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Bassetlaw and Darlington

124,742 and 112,150 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than Darlington on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 8 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Bassetlaw is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 16. 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

Bassetlaw Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Darlington £4,795Darlington: £4,795Bassetlaw: £4,694Darlington: £4,815Bassetlaw: £4,714Darlington: £4,548Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£4,795£4,815£4,548

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,671, Darlington £12,696Darlington: £12,696Bassetlaw: £12,671Darlington: £12,750Bassetlaw: £12,725Darlington: £12,042Bassetlaw: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£12,696£12,750£12,042

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,950, Darlington £2,225Darlington: £2,225Bassetlaw: £1,950Darlington: £2,235Bassetlaw: £1,959Darlington: £2,111Bassetlaw: £1,850

    £1,950£1,959£1,850Darlington is higher£2,225£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £11,407, Darlington £11,435Darlington: £11,435Bassetlaw: £11,407Darlington: £11,484Bassetlaw: £11,455Darlington: £10,847Bassetlaw: £10,820

    £11,407£11,455£10,820Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£11,435£11,484£10,847

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £396, Darlington £485Darlington: £485Bassetlaw: £396Darlington: £487Bassetlaw: £398Darlington: £460Bassetlaw: £376

    £396£398£376Darlington is higher£485£487£460

  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: Bassetlaw £843, Darlington £747Darlington: £747Bassetlaw: £843Darlington: £750Bassetlaw: £846Darlington: £708Bassetlaw: £799

    £843£846£799Bassetlaw is higher£747£750£708

  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: Bassetlaw £25, Darlington £29Darlington: £29Bassetlaw: £25Darlington: £29Bassetlaw: £25Darlington: £28Bassetlaw: £24

    £25£25£24Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £530, Darlington £535Darlington: £535Bassetlaw: £530Darlington: £538Bassetlaw: £533Darlington: £508Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£535£538£508

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £139, Darlington £134Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £139Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £140Darlington: £127Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw is higher£134£134£127

  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: Bassetlaw £124, Darlington £136Darlington: £136Bassetlaw: £124Darlington: £136Bassetlaw: £125Darlington: £129Bassetlaw: £118

    £124£125£118Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£136£136£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,472, Darlington £1,722Darlington: £1,722Bassetlaw: £1,472Darlington: £1,729Bassetlaw: £1,478Darlington: £1,633Bassetlaw: £1,396

    £1,472£1,478£1,396Darlington is higher£1,722£1,729£1,633

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Darlington £219Darlington: £219Bassetlaw: £160Darlington: £220Bassetlaw: £161Darlington: £208Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Darlington is higher£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £341, Darlington £350Darlington: £350Bassetlaw: £341Darlington: £351Bassetlaw: £343Darlington: £332Bassetlaw: £324

    £341£343£324Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£350£351£332

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.78, Darlington £9.46Darlington: £9.46Bassetlaw: £6.78Darlington: £9.50Bassetlaw: £6.81Darlington: £8.97Bassetlaw: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Darlington is higher£9.46£9.50£8.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.25, Darlington £8.31Darlington: £8.31Bassetlaw: £6.25Darlington: £8.34Bassetlaw: £6.28Darlington: £7.88Bassetlaw: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Darlington is higher£8.31£8.34£7.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Darlington £6.35Darlington: £6.35Bassetlaw: £9.08Darlington: £6.37Bassetlaw: £9.12Darlington: £6.02Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw 1,008.7, Darlington 1,006.5Darlington: 1,006.5Bassetlaw: 1,008.7

    1,008.7Bassetlaw is higher1,006.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw 99.7, Darlington 116.5Darlington: 116.5Bassetlaw: 99.7

    99.7Darlington is higherDepends on how you count116.5

  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: Bassetlaw 173.8, Darlington 156.4Darlington: 156.4Bassetlaw: 173.8

    173.8Bassetlaw is higher156.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 79.3, Darlington 79.1Darlington: 79.1Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher79.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw 194.1, Darlington 214.6Darlington: 214.6Bassetlaw: 194.1

    194.1Darlington is higher214.6

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw 25.8, Darlington 29.9Darlington: 29.9Bassetlaw: 25.8

    25.8Darlington is higher29.9

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Darlington, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,795£4,815£4,548Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,696£12,750£12,042Darlington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,959£1,850£2,225£2,235£2,111Darlington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,407£11,455£10,820£11,435£11,484£10,847Darlington
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£396£398£376£485£487£460Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£843£846£799£747£750£708Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£29£29£28Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£535£538£508Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£134£134£127Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£124£125£118£136£136£129Darlington
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,478£1,396£1,722£1,729£1,633Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£219£220£208Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£350£351£332Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£9.46£9.50£8.97Darlington
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£8.31£8.34£7.88Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£6.35£6.37£6.02Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.71,006.5Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202699.7116.5Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026173.8156.4Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.379.1Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.1214.6Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.829.9Darlington

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 14. 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

Bassetlaw Darlington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Darlington £4,795Darlington: £4,795Bassetlaw: £4,694Darlington: £4,815Bassetlaw: £4,714Darlington: £4,548Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£4,795£4,815£4,548

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,683, Darlington £2,544Darlington: £2,544Bassetlaw: £2,683Darlington: £2,555Bassetlaw: £2,695Darlington: £2,413Bassetlaw: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,544£2,555£2,413

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,172, Darlington £1,356Darlington: £1,356Bassetlaw: £1,172Darlington: £1,362Bassetlaw: £1,177Darlington: £1,286Bassetlaw: £1,111

    £1,172£1,177£1,111Darlington is higher£1,356£1,362£1,286

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,416, Darlington £2,291Darlington: £2,291Bassetlaw: £2,416Darlington: £2,301Bassetlaw: £2,426Darlington: £2,174Bassetlaw: £2,291

    £2,416£2,426£2,291Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,291£2,301£2,174

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £84, Darlington £97Darlington: £97Bassetlaw: £84Darlington: £98Bassetlaw: £84Darlington: £92Bassetlaw: £80

    £84£84£80Darlington is higher£97£98£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £178, Darlington £150Darlington: £150Bassetlaw: £178Darlington: £150Bassetlaw: £179Darlington: £142Bassetlaw: £169

    £178£179£169Bassetlaw is higher£150£150£142

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £5.35, Darlington £5.83Darlington: £5.83Bassetlaw: £5.35Darlington: £5.85Bassetlaw: £5.37Darlington: £5.53Bassetlaw: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£5.83£5.85£5.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £530, Darlington £535Darlington: £535Bassetlaw: £530Darlington: £538Bassetlaw: £533Darlington: £508Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£535£538£508

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £139, Darlington £134Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £139Darlington: £134Bassetlaw: £140Darlington: £127Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw is higher£134£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £75, Darlington £83Darlington: £83Bassetlaw: £75Darlington: £83Bassetlaw: £75Darlington: £78Bassetlaw: £71

    £75£75£71Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£83£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £884, Darlington £1,050Darlington: £1,050Bassetlaw: £884Darlington: £1,054Bassetlaw: £888Darlington: £996Bassetlaw: £839

    £884£888£839Darlington is higher£1,050£1,054£996

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Darlington £219Darlington: £219Bassetlaw: £160Darlington: £220Bassetlaw: £161Darlington: £208Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Darlington is higher£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £205, Darlington £213Darlington: £213Bassetlaw: £205Darlington: £214Bassetlaw: £206Darlington: £202Bassetlaw: £194

    £205£206£194Darlington is higherDepends on how you count£213£214£202

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.07, Darlington £5.77Darlington: £5.77Bassetlaw: £4.07Darlington: £5.79Bassetlaw: £4.09Darlington: £5.47Bassetlaw: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Darlington is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £3.75, Darlington £5.06Darlington: £5.06Bassetlaw: £3.75Darlington: £5.08Bassetlaw: £3.77Darlington: £4.80Bassetlaw: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Darlington is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Darlington £6.35Darlington: £6.35Bassetlaw: £9.08Darlington: £6.37Bassetlaw: £9.12Darlington: £6.02Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 213.6, Darlington 201.7Darlington: 201.7Bassetlaw: 213.6

    213.6Bassetlaw is higher201.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.1, Darlington 23.3Darlington: 23.3Bassetlaw: 21.1

    21.1Darlington is higherDepends on how you count23.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 36.8, Darlington 31.3Darlington: 31.3Bassetlaw: 36.8

    36.8Bassetlaw is higher31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 79.3, Darlington 79.1Darlington: 79.1Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher79.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 116.6, Darlington 130.8Darlington: 130.8Bassetlaw: 116.6

    116.6Darlington is higher130.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 15.5, Darlington 18.2Darlington: 18.2Bassetlaw: 15.5

    15.5Darlington is higher18.2

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Bassetlaw and Darlington, per resident
MeasureBassetlawDarlingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,795£4,815£4,548Darlington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,544£2,555£2,413Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,172£1,177£1,111£1,356£1,362£1,286Darlington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,416£2,426£2,291£2,291£2,301£2,174Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£97£98£92Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£150£150£142Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£5.83£5.85£5.53Darlington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£535£538£508Darlington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£134£134£127Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£83£83£78Darlington
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839£1,050£1,054£996Darlington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£219£220£208Darlington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£213£214£202Darlington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£5.77£5.79£5.47Darlington
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£5.06£5.08£4.80Darlington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£6.35£6.37£6.02Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.6201.7Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.123.3Darlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.831.3Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.379.1Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.6130.8Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.518.2Darlington

Total

Bassetlaw is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Darlington on 8. 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

Bassetlaw Darlington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £585.5m, Darlington £537.7mDarlington: £537.7mBassetlaw: £585.5mDarlington: £540.0mBassetlaw: £588.0mDarlington: £510.1mBassetlaw: £555.4m

    £585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£537.7m£540.0m£510.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £334.7m, Darlington £285.3mDarlington: £285.3mBassetlaw: £334.7mDarlington: £286.5mBassetlaw: £336.1mDarlington: £270.6mBassetlaw: £317.5m

    £334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £146.2m, Darlington £152.1mDarlington: £152.1mBassetlaw: £146.2mDarlington: £152.7mBassetlaw: £146.8mDarlington: £144.3mBassetlaw: £138.6m

    £146.2m£146.8m£138.6mDarlington is higher£152.1m£152.7m£144.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £301.3m, Darlington £257.0mDarlington: £257.0mBassetlaw: £301.3mDarlington: £258.1mBassetlaw: £302.6mDarlington: £243.8mBassetlaw: £285.8m

    £301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £10.5m, Darlington £10.9mDarlington: £10.9mBassetlaw: £10.5mDarlington: £10.9mBassetlaw: £10.5mDarlington: £10.3mBassetlaw: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mDarlington is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £22.3m, Darlington £16.8mDarlington: £16.8mBassetlaw: £22.3mDarlington: £16.9mBassetlaw: £22.4mDarlington: £15.9mBassetlaw: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bassetlaw £0.67m, Darlington £0.65mDarlington: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.67mDarlington: £0.66mBassetlaw: £0.67mDarlington: £0.62mBassetlaw: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £66.2m, Darlington £60.0mDarlington: £60.0mBassetlaw: £66.2mDarlington: £60.3mBassetlaw: £66.4mDarlington: £57.0mBassetlaw: £62.7m

    £66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £17.4m, Darlington £15.0mDarlington: £15.0mBassetlaw: £17.4mDarlington: £15.1mBassetlaw: £17.4mDarlington: £14.2mBassetlaw: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.4m£16.5mBassetlaw is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw £9.3m, Darlington £9.3mDarlington: £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.3mDarlington: £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.4mDarlington: £8.8mBassetlaw: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £110.3m, Darlington £117.7mDarlington: £117.7mBassetlaw: £110.3mDarlington: £118.2mBassetlaw: £110.8mDarlington: £111.6mBassetlaw: £104.6m

    £110.3m£110.8m£104.6mDarlington is higher£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £20.0m, Darlington £24.6mDarlington: £24.6mBassetlaw: £20.0mDarlington: £24.7mBassetlaw: £20.1mDarlington: £23.3mBassetlaw: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mDarlington is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £25.6m, Darlington £23.9mDarlington: £23.9mBassetlaw: £25.6mDarlington: £24.0mBassetlaw: £25.7mDarlington: £22.7mBassetlaw: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.51m, Darlington £0.65mDarlington: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.51mDarlington: £0.65mBassetlaw: £0.51mDarlington: £0.61mBassetlaw: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mDarlington is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.47m, Darlington £0.57mDarlington: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.47mDarlington: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.47mDarlington: £0.54mBassetlaw: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mDarlington is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £1.1m, Darlington £0.71mDarlington: £0.71mBassetlaw: £1.1mDarlington: £0.71mBassetlaw: £1.1mDarlington: £0.68mBassetlaw: £1.1m

    £1.1mBassetlaw is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 26,645, Darlington 22,620Darlington: 22,620Bassetlaw: 26,645

    26,645Bassetlaw is higher22,620

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,633, Darlington 2,618Darlington: 2,618Bassetlaw: 2,633

    2,633Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,618

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 4,590, Darlington 3,515Darlington: 3,515Bassetlaw: 4,590

    4,590Bassetlaw is higher3,515

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,887, Darlington 8,866Darlington: 8,866Bassetlaw: 9,887

    9,887Bassetlaw is higher8,866

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 14,544, Darlington 14,665Darlington: 14,665Bassetlaw: 14,544

    14,544Darlington is higher14,665

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw 1,932, Darlington 2,044Darlington: 2,044Bassetlaw: 1,932

    1,932Darlington is higher2,044

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Darlington, total
MeasureBassetlawDarlingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m£537.7m£540.0m£510.1mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m£285.3m£286.5m£270.6mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m£152.1m£152.7m£144.3mDarlington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m£257.0m£258.1m£243.8mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDarlington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.65m£0.66m£0.62mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m£60.0m£60.3m£57.0mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mDarlington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mDarlington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDarlington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDarlington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.71m£0.71m£0.68mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,64522,620Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6332,618Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5903,515Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8878,866Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,54414,665Darlington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9322,044Darlington

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.
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  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.