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Witham and Selby

108,748 and 105,353 residents (mid-2024).

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.

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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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Witham £4,255, Selby £3,967Selby: £3,967Witham: £4,255Selby: £3,984Witham: £4,273Selby: £3,763Witham: £4,036

    £4,255£4,273£4,036Witham is higher£3,967£3,984£3,763

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Witham £12,689, Selby £12,685Selby: £12,685Witham: £12,689Selby: £12,739Witham: £12,743Selby: £12,032Witham: £12,036

    £12,689£12,743£12,036Witham is higher£12,685£12,739£12,032

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Witham £1,615, Selby £1,459Selby: £1,459Witham: £1,615Selby: £1,466Witham: £1,622Selby: £1,384Witham: £1,532

    £1,615£1,622£1,532Witham is higher£1,459£1,466£1,384

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Witham £11,735, Selby £11,670Selby: £11,670Witham: £11,735Selby: £11,720Witham: £11,785Selby: £11,070Witham: £11,131

    £11,735£11,785£11,131Witham is higher£11,670£11,720£11,070

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Witham £300, Selby £280Selby: £280Witham: £300Selby: £281Witham: £301Selby: £266Witham: £284

    £300£301£284Witham is higher£280£281£266

  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: Witham £635, Selby £715Selby: £715Witham: £635Selby: £718Witham: £638Selby: £678Witham: £602

    £635£638£602Selby is higher£715£718£678

  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: Witham £19, Selby £19Selby: £19Witham: £19Selby: £19Witham: £19Selby: £18Witham: £18

    £19£19£18Witham is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Witham £339, Selby £365Selby: £365Witham: £339Selby: £366Witham: £341Selby: £346Witham: £322

    £339£341£322Selby is higher£365£366£346

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Witham £149, Selby £117Selby: £117Witham: £149Selby: £117Witham: £150Selby: £111Witham: £141

    £149£150£141Witham is higher£117£117£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: Witham £103, Selby £95Selby: £95Witham: £103Selby: £95Witham: £103Selby: £90Witham: £98

    £103£103£98Witham is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Witham £1,297, Selby £1,130Selby: £1,130Witham: £1,297Selby: £1,135Witham: £1,303Selby: £1,072Witham: £1,230

    £1,297£1,303£1,230Witham is higher£1,130£1,135£1,072

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Witham £148, Selby £107Selby: £107Witham: £148Selby: £107Witham: £149Selby: £101Witham: £141

    £148£149£141Witham is higher£107£107£101

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Witham £203, Selby £221Selby: £221Witham: £203Selby: £222Witham: £204Selby: £210Witham: £193

    £203£204£193Selby is higher£221£222£210

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Witham £6.66, Selby £8.58Selby: £8.58Witham: £6.66Selby: £8.62Witham: £6.69Selby: £8.14Witham: £6.32

    £6.66£6.69£6.32Selby is higher£8.58£8.62£8.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Witham £4.70, Selby £4.66Selby: £4.66Witham: £4.70Selby: £4.68Witham: £4.72Selby: £4.42Witham: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Witham is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Witham £6.38, Selby £4.85Selby: £4.85Witham: £6.38Selby: £4.87Witham: £6.41Selby: £4.60Witham: £6.05

    £6.38£6.41£6.05Witham is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Witham 1,012.5, Selby 1,038.8Selby: 1,038.8Witham: 1,012.5

    1,012.5Selby is higherDepends on how you count1,038.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Witham 76.8, Selby 77.2Selby: 77.2Witham: 76.8

    76.8Selby is higherDepends on how you count77.2

  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: Witham 140.7, Selby 150.2Selby: 150.2Witham: 140.7

    140.7Selby is higherDepends on how you count150.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Witham 53.3, Selby 55.8Selby: 55.8Witham: 53.3

    53.3Selby is higher55.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Witham 146.9, Selby 132.6Selby: 132.6Witham: 146.9

    146.9Witham is higher132.6

  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: Witham 23.8, Selby 20.1Selby: 20.1Witham: 23.8

    23.8Witham is higher20.1

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Witham and Selby, per person in the age group
MeasureWithamSelbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,255£4,273£4,036£3,967£3,984£3,763Witham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,689£12,743£12,036£12,685£12,739£12,032Witham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,615£1,622£1,532£1,459£1,466£1,384Witham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,735£11,785£11,131£11,670£11,720£11,070Witham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£300£301£284£280£281£266Witham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£635£638£602£715£718£678Selby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Witham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£339£341£322£365£366£346Selby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£117£117£111Witham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£103£98£95£95£90Witham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,297£1,303£1,230£1,130£1,135£1,072Witham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£148£149£141£107£107£101Witham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£203£204£193£221£222£210Selby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.66£6.69£6.32£8.58£8.62£8.14Selby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£4.66£4.68£4.42Witham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05£4.85£4.87£4.60Witham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.51,038.8Selby
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.877.2Selby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.7150.2Selby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.355.8Selby
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026146.9132.6Witham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.820.1Witham

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Witham £4,255, Selby £3,967Selby: £3,967Witham: £4,255Selby: £3,984Witham: £4,273Selby: £3,763Witham: £4,036

    £4,255£4,273£4,036Witham is higher£3,967£3,984£3,763

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Witham £2,652, Selby £2,483Selby: £2,483Witham: £2,652Selby: £2,493Witham: £2,663Selby: £2,355Witham: £2,515

    £2,652£2,663£2,515Witham is higher£2,483£2,493£2,355

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Witham £960, Selby £891Selby: £891Witham: £960Selby: £895Witham: £964Selby: £845Witham: £911

    £960£964£911Witham is higher£891£895£845

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Witham £2,452, Selby £2,284Selby: £2,284Witham: £2,452Selby: £2,294Witham: £2,463Selby: £2,167Witham: £2,326

    £2,452£2,463£2,326Witham is higher£2,284£2,294£2,167

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Witham £63, Selby £55Selby: £55Witham: £63Selby: £55Witham: £63Selby: £52Witham: £59

    £63£63£59Witham is higher£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Witham £133, Selby £140Selby: £140Witham: £133Selby: £141Witham: £133Selby: £133Witham: £126

    £133£133£126Selby is higher£140£141£133

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Witham £4.04, Selby £3.75Selby: £3.75Witham: £4.04Selby: £3.77Witham: £4.05Selby: £3.56Witham: £3.83

    £4.04£4.05£3.83Witham is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Witham £339, Selby £365Selby: £365Witham: £339Selby: £366Witham: £341Selby: £346Witham: £322

    £339£341£322Selby is higher£365£366£346

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Witham £149, Selby £117Selby: £117Witham: £149Selby: £117Witham: £150Selby: £111Witham: £141

    £149£150£141Witham is higher£117£117£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Witham £61, Selby £58Selby: £58Witham: £61Selby: £58Witham: £61Selby: £55Witham: £58

    £61£61£58Witham is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Witham £771, Selby £690Selby: £690Witham: £771Selby: £693Witham: £774Selby: £654Witham: £731

    £771£774£731Witham is higher£690£693£654

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Witham £148, Selby £107Selby: £107Witham: £148Selby: £107Witham: £149Selby: £101Witham: £141

    £148£149£141Witham is higher£107£107£101

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Witham £121, Selby £135Selby: £135Witham: £121Selby: £136Witham: £121Selby: £128Witham: £115

    £121£121£115Selby is higher£135£136£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Witham £3.96, Selby £5.24Selby: £5.24Witham: £3.96Selby: £5.26Witham: £3.98Selby: £4.97Witham: £3.76

    £3.96£3.98£3.76Selby is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Witham £2.79, Selby £2.85Selby: £2.85Witham: £2.79Selby: £2.86Witham: £2.81Selby: £2.70Witham: £2.65

    £2.79£2.81£2.65Selby is higherDepends on how you count£2.85£2.86£2.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Witham £6.38, Selby £4.85Selby: £4.85Witham: £6.38Selby: £4.87Witham: £6.41Selby: £4.60Witham: £6.05

    £6.38£6.41£6.05Witham is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Witham 211.6, Selby 203.3Selby: 203.3Witham: 211.6

    211.6Witham is higherDepends on how you count203.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Witham 16.1, Selby 15.1Selby: 15.1Witham: 16.1

    16.1Witham is higherDepends on how you count15.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Witham 29.4, Selby 29.4Selby: 29.4Witham: 29.4

    29.4Witham is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Witham 53.3, Selby 55.8Selby: 55.8Witham: 53.3

    53.3Selby is higher55.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Witham 87.3, Selby 81.0Selby: 81.0Witham: 87.3

    87.3Witham is higher81.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Witham 14.1, Selby 12.3Selby: 12.3Witham: 14.1

    14.1Witham is higher12.3

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Witham and Selby, per resident
MeasureWithamSelbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,255£4,273£4,036£3,967£3,984£3,763Witham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,652£2,663£2,515£2,483£2,493£2,355Witham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£960£964£911£891£895£845Witham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,452£2,463£2,326£2,284£2,294£2,167Witham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£59£55£55£52Witham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£140£141£133Selby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83£3.75£3.77£3.56Witham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£339£341£322£365£366£346Selby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£117£117£111Witham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£58£58£55Witham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£771£774£731£690£693£654Witham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£148£149£141£107£107£101Witham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£135£136£128Selby
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.96£3.98£3.76£5.24£5.26£4.97Selby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.79£2.81£2.65£2.85£2.86£2.70Selby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05£4.85£4.87£4.60Witham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026211.6203.3Witham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.115.1Witham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.429.4Witham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.355.8Selby
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.381.0Witham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.112.3Witham

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Witham £462.7m, Selby £417.9mSelby: £417.9mWitham: £462.7mSelby: £419.7mWitham: £464.6mSelby: £396.4mWitham: £438.9m

    £462.7m£464.6m£438.9mWitham is higher£417.9m£419.7m£396.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Witham £288.4m, Selby £261.6mSelby: £261.6mWitham: £288.4mSelby: £262.7mWitham: £289.6mSelby: £248.1mWitham: £273.5m

    £288.4m£289.6m£273.5mWitham is higher£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Witham £104.4m, Selby £93.9mSelby: £93.9mWitham: £104.4mSelby: £94.3mWitham: £104.8mSelby: £89.0mWitham: £99.0m

    £104.4m£104.8m£99.0mWitham is higher£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Witham £266.7m, Selby £240.7mSelby: £240.7mWitham: £266.7mSelby: £241.7mWitham: £267.8mSelby: £228.3mWitham: £253.0m

    £266.7m£267.8m£253.0mWitham is higher£240.7m£241.7m£228.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Witham £6.8m, Selby £5.8mSelby: £5.8mWitham: £6.8mSelby: £5.8mWitham: £6.8mSelby: £5.5mWitham: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.5mWitham is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Witham £14.4m, Selby £14.7mSelby: £14.7mWitham: £14.4mSelby: £14.8mWitham: £14.5mSelby: £14.0mWitham: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mSelby is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Witham £0.44m, Selby £0.40mSelby: £0.40mWitham: £0.44mSelby: £0.40mWitham: £0.44mSelby: £0.38mWitham: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mWitham is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Witham £36.9m, Selby £38.4mSelby: £38.4mWitham: £36.9mSelby: £38.6mWitham: £37.1mSelby: £36.5mWitham: £35.0m

    £36.9m£37.1m£35.0mSelby is higher£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Witham £16.2m, Selby £12.3mSelby: £12.3mWitham: £16.2mSelby: £12.4mWitham: £16.3mSelby: £11.7mWitham: £15.4m

    £16.2m£16.3m£15.4mWitham is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Witham £6.7m, Selby £6.1mSelby: £6.1mWitham: £6.7mSelby: £6.1mWitham: £6.7mSelby: £5.8mWitham: £6.3m

    £6.7m£6.7m£6.3mWitham is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Witham £83.8m, Selby £72.7mSelby: £72.7mWitham: £83.8mSelby: £73.0mWitham: £84.2mSelby: £68.9mWitham: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mWitham is higher£72.7m£73.0m£68.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Witham £16.1m, Selby £11.2mSelby: £11.2mWitham: £16.1mSelby: £11.3mWitham: £16.2mSelby: £10.7mWitham: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mWitham is higher£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Witham £13.1m, Selby £14.2mSelby: £14.2mWitham: £13.1mSelby: £14.3mWitham: £13.2mSelby: £13.5mWitham: £12.5m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.5mSelby is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Witham £0.43m, Selby £0.55mSelby: £0.55mWitham: £0.43mSelby: £0.55mWitham: £0.43mSelby: £0.52mWitham: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mSelby is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Witham £0.30m, Selby £0.30mSelby: £0.30mWitham: £0.30mSelby: £0.30mWitham: £0.31mSelby: £0.28mWitham: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.31m£0.29mWitham is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Witham £0.69m, Selby £0.51mSelby: £0.51mWitham: £0.69mSelby: £0.51mWitham: £0.70mSelby: £0.48mWitham: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWitham is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Witham 23,011, Selby 21,422Selby: 21,422Witham: 23,011

    23,011Witham is higherDepends on how you count21,422

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Witham 1,745, Selby 1,591Selby: 1,591Witham: 1,745

    1,745Witham is higherDepends on how you count1,591

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Witham 3,198, Selby 3,097Selby: 3,097Witham: 3,198

    3,198Witham is higherDepends on how you count3,097

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Witham 5,795, Selby 5,883Selby: 5,883Witham: 5,795

    5,795Selby is higher5,883

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Witham 9,493, Selby 8,530Selby: 8,530Witham: 9,493

    9,493Witham is higher8,530

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Witham 1,536, Selby 1,291Selby: 1,291Witham: 1,536

    1,536Witham is higher1,291

Show the numbers
Witham and Selby, total
MeasureWithamSelbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.7m£464.6m£438.9m£417.9m£419.7m£396.4mWitham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.4m£289.6m£273.5m£261.6m£262.7m£248.1mWitham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.4m£104.8m£99.0m£93.9m£94.3m£89.0mWitham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£266.7m£267.8m£253.0m£240.7m£241.7m£228.3mWitham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWitham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mSelby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mWitham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.9m£37.1m£35.0m£38.4m£38.6m£36.5mSelby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mWitham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mWitham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£72.7m£73.0m£68.9mWitham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£11.2m£11.3m£10.7mWitham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mSelby
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mSelby
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.31m£0.29m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mWitham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWitham
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,01121,422Witham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7451,591Witham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1983,097Witham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7955,883Selby
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,4938,530Witham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5361,291Witham

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.