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Bassetlaw and Boston

124,742 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than Boston on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Bassetlaw is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Boston on 13. 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 Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Bassetlaw: £4,694Boston: £4,808Bassetlaw: £4,714Boston: £4,541Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,788£4,808£4,541

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,671, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Bassetlaw: £12,671Boston: £12,717Bassetlaw: £12,725Boston: £12,011Bassetlaw: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Bassetlaw is higher£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: Bassetlaw £1,950, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Bassetlaw: £1,950Boston: £2,479Bassetlaw: £1,959Boston: £2,341Bassetlaw: £1,850

    £1,950£1,959£1,850Boston 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: Bassetlaw £11,407, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Bassetlaw: £11,407Boston: £11,308Bassetlaw: £11,455Boston: £10,681Bassetlaw: £10,820

    £11,407£11,455£10,820Bassetlaw is higher£11,260£11,308£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £396, Boston £606Boston: £606Bassetlaw: £396Boston: £608Bassetlaw: £398Boston: £574Bassetlaw: £376

    £396£398£376Boston 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: Bassetlaw £843, Boston £765Boston: £765Bassetlaw: £843Boston: £768Bassetlaw: £846Boston: £726Bassetlaw: £799

    £843£846£799Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £25, Boston £33Boston: £33Bassetlaw: £25Boston: £33Bassetlaw: £25Boston: £31Bassetlaw: £24

    £25£25£24Boston 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: Bassetlaw £530, Boston £478Boston: £478Bassetlaw: £530Boston: £480Bassetlaw: £533Boston: £453Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £139, Boston £124Boston: £124Bassetlaw: £139Boston: £125Bassetlaw: £140Boston: £118Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £124, Boston £127Boston: £127Bassetlaw: £124Boston: £127Bassetlaw: £125Boston: £120Bassetlaw: £118

    £124£125£118Boston is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,472, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Bassetlaw: £1,472Boston: £2,030Bassetlaw: £1,478Boston: £1,917Bassetlaw: £1,396

    £1,472£1,478£1,396Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Boston £173Boston: £173Bassetlaw: £160Boston: £174Bassetlaw: £161Boston: £164Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Boston is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bassetlaw £341, Boston £307Boston: £307Bassetlaw: £341Boston: £308Bassetlaw: £343Boston: £291Bassetlaw: £324

    £341£343£324Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £6.78, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Bassetlaw: £6.78Boston: £5.94Bassetlaw: £6.81Boston: £5.61Bassetlaw: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £6.25, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Bassetlaw: £6.25Boston: £7.37Bassetlaw: £6.28Boston: £6.96Bassetlaw: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Boston is higherDepends on how you count£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Boston £11Boston: £11Bassetlaw: £9.08Boston: £11Bassetlaw: £9.12Boston: £10Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Boston 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: Bassetlaw 1,008.7, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Bassetlaw: 1,008.7

    1,008.7Boston 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: Bassetlaw 99.7, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Bassetlaw: 99.7

    99.7Boston 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: Bassetlaw 173.8, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Bassetlaw: 173.8

    173.8Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw 79.3, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw 194.1, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Bassetlaw: 194.1

    194.1Boston 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: Bassetlaw 25.8, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Bassetlaw: 25.8

    25.8Boston is higherDepends on how you count27.4

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Bassetlaw and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,663£12,717£12,011Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,959£1,850£2,468£2,479£2,341Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,407£11,455£10,820£11,260£11,308£10,681Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£396£398£376£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£843£846£799£765£768£726Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£33£33£31Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£478£480£453Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£124£125£118Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£124£125£118£127£127£120Boston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,478£1,396£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£173£174£164Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£307£308£291Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£5.91£5.94£5.61Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£7.34£7.37£6.96Boston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.71,009.2Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202699.7130.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026173.8162.0Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.373.5Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.1250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.827.4Boston

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Boston on 12. 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 Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Bassetlaw: £4,694Boston: £4,808Bassetlaw: £4,714Boston: £4,541Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,683, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Bassetlaw: £2,683Boston: £2,519Bassetlaw: £2,695Boston: £2,380Bassetlaw: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Bassetlaw is higher£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,172, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Bassetlaw: £1,172Boston: £1,500Bassetlaw: £1,177Boston: £1,416Bassetlaw: £1,111

    £1,172£1,177£1,111Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,416, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Bassetlaw: £2,416Boston: £2,240Bassetlaw: £2,426Boston: £2,116Bassetlaw: £2,291

    £2,416£2,426£2,291Bassetlaw is higher£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £84, Boston £120Boston: £120Bassetlaw: £84Boston: £120Bassetlaw: £84Boston: £114Bassetlaw: £80

    £84£84£80Boston 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: Bassetlaw £178, Boston £152Boston: £152Bassetlaw: £178Boston: £152Bassetlaw: £179Boston: £144Bassetlaw: £169

    £178£179£169Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £5.35, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Bassetlaw: £5.35Boston: £6.47Bassetlaw: £5.37Boston: £6.11Bassetlaw: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Boston 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: Bassetlaw £530, Boston £478Boston: £478Bassetlaw: £530Boston: £480Bassetlaw: £533Boston: £453Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £139, Boston £124Boston: £124Bassetlaw: £139Boston: £125Bassetlaw: £140Boston: £118Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £75, Boston £77Boston: £77Bassetlaw: £75Boston: £77Bassetlaw: £75Boston: £73Bassetlaw: £71

    £75£75£71Boston is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £884, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Bassetlaw: £884Boston: £1,228Bassetlaw: £888Boston: £1,160Bassetlaw: £839

    £884£888£839Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Boston £173Boston: £173Bassetlaw: £160Boston: £174Bassetlaw: £161Boston: £164Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Boston is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £205, Boston £186Boston: £186Bassetlaw: £205Boston: £186Bassetlaw: £206Boston: £176Bassetlaw: £194

    £205£206£194Bassetlaw is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.07, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Bassetlaw: £4.07Boston: £3.60Bassetlaw: £4.09Boston: £3.40Bassetlaw: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Bassetlaw is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £3.75, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Bassetlaw: £3.75Boston: £4.46Bassetlaw: £3.77Boston: £4.21Bassetlaw: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Boston £11Boston: £11Bassetlaw: £9.08Boston: £11Bassetlaw: £9.12Boston: £10Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 213.6, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Bassetlaw: 213.6

    213.6Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.1, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Bassetlaw: 21.1

    21.1Boston 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: Bassetlaw 36.8, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Bassetlaw: 36.8

    36.8Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw 79.3, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 116.6, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Bassetlaw: 116.6

    116.6Boston 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: Bassetlaw 15.5, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Bassetlaw: 15.5

    15.5Boston is higherDepends on how you count16.6

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Bassetlaw and Boston, per resident
MeasureBassetlawBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,509£2,519£2,380Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,172£1,177£1,111£1,493£1,500£1,416Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,416£2,426£2,291£2,231£2,240£2,116Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£152£152£144Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£478£480£453Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£124£125£118Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£77£77£73Boston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£173£174£164Boston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£186£186£176Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£3.58£3.60£3.40Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.44£4.46£4.21Boston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.6200.0Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.125.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.832.1Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.373.5Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.6151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.516.6Boston

Total

Bassetlaw 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

Bassetlaw Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £585.5m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mBassetlaw: £585.5mBoston: £347.6mBassetlaw: £588.0mBoston: £328.3mBassetlaw: £555.4m

    £585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £334.7m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mBassetlaw: £334.7mBoston: £182.1mBassetlaw: £336.1mBoston: £172.0mBassetlaw: £317.5m

    £334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw is higher£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £146.2m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mBassetlaw: £146.2mBoston: £108.4mBassetlaw: £146.8mBoston: £102.4mBassetlaw: £138.6m

    £146.2m£146.8m£138.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £301.3m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mBassetlaw: £301.3mBoston: £162.0mBassetlaw: £302.6mBoston: £153.0mBassetlaw: £285.8m

    £301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw is higher£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £10.5m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mBassetlaw: £10.5mBoston: £8.7mBassetlaw: £10.5mBoston: £8.2mBassetlaw: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mBassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £22.3m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mBassetlaw: £22.3mBoston: £11.0mBassetlaw: £22.4mBoston: £10.4mBassetlaw: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £0.67m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.67mBoston: £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.67mBoston: £0.44mBassetlaw: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £66.2m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mBassetlaw: £66.2mBoston: £34.7mBassetlaw: £66.4mBoston: £32.8mBassetlaw: £62.7m

    £66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £17.4m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mBassetlaw: £17.4mBoston: £9.0mBassetlaw: £17.4mBoston: £8.5mBassetlaw: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.4m£16.5mBassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw £9.3m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mBassetlaw: £9.3mBoston: £5.6mBassetlaw: £9.4mBoston: £5.3mBassetlaw: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £110.3m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mBassetlaw: £110.3mBoston: £88.8mBassetlaw: £110.8mBoston: £83.9mBassetlaw: £104.6m

    £110.3m£110.8m£104.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £20.0m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mBassetlaw: £20.0mBoston: £12.6mBassetlaw: £20.1mBoston: £11.9mBassetlaw: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £25.6m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mBassetlaw: £25.6mBoston: £13.5mBassetlaw: £25.7mBoston: £12.7mBassetlaw: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.51m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mBassetlaw: £0.51mBoston: £0.26mBassetlaw: £0.51mBoston: £0.25mBassetlaw: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBassetlaw is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.47m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mBassetlaw: £0.47mBoston: £0.32mBassetlaw: £0.47mBoston: £0.30mBassetlaw: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £1.1m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mBassetlaw: £1.1mBoston: £0.78mBassetlaw: £1.1mBoston: £0.74mBassetlaw: £1.1m

    £1.1mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 26,645, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Bassetlaw: 26,645

    26,645Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,633, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Bassetlaw: 2,633

    2,633Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw 4,590, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Bassetlaw: 4,590

    4,590Bassetlaw is higher2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,887, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Bassetlaw: 9,887

    9,887Bassetlaw is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 14,544, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Bassetlaw: 14,544

    14,544Bassetlaw 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: Bassetlaw 1,932, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Bassetlaw: 1,932

    1,932Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count1,200

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Boston, total
MeasureBassetlawBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mBassetlaw
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,64514,454Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6331,867Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5902,320Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8875,311Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,54410,969Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9321,200Bassetlaw

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.