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Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood

124,742 and 127,863 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than Newark and Sherwood on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 15 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood 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

Bassetlaw Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Newark and Sherwood £4,642Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Bassetlaw: £4,694Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Bassetlaw: £4,714Newark and Sherwood: £4,403Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£4,642£4,662£4,403

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,671, Newark and Sherwood £12,616Newark and Sherwood: £12,616Bassetlaw: £12,671Newark and Sherwood: £12,669Bassetlaw: £12,725Newark and Sherwood: £11,966Bassetlaw: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£12,616£12,669£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,950, Newark and Sherwood £1,841Newark and Sherwood: £1,841Bassetlaw: £1,950Newark and Sherwood: £1,849Bassetlaw: £1,959Newark and Sherwood: £1,746Bassetlaw: £1,850

    £1,950£1,959£1,850Bassetlaw is higher£1,841£1,849£1,746

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £11,407, Newark and Sherwood £11,542Newark and Sherwood: £11,542Bassetlaw: £11,407Newark and Sherwood: £11,591Bassetlaw: £11,455Newark and Sherwood: £10,948Bassetlaw: £10,820

    £11,407£11,455£10,820Newark and Sherwood is higher£11,542£11,591£10,948

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £396, Newark and Sherwood £321Newark and Sherwood: £321Bassetlaw: £396Newark and Sherwood: £323Bassetlaw: £398Newark and Sherwood: £305Bassetlaw: £376

    £396£398£376Bassetlaw is higher£321£323£305

  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, Newark and Sherwood £732Newark and Sherwood: £732Bassetlaw: £843Newark and Sherwood: £735Bassetlaw: £846Newark and Sherwood: £694Bassetlaw: £799

    £843£846£799Bassetlaw is higher£732£735£694

  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, Newark and Sherwood £21Newark and Sherwood: £21Bassetlaw: £25Newark and Sherwood: £21Bassetlaw: £25Newark and Sherwood: £20Bassetlaw: £24

    £25£25£24Bassetlaw is higher£21£21£20

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

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

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw is higher£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, Newark and Sherwood £143Newark and Sherwood: £143Bassetlaw: £139Newark and Sherwood: £144Bassetlaw: £140Newark and Sherwood: £136Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Newark and Sherwood is higher£143£144£136

  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, Newark and Sherwood £131Newark and Sherwood: £131Bassetlaw: £124Newark and Sherwood: £132Bassetlaw: £125Newark and Sherwood: £125Bassetlaw: £118

    £124£125£118Newark and Sherwood is higher£131£132£125

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,472, Newark and Sherwood £1,368Newark and Sherwood: £1,368Bassetlaw: £1,472Newark and Sherwood: £1,374Bassetlaw: £1,478Newark and Sherwood: £1,297Bassetlaw: £1,396

    £1,472£1,478£1,396Bassetlaw is higher£1,368£1,374£1,297

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Newark and Sherwood £158Newark and Sherwood: £158Bassetlaw: £160Newark and Sherwood: £159Bassetlaw: £161Newark and Sherwood: £150Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £341, Newark and Sherwood £326Newark and Sherwood: £326Bassetlaw: £341Newark and Sherwood: £327Bassetlaw: £343Newark and Sherwood: £309Bassetlaw: £324

    £341£343£324Bassetlaw is higher£326£327£309

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.78, Newark and Sherwood £7.88Newark and Sherwood: £7.88Bassetlaw: £6.78Newark and Sherwood: £7.91Bassetlaw: £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £7.47Bassetlaw: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Newark and Sherwood is higher£7.88£7.91£7.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.25, Newark and Sherwood £7.77Newark and Sherwood: £7.77Bassetlaw: £6.25Newark and Sherwood: £7.80Bassetlaw: £6.28Newark and Sherwood: £7.37Bassetlaw: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Newark and Sherwood is higher£7.77£7.80£7.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Newark and Sherwood £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Bassetlaw: £9.08Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Bassetlaw: £9.12Newark and Sherwood: £6.46Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£6.81£6.84£6.46

  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, Newark and Sherwood 1,019.7Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7

    1,008.7Newark and Sherwood is higher1,019.7

  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, Newark and Sherwood 80.6Newark and Sherwood: 80.6Bassetlaw: 99.7

    99.7Bassetlaw is higher80.6

  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, Newark and Sherwood 153.0Newark and Sherwood: 153.0Bassetlaw: 173.8

    173.8Bassetlaw is higher153.0

  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, Newark and Sherwood 71.1Newark and Sherwood: 71.1Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher71.1

  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, Newark and Sherwood 176.7Newark and Sherwood: 176.7Bassetlaw: 194.1

    194.1Bassetlaw is higher176.7

  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, Newark and Sherwood 28.3Newark and Sherwood: 28.3Bassetlaw: 25.8

    25.8Newark and Sherwood is higher28.3

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Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,642£4,662£4,403Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,616£12,669£11,966Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,959£1,850£1,841£1,849£1,746Bassetlaw
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,407£11,455£10,820£11,542£11,591£10,948Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£396£398£376£321£323£305Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£843£846£799£732£735£694Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£21£21£20Bassetlaw
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£143£144£136Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£124£125£118£131£132£125Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,478£1,396£1,368£1,374£1,297Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£158£159£150Bassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£326£327£309Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£7.88£7.91£7.47Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£7.77£7.80£7.37Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£6.81£6.84£6.46Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.71,019.7Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202699.780.6Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026173.8153.0Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.371.1Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.1176.7Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.828.3Newark and Sherwood

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood 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 Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Newark and Sherwood £4,642Newark and Sherwood: £4,642Bassetlaw: £4,694Newark and Sherwood: £4,662Bassetlaw: £4,714Newark and Sherwood: £4,403Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£4,642£4,662£4,403

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,683, Newark and Sherwood £2,745Newark and Sherwood: £2,745Bassetlaw: £2,683Newark and Sherwood: £2,756Bassetlaw: £2,695Newark and Sherwood: £2,604Bassetlaw: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Newark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,745£2,756£2,604

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,172, Newark and Sherwood £1,103Newark and Sherwood: £1,103Bassetlaw: £1,172Newark and Sherwood: £1,108Bassetlaw: £1,177Newark and Sherwood: £1,046Bassetlaw: £1,111

    £1,172£1,177£1,111Bassetlaw is higher£1,103£1,108£1,046

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,416, Newark and Sherwood £2,511Newark and Sherwood: £2,511Bassetlaw: £2,416Newark and Sherwood: £2,522Bassetlaw: £2,426Newark and Sherwood: £2,382Bassetlaw: £2,291

    £2,416£2,426£2,291Newark and Sherwood is higher£2,511£2,522£2,382

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £84, Newark and Sherwood £70Newark and Sherwood: £70Bassetlaw: £84Newark and Sherwood: £70Bassetlaw: £84Newark and Sherwood: £66Bassetlaw: £80

    £84£84£80Bassetlaw is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £178, Newark and Sherwood £159Newark and Sherwood: £159Bassetlaw: £178Newark and Sherwood: £160Bassetlaw: £179Newark and Sherwood: £151Bassetlaw: £169

    £178£179£169Bassetlaw is higher£159£160£151

  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, Newark and Sherwood £4.52Newark and Sherwood: £4.52Bassetlaw: £5.35Newark and Sherwood: £4.54Bassetlaw: £5.37Newark and Sherwood: £4.29Bassetlaw: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Bassetlaw is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

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

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

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw is higher£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, Newark and Sherwood £143Newark and Sherwood: £143Bassetlaw: £139Newark and Sherwood: £144Bassetlaw: £140Newark and Sherwood: £136Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Newark and Sherwood is higher£143£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £75, Newark and Sherwood £79Newark and Sherwood: £79Bassetlaw: £75Newark and Sherwood: £79Bassetlaw: £75Newark and Sherwood: £75Bassetlaw: £71

    £75£75£71Newark and Sherwood is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £884, Newark and Sherwood £820Newark and Sherwood: £820Bassetlaw: £884Newark and Sherwood: £823Bassetlaw: £888Newark and Sherwood: £778Bassetlaw: £839

    £884£888£839Bassetlaw is higher£820£823£778

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Newark and Sherwood £158Newark and Sherwood: £158Bassetlaw: £160Newark and Sherwood: £159Bassetlaw: £161Newark and Sherwood: £150Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£158£159£150

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £205, Newark and Sherwood £195Newark and Sherwood: £195Bassetlaw: £205Newark and Sherwood: £196Bassetlaw: £206Newark and Sherwood: £185Bassetlaw: £194

    £205£206£194Bassetlaw is higher£195£196£185

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.07, Newark and Sherwood £4.72Newark and Sherwood: £4.72Bassetlaw: £4.07Newark and Sherwood: £4.74Bassetlaw: £4.09Newark and Sherwood: £4.48Bassetlaw: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £3.75, Newark and Sherwood £4.66Newark and Sherwood: £4.66Bassetlaw: £3.75Newark and Sherwood: £4.68Bassetlaw: £3.77Newark and Sherwood: £4.42Bassetlaw: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Newark and Sherwood is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Newark and Sherwood £6.81Newark and Sherwood: £6.81Bassetlaw: £9.08Newark and Sherwood: £6.84Bassetlaw: £9.12Newark and Sherwood: £6.46Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£6.81£6.84£6.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 213.6, Newark and Sherwood 221.9Newark and Sherwood: 221.9Bassetlaw: 213.6

    213.6Newark and Sherwood is higher221.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.1, Newark and Sherwood 17.5Newark and Sherwood: 17.5Bassetlaw: 21.1

    21.1Bassetlaw is higher17.5

  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, Newark and Sherwood 33.3Newark and Sherwood: 33.3Bassetlaw: 36.8

    36.8Bassetlaw is higher33.3

  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, Newark and Sherwood 71.1Newark and Sherwood: 71.1Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher71.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 116.6, Newark and Sherwood 105.9Newark and Sherwood: 105.9Bassetlaw: 116.6

    116.6Bassetlaw is higher105.9

  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, Newark and Sherwood 16.9Newark and Sherwood: 16.9Bassetlaw: 15.5

    15.5Newark and Sherwood is higher16.9

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Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood, per resident
MeasureBassetlawNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£4,642£4,662£4,403Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,745£2,756£2,604Newark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,172£1,177£1,111£1,103£1,108£1,046Bassetlaw
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,416£2,426£2,291£2,511£2,522£2,382Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£70£70£66Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£159£160£151Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£4.52£4.54£4.29Bassetlaw
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£143£144£136Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£79£79£75Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839£820£823£778Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£158£159£150Bassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£195£196£185Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£4.72£4.74£4.48Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.66£4.68£4.42Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£6.81£6.84£6.46Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.6221.9Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.117.5Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.833.3Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.371.1Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.6105.9Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.516.9Newark and Sherwood

Total

Bassetlaw is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Newark and Sherwood 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

Bassetlaw Newark and Sherwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £585.5m, Newark and Sherwood £593.6mNewark and Sherwood: £593.6mBassetlaw: £585.5mNewark and Sherwood: £596.1mBassetlaw: £588.0mNewark and Sherwood: £563.0mBassetlaw: £555.4m

    £585.5m£588.0m£555.4mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £334.7m, Newark and Sherwood £351.0mNewark and Sherwood: £351.0mBassetlaw: £334.7mNewark and Sherwood: £352.4mBassetlaw: £336.1mNewark and Sherwood: £332.9mBassetlaw: £317.5m

    £334.7m£336.1m£317.5mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £146.2m, Newark and Sherwood £141.1mNewark and Sherwood: £141.1mBassetlaw: £146.2mNewark and Sherwood: £141.7mBassetlaw: £146.8mNewark and Sherwood: £133.8mBassetlaw: £138.6m

    £146.2m£146.8m£138.6mBassetlaw is higher£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £301.3m, Newark and Sherwood £321.1mNewark and Sherwood: £321.1mBassetlaw: £301.3mNewark and Sherwood: £322.4mBassetlaw: £302.6mNewark and Sherwood: £304.6mBassetlaw: £285.8m

    £301.3m£302.6m£285.8mNewark and Sherwood is higher£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £10.5m, Newark and Sherwood £8.9mNewark and Sherwood: £8.9mBassetlaw: £10.5mNewark and Sherwood: £9.0mBassetlaw: £10.5mNewark and Sherwood: £8.5mBassetlaw: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mBassetlaw is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £22.3m, Newark and Sherwood £20.4mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mBassetlaw: £22.3mNewark and Sherwood: £20.4mBassetlaw: £22.4mNewark and Sherwood: £19.3mBassetlaw: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw is higher£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m

  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, Newark and Sherwood £0.58mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mBassetlaw: £0.67mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mBassetlaw: £0.67mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55mBassetlaw: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £66.2m, Newark and Sherwood £62.2mNewark and Sherwood: £62.2mBassetlaw: £66.2mNewark and Sherwood: £62.5mBassetlaw: £66.4mNewark and Sherwood: £59.0mBassetlaw: £62.7m

    £66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw is higher£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £17.4m, Newark and Sherwood £18.3mNewark and Sherwood: £18.3mBassetlaw: £17.4mNewark and Sherwood: £18.4mBassetlaw: £17.4mNewark and Sherwood: £17.3mBassetlaw: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.4m£16.5mNewark and Sherwood is higher£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw £9.3m, Newark and Sherwood £10.1mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mBassetlaw: £9.3mNewark and Sherwood: £10.1mBassetlaw: £9.4mNewark and Sherwood: £9.5mBassetlaw: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mNewark and Sherwood is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £110.3m, Newark and Sherwood £104.8mNewark and Sherwood: £104.8mBassetlaw: £110.3mNewark and Sherwood: £105.3mBassetlaw: £110.8mNewark and Sherwood: £99.4mBassetlaw: £104.6m

    £110.3m£110.8m£104.6mBassetlaw is higher£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £20.0m, Newark and Sherwood £20.2mNewark and Sherwood: £20.2mBassetlaw: £20.0mNewark and Sherwood: £20.3mBassetlaw: £20.1mNewark and Sherwood: £19.2mBassetlaw: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mNewark and Sherwood is higherDepends on how you count£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £25.6m, Newark and Sherwood £25.0mNewark and Sherwood: £25.0mBassetlaw: £25.6mNewark and Sherwood: £25.1mBassetlaw: £25.7mNewark and Sherwood: £23.7mBassetlaw: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.51m, Newark and Sherwood £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.51mNewark and Sherwood: £0.61mBassetlaw: £0.51mNewark and Sherwood: £0.57mBassetlaw: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.47m, Newark and Sherwood £0.60mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.47mNewark and Sherwood: £0.60mBassetlaw: £0.47mNewark and Sherwood: £0.56mBassetlaw: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mNewark and Sherwood is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £1.1m, Newark and Sherwood £0.87mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mBassetlaw: £1.1mNewark and Sherwood: £0.87mBassetlaw: £1.1mNewark and Sherwood: £0.83mBassetlaw: £1.1m

    £1.1mBassetlaw is higher£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 26,645, Newark and Sherwood 28,367Newark and Sherwood: 28,367Bassetlaw: 26,645

    26,645Newark and Sherwood is higher28,367

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,633, Newark and Sherwood 2,243Newark and Sherwood: 2,243Bassetlaw: 2,633

    2,633Bassetlaw is higher2,243

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 4,590, Newark and Sherwood 4,255Newark and Sherwood: 4,255Bassetlaw: 4,590

    4,590Bassetlaw is higher4,255

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,887, Newark and Sherwood 9,093Newark and Sherwood: 9,093Bassetlaw: 9,887

    9,887Bassetlaw is higher9,093

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 14,544, Newark and Sherwood 13,537Newark and Sherwood: 13,537Bassetlaw: 14,544

    14,544Bassetlaw is higher13,537

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw 1,932, Newark and Sherwood 2,165Newark and Sherwood: 2,165Bassetlaw: 1,932

    1,932Newark and Sherwood is higher2,165

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood, total
MeasureBassetlawNewark and SherwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m£593.6m£596.1m£563.0mNewark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m£351.0m£352.4m£332.9mNewark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m£141.1m£141.7m£133.8mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m£321.1m£322.4m£304.6mNewark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£20.4m£20.4m£19.3mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m£62.2m£62.5m£59.0mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£18.3m£18.4m£17.3mNewark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m£10.1m£10.1m£9.5mNewark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m£104.8m£105.3m£99.4mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mNewark and Sherwood
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mNewark and Sherwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mNewark and Sherwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.87m£0.87m£0.83mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,64528,367Newark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6332,243Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5904,255Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8879,093Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,54413,537Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9322,165Newark and Sherwood

Sources

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

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  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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