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Boston and Hartlepool

72,288 and 97,868 residents (mid-2024).

Boston is higher than Hartlepool on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 0 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

Boston is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool 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

Boston Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Hartlepool £5,878Hartlepool: £5,878Boston: £4,788Hartlepool: £5,903Boston: £4,808Hartlepool: £5,575Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Hartlepool is higher£5,878£5,903£5,575

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Hartlepool £13,760Hartlepool: £13,760Boston: £12,663Hartlepool: £13,818Boston: £12,717Hartlepool: £13,052Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Hartlepool is higher£13,760£13,818£13,052

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Hartlepool £3,327Hartlepool: £3,327Boston: £2,468Hartlepool: £3,341Boston: £2,479Hartlepool: £3,156Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Hartlepool is higher£3,327£3,341£3,156

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Hartlepool £11,668Hartlepool: £11,668Boston: £11,260Hartlepool: £11,717Boston: £11,308Hartlepool: £11,067Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,668£11,717£11,067

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Hartlepool £746Hartlepool: £746Boston: £606Hartlepool: £749Boston: £608Hartlepool: £707Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Hartlepool is higher£746£749£707

  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: Boston £765, Hartlepool £1,301Hartlepool: £1,301Boston: £765Hartlepool: £1,307Boston: £768Hartlepool: £1,234Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Hartlepool is higher£1,301£1,307£1,234

  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: Boston £33, Hartlepool £46Hartlepool: £46Boston: £33Hartlepool: £46Boston: £33Hartlepool: £43Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Hartlepool is higher£46£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Hartlepool £809Hartlepool: £809Boston: £478Hartlepool: £812Boston: £480Hartlepool: £767Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Hartlepool is higher£809£812£767

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Boston: £124Hartlepool: £171Boston: £125Hartlepool: £161Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Hartlepool is higher£170£171£161

  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: Boston £127, Hartlepool £234Hartlepool: £234Boston: £127Hartlepool: £235Boston: £127Hartlepool: £222Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Hartlepool is higher£234£235£222

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Hartlepool £2,661Hartlepool: £2,661Boston: £2,021Hartlepool: £2,673Boston: £2,030Hartlepool: £2,524Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Hartlepool is higher£2,661£2,673£2,524

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Hartlepool £278Hartlepool: £278Boston: £173Hartlepool: £279Boston: £174Hartlepool: £263Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Hartlepool is higher£278£279£263

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Hartlepool £412Hartlepool: £412Boston: £307Hartlepool: £414Boston: £308Hartlepool: £391Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Hartlepool is higher£412£414£391

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Hartlepool £6.55Hartlepool: £6.55Boston: £5.91Hartlepool: £6.57Boston: £5.94Hartlepool: £6.21Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Hartlepool is higher£6.55£6.57£6.21

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £7.34, Hartlepool £13Hartlepool: £13Boston: £7.34Hartlepool: £13Boston: £7.37Hartlepool: £12Boston: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Hartlepool is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Hartlepool £8.39Hartlepool: £8.39Boston: £11Hartlepool: £8.43Boston: £11Hartlepool: £7.96Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Boston 1,009.2, Hartlepool 1,036.6Hartlepool: 1,036.6Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,036.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Boston 130.4, Hartlepool 188.9Hartlepool: 188.9Boston: 130.4

    130.4Hartlepool is higher188.9

  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: Boston 162.0, Hartlepool 261.4Hartlepool: 261.4Boston: 162.0

    162.0Hartlepool is higher261.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 73.5, Hartlepool 120.9Hartlepool: 120.9Boston: 73.5

    73.5Hartlepool is higher120.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Boston 250.8, Hartlepool 302.3Hartlepool: 302.3Boston: 250.8

    250.8Hartlepool is higher302.3

  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: Boston 27.4, Hartlepool 50.4Hartlepool: 50.4Boston: 27.4

    27.4Hartlepool is higher50.4

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Boston and Hartlepool, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£13,760£13,818£13,052Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£3,327£3,341£3,156Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,668£11,717£11,067Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£746£749£707Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£1,301£1,307£1,234Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£46£46£43Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£809£812£767Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£170£171£161Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£234£235£222Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£2,661£2,673£2,524Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£278£279£263Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£412£414£391Hartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£6.55£6.57£6.21Hartlepool
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£13£13£12Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.39£8.43£7.96Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,036.6Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4188.9Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0261.4Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5120.9Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8302.3Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.450.4Hartlepool

Per resident

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

Boston Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Hartlepool £5,878Hartlepool: £5,878Boston: £4,788Hartlepool: £5,903Boston: £4,808Hartlepool: £5,575Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Hartlepool is higher£5,878£5,903£5,575

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Hartlepool £2,582Hartlepool: £2,582Boston: £2,509Hartlepool: £2,593Boston: £2,519Hartlepool: £2,449Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Hartlepool is higher£2,582£2,593£2,449

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Hartlepool £2,031Hartlepool: £2,031Boston: £1,493Hartlepool: £2,040Boston: £1,500Hartlepool: £1,927Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Hartlepool is higher£2,031£2,040£1,927

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Hartlepool £2,189Hartlepool: £2,189Boston: £2,231Hartlepool: £2,198Boston: £2,240Hartlepool: £2,076Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,189£2,198£2,076

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Hartlepool £140Hartlepool: £140Boston: £120Hartlepool: £140Boston: £120Hartlepool: £133Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Hartlepool is higher£140£140£133

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Hartlepool £244Hartlepool: £244Boston: £152Hartlepool: £245Boston: £152Hartlepool: £232Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Hartlepool is higher£244£245£232

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Boston £6.44, Hartlepool £8.56Hartlepool: £8.56Boston: £6.44Hartlepool: £8.60Boston: £6.47Hartlepool: £8.12Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Hartlepool is higher£8.56£8.60£8.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Hartlepool £809Hartlepool: £809Boston: £478Hartlepool: £812Boston: £480Hartlepool: £767Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Hartlepool is higher£809£812£767

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Boston: £124Hartlepool: £171Boston: £125Hartlepool: £161Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Hartlepool is higher£170£171£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Hartlepool £143Hartlepool: £143Boston: £77Hartlepool: £144Boston: £77Hartlepool: £136Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Hartlepool is higher£143£144£136

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Hartlepool £1,625Hartlepool: £1,625Boston: £1,223Hartlepool: £1,632Boston: £1,228Hartlepool: £1,541Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Hartlepool is higher£1,625£1,632£1,541

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Hartlepool £278Hartlepool: £278Boston: £173Hartlepool: £279Boston: £174Hartlepool: £263Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Hartlepool is higher£278£279£263

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Hartlepool £252Hartlepool: £252Boston: £186Hartlepool: £253Boston: £186Hartlepool: £239Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Hartlepool is higher£252£253£239

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Hartlepool £4.00Hartlepool: £4.00Boston: £3.58Hartlepool: £4.01Boston: £3.60Hartlepool: £3.79Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Hartlepool is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Hartlepool £8.00Hartlepool: £8.00Boston: £4.44Hartlepool: £8.04Boston: £4.46Hartlepool: £7.59Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Hartlepool is higher£8.00£8.04£7.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Hartlepool £8.39Hartlepool: £8.39Boston: £11Hartlepool: £8.43Boston: £11Hartlepool: £7.96Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£8.39£8.43£7.96

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Hartlepool 194.5Hartlepool: 194.5Boston: 200.0

    200.0Boston is higherDepends on how you count194.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Hartlepool 35.5Hartlepool: 35.5Boston: 25.8

    25.8Hartlepool is higher35.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 32.1, Hartlepool 49.1Hartlepool: 49.1Boston: 32.1

    32.1Hartlepool is higher49.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 73.5, Hartlepool 120.9Hartlepool: 120.9Boston: 73.5

    73.5Hartlepool is higher120.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Hartlepool 184.5Hartlepool: 184.5Boston: 151.7

    151.7Hartlepool is higher184.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 16.6, Hartlepool 30.8Hartlepool: 30.8Boston: 16.6

    16.6Hartlepool is higher30.8

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Boston and Hartlepool, per resident
MeasureBostonHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,582£2,593£2,449Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£2,031£2,040£1,927Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,189£2,198£2,076Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£140£140£133Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£244£245£232Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£8.56£8.60£8.12Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£809£812£767Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£170£171£161Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£143£144£136Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,625£1,632£1,541Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£278£279£263Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£252£253£239Hartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.00£4.01£3.79Hartlepool
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£8.00£8.04£7.59Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.39£8.43£7.96Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0194.5Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.835.5Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.149.1Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5120.9Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7184.5Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.630.8Hartlepool

Total

Boston is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 22. 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

Boston Hartlepool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Hartlepool £575.2mHartlepool: £575.2mBoston: £346.1mHartlepool: £577.7mBoston: £347.6mHartlepool: £545.6mBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mHartlepool is higher£575.2m£577.7m£545.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Hartlepool £252.7mHartlepool: £252.7mBoston: £181.4mHartlepool: £253.7mBoston: £182.1mHartlepool: £239.7mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mHartlepool is higher£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Hartlepool £198.8mHartlepool: £198.8mBoston: £107.9mHartlepool: £199.6mBoston: £108.4mHartlepool: £188.6mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mHartlepool is higher£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Hartlepool £214.2mHartlepool: £214.2mBoston: £161.3mHartlepool: £215.2mBoston: £162.0mHartlepool: £203.2mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Hartlepool £13.7mHartlepool: £13.7mBoston: £8.7mHartlepool: £13.7mBoston: £8.7mHartlepool: £13.0mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mHartlepool is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Hartlepool £23.9mHartlepool: £23.9mBoston: £11.0mHartlepool: £24.0mBoston: £11.0mHartlepool: £22.7mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mHartlepool is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Boston £0.47m, Hartlepool £0.84mHartlepool: £0.84mBoston: £0.47mHartlepool: £0.84mBoston: £0.47mHartlepool: £0.80mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mHartlepool is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Hartlepool £79.1mHartlepool: £79.1mBoston: £34.5mHartlepool: £79.5mBoston: £34.7mHartlepool: £75.1mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mHartlepool is higher£79.1m£79.5m£75.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Hartlepool £16.7mHartlepool: £16.7mBoston: £9.0mHartlepool: £16.7mBoston: £9.0mHartlepool: £15.8mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mHartlepool is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Hartlepool £14.0mHartlepool: £14.0mBoston: £5.5mHartlepool: £14.1mBoston: £5.6mHartlepool: £13.3mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mHartlepool is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Hartlepool £159.0mHartlepool: £159.0mBoston: £88.4mHartlepool: £159.7mBoston: £88.8mHartlepool: £150.8mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mHartlepool is higher£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Hartlepool £27.2mHartlepool: £27.2mBoston: £12.5mHartlepool: £27.3mBoston: £12.6mHartlepool: £25.8mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mHartlepool is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Hartlepool £24.6mHartlepool: £24.6mBoston: £13.4mHartlepool: £24.7mBoston: £13.5mHartlepool: £23.3mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mHartlepool is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Hartlepool £0.39mHartlepool: £0.39mBoston: £0.26mHartlepool: £0.39mBoston: £0.26mHartlepool: £0.37mBoston: £0.25m

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Hartlepool £0.78mHartlepool: £0.78mBoston: £0.32mHartlepool: £0.79mBoston: £0.32mHartlepool: £0.74mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mHartlepool is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Hartlepool £0.82mHartlepool: £0.82mBoston: £0.78mHartlepool: £0.82mBoston: £0.78mHartlepool: £0.78mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mHartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Hartlepool 19,034Hartlepool: 19,034Boston: 14,454

    14,454Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count19,034

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Hartlepool 3,469Hartlepool: 3,469Boston: 1,867

    1,867Hartlepool is higher3,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Hartlepool 4,800Hartlepool: 4,800Boston: 2,320

    2,320Hartlepool is higher4,800

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Hartlepool 11,830Hartlepool: 11,830Boston: 5,311

    5,311Hartlepool is higher11,830

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Hartlepool 18,060Hartlepool: 18,060Boston: 10,969

    10,969Hartlepool is higher18,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Hartlepool 3,013Hartlepool: 3,013Boston: 1,200

    1,200Hartlepool is higher3,013

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Boston and Hartlepool, total
MeasureBostonHartlepoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£575.2m£577.7m£545.6mHartlepool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£252.7m£253.7m£239.7mHartlepool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£214.2m£215.2m£203.2mHartlepool
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£79.1m£79.5m£75.1mHartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mHartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mHartlepool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mHartlepool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mHartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHartlepool
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mHartlepool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45419,034Hartlepool
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8673,469Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3204,800Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,31111,830Hartlepool
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96918,060Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2003,013Hartlepool

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.