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Sherwood Forest and Grantham and Bourne

107,420 and 101,886 residents (mid-2024).

Sherwood Forest is higher than Grantham and Bourne on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Sherwood Forest is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Grantham and Bourne on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Sherwood Forest Grantham and Bourne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Grantham and Bourne £4,501Grantham and Bourne: £4,501Sherwood Forest: £4,568Grantham and Bourne: £4,520Sherwood Forest: £4,587Grantham and Bourne: £4,269Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest is higher£4,501£4,520£4,269

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £12,700, Grantham and Bourne £12,681Grantham and Bourne: £12,681Sherwood Forest: £12,700Grantham and Bourne: £12,735Sherwood Forest: £12,754Grantham and Bourne: £12,028Sherwood Forest: £12,047

    £12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,681£12,735£12,028

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,940, Grantham and Bourne £1,710Grantham and Bourne: £1,710Sherwood Forest: £1,940Grantham and Bourne: £1,717Sherwood Forest: £1,948Grantham and Bourne: £1,622Sherwood Forest: £1,840

    £1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest is higher£1,710£1,717£1,622

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £11,573, Grantham and Bourne £11,662Grantham and Bourne: £11,662Sherwood Forest: £11,573Grantham and Bourne: £11,712Sherwood Forest: £11,622Grantham and Bourne: £11,062Sherwood Forest: £10,978

    £11,573£11,622£10,978Grantham and Bourne is higher£11,662£11,712£11,062

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £310, Grantham and Bourne £299Grantham and Bourne: £299Sherwood Forest: £310Grantham and Bourne: £301Sherwood Forest: £312Grantham and Bourne: £284Sherwood Forest: £294

    £310£312£294Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£299£301£284

  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: Sherwood Forest £795, Grantham and Bourne £700Grantham and Bourne: £700Sherwood Forest: £795Grantham and Bourne: £703Sherwood Forest: £799Grantham and Bourne: £664Sherwood Forest: £754

    £795£799£754Sherwood Forest is higher£700£703£664

  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: Sherwood Forest £22, Grantham and Bourne £20Grantham and Bourne: £20Sherwood Forest: £22Grantham and Bourne: £20Sherwood Forest: £22Grantham and Bourne: £19Sherwood Forest: £21

    £22£22£21Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Grantham and Bourne £406Grantham and Bourne: £406Sherwood Forest: £558Grantham and Bourne: £407Sherwood Forest: £560Grantham and Bourne: £385Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£406£407£385

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Grantham and Bourne £118Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £112Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£118£118£112

  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: Sherwood Forest £146, Grantham and Bourne £107Grantham and Bourne: £107Sherwood Forest: £146Grantham and Bourne: £107Sherwood Forest: £146Grantham and Bourne: £101Sherwood Forest: £138

    £146£146£138Sherwood Forest is higher£107£107£101

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,437, Grantham and Bourne £1,348Grantham and Bourne: £1,348Sherwood Forest: £1,437Grantham and Bourne: £1,354Sherwood Forest: £1,443Grantham and Bourne: £1,279Sherwood Forest: £1,363

    £1,437£1,443£1,363Sherwood Forest is higher£1,348£1,354£1,279

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Grantham and Bourne £134Grantham and Bourne: £134Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £135Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £128Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£128

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £341, Grantham and Bourne £241Grantham and Bourne: £241Sherwood Forest: £341Grantham and Bourne: £242Sherwood Forest: £343Grantham and Bourne: £229Sherwood Forest: £324

    £341£343£324Sherwood Forest is higher£241£242£229

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £6.79, Grantham and Bourne £9.18Grantham and Bourne: £9.18Sherwood Forest: £6.79Grantham and Bourne: £9.22Sherwood Forest: £6.82Grantham and Bourne: £8.71Sherwood Forest: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Grantham and Bourne is higher£9.18£9.22£8.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £8.54, Grantham and Bourne £5.02Grantham and Bourne: £5.02Sherwood Forest: £8.54Grantham and Bourne: £5.04Sherwood Forest: £8.58Grantham and Bourne: £4.76Sherwood Forest: £8.10

    £8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest is higher£5.02£5.04£4.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Grantham and Bourne £5.86Grantham and Bourne: £5.86Sherwood Forest: £4.16Grantham and Bourne: £5.89Sherwood Forest: £4.18Grantham and Bourne: £5.56Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Grantham and Bourne is higher£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 1,029.2, Grantham and Bourne 1,020.5Grantham and Bourne: 1,020.5Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2

    1,029.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,020.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 84.1, Grantham and Bourne 79.2Grantham and Bourne: 79.2Sherwood Forest: 84.1

    84.1Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count79.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 166.1, Grantham and Bourne 151.7Grantham and Bourne: 151.7Sherwood Forest: 166.1

    166.1Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count151.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Grantham and Bourne 58.9Grantham and Bourne: 58.9Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher58.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest 182.3, Grantham and Bourne 170.4Grantham and Bourne: 170.4Sherwood Forest: 182.3

    182.3Sherwood Forest is higher170.4

  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: Sherwood Forest 31.2, Grantham and Bourne 22.6Grantham and Bourne: 22.6Sherwood Forest: 31.2

    31.2Sherwood Forest is higher22.6

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Grantham and Bourne, per person in the age group
MeasureSherwood ForestGrantham and BourneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,501£4,520£4,269Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,047£12,681£12,735£12,028Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,940£1,948£1,840£1,710£1,717£1,622Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,978£11,662£11,712£11,062Grantham and Bourne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£310£312£294£299£301£284Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£700£703£664Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£20£20£19Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£406£407£385Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£118£118£112Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£107£107£101Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,437£1,443£1,363£1,348£1,354£1,279Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£134£135£128Grantham and Bourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£241£242£229Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£9.18£9.22£8.71Grantham and Bourne
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.54£8.58£8.10£5.02£5.04£4.76Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£5.86£5.89£5.56Grantham and Bourne
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.21,020.5Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202684.179.2Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.1151.7Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.658.9Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3170.4Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.222.6Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Sherwood Forest is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Grantham and Bourne 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

Sherwood Forest Grantham and Bourne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Grantham and Bourne £4,501Grantham and Bourne: £4,501Sherwood Forest: £4,568Grantham and Bourne: £4,520Sherwood Forest: £4,587Grantham and Bourne: £4,269Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Sherwood Forest is higher£4,501£4,520£4,269

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,528, Grantham and Bourne £2,828Grantham and Bourne: £2,828Sherwood Forest: £2,528Grantham and Bourne: £2,840Sherwood Forest: £2,538Grantham and Bourne: £2,683Sherwood Forest: £2,398

    £2,528£2,538£2,398Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£2,828£2,840£2,683

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £1,183, Grantham and Bourne £1,009Grantham and Bourne: £1,009Sherwood Forest: £1,183Grantham and Bourne: £1,013Sherwood Forest: £1,188Grantham and Bourne: £957Sherwood Forest: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest is higher£1,009£1,013£957

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,303, Grantham and Bourne £2,601Grantham and Bourne: £2,601Sherwood Forest: £2,303Grantham and Bourne: £2,612Sherwood Forest: £2,313Grantham and Bourne: £2,467Sherwood Forest: £2,185

    £2,303£2,313£2,185Grantham and Bourne is higher£2,601£2,612£2,467

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £62, Grantham and Bourne £67Grantham and Bourne: £67Sherwood Forest: £62Grantham and Bourne: £67Sherwood Forest: £62Grantham and Bourne: £63Sherwood Forest: £59

    £62£62£59Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £158, Grantham and Bourne £156Grantham and Bourne: £156Sherwood Forest: £158Grantham and Bourne: £157Sherwood Forest: £159Grantham and Bourne: £148Sherwood Forest: £150

    £158£159£150Sherwood Forest is higher£156£157£148

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.35, Grantham and Bourne £4.38Grantham and Bourne: £4.38Sherwood Forest: £4.35Grantham and Bourne: £4.39Sherwood Forest: £4.37Grantham and Bourne: £4.15Sherwood Forest: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£4.38£4.39£4.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Grantham and Bourne £406Grantham and Bourne: £406Sherwood Forest: £558Grantham and Bourne: £407Sherwood Forest: £560Grantham and Bourne: £385Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£406£407£385

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Grantham and Bourne £118Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Grantham and Bourne: £112Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£118£118£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £89, Grantham and Bourne £63Grantham and Bourne: £63Sherwood Forest: £89Grantham and Bourne: £63Sherwood Forest: £89Grantham and Bourne: £60Sherwood Forest: £84

    £89£89£84Sherwood Forest is higher£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £876, Grantham and Bourne £795Grantham and Bourne: £795Sherwood Forest: £876Grantham and Bourne: £798Sherwood Forest: £880Grantham and Bourne: £754Sherwood Forest: £831

    £876£880£831Sherwood Forest is higher£795£798£754

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Grantham and Bourne £134Grantham and Bourne: £134Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £135Sherwood Forest: £131Grantham and Bourne: £128Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£128

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £208, Grantham and Bourne £142Grantham and Bourne: £142Sherwood Forest: £208Grantham and Bourne: £143Sherwood Forest: £209Grantham and Bourne: £135Sherwood Forest: £198

    £208£209£198Sherwood Forest is higher£142£143£135

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.14, Grantham and Bourne £5.42Grantham and Bourne: £5.42Sherwood Forest: £4.14Grantham and Bourne: £5.44Sherwood Forest: £4.16Grantham and Bourne: £5.14Sherwood Forest: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Grantham and Bourne is higher£5.42£5.44£5.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sherwood Forest £5.21, Grantham and Bourne £2.96Grantham and Bourne: £2.96Sherwood Forest: £5.21Grantham and Bourne: £2.98Sherwood Forest: £5.23Grantham and Bourne: £2.81Sherwood Forest: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest is higher£2.96£2.98£2.81

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Grantham and Bourne £5.86Grantham and Bourne: £5.86Sherwood Forest: £4.16Grantham and Bourne: £5.89Sherwood Forest: £4.18Grantham and Bourne: £5.56Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Grantham and Bourne is higher£5.86£5.89£5.56

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 204.8, Grantham and Bourne 227.6Grantham and Bourne: 227.6Sherwood Forest: 204.8

    204.8Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count227.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 16.7, Grantham and Bourne 17.7Grantham and Bourne: 17.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7

    16.7Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count17.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 33.1, Grantham and Bourne 33.8Grantham and Bourne: 33.8Sherwood Forest: 33.1

    33.1Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count33.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Grantham and Bourne 58.9Grantham and Bourne: 58.9Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher58.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 111.2, Grantham and Bourne 100.5Grantham and Bourne: 100.5Sherwood Forest: 111.2

    111.2Sherwood Forest is higher100.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 19.0, Grantham and Bourne 13.3Grantham and Bourne: 13.3Sherwood Forest: 19.0

    19.0Sherwood Forest is higher13.3

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Grantham and Bourne, per resident
MeasureSherwood ForestGrantham and BourneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,501£4,520£4,269Sherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,528£2,538£2,398£2,828£2,840£2,683Grantham and Bourne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£1,009£1,013£957Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,303£2,313£2,185£2,601£2,612£2,467Grantham and Bourne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£67£67£63Grantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£156£157£148Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.38£4.39£4.15Grantham and Bourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£406£407£385Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£118£118£112Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£63£63£60Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£795£798£754Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£134£135£128Grantham and Bourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£208£209£198£142£143£135Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£5.42£5.44£5.14Grantham and Bourne
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£2.96£2.98£2.81Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£5.86£5.89£5.56Grantham and Bourne
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.8227.6Grantham and Bourne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.717.7Grantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.133.8Grantham and Bourne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.658.9Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.2100.5Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.013.3Sherwood Forest

Total

Sherwood Forest is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Grantham and Bourne on 7. 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

Sherwood Forest Grantham and Bourne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £490.7m, Grantham and Bourne £458.6mGrantham and Bourne: £458.6mSherwood Forest: £490.7mGrantham and Bourne: £460.5mSherwood Forest: £492.8mGrantham and Bourne: £435.0mSherwood Forest: £465.4m

    £490.7m£492.8m£465.4mSherwood Forest is higher£458.6m£460.5m£435.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £271.5m, Grantham and Bourne £288.2mGrantham and Bourne: £288.2mSherwood Forest: £271.5mGrantham and Bourne: £289.4mSherwood Forest: £272.7mGrantham and Bourne: £273.3mSherwood Forest: £257.6m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.6mGrantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £127.1m, Grantham and Bourne £102.8mGrantham and Bourne: £102.8mSherwood Forest: £127.1mGrantham and Bourne: £103.2mSherwood Forest: £127.6mGrantham and Bourne: £97.5mSherwood Forest: £120.5m

    £127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest is higher£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest £247.4m, Grantham and Bourne £265.0mGrantham and Bourne: £265.0mSherwood Forest: £247.4mGrantham and Bourne: £266.2mSherwood Forest: £248.5mGrantham and Bourne: £251.4mSherwood Forest: £234.7m

    £247.4m£248.5m£234.7mGrantham and Bourne is higher£265.0m£266.2m£251.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £6.6m, Grantham and Bourne £6.8mGrantham and Bourne: £6.8mSherwood Forest: £6.6mGrantham and Bourne: £6.8mSherwood Forest: £6.7mGrantham and Bourne: £6.5mSherwood Forest: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.7m£6.3mGrantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.0m, Grantham and Bourne £15.9mGrantham and Bourne: £15.9mSherwood Forest: £17.0mGrantham and Bourne: £16.0mSherwood Forest: £17.1mGrantham and Bourne: £15.1mSherwood Forest: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £0.47m, Grantham and Bourne £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.47mGrantham and Bourne: £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.47mGrantham and Bourne: £0.42mSherwood Forest: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £59.9m, Grantham and Bourne £41.3mGrantham and Bourne: £41.3mSherwood Forest: £59.9mGrantham and Bourne: £41.5mSherwood Forest: £60.2mGrantham and Bourne: £39.2mSherwood Forest: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest is higher£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.7m, Grantham and Bourne £12.0mGrantham and Bourne: £12.0mSherwood Forest: £17.7mGrantham and Bourne: £12.0mSherwood Forest: £17.7mGrantham and Bourne: £11.4mSherwood Forest: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £9.5m, Grantham and Bourne £6.4mGrantham and Bourne: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £9.5mGrantham and Bourne: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £9.6mGrantham and Bourne: £6.1mSherwood Forest: £9.1m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £94.1m, Grantham and Bourne £81.0mGrantham and Bourne: £81.0mSherwood Forest: £94.1mGrantham and Bourne: £81.3mSherwood Forest: £94.5mGrantham and Bourne: £76.8mSherwood Forest: £89.3m

    £94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest is higher£81.0m£81.3m£76.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sherwood Forest £14.1m, Grantham and Bourne £13.7mGrantham and Bourne: £13.7mSherwood Forest: £14.1mGrantham and Bourne: £13.8mSherwood Forest: £14.1mGrantham and Bourne: £13.0mSherwood Forest: £13.3m

    £14.1m£14.1m£13.3mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £22.4m, Grantham and Bourne £14.5mGrantham and Bourne: £14.5mSherwood Forest: £22.4mGrantham and Bourne: £14.6mSherwood Forest: £22.5mGrantham and Bourne: £13.8mSherwood Forest: £21.2m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £0.44m, Grantham and Bourne £0.55mGrantham and Bourne: £0.55mSherwood Forest: £0.44mGrantham and Bourne: £0.55mSherwood Forest: £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.52mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.45m£0.42mGrantham and Bourne is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sherwood Forest £0.56m, Grantham and Bourne £0.30mGrantham and Bourne: £0.30mSherwood Forest: £0.56mGrantham and Bourne: £0.30mSherwood Forest: £0.56mGrantham and Bourne: £0.29mSherwood Forest: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £0.45m, Grantham and Bourne £0.60mGrantham and Bourne: £0.60mSherwood Forest: £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.60mSherwood Forest: £0.45mGrantham and Bourne: £0.57mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mGrantham and Bourne is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest 22,003, Grantham and Bourne 23,191Grantham and Bourne: 23,191Sherwood Forest: 22,003

    22,003Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count23,191

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 1,797, Grantham and Bourne 1,799Grantham and Bourne: 1,799Sherwood Forest: 1,797

    1,797Grantham and Bourne is higherDepends on how you count1,799

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 3,551, Grantham and Bourne 3,447Grantham and Bourne: 3,447Sherwood Forest: 3,551

    3,551Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count3,447

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 8,546, Grantham and Bourne 6,002Grantham and Bourne: 6,002Sherwood Forest: 8,546

    8,546Sherwood Forest is higher6,002

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 11,941, Grantham and Bourne 10,240Grantham and Bourne: 10,240Sherwood Forest: 11,941

    11,941Sherwood Forest is higher10,240

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 2,044, Grantham and Bourne 1,356Grantham and Bourne: 1,356Sherwood Forest: 2,044

    2,044Sherwood Forest is higher1,356

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Grantham and Bourne, total
MeasureSherwood ForestGrantham and BourneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m£458.6m£460.5m£435.0mSherwood Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m£288.2m£289.4m£273.3mGrantham and Bourne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m£265.0m£266.2m£251.4mGrantham and Bourne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m£6.8m£6.8m£6.5mGrantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m£81.0m£81.3m£76.8mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mSherwood Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mGrantham and Bourne
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mGrantham and Bourne
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,00323,191Grantham and Bourne
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7971,799Grantham and Bourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5513,447Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5466,002Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,94110,240Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,356Sherwood Forest

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.
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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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