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Cornwall and West Lindsey

582,205 and 98,928 residents (mid-2024).

Cornwall is higher than West Lindsey on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Cornwall is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey on 13. 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 West Lindsey

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cornwall £4,991, West Lindsey £4,968West Lindsey: £4,968Cornwall: £4,991West Lindsey: £4,990Cornwall: £5,013West Lindsey: £4,713Cornwall: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Cornwall is higher£4,968£4,990£4,713

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cornwall £12,212, West Lindsey £12,634West Lindsey: £12,634Cornwall: £12,212West Lindsey: £12,687Cornwall: £12,264West Lindsey: £11,984Cornwall: £11,584

    £12,212£12,264£11,584West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£12,634£12,687£11,984

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cornwall £2,011, West Lindsey £1,916West Lindsey: £1,916Cornwall: £2,011West Lindsey: £1,924Cornwall: £2,019West Lindsey: £1,817Cornwall: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Cornwall is higher£1,916£1,924£1,817

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cornwall £11,199, West Lindsey £11,589West Lindsey: £11,589Cornwall: £11,199West Lindsey: £11,639Cornwall: £11,247West Lindsey: £10,993Cornwall: £10,623

    £11,199£11,247£10,623West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£11,589£11,639£10,993

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cornwall £384, West Lindsey £312West Lindsey: £312Cornwall: £384West Lindsey: £314Cornwall: £386West Lindsey: £296Cornwall: £364

    £384£386£364Cornwall is higher£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: Cornwall £602, West Lindsey £711West Lindsey: £711Cornwall: £602West Lindsey: £714Cornwall: £604West Lindsey: £674Cornwall: £571

    £602£604£571West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£711£714£674

  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: Cornwall £27, West Lindsey £21West Lindsey: £21Cornwall: £27West Lindsey: £22Cornwall: £27West Lindsey: £20Cornwall: £26

    £27£27£26Cornwall is higher£21£22£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cornwall £468, West Lindsey £492West Lindsey: £492Cornwall: £468West Lindsey: £494Cornwall: £470West Lindsey: £467Cornwall: £444

    £468£470£444West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£492£494£467

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cornwall £124, West Lindsey £128West Lindsey: £128Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £129Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £122Cornwall: £117

    £124£124£117West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£128£129£122

  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: Cornwall £110, West Lindsey £143West Lindsey: £143Cornwall: £110West Lindsey: £144Cornwall: £110West Lindsey: £136Cornwall: £104

    £110£110£104West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cornwall £1,537, West Lindsey £1,432West Lindsey: £1,432Cornwall: £1,537West Lindsey: £1,438Cornwall: £1,544West Lindsey: £1,359Cornwall: £1,458

    £1,537£1,544£1,458Cornwall is higher£1,432£1,438£1,359

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cornwall £210, West Lindsey £143West Lindsey: £143Cornwall: £210West Lindsey: £144Cornwall: £211West Lindsey: £136Cornwall: £199

    £210£211£199Cornwall is higher£143£144£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cornwall £352, West Lindsey £325West Lindsey: £325Cornwall: £352West Lindsey: £327Cornwall: £353West Lindsey: £308Cornwall: £333

    £352£353£333Cornwall is higher£325£327£308

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cornwall £5.13, West Lindsey £7.31West Lindsey: £7.31Cornwall: £5.13West Lindsey: £7.34Cornwall: £5.16West Lindsey: £6.93Cornwall: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£7.31£7.34£6.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cornwall £6.79, West Lindsey £8.00West Lindsey: £8.00Cornwall: £6.79West Lindsey: £8.04Cornwall: £6.82West Lindsey: £7.59Cornwall: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£8.00£8.04£7.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cornwall £6.47, West Lindsey £7.93West Lindsey: £7.93Cornwall: £6.47West Lindsey: £7.96Cornwall: £6.50West Lindsey: £7.52Cornwall: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£7.93£7.96£7.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cornwall 1,013.9, West Lindsey 1,019.3West Lindsey: 1,019.3Cornwall: 1,013.9

    1,013.9West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count1,019.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cornwall 102.8, West Lindsey 81.8West Lindsey: 81.8Cornwall: 102.8

    102.8Cornwall is higher81.8

  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: Cornwall 130.6, West Lindsey 145.7West Lindsey: 145.7Cornwall: 130.6

    130.6West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count145.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 69.9, West Lindsey 73.1West Lindsey: 73.1Cornwall: 69.9

    69.9West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count73.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cornwall 194.5, West Lindsey 183.4West Lindsey: 183.4Cornwall: 194.5

    194.5Cornwall is higher183.4

  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: Cornwall 23.8, West Lindsey 30.3West Lindsey: 30.3Cornwall: 23.8

    23.8West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count30.3

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Cornwall and West Lindsey, per person in the age group
MeasureCornwallWest LindseyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£4,968£4,990£4,713Cornwall
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,212£12,264£11,584£12,634£12,687£11,984West Lindsey
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£1,916£1,924£1,817Cornwall
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,199£11,247£10,623£11,589£11,639£10,993West Lindsey
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£384£386£364£312£314£296Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£602£604£571£711£714£674West Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£21£22£20Cornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£468£470£444£492£494£467West Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£128£129£122West Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£110£110£104£143£144£136West Lindsey
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,537£1,544£1,458£1,432£1,438£1,359Cornwall
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£143£144£136Cornwall
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£352£353£333£325£327£308Cornwall
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£7.31£7.34£6.93West Lindsey
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£8.00£8.04£7.59West Lindsey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£7.93£7.96£7.52West Lindsey
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.91,019.3West Lindsey
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.881.8Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.6145.7West Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.973.1West Lindsey
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.5183.4Cornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.830.3West Lindsey

Per resident

Cornwall is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey on 12. 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 West Lindsey

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cornwall £4,991, West Lindsey £4,968West Lindsey: £4,968Cornwall: £4,991West Lindsey: £4,990Cornwall: £5,013West Lindsey: £4,713Cornwall: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Cornwall is higher£4,968£4,990£4,713

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cornwall £3,018, West Lindsey £3,091West Lindsey: £3,091Cornwall: £3,018West Lindsey: £3,104Cornwall: £3,031West Lindsey: £2,932Cornwall: £2,863

    £3,018£3,031£2,863West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3,091£3,104£2,932

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cornwall £1,165, West Lindsey £1,105West Lindsey: £1,105Cornwall: £1,165West Lindsey: £1,110Cornwall: £1,170West Lindsey: £1,048Cornwall: £1,105

    £1,165£1,170£1,105Cornwall is higher£1,105£1,110£1,048

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cornwall £2,768, West Lindsey £2,835West Lindsey: £2,835Cornwall: £2,768West Lindsey: £2,848Cornwall: £2,779West Lindsey: £2,690Cornwall: £2,625

    £2,768£2,779£2,625West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£2,835£2,848£2,690

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cornwall £95, West Lindsey £76West Lindsey: £76Cornwall: £95West Lindsey: £77Cornwall: £95West Lindsey: £73Cornwall: £90

    £95£95£90Cornwall is higher£76£77£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cornwall £149, West Lindsey £174West Lindsey: £174Cornwall: £149West Lindsey: £175Cornwall: £149West Lindsey: £165Cornwall: £141

    £149£149£141West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cornwall £6.65, West Lindsey £5.25West Lindsey: £5.25Cornwall: £6.65West Lindsey: £5.27Cornwall: £6.68West Lindsey: £4.98Cornwall: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Cornwall is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cornwall £468, West Lindsey £492West Lindsey: £492Cornwall: £468West Lindsey: £494Cornwall: £470West Lindsey: £467Cornwall: £444

    £468£470£444West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£492£494£467

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cornwall £124, West Lindsey £128West Lindsey: £128Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £129Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £122Cornwall: £117

    £124£124£117West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£128£129£122

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cornwall £63, West Lindsey £83West Lindsey: £83Cornwall: £63West Lindsey: £83Cornwall: £64West Lindsey: £78Cornwall: £60

    £63£64£60West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£83£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cornwall £891, West Lindsey £826West Lindsey: £826Cornwall: £891West Lindsey: £830Cornwall: £895West Lindsey: £784Cornwall: £845

    £891£895£845Cornwall is higher£826£830£784

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cornwall £210, West Lindsey £143West Lindsey: £143Cornwall: £210West Lindsey: £144Cornwall: £211West Lindsey: £136Cornwall: £199

    £210£211£199Cornwall is higher£143£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cornwall £204, West Lindsey £188West Lindsey: £188Cornwall: £204West Lindsey: £188Cornwall: £205West Lindsey: £178Cornwall: £193

    £204£205£193Cornwall is higher£188£188£178

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cornwall £2.97, West Lindsey £4.22West Lindsey: £4.22Cornwall: £2.97West Lindsey: £4.23Cornwall: £2.99West Lindsey: £4.00Cornwall: £2.82

    £2.97£2.99£2.82West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£4.22£4.23£4.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cornwall £3.93, West Lindsey £4.62West Lindsey: £4.62Cornwall: £3.93West Lindsey: £4.64Cornwall: £3.95West Lindsey: £4.38Cornwall: £3.73

    £3.93£3.95£3.73West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£4.62£4.64£4.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cornwall £6.47, West Lindsey £7.93West Lindsey: £7.93Cornwall: £6.47West Lindsey: £7.96Cornwall: £6.50West Lindsey: £7.52Cornwall: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£7.93£7.96£7.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 250.6, West Lindsey 249.4West Lindsey: 249.4Cornwall: 250.6

    250.6Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count249.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 25.4, West Lindsey 20.0West Lindsey: 20.0Cornwall: 25.4

    25.4Cornwall is higher20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 32.3, West Lindsey 35.6West Lindsey: 35.6Cornwall: 32.3

    32.3West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count35.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 69.9, West Lindsey 73.1West Lindsey: 73.1Cornwall: 69.9

    69.9West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count73.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 112.7, West Lindsey 105.8West Lindsey: 105.8Cornwall: 112.7

    112.7Cornwall is higher105.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cornwall 13.8, West Lindsey 17.5West Lindsey: 17.5Cornwall: 13.8

    13.8West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Cornwall and West Lindsey, per resident
MeasureCornwallWest LindseyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£4,968£4,990£4,713Cornwall
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,018£3,031£2,863£3,091£3,104£2,932West Lindsey
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,165£1,170£1,105£1,105£1,110£1,048Cornwall
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,768£2,779£2,625£2,835£2,848£2,690West Lindsey
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£76£77£73Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£174£175£165West Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£5.25£5.27£4.98Cornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£468£470£444£492£494£467West Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£128£129£122West Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£83£83£78West Lindsey
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£891£895£845£826£830£784Cornwall
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£143£144£136Cornwall
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£188£188£178Cornwall
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.97£2.99£2.82£4.22£4.23£4.00West Lindsey
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.93£3.95£3.73£4.62£4.64£4.38West Lindsey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£7.93£7.96£7.52West Lindsey
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026250.6249.4Cornwall
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.420.0Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.335.6West Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.973.1West Lindsey
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.7105.8Cornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.817.5West Lindsey

Total

Cornwall is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey 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 West Lindsey

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cornwall £2.9bn, West Lindsey £491.5mWest Lindsey: £491.5mCornwall: £2.9bnWest Lindsey: £493.6mCornwall: £2.9bnWest Lindsey: £466.2mCornwall: £2.8bn

    £2.9bn£2.9bn£2.8bnCornwall is higher£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cornwall £1.8bn, West Lindsey £305.8mWest Lindsey: £305.8mCornwall: £1.8bnWest Lindsey: £307.1mCornwall: £1.8bnWest Lindsey: £290.1mCornwall: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cornwall £678.4m, West Lindsey £109.3mWest Lindsey: £109.3mCornwall: £678.4mWest Lindsey: £109.8mCornwall: £681.2mWest Lindsey: £103.7mCornwall: £643.5m

    £678.4m£681.2m£643.5mCornwall is higher£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cornwall £1.6bn, West Lindsey £280.5mWest Lindsey: £280.5mCornwall: £1.6bnWest Lindsey: £281.7mCornwall: £1.6bnWest Lindsey: £266.1mCornwall: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cornwall £55.3m, West Lindsey £7.6mWest Lindsey: £7.6mCornwall: £55.3mWest Lindsey: £7.6mCornwall: £55.5mWest Lindsey: £7.2mCornwall: £52.4m

    £55.3m£55.5m£52.4mCornwall is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cornwall £86.6m, West Lindsey £17.2mWest Lindsey: £17.2mCornwall: £86.6mWest Lindsey: £17.3mCornwall: £86.9mWest Lindsey: £16.3mCornwall: £82.1m

    £86.6m£86.9m£82.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cornwall £3.9m, West Lindsey £0.52mWest Lindsey: £0.52mCornwall: £3.9mWest Lindsey: £0.52mCornwall: £3.9mWest Lindsey: £0.49mCornwall: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mCornwall is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cornwall £272.7m, West Lindsey £48.7mWest Lindsey: £48.7mCornwall: £272.7mWest Lindsey: £48.9mCornwall: £273.9mWest Lindsey: £46.2mCornwall: £258.7m

    £272.7m£273.9m£258.7mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cornwall £72.0m, West Lindsey £12.7mWest Lindsey: £12.7mCornwall: £72.0mWest Lindsey: £12.8mCornwall: £72.3mWest Lindsey: £12.1mCornwall: £68.3m

    £72.0m£72.3m£68.3mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cornwall £37.0m, West Lindsey £8.2mWest Lindsey: £8.2mCornwall: £37.0mWest Lindsey: £8.2mCornwall: £37.1mWest Lindsey: £7.8mCornwall: £35.1m

    £37.0m£37.1m£35.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cornwall £518.7m, West Lindsey £81.7mWest Lindsey: £81.7mCornwall: £518.7mWest Lindsey: £82.1mCornwall: £521.0mWest Lindsey: £77.5mCornwall: £492.0m

    £518.7m£521.0m£492.0mCornwall is higher£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cornwall £122.2m, West Lindsey £14.2mWest Lindsey: £14.2mCornwall: £122.2mWest Lindsey: £14.2mCornwall: £122.7mWest Lindsey: £13.5mCornwall: £115.9m

    £122.2m£122.7m£115.9mCornwall is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cornwall £118.6m, West Lindsey £18.6mWest Lindsey: £18.6mCornwall: £118.6mWest Lindsey: £18.6mCornwall: £119.1mWest Lindsey: £17.6mCornwall: £112.5m

    £118.6m£119.1m£112.5mCornwall is higher£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cornwall £1.7m, West Lindsey £0.42mWest Lindsey: £0.42mCornwall: £1.7mWest Lindsey: £0.42mCornwall: £1.7mWest Lindsey: £0.40mCornwall: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cornwall £2.3m, West Lindsey £0.46mWest Lindsey: £0.46mCornwall: £2.3mWest Lindsey: £0.46mCornwall: £2.3mWest Lindsey: £0.43mCornwall: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cornwall £3.8m, West Lindsey £0.78mWest Lindsey: £0.78mCornwall: £3.8mWest Lindsey: £0.79mCornwall: £3.8mWest Lindsey: £0.74mCornwall: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cornwall 145,869, West Lindsey 24,670West Lindsey: 24,670Cornwall: 145,869

    145,869Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count24,670

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cornwall 14,786, West Lindsey 1,980West Lindsey: 1,980Cornwall: 14,786

    14,786Cornwall is higher1,980

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cornwall 18,787, West Lindsey 3,526West Lindsey: 3,526Cornwall: 18,787

    18,787Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count3,526

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cornwall 40,711, West Lindsey 7,233West Lindsey: 7,233Cornwall: 40,711

    40,711Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count7,233

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cornwall 65,617, West Lindsey 10,466West Lindsey: 10,466Cornwall: 65,617

    65,617Cornwall is higher10,466

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cornwall 8,041, West Lindsey 1,727West Lindsey: 1,727Cornwall: 8,041

    8,041Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count1,727

Show the numbers
Cornwall and West Lindsey, total
MeasureCornwallWest LindseyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.8bn£491.5m£493.6m£466.2mCornwall
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn£305.8m£307.1m£290.1mCornwall
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£678.4m£681.2m£643.5m£109.3m£109.8m£103.7mCornwall
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£280.5m£281.7m£266.1mCornwall
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£55.3m£55.5m£52.4m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mCornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£86.6m£86.9m£82.1m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mCornwall
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£272.7m£273.9m£258.7m£48.7m£48.9m£46.2mCornwall
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£72.0m£72.3m£68.3m£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mCornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.0m£37.1m£35.1m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mCornwall
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£518.7m£521.0m£492.0m£81.7m£82.1m£77.5mCornwall
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£122.2m£122.7m£115.9m£14.2m£14.2m£13.5mCornwall
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£118.6m£119.1m£112.5m£18.6m£18.6m£17.6mCornwall
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mCornwall
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mCornwall
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mCornwall
State Pensiontotal, March 2026145,86924,670Cornwall
Pension Credittotal, March 202614,7861,980Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202618,7873,526Cornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202640,7117,233Cornwall
Universal Credittotal, May 202665,61710,466Cornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,0411,727Cornwall

Sources

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

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  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.
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