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Denbighshire and West Lindsey
Denbighshire is higher than West Lindsey on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.
On 1 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.
Per person in the age group
Denbighshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey 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
Denbighshire West Lindsey
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higher£4,968£4,990£4,713
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,848£12,903£12,187Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,634£12,687£11,984
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,651£2,662£2,515Denbighshire is higher£1,916£1,924£1,817
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,338£11,387£10,755West Lindsey is higher£11,589£11,639£10,993
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£524£527£497Denbighshire is higher£312£314£296
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£952£956£903Denbighshire is higher£711£714£674
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£33£33£31Denbighshire is higher£21£22£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£722£725£685Denbighshire is higher£492£494£467
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£183£184£173Denbighshire is higher£128£129£122
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£178£179£169Denbighshire is higher£143£144£136
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,941£1,949£1,841Denbighshire is higher£1,432£1,438£1,359
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£249£250£236Denbighshire is higher£143£144£136
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£511£514£485Denbighshire is higher£325£327£308
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.76£7.79£7.36Denbighshire is higher£7.31£7.34£6.93
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£13Denbighshire is higher£8.00£8.04£7.59
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.21£8.25£7.79Denbighshire is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,009.0West Lindsey is higher1,019.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
128.3Denbighshire is higher81.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
191.1Denbighshire is higher145.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
101.5Denbighshire is higher73.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
237.2Denbighshire is higher183.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
36.4Denbighshire is higher30.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Denbighshire | West Lindsey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,753£5,777£5,457 | £4,968£4,990£4,713 | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,848£12,903£12,187 | £12,634£12,687£11,984 | Denbighshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,651£2,662£2,515 | £1,916£1,924£1,817 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,338£11,387£10,755 | £11,589£11,639£10,993 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £524£527£497 | £312£314£296 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £952£956£903 | £711£714£674 | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £33£33£31 | £21£22£20 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £722£725£685 | £492£494£467 | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £183£184£173 | £128£129£122 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £143£144£136 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,941£1,949£1,841 | £1,432£1,438£1,359 | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £249£250£236 | £143£144£136 | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £511£514£485 | £325£327£308 | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.76£7.79£7.36 | £7.31£7.34£6.93 | Denbighshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £13 | £8.00£8.04£7.59 | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.21£8.25£7.79 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,009.0 | 1,019.3 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 128.3 | 81.8 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 191.1 | 145.7 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 101.5 | 73.1 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 237.2 | 183.4 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 36.4 | 30.3 | Denbighshire |
Per resident
Denbighshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey 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
Denbighshire West Lindsey
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higher£4,968£4,990£4,713
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,070£3,083£2,912West Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3,091£3,104£2,932
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,521£1,528£1,443Denbighshire is higher£1,105£1,110£1,048
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,709£2,720£2,570West Lindsey is higher£2,835£2,848£2,690
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£125£126£119Denbighshire is higher£76£77£73
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£227£228£216Denbighshire is higher£174£175£165
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£722£725£685Denbighshire is higher£492£494£467
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£183£184£173Denbighshire is higher£128£129£122
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Denbighshire is higher£83£83£78
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,114£1,119£1,056Denbighshire is higher£826£830£784
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£249£250£236Denbighshire is higher£143£144£136
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£294£295£278Denbighshire is higher£188£188£178
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.46£4.48£4.23Denbighshire is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.57£7.60£7.18Denbighshire is higher£4.62£4.64£4.38
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.21£8.25£7.79Denbighshire is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
241.1West Lindsey is higher249.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.6Denbighshire is higher20.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
45.7Denbighshire is higher35.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
101.5Denbighshire is higher73.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
136.2Denbighshire is higher105.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.9Denbighshire is higher17.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Denbighshire | West Lindsey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,753£5,777£5,457 | £4,968£4,990£4,713 | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,070£3,083£2,912 | £3,091£3,104£2,932 | West Lindsey |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,521£1,528£1,443 | £1,105£1,110£1,048 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,709£2,720£2,570 | £2,835£2,848£2,690 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £76£77£73 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £227£228£216 | £174£175£165 | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | £5.25£5.27£4.98 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £722£725£685 | £492£494£467 | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £183£184£173 | £128£129£122 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £83£83£78 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,114£1,119£1,056 | £826£830£784 | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £249£250£236 | £143£144£136 | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £294£295£278 | £188£188£178 | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.46£4.48£4.23 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | Denbighshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.57£7.60£7.18 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.21£8.25£7.79 | £7.93£7.96£7.52 | Denbighshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 241.1 | 249.4 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.6 | 20.0 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 45.7 | 35.6 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 101.5 | 73.1 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 136.2 | 105.8 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.9 | 17.5 | Denbighshire |
Total
Denbighshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and West Lindsey 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
Denbighshire West Lindsey
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£563.0m£565.4m£534.0mDenbighshire is higher£491.5m£493.6m£466.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£300.4m£301.7m£284.9mWest Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£148.9m£149.5m£141.2mDenbighshire is higher£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£265.1m£266.2m£251.5mWest Lindsey is higher£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mDenbighshire is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.3m£22.3m£21.1mDenbighshire is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mDenbighshire is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mDenbighshire is higher£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mDenbighshire is higher£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mDenbighshire is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mDenbighshire is higher£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mDenbighshire is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£28.7m£28.9m£27.3mDenbighshire is higher£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mDenbighshire is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDenbighshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mDenbighshire is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,592West Lindsey is higher24,670
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,999Denbighshire is higher1,980
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,468Denbighshire is higher3,526
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,937Denbighshire is higher7,233
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,326Denbighshire is higher10,466
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,044Denbighshire is higher1,727
Show the numbers
| Measure | Denbighshire | West Lindsey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £563.0m£565.4m£534.0m | £491.5m£493.6m£466.2m | Denbighshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £300.4m£301.7m£284.9m | £305.8m£307.1m£290.1m | West Lindsey |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £148.9m£149.5m£141.2m | £109.3m£109.8m£103.7m | Denbighshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £265.1m£266.2m£251.5m | £280.5m£281.7m£266.1m | West Lindsey |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £12.3m£12.3m£11.6m | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.3m£22.3m£21.1m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Denbighshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.78m£0.78m£0.74m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £70.7m£71.0m£67.0m | £48.7m£48.9m£46.2m | Denbighshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | £12.7m£12.8m£12.1m | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | Denbighshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £109.0m£109.5m£103.4m | £81.7m£82.1m£77.5m | Denbighshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.3m£24.4m£23.1m | £14.2m£14.2m£13.5m | Denbighshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £28.7m£28.9m£27.3m | £18.6m£18.6m£17.6m | Denbighshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.41m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Denbighshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | Denbighshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.80m£0.81m£0.76m | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | Denbighshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,592 | 24,670 | West Lindsey |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,999 | 1,980 | Denbighshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,468 | 3,526 | Denbighshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,937 | 7,233 | Denbighshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,326 | 10,466 | Denbighshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,044 | 1,727 | Denbighshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.