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Bath and Edinburgh South West

106,548 and 112,370 residents (mid-2024).

Bath is higher than Edinburgh South West on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 5 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South West on 17. 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 Edinburgh South West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bath £3,474, Edinburgh South West £3,608Edinburgh South West: £3,608Bath: £3,474Edinburgh South West: £3,623Bath: £3,489Edinburgh South West: £3,422Bath: £3,295

    £3,474£3,489£3,295Edinburgh South West is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £12,599, Edinburgh South West £12,119Edinburgh South West: £12,119Bath: £12,599Edinburgh South West: £12,170Bath: £12,653Edinburgh South West: £11,495Bath: £11,951

    £12,599£12,653£11,951Bath is higher£12,119£12,170£11,495

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £1,241, Edinburgh South West £1,463Edinburgh South West: £1,463Bath: £1,241Edinburgh South West: £1,469Bath: £1,247Edinburgh South West: £1,388Bath: £1,178

    £1,241£1,247£1,178Edinburgh South West is higher£1,463£1,469£1,388

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £11,573, Edinburgh South West £11,140Edinburgh South West: £11,140Bath: £11,573Edinburgh South West: £11,187Bath: £11,622Edinburgh South West: £10,567Bath: £10,977

    £11,573£11,622£10,977Bath is higher£11,140£11,187£10,567

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £377, Edinburgh South West £387Edinburgh South West: £387Bath: £377Edinburgh South West: £389Bath: £378Edinburgh South West: £367Bath: £357

    £377£378£357Edinburgh South West is higherDepends on how you count£387£389£367

  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, Edinburgh South West £568Edinburgh South West: £568Bath: £628Edinburgh South West: £570Bath: £631Edinburgh South West: £538Bath: £596

    £628£631£596Bath is higher£568£570£538

  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, Edinburgh South West £24Edinburgh South West: £24Bath: £22Edinburgh South West: £24Bath: £22Edinburgh South West: £23Bath: £21

    £22£22£21Edinburgh South West is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £296, Edinburgh South West £389Edinburgh South West: £389Bath: £296Edinburgh South West: £391Bath: £297Edinburgh South West: £369Bath: £281

    £296£297£281Edinburgh South West is higher£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £86, Edinburgh South West £106Edinburgh South West: £106Bath: £86Edinburgh South West: £107Bath: £87Edinburgh South West: £101Bath: £82

    £86£87£82Edinburgh South West is higher£106£107£101

  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, Edinburgh South West £62Edinburgh South West: £62Bath: £51Edinburgh South West: £62Bath: £51Edinburgh South West: £59Bath: £48

    £51£51£48Edinburgh South West is higher£62£62£59

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £1,009, Edinburgh South West £1,052Edinburgh South West: £1,052Bath: £1,009Edinburgh South West: £1,057Bath: £1,013Edinburgh South West: £998Bath: £957

    £1,009£1,013£957Edinburgh South West is higher£1,052£1,057£998

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bath £199, Edinburgh South West £309Edinburgh South West: £309Bath: £199Edinburgh South West: £310Bath: £200Edinburgh South West: £293Bath: £189

    £199£200£189Edinburgh South West is higher£309£310£293

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £175, Edinburgh South West £338Edinburgh South West: £338Bath: £175Edinburgh South West: £339Bath: £176Edinburgh South West: £321Bath: £166

    £175£176£166Edinburgh South West is higher£338£339£321

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £4.72, Edinburgh South West £6.06Edinburgh South West: £6.06Bath: £4.72Edinburgh South West: £6.09Bath: £4.74Edinburgh South West: £5.75Bath: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Edinburgh South West is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £2.01, Edinburgh South West £4.35Edinburgh South West: £4.35Bath: £2.01Edinburgh South West: £4.37Bath: £2.02Edinburgh South West: £4.13Bath: £1.91

    £2.01£2.02£1.91Edinburgh South West is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bath £5.29, Edinburgh South West £4.60Edinburgh South West: £4.60Bath: £5.29Edinburgh South West: £4.62Bath: £5.31Edinburgh South West: £4.36Bath: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Bath is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36

  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, Edinburgh South West 975.9Edinburgh South West: 975.9Bath: 1,019.6

    1,019.6Bath is higher975.9

  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, Edinburgh South West 93.9Edinburgh South West: 93.9Bath: 89.3

    89.3Edinburgh South West is higherDepends on how you count93.9

  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, Edinburgh South West 132.4Edinburgh South West: 132.4Bath: 129.8

    129.8Edinburgh South West is higherDepends on how you count132.4

  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, Edinburgh South West 61.9Edinburgh South West: 61.9Bath: 43.5

    43.5Edinburgh South West is higher61.9

  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, Edinburgh South West 139.9Edinburgh South West: 139.9Bath: 104.5

    104.5Edinburgh South West is higher139.9

  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: Bath 10.7, Edinburgh South West 13.1Edinburgh South West: 13.1Bath: 10.7

    10.7Edinburgh South West is higher13.1

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Bath and Edinburgh South West, per person in the age group
MeasureBathEdinburgh South WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,474£3,489£3,295£3,608£3,623£3,422Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,599£12,653£11,951£12,119£12,170£11,495Shared outEstimatedBath
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,241£1,247£1,178£1,463£1,469£1,388Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,977£11,140£11,187£10,567Bath
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£377£378£357£387£389£367Edinburgh South West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£568£570£538Shared outEstimatedBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£24£24£23Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£296£297£281£389£391£369Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£106£107£101Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48£62£62£59Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,009£1,013£957£1,052£1,057£998Edinburgh South West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£309£310£293Edinburgh South West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£176£166£338£339£321Edinburgh South West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£6.06£6.09£5.75Edinburgh South West
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.01£2.02£1.91£4.35£4.37£4.13Edinburgh South West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£4.60£4.62£4.36Shared outEstimatedBath
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.6975.9Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.393.9Edinburgh South West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.8132.4Shared outEdinburgh South West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.561.9Shared outEdinburgh South West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026104.5139.9Edinburgh South West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202610.713.1Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bath £3,474, Edinburgh South West £3,608Edinburgh South West: £3,608Bath: £3,474Edinburgh South West: £3,623Bath: £3,489Edinburgh South West: £3,422Bath: £3,295

    £3,474£3,489£3,295Edinburgh South West is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bath £2,031, Edinburgh South West £1,764Edinburgh South West: £1,764Bath: £2,031Edinburgh South West: £1,771Bath: £2,040Edinburgh South West: £1,673Bath: £1,927

    £2,031£2,040£1,927Bath is higher£1,764£1,771£1,673

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bath £856, Edinburgh South West £1,035Edinburgh South West: £1,035Bath: £856Edinburgh South West: £1,040Bath: £860Edinburgh South West: £982Bath: £812

    £856£860£812Edinburgh South West is higher£1,035£1,040£982

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bath £1,866, Edinburgh South West £1,621Edinburgh South West: £1,621Bath: £1,866Edinburgh South West: £1,628Bath: £1,874Edinburgh South West: £1,538Bath: £1,770

    £1,866£1,874£1,770Bath is higher£1,621£1,628£1,538

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bath £61, Edinburgh South West £56Edinburgh South West: £56Bath: £61Edinburgh South West: £57Bath: £61Edinburgh South West: £53Bath: £58

    £61£61£58Bath is higherDepends on how you count£56£57£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £101, Edinburgh South West £83Edinburgh South West: £83Bath: £101Edinburgh South West: £83Bath: £102Edinburgh South West: £78Bath: £96

    £101£102£96Bath is higher£83£83£78

  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, Edinburgh South West £3.47Edinburgh South West: £3.47Bath: £3.56Edinburgh South West: £3.48Bath: £3.58Edinburgh South West: £3.29Bath: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Bath is higherDepends on how you count£3.47£3.48£3.29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £296, Edinburgh South West £389Edinburgh South West: £389Bath: £296Edinburgh South West: £391Bath: £297Edinburgh South West: £369Bath: £281

    £296£297£281Edinburgh South West is higher£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £86, Edinburgh South West £106Edinburgh South West: £106Bath: £86Edinburgh South West: £107Bath: £87Edinburgh South West: £101Bath: £82

    £86£87£82Edinburgh South West is higher£106£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bath £35, Edinburgh South West £44Edinburgh South West: £44Bath: £35Edinburgh South West: £44Bath: £35Edinburgh South West: £42Bath: £33

    £35£35£33Edinburgh South West is higher£44£44£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bath £696, Edinburgh South West £745Edinburgh South West: £745Bath: £696Edinburgh South West: £748Bath: £698Edinburgh South West: £706Bath: £660

    £696£698£660Edinburgh South West is higher£745£748£706

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bath £199, Edinburgh South West £309Edinburgh South West: £309Bath: £199Edinburgh South West: £310Bath: £200Edinburgh South West: £293Bath: £189

    £199£200£189Edinburgh South West is higher£309£310£293

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bath £121, Edinburgh South West £239Edinburgh South West: £239Bath: £121Edinburgh South West: £240Bath: £121Edinburgh South West: £227Bath: £115

    £121£121£115Edinburgh South West is higher£239£240£227

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bath £3.26, Edinburgh South West £4.29Edinburgh South West: £4.29Bath: £3.26Edinburgh South West: £4.31Bath: £3.27Edinburgh South West: £4.07Bath: £3.09

    £3.26£3.27£3.09Edinburgh South West is higher£4.29£4.31£4.07

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bath £1.39, Edinburgh South West £3.08Edinburgh South West: £3.08Bath: £1.39Edinburgh South West: £3.09Bath: £1.40Edinburgh South West: £2.92Bath: £1.32

    £1.39£1.40£1.32Edinburgh South West is higher£3.08£3.09£2.92

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bath £5.29, Edinburgh South West £4.60Edinburgh South West: £4.60Bath: £5.29Edinburgh South West: £4.62Bath: £5.31Edinburgh South West: £4.36Bath: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Bath is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bath 164.4, Edinburgh South West 142.0Edinburgh South West: 142.0Bath: 164.4

    164.4Bath is higher142.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bath 14.4, Edinburgh South West 13.7Edinburgh South West: 13.7Bath: 14.4

    14.4Bath is higherDepends on how you count13.7

  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, Edinburgh South West 19.3Edinburgh South West: 19.3Bath: 20.9

    20.9Bath is higherDepends on how you count19.3

  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, Edinburgh South West 61.9Edinburgh South West: 61.9Bath: 43.5

    43.5Edinburgh South West is higher61.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bath 72.1, Edinburgh South West 99.0Edinburgh South West: 99.0Bath: 72.1

    72.1Edinburgh South West is higher99.0

  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, Edinburgh South West 9.3Edinburgh South West: 9.3Bath: 7.4

    7.4Edinburgh South West is higher9.3

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Bath and Edinburgh South West, per resident
MeasureBathEdinburgh South WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,474£3,489£3,295£3,608£3,623£3,422Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,031£2,040£1,927£1,764£1,771£1,673Shared outEstimatedBath
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£856£860£812£1,035£1,040£982Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,866£1,874£1,770£1,621£1,628£1,538Bath
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£56£57£53Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£83£83£78Shared outEstimatedBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£3.47£3.48£3.29Shared outEstimatedBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£296£297£281£389£391£369Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£106£107£101Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33£44£44£42Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£696£698£660£745£748£706Edinburgh South West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£309£310£293Edinburgh South West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£239£240£227Edinburgh South West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.26£3.27£3.09£4.29£4.31£4.07Edinburgh South West
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.39£1.40£1.32£3.08£3.09£2.92Edinburgh South West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£4.60£4.62£4.36Shared outEstimatedBath
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026164.4142.0Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.413.7Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.919.3Shared outBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.561.9Shared outEdinburgh South West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202672.199.0Edinburgh South West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.49.3Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West

Total

Bath is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South West on 15. 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 Edinburgh South West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bath £370.1m, Edinburgh South West £405.4mEdinburgh South West: £405.4mBath: £370.1mEdinburgh South West: £407.1mBath: £371.7mEdinburgh South West: £384.5mBath: £351.1m

    £370.1m£371.7m£351.1mEdinburgh South West is higher£405.4m£407.1m£384.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bath £216.4m, Edinburgh South West £198.2mEdinburgh South West: £198.2mBath: £216.4mEdinburgh South West: £199.0mBath: £217.3mEdinburgh South West: £188.0mBath: £205.3m

    £216.4m£217.3m£205.3mBath is higher£198.2m£199.0m£188.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bath £91.2m, Edinburgh South West £116.3mEdinburgh South West: £116.3mBath: £91.2mEdinburgh South West: £116.8mBath: £91.6mEdinburgh South West: £110.3mBath: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mEdinburgh South West is higher£116.3m£116.8m£110.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bath £198.8m, Edinburgh South West £182.2mEdinburgh South West: £182.2mBath: £198.8mEdinburgh South West: £182.9mBath: £199.6mEdinburgh South West: £172.8mBath: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mBath is higher£182.2m£182.9m£172.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bath £6.5m, Edinburgh South West £6.3mEdinburgh South West: £6.3mBath: £6.5mEdinburgh South West: £6.4mBath: £6.5mEdinburgh South West: £6.0mBath: £6.1m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.1mBath is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bath £10.8m, Edinburgh South West £9.3mEdinburgh South West: £9.3mBath: £10.8mEdinburgh South West: £9.3mBath: £10.8mEdinburgh South West: £8.8mBath: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBath is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

  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, Edinburgh South West £0.39mEdinburgh South West: £0.39mBath: £0.38mEdinburgh South West: £0.39mBath: £0.38mEdinburgh South West: £0.37mBath: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEdinburgh South West is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bath £31.6m, Edinburgh South West £43.7mEdinburgh South West: £43.7mBath: £31.6mEdinburgh South West: £43.9mBath: £31.7mEdinburgh South West: £41.5mBath: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mEdinburgh South West is higher£43.7m£43.9m£41.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bath £9.2m, Edinburgh South West £12.0mEdinburgh South West: £12.0mBath: £9.2mEdinburgh South West: £12.0mBath: £9.2mEdinburgh South West: £11.3mBath: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mEdinburgh South West is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bath £3.7m, Edinburgh South West £4.9mEdinburgh South West: £4.9mBath: £3.7mEdinburgh South West: £5.0mBath: £3.7mEdinburgh South West: £4.7mBath: £3.5m

    £3.7m£3.7m£3.5mEdinburgh South West is higher£4.9m£5.0m£4.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bath £74.1m, Edinburgh South West £83.7mEdinburgh South West: £83.7mBath: £74.1mEdinburgh South West: £84.0mBath: £74.4mEdinburgh South West: £79.4mBath: £70.3m

    £74.1m£74.4m£70.3mEdinburgh South West is higher£83.7m£84.0m£79.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bath £21.2m, Edinburgh South West £34.7mEdinburgh South West: £34.7mBath: £21.2mEdinburgh South West: £34.8mBath: £21.3mEdinburgh South West: £32.9mBath: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mEdinburgh South West is higher£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bath £12.9m, Edinburgh South West £26.9mEdinburgh South West: £26.9mBath: £12.9mEdinburgh South West: £27.0mBath: £12.9mEdinburgh South West: £25.5mBath: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mEdinburgh South West is higher£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bath £0.35m, Edinburgh South West £0.48mEdinburgh South West: £0.48mBath: £0.35mEdinburgh South West: £0.48mBath: £0.35mEdinburgh South West: £0.46mBath: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mEdinburgh South West is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bath £0.15m, Edinburgh South West £0.35mEdinburgh South West: £0.35mBath: £0.15mEdinburgh South West: £0.35mBath: £0.15mEdinburgh South West: £0.33mBath: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mEdinburgh South West is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bath £0.56m, Edinburgh South West £0.52mEdinburgh South West: £0.52mBath: £0.56mEdinburgh South West: £0.52mBath: £0.57mEdinburgh South West: £0.49mBath: £0.54m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.54mBath is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bath 17,513, Edinburgh South West 15,959Edinburgh South West: 15,959Bath: 17,513

    17,513Bath is higher15,959

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bath 1,533, Edinburgh South West 1,535Edinburgh South West: 1,535Bath: 1,533

    1,533Edinburgh South West is higherDepends on how you count1,535

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bath 2,229, Edinburgh South West 2,165Edinburgh South West: 2,165Bath: 2,229

    2,229Bath is higherDepends on how you count2,165

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bath 4,636, Edinburgh South West 6,954Edinburgh South West: 6,954Bath: 4,636

    4,636Edinburgh South West is higher6,954

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bath 7,677, Edinburgh South West 11,127Edinburgh South West: 11,127Bath: 7,677

    7,677Edinburgh South West is higher11,127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bath 788, Edinburgh South West 1,044Edinburgh South West: 1,044Bath: 788

    788Edinburgh South West is higher1,044

Show the numbers
Bath and Edinburgh South West, total
MeasureBathEdinburgh South WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.1m£371.7m£351.1m£405.4m£407.1m£384.5mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m£198.2m£199.0m£188.0mShared outEstimatedBath
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£116.3m£116.8m£110.3mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£182.2m£182.9m£172.8mBath
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.1m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mBath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mShared outEstimatedBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£43.7m£43.9m£41.5mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£12.0m£12.0m£11.3mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m£4.9m£5.0m£4.7mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m£83.7m£84.0m£79.4mEdinburgh South West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£34.7m£34.8m£32.9mEdinburgh South West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mEdinburgh South West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mEdinburgh South West
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mEdinburgh South West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mShared outEstimatedBath
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,51315,959Bath
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5331,535Edinburgh South West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2292,165Shared outBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,6366,954Shared outEdinburgh South West
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,67711,127Edinburgh South West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267881,044Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South West

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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