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Ashfield and Boston

129,210 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Ashfield is higher than Boston on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Ashfield is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Boston on 7. 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

Ashfield Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,876, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Ashfield: £4,876Boston: £4,808Ashfield: £4,896Boston: £4,541Ashfield: £4,625

    £4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £12,743, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Ashfield: £12,743Boston: £12,717Ashfield: £12,797Boston: £12,011Ashfield: £12,087

    £12,743£12,797£12,087Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,663£12,717£12,011

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £2,395, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Ashfield: £2,395Boston: £2,479Ashfield: £2,406Boston: £2,341Ashfield: £2,272

    £2,395£2,406£2,272Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £11,437, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Ashfield: £11,437Boston: £11,308Ashfield: £11,485Boston: £10,681Ashfield: £10,848

    £11,437£11,485£10,848Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,260£11,308£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £412, Boston £606Boston: £606Ashfield: £412Boston: £608Ashfield: £414Boston: £574Ashfield: £391

    £412£414£391Boston is higherDepends on how you count£606£608£574

  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: Ashfield £865, Boston £765Boston: £765Ashfield: £865Boston: £768Ashfield: £869Boston: £726Ashfield: £821

    £865£869£821Ashfield is higher£765£768£726

  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: Ashfield £28, Boston £33Boston: £33Ashfield: £28Boston: £33Ashfield: £28Boston: £31Ashfield: £27

    £28£28£27Boston is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £622, Boston £478Boston: £478Ashfield: £622Boston: £480Ashfield: £624Boston: £453Ashfield: £590

    £622£624£590Ashfield is higher£478£480£453

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £181, Boston £124Boston: £124Ashfield: £181Boston: £125Ashfield: £182Boston: £118Ashfield: £172

    £181£182£172Ashfield is higher£124£125£118

  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: Ashfield £172, Boston £127Boston: £127Ashfield: £172Boston: £127Ashfield: £172Boston: £120Ashfield: £163

    £172£172£163Ashfield is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £1,769, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Ashfield: £1,769Boston: £2,030Ashfield: £1,777Boston: £1,917Ashfield: £1,678

    £1,769£1,777£1,678Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £179, Boston £173Boston: £173Ashfield: £179Boston: £174Ashfield: £180Boston: £164Ashfield: £170

    £179£180£170Ashfield is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £433, Boston £307Boston: £307Ashfield: £433Boston: £308Ashfield: £435Boston: £291Ashfield: £411

    £433£435£411Ashfield is higher£307£308£291

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £9.99, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Ashfield: £9.99Boston: £5.94Ashfield: £10Boston: £5.61Ashfield: £9.48

    £9.99£10£9.48Ashfield is higher£5.91£5.94£5.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £11, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Ashfield: £11Boston: £7.37Ashfield: £11Boston: £6.96Ashfield: £10

    £11£11£10Ashfield is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.96, Boston £11Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.96Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.99Boston: £10Ashfield: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 1,014.5, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Ashfield: 1,014.5

    1,014.5Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 110.4, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Ashfield: 110.4

    110.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count130.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 179.3, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Ashfield: 179.3

    179.3Ashfield is higher162.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 91.2, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Ashfield: 91.2

    91.2Ashfield is higher73.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ashfield 227.1, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Ashfield: 227.1

    227.1Boston is higherDepends on how you count250.8

  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: Ashfield 36.6, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Ashfield: 36.6

    36.6Ashfield is higher27.4

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Ashfield and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureAshfieldBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,876£4,896£4,625£4,788£4,808£4,541Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,743£12,797£12,087£12,663£12,717£12,011Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,395£2,406£2,272£2,468£2,479£2,341Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,437£11,485£10,848£11,260£11,308£10,681Ashfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£412£414£391£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£865£869£821£765£768£726Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£33£33£31Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£622£624£590£478£480£453Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£124£125£118Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£172£163£127£127£120Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,769£1,777£1,678£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£173£174£164Ashfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£433£435£411£307£308£291Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.99£10£9.48£5.91£5.94£5.61Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£7.34£7.37£6.96Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.51,009.2Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.4130.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.3162.0Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.273.5Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026227.1250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.627.4Ashfield

Per resident

Ashfield is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Ashfield Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,876, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Ashfield: £4,876Boston: £4,808Ashfield: £4,896Boston: £4,541Ashfield: £4,625

    £4,876£4,896£4,625Ashfield is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashfield £2,415, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Ashfield: £2,415Boston: £2,519Ashfield: £2,425Boston: £2,380Ashfield: £2,290

    £2,415£2,425£2,290Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashfield £1,472, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Ashfield: £1,472Boston: £1,500Ashfield: £1,479Boston: £1,416Ashfield: £1,396

    £1,472£1,479£1,396Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashfield £2,167, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Ashfield: £2,167Boston: £2,240Ashfield: £2,176Boston: £2,116Ashfield: £2,056

    £2,167£2,176£2,056Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashfield £78, Boston £120Boston: £120Ashfield: £78Boston: £120Ashfield: £78Boston: £114Ashfield: £74

    £78£78£74Boston is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £164, Boston £152Boston: £152Ashfield: £164Boston: £152Ashfield: £165Boston: £144Ashfield: £156

    £164£165£156Ashfield is higher£152£152£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ashfield £5.38, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Ashfield: £5.38Boston: £6.47Ashfield: £5.40Boston: £6.11Ashfield: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £622, Boston £478Boston: £478Ashfield: £622Boston: £480Ashfield: £624Boston: £453Ashfield: £590

    £622£624£590Ashfield is higher£478£480£453

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £181, Boston £124Boston: £124Ashfield: £181Boston: £125Ashfield: £182Boston: £118Ashfield: £172

    £181£182£172Ashfield is higher£124£125£118

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ashfield £106, Boston £77Boston: £77Ashfield: £106Boston: £77Ashfield: £106Boston: £73Ashfield: £100

    £106£106£100Ashfield is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashfield £1,088, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Ashfield: £1,088Boston: £1,228Ashfield: £1,092Boston: £1,160Ashfield: £1,032

    £1,088£1,092£1,032Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £179, Boston £173Boston: £173Ashfield: £179Boston: £174Ashfield: £180Boston: £164Ashfield: £170

    £179£180£170Ashfield is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £266, Boston £186Boston: £186Ashfield: £266Boston: £186Ashfield: £268Boston: £176Ashfield: £253

    £266£268£253Ashfield is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £6.15, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Ashfield: £6.15Boston: £3.60Ashfield: £6.17Boston: £3.40Ashfield: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashfield £6.67, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Ashfield: £6.67Boston: £4.46Ashfield: £6.70Boston: £4.21Ashfield: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Ashfield is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.96, Boston £11Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.96Boston: £11Ashfield: £6.99Boston: £10Ashfield: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 192.2, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Ashfield: 192.2

    192.2Boston is higherDepends on how you count200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 20.9, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Ashfield: 20.9

    20.9Boston is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 34.0, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Ashfield: 34.0

    34.0Ashfield is higher32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 91.2, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Ashfield: 91.2

    91.2Ashfield is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 139.6, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Ashfield: 139.6

    139.6Boston is higherDepends on how you count151.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 22.5, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Ashfield: 22.5

    22.5Ashfield is higher16.6

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Ashfield and Boston, per resident
MeasureAshfieldBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,876£4,896£4,625£4,788£4,808£4,541Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,415£2,425£2,290£2,509£2,519£2,380Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,472£1,479£1,396£1,493£1,500£1,416Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,167£2,176£2,056£2,231£2,240£2,116Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£152£152£144Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£622£624£590£478£480£453Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£124£125£118Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£77£77£73Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,088£1,092£1,032£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£173£174£164Ashfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£268£253£186£186£176Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£3.58£3.60£3.40Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£4.44£4.46£4.21Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.2200.0Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.925.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.032.1Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.273.5Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026139.6151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.516.6Ashfield

Total

Ashfield is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Boston on 0. 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

Ashfield Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashfield £630.0m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mAshfield: £630.0mBoston: £347.6mAshfield: £632.7mBoston: £328.3mAshfield: £597.6m

    £630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield is higher£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashfield £312.0m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mAshfield: £312.0mBoston: £182.1mAshfield: £313.3mBoston: £172.0mAshfield: £295.9m

    £312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashfield £190.2m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mAshfield: £190.2mBoston: £108.4mAshfield: £191.0mBoston: £102.4mAshfield: £180.4m

    £190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashfield £280.0m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mAshfield: £280.0mBoston: £162.0mAshfield: £281.2mBoston: £153.0mAshfield: £265.6m

    £280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield £10.1m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mAshfield: £10.1mBoston: £8.7mAshfield: £10.1mBoston: £8.2mAshfield: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £21.2m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mAshfield: £21.2mBoston: £11.0mAshfield: £21.3mBoston: £10.4mAshfield: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ashfield £0.69m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mAshfield: £0.69mBoston: £0.47mAshfield: £0.70mBoston: £0.44mAshfield: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £80.3m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mAshfield: £80.3mBoston: £34.7mAshfield: £80.7mBoston: £32.8mAshfield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £23.4m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mAshfield: £23.4mBoston: £9.0mAshfield: £23.5mBoston: £8.5mAshfield: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield £13.6m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mAshfield: £13.6mBoston: £5.6mAshfield: £13.7mBoston: £5.3mAshfield: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield £140.5m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mAshfield: £140.5mBoston: £88.8mAshfield: £141.1mBoston: £83.9mAshfield: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashfield £23.1m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mAshfield: £23.1mBoston: £12.6mAshfield: £23.2mBoston: £11.9mAshfield: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mAshfield is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashfield £34.4m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mAshfield: £34.4mBoston: £13.5mAshfield: £34.6mBoston: £12.7mAshfield: £32.6m

    £34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashfield £0.79m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mAshfield: £0.79mBoston: £0.26mAshfield: £0.80mBoston: £0.25mAshfield: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashfield £0.86m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mAshfield: £0.86mBoston: £0.32mAshfield: £0.87mBoston: £0.30mAshfield: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashfield £0.90m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mAshfield: £0.90mBoston: £0.78mAshfield: £0.90mBoston: £0.74mAshfield: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashfield 24,839, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Ashfield: 24,839

    24,839Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield 2,704, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Ashfield: 2,704

    2,704Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 4,389, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Ashfield: 4,389

    4,389Ashfield is higher2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 11,787, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Ashfield: 11,787

    11,787Ashfield is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield 18,038, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Ashfield: 18,038

    18,038Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count10,969

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield 2,908, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Ashfield: 2,908

    2,908Ashfield is higher1,200

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Ashfield and Boston, total
MeasureAshfieldBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mAshfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mAshfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mAshfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,83914,454Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7041,867Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3892,320Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,7875,311Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,03810,969Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,9081,200Ashfield

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.