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Bassetlaw and Lancaster

124,742 and 145,332 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than Lancaster on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Bassetlaw is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Lancaster 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 Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Bassetlaw: £4,694Lancaster: £4,579Bassetlaw: £4,714Lancaster: £4,325Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£4,559£4,579£4,325

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,671, Lancaster £12,836Lancaster: £12,836Bassetlaw: £12,671Lancaster: £12,890Bassetlaw: £12,725Lancaster: £12,175Bassetlaw: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,836£12,890£12,175

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,950, Lancaster £1,929Lancaster: £1,929Bassetlaw: £1,950Lancaster: £1,937Bassetlaw: £1,959Lancaster: £1,830Bassetlaw: £1,850

    £1,950£1,959£1,850Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£1,929£1,937£1,830

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £11,407, Lancaster £11,560Lancaster: £11,560Bassetlaw: £11,407Lancaster: £11,609Bassetlaw: £11,455Lancaster: £10,965Bassetlaw: £10,820

    £11,407£11,455£10,820Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£11,560£11,609£10,965

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £396, Lancaster £425Lancaster: £425Bassetlaw: £396Lancaster: £427Bassetlaw: £398Lancaster: £403Bassetlaw: £376

    £396£398£376Lancaster is higher£425£427£403

  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, Lancaster £823Lancaster: £823Bassetlaw: £843Lancaster: £827Bassetlaw: £846Lancaster: £781Bassetlaw: £799

    £843£846£799Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£823£827£781

  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, Lancaster £27Lancaster: £27Bassetlaw: £25Lancaster: £27Bassetlaw: £25Lancaster: £26Bassetlaw: £24

    £25£25£24Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £530, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Bassetlaw: £530Lancaster: £488Bassetlaw: £533Lancaster: £461Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£486£488£461

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

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

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£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, Lancaster £99Lancaster: £99Bassetlaw: £124Lancaster: £99Bassetlaw: £125Lancaster: £94Bassetlaw: £118

    £124£125£118Bassetlaw is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,472, Lancaster £1,536Lancaster: £1,536Bassetlaw: £1,472Lancaster: £1,542Bassetlaw: £1,478Lancaster: £1,457Bassetlaw: £1,396

    £1,472£1,478£1,396Lancaster is higher£1,536£1,542£1,457

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Bassetlaw: £160Lancaster: £181Bassetlaw: £161Lancaster: £171Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Lancaster is higher£181£181£171

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £341, Lancaster £286Lancaster: £286Bassetlaw: £341Lancaster: £287Bassetlaw: £343Lancaster: £271Bassetlaw: £324

    £341£343£324Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.78, Lancaster £4.46Lancaster: £4.46Bassetlaw: £6.78Lancaster: £4.48Bassetlaw: £6.81Lancaster: £4.23Bassetlaw: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bassetlaw is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.25, Lancaster £3.52Lancaster: £3.52Bassetlaw: £6.25Lancaster: £3.54Bassetlaw: £6.28Lancaster: £3.34Bassetlaw: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Bassetlaw is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Bassetlaw: £9.08Lancaster: £6.08Bassetlaw: £9.12Lancaster: £5.74Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  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, Lancaster 1,026.3Lancaster: 1,026.3Bassetlaw: 1,008.7

    1,008.7Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,026.3

  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, Lancaster 105.9Lancaster: 105.9Bassetlaw: 99.7

    99.7Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count105.9

  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, Lancaster 167.4Lancaster: 167.4Bassetlaw: 173.8

    173.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count167.4

  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, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  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, Lancaster 175.4Lancaster: 175.4Bassetlaw: 194.1

    194.1Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count175.4

  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, Lancaster 21.8Lancaster: 21.8Bassetlaw: 25.8

    25.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count21.8

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Bassetlaw and Lancaster, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,559£4,579£4,325Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,836£12,890£12,175Lancaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,959£1,850£1,929£1,937£1,830Bassetlaw
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,407£11,455£10,820£11,560£11,609£10,965Lancaster
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£396£398£376£425£427£403Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£843£846£799£823£827£781Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£27£27£26Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£486£488£461Bassetlaw
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£99£99£94Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,478£1,396£1,536£1,542£1,457Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£181£181£171Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£286£287£271Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£4.46£4.48£4.23Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£3.52£3.54£3.34Bassetlaw
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£6.05£6.08£5.74Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.71,026.3Lancaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202699.7105.9Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026173.8167.4Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.371.9Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.1175.4Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.821.8Bassetlaw

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 4. 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 Lancaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Lancaster £4,559Lancaster: £4,559Bassetlaw: £4,694Lancaster: £4,579Bassetlaw: £4,714Lancaster: £4,325Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£4,559£4,579£4,325

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,683, Lancaster £2,537Lancaster: £2,537Bassetlaw: £2,683Lancaster: £2,548Bassetlaw: £2,695Lancaster: £2,406Bassetlaw: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,537£2,548£2,406

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,172, Lancaster £1,216Lancaster: £1,216Bassetlaw: £1,172Lancaster: £1,221Bassetlaw: £1,177Lancaster: £1,153Bassetlaw: £1,111

    £1,172£1,177£1,111Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,216£1,221£1,153

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,416, Lancaster £2,285Lancaster: £2,285Bassetlaw: £2,416Lancaster: £2,294Bassetlaw: £2,426Lancaster: £2,167Bassetlaw: £2,291

    £2,416£2,426£2,291Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,285£2,294£2,167

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £84, Lancaster £84Lancaster: £84Bassetlaw: £84Lancaster: £84Bassetlaw: £84Lancaster: £80Bassetlaw: £80

    £84£84£80Lancaster is higher£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £178, Lancaster £163Lancaster: £163Bassetlaw: £178Lancaster: £163Bassetlaw: £179Lancaster: £154Bassetlaw: £169

    £178£179£169Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£163£163£154

  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, Lancaster £5.32Lancaster: £5.32Bassetlaw: £5.35Lancaster: £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.37Lancaster: £5.05Bassetlaw: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£5.32£5.35£5.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £530, Lancaster £486Lancaster: £486Bassetlaw: £530Lancaster: £488Bassetlaw: £533Lancaster: £461Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£486£488£461

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

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

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£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, Lancaster £62Lancaster: £62Bassetlaw: £75Lancaster: £63Bassetlaw: £75Lancaster: £59Bassetlaw: £71

    £75£75£71Bassetlaw is higher£62£63£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £884, Lancaster £968Lancaster: £968Bassetlaw: £884Lancaster: £972Bassetlaw: £888Lancaster: £918Bassetlaw: £839

    £884£888£839Lancaster is higher£968£972£918

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Lancaster £181Lancaster: £181Bassetlaw: £160Lancaster: £181Bassetlaw: £161Lancaster: £171Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Lancaster is higher£181£181£171

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £205, Lancaster £180Lancaster: £180Bassetlaw: £205Lancaster: £181Bassetlaw: £206Lancaster: £171Bassetlaw: £194

    £205£206£194Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.07, Lancaster £2.81Lancaster: £2.81Bassetlaw: £4.07Lancaster: £2.83Bassetlaw: £4.09Lancaster: £2.67Bassetlaw: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Bassetlaw is higher£2.81£2.83£2.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £3.75, Lancaster £2.21Lancaster: £2.21Bassetlaw: £3.75Lancaster: £2.22Bassetlaw: £3.77Lancaster: £2.10Bassetlaw: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Bassetlaw is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Lancaster £6.05Lancaster: £6.05Bassetlaw: £9.08Lancaster: £6.08Bassetlaw: £9.12Lancaster: £5.74Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 213.6, Lancaster 202.8Lancaster: 202.8Bassetlaw: 213.6

    213.6Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count202.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.1, Lancaster 20.9Lancaster: 20.9Bassetlaw: 21.1

    21.1Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count20.9

  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, Lancaster 33.1Lancaster: 33.1Bassetlaw: 36.8

    36.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 79.3, Lancaster 71.9Lancaster: 71.9Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 116.6, Lancaster 110.5Lancaster: 110.5Bassetlaw: 116.6

    116.6Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count110.5

  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, Lancaster 13.7Lancaster: 13.7Bassetlaw: 15.5

    15.5Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count13.7

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Bassetlaw and Lancaster, per resident
MeasureBassetlawLancasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,559£4,579£4,325Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,537£2,548£2,406Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,172£1,177£1,111£1,216£1,221£1,153Lancaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,416£2,426£2,291£2,285£2,294£2,167Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£84£84£80Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£163£163£154Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£5.32£5.35£5.05Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£486£488£461Bassetlaw
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£62£63£59Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839£968£972£918Lancaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£181£181£171Lancaster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£180£181£171Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£2.81£2.83£2.67Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£2.21£2.22£2.10Bassetlaw
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£6.05£6.08£5.74Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.6202.8Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.120.9Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.833.1Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.371.9Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.6110.5Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.513.7Bassetlaw

Total

Bassetlaw is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Lancaster on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bassetlaw Lancaster

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £585.5m, Lancaster £662.6mLancaster: £662.6mBassetlaw: £585.5mLancaster: £665.4mBassetlaw: £588.0mLancaster: £628.5mBassetlaw: £555.4m

    £585.5m£588.0m£555.4mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £334.7m, Lancaster £368.7mLancaster: £368.7mBassetlaw: £334.7mLancaster: £370.2mBassetlaw: £336.1mLancaster: £349.7mBassetlaw: £317.5m

    £334.7m£336.1m£317.5mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £146.2m, Lancaster £176.7mLancaster: £176.7mBassetlaw: £146.2mLancaster: £177.5mBassetlaw: £146.8mLancaster: £167.6mBassetlaw: £138.6m

    £146.2m£146.8m£138.6mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £301.3m, Lancaster £332.0mLancaster: £332.0mBassetlaw: £301.3mLancaster: £333.5mBassetlaw: £302.6mLancaster: £315.0mBassetlaw: £285.8m

    £301.3m£302.6m£285.8mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £10.5m, Lancaster £12.2mLancaster: £12.2mBassetlaw: £10.5mLancaster: £12.3mBassetlaw: £10.5mLancaster: £11.6mBassetlaw: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mLancaster is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £22.3m, Lancaster £23.6mLancaster: £23.6mBassetlaw: £22.3mLancaster: £23.7mBassetlaw: £22.4mLancaster: £22.4mBassetlaw: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m

  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, Lancaster £0.77mLancaster: £0.77mBassetlaw: £0.67mLancaster: £0.78mBassetlaw: £0.67mLancaster: £0.73mBassetlaw: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £66.2m, Lancaster £70.6mLancaster: £70.6mBassetlaw: £66.2mLancaster: £70.9mBassetlaw: £66.4mLancaster: £67.0mBassetlaw: £62.7m

    £66.2m£66.4m£62.7mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £17.4m, Lancaster £19.5mLancaster: £19.5mBassetlaw: £17.4mLancaster: £19.5mBassetlaw: £17.4mLancaster: £18.5mBassetlaw: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.4m£16.5mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw £9.3m, Lancaster £9.1mLancaster: £9.1mBassetlaw: £9.3mLancaster: £9.1mBassetlaw: £9.4mLancaster: £8.6mBassetlaw: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £110.3m, Lancaster £140.7mLancaster: £140.7mBassetlaw: £110.3mLancaster: £141.3mBassetlaw: £110.8mLancaster: £133.5mBassetlaw: £104.6m

    £110.3m£110.8m£104.6mLancaster is higher£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £20.0m, Lancaster £26.3mLancaster: £26.3mBassetlaw: £20.0mLancaster: £26.4mBassetlaw: £20.1mLancaster: £24.9mBassetlaw: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mLancaster is higher£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £25.6m, Lancaster £26.2mLancaster: £26.2mBassetlaw: £25.6mLancaster: £26.3mBassetlaw: £25.7mLancaster: £24.9mBassetlaw: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mLancaster is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.51m, Lancaster £0.41mLancaster: £0.41mBassetlaw: £0.51mLancaster: £0.41mBassetlaw: £0.51mLancaster: £0.39mBassetlaw: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBassetlaw is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.47m, Lancaster £0.32mLancaster: £0.32mBassetlaw: £0.47mLancaster: £0.32mBassetlaw: £0.47mLancaster: £0.31mBassetlaw: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mBassetlaw is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £1.1m, Lancaster £0.88mLancaster: £0.88mBassetlaw: £1.1mLancaster: £0.88mBassetlaw: £1.1mLancaster: £0.83mBassetlaw: £1.1m

    £1.1mBassetlaw is higher£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 26,645, Lancaster 29,478Lancaster: 29,478Bassetlaw: 26,645

    26,645Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count29,478

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,633, Lancaster 3,042Lancaster: 3,042Bassetlaw: 2,633

    2,633Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count3,042

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 4,590, Lancaster 4,808Lancaster: 4,808Bassetlaw: 4,590

    4,590Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count4,808

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,887, Lancaster 10,452Lancaster: 10,452Bassetlaw: 9,887

    9,887Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count10,452

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 14,544, Lancaster 16,065Lancaster: 16,065Bassetlaw: 14,544

    14,544Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count16,065

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw 1,932, Lancaster 1,993Lancaster: 1,993Bassetlaw: 1,932

    1,932Lancaster is higherDepends on how you count1,993

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Lancaster, total
MeasureBassetlawLancasterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m£662.6m£665.4m£628.5mLancaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m£368.7m£370.2m£349.7mLancaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m£176.7m£177.5m£167.6mLancaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m£332.0m£333.5m£315.0mLancaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mLancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£23.6m£23.7m£22.4mLancaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mLancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m£70.6m£70.9m£67.0mLancaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mLancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m£140.7m£141.3m£133.5mLancaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£26.3m£26.4m£24.9mLancaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mLancaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mBassetlaw
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,64529,478Lancaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6333,042Lancaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5904,808Lancaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,88710,452Lancaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,54416,065Lancaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9321,993Lancaster

Sources

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

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  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.
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