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Plymouth and Lincoln

271,904 and 104,939 residents (mid-2024).

Plymouth is higher than Lincoln on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Plymouth is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Lincoln 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

Plymouth Lincoln

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Lincoln £4,136Lincoln: £4,136Plymouth: £4,681Lincoln: £4,153Plymouth: £4,701Lincoln: £3,923Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higher£4,136£4,153£3,923

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £12,509, Lincoln £12,727Lincoln: £12,727Plymouth: £12,509Lincoln: £12,781Plymouth: £12,562Lincoln: £12,072Plymouth: £11,866

    £12,509£12,562£11,866Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£12,727£12,781£12,072

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £2,246, Lincoln £2,064Lincoln: £2,064Plymouth: £2,246Lincoln: £2,073Plymouth: £2,255Lincoln: £1,958Plymouth: £2,130

    £2,246£2,255£2,130Plymouth is higher£2,064£2,073£1,958

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £11,261, Lincoln £11,261Lincoln: £11,261Plymouth: £11,261Lincoln: £11,309Plymouth: £11,309Lincoln: £10,681Plymouth: £10,682

    £11,261£11,309£10,682Plymouth is higher£11,261£11,309£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £490, Lincoln £581Lincoln: £581Plymouth: £490Lincoln: £583Plymouth: £492Lincoln: £551Plymouth: £465

    £490£492£465Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

  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: Plymouth £727, Lincoln £851Lincoln: £851Plymouth: £727Lincoln: £854Plymouth: £730Lincoln: £807Plymouth: £690

    £727£730£690Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£851£854£807

  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: Plymouth £30, Lincoln £35Lincoln: £35Plymouth: £30Lincoln: £35Plymouth: £31Lincoln: £33Plymouth: £29

    £30£31£29Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Lincoln £526Lincoln: £526Plymouth: £590Lincoln: £529Plymouth: £593Lincoln: £499Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth is higher£526£529£499

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Lincoln £120Lincoln: £120Plymouth: £164Lincoln: £120Plymouth: £165Lincoln: £113Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Plymouth is higher£120£120£113

  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: Plymouth £123, Lincoln £112Lincoln: £112Plymouth: £123Lincoln: £112Plymouth: £123Lincoln: £106Plymouth: £116

    £123£123£116Plymouth is higher£112£112£106

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £1,725, Lincoln £1,616Lincoln: £1,616Plymouth: £1,725Lincoln: £1,623Plymouth: £1,733Lincoln: £1,533Plymouth: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,616£1,623£1,533

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Lincoln £242Lincoln: £242Plymouth: £246Lincoln: £243Plymouth: £247Lincoln: £229Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Plymouth is higher£242£243£229

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £383, Lincoln £320Lincoln: £320Plymouth: £383Lincoln: £321Plymouth: £385Lincoln: £304Plymouth: £364

    £383£385£364Plymouth is higher£320£321£304

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £5.58, Lincoln £8.36Lincoln: £8.36Plymouth: £5.58Lincoln: £8.40Plymouth: £5.60Lincoln: £7.93Plymouth: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£8.36£8.40£7.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £8.31, Lincoln £7.30Lincoln: £7.30Plymouth: £8.31Lincoln: £7.33Plymouth: £8.34Lincoln: £6.92Plymouth: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Plymouth is higher£7.30£7.33£6.92

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Lincoln £7.14Lincoln: £7.14Plymouth: £6.45Lincoln: £7.17Plymouth: £6.48Lincoln: £6.77Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£7.14£7.17£6.77

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Plymouth 1,014.7, Lincoln 989.9Lincoln: 989.9Plymouth: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Plymouth is higher989.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Plymouth 121.9, Lincoln 138.6Lincoln: 138.6Plymouth: 121.9

    121.9Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count138.6

  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: Plymouth 156.8, Lincoln 177.1Lincoln: 177.1Plymouth: 156.8

    156.8Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count177.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Lincoln 74.8Lincoln: 74.8Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Plymouth is higher74.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Plymouth 209.0, Lincoln 205.7Lincoln: 205.7Plymouth: 209.0

    209.0Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count205.7

  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: Plymouth 26.3, Lincoln 23.7Lincoln: 23.7Plymouth: 26.3

    26.3Plymouth is higher23.7

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Plymouth and Lincoln, per person in the age group
MeasurePlymouthLincolnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,136£4,153£3,923Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,509£12,562£11,866£12,727£12,781£12,072Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,246£2,255£2,130£2,064£2,073£1,958Plymouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,682£11,261£11,309£10,681Plymouth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£581£583£551Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£851£854£807Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£35£35£33Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£526£529£499Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£120£120£113Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116£112£112£106Plymouth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,616£1,623£1,533Plymouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£242£243£229Plymouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£320£321£304Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£8.36£8.40£7.93Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£7.30£7.33£6.92Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.7989.9Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.9138.6Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8177.1Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.774.8Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.0205.7Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.323.7Plymouth

Per resident

Plymouth is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Lincoln 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

Plymouth Lincoln

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Lincoln £4,136Lincoln: £4,136Plymouth: £4,681Lincoln: £4,153Plymouth: £4,701Lincoln: £3,923Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higher£4,136£4,153£3,923

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Plymouth £2,231, Lincoln £1,817Lincoln: £1,817Plymouth: £2,231Lincoln: £1,824Plymouth: £2,240Lincoln: £1,723Plymouth: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,817£1,824£1,723

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Plymouth £1,444, Lincoln £1,424Lincoln: £1,424Plymouth: £1,444Lincoln: £1,431Plymouth: £1,450Lincoln: £1,351Plymouth: £1,370

    £1,444£1,450£1,370Plymouth is higher£1,424£1,431£1,351

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Plymouth £2,008, Lincoln £1,607Lincoln: £1,607Plymouth: £2,008Lincoln: £1,614Plymouth: £2,017Lincoln: £1,525Plymouth: £1,905

    £2,008£2,017£1,905Plymouth is higher£1,607£1,614£1,525

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Plymouth £87, Lincoln £83Lincoln: £83Plymouth: £87Lincoln: £83Plymouth: £88Lincoln: £79Plymouth: £83

    £87£88£83Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£83£83£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £130, Lincoln £121Lincoln: £121Plymouth: £130Lincoln: £122Plymouth: £130Lincoln: £115Plymouth: £123

    £130£130£123Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Plymouth £5.43, Lincoln £4.98Lincoln: £4.98Plymouth: £5.43Lincoln: £5.00Plymouth: £5.45Lincoln: £4.72Plymouth: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Lincoln £526Lincoln: £526Plymouth: £590Lincoln: £529Plymouth: £593Lincoln: £499Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth is higher£526£529£499

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Lincoln £120Lincoln: £120Plymouth: £164Lincoln: £120Plymouth: £165Lincoln: £113Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Plymouth is higher£120£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Plymouth £79, Lincoln £77Lincoln: £77Plymouth: £79Lincoln: £78Plymouth: £79Lincoln: £73Plymouth: £75

    £79£79£75Plymouth is higher£77£78£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Plymouth £1,110, Lincoln £1,115Lincoln: £1,115Plymouth: £1,110Lincoln: £1,120Plymouth: £1,114Lincoln: £1,058Plymouth: £1,053

    £1,110£1,114£1,053Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,115£1,120£1,058

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Lincoln £242Lincoln: £242Plymouth: £246Lincoln: £243Plymouth: £247Lincoln: £229Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Plymouth is higher£242£243£229

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £247, Lincoln £221Lincoln: £221Plymouth: £247Lincoln: £222Plymouth: £248Lincoln: £209Plymouth: £234

    £247£248£234Plymouth is higher£221£222£209

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £3.58, Lincoln £5.77Lincoln: £5.77Plymouth: £3.58Lincoln: £5.79Plymouth: £3.60Lincoln: £5.47Plymouth: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£5.77£5.79£5.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Plymouth £5.35, Lincoln £5.03Lincoln: £5.03Plymouth: £5.35Lincoln: £5.05Plymouth: £5.37Lincoln: £4.77Plymouth: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Plymouth is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Lincoln £7.14Lincoln: £7.14Plymouth: £6.45Lincoln: £7.17Plymouth: £6.48Lincoln: £6.77Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£7.14£7.17£6.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 180.9, Lincoln 141.3Lincoln: 141.3Plymouth: 180.9

    180.9Plymouth is higher141.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 21.7, Lincoln 19.8Lincoln: 19.8Plymouth: 21.7

    21.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count19.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 28.0, Lincoln 25.3Lincoln: 25.3Plymouth: 28.0

    28.0Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count25.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Lincoln 74.8Lincoln: 74.8Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Plymouth is higher74.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 134.4, Lincoln 142.0Lincoln: 142.0Plymouth: 134.4

    134.4Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count142.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 16.9, Lincoln 16.3Lincoln: 16.3Plymouth: 16.9

    16.9Plymouth is higher16.3

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Plymouth and Lincoln, per resident
MeasurePlymouthLincolnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,136£4,153£3,923Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£1,817£1,824£1,723Plymouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,444£1,450£1,370£1,424£1,431£1,351Plymouth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,008£2,017£1,905£1,607£1,614£1,525Plymouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£83£83£79Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£121£122£115Plymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.98£5.00£4.72Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£526£529£499Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£120£120£113Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£77£78£73Plymouth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,110£1,114£1,053£1,115£1,120£1,058Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£242£243£229Plymouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£221£222£209Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£5.77£5.79£5.47Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£5.03£5.05£4.77Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026180.9141.3Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.719.8Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.025.3Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.774.8Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.4142.0Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.916.3Plymouth

Total

Plymouth is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Lincoln on 0. 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

Plymouth Lincoln

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Plymouth £1.3bn, Lincoln £434.0mLincoln: £434.0mPlymouth: £1.3bnLincoln: £435.8mPlymouth: £1.3bnLincoln: £411.7mPlymouth: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnPlymouth is higher£434.0m£435.8m£411.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Plymouth £606.5m, Lincoln £190.6mLincoln: £190.6mPlymouth: £606.5mLincoln: £191.4mPlymouth: £609.1mLincoln: £180.8mPlymouth: £575.3m

    £606.5m£609.1m£575.3mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Plymouth £392.7m, Lincoln £149.5mLincoln: £149.5mPlymouth: £392.7mLincoln: £150.1mPlymouth: £394.3mLincoln: £141.8mPlymouth: £372.5m

    £392.7m£394.3m£372.5mPlymouth is higher£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Plymouth £546.0m, Lincoln £168.7mLincoln: £168.7mPlymouth: £546.0mLincoln: £169.4mPlymouth: £548.3mLincoln: £160.0mPlymouth: £517.9m

    £546.0m£548.3m£517.9mPlymouth is higher£168.7m£169.4m£160.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth £23.8m, Lincoln £8.7mLincoln: £8.7mPlymouth: £23.8mLincoln: £8.7mPlymouth: £23.9mLincoln: £8.2mPlymouth: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mPlymouth 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: Plymouth £35.3m, Lincoln £12.7mLincoln: £12.7mPlymouth: £35.3mLincoln: £12.8mPlymouth: £35.4mLincoln: £12.1mPlymouth: £33.5m

    £35.3m£35.4m£33.5mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Lincoln £0.52mLincoln: £0.52mPlymouth: £1.5mLincoln: £0.52mPlymouth: £1.5mLincoln: £0.50mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £160.4m, Lincoln £55.2mLincoln: £55.2mPlymouth: £160.4mLincoln: £55.5mPlymouth: £161.1mLincoln: £52.4mPlymouth: £152.2m

    £160.4m£161.1m£152.2mPlymouth is higher£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £44.7m, Lincoln £12.5mLincoln: £12.5mPlymouth: £44.7mLincoln: £12.6mPlymouth: £44.9mLincoln: £11.9mPlymouth: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mPlymouth is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth £21.5m, Lincoln £8.1mLincoln: £8.1mPlymouth: £21.5mLincoln: £8.1mPlymouth: £21.6mLincoln: £7.7mPlymouth: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mPlymouth is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth £301.7m, Lincoln £117.1mLincoln: £117.1mPlymouth: £301.7mLincoln: £117.6mPlymouth: £303.0mLincoln: £111.0mPlymouth: £286.2m

    £301.7m£303.0m£286.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£117.1m£117.6m£111.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Plymouth £66.8m, Lincoln £25.3mLincoln: £25.3mPlymouth: £66.8mLincoln: £25.5mPlymouth: £67.0mLincoln: £24.0mPlymouth: £63.3m

    £66.8m£67.0m£63.3mPlymouth is higher£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Plymouth £67.0m, Lincoln £23.2mLincoln: £23.2mPlymouth: £67.0mLincoln: £23.3mPlymouth: £67.3mLincoln: £22.0mPlymouth: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mPlymouth is higher£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Plymouth £0.97m, Lincoln £0.61mLincoln: £0.61mPlymouth: £0.97mLincoln: £0.61mPlymouth: £0.98mLincoln: £0.57mPlymouth: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Lincoln £0.53mLincoln: £0.53mPlymouth: £1.5mLincoln: £0.53mPlymouth: £1.5mLincoln: £0.50mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Plymouth £1.8m, Lincoln £0.75mLincoln: £0.75mPlymouth: £1.8mLincoln: £0.75mPlymouth: £1.8mLincoln: £0.71mPlymouth: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Plymouth 49,195, Lincoln 14,826Lincoln: 14,826Plymouth: 49,195

    49,195Plymouth is higher14,826

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth 5,908, Lincoln 2,076Lincoln: 2,076Plymouth: 5,908

    5,908Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count2,076

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 7,602, Lincoln 2,652Lincoln: 2,652Plymouth: 7,602

    7,602Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count2,652

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 23,290, Lincoln 7,851Lincoln: 7,851Plymouth: 23,290

    23,290Plymouth is higher7,851

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth 36,542, Lincoln 14,897Lincoln: 14,897Plymouth: 36,542

    36,542Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count14,897

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth 4,592, Lincoln 1,713Lincoln: 1,713Plymouth: 4,592

    4,592Plymouth is higher1,713

Show the numbers
Plymouth and Lincoln, total
MeasurePlymouthLincolnHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£434.0m£435.8m£411.7mPlymouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m£190.6m£191.4m£180.8mPlymouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m£149.5m£150.1m£141.8mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m£168.7m£169.4m£160.0mPlymouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mPlymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mPlymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.52m£0.52m£0.50mPlymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m£55.2m£55.5m£52.4mPlymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mPlymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mPlymouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m£117.1m£117.6m£111.0mPlymouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m£25.3m£25.5m£24.0mPlymouth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mPlymouth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£0.61m£0.61m£0.57mPlymouth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mPlymouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,19514,826Plymouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9082,076Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,6022,652Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,2907,851Plymouth
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,54214,897Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5921,713Plymouth

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.