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Lincoln and Gateshead

104,939 and 201,422 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Gateshead on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 1 of 22 measures, and Gateshead 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 Gateshead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Gateshead £5,152Gateshead: £5,152Lincoln: £4,136Gateshead: £5,174Lincoln: £4,153Gateshead: £4,887Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Gateshead is higher£5,152£5,174£4,887

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,727, Gateshead £13,156Gateshead: £13,156Lincoln: £12,727Gateshead: £13,212Lincoln: £12,781Gateshead: £12,479Lincoln: £12,072

    £12,727£12,781£12,072Gateshead is higher£13,156£13,212£12,479

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £2,064, Gateshead £2,484Gateshead: £2,484Lincoln: £2,064Gateshead: £2,494Lincoln: £2,073Gateshead: £2,356Lincoln: £1,958

    £2,064£2,073£1,958Gateshead is higher£2,484£2,494£2,356

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,261, Gateshead £11,575Gateshead: £11,575Lincoln: £11,261Gateshead: £11,625Lincoln: £11,309Gateshead: £10,980Lincoln: £10,681

    £11,261£11,309£10,681Gateshead is higher£11,575£11,625£10,980

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £581, Gateshead £583Gateshead: £583Lincoln: £581Gateshead: £586Lincoln: £583Gateshead: £553Lincoln: £551

    £581£583£551Gateshead is higher£583£586£553

  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, Gateshead £959Gateshead: £959Lincoln: £851Gateshead: £963Lincoln: £854Gateshead: £910Lincoln: £807

    £851£854£807Gateshead is higher£959£963£910

  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, Gateshead £38Gateshead: £38Lincoln: £35Gateshead: £38Lincoln: £35Gateshead: £36Lincoln: £33

    £35£35£33Gateshead is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Gateshead £637Gateshead: £637Lincoln: £526Gateshead: £640Lincoln: £529Gateshead: £604Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Gateshead is higher£637£640£604

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

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

    £120£120£113Gateshead is higher£157£157£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, Gateshead £163Gateshead: £163Lincoln: £112Gateshead: £163Lincoln: £112Gateshead: £154Lincoln: £106

    £112£112£106Gateshead is higher£163£163£154

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,616, Gateshead £1,910Gateshead: £1,910Lincoln: £1,616Gateshead: £1,919Lincoln: £1,623Gateshead: £1,812Lincoln: £1,533

    £1,616£1,623£1,533Gateshead is higher£1,910£1,919£1,812

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Gateshead £266Gateshead: £266Lincoln: £242Gateshead: £267Lincoln: £243Gateshead: £252Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Gateshead 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: Lincoln £320, Gateshead £391Gateshead: £391Lincoln: £320Gateshead: £393Lincoln: £321Gateshead: £371Lincoln: £304

    £320£321£304Gateshead is higher£391£393£371

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £8.36, Gateshead £8.70Gateshead: £8.70Lincoln: £8.36Gateshead: £8.73Lincoln: £8.40Gateshead: £8.25Lincoln: £7.93

    £8.36£8.40£7.93Gateshead is higherDepends on how you count£8.70£8.73£8.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.30, Gateshead £11Gateshead: £11Lincoln: £7.30Gateshead: £11Lincoln: £7.33Gateshead: £10Lincoln: £6.92

    £7.30£7.33£6.92Gateshead is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Gateshead £7.10Gateshead: £7.10Lincoln: £7.14Gateshead: £7.13Lincoln: £7.17Gateshead: £6.73Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73

  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, Gateshead 1,011.8Gateshead: 1,011.8Lincoln: 989.9

    989.9Gateshead is higher1,011.8

  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, Gateshead 149.6Gateshead: 149.6Lincoln: 138.6

    138.6Gateshead is higher149.6

  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, Gateshead 198.5Gateshead: 198.5Lincoln: 177.1

    177.1Gateshead is higher198.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Gateshead 93.4Gateshead: 93.4Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Gateshead is higher93.4

  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, Gateshead 232.6Gateshead: 232.6Lincoln: 205.7

    205.7Gateshead is higher232.6

  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, Gateshead 36.0Gateshead: 36.0Lincoln: 23.7

    23.7Gateshead is higher36.0

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Lincoln and Gateshead, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnGatesheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£5,152£5,174£4,887Gateshead
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,727£12,781£12,072£13,156£13,212£12,479Gateshead
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,064£2,073£1,958£2,484£2,494£2,356Gateshead
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,681£11,575£11,625£10,980Gateshead
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£583£551£583£586£553Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£851£854£807£959£963£910Gateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£38£38£36Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£637£640£604Gateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£157£157£149Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106£163£163£154Gateshead
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,533£1,910£1,919£1,812Gateshead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£266£267£252Gateshead
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£321£304£391£393£371Gateshead
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.36£8.40£7.93£8.70£8.73£8.25Gateshead
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.30£7.33£6.92£11£11£10Gateshead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£7.10£7.13£6.73Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.91,011.8Gateshead
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.6149.6Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.1198.5Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.893.4Gateshead
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026205.7232.6Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.736.0Gateshead

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Gateshead 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

Lincoln Gateshead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Gateshead £5,152Gateshead: £5,152Lincoln: £4,136Gateshead: £5,174Lincoln: £4,153Gateshead: £4,887Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Gateshead is higher£5,152£5,174£4,887

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,817, Gateshead £2,547Gateshead: £2,547Lincoln: £1,817Gateshead: £2,558Lincoln: £1,824Gateshead: £2,416Lincoln: £1,723

    £1,817£1,824£1,723Gateshead is higher£2,547£2,558£2,416

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,424, Gateshead £1,539Gateshead: £1,539Lincoln: £1,424Gateshead: £1,545Lincoln: £1,431Gateshead: £1,460Lincoln: £1,351

    £1,424£1,431£1,351Gateshead is higher£1,539£1,545£1,460

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,607, Gateshead £2,241Gateshead: £2,241Lincoln: £1,607Gateshead: £2,250Lincoln: £1,614Gateshead: £2,126Lincoln: £1,525

    £1,607£1,614£1,525Gateshead is higher£2,241£2,250£2,126

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £83, Gateshead £113Gateshead: £113Lincoln: £83Gateshead: £113Lincoln: £83Gateshead: £107Lincoln: £79

    £83£83£79Gateshead is higher£113£113£107

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £121, Gateshead £186Gateshead: £186Lincoln: £121Gateshead: £186Lincoln: £122Gateshead: £176Lincoln: £115

    £121£122£115Gateshead is higher£186£186£176

  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, Gateshead £7.38Gateshead: £7.38Lincoln: £4.98Gateshead: £7.41Lincoln: £5.00Gateshead: £7.00Lincoln: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Gateshead is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Gateshead £637Gateshead: £637Lincoln: £526Gateshead: £640Lincoln: £529Gateshead: £604Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Gateshead is higher£637£640£604

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

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

    £120£120£113Gateshead is higher£157£157£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £77, Gateshead £101Gateshead: £101Lincoln: £77Gateshead: £101Lincoln: £78Gateshead: £96Lincoln: £73

    £77£78£73Gateshead is higher£101£101£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,115, Gateshead £1,184Gateshead: £1,184Lincoln: £1,115Gateshead: £1,189Lincoln: £1,120Gateshead: £1,123Lincoln: £1,058

    £1,115£1,120£1,058Gateshead is higher£1,184£1,189£1,123

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Gateshead £266Gateshead: £266Lincoln: £242Gateshead: £267Lincoln: £243Gateshead: £252Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Gateshead is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £221, Gateshead £242Gateshead: £242Lincoln: £221Gateshead: £243Lincoln: £222Gateshead: £230Lincoln: £209

    £221£222£209Gateshead is higher£242£243£230

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.77, Gateshead £5.39Gateshead: £5.39Lincoln: £5.77Gateshead: £5.41Lincoln: £5.79Gateshead: £5.11Lincoln: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £5.03, Gateshead £6.67Gateshead: £6.67Lincoln: £5.03Gateshead: £6.70Lincoln: £5.05Gateshead: £6.33Lincoln: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Gateshead is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Gateshead £7.10Gateshead: £7.10Lincoln: £7.14Gateshead: £7.13Lincoln: £7.17Gateshead: £6.73Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£7.10£7.13£6.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 141.3, Gateshead 195.9Gateshead: 195.9Lincoln: 141.3

    141.3Gateshead is higher195.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.8, Gateshead 29.0Gateshead: 29.0Lincoln: 19.8

    19.8Gateshead is higher29.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 25.3, Gateshead 38.4Gateshead: 38.4Lincoln: 25.3

    25.3Gateshead is higher38.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Gateshead 93.4Gateshead: 93.4Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Gateshead is higher93.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 142.0, Gateshead 144.1Gateshead: 144.1Lincoln: 142.0

    142.0Gateshead is higher144.1

  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, Gateshead 22.3Gateshead: 22.3Lincoln: 16.3

    16.3Gateshead is higher22.3

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Lincoln and Gateshead, per resident
MeasureLincolnGatesheadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£5,152£5,174£4,887Gateshead
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,817£1,824£1,723£2,547£2,558£2,416Gateshead
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,424£1,431£1,351£1,539£1,545£1,460Gateshead
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,607£1,614£1,525£2,241£2,250£2,126Gateshead
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£113£113£107Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£186£186£176Gateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£7.38£7.41£7.00Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£637£640£604Gateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£157£157£149Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£101£101£96Gateshead
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058£1,184£1,189£1,123Gateshead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£266£267£252Gateshead
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£242£243£230Gateshead
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£5.39£5.41£5.11Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£6.67£6.70£6.33Gateshead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£7.10£7.13£6.73Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.3195.9Gateshead
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.829.0Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.338.4Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.893.4Gateshead
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0144.1Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.322.3Gateshead

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £434.0m, Gateshead £1.0bnGateshead: £1.0bnLincoln: £434.0mGateshead: £1.0bnLincoln: £435.8mGateshead: £984.3mLincoln: £411.7m

    £434.0m£435.8m£411.7mGateshead is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£984.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £190.6m, Gateshead £513.0mGateshead: £513.0mLincoln: £190.6mGateshead: £515.2mLincoln: £191.4mGateshead: £486.6mLincoln: £180.8m

    £190.6m£191.4m£180.8mGateshead is higher£513.0m£515.2m£486.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £149.5m, Gateshead £309.9mGateshead: £309.9mLincoln: £149.5mGateshead: £311.3mLincoln: £150.1mGateshead: £294.0mLincoln: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mGateshead is higher£309.9m£311.3m£294.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £168.7m, Gateshead £451.4mGateshead: £451.4mLincoln: £168.7mGateshead: £453.3mLincoln: £169.4mGateshead: £428.1mLincoln: £160.0m

    £168.7m£169.4m£160.0mGateshead is higher£451.4m£453.3m£428.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £8.7m, Gateshead £22.8mGateshead: £22.8mLincoln: £8.7mGateshead: £22.8mLincoln: £8.7mGateshead: £21.6mLincoln: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mGateshead is higher£22.8m£22.8m£21.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.7m, Gateshead £37.4mGateshead: £37.4mLincoln: £12.7mGateshead: £37.6mLincoln: £12.8mGateshead: £35.5mLincoln: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mGateshead is higher£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

  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, Gateshead £1.5mGateshead: £1.5mLincoln: £0.52mGateshead: £1.5mLincoln: £0.52mGateshead: £1.4mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mGateshead is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £55.2m, Gateshead £128.3mGateshead: £128.3mLincoln: £55.2mGateshead: £128.8mLincoln: £55.5mGateshead: £121.7mLincoln: £52.4m

    £55.2m£55.5m£52.4mGateshead is higher£128.3m£128.8m£121.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.5m, Gateshead £31.5mGateshead: £31.5mLincoln: £12.5mGateshead: £31.7mLincoln: £12.6mGateshead: £29.9mLincoln: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mGateshead is higher£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.1m, Gateshead £20.3mGateshead: £20.3mLincoln: £8.1mGateshead: £20.4mLincoln: £8.1mGateshead: £19.2mLincoln: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mGateshead is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £117.1m, Gateshead £238.4mGateshead: £238.4mLincoln: £117.1mGateshead: £239.4mLincoln: £117.6mGateshead: £226.1mLincoln: £111.0m

    £117.1m£117.6m£111.0mGateshead is higher£238.4m£239.4m£226.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £25.3m, Gateshead £53.5mGateshead: £53.5mLincoln: £25.3mGateshead: £53.7mLincoln: £25.5mGateshead: £50.7mLincoln: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mGateshead is higher£53.5m£53.7m£50.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £23.2m, Gateshead £48.8mGateshead: £48.8mLincoln: £23.2mGateshead: £49.0mLincoln: £23.3mGateshead: £46.3mLincoln: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mGateshead is higher£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.61m, Gateshead £1.1mGateshead: £1.1mLincoln: £0.61mGateshead: £1.1mLincoln: £0.61mGateshead: £1.0mLincoln: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.53m, Gateshead £1.3mGateshead: £1.3mLincoln: £0.53mGateshead: £1.3mLincoln: £0.53mGateshead: £1.3mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mGateshead is higher£1.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.75m, Gateshead £1.4mGateshead: £1.4mLincoln: £0.75mGateshead: £1.4mLincoln: £0.75mGateshead: £1.4mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mGateshead is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 14,826, Gateshead 39,453Gateshead: 39,453Lincoln: 14,826

    14,826Gateshead is higher39,453

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,076, Gateshead 5,835Gateshead: 5,835Lincoln: 2,076

    2,076Gateshead is higher5,835

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 2,652, Gateshead 7,739Gateshead: 7,739Lincoln: 2,652

    2,652Gateshead is higher7,739

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 7,851, Gateshead 18,815Gateshead: 18,815Lincoln: 7,851

    7,851Gateshead is higher18,815

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 14,897, Gateshead 29,027Gateshead: 29,027Lincoln: 14,897

    14,897Gateshead is higher29,027

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,713, Gateshead 4,495Gateshead: 4,495Lincoln: 1,713

    1,713Gateshead is higher4,495

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Lincoln and Gateshead, total
MeasureLincolnGatesheadHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.0m£435.8m£411.7m£1.0bn£1.0bn£984.3mGateshead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m£513.0m£515.2m£486.6mGateshead
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£309.9m£311.3m£294.0mGateshead
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£168.7m£169.4m£160.0m£451.4m£453.3m£428.1mGateshead
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£22.8m£22.8m£21.6mGateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mGateshead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mGateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m£128.3m£128.8m£121.7mGateshead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mGateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mGateshead
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.1m£117.6m£111.0m£238.4m£239.4m£226.1mGateshead
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£53.5m£53.7m£50.7mGateshead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£48.8m£49.0m£46.3mGateshead
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mGateshead
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£1.3mGateshead
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£1.4mGateshead
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,82639,453Gateshead
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0765,835Gateshead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6527,739Gateshead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,85118,815Gateshead
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,89729,027Gateshead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7134,495Gateshead

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.