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Fenland and Bassetlaw

105,442 and 124,742 residents (mid-2024).

Fenland is higher than Bassetlaw on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 3 of 21 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

Fenland is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 7. 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

Fenland Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Fenland £4,938, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694Fenland: £4,938Bassetlaw: £4,714Fenland: £4,959Bassetlaw: £4,452Fenland: £4,684

    £4,938£4,959£4,684Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,452

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Fenland £12,779, Bassetlaw £12,671Bassetlaw: £12,671Fenland: £12,779Bassetlaw: £12,725Fenland: £12,834Bassetlaw: £12,019Fenland: £12,122

    £12,779£12,834£12,122Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£12,671£12,725£12,019

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £2,123, Bassetlaw £1,950Bassetlaw: £1,950Fenland: £2,123Bassetlaw: £1,959Fenland: £2,132Bassetlaw: £1,850Fenland: £2,014

    £2,123£2,132£2,014Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£1,950£1,959£1,850

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Fenland £11,465, Bassetlaw £11,407Bassetlaw: £11,407Fenland: £11,465Bassetlaw: £11,455Fenland: £11,514Bassetlaw: £10,820Fenland: £10,875

    £11,465£11,514£10,875Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£11,407£11,455£10,820

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Fenland £449, Bassetlaw £396Bassetlaw: £396Fenland: £449Bassetlaw: £398Fenland: £451Bassetlaw: £376Fenland: £426

    £449£451£426Fenland is higher£396£398£376

  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: Fenland £838, Bassetlaw £843Bassetlaw: £843Fenland: £838Bassetlaw: £846Fenland: £841Bassetlaw: £799Fenland: £795

    £838£841£795Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£843£846£799

  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: Fenland £28, Bassetlaw £25Bassetlaw: £25Fenland: £28Bassetlaw: £25Fenland: £28Bassetlaw: £24Fenland: £26

    £28£28£26Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £491, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Fenland: £491Bassetlaw: £533Fenland: £493Bassetlaw: £503Fenland: £466

    £491£493£466Bassetlaw is higher£530£533£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £145, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Fenland: £145Bassetlaw: £140Fenland: £145Bassetlaw: £132Fenland: £137

    £145£145£137Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£139£140£132

  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: Fenland £142, Bassetlaw £124Bassetlaw: £124Fenland: £142Bassetlaw: £125Fenland: £142Bassetlaw: £118Fenland: £134

    £142£142£134Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £1,636, Bassetlaw £1,472Bassetlaw: £1,472Fenland: £1,636Bassetlaw: £1,478Fenland: £1,643Bassetlaw: £1,396Fenland: £1,552

    £1,636£1,643£1,552Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£1,472£1,478£1,396

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Fenland £211, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160Fenland: £211Bassetlaw: £161Fenland: £211Bassetlaw: £152Fenland: £200

    £211£211£200Fenland is higher£160£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £330, Bassetlaw £341Bassetlaw: £341Fenland: £330Bassetlaw: £343Fenland: £331Bassetlaw: £324Fenland: £313

    £330£331£313Bassetlaw is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £6.10, Bassetlaw £6.78Bassetlaw: £6.78Fenland: £6.10Bassetlaw: £6.81Fenland: £6.13Bassetlaw: £6.43Fenland: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Bassetlaw is higher£6.78£6.81£6.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Fenland £9.85, Bassetlaw £6.25Bassetlaw: £6.25Fenland: £9.85Bassetlaw: £6.28Fenland: £9.89Bassetlaw: £5.93Fenland: £9.34

    £9.85£9.89£9.34Fenland is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Fenland £4.49, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08Fenland: £4.49Bassetlaw: £9.12Fenland: £4.51Bassetlaw: £8.61Fenland: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Bassetlaw is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Fenland 1,001.4, Bassetlaw 1,008.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7Fenland: 1,001.4

    1,001.4Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count1,008.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Fenland 110.0, Bassetlaw 99.7Bassetlaw: 99.7Fenland: 110.0

    110.0Fenland is higherDepends on how you count99.7

  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: Fenland 179.9, Bassetlaw 173.8Bassetlaw: 173.8Fenland: 179.9

    179.9Fenland is higherDepends on how you count173.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 72.9, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Fenland: 72.9

    72.9Bassetlaw is higher79.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Fenland 208.6, Bassetlaw 194.1Bassetlaw: 194.1Fenland: 208.6

    208.6Fenland is higherDepends on how you count194.1

  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: Fenland 30.9, Bassetlaw 25.8Bassetlaw: 25.8Fenland: 30.9

    30.9Fenland is higher25.8

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Fenland and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureFenlandBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,938£4,959£4,684£4,694£4,714£4,452Fenland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,779£12,834£12,122£12,671£12,725£12,019Fenland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,123£2,132£2,014£1,950£1,959£1,850Fenland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,465£11,514£10,875£11,407£11,455£10,820Fenland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£449£451£426£396£398£376Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£838£841£795£843£846£799Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£25£25£24Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466£530£533£503Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£139£140£132Fenland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£142£142£134£124£125£118Fenland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,636£1,643£1,552£1,472£1,478£1,396Fenland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£160£161£152Fenland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£330£331£313£341£343£324Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£6.78£6.81£6.43Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.85£9.89£9.34£6.25£6.28£5.93Fenland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.41,008.7Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.099.7Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.9173.8Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.979.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026208.6194.1Fenland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.925.8Fenland

Per resident

Fenland is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 5. 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

Fenland Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Fenland £4,938, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694Fenland: £4,938Bassetlaw: £4,714Fenland: £4,959Bassetlaw: £4,452Fenland: £4,684

    £4,938£4,959£4,684Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,452

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Fenland £2,827, Bassetlaw £2,683Bassetlaw: £2,683Fenland: £2,827Bassetlaw: £2,695Fenland: £2,839Bassetlaw: £2,545Fenland: £2,682

    £2,827£2,839£2,682Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Fenland £1,261, Bassetlaw £1,172Bassetlaw: £1,172Fenland: £1,261Bassetlaw: £1,177Fenland: £1,266Bassetlaw: £1,111Fenland: £1,196

    £1,261£1,266£1,196Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£1,172£1,177£1,111

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Fenland £2,536, Bassetlaw £2,416Bassetlaw: £2,416Fenland: £2,536Bassetlaw: £2,426Fenland: £2,547Bassetlaw: £2,291Fenland: £2,406

    £2,536£2,547£2,406Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£2,416£2,426£2,291

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Fenland £99, Bassetlaw £84Bassetlaw: £84Fenland: £99Bassetlaw: £84Fenland: £100Bassetlaw: £80Fenland: £94

    £99£100£94Fenland is higher£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £185, Bassetlaw £178Bassetlaw: £178Fenland: £185Bassetlaw: £179Fenland: £186Bassetlaw: £169Fenland: £176

    £185£186£176Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Fenland £6.14, Bassetlaw £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.35Fenland: £6.14Bassetlaw: £5.37Fenland: £6.16Bassetlaw: £5.07Fenland: £5.82

    £6.14£6.16£5.82Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £491, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Fenland: £491Bassetlaw: £533Fenland: £493Bassetlaw: £503Fenland: £466

    £491£493£466Bassetlaw is higher£530£533£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Fenland £145, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Fenland: £145Bassetlaw: £140Fenland: £145Bassetlaw: £132Fenland: £137

    £145£145£137Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£139£140£132

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Fenland £84, Bassetlaw £75Bassetlaw: £75Fenland: £84Bassetlaw: £75Fenland: £85Bassetlaw: £71Fenland: £80

    £84£85£80Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Fenland £971, Bassetlaw £884Bassetlaw: £884Fenland: £971Bassetlaw: £888Fenland: £976Bassetlaw: £839Fenland: £921

    £971£976£921Fenland is higherDepends on how you count£884£888£839

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Fenland £211, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160Fenland: £211Bassetlaw: £161Fenland: £211Bassetlaw: £152Fenland: £200

    £211£211£200Fenland is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Fenland £196, Bassetlaw £205Bassetlaw: £205Fenland: £196Bassetlaw: £206Fenland: £197Bassetlaw: £194Fenland: £186

    £196£197£186Bassetlaw is higher£205£206£194

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Fenland £3.63, Bassetlaw £4.07Bassetlaw: £4.07Fenland: £3.63Bassetlaw: £4.09Fenland: £3.64Bassetlaw: £3.86Fenland: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Bassetlaw is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Fenland £5.84, Bassetlaw £3.75Bassetlaw: £3.75Fenland: £5.84Bassetlaw: £3.77Fenland: £5.87Bassetlaw: £3.56Fenland: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Fenland is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Fenland £4.49, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08Fenland: £4.49Bassetlaw: £9.12Fenland: £4.51Bassetlaw: £8.61Fenland: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Bassetlaw is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 221.5, Bassetlaw 213.6Bassetlaw: 213.6Fenland: 221.5

    221.5Fenland is higherDepends on how you count213.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 24.3, Bassetlaw 21.1Bassetlaw: 21.1Fenland: 24.3

    24.3Fenland is higherDepends on how you count21.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 39.8, Bassetlaw 36.8Bassetlaw: 36.8Fenland: 39.8

    39.8Fenland is higherDepends on how you count36.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 72.9, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Fenland: 72.9

    72.9Bassetlaw is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 123.9, Bassetlaw 116.6Bassetlaw: 116.6Fenland: 123.9

    123.9Fenland is higherDepends on how you count116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Fenland 18.3, Bassetlaw 15.5Bassetlaw: 15.5Fenland: 18.3

    18.3Fenland is higher15.5

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Fenland and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureFenlandBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,938£4,959£4,684£4,694£4,714£4,452Fenland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,827£2,839£2,682£2,683£2,695£2,545Fenland
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,261£1,266£1,196£1,172£1,177£1,111Fenland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,536£2,547£2,406£2,416£2,426£2,291Fenland
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£84£84£80Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£185£186£176£178£179£169Fenland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.14£6.16£5.82£5.35£5.37£5.07Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466£530£533£503Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£139£140£132Fenland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£75£75£71Fenland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£971£976£921£884£888£839Fenland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£160£161£152Fenland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£205£206£194Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£4.07£4.09£3.86Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£3.75£3.77£3.56Fenland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.5213.6Fenland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.321.1Fenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.836.8Fenland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.979.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026123.9116.6Fenland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.315.5Fenland

Total

Fenland is higher on 3 of 21 measures, and Bassetlaw on 18. 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

Fenland Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Fenland £520.7m, Bassetlaw £585.5mBassetlaw: £585.5mFenland: £520.7mBassetlaw: £588.0mFenland: £522.9mBassetlaw: £555.4mFenland: £493.9m

    £520.7m£522.9m£493.9mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Fenland £298.1m, Bassetlaw £334.7mBassetlaw: £334.7mFenland: £298.1mBassetlaw: £336.1mFenland: £299.4mBassetlaw: £317.5mFenland: £282.8m

    £298.1m£299.4m£282.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Fenland £132.9m, Bassetlaw £146.2mBassetlaw: £146.2mFenland: £132.9mBassetlaw: £146.8mFenland: £133.5mBassetlaw: £138.6mFenland: £126.1m

    £132.9m£133.5m£126.1mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Fenland £267.4m, Bassetlaw £301.3mBassetlaw: £301.3mFenland: £267.4mBassetlaw: £302.6mFenland: £268.6mBassetlaw: £285.8mFenland: £253.7m

    £267.4m£268.6m£253.7mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Fenland £10.5m, Bassetlaw £10.5mBassetlaw: £10.5mFenland: £10.5mBassetlaw: £10.5mFenland: £10.5mBassetlaw: £9.9mFenland: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mFenland is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Fenland £19.5m, Bassetlaw £22.3mBassetlaw: £22.3mFenland: £19.5mBassetlaw: £22.4mFenland: £19.6mBassetlaw: £21.1mFenland: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Fenland £0.65m, Bassetlaw £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mFenland: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.67mFenland: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.63mFenland: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Fenland £51.8m, Bassetlaw £66.2mBassetlaw: £66.2mFenland: £51.8mBassetlaw: £66.4mFenland: £52.0mBassetlaw: £62.7mFenland: £49.1m

    £51.8m£52.0m£49.1mBassetlaw is higher£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Fenland £15.2m, Bassetlaw £17.4mBassetlaw: £17.4mFenland: £15.2mBassetlaw: £17.4mFenland: £15.3mBassetlaw: £16.5mFenland: £14.5m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Fenland £8.9m, Bassetlaw £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.3mFenland: £8.9mBassetlaw: £9.4mFenland: £8.9mBassetlaw: £8.8mFenland: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Fenland £102.4m, Bassetlaw £110.3mBassetlaw: £110.3mFenland: £102.4mBassetlaw: £110.8mFenland: £102.9mBassetlaw: £104.6mFenland: £97.2m

    £102.4m£102.9m£97.2mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Fenland £22.2m, Bassetlaw £20.0mBassetlaw: £20.0mFenland: £22.2mBassetlaw: £20.1mFenland: £22.3mBassetlaw: £19.0mFenland: £21.1m

    £22.2m£22.3m£21.1mFenland is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Fenland £20.6m, Bassetlaw £25.6mBassetlaw: £25.6mFenland: £20.6mBassetlaw: £25.7mFenland: £20.7mBassetlaw: £24.2mFenland: £19.6m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.6mBassetlaw is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Fenland £0.38m, Bassetlaw £0.51mBassetlaw: £0.51mFenland: £0.38mBassetlaw: £0.51mFenland: £0.38mBassetlaw: £0.48mFenland: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBassetlaw is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Fenland £0.62m, Bassetlaw £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.47mFenland: £0.62mBassetlaw: £0.47mFenland: £0.62mBassetlaw: £0.44mFenland: £0.58m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.58mFenland is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Fenland £0.47m, Bassetlaw £1.1mBassetlaw: £1.1mFenland: £0.47mBassetlaw: £1.1mFenland: £0.48mBassetlaw: £1.1mFenland: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mBassetlaw is higher£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Fenland 23,358, Bassetlaw 26,645Bassetlaw: 26,645Fenland: 23,358

    23,358Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count26,645

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Fenland 2,566, Bassetlaw 2,633Bassetlaw: 2,633Fenland: 2,566

    2,566Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Fenland 4,196, Bassetlaw 4,590Bassetlaw: 4,590Fenland: 4,196

    4,196Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count4,590

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Fenland 7,684, Bassetlaw 9,887Bassetlaw: 9,887Fenland: 7,684

    7,684Bassetlaw is higher9,887

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Fenland 13,059, Bassetlaw 14,544Bassetlaw: 14,544Fenland: 13,059

    13,059Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count14,544

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Fenland 1,932, Bassetlaw 1,932Bassetlaw: 1,932Fenland: 1,932

    1,932No difference to show1,932

Show the numbers
Fenland and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureFenlandBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£520.7m£522.9m£493.9m£585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£298.1m£299.4m£282.8m£334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£132.9m£133.5m£126.1m£146.2m£146.8m£138.6mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£267.4m£268.6m£253.7m£301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mFenland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m£66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.4m£102.9m£97.2m£110.3m£110.8m£104.6mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mFenland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.6m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mFenland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£1.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,35826,645Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5662,633Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1964,590Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6849,887Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,05914,544Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9321,932

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.