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Boston and Torfaen

72,288 and 94,034 residents (mid-2024).

Boston is higher than Torfaen on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 2 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 20. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Torfaen £5,601Torfaen: £5,601Boston: £4,788Torfaen: £5,624Boston: £4,808Torfaen: £5,312Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Torfaen is higher£5,601£5,624£5,312

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £12,663, Torfaen £13,193Torfaen: £13,193Boston: £12,663Torfaen: £13,250Boston: £12,717Torfaen: £12,515Boston: £12,011

    £12,663£12,717£12,011Torfaen is higher£13,193£13,250£12,515

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,468, Torfaen £2,806Torfaen: £2,806Boston: £2,468Torfaen: £2,818Boston: £2,479Torfaen: £2,662Boston: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Torfaen is higher£2,806£2,818£2,662

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £11,260, Torfaen £11,631Torfaen: £11,631Boston: £11,260Torfaen: £11,681Boston: £11,308Torfaen: £11,033Boston: £10,681

    £11,260£11,308£10,681Torfaen is higher£11,631£11,681£11,033

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Boston £606, Torfaen £549Torfaen: £549Boston: £606Torfaen: £552Boston: £608Torfaen: £521Boston: £574

    £606£608£574Boston is higherDepends on how you count£549£552£521

  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, Torfaen £977Torfaen: £977Boston: £765Torfaen: £982Boston: £768Torfaen: £927Boston: £726

    £765£768£726Torfaen is higher£977£982£927

  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, Torfaen £35Torfaen: £35Boston: £33Torfaen: £36Boston: £33Torfaen: £34Boston: £31

    £33£33£31Torfaen is higher£35£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Torfaen £800Torfaen: £800Boston: £478Torfaen: £803Boston: £480Torfaen: £758Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Torfaen is higher£800£803£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Torfaen £189Torfaen: £189Boston: £124Torfaen: £189Boston: £125Torfaen: £179Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Torfaen is higher£189£189£179

  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, Torfaen £170Torfaen: £170Boston: £127Torfaen: £171Boston: £127Torfaen: £162Boston: £120

    £127£127£120Torfaen is higher£170£171£162

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £2,021, Torfaen £2,097Torfaen: £2,097Boston: £2,021Torfaen: £2,106Boston: £2,030Torfaen: £1,989Boston: £1,917

    £2,021£2,030£1,917Torfaen is higher£2,097£2,106£1,989

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Boston: £173Torfaen: £267Boston: £174Torfaen: £252Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £307, Torfaen £520Torfaen: £520Boston: £307Torfaen: £522Boston: £308Torfaen: £493Boston: £291

    £307£308£291Torfaen is higher£520£522£493

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £5.91, Torfaen £7.40Torfaen: £7.40Boston: £5.91Torfaen: £7.43Boston: £5.94Torfaen: £7.02Boston: £5.61

    £5.91£5.94£5.61Torfaen is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Boston £7.34, Torfaen £12Torfaen: £12Boston: £7.34Torfaen: £12Boston: £7.37Torfaen: £11Boston: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Torfaen is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Torfaen £7.02Torfaen: £7.02Boston: £11Torfaen: £7.05Boston: £11Torfaen: £6.66Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

  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, Torfaen 1,026.7Torfaen: 1,026.7Boston: 1,009.2

    1,009.2Torfaen is higher1,026.7

  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, Torfaen 136.1Torfaen: 136.1Boston: 130.4

    130.4Torfaen is higher136.1

  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, Torfaen 198.3Torfaen: 198.3Boston: 162.0

    162.0Torfaen is higher198.3

  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, Torfaen 113.3Torfaen: 113.3Boston: 73.5

    73.5Torfaen is higher113.3

  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, Torfaen 259.4Torfaen: 259.4Boston: 250.8

    250.8Torfaen is higher259.4

  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, Torfaen 36.5Torfaen: 36.5Boston: 27.4

    27.4Torfaen is higher36.5

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Boston and Torfaen, per person in the age group
MeasureBostonTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,663£12,717£12,011£13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,260£11,308£10,681£11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£574£549£552£521Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£726£977£982£927Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£35£36£34Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£800£803£758Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£189£189£179Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£127£127£120£170£171£162Torfaen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,021£2,030£1,917£2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£520£522£493Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61£7.40£7.43£7.02Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96£12£12£11Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.02£7.05£6.66Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.21,026.7Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.4136.1Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.0198.3Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5113.3Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026250.8259.4Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.436.5Torfaen

Per resident

Boston is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 20. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Boston £4,788, Torfaen £5,601Torfaen: £5,601Boston: £4,788Torfaen: £5,624Boston: £4,808Torfaen: £5,312Boston: £4,541

    £4,788£4,808£4,541Torfaen is higher£5,601£5,624£5,312

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Boston £2,509, Torfaen £2,641Torfaen: £2,641Boston: £2,509Torfaen: £2,653Boston: £2,519Torfaen: £2,505Boston: £2,380

    £2,509£2,519£2,380Torfaen is higher£2,641£2,653£2,505

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Boston £1,493, Torfaen £1,698Torfaen: £1,698Boston: £1,493Torfaen: £1,706Boston: £1,500Torfaen: £1,611Boston: £1,416

    £1,493£1,500£1,416Torfaen is higher£1,698£1,706£1,611

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Boston £2,231, Torfaen £2,329Torfaen: £2,329Boston: £2,231Torfaen: £2,339Boston: £2,240Torfaen: £2,209Boston: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Torfaen is higher£2,329£2,339£2,209

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Boston £120, Torfaen £110Torfaen: £110Boston: £120Torfaen: £110Boston: £120Torfaen: £104Boston: £114

    £120£120£114Boston is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £152, Torfaen £196Torfaen: £196Boston: £152Torfaen: £197Boston: £152Torfaen: £186Boston: £144

    £152£152£144Torfaen is higher£196£197£186

  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, Torfaen £7.08Torfaen: £7.08Boston: £6.44Torfaen: £7.11Boston: £6.47Torfaen: £6.72Boston: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Torfaen is higher£7.08£7.11£6.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £478, Torfaen £800Torfaen: £800Boston: £478Torfaen: £803Boston: £480Torfaen: £758Boston: £453

    £478£480£453Torfaen is higher£800£803£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Boston £124, Torfaen £189Torfaen: £189Boston: £124Torfaen: £189Boston: £125Torfaen: £179Boston: £118

    £124£125£118Torfaen is higher£189£189£179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Boston £77, Torfaen £103Torfaen: £103Boston: £77Torfaen: £104Boston: £77Torfaen: £98Boston: £73

    £77£77£73Torfaen is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Boston £1,223, Torfaen £1,269Torfaen: £1,269Boston: £1,223Torfaen: £1,274Boston: £1,228Torfaen: £1,204Boston: £1,160

    £1,223£1,228£1,160Torfaen is higher£1,269£1,274£1,204

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Boston £173, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Boston: £173Torfaen: £267Boston: £174Torfaen: £252Boston: £164

    £173£174£164Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Boston £186, Torfaen £315Torfaen: £315Boston: £186Torfaen: £316Boston: £186Torfaen: £298Boston: £176

    £186£186£176Torfaen is higher£315£316£298

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Boston £3.58, Torfaen £4.48Torfaen: £4.48Boston: £3.58Torfaen: £4.50Boston: £3.60Torfaen: £4.25Boston: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Torfaen is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Boston £4.44, Torfaen £7.27Torfaen: £7.27Boston: £4.44Torfaen: £7.31Boston: £4.46Torfaen: £6.90Boston: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Torfaen is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Boston £11, Torfaen £7.02Torfaen: £7.02Boston: £11Torfaen: £7.05Boston: £11Torfaen: £6.66Boston: £10

    £11£11£10Boston is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Boston 200.0, Torfaen 205.5Torfaen: 205.5Boston: 200.0

    200.0Torfaen is higher205.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 25.8, Torfaen 27.3Torfaen: 27.3Boston: 25.8

    25.8Torfaen is higher27.3

  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, Torfaen 39.7Torfaen: 39.7Boston: 32.1

    32.1Torfaen is higher39.7

  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, Torfaen 113.3Torfaen: 113.3Boston: 73.5

    73.5Torfaen is higher113.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Boston 151.7, Torfaen 157.0Torfaen: 157.0Boston: 151.7

    151.7Torfaen is higher157.0

  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, Torfaen 22.1Torfaen: 22.1Boston: 16.6

    16.6Torfaen is higher22.1

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Boston and Torfaen, per resident
MeasureBostonTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,788£4,808£4,541£5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,509£2,519£2,380£2,641£2,653£2,505Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,500£1,416£1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,329£2,339£2,209Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114£110£110£104Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£196£197£186Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£478£480£453£800£803£758Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£189£189£179Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£103£104£98Torfaen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,223£1,228£1,160£1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£186£176£315£316£298Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.48£4.50£4.25Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.02£7.05£6.66Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.0205.5Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.827.3Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.139.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.5113.3Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.7157.0Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.622.1Torfaen

Total

Boston is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 21. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Boston £346.1m, Torfaen £526.7mTorfaen: £526.7mBoston: £346.1mTorfaen: £528.9mBoston: £347.6mTorfaen: £499.6mBoston: £328.3m

    £346.1m£347.6m£328.3mTorfaen is higher£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Boston £181.4m, Torfaen £248.4mTorfaen: £248.4mBoston: £181.4mTorfaen: £249.4mBoston: £182.1mTorfaen: £235.6mBoston: £172.0m

    £181.4m£182.1m£172.0mTorfaen is higher£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Boston £107.9m, Torfaen £159.7mTorfaen: £159.7mBoston: £107.9mTorfaen: £160.4mBoston: £108.4mTorfaen: £151.5mBoston: £102.4m

    £107.9m£108.4m£102.4mTorfaen is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Boston £161.3m, Torfaen £219.0mTorfaen: £219.0mBoston: £161.3mTorfaen: £219.9mBoston: £162.0mTorfaen: £207.7mBoston: £153.0m

    £161.3m£162.0m£153.0mTorfaen is higher£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Boston £8.7m, Torfaen £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mBoston: £8.7mTorfaen: £10.4mBoston: £8.7mTorfaen: £9.8mBoston: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mTorfaen is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston £11.0m, Torfaen £18.4mTorfaen: £18.4mBoston: £11.0mTorfaen: £18.5mBoston: £11.0mTorfaen: £17.5mBoston: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mTorfaen is higher£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

  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, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mBoston: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.67mBoston: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.63mBoston: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mTorfaen is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston £34.5m, Torfaen £75.2mTorfaen: £75.2mBoston: £34.5mTorfaen: £75.5mBoston: £34.7mTorfaen: £71.3mBoston: £32.8m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.8mTorfaen is higher£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Boston £9.0m, Torfaen £17.7mTorfaen: £17.7mBoston: £9.0mTorfaen: £17.8mBoston: £9.0mTorfaen: £16.8mBoston: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mTorfaen is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston £5.5m, Torfaen £9.7mTorfaen: £9.7mBoston: £5.5mTorfaen: £9.7mBoston: £5.6mTorfaen: £9.2mBoston: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mTorfaen is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Boston £88.4m, Torfaen £119.3mTorfaen: £119.3mBoston: £88.4mTorfaen: £119.8mBoston: £88.8mTorfaen: £113.2mBoston: £83.9m

    £88.4m£88.8m£83.9mTorfaen is higher£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Boston £12.5m, Torfaen £25.0mTorfaen: £25.0mBoston: £12.5mTorfaen: £25.1mBoston: £12.6mTorfaen: £23.7mBoston: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mTorfaen is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Boston £13.4m, Torfaen £29.6mTorfaen: £29.6mBoston: £13.4mTorfaen: £29.7mBoston: £13.5mTorfaen: £28.1mBoston: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mTorfaen is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Boston £0.26m, Torfaen £0.42mTorfaen: £0.42mBoston: £0.26mTorfaen: £0.42mBoston: £0.26mTorfaen: £0.40mBoston: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mTorfaen is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Boston £0.32m, Torfaen £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mBoston: £0.32mTorfaen: £0.69mBoston: £0.32mTorfaen: £0.65mBoston: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mTorfaen is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Boston £0.78m, Torfaen £0.66mTorfaen: £0.66mBoston: £0.78mTorfaen: £0.66mBoston: £0.78mTorfaen: £0.63mBoston: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBoston is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Boston 14,454, Torfaen 19,328Torfaen: 19,328Boston: 14,454

    14,454Torfaen is higher19,328

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Boston 1,867, Torfaen 2,563Torfaen: 2,563Boston: 1,867

    1,867Torfaen is higher2,563

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Boston 2,320, Torfaen 3,733Torfaen: 3,733Boston: 2,320

    2,320Torfaen is higher3,733

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Boston 5,311, Torfaen 10,651Torfaen: 10,651Boston: 5,311

    5,311Torfaen is higher10,651

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Boston 10,969, Torfaen 14,764Torfaen: 14,764Boston: 10,969

    10,969Torfaen is higher14,764

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Boston 1,200, Torfaen 2,075Torfaen: 2,075Boston: 1,200

    1,200Torfaen is higher2,075

Show the numbers
Boston and Torfaen, total
MeasureBostonTorfaenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m£526.7m£528.9m£499.6mTorfaen
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m£248.4m£249.4m£235.6mTorfaen
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mTorfaen
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mTorfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mTorfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m£75.2m£75.5m£71.3mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mTorfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mTorfaen
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m£119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mTorfaen
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTorfaen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,45419,328Torfaen
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8672,563Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3203,733Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,31110,651Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,96914,764Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2002,075Torfaen

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.