Compare constituencies · Yorkshire and The Humber and East of England
Selby and Witham
Selby is higher than Witham on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.
On 4 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.
Per person in the age group
Selby is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Witham on 14. 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
Selby Witham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,967£3,984£3,763Witham is higher£4,255£4,273£4,036
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,685£12,739£12,032Witham is higher£12,689£12,743£12,036
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,459£1,466£1,384Witham is higher£1,615£1,622£1,532
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,670£11,720£11,070Witham is higher£11,735£11,785£11,131
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£280£281£266Witham is higher£300£301£284
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£715£718£678Selby is higher£635£638£602
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Witham is higher£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£365£366£346Selby is higher£339£341£322
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Witham is higher£149£150£141
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£95£95£90Witham is higher£103£103£98
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,130£1,135£1,072Witham is higher£1,297£1,303£1,230
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£107£107£101Witham is higher£148£149£141
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£221£222£210Selby is higher£203£204£193
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.58£8.62£8.14Selby is higher£6.66£6.69£6.32
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.66£4.68£4.42Witham is higherDepends on how you count£4.70£4.72£4.46
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Witham is higher£6.38£6.41£6.05
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,038.8Selby is higherDepends on how you count1,012.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
77.2Selby is higherDepends on how you count76.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
150.2Selby is higherDepends on how you count140.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
55.8Selby is higher53.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
132.6Witham is higher146.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.1Witham is higher23.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Selby | Witham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,967£3,984£3,763 | £4,255£4,273£4,036 | Witham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,685£12,739£12,032 | £12,689£12,743£12,036 | Witham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,459£1,466£1,384 | £1,615£1,622£1,532 | Witham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,670£11,720£11,070 | £11,735£11,785£11,131 | Witham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £280£281£266 | £300£301£284 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £715£718£678 | £635£638£602 | Selby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £19£19£18 | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £365£366£346 | £339£341£322 | Selby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £149£150£141 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £103£103£98 | Witham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,130£1,135£1,072 | £1,297£1,303£1,230 | Witham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £107£107£101 | £148£149£141 | Witham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £221£222£210 | £203£204£193 | Selby |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.58£8.62£8.14 | £6.66£6.69£6.32 | Selby |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.66£4.68£4.42 | £4.70£4.72£4.46 | Witham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £6.38£6.41£6.05 | Witham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,038.8 | 1,012.5 | Selby |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 77.2 | 76.8 | Selby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 150.2 | 140.7 | Selby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 55.8 | 53.3 | Selby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 132.6 | 146.9 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.1 | 23.8 | Witham |
Per resident
Selby is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Witham on 16. 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
Selby Witham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,967£3,984£3,763Witham is higher£4,255£4,273£4,036
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,483£2,493£2,355Witham is higher£2,652£2,663£2,515
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£891£895£845Witham is higher£960£964£911
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,284£2,294£2,167Witham is higher£2,452£2,463£2,326
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Witham is higher£63£63£59
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£140£141£133Selby is higher£133£133£126
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Witham is higher£4.04£4.05£3.83
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£365£366£346Selby is higher£339£341£322
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Witham is higher£149£150£141
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£58£58£55Witham is higher£61£61£58
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£690£693£654Witham is higher£771£774£731
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£107£107£101Witham is higher£148£149£141
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£135£136£128Selby is higher£121£121£115
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.24£5.26£4.97Selby is higher£3.96£3.98£3.76
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.85£2.86£2.70Selby is higherDepends on how you count£2.79£2.81£2.65
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Witham is higher£6.38£6.41£6.05
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
203.3Witham is higherDepends on how you count211.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.1Witham is higherDepends on how you count16.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.4Witham is higherDepends on how you count29.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
55.8Selby is higher53.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
81.0Witham is higher87.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.3Witham is higher14.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Selby | Witham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,967£3,984£3,763 | £4,255£4,273£4,036 | Witham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,483£2,493£2,355 | £2,652£2,663£2,515 | Witham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £891£895£845 | £960£964£911 | Witham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,284£2,294£2,167 | £2,452£2,463£2,326 | Witham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £63£63£59 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £140£141£133 | £133£133£126 | Selby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £4.04£4.05£3.83 | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £365£366£346 | £339£341£322 | Selby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £149£150£141 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £58£58£55 | £61£61£58 | Witham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £690£693£654 | £771£774£731 | Witham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £107£107£101 | £148£149£141 | Witham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £135£136£128 | £121£121£115 | Selby |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.24£5.26£4.97 | £3.96£3.98£3.76 | Selby |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.85£2.86£2.70 | £2.79£2.81£2.65 | Selby |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £6.38£6.41£6.05 | Witham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 203.3 | 211.6 | Witham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.1 | 16.1 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.4 | 29.4 | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 55.8 | 53.3 | Selby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 81.0 | 87.3 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.3 | 14.1 | Witham |
Total
Selby is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Witham on 17. 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
Selby Witham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£417.9m£419.7m£396.4mWitham is higher£462.7m£464.6m£438.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£261.6m£262.7m£248.1mWitham is higher£288.4m£289.6m£273.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£93.9m£94.3m£89.0mWitham is higher£104.4m£104.8m£99.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£240.7m£241.7m£228.3mWitham is higher£266.7m£267.8m£253.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWitham is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mSelby is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mWitham is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£38.4m£38.6m£36.5mSelby is higher£36.9m£37.1m£35.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mWitham is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mWitham is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£72.7m£73.0m£68.9mWitham is higher£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£11.2m£11.3m£10.7mWitham is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mSelby is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mSelby is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mWitham is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.31m£0.29m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWitham is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,422Witham is higherDepends on how you count23,011
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,591Witham is higherDepends on how you count1,745
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,097Witham is higherDepends on how you count3,198
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,883Selby is higher5,795
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
8,530Witham is higher9,493
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,291Witham is higher1,536
Show the numbers
| Measure | Selby | Witham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £417.9m£419.7m£396.4m | £462.7m£464.6m£438.9m | Witham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £261.6m£262.7m£248.1m | £288.4m£289.6m£273.5m | Witham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £93.9m£94.3m£89.0m | £104.4m£104.8m£99.0m | Witham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £240.7m£241.7m£228.3m | £266.7m£267.8m£253.0m | Witham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | £6.8m£6.8m£6.5m | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.7m£14.8m£14.0m | £14.4m£14.5m£13.7m | Selby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £38.4m£38.6m£36.5m | £36.9m£37.1m£35.0m | Selby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | £6.7m£6.7m£6.3m | Witham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £72.7m£73.0m£68.9m | £83.8m£84.2m£79.5m | Witham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £11.2m£11.3m£10.7m | £16.1m£16.2m£15.3m | Witham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | £13.1m£13.2m£12.5m | Selby |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Selby |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | £0.30m£0.31m£0.29m | Witham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | Witham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,422 | 23,011 | Witham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,591 | 1,745 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,097 | 3,198 | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,883 | 5,795 | Selby |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 8,530 | 9,493 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,291 | 1,536 | Witham |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.