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Boston and Ashfield

72,288 and 129,210 residents (mid-2024).

Boston is higher than Ashfield on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 10 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 Ashfield 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Boston: £4,788Ashfield: £4,896Boston: £4,808Ashfield: £4,625Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Ashfield is higher£4,876£4,896£4,625

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Ashfield £12,743Ashfield: £12,743Boston: £12,663Ashfield: £12,797Boston: £12,717Ashfield: £12,087Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,743£12,797£12,087

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Ashfield £2,395Ashfield: £2,395Boston: £2,468Ashfield: £2,406Boston: £2,479Ashfield: £2,272Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,395£2,406£2,272

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Ashfield £11,437Ashfield: £11,437Boston: £11,260Ashfield: £11,485Boston: £11,308Ashfield: £10,848Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,485£10,848

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Ashfield £412Ashfield: £412Boston: £606Ashfield: £414Boston: £608Ashfield: £391Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higherDepends on how you count£412£414£391

  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, Ashfield £865Ashfield: £865Boston: £765Ashfield: £869Boston: £768Ashfield: £821Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Ashfield is higher£865£869£821

  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, Ashfield £28Ashfield: £28Boston: £33Ashfield: £28Boston: £33Ashfield: £27Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Boston is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Boston: £478Ashfield: £624Boston: £480Ashfield: £590Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Ashfield is higher£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Boston: £124Ashfield: £182Boston: £125Ashfield: £172Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Ashfield is higher£181£182£172

  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, Ashfield £172Ashfield: £172Boston: £127Ashfield: £172Boston: £127Ashfield: £163Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Ashfield is higher£172£172£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Ashfield £1,769Ashfield: £1,769Boston: £2,021Ashfield: £1,777Boston: £2,030Ashfield: £1,678Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,769£1,777£1,678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Boston: £173Ashfield: £180Boston: £174Ashfield: £170Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Ashfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Ashfield £433Ashfield: £433Boston: £307Ashfield: £435Boston: £308Ashfield: £411Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Ashfield is higher£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Ashfield £9.99Ashfield: £9.99Boston: £5.91Ashfield: £10Boston: £5.94Ashfield: £9.48Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Ashfield is higher£9.99£10£9.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £7.34, Ashfield £11Ashfield: £11Boston: £7.34Ashfield: £11Boston: £7.37Ashfield: £10Boston: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Ashfield is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.99Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.60Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60

  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, Ashfield 1,014.5Ashfield: 1,014.5Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

  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, Ashfield 110.4Ashfield: 110.4Boston: 130.4

    130.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count110.4

  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: Boston 162.0, Ashfield 179.3Ashfield: 179.3Boston: 162.0

    162.0Ashfield is higher179.3

  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, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Boston: 73.5

    73.5Ashfield is higher91.2

  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, Ashfield 227.1Ashfield: 227.1Boston: 250.8

    250.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count227.1

  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, Ashfield 36.6Ashfield: 36.6Boston: 27.4

    27.4Ashfield is higher36.6

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Boston and Ashfield, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£12,743£12,797£12,087Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,395£2,406£2,272Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,437£11,485£10,848Ashfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£412£414£391Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£865£869£821Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£28£28£27Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£622£624£590Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£181£182£172Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£172£172£163Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,769£1,777£1,678Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£179£180£170Ashfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£433£435£411Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£9.99£10£9.48Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£11£11£10Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.96£6.99£6.60Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,014.5Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4110.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0179.3Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.591.2Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8227.1Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.436.6Ashfield

Per resident

Boston is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Boston: £4,788Ashfield: £4,896Boston: £4,808Ashfield: £4,625Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Ashfield is higher£4,876£4,896£4,625

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Ashfield £2,415Ashfield: £2,415Boston: £2,509Ashfield: £2,425Boston: £2,519Ashfield: £2,290Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,290

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Ashfield £1,472Ashfield: £1,472Boston: £1,493Ashfield: £1,479Boston: £1,500Ashfield: £1,396Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,472£1,479£1,396

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Ashfield £2,167Ashfield: £2,167Boston: £2,231Ashfield: £2,176Boston: £2,240Ashfield: £2,056Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,167£2,176£2,056

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Ashfield £78Ashfield: £78Boston: £120Ashfield: £78Boston: £120Ashfield: £74Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Boston is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Ashfield £164Ashfield: £164Boston: £152Ashfield: £165Boston: £152Ashfield: £156Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Ashfield is higher£164£165£156

  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, Ashfield £5.38Ashfield: £5.38Boston: £6.44Ashfield: £5.40Boston: £6.47Ashfield: £5.10Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Boston is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Boston: £478Ashfield: £624Boston: £480Ashfield: £590Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Ashfield is higher£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Boston: £124Ashfield: £182Boston: £125Ashfield: £172Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Ashfield is higher£181£182£172

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Ashfield £106Ashfield: £106Boston: £77Ashfield: £106Boston: £77Ashfield: £100Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Ashfield is higher£106£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Ashfield £1,088Ashfield: £1,088Boston: £1,223Ashfield: £1,092Boston: £1,228Ashfield: £1,032Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,088£1,092£1,032

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Boston: £173Ashfield: £180Boston: £174Ashfield: £170Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Ashfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Ashfield £266Ashfield: £266Boston: £186Ashfield: £268Boston: £186Ashfield: £253Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Ashfield is higher£266£268£253

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Ashfield £6.15Ashfield: £6.15Boston: £3.58Ashfield: £6.17Boston: £3.60Ashfield: £5.83Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Ashfield is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Ashfield £6.67Ashfield: £6.67Boston: £4.44Ashfield: £6.70Boston: £4.46Ashfield: £6.33Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Ashfield is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.99Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.60Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Ashfield 192.2Ashfield: 192.2Boston: 200.0

    200.0Boston is higherDepends on how you count192.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Ashfield 20.9Ashfield: 20.9Boston: 25.8

    25.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count20.9

  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, Ashfield 34.0Ashfield: 34.0Boston: 32.1

    32.1Ashfield is higher34.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 73.5, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Boston: 73.5

    73.5Ashfield is higher91.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Ashfield 139.6Ashfield: 139.6Boston: 151.7

    151.7Boston is higherDepends on how you count139.6

  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, Ashfield 22.5Ashfield: 22.5Boston: 16.6

    16.6Ashfield is higher22.5

Show the numbers
Boston and Ashfield, per resident
MeasureBostonAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,415£2,425£2,290Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,472£1,479£1,396Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,167£2,176£2,056Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£78£78£74Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£164£165£156Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.38£5.40£5.10Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£622£624£590Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£181£182£172Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£106£106£100Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,088£1,092£1,032Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£179£180£170Ashfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£266£268£253Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.96£6.99£6.60Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0192.2Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.820.9Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.134.0Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.591.2Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7139.6Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.622.5Ashfield

Total

Boston is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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 Ashfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Ashfield £630.0mAshfield: £630.0mBoston: £346.1mAshfield: £632.7mBoston: £347.6mAshfield: £597.6mBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mAshfield is higher£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Ashfield £312.0mAshfield: £312.0mBoston: £181.4mAshfield: £313.3mBoston: £182.1mAshfield: £295.9mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Ashfield £190.2mAshfield: £190.2mBoston: £107.9mAshfield: £191.0mBoston: £108.4mAshfield: £180.4mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Ashfield £280.0mAshfield: £280.0mBoston: £161.3mAshfield: £281.2mBoston: £162.0mAshfield: £265.6mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Ashfield £10.1mAshfield: £10.1mBoston: £8.7mAshfield: £10.1mBoston: £8.7mAshfield: £9.6mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Ashfield £21.2mAshfield: £21.2mBoston: £11.0mAshfield: £21.3mBoston: £11.0mAshfield: £20.1mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mAshfield is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  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, Ashfield £0.69mAshfield: £0.69mBoston: £0.47mAshfield: £0.70mBoston: £0.47mAshfield: £0.66mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Ashfield £80.3mAshfield: £80.3mBoston: £34.5mAshfield: £80.7mBoston: £34.7mAshfield: £76.2mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mAshfield is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Ashfield £23.4mAshfield: £23.4mBoston: £9.0mAshfield: £23.5mBoston: £9.0mAshfield: £22.2mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mAshfield is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Ashfield £13.6mAshfield: £13.6mBoston: £5.5mAshfield: £13.7mBoston: £5.6mAshfield: £12.9mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mAshfield is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Ashfield £140.5mAshfield: £140.5mBoston: £88.4mAshfield: £141.1mBoston: £88.8mAshfield: £133.3mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Ashfield £23.1mAshfield: £23.1mBoston: £12.5mAshfield: £23.2mBoston: £12.6mAshfield: £21.9mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mAshfield is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Ashfield £34.4mAshfield: £34.4mBoston: £13.4mAshfield: £34.6mBoston: £13.5mAshfield: £32.6mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mAshfield is higher£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Ashfield £0.79mAshfield: £0.79mBoston: £0.26mAshfield: £0.80mBoston: £0.26mAshfield: £0.75mBoston: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mAshfield is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Ashfield £0.86mAshfield: £0.86mBoston: £0.32mAshfield: £0.87mBoston: £0.32mAshfield: £0.82mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mAshfield is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Ashfield £0.90mAshfield: £0.90mBoston: £0.78mAshfield: £0.90mBoston: £0.78mAshfield: £0.85mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Ashfield 24,839Ashfield: 24,839Boston: 14,454

    14,454Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count24,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Ashfield 2,704Ashfield: 2,704Boston: 1,867

    1,867Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count2,704

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Ashfield 4,389Ashfield: 4,389Boston: 2,320

    2,320Ashfield is higher4,389

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Ashfield 11,787Ashfield: 11,787Boston: 5,311

    5,311Ashfield is higher11,787

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Ashfield 18,038Ashfield: 18,038Boston: 10,969

    10,969Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count18,038

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Ashfield 2,908Ashfield: 2,908Boston: 1,200

    1,200Ashfield is higher2,908

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Boston and Ashfield, total
MeasureBostonAshfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mAshfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mAshfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45424,839Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8672,704Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3204,389Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,31111,787Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96918,038Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2002,908Ashfield

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.