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Pendle and Boston

99,643 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Pendle is higher than Boston on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Pendle is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Boston on 4. 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

Pendle Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Pendle: £4,752Boston: £4,808Pendle: £4,772Boston: £4,541Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,788£4,808£4,541

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £13,097, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Pendle: £13,097Boston: £12,717Pendle: £13,152Boston: £12,011Pendle: £12,423

    £13,097£13,152£12,423Pendle 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: Pendle £2,685, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Pendle: £2,685Boston: £2,479Pendle: £2,696Boston: £2,341Pendle: £2,547

    £2,685£2,696£2,547Pendle is higher£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £11,536, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Pendle: £11,536Boston: £11,308Pendle: £11,585Boston: £10,681Pendle: £10,943

    £11,536£11,585£10,943Pendle 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: Pendle £682, Boston £606Boston: £606Pendle: £682Boston: £608Pendle: £685Boston: £574Pendle: £647

    £682£685£647Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pendle £842, Boston £765Boston: £765Pendle: £842Boston: £768Pendle: £845Boston: £726Pendle: £799

    £842£845£799Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pendle £37, Boston £33Boston: £33Pendle: £37Boston: £33Pendle: £37Boston: £31Pendle: £35

    £37£37£35Pendle 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: Pendle £514, Boston £478Boston: £478Pendle: £514Boston: £480Pendle: £517Boston: £453Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Pendle 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: Pendle £172, Boston £124Boston: £124Pendle: £172Boston: £125Pendle: £173Boston: £118Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle 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: Pendle £185, Boston £127Boston: £127Pendle: £185Boston: £127Pendle: £186Boston: £120Pendle: £175

    £185£186£175Pendle is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,113, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Pendle: £2,113Boston: £2,030Pendle: £2,122Boston: £1,917Pendle: £2,004

    £2,113£2,122£2,004Pendle is higher£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Boston £173Boston: £173Pendle: £169Boston: £174Pendle: £170Boston: £164Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Boston is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pendle £372, Boston £307Boston: £307Pendle: £372Boston: £308Pendle: £373Boston: £291Pendle: £353

    £372£373£353Pendle 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: Pendle £7.57, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Pendle: £7.57Boston: £5.94Pendle: £7.60Boston: £5.61Pendle: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Pendle 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: Pendle £7.93, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Pendle: £7.93Boston: £7.37Pendle: £7.96Boston: £6.96Pendle: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Pendle is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Boston £11Boston: £11Pendle: £9.75Boston: £11Pendle: £9.79Boston: £10Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Boston is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pendle 1,007.0, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Pendle: 1,007.0

    1,007.0Boston 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: Pendle 141.1, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Pendle: 141.1

    141.1Pendle 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: Pendle 178.7, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Pendle: 178.7

    178.7Pendle is higherDepends on how you count162.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Pendle 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: Pendle 281.0, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Pendle: 281.0

    281.0Pendle is higher250.8

  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: Pendle 44.1, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Pendle: 44.1

    44.1Pendle is higher27.4

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Pendle and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasurePendleBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,423£12,663£12,717£12,011Pendle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,547£2,468£2,479£2,341Pendle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943£11,260£11,308£10,681Pendle
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£606£608£574Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£799£765£768£726Pendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£33£33£31Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£478£480£453Pendle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£124£125£118Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£127£127£120Pendle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,004£2,021£2,030£1,917Pendle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£173£174£164Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£353£307£308£291Pendle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£5.91£5.94£5.61Pendle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£7.34£7.37£6.96Pendle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.01,009.2Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.1130.4Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.7162.0Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.973.5Pendle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.0250.8Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.127.4Pendle

Per resident

Pendle is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Boston on 11. 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

Pendle Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Pendle: £4,752Boston: £4,808Pendle: £4,772Boston: £4,541Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pendle £2,261, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Pendle: £2,261Boston: £2,519Pendle: £2,270Boston: £2,380Pendle: £2,144

    £2,261£2,270£2,144Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pendle £1,626, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Pendle: £1,626Boston: £1,500Pendle: £1,633Boston: £1,416Pendle: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Pendle is higher£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pendle £1,991, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Pendle: £1,991Boston: £2,240Pendle: £2,000Boston: £2,116Pendle: £1,889

    £1,991£2,000£1,889Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pendle £118, Boston £120Boston: £120Pendle: £118Boston: £120Pendle: £118Boston: £114Pendle: £112

    £118£118£112Boston is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £145, Boston £152Boston: £152Pendle: £145Boston: £152Pendle: £146Boston: £144Pendle: £138

    £145£146£138Boston is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pendle £6.33, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Pendle: £6.33Boston: £6.47Pendle: £6.35Boston: £6.11Pendle: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Boston 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: Pendle £514, Boston £478Boston: £478Pendle: £514Boston: £480Pendle: £517Boston: £453Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Pendle 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: Pendle £172, Boston £124Boston: £124Pendle: £172Boston: £125Pendle: £173Boston: £118Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Pendle 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: Pendle £112, Boston £77Boston: £77Pendle: £112Boston: £77Pendle: £112Boston: £73Pendle: £106

    £112£112£106Pendle is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pendle £1,279, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Pendle: £1,279Boston: £1,228Pendle: £1,285Boston: £1,160Pendle: £1,214

    £1,279£1,285£1,214Pendle is higher£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Boston £173Boston: £173Pendle: £169Boston: £174Pendle: £170Boston: £164Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Boston is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pendle £225, Boston £186Boston: £186Pendle: £225Boston: £186Pendle: £226Boston: £176Pendle: £214

    £225£226£214Pendle is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pendle £4.59, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Pendle: £4.59Boston: £3.60Pendle: £4.61Boston: £3.40Pendle: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Pendle is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pendle £4.81, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Pendle: £4.81Boston: £4.46Pendle: £4.83Boston: £4.21Pendle: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Pendle is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Boston £11Boston: £11Pendle: £9.75Boston: £11Pendle: £9.79Boston: £10Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 173.8, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Pendle: 173.8

    173.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 24.4, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Pendle: 24.4

    24.4Boston 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: Pendle 30.8, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Pendle: 30.8

    30.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Pendle is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 170.2, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Pendle: 170.2

    170.2Pendle is higher151.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 26.7, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Pendle: 26.7

    26.7Pendle is higher16.6

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Pendle and Boston, per resident
MeasurePendleBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144£2,509£2,519£2,380Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£1,493£1,500£1,416Pendle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889£2,231£2,240£2,116Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£152£152£144Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£478£480£453Pendle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£124£125£118Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£77£77£73Pendle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,214£1,223£1,228£1,160Pendle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£173£174£164Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£186£186£176Pendle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£3.58£3.60£3.40Pendle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£4.44£4.46£4.21Pendle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8200.0Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.425.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.832.1Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.973.5Pendle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.2151.7Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.716.6Pendle

Total

Pendle is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Boston on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Pendle Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pendle £473.5m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mPendle: £473.5mBoston: £347.6mPendle: £475.5mBoston: £328.3mPendle: £449.1m

    £473.5m£475.5m£449.1mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pendle £225.3m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mPendle: £225.3mBoston: £182.1mPendle: £226.2mBoston: £172.0mPendle: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pendle £162.0m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mPendle: £162.0mBoston: £108.4mPendle: £162.7mBoston: £102.4mPendle: £153.7m

    £162.0m£162.7m£153.7mPendle is higher£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pendle £198.4m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mPendle: £198.4mBoston: £162.0mPendle: £199.3mBoston: £153.0mPendle: £188.2m

    £198.4m£199.3m£188.2mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle £11.7m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mPendle: £11.7mBoston: £8.7mPendle: £11.8mBoston: £8.2mPendle: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle £14.5m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mPendle: £14.5mBoston: £11.0mPendle: £14.5mBoston: £10.4mPendle: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pendle £0.63m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mPendle: £0.63mBoston: £0.47mPendle: £0.63mBoston: £0.44mPendle: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mPendle 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: Pendle £51.2m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mPendle: £51.2mBoston: £34.7mPendle: £51.5mBoston: £32.8mPendle: £48.6m

    £51.2m£51.5m£48.6mPendle 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: Pendle £17.1m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mPendle: £17.1mBoston: £9.0mPendle: £17.2mBoston: £8.5mPendle: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mPendle 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: Pendle £11.2m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mPendle: £11.2mBoston: £5.6mPendle: £11.2mBoston: £5.3mPendle: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mPendle is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle £127.5m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mPendle: £127.5mBoston: £88.8mPendle: £128.0mBoston: £83.9mPendle: £120.9m

    £127.5m£128.0m£120.9mPendle is higher£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pendle £16.8m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mPendle: £16.8mBoston: £12.6mPendle: £16.9mBoston: £11.9mPendle: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pendle £22.4m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mPendle: £22.4mBoston: £13.5mPendle: £22.5mBoston: £12.7mPendle: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mPendle is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pendle £0.46m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mPendle: £0.46mBoston: £0.26mPendle: £0.46mBoston: £0.25mPendle: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mPendle is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pendle £0.48m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mPendle: £0.48mBoston: £0.32mPendle: £0.48mBoston: £0.30mPendle: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mPendle is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pendle £0.97m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mPendle: £0.97mBoston: £0.78mPendle: £0.98mBoston: £0.74mPendle: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pendle 17,321, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Pendle: 17,321

    17,321Pendle is higherDepends on how you count14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle 2,427, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Pendle: 2,427

    2,427Pendle 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: Pendle 3,073, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Pendle: 3,073

    3,073Pendle is higherDepends on how you count2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle 8,059, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Pendle: 8,059

    8,059Pendle is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle 16,957, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Pendle: 16,957

    16,957Pendle is higher10,969

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle 2,660, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Pendle: 2,660

    2,660Pendle is higher1,200

Show the numbers
Pendle and Boston, total
MeasurePendleBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPendle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mPendle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mPendle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mPendle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mPendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mPendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mPendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mPendle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mPendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mPendle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mPendle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mPendle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mPendle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mPendle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mPendle
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mPendle
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,32114,454Pendle
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4271,867Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0732,320Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0595,311Pendle
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,95710,969Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,6601,200Pendle

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.