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Darlington and Boston

112,150 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Darlington is higher than Boston on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Darlington is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Boston on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Darlington Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Darlington £4,795, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Darlington: £4,795Boston: £4,808Darlington: £4,815Boston: £4,541Darlington: £4,548

    £4,795£4,815£4,548Darlington is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £12,696, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Darlington: £12,696Boston: £12,717Darlington: £12,750Boston: £12,011Darlington: £12,042

    £12,696£12,750£12,042Darlington is higher£12,663£12,717£12,011

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £2,225, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Darlington: £2,225Boston: £2,479Darlington: £2,235Boston: £2,341Darlington: £2,111

    £2,225£2,235£2,111Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £11,435, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Darlington: £11,435Boston: £11,308Darlington: £11,484Boston: £10,681Darlington: £10,847

    £11,435£11,484£10,847Darlington is higher£11,260£11,308£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £485, Boston £606Boston: £606Darlington: £485Boston: £608Darlington: £487Boston: £574Darlington: £460

    £485£487£460Boston is higherDepends on how you count£606£608£574

  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: Darlington £747, Boston £765Boston: £765Darlington: £747Boston: £768Darlington: £750Boston: £726Darlington: £708

    £747£750£708Boston is higherDepends on how you count£765£768£726

  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: Darlington £29, Boston £33Boston: £33Darlington: £29Boston: £33Darlington: £29Boston: £31Darlington: £28

    £29£29£28Boston is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £535, Boston £478Boston: £478Darlington: £535Boston: £480Darlington: £538Boston: £453Darlington: £508

    £535£538£508Darlington is higher£478£480£453

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £134, Boston £124Boston: £124Darlington: £134Boston: £125Darlington: £134Boston: £118Darlington: £127

    £134£134£127Darlington is higher£124£125£118

  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: Darlington £136, Boston £127Boston: £127Darlington: £136Boston: £127Darlington: £136Boston: £120Darlington: £129

    £136£136£129Darlington is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £1,722, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Darlington: £1,722Boston: £2,030Darlington: £1,729Boston: £1,917Darlington: £1,633

    £1,722£1,729£1,633Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Darlington £219, Boston £173Boston: £173Darlington: £219Boston: £174Darlington: £220Boston: £164Darlington: £208

    £219£220£208Darlington is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £350, Boston £307Boston: £307Darlington: £350Boston: £308Darlington: £351Boston: £291Darlington: £332

    £350£351£332Darlington is higher£307£308£291

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £9.46, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Darlington: £9.46Boston: £5.94Darlington: £9.50Boston: £5.61Darlington: £8.97

    £9.46£9.50£8.97Darlington is higher£5.91£5.94£5.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £8.31, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Darlington: £8.31Boston: £7.37Darlington: £8.34Boston: £6.96Darlington: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Darlington is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Darlington £6.35, Boston £11Boston: £11Darlington: £6.35Boston: £11Darlington: £6.37Boston: £10Darlington: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Boston is higher£11£11£10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Darlington 1,006.5, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Darlington: 1,006.5

    1,006.5Boston is higherDepends on how you count1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Darlington 116.5, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Darlington: 116.5

    116.5Boston is higherDepends on how you count130.4

  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: Darlington 156.4, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Darlington: 156.4

    156.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count162.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 79.1, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Darlington: 79.1

    79.1Darlington is higher73.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Darlington 214.6, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Darlington: 214.6

    214.6Boston is higherDepends on how you count250.8

  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: Darlington 29.9, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Darlington: 29.9

    29.9Darlington is higher27.4

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Darlington and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureDarlingtonBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,795£4,815£4,548£4,788£4,808£4,541Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,696£12,750£12,042£12,663£12,717£12,011Darlington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,225£2,235£2,111£2,468£2,479£2,341Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,435£11,484£10,847£11,260£11,308£10,681Darlington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£485£487£460£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£747£750£708£765£768£726Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£33£33£31Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£478£480£453Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£124£125£118Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£136£129£127£127£120Darlington
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,722£1,729£1,633£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£173£174£164Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£350£351£332£307£308£291Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.46£9.50£8.97£5.91£5.94£5.61Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£7.34£7.37£6.96Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.51,009.2Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.5130.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4162.0Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.173.5Darlington
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026214.6250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.927.4Darlington

Per resident

Darlington is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Boston on 9. 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

Darlington Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Darlington £4,795, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Darlington: £4,795Boston: £4,808Darlington: £4,815Boston: £4,541Darlington: £4,548

    £4,795£4,815£4,548Darlington is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Darlington £2,544, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Darlington: £2,544Boston: £2,519Darlington: £2,555Boston: £2,380Darlington: £2,413

    £2,544£2,555£2,413Darlington is higher£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Darlington £1,356, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Darlington: £1,356Boston: £1,500Darlington: £1,362Boston: £1,416Darlington: £1,286

    £1,356£1,362£1,286Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Darlington £2,291, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Darlington: £2,291Boston: £2,240Darlington: £2,301Boston: £2,116Darlington: £2,174

    £2,291£2,301£2,174Darlington is higher£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Darlington £97, Boston £120Boston: £120Darlington: £97Boston: £120Darlington: £98Boston: £114Darlington: £92

    £97£98£92Boston is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £150, Boston £152Boston: £152Darlington: £150Boston: £152Darlington: £150Boston: £144Darlington: £142

    £150£150£142Boston is higherDepends on how you count£152£152£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Darlington £5.83, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Darlington: £5.83Boston: £6.47Darlington: £5.85Boston: £6.11Darlington: £5.53

    £5.83£5.85£5.53Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £535, Boston £478Boston: £478Darlington: £535Boston: £480Darlington: £538Boston: £453Darlington: £508

    £535£538£508Darlington is higher£478£480£453

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £134, Boston £124Boston: £124Darlington: £134Boston: £125Darlington: £134Boston: £118Darlington: £127

    £134£134£127Darlington is higher£124£125£118

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Darlington £83, Boston £77Boston: £77Darlington: £83Boston: £77Darlington: £83Boston: £73Darlington: £78

    £83£83£78Darlington is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Darlington £1,050, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Darlington: £1,050Boston: £1,228Darlington: £1,054Boston: £1,160Darlington: £996

    £1,050£1,054£996Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Darlington £219, Boston £173Boston: £173Darlington: £219Boston: £174Darlington: £220Boston: £164Darlington: £208

    £219£220£208Darlington is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Darlington £213, Boston £186Boston: £186Darlington: £213Boston: £186Darlington: £214Boston: £176Darlington: £202

    £213£214£202Darlington is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Darlington £5.77, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Darlington: £5.77Boston: £3.60Darlington: £5.79Boston: £3.40Darlington: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Darlington is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Darlington £5.06, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Darlington: £5.06Boston: £4.46Darlington: £5.08Boston: £4.21Darlington: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Darlington is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Darlington £6.35, Boston £11Boston: £11Darlington: £6.35Boston: £11Darlington: £6.37Boston: £10Darlington: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Boston is higher£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 201.7, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Darlington: 201.7

    201.7Darlington is higherDepends on how you count200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 23.3, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Darlington: 23.3

    23.3Boston is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 31.3, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Darlington: 31.3

    31.3Boston is higherDepends on how you count32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 79.1, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Darlington: 79.1

    79.1Darlington is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 130.8, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Darlington: 130.8

    130.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count151.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 18.2, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Darlington: 18.2

    18.2Darlington is higher16.6

Show the numbers
Darlington and Boston, per resident
MeasureDarlingtonBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,795£4,815£4,548£4,788£4,808£4,541Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,413£2,509£2,519£2,380Darlington
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,356£1,362£1,286£1,493£1,500£1,416Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,291£2,301£2,174£2,231£2,240£2,116Darlington
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£152£152£144Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.83£5.85£5.53£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£478£480£453Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£124£125£118Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£77£77£73Darlington
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,050£1,054£996£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£173£174£164Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£186£186£176Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£3.58£3.60£3.40Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£4.44£4.46£4.21Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.7200.0Darlington
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.325.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.332.1Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.173.5Darlington
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.8151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.216.6Darlington

Total

Darlington is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Boston on 1. 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

Darlington Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Darlington £537.7m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mDarlington: £537.7mBoston: £347.6mDarlington: £540.0mBoston: £328.3mDarlington: £510.1m

    £537.7m£540.0m£510.1mDarlington is higher£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Darlington £285.3m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mDarlington: £285.3mBoston: £182.1mDarlington: £286.5mBoston: £172.0mDarlington: £270.6m

    £285.3m£286.5m£270.6mDarlington is higher£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Darlington £152.1m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mDarlington: £152.1mBoston: £108.4mDarlington: £152.7mBoston: £102.4mDarlington: £144.3m

    £152.1m£152.7m£144.3mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Darlington £257.0m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mDarlington: £257.0mBoston: £162.0mDarlington: £258.1mBoston: £153.0mDarlington: £243.8m

    £257.0m£258.1m£243.8mDarlington is higher£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Darlington £10.9m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mDarlington: £10.9mBoston: £8.7mDarlington: £10.9mBoston: £8.2mDarlington: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Darlington £16.8m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mDarlington: £16.8mBoston: £11.0mDarlington: £16.9mBoston: £10.4mDarlington: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Darlington £0.65m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mDarlington: £0.65mBoston: £0.47mDarlington: £0.66mBoston: £0.44mDarlington: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.66m£0.62mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Darlington £60.0m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mDarlington: £60.0mBoston: £34.7mDarlington: £60.3mBoston: £32.8mDarlington: £57.0m

    £60.0m£60.3m£57.0mDarlington is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Darlington £15.0m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mDarlington: £15.0mBoston: £9.0mDarlington: £15.1mBoston: £8.5mDarlington: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mDarlington is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Darlington £9.3m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mDarlington: £9.3mBoston: £5.6mDarlington: £9.3mBoston: £5.3mDarlington: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mDarlington is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Darlington £117.7m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mDarlington: £117.7mBoston: £88.8mDarlington: £118.2mBoston: £83.9mDarlington: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mDarlington is higherDepends on how you count£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Darlington £24.6m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mDarlington: £24.6mBoston: £12.6mDarlington: £24.7mBoston: £11.9mDarlington: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mDarlington is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Darlington £23.9m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mDarlington: £23.9mBoston: £13.5mDarlington: £24.0mBoston: £12.7mDarlington: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mDarlington is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Darlington £0.65m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mDarlington: £0.65mBoston: £0.26mDarlington: £0.65mBoston: £0.25mDarlington: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDarlington is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Darlington £0.57m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mDarlington: £0.57mBoston: £0.32mDarlington: £0.57mBoston: £0.30mDarlington: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDarlington is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Darlington £0.71m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mDarlington: £0.71mBoston: £0.78mDarlington: £0.71mBoston: £0.74mDarlington: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.68mBoston is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Darlington 22,620, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Darlington: 22,620

    22,620Darlington is higherDepends on how you count14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Darlington 2,618, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Darlington: 2,618

    2,618Darlington is higherDepends on how you count1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Darlington 3,515, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Darlington: 3,515

    3,515Darlington is higherDepends on how you count2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Darlington 8,866, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Darlington: 8,866

    8,866Darlington is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Darlington 14,665, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Darlington: 14,665

    14,665Darlington is higherDepends on how you count10,969

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Darlington 2,044, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Darlington: 2,044

    2,044Darlington is higher1,200

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Darlington and Boston, total
MeasureDarlingtonBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£537.7m£540.0m£510.1m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mDarlington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mDarlington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.1m£152.7m£144.3m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mDarlington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDarlington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mDarlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mDarlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mDarlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mDarlington
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mDarlington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mDarlington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mDarlington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,62014,454Darlington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6181,867Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5152,320Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,8665,311Darlington
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,66510,969Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,200Darlington

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.