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Torfaen and Boston

94,034 and 72,288 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Boston on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 21 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.

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Per person in the age group

Torfaen is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Torfaen Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Torfaen: £5,601Boston: £4,808Torfaen: £5,624Boston: £4,541Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,193, Boston £12,663Boston: £12,663Torfaen: £13,193Boston: £12,717Torfaen: £13,250Boston: £12,011Torfaen: £12,515

    £13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen is higher£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: Torfaen £2,806, Boston £2,468Boston: £2,468Torfaen: £2,806Boston: £2,479Torfaen: £2,818Boston: £2,341Torfaen: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen is higher£2,468£2,479£2,341

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,631, Boston £11,260Boston: £11,260Torfaen: £11,631Boston: £11,308Torfaen: £11,681Boston: £10,681Torfaen: £11,033

    £11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen is higher£11,260£11,308£10,681

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £549, Boston £606Boston: £606Torfaen: £549Boston: £608Torfaen: £552Boston: £574Torfaen: £521

    £549£552£521Boston 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: Torfaen £977, Boston £765Boston: £765Torfaen: £977Boston: £768Torfaen: £982Boston: £726Torfaen: £927

    £977£982£927Torfaen is higher£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: Torfaen £35, Boston £33Boston: £33Torfaen: £35Boston: £33Torfaen: £36Boston: £31Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Boston £478Boston: £478Torfaen: £800Boston: £480Torfaen: £803Boston: £453Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen 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: Torfaen £189, Boston £124Boston: £124Torfaen: £189Boston: £125Torfaen: £189Boston: £118Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen 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: Torfaen £170, Boston £127Boston: £127Torfaen: £170Boston: £127Torfaen: £171Boston: £120Torfaen: £162

    £170£171£162Torfaen is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,097, Boston £2,021Boston: £2,021Torfaen: £2,097Boston: £2,030Torfaen: £2,106Boston: £1,917Torfaen: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen is higher£2,021£2,030£1,917

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Boston £173Boston: £173Torfaen: £266Boston: £174Torfaen: £267Boston: £164Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen 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: Torfaen £520, Boston £307Boston: £307Torfaen: £520Boston: £308Torfaen: £522Boston: £291Torfaen: £493

    £520£522£493Torfaen 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: Torfaen £7.40, Boston £5.91Boston: £5.91Torfaen: £7.40Boston: £5.94Torfaen: £7.43Boston: £5.61Torfaen: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Torfaen 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: Torfaen £12, Boston £7.34Boston: £7.34Torfaen: £12Boston: £7.37Torfaen: £12Boston: £6.96Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higher£7.34£7.37£6.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Boston £11Boston: £11Torfaen: £7.02Boston: £11Torfaen: £7.05Boston: £10Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Boston is higher£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: Torfaen 1,026.7, Boston 1,009.2Boston: 1,009.2Torfaen: 1,026.7

    1,026.7Torfaen is higher1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 136.1, Boston 130.4Boston: 130.4Torfaen: 136.1

    136.1Torfaen is higher130.4

  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: Torfaen 198.3, Boston 162.0Boston: 162.0Torfaen: 198.3

    198.3Torfaen is higher162.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen 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: Torfaen 259.4, Boston 250.8Boston: 250.8Torfaen: 259.4

    259.4Torfaen is higher250.8

  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: Torfaen 36.5, Boston 27.4Boston: 27.4Torfaen: 36.5

    36.5Torfaen is higher27.4

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Torfaen and Boston, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,788£4,808£4,541Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,193£13,250£12,515£12,663£12,717£12,011Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£2,468£2,479£2,341Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,631£11,681£11,033£11,260£11,308£10,681Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£549£552£521£606£608£574Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£977£982£927£765£768£726Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£33£33£31Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£478£480£453Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£124£125£118Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£127£127£120Torfaen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£2,021£2,030£1,917Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£173£174£164Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£520£522£493£307£308£291Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£5.91£5.94£5.61Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.34£7.37£6.96Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.71,009.2Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.1130.4Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3162.0Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.373.5Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.4250.8Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.527.4Torfaen

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Torfaen Boston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Boston £4,788Boston: £4,788Torfaen: £5,601Boston: £4,808Torfaen: £5,624Boston: £4,541Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higher£4,788£4,808£4,541

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,641, Boston £2,509Boston: £2,509Torfaen: £2,641Boston: £2,519Torfaen: £2,653Boston: £2,380Torfaen: £2,505

    £2,641£2,653£2,505Torfaen is higher£2,509£2,519£2,380

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,698, Boston £1,493Boston: £1,493Torfaen: £1,698Boston: £1,500Torfaen: £1,706Boston: £1,416Torfaen: £1,611

    £1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen is higher£1,493£1,500£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,329, Boston £2,231Boston: £2,231Torfaen: £2,329Boston: £2,240Torfaen: £2,339Boston: £2,116Torfaen: £2,209

    £2,329£2,339£2,209Torfaen is higher£2,231£2,240£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Boston £120Boston: £120Torfaen: £110Boston: £120Torfaen: £110Boston: £114Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Boston 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: Torfaen £196, Boston £152Boston: £152Torfaen: £196Boston: £152Torfaen: £197Boston: £144Torfaen: £186

    £196£197£186Torfaen is higher£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: Torfaen £7.08, Boston £6.44Boston: £6.44Torfaen: £7.08Boston: £6.47Torfaen: £7.11Boston: £6.11Torfaen: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen is higher£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: Torfaen £800, Boston £478Boston: £478Torfaen: £800Boston: £480Torfaen: £803Boston: £453Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen 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: Torfaen £189, Boston £124Boston: £124Torfaen: £189Boston: £125Torfaen: £189Boston: £118Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen 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: Torfaen £103, Boston £77Boston: £77Torfaen: £103Boston: £77Torfaen: £104Boston: £73Torfaen: £98

    £103£104£98Torfaen is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,269, Boston £1,223Boston: £1,223Torfaen: £1,269Boston: £1,228Torfaen: £1,274Boston: £1,160Torfaen: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen is higher£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Boston £173Boston: £173Torfaen: £266Boston: £174Torfaen: £267Boston: £164Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Boston £186Boston: £186Torfaen: £315Boston: £186Torfaen: £316Boston: £176Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higher£186£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.48, Boston £3.58Boston: £3.58Torfaen: £4.48Boston: £3.60Torfaen: £4.50Boston: £3.40Torfaen: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Torfaen is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.27, Boston £4.44Boston: £4.44Torfaen: £7.27Boston: £4.46Torfaen: £7.31Boston: £4.21Torfaen: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Boston £11Boston: £11Torfaen: £7.02Boston: £11Torfaen: £7.05Boston: £10Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Boston is higher£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.5, Boston 200.0Boston: 200.0Torfaen: 205.5

    205.5Torfaen is higher200.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.3, Boston 25.8Boston: 25.8Torfaen: 27.3

    27.3Torfaen is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 39.7, Boston 32.1Boston: 32.1Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higher32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Boston 73.5Boston: 73.5Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higher73.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 157.0, Boston 151.7Boston: 151.7Torfaen: 157.0

    157.0Torfaen is higher151.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 22.1, Boston 16.6Boston: 16.6Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Torfaen is higher16.6

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Torfaen and Boston, per resident
MeasureTorfaenBostonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,788£4,808£4,541Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,641£2,653£2,505£2,509£2,519£2,380Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,698£1,706£1,611£1,493£1,500£1,416Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,209£2,231£2,240£2,116Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£120£120£114Boston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£152£152£144Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£6.44£6.47£6.11Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£478£480£453Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£124£125£118Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£77£77£73Torfaen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£1,223£1,228£1,160Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£173£174£164Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£186£186£176Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£3.58£3.60£3.40Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£4.44£4.46£4.21Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£11£11£10Boston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.5200.0Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.325.8Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.732.1Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.373.5Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0151.7Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.116.6Torfaen

Total

Torfaen is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Boston 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

Torfaen Boston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £526.7m, Boston £346.1mBoston: £346.1mTorfaen: £526.7mBoston: £347.6mTorfaen: £528.9mBoston: £328.3mTorfaen: £499.6m

    £526.7m£528.9m£499.6mTorfaen is higher£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Boston £181.4mBoston: £181.4mTorfaen: £248.4mBoston: £182.1mTorfaen: £249.4mBoston: £172.0mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mTorfaen is higher£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Boston £107.9mBoston: £107.9mTorfaen: £159.7mBoston: £108.4mTorfaen: £160.4mBoston: £102.4mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen is higher£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Boston £161.3mBoston: £161.3mTorfaen: £219.0mBoston: £162.0mTorfaen: £219.9mBoston: £153.0mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mTorfaen is higher£161.3m£162.0m£153.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Boston £8.7mBoston: £8.7mTorfaen: £10.3mBoston: £8.7mTorfaen: £10.4mBoston: £8.2mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorfaen 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: Torfaen £18.4m, Boston £11.0mBoston: £11.0mTorfaen: £18.4mBoston: £11.0mTorfaen: £18.5mBoston: £10.4mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mTorfaen is higher£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: Torfaen £0.67m, Boston £0.47mBoston: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.67mBoston: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.67mBoston: £0.44mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mTorfaen is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £75.2m, Boston £34.5mBoston: £34.5mTorfaen: £75.2mBoston: £34.7mTorfaen: £75.5mBoston: £32.8mTorfaen: £71.3m

    £75.2m£75.5m£71.3mTorfaen 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: Torfaen £17.7m, Boston £9.0mBoston: £9.0mTorfaen: £17.7mBoston: £9.0mTorfaen: £17.8mBoston: £8.5mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mTorfaen 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: Torfaen £9.7m, Boston £5.5mBoston: £5.5mTorfaen: £9.7mBoston: £5.6mTorfaen: £9.7mBoston: £5.3mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mTorfaen is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Boston £88.4mBoston: £88.4mTorfaen: £119.3mBoston: £88.8mTorfaen: £119.8mBoston: £83.9mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen is higher£88.4m£88.8m£83.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Boston £12.5mBoston: £12.5mTorfaen: £25.0mBoston: £12.6mTorfaen: £25.1mBoston: £11.9mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Boston £13.4mBoston: £13.4mTorfaen: £29.6mBoston: £13.5mTorfaen: £29.7mBoston: £12.7mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Boston £0.26mBoston: £0.26mTorfaen: £0.42mBoston: £0.26mTorfaen: £0.42mBoston: £0.25mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mTorfaen is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Boston £0.32mBoston: £0.32mTorfaen: £0.68mBoston: £0.32mTorfaen: £0.69mBoston: £0.30mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTorfaen is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.66m, Boston £0.78mBoston: £0.78mTorfaen: £0.66mBoston: £0.78mTorfaen: £0.66mBoston: £0.74mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mBoston is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Boston 14,454Boston: 14,454Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Torfaen is higher14,454

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Boston 1,867Boston: 1,867Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Torfaen is higher1,867

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Boston 2,320Boston: 2,320Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Torfaen is higher2,320

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Boston 5,311Boston: 5,311Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Torfaen is higher5,311

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Boston 10,969Boston: 10,969Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Torfaen is higher10,969

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Boston 1,200Boston: 1,200Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Torfaen is higher1,200

Show the numbers
Torfaen and Boston, total
MeasureTorfaenBostonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mTorfaen
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£181.4m£182.1m£172.0mTorfaen
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£107.9m£108.4m£102.4mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£161.3m£162.0m£153.0mTorfaen
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mTorfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mTorfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mTorfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m£34.5m£34.7m£32.8mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mTorfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mTorfaen
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£88.4m£88.8m£83.9mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mTorfaen
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mTorfaen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mBoston
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32814,454Torfaen
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5631,867Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7332,320Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,6515,311Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76410,969Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0751,200Torfaen

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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  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.