £27.9mLincoln: £24.7mNorwich South: £28.0mLincoln: £24.8mNorwich South: £26.4mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mNorwich South is higher£27.9m£28.0m£26.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Norwich South £0.62mNorwich South: £0.62mLincoln: £0.64mNorwich South: £0.62mLincoln: £0.65mNorwich South: £0.59mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Norwich South £0.44mNorwich South: £0.44mLincoln: £0.56mNorwich South: £0.44mLincoln: £0.56mNorwich South: £0.42mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Norwich South £0.59mNorwich South: £0.59mLincoln: £0.74mNorwich South: £0.60mLincoln: £0.75mNorwich South: £0.56mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Norwich South 16,935Norwich South: 16,935Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count16,935

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Norwich South 2,421Norwich South: 2,421Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Norwich South is higher2,421

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Norwich South 2,595Norwich South: 2,595Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Lincoln is higher2,595

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Norwich South 7,601Norwich South: 7,601Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Lincoln is higher7,601

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Norwich South 14,635Norwich South: 14,635Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count14,635

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Norwich South 1,431Norwich South: 1,431Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Lincoln is higher1,431

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Norwich South, total
MeasureLincolnNorwich SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£456.3m£458.2m£432.8mLincoln
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£214.0m£214.9m£203.0mLincoln
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£144.6m£145.2m£137.1mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£190.6m£191.4m£180.8mLincoln
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mNorwich South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mLincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNorwich South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£50.1m£50.3m£47.5mLincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mLincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£6.6m£6.6m£6.2mLincoln
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£109.1m£109.5m£103.4mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£35.1m£35.2m£33.3mNorwich South
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£27.9m£28.0m£26.4mNorwich South
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mLincoln
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70916,935Lincoln
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,421Norwich South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1552,595Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5847,601Lincoln
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81314,635Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8711,431Lincoln

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.