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Scunthorpe and West Suffolk

106,865 and 123,616 residents (mid-2024).

Scunthorpe is higher than West Suffolk on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 19 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

Scunthorpe is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and West Suffolk 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

Scunthorpe West Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £4,820, West Suffolk £3,757West Suffolk: £3,757Scunthorpe: £4,820West Suffolk: £3,773Scunthorpe: £4,841West Suffolk: £3,564Scunthorpe: £4,572

    £4,820£4,841£4,572Scunthorpe is higher£3,757£3,773£3,564

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe £12,729, West Suffolk £12,579West Suffolk: £12,579Scunthorpe: £12,729West Suffolk: £12,633Scunthorpe: £12,784West Suffolk: £11,932Scunthorpe: £12,074

    £12,729£12,784£12,074Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£12,579£12,633£11,932

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £2,376, West Suffolk £1,443West Suffolk: £1,443Scunthorpe: £2,376West Suffolk: £1,449Scunthorpe: £2,386West Suffolk: £1,368Scunthorpe: £2,254

    £2,376£2,386£2,254Scunthorpe is higher£1,443£1,449£1,368

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe £11,402, West Suffolk £11,606West Suffolk: £11,606Scunthorpe: £11,402West Suffolk: £11,655Scunthorpe: £11,451West Suffolk: £11,008Scunthorpe: £10,815

    £11,402£11,451£10,815West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,606£11,655£11,008

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Scunthorpe £461, West Suffolk £323West Suffolk: £323Scunthorpe: £461West Suffolk: £324Scunthorpe: £463West Suffolk: £306Scunthorpe: £437

    £461£463£437Scunthorpe is higher£323£324£306

  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, West Suffolk £629West Suffolk: £629Scunthorpe: £837West Suffolk: £632Scunthorpe: £841West Suffolk: £597Scunthorpe: £794

    £837£841£794Scunthorpe is higher£629£632£597

  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, West Suffolk £21West Suffolk: £21Scunthorpe: £29West Suffolk: £21Scunthorpe: £29West Suffolk: £20Scunthorpe: £28

    £29£29£28Scunthorpe is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £548, West Suffolk £316West Suffolk: £316Scunthorpe: £548West Suffolk: £317Scunthorpe: £550West Suffolk: £299Scunthorpe: £520

    £548£550£520Scunthorpe is higher£316£317£299

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £143, West Suffolk £95West Suffolk: £95Scunthorpe: £143West Suffolk: £95Scunthorpe: £143West Suffolk: £90Scunthorpe: £135

    £143£143£135Scunthorpe is higher£95£95£90

  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, West Suffolk £74West Suffolk: £74Scunthorpe: £151West Suffolk: £74Scunthorpe: £152West Suffolk: £70Scunthorpe: £144

    £151£152£144Scunthorpe is higher£74£74£70

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £1,889, West Suffolk £1,168West Suffolk: £1,168Scunthorpe: £1,889West Suffolk: £1,172Scunthorpe: £1,897West Suffolk: £1,107Scunthorpe: £1,792

    £1,889£1,897£1,792Scunthorpe is higher£1,168£1,172£1,107

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scunthorpe £195, West Suffolk £145West Suffolk: £145Scunthorpe: £195West Suffolk: £146Scunthorpe: £196West Suffolk: £138Scunthorpe: £185

    £195£196£185Scunthorpe is higher£145£146£138

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £318, West Suffolk £192West Suffolk: £192Scunthorpe: £318West Suffolk: £193Scunthorpe: £320West Suffolk: £182Scunthorpe: £302

    £318£320£302Scunthorpe is higher£192£193£182

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £8.30, West Suffolk £5.39West Suffolk: £5.39Scunthorpe: £8.30West Suffolk: £5.41Scunthorpe: £8.33West Suffolk: £5.11Scunthorpe: £7.87

    £8.30£8.33£7.87Scunthorpe is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Scunthorpe £8.66, West Suffolk £3.81West Suffolk: £3.81Scunthorpe: £8.66West Suffolk: £3.82Scunthorpe: £8.69West Suffolk: £3.61Scunthorpe: £8.21

    £8.66£8.69£8.21Scunthorpe is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.99, West Suffolk £4.63West Suffolk: £4.63Scunthorpe: £5.99West Suffolk: £4.65Scunthorpe: £6.01West Suffolk: £4.39Scunthorpe: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Scunthorpe is higher£4.63£4.65£4.39

  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, West Suffolk 1,011.9West Suffolk: 1,011.9Scunthorpe: 1,009.7

    1,009.7West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,011.9

  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, West Suffolk 81.9West Suffolk: 81.9Scunthorpe: 116.2

    116.2Scunthorpe is higher81.9

  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, West Suffolk 136.8West Suffolk: 136.8Scunthorpe: 174.5

    174.5Scunthorpe is higher136.8

  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, West Suffolk 48.6West Suffolk: 48.6Scunthorpe: 82.1

    82.1Scunthorpe is higher48.6

  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, West Suffolk 140.5West Suffolk: 140.5Scunthorpe: 237.4

    237.4Scunthorpe is higher140.5

  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, West Suffolk 16.6West Suffolk: 16.6Scunthorpe: 32.8

    32.8Scunthorpe is higher16.6

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Scunthorpe and West Suffolk, per person in the age group
MeasureScunthorpeWest SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,820£4,841£4,572£3,757£3,773£3,564Scunthorpe
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,729£12,784£12,074£12,579£12,633£11,932Scunthorpe
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,376£2,386£2,254£1,443£1,449£1,368Scunthorpe
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,402£11,451£10,815£11,606£11,655£11,008West Suffolk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£461£463£437£323£324£306Scunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£837£841£794£629£632£597Scunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£21£21£20Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£550£520£316£317£299Scunthorpe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£95£95£90Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£151£152£144£74£74£70Scunthorpe
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,889£1,897£1,792£1,168£1,172£1,107Scunthorpe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£145£146£138Scunthorpe
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£318£320£302£192£193£182Scunthorpe
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.30£8.33£7.87£5.39£5.41£5.11Scunthorpe
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.66£8.69£8.21£3.81£3.82£3.61Scunthorpe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£4.63£4.65£4.39Scunthorpe
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.71,011.9West Suffolk
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.281.9Scunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.5136.8Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.148.6Scunthorpe
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.4140.5Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.816.6Scunthorpe

Per resident

Scunthorpe is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and West Suffolk on 0. 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 West Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £4,820, West Suffolk £3,757West Suffolk: £3,757Scunthorpe: £4,820West Suffolk: £3,773Scunthorpe: £4,841West Suffolk: £3,564Scunthorpe: £4,572

    £4,820£4,841£4,572Scunthorpe is higher£3,757£3,773£3,564

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £2,497, West Suffolk £2,309West Suffolk: £2,309Scunthorpe: £2,497West Suffolk: £2,319Scunthorpe: £2,508West Suffolk: £2,190Scunthorpe: £2,369

    £2,497£2,508£2,369Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,309£2,319£2,190

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £1,431, West Suffolk £888West Suffolk: £888Scunthorpe: £1,431West Suffolk: £892Scunthorpe: £1,437West Suffolk: £842Scunthorpe: £1,357

    £1,431£1,437£1,357Scunthorpe is higher£888£892£842

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Scunthorpe £2,237, West Suffolk £2,130West Suffolk: £2,130Scunthorpe: £2,237West Suffolk: £2,139Scunthorpe: £2,246West Suffolk: £2,021Scunthorpe: £2,122

    £2,237£2,246£2,122Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count£2,130£2,139£2,021

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Scunthorpe £90, West Suffolk £59West Suffolk: £59Scunthorpe: £90West Suffolk: £60Scunthorpe: £91West Suffolk: £56Scunthorpe: £86

    £90£91£86Scunthorpe is higher£59£60£56

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £164, West Suffolk £115West Suffolk: £115Scunthorpe: £164West Suffolk: £116Scunthorpe: £165West Suffolk: £110Scunthorpe: £156

    £164£165£156Scunthorpe is higher£115£116£110

  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, West Suffolk £3.92West Suffolk: £3.92Scunthorpe: £5.71West Suffolk: £3.94Scunthorpe: £5.74West Suffolk: £3.72Scunthorpe: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42Scunthorpe is higher£3.92£3.94£3.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £548, West Suffolk £316West Suffolk: £316Scunthorpe: £548West Suffolk: £317Scunthorpe: £550West Suffolk: £299Scunthorpe: £520

    £548£550£520Scunthorpe is higher£316£317£299

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £143, West Suffolk £95West Suffolk: £95Scunthorpe: £143West Suffolk: £95Scunthorpe: £143West Suffolk: £90Scunthorpe: £135

    £143£143£135Scunthorpe is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Scunthorpe £91, West Suffolk £45West Suffolk: £45Scunthorpe: £91West Suffolk: £46Scunthorpe: £92West Suffolk: £43Scunthorpe: £87

    £91£92£87Scunthorpe is higher£45£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Scunthorpe £1,138, West Suffolk £719West Suffolk: £719Scunthorpe: £1,138West Suffolk: £722Scunthorpe: £1,143West Suffolk: £682Scunthorpe: £1,079

    £1,138£1,143£1,079Scunthorpe is higher£719£722£682

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scunthorpe £195, West Suffolk £145West Suffolk: £145Scunthorpe: £195West Suffolk: £146Scunthorpe: £196West Suffolk: £138Scunthorpe: £185

    £195£196£185Scunthorpe is higher£145£146£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Scunthorpe £192, West Suffolk £118West Suffolk: £118Scunthorpe: £192West Suffolk: £119Scunthorpe: £193West Suffolk: £112Scunthorpe: £182

    £192£193£182Scunthorpe is higher£118£119£112

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.00, West Suffolk £3.31West Suffolk: £3.31Scunthorpe: £5.00West Suffolk: £3.32Scunthorpe: £5.02West Suffolk: £3.14Scunthorpe: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Scunthorpe is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.22, West Suffolk £2.34West Suffolk: £2.34Scunthorpe: £5.22West Suffolk: £2.35Scunthorpe: £5.24West Suffolk: £2.22Scunthorpe: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Scunthorpe is higher£2.34£2.35£2.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scunthorpe £5.99, West Suffolk £4.63West Suffolk: £4.63Scunthorpe: £5.99West Suffolk: £4.65Scunthorpe: £6.01West Suffolk: £4.39Scunthorpe: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Scunthorpe is higher£4.63£4.65£4.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 198.1, West Suffolk 185.8West Suffolk: 185.8Scunthorpe: 198.1

    198.1Scunthorpe is higherDepends on how you count185.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 22.8, West Suffolk 15.0West Suffolk: 15.0Scunthorpe: 22.8

    22.8Scunthorpe is higher15.0

  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, West Suffolk 25.1West Suffolk: 25.1Scunthorpe: 34.2

    34.2Scunthorpe is higher25.1

  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, West Suffolk 48.6West Suffolk: 48.6Scunthorpe: 82.1

    82.1Scunthorpe is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scunthorpe 143.0, West Suffolk 86.5West Suffolk: 86.5Scunthorpe: 143.0

    143.0Scunthorpe is higher86.5

  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, West Suffolk 10.2West Suffolk: 10.2Scunthorpe: 19.7

    19.7Scunthorpe is higher10.2

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Scunthorpe and West Suffolk, per resident
MeasureScunthorpeWest SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,820£4,841£4,572£3,757£3,773£3,564Scunthorpe
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,497£2,508£2,369£2,309£2,319£2,190Scunthorpe
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,431£1,437£1,357£888£892£842Scunthorpe
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,237£2,246£2,122£2,130£2,139£2,021Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£59£60£56Scunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£115£116£110Scunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£3.92£3.94£3.72Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£550£520£316£317£299Scunthorpe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£95£95£90Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£45£46£43Scunthorpe
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,079£719£722£682Scunthorpe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£145£146£138Scunthorpe
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£118£119£112Scunthorpe
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£3.31£3.32£3.14Scunthorpe
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£2.34£2.35£2.22Scunthorpe
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£4.63£4.65£4.39Scunthorpe
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026198.1185.8Scunthorpe
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.815.0Scunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.225.1Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.148.6Scunthorpe
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026143.086.5Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.710.2Scunthorpe

Total

Scunthorpe is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and West Suffolk on 3. 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 West Suffolk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Scunthorpe £515.1m, West Suffolk £464.5mWest Suffolk: £464.5mScunthorpe: £515.1mWest Suffolk: £466.4mScunthorpe: £517.3mWest Suffolk: £440.6mScunthorpe: £488.6m

    £515.1m£517.3m£488.6mScunthorpe is higher£464.5m£466.4m£440.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Scunthorpe £266.9m, West Suffolk £285.4mWest Suffolk: £285.4mScunthorpe: £266.9mWest Suffolk: £286.6mScunthorpe: £268.0mWest Suffolk: £270.7mScunthorpe: £253.1m

    £266.9m£268.0m£253.1mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£285.4m£286.6m£270.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Scunthorpe £152.9m, West Suffolk £109.8mWest Suffolk: £109.8mScunthorpe: £152.9mWest Suffolk: £110.2mScunthorpe: £153.6mWest Suffolk: £104.1mScunthorpe: £145.1m

    £152.9m£153.6m£145.1mScunthorpe is higher£109.8m£110.2m£104.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Scunthorpe £239.0m, West Suffolk £263.3mWest Suffolk: £263.3mScunthorpe: £239.0mWest Suffolk: £264.5mScunthorpe: £240.1mWest Suffolk: £249.8mScunthorpe: £226.7m

    £239.0m£240.1m£226.7mWest Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£263.3m£264.5m£249.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Scunthorpe £9.7m, West Suffolk £7.3mWest Suffolk: £7.3mScunthorpe: £9.7mWest Suffolk: £7.4mScunthorpe: £9.7mWest Suffolk: £7.0mScunthorpe: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mScunthorpe is higher£7.3m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe £17.6m, West Suffolk £14.3mWest Suffolk: £14.3mScunthorpe: £17.6mWest Suffolk: £14.3mScunthorpe: £17.6mWest Suffolk: £13.5mScunthorpe: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.7mScunthorpe is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

  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, West Suffolk £0.48mWest Suffolk: £0.48mScunthorpe: £0.61mWest Suffolk: £0.49mScunthorpe: £0.61mWest Suffolk: £0.46mScunthorpe: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mScunthorpe is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe £58.6m, West Suffolk £39.0mWest Suffolk: £39.0mScunthorpe: £58.6mWest Suffolk: £39.2mScunthorpe: £58.8mWest Suffolk: £37.0mScunthorpe: £55.6m

    £58.6m£58.8m£55.6mScunthorpe is higher£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe £15.3m, West Suffolk £11.7mWest Suffolk: £11.7mScunthorpe: £15.3mWest Suffolk: £11.8mScunthorpe: £15.3mWest Suffolk: £11.1mScunthorpe: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mScunthorpe is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scunthorpe £9.7m, West Suffolk £5.6mWest Suffolk: £5.6mScunthorpe: £9.7mWest Suffolk: £5.6mScunthorpe: £9.8mWest Suffolk: £5.3mScunthorpe: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mScunthorpe is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Scunthorpe £121.6m, West Suffolk £88.8mWest Suffolk: £88.8mScunthorpe: £121.6mWest Suffolk: £89.2mScunthorpe: £122.1mWest Suffolk: £84.3mScunthorpe: £115.3m

    £121.6m£122.1m£115.3mScunthorpe is higher£88.8m£89.2m£84.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Scunthorpe £20.8m, West Suffolk £18.0mWest Suffolk: £18.0mScunthorpe: £20.8mWest Suffolk: £18.0mScunthorpe: £20.9mWest Suffolk: £17.0mScunthorpe: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mScunthorpe is higher£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Scunthorpe £20.5m, West Suffolk £14.6mWest Suffolk: £14.6mScunthorpe: £20.5mWest Suffolk: £14.7mScunthorpe: £20.6mWest Suffolk: £13.9mScunthorpe: £19.4m

    £20.5m£20.6m£19.4mScunthorpe is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Scunthorpe £0.53m, West Suffolk £0.41mWest Suffolk: £0.41mScunthorpe: £0.53mWest Suffolk: £0.41mScunthorpe: £0.54mWest Suffolk: £0.39mScunthorpe: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mScunthorpe is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Scunthorpe £0.56m, West Suffolk £0.29mWest Suffolk: £0.29mScunthorpe: £0.56mWest Suffolk: £0.29mScunthorpe: £0.56mWest Suffolk: £0.27mScunthorpe: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mScunthorpe is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Scunthorpe £0.64m, West Suffolk £0.57mWest Suffolk: £0.57mScunthorpe: £0.64mWest Suffolk: £0.57mScunthorpe: £0.64mWest Suffolk: £0.54mScunthorpe: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mScunthorpe is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Scunthorpe 21,168, West Suffolk 22,962West Suffolk: 22,962Scunthorpe: 21,168

    21,168West Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count22,962

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Scunthorpe 2,435, West Suffolk 1,859West Suffolk: 1,859Scunthorpe: 2,435

    2,435Scunthorpe is higher1,859

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe 3,659, West Suffolk 3,103West Suffolk: 3,103Scunthorpe: 3,659

    3,659Scunthorpe is higher3,103

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scunthorpe 8,768, West Suffolk 6,007West Suffolk: 6,007Scunthorpe: 8,768

    8,768Scunthorpe is higher6,007

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Scunthorpe 15,282, West Suffolk 10,689West Suffolk: 10,689Scunthorpe: 15,282

    15,282Scunthorpe is higher10,689

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scunthorpe 2,109, West Suffolk 1,265West Suffolk: 1,265Scunthorpe: 2,109

    2,109Scunthorpe is higher1,265

Show the numbers
Scunthorpe and West Suffolk, total
MeasureScunthorpeWest SuffolkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£515.1m£517.3m£488.6m£464.5m£466.4m£440.6mScunthorpe
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.9m£268.0m£253.1m£285.4m£286.6m£270.7mWest Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.9m£153.6m£145.1m£109.8m£110.2m£104.1mScunthorpe
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.0m£240.1m£226.7m£263.3m£264.5m£249.8mWest Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£7.3m£7.4m£7.0mScunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mScunthorpe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.48m£0.49m£0.46mScunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m£39.0m£39.2m£37.0mScunthorpe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mScunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mScunthorpe
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£121.6m£122.1m£115.3m£88.8m£89.2m£84.3mScunthorpe
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£18.0m£18.0m£17.0mScunthorpe
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mScunthorpe
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mScunthorpe
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mScunthorpe
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mScunthorpe
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,16822,962West Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4351,859Scunthorpe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6593,103Scunthorpe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7686,007Scunthorpe
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,28210,689Scunthorpe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1091,265Scunthorpe

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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