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Scarborough and Whitby and Louth and Horncastle

98,856 and 98,577 residents (mid-2024).

Scarborough and Whitby is higher than Louth and Horncastle on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Scarborough and Whitby is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Louth and Horncastle on 11. 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

Scarborough and Whitby Louth and Horncastle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £5,505, Louth and Horncastle £5,936Louth and Horncastle: £5,936Scarborough and Whitby: £5,505Louth and Horncastle: £5,961Scarborough and Whitby: £5,528Louth and Horncastle: £5,630Scarborough and Whitby: £5,222

    £5,505£5,528£5,222Louth and Horncastle is higher£5,936£5,961£5,630

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Scarborough and Whitby £12,575, Louth and Horncastle £12,717Louth and Horncastle: £12,717Scarborough and Whitby: £12,575Louth and Horncastle: £12,772Scarborough and Whitby: £12,629Louth and Horncastle: £12,063Scarborough and Whitby: £11,928

    £12,575£12,629£11,928Louth and Horncastle is higher£12,717£12,772£12,063

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Scarborough and Whitby £2,327, Louth and Horncastle £2,190Louth and Horncastle: £2,190Scarborough and Whitby: £2,327Louth and Horncastle: £2,199Scarborough and Whitby: £2,337Louth and Horncastle: £2,077Scarborough and Whitby: £2,208

    £2,327£2,337£2,208Scarborough and Whitby is higher£2,190£2,199£2,077

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Scarborough and Whitby £11,250, Louth and Horncastle £11,521Louth and Horncastle: £11,521Scarborough and Whitby: £11,250Louth and Horncastle: £11,570Scarborough and Whitby: £11,298Louth and Horncastle: £10,929Scarborough and Whitby: £10,671

    £11,250£11,298£10,671Louth and Horncastle is higher£11,521£11,570£10,929

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Scarborough and Whitby £472, Louth and Horncastle £375Louth and Horncastle: £375Scarborough and Whitby: £472Louth and Horncastle: £377Scarborough and Whitby: £474Louth and Horncastle: £356Scarborough and Whitby: £448

    £472£474£448Scarborough and Whitby is higher£375£377£356

  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: Scarborough and Whitby £824, Louth and Horncastle £796Louth and Horncastle: £796Scarborough and Whitby: £824Louth and Horncastle: £800Scarborough and Whitby: £828Louth and Horncastle: £755Scarborough and Whitby: £782

    £824£828£782Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count£796£800£755

  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: Scarborough and Whitby £29, Louth and Horncastle £25Louth and Horncastle: £25Scarborough and Whitby: £29Louth and Horncastle: £25Scarborough and Whitby: £29Louth and Horncastle: £23Scarborough and Whitby: £28

    £29£29£28Scarborough and Whitby is higher£25£25£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £521, Louth and Horncastle £616Louth and Horncastle: £616Scarborough and Whitby: £521Louth and Horncastle: £619Scarborough and Whitby: £523Louth and Horncastle: £585Scarborough and Whitby: £494

    £521£523£494Louth and Horncastle is higher£616£619£585

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £158, Louth and Horncastle £153Louth and Horncastle: £153Scarborough and Whitby: £158Louth and Horncastle: £154Scarborough and Whitby: £158Louth and Horncastle: £145Scarborough and Whitby: £149

    £158£158£149Scarborough and Whitby is higher£153£154£145

  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: Scarborough and Whitby £125, Louth and Horncastle £181Louth and Horncastle: £181Scarborough and Whitby: £125Louth and Horncastle: £182Scarborough and Whitby: £126Louth and Horncastle: £172Scarborough and Whitby: £119

    £125£126£119Louth and Horncastle is higher£181£182£172

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Scarborough and Whitby £1,738, Louth and Horncastle £1,566Louth and Horncastle: £1,566Scarborough and Whitby: £1,738Louth and Horncastle: £1,573Scarborough and Whitby: £1,745Louth and Horncastle: £1,485Scarborough and Whitby: £1,648

    £1,738£1,745£1,648Scarborough and Whitby is higher£1,566£1,573£1,485

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £247, Louth and Horncastle £160Louth and Horncastle: £160Scarborough and Whitby: £247Louth and Horncastle: £161Scarborough and Whitby: £248Louth and Horncastle: £152Scarborough and Whitby: £234

    £247£248£234Scarborough and Whitby is higher£160£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scarborough and Whitby £453, Louth and Horncastle £424Louth and Horncastle: £424Scarborough and Whitby: £453Louth and Horncastle: £426Scarborough and Whitby: £455Louth and Horncastle: £403Scarborough and Whitby: £430

    £453£455£430Scarborough and Whitby is higher£424£426£403

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scarborough and Whitby £5.43, Louth and Horncastle £6.37Louth and Horncastle: £6.37Scarborough and Whitby: £5.43Louth and Horncastle: £6.39Scarborough and Whitby: £5.45Louth and Horncastle: £6.04Scarborough and Whitby: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Louth and Horncastle is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Scarborough and Whitby £6.41, Louth and Horncastle £12Louth and Horncastle: £12Scarborough and Whitby: £6.41Louth and Horncastle: £12Scarborough and Whitby: £6.44Louth and Horncastle: £11Scarborough and Whitby: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Louth and Horncastle is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £6.18, Louth and Horncastle £6.71Louth and Horncastle: £6.71Scarborough and Whitby: £6.18Louth and Horncastle: £6.73Scarborough and Whitby: £6.20Louth and Horncastle: £6.36Scarborough and Whitby: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Louth and Horncastle 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: Scarborough and Whitby 1,019.9, Louth and Horncastle 1,028.8Louth and Horncastle: 1,028.8Scarborough and Whitby: 1,019.9

    1,019.9Louth and Horncastle is higher1,028.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Scarborough and Whitby 118.8, Louth and Horncastle 96.5Louth and Horncastle: 96.5Scarborough and Whitby: 118.8

    118.8Scarborough and Whitby is higher96.5

  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: Scarborough and Whitby 168.0, Louth and Horncastle 162.2Louth and Horncastle: 162.2Scarborough and Whitby: 168.0

    168.0Scarborough and Whitby is higherDepends on how you count162.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 79.8, Louth and Horncastle 86.1Louth and Horncastle: 86.1Scarborough and Whitby: 79.8

    79.8Louth and Horncastle is higher86.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Scarborough and Whitby 221.9, Louth and Horncastle 207.9Louth and Horncastle: 207.9Scarborough and Whitby: 221.9

    221.9Scarborough and Whitby is higher207.9

  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: Scarborough and Whitby 27.2, Louth and Horncastle 38.7Louth and Horncastle: 38.7Scarborough and Whitby: 27.2

    27.2Louth and Horncastle is higher38.7

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Scarborough and Whitby and Louth and Horncastle, per person in the age group
MeasureScarborough and WhitbyLouth and HorncastleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,505£5,528£5,222£5,936£5,961£5,630Louth and Horncastle
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,575£12,629£11,928£12,717£12,772£12,063Louth and Horncastle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,327£2,337£2,208£2,190£2,199£2,077Scarborough and Whitby
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,250£11,298£10,671£11,521£11,570£10,929Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£472£474£448£375£377£356Scarborough and Whitby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£824£828£782£796£800£755Scarborough and Whitby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£25£25£23Scarborough and Whitby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£521£523£494£616£619£585Louth and Horncastle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£158£149£153£154£145Scarborough and Whitby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£181£182£172Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,738£1,745£1,648£1,566£1,573£1,485Scarborough and Whitby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£160£161£152Scarborough and Whitby
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£453£455£430£424£426£403Scarborough and Whitby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£6.37£6.39£6.04Louth and Horncastle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£12£12£11Louth and Horncastle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£6.71£6.73£6.36Louth and Horncastle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.91,028.8Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.896.5Scarborough and Whitby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.0162.2Scarborough and Whitby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.886.1Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026221.9207.9Scarborough and Whitby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.238.7Louth and Horncastle

Per resident

Scarborough and Whitby is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Louth and Horncastle 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

Scarborough and Whitby Louth and Horncastle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £5,505, Louth and Horncastle £5,936Louth and Horncastle: £5,936Scarborough and Whitby: £5,505Louth and Horncastle: £5,961Scarborough and Whitby: £5,528Louth and Horncastle: £5,630Scarborough and Whitby: £5,222

    £5,505£5,528£5,222Louth and Horncastle is higher£5,936£5,961£5,630

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £3,241, Louth and Horncastle £3,816Louth and Horncastle: £3,816Scarborough and Whitby: £3,241Louth and Horncastle: £3,832Scarborough and Whitby: £3,255Louth and Horncastle: £3,619Scarborough and Whitby: £3,074

    £3,241£3,255£3,074Louth and Horncastle is higher£3,816£3,832£3,619

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £1,333, Louth and Horncastle £1,184Louth and Horncastle: £1,184Scarborough and Whitby: £1,333Louth and Horncastle: £1,189Scarborough and Whitby: £1,339Louth and Horncastle: £1,123Scarborough and Whitby: £1,265

    £1,333£1,339£1,265Scarborough and Whitby is higher£1,184£1,189£1,123

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £2,899, Louth and Horncastle £3,457Louth and Horncastle: £3,457Scarborough and Whitby: £2,899Louth and Horncastle: £3,471Scarborough and Whitby: £2,911Louth and Horncastle: £3,279Scarborough and Whitby: £2,750

    £2,899£2,911£2,750Louth and Horncastle is higher£3,457£3,471£3,279

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £122, Louth and Horncastle £113Louth and Horncastle: £113Scarborough and Whitby: £122Louth and Horncastle: £113Scarborough and Whitby: £122Louth and Horncastle: £107Scarborough and Whitby: £115

    £122£122£115Scarborough and Whitby is higher£113£113£107

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £212, Louth and Horncastle £239Louth and Horncastle: £239Scarborough and Whitby: £212Louth and Horncastle: £240Scarborough and Whitby: £213Louth and Horncastle: £227Scarborough and Whitby: £201

    £212£213£201Louth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£227

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £7.54, Louth and Horncastle £7.42Louth and Horncastle: £7.42Scarborough and Whitby: £7.54Louth and Horncastle: £7.45Scarborough and Whitby: £7.57Louth and Horncastle: £7.04Scarborough and Whitby: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Scarborough and Whitby is higher£7.42£7.45£7.04

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £521, Louth and Horncastle £616Louth and Horncastle: £616Scarborough and Whitby: £521Louth and Horncastle: £619Scarborough and Whitby: £523Louth and Horncastle: £585Scarborough and Whitby: £494

    £521£523£494Louth and Horncastle is higher£616£619£585

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £158, Louth and Horncastle £153Louth and Horncastle: £153Scarborough and Whitby: £158Louth and Horncastle: £154Scarborough and Whitby: £158Louth and Horncastle: £145Scarborough and Whitby: £149

    £158£158£149Scarborough and Whitby is higher£153£154£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £72, Louth and Horncastle £98Louth and Horncastle: £98Scarborough and Whitby: £72Louth and Horncastle: £98Scarborough and Whitby: £72Louth and Horncastle: £93Scarborough and Whitby: £68

    £72£72£68Louth and Horncastle is higher£98£98£93

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £996, Louth and Horncastle £847Louth and Horncastle: £847Scarborough and Whitby: £996Louth and Horncastle: £850Scarborough and Whitby: £1,000Louth and Horncastle: £803Scarborough and Whitby: £944

    £996£1,000£944Scarborough and Whitby is higher£847£850£803

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £247, Louth and Horncastle £160Louth and Horncastle: £160Scarborough and Whitby: £247Louth and Horncastle: £161Scarborough and Whitby: £248Louth and Horncastle: £152Scarborough and Whitby: £234

    £247£248£234Scarborough and Whitby is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £259, Louth and Horncastle £230Louth and Horncastle: £230Scarborough and Whitby: £259Louth and Horncastle: £230Scarborough and Whitby: £260Louth and Horncastle: £218Scarborough and Whitby: £246

    £259£260£246Scarborough and Whitby is higher£230£230£218

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £3.11, Louth and Horncastle £3.45Louth and Horncastle: £3.45Scarborough and Whitby: £3.11Louth and Horncastle: £3.46Scarborough and Whitby: £3.12Louth and Horncastle: £3.27Scarborough and Whitby: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Louth and Horncastle is higher£3.45£3.46£3.27

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £3.67, Louth and Horncastle £6.49Louth and Horncastle: £6.49Scarborough and Whitby: £3.67Louth and Horncastle: £6.52Scarborough and Whitby: £3.68Louth and Horncastle: £6.16Scarborough and Whitby: £3.48

    £3.67£3.68£3.48Louth and Horncastle is higher£6.49£6.52£6.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scarborough and Whitby £6.18, Louth and Horncastle £6.71Louth and Horncastle: £6.71Scarborough and Whitby: £6.18Louth and Horncastle: £6.73Scarborough and Whitby: £6.20Louth and Horncastle: £6.36Scarborough and Whitby: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Louth and Horncastle is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 262.8, Louth and Horncastle 308.7Louth and Horncastle: 308.7Scarborough and Whitby: 262.8

    262.8Louth and Horncastle is higher308.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 30.6, Louth and Horncastle 28.9Louth and Horncastle: 28.9Scarborough and Whitby: 30.6

    30.6Scarborough and Whitby is higher28.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 43.3, Louth and Horncastle 48.7Louth and Horncastle: 48.7Scarborough and Whitby: 43.3

    43.3Louth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count48.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 79.8, Louth and Horncastle 86.1Louth and Horncastle: 86.1Scarborough and Whitby: 79.8

    79.8Louth and Horncastle is higher86.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 127.1, Louth and Horncastle 112.4Louth and Horncastle: 112.4Scarborough and Whitby: 127.1

    127.1Scarborough and Whitby is higher112.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scarborough and Whitby 15.6, Louth and Horncastle 20.9Louth and Horncastle: 20.9Scarborough and Whitby: 15.6

    15.6Louth and Horncastle is higher20.9

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Scarborough and Whitby and Louth and Horncastle, per resident
MeasureScarborough and WhitbyLouth and HorncastleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,505£5,528£5,222£5,936£5,961£5,630Louth and Horncastle
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,241£3,255£3,074£3,816£3,832£3,619Louth and Horncastle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,333£1,339£1,265£1,184£1,189£1,123Scarborough and Whitby
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,899£2,911£2,750£3,457£3,471£3,279Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£113£113£107Scarborough and Whitby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£212£213£201£239£240£227Louth and Horncastle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£7.42£7.45£7.04Scarborough and Whitby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£521£523£494£616£619£585Louth and Horncastle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£158£149£153£154£145Scarborough and Whitby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£98£98£93Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£996£1,000£944£847£850£803Scarborough and Whitby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£160£161£152Scarborough and Whitby
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£259£260£246£230£230£218Scarborough and Whitby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.45£3.46£3.27Louth and Horncastle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.67£3.68£3.48£6.49£6.52£6.16Louth and Horncastle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£6.71£6.73£6.36Louth and Horncastle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026262.8308.7Louth and Horncastle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.628.9Scarborough and Whitby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202643.348.7Louth and Horncastle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.886.1Louth and Horncastle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026127.1112.4Scarborough and Whitby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.620.9Louth and Horncastle

Total

Scarborough and Whitby is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Louth and Horncastle 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

Scarborough and Whitby Louth and Horncastle

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Scarborough and Whitby £544.2m, Louth and Horncastle £585.1mLouth and Horncastle: £585.1mScarborough and Whitby: £544.2mLouth and Horncastle: £587.6mScarborough and Whitby: £546.5mLouth and Horncastle: £555.0mScarborough and Whitby: £516.2m

    £544.2m£546.5m£516.2mLouth and Horncastle is higher£585.1m£587.6m£555.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Scarborough and Whitby £320.4m, Louth and Horncastle £376.1mLouth and Horncastle: £376.1mScarborough and Whitby: £320.4mLouth and Horncastle: £377.7mScarborough and Whitby: £321.7mLouth and Horncastle: £356.8mScarborough and Whitby: £303.9m

    £320.4m£321.7m£303.9mLouth and Horncastle is higher£376.1m£377.7m£356.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Scarborough and Whitby £131.8m, Louth and Horncastle £116.7mLouth and Horncastle: £116.7mScarborough and Whitby: £131.8mLouth and Horncastle: £117.2mScarborough and Whitby: £132.4mLouth and Horncastle: £110.7mScarborough and Whitby: £125.0m

    £131.8m£132.4m£125.0mScarborough and Whitby is higher£116.7m£117.2m£110.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Scarborough and Whitby £286.6m, Louth and Horncastle £340.8mLouth and Horncastle: £340.8mScarborough and Whitby: £286.6mLouth and Horncastle: £342.2mScarborough and Whitby: £287.8mLouth and Horncastle: £323.2mScarborough and Whitby: £271.9m

    £286.6m£287.8m£271.9mLouth and Horncastle is higher£340.8m£342.2m£323.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Scarborough and Whitby £12.0m, Louth and Horncastle £11.1mLouth and Horncastle: £11.1mScarborough and Whitby: £12.0mLouth and Horncastle: £11.1mScarborough and Whitby: £12.1mLouth and Horncastle: £10.5mScarborough and Whitby: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mScarborough and Whitby is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby £21.0m, Louth and Horncastle £23.6mLouth and Horncastle: £23.6mScarborough and Whitby: £21.0mLouth and Horncastle: £23.7mScarborough and Whitby: £21.1mLouth and Horncastle: £22.3mScarborough and Whitby: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mLouth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count£23.6m£23.7m£22.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby £0.75m, Louth and Horncastle £0.73mLouth and Horncastle: £0.73mScarborough and Whitby: £0.75mLouth and Horncastle: £0.74mScarborough and Whitby: £0.75mLouth and Horncastle: £0.69mScarborough and Whitby: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mScarborough and Whitby is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby £51.5m, Louth and Horncastle £60.7mLouth and Horncastle: £60.7mScarborough and Whitby: £51.5mLouth and Horncastle: £61.0mScarborough and Whitby: £51.7mLouth and Horncastle: £57.6mScarborough and Whitby: £48.8m

    £51.5m£51.7m£48.8mLouth and Horncastle is higher£60.7m£61.0m£57.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby £15.6m, Louth and Horncastle £15.1mLouth and Horncastle: £15.1mScarborough and Whitby: £15.6mLouth and Horncastle: £15.2mScarborough and Whitby: £15.6mLouth and Horncastle: £14.3mScarborough and Whitby: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.6m£14.8mScarborough and Whitby is higher£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby £7.1m, Louth and Horncastle £9.6mLouth and Horncastle: £9.6mScarborough and Whitby: £7.1mLouth and Horncastle: £9.7mScarborough and Whitby: £7.1mLouth and Horncastle: £9.2mScarborough and Whitby: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mLouth and Horncastle is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Scarborough and Whitby £98.4m, Louth and Horncastle £83.5mLouth and Horncastle: £83.5mScarborough and Whitby: £98.4mLouth and Horncastle: £83.8mScarborough and Whitby: £98.8mLouth and Horncastle: £79.2mScarborough and Whitby: £93.3m

    £98.4m£98.8m£93.3mScarborough and Whitby is higher£83.5m£83.8m£79.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Scarborough and Whitby £24.4m, Louth and Horncastle £15.8mLouth and Horncastle: £15.8mScarborough and Whitby: £24.4mLouth and Horncastle: £15.8mScarborough and Whitby: £24.5mLouth and Horncastle: £15.0mScarborough and Whitby: £23.1m

    £24.4m£24.5m£23.1mScarborough and Whitby is higher£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Scarborough and Whitby £25.6m, Louth and Horncastle £22.6mLouth and Horncastle: £22.6mScarborough and Whitby: £25.6mLouth and Horncastle: £22.7mScarborough and Whitby: £25.8mLouth and Horncastle: £21.5mScarborough and Whitby: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.8m£24.3mScarborough and Whitby is higher£22.6m£22.7m£21.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Scarborough and Whitby £0.31m, Louth and Horncastle £0.34mLouth and Horncastle: £0.34mScarborough and Whitby: £0.31mLouth and Horncastle: £0.34mScarborough and Whitby: £0.31mLouth and Horncastle: £0.32mScarborough and Whitby: £0.29m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.29mLouth and Horncastle is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Scarborough and Whitby £0.36m, Louth and Horncastle £0.64mLouth and Horncastle: £0.64mScarborough and Whitby: £0.36mLouth and Horncastle: £0.64mScarborough and Whitby: £0.36mLouth and Horncastle: £0.61mScarborough and Whitby: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLouth and Horncastle is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Scarborough and Whitby £0.61m, Louth and Horncastle £0.66mLouth and Horncastle: £0.66mScarborough and Whitby: £0.61mLouth and Horncastle: £0.66mScarborough and Whitby: £0.61mLouth and Horncastle: £0.63mScarborough and Whitby: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mLouth and Horncastle is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Scarborough and Whitby 25,982, Louth and Horncastle 30,427Louth and Horncastle: 30,427Scarborough and Whitby: 25,982

    25,982Louth and Horncastle is higher30,427

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Scarborough and Whitby 3,027, Louth and Horncastle 2,853Louth and Horncastle: 2,853Scarborough and Whitby: 3,027

    3,027Scarborough and Whitby is higher2,853

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby 4,280, Louth and Horncastle 4,796Louth and Horncastle: 4,796Scarborough and Whitby: 4,280

    4,280Louth and Horncastle is higherDepends on how you count4,796

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby 7,893, Louth and Horncastle 8,483Louth and Horncastle: 8,483Scarborough and Whitby: 7,893

    7,893Louth and Horncastle is higher8,483

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Scarborough and Whitby 12,568, Louth and Horncastle 11,084Louth and Horncastle: 11,084Scarborough and Whitby: 12,568

    12,568Scarborough and Whitby is higher11,084

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scarborough and Whitby 1,541, Louth and Horncastle 2,064Louth and Horncastle: 2,064Scarborough and Whitby: 1,541

    1,541Louth and Horncastle is higher2,064

Show the numbers
Scarborough and Whitby and Louth and Horncastle, total
MeasureScarborough and WhitbyLouth and HorncastleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£544.2m£546.5m£516.2m£585.1m£587.6m£555.0mLouth and Horncastle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£320.4m£321.7m£303.9m£376.1m£377.7m£356.8mLouth and Horncastle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£131.8m£132.4m£125.0m£116.7m£117.2m£110.7mScarborough and Whitby
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m£340.8m£342.2m£323.2mLouth and Horncastle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mScarborough and Whitby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£23.6m£23.7m£22.3mLouth and Horncastle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£0.73m£0.74m£0.69mScarborough and Whitby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.5m£51.7m£48.8m£60.7m£61.0m£57.6mLouth and Horncastle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mScarborough and Whitby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£9.6m£9.7m£9.2mLouth and Horncastle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£98.4m£98.8m£93.3m£83.5m£83.8m£79.2mScarborough and Whitby
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m£15.8m£15.8m£15.0mScarborough and Whitby
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.8m£24.3m£22.6m£22.7m£21.5mScarborough and Whitby
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mLouth and Horncastle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mLouth and Horncastle
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mLouth and Horncastle
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,98230,427Louth and Horncastle
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0272,853Scarborough and Whitby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2804,796Louth and Horncastle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8938,483Louth and Horncastle
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,56811,084Scarborough and Whitby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5412,064Louth and Horncastle

Sources

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

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  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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