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Cambridge and Edinburgh South

127,325 and 101,260 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Edinburgh South on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Cambridge is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South 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

Cambridge Edinburgh South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Edinburgh South £3,608Edinburgh South: £3,608Cambridge: £2,602Edinburgh South: £3,623Cambridge: £2,613Edinburgh South: £3,422Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Edinburgh South 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: Cambridge £12,031, Edinburgh South £12,232Edinburgh South: £12,232Cambridge: £12,031Edinburgh South: £12,284Cambridge: £12,083Edinburgh South: £11,603Cambridge: £11,412

    £12,031£12,083£11,412Edinburgh South is higher£12,232£12,284£11,603

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,112, Edinburgh South £1,147Edinburgh South: £1,147Cambridge: £1,112Edinburgh South: £1,152Cambridge: £1,116Edinburgh South: £1,088Cambridge: £1,054

    £1,112£1,116£1,054Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£1,147£1,152£1,088

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,945, Edinburgh South £11,367Edinburgh South: £11,367Cambridge: £10,945Edinburgh South: £11,416Cambridge: £10,992Edinburgh South: £10,782Cambridge: £10,382

    £10,945£10,992£10,382Edinburgh South is higher£11,367£11,416£10,782

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £527, Edinburgh South £347Edinburgh South: £347Cambridge: £527Edinburgh South: £349Cambridge: £529Edinburgh South: £330Cambridge: £500

    £527£529£500Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£347£349£330

  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: Cambridge £534, Edinburgh South £496Edinburgh South: £496Cambridge: £534Edinburgh South: £499Cambridge: £536Edinburgh South: £471Cambridge: £506

    £534£536£506Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£496£499£471

  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: Cambridge £25, Edinburgh South £21Edinburgh South: £21Cambridge: £25Edinburgh South: £21Cambridge: £26Edinburgh South: £20Cambridge: £24

    £25£26£24Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Edinburgh South £403Edinburgh South: £403Cambridge: £249Edinburgh South: £405Cambridge: £250Edinburgh South: £382Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Edinburgh South is higher£403£405£382

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Edinburgh South £110Edinburgh South: £110Cambridge: £56Edinburgh South: £111Cambridge: £56Edinburgh South: £105Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Edinburgh South is higher£110£111£105

  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: Cambridge £41, Edinburgh South £68Edinburgh South: £68Cambridge: £41Edinburgh South: £69Cambridge: £42Edinburgh South: £65Cambridge: £39

    £41£42£39Edinburgh South is higher£68£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £880, Edinburgh South £791Edinburgh South: £791Cambridge: £880Edinburgh South: £794Cambridge: £884Edinburgh South: £750Cambridge: £835

    £880£884£835Cambridge is higher£791£794£750

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Edinburgh South £217Edinburgh South: £217Cambridge: £206Edinburgh South: £218Cambridge: £207Edinburgh South: £206Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£217£218£206

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £182, Edinburgh South £277Edinburgh South: £277Cambridge: £182Edinburgh South: £278Cambridge: £183Edinburgh South: £262Cambridge: £172

    £182£183£172Edinburgh South is higher£277£278£262

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.74, Edinburgh South £5.97Edinburgh South: £5.97Cambridge: £5.74Edinburgh South: £5.99Cambridge: £5.76Edinburgh South: £5.66Cambridge: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.18, Edinburgh South £4.70Edinburgh South: £4.70Cambridge: £2.18Edinburgh South: £4.72Cambridge: £2.19Edinburgh South: £4.46Cambridge: £2.07

    £2.18£2.19£2.07Edinburgh South is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Edinburgh South £5.46Edinburgh South: £5.46Cambridge: £3.63Edinburgh South: £5.48Cambridge: £3.64Edinburgh South: £5.18Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Edinburgh South is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 959.7, Edinburgh South 1,006.9Edinburgh South: 1,006.9Cambridge: 959.7

    959.7Edinburgh South is higher1,006.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 104.7, Edinburgh South 78.7Edinburgh South: 78.7Cambridge: 104.7

    104.7Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count78.7

  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: Cambridge 111.8, Edinburgh South 115.8Edinburgh South: 115.8Cambridge: 111.8

    111.8Edinburgh South is higher115.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Edinburgh South 64.1Edinburgh South: 64.1Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Edinburgh South is higher64.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 100.3, Edinburgh South 105.9Edinburgh South: 105.9Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count105.9

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Edinburgh South 14.5Edinburgh South: 14.5Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Edinburgh South is higher14.5

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Cambridge and Edinburgh South, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeEdinburgh SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,608£3,623£3,422Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412£12,232£12,284£11,603Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054£1,147£1,152£1,088Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382£11,367£11,416£10,782Edinburgh South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£347£349£330Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£496£499£471Shared outEstimatedCambridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24£21£21£20Shared outEstimatedCambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£403£405£382Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£110£111£105Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39£68£69£65Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835£791£794£750Cambridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£217£218£206Edinburgh South
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172£277£278£262Edinburgh South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£5.97£5.99£5.66Edinburgh South
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07£4.70£4.72£4.46Edinburgh South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£5.46£5.48£5.18Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.71,006.9Edinburgh South
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.778.7Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8115.8Shared outEdinburgh South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.064.1Shared outEdinburgh South
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.3105.9Edinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.214.5Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South on 18. 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

Cambridge Edinburgh South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Edinburgh South £3,608Edinburgh South: £3,608Cambridge: £2,602Edinburgh South: £3,623Cambridge: £2,613Edinburgh South: £3,422Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Edinburgh South is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,258, Edinburgh South £2,108Edinburgh South: £2,108Cambridge: £1,258Edinburgh South: £2,117Cambridge: £1,263Edinburgh South: £2,000Cambridge: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Edinburgh South is higher£2,108£2,117£2,000

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £829, Edinburgh South £763Edinburgh South: £763Cambridge: £829Edinburgh South: £767Cambridge: £832Edinburgh South: £724Cambridge: £786

    £829£832£786Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£763£767£724

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,144, Edinburgh South £1,959Edinburgh South: £1,959Cambridge: £1,144Edinburgh South: £1,968Cambridge: £1,149Edinburgh South: £1,859Cambridge: £1,085

    £1,144£1,149£1,085Edinburgh South is higher£1,959£1,968£1,859

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £55, Edinburgh South £60Edinburgh South: £60Cambridge: £55Edinburgh South: £60Cambridge: £55Edinburgh South: £57Cambridge: £52

    £55£55£52Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Edinburgh South £86Edinburgh South: £86Cambridge: £56Edinburgh South: £86Cambridge: £56Edinburgh South: £81Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.66, Edinburgh South £3.59Edinburgh South: £3.59Cambridge: £2.66Edinburgh South: £3.61Cambridge: £2.67Edinburgh South: £3.41Cambridge: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£3.59£3.61£3.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Edinburgh South £403Edinburgh South: £403Cambridge: £249Edinburgh South: £405Cambridge: £250Edinburgh South: £382Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Edinburgh South is higher£403£405£382

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Edinburgh South £110Edinburgh South: £110Cambridge: £56Edinburgh South: £111Cambridge: £56Edinburgh South: £105Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Edinburgh South is higher£110£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Edinburgh South £46Edinburgh South: £46Cambridge: £31Edinburgh South: £46Cambridge: £31Edinburgh South: £43Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Edinburgh South is higher£46£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £656, Edinburgh South £527Edinburgh South: £527Cambridge: £656Edinburgh South: £529Cambridge: £659Edinburgh South: £499Cambridge: £623

    £656£659£623Cambridge is higher£527£529£499

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Edinburgh South £217Edinburgh South: £217Cambridge: £206Edinburgh South: £218Cambridge: £207Edinburgh South: £206Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£217£218£206

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £136, Edinburgh South £184Edinburgh South: £184Cambridge: £136Edinburgh South: £185Cambridge: £136Edinburgh South: £175Cambridge: £129

    £136£136£129Edinburgh South is higher£184£185£175

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.28, Edinburgh South £3.96Edinburgh South: £3.96Cambridge: £4.28Edinburgh South: £3.98Cambridge: £4.30Edinburgh South: £3.76Cambridge: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.96£3.98£3.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.62, Edinburgh South £3.13Edinburgh South: £3.13Cambridge: £1.62Edinburgh South: £3.14Cambridge: £1.63Edinburgh South: £2.97Cambridge: £1.54

    £1.62£1.63£1.54Edinburgh South is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Edinburgh South £5.46Edinburgh South: £5.46Cambridge: £3.63Edinburgh South: £5.48Cambridge: £3.64Edinburgh South: £5.18Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Edinburgh South is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 100.3, Edinburgh South 173.6Edinburgh South: 173.6Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Edinburgh South is higher173.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.9, Edinburgh South 13.6Edinburgh South: 13.6Cambridge: 10.9

    10.9Edinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count13.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 11.7, Edinburgh South 20.0Edinburgh South: 20.0Cambridge: 11.7

    11.7Edinburgh South is higher20.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Edinburgh South 64.1Edinburgh South: 64.1Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Edinburgh South is higher64.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 74.8, Edinburgh South 70.5Edinburgh South: 70.5Cambridge: 74.8

    74.8Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count70.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.9, Edinburgh South 9.6Edinburgh South: 9.6Cambridge: 6.9

    6.9Edinburgh South is higher9.6

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Cambridge and Edinburgh South, per resident
MeasureCambridgeEdinburgh SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,608£3,623£3,422Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£2,108£2,117£2,000Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786£763£767£724Shared outEstimatedCambridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085£1,959£1,968£1,859Edinburgh South
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£60£60£57Edinburgh South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£86£86£81Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£3.59£3.61£3.41Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£403£405£382Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£110£111£105Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£46£46£43Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623£527£529£499Cambridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£217£218£206Edinburgh South
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£184£185£175Edinburgh South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£3.96£3.98£3.76Cambridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54£3.13£3.14£2.97Edinburgh South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£5.46£5.48£5.18Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.3173.6Edinburgh South
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.913.6Edinburgh South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.720.0Shared outEdinburgh South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.064.1Shared outEdinburgh South
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.870.5Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.99.6Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South

Total

Cambridge is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South 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

Cambridge Edinburgh South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £331.2m, Edinburgh South £365.3mEdinburgh South: £365.3mCambridge: £331.2mEdinburgh South: £366.9mCambridge: £332.6mEdinburgh South: £346.5mCambridge: £314.2m

    £331.2m£332.6m£314.2mEdinburgh South is higher£365.3m£366.9m£346.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £160.1m, Edinburgh South £213.5mEdinburgh South: £213.5mCambridge: £160.1mEdinburgh South: £214.4mCambridge: £160.8mEdinburgh South: £202.5mCambridge: £151.9m

    £160.1m£160.8m£151.9mEdinburgh South is higher£213.5m£214.4m£202.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £105.5m, Edinburgh South £77.3mEdinburgh South: £77.3mCambridge: £105.5mEdinburgh South: £77.6mCambridge: £106.0mEdinburgh South: £73.3mCambridge: £100.1m

    £105.5m£106.0m£100.1mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£77.3m£77.6m£73.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £145.7m, Edinburgh South £198.4mEdinburgh South: £198.4mCambridge: £145.7mEdinburgh South: £199.3mCambridge: £146.3mEdinburgh South: £188.2mCambridge: £138.2m

    £145.7m£146.3m£138.2mEdinburgh South is higher£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £7.0m, Edinburgh South £6.1mEdinburgh South: £6.1mCambridge: £7.0mEdinburgh South: £6.1mCambridge: £7.0mEdinburgh South: £5.8mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.7mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Edinburgh South £8.7mEdinburgh South: £8.7mCambridge: £7.1mEdinburgh South: £8.7mCambridge: £7.1mEdinburgh South: £8.2mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mEdinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.34m, Edinburgh South £0.36mEdinburgh South: £0.36mCambridge: £0.34mEdinburgh South: £0.37mCambridge: £0.34mEdinburgh South: £0.35mCambridge: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mEdinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £31.7m, Edinburgh South £40.8mEdinburgh South: £40.8mCambridge: £31.7mEdinburgh South: £41.0mCambridge: £31.9mEdinburgh South: £38.7mCambridge: £30.1m

    £31.7m£31.9m£30.1mEdinburgh South is higher£40.8m£41.0m£38.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Edinburgh South £11.2mEdinburgh South: £11.2mCambridge: £7.1mEdinburgh South: £11.2mCambridge: £7.1mEdinburgh South: £10.6mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mEdinburgh South is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £3.9m, Edinburgh South £4.6mEdinburgh South: £4.6mCambridge: £3.9mEdinburgh South: £4.6mCambridge: £3.9mEdinburgh South: £4.4mCambridge: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mEdinburgh South is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £83.6m, Edinburgh South £53.3mEdinburgh South: £53.3mCambridge: £83.6mEdinburgh South: £53.5mCambridge: £83.9mEdinburgh South: £50.6mCambridge: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mCambridge is higher£53.3m£53.5m£50.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £26.3m, Edinburgh South £22.0mEdinburgh South: £22.0mCambridge: £26.3mEdinburgh South: £22.1mCambridge: £26.4mEdinburgh South: £20.9mCambridge: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £17.3m, Edinburgh South £18.6mEdinburgh South: £18.6mCambridge: £17.3mEdinburgh South: £18.7mCambridge: £17.3mEdinburgh South: £17.7mCambridge: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mEdinburgh South is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.54m, Edinburgh South £0.40mEdinburgh South: £0.40mCambridge: £0.54mEdinburgh South: £0.40mCambridge: £0.55mEdinburgh South: £0.38mCambridge: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.21m, Edinburgh South £0.32mEdinburgh South: £0.32mCambridge: £0.21mEdinburgh South: £0.32mCambridge: £0.21mEdinburgh South: £0.30mCambridge: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mEdinburgh South is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.46m, Edinburgh South £0.55mEdinburgh South: £0.55mCambridge: £0.46mEdinburgh South: £0.56mCambridge: £0.46mEdinburgh South: £0.52mCambridge: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mEdinburgh South is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 12,772, Edinburgh South 17,574Edinburgh South: 17,574Cambridge: 12,772

    12,772Edinburgh South is higher17,574

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,393, Edinburgh South 1,374Edinburgh South: 1,374Cambridge: 1,393

    1,393Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count1,374

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,488, Edinburgh South 2,021Edinburgh South: 2,021Cambridge: 1,488

    1,488Edinburgh South is higher2,021

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 4,708, Edinburgh South 6,491Edinburgh South: 6,491Cambridge: 4,708

    4,708Edinburgh South is higher6,491

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 9,518, Edinburgh South 7,139Edinburgh South: 7,139Cambridge: 9,518

    9,518Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count7,139

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 876, Edinburgh South 975Edinburgh South: 975Cambridge: 876

    876Edinburgh South is higher975

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Edinburgh South, total
MeasureCambridgeEdinburgh SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m£365.3m£366.9m£346.5mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m£213.5m£214.4m£202.5mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m£77.3m£77.6m£73.3mShared outEstimatedCambridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m£198.4m£199.3m£188.2mEdinburgh South
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mCambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m£40.8m£41.0m£38.7mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£53.3m£53.5m£50.6mCambridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mCambridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£18.6m£18.7m£17.7mEdinburgh South
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mEdinburgh South
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.55m£0.56m£0.52mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,77217,574Edinburgh South
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3931,374Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,4882,021Shared outEdinburgh South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7086,491Shared outEdinburgh South
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,5187,139Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026876975Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh 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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