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North Lincolnshire and Somerset

171,424 and 588,173 residents (mid-2024).

North Lincolnshire is higher than Somerset on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

North Lincolnshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Somerset on 3. 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

North Lincolnshire Somerset

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Lincolnshire £4,794, Somerset £4,694Somerset: £4,694North Lincolnshire: £4,794Somerset: £4,714North Lincolnshire: £4,815Somerset: £4,453North Lincolnshire: £4,548

    £4,794£4,815£4,548North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,453

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Lincolnshire £12,610, Somerset £12,406Somerset: £12,406North Lincolnshire: £12,610Somerset: £12,459North Lincolnshire: £12,664Somerset: £11,768North Lincolnshire: £11,961

    £12,610£12,664£11,961North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,406£12,459£11,768

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lincolnshire £2,093, Somerset £1,777Somerset: £1,777North Lincolnshire: £2,093Somerset: £1,785North Lincolnshire: £2,102Somerset: £1,686North Lincolnshire: £1,986

    £2,093£2,102£1,986North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,777£1,785£1,686

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Lincolnshire £11,409, Somerset £11,447Somerset: £11,447North Lincolnshire: £11,409Somerset: £11,496North Lincolnshire: £11,457Somerset: £10,858North Lincolnshire: £10,822

    £11,409£11,457£10,822Somerset is higher£11,447£11,496£10,858

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Lincolnshire £400, Somerset £312Somerset: £312North Lincolnshire: £400Somerset: £314North Lincolnshire: £402Somerset: £296North Lincolnshire: £379

    £400£402£379North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£312£314£296

  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: North Lincolnshire £775, Somerset £626Somerset: £626North Lincolnshire: £775Somerset: £629North Lincolnshire: £779Somerset: £594North Lincolnshire: £735

    £775£779£735North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£626£629£594

  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: North Lincolnshire £26, Somerset £20Somerset: £20North Lincolnshire: £26Somerset: £21North Lincolnshire: £26Somerset: £19North Lincolnshire: £25

    £26£26£25North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Lincolnshire £513, Somerset £382Somerset: £382North Lincolnshire: £513Somerset: £384North Lincolnshire: £516Somerset: £363North Lincolnshire: £487

    £513£516£487North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£382£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Lincolnshire £134, Somerset £111Somerset: £111North Lincolnshire: £134Somerset: £111North Lincolnshire: £135Somerset: £105North Lincolnshire: £127

    £134£135£127North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£111£111£105

  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: North Lincolnshire £141, Somerset £93Somerset: £93North Lincolnshire: £141Somerset: £93North Lincolnshire: £141Somerset: £88North Lincolnshire: £134

    £141£141£134North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lincolnshire £1,633, Somerset £1,424Somerset: £1,424North Lincolnshire: £1,633Somerset: £1,430North Lincolnshire: £1,639Somerset: £1,351North Lincolnshire: £1,549

    £1,633£1,639£1,549North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,424£1,430£1,351

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Lincolnshire £163, Somerset £166Somerset: £166North Lincolnshire: £163Somerset: £167North Lincolnshire: £164Somerset: £157North Lincolnshire: £155

    £163£164£155Somerset is higher£166£167£157

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lincolnshire £305, Somerset £252Somerset: £252North Lincolnshire: £305Somerset: £253North Lincolnshire: £307Somerset: £239North Lincolnshire: £290

    £305£307£290North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lincolnshire £7.50, Somerset £4.59Somerset: £4.59North Lincolnshire: £7.50Somerset: £4.61North Lincolnshire: £7.53Somerset: £4.35North Lincolnshire: £7.11

    £7.50£7.53£7.11North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.59£4.61£4.35

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lincolnshire £7.22, Somerset £3.85Somerset: £3.85North Lincolnshire: £7.22Somerset: £3.86North Lincolnshire: £7.25Somerset: £3.65North Lincolnshire: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.85£3.86£3.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Lincolnshire £8.31, Somerset £6.18Somerset: £6.18North Lincolnshire: £8.31Somerset: £6.20North Lincolnshire: £8.34Somerset: £5.86North Lincolnshire: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.18£6.20£5.86

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Lincolnshire 1,008.6, Somerset 1,009.7Somerset: 1,009.7North Lincolnshire: 1,008.6

    1,008.6Somerset is higher1,009.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Lincolnshire 104.2, Somerset 78.7Somerset: 78.7North Lincolnshire: 104.2

    104.2North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count78.7

  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: North Lincolnshire 162.4, Somerset 133.4Somerset: 133.4North Lincolnshire: 162.4

    162.4North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count133.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 77.2, Somerset 57.2Somerset: 57.2North Lincolnshire: 77.2

    77.2North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count57.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Lincolnshire 205.6, Somerset 163.7Somerset: 163.7North Lincolnshire: 205.6

    205.6North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count163.7

  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: North Lincolnshire 30.4, Somerset 20.1Somerset: 20.1North Lincolnshire: 30.4

    30.4North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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North Lincolnshire and Somerset, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth LincolnshireSomersetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,794£4,815£4,548£4,694£4,714£4,453North Lincolnshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,961£12,406£12,459£11,768North Lincolnshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,093£2,102£1,986£1,777£1,785£1,686North Lincolnshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,409£11,457£10,822£11,447£11,496£10,858Somerset
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£400£402£379£312£314£296North Lincolnshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£775£779£735£626£629£594North Lincolnshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£20£21£19North Lincolnshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£513£516£487£382£384£363North Lincolnshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£111£111£105North Lincolnshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£141£141£134£93£93£88North Lincolnshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,633£1,639£1,549£1,424£1,430£1,351North Lincolnshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£166£167£157Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£307£290£252£253£239North Lincolnshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.50£7.53£7.11£4.59£4.61£4.35North Lincolnshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£3.85£3.86£3.65North Lincolnshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£6.18£6.20£5.86North Lincolnshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.61,009.7Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.278.7North Lincolnshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.4133.4North Lincolnshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.257.2North Lincolnshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026205.6163.7North Lincolnshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.420.1North Lincolnshire

Per resident

North Lincolnshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Somerset on 4. 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

North Lincolnshire Somerset

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Lincolnshire £4,794, Somerset £4,694Somerset: £4,694North Lincolnshire: £4,794Somerset: £4,714North Lincolnshire: £4,815Somerset: £4,453North Lincolnshire: £4,548

    £4,794£4,815£4,548North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Lincolnshire £2,731, Somerset £3,001Somerset: £3,001North Lincolnshire: £2,731Somerset: £3,014North Lincolnshire: £2,743Somerset: £2,847North Lincolnshire: £2,591

    £2,731£2,743£2,591Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£3,001£3,014£2,847

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Lincolnshire £1,244, Somerset £1,028Somerset: £1,028North Lincolnshire: £1,244Somerset: £1,032North Lincolnshire: £1,249Somerset: £975North Lincolnshire: £1,180

    £1,244£1,249£1,180North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,028£1,032£975

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Lincolnshire £2,471, Somerset £2,769Somerset: £2,769North Lincolnshire: £2,471Somerset: £2,781North Lincolnshire: £2,481Somerset: £2,627North Lincolnshire: £2,344

    £2,471£2,481£2,344Somerset is higher£2,769£2,781£2,627

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Lincolnshire £87, Somerset £76Somerset: £76North Lincolnshire: £87Somerset: £76North Lincolnshire: £87Somerset: £72North Lincolnshire: £82

    £87£87£82North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Lincolnshire £168, Somerset £152Somerset: £152North Lincolnshire: £168Somerset: £152North Lincolnshire: £169Somerset: £144North Lincolnshire: £159

    £168£169£159North Lincolnshire 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: North Lincolnshire £5.67, Somerset £4.95Somerset: £4.95North Lincolnshire: £5.67Somerset: £4.98North Lincolnshire: £5.70Somerset: £4.70North Lincolnshire: £5.38

    £5.67£5.70£5.38North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Lincolnshire £513, Somerset £382Somerset: £382North Lincolnshire: £513Somerset: £384North Lincolnshire: £516Somerset: £363North Lincolnshire: £487

    £513£516£487North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£382£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Lincolnshire £134, Somerset £111Somerset: £111North Lincolnshire: £134Somerset: £111North Lincolnshire: £135Somerset: £105North Lincolnshire: £127

    £134£135£127North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£111£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Lincolnshire £84, Somerset £54Somerset: £54North Lincolnshire: £84Somerset: £54North Lincolnshire: £84Somerset: £51North Lincolnshire: £79

    £84£84£79North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£54£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Lincolnshire £970, Somerset £824Somerset: £824North Lincolnshire: £970Somerset: £827North Lincolnshire: £974Somerset: £781North Lincolnshire: £920

    £970£974£920North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£824£827£781

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Lincolnshire £163, Somerset £166Somerset: £166North Lincolnshire: £163Somerset: £167North Lincolnshire: £164Somerset: £157North Lincolnshire: £155

    £163£164£155Somerset is higher£166£167£157

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Lincolnshire £181, Somerset £146Somerset: £146North Lincolnshire: £181Somerset: £146North Lincolnshire: £182Somerset: £138North Lincolnshire: £172

    £181£182£172North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£146£146£138

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Lincolnshire £4.46, Somerset £2.65Somerset: £2.65North Lincolnshire: £4.46Somerset: £2.66North Lincolnshire: £4.48Somerset: £2.51North Lincolnshire: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.65£2.66£2.51

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Lincolnshire £4.29, Somerset £2.22Somerset: £2.22North Lincolnshire: £4.29Somerset: £2.23North Lincolnshire: £4.31Somerset: £2.11North Lincolnshire: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.22£2.23£2.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Lincolnshire £8.31, Somerset £6.18Somerset: £6.18North Lincolnshire: £8.31Somerset: £6.20North Lincolnshire: £8.34Somerset: £5.86North Lincolnshire: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.18£6.20£5.86

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 218.4, Somerset 244.3Somerset: 244.3North Lincolnshire: 218.4

    218.4Somerset is higher244.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 22.6, Somerset 19.0Somerset: 19.0North Lincolnshire: 22.6

    22.6North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 35.2, Somerset 32.3Somerset: 32.3North Lincolnshire: 35.2

    35.2North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count32.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 77.2, Somerset 57.2Somerset: 57.2North Lincolnshire: 77.2

    77.2North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count57.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 122.2, Somerset 94.7Somerset: 94.7North Lincolnshire: 122.2

    122.2North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count94.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Lincolnshire 18.1, Somerset 11.6Somerset: 11.6North Lincolnshire: 18.1

    18.1North Lincolnshire is higherDepends on how you count11.6

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North Lincolnshire and Somerset, per resident
MeasureNorth LincolnshireSomersetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,794£4,815£4,548£4,694£4,714£4,453North Lincolnshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,731£2,743£2,591£3,001£3,014£2,847Somerset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,244£1,249£1,180£1,028£1,032£975North Lincolnshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,471£2,481£2,344£2,769£2,781£2,627Somerset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£76£76£72North Lincolnshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£152£152£144North Lincolnshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.67£5.70£5.38£4.95£4.98£4.70North Lincolnshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£513£516£487£382£384£363North Lincolnshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£111£111£105North Lincolnshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£54£54£51North Lincolnshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£970£974£920£824£827£781North Lincolnshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£166£167£157Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£146£146£138North Lincolnshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£2.65£2.66£2.51North Lincolnshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£2.22£2.23£2.11North Lincolnshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£6.18£6.20£5.86North Lincolnshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026218.4244.3Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.619.0North Lincolnshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.232.3North Lincolnshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.257.2North Lincolnshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.294.7North Lincolnshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.111.6North Lincolnshire

Total

North Lincolnshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Somerset on 22. 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

North Lincolnshire Somerset

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Lincolnshire £821.9m, Somerset £2.8bnSomerset: £2.8bnNorth Lincolnshire: £821.9mSomerset: £2.8bnNorth Lincolnshire: £825.4mSomerset: £2.6bnNorth Lincolnshire: £779.6m

    £821.9m£825.4m£779.6mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£2.8bn£2.8bn£2.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Lincolnshire £468.2m, Somerset £1.8bnSomerset: £1.8bnNorth Lincolnshire: £468.2mSomerset: £1.8bnNorth Lincolnshire: £470.2mSomerset: £1.7bnNorth Lincolnshire: £444.1m

    £468.2m£470.2m£444.1mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Lincolnshire £213.3m, Somerset £604.7mSomerset: £604.7mNorth Lincolnshire: £213.3mSomerset: £607.3mNorth Lincolnshire: £214.2mSomerset: £573.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £202.3m

    £213.3m£214.2m£202.3mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£604.7m£607.3m£573.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Lincolnshire £423.6m, Somerset £1.6bnSomerset: £1.6bnNorth Lincolnshire: £423.6mSomerset: £1.6bnNorth Lincolnshire: £425.4mSomerset: £1.5bnNorth Lincolnshire: £401.8m

    £423.6m£425.4m£401.8mSomerset is higher£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Lincolnshire £14.9m, Somerset £44.4mSomerset: £44.4mNorth Lincolnshire: £14.9mSomerset: £44.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £14.9mSomerset: £42.2mNorth Lincolnshire: £14.1m

    £14.9m£14.9m£14.1mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£44.4m£44.6m£42.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Lincolnshire £28.8m, Somerset £89.1mSomerset: £89.1mNorth Lincolnshire: £28.8mSomerset: £89.5mNorth Lincolnshire: £28.9mSomerset: £84.5mNorth Lincolnshire: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£89.1m£89.5m£84.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Lincolnshire £0.97m, Somerset £2.9mSomerset: £2.9mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.97mSomerset: £2.9mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.98mSomerset: £2.8mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£2.9m£2.9m£2.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Lincolnshire £88.0m, Somerset £224.9mSomerset: £224.9mNorth Lincolnshire: £88.0mSomerset: £225.8mNorth Lincolnshire: £88.4mSomerset: £213.3mNorth Lincolnshire: £83.5m

    £88.0m£88.4m£83.5mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£224.9m£225.8m£213.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Lincolnshire £23.0m, Somerset £65.1mSomerset: £65.1mNorth Lincolnshire: £23.0mSomerset: £65.4mNorth Lincolnshire: £23.1mSomerset: £61.8mNorth Lincolnshire: £21.9m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.9mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Lincolnshire £14.4m, Somerset £31.6mSomerset: £31.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £14.4mSomerset: £31.7mNorth Lincolnshire: £14.4mSomerset: £29.9mNorth Lincolnshire: £13.6m

    £14.4m£14.4m£13.6mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Lincolnshire £166.3m, Somerset £484.6mSomerset: £484.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £166.3mSomerset: £486.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £167.0mSomerset: £459.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £157.8m

    £166.3m£167.0m£157.8mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£484.6m£486.6m£459.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Lincolnshire £28.0m, Somerset £97.5mSomerset: £97.5mNorth Lincolnshire: £28.0mSomerset: £98.0mNorth Lincolnshire: £28.1mSomerset: £92.5mNorth Lincolnshire: £26.5m

    £28.0m£28.1m£26.5mSomerset is higher£97.5m£98.0m£92.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Lincolnshire £31.1m, Somerset £85.7mSomerset: £85.7mNorth Lincolnshire: £31.1mSomerset: £86.0mNorth Lincolnshire: £31.2mSomerset: £81.3mNorth Lincolnshire: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.2m£29.5mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Lincolnshire £0.76m, Somerset £1.6mSomerset: £1.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.76mSomerset: £1.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.77mSomerset: £1.5mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.72mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Lincolnshire £0.74m, Somerset £1.3mSomerset: £1.3mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.74mSomerset: £1.3mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.74mSomerset: £1.2mNorth Lincolnshire: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Lincolnshire £1.4m, Somerset £3.6mSomerset: £3.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £1.4mSomerset: £3.6mNorth Lincolnshire: £1.4mSomerset: £3.4mNorth Lincolnshire: £1.4m

    £1.4mSomerset is higherDepends on how you count£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Lincolnshire 37,444, Somerset 143,662Somerset: 143,662North Lincolnshire: 37,444

    37,444Somerset is higher143,662

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Lincolnshire 3,870, Somerset 11,199Somerset: 11,199North Lincolnshire: 3,870

    3,870Somerset is higherDepends on how you count11,199

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Lincolnshire 6,030, Somerset 18,982Somerset: 18,982North Lincolnshire: 6,030

    6,030Somerset is higherDepends on how you count18,982

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Lincolnshire 13,228, Somerset 33,631Somerset: 33,631North Lincolnshire: 13,228

    13,228Somerset is higherDepends on how you count33,631

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Lincolnshire 20,951, Somerset 55,685Somerset: 55,685North Lincolnshire: 20,951

    20,951Somerset is higherDepends on how you count55,685

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Lincolnshire 3,098, Somerset 6,839Somerset: 6,839North Lincolnshire: 3,098

    3,098Somerset is higherDepends on how you count6,839

Show the numbers
North Lincolnshire and Somerset, total
MeasureNorth LincolnshireSomersetHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£821.9m£825.4m£779.6m£2.8bn£2.8bn£2.6bnSomerset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£468.2m£470.2m£444.1m£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnSomerset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m£604.7m£607.3m£573.6mSomerset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£423.6m£425.4m£401.8m£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSomerset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m£44.4m£44.6m£42.2mSomerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£89.1m£89.5m£84.5mSomerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£2.9m£2.9m£2.8mSomerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£88.0m£88.4m£83.5m£224.9m£225.8m£213.3mSomerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.9m£65.1m£65.4m£61.8mSomerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.4m£13.6m£31.6m£31.7m£29.9mSomerset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£166.3m£167.0m£157.8m£484.6m£486.6m£459.6mSomerset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£28.0m£28.1m£26.5m£97.5m£98.0m£92.5mSomerset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mSomerset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mSomerset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mSomerset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£3.6m£3.6m£3.4mSomerset
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,444143,662Somerset
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,87011,199Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,03018,982Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,22833,631Somerset
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,95155,685Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0986,839Somerset

Sources

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

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  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.
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