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Wyre Forest and Bassetlaw

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

Wyre Forest is higher than Bassetlaw on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 3 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

Wyre Forest is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Wyre Forest Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

    £5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest 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: Wyre Forest £12,717, Bassetlaw £12,671Bassetlaw: £12,671Wyre Forest: £12,717Bassetlaw: £12,725Wyre Forest: £12,772Bassetlaw: £12,019Wyre Forest: £12,063

    £12,717£12,772£12,063Wyre Forest 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: Wyre Forest £2,105, Bassetlaw £1,950Bassetlaw: £1,950Wyre Forest: £2,105Bassetlaw: £1,959Wyre Forest: £2,114Bassetlaw: £1,850Wyre Forest: £1,997

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £354£356£336Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wyre Forest £719, Bassetlaw £843Bassetlaw: £843Wyre Forest: £719Bassetlaw: £846Wyre Forest: £722Bassetlaw: £799Wyre Forest: £682

    £719£722£682Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £25, Bassetlaw £25Bassetlaw: £25Wyre Forest: £25Bassetlaw: £25Wyre Forest: £25Bassetlaw: £24Wyre Forest: £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: Wyre Forest £490, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Wyre Forest: £490Bassetlaw: £533Wyre Forest: £492Bassetlaw: £503Wyre Forest: £465

    £490£492£465Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £131, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £140Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £132Wyre Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £146, Bassetlaw £124Bassetlaw: £124Wyre Forest: £146Bassetlaw: £125Wyre Forest: £147Bassetlaw: £118Wyre Forest: £138

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

    £206£207£195Wyre Forest is higher£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: Wyre Forest £348, Bassetlaw £341Bassetlaw: £341Wyre Forest: £348Bassetlaw: £343Wyre Forest: £350Bassetlaw: £324Wyre Forest: £330

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

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

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

    £6.34£6.36£6.01Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £7.82, Bassetlaw £6.25Bassetlaw: £6.25Wyre Forest: £7.82Bassetlaw: £6.28Wyre Forest: £7.86Bassetlaw: £5.93Wyre Forest: £7.42

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest 1,002.1, Bassetlaw 1,008.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7Wyre Forest: 1,002.1

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

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 94.9, Bassetlaw 99.7Bassetlaw: 99.7Wyre Forest: 94.9

    94.9Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count99.7

  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: Wyre Forest 152.8, Bassetlaw 173.8Bassetlaw: 173.8Wyre Forest: 152.8

    152.8Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count173.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 72.7, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Wyre Forest: 72.7

    72.7Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest 197.5, Bassetlaw 194.1Bassetlaw: 194.1Wyre Forest: 197.5

    197.5Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count194.1

  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: Wyre Forest 32.2, Bassetlaw 25.8Bassetlaw: 25.8Wyre Forest: 32.2

    32.2Wyre Forest is higher25.8

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Wyre Forest and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureWyre ForestBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,147£5,169£4,882£4,694£4,714£4,452Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,717£12,772£12,063£12,671£12,725£12,019Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,105£2,114£1,997£1,950£1,959£1,850Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,619£11,669£11,021£11,407£11,455£10,820Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£396£398£376Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£719£722£682£843£846£799Bassetlaw
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£490£492£465£530£533£503Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£139£140£132Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£138£124£125£118Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,597£1,604£1,515£1,472£1,478£1,396Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£160£161£152Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£348£350£330£341£343£324Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£6.78£6.81£6.43Bassetlaw
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£6.25£6.28£5.93Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.11,008.7Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202694.999.7Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.8173.8Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.779.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.5194.1Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.225.8Wyre Forest

Per resident

Wyre Forest is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

Wyre Forest Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    £175£175£166Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £6.05, Bassetlaw £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.35Wyre Forest: £6.05Bassetlaw: £5.37Wyre Forest: £6.08Bassetlaw: £5.07Wyre Forest: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wyre Forest £490, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Wyre Forest: £490Bassetlaw: £533Wyre Forest: £492Bassetlaw: £503Wyre Forest: £465

    £490£492£465Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £131, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £140Wyre Forest: £131Bassetlaw: £132Wyre Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Bassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £85, Bassetlaw £75Bassetlaw: £75Wyre Forest: £85Bassetlaw: £75Wyre Forest: £85Bassetlaw: £71Wyre Forest: £81

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    243.4Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count213.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    23.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count21.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 37.1, Bassetlaw 36.8Bassetlaw: 36.8Wyre Forest: 37.1

    37.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count36.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 72.7, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Wyre Forest: 72.7

    72.7Bassetlaw is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    115.0Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 18.7, Bassetlaw 15.5Bassetlaw: 15.5Wyre Forest: 18.7

    18.7Wyre Forest is higher15.5

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Wyre Forest and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureWyre ForestBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,147£5,169£4,882£4,694£4,714£4,452Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,089£3,103£2,930£2,683£2,695£2,545Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,172£1,177£1,111Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,823£2,835£2,677£2,416£2,426£2,291Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£84£84£80Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£175£166£178£179£169Bassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£5.35£5.37£5.07Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£530£533£503Bassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£139£140£132Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£75£75£71Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£929£933£882£884£888£839Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£160£161£152Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£203£192£205£206£194Bassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£4.07£4.09£3.86Bassetlaw
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£3.75£3.77£3.56Wyre Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026243.4213.6Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.121.1Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.136.8Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.779.3Bassetlaw
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.0116.6Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.715.5Wyre Forest

Total

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

Wyre Forest Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £18.1m, Bassetlaw £22.3mBassetlaw: £22.3mWyre Forest: £18.1mBassetlaw: £22.4mWyre Forest: £18.2mBassetlaw: £21.1mWyre Forest: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mBassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £0.63m, Bassetlaw £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mWyre Forest: £0.63mBassetlaw: £0.67mWyre Forest: £0.63mBassetlaw: £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.59m

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

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

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

    £50.8m£51.0m£48.1mBassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £13.5m, Bassetlaw £17.4mBassetlaw: £17.4mWyre Forest: £13.5mBassetlaw: £17.4mWyre Forest: £13.6mBassetlaw: £16.5mWyre Forest: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mBassetlaw 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: Wyre Forest £8.8m, Bassetlaw £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.3mWyre Forest: £8.8mBassetlaw: £9.4mWyre Forest: £8.8mBassetlaw: £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.3m

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    25,210Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count26,645

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

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

    3,845Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count4,590

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

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

    7,531Bassetlaw is higher9,887

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    11,904Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count14,544

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

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

    1,940Wyre Forest is higher1,932

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureWyre ForestBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m£585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m£334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m£146.2m£146.8m£138.6mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m£301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw
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£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m£66.2m£66.4m£62.7mBassetlaw
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mBassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mBassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m£110.3m£110.8m£104.6mBassetlaw
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mWyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mBassetlaw
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWyre Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£1.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,21026,645Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3882,633Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8454,590Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,5319,887Bassetlaw
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,90414,544Bassetlaw
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9401,932Wyre 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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