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Bath and Aberdeen South

106,548 and 116,992 residents (mid-2024).

Bath is higher than Aberdeen South on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Bath is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen South 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

Bath Aberdeen South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bath £3,474, Aberdeen South £3,361Aberdeen South: £3,361Bath: £3,474Aberdeen South: £3,375Bath: £3,489Aberdeen South: £3,188Bath: £3,295

    £3,474£3,489£3,295Bath is higherDepends on how you count£3,361£3,375£3,188

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £12,599, Aberdeen South £12,488Aberdeen South: £12,488Bath: £12,599Aberdeen South: £12,541Bath: £12,653Aberdeen South: £11,845Bath: £11,951

    £12,599£12,653£11,951Bath is higherDepends on how you count£12,488£12,541£11,845

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £1,241, Aberdeen South £1,218Aberdeen South: £1,218Bath: £1,241Aberdeen South: £1,223Bath: £1,247Aberdeen South: £1,155Bath: £1,178

    £1,241£1,247£1,178Bath is higherDepends on how you count£1,218£1,223£1,155

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £11,573, Aberdeen South £11,591Aberdeen South: £11,591Bath: £11,573Aberdeen South: £11,641Bath: £11,622Aberdeen South: £10,995Bath: £10,977

    £11,573£11,622£10,977Aberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count£11,591£11,641£10,995

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £377, Aberdeen South £284Aberdeen South: £284Bath: £377Aberdeen South: £285Bath: £378Aberdeen South: £269Bath: £357

    £377£378£357Bath is higher£284£285£269

  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: Bath £628, Aberdeen South £593Aberdeen South: £593Bath: £628Aberdeen South: £595Bath: £631Aberdeen South: £562Bath: £596

    £628£631£596Bath is higher£593£595£562

  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: Bath £22, Aberdeen South £20Aberdeen South: £20Bath: £22Aberdeen South: £21Bath: £22Aberdeen South: £19Bath: £21

    £22£22£21Bath is higher£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £296, Aberdeen South £348Aberdeen South: £348Bath: £296Aberdeen South: £350Bath: £297Aberdeen South: £330Bath: £281

    £296£297£281Aberdeen South is higher£348£350£330

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £86, Aberdeen South £129Aberdeen South: £129Bath: £86Aberdeen South: £130Bath: £87Aberdeen South: £123Bath: £82

    £86£87£82Aberdeen South is higher£129£130£123

  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: Bath £51, Aberdeen South £53Aberdeen South: £53Bath: £51Aberdeen South: £53Bath: £51Aberdeen South: £50Bath: £48

    £51£51£48Aberdeen South is higher£53£53£50

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £1,009, Aberdeen South £903Aberdeen South: £903Bath: £1,009Aberdeen South: £907Bath: £1,013Aberdeen South: £856Bath: £957

    £1,009£1,013£957Bath is higher£903£907£856

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bath £199, Aberdeen South £147Aberdeen South: £147Bath: £199Aberdeen South: £147Bath: £200Aberdeen South: £139Bath: £189

    £199£200£189Bath is higher£147£147£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £175, Aberdeen South £252Aberdeen South: £252Bath: £175Aberdeen South: £253Bath: £176Aberdeen South: £239Bath: £166

    £175£176£166Aberdeen South is higher£252£253£239

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £4.72, Aberdeen South £7.72Aberdeen South: £7.72Bath: £4.72Aberdeen South: £7.75Bath: £4.74Aberdeen South: £7.32Bath: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Aberdeen South is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £2.01, Aberdeen South £2.64Aberdeen South: £2.64Bath: £2.01Aberdeen South: £2.65Bath: £2.02Aberdeen South: £2.50Bath: £1.91

    £2.01£2.02£1.91Aberdeen South is higher£2.64£2.65£2.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bath £5.29, Aberdeen South £4.94Aberdeen South: £4.94Bath: £5.29Aberdeen South: £4.97Bath: £5.31Aberdeen South: £4.69Bath: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Bath is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bath 1,019.6, Aberdeen South 988.1Aberdeen South: 988.1Bath: 1,019.6

    1,019.6Bath is higherDepends on how you count988.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bath 89.3, Aberdeen South 70.9Aberdeen South: 70.9Bath: 89.3

    89.3Bath is higher70.9

  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: Bath 129.8, Aberdeen South 132.3Aberdeen South: 132.3Bath: 129.8

    129.8Aberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count132.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 43.5, Aberdeen South 58.4Aberdeen South: 58.4Bath: 43.5

    43.5Aberdeen South is higher58.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bath 104.5, Aberdeen South 119.7Aberdeen South: 119.7Bath: 104.5

    104.5Aberdeen South is higher119.7

  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: Bath 10.7, Aberdeen South 13.4Aberdeen South: 13.4Bath: 10.7

    10.7Aberdeen South is higher13.4

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Bath and Aberdeen South, per person in the age group
MeasureBathAberdeen SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,474£3,489£3,295£3,361£3,375£3,188Shared outEstimatedBath
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,599£12,653£11,951£12,488£12,541£11,845Shared outEstimatedBath
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,241£1,247£1,178£1,218£1,223£1,155Shared outEstimatedBath
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,977£11,591£11,641£10,995Aberdeen South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£377£378£357£284£285£269Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£593£595£562Shared outEstimatedBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£20£21£19Shared outEstimatedBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£296£297£281£348£350£330Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£129£130£123Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48£53£53£50Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,009£1,013£957£903£907£856Bath
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£147£147£139Bath
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£176£166£252£253£239Aberdeen South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£7.72£7.75£7.32Aberdeen South
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.01£2.02£1.91£2.64£2.65£2.50Aberdeen South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£4.94£4.97£4.69Shared outEstimatedBath
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.6988.1Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.370.9Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.8132.3Shared outAberdeen South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.558.4Shared outAberdeen South
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026104.5119.7Aberdeen South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202610.713.4Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South

Per resident

Bath is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen South on 9. 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

Bath Aberdeen South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bath £3,474, Aberdeen South £3,361Aberdeen South: £3,361Bath: £3,474Aberdeen South: £3,375Bath: £3,489Aberdeen South: £3,188Bath: £3,295

    £3,474£3,489£3,295Bath is higherDepends on how you count£3,361£3,375£3,188

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bath £2,031, Aberdeen South £1,898Aberdeen South: £1,898Bath: £2,031Aberdeen South: £1,906Bath: £2,040Aberdeen South: £1,800Bath: £1,927

    £2,031£2,040£1,927Bath is higherDepends on how you count£1,898£1,906£1,800

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bath £856, Aberdeen South £835Aberdeen South: £835Bath: £856Aberdeen South: £838Bath: £860Aberdeen South: £792Bath: £812

    £856£860£812Bath is higherDepends on how you count£835£838£792

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bath £1,866, Aberdeen South £1,761Aberdeen South: £1,761Bath: £1,866Aberdeen South: £1,769Bath: £1,874Aberdeen South: £1,671Bath: £1,770

    £1,866£1,874£1,770Bath is higherDepends on how you count£1,761£1,769£1,671

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bath £61, Aberdeen South £43Aberdeen South: £43Bath: £61Aberdeen South: £43Bath: £61Aberdeen South: £41Bath: £58

    £61£61£58Bath is higher£43£43£41

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £101, Aberdeen South £90Aberdeen South: £90Bath: £101Aberdeen South: £90Bath: £102Aberdeen South: £85Bath: £96

    £101£102£96Bath is higher£90£90£85

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bath £3.56, Aberdeen South £3.10Aberdeen South: £3.10Bath: £3.56Aberdeen South: £3.11Bath: £3.58Aberdeen South: £2.94Bath: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Bath is higher£3.10£3.11£2.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £296, Aberdeen South £348Aberdeen South: £348Bath: £296Aberdeen South: £350Bath: £297Aberdeen South: £330Bath: £281

    £296£297£281Aberdeen South is higher£348£350£330

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £86, Aberdeen South £129Aberdeen South: £129Bath: £86Aberdeen South: £130Bath: £87Aberdeen South: £123Bath: £82

    £86£87£82Aberdeen South is higher£129£130£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bath £35, Aberdeen South £36Aberdeen South: £36Bath: £35Aberdeen South: £36Bath: £35Aberdeen South: £34Bath: £33

    £35£35£33Aberdeen South is higher£36£36£34

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bath £696, Aberdeen South £619Aberdeen South: £619Bath: £696Aberdeen South: £621Bath: £698Aberdeen South: £587Bath: £660

    £696£698£660Bath is higher£619£621£587

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bath £199, Aberdeen South £147Aberdeen South: £147Bath: £199Aberdeen South: £147Bath: £200Aberdeen South: £139Bath: £189

    £199£200£189Bath is higher£147£147£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bath £121, Aberdeen South £173Aberdeen South: £173Bath: £121Aberdeen South: £174Bath: £121Aberdeen South: £164Bath: £115

    £121£121£115Aberdeen South is higher£173£174£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bath £3.26, Aberdeen South £5.29Aberdeen South: £5.29Bath: £3.26Aberdeen South: £5.31Bath: £3.27Aberdeen South: £5.02Bath: £3.09

    £3.26£3.27£3.09Aberdeen South is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bath £1.39, Aberdeen South £1.80Aberdeen South: £1.80Bath: £1.39Aberdeen South: £1.81Bath: £1.40Aberdeen South: £1.71Bath: £1.32

    £1.39£1.40£1.32Aberdeen South is higher£1.80£1.81£1.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bath £5.29, Aberdeen South £4.94Aberdeen South: £4.94Bath: £5.29Aberdeen South: £4.97Bath: £5.31Aberdeen South: £4.69Bath: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Bath is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bath 164.4, Aberdeen South 150.2Aberdeen South: 150.2Bath: 164.4

    164.4Bath is higherDepends on how you count150.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bath 14.4, Aberdeen South 10.8Aberdeen South: 10.8Bath: 14.4

    14.4Bath is higher10.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 20.9, Aberdeen South 20.1Aberdeen South: 20.1Bath: 20.9

    20.9Bath is higherDepends on how you count20.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 43.5, Aberdeen South 58.4Aberdeen South: 58.4Bath: 43.5

    43.5Aberdeen South is higher58.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bath 72.1, Aberdeen South 82.0Aberdeen South: 82.0Bath: 72.1

    72.1Aberdeen South is higher82.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 7.4, Aberdeen South 9.2Aberdeen South: 9.2Bath: 7.4

    7.4Aberdeen South is higher9.2

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Bath and Aberdeen South, per resident
MeasureBathAberdeen SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,474£3,489£3,295£3,361£3,375£3,188Shared outEstimatedBath
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,031£2,040£1,927£1,898£1,906£1,800Shared outEstimatedBath
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£856£860£812£835£838£792Shared outEstimatedBath
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,866£1,874£1,770£1,761£1,769£1,671Bath
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£43£43£41Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£90£90£85Shared outEstimatedBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£3.10£3.11£2.94Shared outEstimatedBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£296£297£281£348£350£330Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£129£130£123Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33£36£36£34Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£696£698£660£619£621£587Bath
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£147£147£139Bath
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£173£174£164Aberdeen South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.26£3.27£3.09£5.29£5.31£5.02Aberdeen South
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.39£1.40£1.32£1.80£1.81£1.71Aberdeen South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£4.94£4.97£4.69Shared outEstimatedBath
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026164.4150.2Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.410.8Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.920.1Shared outBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.558.4Shared outAberdeen South
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202672.182.0Aberdeen South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.49.2Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South

Total

Bath is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen South on 16. 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

Bath Aberdeen South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bath £370.1m, Aberdeen South £393.2mAberdeen South: £393.2mBath: £370.1mAberdeen South: £394.9mBath: £371.7mAberdeen South: £373.0mBath: £351.1m

    £370.1m£371.7m£351.1mAberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bath £216.4m, Aberdeen South £222.0mAberdeen South: £222.0mBath: £216.4mAberdeen South: £223.0mBath: £217.3mAberdeen South: £210.6mBath: £205.3m

    £216.4m£217.3m£205.3mAberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count£222.0m£223.0m£210.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bath £91.2m, Aberdeen South £97.7mAberdeen South: £97.7mBath: £91.2mAberdeen South: £98.1mBath: £91.6mAberdeen South: £92.6mBath: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mAberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bath £198.8m, Aberdeen South £206.1mAberdeen South: £206.1mBath: £198.8mAberdeen South: £206.9mBath: £199.6mAberdeen South: £195.5mBath: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mAberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count£206.1m£206.9m£195.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bath £6.5m, Aberdeen South £5.0mAberdeen South: £5.0mBath: £6.5mAberdeen South: £5.1mBath: £6.5mAberdeen South: £4.8mBath: £6.1m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.1mBath is higher£5.0m£5.1m£4.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bath £10.8m, Aberdeen South £10.5mAberdeen South: £10.5mBath: £10.8mAberdeen South: £10.6mBath: £10.8mAberdeen South: £10.0mBath: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBath is higher£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bath £0.38m, Aberdeen South £0.36mAberdeen South: £0.36mBath: £0.38mAberdeen South: £0.36mBath: £0.38mAberdeen South: £0.34mBath: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBath is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bath £31.6m, Aberdeen South £40.7mAberdeen South: £40.7mBath: £31.6mAberdeen South: £40.9mBath: £31.7mAberdeen South: £38.6mBath: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mAberdeen South is higher£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bath £9.2m, Aberdeen South £15.1mAberdeen South: £15.1mBath: £9.2mAberdeen South: £15.2mBath: £9.2mAberdeen South: £14.3mBath: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mAberdeen South is higher£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bath £3.7m, Aberdeen South £4.2mAberdeen South: £4.2mBath: £3.7mAberdeen South: £4.3mBath: £3.7mAberdeen South: £4.0mBath: £3.5m

    £3.7m£3.7m£3.5mAberdeen South is higher£4.2m£4.3m£4.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bath £74.1m, Aberdeen South £72.4mAberdeen South: £72.4mBath: £74.1mAberdeen South: £72.7mBath: £74.4mAberdeen South: £68.6mBath: £70.3m

    £74.1m£74.4m£70.3mBath is higher£72.4m£72.7m£68.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bath £21.2m, Aberdeen South £17.1mAberdeen South: £17.1mBath: £21.2mAberdeen South: £17.2mBath: £21.3mAberdeen South: £16.3mBath: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mBath is higher£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bath £12.9m, Aberdeen South £20.2mAberdeen South: £20.2mBath: £12.9mAberdeen South: £20.3mBath: £12.9mAberdeen South: £19.2mBath: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mAberdeen South is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bath £0.35m, Aberdeen South £0.62mAberdeen South: £0.62mBath: £0.35mAberdeen South: £0.62mBath: £0.35mAberdeen South: £0.59mBath: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mAberdeen South is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bath £0.15m, Aberdeen South £0.21mAberdeen South: £0.21mBath: £0.15mAberdeen South: £0.21mBath: £0.15mAberdeen South: £0.20mBath: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mAberdeen South is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bath £0.56m, Aberdeen South £0.58mAberdeen South: £0.58mBath: £0.56mAberdeen South: £0.58mBath: £0.57mAberdeen South: £0.55mBath: £0.54m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.54mAberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bath 17,513, Aberdeen South 17,566Aberdeen South: 17,566Bath: 17,513

    17,513Aberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count17,566

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bath 1,533, Aberdeen South 1,261Aberdeen South: 1,261Bath: 1,533

    1,533Bath is higher1,261

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bath 2,229, Aberdeen South 2,351Aberdeen South: 2,351Bath: 2,229

    2,229Aberdeen South is higherDepends on how you count2,351

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bath 4,636, Aberdeen South 6,836Aberdeen South: 6,836Bath: 4,636

    4,636Aberdeen South is higher6,836

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bath 7,677, Aberdeen South 9,595Aberdeen South: 9,595Bath: 7,677

    7,677Aberdeen South is higher9,595

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bath 788, Aberdeen South 1,074Aberdeen South: 1,074Bath: 788

    788Aberdeen South is higher1,074

Show the numbers
Bath and Aberdeen South, total
MeasureBathAberdeen SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.1m£371.7m£351.1m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m£222.0m£223.0m£210.6mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£97.7m£98.1m£92.6mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£206.1m£206.9m£195.5mAberdeen South
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.1m£5.0m£5.1m£4.8mBath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mShared outEstimatedBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mShared outEstimatedBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£40.7m£40.9m£38.6mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m£4.2m£4.3m£4.0mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m£72.4m£72.7m£68.6mBath
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mBath
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mAberdeen South
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAberdeen South
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mAberdeen South
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mShared outEstimatedAberdeen South
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,51317,566Aberdeen South
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5331,261Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2292,351Shared outAberdeen South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,6366,836Shared outAberdeen South
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6779,595Aberdeen South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267881,074Shared outEstimatedAberdeen South

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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