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Bassetlaw and Wyre Forest

124,742 and 103,558 residents (mid-2024).

Bassetlaw is higher than Wyre Forest on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 19 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 11 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 11. 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Bassetlaw: £4,694Wyre Forest: £5,169Bassetlaw: £4,714Wyre Forest: £4,882Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £12,671, Wyre Forest £12,717Wyre Forest: £12,717Bassetlaw: £12,671Wyre Forest: £12,772Bassetlaw: £12,725Wyre Forest: £12,063Bassetlaw: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,717£12,772£12,063

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,950, Wyre Forest £2,105Wyre Forest: £2,105Bassetlaw: £1,950Wyre Forest: £2,114Bassetlaw: £1,959Wyre Forest: £1,997Bassetlaw: £1,850

    £1,950£1,959£1,850Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,105£2,114£1,997

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £11,407, Wyre Forest £11,619Wyre Forest: £11,619Bassetlaw: £11,407Wyre Forest: £11,669Bassetlaw: £11,455Wyre Forest: £11,021Bassetlaw: £10,820

    £11,407£11,455£10,820Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,619£11,669£11,021

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bassetlaw £396, Wyre Forest £354Wyre Forest: £354Bassetlaw: £396Wyre Forest: £356Bassetlaw: £398Wyre Forest: £336Bassetlaw: £376

    £396£398£376Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  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, Wyre Forest £719Wyre Forest: £719Bassetlaw: £843Wyre Forest: £722Bassetlaw: £846Wyre Forest: £682Bassetlaw: £799

    £843£846£799Bassetlaw is higher£719£722£682

  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, Wyre Forest £25Wyre Forest: £25Bassetlaw: £25Wyre Forest: £25Bassetlaw: £25Wyre Forest: £24Bassetlaw: £24

    £25£25£24Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £530, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Bassetlaw: £530Wyre Forest: £492Bassetlaw: £533Wyre Forest: £465Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw is higher£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £139, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £139Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £140Wyre Forest: £124Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw is higher£131£131£124

  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, Wyre Forest £146Wyre Forest: £146Bassetlaw: £124Wyre Forest: £147Bassetlaw: £125Wyre Forest: £138Bassetlaw: £118

    £124£125£118Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £1,472, Wyre Forest £1,597Wyre Forest: £1,597Bassetlaw: £1,472Wyre Forest: £1,604Bassetlaw: £1,478Wyre Forest: £1,515Bassetlaw: £1,396

    £1,472£1,478£1,396Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,597£1,604£1,515

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Bassetlaw: £160Wyre Forest: £207Bassetlaw: £161Wyre Forest: £195Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Wyre Forest is higher£206£207£195

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £341, Wyre Forest £348Wyre Forest: £348Bassetlaw: £341Wyre Forest: £350Bassetlaw: £343Wyre Forest: £330Bassetlaw: £324

    £341£343£324Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£348£350£330

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.78, Wyre Forest £6.34Wyre Forest: £6.34Bassetlaw: £6.78Wyre Forest: £6.36Bassetlaw: £6.81Wyre Forest: £6.01Bassetlaw: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Bassetlaw is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bassetlaw £6.25, Wyre Forest £7.82Wyre Forest: £7.82Bassetlaw: £6.25Wyre Forest: £7.86Bassetlaw: £6.28Wyre Forest: £7.42Bassetlaw: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Wyre Forest is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Bassetlaw: £9.08Wyre Forest: £5.39Bassetlaw: £9.12Wyre Forest: £5.09Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  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, Wyre Forest 1,002.1Wyre Forest: 1,002.1Bassetlaw: 1,008.7

    1,008.7Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count1,002.1

  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, Wyre Forest 94.9Wyre Forest: 94.9Bassetlaw: 99.7

    99.7Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count94.9

  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, Wyre Forest 152.8Wyre Forest: 152.8Bassetlaw: 173.8

    173.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count152.8

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher72.7

  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, Wyre Forest 197.5Wyre Forest: 197.5Bassetlaw: 194.1

    194.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count197.5

  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, Wyre Forest 32.2Wyre Forest: 32.2Bassetlaw: 25.8

    25.8Wyre Forest is higher32.2

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Wyre Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureBassetlawWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,717£12,772£12,063Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,959£1,850£2,105£2,114£1,997Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,407£11,455£10,820£11,619£11,669£11,021Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£396£398£376£354£356£336Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£843£846£799£719£722£682Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£25£25£24Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£490£492£465Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£131£131£124Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£124£125£118£146£147£138Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,478£1,396£1,597£1,604£1,515Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£206£207£195Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£348£350£330Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£6.34£6.36£6.01Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£7.82£7.86£7.42Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£5.37£5.39£5.09Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.71,002.1Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202699.794.9Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026173.8152.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.372.7Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.1197.5Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.832.2Wyre Forest

Per resident

Bassetlaw is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £4,694, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Bassetlaw: £4,694Wyre Forest: £5,169Bassetlaw: £4,714Wyre Forest: £4,882Bassetlaw: £4,452

    £4,694£4,714£4,452Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,683, Wyre Forest £3,089Wyre Forest: £3,089Bassetlaw: £2,683Wyre Forest: £3,103Bassetlaw: £2,695Wyre Forest: £2,930Bassetlaw: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,089£3,103£2,930

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £1,172, Wyre Forest £1,225Wyre Forest: £1,225Bassetlaw: £1,172Wyre Forest: £1,230Bassetlaw: £1,177Wyre Forest: £1,162Bassetlaw: £1,111

    £1,172£1,177£1,111Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bassetlaw £2,416, Wyre Forest £2,823Wyre Forest: £2,823Bassetlaw: £2,416Wyre Forest: £2,835Bassetlaw: £2,426Wyre Forest: £2,677Bassetlaw: £2,291

    £2,416£2,426£2,291Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,823£2,835£2,677

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £84, Wyre Forest £86Wyre Forest: £86Bassetlaw: £84Wyre Forest: £86Bassetlaw: £84Wyre Forest: £82Bassetlaw: £80

    £84£84£80Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £178, Wyre Forest £175Wyre Forest: £175Bassetlaw: £178Wyre Forest: £175Bassetlaw: £179Wyre Forest: £166Bassetlaw: £169

    £178£179£169Bassetlaw is higher£175£175£166

  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, Wyre Forest £6.05Wyre Forest: £6.05Bassetlaw: £5.35Wyre Forest: £6.08Bassetlaw: £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.74Bassetlaw: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £530, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Bassetlaw: £530Wyre Forest: £492Bassetlaw: £533Wyre Forest: £465Bassetlaw: £503

    £530£533£503Bassetlaw is higher£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £139, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £139Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £140Wyre Forest: £124Bassetlaw: £132

    £139£140£132Bassetlaw is higher£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bassetlaw £75, Wyre Forest £85Wyre Forest: £85Bassetlaw: £75Wyre Forest: £85Bassetlaw: £75Wyre Forest: £81Bassetlaw: £71

    £75£75£71Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£85£85£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bassetlaw £884, Wyre Forest £929Wyre Forest: £929Bassetlaw: £884Wyre Forest: £933Bassetlaw: £888Wyre Forest: £882Bassetlaw: £839

    £884£888£839Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£929£933£882

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bassetlaw £160, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Bassetlaw: £160Wyre Forest: £207Bassetlaw: £161Wyre Forest: £195Bassetlaw: £152

    £160£161£152Wyre Forest is higher£206£207£195

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £205, Wyre Forest £203Wyre Forest: £203Bassetlaw: £205Wyre Forest: £203Bassetlaw: £206Wyre Forest: £192Bassetlaw: £194

    £205£206£194Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£203£203£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bassetlaw £4.07, Wyre Forest £3.69Wyre Forest: £3.69Bassetlaw: £4.07Wyre Forest: £3.71Bassetlaw: £4.09Wyre Forest: £3.50Bassetlaw: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Bassetlaw is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bassetlaw £3.75, Wyre Forest £4.55Wyre Forest: £4.55Bassetlaw: £3.75Wyre Forest: £4.57Bassetlaw: £3.77Wyre Forest: £4.32Bassetlaw: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Wyre Forest is higher£4.55£4.57£4.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bassetlaw £9.08, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Bassetlaw: £9.08Wyre Forest: £5.39Bassetlaw: £9.12Wyre Forest: £5.09Bassetlaw: £8.61

    £9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 213.6, Wyre Forest 243.4Wyre Forest: 243.4Bassetlaw: 213.6

    213.6Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count243.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 21.1, Wyre Forest 23.1Wyre Forest: 23.1Bassetlaw: 21.1

    21.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count23.1

  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, Wyre Forest 37.1Wyre Forest: 37.1Bassetlaw: 36.8

    36.8Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count37.1

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Bassetlaw: 79.3

    79.3Bassetlaw is higher72.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bassetlaw 116.6, Wyre Forest 115.0Wyre Forest: 115.0Bassetlaw: 116.6

    116.6Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count115.0

  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, Wyre Forest 18.7Wyre Forest: 18.7Bassetlaw: 15.5

    15.5Wyre Forest is higher18.7

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Wyre Forest, per resident
MeasureBassetlawWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,452£5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£3,089£3,103£2,930Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,172£1,177£1,111£1,225£1,230£1,162Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,416£2,426£2,291£2,823£2,835£2,677Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£86£86£82Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£175£175£166Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£6.05£6.08£5.74Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£530£533£503£490£492£465Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£131£131£124Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£85£85£81Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839£929£933£882Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£206£207£195Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£203£203£192Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£3.69£3.71£3.50Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.55£4.57£4.32Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.08£9.12£8.61£5.37£5.39£5.09Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026213.6243.4Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.123.1Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.837.1Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.372.7Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.6115.0Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.518.7Wyre Forest

Total

Bassetlaw is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 3. 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bassetlaw £585.5m, Wyre Forest £533.0mWyre Forest: £533.0mBassetlaw: £585.5mWyre Forest: £535.2mBassetlaw: £588.0mWyre Forest: £505.6mBassetlaw: £555.4m

    £585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bassetlaw £334.7m, Wyre Forest £319.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mBassetlaw: £334.7mWyre Forest: £321.3mBassetlaw: £336.1mWyre Forest: £303.5mBassetlaw: £317.5m

    £334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bassetlaw £146.2m, Wyre Forest £126.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mBassetlaw: £146.2mWyre Forest: £127.4mBassetlaw: £146.8mWyre Forest: £120.3mBassetlaw: £138.6m

    £146.2m£146.8m£138.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw £301.3m, Wyre Forest £292.3mWyre Forest: £292.3mBassetlaw: £301.3mWyre Forest: £293.6mBassetlaw: £302.6mWyre Forest: £277.3mBassetlaw: £285.8m

    £301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw £10.5m, Wyre Forest £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.9mBassetlaw: £10.5mWyre Forest: £9.0mBassetlaw: £10.5mWyre Forest: £8.5mBassetlaw: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£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, Wyre Forest £18.1mWyre Forest: £18.1mBassetlaw: £22.3mWyre Forest: £18.2mBassetlaw: £22.4mWyre Forest: £17.2mBassetlaw: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw is higher£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

  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, Wyre Forest £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mBassetlaw: £0.67mWyre Forest: £0.63mBassetlaw: £0.67mWyre Forest: £0.59mBassetlaw: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £66.2m, Wyre Forest £50.8mWyre Forest: £50.8mBassetlaw: £66.2mWyre Forest: £51.0mBassetlaw: £66.4mWyre Forest: £48.1mBassetlaw: £62.7m

    £66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw is higher£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw £17.4m, Wyre Forest £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.5mBassetlaw: £17.4mWyre Forest: £13.6mBassetlaw: £17.4mWyre Forest: £12.8mBassetlaw: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.4m£16.5mBassetlaw is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw £9.3m, Wyre Forest £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mBassetlaw: £9.3mWyre Forest: £8.8mBassetlaw: £9.4mWyre Forest: £8.3mBassetlaw: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw £110.3m, Wyre Forest £96.2mWyre Forest: £96.2mBassetlaw: £110.3mWyre Forest: £96.7mBassetlaw: £110.8mWyre Forest: £91.3mBassetlaw: £104.6m

    £110.3m£110.8m£104.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bassetlaw £20.0m, Wyre Forest £21.3mWyre Forest: £21.3mBassetlaw: £20.0mWyre Forest: £21.4mBassetlaw: £20.1mWyre Forest: £20.2mBassetlaw: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mWyre Forest is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £25.6m, Wyre Forest £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.0mBassetlaw: £25.6mWyre Forest: £21.1mBassetlaw: £25.7mWyre Forest: £19.9mBassetlaw: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bassetlaw £0.51m, Wyre Forest £0.38mWyre Forest: £0.38mBassetlaw: £0.51mWyre Forest: £0.38mBassetlaw: £0.51mWyre Forest: £0.36mBassetlaw: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBassetlaw is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bassetlaw £0.47m, Wyre Forest £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.45mBassetlaw: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWyre Forest is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bassetlaw £1.1m, Wyre Forest £0.56mWyre Forest: £0.56mBassetlaw: £1.1mWyre Forest: £0.56mBassetlaw: £1.1mWyre Forest: £0.53mBassetlaw: £1.1m

    £1.1mBassetlaw is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bassetlaw 26,645, Wyre Forest 25,210Wyre Forest: 25,210Bassetlaw: 26,645

    26,645Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count25,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bassetlaw 2,633, Wyre Forest 2,388Wyre Forest: 2,388Bassetlaw: 2,633

    2,633Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,388

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 4,590, Wyre Forest 3,845Wyre Forest: 3,845Bassetlaw: 4,590

    4,590Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count3,845

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bassetlaw 9,887, Wyre Forest 7,531Wyre Forest: 7,531Bassetlaw: 9,887

    9,887Bassetlaw is higher7,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bassetlaw 14,544, Wyre Forest 11,904Wyre Forest: 11,904Bassetlaw: 14,544

    14,544Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count11,904

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bassetlaw 1,932, Wyre Forest 1,940Wyre Forest: 1,940Bassetlaw: 1,932

    1,932Wyre Forest is higher1,940

Show the numbers
Bassetlaw and Wyre Forest, total
MeasureBassetlawWyre ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m£533.0m£535.2m£505.6mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m£319.9m£321.3m£303.5mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m£126.9m£127.4m£120.3mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m£292.3m£293.6m£277.3mBassetlaw
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£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.2m£66.4m£62.7m£50.8m£51.0m£48.1mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m£96.2m£96.7m£91.3mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mWyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mWyre Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,64525,210Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6332,388Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5903,845Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8877,531Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,54411,904Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9321,940Wyre Forest

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.
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