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Newark and Sherwood and Bassetlaw

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

Newark and Sherwood is higher than Bassetlaw on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 10 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

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 15. 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

Newark and Sherwood Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £486£488£461Bassetlaw is higher£530£533£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Newark and Sherwood: £143Bassetlaw: £140Newark and Sherwood: £144Bassetlaw: £132Newark and Sherwood: £136

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood 1,019.7, Bassetlaw 1,008.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7Newark and Sherwood: 1,019.7

    1,019.7Newark and Sherwood is higher1,008.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark and Sherwood 80.6, Bassetlaw 99.7Bassetlaw: 99.7Newark and Sherwood: 80.6

    80.6Bassetlaw is higher99.7

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

    153.0Bassetlaw is higher173.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 71.1, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Bassetlaw is higher79.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newark and Sherwood 176.7, Bassetlaw 194.1Bassetlaw: 194.1Newark and Sherwood: 176.7

    176.7Bassetlaw is higher194.1

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

    28.3Newark and Sherwood is higher25.8

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Newark and Sherwood and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureNewark and SherwoodBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,694£4,714£4,452Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,669£11,966£12,671£12,725£12,019Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,841£1,849£1,746£1,950£1,959£1,850Bassetlaw
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,542£11,591£10,948£11,407£11,455£10,820Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£323£305£396£398£376Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£732£735£694£843£846£799Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£25£25£24Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£530£533£503Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£139£140£132Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£131£132£125£124£125£118Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,368£1,374£1,297£1,472£1,478£1,396Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£160£161£152Bassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£326£327£309£341£343£324Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.88£7.91£7.47£6.78£6.81£6.43Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£6.25£6.28£5.93Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.71,008.7Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.699.7Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.0173.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.179.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.7194.1Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.325.8Newark and Sherwood

Per resident

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Newark and Sherwood Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

    £70£70£66Bassetlaw 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: Newark and Sherwood £159, Bassetlaw £178Bassetlaw: £178Newark and Sherwood: £159Bassetlaw: £179Newark and Sherwood: £160Bassetlaw: £169Newark and Sherwood: £151

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £4.52, Bassetlaw £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.35Newark and Sherwood: £4.52Bassetlaw: £5.37Newark and Sherwood: £4.54Bassetlaw: £5.07Newark and Sherwood: £4.29

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

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

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

    £486£488£461Bassetlaw is higher£530£533£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark and Sherwood £143, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Newark and Sherwood: £143Bassetlaw: £140Newark and Sherwood: £144Bassetlaw: £132Newark and Sherwood: £136

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    221.9Newark and Sherwood is higher213.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    17.5Bassetlaw is higher21.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 33.3, Bassetlaw 36.8Bassetlaw: 36.8Newark and Sherwood: 33.3

    33.3Bassetlaw is higher36.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 71.1, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Newark and Sherwood: 71.1

    71.1Bassetlaw is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    105.9Bassetlaw is higher116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark and Sherwood 16.9, Bassetlaw 15.5Bassetlaw: 15.5Newark and Sherwood: 16.9

    16.9Newark and Sherwood is higher15.5

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Newark and Sherwood and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureNewark and SherwoodBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,642£4,662£4,403£4,694£4,714£4,452Bassetlaw
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,745£2,756£2,604£2,683£2,695£2,545Newark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,103£1,108£1,046£1,172£1,177£1,111Bassetlaw
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,511£2,522£2,382£2,416£2,426£2,291Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£84£84£80Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£178£179£169Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£5.35£5.37£5.07Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461£530£533£503Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£139£140£132Newark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£75£75£71Newark and Sherwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£820£823£778£884£888£839Bassetlaw
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£160£161£152Bassetlaw
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£205£206£194Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£4.07£4.09£3.86Newark and Sherwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£3.75£3.77£3.56Newark and Sherwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.9213.6Newark and Sherwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.521.1Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.336.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.179.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.9116.6Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.915.5Newark and Sherwood

Total

Newark and Sherwood is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Newark and Sherwood Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newark and Sherwood £0.58m, Bassetlaw £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mBassetlaw: £0.67mNewark and Sherwood: £0.58mBassetlaw: £0.63mNewark and Sherwood: £0.55m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    28,367Newark and Sherwood is higher26,645

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    2,243Bassetlaw is higher2,633

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

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

    4,255Bassetlaw is higher4,590

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

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

    9,093Bassetlaw is higher9,887

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    13,537Bassetlaw is higher14,544

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

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

    2,165Newark and Sherwood is higher1,932

Show the numbers
Newark and Sherwood and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureNewark and SherwoodBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m£585.5m£588.0m£555.4mNewark and Sherwood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m£334.7m£336.1m£317.5mNewark and Sherwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£141.1m£141.7m£133.8m£146.2m£146.8m£138.6mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£321.1m£322.4m£304.6m£301.3m£302.6m£285.8mNewark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.4m£19.3m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m£66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.3m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mNewark and Sherwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mNewark and Sherwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£104.8m£105.3m£99.4m£110.3m£110.8m£104.6mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mNewark and Sherwood
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mNewark and Sherwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mNewark and Sherwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m£1.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,36726,645Newark and Sherwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2432,633Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2554,590Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0939,887Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,53714,544Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1651,932Newark 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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