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Lincoln and Swansea West

119,443 and 112,825 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Swansea West on 0 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 0 of 22 measures, and Swansea West on 22. 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 Swansea West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Swansea West £5,369Swansea West: £5,369Lincoln: £4,090Swansea West: £5,392Lincoln: £4,107Swansea West: £5,093Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Swansea West is higher£5,369£5,392£5,093

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Swansea West £13,404Swansea West: £13,404Lincoln: £12,746Swansea West: £13,462Lincoln: £12,801Swansea West: £12,715Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Swansea West is higher£13,404£13,462£12,715

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Swansea West £2,911Swansea West: £2,911Lincoln: £1,960Swansea West: £2,923Lincoln: £1,968Swansea West: £2,761Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Swansea West is higher£2,911£2,923£2,761

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Swansea West £11,366Swansea West: £11,366Lincoln: £11,328Swansea West: £11,415Lincoln: £11,377Swansea West: £10,782Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Swansea West is higher£11,366£11,415£10,782

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Swansea West £876Swansea West: £876Lincoln: £540Swansea West: £880Lincoln: £542Swansea West: £831Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Swansea West is higher£876£880£831

  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, Swansea West £1,115Swansea West: £1,115Lincoln: £846Swansea West: £1,119Lincoln: £849Swansea West: £1,057Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Swansea West is higher£1,115£1,119£1,057

  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, Swansea West £48Swansea West: £48Lincoln: £33Swansea West: £48Lincoln: £33Swansea West: £45Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Swansea West is higher£48£48£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Swansea West £799Swansea West: £799Lincoln: £510Swansea West: £802Lincoln: £512Swansea West: £758Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Swansea West is higher£799£802£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Swansea West £173Swansea West: £173Lincoln: £117Swansea West: £174Lincoln: £118Swansea West: £164Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Swansea West is higher£173£174£164

  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, Swansea West £146Swansea West: £146Lincoln: £109Swansea West: £147Lincoln: £110Swansea West: £139Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Swansea West is higher£146£147£139

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Swansea West £2,222Swansea West: £2,222Lincoln: £1,531Swansea West: £2,232Lincoln: £1,538Swansea West: £2,108Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Swansea West is higher£2,222£2,232£2,108

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Swansea West £331Swansea West: £331Lincoln: £228Swansea West: £332Lincoln: £229Swansea West: £314Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Swansea West is higher£331£332£314

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Swansea West £525Swansea West: £525Lincoln: £305Swansea West: £527Lincoln: £306Swansea West: £498Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Swansea West is higher£525£527£498

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Swansea West £7.96Swansea West: £7.96Lincoln: £7.92Swansea West: £7.99Lincoln: £7.95Swansea West: £7.55Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Swansea West is higherDepends on how you count£7.96£7.99£7.55

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Swansea West £10Swansea West: £10Lincoln: £6.94Swansea West: £10Lincoln: £6.97Swansea West: £9.73Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Swansea West is higher£10£10£9.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Swansea West £7.95Swansea West: £7.95Lincoln: £6.23Swansea West: £7.98Lincoln: £6.26Swansea West: £7.54Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Swansea West is higher£7.95£7.98£7.54

  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, Swansea West 1,016.3Swansea West: 1,016.3Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Swansea West is higher1,016.3

  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, Swansea West 190.4Swansea West: 190.4Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Swansea West is higher190.4

  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, Swansea West 221.0Swansea West: 221.0Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Swansea West is higher221.0

  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, Swansea West 109.8Swansea West: 109.8Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Swansea West is higher109.8

  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, Swansea West 259.2Swansea West: 259.2Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Swansea West is higher259.2

  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, Swansea West 30.6Swansea West: 30.6Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Swansea West is higher30.6

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Lincoln and Swansea West, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnSwansea WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£5,369£5,392£5,093Swansea West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£13,404£13,462£12,715Swansea West
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£2,911£2,923£2,761Swansea West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,366£11,415£10,782Swansea West
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£876£880£831Swansea West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£1,115£1,119£1,057Swansea West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£48£48£45Swansea West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£799£802£758Swansea West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£173£174£164Swansea West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£146£147£139Swansea West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£2,222£2,232£2,108Swansea West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£331£332£314Swansea West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£525£527£498Swansea West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£7.96£7.99£7.55Swansea West
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£10£10£9.73Swansea West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£7.95£7.98£7.54Swansea West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,016.3Swansea West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1190.4Swansea West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5221.0Swansea West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.9109.8Swansea West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9259.2Swansea West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.130.6Swansea West

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Swansea West on 21. 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 Swansea West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Swansea West £5,369Swansea West: £5,369Lincoln: £4,090Swansea West: £5,392Lincoln: £4,107Swansea West: £5,093Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Swansea West is higher£5,369£5,392£5,093

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Swansea West £2,119Swansea West: £2,119Lincoln: £1,897Swansea West: £2,128Lincoln: £1,905Swansea West: £2,010Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Swansea West is higher£2,119£2,128£2,010

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Swansea West £1,939Swansea West: £1,939Lincoln: £1,331Swansea West: £1,948Lincoln: £1,337Swansea West: £1,840Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Swansea West is higher£1,939£1,948£1,840

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Swansea West £1,797Swansea West: £1,797Lincoln: £1,686Swansea West: £1,805Lincoln: £1,693Swansea West: £1,704Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Swansea West is higher£1,797£1,805£1,704

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Swansea West £138Swansea West: £138Lincoln: £80Swansea West: £139Lincoln: £81Swansea West: £131Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Swansea West is higher£138£139£131

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Swansea West £176Swansea West: £176Lincoln: £126Swansea West: £177Lincoln: £126Swansea West: £167Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Swansea West is higher£176£177£167

  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, Swansea West £7.52Swansea West: £7.52Lincoln: £4.85Swansea West: £7.55Lincoln: £4.87Swansea West: £7.13Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Swansea West is higher£7.52£7.55£7.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Swansea West £799Swansea West: £799Lincoln: £510Swansea West: £802Lincoln: £512Swansea West: £758Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Swansea West is higher£799£802£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Swansea West £173Swansea West: £173Lincoln: £117Swansea West: £174Lincoln: £118Swansea West: £164Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Swansea West is higher£173£174£164

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Swansea West £97Swansea West: £97Lincoln: £74Swansea West: £98Lincoln: £74Swansea West: £92Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Swansea West is higher£97£98£92

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Swansea West £1,480Swansea West: £1,480Lincoln: £1,040Swansea West: £1,487Lincoln: £1,045Swansea West: £1,404Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Swansea West is higher£1,480£1,487£1,404

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Swansea West £331Swansea West: £331Lincoln: £228Swansea West: £332Lincoln: £229Swansea West: £314Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Swansea West is higher£331£332£314

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Swansea West £349Swansea West: £349Lincoln: £207Swansea West: £351Lincoln: £208Swansea West: £332Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Swansea West is higher£349£351£332

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Swansea West £5.30Swansea West: £5.30Lincoln: £5.38Swansea West: £5.33Lincoln: £5.40Swansea West: £5.03Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£5.30£5.33£5.03

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Swansea West £6.83Swansea West: £6.83Lincoln: £4.71Swansea West: £6.86Lincoln: £4.73Swansea West: £6.48Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Swansea West is higher£6.83£6.86£6.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Swansea West £7.95Swansea West: £7.95Lincoln: £6.23Swansea West: £7.98Lincoln: £6.26Swansea West: £7.54Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Swansea West is higher£7.95£7.98£7.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Swansea West 160.7Swansea West: 160.7Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Swansea West is higher160.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Swansea West 30.1Swansea West: 30.1Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Swansea West is higher30.1

  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, Swansea West 34.9Swansea West: 34.9Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Swansea West is higher34.9

  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, Swansea West 109.8Swansea West: 109.8Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Swansea West is higher109.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Swansea West 172.7Swansea West: 172.7Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Swansea West is higher172.7

  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, Swansea West 20.4Swansea West: 20.4Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Swansea West is higher20.4

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Lincoln and Swansea West, per resident
MeasureLincolnSwansea WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£5,369£5,392£5,093Swansea West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£2,119£2,128£2,010Swansea West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,939£1,948£1,840Swansea West
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,797£1,805£1,704Swansea West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£138£139£131Swansea West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£176£177£167Swansea West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£7.52£7.55£7.13Swansea West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£799£802£758Swansea West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£173£174£164Swansea West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£97£98£92Swansea West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£1,480£1,487£1,404Swansea West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£331£332£314Swansea West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£349£351£332Swansea West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.30£5.33£5.03Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£6.83£6.86£6.48Swansea West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£7.95£7.98£7.54Swansea West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3160.7Swansea West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.430.1Swansea West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.434.9Swansea West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.9109.8Swansea West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4172.7Swansea West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.720.4Swansea West

Total

Lincoln is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Swansea West on 21. 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 Swansea West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Swansea West £605.8mSwansea West: £605.8mLincoln: £488.5mSwansea West: £608.3mLincoln: £490.6mSwansea West: £574.6mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mSwansea West is higher£605.8m£608.3m£574.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Swansea West £239.1mSwansea West: £239.1mLincoln: £226.6mSwansea West: £240.1mLincoln: £227.5mSwansea West: £226.8mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mSwansea West is higher£239.1m£240.1m£226.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Swansea West £218.8mSwansea West: £218.8mLincoln: £159.0mSwansea West: £219.7mLincoln: £159.7mSwansea West: £207.6mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mSwansea West is higher£218.8m£219.7m£207.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Swansea West £202.7mSwansea West: £202.7mLincoln: £201.4mSwansea West: £203.6mLincoln: £202.2mSwansea West: £192.3mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mSwansea West is higher£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Swansea West £15.6mSwansea West: £15.6mLincoln: £9.6mSwansea West: £15.7mLincoln: £9.6mSwansea West: £14.8mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mSwansea West is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Swansea West £19.9mSwansea West: £19.9mLincoln: £15.0mSwansea West: £20.0mLincoln: £15.1mSwansea West: £18.9mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mSwansea West is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

  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, Swansea West £0.85mSwansea West: £0.85mLincoln: £0.58mSwansea West: £0.85mLincoln: £0.58mSwansea West: £0.80mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mSwansea West is higher£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Swansea West £90.2mSwansea West: £90.2mLincoln: £60.9mSwansea West: £90.5mLincoln: £61.2mSwansea West: £85.5mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mSwansea West is higher£90.2m£90.5m£85.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Swansea West £19.5mSwansea West: £19.5mLincoln: £14.0mSwansea West: £19.6mLincoln: £14.0mSwansea West: £18.5mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mSwansea West is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Swansea West £11.0mSwansea West: £11.0mLincoln: £8.9mSwansea West: £11.0mLincoln: £8.9mSwansea West: £10.4mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mSwansea West is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Swansea West £167.0mSwansea West: £167.0mLincoln: £124.2mSwansea West: £167.7mLincoln: £124.8mSwansea West: £158.4mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mSwansea West is higher£167.0m£167.7m£158.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Swansea West £37.3mSwansea West: £37.3mLincoln: £27.2mSwansea West: £37.5mLincoln: £27.3mSwansea West: £35.4mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mSwansea West is higher£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Swansea West £39.4mSwansea West: £39.4mLincoln: £24.7mSwansea West: £39.6mLincoln: £24.8mSwansea West: £37.4mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mSwansea West is higher£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Swansea West £0.60mSwansea West: £0.60mLincoln: £0.64mSwansea West: £0.60mLincoln: £0.65mSwansea West: £0.57mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Swansea West £0.77mSwansea West: £0.77mLincoln: £0.56mSwansea West: £0.77mLincoln: £0.56mSwansea West: £0.73mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSwansea West is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Swansea West £0.90mSwansea West: £0.90mLincoln: £0.74mSwansea West: £0.90mLincoln: £0.75mSwansea West: £0.85mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mSwansea West is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Swansea West 18,127Swansea West: 18,127Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Swansea West is higher18,127

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Swansea West 3,395Swansea West: 3,395Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Swansea West is higher3,395

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Swansea West 3,941Swansea West: 3,941Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Swansea West is higher3,941

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Swansea West 12,392Swansea West: 12,392Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Swansea West is higher12,392

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Swansea West 19,481Swansea West: 19,481Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Swansea West is higher19,481

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Swansea West 2,298Swansea West: 2,298Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Swansea West is higher2,298

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Swansea West, total
MeasureLincolnSwansea WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£605.8m£608.3m£574.6mSwansea West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£239.1m£240.1m£226.8mSwansea West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£218.8m£219.7m£207.6mSwansea West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£202.7m£203.6m£192.3mSwansea West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mSwansea West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mSwansea West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.85m£0.85m£0.80mSwansea West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£90.2m£90.5m£85.5mSwansea West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mSwansea West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mSwansea West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£167.0m£167.7m£158.4mSwansea West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£37.3m£37.5m£35.4mSwansea West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£39.4m£39.6m£37.4mSwansea West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mLincoln
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSwansea West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mSwansea West
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70918,127Swansea West
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3123,395Swansea West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1553,941Swansea West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,58412,392Swansea West
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81319,481Swansea West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8712,298Swansea West

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.
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  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.