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North Kesteven and Monmouthshire

122,346 and 95,098 residents (mid-2024).

North Kesteven is higher than Monmouthshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

North Kesteven is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire on 12. 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

North Kesteven Monmouthshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Kesteven £4,322, Monmouthshire £4,830Monmouthshire: £4,830North Kesteven: £4,322Monmouthshire: £4,851North Kesteven: £4,341Monmouthshire: £4,582North Kesteven: £4,100

    £4,322£4,341£4,100Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,830£4,851£4,582

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Kesteven £12,659, Monmouthshire £12,616Monmouthshire: £12,616North Kesteven: £12,659Monmouthshire: £12,670North Kesteven: £12,713Monmouthshire: £11,967North Kesteven: £12,007

    £12,659£12,713£12,007North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£12,616£12,670£11,967

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Kesteven £1,379, Monmouthshire £1,582Monmouthshire: £1,582North Kesteven: £1,379Monmouthshire: £1,589North Kesteven: £1,385Monmouthshire: £1,500North Kesteven: £1,308

    £1,379£1,385£1,308Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,582£1,589£1,500

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Kesteven £11,586, Monmouthshire £11,503Monmouthshire: £11,503North Kesteven: £11,586Monmouthshire: £11,552North Kesteven: £11,636Monmouthshire: £10,911North Kesteven: £10,990

    £11,586£11,636£10,990North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£11,503£11,552£10,911

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Kesteven £302, Monmouthshire £316Monmouthshire: £316North Kesteven: £302Monmouthshire: £317North Kesteven: £303Monmouthshire: £300North Kesteven: £286

    £302£303£286Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£316£317£300

  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: North Kesteven £750, Monmouthshire £777Monmouthshire: £777North Kesteven: £750Monmouthshire: £781North Kesteven: £753Monmouthshire: £737North Kesteven: £712

    £750£753£712Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£777£781£737

  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: North Kesteven £20, Monmouthshire £20Monmouthshire: £20North Kesteven: £20Monmouthshire: £20North Kesteven: £21Monmouthshire: £19North Kesteven: £19

    £20£21£19North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £393, Monmouthshire £448Monmouthshire: £448North Kesteven: £393Monmouthshire: £450North Kesteven: £395Monmouthshire: £425North Kesteven: £373

    £393£395£373Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£448£450£425

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £119, Monmouthshire £100Monmouthshire: £100North Kesteven: £119Monmouthshire: £101North Kesteven: £120Monmouthshire: £95North Kesteven: £113

    £119£120£113North Kesteven is higher£100£101£95

  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: North Kesteven £102, Monmouthshire £98Monmouthshire: £98North Kesteven: £102Monmouthshire: £98North Kesteven: £103Monmouthshire: £93North Kesteven: £97

    £102£103£97North Kesteven is higher£98£98£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Kesteven £1,026, Monmouthshire £1,153Monmouthshire: £1,153North Kesteven: £1,026Monmouthshire: £1,158North Kesteven: £1,030Monmouthshire: £1,094North Kesteven: £973

    £1,026£1,030£973Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,153£1,158£1,094

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Kesteven £112, Monmouthshire £175Monmouthshire: £175North Kesteven: £112Monmouthshire: £176North Kesteven: £113Monmouthshire: £166North Kesteven: £106

    £112£113£106Monmouthshire is higher£175£176£166

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Kesteven £240, Monmouthshire £316Monmouthshire: £316North Kesteven: £240Monmouthshire: £318North Kesteven: £241Monmouthshire: £300North Kesteven: £228

    £240£241£228Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£316£318£300

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Kesteven £5.69, Monmouthshire £10Monmouthshire: £10North Kesteven: £5.69Monmouthshire: £11North Kesteven: £5.72Monmouthshire: £9.93North Kesteven: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Monmouthshire is higher£10£11£9.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Kesteven £4.91, Monmouthshire £4.59Monmouthshire: £4.59North Kesteven: £4.91Monmouthshire: £4.61North Kesteven: £4.93Monmouthshire: £4.35North Kesteven: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66North Kesteven is higher£4.59£4.61£4.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Kesteven £5.68, Monmouthshire £6.94Monmouthshire: £6.94North Kesteven: £5.68Monmouthshire: £6.97North Kesteven: £5.71Monmouthshire: £6.58North Kesteven: £5.39

    £5.68£5.71£5.39Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.94£6.97£6.58

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Kesteven 1,012.9, Monmouthshire 1,012.3Monmouthshire: 1,012.3North Kesteven: 1,012.9

    1,012.9North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count1,012.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Kesteven 78.9, Monmouthshire 76.5Monmouthshire: 76.5North Kesteven: 78.9

    78.9North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count76.5

  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: North Kesteven 164.3, Monmouthshire 157.7Monmouthshire: 157.7North Kesteven: 164.3

    164.3North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count157.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 59.4, Monmouthshire 63.5Monmouthshire: 63.5North Kesteven: 59.4

    59.4Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count63.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Kesteven 132.9, Monmouthshire 144.9Monmouthshire: 144.9North Kesteven: 132.9

    132.9Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count144.9

  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: North Kesteven 22.0, Monmouthshire 20.7Monmouthshire: 20.7North Kesteven: 22.0

    22.0North Kesteven is higher20.7

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North Kesteven and Monmouthshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth KestevenMonmouthshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,322£4,341£4,100£4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,659£12,713£12,007£12,616£12,670£11,967North Kesteven
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,379£1,385£1,308£1,582£1,589£1,500Monmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,586£11,636£10,990£11,503£11,552£10,911North Kesteven
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£302£303£286£316£317£300Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£750£753£712£777£781£737Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£20£20£19North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£448£450£425Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£100£101£95North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£98£98£93North Kesteven
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,026£1,030£973£1,153£1,158£1,094Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£175£176£166Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£240£241£228£316£318£300Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£10£11£9.93Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£4.59£4.61£4.35North Kesteven
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.68£5.71£5.39£6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.91,012.3North Kesteven
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.976.5North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.3157.7North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.463.5Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.9144.9Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.020.7North Kesteven

Per resident

North Kesteven is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire on 18. 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

North Kesteven Monmouthshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Kesteven £4,322, Monmouthshire £4,830Monmouthshire: £4,830North Kesteven: £4,322Monmouthshire: £4,851North Kesteven: £4,341Monmouthshire: £4,582North Kesteven: £4,100

    £4,322£4,341£4,100Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,830£4,851£4,582

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Kesteven £2,873, Monmouthshire £3,185Monmouthshire: £3,185North Kesteven: £2,873Monmouthshire: £3,199North Kesteven: £2,886Monmouthshire: £3,021North Kesteven: £2,726

    £2,873£2,886£2,726Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,185£3,199£3,021

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Kesteven £819, Monmouthshire £914Monmouthshire: £914North Kesteven: £819Monmouthshire: £918North Kesteven: £822Monmouthshire: £867North Kesteven: £776

    £819£822£776Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£914£918£867

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Kesteven £2,630, Monmouthshire £2,904Monmouthshire: £2,904North Kesteven: £2,630Monmouthshire: £2,916North Kesteven: £2,641Monmouthshire: £2,755North Kesteven: £2,495

    £2,630£2,641£2,495Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,904£2,916£2,755

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Kesteven £68, Monmouthshire £80Monmouthshire: £80North Kesteven: £68Monmouthshire: £80North Kesteven: £69Monmouthshire: £76North Kesteven: £65

    £68£69£65Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £170, Monmouthshire £196Monmouthshire: £196North Kesteven: £170Monmouthshire: £197North Kesteven: £171Monmouthshire: £186North Kesteven: £162

    £170£171£162Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £4.64, Monmouthshire £5.06Monmouthshire: £5.06North Kesteven: £4.64Monmouthshire: £5.08North Kesteven: £4.66Monmouthshire: £4.80North Kesteven: £4.40

    £4.64£4.66£4.40Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.06£5.08£4.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £393, Monmouthshire £448Monmouthshire: £448North Kesteven: £393Monmouthshire: £450North Kesteven: £395Monmouthshire: £425North Kesteven: £373

    £393£395£373Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£448£450£425

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £119, Monmouthshire £100Monmouthshire: £100North Kesteven: £119Monmouthshire: £101North Kesteven: £120Monmouthshire: £95North Kesteven: £113

    £119£120£113North Kesteven is higher£100£101£95

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Kesteven £61, Monmouthshire £56Monmouthshire: £56North Kesteven: £61Monmouthshire: £57North Kesteven: £61Monmouthshire: £53North Kesteven: £58

    £61£61£58North Kesteven is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Kesteven £609, Monmouthshire £666Monmouthshire: £666North Kesteven: £609Monmouthshire: £669North Kesteven: £612Monmouthshire: £632North Kesteven: £578

    £609£612£578Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£666£669£632

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Kesteven £112, Monmouthshire £175Monmouthshire: £175North Kesteven: £112Monmouthshire: £176North Kesteven: £113Monmouthshire: £166North Kesteven: £106

    £112£113£106Monmouthshire is higher£175£176£166

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Kesteven £142, Monmouthshire £183Monmouthshire: £183North Kesteven: £142Monmouthshire: £184North Kesteven: £143Monmouthshire: £173North Kesteven: £135

    £142£143£135Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£173

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Kesteven £3.38, Monmouthshire £6.05Monmouthshire: £6.05North Kesteven: £3.38Monmouthshire: £6.08North Kesteven: £3.40Monmouthshire: £5.74North Kesteven: £3.21

    £3.38£3.40£3.21Monmouthshire is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Kesteven £2.91, Monmouthshire £2.65Monmouthshire: £2.65North Kesteven: £2.91Monmouthshire: £2.66North Kesteven: £2.92Monmouthshire: £2.51North Kesteven: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76North Kesteven is higher£2.65£2.66£2.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Kesteven £5.68, Monmouthshire £6.94Monmouthshire: £6.94North Kesteven: £5.68Monmouthshire: £6.97North Kesteven: £5.71Monmouthshire: £6.58North Kesteven: £5.39

    £5.68£5.71£5.39Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.94£6.97£6.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 229.9, Monmouthshire 255.6Monmouthshire: 255.6North Kesteven: 229.9

    229.9Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count255.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 17.9, Monmouthshire 19.3Monmouthshire: 19.3North Kesteven: 17.9

    17.9Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 37.3, Monmouthshire 39.8Monmouthshire: 39.8North Kesteven: 37.3

    37.3Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count39.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 59.4, Monmouthshire 63.5Monmouthshire: 63.5North Kesteven: 59.4

    59.4Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count63.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 78.9, Monmouthshire 83.7Monmouthshire: 83.7North Kesteven: 78.9

    78.9Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count83.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Kesteven 13.1, Monmouthshire 12.0Monmouthshire: 12.0North Kesteven: 13.1

    13.1North Kesteven is higher12.0

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North Kesteven and Monmouthshire, per resident
MeasureNorth KestevenMonmouthshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,322£4,341£4,100£4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,873£2,886£2,726£3,185£3,199£3,021Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£819£822£776£914£918£867Monmouthshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,630£2,641£2,495£2,904£2,916£2,755Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65£80£80£76Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£162£196£197£186Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.64£4.66£4.40£5.06£5.08£4.80Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£448£450£425Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£100£101£95North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£56£57£53North Kesteven
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£609£612£578£666£669£632Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£175£176£166Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£183£184£173Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.38£3.40£3.21£6.05£6.08£5.74Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£2.65£2.66£2.51North Kesteven
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.68£5.71£5.39£6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026229.9255.6Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.919.3Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.339.8Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.463.5Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.983.7Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.112.0North Kesteven

Total

North Kesteven is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire on 2. 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

North Kesteven Monmouthshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Kesteven £528.8m, Monmouthshire £459.3mMonmouthshire: £459.3mNorth Kesteven: £528.8mMonmouthshire: £461.3mNorth Kesteven: £531.1mMonmouthshire: £435.7mNorth Kesteven: £501.6m

    £528.8m£531.1m£501.6mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£459.3m£461.3m£435.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Kesteven £351.5m, Monmouthshire £302.9mMonmouthshire: £302.9mNorth Kesteven: £351.5mMonmouthshire: £304.2mNorth Kesteven: £353.0mMonmouthshire: £287.3mNorth Kesteven: £333.5m

    £351.5m£353.0m£333.5mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Kesteven £100.1m, Monmouthshire £86.9mMonmouthshire: £86.9mNorth Kesteven: £100.1mMonmouthshire: £87.3mNorth Kesteven: £100.6mMonmouthshire: £82.5mNorth Kesteven: £95.0m

    £100.1m£100.6m£95.0mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Kesteven £321.8m, Monmouthshire £276.2mMonmouthshire: £276.2mNorth Kesteven: £321.8mMonmouthshire: £277.3mNorth Kesteven: £323.1mMonmouthshire: £261.9mNorth Kesteven: £305.2m

    £321.8m£323.1m£305.2mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Kesteven £8.4m, Monmouthshire £7.6mMonmouthshire: £7.6mNorth Kesteven: £8.4mMonmouthshire: £7.6mNorth Kesteven: £8.4mMonmouthshire: £7.2mNorth Kesteven: £7.9m

    £8.4m£8.4m£7.9mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Kesteven £20.8m, Monmouthshire £18.7mMonmouthshire: £18.7mNorth Kesteven: £20.8mMonmouthshire: £18.7mNorth Kesteven: £20.9mMonmouthshire: £17.7mNorth Kesteven: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Kesteven £0.57m, Monmouthshire £0.48mMonmouthshire: £0.48mNorth Kesteven: £0.57mMonmouthshire: £0.48mNorth Kesteven: £0.57mMonmouthshire: £0.46mNorth Kesteven: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Kesteven £48.1m, Monmouthshire £42.6mMonmouthshire: £42.6mNorth Kesteven: £48.1mMonmouthshire: £42.8mNorth Kesteven: £48.3mMonmouthshire: £40.4mNorth Kesteven: £45.7m

    £48.1m£48.3m£45.7mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Kesteven £14.6m, Monmouthshire £9.5mMonmouthshire: £9.5mNorth Kesteven: £14.6mMonmouthshire: £9.6mNorth Kesteven: £14.6mMonmouthshire: £9.0mNorth Kesteven: £13.8m

    £14.6m£14.6m£13.8mNorth Kesteven is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Kesteven £7.4m, Monmouthshire £5.4mMonmouthshire: £5.4mNorth Kesteven: £7.4mMonmouthshire: £5.4mNorth Kesteven: £7.5mMonmouthshire: £5.1mNorth Kesteven: £7.1m

    £7.4m£7.5m£7.1mNorth Kesteven is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Kesteven £74.5m, Monmouthshire £63.4mMonmouthshire: £63.4mNorth Kesteven: £74.5mMonmouthshire: £63.7mNorth Kesteven: £74.8mMonmouthshire: £60.1mNorth Kesteven: £70.7m

    £74.5m£74.8m£70.7mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Kesteven £13.7m, Monmouthshire £16.7mMonmouthshire: £16.7mNorth Kesteven: £13.7mMonmouthshire: £16.7mNorth Kesteven: £13.8mMonmouthshire: £15.8mNorth Kesteven: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mMonmouthshire is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Kesteven £17.4m, Monmouthshire £17.4mMonmouthshire: £17.4mNorth Kesteven: £17.4mMonmouthshire: £17.5mNorth Kesteven: £17.5mMonmouthshire: £16.5mNorth Kesteven: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Kesteven £0.41m, Monmouthshire £0.58mMonmouthshire: £0.58mNorth Kesteven: £0.41mMonmouthshire: £0.58mNorth Kesteven: £0.42mMonmouthshire: £0.55mNorth Kesteven: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mMonmouthshire is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Kesteven £0.36m, Monmouthshire £0.25mMonmouthshire: £0.25mNorth Kesteven: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.25mNorth Kesteven: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.24mNorth Kesteven: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mNorth Kesteven is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Kesteven £0.70m, Monmouthshire £0.66mMonmouthshire: £0.66mNorth Kesteven: £0.70mMonmouthshire: £0.66mNorth Kesteven: £0.70mMonmouthshire: £0.63mNorth Kesteven: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Kesteven 28,128, Monmouthshire 24,302Monmouthshire: 24,302North Kesteven: 28,128

    28,128North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count24,302

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Kesteven 2,190, Monmouthshire 1,836Monmouthshire: 1,836North Kesteven: 2,190

    2,190North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count1,836

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Kesteven 4,564, Monmouthshire 3,787Monmouthshire: 3,787North Kesteven: 4,564

    4,564North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count3,787

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Kesteven 7,269, Monmouthshire 6,038Monmouthshire: 6,038North Kesteven: 7,269

    7,269North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count6,038

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Kesteven 9,652, Monmouthshire 7,963Monmouthshire: 7,963North Kesteven: 9,652

    9,652North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count7,963

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Kesteven 1,598, Monmouthshire 1,139Monmouthshire: 1,139North Kesteven: 1,598

    1,598North Kesteven is higher1,139

Show the numbers
North Kesteven and Monmouthshire, total
MeasureNorth KestevenMonmouthshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£528.8m£531.1m£501.6m£459.3m£461.3m£435.7mNorth Kesteven
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.5m£353.0m£333.5m£302.9m£304.2m£287.3mNorth Kesteven
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£100.1m£100.6m£95.0m£86.9m£87.3m£82.5mNorth Kesteven
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£321.8m£323.1m£305.2m£276.2m£277.3m£261.9mNorth Kesteven
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mNorth Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mNorth Kesteven
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mNorth Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.1m£48.3m£45.7m£42.6m£42.8m£40.4mNorth Kesteven
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNorth Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.5m£7.1m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mNorth Kesteven
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.5m£74.8m£70.7m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mNorth Kesteven
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mNorth Kesteven
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mNorth Kesteven
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mNorth Kesteven
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,12824,302North Kesteven
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1901,836North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5643,787North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,2696,038North Kesteven
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,6527,963North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5981,139North Kesteven

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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  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.
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