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Cumberland and West Lindsey
Cumberland is higher than West Lindsey on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 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.
Per person in the age group
Cumberland is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey 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
Cumberland West Lindsey
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,894£4,915£4,643West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£4,968£4,990£4,713
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,718£12,773£12,064Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£12,634£12,687£11,984
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,958£1,966£1,857Cumberland is higher£1,916£1,924£1,817
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,513£11,562£10,920West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£11,589£11,639£10,993
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£351£353£333Cumberland is higher£312£314£296
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£831£835£788Cumberland is higher£711£714£674
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£24£24£22Cumberland is higher£21£22£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£534£536£506Cumberland is higher£492£494£467
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Cumberland is higher£128£129£122
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£119£119£113West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,459£1,465£1,384Cumberland is higher£1,432£1,438£1,359
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Cumberland is higher£143£144£136
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£370£372£351Cumberland is higher£325£327£308
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£7.31£7.34£6.93
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.85£5.88£5.55West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£8.00£8.04£7.59
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.52£7.55£7.13West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£7.93£7.96£7.52
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.8Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count1,019.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
91.8Cumberland is higher81.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
164.3Cumberland is higher145.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
77.6Cumberland is higher73.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
176.5West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count183.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.5West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count30.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cumberland | West Lindsey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,894£4,915£4,643 | £4,968£4,990£4,713 | West Lindsey |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,718£12,773£12,064 | £12,634£12,687£11,984 | Cumberland |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,958£1,966£1,857 | £1,916£1,924£1,817 | Cumberland |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,513£11,562£10,920 | £11,589£11,639£10,993 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £351£353£333 | £312£314£296 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £831£835£788 | £711£714£674 | Cumberland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £24£24£22 | £21£22£20 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £534£536£506 | £492£494£467 | Cumberland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £128£129£122 | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £119£119£113 | £143£144£136 | West Lindsey |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,459£1,465£1,384 | £1,432£1,438£1,359 | Cumberland |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £143£144£136 | Cumberland |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £370£372£351 | £325£327£308 | Cumberland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £7.31£7.34£6.93 | West Lindsey |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.85£5.88£5.55 | £8.00£8.04£7.59 | West Lindsey |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.52£7.55£7.13 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | West Lindsey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.8 | 1,019.3 | Cumberland |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 91.8 | 81.8 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 164.3 | 145.7 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 77.6 | 73.1 | Cumberland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 176.5 | 183.4 | West Lindsey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.5 | 30.3 | West Lindsey |
Per resident
Cumberland is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey on 10. 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
Cumberland West Lindsey
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,894£4,915£4,643West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£4,968£4,990£4,713
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,882£2,895£2,734West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3,091£3,104£2,932
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,164£1,169£1,104Cumberland is higher£1,105£1,110£1,048
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,609£2,620£2,475West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£2,835£2,848£2,690
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76Cumberland is higher£76£77£73
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£188£189£179Cumberland is higher£174£175£165
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.32£5.35£5.05Cumberland is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£534£536£506Cumberland is higher£492£494£467
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Cumberland is higher£128£129£122
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£83£83£78
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£868£871£823Cumberland is higher£826£830£784
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Cumberland is higher£143£144£136
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£220£221£209Cumberland is higher£188£188£178
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.39£2.40£2.27West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£4.22£4.23£4.00
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.48£3.49£3.30West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£4.62£4.64£4.38
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.52£7.55£7.13West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£7.93£7.96£7.52
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
231.6West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count249.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.8Cumberland is higher20.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
37.2Cumberland is higher35.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
77.6Cumberland is higher73.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
104.9West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count105.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.6West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count17.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cumberland | West Lindsey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,894£4,915£4,643 | £4,968£4,990£4,713 | West Lindsey |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,882£2,895£2,734 | £3,091£3,104£2,932 | West Lindsey |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,164£1,169£1,104 | £1,105£1,110£1,048 | Cumberland |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,609£2,620£2,475 | £2,835£2,848£2,690 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £76£77£73 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £188£189£179 | £174£175£165 | Cumberland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | £5.25£5.27£4.98 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £534£536£506 | £492£494£467 | Cumberland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £128£129£122 | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £83£83£78 | West Lindsey |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £868£871£823 | £826£830£784 | Cumberland |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £143£144£136 | Cumberland |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £220£221£209 | £188£188£178 | Cumberland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.39£2.40£2.27 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | West Lindsey |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.48£3.49£3.30 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | West Lindsey |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.52£7.55£7.13 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | West Lindsey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 231.6 | 249.4 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.8 | 20.0 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 37.2 | 35.6 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 77.6 | 73.1 | Cumberland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 104.9 | 105.8 | West Lindsey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.6 | 17.5 | West Lindsey |
Total
Cumberland 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
Cumberland West Lindsey
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£807.1m£810.5m£765.6mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£325.9m£327.3m£309.2mCumberland is higher£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£730.6m£733.7m£693.0mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mCumberland is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mCumberland is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCumberland is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£149.5m£150.1m£141.8mCumberland is higher£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£38.4m£38.6m£36.5mCumberland is higher£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.8m£19.8m£18.7mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£242.9m£244.0m£230.4mCumberland is higher£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£47.4m£47.6m£45.0mCumberland is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£61.6m£61.9m£58.5mCumberland is higher£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
64,839Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count24,670
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
5,824Cumberland is higher1,980
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
10,427Cumberland is higher3,526
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
21,741Cumberland is higher7,233
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
29,386Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count10,466
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,075Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count1,727
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cumberland | West Lindsey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn | £491.5m£493.6m£466.2m | Cumberland |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £807.1m£810.5m£765.6m | £305.8m£307.1m£290.1m | Cumberland |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £325.9m£327.3m£309.2m | £109.3m£109.8m£103.7m | Cumberland |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £730.6m£733.7m£693.0m | £280.5m£281.7m£266.1m | Cumberland |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £22.3m£22.4m£21.1m | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £52.7m£53.0m£50.0m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Cumberland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £149.5m£150.1m£141.8m | £48.7m£48.9m£46.2m | Cumberland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £38.4m£38.6m£36.5m | £12.7m£12.8m£12.1m | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.8m£19.8m£18.7m | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | Cumberland |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £242.9m£244.0m£230.4m | £81.7m£82.1m£77.5m | Cumberland |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £47.4m£47.6m£45.0m | £14.2m£14.2m£13.5m | Cumberland |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £61.6m£61.9m£58.5m | £18.6m£18.6m£17.6m | Cumberland |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.67m£0.67m£0.64m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Cumberland |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.97m£0.98m£0.92m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | Cumberland |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.1m£2.1m£2.0m | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | Cumberland |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 64,839 | 24,670 | Cumberland |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 5,824 | 1,980 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 10,427 | 3,526 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 21,741 | 7,233 | Cumberland |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 29,386 | 10,466 | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,075 | 1,727 | Cumberland |
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.