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Boston and Caerphilly

72,288 and 176,232 residents (mid-2024).

Boston is higher than Caerphilly on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 4 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly on 18. 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 Caerphilly

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Caerphilly £5,669Caerphilly: £5,669Boston: £4,788Caerphilly: £5,694Boston: £4,808Caerphilly: £5,378Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Caerphilly is higher£5,669£5,694£5,378

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Caerphilly £13,383Caerphilly: £13,383Boston: £12,663Caerphilly: £13,440Boston: £12,717Caerphilly: £12,694Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Caerphilly is higher£13,383£13,440£12,694

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Caerphilly £2,731Caerphilly: £2,731Boston: £2,468Caerphilly: £2,743Boston: £2,479Caerphilly: £2,590Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Caerphilly is higher£2,731£2,743£2,590

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

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

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Caerphilly is higher£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, Caerphilly £602Caerphilly: £602Boston: £606Caerphilly: £605Boston: £608Caerphilly: £571Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higherDepends on how you count£602£605£571

  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, Caerphilly £1,044Caerphilly: £1,044Boston: £765Caerphilly: £1,048Boston: £768Caerphilly: £990Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Caerphilly is higher£1,044£1,048£990

  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, Caerphilly £38Caerphilly: £38Boston: £33Caerphilly: £38Boston: £33Caerphilly: £36Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Caerphilly is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Caerphilly £869Caerphilly: £869Boston: £478Caerphilly: £873Boston: £480Caerphilly: £824Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Caerphilly is higher£869£873£824

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Caerphilly £205Caerphilly: £205Boston: £124Caerphilly: £206Boston: £125Caerphilly: £194Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Caerphilly is higher£205£206£194

  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, Caerphilly £183Caerphilly: £183Boston: £127Caerphilly: £184Boston: £127Caerphilly: £174Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Caerphilly is higher£183£184£174

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Caerphilly £1,901Caerphilly: £1,901Boston: £2,021Caerphilly: £1,909Boston: £2,030Caerphilly: £1,803Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,901£1,909£1,803

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Caerphilly £284Caerphilly: £284Boston: £173Caerphilly: £285Boston: £174Caerphilly: £269Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Caerphilly is higher£284£285£269

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Caerphilly £626Caerphilly: £626Boston: £307Caerphilly: £629Boston: £308Caerphilly: £594Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Caerphilly is higher£626£629£594

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Caerphilly £8.83Caerphilly: £8.83Boston: £5.91Caerphilly: £8.87Boston: £5.94Caerphilly: £8.38Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Caerphilly is higher£8.83£8.87£8.38

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

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

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Caerphilly is higher£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Caerphilly £9.59Caerphilly: £9.59Boston: £11Caerphilly: £9.63Boston: £11Caerphilly: £9.10Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£9.59£9.63£9.10

  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, Caerphilly 1,035.2Caerphilly: 1,035.2Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Caerphilly is higher1,035.2

  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, Caerphilly 147.8Caerphilly: 147.8Boston: 130.4

    130.4Caerphilly is higher147.8

  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, Caerphilly 216.4Caerphilly: 216.4Boston: 162.0

    162.0Caerphilly is higher216.4

  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, Caerphilly 122.5Caerphilly: 122.5Boston: 73.5

    73.5Caerphilly is higher122.5

  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, Caerphilly 249.7Caerphilly: 249.7Boston: 250.8

    250.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count249.7

  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, Caerphilly 38.9Caerphilly: 38.9Boston: 27.4

    27.4Caerphilly is higher38.9

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Boston and Caerphilly, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonCaerphillyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,669£5,694£5,378Caerphilly
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£13,383£13,440£12,694Caerphilly
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,731£2,743£2,590Caerphilly
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,699£11,749£11,097Caerphilly
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£602£605£571Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£1,044£1,048£990Caerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£38£38£36Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£869£873£824Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£205£206£194Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£183£184£174Caerphilly
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£1,901£1,909£1,803Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£284£285£269Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£626£629£594Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£8.83£8.87£8.38Caerphilly
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£11Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£9.59£9.63£9.10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,035.2Caerphilly
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4147.8Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0216.4Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5122.5Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8249.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.438.9Caerphilly

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Caerphilly £5,669Caerphilly: £5,669Boston: £4,788Caerphilly: £5,694Boston: £4,808Caerphilly: £5,378Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Caerphilly is higher£5,669£5,694£5,378

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Caerphilly £2,627Caerphilly: £2,627Boston: £2,509Caerphilly: £2,638Boston: £2,519Caerphilly: £2,492Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Caerphilly is higher£2,627£2,638£2,492

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Caerphilly £1,675Caerphilly: £1,675Boston: £1,493Caerphilly: £1,682Boston: £1,500Caerphilly: £1,589Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Caerphilly is higher£1,675£1,682£1,589

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Caerphilly £2,296Caerphilly: £2,296Boston: £2,231Caerphilly: £2,306Boston: £2,240Caerphilly: £2,178Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Caerphilly is higher£2,296£2,306£2,178

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Caerphilly £118Caerphilly: £118Boston: £120Caerphilly: £119Boston: £120Caerphilly: £112Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Boston is higherDepends on how you count£118£119£112

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Caerphilly £205Caerphilly: £205Boston: £152Caerphilly: £206Boston: £152Caerphilly: £194Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Caerphilly is higher£205£206£194

  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, Caerphilly £7.39Caerphilly: £7.39Boston: £6.44Caerphilly: £7.42Boston: £6.47Caerphilly: £7.01Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Caerphilly is higher£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Caerphilly £869Caerphilly: £869Boston: £478Caerphilly: £873Boston: £480Caerphilly: £824Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Caerphilly is higher£869£873£824

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Caerphilly £205Caerphilly: £205Boston: £124Caerphilly: £206Boston: £125Caerphilly: £194Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Caerphilly is higher£205£206£194

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Caerphilly £113Caerphilly: £113Boston: £77Caerphilly: £113Boston: £77Caerphilly: £107Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Caerphilly is higher£113£113£107

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Caerphilly £1,166Caerphilly: £1,166Boston: £1,223Caerphilly: £1,171Boston: £1,228Caerphilly: £1,106Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,166£1,171£1,106

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Caerphilly £284Caerphilly: £284Boston: £173Caerphilly: £285Boston: £174Caerphilly: £269Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Caerphilly is higher£284£285£269

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Caerphilly £384Caerphilly: £384Boston: £186Caerphilly: £386Boston: £186Caerphilly: £364Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Caerphilly is higher£384£386£364

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Caerphilly £5.42Caerphilly: £5.42Boston: £3.58Caerphilly: £5.44Boston: £3.60Caerphilly: £5.14Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Caerphilly is higher£5.42£5.44£5.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Caerphilly £6.96Caerphilly: £6.96Boston: £4.44Caerphilly: £6.99Boston: £4.46Caerphilly: £6.60Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Caerphilly is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Caerphilly £9.59Caerphilly: £9.59Boston: £11Caerphilly: £9.63Boston: £11Caerphilly: £9.10Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£9.59£9.63£9.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Caerphilly 203.2Caerphilly: 203.2Boston: 200.0

    200.0Caerphilly is higher203.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Caerphilly 29.0Caerphilly: 29.0Boston: 25.8

    25.8Caerphilly is higher29.0

  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, Caerphilly 42.5Caerphilly: 42.5Boston: 32.1

    32.1Caerphilly is higher42.5

  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, Caerphilly 122.5Caerphilly: 122.5Boston: 73.5

    73.5Caerphilly is higher122.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Caerphilly 153.2Caerphilly: 153.2Boston: 151.7

    151.7Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count153.2

  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, Caerphilly 23.9Caerphilly: 23.9Boston: 16.6

    16.6Caerphilly is higher23.9

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Boston and Caerphilly, per resident
MeasureBostonCaerphillyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,669£5,694£5,378Caerphilly
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,627£2,638£2,492Caerphilly
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,675£1,682£1,589Caerphilly
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,296£2,306£2,178Caerphilly
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£118£119£112Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£205£206£194Caerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£7.39£7.42£7.01Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£869£873£824Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£205£206£194Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£113£113£107Caerphilly
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,166£1,171£1,106Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£284£285£269Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£384£386£364Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£5.42£5.44£5.14Caerphilly
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£6.96£6.99£6.60Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£9.59£9.63£9.10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0203.2Caerphilly
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.829.0Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.142.5Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5122.5Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7153.2Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.623.9Caerphilly

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Caerphilly £999.1mCaerphilly: £999.1mBoston: £346.1mCaerphilly: £1.0bnBoston: £347.6mCaerphilly: £947.7mBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mCaerphilly is higher£999.1m£1.0bn£947.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Caerphilly £462.9mCaerphilly: £462.9mBoston: £181.4mCaerphilly: £464.9mBoston: £182.1mCaerphilly: £439.1mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mCaerphilly is higher£462.9m£464.9m£439.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Caerphilly £295.2mCaerphilly: £295.2mBoston: £107.9mCaerphilly: £296.5mBoston: £108.4mCaerphilly: £280.0mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mCaerphilly is higher£295.2m£296.5m£280.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Caerphilly £404.7mCaerphilly: £404.7mBoston: £161.3mCaerphilly: £406.4mBoston: £162.0mCaerphilly: £383.9mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mCaerphilly is higher£404.7m£406.4m£383.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Caerphilly £20.8mCaerphilly: £20.8mBoston: £8.7mCaerphilly: £20.9mBoston: £8.7mCaerphilly: £19.8mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Caerphilly £36.1mCaerphilly: £36.1mBoston: £11.0mCaerphilly: £36.3mBoston: £11.0mCaerphilly: £34.3mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mCaerphilly is higher£36.1m£36.3m£34.3m

  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, Caerphilly £1.3mCaerphilly: £1.3mBoston: £0.47mCaerphilly: £1.3mBoston: £0.47mCaerphilly: £1.2mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mCaerphilly is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Caerphilly £153.1mCaerphilly: £153.1mBoston: £34.5mCaerphilly: £153.8mBoston: £34.7mCaerphilly: £145.3mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mCaerphilly is higher£153.1m£153.8m£145.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Caerphilly £36.1mCaerphilly: £36.1mBoston: £9.0mCaerphilly: £36.2mBoston: £9.0mCaerphilly: £34.2mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mCaerphilly is higher£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Caerphilly £19.8mCaerphilly: £19.8mBoston: £5.5mCaerphilly: £19.9mBoston: £5.6mCaerphilly: £18.8mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mCaerphilly is higher£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Caerphilly £205.5mCaerphilly: £205.5mBoston: £88.4mCaerphilly: £206.4mBoston: £88.8mCaerphilly: £194.9mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£205.5m£206.4m£194.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Caerphilly £50.0mCaerphilly: £50.0mBoston: £12.5mCaerphilly: £50.3mBoston: £12.6mCaerphilly: £47.5mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mCaerphilly is higher£50.0m£50.3m£47.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Caerphilly £67.7mCaerphilly: £67.7mBoston: £13.4mCaerphilly: £68.0mBoston: £13.5mCaerphilly: £64.2mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mCaerphilly is higher£67.7m£68.0m£64.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Caerphilly £0.95mCaerphilly: £0.95mBoston: £0.26mCaerphilly: £0.96mBoston: £0.26mCaerphilly: £0.91mBoston: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mCaerphilly is higher£0.95m£0.96m£0.91m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Caerphilly £1.2mCaerphilly: £1.2mBoston: £0.32mCaerphilly: £1.2mBoston: £0.32mCaerphilly: £1.2mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mCaerphilly is higher£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Caerphilly £1.7mCaerphilly: £1.7mBoston: £0.78mCaerphilly: £1.7mBoston: £0.78mCaerphilly: £1.6mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Caerphilly 35,811Caerphilly: 35,811Boston: 14,454

    14,454Caerphilly is higher35,811

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Caerphilly 5,111Caerphilly: 5,111Boston: 1,867

    1,867Caerphilly is higher5,111

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Caerphilly 7,485Caerphilly: 7,485Boston: 2,320

    2,320Caerphilly is higher7,485

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Caerphilly 21,596Caerphilly: 21,596Boston: 5,311

    5,311Caerphilly is higher21,596

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Caerphilly 26,996Caerphilly: 26,996Boston: 10,969

    10,969Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count26,996

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Caerphilly 4,205Caerphilly: 4,205Boston: 1,200

    1,200Caerphilly is higher4,205

Show the numbers
Boston and Caerphilly, total
MeasureBostonCaerphillyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£999.1m£1.0bn£947.7mCaerphilly
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£462.9m£464.9m£439.1mCaerphilly
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£295.2m£296.5m£280.0mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£404.7m£406.4m£383.9mCaerphilly
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mCaerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£36.1m£36.3m£34.3mCaerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mCaerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£153.1m£153.8m£145.3mCaerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£36.1m£36.2m£34.2mCaerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£19.8m£19.9m£18.8mCaerphilly
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£205.5m£206.4m£194.9mCaerphilly
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£50.0m£50.3m£47.5mCaerphilly
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£67.7m£68.0m£64.2mCaerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.95m£0.96m£0.91mCaerphilly
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£1.2mCaerphilly
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45435,811Caerphilly
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8675,111Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3207,485Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,31121,596Caerphilly
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96926,996Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2004,205Caerphilly

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.