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Bolsover and Boston

83,679 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Bolsover is higher than Boston on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Bolsover is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Bolsover Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolsover £4,891, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Bolsover: £4,891Boston: £4,808Bolsover: £4,912Boston: £4,541Bolsover: £4,639

    £4,891£4,912£4,639Bolsover 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: Bolsover £12,748, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Bolsover: £12,748Boston: £12,717Bolsover: £12,802Boston: £12,011Bolsover: £12,092

    £12,748£12,802£12,092Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bolsover £2,171, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Bolsover: £2,171Boston: £2,479Bolsover: £2,180Boston: £2,341Bolsover: £2,059

    £2,171£2,180£2,059Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolsover £11,363, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Bolsover: £11,363Boston: £11,308Bolsover: £11,412Boston: £10,681Bolsover: £10,778

    £11,363£11,412£10,778Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£11,260£11,308£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolsover £467, Boston £606Boston: £606Bolsover: £467Boston: £608Bolsover: £469Boston: £574Bolsover: £443

    £467£469£443Boston is higher£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: Bolsover £887, Boston £765Boston: £765Bolsover: £887Boston: £768Bolsover: £891Boston: £726Bolsover: £841

    £887£891£841Bolsover 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: Bolsover £30, Boston £33Boston: £33Bolsover: £30Boston: £33Bolsover: £30Boston: £31Bolsover: £29

    £30£30£29Boston is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £689, Boston £478Boston: £478Bolsover: £689Boston: £480Bolsover: £691Boston: £453Bolsover: £653

    £689£691£653Bolsover 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: Bolsover £186, Boston £124Boston: £124Bolsover: £186Boston: £125Bolsover: £187Boston: £118Bolsover: £177

    £186£187£177Bolsover 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: Bolsover £166, Boston £127Boston: £127Bolsover: £166Boston: £127Bolsover: £167Boston: £120Bolsover: £158

    £166£167£158Bolsover is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolsover £1,549, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Bolsover: £1,549Boston: £2,030Bolsover: £1,556Boston: £1,917Bolsover: £1,469

    £1,549£1,556£1,469Boston is higher£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolsover £178, Boston £173Boston: £173Bolsover: £178Boston: £174Bolsover: £178Boston: £164Bolsover: £169

    £178£178£169Bolsover 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: Bolsover £439, Boston £307Boston: £307Bolsover: £439Boston: £308Bolsover: £441Boston: £291Bolsover: £416

    £439£441£416Bolsover 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: Bolsover £7.43, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Bolsover: £7.43Boston: £5.94Bolsover: £7.46Boston: £5.61Bolsover: £7.05

    £7.43£7.46£7.05Bolsover 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: Bolsover £9.97, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Bolsover: £9.97Boston: £7.37Bolsover: £10Boston: £6.96Bolsover: £9.46

    £9.97£10£9.46Bolsover is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolsover £6.35, Boston £11Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.35Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.37Boston: £10Bolsover: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Boston is higher£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: Bolsover 1,014.0, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Bolsover: 1,014.0

    1,014.0Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bolsover 117.6, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Bolsover: 117.6

    117.6Boston is higherDepends on how you count130.4

  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: Bolsover 177.9, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Bolsover: 177.9

    177.9Bolsover 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: Bolsover 100.1, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Bolsover: 100.1

    100.1Bolsover 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: Bolsover 210.5, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Bolsover: 210.5

    210.5Boston 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: Bolsover 36.0, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Bolsover: 36.0

    36.0Bolsover is higher27.4

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Bolsover and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureBolsoverBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,891£4,912£4,639£4,788£4,808£4,541Bolsover
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,748£12,802£12,092£12,663£12,717£12,011Bolsover
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,171£2,180£2,059£2,468£2,479£2,341Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,363£11,412£10,778£11,260£11,308£10,681Bolsover
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£887£891£841£765£768£726Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£33£33£31Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£689£691£653£478£480£453Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£186£187£177£124£125£118Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£166£167£158£127£127£120Bolsover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,549£1,556£1,469£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£173£174£164Bolsover
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£439£441£416£307£308£291Bolsover
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.43£7.46£7.05£5.91£5.94£5.61Bolsover
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.97£10£9.46£7.34£7.37£6.96Bolsover
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.01,009.2Bolsover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026117.6130.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.9162.0Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.173.5Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026210.5250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.027.4Bolsover

Per resident

Bolsover is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Bolsover Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolsover £4,891, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Bolsover: £4,891Boston: £4,808Bolsover: £4,912Boston: £4,541Bolsover: £4,639

    £4,891£4,912£4,639Bolsover is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolsover £2,478, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Bolsover: £2,478Boston: £2,519Bolsover: £2,488Boston: £2,380Bolsover: £2,350

    £2,478£2,488£2,350Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolsover £1,354, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Bolsover: £1,354Boston: £1,500Bolsover: £1,360Boston: £1,416Bolsover: £1,285

    £1,354£1,360£1,285Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolsover £2,209, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Bolsover: £2,209Boston: £2,240Bolsover: £2,218Boston: £2,116Bolsover: £2,095

    £2,209£2,218£2,095Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolsover £91, Boston £120Boston: £120Bolsover: £91Boston: £120Bolsover: £91Boston: £114Bolsover: £86

    £91£91£86Boston is higher£120£120£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £172, Boston £152Boston: £152Bolsover: £172Boston: £152Bolsover: £173Boston: £144Bolsover: £164

    £172£173£164Bolsover 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: Bolsover £5.84, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Bolsover: £5.84Boston: £6.47Bolsover: £5.87Boston: £6.11Bolsover: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Boston is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bolsover £689, Boston £478Boston: £478Bolsover: £689Boston: £480Bolsover: £691Boston: £453Bolsover: £653

    £689£691£653Bolsover 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: Bolsover £186, Boston £124Boston: £124Bolsover: £186Boston: £125Bolsover: £187Boston: £118Bolsover: £177

    £186£187£177Bolsover 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: Bolsover £104, Boston £77Boston: £77Bolsover: £104Boston: £77Bolsover: £104Boston: £73Bolsover: £98

    £104£104£98Bolsover is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolsover £966, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Bolsover: £966Boston: £1,228Bolsover: £970Boston: £1,160Bolsover: £916

    £966£970£916Boston is higher£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolsover £178, Boston £173Boston: £173Bolsover: £178Boston: £174Bolsover: £178Boston: £164Bolsover: £169

    £178£178£169Bolsover is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolsover £274, Boston £186Boston: £186Bolsover: £274Boston: £186Bolsover: £275Boston: £176Bolsover: £260

    £274£275£260Bolsover is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolsover £4.64, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Bolsover: £4.64Boston: £3.60Bolsover: £4.66Boston: £3.40Bolsover: £4.40

    £4.64£4.66£4.40Bolsover is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolsover £6.22, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Bolsover: £6.22Boston: £4.46Bolsover: £6.25Boston: £4.21Bolsover: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Bolsover is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolsover £6.35, Boston £11Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.35Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.37Boston: £10Bolsover: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Boston is higher£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 197.1, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Bolsover: 197.1

    197.1Boston is higherDepends on how you count200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 22.9, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Bolsover: 22.9

    22.9Boston is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 34.6, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Bolsover: 34.6

    34.6Bolsover 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: Bolsover 100.1, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Bolsover: 100.1

    100.1Bolsover is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 131.3, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Bolsover: 131.3

    131.3Boston 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: Bolsover 22.5, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Bolsover: 22.5

    22.5Bolsover is higher16.6

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Bolsover and Boston, per resident
MeasureBolsoverBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,891£4,912£4,639£4,788£4,808£4,541Bolsover
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,478£2,488£2,350£2,509£2,519£2,380Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,354£1,360£1,285£1,493£1,500£1,416Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,209£2,218£2,095£2,231£2,240£2,116Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£164£152£152£144Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£689£691£653£478£480£453Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£186£187£177£124£125£118Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£77£77£73Bolsover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£966£970£916£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£173£174£164Bolsover
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£186£186£176Bolsover
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.64£4.66£4.40£3.58£3.60£3.40Bolsover
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.44£4.46£4.21Bolsover
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.1200.0Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.925.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.632.1Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.173.5Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026131.3151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.516.6Bolsover

Total

Bolsover is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Boston on 3. 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

Bolsover Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolsover £409.3m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mBolsover: £409.3mBoston: £347.6mBolsover: £411.0mBoston: £328.3mBolsover: £388.2m

    £409.3m£411.0m£388.2mBolsover is higher£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolsover £207.3m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mBolsover: £207.3mBoston: £182.1mBolsover: £208.2mBoston: £172.0mBolsover: £196.7m

    £207.3m£208.2m£196.7mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolsover £113.3m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mBolsover: £113.3mBoston: £108.4mBolsover: £113.8mBoston: £102.4mBolsover: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolsover £184.8m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mBolsover: £184.8mBoston: £162.0mBolsover: £185.6mBoston: £153.0mBolsover: £175.3m

    £184.8m£185.6m£175.3mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolsover £7.6m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mBolsover: £7.6mBoston: £8.7mBolsover: £7.6mBoston: £8.2mBolsover: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mBoston is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolsover £14.4m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mBolsover: £14.4mBoston: £11.0mBolsover: £14.5mBoston: £10.4mBolsover: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBolsover 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: Bolsover £0.49m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mBolsover: £0.49mBoston: £0.47mBolsover: £0.49mBoston: £0.44mBolsover: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolsover £57.6m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mBolsover: £57.6mBoston: £34.7mBolsover: £57.9mBoston: £32.8mBolsover: £54.7m

    £57.6m£57.9m£54.7mBolsover 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: Bolsover £15.6m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mBolsover: £15.6mBoston: £9.0mBolsover: £15.7mBoston: £8.5mBolsover: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mBolsover 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: Bolsover £8.7m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mBolsover: £8.7mBoston: £5.6mBolsover: £8.7mBoston: £5.3mBolsover: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBolsover is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolsover £80.9m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mBolsover: £80.9mBoston: £88.8mBolsover: £81.2mBoston: £83.9mBolsover: £76.7m

    £80.9m£81.2m£76.7mBoston is higher£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolsover £14.9m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mBolsover: £14.9mBoston: £12.6mBolsover: £14.9mBoston: £11.9mBolsover: £14.1m

    £14.9m£14.9m£14.1mBolsover is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolsover £22.9m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mBolsover: £22.9mBoston: £13.5mBolsover: £23.0mBoston: £12.7mBolsover: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mBolsover is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolsover £0.39m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mBolsover: £0.39mBoston: £0.26mBolsover: £0.39mBoston: £0.25mBolsover: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBolsover is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolsover £0.52m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mBolsover: £0.52mBoston: £0.32mBolsover: £0.52mBoston: £0.30mBolsover: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBolsover is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolsover £0.53m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mBolsover: £0.53mBoston: £0.78mBolsover: £0.53mBoston: £0.74mBolsover: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBoston is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolsover 16,491, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Bolsover: 16,491

    16,491Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolsover 1,912, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Bolsover: 1,912

    1,912Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolsover 2,893, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Bolsover: 2,893

    2,893Bolsover is higher2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolsover 8,377, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Bolsover: 8,377

    8,377Bolsover is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolsover 10,986, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Bolsover: 10,986

    10,986Bolsover 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: Bolsover 1,880, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Bolsover: 1,880

    1,880Bolsover is higher1,200

Show the numbers
Bolsover and Boston, total
MeasureBolsoverBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.3m£411.0m£388.2m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mBolsover
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£207.3m£208.2m£196.7m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mBolsover
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mBolsover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£184.8m£185.6m£175.3m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mBolsover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBoston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mBolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mBolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mBolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mBolsover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.9m£81.2m£76.7m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mBoston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBolsover
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mBolsover
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mBolsover
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mBolsover
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,49114,454Bolsover
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9121,867Bolsover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8932,320Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,3775,311Bolsover
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,98610,969Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8801,200Bolsover

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.