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Falkirk and Bassetlaw

97,448 and 110,743 residents (mid-2024).

Falkirk is higher than Bassetlaw on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Falkirk is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Falkirk Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Bassetlaw £4,697Bassetlaw: £4,697Falkirk: £4,756Bassetlaw: £4,717Falkirk: £4,776Bassetlaw: £4,455Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4,697£4,717£4,455

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £12,968, Bassetlaw £12,774Bassetlaw: £12,774Falkirk: £12,968Bassetlaw: £12,828Falkirk: £13,023Bassetlaw: £12,116Falkirk: £12,301

    £12,968£13,023£12,301Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£12,774£12,828£12,116

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £2,111, Bassetlaw £2,020Bassetlaw: £2,020Falkirk: £2,111Bassetlaw: £2,028Falkirk: £2,120Bassetlaw: £1,916Falkirk: £2,003

    £2,111£2,120£2,003Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£2,020£2,028£1,916

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £11,755, Bassetlaw £11,447Bassetlaw: £11,447Falkirk: £11,755Bassetlaw: £11,495Falkirk: £11,805Bassetlaw: £10,858Falkirk: £11,150

    £11,755£11,805£11,150Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£11,447£11,495£10,858

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £463, Bassetlaw £422Bassetlaw: £422Falkirk: £463Bassetlaw: £424Falkirk: £465Bassetlaw: £400Falkirk: £439

    £463£465£439Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£422£424£400

  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: Falkirk £726, Bassetlaw £878Bassetlaw: £878Falkirk: £726Bassetlaw: £882Falkirk: £729Bassetlaw: £833Falkirk: £689

    £726£729£689Bassetlaw is higher£878£882£833

  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: Falkirk £24, Bassetlaw £27Bassetlaw: £27Falkirk: £24Bassetlaw: £27Falkirk: £24Bassetlaw: £25Falkirk: £23

    £24£24£23Bassetlaw is higher£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Bassetlaw £541Bassetlaw: £541Falkirk: £616Bassetlaw: £543Falkirk: £619Bassetlaw: £513Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Falkirk is higher£541£543£513

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Bassetlaw £141Bassetlaw: £141Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £142Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £134Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Falkirk is higher£141£142£134

  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: Falkirk £125, Bassetlaw £128Bassetlaw: £128Falkirk: £125Bassetlaw: £128Falkirk: £125Bassetlaw: £121Falkirk: £118

    £125£125£118Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £1,524, Bassetlaw £1,531Bassetlaw: £1,531Falkirk: £1,524Bassetlaw: £1,538Falkirk: £1,531Bassetlaw: £1,452Falkirk: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£1,531£1,538£1,452

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Bassetlaw £174Bassetlaw: £174Falkirk: £175Bassetlaw: £175Falkirk: £176Bassetlaw: £165Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £446, Bassetlaw £347Bassetlaw: £347Falkirk: £446Bassetlaw: £349Falkirk: £448Bassetlaw: £330Falkirk: £423

    £446£448£423Falkirk is higher£347£349£330

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £6.47, Bassetlaw £6.83Bassetlaw: £6.83Falkirk: £6.47Bassetlaw: £6.86Falkirk: £6.50Bassetlaw: £6.48Falkirk: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Bassetlaw is higher£6.83£6.86£6.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £9.70, Bassetlaw £6.76Bassetlaw: £6.76Falkirk: £9.70Bassetlaw: £6.79Falkirk: £9.74Bassetlaw: £6.41Falkirk: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Falkirk is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Bassetlaw £8.71Bassetlaw: £8.71Falkirk: £8.34Bassetlaw: £8.75Falkirk: £8.37Bassetlaw: £8.26Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Bassetlaw is higher£8.71£8.75£8.26

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Falkirk 1,015.7, Bassetlaw 1,012.0Bassetlaw: 1,012.0Falkirk: 1,015.7

    1,015.7Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count1,012.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Falkirk 126.9, Bassetlaw 106.5Bassetlaw: 106.5Falkirk: 126.9

    126.9Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count106.5

  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: Falkirk 175.9, Bassetlaw 178.9Bassetlaw: 178.9Falkirk: 175.9

    175.9Bassetlaw is higher178.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 99.3, Bassetlaw 81.6Bassetlaw: 81.6Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Falkirk is higher81.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Falkirk 203.9, Bassetlaw 201.2Bassetlaw: 201.2Falkirk: 203.9

    203.9Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count201.2

  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: Falkirk 30.4, Bassetlaw 26.3Bassetlaw: 26.3Falkirk: 30.4

    30.4Falkirk is higher26.3

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Falkirk and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureFalkirkBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,697£4,717£4,455Falkirk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,968£13,023£12,301Shared outEstimated£12,774£12,828£12,116Falkirk
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,111£2,120£2,003Shared outEstimated£2,020£2,028£1,916Falkirk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,755£11,805£11,150£11,447£11,495£10,858Falkirk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£463£465£439£422£424£400Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689Shared outEstimated£878£882£833Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23Shared outEstimated£27£27£25Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£541£543£513Falkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£141£142£134Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£125£118Shared outEstimated£128£128£121Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,531£1,538£1,452Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£174£175£165Falkirk
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£446£448£423£347£349£330Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£6.83£6.86£6.48Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£6.76£6.79£6.41Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.71,012.0Falkirk
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.9106.5Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.9Shared out178.9Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out81.6Falkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026203.9201.2Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.4Shared outEstimated26.3Falkirk

Per resident

Falkirk is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Falkirk Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Bassetlaw £4,697Bassetlaw: £4,697Falkirk: £4,756Bassetlaw: £4,717Falkirk: £4,776Bassetlaw: £4,455Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4,697£4,717£4,455

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Falkirk £2,421, Bassetlaw £2,611Bassetlaw: £2,611Falkirk: £2,421Bassetlaw: £2,622Falkirk: £2,431Bassetlaw: £2,477Falkirk: £2,297

    £2,421£2,431£2,297Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,611£2,622£2,477

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Falkirk £1,342, Bassetlaw £1,220Bassetlaw: £1,220Falkirk: £1,342Bassetlaw: £1,226Falkirk: £1,347Bassetlaw: £1,158Falkirk: £1,273

    £1,342£1,347£1,273Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£1,220£1,226£1,158

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Falkirk £2,195, Bassetlaw £2,340Bassetlaw: £2,340Falkirk: £2,195Bassetlaw: £2,350Falkirk: £2,204Bassetlaw: £2,219Falkirk: £2,082

    £2,195£2,204£2,082Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,340£2,350£2,219

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Falkirk £86, Bassetlaw £86Bassetlaw: £86Falkirk: £86Bassetlaw: £87Falkirk: £87Bassetlaw: £82Falkirk: £82

    £86£87£82Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£86£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £136, Bassetlaw £180Bassetlaw: £180Falkirk: £136Bassetlaw: £180Falkirk: £136Bassetlaw: £170Falkirk: £129

    £136£136£129Bassetlaw is higher£180£180£170

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Falkirk £4.46, Bassetlaw £5.48Bassetlaw: £5.48Falkirk: £4.46Bassetlaw: £5.51Falkirk: £4.48Bassetlaw: £5.20Falkirk: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Bassetlaw is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Bassetlaw £541Bassetlaw: £541Falkirk: £616Bassetlaw: £543Falkirk: £619Bassetlaw: £513Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Falkirk is higher£541£543£513

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Bassetlaw £141Bassetlaw: £141Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £142Falkirk: £194Bassetlaw: £134Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Falkirk is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Falkirk £79, Bassetlaw £77Bassetlaw: £77Falkirk: £79Bassetlaw: £77Falkirk: £80Bassetlaw: £73Falkirk: £75

    £79£80£75Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Falkirk £969, Bassetlaw £925Bassetlaw: £925Falkirk: £969Bassetlaw: £929Falkirk: £973Bassetlaw: £878Falkirk: £919

    £969£973£919Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£925£929£878

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Bassetlaw £174Bassetlaw: £174Falkirk: £175Bassetlaw: £175Falkirk: £176Bassetlaw: £165Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £284, Bassetlaw £210Bassetlaw: £210Falkirk: £284Bassetlaw: £211Falkirk: £285Bassetlaw: £199Falkirk: £269

    £284£285£269Falkirk is higher£210£211£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £4.11, Bassetlaw £4.12Bassetlaw: £4.12Falkirk: £4.11Bassetlaw: £4.14Falkirk: £4.13Bassetlaw: £3.91Falkirk: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Bassetlaw is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Falkirk £6.16, Bassetlaw £4.08Bassetlaw: £4.08Falkirk: £6.16Bassetlaw: £4.10Falkirk: £6.18Bassetlaw: £3.87Falkirk: £5.84

    £6.16£6.18£5.84Falkirk is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Bassetlaw £8.71Bassetlaw: £8.71Falkirk: £8.34Bassetlaw: £8.75Falkirk: £8.37Bassetlaw: £8.26Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Bassetlaw is higher£8.71£8.75£8.26

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 189.6, Bassetlaw 206.8Bassetlaw: 206.8Falkirk: 189.6

    189.6Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count206.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 23.7, Bassetlaw 21.8Bassetlaw: 21.8Falkirk: 23.7

    23.7Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count21.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 32.8, Bassetlaw 36.6Bassetlaw: 36.6Falkirk: 32.8

    32.8Bassetlaw is higher36.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 99.3, Bassetlaw 81.6Bassetlaw: 81.6Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Falkirk is higher81.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 129.6, Bassetlaw 121.6Bassetlaw: 121.6Falkirk: 129.6

    129.6Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count121.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 19.3, Bassetlaw 15.9Bassetlaw: 15.9Falkirk: 19.3

    19.3Falkirk is higher15.9

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Falkirk and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureFalkirkBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,697£4,717£4,455Falkirk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,421£2,431£2,297Shared outEstimated£2,611£2,622£2,477Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,342£1,347£1,273Shared outEstimated£1,220£1,226£1,158Falkirk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,195£2,204£2,082£2,340£2,350£2,219Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£86£87£82Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129Shared outEstimated£180£180£170Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23Shared outEstimated£5.48£5.51£5.20Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£541£543£513Falkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£141£142£134Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75Shared outEstimated£77£77£73Falkirk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£969£973£919£925£929£878Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£174£175£165Falkirk
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£269£210£211£199Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£4.12£4.14£3.91Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.16£6.18£5.84£4.08£4.10£3.87Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£8.71£8.75£8.26Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026189.6206.8Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.721.8Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.8Shared out36.6Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out81.6Falkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.6121.6Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.3Shared outEstimated15.9Falkirk

Total

Falkirk is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Falkirk Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Falkirk £463.5m, Bassetlaw £520.1mBassetlaw: £520.1mFalkirk: £463.5mBassetlaw: £522.3mFalkirk: £465.5mBassetlaw: £493.3mFalkirk: £439.6m

    £463.5m£465.5m£439.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£520.1m£522.3m£493.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Falkirk £235.9m, Bassetlaw £289.1mBassetlaw: £289.1mFalkirk: £235.9mBassetlaw: £290.4mFalkirk: £236.9mBassetlaw: £274.3mFalkirk: £223.8m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£289.1m£290.4m£274.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Falkirk £130.7m, Bassetlaw £135.2mBassetlaw: £135.2mFalkirk: £130.7mBassetlaw: £135.7mFalkirk: £131.3mBassetlaw: £128.2mFalkirk: £124.0m

    £130.7m£131.3m£124.0mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£135.2m£135.7m£128.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Falkirk £213.9m, Bassetlaw £259.1mBassetlaw: £259.1mFalkirk: £213.9mBassetlaw: £260.2mFalkirk: £214.8mBassetlaw: £245.8mFalkirk: £202.9m

    £213.9m£214.8m£202.9mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£259.1m£260.2m£245.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk £8.4m, Bassetlaw £9.5mBassetlaw: £9.5mFalkirk: £8.4mBassetlaw: £9.6mFalkirk: £8.5mBassetlaw: £9.1mFalkirk: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £13.2m, Bassetlaw £19.9mBassetlaw: £19.9mFalkirk: £13.2mBassetlaw: £20.0mFalkirk: £13.3mBassetlaw: £18.9mFalkirk: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mBassetlaw is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Falkirk £0.43m, Bassetlaw £0.61mBassetlaw: £0.61mFalkirk: £0.43mBassetlaw: £0.61mFalkirk: £0.44mBassetlaw: £0.58mFalkirk: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.44m£0.41mBassetlaw is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £60.0m, Bassetlaw £59.9mBassetlaw: £59.9mFalkirk: £60.0mBassetlaw: £60.1mFalkirk: £60.3mBassetlaw: £56.8mFalkirk: £56.9m

    £60.0m£60.3m£56.9mFalkirk is higher£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £18.9m, Bassetlaw £15.7mBassetlaw: £15.7mFalkirk: £18.9mBassetlaw: £15.7mFalkirk: £19.0mBassetlaw: £14.9mFalkirk: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mFalkirk is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk £7.7m, Bassetlaw £8.5mBassetlaw: £8.5mFalkirk: £7.7mBassetlaw: £8.6mFalkirk: £7.7mBassetlaw: £8.1mFalkirk: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk £94.4m, Bassetlaw £102.5mBassetlaw: £102.5mFalkirk: £94.4mBassetlaw: £102.9mFalkirk: £94.8mBassetlaw: £97.2mFalkirk: £89.5m

    £94.4m£94.8m£89.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£102.5m£102.9m£97.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Falkirk £17.1m, Bassetlaw £19.3mBassetlaw: £19.3mFalkirk: £17.1mBassetlaw: £19.4mFalkirk: £17.2mBassetlaw: £18.3mFalkirk: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.2mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Falkirk £27.6m, Bassetlaw £23.3mBassetlaw: £23.3mFalkirk: £27.6mBassetlaw: £23.3mFalkirk: £27.8mBassetlaw: £22.1mFalkirk: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.8m£26.2mFalkirk is higher£23.3m£23.3m£22.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Falkirk £0.40m, Bassetlaw £0.46mBassetlaw: £0.46mFalkirk: £0.40mBassetlaw: £0.46mFalkirk: £0.40mBassetlaw: £0.43mFalkirk: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mBassetlaw is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Falkirk £0.60m, Bassetlaw £0.45mBassetlaw: £0.45mFalkirk: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.45mFalkirk: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.43mFalkirk: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFalkirk is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Falkirk £0.81m, Bassetlaw £0.96mBassetlaw: £0.96mFalkirk: £0.81mBassetlaw: £0.97mFalkirk: £0.82mBassetlaw: £0.91mFalkirk: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mBassetlaw is higher£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Falkirk 18,479, Bassetlaw 22,906Bassetlaw: 22,906Falkirk: 18,479

    18,479Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count22,906

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk 2,308, Bassetlaw 2,411Bassetlaw: 2,411Falkirk: 2,308

    2,308Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,411

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 3,200, Bassetlaw 4,050Bassetlaw: 4,050Falkirk: 3,200

    3,200Bassetlaw is higher4,050

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 9,680, Bassetlaw 9,035Bassetlaw: 9,035Falkirk: 9,680

    9,680Falkirk is higher9,035

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk 12,628, Bassetlaw 13,467Bassetlaw: 13,467Falkirk: 12,628

    12,628Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count13,467

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk 1,881, Bassetlaw 1,760Bassetlaw: 1,760Falkirk: 1,881

    1,881Falkirk is higher1,760

Show the numbers
Falkirk and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureFalkirkBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£463.5m£465.5m£439.6mShared outEstimated£520.1m£522.3m£493.3mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimated£289.1m£290.4m£274.3mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£130.7m£131.3m£124.0mShared outEstimated£135.2m£135.7m£128.2mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.9m£214.8m£202.9m£259.1m£260.2m£245.8mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShared outEstimated£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mShared outEstimated£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£56.9mShared outEstimated£59.9m£60.1m£56.8mFalkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mShared outEstimated£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mFalkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mShared outEstimated£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.4m£94.8m£89.5m£102.5m£102.9m£97.2mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mBassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m£23.3m£23.3m£22.1mFalkirk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mFalkirk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimated£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,47922,906Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3082,411Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,200Shared out4,050Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,680Shared out9,035Falkirk
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,62813,467Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,881Shared outEstimated1,760Falkirk

Sources

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

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  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.
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