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East Ayrshire and Bassetlaw

121,320 and 124,742 residents (mid-2024).

East Ayrshire is higher than Bassetlaw on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

East Ayrshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 1. 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

East Ayrshire Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £5,442, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694East Ayrshire: £5,442Bassetlaw: £4,714East Ayrshire: £5,465Bassetlaw: £4,452East Ayrshire: £5,162

    £5,442£5,465£5,162East Ayrshire is higher£4,694£4,714£4,452

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire £13,069, Bassetlaw £12,671Bassetlaw: £12,671East Ayrshire: £13,069Bassetlaw: £12,725East Ayrshire: £13,125Bassetlaw: £12,019East Ayrshire: £12,397

    £13,069£13,125£12,397East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £2,633, Bassetlaw £1,950Bassetlaw: £1,950East Ayrshire: £2,633Bassetlaw: £1,959East Ayrshire: £2,644Bassetlaw: £1,850East Ayrshire: £2,498

    £2,633£2,644£2,498East Ayrshire is higher£1,950£1,959£1,850

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire £11,565, Bassetlaw £11,407Bassetlaw: £11,407East Ayrshire: £11,565Bassetlaw: £11,455East Ayrshire: £11,615Bassetlaw: £10,820East Ayrshire: £10,970

    £11,565£11,615£10,970East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £548, Bassetlaw £396Bassetlaw: £396East Ayrshire: £548Bassetlaw: £398East Ayrshire: £550Bassetlaw: £376East Ayrshire: £519

    £548£550£519East Ayrshire is higher£396£398£376

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire £926, Bassetlaw £843Bassetlaw: £843East Ayrshire: £926Bassetlaw: £846East Ayrshire: £930Bassetlaw: £799East Ayrshire: £879

    £926£930£879East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £30, Bassetlaw £25Bassetlaw: £25East Ayrshire: £30Bassetlaw: £25East Ayrshire: £30Bassetlaw: £24East Ayrshire: £28

    £30£30£28East Ayrshire is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £699, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530East Ayrshire: £699Bassetlaw: £533East Ayrshire: £702Bassetlaw: £503East Ayrshire: £663

    £699£702£663East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £213, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139East Ayrshire: £213Bassetlaw: £140East Ayrshire: £214Bassetlaw: £132East Ayrshire: £202

    £213£214£202East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £169, Bassetlaw £124Bassetlaw: £124East Ayrshire: £169Bassetlaw: £125East Ayrshire: £169Bassetlaw: £118East Ayrshire: £160

    £169£169£160East Ayrshire is higher£124£125£118

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £1,959, Bassetlaw £1,472Bassetlaw: £1,472East Ayrshire: £1,959Bassetlaw: £1,478East Ayrshire: £1,967Bassetlaw: £1,396East Ayrshire: £1,858

    £1,959£1,967£1,858East Ayrshire is higher£1,472£1,478£1,396

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Ayrshire £198, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160East Ayrshire: £198Bassetlaw: £161East Ayrshire: £199Bassetlaw: £152East Ayrshire: £188

    £198£199£188East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £487, Bassetlaw £341Bassetlaw: £341East Ayrshire: £487Bassetlaw: £343East Ayrshire: £489Bassetlaw: £324East Ayrshire: £462

    £487£489£462East Ayrshire is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £8.93, Bassetlaw £6.78Bassetlaw: £6.78East Ayrshire: £8.93Bassetlaw: £6.81East Ayrshire: £8.97Bassetlaw: £6.43East Ayrshire: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £10, Bassetlaw £6.25Bassetlaw: £6.25East Ayrshire: £10Bassetlaw: £6.28East Ayrshire: £10Bassetlaw: £5.93East Ayrshire: £9.86

    £10£10£9.86East Ayrshire is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.25, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08East Ayrshire: £6.25Bassetlaw: £9.12East Ayrshire: £6.28Bassetlaw: £8.61East Ayrshire: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Bassetlaw 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: East Ayrshire 1,020.7, Bassetlaw 1,008.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7East Ayrshire: 1,020.7

    1,020.7East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire 136.2, Bassetlaw 99.7Bassetlaw: 99.7East Ayrshire: 136.2

    136.2East Ayrshire is higher99.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire 221.6, Bassetlaw 173.8Bassetlaw: 173.8East Ayrshire: 221.6

    221.6East Ayrshire is higher173.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 111.7, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3East Ayrshire: 111.7

    111.7East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire 244.9, Bassetlaw 194.1Bassetlaw: 194.1East Ayrshire: 244.9

    244.9East Ayrshire is higher194.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire 41.4, Bassetlaw 25.8Bassetlaw: 25.8East Ayrshire: 41.4

    41.4East Ayrshire is higher25.8

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East Ayrshire and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureEast AyrshireBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,442£5,465£5,162Estimated£4,694£4,714£4,452East Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,069£13,125£12,397Estimated£12,671£12,725£12,019East Ayrshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,633£2,644£2,498Estimated£1,950£1,959£1,850East Ayrshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,565£11,615£10,970£11,407£11,455£10,820East Ayrshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£548£550£519£396£398£376East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£926£930£879Estimated£843£846£799East Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28Estimated£25£25£24East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663Estimated£530£533£503East Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£139£140£132East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£169£169£160Estimated£124£125£118East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,959£1,967£1,858£1,472£1,478£1,396East Ayrshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£160£161£152East Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£487£489£462£341£343£324East Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£6.78£6.81£6.43East Ayrshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.86£6.25£6.28£5.93East Ayrshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93Estimated£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.71,008.7East Ayrshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.299.7East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026221.6173.8East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.779.3East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026244.9194.1East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.4Estimated25.8East Ayrshire

Per resident

East Ayrshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 3. 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

East Ayrshire Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £5,442, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694East Ayrshire: £5,442Bassetlaw: £4,714East Ayrshire: £5,465Bassetlaw: £4,452East Ayrshire: £5,162

    £5,442£5,465£5,162East Ayrshire is higher£4,694£4,714£4,452

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £2,717, Bassetlaw £2,683Bassetlaw: £2,683East Ayrshire: £2,717Bassetlaw: £2,695East Ayrshire: £2,729Bassetlaw: £2,545East Ayrshire: £2,578

    £2,717£2,729£2,578East Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £1,609, Bassetlaw £1,172Bassetlaw: £1,172East Ayrshire: £1,609Bassetlaw: £1,177East Ayrshire: £1,616Bassetlaw: £1,111East Ayrshire: £1,526

    £1,609£1,616£1,526East Ayrshire is higher£1,172£1,177£1,111

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Ayrshire £2,405, Bassetlaw £2,416Bassetlaw: £2,416East Ayrshire: £2,405Bassetlaw: £2,426East Ayrshire: £2,415Bassetlaw: £2,291East Ayrshire: £2,281

    £2,405£2,415£2,281Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,416£2,426£2,291

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Ayrshire £114, Bassetlaw £84Bassetlaw: £84East Ayrshire: £114Bassetlaw: £84East Ayrshire: £114Bassetlaw: £80East Ayrshire: £108

    £114£114£108East Ayrshire is higher£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £193, Bassetlaw £178Bassetlaw: £178East Ayrshire: £193Bassetlaw: £179East Ayrshire: £193Bassetlaw: £169East Ayrshire: £183

    £193£193£183East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £6.23, Bassetlaw £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.35East Ayrshire: £6.23Bassetlaw: £5.37East Ayrshire: £6.26Bassetlaw: £5.07East Ayrshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Ayrshire is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £699, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530East Ayrshire: £699Bassetlaw: £533East Ayrshire: £702Bassetlaw: £503East Ayrshire: £663

    £699£702£663East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £213, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139East Ayrshire: £213Bassetlaw: £140East Ayrshire: £214Bassetlaw: £132East Ayrshire: £202

    £213£214£202East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £103, Bassetlaw £75Bassetlaw: £75East Ayrshire: £103Bassetlaw: £75East Ayrshire: £103Bassetlaw: £71East Ayrshire: £98

    £103£103£98East Ayrshire is higher£75£75£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Ayrshire £1,197, Bassetlaw £884Bassetlaw: £884East Ayrshire: £1,197Bassetlaw: £888East Ayrshire: £1,202Bassetlaw: £839East Ayrshire: £1,135

    £1,197£1,202£1,135East Ayrshire is higher£884£888£839

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Ayrshire £198, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160East Ayrshire: £198Bassetlaw: £161East Ayrshire: £199Bassetlaw: £152East Ayrshire: £188

    £198£199£188East Ayrshire is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Ayrshire £297, Bassetlaw £205Bassetlaw: £205East Ayrshire: £297Bassetlaw: £206East Ayrshire: £299Bassetlaw: £194East Ayrshire: £282

    £297£299£282East Ayrshire is higher£205£206£194

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Ayrshire £5.46, Bassetlaw £4.07Bassetlaw: £4.07East Ayrshire: £5.46Bassetlaw: £4.09East Ayrshire: £5.48Bassetlaw: £3.86East Ayrshire: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18East Ayrshire is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.36, Bassetlaw £3.75Bassetlaw: £3.75East Ayrshire: £6.36Bassetlaw: £3.77East Ayrshire: £6.38Bassetlaw: £3.56East Ayrshire: £6.03

    £6.36£6.38£6.03East Ayrshire is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.25, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08East Ayrshire: £6.25Bassetlaw: £9.12East Ayrshire: £6.28Bassetlaw: £8.61East Ayrshire: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Bassetlaw is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 212.2, Bassetlaw 213.6Bassetlaw: 213.6East Ayrshire: 212.2

    212.2Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count213.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 28.3, Bassetlaw 21.1Bassetlaw: 21.1East Ayrshire: 28.3

    28.3East Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire 46.1, Bassetlaw 36.8Bassetlaw: 36.8East Ayrshire: 46.1

    46.1East Ayrshire is higher36.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 111.7, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3East Ayrshire: 111.7

    111.7East Ayrshire is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 149.6, Bassetlaw 116.6Bassetlaw: 116.6East Ayrshire: 149.6

    149.6East Ayrshire is higher116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 25.3, Bassetlaw 15.5Bassetlaw: 15.5East Ayrshire: 25.3

    25.3East Ayrshire is higher15.5

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East Ayrshire and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureEast AyrshireBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,442£5,465£5,162Estimated£4,694£4,714£4,452East Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,717£2,729£2,578Estimated£2,683£2,695£2,545East Ayrshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,609£1,616£1,526Estimated£1,172£1,177£1,111East Ayrshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,405£2,415£2,281£2,416£2,426£2,291Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£84£84£80East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£193£193£183Estimated£178£179£169East Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91Estimated£5.35£5.37£5.07East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663Estimated£530£533£503East Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£139£140£132East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98Estimated£75£75£71East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,197£1,202£1,135£884£888£839East Ayrshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£160£161£152East Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£299£282£205£206£194East Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£4.07£4.09£3.86East Ayrshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.36£6.38£6.03£3.75£3.77£3.56East Ayrshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93Estimated£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026212.2213.6Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.321.1East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202646.136.8East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.779.3East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.6116.6East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.3Estimated15.5East Ayrshire

Total

East Ayrshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw 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

East Ayrshire Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Ayrshire £660.3m, Bassetlaw £585.5mBassetlaw: £585.5mEast Ayrshire: £660.3mBassetlaw: £588.0mEast Ayrshire: £663.1mBassetlaw: £555.4mEast Ayrshire: £626.3m

    £660.3m£663.1m£626.3mEast Ayrshire is higher£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Ayrshire £329.7m, Bassetlaw £334.7mBassetlaw: £334.7mEast Ayrshire: £329.7mBassetlaw: £336.1mEast Ayrshire: £331.1mBassetlaw: £317.5mEast Ayrshire: £312.7m

    £329.7m£331.1m£312.7mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Ayrshire £195.2m, Bassetlaw £146.2mBassetlaw: £146.2mEast Ayrshire: £195.2mBassetlaw: £146.8mEast Ayrshire: £196.0mBassetlaw: £138.6mEast Ayrshire: £185.1m

    £195.2m£196.0m£185.1mEast Ayrshire is higher£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Ayrshire £291.7m, Bassetlaw £301.3mBassetlaw: £301.3mEast Ayrshire: £291.7mBassetlaw: £302.6mEast Ayrshire: £293.0mBassetlaw: £285.8mEast Ayrshire: £276.7m

    £291.7m£293.0m£276.7mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Ayrshire £13.8m, Bassetlaw £10.5mBassetlaw: £10.5mEast Ayrshire: £13.8mBassetlaw: £10.5mEast Ayrshire: £13.9mBassetlaw: £9.9mEast Ayrshire: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mEast Ayrshire is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire £23.4m, Bassetlaw £22.3mBassetlaw: £22.3mEast Ayrshire: £23.4mBassetlaw: £22.4mEast Ayrshire: £23.5mBassetlaw: £21.1mEast Ayrshire: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mEast Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £0.76m, Bassetlaw £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mBassetlaw: £0.67mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mBassetlaw: £0.63mEast Ayrshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire £84.8m, Bassetlaw £66.2mBassetlaw: £66.2mEast Ayrshire: £84.8mBassetlaw: £66.4mEast Ayrshire: £85.2mBassetlaw: £62.7mEast Ayrshire: £80.5m

    £84.8m£85.2m£80.5mEast Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £25.8m, Bassetlaw £17.4mBassetlaw: £17.4mEast Ayrshire: £25.8mBassetlaw: £17.4mEast Ayrshire: £25.9mBassetlaw: £16.5mEast Ayrshire: £24.5m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.5mEast Ayrshire 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: East Ayrshire £12.5m, Bassetlaw £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.3mEast Ayrshire: £12.5mBassetlaw: £9.4mEast Ayrshire: £12.5mBassetlaw: £8.8mEast Ayrshire: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.5m£11.9mEast Ayrshire is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Ayrshire £145.2m, Bassetlaw £110.3mBassetlaw: £110.3mEast Ayrshire: £145.2mBassetlaw: £110.8mEast Ayrshire: £145.8mBassetlaw: £104.6mEast Ayrshire: £137.7m

    £145.2m£145.8m£137.7mEast Ayrshire is higher£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Ayrshire £24.0m, Bassetlaw £20.0mBassetlaw: £20.0mEast Ayrshire: £24.0mBassetlaw: £20.1mEast Ayrshire: £24.1mBassetlaw: £19.0mEast Ayrshire: £22.8m

    £24.0m£24.1m£22.8mEast Ayrshire is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Ayrshire £36.1m, Bassetlaw £25.6mBassetlaw: £25.6mEast Ayrshire: £36.1mBassetlaw: £25.7mEast Ayrshire: £36.2mBassetlaw: £24.2mEast Ayrshire: £34.2m

    £36.1m£36.2m£34.2mEast Ayrshire is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Ayrshire £0.66m, Bassetlaw £0.51mBassetlaw: £0.51mEast Ayrshire: £0.66mBassetlaw: £0.51mEast Ayrshire: £0.66mBassetlaw: £0.48mEast Ayrshire: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Ayrshire £0.77m, Bassetlaw £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.47mEast Ayrshire: £0.77mBassetlaw: £0.47mEast Ayrshire: £0.77mBassetlaw: £0.44mEast Ayrshire: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Ayrshire £0.76m, Bassetlaw £1.1mBassetlaw: £1.1mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mBassetlaw: £1.1mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mBassetlaw: £1.1mEast Ayrshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mBassetlaw is higher£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Ayrshire 25,747, Bassetlaw 26,645Bassetlaw: 26,645East Ayrshire: 25,747

    25,747Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count26,645

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Ayrshire 3,436, Bassetlaw 2,633Bassetlaw: 2,633East Ayrshire: 3,436

    3,436East Ayrshire is higher2,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire 5,590, Bassetlaw 4,590Bassetlaw: 4,590East Ayrshire: 5,590

    5,590East Ayrshire is higher4,590

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire 13,550, Bassetlaw 9,887Bassetlaw: 9,887East Ayrshire: 13,550

    13,550East Ayrshire is higher9,887

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Ayrshire 18,153, Bassetlaw 14,544Bassetlaw: 14,544East Ayrshire: 18,153

    18,153East Ayrshire is higher14,544

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Ayrshire 3,066, Bassetlaw 1,932Bassetlaw: 1,932East Ayrshire: 3,066

    3,066East Ayrshire is higher1,932

Show the numbers
East Ayrshire and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureEast AyrshireBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£660.3m£663.1m£626.3mEstimated£585.5m£588.0m£555.4mEast Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£329.7m£331.1m£312.7mEstimated£334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.2m£196.0m£185.1mEstimated£146.2m£146.8m£138.6mEast Ayrshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£291.7m£293.0m£276.7m£301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mEast Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mEstimated£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mEast Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEstimated£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mEast Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£84.8m£85.2m£80.5mEstimated£66.2m£66.4m£62.7mEast Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mEstimated£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mEast Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.5m£11.9mEstimated£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mEast Ayrshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£145.2m£145.8m£137.7m£110.3m£110.8m£104.6mEast Ayrshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.0m£24.1m£22.8m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mEast Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mEast Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mEast Ayrshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mEast Ayrshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEstimated£1.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,74726,645Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4362,633East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5904,590East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,5509,887East Ayrshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,15314,544East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,066Estimated1,932East Ayrshire

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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