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Lincoln and Norwich

104,939 and 147,119 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Norwich on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Lincoln is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Norwich on 15. 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 Norwich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Norwich £4,275Norwich: £4,275Lincoln: £4,136Norwich: £4,293Lincoln: £4,153Norwich: £4,055Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Norwich is higher£4,275£4,293£4,055

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,727, Norwich £12,906Norwich: £12,906Lincoln: £12,727Norwich: £12,961Lincoln: £12,781Norwich: £12,242Lincoln: £12,072

    £12,727£12,781£12,072Norwich is higher£12,906£12,961£12,242

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £2,064, Norwich £2,148Norwich: £2,148Lincoln: £2,064Norwich: £2,157Lincoln: £2,073Norwich: £2,037Lincoln: £1,958

    £2,064£2,073£1,958Norwich is higher£2,148£2,157£2,037

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,261, Norwich £11,426Norwich: £11,426Lincoln: £11,261Norwich: £11,474Lincoln: £11,309Norwich: £10,838Lincoln: £10,681

    £11,261£11,309£10,681Norwich is higher£11,426£11,474£10,838

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £581, Norwich £654Norwich: £654Lincoln: £581Norwich: £657Lincoln: £583Norwich: £621Lincoln: £551

    £581£583£551Norwich is higher£654£657£621

  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, Norwich £786Norwich: £786Lincoln: £851Norwich: £790Lincoln: £854Norwich: £746Lincoln: £807

    £851£854£807Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£786£790£746

  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, Norwich £40Norwich: £40Lincoln: £35Norwich: £40Lincoln: £35Norwich: £38Lincoln: £33

    £35£35£33Norwich is higher£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Norwich £516Norwich: £516Lincoln: £526Norwich: £518Lincoln: £529Norwich: £490Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£516£518£490

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Norwich £120Norwich: £120Lincoln: £120Norwich: £121Lincoln: £120Norwich: £114Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Norwich is higher£120£121£114

  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, Norwich £101Norwich: £101Lincoln: £112Norwich: £101Lincoln: £112Norwich: £96Lincoln: £106

    £112£112£106Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,616, Norwich £1,630Norwich: £1,630Lincoln: £1,616Norwich: £1,637Lincoln: £1,623Norwich: £1,546Lincoln: £1,533

    £1,616£1,623£1,533Norwich is higher£1,630£1,637£1,546

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Norwich £314Norwich: £314Lincoln: £242Norwich: £315Lincoln: £243Norwich: £298Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Norwich is higher£314£315£298

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £320, Norwich £402Norwich: £402Lincoln: £320Norwich: £403Lincoln: £321Norwich: £381Lincoln: £304

    £320£321£304Norwich is higher£402£403£381

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £8.36, Norwich £8.63Norwich: £8.63Lincoln: £8.36Norwich: £8.67Lincoln: £8.40Norwich: £8.19Lincoln: £7.93

    £8.36£8.40£7.93Norwich is higher£8.63£8.67£8.19

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.30, Norwich £6.99Norwich: £6.99Lincoln: £7.30Norwich: £7.02Lincoln: £7.33Norwich: £6.63Lincoln: £6.92

    £7.30£7.33£6.92Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£6.99£7.02£6.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Norwich £4.66Norwich: £4.66Lincoln: £7.14Norwich: £4.68Lincoln: £7.17Norwich: £4.42Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  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, Norwich 1,017.0Norwich: 1,017.0Lincoln: 989.9

    989.9Norwich is higher1,017.0

  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, Norwich 158.4Norwich: 158.4Lincoln: 138.6

    138.6Norwich is higher158.4

  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, Norwich 160.2Norwich: 160.2Lincoln: 177.1

    177.1Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count160.2

  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, Norwich 76.7Norwich: 76.7Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Norwich is higher76.7

  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, Norwich 217.6Norwich: 217.6Lincoln: 205.7

    205.7Norwich is higher217.6

  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, Norwich 22.1Norwich: 22.1Lincoln: 23.7

    23.7Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count22.1

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Lincoln and Norwich, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnNorwichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£4,275£4,293£4,055Norwich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,727£12,781£12,072£12,906£12,961£12,242Norwich
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,064£2,073£1,958£2,148£2,157£2,037Norwich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,681£11,426£11,474£10,838Norwich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£583£551£654£657£621Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£851£854£807£786£790£746Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£40£40£38Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£516£518£490Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£120£121£114Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106£101£101£96Lincoln
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,533£1,630£1,637£1,546Norwich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£314£315£298Norwich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£321£304£402£403£381Norwich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.36£8.40£7.93£8.63£8.67£8.19Norwich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.30£7.33£6.92£6.99£7.02£6.63Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£4.66£4.68£4.42Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.91,017.0Norwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.6158.4Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.1160.2Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.876.7Norwich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026205.7217.6Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.722.1Lincoln

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Norwich on 15. 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 Norwich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Norwich £4,275Norwich: £4,275Lincoln: £4,136Norwich: £4,293Lincoln: £4,153Norwich: £4,055Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Norwich is higher£4,275£4,293£4,055

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,817, Norwich £1,828Norwich: £1,828Lincoln: £1,817Norwich: £1,835Lincoln: £1,824Norwich: £1,734Lincoln: £1,723

    £1,817£1,824£1,723Norwich is higher£1,828£1,835£1,734

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,424, Norwich £1,493Norwich: £1,493Lincoln: £1,424Norwich: £1,499Lincoln: £1,431Norwich: £1,416Lincoln: £1,351

    £1,424£1,431£1,351Norwich is higher£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,607, Norwich £1,618Norwich: £1,618Lincoln: £1,607Norwich: £1,625Lincoln: £1,614Norwich: £1,535Lincoln: £1,525

    £1,607£1,614£1,525Norwich is higher£1,618£1,625£1,535

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £83, Norwich £93Norwich: £93Lincoln: £83Norwich: £93Lincoln: £83Norwich: £88Lincoln: £79

    £83£83£79Norwich is higher£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £121, Norwich £111Norwich: £111Lincoln: £121Norwich: £112Lincoln: £122Norwich: £106Lincoln: £115

    £121£122£115Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£111£112£106

  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, Norwich £5.62Norwich: £5.62Lincoln: £4.98Norwich: £5.64Lincoln: £5.00Norwich: £5.33Lincoln: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Norwich is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Norwich £516Norwich: £516Lincoln: £526Norwich: £518Lincoln: £529Norwich: £490Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£516£518£490

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Norwich £120Norwich: £120Lincoln: £120Norwich: £121Lincoln: £120Norwich: £114Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Norwich is higher£120£121£114

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £77, Norwich £70Norwich: £70Lincoln: £77Norwich: £70Lincoln: £78Norwich: £66Lincoln: £73

    £77£78£73Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,115, Norwich £1,133Norwich: £1,133Lincoln: £1,115Norwich: £1,137Lincoln: £1,120Norwich: £1,074Lincoln: £1,058

    £1,115£1,120£1,058Norwich is higher£1,133£1,137£1,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Norwich £314Norwich: £314Lincoln: £242Norwich: £315Lincoln: £243Norwich: £298Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Norwich is higher£314£315£298

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £221, Norwich £279Norwich: £279Lincoln: £221Norwich: £280Lincoln: £222Norwich: £265Lincoln: £209

    £221£222£209Norwich is higher£279£280£265

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.77, Norwich £6.01Norwich: £6.01Lincoln: £5.77Norwich: £6.03Lincoln: £5.79Norwich: £5.70Lincoln: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Norwich is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £5.03, Norwich £4.86Norwich: £4.86Lincoln: £5.03Norwich: £4.88Lincoln: £5.05Norwich: £4.61Lincoln: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.86£4.88£4.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Norwich £4.66Norwich: £4.66Lincoln: £7.14Norwich: £4.68Lincoln: £7.17Norwich: £4.42Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 141.3, Norwich 144.0Norwich: 144.0Lincoln: 141.3

    141.3Norwich is higher144.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.8, Norwich 22.4Norwich: 22.4Lincoln: 19.8

    19.8Norwich is higher22.4

  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, Norwich 22.7Norwich: 22.7Lincoln: 25.3

    25.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count22.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Norwich 76.7Norwich: 76.7Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Norwich is higher76.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 142.0, Norwich 151.2Norwich: 151.2Lincoln: 142.0

    142.0Norwich is higher151.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 16.3, Norwich 15.4Norwich: 15.4Lincoln: 16.3

    16.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count15.4

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Lincoln and Norwich, per resident
MeasureLincolnNorwichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£4,275£4,293£4,055Norwich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,817£1,824£1,723£1,828£1,835£1,734Norwich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,424£1,431£1,351£1,493£1,499£1,416Norwich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,607£1,614£1,525£1,618£1,625£1,535Norwich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£93£93£88Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£111£112£106Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.62£5.64£5.33Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£516£518£490Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£120£121£114Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£70£70£66Lincoln
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058£1,133£1,137£1,074Norwich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£314£315£298Norwich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£279£280£265Norwich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£6.01£6.03£5.70Norwich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£4.86£4.88£4.61Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£4.66£4.68£4.42Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.3144.0Norwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.822.4Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.322.7Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.876.7Norwich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0151.2Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.315.4Lincoln

Total

Lincoln is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Norwich 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

Lincoln Norwich

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £434.0m, Norwich £629.0mNorwich: £629.0mLincoln: £434.0mNorwich: £631.7mLincoln: £435.8mNorwich: £596.6mLincoln: £411.7m

    £434.0m£435.8m£411.7mNorwich is higher£629.0m£631.7m£596.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £190.6m, Norwich £268.9mNorwich: £268.9mLincoln: £190.6mNorwich: £270.0mLincoln: £191.4mNorwich: £255.1mLincoln: £180.8m

    £190.6m£191.4m£180.8mNorwich is higher£268.9m£270.0m£255.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £149.5m, Norwich £219.6mNorwich: £219.6mLincoln: £149.5mNorwich: £220.5mLincoln: £150.1mNorwich: £208.3mLincoln: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mNorwich is higher£219.6m£220.5m£208.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £168.7m, Norwich £238.0mNorwich: £238.0mLincoln: £168.7mNorwich: £239.1mLincoln: £169.4mNorwich: £225.8mLincoln: £160.0m

    £168.7m£169.4m£160.0mNorwich is higher£238.0m£239.1m£225.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £8.7m, Norwich £13.6mNorwich: £13.6mLincoln: £8.7mNorwich: £13.7mLincoln: £8.7mNorwich: £12.9mLincoln: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mNorwich is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.7m, Norwich £16.4mNorwich: £16.4mLincoln: £12.7mNorwich: £16.5mLincoln: £12.8mNorwich: £15.5mLincoln: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mNorwich is higherDepends on how you count£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m

  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, Norwich £0.83mNorwich: £0.83mLincoln: £0.52mNorwich: £0.83mLincoln: £0.52mNorwich: £0.78mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mNorwich is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £55.2m, Norwich £75.9mNorwich: £75.9mLincoln: £55.2mNorwich: £76.3mLincoln: £55.5mNorwich: £72.0mLincoln: £52.4m

    £55.2m£55.5m£52.4mNorwich is higherDepends on how you count£75.9m£76.3m£72.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.5m, Norwich £17.7mNorwich: £17.7mLincoln: £12.5mNorwich: £17.7mLincoln: £12.6mNorwich: £16.8mLincoln: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mNorwich is higher£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.1m, Norwich £10.3mNorwich: £10.3mLincoln: £8.1mNorwich: £10.3mLincoln: £8.1mNorwich: £9.8mLincoln: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mNorwich is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £117.1m, Norwich £166.6mNorwich: £166.6mLincoln: £117.1mNorwich: £167.3mLincoln: £117.6mNorwich: £158.1mLincoln: £111.0m

    £117.1m£117.6m£111.0mNorwich is higher£166.6m£167.3m£158.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £25.3m, Norwich £46.2mNorwich: £46.2mLincoln: £25.3mNorwich: £46.4mLincoln: £25.5mNorwich: £43.8mLincoln: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mNorwich is higher£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £23.2m, Norwich £41.1mNorwich: £41.1mLincoln: £23.2mNorwich: £41.2mLincoln: £23.3mNorwich: £39.0mLincoln: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mNorwich is higher£41.1m£41.2m£39.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.61m, Norwich £0.88mNorwich: £0.88mLincoln: £0.61mNorwich: £0.89mLincoln: £0.61mNorwich: £0.84mLincoln: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mNorwich is higher£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.53m, Norwich £0.71mNorwich: £0.71mLincoln: £0.53mNorwich: £0.72mLincoln: £0.53mNorwich: £0.68mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mNorwich is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.75m, Norwich £0.68mNorwich: £0.68mLincoln: £0.75mNorwich: £0.69mLincoln: £0.75mNorwich: £0.65mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 14,826, Norwich 21,189Norwich: 21,189Lincoln: 14,826

    14,826Norwich is higher21,189

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,076, Norwich 3,299Norwich: 3,299Lincoln: 2,076

    2,076Norwich is higher3,299

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 2,652, Norwich 3,338Norwich: 3,338Lincoln: 2,652

    2,652Norwich is higherDepends on how you count3,338

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 7,851, Norwich 11,283Norwich: 11,283Lincoln: 7,851

    7,851Norwich is higher11,283

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 14,897, Norwich 22,250Norwich: 22,250Lincoln: 14,897

    14,897Norwich is higher22,250

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,713, Norwich 2,264Norwich: 2,264Lincoln: 1,713

    1,713Norwich is higherDepends on how you count2,264

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Norwich, total
MeasureLincolnNorwichHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.0m£435.8m£411.7m£629.0m£631.7m£596.6mNorwich
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m£268.9m£270.0m£255.1mNorwich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£219.6m£220.5m£208.3mNorwich
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£168.7m£169.4m£160.0m£238.0m£239.1m£225.8mNorwich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mNorwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£16.4m£16.5m£15.5mNorwich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£0.83m£0.83m£0.78mNorwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m£75.9m£76.3m£72.0mNorwich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mNorwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mNorwich
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.1m£117.6m£111.0m£166.6m£167.3m£158.1mNorwich
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£46.2m£46.4m£43.8mNorwich
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£41.1m£41.2m£39.0mNorwich
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mNorwich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mNorwich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,82621,189Norwich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0763,299Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6523,338Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,85111,283Norwich
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,89722,250Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7132,264Norwich

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.