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Torfaen and Bassetlaw

94,034 and 124,742 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Bassetlaw on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 10 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 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

Torfaen Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694Torfaen: £5,601Bassetlaw: £4,714Torfaen: £5,624Bassetlaw: £4,452Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,452

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,193, Bassetlaw £12,671Bassetlaw: £12,671Torfaen: £13,193Bassetlaw: £12,725Torfaen: £13,250Bassetlaw: £12,019Torfaen: £12,515

    £13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen 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: Torfaen £2,806, Bassetlaw £1,950Bassetlaw: £1,950Torfaen: £2,806Bassetlaw: £1,959Torfaen: £2,818Bassetlaw: £1,850Torfaen: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen 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: Torfaen £11,631, Bassetlaw £11,407Bassetlaw: £11,407Torfaen: £11,631Bassetlaw: £11,455Torfaen: £11,681Bassetlaw: £10,820Torfaen: £11,033

    £11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen 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: Torfaen £549, Bassetlaw £396Bassetlaw: £396Torfaen: £549Bassetlaw: £398Torfaen: £552Bassetlaw: £376Torfaen: £521

    £549£552£521Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£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: Torfaen £977, Bassetlaw £843Bassetlaw: £843Torfaen: £977Bassetlaw: £846Torfaen: £982Bassetlaw: £799Torfaen: £927

    £977£982£927Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£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: Torfaen £35, Bassetlaw £25Bassetlaw: £25Torfaen: £35Bassetlaw: £25Torfaen: £36Bassetlaw: £24Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Torfaen: £800Bassetlaw: £533Torfaen: £803Bassetlaw: £503Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen 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: Torfaen £189, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Torfaen: £189Bassetlaw: £140Torfaen: £189Bassetlaw: £132Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen 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: Torfaen £170, Bassetlaw £124Bassetlaw: £124Torfaen: £170Bassetlaw: £125Torfaen: £171Bassetlaw: £118Torfaen: £162

    £170£171£162Torfaen is higher£124£125£118

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,097, Bassetlaw £1,472Bassetlaw: £1,472Torfaen: £2,097Bassetlaw: £1,478Torfaen: £2,106Bassetlaw: £1,396Torfaen: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen is higher£1,472£1,478£1,396

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160Torfaen: £266Bassetlaw: £161Torfaen: £267Bassetlaw: £152Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen 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: Torfaen £520, Bassetlaw £341Bassetlaw: £341Torfaen: £520Bassetlaw: £343Torfaen: £522Bassetlaw: £324Torfaen: £493

    £520£522£493Torfaen 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: Torfaen £7.40, Bassetlaw £6.78Bassetlaw: £6.78Torfaen: £7.40Bassetlaw: £6.81Torfaen: £7.43Bassetlaw: £6.43Torfaen: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.78£6.81£6.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, Bassetlaw £6.25Bassetlaw: £6.25Torfaen: £12Bassetlaw: £6.28Torfaen: £12Bassetlaw: £5.93Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08Torfaen: £7.02Bassetlaw: £9.12Torfaen: £7.05Bassetlaw: £8.61Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Bassetlaw 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: Torfaen 1,026.7, Bassetlaw 1,008.7Bassetlaw: 1,008.7Torfaen: 1,026.7

    1,026.7Torfaen 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: Torfaen 136.1, Bassetlaw 99.7Bassetlaw: 99.7Torfaen: 136.1

    136.1Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count99.7

  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: Torfaen 198.3, Bassetlaw 173.8Bassetlaw: 173.8Torfaen: 198.3

    198.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count173.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen 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: Torfaen 259.4, Bassetlaw 194.1Bassetlaw: 194.1Torfaen: 259.4

    259.4Torfaen 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: Torfaen 36.5, Bassetlaw 25.8Bassetlaw: 25.8Torfaen: 36.5

    36.5Torfaen is higher25.8

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Torfaen and Bassetlaw, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,694£4,714£4,452Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,193£13,250£12,515£12,671£12,725£12,019Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£1,950£1,959£1,850Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,631£11,681£11,033£11,407£11,455£10,820Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£549£552£521£396£398£376Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£977£982£927£843£846£799Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£25£25£24Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£530£533£503Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£139£140£132Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£124£125£118Torfaen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,472£1,478£1,396Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£160£161£152Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£520£522£493£341£343£324Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£6.78£6.81£6.43Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£6.25£6.28£5.93Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.71,008.7Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.199.7Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3173.8Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.379.3Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.4194.1Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.525.8Torfaen

Per resident

Torfaen 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

Torfaen Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Bassetlaw £4,694Bassetlaw: £4,694Torfaen: £5,601Bassetlaw: £4,714Torfaen: £5,624Bassetlaw: £4,452Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4,694£4,714£4,452

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,641, Bassetlaw £2,683Bassetlaw: £2,683Torfaen: £2,641Bassetlaw: £2,695Torfaen: £2,653Bassetlaw: £2,545Torfaen: £2,505

    £2,641£2,653£2,505Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,698, Bassetlaw £1,172Bassetlaw: £1,172Torfaen: £1,698Bassetlaw: £1,177Torfaen: £1,706Bassetlaw: £1,111Torfaen: £1,611

    £1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen is higher£1,172£1,177£1,111

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,329, Bassetlaw £2,416Bassetlaw: £2,416Torfaen: £2,329Bassetlaw: £2,426Torfaen: £2,339Bassetlaw: £2,291Torfaen: £2,209

    £2,329£2,339£2,209Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£2,416£2,426£2,291

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Bassetlaw £84Bassetlaw: £84Torfaen: £110Bassetlaw: £84Torfaen: £110Bassetlaw: £80Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£84£84£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £196, Bassetlaw £178Bassetlaw: £178Torfaen: £196Bassetlaw: £179Torfaen: £197Bassetlaw: £169Torfaen: £186

    £196£197£186Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£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: Torfaen £7.08, Bassetlaw £5.35Bassetlaw: £5.35Torfaen: £7.08Bassetlaw: £5.37Torfaen: £7.11Bassetlaw: £5.07Torfaen: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£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: Torfaen £800, Bassetlaw £530Bassetlaw: £530Torfaen: £800Bassetlaw: £533Torfaen: £803Bassetlaw: £503Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen 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: Torfaen £189, Bassetlaw £139Bassetlaw: £139Torfaen: £189Bassetlaw: £140Torfaen: £189Bassetlaw: £132Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen 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: Torfaen £103, Bassetlaw £75Bassetlaw: £75Torfaen: £103Bassetlaw: £75Torfaen: £104Bassetlaw: £71Torfaen: £98

    £103£104£98Torfaen is higher£75£75£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,269, Bassetlaw £884Bassetlaw: £884Torfaen: £1,269Bassetlaw: £888Torfaen: £1,274Bassetlaw: £839Torfaen: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen is higher£884£888£839

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Bassetlaw £160Bassetlaw: £160Torfaen: £266Bassetlaw: £161Torfaen: £267Bassetlaw: £152Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£160£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Bassetlaw £205Bassetlaw: £205Torfaen: £315Bassetlaw: £206Torfaen: £316Bassetlaw: £194Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higher£205£206£194

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.48, Bassetlaw £4.07Bassetlaw: £4.07Torfaen: £4.48Bassetlaw: £4.09Torfaen: £4.50Bassetlaw: £3.86Torfaen: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4.07£4.09£3.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.27, Bassetlaw £3.75Bassetlaw: £3.75Torfaen: £7.27Bassetlaw: £3.77Torfaen: £7.31Bassetlaw: £3.56Torfaen: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Bassetlaw £9.08Bassetlaw: £9.08Torfaen: £7.02Bassetlaw: £9.12Torfaen: £7.05Bassetlaw: £8.61Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Bassetlaw is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.5, Bassetlaw 213.6Bassetlaw: 213.6Torfaen: 205.5

    205.5Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count213.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.3, Bassetlaw 21.1Bassetlaw: 21.1Torfaen: 27.3

    27.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count21.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 39.7, Bassetlaw 36.8Bassetlaw: 36.8Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count36.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Bassetlaw 79.3Bassetlaw: 79.3Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 157.0, Bassetlaw 116.6Bassetlaw: 116.6Torfaen: 157.0

    157.0Torfaen 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: Torfaen 22.1, Bassetlaw 15.5Bassetlaw: 15.5Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Torfaen is higher15.5

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Torfaen and Bassetlaw, per resident
MeasureTorfaenBassetlawHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,694£4,714£4,452Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,641£2,653£2,505£2,683£2,695£2,545Bassetlaw
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,698£1,706£1,611£1,172£1,177£1,111Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,209£2,416£2,426£2,291Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£84£84£80Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£178£179£169Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£5.35£5.37£5.07Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£530£533£503Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£139£140£132Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£75£75£71Torfaen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£884£888£839Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£160£161£152Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£205£206£194Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£4.07£4.09£3.86Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£3.75£3.77£3.56Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£9.08£9.12£8.61Bassetlaw
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.5213.6Bassetlaw
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.321.1Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.736.8Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.379.3Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0116.6Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.115.5Torfaen

Total

Torfaen is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bassetlaw on 11. 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 Bassetlaw

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £526.7m, Bassetlaw £585.5mBassetlaw: £585.5mTorfaen: £526.7mBassetlaw: £588.0mTorfaen: £528.9mBassetlaw: £555.4mTorfaen: £499.6m

    £526.7m£528.9m£499.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£585.5m£588.0m£555.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Bassetlaw £334.7mBassetlaw: £334.7mTorfaen: £248.4mBassetlaw: £336.1mTorfaen: £249.4mBassetlaw: £317.5mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Bassetlaw £146.2mBassetlaw: £146.2mTorfaen: £159.7mBassetlaw: £146.8mTorfaen: £160.4mBassetlaw: £138.6mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen is higher£146.2m£146.8m£138.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Bassetlaw £301.3mBassetlaw: £301.3mTorfaen: £219.0mBassetlaw: £302.6mTorfaen: £219.9mBassetlaw: £285.8mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£301.3m£302.6m£285.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Bassetlaw £10.5mBassetlaw: £10.5mTorfaen: £10.3mBassetlaw: £10.5mTorfaen: £10.4mBassetlaw: £9.9mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, Bassetlaw £22.3mBassetlaw: £22.3mTorfaen: £18.4mBassetlaw: £22.4mTorfaen: £18.5mBassetlaw: £21.1mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£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: Torfaen £0.67m, Bassetlaw £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mBassetlaw: £0.63mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £75.2m, Bassetlaw £66.2mBassetlaw: £66.2mTorfaen: £75.2mBassetlaw: £66.4mTorfaen: £75.5mBassetlaw: £62.7mTorfaen: £71.3m

    £75.2m£75.5m£71.3mTorfaen 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: Torfaen £17.7m, Bassetlaw £17.4mBassetlaw: £17.4mTorfaen: £17.7mBassetlaw: £17.4mTorfaen: £17.8mBassetlaw: £16.5mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mTorfaen 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: Torfaen £9.7m, Bassetlaw £9.3mBassetlaw: £9.3mTorfaen: £9.7mBassetlaw: £9.4mTorfaen: £9.7mBassetlaw: £8.8mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mTorfaen is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Bassetlaw £110.3mBassetlaw: £110.3mTorfaen: £119.3mBassetlaw: £110.8mTorfaen: £119.8mBassetlaw: £104.6mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen is higher£110.3m£110.8m£104.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Bassetlaw £20.0mBassetlaw: £20.0mTorfaen: £25.0mBassetlaw: £20.1mTorfaen: £25.1mBassetlaw: £19.0mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Bassetlaw £25.6mBassetlaw: £25.6mTorfaen: £29.6mBassetlaw: £25.7mTorfaen: £29.7mBassetlaw: £24.2mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Bassetlaw £0.51mBassetlaw: £0.51mTorfaen: £0.42mBassetlaw: £0.51mTorfaen: £0.42mBassetlaw: £0.48mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mBassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Bassetlaw £0.47mBassetlaw: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.68mBassetlaw: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.69mBassetlaw: £0.44mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTorfaen is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.66m, Bassetlaw £1.1mBassetlaw: £1.1mTorfaen: £0.66mBassetlaw: £1.1mTorfaen: £0.66mBassetlaw: £1.1mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mBassetlaw is higher£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Bassetlaw 26,645Bassetlaw: 26,645Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count26,645

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Bassetlaw 2,633Bassetlaw: 2,633Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count2,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Bassetlaw 4,590Bassetlaw: 4,590Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Bassetlaw is higherDepends on how you count4,590

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Bassetlaw 9,887Bassetlaw: 9,887Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Torfaen is higher9,887

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Bassetlaw 14,544Bassetlaw: 14,544Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Torfaen is higher14,544

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Bassetlaw 1,932Bassetlaw: 1,932Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Torfaen is higher1,932

Show the numbers
Torfaen and Bassetlaw, total
MeasureTorfaenBassetlawHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m£585.5m£588.0m£555.4mBassetlaw
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£334.7m£336.1m£317.5mBassetlaw
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£146.2m£146.8m£138.6mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£301.3m£302.6m£285.8mBassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mBassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mBassetlaw
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m£66.2m£66.4m£62.7mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mTorfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mTorfaen
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£110.3m£110.8m£104.6mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBassetlaw
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mTorfaen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£1.1mBassetlaw
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32826,645Bassetlaw
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5632,633Bassetlaw
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7334,590Bassetlaw
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,6519,887Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76414,544Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0751,932Torfaen

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.
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  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.
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