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Lancaster and West Lancashire

145,332 and 122,054 residents (mid-2024).

Lancaster is higher than West Lancashire on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Lancaster is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and West Lancashire 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

Lancaster West Lancashire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, West Lancashire £4,627West Lancashire: £4,627Lancaster: £4,559West Lancashire: £4,647Lancaster: £4,579West Lancashire: £4,389Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4,627£4,647£4,389

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £12,836, West Lancashire £12,694West Lancashire: £12,694Lancaster: £12,836West Lancashire: £12,748Lancaster: £12,890West Lancashire: £12,041Lancaster: £12,175

    £12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,694£12,748£12,041

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,929, West Lancashire £1,804West Lancashire: £1,804Lancaster: £1,929West Lancashire: £1,812Lancaster: £1,937West Lancashire: £1,711Lancaster: £1,830

    £1,929£1,937£1,830Lancaster is higher£1,804£1,812£1,711

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £11,560, West Lancashire £11,524West Lancashire: £11,524Lancaster: £11,560West Lancashire: £11,573Lancaster: £11,609West Lancashire: £10,931Lancaster: £10,965

    £11,560£11,609£10,965Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster £425, West Lancashire £400West Lancashire: £400Lancaster: £425West Lancashire: £401Lancaster: £427West Lancashire: £379Lancaster: £403

    £425£427£403Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£400£401£379

  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: Lancaster £823, West Lancashire £744West Lancashire: £744Lancaster: £823West Lancashire: £747Lancaster: £827West Lancashire: £705Lancaster: £781

    £823£827£781Lancaster is higher£744£747£705

  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: Lancaster £27, West Lancashire £27West Lancashire: £27Lancaster: £27West Lancashire: £27Lancaster: £27West Lancashire: £25Lancaster: £26

    £27£27£26Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, West Lancashire £500West Lancashire: £500Lancaster: £486West Lancashire: £502Lancaster: £488West Lancashire: £475Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, West Lancashire £148West Lancashire: £148Lancaster: £134West Lancashire: £149Lancaster: £134West Lancashire: £140Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

  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: Lancaster £99, West Lancashire £116West Lancashire: £116Lancaster: £99West Lancashire: £117Lancaster: £99West Lancashire: £110Lancaster: £94

    £99£99£94West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £1,536, West Lancashire £1,372West Lancashire: £1,372Lancaster: £1,536West Lancashire: £1,378Lancaster: £1,542West Lancashire: £1,301Lancaster: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster is higher£1,372£1,378£1,301

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, West Lancashire £160West Lancashire: £160Lancaster: £181West Lancashire: £161Lancaster: £181West Lancashire: £152Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster 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: Lancaster £286, West Lancashire £305West Lancashire: £305Lancaster: £286West Lancashire: £306Lancaster: £287West Lancashire: £289Lancaster: £271

    £286£287£271West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£305£306£289

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £4.46, West Lancashire £4.77West Lancashire: £4.77Lancaster: £4.46West Lancashire: £4.79Lancaster: £4.48West Lancashire: £4.52Lancaster: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4.77£4.79£4.52

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster £3.52, West Lancashire £6.35West Lancashire: £6.35Lancaster: £3.52West Lancashire: £6.37Lancaster: £3.54West Lancashire: £6.02Lancaster: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34West Lancashire is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, West Lancashire £8.72West Lancashire: £8.72Lancaster: £6.05West Lancashire: £8.76Lancaster: £6.08West Lancashire: £8.27Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74West Lancashire is higher£8.72£8.76£8.27

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 1,026.3, West Lancashire 1,010.0West Lancashire: 1,010.0Lancaster: 1,026.3

    1,026.3Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,010.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster 105.9, West Lancashire 105.1West Lancashire: 105.1Lancaster: 105.9

    105.9Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count105.1

  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: Lancaster 167.4, West Lancashire 157.8West Lancashire: 157.8Lancaster: 167.4

    167.4Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count157.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, West Lancashire 74.9West Lancashire: 74.9Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count74.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lancaster 175.4, West Lancashire 165.8West Lancashire: 165.8Lancaster: 175.4

    175.4Lancaster is higher165.8

  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: Lancaster 21.8, West Lancashire 25.0West Lancashire: 25.0Lancaster: 21.8

    21.8West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count25.0

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Lancaster and West Lancashire, per person in the age group
MeasureLancasterWest LancashireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,627£4,647£4,389West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175£12,694£12,748£12,041Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830£1,804£1,812£1,711Lancaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,560£11,609£10,965£11,524£11,573£10,931Lancaster
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£425£427£403£400£401£379Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£744£747£705Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£27£27£25Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£500£502£475West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£148£149£140West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£116£117£110West Lancashire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,372£1,378£1,301Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£160£161£152Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271£305£306£289West Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£4.77£4.79£4.52West Lancashire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£6.35£6.37£6.02West Lancashire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.31,010.0Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.9105.1Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.4157.8Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.974.9West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.4165.8Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.825.0West Lancashire

Per resident

Lancaster is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and West Lancashire 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

Lancaster West Lancashire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster £4,559, West Lancashire £4,627West Lancashire: £4,627Lancaster: £4,559West Lancashire: £4,647Lancaster: £4,579West Lancashire: £4,389Lancaster: £4,325

    £4,559£4,579£4,325West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£4,627£4,647£4,389

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lancaster £2,537, West Lancashire £2,705West Lancashire: £2,705Lancaster: £2,537West Lancashire: £2,717Lancaster: £2,548West Lancashire: £2,566Lancaster: £2,406

    £2,537£2,548£2,406West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,705£2,717£2,566

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lancaster £1,216, West Lancashire £1,105West Lancashire: £1,105Lancaster: £1,216West Lancashire: £1,110Lancaster: £1,221West Lancashire: £1,048Lancaster: £1,153

    £1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster is higher£1,105£1,110£1,048

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lancaster £2,285, West Lancashire £2,456West Lancashire: £2,456Lancaster: £2,285West Lancashire: £2,466Lancaster: £2,294West Lancashire: £2,329Lancaster: £2,167

    £2,285£2,294£2,167West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2,456£2,466£2,329

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lancaster £84, West Lancashire £85West Lancashire: £85Lancaster: £84West Lancashire: £86Lancaster: £84West Lancashire: £81Lancaster: £80

    £84£84£80West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£85£86£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £163, West Lancashire £158West Lancashire: £158Lancaster: £163West Lancashire: £159Lancaster: £163West Lancashire: £150Lancaster: £154

    £163£163£154Lancaster is higher£158£159£150

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lancaster £5.32, West Lancashire £5.67West Lancashire: £5.67Lancaster: £5.32West Lancashire: £5.70Lancaster: £5.35West Lancashire: £5.38Lancaster: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £486, West Lancashire £500West Lancashire: £500Lancaster: £486West Lancashire: £502Lancaster: £488West Lancashire: £475Lancaster: £461

    £486£488£461West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£500£502£475

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster £134, West Lancashire £148West Lancashire: £148Lancaster: £134West Lancashire: £149Lancaster: £134West Lancashire: £140Lancaster: £127

    £134£134£127West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lancaster £62, West Lancashire £71West Lancashire: £71Lancaster: £62West Lancashire: £71Lancaster: £63West Lancashire: £67Lancaster: £59

    £62£63£59West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lancaster £968, West Lancashire £840West Lancashire: £840Lancaster: £968West Lancashire: £844Lancaster: £972West Lancashire: £797Lancaster: £918

    £968£972£918Lancaster is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster £181, West Lancashire £160West Lancashire: £160Lancaster: £181West Lancashire: £161Lancaster: £181West Lancashire: £152Lancaster: £171

    £181£181£171Lancaster is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £180, West Lancashire £187West Lancashire: £187Lancaster: £180West Lancashire: £188Lancaster: £181West Lancashire: £177Lancaster: £171

    £180£181£171West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£187£188£177

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lancaster £2.81, West Lancashire £2.92West Lancashire: £2.92Lancaster: £2.81West Lancashire: £2.93Lancaster: £2.83West Lancashire: £2.77Lancaster: £2.67

    £2.81£2.83£2.67West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count£2.92£2.93£2.77

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lancaster £2.21, West Lancashire £3.89West Lancashire: £3.89Lancaster: £2.21West Lancashire: £3.91Lancaster: £2.22West Lancashire: £3.69Lancaster: £2.10

    £2.21£2.22£2.10West Lancashire is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster £6.05, West Lancashire £8.72West Lancashire: £8.72Lancaster: £6.05West Lancashire: £8.76Lancaster: £6.08West Lancashire: £8.27Lancaster: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74West Lancashire is higher£8.72£8.76£8.27

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 202.8, West Lancashire 215.2West Lancashire: 215.2Lancaster: 202.8

    202.8West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count215.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 20.9, West Lancashire 22.4West Lancashire: 22.4Lancaster: 20.9

    20.9West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count22.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 33.1, West Lancashire 33.6West Lancashire: 33.6Lancaster: 33.1

    33.1West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count33.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 71.9, West Lancashire 74.9West Lancashire: 74.9Lancaster: 71.9

    71.9West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count74.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 110.5, West Lancashire 101.6West Lancashire: 101.6Lancaster: 110.5

    110.5Lancaster is higher101.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster 13.7, West Lancashire 15.3West Lancashire: 15.3Lancaster: 13.7

    13.7West Lancashire is higherDepends on how you count15.3

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Lancaster and West Lancashire, per resident
MeasureLancasterWest LancashireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,627£4,647£4,389West Lancashire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,406£2,705£2,717£2,566West Lancashire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,216£1,221£1,153£1,105£1,110£1,048Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,285£2,294£2,167£2,456£2,466£2,329West Lancashire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£85£86£81West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154£158£159£150Lancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£5.67£5.70£5.38West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£500£502£475West Lancashire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£148£149£140West Lancashire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£71£71£67West Lancashire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918£840£844£797Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171£160£161£152Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£187£188£177West Lancashire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67£2.92£2.93£2.77West Lancashire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10£3.89£3.91£3.69West Lancashire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£8.72£8.76£8.27West Lancashire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.8215.2West Lancashire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.922.4West Lancashire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.133.6West Lancashire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.974.9West Lancashire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.5101.6Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.715.3West Lancashire

Total

Lancaster is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and West Lancashire 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

Lancaster West Lancashire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lancaster £662.6m, West Lancashire £564.8mWest Lancashire: £564.8mLancaster: £662.6mWest Lancashire: £567.2mLancaster: £665.4mWest Lancashire: £535.7mLancaster: £628.5m

    £662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£564.8m£567.2m£535.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lancaster £368.7m, West Lancashire £330.2mWest Lancashire: £330.2mLancaster: £368.7mWest Lancashire: £331.6mLancaster: £370.2mWest Lancashire: £313.2mLancaster: £349.7m

    £368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£330.2m£331.6m£313.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lancaster £176.7m, West Lancashire £134.9mWest Lancashire: £134.9mLancaster: £176.7mWest Lancashire: £135.5mLancaster: £177.5mWest Lancashire: £127.9mLancaster: £167.6m

    £176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster is higher£134.9m£135.5m£127.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lancaster £332.0m, West Lancashire £299.7mWest Lancashire: £299.7mLancaster: £332.0mWest Lancashire: £301.0mLancaster: £333.5mWest Lancashire: £284.3mLancaster: £315.0m

    £332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£299.7m£301.0m£284.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster £12.2m, West Lancashire £10.4mWest Lancashire: £10.4mLancaster: £12.2mWest Lancashire: £10.4mLancaster: £12.3mWest Lancashire: £9.9mLancaster: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£10.4m£10.4m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £23.6m, West Lancashire £19.3mWest Lancashire: £19.3mLancaster: £23.6mWest Lancashire: £19.4mLancaster: £23.7mWest Lancashire: £18.3mLancaster: £22.4m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lancaster £0.77m, West Lancashire £0.69mWest Lancashire: £0.69mLancaster: £0.77mWest Lancashire: £0.70mLancaster: £0.78mWest Lancashire: £0.66mLancaster: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £70.6m, West Lancashire £61.1mWest Lancashire: £61.1mLancaster: £70.6mWest Lancashire: £61.3mLancaster: £70.9mWest Lancashire: £57.9mLancaster: £67.0m

    £70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lancaster £19.5m, West Lancashire £18.1mWest Lancashire: £18.1mLancaster: £19.5mWest Lancashire: £18.1mLancaster: £19.5mWest Lancashire: £17.1mLancaster: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster £9.1m, West Lancashire £8.7mWest Lancashire: £8.7mLancaster: £9.1mWest Lancashire: £8.7mLancaster: £9.1mWest Lancashire: £8.2mLancaster: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster £140.7m, West Lancashire £102.6mWest Lancashire: £102.6mLancaster: £140.7mWest Lancashire: £103.0mLancaster: £141.3mWest Lancashire: £97.3mLancaster: £133.5m

    £140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster is higher£102.6m£103.0m£97.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lancaster £26.3m, West Lancashire £19.5mWest Lancashire: £19.5mLancaster: £26.3mWest Lancashire: £19.6mLancaster: £26.4mWest Lancashire: £18.5mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lancaster £26.2m, West Lancashire £22.8mWest Lancashire: £22.8mLancaster: £26.2mWest Lancashire: £22.9mLancaster: £26.3mWest Lancashire: £21.6mLancaster: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lancaster £0.41m, West Lancashire £0.36mWest Lancashire: £0.36mLancaster: £0.41mWest Lancashire: £0.36mLancaster: £0.41mWest Lancashire: £0.34mLancaster: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lancaster £0.32m, West Lancashire £0.47mWest Lancashire: £0.47mLancaster: £0.32mWest Lancashire: £0.48mLancaster: £0.32mWest Lancashire: £0.45mLancaster: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mWest Lancashire is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lancaster £0.88m, West Lancashire £1.1mWest Lancashire: £1.1mLancaster: £0.88mWest Lancashire: £1.1mLancaster: £0.88mWest Lancashire: £1.0mLancaster: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mWest Lancashire is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lancaster 29,478, West Lancashire 26,268West Lancashire: 26,268Lancaster: 29,478

    29,478Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count26,268

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster 3,042, West Lancashire 2,734West Lancashire: 2,734Lancaster: 3,042

    3,042Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count2,734

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 4,808, West Lancashire 4,105West Lancashire: 4,105Lancaster: 4,808

    4,808Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count4,105

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster 10,452, West Lancashire 9,139West Lancashire: 9,139Lancaster: 10,452

    10,452Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count9,139

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster 16,065, West Lancashire 12,398West Lancashire: 12,398Lancaster: 16,065

    16,065Lancaster is higher12,398

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster 1,993, West Lancashire 1,866West Lancashire: 1,866Lancaster: 1,993

    1,993Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,866

Show the numbers
Lancaster and West Lancashire, total
MeasureLancasterWest LancashireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m£564.8m£567.2m£535.7mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m£330.2m£331.6m£313.2mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m£134.9m£135.5m£127.9mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m£299.7m£301.0m£284.3mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£10.4m£10.4m£9.9mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m£18.1m£18.1m£17.1mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mLancaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m£102.6m£103.0m£97.3mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mLancaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLancaster
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWest Lancashire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mWest Lancashire
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,47826,268Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0422,734Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8084,105Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4529,139Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,06512,398Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9931,866Lancaster

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.
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