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Lincoln and Southampton

104,939 and 260,604 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Southampton on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Lincoln is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Southampton on 10. 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 Southampton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Southampton £3,944Southampton: £3,944Lincoln: £4,136Southampton: £3,960Lincoln: £4,153Southampton: £3,741Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£3,944£3,960£3,741

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,727, Southampton £12,757Southampton: £12,757Lincoln: £12,727Southampton: £12,812Lincoln: £12,781Southampton: £12,101Lincoln: £12,072

    £12,727£12,781£12,072Southampton is higherDepends on how you count£12,757£12,812£12,101

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £2,064, Southampton £2,092Southampton: £2,092Lincoln: £2,064Southampton: £2,101Lincoln: £2,073Southampton: £1,984Lincoln: £1,958

    £2,064£2,073£1,958Southampton is higher£2,092£2,101£1,984

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,261, Southampton £11,351Southampton: £11,351Lincoln: £11,261Southampton: £11,400Lincoln: £11,309Southampton: £10,767Lincoln: £10,681

    £11,261£11,309£10,681Southampton is higherDepends on how you count£11,351£11,400£10,767

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £581, Southampton £690Southampton: £690Lincoln: £581Southampton: £693Lincoln: £583Southampton: £655Lincoln: £551

    £581£583£551Southampton is higher£690£693£655

  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: Lincoln £851, Southampton £679Southampton: £679Lincoln: £851Southampton: £682Lincoln: £854Southampton: £645Lincoln: £807

    £851£854£807Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£679£682£645

  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: Lincoln £35, Southampton £36Southampton: £36Lincoln: £35Southampton: £36Lincoln: £35Southampton: £34Lincoln: £33

    £35£35£33Southampton is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Southampton £437Southampton: £437Lincoln: £526Southampton: £439Lincoln: £529Southampton: £415Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Southampton £157Southampton: £157Lincoln: £120Southampton: £158Lincoln: £120Southampton: £149Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Southampton is higher£157£158£149

  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: Lincoln £112, Southampton £104Southampton: £104Lincoln: £112Southampton: £105Lincoln: £112Southampton: £99Lincoln: £106

    £112£112£106Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,616, Southampton £1,728Southampton: £1,728Lincoln: £1,616Southampton: £1,736Lincoln: £1,623Southampton: £1,639Lincoln: £1,533

    £1,616£1,623£1,533Southampton is higher£1,728£1,736£1,639

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Southampton £256Southampton: £256Lincoln: £242Southampton: £257Lincoln: £243Southampton: £242Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Southampton is higher£256£257£242

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £320, Southampton £248Southampton: £248Lincoln: £320Southampton: £249Lincoln: £321Southampton: £235Lincoln: £304

    £320£321£304Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £8.36, Southampton £5.63Southampton: £5.63Lincoln: £8.36Southampton: £5.65Lincoln: £8.40Southampton: £5.34Lincoln: £7.93

    £8.36£8.40£7.93Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.30, Southampton £5.60Southampton: £5.60Lincoln: £7.30Southampton: £5.62Lincoln: £7.33Southampton: £5.31Lincoln: £6.92

    £7.30£7.33£6.92Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£5.60£5.62£5.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Southampton £4.79Southampton: £4.79Lincoln: £7.14Southampton: £4.81Lincoln: £7.17Southampton: £4.54Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 989.9, Southampton 1,005.3Southampton: 1,005.3Lincoln: 989.9

    989.9Southampton is higherDepends on how you count1,005.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 138.6, Southampton 145.8Southampton: 145.8Lincoln: 138.6

    138.6Southampton is higherDepends on how you count145.8

  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: Lincoln 177.1, Southampton 148.1Southampton: 148.1Lincoln: 177.1

    177.1Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count148.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Southampton 66.1Southampton: 66.1Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count66.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lincoln 205.7, Southampton 193.8Southampton: 193.8Lincoln: 205.7

    205.7Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count193.8

  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: Lincoln 23.7, Southampton 23.4Southampton: 23.4Lincoln: 23.7

    23.7Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count23.4

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Lincoln and Southampton, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnSouthamptonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£3,944£3,960£3,741Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,727£12,781£12,072£12,757£12,812£12,101Southampton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,064£2,073£1,958£2,092£2,101£1,984Southampton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,681£11,351£11,400£10,767Southampton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£583£551£690£693£655Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£851£854£807£679£682£645Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£36£36£34Southampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£437£439£415Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£157£158£149Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106£104£105£99Lincoln
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,533£1,728£1,736£1,639Southampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£256£257£242Southampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£321£304£248£249£235Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.36£8.40£7.93£5.63£5.65£5.34Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.30£7.33£6.92£5.60£5.62£5.31Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£4.79£4.81£4.54Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.91,005.3Southampton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.6145.8Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.1148.1Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.866.1Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026205.7193.8Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.723.4Lincoln

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Southampton on 5. 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 Southampton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Southampton £3,944Southampton: £3,944Lincoln: £4,136Southampton: £3,960Lincoln: £4,153Southampton: £3,741Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£3,944£3,960£3,741

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,817, Southampton £1,637Southampton: £1,637Lincoln: £1,817Southampton: £1,644Lincoln: £1,824Southampton: £1,553Lincoln: £1,723

    £1,817£1,824£1,723Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,637£1,644£1,553

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,424, Southampton £1,451Southampton: £1,451Lincoln: £1,424Southampton: £1,457Lincoln: £1,431Southampton: £1,376Lincoln: £1,351

    £1,424£1,431£1,351Southampton is higher£1,451£1,457£1,376

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,607, Southampton £1,457Southampton: £1,457Lincoln: £1,607Southampton: £1,463Lincoln: £1,614Southampton: £1,382Lincoln: £1,525

    £1,607£1,614£1,525Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,457£1,463£1,382

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £83, Southampton £89Southampton: £89Lincoln: £83Southampton: £89Lincoln: £83Southampton: £84Lincoln: £79

    £83£83£79Southampton is higher£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £121, Southampton £87Southampton: £87Lincoln: £121Southampton: £88Lincoln: £122Southampton: £83Lincoln: £115

    £121£122£115Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£87£88£83

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lincoln £4.98, Southampton £4.66Southampton: £4.66Lincoln: £4.98Southampton: £4.68Lincoln: £5.00Southampton: £4.42Lincoln: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Southampton £437Southampton: £437Lincoln: £526Southampton: £439Lincoln: £529Southampton: £415Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Southampton £157Southampton: £157Lincoln: £120Southampton: £158Lincoln: £120Southampton: £149Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Southampton is higher£157£158£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £77, Southampton £72Southampton: £72Lincoln: £77Southampton: £73Lincoln: £78Southampton: £69Lincoln: £73

    £77£78£73Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£72£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,115, Southampton £1,199Southampton: £1,199Lincoln: £1,115Southampton: £1,204Lincoln: £1,120Southampton: £1,137Lincoln: £1,058

    £1,115£1,120£1,058Southampton is higher£1,199£1,204£1,137

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Southampton £256Southampton: £256Lincoln: £242Southampton: £257Lincoln: £243Southampton: £242Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Southampton is higher£256£257£242

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £221, Southampton £172Southampton: £172Lincoln: £221Southampton: £173Lincoln: £222Southampton: £163Lincoln: £209

    £221£222£209Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.77, Southampton £3.91Southampton: £3.91Lincoln: £5.77Southampton: £3.93Lincoln: £5.79Southampton: £3.71Lincoln: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £5.03, Southampton £3.88Southampton: £3.88Lincoln: £5.03Southampton: £3.90Lincoln: £5.05Southampton: £3.68Lincoln: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£3.88£3.90£3.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Southampton £4.79Southampton: £4.79Lincoln: £7.14Southampton: £4.81Lincoln: £7.17Southampton: £4.54Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 141.3, Southampton 129.0Southampton: 129.0Lincoln: 141.3

    141.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count129.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.8, Southampton 18.7Southampton: 18.7Lincoln: 19.8

    19.8Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count18.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 25.3, Southampton 19.0Southampton: 19.0Lincoln: 25.3

    25.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Southampton 66.1Southampton: 66.1Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count66.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 142.0, Southampton 134.5Southampton: 134.5Lincoln: 142.0

    142.0Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count134.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 16.3, Southampton 16.3Southampton: 16.3Lincoln: 16.3

    16.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count16.3

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Southampton, per resident
MeasureLincolnSouthamptonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£3,944£3,960£3,741Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,817£1,824£1,723£1,637£1,644£1,553Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,424£1,431£1,351£1,451£1,457£1,376Southampton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,607£1,614£1,525£1,457£1,463£1,382Lincoln
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£89£89£84Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£87£88£83Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£4.66£4.68£4.42Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£437£439£415Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£157£158£149Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£72£73£69Lincoln
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058£1,199£1,204£1,137Southampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£256£257£242Southampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£172£173£163Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£3.91£3.93£3.71Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£3.88£3.90£3.68Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£4.79£4.81£4.54Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.3129.0Lincoln
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.818.7Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.319.0Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.866.1Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0134.5Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.316.3Lincoln

Total

Lincoln is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Southampton 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 Southampton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £434.0m, Southampton £1.0bnSouthampton: £1.0bnLincoln: £434.0mSouthampton: £1.0bnLincoln: £435.8mSouthampton: £974.8mLincoln: £411.7m

    £434.0m£435.8m£411.7mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£974.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £190.6m, Southampton £426.7mSouthampton: £426.7mLincoln: £190.6mSouthampton: £428.6mLincoln: £191.4mSouthampton: £404.8mLincoln: £180.8m

    £190.6m£191.4m£180.8mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£426.7m£428.6m£404.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £149.5m, Southampton £378.2mSouthampton: £378.2mLincoln: £149.5mSouthampton: £379.8mLincoln: £150.1mSouthampton: £358.7mLincoln: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mSouthampton is higher£378.2m£379.8m£358.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £168.7m, Southampton £379.7mSouthampton: £379.7mLincoln: £168.7mSouthampton: £381.3mLincoln: £169.4mSouthampton: £360.2mLincoln: £160.0m

    £168.7m£169.4m£160.0mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£379.7m£381.3m£360.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £8.7m, Southampton £23.1mSouthampton: £23.1mLincoln: £8.7mSouthampton: £23.2mLincoln: £8.7mSouthampton: £21.9mLincoln: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mSouthampton is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.7m, Southampton £22.7mSouthampton: £22.7mLincoln: £12.7mSouthampton: £22.8mLincoln: £12.8mSouthampton: £21.6mLincoln: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lincoln £0.52m, Southampton £1.2mSouthampton: £1.2mLincoln: £0.52mSouthampton: £1.2mLincoln: £0.52mSouthampton: £1.2mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £55.2m, Southampton £113.9mSouthampton: £113.9mLincoln: £55.2mSouthampton: £114.4mLincoln: £55.5mSouthampton: £108.1mLincoln: £52.4m

    £55.2m£55.5m£52.4mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£113.9m£114.4m£108.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.5m, Southampton £41.0mSouthampton: £41.0mLincoln: £12.5mSouthampton: £41.2mLincoln: £12.6mSouthampton: £38.9mLincoln: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mSouthampton is higher£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.1m, Southampton £18.9mSouthampton: £18.9mLincoln: £8.1mSouthampton: £19.0mLincoln: £8.1mSouthampton: £17.9mLincoln: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £117.1m, Southampton £312.4mSouthampton: £312.4mLincoln: £117.1mSouthampton: £313.8mLincoln: £117.6mSouthampton: £296.4mLincoln: £111.0m

    £117.1m£117.6m£111.0mSouthampton is higher£312.4m£313.8m£296.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £25.3m, Southampton £66.6mSouthampton: £66.6mLincoln: £25.3mSouthampton: £66.9mLincoln: £25.5mSouthampton: £63.2mLincoln: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mSouthampton is higher£66.6m£66.9m£63.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £23.2m, Southampton £44.8mSouthampton: £44.8mLincoln: £23.2mSouthampton: £45.0mLincoln: £23.3mSouthampton: £42.5mLincoln: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.61m, Southampton £1.0mSouthampton: £1.0mLincoln: £0.61mSouthampton: £1.0mLincoln: £0.61mSouthampton: £0.97mLincoln: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.53m, Southampton £1.0mSouthampton: £1.0mLincoln: £0.53mSouthampton: £1.0mLincoln: £0.53mSouthampton: £0.96mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.75m, Southampton £1.2mSouthampton: £1.2mLincoln: £0.75mSouthampton: £1.3mLincoln: £0.75mSouthampton: £1.2mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 14,826, Southampton 33,626Southampton: 33,626Lincoln: 14,826

    14,826Southampton is higherDepends on how you count33,626

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,076, Southampton 4,877Southampton: 4,877Lincoln: 2,076

    2,076Southampton is higherDepends on how you count4,877

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 2,652, Southampton 4,953Southampton: 4,953Lincoln: 2,652

    2,652Southampton is higherDepends on how you count4,953

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 7,851, Southampton 17,220Southampton: 17,220Lincoln: 7,851

    7,851Southampton is higherDepends on how you count17,220

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 14,897, Southampton 35,041Southampton: 35,041Lincoln: 14,897

    14,897Southampton is higherDepends on how you count35,041

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,713, Southampton 4,235Southampton: 4,235Lincoln: 1,713

    1,713Southampton is higherDepends on how you count4,235

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Southampton, total
MeasureLincolnSouthamptonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.0m£435.8m£411.7m£1.0bn£1.0bn£974.8mSouthampton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m£426.7m£428.6m£404.8mSouthampton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£378.2m£379.8m£358.7mSouthampton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£168.7m£169.4m£160.0m£379.7m£381.3m£360.2mSouthampton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mSouthampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£22.7m£22.8m£21.6mSouthampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£1.2mSouthampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m£113.9m£114.4m£108.1mSouthampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£41.0m£41.2m£38.9mSouthampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mSouthampton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.1m£117.6m£111.0m£312.4m£313.8m£296.4mSouthampton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£66.6m£66.9m£63.2mSouthampton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£44.8m£45.0m£42.5mSouthampton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mSouthampton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mSouthampton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£1.2m£1.3m£1.2mSouthampton
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,82633,626Southampton
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0764,877Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6524,953Southampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,85117,220Southampton
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,89735,041Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7134,235Southampton

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.