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Lincoln and Wigan

119,443 and 109,162 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Wigan on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 3 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 19. 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 Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Lincoln: £4,090Wigan: £4,831Lincoln: £4,107Wigan: £4,563Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Wigan is higher£4,811£4,831£4,563

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Wigan £13,156Wigan: £13,156Lincoln: £12,746Wigan: £13,212Lincoln: £12,801Wigan: £12,479Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Wigan is higher£13,156£13,212£12,479

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Wigan £2,336Wigan: £2,336Lincoln: £1,960Wigan: £2,346Lincoln: £1,968Wigan: £2,215Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Wigan is higher£2,336£2,346£2,215

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Wigan £11,719Wigan: £11,719Lincoln: £11,328Wigan: £11,769Lincoln: £11,377Wigan: £11,116Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Wigan is higher£11,719£11,769£11,116

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Wigan £503Wigan: £503Lincoln: £540Wigan: £505Lincoln: £542Wigan: £477Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£503£505£477

  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, Wigan £901Wigan: £901Lincoln: £846Wigan: £904Lincoln: £849Wigan: £854Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Wigan is higher£901£904£854

  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, Wigan £33Wigan: £33Lincoln: £33Wigan: £33Lincoln: £33Wigan: £32Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Wigan is higher£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Lincoln: £510Wigan: £605Lincoln: £512Wigan: £572Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Wigan is higher£603£605£572

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Lincoln: £117Wigan: £151Lincoln: £118Wigan: £143Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Wigan is higher£151£151£143

  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, Wigan £145Wigan: £145Lincoln: £109Wigan: £145Lincoln: £110Wigan: £137Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Wigan is higher£145£145£137

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Wigan £1,757Wigan: £1,757Lincoln: £1,531Wigan: £1,765Lincoln: £1,538Wigan: £1,667Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Lincoln: £228Wigan: £248Lincoln: £229Wigan: £234Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Wigan £417Wigan: £417Lincoln: £305Wigan: £419Lincoln: £306Wigan: £396Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Wigan is higher£417£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Wigan £11Wigan: £11Lincoln: £7.92Wigan: £11Lincoln: £7.95Wigan: £9.99Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Wigan is higher£11£11£9.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Wigan £6.09Wigan: £6.09Lincoln: £6.94Wigan: £6.12Lincoln: £6.97Wigan: £5.78Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Lincoln: £6.23Wigan: £4.50Lincoln: £6.26Wigan: £4.25Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  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, Wigan 1,024.6Wigan: 1,024.6Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Wigan is higher1,024.6

  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, Wigan 135.1Wigan: 135.1Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Wigan is higher135.1

  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, Wigan 187.6Wigan: 187.6Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Wigan is higher187.6

  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, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Wigan is higher91.5

  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, Wigan 226.9Wigan: 226.9Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count226.9

  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, Wigan 31.4Wigan: 31.4Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Wigan is higher31.4

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Lincoln and Wigan, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£2,336£2,346£2,215Wigan
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£503£505£477Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£901£904£854Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£33£33£32Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£603£605£572Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£151£151£143Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£145£145£137Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,757£1,765£1,667Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£417£419£396Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£11£11£9.99Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£6.09£6.12£5.78Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£4.48£4.50£4.25Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,024.6Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1135.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5187.6Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.991.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9226.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.131.4Wigan

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 20. 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 Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Lincoln: £4,090Wigan: £4,831Lincoln: £4,107Wigan: £4,563Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Wigan is higher£4,811£4,831£4,563

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Wigan £2,345Wigan: £2,345Lincoln: £1,897Wigan: £2,355Lincoln: £1,905Wigan: £2,225Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Wigan is higher£2,345£2,355£2,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Wigan £1,460Wigan: £1,460Lincoln: £1,331Wigan: £1,467Lincoln: £1,337Wigan: £1,385Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Wigan is higher£1,460£1,467£1,385

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Wigan £2,089Wigan: £2,089Lincoln: £1,686Wigan: £2,098Lincoln: £1,693Wigan: £1,982Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Wigan is higher£2,089£2,098£1,982

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Wigan £90Wigan: £90Lincoln: £80Wigan: £90Lincoln: £81Wigan: £85Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Wigan £161Wigan: £161Lincoln: £126Wigan: £161Lincoln: £126Wigan: £152Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Wigan is higher£161£161£152

  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, Wigan £5.92Wigan: £5.92Lincoln: £4.85Wigan: £5.95Lincoln: £4.87Wigan: £5.62Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Wigan is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Lincoln: £510Wigan: £605Lincoln: £512Wigan: £572Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Wigan is higher£603£605£572

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Lincoln: £117Wigan: £151Lincoln: £118Wigan: £143Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Wigan is higher£151£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Wigan £91Wigan: £91Lincoln: £74Wigan: £91Lincoln: £74Wigan: £86Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Wigan is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Wigan £1,099Wigan: £1,099Lincoln: £1,040Wigan: £1,103Lincoln: £1,045Wigan: £1,042Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,099£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Lincoln: £228Wigan: £248Lincoln: £229Wigan: £234Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Wigan £261Wigan: £261Lincoln: £207Wigan: £262Lincoln: £208Wigan: £247Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Wigan is higher£261£262£247

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Wigan £6.59Wigan: £6.59Lincoln: £5.38Wigan: £6.62Lincoln: £5.40Wigan: £6.25Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Wigan is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Wigan £3.81Wigan: £3.81Lincoln: £4.71Wigan: £3.82Lincoln: £4.73Wigan: £3.61Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Lincoln: £6.23Wigan: £4.50Lincoln: £6.26Wigan: £4.25Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Wigan 182.7Wigan: 182.7Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Wigan is higher182.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Wigan 24.1Wigan: 24.1Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Wigan is higher24.1

  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, Wigan 33.4Wigan: 33.4Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Wigan is higher33.4

  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, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Wigan is higher91.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Wigan 141.9Wigan: 141.9Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Wigan is higherDepends on how you count141.9

  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, Wigan 19.6Wigan: 19.6Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Wigan is higher19.6

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Lincoln and Wigan, per resident
MeasureLincolnWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£2,345£2,355£2,225Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,460£1,467£1,385Wigan
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£2,089£2,098£1,982Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£90£90£85Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£161£161£152Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£603£605£572Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£151£151£143Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£91£91£86Wigan
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,099£1,103£1,042Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£261£262£247Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£3.81£3.82£3.61Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£4.48£4.50£4.25Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3182.7Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.424.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.433.4Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.991.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4141.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.719.6Wigan

Total

Lincoln is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Wigan 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 Wigan

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Wigan £525.1mWigan: £525.1mLincoln: £488.5mWigan: £527.4mLincoln: £490.6mWigan: £498.1mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mWigan is higher£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Wigan £256.0mWigan: £256.0mLincoln: £226.6mWigan: £257.1mLincoln: £227.5mWigan: £242.9mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mWigan is higher£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Wigan £159.4mWigan: £159.4mLincoln: £159.0mWigan: £160.1mLincoln: £159.7mWigan: £151.2mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mWigan is higher£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Wigan £228.1mWigan: £228.1mLincoln: £201.4mWigan: £229.0mLincoln: £202.2mWigan: £216.3mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mWigan is higher£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Wigan £9.8mWigan: £9.8mLincoln: £9.6mWigan: £9.8mLincoln: £9.6mWigan: £9.3mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Wigan £17.5mWigan: £17.5mLincoln: £15.0mWigan: £17.6mLincoln: £15.1mWigan: £16.6mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mWigan is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

  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, Wigan £0.65mWigan: £0.65mLincoln: £0.58mWigan: £0.65mLincoln: £0.58mWigan: £0.61mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWigan is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Wigan £65.8mWigan: £65.8mLincoln: £60.9mWigan: £66.1mLincoln: £61.2mWigan: £62.4mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mWigan is higher£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Wigan £16.5mWigan: £16.5mLincoln: £14.0mWigan: £16.5mLincoln: £14.0mWigan: £15.6mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mWigan is higher£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Wigan £9.9mWigan: £9.9mLincoln: £8.9mWigan: £9.9mLincoln: £8.9mWigan: £9.4mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mWigan is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Wigan £119.9mWigan: £119.9mLincoln: £124.2mWigan: £120.5mLincoln: £124.8mWigan: £113.8mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Wigan £26.9mWigan: £26.9mLincoln: £27.2mWigan: £27.0mLincoln: £27.3mWigan: £25.5mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Wigan £28.5mWigan: £28.5mLincoln: £24.7mWigan: £28.6mLincoln: £24.8mWigan: £27.0mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mWigan is higher£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Wigan £0.72mWigan: £0.72mLincoln: £0.64mWigan: £0.72mLincoln: £0.65mWigan: £0.68mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mWigan is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Wigan £0.42mWigan: £0.42mLincoln: £0.56mWigan: £0.42mLincoln: £0.56mWigan: £0.39mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Wigan £0.49mWigan: £0.49mLincoln: £0.74mWigan: £0.49mLincoln: £0.75mWigan: £0.46mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Wigan 19,940Wigan: 19,940Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Wigan is higher19,940

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Wigan 2,629Wigan: 2,629Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Wigan is higher2,629

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Wigan 3,650Wigan: 3,650Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Wigan is higher3,650

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Wigan 9,993Wigan: 9,993Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Wigan is higher9,993

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Wigan 15,487Wigan: 15,487Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15,487

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Wigan 2,142Wigan: 2,142Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Wigan is higher2,142

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Wigan, total
MeasureLincolnWiganHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£525.1m£527.4m£498.1mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£159.4m£160.1m£151.2mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£65.8m£66.1m£62.4mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£119.9m£120.5m£113.8mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mLincoln
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70919,940Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,629Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1553,650Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5849,993Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81315,487Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8712,142Wigan

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.