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Lincoln and Southampton Itchen

119,443 and 114,013 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Southampton Itchen on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 16 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

Lincoln is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Southampton Itchen on 13. 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 Southampton Itchen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Southampton Itchen £4,071Southampton Itchen: £4,071Lincoln: £4,090Southampton Itchen: £4,089Lincoln: £4,107Southampton Itchen: £3,862Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Lincoln is higher£4,071£4,089£3,862

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Southampton Itchen £12,772Southampton Itchen: £12,772Lincoln: £12,746Southampton Itchen: £12,827Lincoln: £12,801Southampton Itchen: £12,115Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count£12,772£12,827£12,115

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Southampton Itchen £2,179Southampton Itchen: £2,179Lincoln: £1,960Southampton Itchen: £2,189Lincoln: £1,968Southampton Itchen: £2,067Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Southampton Itchen is higher£2,179£2,189£2,067

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Southampton Itchen £11,460Southampton Itchen: £11,460Lincoln: £11,328Southampton Itchen: £11,509Lincoln: £11,377Southampton Itchen: £10,871Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count£11,460£11,509£10,871

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Southampton Itchen £594Southampton Itchen: £594Lincoln: £540Southampton Itchen: £597Lincoln: £542Southampton Itchen: £564Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count£594£597£564

  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, Southampton Itchen £684Southampton Itchen: £684Lincoln: £846Southampton Itchen: £687Lincoln: £849Southampton Itchen: £648Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Lincoln is higher£684£687£648

  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, Southampton Itchen £34Southampton Itchen: £34Lincoln: £33Southampton Itchen: £34Lincoln: £33Southampton Itchen: £32Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count£34£34£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Southampton Itchen £441Southampton Itchen: £441Lincoln: £510Southampton Itchen: £443Lincoln: £512Southampton Itchen: £418Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Southampton Itchen £175Southampton Itchen: £175Lincoln: £117Southampton Itchen: £176Lincoln: £118Southampton Itchen: £166Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Southampton Itchen is higher£175£176£166

  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, Southampton Itchen £117Southampton Itchen: £117Lincoln: £109Southampton Itchen: £118Lincoln: £110Southampton Itchen: £111Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Southampton Itchen 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, Southampton Itchen £1,787Southampton Itchen: £1,787Lincoln: £1,531Southampton Itchen: £1,795Lincoln: £1,538Southampton Itchen: £1,695Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Southampton Itchen is higher£1,787£1,795£1,695

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Southampton Itchen £223Southampton Itchen: £223Lincoln: £228Southampton Itchen: £224Lincoln: £229Southampton Itchen: £212Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Lincoln is higher£223£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Southampton Itchen £263Southampton Itchen: £263Lincoln: £305Southampton Itchen: £264Lincoln: £306Southampton Itchen: £249Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Lincoln is higher£263£264£249

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Southampton Itchen £6.20Southampton Itchen: £6.20Lincoln: £7.92Southampton Itchen: £6.23Lincoln: £7.95Southampton Itchen: £5.88Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Lincoln is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Southampton Itchen £5.81Southampton Itchen: £5.81Lincoln: £6.94Southampton Itchen: £5.83Lincoln: £6.97Southampton Itchen: £5.51Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln is higher£5.81£5.83£5.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Southampton Itchen £6.71Southampton Itchen: £6.71Lincoln: £6.23Southampton Itchen: £6.73Lincoln: £6.26Southampton Itchen: £6.36Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Southampton Itchen is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  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, Southampton Itchen 1,009.9Southampton Itchen: 1,009.9Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count1,009.9

  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, Southampton Itchen 135.9Southampton Itchen: 135.9Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count135.9

  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, Southampton Itchen 150.9Southampton Itchen: 150.9Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Lincoln is higher150.9

  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, Southampton Itchen 69.2Southampton Itchen: 69.2Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher69.2

  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, Southampton Itchen 201.6Southampton Itchen: 201.6Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count201.6

  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, Southampton Itchen 26.9Southampton Itchen: 26.9Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Southampton Itchen is higher26.9

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Lincoln and Southampton Itchen, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnSouthampton ItchenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,071£4,089£3,862Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£12,772£12,827£12,115Southampton Itchen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£2,179£2,189£2,067Southampton Itchen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,460£11,509£10,871Southampton Itchen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£594£597£564Southampton Itchen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£684£687£648Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£34£34£32Southampton Itchen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£441£443£418Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£175£176£166Southampton Itchen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£117£118£111Southampton Itchen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,787£1,795£1,695Southampton Itchen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£223£224£212Lincoln
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£263£264£249Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£6.20£6.23£5.88Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.81£5.83£5.51Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£6.71£6.73£6.36Southampton Itchen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,009.9Southampton Itchen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1135.9Southampton Itchen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5150.9Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.969.2Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9201.6Southampton Itchen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.126.9Southampton Itchen

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Southampton Itchen on 8. 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 Southampton Itchen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Southampton Itchen £4,071Southampton Itchen: £4,071Lincoln: £4,090Southampton Itchen: £4,089Lincoln: £4,107Southampton Itchen: £3,862Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Lincoln is higher£4,071£4,089£3,862

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Southampton Itchen £1,748Southampton Itchen: £1,748Lincoln: £1,897Southampton Itchen: £1,756Lincoln: £1,905Southampton Itchen: £1,659Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,748£1,756£1,659

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Southampton Itchen £1,476Southampton Itchen: £1,476Lincoln: £1,331Southampton Itchen: £1,483Lincoln: £1,337Southampton Itchen: £1,400Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Southampton Itchen is higher£1,476£1,483£1,400

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Southampton Itchen £1,569Southampton Itchen: £1,569Lincoln: £1,686Southampton Itchen: £1,576Lincoln: £1,693Southampton Itchen: £1,488Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,569£1,576£1,488

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Southampton Itchen £81Southampton Itchen: £81Lincoln: £80Southampton Itchen: £82Lincoln: £81Southampton Itchen: £77Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count£81£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Southampton Itchen £94Southampton Itchen: £94Lincoln: £126Southampton Itchen: £94Lincoln: £126Southampton Itchen: £89Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Lincoln is higher£94£94£89

  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, Southampton Itchen £4.64Southampton Itchen: £4.64Lincoln: £4.85Southampton Itchen: £4.66Lincoln: £4.87Southampton Itchen: £4.40Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.64£4.66£4.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Southampton Itchen £441Southampton Itchen: £441Lincoln: £510Southampton Itchen: £443Lincoln: £512Southampton Itchen: £418Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£441£443£418

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Southampton Itchen £175Southampton Itchen: £175Lincoln: £117Southampton Itchen: £176Lincoln: £118Southampton Itchen: £166Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Southampton Itchen is higher£175£176£166

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Southampton Itchen £80Southampton Itchen: £80Lincoln: £74Southampton Itchen: £80Lincoln: £74Southampton Itchen: £75Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Southampton Itchen is higher£80£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Southampton Itchen £1,211Southampton Itchen: £1,211Lincoln: £1,040Southampton Itchen: £1,216Lincoln: £1,045Southampton Itchen: £1,148Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Southampton Itchen is higher£1,211£1,216£1,148

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Southampton Itchen £223Southampton Itchen: £223Lincoln: £228Southampton Itchen: £224Lincoln: £229Southampton Itchen: £212Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Lincoln is higher£223£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Southampton Itchen £178Southampton Itchen: £178Lincoln: £207Southampton Itchen: £179Lincoln: £208Southampton Itchen: £169Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Lincoln is higher£178£179£169

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Southampton Itchen £4.20Southampton Itchen: £4.20Lincoln: £5.38Southampton Itchen: £4.21Lincoln: £5.40Southampton Itchen: £3.98Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Lincoln is higher£4.20£4.21£3.98

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Southampton Itchen £3.94Southampton Itchen: £3.94Lincoln: £4.71Southampton Itchen: £3.96Lincoln: £4.73Southampton Itchen: £3.74Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Southampton Itchen £6.71Southampton Itchen: £6.71Lincoln: £6.23Southampton Itchen: £6.73Lincoln: £6.26Southampton Itchen: £6.36Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Southampton Itchen is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Southampton Itchen 138.3Southampton Itchen: 138.3Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count138.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Southampton Itchen 18.6Southampton Itchen: 18.6Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count18.6

  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, Southampton Itchen 20.7Southampton Itchen: 20.7Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Lincoln is higher20.7

  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, Southampton Itchen 69.2Southampton Itchen: 69.2Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher69.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Southampton Itchen 136.6Southampton Itchen: 136.6Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Southampton Itchen is higherDepends on how you count136.6

  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, Southampton Itchen 18.2Southampton Itchen: 18.2Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Southampton Itchen is higher18.2

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Lincoln and Southampton Itchen, per resident
MeasureLincolnSouthampton ItchenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,071£4,089£3,862Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,748£1,756£1,659Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,476£1,483£1,400Southampton Itchen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,569£1,576£1,488Lincoln
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£81£82£77Southampton Itchen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£94£94£89Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.64£4.66£4.40Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£441£443£418Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£175£176£166Southampton Itchen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£80£80£75Southampton Itchen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,211£1,216£1,148Southampton Itchen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£223£224£212Lincoln
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£178£179£169Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£4.20£4.21£3.98Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£3.94£3.96£3.74Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£6.71£6.73£6.36Southampton Itchen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3138.3Lincoln
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.418.6Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.420.7Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.969.2Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4136.6Southampton Itchen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.718.2Southampton Itchen

Total

Lincoln is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Southampton Itchen on 6. 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 Southampton Itchen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Southampton Itchen £464.2mSouthampton Itchen: £464.2mLincoln: £488.5mSouthampton Itchen: £466.2mLincoln: £490.6mSouthampton Itchen: £440.3mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mLincoln is higher£464.2m£466.2m£440.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Southampton Itchen £199.3mSouthampton Itchen: £199.3mLincoln: £226.6mSouthampton Itchen: £200.2mLincoln: £227.5mSouthampton Itchen: £189.1mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£199.3m£200.2m£189.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Southampton Itchen £168.3mSouthampton Itchen: £168.3mLincoln: £159.0mSouthampton Itchen: £169.0mLincoln: £159.7mSouthampton Itchen: £159.7mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mSouthampton Itchen is higher£168.3m£169.0m£159.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Southampton Itchen £178.9mSouthampton Itchen: £178.9mLincoln: £201.4mSouthampton Itchen: £179.6mLincoln: £202.2mSouthampton Itchen: £169.7mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£178.9m£179.6m£169.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Southampton Itchen £9.3mSouthampton Itchen: £9.3mLincoln: £9.6mSouthampton Itchen: £9.3mLincoln: £9.6mSouthampton Itchen: £8.8mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Southampton Itchen £10.7mSouthampton Itchen: £10.7mLincoln: £15.0mSouthampton Itchen: £10.7mLincoln: £15.1mSouthampton Itchen: £10.1mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLincoln is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

  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, Southampton Itchen £0.53mSouthampton Itchen: £0.53mLincoln: £0.58mSouthampton Itchen: £0.53mLincoln: £0.58mSouthampton Itchen: £0.50mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Southampton Itchen £50.3mSouthampton Itchen: £50.3mLincoln: £60.9mSouthampton Itchen: £50.5mLincoln: £61.2mSouthampton Itchen: £47.7mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mLincoln is higher£50.3m£50.5m£47.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Southampton Itchen £20.0mSouthampton Itchen: £20.0mLincoln: £14.0mSouthampton Itchen: £20.1mLincoln: £14.0mSouthampton Itchen: £19.0mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mSouthampton Itchen is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Southampton Itchen £9.1mSouthampton Itchen: £9.1mLincoln: £8.9mSouthampton Itchen: £9.1mLincoln: £8.9mSouthampton Itchen: £8.6mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mSouthampton Itchen is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Southampton Itchen £138.0mSouthampton Itchen: £138.0mLincoln: £124.2mSouthampton Itchen: £138.6mLincoln: £124.8mSouthampton Itchen: £130.9mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mSouthampton Itchen is higher£138.0m£138.6m£130.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Southampton Itchen £25.5mSouthampton Itchen: £25.5mLincoln: £27.2mSouthampton Itchen: £25.6mLincoln: £27.3mSouthampton Itchen: £24.2mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mLincoln is higher£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Southampton Itchen £20.3mSouthampton Itchen: £20.3mLincoln: £24.7mSouthampton Itchen: £20.4mLincoln: £24.8mSouthampton Itchen: £19.3mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mLincoln is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Southampton Itchen £0.48mSouthampton Itchen: £0.48mLincoln: £0.64mSouthampton Itchen: £0.48mLincoln: £0.65mSouthampton Itchen: £0.45mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mLincoln is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Southampton Itchen £0.45mSouthampton Itchen: £0.45mLincoln: £0.56mSouthampton Itchen: £0.45mLincoln: £0.56mSouthampton Itchen: £0.43mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Southampton Itchen £0.76mSouthampton Itchen: £0.76mLincoln: £0.74mSouthampton Itchen: £0.77mLincoln: £0.75mSouthampton Itchen: £0.73mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mSouthampton Itchen is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Southampton Itchen 15,763Southampton Itchen: 15,763Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15,763

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Southampton Itchen 2,121Southampton Itchen: 2,121Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count2,121

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Southampton Itchen 2,355Southampton Itchen: 2,355Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Lincoln is higher2,355

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Southampton Itchen 7,886Southampton Itchen: 7,886Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Lincoln is higher7,886

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Southampton Itchen 15,572Southampton Itchen: 15,572Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15,572

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Southampton Itchen 2,080Southampton Itchen: 2,080Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Southampton Itchen is higher2,080

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Southampton Itchen, total
MeasureLincolnSouthampton ItchenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£464.2m£466.2m£440.3mLincoln
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£199.3m£200.2m£189.1mLincoln
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£168.3m£169.0m£159.7mSouthampton Itchen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£178.9m£179.6m£169.7mLincoln
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mLincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mLincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mLincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£50.3m£50.5m£47.7mLincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mSouthampton Itchen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSouthampton Itchen
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£138.0m£138.6m£130.9mSouthampton Itchen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£25.5m£25.6m£24.2mLincoln
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mLincoln
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mLincoln
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.76m£0.77m£0.73mSouthampton Itchen
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70915,763Lincoln
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,121Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1552,355Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5847,886Lincoln
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81315,572Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8712,080Southampton Itchen

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.