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Rossendale and Boston

72,841 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Rossendale is higher than Boston on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Rossendale is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Boston on 12. 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

Rossendale Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rossendale £4,548, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Rossendale: £4,548Boston: £4,808Rossendale: £4,567Boston: £4,541Rossendale: £4,314

    £4,548£4,567£4,314Boston 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: Rossendale £12,947, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Rossendale: £12,947Boston: £12,717Rossendale: £13,002Boston: £12,011Rossendale: £12,281

    £12,947£13,002£12,281Rossendale 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: Rossendale £2,156, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Rossendale: £2,156Boston: £2,479Rossendale: £2,165Boston: £2,341Rossendale: £2,045

    £2,156£2,165£2,045Boston 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: Rossendale £11,699, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Rossendale: £11,699Boston: £11,308Rossendale: £11,749Boston: £10,681Rossendale: £11,097

    £11,699£11,749£11,097Rossendale 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: Rossendale £474, Boston £606Boston: £606Rossendale: £474Boston: £608Rossendale: £476Boston: £574Rossendale: £450

    £474£476£450Boston 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: Rossendale £743, Boston £765Boston: £765Rossendale: £743Boston: £768Rossendale: £746Boston: £726Rossendale: £705

    £743£746£705Boston 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: Rossendale £30, Boston £33Boston: £33Rossendale: £30Boston: £33Rossendale: £30Boston: £31Rossendale: £29

    £30£30£29Boston is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rossendale £509, Boston £478Boston: £478Rossendale: £509Boston: £480Rossendale: £512Boston: £453Rossendale: £483

    £509£512£483Rossendale 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: Rossendale £163, Boston £124Boston: £124Rossendale: £163Boston: £125Rossendale: £164Boston: £118Rossendale: £154

    £163£164£154Rossendale 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: Rossendale £127, Boston £127Boston: £127Rossendale: £127Boston: £127Rossendale: £128Boston: £120Rossendale: £121

    £127£128£121Rossendale is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rossendale £1,626, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Rossendale: £1,626Boston: £2,030Rossendale: £1,633Boston: £1,917Rossendale: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Boston is higher£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rossendale £168, Boston £173Boston: £173Rossendale: £168Boston: £174Rossendale: £169Boston: £164Rossendale: £160

    £168£169£160Boston 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: Rossendale £386, Boston £307Boston: £307Rossendale: £386Boston: £308Rossendale: £388Boston: £291Rossendale: £366

    £386£388£366Rossendale 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: Rossendale £10, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Rossendale: £10Boston: £5.94Rossendale: £10Boston: £5.61Rossendale: £9.76

    £10£10£9.76Rossendale 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: Rossendale £6.10, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Rossendale: £6.10Boston: £7.37Rossendale: £6.13Boston: £6.96Rossendale: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Boston is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rossendale £6.06, Boston £11Boston: £11Rossendale: £6.06Boston: £11Rossendale: £6.09Boston: £10Rossendale: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Boston 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: Rossendale 1,005.8, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Rossendale: 1,005.8

    1,005.8Boston is higher1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rossendale 118.9, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Rossendale: 118.9

    118.9Boston is higher130.4

  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: Rossendale 162.2, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Rossendale: 162.2

    162.2Rossendale 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: Rossendale 76.9, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Rossendale: 76.9

    76.9Rossendale 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: Rossendale 207.5, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Rossendale: 207.5

    207.5Boston 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: Rossendale 28.1, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Rossendale: 28.1

    28.1Rossendale is higher27.4

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Rossendale and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureRossendaleBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,548£4,567£4,314£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,947£13,002£12,281£12,663£12,717£12,011Rossendale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045£2,468£2,479£2,341Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,699£11,749£11,097£11,260£11,308£10,681Rossendale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£474£476£450£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£743£746£705£765£768£726Boston
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£509£512£483£478£480£453Rossendale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£124£125£118Rossendale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£128£121£127£127£120Rossendale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£173£174£164Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£386£388£366£307£308£291Rossendale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.76£5.91£5.94£5.61Rossendale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£7.34£7.37£6.96Boston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.81,009.2Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.9130.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.2162.0Rossendale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202676.973.5Rossendale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026207.5250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.127.4Rossendale

Per resident

Rossendale is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Boston on 15. 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

Rossendale Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rossendale £4,548, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Rossendale: £4,548Boston: £4,808Rossendale: £4,567Boston: £4,541Rossendale: £4,314

    £4,548£4,567£4,314Boston is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rossendale £2,373, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Rossendale: £2,373Boston: £2,519Rossendale: £2,383Boston: £2,380Rossendale: £2,251

    £2,373£2,383£2,251Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rossendale £1,328, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Rossendale: £1,328Boston: £1,500Rossendale: £1,334Boston: £1,416Rossendale: £1,260

    £1,328£1,334£1,260Boston is higher£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rossendale £2,144, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Rossendale: £2,144Boston: £2,240Rossendale: £2,153Boston: £2,116Rossendale: £2,034

    £2,144£2,153£2,034Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rossendale £87, Boston £120Boston: £120Rossendale: £87Boston: £120Rossendale: £87Boston: £114Rossendale: £82

    £87£87£82Boston 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: Rossendale £136, Boston £152Boston: £152Rossendale: £136Boston: £152Rossendale: £137Boston: £144Rossendale: £129

    £136£137£129Boston 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: Rossendale £5.56, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Rossendale: £5.56Boston: £6.47Rossendale: £5.58Boston: £6.11Rossendale: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Boston is higher£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: Rossendale £509, Boston £478Boston: £478Rossendale: £509Boston: £480Rossendale: £512Boston: £453Rossendale: £483

    £509£512£483Rossendale 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: Rossendale £163, Boston £124Boston: £124Rossendale: £163Boston: £125Rossendale: £164Boston: £118Rossendale: £154

    £163£164£154Rossendale 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: Rossendale £78, Boston £77Boston: £77Rossendale: £78Boston: £77Rossendale: £79Boston: £73Rossendale: £74

    £78£79£74Rossendale is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rossendale £1,002, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Rossendale: £1,002Boston: £1,228Rossendale: £1,006Boston: £1,160Rossendale: £950

    £1,002£1,006£950Boston is higher£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rossendale £168, Boston £173Boston: £173Rossendale: £168Boston: £174Rossendale: £169Boston: £164Rossendale: £160

    £168£169£160Boston is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rossendale £238, Boston £186Boston: £186Rossendale: £238Boston: £186Rossendale: £239Boston: £176Rossendale: £226

    £238£239£226Rossendale is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rossendale £6.35, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Rossendale: £6.35Boston: £3.60Rossendale: £6.37Boston: £3.40Rossendale: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Rossendale is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rossendale £3.76, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Rossendale: £3.76Boston: £4.46Rossendale: £3.78Boston: £4.21Rossendale: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57Boston is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rossendale £6.06, Boston £11Boston: £11Rossendale: £6.06Boston: £11Rossendale: £6.09Boston: £10Rossendale: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Boston is higher£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale 184.4, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Rossendale: 184.4

    184.4Boston is higher200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale 21.8, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Rossendale: 21.8

    21.8Boston is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale 29.7, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Rossendale: 29.7

    29.7Boston 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: Rossendale 76.9, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Rossendale: 76.9

    76.9Rossendale is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale 127.8, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Rossendale: 127.8

    127.8Boston 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: Rossendale 17.3, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Rossendale: 17.3

    17.3Rossendale is higher16.6

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Rossendale and Boston, per resident
MeasureRossendaleBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,548£4,567£4,314£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,373£2,383£2,251£2,509£2,519£2,380Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,328£1,334£1,260£1,493£1,500£1,416Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,144£2,153£2,034£2,231£2,240£2,116Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£152£152£144Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£509£512£483£478£480£453Rossendale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£154£124£125£118Rossendale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£77£77£73Rossendale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,002£1,006£950£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£173£174£164Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£238£239£226£186£186£176Rossendale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£3.58£3.60£3.40Rossendale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£4.44£4.46£4.21Boston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026184.4200.0Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.825.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.732.1Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202676.973.5Rossendale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026127.8151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.316.6Rossendale

Total

Rossendale is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Boston on 15. 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

Rossendale Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rossendale £331.3m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mRossendale: £331.3mBoston: £347.6mRossendale: £332.7mBoston: £328.3mRossendale: £314.2m

    £331.3m£332.7m£314.2mBoston is higher£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rossendale £172.9m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mRossendale: £172.9mBoston: £182.1mRossendale: £173.6mBoston: £172.0mRossendale: £164.0m

    £172.9m£173.6m£164.0mBoston is higherDepends on how you count£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rossendale £96.7m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mRossendale: £96.7mBoston: £108.4mRossendale: £97.2mBoston: £102.4mRossendale: £91.8m

    £96.7m£97.2m£91.8mBoston is higher£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rossendale £156.2m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mRossendale: £156.2mBoston: £162.0mRossendale: £156.9mBoston: £153.0mRossendale: £148.2m

    £156.2m£156.9m£148.2mBoston is higherDepends on how you count£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rossendale £6.3m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mRossendale: £6.3mBoston: £8.7mRossendale: £6.4mBoston: £8.2mRossendale: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mBoston 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: Rossendale £9.9m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mRossendale: £9.9mBoston: £11.0mRossendale: £10.0mBoston: £10.4mRossendale: £9.4m

    £9.9m£10.0m£9.4mBoston 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: Rossendale £0.40m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mRossendale: £0.40mBoston: £0.47mRossendale: £0.41mBoston: £0.44mRossendale: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.41m£0.38mBoston is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rossendale £37.1m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mRossendale: £37.1mBoston: £34.7mRossendale: £37.3mBoston: £32.8mRossendale: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mRossendale 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: Rossendale £11.9m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mRossendale: £11.9mBoston: £9.0mRossendale: £11.9mBoston: £8.5mRossendale: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mRossendale 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: Rossendale £5.7m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mRossendale: £5.7mBoston: £5.6mRossendale: £5.7mBoston: £5.3mRossendale: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.7m£5.4mRossendale is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rossendale £73.0m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mRossendale: £73.0mBoston: £88.8mRossendale: £73.3mBoston: £83.9mRossendale: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mBoston is higher£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rossendale £12.3m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mRossendale: £12.3mBoston: £12.6mRossendale: £12.3mBoston: £11.9mRossendale: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mBoston is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rossendale £17.3m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mRossendale: £17.3mBoston: £13.5mRossendale: £17.4mBoston: £12.7mRossendale: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mRossendale is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rossendale £0.46m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mRossendale: £0.46mBoston: £0.26mRossendale: £0.46mBoston: £0.25mRossendale: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mRossendale is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rossendale £0.27m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mRossendale: £0.27mBoston: £0.32mRossendale: £0.28mBoston: £0.30mRossendale: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.28m£0.26mBoston is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rossendale £0.44m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mRossendale: £0.44mBoston: £0.78mRossendale: £0.44mBoston: £0.74mRossendale: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mBoston is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rossendale 13,429, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Rossendale: 13,429

    13,429Boston is higher14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rossendale 1,588, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Rossendale: 1,588

    1,588Boston is higher1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rossendale 2,165, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Rossendale: 2,165

    2,165Boston 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: Rossendale 5,601, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Rossendale: 5,601

    5,601Rossendale is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rossendale 9,312, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Rossendale: 9,312

    9,312Boston is higher10,969

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rossendale 1,263, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Rossendale: 1,263

    1,263Rossendale is higher1,200

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Rossendale and Boston, total
MeasureRossendaleBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.3m£332.7m£314.2m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mBoston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£172.9m£173.6m£164.0m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mBoston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£96.7m£97.2m£91.8m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mBoston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£156.2m£156.9m£148.2m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mBoston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBoston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBoston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mBoston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mRossendale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mRossendale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mRossendale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mBoston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBoston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mRossendale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mRossendale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.28m£0.26m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mBoston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,42914,454Boston
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5881,867Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1652,320Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6015,311Rossendale
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,31210,969Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2631,200Rossendale

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.