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Witham and Selby
Witham is higher than Selby on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 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.
Per person in the age group
Witham is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Selby on 8. 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
Witham Selby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,255£4,273£4,036Witham is higher£3,967£3,984£3,763
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,689£12,743£12,036Witham is higher£12,685£12,739£12,032
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,615£1,622£1,532Witham is higher£1,459£1,466£1,384
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,735£11,785£11,131Witham is higher£11,670£11,720£11,070
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£300£301£284Witham is higher£280£281£266
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£635£638£602Selby is higher£715£718£678
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
£339£341£322Selby is higher£365£366£346
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£150£141Witham is higher£117£117£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£103£103£98Witham is higher£95£95£90
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,297£1,303£1,230Witham is higher£1,130£1,135£1,072
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£141Witham is higher£107£107£101
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£203£204£193Selby is higher£221£222£210
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.66£6.69£6.32Selby is higher£8.58£8.62£8.14
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.70£4.72£4.46Witham is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.38£6.41£6.05Witham is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.5Selby is higherDepends on how you count1,038.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
76.8Selby is higherDepends on how you count77.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
140.7Selby is higherDepends on how you count150.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.3Selby is higher55.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
146.9Witham is higher132.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
23.8Witham is higher20.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Witham | Selby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,255£4,273£4,036 | £3,967£3,984£3,763 | Witham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,689£12,743£12,036 | £12,685£12,739£12,032 | Witham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,615£1,622£1,532 | £1,459£1,466£1,384 | Witham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,735£11,785£11,131 | £11,670£11,720£11,070 | Witham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £300£301£284 | £280£281£266 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £635£638£602 | £715£718£678 | 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 | £339£341£322 | £365£366£346 | Selby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£150£141 | £117£117£111 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £103£103£98 | £95£95£90 | Witham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,297£1,303£1,230 | £1,130£1,135£1,072 | Witham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£141 | £107£107£101 | Witham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £203£204£193 | £221£222£210 | Selby |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.66£6.69£6.32 | £8.58£8.62£8.14 | Selby |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.70£4.72£4.46 | £4.66£4.68£4.42 | Witham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.38£6.41£6.05 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | Witham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.5 | 1,038.8 | Selby |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 76.8 | 77.2 | Selby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 140.7 | 150.2 | Selby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.3 | 55.8 | Selby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 146.9 | 132.6 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 23.8 | 20.1 | Witham |
Per resident
Witham is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Selby on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Witham Selby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,255£4,273£4,036Witham is higher£3,967£3,984£3,763
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,652£2,663£2,515Witham is higher£2,483£2,493£2,355
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£960£964£911Witham is higher£891£895£845
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,452£2,463£2,326Witham is higher£2,284£2,294£2,167
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£59Witham is higher£55£55£52
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£133£133£126Selby is higher£140£141£133
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.04£4.05£3.83Witham is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£339£341£322Selby is higher£365£366£346
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£150£141Witham is higher£117£117£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£61£61£58Witham is higher£58£58£55
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£771£774£731Witham is higher£690£693£654
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£141Witham is higher£107£107£101
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£121£121£115Selby is higher£135£136£128
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.96£3.98£3.76Selby is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.79£2.81£2.65Selby is higherDepends on how you count£2.85£2.86£2.70
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.38£6.41£6.05Witham is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
211.6Witham is higherDepends on how you count203.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.1Witham is higherDepends on how you count15.1
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
53.3Selby is higher55.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
87.3Witham is higher81.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.1Witham is higher12.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Witham | Selby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,255£4,273£4,036 | £3,967£3,984£3,763 | Witham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,652£2,663£2,515 | £2,483£2,493£2,355 | Witham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £960£964£911 | £891£895£845 | Witham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,452£2,463£2,326 | £2,284£2,294£2,167 | Witham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£59 | £55£55£52 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £133£133£126 | £140£141£133 | Selby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.04£4.05£3.83 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £339£341£322 | £365£366£346 | Selby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£150£141 | £117£117£111 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £61£61£58 | £58£58£55 | Witham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £771£774£731 | £690£693£654 | Witham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£141 | £107£107£101 | Witham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £121£121£115 | £135£136£128 | Selby |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.96£3.98£3.76 | £5.24£5.26£4.97 | Selby |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.79£2.81£2.65 | £2.85£2.86£2.70 | Selby |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.38£6.41£6.05 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | Witham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 211.6 | 203.3 | Witham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 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 | 53.3 | 55.8 | Selby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 87.3 | 81.0 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.1 | 12.3 | Witham |
Total
Witham is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Selby 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
Witham Selby
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£462.7m£464.6m£438.9mWitham is higher£417.9m£419.7m£396.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£288.4m£289.6m£273.5mWitham is higher£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£104.4m£104.8m£99.0mWitham is higher£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£266.7m£267.8m£253.0mWitham is higher£240.7m£241.7m£228.3m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.5mWitham is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mSelby is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mWitham is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£36.9m£37.1m£35.0mSelby is higher£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mWitham is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mWitham is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£83.8m£84.2m£79.5mWitham is higher£72.7m£73.0m£68.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mWitham is higher£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.1m£13.2m£12.5mSelby is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mSelby is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.31m£0.29mWitham is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWitham is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,011Witham is higherDepends on how you count21,422
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,745Witham is higherDepends on how you count1,591
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,198Witham is higherDepends on how you count3,097
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,795Selby is higher5,883
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,493Witham is higher8,530
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,536Witham is higher1,291
Show the numbers
| Measure | Witham | Selby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £462.7m£464.6m£438.9m | £417.9m£419.7m£396.4m | Witham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £288.4m£289.6m£273.5m | £261.6m£262.7m£248.1m | Witham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £104.4m£104.8m£99.0m | £93.9m£94.3m£89.0m | Witham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £266.7m£267.8m£253.0m | £240.7m£241.7m£228.3m | Witham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.5m | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.4m£14.5m£13.7m | £14.7m£14.8m£14.0m | Selby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £36.9m£37.1m£35.0m | £38.4m£38.6m£36.5m | Selby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.7m£6.7m£6.3m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | Witham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £83.8m£84.2m£79.5m | £72.7m£73.0m£68.9m | Witham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.1m£16.2m£15.3m | £11.2m£11.3m£10.7m | Witham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.1m£13.2m£12.5m | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | Selby |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Selby |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.31m£0.29m | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | Witham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Witham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,011 | 21,422 | Witham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,745 | 1,591 | Witham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,198 | 3,097 | Witham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,795 | 5,883 | Selby |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,493 | 8,530 | Witham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,536 | 1,291 | 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.