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Lincoln and Nottingham South

119,443 and 112,068 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Nottingham South on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 10 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 5 of 22 measures, and Nottingham South on 17. 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 Nottingham South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Nottingham South £3,931Nottingham South: £3,931Lincoln: £4,090Nottingham South: £3,948Lincoln: £4,107Nottingham South: £3,729Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Lincoln is higher£3,931£3,948£3,729

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Nottingham South £12,954Nottingham South: £12,954Lincoln: £12,746Nottingham South: £13,009Lincoln: £12,801Nottingham South: £12,288Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count£12,954£13,009£12,288

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Nottingham South £2,044Nottingham South: £2,044Lincoln: £1,960Nottingham South: £2,053Lincoln: £1,968Nottingham South: £1,939Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Nottingham South is higher£2,044£2,053£1,939

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Nottingham South £11,357Nottingham South: £11,357Lincoln: £11,328Nottingham South: £11,406Lincoln: £11,377Nottingham South: £10,773Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count£11,357£11,406£10,773

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Nottingham South £779Nottingham South: £779Lincoln: £540Nottingham South: £782Lincoln: £542Nottingham South: £739Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Nottingham South is higher£779£782£739

  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, Nottingham South £773Nottingham South: £773Lincoln: £846Nottingham South: £777Lincoln: £849Nottingham South: £734Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Lincoln is higher£773£777£734

  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, Nottingham South £45Nottingham South: £45Lincoln: £33Nottingham South: £45Lincoln: £33Nottingham South: £43Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Nottingham South is higher£45£45£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Nottingham South £544Nottingham South: £544Lincoln: £510Nottingham South: £547Lincoln: £512Nottingham South: £516Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Nottingham South is higher£544£547£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Nottingham South £131Nottingham South: £131Lincoln: £117Nottingham South: £132Lincoln: £118Nottingham South: £124Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Nottingham South is higher£131£132£124

  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, Nottingham South £117Nottingham South: £117Lincoln: £109Nottingham South: £118Lincoln: £110Nottingham South: £111Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Nottingham South is higher£117£118£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Nottingham South £1,530Nottingham South: £1,530Lincoln: £1,531Nottingham South: £1,536Lincoln: £1,538Nottingham South: £1,451Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,530£1,536£1,451

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Nottingham South £276Nottingham South: £276Lincoln: £228Nottingham South: £277Lincoln: £229Nottingham South: £261Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Nottingham South is higher£276£277£261

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Nottingham South £377Nottingham South: £377Lincoln: £305Nottingham South: £379Lincoln: £306Nottingham South: £358Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Nottingham South is higher£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Nottingham South £8.80Nottingham South: £8.80Lincoln: £7.92Nottingham South: £8.84Lincoln: £7.95Nottingham South: £8.35Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Nottingham South is higher£8.80£8.84£8.35

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Nottingham South £11Nottingham South: £11Lincoln: £6.94Nottingham South: £11Lincoln: £6.97Nottingham South: £11Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Nottingham South is higher£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Nottingham South £4.67Nottingham South: £4.67Lincoln: £6.23Nottingham South: £4.69Lincoln: £6.26Nottingham South: £4.43Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  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, Nottingham South 1,005.1Nottingham South: 1,005.1Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count1,005.1

  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, Nottingham South 176.8Nottingham South: 176.8Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Nottingham South is higher176.8

  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, Nottingham South 159.7Nottingham South: 159.7Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Lincoln is higher159.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Nottingham South 75.0Nottingham South: 75.0Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count75.0

  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, Nottingham South 197.8Nottingham South: 197.8Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count197.8

  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, Nottingham South 25.5Nottingham South: 25.5Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Nottingham South is higher25.5

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Lincoln and Nottingham South, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnNottingham SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£3,931£3,948£3,729Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£12,954£13,009£12,288Nottingham South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£2,044£2,053£1,939Nottingham South
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,357£11,406£10,773Nottingham South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£779£782£739Nottingham South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£773£777£734Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£45£45£43Nottingham South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£544£547£516Nottingham South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£131£132£124Nottingham South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£117£118£111Nottingham South
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,530£1,536£1,451Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£276£277£261Nottingham South
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£377£379£358Nottingham South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£8.80£8.84£8.35Nottingham South
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£11Nottingham South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£4.67£4.69£4.43Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,005.1Nottingham South
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1176.8Nottingham South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5159.7Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.975.0Nottingham South
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9197.8Nottingham South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.125.5Nottingham South

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Nottingham South 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

Lincoln Nottingham South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Nottingham South £3,931Nottingham South: £3,931Lincoln: £4,090Nottingham South: £3,948Lincoln: £4,107Nottingham South: £3,729Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Lincoln is higher£3,931£3,948£3,729

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Nottingham South £1,519Nottingham South: £1,519Lincoln: £1,897Nottingham South: £1,525Lincoln: £1,905Nottingham South: £1,441Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,519£1,525£1,441

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Nottingham South £1,456Nottingham South: £1,456Lincoln: £1,331Nottingham South: £1,463Lincoln: £1,337Nottingham South: £1,381Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Nottingham South is higher£1,456£1,463£1,381

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Nottingham South £1,332Nottingham South: £1,332Lincoln: £1,686Nottingham South: £1,337Lincoln: £1,693Nottingham South: £1,263Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,332£1,337£1,263

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Nottingham South £91Nottingham South: £91Lincoln: £80Nottingham South: £92Lincoln: £81Nottingham South: £87Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Nottingham South is higher£91£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Nottingham South £91Nottingham South: £91Lincoln: £126Nottingham South: £91Lincoln: £126Nottingham South: £86Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Lincoln is higher£91£91£86

  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, Nottingham South £5.27Nottingham South: £5.27Lincoln: £4.85Nottingham South: £5.29Lincoln: £4.87Nottingham South: £5.00Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Nottingham South is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Nottingham South £544Nottingham South: £544Lincoln: £510Nottingham South: £547Lincoln: £512Nottingham South: £516Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Nottingham South is higher£544£547£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Nottingham South £131Nottingham South: £131Lincoln: £117Nottingham South: £132Lincoln: £118Nottingham South: £124Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Nottingham South is higher£131£132£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Nottingham South £84Nottingham South: £84Lincoln: £74Nottingham South: £84Lincoln: £74Nottingham South: £79Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Nottingham South is higher£84£84£79

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Nottingham South £1,090Nottingham South: £1,090Lincoln: £1,040Nottingham South: £1,094Lincoln: £1,045Nottingham South: £1,034Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count£1,090£1,094£1,034

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Nottingham South £276Nottingham South: £276Lincoln: £228Nottingham South: £277Lincoln: £229Nottingham South: £261Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Nottingham South is higher£276£277£261

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Nottingham South £269Nottingham South: £269Lincoln: £207Nottingham South: £270Lincoln: £208Nottingham South: £255Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Nottingham South is higher£269£270£255

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Nottingham South £6.27Nottingham South: £6.27Lincoln: £5.38Nottingham South: £6.30Lincoln: £5.40Nottingham South: £5.95Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Nottingham South is higher£6.27£6.30£5.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Nottingham South £8.06Nottingham South: £8.06Lincoln: £4.71Nottingham South: £8.10Lincoln: £4.73Nottingham South: £7.65Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Nottingham South is higher£8.06£8.10£7.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Nottingham South £4.67Nottingham South: £4.67Lincoln: £6.23Nottingham South: £4.69Lincoln: £6.26Nottingham South: £4.43Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Nottingham South 117.9Nottingham South: 117.9Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count117.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Nottingham South 20.7Nottingham South: 20.7Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Nottingham South is higher20.7

  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, Nottingham South 18.7Nottingham South: 18.7Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Lincoln is higher18.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Nottingham South 75.0Nottingham South: 75.0Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count75.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Nottingham South 140.9Nottingham South: 140.9Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Nottingham South is higherDepends on how you count140.9

  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, Nottingham South 18.2Nottingham South: 18.2Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Nottingham South is higher18.2

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Lincoln and Nottingham South, per resident
MeasureLincolnNottingham SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£3,931£3,948£3,729Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,519£1,525£1,441Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,456£1,463£1,381Nottingham South
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,332£1,337£1,263Lincoln
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£91£92£87Nottingham South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£91£91£86Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£5.27£5.29£5.00Nottingham South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£544£547£516Nottingham South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£131£132£124Nottingham South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£84£84£79Nottingham South
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,090£1,094£1,034Nottingham South
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£276£277£261Nottingham South
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£269£270£255Nottingham South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.27£6.30£5.95Nottingham South
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£8.06£8.10£7.65Nottingham South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£4.67£4.69£4.43Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3117.9Lincoln
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.420.7Nottingham South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.418.7Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.975.0Nottingham South
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4140.9Nottingham South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.718.2Nottingham South

Total

Lincoln is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Nottingham South 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

Lincoln Nottingham South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Nottingham South £440.5mNottingham South: £440.5mLincoln: £488.5mNottingham South: £442.4mLincoln: £490.6mNottingham South: £417.9mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mLincoln is higher£440.5m£442.4m£417.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Nottingham South £170.2mNottingham South: £170.2mLincoln: £226.6mNottingham South: £171.0mLincoln: £227.5mNottingham South: £161.5mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£170.2m£171.0m£161.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Nottingham South £163.2mNottingham South: £163.2mLincoln: £159.0mNottingham South: £163.9mLincoln: £159.7mNottingham South: £154.8mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mNottingham South is higher£163.2m£163.9m£154.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Nottingham South £149.2mNottingham South: £149.2mLincoln: £201.4mNottingham South: £149.9mLincoln: £202.2mNottingham South: £141.6mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£149.2m£149.9m£141.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Nottingham South £10.2mNottingham South: £10.2mLincoln: £9.6mNottingham South: £10.3mLincoln: £9.6mNottingham South: £9.7mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mNottingham South is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Nottingham South £10.2mNottingham South: £10.2mLincoln: £15.0mNottingham South: £10.2mLincoln: £15.1mNottingham South: £9.6mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLincoln is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m

  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, Nottingham South £0.59mNottingham South: £0.59mLincoln: £0.58mNottingham South: £0.59mLincoln: £0.58mNottingham South: £0.56mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNottingham South is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Nottingham South £61.0mNottingham South: £61.0mLincoln: £60.9mNottingham South: £61.3mLincoln: £61.2mNottingham South: £57.9mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mNottingham South is higher£61.0m£61.3m£57.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Nottingham South £14.7mNottingham South: £14.7mLincoln: £14.0mNottingham South: £14.8mLincoln: £14.0mNottingham South: £13.9mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mNottingham South is higher£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Nottingham South £9.4mNottingham South: £9.4mLincoln: £8.9mNottingham South: £9.4mLincoln: £8.9mNottingham South: £8.9mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mNottingham South is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Nottingham South £122.1mNottingham South: £122.1mLincoln: £124.2mNottingham South: £122.7mLincoln: £124.8mNottingham South: £115.8mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£122.1m£122.7m£115.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Nottingham South £30.9mNottingham South: £30.9mLincoln: £27.2mNottingham South: £31.0mLincoln: £27.3mNottingham South: £29.3mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mNottingham South is higher£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Nottingham South £30.1mNottingham South: £30.1mLincoln: £24.7mNottingham South: £30.2mLincoln: £24.8mNottingham South: £28.6mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mNottingham South is higher£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Nottingham South £0.70mNottingham South: £0.70mLincoln: £0.64mNottingham South: £0.71mLincoln: £0.65mNottingham South: £0.67mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mNottingham South is higher£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Nottingham South £0.90mNottingham South: £0.90mLincoln: £0.56mNottingham South: £0.91mLincoln: £0.56mNottingham South: £0.86mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mNottingham South is higher£0.90m£0.91m£0.86m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Nottingham South £0.52mNottingham South: £0.52mLincoln: £0.74mNottingham South: £0.53mLincoln: £0.75mNottingham South: £0.50mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Nottingham South 13,208Nottingham South: 13,208Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count13,208

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Nottingham South 2,323Nottingham South: 2,323Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Nottingham South is higher2,323

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Nottingham South 2,099Nottingham South: 2,099Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Lincoln is higher2,099

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Nottingham South 8,401Nottingham South: 8,401Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count8,401

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Nottingham South 15,790Nottingham South: 15,790Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15,790

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Nottingham South 2,038Nottingham South: 2,038Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Nottingham South is higher2,038

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Nottingham South, total
MeasureLincolnNottingham SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£440.5m£442.4m£417.9mLincoln
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£170.2m£171.0m£161.5mLincoln
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£163.2m£163.9m£154.8mNottingham South
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£149.2m£149.9m£141.6mLincoln
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mNottingham South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£10.2m£10.2m£9.6mLincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mNottingham South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£61.0m£61.3m£57.9mNottingham South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mNottingham South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mNottingham South
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£122.1m£122.7m£115.8mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mNottingham South
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£30.1m£30.2m£28.6mNottingham South
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.70m£0.71m£0.67mNottingham South
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.90m£0.91m£0.86mNottingham South
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70913,208Lincoln
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,323Nottingham South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1552,099Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5848,401Lincoln
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81315,790Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8712,038Nottingham South

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.