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Darlington and Bassetlaw

112,150 and 124,742 residents (mid-2024).

Darlington is higher than Bassetlaw on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 8 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Darlington is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Darlington Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Darlington £4,795, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694Darlington: £4,795Bassetlaw: £4,714Darlington: £4,815Bassetlaw: £4,452Darlington: £4,548

    £4,795£4,815£4,548Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,452

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £12,696, Bassetlaw £12,671Bassetlaw: £12,671Darlington: £12,696Bassetlaw: £12,725Darlington: £12,750Bassetlaw: £12,019Darlington: £12,042

    £12,696£12,750£12,042Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £2,225, Bassetlaw £1,950Bassetlaw: £1,950Darlington: £2,225Bassetlaw: £1,959Darlington: £2,235Bassetlaw: £1,850Darlington: £2,111

    £2,225£2,235£2,111Darlington is higher£1,950£1,959£1,850

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £11,435, Bassetlaw £11,407Bassetlaw: £11,407Darlington: £11,435Bassetlaw: £11,455Darlington: £11,484Bassetlaw: £10,820Darlington: £10,847

    £11,435£11,484£10,847Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£11,407£11,455£10,820

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Darlington £485, Bassetlaw £396Bassetlaw: £396Darlington: £485Bassetlaw: £398Darlington: £487Bassetlaw: £376Darlington: £460

    £485£487£460Darlington is higher£396£398£376

  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, Bassetlaw £843Bassetlaw: £843Darlington: £747Bassetlaw: £846Darlington: £750Bassetlaw: £799Darlington: £708

    £747£750£708Bassetlaw is higher£843£846£799

  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, Bassetlaw £25Bassetlaw: £25Darlington: £29Bassetlaw: £25Darlington: £29Bassetlaw: £24Darlington: £28

    £29£29£28Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £535, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Darlington: £535Bassetlaw: £533Darlington: £538Bassetlaw: £503Darlington: £508

    £535£538£508Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£530£533£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £134, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £140Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £132Darlington: £127

    £134£134£127Bassetlaw is higher£139£140£132

  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, Bassetlaw £124Bassetlaw: £124Darlington: £136Bassetlaw: £125Darlington: £136Bassetlaw: £118Darlington: £129

    £136£136£129Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £1,722, Bassetlaw £1,472Bassetlaw: £1,472Darlington: £1,722Bassetlaw: £1,478Darlington: £1,729Bassetlaw: £1,396Darlington: £1,633

    £1,722£1,729£1,633Darlington is higher£1,472£1,478£1,396

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Darlington £219, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160Darlington: £219Bassetlaw: £161Darlington: £220Bassetlaw: £152Darlington: £208

    £219£220£208Darlington is higher£160£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £350, Bassetlaw £341Bassetlaw: £341Darlington: £350Bassetlaw: £343Darlington: £351Bassetlaw: £324Darlington: £332

    £350£351£332Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £9.46, Bassetlaw £6.78Bassetlaw: £6.78Darlington: £9.46Bassetlaw: £6.81Darlington: £9.50Bassetlaw: £6.43Darlington: £8.97

    £9.46£9.50£8.97Darlington is higher£6.78£6.81£6.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Darlington £8.31, Bassetlaw £6.25Bassetlaw: £6.25Darlington: £8.31Bassetlaw: £6.28Darlington: £8.34Bassetlaw: £5.93Darlington: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Darlington is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Darlington £6.35, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08Darlington: £6.35Bassetlaw: £9.12Darlington: £6.37Bassetlaw: £8.61Darlington: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Bassetlaw is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

  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, Bassetlaw 1,008.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7Darlington: 1,006.5

    1,006.5Bassetlaw is higher1,008.7

  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, Bassetlaw 99.7Bassetlaw: 99.7Darlington: 116.5

    116.5Darlington is higherDepends on how you count99.7

  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, Bassetlaw 173.8Bassetlaw: 173.8Darlington: 156.4

    156.4Bassetlaw is higher173.8

  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, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Darlington: 79.1

    79.1Bassetlaw is higher79.3

  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, Bassetlaw 194.1Bassetlaw: 194.1Darlington: 214.6

    214.6Darlington is higher194.1

  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, Bassetlaw 25.8Bassetlaw: 25.8Darlington: 29.9

    29.9Darlington is higher25.8

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Darlington and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureDarlingtonBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,795£4,815£4,548£4,694£4,714£4,452Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,696£12,750£12,042£12,671£12,725£12,019Darlington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,225£2,235£2,111£1,950£1,959£1,850Darlington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,435£11,484£10,847£11,407£11,455£10,820Darlington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£485£487£460£396£398£376Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£747£750£708£843£846£799Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£25£25£24Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£530£533£503Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£139£140£132Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£136£129£124£125£118Darlington
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,722£1,729£1,633£1,472£1,478£1,396Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£160£161£152Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£350£351£332£341£343£324Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.46£9.50£8.97£6.78£6.81£6.43Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£6.25£6.28£5.93Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.51,008.7Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.599.7Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4173.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.179.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026214.6194.1Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.925.8Darlington

Per resident

Darlington 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

Darlington Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Darlington £4,795, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694Darlington: £4,795Bassetlaw: £4,714Darlington: £4,815Bassetlaw: £4,452Darlington: £4,548

    £4,795£4,815£4,548Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,452

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Darlington £2,544, Bassetlaw £2,683Bassetlaw: £2,683Darlington: £2,544Bassetlaw: £2,695Darlington: £2,555Bassetlaw: £2,545Darlington: £2,413

    £2,544£2,555£2,413Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Darlington £1,356, Bassetlaw £1,172Bassetlaw: £1,172Darlington: £1,356Bassetlaw: £1,177Darlington: £1,362Bassetlaw: £1,111Darlington: £1,286

    £1,356£1,362£1,286Darlington is higher£1,172£1,177£1,111

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Darlington £2,291, Bassetlaw £2,416Bassetlaw: £2,416Darlington: £2,291Bassetlaw: £2,426Darlington: £2,301Bassetlaw: £2,291Darlington: £2,174

    £2,291£2,301£2,174Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,416£2,426£2,291

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Darlington £97, Bassetlaw £84Bassetlaw: £84Darlington: £97Bassetlaw: £84Darlington: £98Bassetlaw: £80Darlington: £92

    £97£98£92Darlington is higher£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £150, Bassetlaw £178Bassetlaw: £178Darlington: £150Bassetlaw: £179Darlington: £150Bassetlaw: £169Darlington: £142

    £150£150£142Bassetlaw is higher£178£179£169

  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, Bassetlaw £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.35Darlington: £5.83Bassetlaw: £5.37Darlington: £5.85Bassetlaw: £5.07Darlington: £5.53

    £5.83£5.85£5.53Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £535, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Darlington: £535Bassetlaw: £533Darlington: £538Bassetlaw: £503Darlington: £508

    £535£538£508Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£530£533£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Darlington £134, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £140Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £132Darlington: £127

    £134£134£127Bassetlaw is higher£139£140£132

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Darlington £83, Bassetlaw £75Bassetlaw: £75Darlington: £83Bassetlaw: £75Darlington: £83Bassetlaw: £71Darlington: £78

    £83£83£78Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Darlington £1,050, Bassetlaw £884Bassetlaw: £884Darlington: £1,050Bassetlaw: £888Darlington: £1,054Bassetlaw: £839Darlington: £996

    £1,050£1,054£996Darlington is higher£884£888£839

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Darlington £219, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160Darlington: £219Bassetlaw: £161Darlington: £220Bassetlaw: £152Darlington: £208

    £219£220£208Darlington is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Darlington £213, Bassetlaw £205Bassetlaw: £205Darlington: £213Bassetlaw: £206Darlington: £214Bassetlaw: £194Darlington: £202

    £213£214£202Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Darlington £5.77, Bassetlaw £4.07Bassetlaw: £4.07Darlington: £5.77Bassetlaw: £4.09Darlington: £5.79Bassetlaw: £3.86Darlington: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Darlington is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Darlington £5.06, Bassetlaw £3.75Bassetlaw: £3.75Darlington: £5.06Bassetlaw: £3.77Darlington: £5.08Bassetlaw: £3.56Darlington: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Darlington is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Darlington £6.35, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08Darlington: £6.35Bassetlaw: £9.12Darlington: £6.37Bassetlaw: £8.61Darlington: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Bassetlaw is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 201.7, Bassetlaw 213.6Bassetlaw: 213.6Darlington: 201.7

    201.7Bassetlaw is higher213.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 23.3, Bassetlaw 21.1Bassetlaw: 21.1Darlington: 23.3

    23.3Darlington is higherDepends on how you count21.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 31.3, Bassetlaw 36.8Bassetlaw: 36.8Darlington: 31.3

    31.3Bassetlaw is higher36.8

  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, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Darlington: 79.1

    79.1Bassetlaw is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 130.8, Bassetlaw 116.6Bassetlaw: 116.6Darlington: 130.8

    130.8Darlington is higher116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Darlington 18.2, Bassetlaw 15.5Bassetlaw: 15.5Darlington: 18.2

    18.2Darlington is higher15.5

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Darlington and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureDarlingtonBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,795£4,815£4,548£4,694£4,714£4,452Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,413£2,683£2,695£2,545Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,356£1,362£1,286£1,172£1,177£1,111Darlington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,291£2,301£2,174£2,416£2,426£2,291Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£84£84£80Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£178£179£169Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.83£5.85£5.53£5.35£5.37£5.07Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£535£538£508£530£533£503Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£139£140£132Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£75£75£71Darlington
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,050£1,054£996£884£888£839Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£160£161£152Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202£205£206£194Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£4.07£4.09£3.86Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£3.75£3.77£3.56Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.7213.6Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.321.1Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.336.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.179.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.8116.6Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.215.5Darlington

Total

Darlington is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 14. 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 Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Darlington £537.7m, Bassetlaw £585.5mBassetlaw: £585.5mDarlington: £537.7mBassetlaw: £588.0mDarlington: £540.0mBassetlaw: £555.4mDarlington: £510.1m

    £537.7m£540.0m£510.1mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Darlington £285.3m, Bassetlaw £334.7mBassetlaw: £334.7mDarlington: £285.3mBassetlaw: £336.1mDarlington: £286.5mBassetlaw: £317.5mDarlington: £270.6m

    £285.3m£286.5m£270.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Darlington £152.1m, Bassetlaw £146.2mBassetlaw: £146.2mDarlington: £152.1mBassetlaw: £146.8mDarlington: £152.7mBassetlaw: £138.6mDarlington: £144.3m

    £152.1m£152.7m£144.3mDarlington is higher£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Darlington £257.0m, Bassetlaw £301.3mBassetlaw: £301.3mDarlington: £257.0mBassetlaw: £302.6mDarlington: £258.1mBassetlaw: £285.8mDarlington: £243.8m

    £257.0m£258.1m£243.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Darlington £10.9m, Bassetlaw £10.5mBassetlaw: £10.5mDarlington: £10.9mBassetlaw: £10.5mDarlington: £10.9mBassetlaw: £9.9mDarlington: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDarlington is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Darlington £16.8m, Bassetlaw £22.3mBassetlaw: £22.3mDarlington: £16.8mBassetlaw: £22.4mDarlington: £16.9mBassetlaw: £21.1mDarlington: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mBassetlaw is higher£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m

  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, Bassetlaw £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mDarlington: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.67mDarlington: £0.66mBassetlaw: £0.63mDarlington: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.66m£0.62mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Darlington £60.0m, Bassetlaw £66.2mBassetlaw: £66.2mDarlington: £60.0mBassetlaw: £66.4mDarlington: £60.3mBassetlaw: £62.7mDarlington: £57.0m

    £60.0m£60.3m£57.0mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Darlington £15.0m, Bassetlaw £17.4mBassetlaw: £17.4mDarlington: £15.0mBassetlaw: £17.4mDarlington: £15.1mBassetlaw: £16.5mDarlington: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mBassetlaw is higher£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Darlington £9.3m, Bassetlaw £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.3mDarlington: £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.4mDarlington: £9.3mBassetlaw: £8.8mDarlington: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Darlington £117.7m, Bassetlaw £110.3mBassetlaw: £110.3mDarlington: £117.7mBassetlaw: £110.8mDarlington: £118.2mBassetlaw: £104.6mDarlington: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mDarlington is higher£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Darlington £24.6m, Bassetlaw £20.0mBassetlaw: £20.0mDarlington: £24.6mBassetlaw: £20.1mDarlington: £24.7mBassetlaw: £19.0mDarlington: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mDarlington is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Darlington £23.9m, Bassetlaw £25.6mBassetlaw: £25.6mDarlington: £23.9mBassetlaw: £25.7mDarlington: £24.0mBassetlaw: £24.2mDarlington: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Darlington £0.65m, Bassetlaw £0.51mBassetlaw: £0.51mDarlington: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.51mDarlington: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.48mDarlington: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDarlington is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Darlington £0.57m, Bassetlaw £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.47mDarlington: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.47mDarlington: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.44mDarlington: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDarlington is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Darlington £0.71m, Bassetlaw £1.1mBassetlaw: £1.1mDarlington: £0.71mBassetlaw: £1.1mDarlington: £0.71mBassetlaw: £1.1mDarlington: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.68mBassetlaw is higher£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Darlington 22,620, Bassetlaw 26,645Bassetlaw: 26,645Darlington: 22,620

    22,620Bassetlaw is higher26,645

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Darlington 2,618, Bassetlaw 2,633Bassetlaw: 2,633Darlington: 2,618

    2,618Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Darlington 3,515, Bassetlaw 4,590Bassetlaw: 4,590Darlington: 3,515

    3,515Bassetlaw is higher4,590

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Darlington 8,866, Bassetlaw 9,887Bassetlaw: 9,887Darlington: 8,866

    8,866Bassetlaw is higher9,887

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Darlington 14,665, Bassetlaw 14,544Bassetlaw: 14,544Darlington: 14,665

    14,665Darlington is higher14,544

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Darlington 2,044, Bassetlaw 1,932Bassetlaw: 1,932Darlington: 2,044

    2,044Darlington is higher1,932

Show the numbers
Darlington and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureDarlingtonBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£537.7m£540.0m£510.1m£585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m£334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.1m£152.7m£144.3m£146.2m£146.8m£138.6mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m£301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m£66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m£110.3m£110.8m£104.6mDarlington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mDarlington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m£1.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,62026,645Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6182,633Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5154,590Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,8669,887Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,66514,544Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,932Darlington

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.
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  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.