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Boston and Rossendale

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

Boston is higher than Rossendale on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 15 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 12 of 22 measures, and Rossendale on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Boston Rossendale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Rossendale £12,947Rossendale: £12,947Boston: £12,663Rossendale: £13,002Boston: £12,717Rossendale: £12,281Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£12,947£13,002£12,281

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Rossendale £2,156Rossendale: £2,156Boston: £2,468Rossendale: £2,165Boston: £2,479Rossendale: £2,045Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Boston is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Rossendale £11,699Rossendale: £11,699Boston: £11,260Rossendale: £11,749Boston: £11,308Rossendale: £11,097Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count£11,699£11,749£11,097

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Rossendale £474Rossendale: £474Boston: £606Rossendale: £476Boston: £608Rossendale: £450Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higher£474£476£450

  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, Rossendale £743Rossendale: £743Boston: £765Rossendale: £746Boston: £768Rossendale: £705Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Boston is higher£743£746£705

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £33, Rossendale £30Rossendale: £30Boston: £33Rossendale: £30Boston: £33Rossendale: £29Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Boston is higher£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, Rossendale £509Rossendale: £509Boston: £478Rossendale: £512Boston: £480Rossendale: £483Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Rossendale is higher£509£512£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Rossendale £163Rossendale: £163Boston: £124Rossendale: £164Boston: £125Rossendale: £154Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Rossendale is higher£163£164£154

  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, Rossendale £127Rossendale: £127Boston: £127Rossendale: £128Boston: £127Rossendale: £121Boston: £120

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Rossendale £386Rossendale: £386Boston: £307Rossendale: £388Boston: £308Rossendale: £366Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Rossendale is higher£386£388£366

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Rossendale £10Rossendale: £10Boston: £5.91Rossendale: £10Boston: £5.94Rossendale: £9.76Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Rossendale is higher£10£10£9.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £7.34, Rossendale £6.10Rossendale: £6.10Boston: £7.34Rossendale: £6.13Boston: £7.37Rossendale: £5.79Boston: £6.96

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  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, Rossendale 1,005.8Rossendale: 1,005.8Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Boston is higher1,005.8

  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, Rossendale 118.9Rossendale: 118.9Boston: 130.4

    130.4Boston is higher118.9

  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, Rossendale 162.2Rossendale: 162.2Boston: 162.0

    162.0Rossendale is higherDepends on how you count162.2

  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, Rossendale 76.9Rossendale: 76.9Boston: 73.5

    73.5Rossendale is higher76.9

  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, Rossendale 207.5Rossendale: 207.5Boston: 250.8

    250.8Boston is higher207.5

  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, Rossendale 28.1Rossendale: 28.1Boston: 27.4

    27.4Rossendale is higher28.1

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Boston and Rossendale, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonRossendaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,548£4,567£4,314Boston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£12,947£13,002£12,281Rossendale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,156£2,165£2,045Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,699£11,749£11,097Rossendale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£474£476£450Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£743£746£705Boston
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£509£512£483Rossendale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£163£164£154Rossendale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£127£128£121Rossendale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,626£1,633£1,542Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£168£169£160Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£386£388£366Rossendale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£10£10£9.76Rossendale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£6.10£6.13£5.79Boston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.06£6.09£5.75Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,005.8Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4118.9Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0162.2Rossendale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.576.9Rossendale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8207.5Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.428.1Rossendale

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

    £120£120£114Boston is higher£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Rossendale £136Rossendale: £136Boston: £152Rossendale: £137Boston: £152Rossendale: £129Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Boston is higher£136£137£129

  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, Rossendale £5.56Rossendale: £5.56Boston: £6.44Rossendale: £5.58Boston: £6.47Rossendale: £5.27Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Boston is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

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

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

    £478£480£453Rossendale is higher£509£512£483

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Rossendale £163Rossendale: £163Boston: £124Rossendale: £164Boston: £125Rossendale: £154Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Rossendale is higher£163£164£154

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Rossendale £78Rossendale: £78Boston: £77Rossendale: £79Boston: £77Rossendale: £74Boston: £73

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    200.0Boston is higher184.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    25.8Boston is higher21.8

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

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

    32.1Boston is higherDepends on how you count29.7

  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, Rossendale 76.9Rossendale: 76.9Boston: 73.5

    73.5Rossendale is higher76.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    151.7Boston is higher127.8

  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, Rossendale 17.3Rossendale: 17.3Boston: 16.6

    16.6Rossendale is higher17.3

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Boston and Rossendale, per resident
MeasureBostonRossendaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,548£4,567£4,314Boston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,373£2,383£2,251Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,328£1,334£1,260Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,144£2,153£2,034Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£87£87£82Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£136£137£129Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.56£5.58£5.27Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£509£512£483Rossendale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£163£164£154Rossendale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£78£79£74Rossendale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,002£1,006£950Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£168£169£160Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£238£239£226Rossendale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£6.35£6.37£6.02Rossendale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£3.76£3.78£3.57Boston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.06£6.09£5.75Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0184.4Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.821.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.129.7Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.576.9Rossendale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7127.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.617.3Rossendale

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBoston is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Rossendale £9.9mRossendale: £9.9mBoston: £11.0mRossendale: £10.0mBoston: £11.0mRossendale: £9.4mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBoston is higher£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m

  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, Rossendale £0.40mRossendale: £0.40mBoston: £0.47mRossendale: £0.41mBoston: £0.47mRossendale: £0.38mBoston: £0.44m

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

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

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

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mRossendale is higher£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Rossendale £11.9mRossendale: £11.9mBoston: £9.0mRossendale: £11.9mBoston: £9.0mRossendale: £11.3mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mRossendale is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Rossendale £5.7mRossendale: £5.7mBoston: £5.5mRossendale: £5.7mBoston: £5.6mRossendale: £5.4mBoston: £5.3m

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    14,454Boston is higher13,429

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    1,867Boston is higher1,588

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

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

    2,320Boston is higherDepends on how you count2,165

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Rossendale 5,601Rossendale: 5,601Boston: 5,311

    5,311Rossendale is higher5,601

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    10,969Boston is higher9,312

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

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

    1,200Rossendale is higher1,263

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Boston and Rossendale, total
MeasureBostonRossendaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£331.3m£332.7m£314.2mBoston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£172.9m£173.6m£164.0mBoston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£96.7m£97.2m£91.8mBoston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£156.2m£156.9m£148.2mBoston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mBoston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£9.9m£10.0m£9.4mBoston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.40m£0.41m£0.38mBoston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mRossendale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mRossendale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mRossendale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£73.0m£73.3m£69.2mBoston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mBoston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mRossendale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mRossendale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.27m£0.28m£0.26mBoston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45413,429Boston
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8671,588Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3202,165Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3115,601Rossendale
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,9699,312Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2001,263Rossendale

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.