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West Lindsey and Cornwall

98,928 and 582,205 residents (mid-2024).

West Lindsey is higher than Cornwall on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

West Lindsey is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Cornwall on 9. 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

West Lindsey Cornwall

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lindsey £4,968, Cornwall £4,991Cornwall: £4,991West Lindsey: £4,968Cornwall: £5,013West Lindsey: £4,990Cornwall: £4,735West Lindsey: £4,713

    £4,968£4,990£4,713Cornwall is higher£4,991£5,013£4,735

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Lindsey £12,634, Cornwall £12,212Cornwall: £12,212West Lindsey: £12,634Cornwall: £12,264West Lindsey: £12,687Cornwall: £11,584West Lindsey: £11,984

    £12,634£12,687£11,984West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£12,212£12,264£11,584

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lindsey £1,916, Cornwall £2,011Cornwall: £2,011West Lindsey: £1,916Cornwall: £2,019West Lindsey: £1,924Cornwall: £1,907West Lindsey: £1,817

    £1,916£1,924£1,817Cornwall is higher£2,011£2,019£1,907

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Lindsey £11,589, Cornwall £11,199Cornwall: £11,199West Lindsey: £11,589Cornwall: £11,247West Lindsey: £11,639Cornwall: £10,623West Lindsey: £10,993

    £11,589£11,639£10,993West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£11,199£11,247£10,623

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Lindsey £312, Cornwall £384Cornwall: £384West Lindsey: £312Cornwall: £386West Lindsey: £314Cornwall: £364West Lindsey: £296

    £312£314£296Cornwall is higher£384£386£364

  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: West Lindsey £711, Cornwall £602Cornwall: £602West Lindsey: £711Cornwall: £604West Lindsey: £714Cornwall: £571West Lindsey: £674

    £711£714£674West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£602£604£571

  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: West Lindsey £21, Cornwall £27Cornwall: £27West Lindsey: £21Cornwall: £27West Lindsey: £22Cornwall: £26West Lindsey: £20

    £21£22£20Cornwall is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £492, Cornwall £468Cornwall: £468West Lindsey: £492Cornwall: £470West Lindsey: £494Cornwall: £444West Lindsey: £467

    £492£494£467West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £128, Cornwall £124Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £128Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £129Cornwall: £117West Lindsey: £122

    £128£129£122West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

  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: West Lindsey £143, Cornwall £110Cornwall: £110West Lindsey: £143Cornwall: £110West Lindsey: £144Cornwall: £104West Lindsey: £136

    £143£144£136West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lindsey £1,432, Cornwall £1,537Cornwall: £1,537West Lindsey: £1,432Cornwall: £1,544West Lindsey: £1,438Cornwall: £1,458West Lindsey: £1,359

    £1,432£1,438£1,359Cornwall is higher£1,537£1,544£1,458

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lindsey £143, Cornwall £210Cornwall: £210West Lindsey: £143Cornwall: £211West Lindsey: £144Cornwall: £199West Lindsey: £136

    £143£144£136Cornwall is higher£210£211£199

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lindsey £325, Cornwall £352Cornwall: £352West Lindsey: £325Cornwall: £353West Lindsey: £327Cornwall: £333West Lindsey: £308

    £325£327£308Cornwall is higher£352£353£333

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lindsey £7.31, Cornwall £5.13Cornwall: £5.13West Lindsey: £7.31Cornwall: £5.16West Lindsey: £7.34Cornwall: £4.87West Lindsey: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£5.13£5.16£4.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Lindsey £8.00, Cornwall £6.79Cornwall: £6.79West Lindsey: £8.00Cornwall: £6.82West Lindsey: £8.04Cornwall: £6.44West Lindsey: £7.59

    £8.00£8.04£7.59West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£6.79£6.82£6.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lindsey £7.93, Cornwall £6.47Cornwall: £6.47West Lindsey: £7.93Cornwall: £6.50West Lindsey: £7.96Cornwall: £6.14West Lindsey: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£6.47£6.50£6.14

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Lindsey 1,019.3, Cornwall 1,013.9Cornwall: 1,013.9West Lindsey: 1,019.3

    1,019.3West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count1,013.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Lindsey 81.8, Cornwall 102.8Cornwall: 102.8West Lindsey: 81.8

    81.8Cornwall is higher102.8

  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: West Lindsey 145.7, Cornwall 130.6Cornwall: 130.6West Lindsey: 145.7

    145.7West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count130.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 73.1, Cornwall 69.9Cornwall: 69.9West Lindsey: 73.1

    73.1West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count69.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Lindsey 183.4, Cornwall 194.5Cornwall: 194.5West Lindsey: 183.4

    183.4Cornwall is higher194.5

  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: West Lindsey 30.3, Cornwall 23.8Cornwall: 23.8West Lindsey: 30.3

    30.3West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count23.8

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West Lindsey and Cornwall, per person in the age group
MeasureWest LindseyCornwallHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,968£4,990£4,713£4,991£5,013£4,735Cornwall
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,634£12,687£11,984£12,212£12,264£11,584West Lindsey
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,916£1,924£1,817£2,011£2,019£1,907Cornwall
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,589£11,639£10,993£11,199£11,247£10,623West Lindsey
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£312£314£296£384£386£364Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£711£714£674£602£604£571West Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£22£20£27£27£26Cornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£492£494£467£468£470£444West Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£124£124£117West Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£143£144£136£110£110£104West Lindsey
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,432£1,438£1,359£1,537£1,544£1,458Cornwall
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£210£211£199Cornwall
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£325£327£308£352£353£333Cornwall
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£5.13£5.16£4.87West Lindsey
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.00£8.04£7.59£6.79£6.82£6.44West Lindsey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£6.47£6.50£6.14West Lindsey
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.31,013.9West Lindsey
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.8102.8Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.7130.6West Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.169.9West Lindsey
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.4194.5Cornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.323.8West Lindsey

Per resident

West Lindsey is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Cornwall 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

West Lindsey Cornwall

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Lindsey £4,968, Cornwall £4,991Cornwall: £4,991West Lindsey: £4,968Cornwall: £5,013West Lindsey: £4,990Cornwall: £4,735West Lindsey: £4,713

    £4,968£4,990£4,713Cornwall is higher£4,991£5,013£4,735

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Lindsey £3,091, Cornwall £3,018Cornwall: £3,018West Lindsey: £3,091Cornwall: £3,031West Lindsey: £3,104Cornwall: £2,863West Lindsey: £2,932

    £3,091£3,104£2,932West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3,018£3,031£2,863

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Lindsey £1,105, Cornwall £1,165Cornwall: £1,165West Lindsey: £1,105Cornwall: £1,170West Lindsey: £1,110Cornwall: £1,105West Lindsey: £1,048

    £1,105£1,110£1,048Cornwall is higher£1,165£1,170£1,105

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Lindsey £2,835, Cornwall £2,768Cornwall: £2,768West Lindsey: £2,835Cornwall: £2,779West Lindsey: £2,848Cornwall: £2,625West Lindsey: £2,690

    £2,835£2,848£2,690West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£2,768£2,779£2,625

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Lindsey £76, Cornwall £95Cornwall: £95West Lindsey: £76Cornwall: £95West Lindsey: £77Cornwall: £90West Lindsey: £73

    £76£77£73Cornwall is higher£95£95£90

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £174, Cornwall £149Cornwall: £149West Lindsey: £174Cornwall: £149West Lindsey: £175Cornwall: £141West Lindsey: £165

    £174£175£165West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£149£149£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £5.25, Cornwall £6.65Cornwall: £6.65West Lindsey: £5.25Cornwall: £6.68West Lindsey: £5.27Cornwall: £6.31West Lindsey: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Cornwall is higher£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £492, Cornwall £468Cornwall: £468West Lindsey: £492Cornwall: £470West Lindsey: £494Cornwall: £444West Lindsey: £467

    £492£494£467West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£468£470£444

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £128, Cornwall £124Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £128Cornwall: £124West Lindsey: £129Cornwall: £117West Lindsey: £122

    £128£129£122West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Lindsey £83, Cornwall £63Cornwall: £63West Lindsey: £83Cornwall: £64West Lindsey: £83Cornwall: £60West Lindsey: £78

    £83£83£78West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£63£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Lindsey £826, Cornwall £891Cornwall: £891West Lindsey: £826Cornwall: £895West Lindsey: £830Cornwall: £845West Lindsey: £784

    £826£830£784Cornwall is higher£891£895£845

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Lindsey £143, Cornwall £210Cornwall: £210West Lindsey: £143Cornwall: £211West Lindsey: £144Cornwall: £199West Lindsey: £136

    £143£144£136Cornwall is higher£210£211£199

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Lindsey £188, Cornwall £204Cornwall: £204West Lindsey: £188Cornwall: £205West Lindsey: £188Cornwall: £193West Lindsey: £178

    £188£188£178Cornwall is higher£204£205£193

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Lindsey £4.22, Cornwall £2.97Cornwall: £2.97West Lindsey: £4.22Cornwall: £2.99West Lindsey: £4.23Cornwall: £2.82West Lindsey: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£2.97£2.99£2.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Lindsey £4.62, Cornwall £3.93Cornwall: £3.93West Lindsey: £4.62Cornwall: £3.95West Lindsey: £4.64Cornwall: £3.73West Lindsey: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3.93£3.95£3.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Lindsey £7.93, Cornwall £6.47Cornwall: £6.47West Lindsey: £7.93Cornwall: £6.50West Lindsey: £7.96Cornwall: £6.14West Lindsey: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£6.47£6.50£6.14

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 249.4, Cornwall 250.6Cornwall: 250.6West Lindsey: 249.4

    249.4Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count250.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 20.0, Cornwall 25.4Cornwall: 25.4West Lindsey: 20.0

    20.0Cornwall is higher25.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 35.6, Cornwall 32.3Cornwall: 32.3West Lindsey: 35.6

    35.6West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count32.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 73.1, Cornwall 69.9Cornwall: 69.9West Lindsey: 73.1

    73.1West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count69.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 105.8, Cornwall 112.7Cornwall: 112.7West Lindsey: 105.8

    105.8Cornwall is higher112.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Lindsey 17.5, Cornwall 13.8Cornwall: 13.8West Lindsey: 17.5

    17.5West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count13.8

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West Lindsey and Cornwall, per resident
MeasureWest LindseyCornwallHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,968£4,990£4,713£4,991£5,013£4,735Cornwall
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,091£3,104£2,932£3,018£3,031£2,863West Lindsey
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,105£1,110£1,048£1,165£1,170£1,105Cornwall
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,835£2,848£2,690£2,768£2,779£2,625West Lindsey
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£77£73£95£95£90Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£149£149£141West Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£6.65£6.68£6.31Cornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£492£494£467£468£470£444West Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£124£124£117West Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£63£64£60West Lindsey
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£826£830£784£891£895£845Cornwall
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£210£211£199Cornwall
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£188£188£178£204£205£193Cornwall
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£2.97£2.99£2.82West Lindsey
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£3.93£3.95£3.73West Lindsey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£6.47£6.50£6.14West Lindsey
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.4250.6Cornwall
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.025.4Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.632.3West Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.169.9West Lindsey
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.8112.7Cornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.513.8West Lindsey

Total

West Lindsey is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Cornwall 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

West Lindsey Cornwall

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Lindsey £491.5m, Cornwall £2.9bnCornwall: £2.9bnWest Lindsey: £491.5mCornwall: £2.9bnWest Lindsey: £493.6mCornwall: £2.8bnWest Lindsey: £466.2m

    £491.5m£493.6m£466.2mCornwall is higher£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.8bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Lindsey £305.8m, Cornwall £1.8bnCornwall: £1.8bnWest Lindsey: £305.8mCornwall: £1.8bnWest Lindsey: £307.1mCornwall: £1.7bnWest Lindsey: £290.1m

    £305.8m£307.1m£290.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Lindsey £109.3m, Cornwall £678.4mCornwall: £678.4mWest Lindsey: £109.3mCornwall: £681.2mWest Lindsey: £109.8mCornwall: £643.5mWest Lindsey: £103.7m

    £109.3m£109.8m£103.7mCornwall is higher£678.4m£681.2m£643.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Lindsey £280.5m, Cornwall £1.6bnCornwall: £1.6bnWest Lindsey: £280.5mCornwall: £1.6bnWest Lindsey: £281.7mCornwall: £1.5bnWest Lindsey: £266.1m

    £280.5m£281.7m£266.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Lindsey £7.6m, Cornwall £55.3mCornwall: £55.3mWest Lindsey: £7.6mCornwall: £55.5mWest Lindsey: £7.6mCornwall: £52.4mWest Lindsey: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mCornwall is higher£55.3m£55.5m£52.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Lindsey £17.2m, Cornwall £86.6mCornwall: £86.6mWest Lindsey: £17.2mCornwall: £86.9mWest Lindsey: £17.3mCornwall: £82.1mWest Lindsey: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£86.6m£86.9m£82.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Lindsey £0.52m, Cornwall £3.9mCornwall: £3.9mWest Lindsey: £0.52mCornwall: £3.9mWest Lindsey: £0.52mCornwall: £3.7mWest Lindsey: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCornwall is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Lindsey £48.7m, Cornwall £272.7mCornwall: £272.7mWest Lindsey: £48.7mCornwall: £273.9mWest Lindsey: £48.9mCornwall: £258.7mWest Lindsey: £46.2m

    £48.7m£48.9m£46.2mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£272.7m£273.9m£258.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Lindsey £12.7m, Cornwall £72.0mCornwall: £72.0mWest Lindsey: £12.7mCornwall: £72.3mWest Lindsey: £12.8mCornwall: £68.3mWest Lindsey: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£72.0m£72.3m£68.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lindsey £8.2m, Cornwall £37.0mCornwall: £37.0mWest Lindsey: £8.2mCornwall: £37.1mWest Lindsey: £8.2mCornwall: £35.1mWest Lindsey: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£37.0m£37.1m£35.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Lindsey £81.7m, Cornwall £518.7mCornwall: £518.7mWest Lindsey: £81.7mCornwall: £521.0mWest Lindsey: £82.1mCornwall: £492.0mWest Lindsey: £77.5m

    £81.7m£82.1m£77.5mCornwall is higher£518.7m£521.0m£492.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Lindsey £14.2m, Cornwall £122.2mCornwall: £122.2mWest Lindsey: £14.2mCornwall: £122.7mWest Lindsey: £14.2mCornwall: £115.9mWest Lindsey: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.5mCornwall is higher£122.2m£122.7m£115.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Lindsey £18.6m, Cornwall £118.6mCornwall: £118.6mWest Lindsey: £18.6mCornwall: £119.1mWest Lindsey: £18.6mCornwall: £112.5mWest Lindsey: £17.6m

    £18.6m£18.6m£17.6mCornwall is higher£118.6m£119.1m£112.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Lindsey £0.42m, Cornwall £1.7mCornwall: £1.7mWest Lindsey: £0.42mCornwall: £1.7mWest Lindsey: £0.42mCornwall: £1.6mWest Lindsey: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Lindsey £0.46m, Cornwall £2.3mCornwall: £2.3mWest Lindsey: £0.46mCornwall: £2.3mWest Lindsey: £0.46mCornwall: £2.2mWest Lindsey: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Lindsey £0.78m, Cornwall £3.8mCornwall: £3.8mWest Lindsey: £0.78mCornwall: £3.8mWest Lindsey: £0.79mCornwall: £3.6mWest Lindsey: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.79m£0.74mCornwall is higherDepends on how you count£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Lindsey 24,670, Cornwall 145,869Cornwall: 145,869West Lindsey: 24,670

    24,670Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count145,869

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Lindsey 1,980, Cornwall 14,786Cornwall: 14,786West Lindsey: 1,980

    1,980Cornwall is higher14,786

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Lindsey 3,526, Cornwall 18,787Cornwall: 18,787West Lindsey: 3,526

    3,526Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count18,787

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Lindsey 7,233, Cornwall 40,711Cornwall: 40,711West Lindsey: 7,233

    7,233Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count40,711

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Lindsey 10,466, Cornwall 65,617Cornwall: 65,617West Lindsey: 10,466

    10,466Cornwall is higher65,617

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Lindsey 1,727, Cornwall 8,041Cornwall: 8,041West Lindsey: 1,727

    1,727Cornwall is higherDepends on how you count8,041

Show the numbers
West Lindsey and Cornwall, total
MeasureWest LindseyCornwallHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.8bnCornwall
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnCornwall
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m£678.4m£681.2m£643.5mCornwall
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCornwall
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£55.3m£55.5m£52.4mCornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£86.6m£86.9m£82.1mCornwall
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mCornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m£272.7m£273.9m£258.7mCornwall
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£72.0m£72.3m£68.3mCornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£37.0m£37.1m£35.1mCornwall
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m£518.7m£521.0m£492.0mCornwall
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m£122.2m£122.7m£115.9mCornwall
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m£118.6m£119.1m£112.5mCornwall
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCornwall
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£2.3m£2.3m£2.2mCornwall
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mCornwall
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,670145,869Cornwall
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,98014,786Cornwall
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,52618,787Cornwall
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,23340,711Cornwall
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,46665,617Cornwall
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7278,041Cornwall

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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