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Wakefield and Boston

366,925 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Wakefield is higher than Boston on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Wakefield is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Boston on 10. 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

Wakefield Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Wakefield: £4,688Boston: £4,808Wakefield: £4,708Boston: £4,541Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,788£4,808£4,541

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £12,707, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Wakefield: £12,707Boston: £12,717Wakefield: £12,761Boston: £12,011Wakefield: £12,053

    £12,707£12,761£12,053Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£12,663£12,717£12,011

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £2,295, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Wakefield: £2,295Boston: £2,479Wakefield: £2,305Boston: £2,341Wakefield: £2,177

    £2,295£2,305£2,177Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £11,504, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Wakefield: £11,504Boston: £11,308Wakefield: £11,553Boston: £10,681Wakefield: £10,912

    £11,504£11,553£10,912Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count£11,260£11,308£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £437, Boston £606Boston: £606Wakefield: £437Boston: £608Wakefield: £439Boston: £574Wakefield: £414

    £437£439£414Boston is higherDepends on how you count£606£608£574

  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: Wakefield £737, Boston £765Boston: £765Wakefield: £737Boston: £768Wakefield: £741Boston: £726Wakefield: £699

    £737£741£699Boston is higherDepends on how you count£765£768£726

  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: Wakefield £29, Boston £33Boston: £33Wakefield: £29Boston: £33Wakefield: £29Boston: £31Wakefield: £27

    £29£29£27Boston is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Boston £478Boston: £478Wakefield: £577Boston: £480Wakefield: £579Boston: £453Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Wakefield is higher£478£480£453

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Boston £124Boston: £124Wakefield: £169Boston: £125Wakefield: £169Boston: £118Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Wakefield is higher£124£125£118

  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: Wakefield £148, Boston £127Boston: £127Wakefield: £148Boston: £127Wakefield: £149Boston: £120Wakefield: £140

    £148£149£140Wakefield is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £1,702, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Wakefield: £1,702Boston: £2,030Wakefield: £1,710Boston: £1,917Wakefield: £1,615

    £1,702£1,710£1,615Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Boston £173Boston: £173Wakefield: £219Boston: £174Wakefield: £220Boston: £164Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Wakefield is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £428, Boston £307Boston: £307Wakefield: £428Boston: £308Wakefield: £429Boston: £291Wakefield: £406

    £428£429£406Wakefield is higher£307£308£291

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.82, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Wakefield: £8.82Boston: £5.94Wakefield: £8.86Boston: £5.61Wakefield: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Wakefield is higher£5.91£5.94£5.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.03, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Wakefield: £8.03Boston: £7.37Wakefield: £8.07Boston: £6.96Wakefield: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Wakefield is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Boston £11Boston: £11Wakefield: £6.02Boston: £11Wakefield: £6.05Boston: £10Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wakefield 1,018.6, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Wakefield: 1,018.6

    1,018.6Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wakefield 113.1, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Wakefield: 113.1

    113.1Boston is higherDepends on how you count130.4

  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: Wakefield 155.0, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Wakefield: 155.0

    155.0Boston is higherDepends on how you count162.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Wakefield is higher73.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wakefield 221.1, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Wakefield: 221.1

    221.1Boston is higherDepends on how you count250.8

  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: Wakefield 32.5, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Wakefield: 32.5

    32.5Wakefield is higher27.4

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Wakefield and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureWakefieldBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,707£12,761£12,053£12,663£12,717£12,011Wakefield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,295£2,305£2,177£2,468£2,479£2,341Boston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,504£11,553£10,912£11,260£11,308£10,681Wakefield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£437£439£414£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£741£699£765£768£726Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£33£33£31Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£478£480£453Wakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£124£125£118Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£140£127£127£120Wakefield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,702£1,710£1,615£2,021£2,030£1,917Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£173£174£164Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£428£429£406£307£308£291Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£5.91£5.94£5.61Wakefield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£7.34£7.37£6.96Wakefield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,009.2Wakefield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.1130.4Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.0162.0Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.273.5Wakefield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026221.1250.8Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.527.4Wakefield

Per resident

Wakefield is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Boston on 13. 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

Wakefield Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Wakefield: £4,688Boston: £4,808Wakefield: £4,708Boston: £4,541Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Boston is higherDepends on how you count£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wakefield £2,289, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Wakefield: £2,289Boston: £2,519Wakefield: £2,299Boston: £2,380Wakefield: £2,171

    £2,289£2,299£2,171Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wakefield £1,428, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Wakefield: £1,428Boston: £1,500Wakefield: £1,434Boston: £1,416Wakefield: £1,355

    £1,428£1,434£1,355Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wakefield £2,072, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Wakefield: £2,072Boston: £2,240Wakefield: £2,081Boston: £2,116Wakefield: £1,966

    £2,072£2,081£1,966Boston is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wakefield £79, Boston £120Boston: £120Wakefield: £79Boston: £120Wakefield: £79Boston: £114Wakefield: £75

    £79£79£75Boston is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £133, Boston £152Boston: £152Wakefield: £133Boston: £152Wakefield: £133Boston: £144Wakefield: £126

    £133£133£126Boston is higherDepends on how you count£152£152£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wakefield £5.19, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Wakefield: £5.19Boston: £6.47Wakefield: £5.21Boston: £6.11Wakefield: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Boston is higherDepends on how you count£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Boston £478Boston: £478Wakefield: £577Boston: £480Wakefield: £579Boston: £453Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Wakefield is higher£478£480£453

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Boston £124Boston: £124Wakefield: £169Boston: £125Wakefield: £169Boston: £118Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Wakefield is higher£124£125£118

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wakefield £92, Boston £77Boston: £77Wakefield: £92Boston: £77Wakefield: £92Boston: £73Wakefield: £87

    £92£92£87Wakefield is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wakefield £1,060, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Wakefield: £1,060Boston: £1,228Wakefield: £1,064Boston: £1,160Wakefield: £1,005

    £1,060£1,064£1,005Boston is higherDepends on how you count£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Boston £173Boston: £173Wakefield: £219Boston: £174Wakefield: £220Boston: £164Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Wakefield is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £266, Boston £186Boston: £186Wakefield: £266Boston: £186Wakefield: £267Boston: £176Wakefield: £252

    £266£267£252Wakefield is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £5.49, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Wakefield: £5.49Boston: £3.60Wakefield: £5.52Boston: £3.40Wakefield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Wakefield is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wakefield £5.01, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Wakefield: £5.01Boston: £4.46Wakefield: £5.03Boston: £4.21Wakefield: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Wakefield is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Boston £11Boston: £11Wakefield: £6.02Boston: £11Wakefield: £6.05Boston: £10Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Boston is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 183.5, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Wakefield: 183.5

    183.5Boston is higherDepends on how you count200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.4, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Wakefield: 20.4

    20.4Boston is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 27.9, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Wakefield: 27.9

    27.9Boston is higherDepends on how you count32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Wakefield is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 137.6, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Wakefield: 137.6

    137.6Boston is higherDepends on how you count151.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.3, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Wakefield: 20.3

    20.3Wakefield is higher16.6

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Wakefield and Boston, per resident
MeasureWakefieldBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£4,788£4,808£4,541Boston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,289£2,299£2,171£2,509£2,519£2,380Boston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,355£1,493£1,500£1,416Boston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,966£2,231£2,240£2,116Boston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£152£152£144Boston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£6.44£6.47£6.11Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£478£480£453Wakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£124£125£118Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£77£77£73Wakefield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,060£1,064£1,005£1,223£1,228£1,160Boston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£173£174£164Wakefield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£186£186£176Wakefield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£3.58£3.60£3.40Wakefield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£4.44£4.46£4.21Wakefield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.5200.0Boston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.425.8Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.932.1Boston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.273.5Wakefield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.6151.7Boston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.316.6Wakefield

Total

Wakefield is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Wakefield Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wakefield £1.7bn, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mWakefield: £1.7bnBoston: £347.6mWakefield: £1.7bnBoston: £328.3mWakefield: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wakefield £839.9m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mWakefield: £839.9mBoston: £182.1mWakefield: £843.5mBoston: £172.0mWakefield: £796.7m

    £839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wakefield £524.1m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mWakefield: £524.1mBoston: £108.4mWakefield: £526.3mBoston: £102.4mWakefield: £497.1m

    £524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wakefield £760.4m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mWakefield: £760.4mBoston: £162.0mWakefield: £763.6mBoston: £153.0mWakefield: £721.3m

    £760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield £28.9m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mWakefield: £28.9mBoston: £8.7mWakefield: £29.0mBoston: £8.2mWakefield: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £48.7m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mWakefield: £48.7mBoston: £11.0mWakefield: £48.9mBoston: £10.4mWakefield: £46.2m

    £48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wakefield £1.9m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mWakefield: £1.9mBoston: £0.47mWakefield: £1.9mBoston: £0.44mWakefield: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £211.7m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mWakefield: £211.7mBoston: £34.7mWakefield: £212.6mBoston: £32.8mWakefield: £200.8m

    £211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £61.9m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mWakefield: £61.9mBoston: £9.0mWakefield: £62.1mBoston: £8.5mWakefield: £58.7m

    £61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield £33.8m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mWakefield: £33.8mBoston: £5.6mWakefield: £33.9mBoston: £5.3mWakefield: £32.1m

    £33.8m£33.9m£32.1mWakefield is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield £388.8m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mWakefield: £388.8mBoston: £88.8mWakefield: £390.5mBoston: £83.9mWakefield: £368.8m

    £388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wakefield £80.3m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mWakefield: £80.3mBoston: £12.6mWakefield: £80.6mBoston: £11.9mWakefield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wakefield £97.7m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mWakefield: £97.7mBoston: £13.5mWakefield: £98.1mBoston: £12.7mWakefield: £92.6m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wakefield £2.0m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mWakefield: £2.0mBoston: £0.26mWakefield: £2.0mBoston: £0.25mWakefield: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wakefield £1.8m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mWakefield: £1.8mBoston: £0.32mWakefield: £1.8mBoston: £0.30mWakefield: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWakefield is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wakefield £2.2m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mWakefield: £2.2mBoston: £0.78mWakefield: £2.2mBoston: £0.74mWakefield: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wakefield 67,325, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Wakefield: 67,325

    67,325Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield 7,478, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Wakefield: 7,478

    7,478Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 10,246, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Wakefield: 10,246

    10,246Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 31,640, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Wakefield: 31,640

    31,640Wakefield is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield 50,484, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Wakefield: 50,484

    50,484Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count10,969

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield 7,431, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Wakefield: 7,431

    7,431Wakefield is higher1,200

Show the numbers
Wakefield and Boston, total
MeasureWakefieldBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mWakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mWakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mWakefield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mWakefield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, March 202667,32514,454Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4781,867Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,2462,320Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,6405,311Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202650,48410,969Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4311,200Wakefield

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.