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Boston and Denbighshire

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

Boston is higher than Denbighshire on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 6 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire on 16. 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 Denbighshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Denbighshire £5,753Denbighshire: £5,753Boston: £4,788Denbighshire: £5,777Boston: £4,808Denbighshire: £5,457Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Denbighshire is higher£5,753£5,777£5,457

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Denbighshire £12,848Denbighshire: £12,848Boston: £12,663Denbighshire: £12,903Boston: £12,717Denbighshire: £12,187Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Denbighshire is higher£12,848£12,903£12,187

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Denbighshire £2,651Denbighshire: £2,651Boston: £2,468Denbighshire: £2,662Boston: £2,479Denbighshire: £2,515Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Denbighshire is higher£2,651£2,662£2,515

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Denbighshire £11,338Denbighshire: £11,338Boston: £11,260Denbighshire: £11,387Boston: £11,308Denbighshire: £10,755Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Denbighshire is higher£11,338£11,387£10,755

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Denbighshire £524Denbighshire: £524Boston: £606Denbighshire: £527Boston: £608Denbighshire: £497Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higherDepends on how you count£524£527£497

  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, Denbighshire £952Denbighshire: £952Boston: £765Denbighshire: £956Boston: £768Denbighshire: £903Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Denbighshire is higher£952£956£903

  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, Denbighshire £33Denbighshire: £33Boston: £33Denbighshire: £33Boston: £33Denbighshire: £31Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Denbighshire is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Denbighshire £722Denbighshire: £722Boston: £478Denbighshire: £725Boston: £480Denbighshire: £685Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Denbighshire is higher£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Denbighshire £183Denbighshire: £183Boston: £124Denbighshire: £184Boston: £125Denbighshire: £173Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Denbighshire is higher£183£184£173

  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, Denbighshire £178Denbighshire: £178Boston: £127Denbighshire: £179Boston: £127Denbighshire: £169Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Denbighshire is higher£178£179£169

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Denbighshire £1,941Denbighshire: £1,941Boston: £2,021Denbighshire: £1,949Boston: £2,030Denbighshire: £1,841Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,941£1,949£1,841

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Denbighshire £249Denbighshire: £249Boston: £173Denbighshire: £250Boston: £174Denbighshire: £236Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Denbighshire is higher£249£250£236

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Denbighshire £511Denbighshire: £511Boston: £307Denbighshire: £514Boston: £308Denbighshire: £485Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Denbighshire is higher£511£514£485

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Denbighshire £7.76Denbighshire: £7.76Boston: £5.91Denbighshire: £7.79Boston: £5.94Denbighshire: £7.36Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Denbighshire is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

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

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

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Denbighshire is higher£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Denbighshire £8.21Denbighshire: £8.21Boston: £11Denbighshire: £8.25Boston: £11Denbighshire: £7.79Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£8.21£8.25£7.79

  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, Denbighshire 1,009.0Denbighshire: 1,009.0Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Boston is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

  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, Denbighshire 128.3Denbighshire: 128.3Boston: 130.4

    130.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count128.3

  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, Denbighshire 191.1Denbighshire: 191.1Boston: 162.0

    162.0Denbighshire is higher191.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Boston 73.5, Denbighshire 101.5Denbighshire: 101.5Boston: 73.5

    73.5Denbighshire is higher101.5

  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, Denbighshire 237.2Denbighshire: 237.2Boston: 250.8

    250.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count237.2

  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, Denbighshire 36.4Denbighshire: 36.4Boston: 27.4

    27.4Denbighshire is higher36.4

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Boston and Denbighshire, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonDenbighshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£12,848£12,903£12,187Denbighshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,651£2,662£2,515Denbighshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,338£11,387£10,755Denbighshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£524£527£497Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£952£956£903Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£33£33£31Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£722£725£685Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£183£184£173Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£178£179£169Denbighshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,941£1,949£1,841Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£249£250£236Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£511£514£485Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£7.76£7.79£7.36Denbighshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£13Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.21£8.25£7.79Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,009.0Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4128.3Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0191.1Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5101.5Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8237.2Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.436.4Denbighshire

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Denbighshire £5,753Denbighshire: £5,753Boston: £4,788Denbighshire: £5,777Boston: £4,808Denbighshire: £5,457Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Denbighshire is higher£5,753£5,777£5,457

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Denbighshire £3,070Denbighshire: £3,070Boston: £2,509Denbighshire: £3,083Boston: £2,519Denbighshire: £2,912Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Denbighshire is higher£3,070£3,083£2,912

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Denbighshire £1,521Denbighshire: £1,521Boston: £1,493Denbighshire: £1,528Boston: £1,500Denbighshire: £1,443Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Denbighshire is higher£1,521£1,528£1,443

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Denbighshire £2,709Denbighshire: £2,709Boston: £2,231Denbighshire: £2,720Boston: £2,240Denbighshire: £2,570Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Denbighshire is higher£2,709£2,720£2,570

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Denbighshire £125Denbighshire: £125Boston: £120Denbighshire: £126Boston: £120Denbighshire: £119Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Denbighshire £227Denbighshire: £227Boston: £152Denbighshire: £228Boston: £152Denbighshire: £216Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Denbighshire is higher£227£228£216

  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, Denbighshire £7.93Denbighshire: £7.93Boston: £6.44Denbighshire: £7.96Boston: £6.47Denbighshire: £7.52Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Denbighshire is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Denbighshire £722Denbighshire: £722Boston: £478Denbighshire: £725Boston: £480Denbighshire: £685Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Denbighshire is higher£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Denbighshire £183Denbighshire: £183Boston: £124Denbighshire: £184Boston: £125Denbighshire: £173Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Denbighshire is higher£183£184£173

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Denbighshire £102Denbighshire: £102Boston: £77Denbighshire: £103Boston: £77Denbighshire: £97Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Denbighshire is higher£102£103£97

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Denbighshire £1,114Denbighshire: £1,114Boston: £1,223Denbighshire: £1,119Boston: £1,228Denbighshire: £1,056Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,114£1,119£1,056

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Denbighshire £249Denbighshire: £249Boston: £173Denbighshire: £250Boston: £174Denbighshire: £236Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Denbighshire is higher£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Denbighshire £294Denbighshire: £294Boston: £186Denbighshire: £295Boston: £186Denbighshire: £278Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Denbighshire is higher£294£295£278

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Denbighshire £4.46Denbighshire: £4.46Boston: £3.58Denbighshire: £4.48Boston: £3.60Denbighshire: £4.23Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Denbighshire is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Denbighshire £7.57Denbighshire: £7.57Boston: £4.44Denbighshire: £7.60Boston: £4.46Denbighshire: £7.18Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Denbighshire is higher£7.57£7.60£7.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Denbighshire £8.21Denbighshire: £8.21Boston: £11Denbighshire: £8.25Boston: £11Denbighshire: £7.79Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£8.21£8.25£7.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Denbighshire 241.1Denbighshire: 241.1Boston: 200.0

    200.0Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count241.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Denbighshire 30.6Denbighshire: 30.6Boston: 25.8

    25.8Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count30.6

  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, Denbighshire 45.7Denbighshire: 45.7Boston: 32.1

    32.1Denbighshire is higher45.7

  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, Denbighshire 101.5Denbighshire: 101.5Boston: 73.5

    73.5Denbighshire is higher101.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Denbighshire 136.2Denbighshire: 136.2Boston: 151.7

    151.7Boston is higherDepends on how you count136.2

  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, Denbighshire 20.9Denbighshire: 20.9Boston: 16.6

    16.6Denbighshire is higher20.9

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Boston and Denbighshire, per resident
MeasureBostonDenbighshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£3,070£3,083£2,912Denbighshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,521£1,528£1,443Denbighshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,709£2,720£2,570Denbighshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£125£126£119Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£227£228£216Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£722£725£685Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£183£184£173Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£102£103£97Denbighshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,114£1,119£1,056Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£249£250£236Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£294£295£278Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.46£4.48£4.23Denbighshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£7.57£7.60£7.18Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.21£8.25£7.79Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0241.1Denbighshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.830.6Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.145.7Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5101.5Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7136.2Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.620.9Denbighshire

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Denbighshire £563.0mDenbighshire: £563.0mBoston: £346.1mDenbighshire: £565.4mBoston: £347.6mDenbighshire: £534.0mBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mDenbighshire is higher£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Denbighshire £300.4mDenbighshire: £300.4mBoston: £181.4mDenbighshire: £301.7mBoston: £182.1mDenbighshire: £284.9mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mDenbighshire is higher£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Denbighshire £148.9mDenbighshire: £148.9mBoston: £107.9mDenbighshire: £149.5mBoston: £108.4mDenbighshire: £141.2mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mDenbighshire is higher£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Denbighshire £265.1mDenbighshire: £265.1mBoston: £161.3mDenbighshire: £266.2mBoston: £162.0mDenbighshire: £251.5mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mDenbighshire is higher£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Denbighshire £12.3mDenbighshire: £12.3mBoston: £8.7mDenbighshire: £12.3mBoston: £8.7mDenbighshire: £11.6mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mDenbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Denbighshire £22.3mDenbighshire: £22.3mBoston: £11.0mDenbighshire: £22.3mBoston: £11.0mDenbighshire: £21.1mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDenbighshire is higher£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m

  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, Denbighshire £0.78mDenbighshire: £0.78mBoston: £0.47mDenbighshire: £0.78mBoston: £0.47mDenbighshire: £0.74mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mDenbighshire is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Denbighshire £70.7mDenbighshire: £70.7mBoston: £34.5mDenbighshire: £71.0mBoston: £34.7mDenbighshire: £67.0mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mDenbighshire is higher£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Denbighshire £17.9mDenbighshire: £17.9mBoston: £9.0mDenbighshire: £18.0mBoston: £9.0mDenbighshire: £17.0mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mDenbighshire is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Denbighshire £10.0mDenbighshire: £10.0mBoston: £5.5mDenbighshire: £10.0mBoston: £5.6mDenbighshire: £9.5mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mDenbighshire is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Denbighshire £109.0mDenbighshire: £109.0mBoston: £88.4mDenbighshire: £109.5mBoston: £88.8mDenbighshire: £103.4mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mDenbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Denbighshire £24.3mDenbighshire: £24.3mBoston: £12.5mDenbighshire: £24.4mBoston: £12.6mDenbighshire: £23.1mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mDenbighshire is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Denbighshire £28.7mDenbighshire: £28.7mBoston: £13.4mDenbighshire: £28.9mBoston: £13.5mDenbighshire: £27.3mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mDenbighshire is higher£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Denbighshire £0.44mDenbighshire: £0.44mBoston: £0.26mDenbighshire: £0.44mBoston: £0.26mDenbighshire: £0.41mBoston: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mDenbighshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Denbighshire £0.74mDenbighshire: £0.74mBoston: £0.32mDenbighshire: £0.74mBoston: £0.32mDenbighshire: £0.70mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mDenbighshire is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Denbighshire £0.80mDenbighshire: £0.80mBoston: £0.78mDenbighshire: £0.81mBoston: £0.78mDenbighshire: £0.76mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mDenbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Denbighshire 23,592Denbighshire: 23,592Boston: 14,454

    14,454Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count23,592

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Denbighshire 2,999Denbighshire: 2,999Boston: 1,867

    1,867Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count2,999

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Denbighshire 4,468Denbighshire: 4,468Boston: 2,320

    2,320Denbighshire is higher4,468

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Denbighshire 9,937Denbighshire: 9,937Boston: 5,311

    5,311Denbighshire is higher9,937

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Denbighshire 13,326Denbighshire: 13,326Boston: 10,969

    10,969Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count13,326

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Denbighshire 2,044Denbighshire: 2,044Boston: 1,200

    1,200Denbighshire is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Boston and Denbighshire, total
MeasureBostonDenbighshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£563.0m£565.4m£534.0mDenbighshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£300.4m£301.7m£284.9mDenbighshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£148.9m£149.5m£141.2mDenbighshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£265.1m£266.2m£251.5mDenbighshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mDenbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£22.3m£22.3m£21.1mDenbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mDenbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mDenbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mDenbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mDenbighshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mDenbighshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mDenbighshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£28.7m£28.9m£27.3mDenbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mDenbighshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDenbighshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mDenbighshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45423,592Denbighshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8672,999Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3204,468Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3119,937Denbighshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96913,326Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2002,044Denbighshire

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.