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West Lindsey and Denbighshire
West Lindsey is higher than Denbighshire on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.
On 1 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.
Per person in the age group
West Lindsey is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire 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
West Lindsey Denbighshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,968£4,990£4,713Denbighshire is higher£5,753£5,777£5,457
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,634£12,687£11,984Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,848£12,903£12,187
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,916£1,924£1,817Denbighshire is higher£2,651£2,662£2,515
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,589£11,639£10,993West Lindsey is higher£11,338£11,387£10,755
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£312£314£296Denbighshire is higher£524£527£497
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£711£714£674Denbighshire is higher£952£956£903
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£22£20Denbighshire is higher£33£33£31
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£492£494£467Denbighshire is higher£722£725£685
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Denbighshire is higher£183£184£173
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£143£144£136Denbighshire is higher£178£179£169
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,432£1,438£1,359Denbighshire is higher£1,941£1,949£1,841
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£144£136Denbighshire is higher£249£250£236
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£325£327£308Denbighshire is higher£511£514£485
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.31£7.34£6.93Denbighshire is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.00£8.04£7.59Denbighshire is higher£13
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire is higher£8.21£8.25£7.79
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,019.3West Lindsey is higher1,009.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
81.8Denbighshire is higher128.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.7Denbighshire is higher191.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
73.1Denbighshire is higher101.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
183.4Denbighshire is higher237.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
30.3Denbighshire is higher36.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Lindsey | Denbighshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,968£4,990£4,713 | £5,753£5,777£5,457 | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,634£12,687£11,984 | £12,848£12,903£12,187 | Denbighshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,916£1,924£1,817 | £2,651£2,662£2,515 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,589£11,639£10,993 | £11,338£11,387£10,755 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £312£314£296 | £524£527£497 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £711£714£674 | £952£956£903 | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£22£20 | £33£33£31 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £492£494£467 | £722£725£685 | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £183£184£173 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £178£179£169 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,432£1,438£1,359 | £1,941£1,949£1,841 | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £249£250£236 | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £325£327£308 | £511£514£485 | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.31£7.34£6.93 | £7.76£7.79£7.36 | Denbighshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.00£8.04£7.59 | £13 | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | £8.21£8.25£7.79 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,019.3 | 1,009.0 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 81.8 | 128.3 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.7 | 191.1 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 73.1 | 101.5 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 183.4 | 237.2 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 30.3 | 36.4 | Denbighshire |
Per resident
West Lindsey is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire on 19. 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 Denbighshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,968£4,990£4,713Denbighshire is higher£5,753£5,777£5,457
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,091£3,104£2,932West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3,070£3,083£2,912
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,105£1,110£1,048Denbighshire is higher£1,521£1,528£1,443
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,835£2,848£2,690West Lindsey is higher£2,709£2,720£2,570
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£76£77£73Denbighshire is higher£125£126£119
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£174£175£165Denbighshire is higher£227£228£216
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.25£5.27£4.98Denbighshire is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£492£494£467Denbighshire is higher£722£725£685
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Denbighshire is higher£183£184£173
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£78Denbighshire is higher£102£103£97
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£826£830£784Denbighshire is higher£1,114£1,119£1,056
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£144£136Denbighshire is higher£249£250£236
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£188£188£178Denbighshire is higher£294£295£278
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.22£4.23£4.00Denbighshire is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.62£4.64£4.38Denbighshire is higher£7.57£7.60£7.18
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire is higher£8.21£8.25£7.79
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
249.4West Lindsey is higher241.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.0Denbighshire is higher30.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
35.6Denbighshire is higher45.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
73.1Denbighshire is higher101.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
105.8Denbighshire is higher136.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.5Denbighshire is higher20.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Lindsey | Denbighshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,968£4,990£4,713 | £5,753£5,777£5,457 | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,091£3,104£2,932 | £3,070£3,083£2,912 | West Lindsey |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,105£1,110£1,048 | £1,521£1,528£1,443 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,835£2,848£2,690 | £2,709£2,720£2,570 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £76£77£73 | £125£126£119 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £174£175£165 | £227£228£216 | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.25£5.27£4.98 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £492£494£467 | £722£725£685 | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £183£184£173 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£78 | £102£103£97 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £826£830£784 | £1,114£1,119£1,056 | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £249£250£236 | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £188£188£178 | £294£295£278 | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | £4.46£4.48£4.23 | Denbighshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | £7.57£7.60£7.18 | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | £8.21£8.25£7.79 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 249.4 | 241.1 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.0 | 30.6 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 35.6 | 45.7 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 73.1 | 101.5 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 105.8 | 136.2 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.5 | 20.9 | Denbighshire |
Total
West Lindsey is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire on 19. 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 Denbighshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£491.5m£493.6m£466.2mDenbighshire is higher£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£305.8m£307.1m£290.1mWest Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£109.3m£109.8m£103.7mDenbighshire is higher£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£280.5m£281.7m£266.1mWest Lindsey is higher£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mDenbighshire is higher£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mDenbighshire is higher£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mDenbighshire is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£48.7m£48.9m£46.2mDenbighshire is higher£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mDenbighshire is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mDenbighshire is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£81.7m£82.1m£77.5mDenbighshire is higher£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£14.2m£14.2m£13.5mDenbighshire is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£18.6m£18.6m£17.6mDenbighshire is higher£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mDenbighshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mDenbighshire is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mDenbighshire is higher£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,670West Lindsey is higher23,592
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,980Denbighshire is higher2,999
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,526Denbighshire is higher4,468
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,233Denbighshire is higher9,937
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,466Denbighshire is higher13,326
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,727Denbighshire is higher2,044
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Lindsey | Denbighshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £491.5m£493.6m£466.2m | £563.0m£565.4m£534.0m | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £305.8m£307.1m£290.1m | £300.4m£301.7m£284.9m | West Lindsey |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £109.3m£109.8m£103.7m | £148.9m£149.5m£141.2m | Denbighshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £280.5m£281.7m£266.1m | £265.1m£266.2m£251.5m | West Lindsey |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | £12.3m£12.3m£11.6m | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | £22.3m£22.3m£21.1m | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | £0.78m£0.78m£0.74m | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £48.7m£48.9m£46.2m | £70.7m£71.0m£67.0m | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.8m£12.1m | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | Denbighshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £81.7m£82.1m£77.5m | £109.0m£109.5m£103.4m | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £14.2m£14.2m£13.5m | £24.3m£24.4m£23.1m | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £18.6m£18.6m£17.6m | £28.7m£28.9m£27.3m | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | Denbighshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | £0.80m£0.81m£0.76m | Denbighshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,670 | 23,592 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,980 | 2,999 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,526 | 4,468 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,233 | 9,937 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,466 | 13,326 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,727 | 2,044 | Denbighshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.