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Doncaster and Wakefield

320,248 and 366,925 residents (mid-2024).

Doncaster is higher than Wakefield on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 16 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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster £4,862, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Doncaster: £4,862Wakefield: £4,708Doncaster: £4,882Wakefield: £4,446Doncaster: £4,612

    £4,862£4,882£4,612Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £12,757, Wakefield £12,707Wakefield: £12,707Doncaster: £12,757Wakefield: £12,761Doncaster: £12,811Wakefield: £12,053Doncaster: £12,101

    £12,757£12,811£12,101Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£12,707£12,761£12,053

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £2,497, Wakefield £2,295Wakefield: £2,295Doncaster: £2,497Wakefield: £2,305Doncaster: £2,508Wakefield: £2,177Doncaster: £2,369

    £2,497£2,508£2,369Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2,295£2,305£2,177

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £11,396, Wakefield £11,504Wakefield: £11,504Doncaster: £11,396Wakefield: £11,553Doncaster: £11,444Wakefield: £10,912Doncaster: £10,809

    £11,396£11,444£10,809Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£11,504£11,553£10,912

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Doncaster £520, Wakefield £437Wakefield: £437Doncaster: £520Wakefield: £439Doncaster: £522Wakefield: £414Doncaster: £493

    £520£522£493Doncaster is higher£437£439£414

  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, Wakefield £737Wakefield: £737Doncaster: £809Wakefield: £741Doncaster: £813Wakefield: £699Doncaster: £768

    £809£813£768Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£737£741£699

  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, Wakefield £29Wakefield: £29Doncaster: £32Wakefield: £29Doncaster: £32Wakefield: £27Doncaster: £31

    £32£32£31Doncaster is higher£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £605, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Doncaster: £605Wakefield: £579Doncaster: £608Wakefield: £547Doncaster: £574

    £605£608£574Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£577£579£547

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £164, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Doncaster: £164Wakefield: £169Doncaster: £165Wakefield: £160Doncaster: £156

    £164£165£156Wakefield is higher£169£169£160

  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, Wakefield £148Wakefield: £148Doncaster: £170Wakefield: £149Doncaster: £170Wakefield: £140Doncaster: £161

    £170£170£161Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £1,941, Wakefield £1,702Wakefield: £1,702Doncaster: £1,941Wakefield: £1,710Doncaster: £1,950Wakefield: £1,615Doncaster: £1,842

    £1,941£1,950£1,842Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,702£1,710£1,615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster £195, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Doncaster: £195Wakefield: £220Doncaster: £196Wakefield: £208Doncaster: £185

    £195£196£185Wakefield is higher£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £369, Wakefield £428Wakefield: £428Doncaster: £369Wakefield: £429Doncaster: £371Wakefield: £406Doncaster: £350

    £369£371£350Wakefield is higher£428£429£406

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £8.33, Wakefield £8.82Wakefield: £8.82Doncaster: £8.33Wakefield: £8.86Doncaster: £8.36Wakefield: £8.37Doncaster: £7.90

    £8.33£8.36£7.90Wakefield is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Doncaster £8.16, Wakefield £8.03Wakefield: £8.03Doncaster: £8.16Wakefield: £8.07Doncaster: £8.19Wakefield: £7.62Doncaster: £7.74

    £8.16£8.19£7.74Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£8.03£8.07£7.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster £6.67, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Doncaster: £6.67Wakefield: £6.05Doncaster: £6.70Wakefield: £5.71Doncaster: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

  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, Wakefield 1,018.6Wakefield: 1,018.6Doncaster: 1,023.5

    1,023.5Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count1,018.6

  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, Wakefield 113.1Wakefield: 113.1Doncaster: 126.3

    126.3Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count113.1

  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, Wakefield 155.0Wakefield: 155.0Doncaster: 169.7

    169.7Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count155.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 91.5, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Doncaster: 91.5

    91.5Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count86.2

  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, Wakefield 221.1Wakefield: 221.1Doncaster: 242.5

    242.5Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count221.1

  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: Doncaster 37.6, Wakefield 32.5Wakefield: 32.5Doncaster: 37.6

    37.6Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count32.5

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Doncaster and Wakefield, per person in the age group
MeasureDoncasterWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,862£4,882£4,612£4,688£4,708£4,446Doncaster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,811£12,101£12,707£12,761£12,053Doncaster
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,497£2,508£2,369£2,295£2,305£2,177Doncaster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,396£11,444£10,809£11,504£11,553£10,912Wakefield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£520£522£493£437£439£414Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£809£813£768£737£741£699Doncaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£29£29£27Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£605£608£574£577£579£547Doncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£169£169£160Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£170£161£148£149£140Doncaster
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,950£1,842£1,702£1,710£1,615Doncaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£219£220£208Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£369£371£350£428£429£406Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.90£8.82£8.86£8.37Wakefield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.16£8.19£7.74£8.03£8.07£7.62Doncaster
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£6.02£6.05£5.71Doncaster
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.51,018.6Doncaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.3113.1Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7155.0Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.586.2Doncaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026242.5221.1Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.632.5Doncaster

Per resident

Doncaster is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Wakefield on 4. 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 Wakefield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Doncaster £4,862, Wakefield £4,688Wakefield: £4,688Doncaster: £4,862Wakefield: £4,708Doncaster: £4,882Wakefield: £4,446Doncaster: £4,612

    £4,862£4,882£4,612Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£4,688£4,708£4,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Doncaster £2,352, Wakefield £2,289Wakefield: £2,289Doncaster: £2,352Wakefield: £2,299Doncaster: £2,363Wakefield: £2,171Doncaster: £2,231

    £2,352£2,363£2,231Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2,289£2,299£2,171

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Doncaster £1,539, Wakefield £1,428Wakefield: £1,428Doncaster: £1,539Wakefield: £1,434Doncaster: £1,545Wakefield: £1,355Doncaster: £1,460

    £1,539£1,545£1,460Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,428£1,434£1,355

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Doncaster £2,101, Wakefield £2,072Wakefield: £2,072Doncaster: £2,101Wakefield: £2,081Doncaster: £2,110Wakefield: £1,966Doncaster: £1,993

    £2,101£2,110£1,993Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2,072£2,081£1,966

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Doncaster £96, Wakefield £79Wakefield: £79Doncaster: £96Wakefield: £79Doncaster: £96Wakefield: £75Doncaster: £91

    £96£96£91Doncaster is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £149, Wakefield £133Wakefield: £133Doncaster: £149Wakefield: £133Doncaster: £150Wakefield: £126Doncaster: £142

    £149£150£142Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£133£133£126

  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, Wakefield £5.19Wakefield: £5.19Doncaster: £5.97Wakefield: £5.21Doncaster: £5.99Wakefield: £4.92Doncaster: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Doncaster is higher£5.19£5.21£4.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £605, Wakefield £577Wakefield: £577Doncaster: £605Wakefield: £579Doncaster: £608Wakefield: £547Doncaster: £574

    £605£608£574Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£577£579£547

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Doncaster £164, Wakefield £169Wakefield: £169Doncaster: £164Wakefield: £169Doncaster: £165Wakefield: £160Doncaster: £156

    £164£165£156Wakefield is higher£169£169£160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Doncaster £105, Wakefield £92Wakefield: £92Doncaster: £105Wakefield: £92Doncaster: £105Wakefield: £87Doncaster: £99

    £105£105£99Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Doncaster £1,196, Wakefield £1,060Wakefield: £1,060Doncaster: £1,196Wakefield: £1,064Doncaster: £1,201Wakefield: £1,005Doncaster: £1,135

    £1,196£1,201£1,135Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1,060£1,064£1,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Doncaster £195, Wakefield £219Wakefield: £219Doncaster: £195Wakefield: £220Doncaster: £196Wakefield: £208Doncaster: £185

    £195£196£185Wakefield is higher£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Doncaster £228, Wakefield £266Wakefield: £266Doncaster: £228Wakefield: £267Doncaster: £229Wakefield: £252Doncaster: £216

    £228£229£216Wakefield is higher£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Doncaster £5.13, Wakefield £5.49Wakefield: £5.49Doncaster: £5.13Wakefield: £5.52Doncaster: £5.16Wakefield: £5.21Doncaster: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Wakefield is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Doncaster £5.03, Wakefield £5.01Wakefield: £5.01Doncaster: £5.03Wakefield: £5.03Doncaster: £5.05Wakefield: £4.75Doncaster: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£5.01£5.03£4.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Doncaster £6.67, Wakefield £6.02Wakefield: £6.02Doncaster: £6.67Wakefield: £6.05Doncaster: £6.70Wakefield: £5.71Doncaster: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£6.02£6.05£5.71

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 188.7, Wakefield 183.5Wakefield: 183.5Doncaster: 188.7

    188.7Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count183.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 23.3, Wakefield 20.4Wakefield: 20.4Doncaster: 23.3

    23.3Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count20.4

  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, Wakefield 27.9Wakefield: 27.9Doncaster: 31.3

    31.3Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count27.9

  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, Wakefield 86.2Wakefield: 86.2Doncaster: 91.5

    91.5Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count86.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 149.4, Wakefield 137.6Wakefield: 137.6Doncaster: 149.4

    149.4Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count137.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Doncaster 23.2, Wakefield 20.3Wakefield: 20.3Doncaster: 23.2

    23.2Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count20.3

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Doncaster and Wakefield, per resident
MeasureDoncasterWakefieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,862£4,882£4,612£4,688£4,708£4,446Doncaster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,352£2,363£2,231£2,289£2,299£2,171Doncaster
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,539£1,545£1,460£1,428£1,434£1,355Doncaster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,101£2,110£1,993£2,072£2,081£1,966Doncaster
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£79£79£75Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£133£133£126Doncaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.19£5.21£4.92Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£605£608£574£577£579£547Doncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£169£169£160Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£92£92£87Doncaster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,196£1,201£1,135£1,060£1,064£1,005Doncaster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£219£220£208Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£266£267£252Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£5.49£5.52£5.21Wakefield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£5.01£5.03£4.75Doncaster
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£6.02£6.05£5.71Doncaster
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.7183.5Doncaster
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.320.4Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.327.9Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.586.2Doncaster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.4137.6Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.220.3Doncaster

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Doncaster £1.6bn, Wakefield £1.7bnWakefield: £1.7bnDoncaster: £1.6bnWakefield: £1.7bnDoncaster: £1.6bnWakefield: £1.6bnDoncaster: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Doncaster £753.4m, Wakefield £839.9mWakefield: £839.9mDoncaster: £753.4mWakefield: £843.5mDoncaster: £756.6mWakefield: £796.7mDoncaster: £714.6m

    £753.4m£756.6m£714.6mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Doncaster £492.8m, Wakefield £524.1mWakefield: £524.1mDoncaster: £492.8mWakefield: £526.3mDoncaster: £494.9mWakefield: £497.1mDoncaster: £467.4m

    £492.8m£494.9m£467.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Doncaster £673.0m, Wakefield £760.4mWakefield: £760.4mDoncaster: £673.0mWakefield: £763.6mDoncaster: £675.9mWakefield: £721.3mDoncaster: £638.4m

    £673.0m£675.9m£638.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster £30.7m, Wakefield £28.9mWakefield: £28.9mDoncaster: £30.7mWakefield: £29.0mDoncaster: £30.8mWakefield: £27.4mDoncaster: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mDoncaster is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £47.8m, Wakefield £48.7mWakefield: £48.7mDoncaster: £47.8mWakefield: £48.9mDoncaster: £48.0mWakefield: £46.2mDoncaster: £45.3m

    £47.8m£48.0m£45.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m

  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, Wakefield £1.9mWakefield: £1.9mDoncaster: £1.9mWakefield: £1.9mDoncaster: £1.9mWakefield: £1.8mDoncaster: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mDoncaster is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £193.7m, Wakefield £211.7mWakefield: £211.7mDoncaster: £193.7mWakefield: £212.6mDoncaster: £194.6mWakefield: £200.8mDoncaster: £183.8m

    £193.7m£194.6m£183.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Doncaster £52.5m, Wakefield £61.9mWakefield: £61.9mDoncaster: £52.5mWakefield: £62.1mDoncaster: £52.7mWakefield: £58.7mDoncaster: £49.8m

    £52.5m£52.7m£49.8mWakefield is higher£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster £33.5m, Wakefield £33.8mWakefield: £33.8mDoncaster: £33.5mWakefield: £33.9mDoncaster: £33.6mWakefield: £32.1mDoncaster: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster £383.1m, Wakefield £388.8mWakefield: £388.8mDoncaster: £383.1mWakefield: £390.5mDoncaster: £384.7mWakefield: £368.8mDoncaster: £363.4m

    £383.1m£384.7m£363.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Doncaster £62.4m, Wakefield £80.3mWakefield: £80.3mDoncaster: £62.4mWakefield: £80.6mDoncaster: £62.7mWakefield: £76.2mDoncaster: £59.2m

    £62.4m£62.7m£59.2mWakefield is higher£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Doncaster £72.9m, Wakefield £97.7mWakefield: £97.7mDoncaster: £72.9mWakefield: £98.1mDoncaster: £73.2mWakefield: £92.6mDoncaster: £69.1m

    £72.9m£73.2m£69.1mWakefield is higher£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Doncaster £1.6m, Wakefield £2.0mWakefield: £2.0mDoncaster: £1.6mWakefield: £2.0mDoncaster: £1.6mWakefield: £1.9mDoncaster: £1.6m

    £1.6mWakefield is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Doncaster £1.6m, Wakefield £1.8mWakefield: £1.8mDoncaster: £1.6mWakefield: £1.8mDoncaster: £1.6mWakefield: £1.7mDoncaster: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Doncaster £2.1m, Wakefield £2.2mWakefield: £2.2mDoncaster: £2.1mWakefield: £2.2mDoncaster: £2.1mWakefield: £2.1mDoncaster: £2.0m

    £2.1m£2.1m£2.0mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Doncaster 60,443, Wakefield 67,325Wakefield: 67,325Doncaster: 60,443

    60,443Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count67,325

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Doncaster 7,457, Wakefield 7,478Wakefield: 7,478Doncaster: 7,457

    7,457Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,478

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Doncaster 10,023, Wakefield 10,246Wakefield: 10,246Doncaster: 10,023

    10,023Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count10,246

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Doncaster 29,310, Wakefield 31,640Wakefield: 31,640Doncaster: 29,310

    29,310Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count31,640

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Doncaster 47,857, Wakefield 50,484Wakefield: 50,484Doncaster: 47,857

    47,857Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count50,484

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Doncaster 7,426, Wakefield 7,431Wakefield: 7,431Doncaster: 7,426

    7,426Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,431

Show the numbers
Doncaster and Wakefield, total
MeasureDoncasterWakefieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£753.4m£756.6m£714.6m£839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.8m£494.9m£467.4m£524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£673.0m£675.9m£638.4m£760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mDoncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.8m£48.0m£45.3m£48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mDoncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£193.7m£194.6m£183.8m£211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.5m£52.7m£49.8m£61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m£33.8m£33.9m£32.1mWakefield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£383.1m£384.7m£363.4m£388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m£80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m£97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWakefield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,44367,325Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4577,478Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,02310,246Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202629,31031,640Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202647,85750,484Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4267,431Wakefield

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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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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