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County Durham and Boston

536,793 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

County Durham is higher than Boston on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

County Durham is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

County Durham Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: County Durham £5,351, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788County Durham: £5,351Boston: £4,808County Durham: £5,374Boston: £4,541County Durham: £5,076

    £5,351£5,374£5,076County Durham 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: County Durham £13,025, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663County Durham: £13,025Boston: £12,717County Durham: £13,081Boston: £12,011County Durham: £12,355

    £13,025£13,081£12,355County Durham 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: County Durham £2,486, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468County Durham: £2,486Boston: £2,479County Durham: £2,497Boston: £2,341County Durham: £2,358

    £2,486£2,497£2,358County Durham is higher£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: County Durham £11,586, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260County Durham: £11,586Boston: £11,308County Durham: £11,635Boston: £10,681County Durham: £10,990

    £11,586£11,635£10,990County Durham 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: County Durham £521, Boston £606Boston: £606County Durham: £521Boston: £608County Durham: £524Boston: £574County Durham: £495

    £521£524£495Boston 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: County Durham £883, Boston £765Boston: £765County Durham: £883Boston: £768County Durham: £887Boston: £726County Durham: £838

    £883£887£838County Durham is higher£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: County Durham £35, Boston £33Boston: £33County Durham: £35Boston: £33County Durham: £35Boston: £31County Durham: £33

    £35£35£33County Durham is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: County Durham £718, Boston £478Boston: £478County Durham: £718Boston: £480County Durham: £721Boston: £453County Durham: £681

    £718£721£681County Durham 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: County Durham £177, Boston £124Boston: £124County Durham: £177Boston: £125County Durham: £178Boston: £118County Durham: £168

    £177£178£168County Durham 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: County Durham £185, Boston £127Boston: £127County Durham: £185Boston: £127County Durham: £186Boston: £120County Durham: £176

    £185£186£176County Durham is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: County Durham £1,847, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021County Durham: £1,847Boston: £2,030County Durham: £1,854Boston: £1,917County Durham: £1,752

    £1,847£1,854£1,752Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: County Durham £227, Boston £173Boston: £173County Durham: £227Boston: £174County Durham: £228Boston: £164County Durham: £216

    £227£228£216County Durham 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: County Durham £437, Boston £307Boston: £307County Durham: £437Boston: £308County Durham: £439Boston: £291County Durham: £414

    £437£439£414County Durham 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: County Durham £6.50, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91County Durham: £6.50Boston: £5.94County Durham: £6.53Boston: £5.61County Durham: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17County Durham 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: County Durham £11, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34County Durham: £11Boston: £7.37County Durham: £11Boston: £6.96County Durham: £11

    £11County Durham is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: County Durham £6.64, Boston £11Boston: £11County Durham: £6.64Boston: £11County Durham: £6.67Boston: £10County Durham: £6.30

    £6.64£6.67£6.30Boston is higherDepends on how you count£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: County Durham 1,020.2, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2County Durham: 1,020.2

    1,020.2County Durham is higher1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: County Durham 136.1, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4County Durham: 136.1

    136.1County Durham is higher130.4

  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: County Durham 175.7, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0County Durham: 175.7

    175.7County Durham is higher162.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: County Durham 105.2, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5County Durham: 105.2

    105.2County Durham 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: County Durham 230.9, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8County Durham: 230.9

    230.9Boston 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: County Durham 40.2, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4County Durham: 40.2

    40.2County Durham is higher27.4

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County Durham and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureCounty DurhamBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,351£5,374£5,076£4,788£4,808£4,541County Durham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,025£13,081£12,355£12,663£12,717£12,011County Durham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,486£2,497£2,358£2,468£2,479£2,341County Durham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,586£11,635£10,990£11,260£11,308£10,681County Durham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£521£524£495£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£883£887£838£765£768£726County Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£33£33£31County Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£718£721£681£478£480£453County Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£124£125£118County Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£176£127£127£120County Durham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,847£1,854£1,752£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£173£174£164County Durham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£437£439£414£307£308£291County Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£5.91£5.94£5.61County Durham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£7.34£7.37£6.96County Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.64£6.67£6.30£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.21,009.2County Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.1130.4County Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.7162.0County Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026105.273.5County Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026230.9250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.227.4County Durham

Per resident

County Durham is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

County Durham Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: County Durham £5,351, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788County Durham: £5,351Boston: £4,808County Durham: £5,374Boston: £4,541County Durham: £5,076

    £5,351£5,374£5,076County Durham is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: County Durham £2,689, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509County Durham: £2,689Boston: £2,519County Durham: £2,701Boston: £2,380County Durham: £2,551

    £2,689£2,701£2,551County Durham is higher£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: County Durham £1,533, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493County Durham: £1,533Boston: £1,500County Durham: £1,539Boston: £1,416County Durham: £1,454

    £1,533£1,539£1,454County Durham is higher£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: County Durham £2,392, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231County Durham: £2,392Boston: £2,240County Durham: £2,402Boston: £2,116County Durham: £2,269

    £2,392£2,402£2,269County Durham is higher£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: County Durham £108, Boston £120Boston: £120County Durham: £108Boston: £120County Durham: £108Boston: £114County Durham: £102

    £108£108£102Boston 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: County Durham £182, Boston £152Boston: £152County Durham: £182Boston: £152County Durham: £183Boston: £144County Durham: £173

    £182£183£173County Durham is higher£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: County Durham £7.16, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44County Durham: £7.16Boston: £6.47County Durham: £7.19Boston: £6.11County Durham: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79County Durham is higher£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: County Durham £718, Boston £478Boston: £478County Durham: £718Boston: £480County Durham: £721Boston: £453County Durham: £681

    £718£721£681County Durham 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: County Durham £177, Boston £124Boston: £124County Durham: £177Boston: £125County Durham: £178Boston: £118County Durham: £168

    £177£178£168County Durham 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: County Durham £114, Boston £77Boston: £77County Durham: £114Boston: £77County Durham: £115Boston: £73County Durham: £108

    £114£115£108County Durham is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: County Durham £1,138, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223County Durham: £1,138Boston: £1,228County Durham: £1,143Boston: £1,160County Durham: £1,080

    £1,138£1,143£1,080Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: County Durham £227, Boston £173Boston: £173County Durham: £227Boston: £174County Durham: £228Boston: £164County Durham: £216

    £227£228£216County Durham is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: County Durham £269, Boston £186Boston: £186County Durham: £269Boston: £186County Durham: £270Boston: £176County Durham: £255

    £269£270£255County Durham is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: County Durham £4.02, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58County Durham: £4.02Boston: £3.60County Durham: £4.03Boston: £3.40County Durham: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81County Durham is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: County Durham £7.02, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44County Durham: £7.02Boston: £4.46County Durham: £7.05Boston: £4.21County Durham: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66County Durham is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: County Durham £6.64, Boston £11Boston: £11County Durham: £6.64Boston: £11County Durham: £6.67Boston: £10County Durham: £6.30

    £6.64£6.67£6.30Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: County Durham 210.6, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0County Durham: 210.6

    210.6County Durham is higher200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: County Durham 28.1, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8County Durham: 28.1

    28.1County Durham is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: County Durham 36.3, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1County Durham: 36.3

    36.3County Durham is higher32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: County Durham 105.2, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5County Durham: 105.2

    105.2County Durham is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: County Durham 142.3, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7County Durham: 142.3

    142.3Boston 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: County Durham 24.8, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6County Durham: 24.8

    24.8County Durham is higher16.6

Show the numbers
County Durham and Boston, per resident
MeasureCounty DurhamBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,351£5,374£5,076£4,788£4,808£4,541County Durham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,689£2,701£2,551£2,509£2,519£2,380County Durham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,533£1,539£1,454£1,493£1,500£1,416County Durham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,392£2,402£2,269£2,231£2,240£2,116County Durham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£183£173£152£152£144County Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£6.44£6.47£6.11County Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£718£721£681£478£480£453County Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£124£125£118County Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£77£77£73County Durham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,080£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£173£174£164County Durham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£269£270£255£186£186£176County Durham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£3.58£3.60£3.40County Durham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£4.44£4.46£4.21County Durham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.64£6.67£6.30£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.6200.0County Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.125.8County Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.332.1County Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026105.273.5County Durham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.3151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.816.6County Durham

Total

County Durham is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

County Durham Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: County Durham £2.9bn, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mCounty Durham: £2.9bnBoston: £347.6mCounty Durham: £2.9bnBoston: £328.3mCounty Durham: £2.7bn

    £2.9bn£2.9bn£2.7bnCounty Durham is higher£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: County Durham £1.4bn, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mCounty Durham: £1.4bnBoston: £182.1mCounty Durham: £1.4bnBoston: £172.0mCounty Durham: £1.4bn

    £1.4bnCounty Durham is higher£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: County Durham £822.8m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mCounty Durham: £822.8mBoston: £108.4mCounty Durham: £826.3mBoston: £102.4mCounty Durham: £780.5m

    £822.8m£826.3m£780.5mCounty Durham is higher£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: County Durham £1.3bn, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mCounty Durham: £1.3bnBoston: £162.0mCounty Durham: £1.3bnBoston: £153.0mCounty Durham: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnCounty Durham is higher£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: County Durham £57.8m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mCounty Durham: £57.8mBoston: £8.7mCounty Durham: £58.0mBoston: £8.2mCounty Durham: £54.8m

    £57.8m£58.0m£54.8mCounty Durham 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: County Durham £97.9m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mCounty Durham: £97.9mBoston: £11.0mCounty Durham: £98.3mBoston: £10.4mCounty Durham: £92.9m

    £97.9m£98.3m£92.9mCounty Durham is higher£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: County Durham £3.8m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mCounty Durham: £3.8mBoston: £0.47mCounty Durham: £3.9mBoston: £0.44mCounty Durham: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.9m£3.6mCounty Durham is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: County Durham £385.3m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mCounty Durham: £385.3mBoston: £34.7mCounty Durham: £386.9mBoston: £32.8mCounty Durham: £365.5m

    £385.3m£386.9m£365.5mCounty Durham 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: County Durham £95.2m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mCounty Durham: £95.2mBoston: £9.0mCounty Durham: £95.6mBoston: £8.5mCounty Durham: £90.3m

    £95.2m£95.6m£90.3mCounty Durham 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: County Durham £61.3m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mCounty Durham: £61.3mBoston: £5.6mCounty Durham: £61.6mBoston: £5.3mCounty Durham: £58.2m

    £61.3m£61.6m£58.2mCounty Durham is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: County Durham £611.1m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mCounty Durham: £611.1mBoston: £88.8mCounty Durham: £613.7mBoston: £83.9mCounty Durham: £579.6m

    £611.1m£613.7m£579.6mCounty Durham is higherDepends on how you count£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: County Durham £122.0m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mCounty Durham: £122.0mBoston: £12.6mCounty Durham: £122.6mBoston: £11.9mCounty Durham: £115.8m

    £122.0m£122.6m£115.8mCounty Durham is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: County Durham £144.5m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mCounty Durham: £144.5mBoston: £13.5mCounty Durham: £145.1mBoston: £12.7mCounty Durham: £137.1m

    £144.5m£145.1m£137.1mCounty Durham is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: County Durham £2.2m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mCounty Durham: £2.2mBoston: £0.26mCounty Durham: £2.2mBoston: £0.25mCounty Durham: £2.0m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.0mCounty Durham is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: County Durham £3.8m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mCounty Durham: £3.8mBoston: £0.32mCounty Durham: £3.8mBoston: £0.30mCounty Durham: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mCounty Durham is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: County Durham £3.6m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mCounty Durham: £3.6mBoston: £0.78mCounty Durham: £3.6mBoston: £0.74mCounty Durham: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mCounty Durham is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: County Durham 113,067, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454County Durham: 113,067

    113,067County Durham is higher14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: County Durham 15,081, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867County Durham: 15,081

    15,081County Durham is higher1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: County Durham 19,474, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320County Durham: 19,474

    19,474County Durham is higher2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: County Durham 56,470, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311County Durham: 56,470

    56,470County Durham is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: County Durham 76,404, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969County Durham: 76,404

    76,404County Durham 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: County Durham 13,298, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200County Durham: 13,298

    13,298County Durham is higher1,200

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County Durham and Boston, total
MeasureCounty DurhamBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.7bn£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mCounty Durham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mCounty Durham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£822.8m£826.3m£780.5m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mCounty Durham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mCounty Durham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£57.8m£58.0m£54.8m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCounty Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£97.9m£98.3m£92.9m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mCounty Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.9m£3.6m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mCounty Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£385.3m£386.9m£365.5m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mCounty Durham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£95.2m£95.6m£90.3m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mCounty Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.3m£61.6m£58.2m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mCounty Durham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£611.1m£613.7m£579.6m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mCounty Durham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£122.0m£122.6m£115.8m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mCounty Durham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£144.5m£145.1m£137.1m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mCounty Durham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.0m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mCounty Durham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mCounty Durham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mCounty Durham
State Pensiontotal, March 2026113,06714,454County Durham
Pension Credittotal, March 202615,0811,867County Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202619,4742,320County Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202656,4705,311County Durham
Universal Credittotal, May 202676,40410,969County Durham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202613,2981,200County Durham

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.