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Monmouthshire and North Kesteven

95,098 and 122,346 residents (mid-2024).

Monmouthshire is higher than North Kesteven on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Monmouthshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and North Kesteven on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Monmouthshire North Kesteven

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, North Kesteven £4,322North Kesteven: £4,322Monmouthshire: £4,830North Kesteven: £4,341Monmouthshire: £4,851North Kesteven: £4,100Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,322£4,341£4,100

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £12,616, North Kesteven £12,659North Kesteven: £12,659Monmouthshire: £12,616North Kesteven: £12,713Monmouthshire: £12,670North Kesteven: £12,007Monmouthshire: £11,967

    £12,616£12,670£11,967North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£12,659£12,713£12,007

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,582, North Kesteven £1,379North Kesteven: £1,379Monmouthshire: £1,582North Kesteven: £1,385Monmouthshire: £1,589North Kesteven: £1,308Monmouthshire: £1,500

    £1,582£1,589£1,500Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,379£1,385£1,308

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £11,503, North Kesteven £11,586North Kesteven: £11,586Monmouthshire: £11,503North Kesteven: £11,636Monmouthshire: £11,552North Kesteven: £10,990Monmouthshire: £10,911

    £11,503£11,552£10,911North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£11,586£11,636£10,990

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £316, North Kesteven £302North Kesteven: £302Monmouthshire: £316North Kesteven: £303Monmouthshire: £317North Kesteven: £286Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£317£300Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£302£303£286

  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: Monmouthshire £777, North Kesteven £750North Kesteven: £750Monmouthshire: £777North Kesteven: £753Monmouthshire: £781North Kesteven: £712Monmouthshire: £737

    £777£781£737Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£750£753£712

  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: Monmouthshire £20, North Kesteven £20North Kesteven: £20Monmouthshire: £20North Kesteven: £21Monmouthshire: £20North Kesteven: £19Monmouthshire: £19

    £20£20£19North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, North Kesteven £393North Kesteven: £393Monmouthshire: £448North Kesteven: £395Monmouthshire: £450North Kesteven: £373Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, North Kesteven £119North Kesteven: £119Monmouthshire: £100North Kesteven: £120Monmouthshire: £101North Kesteven: £113Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95North Kesteven is higher£119£120£113

  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: Monmouthshire £98, North Kesteven £102North Kesteven: £102Monmouthshire: £98North Kesteven: £103Monmouthshire: £98North Kesteven: £97Monmouthshire: £93

    £98£98£93North Kesteven is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,153, North Kesteven £1,026North Kesteven: £1,026Monmouthshire: £1,153North Kesteven: £1,030Monmouthshire: £1,158North Kesteven: £973Monmouthshire: £1,094

    £1,153£1,158£1,094Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,026£1,030£973

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, North Kesteven £112North Kesteven: £112Monmouthshire: £175North Kesteven: £113Monmouthshire: £176North Kesteven: £106Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£112£113£106

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £316, North Kesteven £240North Kesteven: £240Monmouthshire: £316North Kesteven: £241Monmouthshire: £318North Kesteven: £228Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£318£300Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£240£241£228

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £10, North Kesteven £5.69North Kesteven: £5.69Monmouthshire: £10North Kesteven: £5.72Monmouthshire: £11North Kesteven: £5.40Monmouthshire: £9.93

    £10£11£9.93Monmouthshire is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £4.59, North Kesteven £4.91North Kesteven: £4.91Monmouthshire: £4.59North Kesteven: £4.93Monmouthshire: £4.61North Kesteven: £4.66Monmouthshire: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35North Kesteven is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, North Kesteven £5.68North Kesteven: £5.68Monmouthshire: £6.94North Kesteven: £5.71Monmouthshire: £6.97North Kesteven: £5.39Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.68£5.71£5.39

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 1,012.3, North Kesteven 1,012.9North Kesteven: 1,012.9Monmouthshire: 1,012.3

    1,012.3North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count1,012.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 76.5, North Kesteven 78.9North Kesteven: 78.9Monmouthshire: 76.5

    76.5North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count78.9

  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: Monmouthshire 157.7, North Kesteven 164.3North Kesteven: 164.3Monmouthshire: 157.7

    157.7North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count164.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, North Kesteven 59.4North Kesteven: 59.4Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count59.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire 144.9, North Kesteven 132.9North Kesteven: 132.9Monmouthshire: 144.9

    144.9Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  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: Monmouthshire 20.7, North Kesteven 22.0North Kesteven: 22.0Monmouthshire: 20.7

    20.7North Kesteven is higher22.0

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Monmouthshire and North Kesteven, per person in the age group
MeasureMonmouthshireNorth KestevenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,322£4,341£4,100Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,670£11,967£12,659£12,713£12,007North Kesteven
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,582£1,589£1,500£1,379£1,385£1,308Monmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,503£11,552£10,911£11,586£11,636£10,990North Kesteven
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£316£317£300£302£303£286Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£777£781£737£750£753£712Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£20£21£19North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£393£395£373Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£119£120£113North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£98£93£102£103£97North Kesteven
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,153£1,158£1,094£1,026£1,030£973Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£112£113£106Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£316£318£300£240£241£228Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.93£5.69£5.72£5.40Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£4.91£4.93£4.66North Kesteven
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.68£5.71£5.39Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.31,012.9North Kesteven
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.578.9North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.7164.3North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.559.4Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.9132.9Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.722.0North Kesteven

Per resident

Monmouthshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and North Kesteven 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

Monmouthshire North Kesteven

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, North Kesteven £4,322North Kesteven: £4,322Monmouthshire: £4,830North Kesteven: £4,341Monmouthshire: £4,851North Kesteven: £4,100Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,322£4,341£4,100

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £3,185, North Kesteven £2,873North Kesteven: £2,873Monmouthshire: £3,185North Kesteven: £2,886Monmouthshire: £3,199North Kesteven: £2,726Monmouthshire: £3,021

    £3,185£3,199£3,021Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,873£2,886£2,726

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £914, North Kesteven £819North Kesteven: £819Monmouthshire: £914North Kesteven: £822Monmouthshire: £918North Kesteven: £776Monmouthshire: £867

    £914£918£867Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£819£822£776

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Monmouthshire £2,904, North Kesteven £2,630North Kesteven: £2,630Monmouthshire: £2,904North Kesteven: £2,641Monmouthshire: £2,916North Kesteven: £2,495Monmouthshire: £2,755

    £2,904£2,916£2,755Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,630£2,641£2,495

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £80, North Kesteven £68North Kesteven: £68Monmouthshire: £80North Kesteven: £69Monmouthshire: £80North Kesteven: £65Monmouthshire: £76

    £80£80£76Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£68£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £196, North Kesteven £170North Kesteven: £170Monmouthshire: £196North Kesteven: £171Monmouthshire: £197North Kesteven: £162Monmouthshire: £186

    £196£197£186Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£162

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £5.06, North Kesteven £4.64North Kesteven: £4.64Monmouthshire: £5.06North Kesteven: £4.66Monmouthshire: £5.08North Kesteven: £4.40Monmouthshire: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.64£4.66£4.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, North Kesteven £393North Kesteven: £393Monmouthshire: £448North Kesteven: £395Monmouthshire: £450North Kesteven: £373Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, North Kesteven £119North Kesteven: £119Monmouthshire: £100North Kesteven: £120Monmouthshire: £101North Kesteven: £113Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95North Kesteven is higher£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £56, North Kesteven £61North Kesteven: £61Monmouthshire: £56North Kesteven: £61Monmouthshire: £57North Kesteven: £58Monmouthshire: £53

    £56£57£53North Kesteven is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £666, North Kesteven £609North Kesteven: £609Monmouthshire: £666North Kesteven: £612Monmouthshire: £669North Kesteven: £578Monmouthshire: £632

    £666£669£632Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£609£612£578

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, North Kesteven £112North Kesteven: £112Monmouthshire: £175North Kesteven: £113Monmouthshire: £176North Kesteven: £106Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£112£113£106

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £183, North Kesteven £142North Kesteven: £142Monmouthshire: £183North Kesteven: £143Monmouthshire: £184North Kesteven: £135Monmouthshire: £173

    £183£184£173Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£142£143£135

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.05, North Kesteven £3.38North Kesteven: £3.38Monmouthshire: £6.05North Kesteven: £3.40Monmouthshire: £6.08North Kesteven: £3.21Monmouthshire: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Monmouthshire is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Monmouthshire £2.65, North Kesteven £2.91North Kesteven: £2.91Monmouthshire: £2.65North Kesteven: £2.92Monmouthshire: £2.66North Kesteven: £2.76Monmouthshire: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51North Kesteven is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, North Kesteven £5.68North Kesteven: £5.68Monmouthshire: £6.94North Kesteven: £5.71Monmouthshire: £6.97North Kesteven: £5.39Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.68£5.71£5.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 255.6, North Kesteven 229.9North Kesteven: 229.9Monmouthshire: 255.6

    255.6Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count229.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 19.3, North Kesteven 17.9North Kesteven: 17.9Monmouthshire: 19.3

    19.3Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 39.8, North Kesteven 37.3North Kesteven: 37.3Monmouthshire: 39.8

    39.8Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count37.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, North Kesteven 59.4North Kesteven: 59.4Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count59.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 83.7, North Kesteven 78.9North Kesteven: 78.9Monmouthshire: 83.7

    83.7Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count78.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 12.0, North Kesteven 13.1North Kesteven: 13.1Monmouthshire: 12.0

    12.0North Kesteven is higher13.1

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Monmouthshire and North Kesteven, per resident
MeasureMonmouthshireNorth KestevenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,322£4,341£4,100Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,185£3,199£3,021£2,873£2,886£2,726Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£918£867£819£822£776Monmouthshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,904£2,916£2,755£2,630£2,641£2,495Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£68£69£65Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£170£171£162Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£4.64£4.66£4.40Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£393£395£373Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£119£120£113North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£61£61£58North Kesteven
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£666£669£632£609£612£578Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£112£113£106Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£142£143£135Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£3.38£3.40£3.21Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£2.91£2.92£2.76North Kesteven
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.68£5.71£5.39Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026255.6229.9Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.317.9Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.837.3Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.559.4Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.778.9Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.013.1North Kesteven

Total

Monmouthshire is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and North Kesteven on 20. 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

Monmouthshire North Kesteven

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Monmouthshire £459.3m, North Kesteven £528.8mNorth Kesteven: £528.8mMonmouthshire: £459.3mNorth Kesteven: £531.1mMonmouthshire: £461.3mNorth Kesteven: £501.6mMonmouthshire: £435.7m

    £459.3m£461.3m£435.7mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£528.8m£531.1m£501.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Monmouthshire £302.9m, North Kesteven £351.5mNorth Kesteven: £351.5mMonmouthshire: £302.9mNorth Kesteven: £353.0mMonmouthshire: £304.2mNorth Kesteven: £333.5mMonmouthshire: £287.3m

    £302.9m£304.2m£287.3mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£351.5m£353.0m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Monmouthshire £86.9m, North Kesteven £100.1mNorth Kesteven: £100.1mMonmouthshire: £86.9mNorth Kesteven: £100.6mMonmouthshire: £87.3mNorth Kesteven: £95.0mMonmouthshire: £82.5m

    £86.9m£87.3m£82.5mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£100.1m£100.6m£95.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire £276.2m, North Kesteven £321.8mNorth Kesteven: £321.8mMonmouthshire: £276.2mNorth Kesteven: £323.1mMonmouthshire: £277.3mNorth Kesteven: £305.2mMonmouthshire: £261.9m

    £276.2m£277.3m£261.9mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£321.8m£323.1m£305.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire £7.6m, North Kesteven £8.4mNorth Kesteven: £8.4mMonmouthshire: £7.6mNorth Kesteven: £8.4mMonmouthshire: £7.6mNorth Kesteven: £7.9mMonmouthshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £18.7m, North Kesteven £20.8mNorth Kesteven: £20.8mMonmouthshire: £18.7mNorth Kesteven: £20.9mMonmouthshire: £18.7mNorth Kesteven: £19.8mMonmouthshire: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Monmouthshire £0.48m, North Kesteven £0.57mNorth Kesteven: £0.57mMonmouthshire: £0.48mNorth Kesteven: £0.57mMonmouthshire: £0.48mNorth Kesteven: £0.54mMonmouthshire: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £42.6m, North Kesteven £48.1mNorth Kesteven: £48.1mMonmouthshire: £42.6mNorth Kesteven: £48.3mMonmouthshire: £42.8mNorth Kesteven: £45.7mMonmouthshire: £40.4m

    £42.6m£42.8m£40.4mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£48.1m£48.3m£45.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £9.5m, North Kesteven £14.6mNorth Kesteven: £14.6mMonmouthshire: £9.5mNorth Kesteven: £14.6mMonmouthshire: £9.6mNorth Kesteven: £13.8mMonmouthshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNorth Kesteven is higher£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire £5.4m, North Kesteven £7.4mNorth Kesteven: £7.4mMonmouthshire: £5.4mNorth Kesteven: £7.5mMonmouthshire: £5.4mNorth Kesteven: £7.1mMonmouthshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mNorth Kesteven is higher£7.4m£7.5m£7.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire £63.4m, North Kesteven £74.5mNorth Kesteven: £74.5mMonmouthshire: £63.4mNorth Kesteven: £74.8mMonmouthshire: £63.7mNorth Kesteven: £70.7mMonmouthshire: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£74.5m£74.8m£70.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Monmouthshire £16.7m, North Kesteven £13.7mNorth Kesteven: £13.7mMonmouthshire: £16.7mNorth Kesteven: £13.8mMonmouthshire: £16.7mNorth Kesteven: £13.0mMonmouthshire: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mMonmouthshire is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £17.4m, North Kesteven £17.4mNorth Kesteven: £17.4mMonmouthshire: £17.4mNorth Kesteven: £17.5mMonmouthshire: £17.5mNorth Kesteven: £16.5mMonmouthshire: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £0.58m, North Kesteven £0.41mNorth Kesteven: £0.41mMonmouthshire: £0.58mNorth Kesteven: £0.42mMonmouthshire: £0.58mNorth Kesteven: £0.39mMonmouthshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire is higher£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Monmouthshire £0.25m, North Kesteven £0.36mNorth Kesteven: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.25mNorth Kesteven: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.25mNorth Kesteven: £0.34mMonmouthshire: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mNorth Kesteven is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Monmouthshire £0.66m, North Kesteven £0.70mNorth Kesteven: £0.70mMonmouthshire: £0.66mNorth Kesteven: £0.70mMonmouthshire: £0.66mNorth Kesteven: £0.66mMonmouthshire: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mNorth Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire 24,302, North Kesteven 28,128North Kesteven: 28,128Monmouthshire: 24,302

    24,302North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count28,128

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire 1,836, North Kesteven 2,190North Kesteven: 2,190Monmouthshire: 1,836

    1,836North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count2,190

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 3,787, North Kesteven 4,564North Kesteven: 4,564Monmouthshire: 3,787

    3,787North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count4,564

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 6,038, North Kesteven 7,269North Kesteven: 7,269Monmouthshire: 6,038

    6,038North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count7,269

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire 7,963, North Kesteven 9,652North Kesteven: 9,652Monmouthshire: 7,963

    7,963North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count9,652

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire 1,139, North Kesteven 1,598North Kesteven: 1,598Monmouthshire: 1,139

    1,139North Kesteven is higher1,598

Show the numbers
Monmouthshire and North Kesteven, total
MeasureMonmouthshireNorth KestevenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£459.3m£461.3m£435.7m£528.8m£531.1m£501.6mNorth Kesteven
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m£351.5m£353.0m£333.5mNorth Kesteven
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m£100.1m£100.6m£95.0mNorth Kesteven
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m£321.8m£323.1m£305.2mNorth Kesteven
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mNorth Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mNorth Kesteven
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNorth Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m£48.1m£48.3m£45.7mNorth Kesteven
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£14.6m£14.6m£13.8mNorth Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£7.4m£7.5m£7.1mNorth Kesteven
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£74.5m£74.8m£70.7mNorth Kesteven
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mNorth Kesteven
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.41m£0.42m£0.39mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mNorth Kesteven
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mNorth Kesteven
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,30228,128North Kesteven
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8362,190North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7874,564North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0387,269North Kesteven
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9639,652North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1391,598North Kesteven

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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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.
  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.
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