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Scunthorpe and Darlington

106,865 and 101,267 residents (mid-2024).

Scunthorpe is higher than Darlington on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Scunthorpe is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Darlington 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

Scunthorpe Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £4,820, Darlington £4,854Darlington: £4,854Scunthorpe: £4,820Darlington: £4,874Scunthorpe: £4,841Darlington: £4,604Scunthorpe: £4,572

    £4,820£4,841£4,572Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£4,854£4,874£4,604

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe £12,729, Darlington £12,865Darlington: £12,865Scunthorpe: £12,729Darlington: £12,920Scunthorpe: £12,784Darlington: £12,203Scunthorpe: £12,074

    £12,729£12,784£12,074Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£12,865£12,920£12,203

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £2,376, Darlington £2,343Darlington: £2,343Scunthorpe: £2,376Darlington: £2,353Scunthorpe: £2,386Darlington: £2,222Scunthorpe: £2,254

    £2,376£2,386£2,254Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,343£2,353£2,222

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe £11,402, Darlington £11,524Darlington: £11,524Scunthorpe: £11,402Darlington: £11,573Scunthorpe: £11,451Darlington: £10,931Scunthorpe: £10,815

    £11,402£11,451£10,815Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe £461, Darlington £533Darlington: £533Scunthorpe: £461Darlington: £535Scunthorpe: £463Darlington: £505Scunthorpe: £437

    £461£463£437Darlington is higher£533£535£505

  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: Scunthorpe £837, Darlington £776Darlington: £776Scunthorpe: £837Darlington: £780Scunthorpe: £841Darlington: £736Scunthorpe: £794

    £837£841£794Scunthorpe is higher£776£780£736

  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: Scunthorpe £29, Darlington £32Darlington: £32Scunthorpe: £29Darlington: £32Scunthorpe: £29Darlington: £30Scunthorpe: £28

    £29£29£28Darlington is higher£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £548, Darlington £552Darlington: £552Scunthorpe: £548Darlington: £555Scunthorpe: £550Darlington: £524Scunthorpe: £520

    £548£550£520Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£552£555£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £143, Darlington £137Darlington: £137Scunthorpe: £143Darlington: £137Scunthorpe: £143Darlington: £130Scunthorpe: £135

    £143£143£135Scunthorpe is higher£137£137£130

  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: Scunthorpe £151, Darlington £140Darlington: £140Scunthorpe: £151Darlington: £141Scunthorpe: £152Darlington: £133Scunthorpe: £144

    £151£152£144Scunthorpe is higher£140£141£133

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £1,889, Darlington £1,819Darlington: £1,819Scunthorpe: £1,889Darlington: £1,826Scunthorpe: £1,897Darlington: £1,725Scunthorpe: £1,792

    £1,889£1,897£1,792Scunthorpe is higher£1,819£1,826£1,725

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scunthorpe £195, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Scunthorpe: £195Darlington: £225Scunthorpe: £196Darlington: £213Scunthorpe: £185

    £195£196£185Darlington is higher£224£225£213

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £318, Darlington £365Darlington: £365Scunthorpe: £318Darlington: £367Scunthorpe: £320Darlington: £346Scunthorpe: £302

    £318£320£302Darlington is higher£365£367£346

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £8.30, Darlington £9.83Darlington: £9.83Scunthorpe: £8.30Darlington: £9.87Scunthorpe: £8.33Darlington: £9.32Scunthorpe: £7.87

    £8.30£8.33£7.87Darlington is higher£9.83£9.87£9.32

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £8.66, Darlington £8.48Darlington: £8.48Scunthorpe: £8.66Darlington: £8.51Scunthorpe: £8.69Darlington: £8.04Scunthorpe: £8.21

    £8.66£8.69£8.21Scunthorpe is higher£8.48£8.51£8.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.99, Darlington £5.36Darlington: £5.36Scunthorpe: £5.99Darlington: £5.38Scunthorpe: £6.01Darlington: £5.08Scunthorpe: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Scunthorpe is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe 1,009.7, Darlington 1,008.1Darlington: 1,008.1Scunthorpe: 1,009.7

    1,009.7Scunthorpe is higher1,008.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe 116.2, Darlington 125.9Darlington: 125.9Scunthorpe: 116.2

    116.2Darlington is higher125.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe 174.5, Darlington 160.6Darlington: 160.6Scunthorpe: 174.5

    174.5Scunthorpe is higher160.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 82.1, Darlington 82.2Darlington: 82.2Scunthorpe: 82.1

    82.1Darlington is higherDepends on how you count82.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe 237.4, Darlington 226.5Darlington: 226.5Scunthorpe: 237.4

    237.4Scunthorpe is higher226.5

  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: Scunthorpe 32.8, Darlington 30.9Darlington: 30.9Scunthorpe: 32.8

    32.8Scunthorpe is higher30.9

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Scunthorpe and Darlington, per person in the age group
MeasureScunthorpeDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,820£4,841£4,572£4,854£4,874£4,604Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,729£12,784£12,074£12,865£12,920£12,203Darlington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,376£2,386£2,254£2,343£2,353£2,222Scunthorpe
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,402£11,451£10,815£11,524£11,573£10,931Darlington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£461£463£437£533£535£505Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£837£841£794£776£780£736Scunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£32£32£30Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£550£520£552£555£524Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£137£137£130Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£151£152£144£140£141£133Scunthorpe
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,889£1,897£1,792£1,819£1,826£1,725Scunthorpe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£224£225£213Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£318£320£302£365£367£346Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.30£8.33£7.87£9.83£9.87£9.32Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.66£8.69£8.21£8.48£8.51£8.04Scunthorpe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.36£5.38£5.08Scunthorpe
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.71,008.1Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.2125.9Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.5160.6Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.182.2Darlington
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.4226.5Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.830.9Scunthorpe

Per resident

Scunthorpe is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 10. 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

Scunthorpe Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £4,820, Darlington £4,854Darlington: £4,854Scunthorpe: £4,820Darlington: £4,874Scunthorpe: £4,841Darlington: £4,604Scunthorpe: £4,572

    £4,820£4,841£4,572Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£4,854£4,874£4,604

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £2,497, Darlington £2,496Darlington: £2,496Scunthorpe: £2,497Darlington: £2,507Scunthorpe: £2,508Darlington: £2,368Scunthorpe: £2,369

    £2,497£2,508£2,369Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,496£2,507£2,368

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £1,431, Darlington £1,439Darlington: £1,439Scunthorpe: £1,431Darlington: £1,445Scunthorpe: £1,437Darlington: £1,365Scunthorpe: £1,357

    £1,431£1,437£1,357Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£1,439£1,445£1,365

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Scunthorpe £2,237, Darlington £2,236Darlington: £2,236Scunthorpe: £2,237Darlington: £2,246Scunthorpe: £2,246Darlington: £2,121Scunthorpe: £2,122

    £2,237£2,246£2,122Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,236£2,246£2,121

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Scunthorpe £90, Darlington £103Darlington: £103Scunthorpe: £90Darlington: £104Scunthorpe: £91Darlington: £98Scunthorpe: £86

    £90£91£86Darlington is higher£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £164, Darlington £151Darlington: £151Scunthorpe: £164Darlington: £151Scunthorpe: £165Darlington: £143Scunthorpe: £156

    £164£165£156Scunthorpe is higher£151£151£143

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.71, Darlington £6.11Darlington: £6.11Scunthorpe: £5.71Darlington: £6.14Scunthorpe: £5.74Darlington: £5.80Scunthorpe: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42Darlington is higher£6.11£6.14£5.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £548, Darlington £552Darlington: £552Scunthorpe: £548Darlington: £555Scunthorpe: £550Darlington: £524Scunthorpe: £520

    £548£550£520Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£552£555£524

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £143, Darlington £137Darlington: £137Scunthorpe: £143Darlington: £137Scunthorpe: £143Darlington: £130Scunthorpe: £135

    £143£143£135Scunthorpe is higher£137£137£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £91, Darlington £86Darlington: £86Scunthorpe: £91Darlington: £87Scunthorpe: £92Darlington: £82Scunthorpe: £87

    £91£92£87Scunthorpe is higher£86£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Scunthorpe £1,138, Darlington £1,117Darlington: £1,117Scunthorpe: £1,138Darlington: £1,122Scunthorpe: £1,143Darlington: £1,059Scunthorpe: £1,079

    £1,138£1,143£1,079Scunthorpe is higher£1,117£1,122£1,059

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scunthorpe £195, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Scunthorpe: £195Darlington: £225Scunthorpe: £196Darlington: £213Scunthorpe: £185

    £195£196£185Darlington is higher£224£225£213

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Scunthorpe £192, Darlington £224Darlington: £224Scunthorpe: £192Darlington: £225Scunthorpe: £193Darlington: £213Scunthorpe: £182

    £192£193£182Darlington is higher£224£225£213

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.00, Darlington £6.04Darlington: £6.04Scunthorpe: £5.00Darlington: £6.07Scunthorpe: £5.02Darlington: £5.73Scunthorpe: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Darlington is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.22, Darlington £5.21Darlington: £5.21Scunthorpe: £5.22Darlington: £5.23Scunthorpe: £5.24Darlington: £4.94Scunthorpe: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Scunthorpe is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.99, Darlington £5.36Darlington: £5.36Scunthorpe: £5.99Darlington: £5.38Scunthorpe: £6.01Darlington: £5.08Scunthorpe: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Scunthorpe is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 198.1, Darlington 195.6Darlington: 195.6Scunthorpe: 198.1

    198.1Scunthorpe is higher195.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 22.8, Darlington 24.4Darlington: 24.4Scunthorpe: 22.8

    22.8Darlington is higher24.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 34.2, Darlington 31.2Darlington: 31.2Scunthorpe: 34.2

    34.2Scunthorpe is higher31.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 82.1, Darlington 82.2Darlington: 82.2Scunthorpe: 82.1

    82.1Darlington is higherDepends on how you count82.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 143.0, Darlington 139.1Darlington: 139.1Scunthorpe: 143.0

    143.0Scunthorpe is higher139.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 19.7, Darlington 19.0Darlington: 19.0Scunthorpe: 19.7

    19.7Scunthorpe is higher19.0

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Scunthorpe and Darlington, per resident
MeasureScunthorpeDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,820£4,841£4,572£4,854£4,874£4,604Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,497£2,508£2,369£2,496£2,507£2,368Scunthorpe
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,431£1,437£1,357£1,439£1,445£1,365Darlington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,237£2,246£2,122£2,236£2,246£2,121Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£103£104£98Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£151£151£143Scunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£6.11£6.14£5.80Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£550£520£552£555£524Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£137£137£130Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£86£87£82Scunthorpe
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,079£1,117£1,122£1,059Scunthorpe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£224£225£213Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£224£225£213Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£6.04£6.07£5.73Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£5.21£5.23£4.94Scunthorpe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.36£5.38£5.08Scunthorpe
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026198.1195.6Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.824.4Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.231.2Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.182.2Darlington
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026143.0139.1Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.0Scunthorpe

Total

Scunthorpe is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Scunthorpe Darlington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Scunthorpe £515.1m, Darlington £491.5mDarlington: £491.5mScunthorpe: £515.1mDarlington: £493.6mScunthorpe: £517.3mDarlington: £466.2mScunthorpe: £488.6m

    £515.1m£517.3m£488.6mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Scunthorpe £266.9m, Darlington £252.8mDarlington: £252.8mScunthorpe: £266.9mDarlington: £253.9mScunthorpe: £268.0mDarlington: £239.8mScunthorpe: £253.1m

    £266.9m£268.0m£253.1mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£252.8m£253.9m£239.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Scunthorpe £152.9m, Darlington £145.7mDarlington: £145.7mScunthorpe: £152.9mDarlington: £146.3mScunthorpe: £153.6mDarlington: £138.2mScunthorpe: £145.1m

    £152.9m£153.6m£145.1mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Scunthorpe £239.0m, Darlington £226.5mDarlington: £226.5mScunthorpe: £239.0mDarlington: £227.4mScunthorpe: £240.1mDarlington: £214.8mScunthorpe: £226.7m

    £239.0m£240.1m£226.7mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£226.5m£227.4m£214.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Scunthorpe £9.7m, Darlington £10.5mDarlington: £10.5mScunthorpe: £9.7mDarlington: £10.5mScunthorpe: £9.7mDarlington: £9.9mScunthorpe: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mDarlington is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe £17.6m, Darlington £15.3mDarlington: £15.3mScunthorpe: £17.6mDarlington: £15.3mScunthorpe: £17.6mDarlington: £14.5mScunthorpe: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.7mScunthorpe is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Scunthorpe £0.61m, Darlington £0.62mDarlington: £0.62mScunthorpe: £0.61mDarlington: £0.62mScunthorpe: £0.61mDarlington: £0.59mScunthorpe: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDarlington is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe £58.6m, Darlington £55.9mDarlington: £55.9mScunthorpe: £58.6mDarlington: £56.2mScunthorpe: £58.8mDarlington: £53.0mScunthorpe: £55.6m

    £58.6m£58.8m£55.6mScunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£55.9m£56.2m£53.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe £15.3m, Darlington £13.9mDarlington: £13.9mScunthorpe: £15.3mDarlington: £13.9mScunthorpe: £15.3mDarlington: £13.1mScunthorpe: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mScunthorpe is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scunthorpe £9.7m, Darlington £8.7mDarlington: £8.7mScunthorpe: £9.7mDarlington: £8.8mScunthorpe: £9.8mDarlington: £8.3mScunthorpe: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mScunthorpe is higher£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Scunthorpe £121.6m, Darlington £113.1mDarlington: £113.1mScunthorpe: £121.6mDarlington: £113.6mScunthorpe: £122.1mDarlington: £107.3mScunthorpe: £115.3m

    £121.6m£122.1m£115.3mScunthorpe is higher£113.1m£113.6m£107.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Scunthorpe £20.8m, Darlington £22.7mDarlington: £22.7mScunthorpe: £20.8mDarlington: £22.8mScunthorpe: £20.9mDarlington: £21.5mScunthorpe: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mDarlington is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Scunthorpe £20.5m, Darlington £22.7mDarlington: £22.7mScunthorpe: £20.5mDarlington: £22.8mScunthorpe: £20.6mDarlington: £21.5mScunthorpe: £19.4m

    £20.5m£20.6m£19.4mDarlington is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Scunthorpe £0.53m, Darlington £0.61mDarlington: £0.61mScunthorpe: £0.53mDarlington: £0.61mScunthorpe: £0.54mDarlington: £0.58mScunthorpe: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mDarlington is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Scunthorpe £0.56m, Darlington £0.53mDarlington: £0.53mScunthorpe: £0.56mDarlington: £0.53mScunthorpe: £0.56mDarlington: £0.50mScunthorpe: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mScunthorpe is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Scunthorpe £0.64m, Darlington £0.54mDarlington: £0.54mScunthorpe: £0.64mDarlington: £0.55mScunthorpe: £0.64mDarlington: £0.51mScunthorpe: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mScunthorpe is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Scunthorpe 21,168, Darlington 19,810Darlington: 19,810Scunthorpe: 21,168

    21,168Scunthorpe is higher19,810

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Scunthorpe 2,435, Darlington 2,473Darlington: 2,473Scunthorpe: 2,435

    2,435Darlington is higher2,473

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe 3,659, Darlington 3,156Darlington: 3,156Scunthorpe: 3,659

    3,659Scunthorpe is higher3,156

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe 8,768, Darlington 8,326Darlington: 8,326Scunthorpe: 8,768

    8,768Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count8,326

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Scunthorpe 15,282, Darlington 14,086Darlington: 14,086Scunthorpe: 15,282

    15,282Scunthorpe is higher14,086

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scunthorpe 2,109, Darlington 1,921Darlington: 1,921Scunthorpe: 2,109

    2,109Scunthorpe is higher1,921

Show the numbers
Scunthorpe and Darlington, total
MeasureScunthorpeDarlingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£515.1m£517.3m£488.6m£491.5m£493.6m£466.2mScunthorpe
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.9m£268.0m£253.1m£252.8m£253.9m£239.8mScunthorpe
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.9m£153.6m£145.1m£145.7m£146.3m£138.2mScunthorpe
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.0m£240.1m£226.7m£226.5m£227.4m£214.8mScunthorpe
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mScunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mDarlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m£55.9m£56.2m£53.0mScunthorpe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mScunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mScunthorpe
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£121.6m£122.1m£115.3m£113.1m£113.6m£107.3mScunthorpe
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mDarlington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mScunthorpe
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.54m£0.55m£0.51mScunthorpe
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,16819,810Scunthorpe
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4352,473Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6593,156Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7688,326Scunthorpe
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,28214,086Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1091,921Scunthorpe

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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