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Doncaster and Telford and Wrekin

320,248 and 196,090 residents (mid-2024).

Doncaster is higher than Telford and Wrekin on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Doncaster is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Telford and Wrekin on 5. 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

Doncaster Telford and Wrekin

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster £4,862, Telford and Wrekin £4,618Telford and Wrekin: £4,618Doncaster: £4,862Telford and Wrekin: £4,638Doncaster: £4,882Telford and Wrekin: £4,380Doncaster: £4,612

    £4,862£4,882£4,612Doncaster is higher£4,618£4,638£4,380

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £12,757, Telford and Wrekin £12,931Telford and Wrekin: £12,931Doncaster: £12,757Telford and Wrekin: £12,986Doncaster: £12,811Telford and Wrekin: £12,266Doncaster: £12,101

    £12,757£12,811£12,101Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£12,931£12,986£12,266

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £2,497, Telford and Wrekin £2,355Telford and Wrekin: £2,355Doncaster: £2,497Telford and Wrekin: £2,365Doncaster: £2,508Telford and Wrekin: £2,234Doncaster: £2,369

    £2,497£2,508£2,369Doncaster is higher£2,355£2,365£2,234

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £11,396, Telford and Wrekin £11,545Telford and Wrekin: £11,545Doncaster: £11,396Telford and Wrekin: £11,594Doncaster: £11,444Telford and Wrekin: £10,951Doncaster: £10,809

    £11,396£11,444£10,809Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£11,545£11,594£10,951

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £520, Telford and Wrekin £512Telford and Wrekin: £512Doncaster: £520Telford and Wrekin: £514Doncaster: £522Telford and Wrekin: £485Doncaster: £493

    £520£522£493Doncaster is higher£512£514£485

  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: Doncaster £809, Telford and Wrekin £842Telford and Wrekin: £842Doncaster: £809Telford and Wrekin: £846Doncaster: £813Telford and Wrekin: £799Doncaster: £768

    £809£813£768Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£842£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: Doncaster £32, Telford and Wrekin £32Telford and Wrekin: £32Doncaster: £32Telford and Wrekin: £32Doncaster: £32Telford and Wrekin: £31Doncaster: £31

    £32£32£31Doncaster is higher£32£32£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £605, Telford and Wrekin £561Telford and Wrekin: £561Doncaster: £605Telford and Wrekin: £564Doncaster: £608Telford and Wrekin: £532Doncaster: £574

    £605£608£574Doncaster is higher£561£564£532

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £164, Telford and Wrekin £142Telford and Wrekin: £142Doncaster: £164Telford and Wrekin: £143Doncaster: £165Telford and Wrekin: £135Doncaster: £156

    £164£165£156Doncaster is higher£142£143£135

  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: Doncaster £170, Telford and Wrekin £149Telford and Wrekin: £149Doncaster: £170Telford and Wrekin: £149Doncaster: £170Telford and Wrekin: £141Doncaster: £161

    £170£170£161Doncaster is higher£149£149£141

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £1,941, Telford and Wrekin £1,826Telford and Wrekin: £1,826Doncaster: £1,941Telford and Wrekin: £1,834Doncaster: £1,950Telford and Wrekin: £1,732Doncaster: £1,842

    £1,941£1,950£1,842Doncaster is higher£1,826£1,834£1,732

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster £195, Telford and Wrekin £271Telford and Wrekin: £271Doncaster: £195Telford and Wrekin: £272Doncaster: £196Telford and Wrekin: £257Doncaster: £185

    £195£196£185Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£271£272£257

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £369, Telford and Wrekin £365Telford and Wrekin: £365Doncaster: £369Telford and Wrekin: £366Doncaster: £371Telford and Wrekin: £346Doncaster: £350

    £369£371£350Doncaster is higher£365£366£346

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £8.33, Telford and Wrekin £5.94Telford and Wrekin: £5.94Doncaster: £8.33Telford and Wrekin: £5.96Doncaster: £8.36Telford and Wrekin: £5.63Doncaster: £7.90

    £8.33£8.36£7.90Doncaster is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £8.16, Telford and Wrekin £10Telford and Wrekin: £10Doncaster: £8.16Telford and Wrekin: £10Doncaster: £8.19Telford and Wrekin: £9.85Doncaster: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster £6.67, Telford and Wrekin £5.83Telford and Wrekin: £5.83Doncaster: £6.67Telford and Wrekin: £5.85Doncaster: £6.70Telford and Wrekin: £5.53Doncaster: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Doncaster is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Doncaster 1,023.5, Telford and Wrekin 1,023.4Telford and Wrekin: 1,023.4Doncaster: 1,023.5

    1,023.5Doncaster is higher1,023.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Doncaster 126.3, Telford and Wrekin 125.9Telford and Wrekin: 125.9Doncaster: 126.3

    126.3Doncaster is higher125.9

  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: Doncaster 169.7, Telford and Wrekin 169.2Telford and Wrekin: 169.2Doncaster: 169.7

    169.7Doncaster is higher169.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 91.5, Telford and Wrekin 81.2Telford and Wrekin: 81.2Doncaster: 91.5

    91.5Doncaster is higher81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Doncaster 242.5, Telford and Wrekin 224.2Telford and Wrekin: 224.2Doncaster: 242.5

    242.5Doncaster is higher224.2

  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: Doncaster 37.6, Telford and Wrekin 32.3Telford and Wrekin: 32.3Doncaster: 37.6

    37.6Doncaster is higher32.3

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Doncaster and Telford and Wrekin, per person in the age group
MeasureDoncasterTelford and WrekinHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,862£4,882£4,612£4,618£4,638£4,380Doncaster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,811£12,101£12,931£12,986£12,266Telford and Wrekin
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,497£2,508£2,369£2,355£2,365£2,234Doncaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,396£11,444£10,809£11,545£11,594£10,951Telford and Wrekin
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£520£522£493£512£514£485Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£809£813£768£842£846£799Telford and Wrekin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£32£32£31Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£605£608£574£561£564£532Doncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£142£143£135Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£170£161£149£149£141Doncaster
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,950£1,842£1,826£1,834£1,732Doncaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£271£272£257Telford and Wrekin
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£369£371£350£365£366£346Doncaster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.90£5.94£5.96£5.63Doncaster
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£10£10£9.85Telford and Wrekin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£5.83£5.85£5.53Doncaster
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.51,023.4Doncaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.3125.9Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7169.2Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.581.2Doncaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026242.5224.2Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.632.3Doncaster

Per resident

Doncaster is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Telford and Wrekin on 2. 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

Doncaster Telford and Wrekin

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster £4,862, Telford and Wrekin £4,618Telford and Wrekin: £4,618Doncaster: £4,862Telford and Wrekin: £4,638Doncaster: £4,882Telford and Wrekin: £4,380Doncaster: £4,612

    £4,862£4,882£4,612Doncaster is higher£4,618£4,638£4,380

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Doncaster £2,352, Telford and Wrekin £2,169Telford and Wrekin: £2,169Doncaster: £2,352Telford and Wrekin: £2,178Doncaster: £2,363Telford and Wrekin: £2,057Doncaster: £2,231

    £2,352£2,363£2,231Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2,169£2,178£2,057

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Doncaster £1,539, Telford and Wrekin £1,469Telford and Wrekin: £1,469Doncaster: £1,539Telford and Wrekin: £1,475Doncaster: £1,545Telford and Wrekin: £1,393Doncaster: £1,460

    £1,539£1,545£1,460Doncaster is higher£1,469£1,475£1,393

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Doncaster £2,101, Telford and Wrekin £1,936Telford and Wrekin: £1,936Doncaster: £2,101Telford and Wrekin: £1,944Doncaster: £2,110Telford and Wrekin: £1,837Doncaster: £1,993

    £2,101£2,110£1,993Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,837

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Doncaster £96, Telford and Wrekin £86Telford and Wrekin: £86Doncaster: £96Telford and Wrekin: £86Doncaster: £96Telford and Wrekin: £81Doncaster: £91

    £96£96£91Doncaster is higher£86£86£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £149, Telford and Wrekin £141Telford and Wrekin: £141Doncaster: £149Telford and Wrekin: £142Doncaster: £150Telford and Wrekin: £134Doncaster: £142

    £149£150£142Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Doncaster £5.97, Telford and Wrekin £5.41Telford and Wrekin: £5.41Doncaster: £5.97Telford and Wrekin: £5.43Doncaster: £5.99Telford and Wrekin: £5.13Doncaster: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Doncaster is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £605, Telford and Wrekin £561Telford and Wrekin: £561Doncaster: £605Telford and Wrekin: £564Doncaster: £608Telford and Wrekin: £532Doncaster: £574

    £605£608£574Doncaster is higher£561£564£532

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £164, Telford and Wrekin £142Telford and Wrekin: £142Doncaster: £164Telford and Wrekin: £143Doncaster: £165Telford and Wrekin: £135Doncaster: £156

    £164£165£156Doncaster is higher£142£143£135

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Doncaster £105, Telford and Wrekin £93Telford and Wrekin: £93Doncaster: £105Telford and Wrekin: £93Doncaster: £105Telford and Wrekin: £88Doncaster: £99

    £105£105£99Doncaster is higher£93£93£88

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Doncaster £1,196, Telford and Wrekin £1,139Telford and Wrekin: £1,139Doncaster: £1,196Telford and Wrekin: £1,144Doncaster: £1,201Telford and Wrekin: £1,080Doncaster: £1,135

    £1,196£1,201£1,135Doncaster is higher£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster £195, Telford and Wrekin £271Telford and Wrekin: £271Doncaster: £195Telford and Wrekin: £272Doncaster: £196Telford and Wrekin: £257Doncaster: £185

    £195£196£185Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£271£272£257

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Doncaster £228, Telford and Wrekin £227Telford and Wrekin: £227Doncaster: £228Telford and Wrekin: £228Doncaster: £229Telford and Wrekin: £216Doncaster: £216

    £228£229£216Doncaster is higher£227£228£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Doncaster £5.13, Telford and Wrekin £3.70Telford and Wrekin: £3.70Doncaster: £5.13Telford and Wrekin: £3.72Doncaster: £5.16Telford and Wrekin: £3.51Doncaster: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Doncaster is higher£3.70£3.72£3.51

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Doncaster £5.03, Telford and Wrekin £6.47Telford and Wrekin: £6.47Doncaster: £5.03Telford and Wrekin: £6.50Doncaster: £5.05Telford and Wrekin: £6.14Doncaster: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Telford and Wrekin is higherDepends on how you count£6.47£6.50£6.14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster £6.67, Telford and Wrekin £5.83Telford and Wrekin: £5.83Doncaster: £6.67Telford and Wrekin: £5.85Doncaster: £6.70Telford and Wrekin: £5.53Doncaster: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Doncaster is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 188.7, Telford and Wrekin 171.6Telford and Wrekin: 171.6Doncaster: 188.7

    188.7Doncaster is higher171.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 23.3, Telford and Wrekin 21.1Telford and Wrekin: 21.1Doncaster: 23.3

    23.3Doncaster 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: Doncaster 31.3, Telford and Wrekin 28.4Telford and Wrekin: 28.4Doncaster: 31.3

    31.3Doncaster is higher28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 91.5, Telford and Wrekin 81.2Telford and Wrekin: 81.2Doncaster: 91.5

    91.5Doncaster is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 149.4, Telford and Wrekin 139.8Telford and Wrekin: 139.8Doncaster: 149.4

    149.4Doncaster is higher139.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 23.2, Telford and Wrekin 20.2Telford and Wrekin: 20.2Doncaster: 23.2

    23.2Doncaster is higher20.2

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Doncaster and Telford and Wrekin, per resident
MeasureDoncasterTelford and WrekinHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,862£4,882£4,612£4,618£4,638£4,380Doncaster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,352£2,363£2,231£2,169£2,178£2,057Doncaster
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,539£1,545£1,460£1,469£1,475£1,393Doncaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,101£2,110£1,993£1,936£1,944£1,837Doncaster
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£86£86£81Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£141£142£134Doncaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.41£5.43£5.13Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£605£608£574£561£564£532Doncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£142£143£135Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£93£93£88Doncaster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,196£1,201£1,135£1,139£1,144£1,080Doncaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£271£272£257Telford and Wrekin
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£227£228£216Doncaster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£3.70£3.72£3.51Doncaster
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£6.47£6.50£6.14Telford and Wrekin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£5.83£5.85£5.53Doncaster
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.7171.6Doncaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.321.1Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.328.4Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.581.2Doncaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.4139.8Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.220.2Doncaster

Total

Doncaster is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Telford and Wrekin on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Doncaster Telford and Wrekin

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Doncaster £1.6bn, Telford and Wrekin £905.5mTelford and Wrekin: £905.5mDoncaster: £1.6bnTelford and Wrekin: £909.4mDoncaster: £1.6bnTelford and Wrekin: £858.9mDoncaster: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnDoncaster is higher£905.5m£909.4m£858.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Doncaster £753.4m, Telford and Wrekin £425.3mTelford and Wrekin: £425.3mDoncaster: £753.4mTelford and Wrekin: £427.1mDoncaster: £756.6mTelford and Wrekin: £403.4mDoncaster: £714.6m

    £753.4m£756.6m£714.6mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£425.3m£427.1m£403.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Doncaster £492.8m, Telford and Wrekin £288.0mTelford and Wrekin: £288.0mDoncaster: £492.8mTelford and Wrekin: £289.3mDoncaster: £494.9mTelford and Wrekin: £273.2mDoncaster: £467.4m

    £492.8m£494.9m£467.4mDoncaster is higher£288.0m£289.3m£273.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Doncaster £673.0m, Telford and Wrekin £379.7mTelford and Wrekin: £379.7mDoncaster: £673.0mTelford and Wrekin: £381.3mDoncaster: £675.9mTelford and Wrekin: £360.1mDoncaster: £638.4m

    £673.0m£675.9m£638.4mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£379.7m£381.3m£360.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster £30.7m, Telford and Wrekin £16.8mTelford and Wrekin: £16.8mDoncaster: £30.7mTelford and Wrekin: £16.9mDoncaster: £30.8mTelford and Wrekin: £16.0mDoncaster: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mDoncaster is higher£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £47.8m, Telford and Wrekin £27.7mTelford and Wrekin: £27.7mDoncaster: £47.8mTelford and Wrekin: £27.8mDoncaster: £48.0mTelford and Wrekin: £26.3mDoncaster: £45.3m

    £47.8m£48.0m£45.3mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Doncaster £1.9m, Telford and Wrekin £1.1mTelford and Wrekin: £1.1mDoncaster: £1.9mTelford and Wrekin: £1.1mDoncaster: £1.9mTelford and Wrekin: £1.0mDoncaster: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mDoncaster is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £193.7m, Telford and Wrekin £110.1mTelford and Wrekin: £110.1mDoncaster: £193.7mTelford and Wrekin: £110.5mDoncaster: £194.6mTelford and Wrekin: £104.4mDoncaster: £183.8m

    £193.7m£194.6m£183.8mDoncaster is higher£110.1m£110.5m£104.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £52.5m, Telford and Wrekin £27.8mTelford and Wrekin: £27.8mDoncaster: £52.5mTelford and Wrekin: £28.0mDoncaster: £52.7mTelford and Wrekin: £26.4mDoncaster: £49.8m

    £52.5m£52.7m£49.8mDoncaster is higher£27.8m£28.0m£26.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster £33.5m, Telford and Wrekin £18.2mTelford and Wrekin: £18.2mDoncaster: £33.5mTelford and Wrekin: £18.3mDoncaster: £33.6mTelford and Wrekin: £17.2mDoncaster: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mDoncaster is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster £383.1m, Telford and Wrekin £223.3mTelford and Wrekin: £223.3mDoncaster: £383.1mTelford and Wrekin: £224.2mDoncaster: £384.7mTelford and Wrekin: £211.8mDoncaster: £363.4m

    £383.1m£384.7m£363.4mDoncaster is higher£223.3m£224.2m£211.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Doncaster £62.4m, Telford and Wrekin £53.2mTelford and Wrekin: £53.2mDoncaster: £62.4mTelford and Wrekin: £53.4mDoncaster: £62.7mTelford and Wrekin: £50.5mDoncaster: £59.2m

    £62.4m£62.7m£59.2mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£53.2m£53.4m£50.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Doncaster £72.9m, Telford and Wrekin £44.6mTelford and Wrekin: £44.6mDoncaster: £72.9mTelford and Wrekin: £44.8mDoncaster: £73.2mTelford and Wrekin: £42.3mDoncaster: £69.1m

    £72.9m£73.2m£69.1mDoncaster is higher£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Doncaster £1.6m, Telford and Wrekin £0.73mTelford and Wrekin: £0.73mDoncaster: £1.6mTelford and Wrekin: £0.73mDoncaster: £1.6mTelford and Wrekin: £0.69mDoncaster: £1.6m

    £1.6mDoncaster is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Doncaster £1.6m, Telford and Wrekin £1.3mTelford and Wrekin: £1.3mDoncaster: £1.6mTelford and Wrekin: £1.3mDoncaster: £1.6mTelford and Wrekin: £1.2mDoncaster: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Doncaster £2.1m, Telford and Wrekin £1.1mTelford and Wrekin: £1.1mDoncaster: £2.1mTelford and Wrekin: £1.1mDoncaster: £2.1mTelford and Wrekin: £1.1mDoncaster: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mDoncaster is higher£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Doncaster 60,443, Telford and Wrekin 33,656Telford and Wrekin: 33,656Doncaster: 60,443

    60,443Doncaster is higher33,656

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster 7,457, Telford and Wrekin 4,140Telford and Wrekin: 4,140Doncaster: 7,457

    7,457Doncaster is higher4,140

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster 10,023, Telford and Wrekin 5,563Telford and Wrekin: 5,563Doncaster: 10,023

    10,023Doncaster is higher5,563

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster 29,310, Telford and Wrekin 15,916Telford and Wrekin: 15,916Doncaster: 29,310

    29,310Doncaster is higher15,916

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster 47,857, Telford and Wrekin 27,419Telford and Wrekin: 27,419Doncaster: 47,857

    47,857Doncaster is higher27,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster 7,426, Telford and Wrekin 3,955Telford and Wrekin: 3,955Doncaster: 7,426

    7,426Doncaster is higher3,955

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Doncaster and Telford and Wrekin, total
MeasureDoncasterTelford and WrekinHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£905.5m£909.4m£858.9mDoncaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£753.4m£756.6m£714.6m£425.3m£427.1m£403.4mDoncaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.8m£494.9m£467.4m£288.0m£289.3m£273.2mDoncaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£673.0m£675.9m£638.4m£379.7m£381.3m£360.1mDoncaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mDoncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.8m£48.0m£45.3m£27.7m£27.8m£26.3mDoncaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDoncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£193.7m£194.6m£183.8m£110.1m£110.5m£104.4mDoncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.5m£52.7m£49.8m£27.8m£28.0m£26.4mDoncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m£18.2m£18.3m£17.2mDoncaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£383.1m£384.7m£363.4m£223.3m£224.2m£211.8mDoncaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m£53.2m£53.4m£50.5mDoncaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m£44.6m£44.8m£42.3mDoncaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mDoncaster
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mDoncaster
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£1.1mDoncaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,44333,656Doncaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4574,140Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,0235,563Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,31015,916Doncaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202647,85727,419Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4263,955Doncaster

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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