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Lincoln and Nottingham
Lincoln is higher than Nottingham on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 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.
Per person in the age group
Lincoln is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Nottingham 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
Lincoln Nottingham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,136£4,153£3,923Nottingham is higher£4,414£4,433£4,187
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,727£12,781£12,072Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£13,100£13,156£12,426
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,064£2,073£1,958Nottingham is higher£2,635£2,647£2,500
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,261£11,309£10,681Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count£11,335£11,384£10,752
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£581£583£551Nottingham is higher£925£929£877
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£851£854£807Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£789£793£749
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£35£35£33Nottingham is higher£50£51£48
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£526£529£499Nottingham is higher£612£614£580
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£120£113Nottingham is higher£142£143£135
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£112£112£106Nottingham is higher£135£136£128
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,616£1,623£1,533Nottingham is higher£2,046£2,055£1,941
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£242£243£229Nottingham is higher£355£357£337
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£320£321£304Nottingham is higher£432£434£410
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.36£8.40£7.93Nottingham is higher£11£11£10
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.30£7.33£6.92Nottingham is higher£11
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.00£4.01£3.79
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
989.9Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count1,017.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
138.6Nottingham is higher200.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
177.1Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count162.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
74.8Nottingham is higher87.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
205.7Nottingham is higher255.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
23.7Nottingham is higher29.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Lincoln | Nottingham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,136£4,153£3,923 | £4,414£4,433£4,187 | Nottingham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,727£12,781£12,072 | £13,100£13,156£12,426 | Nottingham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,064£2,073£1,958 | £2,635£2,647£2,500 | Nottingham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,261£11,309£10,681 | £11,335£11,384£10,752 | Nottingham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £581£583£551 | £925£929£877 | Nottingham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £851£854£807 | £789£793£749 | Lincoln |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £35£35£33 | £50£51£48 | Nottingham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £526£529£499 | £612£614£580 | Nottingham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£120£113 | £142£143£135 | Nottingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £112£112£106 | £135£136£128 | Nottingham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,616£1,623£1,533 | £2,046£2,055£1,941 | Nottingham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £242£243£229 | £355£357£337 | Nottingham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £320£321£304 | £432£434£410 | Nottingham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.36£8.40£7.93 | £11£11£10 | Nottingham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.30£7.33£6.92 | £11 | Nottingham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.14£7.17£6.77 | £4.00£4.01£3.79 | Lincoln |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 989.9 | 1,017.7 | Nottingham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 138.6 | 200.4 | Nottingham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 177.1 | 162.4 | Lincoln |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 74.8 | 87.4 | Nottingham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 205.7 | 255.0 | Nottingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 23.7 | 29.8 | Nottingham |
Per resident
Lincoln is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Nottingham 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
Lincoln Nottingham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,136£4,153£3,923Nottingham is higher£4,414£4,433£4,187
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,817£1,824£1,723Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,451£1,457£1,376
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,424£1,431£1,351Nottingham is higher£1,850£1,858£1,755
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,607£1,614£1,525Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,255£1,261£1,191
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£79Nottingham is higher£102£103£97
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£87£88£83
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.98£5.00£4.72Nottingham is higher£5.59£5.61£5.30
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£526£529£499Nottingham is higher£612£614£580
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£120£113Nottingham is higher£142£143£135
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£77£78£73Nottingham is higher£95£95£90
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,115£1,120£1,058Nottingham is higher£1,436£1,442£1,362
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£242£243£229Nottingham is higher£355£357£337
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£221£222£209Nottingham is higher£303£305£288
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.77£5.79£5.47Nottingham is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.03£5.05£4.77Nottingham is higher£7.86£7.90£7.46
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.00£4.01£3.79
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
141.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count112.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.8Nottingham is higher22.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count18.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
74.8Nottingham is higher87.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
142.0Nottingham is higher179.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.3Nottingham is higher20.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Lincoln | Nottingham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,136£4,153£3,923 | £4,414£4,433£4,187 | Nottingham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,817£1,824£1,723 | £1,451£1,457£1,376 | Lincoln |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,424£1,431£1,351 | £1,850£1,858£1,755 | Nottingham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,607£1,614£1,525 | £1,255£1,261£1,191 | Lincoln |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£79 | £102£103£97 | Nottingham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £87£88£83 | Lincoln |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.98£5.00£4.72 | £5.59£5.61£5.30 | Nottingham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £526£529£499 | £612£614£580 | Nottingham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£120£113 | £142£143£135 | Nottingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £77£78£73 | £95£95£90 | Nottingham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,115£1,120£1,058 | £1,436£1,442£1,362 | Nottingham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £242£243£229 | £355£357£337 | Nottingham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £221£222£209 | £303£305£288 | Nottingham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.77£5.79£5.47 | £7.55£7.58£7.16 | Nottingham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | £7.86£7.90£7.46 | Nottingham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.14£7.17£6.77 | £4.00£4.01£3.79 | Lincoln |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 141.3 | 112.7 | Lincoln |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.8 | 22.2 | Nottingham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.3 | 18.0 | Lincoln |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 74.8 | 87.4 | Nottingham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 142.0 | 179.0 | Nottingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.3 | 20.9 | Nottingham |
Total
Lincoln is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Nottingham 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
Lincoln Nottingham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£434.0m£435.8m£411.7mNottingham is higher£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£190.6m£191.4m£180.8mNottingham is higherDepends on how you count£479.6m£481.6m£454.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£149.5m£150.1m£141.8mNottingham is higher£611.5m£614.1m£580.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£168.7m£169.4m£160.0mNottingham is higherDepends on how you count£415.0m£416.8m£393.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mNottingham is higher£33.9m£34.0m£32.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mNottingham is higherDepends on how you count£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.50mNottingham is higher£1.8m£1.9m£1.8m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£55.2m£55.5m£52.4mNottingham is higher£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mNottingham is higher£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mNottingham is higher£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£117.1m£117.6m£111.0mNottingham is higher£474.7m£476.7m£450.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£25.3m£25.5m£24.0mNottingham is higher£117.5m£118.0m£111.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mNottingham is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.61m£0.57mNottingham is higher£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mNottingham is higher£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mNottingham is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
14,826Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count37,259
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,076Nottingham is higher7,336
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,652Nottingham is higherDepends on how you count5,945
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,851Nottingham is higher28,905
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,897Nottingham is higher59,162
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,713Nottingham is higher6,907
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| Measure | Lincoln | Nottingham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £434.0m£435.8m£411.7m | £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn | Nottingham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £190.6m£191.4m£180.8m | £479.6m£481.6m£454.9m | Nottingham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £149.5m£150.1m£141.8m | £611.5m£614.1m£580.0m | Nottingham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £168.7m£169.4m£160.0m | £415.0m£416.8m£393.6m | Nottingham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.7m£8.7m£8.2m | £33.9m£34.0m£32.1m | Nottingham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.8m£12.1m | £28.9m£29.0m£27.4m | Nottingham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.50m | £1.8m£1.9m£1.8m | Nottingham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £55.2m£55.5m£52.4m | £202.2m£203.1m£191.8m | Nottingham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | £47.0m£47.2m£44.6m | Nottingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.1m£8.1m£7.7m | £31.4m£31.5m£29.8m | Nottingham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £117.1m£117.6m£111.0m | £474.7m£476.7m£450.3m | Nottingham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £25.3m£25.5m£24.0m | £117.5m£118.0m£111.5m | Nottingham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.2m£23.3m£22.0m | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | Nottingham |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.61m£0.57m | £2.5m£2.5m£2.4m | Nottingham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £2.6m£2.6m£2.5m | Nottingham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.75m£0.75m£0.71m | £1.3m | Nottingham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 14,826 | 37,259 | Nottingham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,076 | 7,336 | Nottingham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,652 | 5,945 | Nottingham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,851 | 28,905 | Nottingham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,897 | 59,162 | Nottingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,713 | 6,907 | Nottingham |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.