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Louth and Horncastle and St Ives

98,577 and 89,575 residents (mid-2024).

Louth and Horncastle is higher than St Ives on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Louth and Horncastle is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 4. 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

Louth and Horncastle St Ives

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £5,936, St Ives £5,291St Ives: £5,291Louth and Horncastle: £5,936St Ives: £5,314Louth and Horncastle: £5,961St Ives: £5,019Louth and Horncastle: £5,630

    £5,936£5,961£5,630Louth and Horncastle is higher£5,291£5,314£5,019

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Louth and Horncastle £12,717, St Ives £12,199St Ives: £12,199Louth and Horncastle: £12,717St Ives: £12,251Louth and Horncastle: £12,772St Ives: £11,571Louth and Horncastle: £12,063

    £12,717£12,772£12,063Louth and Horncastle is higher£12,199£12,251£11,571

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Louth and Horncastle £2,190, St Ives £2,013St Ives: £2,013Louth and Horncastle: £2,190St Ives: £2,022Louth and Horncastle: £2,199St Ives: £1,910Louth and Horncastle: £2,077

    £2,190£2,199£2,077Louth and Horncastle is higher£2,013£2,022£1,910

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Louth and Horncastle £11,521, St Ives £11,139St Ives: £11,139Louth and Horncastle: £11,521St Ives: £11,187Louth and Horncastle: £11,570St Ives: £10,566Louth and Horncastle: £10,929

    £11,521£11,570£10,929Louth and Horncastle is higher£11,139£11,187£10,566

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Louth and Horncastle £375, St Ives £439St Ives: £439Louth and Horncastle: £375St Ives: £441Louth and Horncastle: £377St Ives: £417Louth and Horncastle: £356

    £375£377£356St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£439£441£417

  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: Louth and Horncastle £796, St Ives £590St Ives: £590Louth and Horncastle: £796St Ives: £593Louth and Horncastle: £800St Ives: £560Louth and Horncastle: £755

    £796£800£755Louth and Horncastle is higher£590£593£560

  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: Louth and Horncastle £25, St Ives £30St Ives: £30Louth and Horncastle: £25St Ives: £30Louth and Horncastle: £25St Ives: £29Louth and Horncastle: £23

    £25£25£23St Ives is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £616, St Ives £468St Ives: £468Louth and Horncastle: £616St Ives: £470Louth and Horncastle: £619St Ives: £444Louth and Horncastle: £585

    £616£619£585Louth and Horncastle is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £153, St Ives £108St Ives: £108Louth and Horncastle: £153St Ives: £108Louth and Horncastle: £154St Ives: £102Louth and Horncastle: £145

    £153£154£145Louth and Horncastle is higher£108£108£102

  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: Louth and Horncastle £181, St Ives £106St Ives: £106Louth and Horncastle: £181St Ives: £106Louth and Horncastle: £182St Ives: £100Louth and Horncastle: £172

    £181£182£172Louth and Horncastle is higher£106£106£100

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Louth and Horncastle £1,566, St Ives £1,513St Ives: £1,513Louth and Horncastle: £1,566St Ives: £1,520Louth and Horncastle: £1,573St Ives: £1,435Louth and Horncastle: £1,485

    £1,566£1,573£1,485Louth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count£1,513£1,520£1,435

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £160, St Ives £228St Ives: £228Louth and Horncastle: £160St Ives: £229Louth and Horncastle: £161St Ives: £216Louth and Horncastle: £152

    £160£161£152St Ives is higher£228£229£216

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Louth and Horncastle £424, St Ives £382St Ives: £382Louth and Horncastle: £424St Ives: £383Louth and Horncastle: £426St Ives: £362Louth and Horncastle: £403

    £424£426£403Louth and Horncastle is higher£382£383£362

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Louth and Horncastle £6.37, St Ives £5.24St Ives: £5.24Louth and Horncastle: £6.37St Ives: £5.26Louth and Horncastle: £6.39St Ives: £4.97Louth and Horncastle: £6.04

    £6.37£6.39£6.04Louth and Horncastle is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Louth and Horncastle £12, St Ives £7.23St Ives: £7.23Louth and Horncastle: £12St Ives: £7.26Louth and Horncastle: £12St Ives: £6.86Louth and Horncastle: £11

    £12£12£11Louth and Horncastle is higher£7.23£7.26£6.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £6.71, St Ives £6.45St Ives: £6.45Louth and Horncastle: £6.71St Ives: £6.48Louth and Horncastle: £6.73St Ives: £6.12Louth and Horncastle: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Louth and Horncastle is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Louth and Horncastle 1,028.8, St Ives 1,018.5St Ives: 1,018.5Louth and Horncastle: 1,028.8

    1,028.8Louth and Horncastle is higher1,018.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Louth and Horncastle 96.5, St Ives 114.2St Ives: 114.2Louth and Horncastle: 96.5

    96.5St Ives is higherDepends on how you count114.2

  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: Louth and Horncastle 162.2, St Ives 126.3St Ives: 126.3Louth and Horncastle: 162.2

    162.2Louth and Horncastle is higher126.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 86.1, St Ives 69.7St Ives: 69.7Louth and Horncastle: 86.1

    86.1Louth and Horncastle is higher69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Louth and Horncastle 207.9, St Ives 194.7St Ives: 194.7Louth and Horncastle: 207.9

    207.9Louth and Horncastle is higher194.7

  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: Louth and Horncastle 38.7, St Ives 23.5St Ives: 23.5Louth and Horncastle: 38.7

    38.7Louth and Horncastle is higher23.5

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Louth and Horncastle and St Ives, per person in the age group
MeasureLouth and HorncastleSt IvesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,936£5,961£5,630£5,291£5,314£5,019Louth and Horncastle
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,717£12,772£12,063£12,199£12,251£11,571Louth and Horncastle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,190£2,199£2,077£2,013£2,022£1,910Louth and Horncastle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,521£11,570£10,929£11,139£11,187£10,566Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£375£377£356£439£441£417St Ives
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£796£800£755£590£593£560Louth and Horncastle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£23£30£30£29St Ives
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£585£468£470£444Louth and Horncastle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£108£108£102Louth and Horncastle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£182£172£106£106£100Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,566£1,573£1,485£1,513£1,520£1,435Louth and Horncastle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£228£229£216St Ives
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£424£426£403£382£383£362Louth and Horncastle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.37£6.39£6.04£5.24£5.26£4.97Louth and Horncastle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.23£7.26£6.86Louth and Horncastle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£6.45£6.48£6.12Louth and Horncastle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.81,018.5Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.5114.2St Ives
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.2126.3Louth and Horncastle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.169.7Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026207.9194.7Louth and Horncastle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.723.5Louth and Horncastle

Per resident

Louth and Horncastle is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Louth and Horncastle St Ives

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £5,936, St Ives £5,291St Ives: £5,291Louth and Horncastle: £5,936St Ives: £5,314Louth and Horncastle: £5,961St Ives: £5,019Louth and Horncastle: £5,630

    £5,936£5,961£5,630Louth and Horncastle is higher£5,291£5,314£5,019

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £3,816, St Ives £3,347St Ives: £3,347Louth and Horncastle: £3,816St Ives: £3,361Louth and Horncastle: £3,832St Ives: £3,175Louth and Horncastle: £3,619

    £3,816£3,832£3,619Louth and Horncastle is higher£3,347£3,361£3,175

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £1,184, St Ives £1,134St Ives: £1,134Louth and Horncastle: £1,184St Ives: £1,139Louth and Horncastle: £1,189St Ives: £1,076Louth and Horncastle: £1,123

    £1,184£1,189£1,123Louth and Horncastle is higher£1,134£1,139£1,076

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £3,457, St Ives £3,056St Ives: £3,056Louth and Horncastle: £3,457St Ives: £3,069Louth and Horncastle: £3,471St Ives: £2,899Louth and Horncastle: £3,279

    £3,457£3,471£3,279Louth and Horncastle is higher£3,056£3,069£2,899

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £113, St Ives £121St Ives: £121Louth and Horncastle: £113St Ives: £121Louth and Horncastle: £113St Ives: £114Louth and Horncastle: £107

    £113£113£107St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £239, St Ives £162St Ives: £162Louth and Horncastle: £239St Ives: £163Louth and Horncastle: £240St Ives: £154Louth and Horncastle: £227

    £239£240£227Louth and Horncastle is higher£162£163£154

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £7.42, St Ives £8.25St Ives: £8.25Louth and Horncastle: £7.42St Ives: £8.29Louth and Horncastle: £7.45St Ives: £7.83Louth and Horncastle: £7.04

    £7.42£7.45£7.04St Ives is higher£8.25£8.29£7.83

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £616, St Ives £468St Ives: £468Louth and Horncastle: £616St Ives: £470Louth and Horncastle: £619St Ives: £444Louth and Horncastle: £585

    £616£619£585Louth and Horncastle is higher£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £153, St Ives £108St Ives: £108Louth and Horncastle: £153St Ives: £108Louth and Horncastle: £154St Ives: £102Louth and Horncastle: £145

    £153£154£145Louth and Horncastle is higher£108£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £98, St Ives £60St Ives: £60Louth and Horncastle: £98St Ives: £60Louth and Horncastle: £98St Ives: £57Louth and Horncastle: £93

    £98£98£93Louth and Horncastle is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £847, St Ives £852St Ives: £852Louth and Horncastle: £847St Ives: £856Louth and Horncastle: £850St Ives: £809Louth and Horncastle: £803

    £847£850£803St Ives is higherDepends on how you count£852£856£809

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £160, St Ives £228St Ives: £228Louth and Horncastle: £160St Ives: £229Louth and Horncastle: £161St Ives: £216Louth and Horncastle: £152

    £160£161£152St Ives is higher£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £230, St Ives £215St Ives: £215Louth and Horncastle: £230St Ives: £216Louth and Horncastle: £230St Ives: £204Louth and Horncastle: £218

    £230£230£218Louth and Horncastle is higher£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £3.45, St Ives £2.95St Ives: £2.95Louth and Horncastle: £3.45St Ives: £2.96Louth and Horncastle: £3.46St Ives: £2.80Louth and Horncastle: £3.27

    £3.45£3.46£3.27Louth and Horncastle is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £6.49, St Ives £4.07St Ives: £4.07Louth and Horncastle: £6.49St Ives: £4.09Louth and Horncastle: £6.52St Ives: £3.86Louth and Horncastle: £6.16

    £6.49£6.52£6.16Louth and Horncastle is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Louth and Horncastle £6.71, St Ives £6.45St Ives: £6.45Louth and Horncastle: £6.71St Ives: £6.48Louth and Horncastle: £6.73St Ives: £6.12Louth and Horncastle: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Louth and Horncastle is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 308.7, St Ives 279.5St Ives: 279.5Louth and Horncastle: 308.7

    308.7Louth and Horncastle is higher279.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 28.9, St Ives 31.3St Ives: 31.3Louth and Horncastle: 28.9

    28.9St Ives is higherDepends on how you count31.3

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 48.7, St Ives 34.7St Ives: 34.7Louth and Horncastle: 48.7

    48.7Louth and Horncastle is higher34.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 86.1, St Ives 69.7St Ives: 69.7Louth and Horncastle: 86.1

    86.1Louth and Horncastle is higher69.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 112.4, St Ives 109.7St Ives: 109.7Louth and Horncastle: 112.4

    112.4Louth and Horncastle is higher109.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Louth and Horncastle 20.9, St Ives 13.2St Ives: 13.2Louth and Horncastle: 20.9

    20.9Louth and Horncastle is higher13.2

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Louth and Horncastle and St Ives, per resident
MeasureLouth and HorncastleSt IvesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,936£5,961£5,630£5,291£5,314£5,019Louth and Horncastle
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,816£3,832£3,619£3,347£3,361£3,175Louth and Horncastle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,184£1,189£1,123£1,134£1,139£1,076Louth and Horncastle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,457£3,471£3,279£3,056£3,069£2,899Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£121£121£114St Ives
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227£162£163£154Louth and Horncastle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.42£7.45£7.04£8.25£8.29£7.83St Ives
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£585£468£470£444Louth and Horncastle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£108£108£102Louth and Horncastle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£60£60£57Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£847£850£803£852£856£809St Ives
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£228£229£216St Ives
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£230£230£218£215£216£204Louth and Horncastle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.45£3.46£3.27£2.95£2.96£2.80Louth and Horncastle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.49£6.52£6.16£4.07£4.09£3.86Louth and Horncastle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£6.45£6.48£6.12Louth and Horncastle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026308.7279.5Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.931.3St Ives
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202648.734.7Louth and Horncastle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.169.7Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.4109.7Louth and Horncastle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.913.2Louth and Horncastle

Total

Louth and Horncastle is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and St Ives on 2. 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

Louth and Horncastle St Ives

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Louth and Horncastle £585.1m, St Ives £474.0mSt Ives: £474.0mLouth and Horncastle: £585.1mSt Ives: £476.0mLouth and Horncastle: £587.6mSt Ives: £449.6mLouth and Horncastle: £555.0m

    £585.1m£587.6m£555.0mLouth and Horncastle is higher£474.0m£476.0m£449.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Louth and Horncastle £376.1m, St Ives £299.8mSt Ives: £299.8mLouth and Horncastle: £376.1mSt Ives: £301.1mLouth and Horncastle: £377.7mSt Ives: £284.4mLouth and Horncastle: £356.8m

    £376.1m£377.7m£356.8mLouth and Horncastle is higher£299.8m£301.1m£284.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Louth and Horncastle £116.7m, St Ives £101.6mSt Ives: £101.6mLouth and Horncastle: £116.7mSt Ives: £102.0mLouth and Horncastle: £117.2mSt Ives: £96.4mLouth and Horncastle: £110.7m

    £116.7m£117.2m£110.7mLouth and Horncastle is higher£101.6m£102.0m£96.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Louth and Horncastle £340.8m, St Ives £273.8mSt Ives: £273.8mLouth and Horncastle: £340.8mSt Ives: £274.9mLouth and Horncastle: £342.2mSt Ives: £259.7mLouth and Horncastle: £323.2m

    £340.8m£342.2m£323.2mLouth and Horncastle is higher£273.8m£274.9m£259.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Louth and Horncastle £11.1m, St Ives £10.8mSt Ives: £10.8mLouth and Horncastle: £11.1mSt Ives: £10.8mLouth and Horncastle: £11.1mSt Ives: £10.2mLouth and Horncastle: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.1m£10.5mLouth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle £23.6m, St Ives £14.5mSt Ives: £14.5mLouth and Horncastle: £23.6mSt Ives: £14.6mLouth and Horncastle: £23.7mSt Ives: £13.8mLouth and Horncastle: £22.3m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.3mLouth and Horncastle is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle £0.73m, St Ives £0.74mSt Ives: £0.74mLouth and Horncastle: £0.73mSt Ives: £0.74mLouth and Horncastle: £0.74mSt Ives: £0.70mLouth and Horncastle: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.69mSt Ives is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle £60.7m, St Ives £41.9mSt Ives: £41.9mLouth and Horncastle: £60.7mSt Ives: £42.1mLouth and Horncastle: £61.0mSt Ives: £39.8mLouth and Horncastle: £57.6m

    £60.7m£61.0m£57.6mLouth and Horncastle is higher£41.9m£42.1m£39.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle £15.1m, St Ives £9.6mSt Ives: £9.6mLouth and Horncastle: £15.1mSt Ives: £9.7mLouth and Horncastle: £15.2mSt Ives: £9.2mLouth and Horncastle: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mLouth and Horncastle is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle £9.6m, St Ives £5.3mSt Ives: £5.3mLouth and Horncastle: £9.6mSt Ives: £5.4mLouth and Horncastle: £9.7mSt Ives: £5.1mLouth and Horncastle: £9.2m

    £9.6m£9.7m£9.2mLouth and Horncastle is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Louth and Horncastle £83.5m, St Ives £76.4mSt Ives: £76.4mLouth and Horncastle: £83.5mSt Ives: £76.7mLouth and Horncastle: £83.8mSt Ives: £72.4mLouth and Horncastle: £79.2m

    £83.5m£83.8m£79.2mLouth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count£76.4m£76.7m£72.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Louth and Horncastle £15.8m, St Ives £20.4mSt Ives: £20.4mLouth and Horncastle: £15.8mSt Ives: £20.5mLouth and Horncastle: £15.8mSt Ives: £19.4mLouth and Horncastle: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.8m£15.0mSt Ives is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Louth and Horncastle £22.6m, St Ives £19.3mSt Ives: £19.3mLouth and Horncastle: £22.6mSt Ives: £19.3mLouth and Horncastle: £22.7mSt Ives: £18.3mLouth and Horncastle: £21.5m

    £22.6m£22.7m£21.5mLouth and Horncastle is higher£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Louth and Horncastle £0.34m, St Ives £0.26mSt Ives: £0.26mLouth and Horncastle: £0.34mSt Ives: £0.27mLouth and Horncastle: £0.34mSt Ives: £0.25mLouth and Horncastle: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLouth and Horncastle is higher£0.26m£0.27m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Louth and Horncastle £0.64m, St Ives £0.36mSt Ives: £0.36mLouth and Horncastle: £0.64mSt Ives: £0.37mLouth and Horncastle: £0.64mSt Ives: £0.35mLouth and Horncastle: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mLouth and Horncastle is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Louth and Horncastle £0.66m, St Ives £0.58mSt Ives: £0.58mLouth and Horncastle: £0.66mSt Ives: £0.58mLouth and Horncastle: £0.66mSt Ives: £0.55mLouth and Horncastle: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLouth and Horncastle is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Louth and Horncastle 30,427, St Ives 25,033St Ives: 25,033Louth and Horncastle: 30,427

    30,427Louth and Horncastle is higher25,033

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Louth and Horncastle 2,853, St Ives 2,807St Ives: 2,807Louth and Horncastle: 2,853

    2,853Louth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count2,807

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle 4,796, St Ives 3,104St Ives: 3,104Louth and Horncastle: 4,796

    4,796Louth and Horncastle is higher3,104

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle 8,483, St Ives 6,239St Ives: 6,239Louth and Horncastle: 8,483

    8,483Louth and Horncastle is higher6,239

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Louth and Horncastle 11,084, St Ives 9,824St Ives: 9,824Louth and Horncastle: 11,084

    11,084Louth and Horncastle is higher9,824

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Louth and Horncastle 2,064, St Ives 1,185St Ives: 1,185Louth and Horncastle: 2,064

    2,064Louth and Horncastle is higher1,185

Show the numbers
Louth and Horncastle and St Ives, total
MeasureLouth and HorncastleSt IvesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£585.1m£587.6m£555.0m£474.0m£476.0m£449.6mLouth and Horncastle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£376.1m£377.7m£356.8m£299.8m£301.1m£284.4mLouth and Horncastle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£116.7m£117.2m£110.7m£101.6m£102.0m£96.4mLouth and Horncastle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£340.8m£342.2m£323.2m£273.8m£274.9m£259.7mLouth and Horncastle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mLouth and Horncastle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.3m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mLouth and Horncastle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mSt Ives
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.7m£61.0m£57.6m£41.9m£42.1m£39.8mLouth and Horncastle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£9.6m£9.7m£9.2mLouth and Horncastle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.7m£9.2m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mLouth and Horncastle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.5m£83.8m£79.2m£76.4m£76.7m£72.4mLouth and Horncastle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mSt Ives
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.6m£22.7m£21.5m£19.3m£19.3m£18.3mLouth and Horncastle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.26m£0.27m£0.25mLouth and Horncastle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mLouth and Horncastle
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLouth and Horncastle
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,42725,033Louth and Horncastle
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8532,807Louth and Horncastle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7963,104Louth and Horncastle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,4836,239Louth and Horncastle
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,0849,824Louth and Horncastle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0641,185Louth and Horncastle

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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