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Boston and Bolsover

72,288 and 83,679 residents (mid-2024).

Boston is higher than Bolsover on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 7 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 7 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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

Boston Bolsover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Bolsover £4,891Bolsover: £4,891Boston: £4,788Bolsover: £4,912Boston: £4,808Bolsover: £4,639Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Bolsover is higher£4,891£4,912£4,639

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Bolsover £12,748Bolsover: £12,748Boston: £12,663Bolsover: £12,802Boston: £12,717Bolsover: £12,092Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£12,748£12,802£12,092

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Bolsover £2,171Bolsover: £2,171Boston: £2,468Bolsover: £2,180Boston: £2,479Bolsover: £2,059Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,171£2,180£2,059

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Bolsover £11,363Bolsover: £11,363Boston: £11,260Bolsover: £11,412Boston: £11,308Bolsover: £10,778Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count£11,363£11,412£10,778

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Bolsover £467Bolsover: £467Boston: £606Bolsover: £469Boston: £608Bolsover: £443Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higher£467£469£443

  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, Bolsover £887Bolsover: £887Boston: £765Bolsover: £891Boston: £768Bolsover: £841Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Bolsover is higher£887£891£841

  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, Bolsover £30Bolsover: £30Boston: £33Bolsover: £30Boston: £33Bolsover: £29Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Boston is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Bolsover £689Bolsover: £689Boston: £478Bolsover: £691Boston: £480Bolsover: £653Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Bolsover is higher£689£691£653

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Bolsover £186Bolsover: £186Boston: £124Bolsover: £187Boston: £125Bolsover: £177Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Bolsover is higher£186£187£177

  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, Bolsover £166Bolsover: £166Boston: £127Bolsover: £167Boston: £127Bolsover: £158Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Bolsover is higher£166£167£158

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Bolsover £1,549Bolsover: £1,549Boston: £2,021Bolsover: £1,556Boston: £2,030Bolsover: £1,469Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Boston is higher£1,549£1,556£1,469

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Bolsover £178Bolsover: £178Boston: £173Bolsover: £178Boston: £174Bolsover: £169Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Bolsover is higher£178£178£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Bolsover £439Bolsover: £439Boston: £307Bolsover: £441Boston: £308Bolsover: £416Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Bolsover is higher£439£441£416

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Bolsover £7.43Bolsover: £7.43Boston: £5.91Bolsover: £7.46Boston: £5.94Bolsover: £7.05Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Bolsover is higher£7.43£7.46£7.05

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £7.34, Bolsover £9.97Bolsover: £9.97Boston: £7.34Bolsover: £10Boston: £7.37Bolsover: £9.46Boston: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Bolsover is higher£9.97£10£9.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Bolsover £6.35Bolsover: £6.35Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.37Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.02Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  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, Bolsover 1,014.0Bolsover: 1,014.0Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,014.0

  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, Bolsover 117.6Bolsover: 117.6Boston: 130.4

    130.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count117.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Boston 162.0, Bolsover 177.9Bolsover: 177.9Boston: 162.0

    162.0Bolsover is higher177.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 73.5, Bolsover 100.1Bolsover: 100.1Boston: 73.5

    73.5Bolsover is higher100.1

  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, Bolsover 210.5Bolsover: 210.5Boston: 250.8

    250.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count210.5

  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, Bolsover 36.0Bolsover: 36.0Boston: 27.4

    27.4Bolsover is higher36.0

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Boston and Bolsover, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonBolsoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,891£4,912£4,639Bolsover
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£12,748£12,802£12,092Bolsover
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,171£2,180£2,059Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,363£11,412£10,778Bolsover
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£467£469£443Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£887£891£841Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£30£30£29Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£689£691£653Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£186£187£177Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£166£167£158Bolsover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,549£1,556£1,469Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£178£178£169Bolsover
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£439£441£416Bolsover
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£7.43£7.46£7.05Bolsover
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£9.97£10£9.46Bolsover
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.35£6.37£6.02Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,014.0Bolsover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4117.6Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0177.9Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5100.1Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8210.5Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.436.0Bolsover

Per resident

Boston is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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

Boston Bolsover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Bolsover £4,891Bolsover: £4,891Boston: £4,788Bolsover: £4,912Boston: £4,808Bolsover: £4,639Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Bolsover is higher£4,891£4,912£4,639

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Bolsover £2,478Bolsover: £2,478Boston: £2,509Bolsover: £2,488Boston: £2,519Bolsover: £2,350Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,478£2,488£2,350

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Bolsover £1,354Bolsover: £1,354Boston: £1,493Bolsover: £1,360Boston: £1,500Bolsover: £1,285Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,354£1,360£1,285

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Bolsover £2,209Bolsover: £2,209Boston: £2,231Bolsover: £2,218Boston: £2,240Bolsover: £2,095Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,209£2,218£2,095

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Bolsover £91Bolsover: £91Boston: £120Bolsover: £91Boston: £120Bolsover: £86Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Boston is higher£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Bolsover £172Bolsover: £172Boston: £152Bolsover: £173Boston: £152Bolsover: £164Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Bolsover is higher£172£173£164

  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, Bolsover £5.84Bolsover: £5.84Boston: £6.44Bolsover: £5.87Boston: £6.47Bolsover: £5.54Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Boston is higherDepends on how you count£5.84£5.87£5.54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Bolsover £689Bolsover: £689Boston: £478Bolsover: £691Boston: £480Bolsover: £653Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Bolsover is higher£689£691£653

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Bolsover £186Bolsover: £186Boston: £124Bolsover: £187Boston: £125Bolsover: £177Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Bolsover is higher£186£187£177

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Bolsover £104Bolsover: £104Boston: £77Bolsover: £104Boston: £77Bolsover: £98Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Bolsover is higher£104£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Bolsover £966Bolsover: £966Boston: £1,223Bolsover: £970Boston: £1,228Bolsover: £916Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Boston is higher£966£970£916

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Bolsover £178Bolsover: £178Boston: £173Bolsover: £178Boston: £174Bolsover: £169Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Bolsover is higher£178£178£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Bolsover £274Bolsover: £274Boston: £186Bolsover: £275Boston: £186Bolsover: £260Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Bolsover is higher£274£275£260

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Bolsover £4.64Bolsover: £4.64Boston: £3.58Bolsover: £4.66Boston: £3.60Bolsover: £4.40Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Bolsover is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Bolsover £6.22Bolsover: £6.22Boston: £4.44Bolsover: £6.25Boston: £4.46Bolsover: £5.90Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Bolsover is higher£6.22£6.25£5.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Bolsover £6.35Bolsover: £6.35Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.37Boston: £11Bolsover: £6.02Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Bolsover 197.1Bolsover: 197.1Boston: 200.0

    200.0Boston is higherDepends on how you count197.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Bolsover 22.9Bolsover: 22.9Boston: 25.8

    25.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count22.9

  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, Bolsover 34.6Bolsover: 34.6Boston: 32.1

    32.1Bolsover is higher34.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 73.5, Bolsover 100.1Bolsover: 100.1Boston: 73.5

    73.5Bolsover is higher100.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Bolsover 131.3Bolsover: 131.3Boston: 151.7

    151.7Boston is higherDepends on how you count131.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 16.6, Bolsover 22.5Bolsover: 22.5Boston: 16.6

    16.6Bolsover is higher22.5

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Boston and Bolsover, per resident
MeasureBostonBolsoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,891£4,912£4,639Bolsover
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,478£2,488£2,350Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,354£1,360£1,285Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,209£2,218£2,095Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£91£91£86Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£172£173£164Bolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.84£5.87£5.54Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£689£691£653Bolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£186£187£177Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£104£104£98Bolsover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£966£970£916Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£178£178£169Bolsover
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£274£275£260Bolsover
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.64£4.66£4.40Bolsover
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£6.22£6.25£5.90Bolsover
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.35£6.37£6.02Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0197.1Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.822.9Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.134.6Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5100.1Bolsover
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7131.3Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.622.5Bolsover

Total

Boston is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Bolsover 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 Bolsover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Bolsover £409.3mBolsover: £409.3mBoston: £346.1mBolsover: £411.0mBoston: £347.6mBolsover: £388.2mBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mBolsover is higher£409.3m£411.0m£388.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Bolsover £207.3mBolsover: £207.3mBoston: £181.4mBolsover: £208.2mBoston: £182.1mBolsover: £196.7mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£207.3m£208.2m£196.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Bolsover £113.3mBolsover: £113.3mBoston: £107.9mBolsover: £113.8mBoston: £108.4mBolsover: £107.5mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Bolsover £184.8mBolsover: £184.8mBoston: £161.3mBolsover: £185.6mBoston: £162.0mBolsover: £175.3mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£184.8m£185.6m£175.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Bolsover £7.6mBolsover: £7.6mBoston: £8.7mBolsover: £7.6mBoston: £8.7mBolsover: £7.2mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBoston is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Bolsover £14.4mBolsover: £14.4mBoston: £11.0mBolsover: £14.5mBoston: £11.0mBolsover: £13.7mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBolsover is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  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, Bolsover £0.49mBolsover: £0.49mBoston: £0.47mBolsover: £0.49mBoston: £0.47mBolsover: £0.46mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mBolsover is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Bolsover £57.6mBolsover: £57.6mBoston: £34.5mBolsover: £57.9mBoston: £34.7mBolsover: £54.7mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mBolsover is higher£57.6m£57.9m£54.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Bolsover £15.6mBolsover: £15.6mBoston: £9.0mBolsover: £15.7mBoston: £9.0mBolsover: £14.8mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mBolsover is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Bolsover £8.7mBolsover: £8.7mBoston: £5.5mBolsover: £8.7mBoston: £5.6mBolsover: £8.2mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mBolsover is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Bolsover £80.9mBolsover: £80.9mBoston: £88.4mBolsover: £81.2mBoston: £88.8mBolsover: £76.7mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mBoston is higher£80.9m£81.2m£76.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Bolsover £14.9mBolsover: £14.9mBoston: £12.5mBolsover: £14.9mBoston: £12.6mBolsover: £14.1mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBolsover is higher£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Bolsover £22.9mBolsover: £22.9mBoston: £13.4mBolsover: £23.0mBoston: £13.5mBolsover: £21.7mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mBolsover is higher£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Bolsover £0.39mBolsover: £0.39mBoston: £0.26mBolsover: £0.39mBoston: £0.26mBolsover: £0.37mBoston: £0.25m

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Bolsover £0.52mBolsover: £0.52mBoston: £0.32mBolsover: £0.52mBoston: £0.32mBolsover: £0.49mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mBolsover is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Bolsover £0.53mBolsover: £0.53mBoston: £0.78mBolsover: £0.53mBoston: £0.78mBolsover: £0.50mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBoston is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Bolsover 16,491Bolsover: 16,491Boston: 14,454

    14,454Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count16,491

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Bolsover 1,912Bolsover: 1,912Boston: 1,867

    1,867Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count1,912

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Bolsover 2,893Bolsover: 2,893Boston: 2,320

    2,320Bolsover is higher2,893

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Bolsover 8,377Bolsover: 8,377Boston: 5,311

    5,311Bolsover is higher8,377

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Bolsover 10,986Bolsover: 10,986Boston: 10,969

    10,969Bolsover is higherDepends on how you count10,986

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Bolsover 1,880Bolsover: 1,880Boston: 1,200

    1,200Bolsover is higher1,880

Show the numbers
Boston and Bolsover, total
MeasureBostonBolsoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£409.3m£411.0m£388.2mBolsover
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£207.3m£208.2m£196.7mBolsover
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mBolsover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£184.8m£185.6m£175.3mBolsover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mBoston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBolsover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mBolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£57.6m£57.9m£54.7mBolsover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mBolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBolsover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£80.9m£81.2m£76.7mBoston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£14.9m£14.9m£14.1mBolsover
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mBolsover
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBolsover
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBolsover
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45416,491Bolsover
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8671,912Bolsover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3202,893Bolsover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3118,377Bolsover
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96910,986Bolsover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2001,880Bolsover

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.