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Bolsover and Merthyr Tydfil

83,679 and 58,722 residents (mid-2024).

Bolsover is higher than Merthyr Tydfil on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 19 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 1 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 21. 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 Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolsover £4,891, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Bolsover: £4,891Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Bolsover: £4,912Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Bolsover: £4,639

    £4,891£4,912£4,639Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bolsover £12,748, Merthyr Tydfil £13,241Merthyr Tydfil: £13,241Bolsover: £12,748Merthyr Tydfil: £13,297Bolsover: £12,802Merthyr Tydfil: £12,559Bolsover: £12,092

    £12,748£12,802£12,092Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£13,241£13,297£12,559

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolsover £2,171, Merthyr Tydfil £3,076Merthyr Tydfil: £3,076Bolsover: £2,171Merthyr Tydfil: £3,089Bolsover: £2,180Merthyr Tydfil: £2,918Bolsover: £2,059

    £2,171£2,180£2,059Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£3,076£3,089£2,918

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolsover £11,363, Merthyr Tydfil £11,658Merthyr Tydfil: £11,658Bolsover: £11,363Merthyr Tydfil: £11,708Bolsover: £11,412Merthyr Tydfil: £11,058Bolsover: £10,778

    £11,363£11,412£10,778Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£11,658£11,708£11,058

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolsover £467, Merthyr Tydfil £646Merthyr Tydfil: £646Bolsover: £467Merthyr Tydfil: £648Bolsover: £469Merthyr Tydfil: £613Bolsover: £443

    £467£469£443Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£646£648£613

  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, Merthyr Tydfil £897Merthyr Tydfil: £897Bolsover: £887Merthyr Tydfil: £901Bolsover: £891Merthyr Tydfil: £851Bolsover: £841

    £887£891£841Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£897£901£851

  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, Merthyr Tydfil £40Merthyr Tydfil: £40Bolsover: £30Merthyr Tydfil: £40Bolsover: £30Merthyr Tydfil: £38Bolsover: £29

    £30£30£29Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £689, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Bolsover: £689Merthyr Tydfil: £948Bolsover: £691Merthyr Tydfil: £896Bolsover: £653

    £689£691£653Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £186, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Bolsover: £186Merthyr Tydfil: £238Bolsover: £187Merthyr Tydfil: £225Bolsover: £177

    £186£187£177Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

  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, Merthyr Tydfil £216Merthyr Tydfil: £216Bolsover: £166Merthyr Tydfil: £217Bolsover: £167Merthyr Tydfil: £205Bolsover: £158

    £166£167£158Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolsover £1,549, Merthyr Tydfil £2,176Merthyr Tydfil: £2,176Bolsover: £1,549Merthyr Tydfil: £2,185Bolsover: £1,556Merthyr Tydfil: £2,064Bolsover: £1,469

    £1,549£1,556£1,469Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,176£2,185£2,064

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolsover £178, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Bolsover: £178Merthyr Tydfil: £251Bolsover: £178Merthyr Tydfil: £237Bolsover: £169

    £178£178£169Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolsover £439, Merthyr Tydfil £663Merthyr Tydfil: £663Bolsover: £439Merthyr Tydfil: £666Bolsover: £441Merthyr Tydfil: £629Bolsover: £416

    £439£441£416Merthyr Tydfil is higher£663£666£629

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolsover £7.43, Merthyr Tydfil £7.08Merthyr Tydfil: £7.08Bolsover: £7.43Merthyr Tydfil: £7.11Bolsover: £7.46Merthyr Tydfil: £6.72Bolsover: £7.05

    £7.43£7.46£7.05Bolsover is higher£7.08£7.11£6.72

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolsover £9.97, Merthyr Tydfil £14Merthyr Tydfil: £14Bolsover: £9.97Merthyr Tydfil: £14Bolsover: £10Merthyr Tydfil: £14Bolsover: £9.46

    £9.97£10£9.46Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolsover £6.35, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Bolsover: £6.35Merthyr Tydfil: £16Bolsover: £6.37Merthyr Tydfil: £15Bolsover: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Merthyr Tydfil is higher£16£16£15

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 1,035.2Merthyr Tydfil: 1,035.2Bolsover: 1,014.0

    1,014.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count1,035.2

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 159.6Merthyr Tydfil: 159.6Bolsover: 117.6

    117.6Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count159.6

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 189.3Merthyr Tydfil: 189.3Bolsover: 177.9

    177.9Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count189.3

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Bolsover: 100.1

    100.1Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 276.8Merthyr Tydfil: 276.8Bolsover: 210.5

    210.5Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count276.8

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 48.0Merthyr Tydfil: 48.0Bolsover: 36.0

    36.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count48.0

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Bolsover and Merthyr Tydfil, per person in the age group
MeasureBolsoverMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,891£4,912£4,639£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,748£12,802£12,092£13,241£13,297£12,559Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,171£2,180£2,059£3,076£3,089£2,918Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,363£11,412£10,778£11,658£11,708£11,058Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£646£648£613Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£887£891£841£897£901£851Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£40£40£38Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£689£691£653£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£186£187£177£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£166£167£158£216£217£205Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,549£1,556£1,469£2,176£2,185£2,064Merthyr Tydfil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£250£251£237Merthyr Tydfil
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£439£441£416£663£666£629Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.43£7.46£7.05£7.08£7.11£6.72Bolsover
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.97£10£9.46£14Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.01,035.2Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026117.6159.6Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.9189.3Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.1132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026210.5276.8Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.048.0Merthyr Tydfil

Per resident

Bolsover is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 17. 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 Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolsover £4,891, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Bolsover: £4,891Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Bolsover: £4,912Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Bolsover: £4,639

    £4,891£4,912£4,639Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolsover £2,478, Merthyr Tydfil £2,442Merthyr Tydfil: £2,442Bolsover: £2,478Merthyr Tydfil: £2,453Bolsover: £2,488Merthyr Tydfil: £2,317Bolsover: £2,350

    £2,478£2,488£2,350Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£2,442£2,453£2,317

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolsover £1,354, Merthyr Tydfil £1,892Merthyr Tydfil: £1,892Bolsover: £1,354Merthyr Tydfil: £1,900Bolsover: £1,360Merthyr Tydfil: £1,795Bolsover: £1,285

    £1,354£1,360£1,285Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,892£1,900£1,795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolsover £2,209, Merthyr Tydfil £2,150Merthyr Tydfil: £2,150Bolsover: £2,209Merthyr Tydfil: £2,160Bolsover: £2,218Merthyr Tydfil: £2,040Bolsover: £2,095

    £2,209£2,218£2,095Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£2,150£2,160£2,040

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolsover £91, Merthyr Tydfil £119Merthyr Tydfil: £119Bolsover: £91Merthyr Tydfil: £120Bolsover: £91Merthyr Tydfil: £113Bolsover: £86

    £91£91£86Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £172, Merthyr Tydfil £165Merthyr Tydfil: £165Bolsover: £172Merthyr Tydfil: £166Bolsover: £173Merthyr Tydfil: £157Bolsover: £164

    £172£173£164Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£157

  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, Merthyr Tydfil £7.39Merthyr Tydfil: £7.39Bolsover: £5.84Merthyr Tydfil: £7.42Bolsover: £5.87Merthyr Tydfil: £7.01Bolsover: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £689, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Bolsover: £689Merthyr Tydfil: £948Bolsover: £691Merthyr Tydfil: £896Bolsover: £653

    £689£691£653Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolsover £186, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Bolsover: £186Merthyr Tydfil: £238Bolsover: £187Merthyr Tydfil: £225Bolsover: £177

    £186£187£177Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bolsover £104, Merthyr Tydfil £133Merthyr Tydfil: £133Bolsover: £104Merthyr Tydfil: £134Bolsover: £104Merthyr Tydfil: £126Bolsover: £98

    £104£104£98Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolsover £966, Merthyr Tydfil £1,338Merthyr Tydfil: £1,338Bolsover: £966Merthyr Tydfil: £1,344Bolsover: £970Merthyr Tydfil: £1,269Bolsover: £916

    £966£970£916Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,338£1,344£1,269

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolsover £178, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Bolsover: £178Merthyr Tydfil: £251Bolsover: £178Merthyr Tydfil: £237Bolsover: £169

    £178£178£169Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolsover £274, Merthyr Tydfil £408Merthyr Tydfil: £408Bolsover: £274Merthyr Tydfil: £409Bolsover: £275Merthyr Tydfil: £387Bolsover: £260

    £274£275£260Merthyr Tydfil is higher£408£409£387

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolsover £4.64, Merthyr Tydfil £4.35Merthyr Tydfil: £4.35Bolsover: £4.64Merthyr Tydfil: £4.37Bolsover: £4.66Merthyr Tydfil: £4.13Bolsover: £4.40

    £4.64£4.66£4.40Bolsover is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolsover £6.22, Merthyr Tydfil £8.76Merthyr Tydfil: £8.76Bolsover: £6.22Merthyr Tydfil: £8.80Bolsover: £6.25Merthyr Tydfil: £8.31Bolsover: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolsover £6.35, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Bolsover: £6.35Merthyr Tydfil: £16Bolsover: £6.37Merthyr Tydfil: £15Bolsover: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Merthyr Tydfil is higher£16£16£15

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 197.1, Merthyr Tydfil 191.0Merthyr Tydfil: 191.0Bolsover: 197.1

    197.1Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count191.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 22.9, Merthyr Tydfil 29.4Merthyr Tydfil: 29.4Bolsover: 22.9

    22.9Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.4

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 34.9Merthyr Tydfil: 34.9Bolsover: 34.6

    34.6Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count34.9

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Bolsover: 100.1

    100.1Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolsover 131.3, Merthyr Tydfil 170.3Merthyr Tydfil: 170.3Bolsover: 131.3

    131.3Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count170.3

  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, Merthyr Tydfil 29.5Merthyr Tydfil: 29.5Bolsover: 22.5

    22.5Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.5

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Bolsover and Merthyr Tydfil, per resident
MeasureBolsoverMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,891£4,912£4,639£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,478£2,488£2,350£2,442£2,453£2,317Bolsover
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,354£1,360£1,285£1,892£1,900£1,795Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,209£2,218£2,095£2,150£2,160£2,040Bolsover
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£119£120£113Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£164£165£166£157Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£7.39£7.42£7.01Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£689£691£653£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£186£187£177£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£133£134£126Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£966£970£916£1,338£1,344£1,269Merthyr Tydfil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£250£251£237Merthyr Tydfil
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£408£409£387Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.64£4.66£4.40£4.35£4.37£4.13Bolsover
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£8.76£8.80£8.31Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.1191.0Bolsover
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.929.4Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.634.9Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.1132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026131.3170.3Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.529.5Merthyr Tydfil

Total

Bolsover is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 2. 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 Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolsover £409.3m, Merthyr Tydfil £339.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £339.5mBolsover: £409.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £341.0mBolsover: £411.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £322.0mBolsover: £388.2m

    £409.3m£411.0m£388.2mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£339.5m£341.0m£322.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolsover £207.3m, Merthyr Tydfil £143.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £143.4mBolsover: £207.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £144.0mBolsover: £208.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £136.0mBolsover: £196.7m

    £207.3m£208.2m£196.7mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£143.4m£144.0m£136.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolsover £113.3m, Merthyr Tydfil £111.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.1mBolsover: £113.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.6mBolsover: £113.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £105.4mBolsover: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£111.1m£111.6m£105.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolsover £184.8m, Merthyr Tydfil £126.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.3mBolsover: £184.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.8mBolsover: £185.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £119.8mBolsover: £175.3m

    £184.8m£185.6m£175.3mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolsover £7.6m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mBolsover: £7.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mBolsover: £7.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £6.6mBolsover: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolsover £14.4m, Merthyr Tydfil £9.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.7mBolsover: £14.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.8mBolsover: £14.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.2mBolsover: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

  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, Merthyr Tydfil £0.43mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.43mBolsover: £0.49mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.44mBolsover: £0.49mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.41mBolsover: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolsover £57.6m, Merthyr Tydfil £55.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.4mBolsover: £57.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.7mBolsover: £57.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £52.6mBolsover: £54.7m

    £57.6m£57.9m£54.7mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bolsover £15.6m, Merthyr Tydfil £13.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mBolsover: £15.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.0mBolsover: £15.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.2mBolsover: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolsover £8.7m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mBolsover: £8.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mBolsover: £8.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.4mBolsover: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolsover £80.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £78.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.6mBolsover: £80.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.9mBolsover: £81.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £74.5mBolsover: £76.7m

    £80.9m£81.2m£76.7mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolsover £14.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £14.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.7mBolsover: £14.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.8mBolsover: £14.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mBolsover: £14.1m

    £14.9m£14.9m£14.1mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolsover £22.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £23.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £23.9mBolsover: £22.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £24.0mBolsover: £23.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £22.7mBolsover: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolsover £0.39m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.26mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mBolsover: £0.39mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mBolsover: £0.39mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.24mBolsover: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBolsover is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolsover £0.52m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.51mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.51mBolsover: £0.52mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.52mBolsover: £0.52mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.49mBolsover: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolsover £0.53m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.91mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.91mBolsover: £0.53mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.92mBolsover: £0.53mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.87mBolsover: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolsover 16,491, Merthyr Tydfil 11,213Merthyr Tydfil: 11,213Bolsover: 16,491

    16,491Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count11,213

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolsover 1,912, Merthyr Tydfil 1,729Merthyr Tydfil: 1,729Bolsover: 1,912

    1,912Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,729

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolsover 2,893, Merthyr Tydfil 2,050Merthyr Tydfil: 2,050Bolsover: 2,893

    2,893Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count2,050

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolsover 8,377, Merthyr Tydfil 7,804Merthyr Tydfil: 7,804Bolsover: 8,377

    8,377Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count7,804

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolsover 10,986, Merthyr Tydfil 9,999Merthyr Tydfil: 9,999Bolsover: 10,986

    10,986Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count9,999

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolsover 1,880, Merthyr Tydfil 1,734Merthyr Tydfil: 1,734Bolsover: 1,880

    1,880Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,734

Show the numbers
Bolsover and Merthyr Tydfil, total
MeasureBolsoverMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.3m£411.0m£388.2m£339.5m£341.0m£322.0mBolsover
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£207.3m£208.2m£196.7m£143.4m£144.0m£136.0mBolsover
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£111.1m£111.6m£105.4mBolsover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£184.8m£185.6m£175.3m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mBolsover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mBolsover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mBolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mBolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m£55.4m£55.7m£52.6mBolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mBolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mBolsover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.9m£81.2m£76.7m£78.6m£78.9m£74.5mBolsover
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBolsover
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMerthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.26m£0.26m£0.24mBolsover
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mBolsover
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mMerthyr Tydfil
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,49111,213Bolsover
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9121,729Bolsover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8932,050Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,3777,804Bolsover
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,9869,999Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8801,734Bolsover

Sources

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

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  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.
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