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Cornwall and South Holland
Cornwall is higher than South Holland on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 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.
Per person in the age group
Cornwall is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and South Holland 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
Cornwall South Holland
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,991£5,013£4,735Cornwall is higher£4,635£4,655£4,397
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,212£12,264£11,584South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£12,704£12,758£12,051
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,011£2,019£1,907Cornwall is higher£1,789£1,797£1,697
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,199£11,247£10,623South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£11,562£11,611£10,967
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£384£386£364Cornwall is higher£362£363£343
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£602£604£571South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£756£759£717
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£27£27£26Cornwall is higher£24£24£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£468£470£444Cornwall is higher£424£426£402
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Cornwall is higher£124£124£117
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£110£110£104South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,537£1,544£1,458Cornwall is higher£1,408£1,414£1,336
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£210£211£199Cornwall is higher£116£116£110
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£352£353£333Cornwall is higher£247£248£234
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.13£5.16£4.87South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£8.43£8.47£8.00
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.79£6.82£6.44Cornwall is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.47£6.50£6.14South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£6.82£6.85£6.47
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,013.9Cornwall is higher1,006.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
102.8Cornwall is higher93.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
130.6South Holland is higherDepends on how you count161.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.9Cornwall is higher64.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
194.5Cornwall is higher183.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
23.8South Holland is higherDepends on how you count26.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cornwall | South Holland | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,991£5,013£4,735 | £4,635£4,655£4,397 | Cornwall |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,212£12,264£11,584 | £12,704£12,758£12,051 | South Holland |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,011£2,019£1,907 | £1,789£1,797£1,697 | Cornwall |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,199£11,247£10,623 | £11,562£11,611£10,967 | South Holland |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £384£386£364 | £362£363£343 | Cornwall |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £602£604£571 | £756£759£717 | South Holland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £27£27£26 | £24£24£23 | Cornwall |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £468£470£444 | £424£426£402 | Cornwall |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £124£124£117 | Cornwall |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £110£110£104 | £121£121£114 | South Holland |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,537£1,544£1,458 | £1,408£1,414£1,336 | Cornwall |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £210£211£199 | £116£116£110 | Cornwall |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £352£353£333 | £247£248£234 | Cornwall |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.13£5.16£4.87 | £8.43£8.47£8.00 | South Holland |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | £4.78£4.80£4.53 | Cornwall |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.47£6.50£6.14 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | South Holland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,013.9 | 1,006.0 | Cornwall |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 102.8 | 93.9 | Cornwall |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 130.6 | 161.9 | South Holland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.9 | 64.4 | Cornwall |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 194.5 | 183.9 | Cornwall |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 23.8 | 26.9 | South Holland |
Per resident
Cornwall is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and South Holland 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
Cornwall South Holland
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,991£5,013£4,735Cornwall is higher£4,635£4,655£4,397
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,018£3,031£2,863Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count£2,913£2,925£2,763
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,165£1,170£1,105Cornwall is higher£1,053£1,057£999
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,768£2,779£2,625Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count£2,651£2,662£2,514
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£95£95£90Cornwall is higher£83£83£79
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£149£141South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.65£6.68£6.31Cornwall is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£468£470£444Cornwall is higher£424£426£402
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Cornwall is higher£124£124£117
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£63£64£60South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£891£895£845Cornwall is higher£829£832£786
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£210£211£199Cornwall is higher£116£116£110
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£204£205£193Cornwall is higher£145£146£138
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.97£2.99£2.82South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£4.97£4.99£4.71
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.93£3.95£3.73Cornwall is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.47£6.50£6.14South Holland is higherDepends on how you count£6.82£6.85£6.47
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
250.6Cornwall is higher230.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.4Cornwall is higher21.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.3South Holland is higherDepends on how you count37.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.9Cornwall is higher64.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
112.7Cornwall is higher108.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.8South Holland is higherDepends on how you count15.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cornwall | South Holland | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,991£5,013£4,735 | £4,635£4,655£4,397 | Cornwall |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,018£3,031£2,863 | £2,913£2,925£2,763 | Cornwall |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,165£1,170£1,105 | £1,053£1,057£999 | Cornwall |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,768£2,779£2,625 | £2,651£2,662£2,514 | Cornwall |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £83£83£79 | Cornwall |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£149£141 | £173£174£164 | South Holland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.65£6.68£6.31 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | Cornwall |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £468£470£444 | £424£426£402 | Cornwall |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £124£124£117 | Cornwall |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £63£64£60 | £71£71£67 | South Holland |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £891£895£845 | £829£832£786 | Cornwall |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £210£211£199 | £116£116£110 | Cornwall |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £204£205£193 | £145£146£138 | Cornwall |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.97£2.99£2.82 | £4.97£4.99£4.71 | South Holland |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.93£3.95£3.73 | £2.80£2.82£2.66 | Cornwall |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.47£6.50£6.14 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | South Holland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 250.6 | 230.6 | Cornwall |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.4 | 21.5 | Cornwall |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.3 | 37.1 | South Holland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.9 | 64.4 | Cornwall |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 112.7 | 108.2 | Cornwall |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.8 | 15.8 | South Holland |
Total
Cornwall is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and South Holland 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
Cornwall South Holland
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.8bnCornwall is higher£461.9m£463.8m£438.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£290.2m£291.4m£275.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£678.4m£681.2m£643.5mCornwall is higher£104.9m£105.3m£99.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£264.1m£265.2m£250.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£55.3m£55.5m£52.4mCornwall is higher£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£86.6m£86.9m£82.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mCornwall is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£272.7m£273.9m£258.7mCornwall is higher£42.2m£42.4m£40.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£72.0m£72.3m£68.3mCornwall is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£37.0m£37.1m£35.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£518.7m£521.0m£492.0mCornwall is higher£82.6m£82.9m£78.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£122.2m£122.7m£115.9mCornwall is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£118.6m£119.1m£112.5mCornwall is higher£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£2.3m£2.3m£2.2mCornwall is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
145,869Cornwall is higher22,979
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
14,786Cornwall is higher2,144
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
18,787Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count3,698
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
40,711Cornwall is higher6,414
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
65,617Cornwall is higher10,780
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
8,041Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count1,574
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cornwall | South Holland | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.9bn£2.9bn£2.8bn | £461.9m£463.8m£438.1m | Cornwall |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn | £290.2m£291.4m£275.3m | Cornwall |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £678.4m£681.2m£643.5m | £104.9m£105.3m£99.5m | Cornwall |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn | £264.1m£265.2m£250.5m | Cornwall |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £55.3m£55.5m£52.4m | £8.3m£8.3m£7.8m | Cornwall |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £86.6m£86.9m£82.1m | £17.3m£17.3m£16.4m | Cornwall |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.9m£3.9m£3.7m | £0.55m£0.56m£0.53m | Cornwall |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £272.7m£273.9m£258.7m | £42.2m£42.4m£40.1m | Cornwall |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £72.0m£72.3m£68.3m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | Cornwall |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £37.0m£37.1m£35.1m | £7.1m£7.1m£6.7m | Cornwall |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £518.7m£521.0m£492.0m | £82.6m£82.9m£78.3m | Cornwall |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £122.2m£122.7m£115.9m | £11.5m£11.6m£10.9m | Cornwall |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £118.6m£119.1m£112.5m | £14.5m£14.5m£13.7m | Cornwall |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.7m£1.7m£1.6m | £0.49m£0.50m£0.47m | Cornwall |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £2.3m£2.3m£2.2m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.27m | Cornwall |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £3.8m£3.8m£3.6m | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | Cornwall |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 145,869 | 22,979 | Cornwall |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 14,786 | 2,144 | Cornwall |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 18,787 | 3,698 | Cornwall |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 40,711 | 6,414 | Cornwall |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 65,617 | 10,780 | Cornwall |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 8,041 | 1,574 | Cornwall |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.