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Boston and Wakefield

72,288 and 366,925 residents (mid-2024).

Boston is higher than Wakefield on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 13 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 10 of 22 measures, and Wakefield 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 Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Boston: £4,788Wakefield: £4,708Boston: £4,808Wakefield: £4,446Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Wakefield £12,707Wakefield: £12,707Boston: £12,663Wakefield: £12,761Boston: £12,717Wakefield: £12,053Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£12,707£12,761£12,053

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Wakefield £2,295Wakefield: £2,295Boston: £2,468Wakefield: £2,305Boston: £2,479Wakefield: £2,177Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,295£2,305£2,177

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Wakefield £11,504Wakefield: £11,504Boston: £11,260Wakefield: £11,553Boston: £11,308Wakefield: £10,912Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£11,504£11,553£10,912

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Wakefield £437Wakefield: £437Boston: £606Wakefield: £439Boston: £608Wakefield: £414Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£414

  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, Wakefield £737Wakefield: £737Boston: £765Wakefield: £741Boston: £768Wakefield: £699Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Boston is higherDepends on how you count£737£741£699

  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, Wakefield £29Wakefield: £29Boston: £33Wakefield: £29Boston: £33Wakefield: £27Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Boston is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Boston: £478Wakefield: £579Boston: £480Wakefield: £547Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Wakefield is higher£577£579£547

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Boston: £124Wakefield: £169Boston: £125Wakefield: £160Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Wakefield is higher£169£169£160

  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, Wakefield £148Wakefield: £148Boston: £127Wakefield: £149Boston: £127Wakefield: £140Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Wakefield is higher£148£149£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Wakefield £1,702Wakefield: £1,702Boston: £2,021Wakefield: £1,710Boston: £2,030Wakefield: £1,615Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,702£1,710£1,615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Boston: £173Wakefield: £220Boston: £174Wakefield: £208Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Wakefield is higher£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Wakefield £428Wakefield: £428Boston: £307Wakefield: £429Boston: £308Wakefield: £406Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Wakefield is higher£428£429£406

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Wakefield £8.82Wakefield: £8.82Boston: £5.91Wakefield: £8.86Boston: £5.94Wakefield: £8.37Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Wakefield is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £7.34, Wakefield £8.03Wakefield: £8.03Boston: £7.34Wakefield: £8.07Boston: £7.37Wakefield: £7.62Boston: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Wakefield is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Boston: £11Wakefield: £6.05Boston: £11Wakefield: £5.71Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

  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, Wakefield 1,018.6Wakefield: 1,018.6Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,018.6

  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, Wakefield 113.1Wakefield: 113.1Boston: 130.4

    130.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count113.1

  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, Wakefield 155.0Wakefield: 155.0Boston: 162.0

    162.0Boston is higherDepends on how you count155.0

  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, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Boston: 73.5

    73.5Wakefield is higher86.2

  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, Wakefield 221.1Wakefield: 221.1Boston: 250.8

    250.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count221.1

  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, Wakefield 32.5Wakefield: 32.5Boston: 27.4

    27.4Wakefield is higher32.5

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Boston and Wakefield, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,688£4,708£4,446Boston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£12,707£12,761£12,053Wakefield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,295£2,305£2,177Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,504£11,553£10,912Wakefield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£437£439£414Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£737£741£699Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£29£29£27Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£577£579£547Wakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£169£169£160Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£148£149£140Wakefield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,702£1,710£1,615Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£219£220£208Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£428£429£406Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£8.82£8.86£8.37Wakefield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£8.03£8.07£7.62Wakefield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.02£6.05£5.71Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,018.6Wakefield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4113.1Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0155.0Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.586.2Wakefield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8221.1Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.432.5Wakefield

Per resident

Boston is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Wakefield on 9. 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 Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Boston: £4,788Wakefield: £4,708Boston: £4,808Wakefield: £4,446Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Wakefield £2,289Wakefield: £2,289Boston: £2,509Wakefield: £2,299Boston: £2,519Wakefield: £2,171Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,289£2,299£2,171

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Wakefield £1,428Wakefield: £1,428Boston: £1,493Wakefield: £1,434Boston: £1,500Wakefield: £1,355Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,428£1,434£1,355

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Wakefield £2,072Wakefield: £2,072Boston: £2,231Wakefield: £2,081Boston: £2,240Wakefield: £1,966Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,072£2,081£1,966

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Wakefield £79Wakefield: £79Boston: £120Wakefield: £79Boston: £120Wakefield: £75Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Boston is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Wakefield £133Wakefield: £133Boston: £152Wakefield: £133Boston: £152Wakefield: £126Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Boston is higherDepends on how you count£133£133£126

  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, Wakefield £5.19Wakefield: £5.19Boston: £6.44Wakefield: £5.21Boston: £6.47Wakefield: £4.92Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Boston is higherDepends on how you count£5.19£5.21£4.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Boston: £478Wakefield: £579Boston: £480Wakefield: £547Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Wakefield is higher£577£579£547

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Boston: £124Wakefield: £169Boston: £125Wakefield: £160Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Wakefield is higher£169£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Wakefield £92Wakefield: £92Boston: £77Wakefield: £92Boston: £77Wakefield: £87Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Wakefield is higher£92£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Wakefield £1,060Wakefield: £1,060Boston: £1,223Wakefield: £1,064Boston: £1,228Wakefield: £1,005Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,060£1,064£1,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Boston: £173Wakefield: £220Boston: £174Wakefield: £208Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Wakefield is higher£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Wakefield £266Wakefield: £266Boston: £186Wakefield: £267Boston: £186Wakefield: £252Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Wakefield is higher£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Wakefield £5.49Wakefield: £5.49Boston: £3.58Wakefield: £5.52Boston: £3.60Wakefield: £5.21Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Wakefield is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Wakefield £5.01Wakefield: £5.01Boston: £4.44Wakefield: £5.03Boston: £4.46Wakefield: £4.75Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Wakefield is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Boston: £11Wakefield: £6.05Boston: £11Wakefield: £5.71Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Wakefield 183.5Wakefield: 183.5Boston: 200.0

    200.0Boston is higherDepends on how you count183.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Wakefield 20.4Wakefield: 20.4Boston: 25.8

    25.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count20.4

  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, Wakefield 27.9Wakefield: 27.9Boston: 32.1

    32.1Boston is higherDepends on how you count27.9

  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, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Boston: 73.5

    73.5Wakefield is higher86.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Wakefield 137.6Wakefield: 137.6Boston: 151.7

    151.7Boston is higherDepends on how you count137.6

  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, Wakefield 20.3Wakefield: 20.3Boston: 16.6

    16.6Wakefield is higher20.3

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Boston and Wakefield, per resident
MeasureBostonWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£4,688£4,708£4,446Boston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,289£2,299£2,171Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,428£1,434£1,355Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,072£2,081£1,966Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£79£79£75Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£133£133£126Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.19£5.21£4.92Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£577£579£547Wakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£169£169£160Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£92£92£87Wakefield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,060£1,064£1,005Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£219£220£208Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£266£267£252Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£5.49£5.52£5.21Wakefield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£5.01£5.03£4.75Wakefield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.02£6.05£5.71Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0183.5Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.820.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.127.9Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.586.2Wakefield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7137.6Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.620.3Wakefield

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Wakefield £1.7bnWakefield: £1.7bnBoston: £346.1mWakefield: £1.7bnBoston: £347.6mWakefield: £1.6bnBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Wakefield £839.9mWakefield: £839.9mBoston: £181.4mWakefield: £843.5mBoston: £182.1mWakefield: £796.7mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Wakefield £524.1mWakefield: £524.1mBoston: £107.9mWakefield: £526.3mBoston: £108.4mWakefield: £497.1mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Wakefield £760.4mWakefield: £760.4mBoston: £161.3mWakefield: £763.6mBoston: £162.0mWakefield: £721.3mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Wakefield £28.9mWakefield: £28.9mBoston: £8.7mWakefield: £29.0mBoston: £8.7mWakefield: £27.4mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Wakefield £48.7mWakefield: £48.7mBoston: £11.0mWakefield: £48.9mBoston: £11.0mWakefield: £46.2mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m

  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, Wakefield £1.9mWakefield: £1.9mBoston: £0.47mWakefield: £1.9mBoston: £0.47mWakefield: £1.8mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Wakefield £211.7mWakefield: £211.7mBoston: £34.5mWakefield: £212.6mBoston: £34.7mWakefield: £200.8mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mWakefield is higher£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Wakefield £61.9mWakefield: £61.9mBoston: £9.0mWakefield: £62.1mBoston: £9.0mWakefield: £58.7mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mWakefield is higher£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Wakefield £33.8mWakefield: £33.8mBoston: £5.5mWakefield: £33.9mBoston: £5.6mWakefield: £32.1mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mWakefield is higher£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Wakefield £388.8mWakefield: £388.8mBoston: £88.4mWakefield: £390.5mBoston: £88.8mWakefield: £368.8mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Wakefield £80.3mWakefield: £80.3mBoston: £12.5mWakefield: £80.6mBoston: £12.6mWakefield: £76.2mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mWakefield is higher£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Wakefield £97.7mWakefield: £97.7mBoston: £13.4mWakefield: £98.1mBoston: £13.5mWakefield: £92.6mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWakefield is higher£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Wakefield £2.0mWakefield: £2.0mBoston: £0.26mWakefield: £2.0mBoston: £0.26mWakefield: £1.9mBoston: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mWakefield is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Wakefield £1.8mWakefield: £1.8mBoston: £0.32mWakefield: £1.8mBoston: £0.32mWakefield: £1.7mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mWakefield is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Wakefield £2.2mWakefield: £2.2mBoston: £0.78mWakefield: £2.2mBoston: £0.78mWakefield: £2.1mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Wakefield 67,325Wakefield: 67,325Boston: 14,454

    14,454Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count67,325

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Wakefield 7,478Wakefield: 7,478Boston: 1,867

    1,867Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,478

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Wakefield 10,246Wakefield: 10,246Boston: 2,320

    2,320Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count10,246

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Wakefield 31,640Wakefield: 31,640Boston: 5,311

    5,311Wakefield is higher31,640

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Wakefield 50,484Wakefield: 50,484Boston: 10,969

    10,969Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count50,484

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Wakefield 7,431Wakefield: 7,431Boston: 1,200

    1,200Wakefield is higher7,431

Show the numbers
Boston and Wakefield, total
MeasureBostonWakefieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mWakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£33.8m£33.9m£32.1mWakefield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWakefield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45467,325Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8677,478Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,32010,246Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,31131,640Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96950,484Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2007,431Wakefield

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.