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Wigan and Lincoln

109,162 and 119,443 residents (mid-2024).

Wigan is higher than Lincoln on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 17 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.

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Per person in the age group

Wigan is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Lincoln 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

Wigan Lincoln

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,811, Lincoln £4,090Lincoln: £4,090Wigan: £4,811Lincoln: £4,107Wigan: £4,831Lincoln: £3,879Wigan: £4,563

    £4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan is higher£4,090£4,107£3,879

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £13,156, Lincoln £12,746Lincoln: £12,746Wigan: £13,156Lincoln: £12,801Wigan: £13,212Lincoln: £12,090Wigan: £12,479

    £13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan is higher£12,746£12,801£12,090

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £2,336, Lincoln £1,960Lincoln: £1,960Wigan: £2,336Lincoln: £1,968Wigan: £2,346Lincoln: £1,859Wigan: £2,215

    £2,336£2,346£2,215Wigan is higher£1,960£1,968£1,859

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £11,719, Lincoln £11,328Lincoln: £11,328Wigan: £11,719Lincoln: £11,377Wigan: £11,769Lincoln: £10,745Wigan: £11,116

    £11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan is higher£11,328£11,377£10,745

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £503, Lincoln £540Lincoln: £540Wigan: £503Lincoln: £542Wigan: £505Lincoln: £512Wigan: £477

    £503£505£477Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£540£542£512

  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: Wigan £901, Lincoln £846Lincoln: £846Wigan: £901Lincoln: £849Wigan: £904Lincoln: £802Wigan: £854

    £901£904£854Wigan is higher£846£849£802

  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: Wigan £33, Lincoln £33Lincoln: £33Wigan: £33Lincoln: £33Wigan: £33Lincoln: £31Wigan: £32

    £33£33£32Wigan is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £603, Lincoln £510Lincoln: £510Wigan: £603Lincoln: £512Wigan: £605Lincoln: £484Wigan: £572

    £603£605£572Wigan is higher£510£512£484

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £151, Lincoln £117Lincoln: £117Wigan: £151Lincoln: £118Wigan: £151Lincoln: £111Wigan: £143

    £151£151£143Wigan is higher£117£118£111

  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: Wigan £145, Lincoln £109Lincoln: £109Wigan: £145Lincoln: £110Wigan: £145Lincoln: £103Wigan: £137

    £145£145£137Wigan is higher£109£110£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £1,757, Lincoln £1,531Lincoln: £1,531Wigan: £1,757Lincoln: £1,538Wigan: £1,765Lincoln: £1,452Wigan: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,531£1,538£1,452

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £247, Lincoln £228Lincoln: £228Wigan: £247Lincoln: £229Wigan: £248Lincoln: £216Wigan: £234

    £247£248£234Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £417, Lincoln £305Lincoln: £305Wigan: £417Lincoln: £306Wigan: £419Lincoln: £289Wigan: £396

    £417£419£396Wigan is higher£305£306£289

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £11, Lincoln £7.92Lincoln: £7.92Wigan: £11Lincoln: £7.95Wigan: £11Lincoln: £7.51Wigan: £9.99

    £11£11£9.99Wigan is higher£7.92£7.95£7.51

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £6.09, Lincoln £6.94Lincoln: £6.94Wigan: £6.09Lincoln: £6.97Wigan: £6.12Lincoln: £6.58Wigan: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Lincoln is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.48, Lincoln £6.23Lincoln: £6.23Wigan: £4.48Lincoln: £6.26Wigan: £4.50Lincoln: £5.91Wigan: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Lincoln is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wigan 1,024.6, Lincoln 996.3Lincoln: 996.3Wigan: 1,024.6

    1,024.6Wigan is higher996.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wigan 135.1, Lincoln 130.1Lincoln: 130.1Wigan: 135.1

    135.1Wigan is higher130.1

  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: Wigan 187.6, Lincoln 177.5Lincoln: 177.5Wigan: 187.6

    187.6Wigan is higher177.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 91.5, Lincoln 71.9Lincoln: 71.9Wigan: 91.5

    91.5Wigan is higher71.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wigan 226.9, Lincoln 194.9Lincoln: 194.9Wigan: 226.9

    226.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count194.9

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wigan 31.4, Lincoln 23.1Lincoln: 23.1Wigan: 31.4

    31.4Wigan is higher23.1

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Wigan and Lincoln, per person in the age group
MeasureWiganLincolnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,811£4,831£4,563£4,090£4,107£3,879Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,156£13,212£12,479£12,746£12,801£12,090Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,336£2,346£2,215£1,960£1,968£1,859Wigan
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,719£11,769£11,116£11,328£11,377£10,745Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£505£477£540£542£512Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£901£904£854£846£849£802Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£33£33£31Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£603£605£572£510£512£484Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£117£118£111Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£145£145£137£109£110£103Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£1,531£1,538£1,452Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£228£229£216Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£417£419£396£305£306£289Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£9.99£7.92£7.95£7.51Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.6996.3Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.1130.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.6177.5Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.571.9Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026226.9194.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.423.1Wigan

Per resident

Wigan is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Lincoln 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

Wigan Lincoln

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,811, Lincoln £4,090Lincoln: £4,090Wigan: £4,811Lincoln: £4,107Wigan: £4,831Lincoln: £3,879Wigan: £4,563

    £4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan is higher£4,090£4,107£3,879

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wigan £2,345, Lincoln £1,897Lincoln: £1,897Wigan: £2,345Lincoln: £1,905Wigan: £2,355Lincoln: £1,799Wigan: £2,225

    £2,345£2,355£2,225Wigan is higher£1,897£1,905£1,799

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wigan £1,460, Lincoln £1,331Lincoln: £1,331Wigan: £1,460Lincoln: £1,337Wigan: £1,467Lincoln: £1,263Wigan: £1,385

    £1,460£1,467£1,385Wigan is higher£1,331£1,337£1,263

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wigan £2,089, Lincoln £1,686Lincoln: £1,686Wigan: £2,089Lincoln: £1,693Wigan: £2,098Lincoln: £1,599Wigan: £1,982

    £2,089£2,098£1,982Wigan is higher£1,686£1,693£1,599

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wigan £90, Lincoln £80Lincoln: £80Wigan: £90Lincoln: £81Wigan: £90Lincoln: £76Wigan: £85

    £90£90£85Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£80£81£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £161, Lincoln £126Lincoln: £126Wigan: £161Lincoln: £126Wigan: £161Lincoln: £119Wigan: £152

    £161£161£152Wigan is higher£126£126£119

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wigan £5.92, Lincoln £4.85Lincoln: £4.85Wigan: £5.92Lincoln: £4.87Wigan: £5.95Lincoln: £4.60Wigan: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £603, Lincoln £510Lincoln: £510Wigan: £603Lincoln: £512Wigan: £605Lincoln: £484Wigan: £572

    £603£605£572Wigan is higher£510£512£484

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £151, Lincoln £117Lincoln: £117Wigan: £151Lincoln: £118Wigan: £151Lincoln: £111Wigan: £143

    £151£151£143Wigan is higher£117£118£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wigan £91, Lincoln £74Lincoln: £74Wigan: £91Lincoln: £74Wigan: £91Lincoln: £70Wigan: £86

    £91£91£86Wigan is higher£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wigan £1,099, Lincoln £1,040Lincoln: £1,040Wigan: £1,099Lincoln: £1,045Wigan: £1,103Lincoln: £987Wigan: £1,042

    £1,099£1,103£1,042Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,040£1,045£987

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £247, Lincoln £228Lincoln: £228Wigan: £247Lincoln: £229Wigan: £248Lincoln: £216Wigan: £234

    £247£248£234Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wigan £261, Lincoln £207Lincoln: £207Wigan: £261Lincoln: £208Wigan: £262Lincoln: £196Wigan: £247

    £261£262£247Wigan is higher£207£208£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wigan £6.59, Lincoln £5.38Lincoln: £5.38Wigan: £6.59Lincoln: £5.40Wigan: £6.62Lincoln: £5.10Wigan: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wigan £3.81, Lincoln £4.71Lincoln: £4.71Wigan: £3.81Lincoln: £4.73Wigan: £3.82Lincoln: £4.47Wigan: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Lincoln is higher£4.71£4.73£4.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.48, Lincoln £6.23Lincoln: £6.23Wigan: £4.48Lincoln: £6.26Wigan: £4.50Lincoln: £5.91Wigan: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Lincoln is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 182.7, Lincoln 148.3Lincoln: 148.3Wigan: 182.7

    182.7Wigan is higher148.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 24.1, Lincoln 19.4Lincoln: 19.4Wigan: 24.1

    24.1Wigan is higher19.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 33.4, Lincoln 26.4Lincoln: 26.4Wigan: 33.4

    33.4Wigan is higher26.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 91.5, Lincoln 71.9Lincoln: 71.9Wigan: 91.5

    91.5Wigan is higher71.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 141.9, Lincoln 132.4Lincoln: 132.4Wigan: 141.9

    141.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count132.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 19.6, Lincoln 15.7Lincoln: 15.7Wigan: 19.6

    19.6Wigan is higher15.7

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Wigan and Lincoln, per resident
MeasureWiganLincolnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,811£4,831£4,563£4,090£4,107£3,879Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,345£2,355£2,225£1,897£1,905£1,799Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,460£1,467£1,385£1,331£1,337£1,263Wigan
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,089£2,098£1,982£1,686£1,693£1,599Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£80£81£76Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£126£126£119Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£4.85£4.87£4.60Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£603£605£572£510£512£484Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£117£118£111Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£74£74£70Wigan
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,099£1,103£1,042£1,040£1,045£987Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£228£229£216Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£261£262£247£207£208£196Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£5.38£5.40£5.10Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.7148.3Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.119.4Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.426.4Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.571.9Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.9132.4Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.615.7Wigan

Total

Wigan is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Lincoln on 5. 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

Wigan Lincoln

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wigan £525.1m, Lincoln £488.5mLincoln: £488.5mWigan: £525.1mLincoln: £490.6mWigan: £527.4mLincoln: £463.3mWigan: £498.1m

    £525.1m£527.4m£498.1mWigan is higher£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wigan £256.0m, Lincoln £226.6mLincoln: £226.6mWigan: £256.0mLincoln: £227.5mWigan: £257.1mLincoln: £214.9mWigan: £242.9m

    £256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan is higher£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wigan £159.4m, Lincoln £159.0mLincoln: £159.0mWigan: £159.4mLincoln: £159.7mWigan: £160.1mLincoln: £150.9mWigan: £151.2m

    £159.4m£160.1m£151.2mWigan is higher£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wigan £228.1m, Lincoln £201.4mLincoln: £201.4mWigan: £228.1mLincoln: £202.2mWigan: £229.0mLincoln: £191.0mWigan: £216.3m

    £228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan is higher£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan £9.8m, Lincoln £9.6mLincoln: £9.6mWigan: £9.8mLincoln: £9.6mWigan: £9.8mLincoln: £9.1mWigan: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan £17.5m, Lincoln £15.0mLincoln: £15.0mWigan: £17.5mLincoln: £15.1mWigan: £17.6mLincoln: £14.3mWigan: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wigan £0.65m, Lincoln £0.58mLincoln: £0.58mWigan: £0.65mLincoln: £0.58mWigan: £0.65mLincoln: £0.55mWigan: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan £65.8m, Lincoln £60.9mLincoln: £60.9mWigan: £65.8mLincoln: £61.2mWigan: £66.1mLincoln: £57.8mWigan: £62.4m

    £65.8m£66.1m£62.4mWigan is higher£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wigan £16.5m, Lincoln £14.0mLincoln: £14.0mWigan: £16.5mLincoln: £14.0mWigan: £16.5mLincoln: £13.3mWigan: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.5m£15.6mWigan is higher£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan £9.9m, Lincoln £8.9mLincoln: £8.9mWigan: £9.9mLincoln: £8.9mWigan: £9.9mLincoln: £8.4mWigan: £9.4m

    £9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWigan is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan £119.9m, Lincoln £124.2mLincoln: £124.2mWigan: £119.9mLincoln: £124.8mWigan: £120.5mLincoln: £117.8mWigan: £113.8m

    £119.9m£120.5m£113.8mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wigan £26.9m, Lincoln £27.2mLincoln: £27.2mWigan: £26.9mLincoln: £27.3mWigan: £27.0mLincoln: £25.8mWigan: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wigan £28.5m, Lincoln £24.7mLincoln: £24.7mWigan: £28.5mLincoln: £24.8mWigan: £28.6mLincoln: £23.5mWigan: £27.0m

    £28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan is higher£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wigan £0.72m, Lincoln £0.64mLincoln: £0.64mWigan: £0.72mLincoln: £0.65mWigan: £0.72mLincoln: £0.61mWigan: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wigan £0.42m, Lincoln £0.56mLincoln: £0.56mWigan: £0.42mLincoln: £0.56mWigan: £0.42mLincoln: £0.53mWigan: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mLincoln is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wigan £0.49m, Lincoln £0.74mLincoln: £0.74mWigan: £0.49mLincoln: £0.75mWigan: £0.49mLincoln: £0.71mWigan: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mLincoln is higher£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wigan 19,940, Lincoln 17,709Lincoln: 17,709Wigan: 19,940

    19,940Wigan is higher17,709

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan 2,629, Lincoln 2,312Lincoln: 2,312Wigan: 2,629

    2,629Wigan is higher2,312

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan 3,650, Lincoln 3,155Lincoln: 3,155Wigan: 3,650

    3,650Wigan is higher3,155

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan 9,993, Lincoln 8,584Lincoln: 8,584Wigan: 9,993

    9,993Wigan is higher8,584

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan 15,487, Lincoln 15,813Lincoln: 15,813Wigan: 15,487

    15,487Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15,813

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan 2,142, Lincoln 1,871Lincoln: 1,871Wigan: 2,142

    2,142Wigan is higher1,871

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Wigan and Lincoln, total
MeasureWiganLincolnHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m£488.5m£490.6m£463.3mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m£226.6m£227.5m£214.9mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m£159.0m£159.7m£150.9mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m£201.4m£202.2m£191.0mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m£60.9m£61.2m£57.8mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m£14.0m£14.0m£13.3mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m£124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mLincoln
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m£24.7m£24.8m£23.5mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,94017,709Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6292,312Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6503,155Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9938,584Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,48715,813Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1421,871Wigan

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.