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Cheadle and Edinburgh West

98,780 and 100,380 residents (mid-2024).

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

On 2 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

Cheadle is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh 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

Cheadle Edinburgh West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheadle £3,840, Edinburgh West £3,958Edinburgh West: £3,958Cheadle: £3,840Edinburgh West: £3,974Cheadle: £3,857Edinburgh West: £3,754Cheadle: £3,643

    £3,840£3,857£3,643Edinburgh West is higher£3,958£3,974£3,754

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cheadle £12,859, Edinburgh West £12,537Edinburgh West: £12,537Cheadle: £12,859Edinburgh West: £12,590Cheadle: £12,914Edinburgh West: £11,892Cheadle: £12,198

    £12,859£12,914£12,198Cheadle is higher£12,537£12,590£11,892

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheadle £1,055, Edinburgh West £1,205Edinburgh West: £1,205Cheadle: £1,055Edinburgh West: £1,210Cheadle: £1,060Edinburgh West: £1,143Cheadle: £1,001

    £1,055£1,060£1,001Edinburgh West is higher£1,205£1,210£1,143

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cheadle £11,773, Edinburgh West £11,836Edinburgh West: £11,836Cheadle: £11,773Edinburgh West: £11,887Cheadle: £11,823Edinburgh West: £11,227Cheadle: £11,168

    £11,773£11,823£11,168Edinburgh West is higherDepends on how you count£11,836£11,887£11,227

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cheadle £323, Edinburgh West £255Edinburgh West: £255Cheadle: £323Edinburgh West: £256Cheadle: £325Edinburgh West: £242Cheadle: £307

    £323£325£307Cheadle is higher£255£256£242

  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: Cheadle £744, Edinburgh West £427Edinburgh West: £427Cheadle: £744Edinburgh West: £429Cheadle: £747Edinburgh West: £405Cheadle: £706

    £744£747£706Cheadle is higher£427£429£405

  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: Cheadle £18, Edinburgh West £18Edinburgh West: £18Cheadle: £18Edinburgh West: £18Cheadle: £18Edinburgh West: £17Cheadle: £17

    £18£18£17Cheadle is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheadle £280, Edinburgh West £401Edinburgh West: £401Cheadle: £280Edinburgh West: £403Cheadle: £281Edinburgh West: £380Cheadle: £265

    £280£281£265Edinburgh West is higher£401£403£380

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheadle £108, Edinburgh West £110Edinburgh West: £110Cheadle: £108Edinburgh West: £110Cheadle: £108Edinburgh West: £104Cheadle: £102

    £108£108£102Edinburgh West is higher£110£110£104

  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: Cheadle £71, Edinburgh West £74Edinburgh West: £74Cheadle: £71Edinburgh West: £74Cheadle: £71Edinburgh West: £70Cheadle: £67

    £71£71£67Edinburgh West is higher£74£74£70

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheadle £773, Edinburgh West £856Edinburgh West: £856Cheadle: £773Edinburgh West: £860Cheadle: £777Edinburgh West: £812Cheadle: £733

    £773£777£733Edinburgh West is higher£856£860£812

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheadle £92, Edinburgh West £201Edinburgh West: £201Cheadle: £92Edinburgh West: £202Cheadle: £92Edinburgh West: £191Cheadle: £87

    £92£92£87Edinburgh West is higher£201£202£191

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheadle £200, Edinburgh West £263Edinburgh West: £263Cheadle: £200Edinburgh West: £265Cheadle: £201Edinburgh West: £250Cheadle: £190

    £200£201£190Edinburgh West is higher£263£265£250

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheadle £6.96, Edinburgh West £6.44Edinburgh West: £6.44Cheadle: £6.96Edinburgh West: £6.47Cheadle: £6.99Edinburgh West: £6.11Cheadle: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Cheadle is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheadle £3.55, Edinburgh West £5.35Edinburgh West: £5.35Cheadle: £3.55Edinburgh West: £5.37Cheadle: £3.57Edinburgh West: £5.07Cheadle: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Edinburgh West is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheadle £7.40, Edinburgh West £7.56Edinburgh West: £7.56Cheadle: £7.40Edinburgh West: £7.59Cheadle: £7.43Edinburgh West: £7.17Cheadle: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Edinburgh West is higher£7.56£7.59£7.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheadle 1,011.3, Edinburgh West 1,025.7Edinburgh West: 1,025.7Cheadle: 1,011.3

    1,011.3Edinburgh West is higherDepends on how you count1,025.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheadle 70.3, Edinburgh West 61.1Edinburgh West: 61.1Cheadle: 70.3

    70.3Cheadle is higher61.1

  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: Cheadle 153.0, Edinburgh West 99.7Edinburgh West: 99.7Cheadle: 153.0

    153.0Cheadle is higher99.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 42.2, Edinburgh West 63.8Edinburgh West: 63.8Cheadle: 42.2

    42.2Edinburgh West is higher63.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cheadle 96.8, Edinburgh West 120.0Edinburgh West: 120.0Cheadle: 96.8

    96.8Edinburgh West is higher120.0

  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: Cheadle 15.4, Edinburgh West 15.6Edinburgh West: 15.6Cheadle: 15.4

    15.4Edinburgh West is higher15.6

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Cheadle and Edinburgh West, per person in the age group
MeasureCheadleEdinburgh WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,840£3,857£3,643£3,958£3,974£3,754Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,859£12,914£12,198£12,537£12,590£11,892Shared outEstimatedCheadle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,055£1,060£1,001£1,205£1,210£1,143Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,773£11,823£11,168£11,836£11,887£11,227Edinburgh West
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£323£325£307£255£256£242Cheadle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£747£706£427£429£405Shared outEstimatedCheadle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Shared outEstimatedCheadle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£265£401£403£380Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£110£110£104Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£71£67£74£74£70Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£773£777£733£856£860£812Edinburgh West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£201£202£191Edinburgh West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£190£263£265£250Edinburgh West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£6.44£6.47£6.11Cheadle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£5.35£5.37£5.07Edinburgh West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£7.56£7.59£7.17Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.31,025.7Edinburgh West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202670.361.1Cheadle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.099.7Shared outCheadle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.263.8Shared outEdinburgh West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202696.8120.0Edinburgh West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.415.6Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West

Per resident

Cheadle is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh 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

Cheadle Edinburgh West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheadle £3,840, Edinburgh West £3,958Edinburgh West: £3,958Cheadle: £3,840Edinburgh West: £3,974Cheadle: £3,857Edinburgh West: £3,754Cheadle: £3,643

    £3,840£3,857£3,643Edinburgh West is higher£3,958£3,974£3,754

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cheadle £2,738, Edinburgh West £2,498Edinburgh West: £2,498Cheadle: £2,738Edinburgh West: £2,508Cheadle: £2,750Edinburgh West: £2,369Cheadle: £2,597

    £2,738£2,750£2,597Cheadle is higher£2,498£2,508£2,369

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cheadle £616, Edinburgh West £741Edinburgh West: £741Cheadle: £616Edinburgh West: £744Cheadle: £618Edinburgh West: £703Cheadle: £584

    £616£618£584Edinburgh West is higher£741£744£703

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cheadle £2,507, Edinburgh West £2,358Edinburgh West: £2,358Cheadle: £2,507Edinburgh West: £2,368Cheadle: £2,518Edinburgh West: £2,237Cheadle: £2,378

    £2,507£2,518£2,378Cheadle is higherDepends on how you count£2,358£2,368£2,237

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cheadle £69, Edinburgh West £51Edinburgh West: £51Cheadle: £69Edinburgh West: £51Cheadle: £69Edinburgh West: £48Cheadle: £65

    £69£69£65Cheadle is higher£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cheadle £158, Edinburgh West £85Edinburgh West: £85Cheadle: £158Edinburgh West: £86Cheadle: £159Edinburgh West: £81Cheadle: £150

    £158£159£150Cheadle is higher£85£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: Cheadle £3.91, Edinburgh West £3.57Edinburgh West: £3.57Cheadle: £3.91Edinburgh West: £3.59Cheadle: £3.93Edinburgh West: £3.39Cheadle: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Cheadle is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheadle £280, Edinburgh West £401Edinburgh West: £401Cheadle: £280Edinburgh West: £403Cheadle: £281Edinburgh West: £380Cheadle: £265

    £280£281£265Edinburgh West is higher£401£403£380

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheadle £108, Edinburgh West £110Edinburgh West: £110Cheadle: £108Edinburgh West: £110Cheadle: £108Edinburgh West: £104Cheadle: £102

    £108£108£102Edinburgh West is higher£110£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cheadle £41, Edinburgh West £45Edinburgh West: £45Cheadle: £41Edinburgh West: £46Cheadle: £42Edinburgh West: £43Cheadle: £39

    £41£42£39Edinburgh West is higher£45£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cheadle £451, Edinburgh West £526Edinburgh West: £526Cheadle: £451Edinburgh West: £528Cheadle: £453Edinburgh West: £499Cheadle: £428

    £451£453£428Edinburgh West is higher£526£528£499

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheadle £92, Edinburgh West £201Edinburgh West: £201Cheadle: £92Edinburgh West: £202Cheadle: £92Edinburgh West: £191Cheadle: £87

    £92£92£87Edinburgh West is higher£201£202£191

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cheadle £117, Edinburgh West £162Edinburgh West: £162Cheadle: £117Edinburgh West: £163Cheadle: £117Edinburgh West: £154Cheadle: £111

    £117£117£111Edinburgh West is higher£162£163£154

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cheadle £4.06, Edinburgh West £3.96Edinburgh West: £3.96Cheadle: £4.06Edinburgh West: £3.98Cheadle: £4.08Edinburgh West: £3.76Cheadle: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Cheadle is higher£3.96£3.98£3.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cheadle £2.08, Edinburgh West £3.29Edinburgh West: £3.29Cheadle: £2.08Edinburgh West: £3.30Cheadle: £2.09Edinburgh West: £3.12Cheadle: £1.97

    £2.08£2.09£1.97Edinburgh West is higher£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheadle £7.40, Edinburgh West £7.56Edinburgh West: £7.56Cheadle: £7.40Edinburgh West: £7.59Cheadle: £7.43Edinburgh West: £7.17Cheadle: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Edinburgh West is higher£7.56£7.59£7.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 215.3, Edinburgh West 204.4Edinburgh West: 204.4Cheadle: 215.3

    215.3Cheadle is higherDepends on how you count204.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 15.0, Edinburgh West 12.2Edinburgh West: 12.2Cheadle: 15.0

    15.0Cheadle is higher12.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 32.6, Edinburgh West 19.9Edinburgh West: 19.9Cheadle: 32.6

    32.6Cheadle is higher19.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 42.2, Edinburgh West 63.8Edinburgh West: 63.8Cheadle: 42.2

    42.2Edinburgh West is higher63.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 56.5, Edinburgh West 73.8Edinburgh West: 73.8Cheadle: 56.5

    56.5Edinburgh West is higher73.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheadle 9.0, Edinburgh West 9.6Edinburgh West: 9.6Cheadle: 9.0

    9.0Edinburgh West is higher9.6

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Cheadle and Edinburgh West, per resident
MeasureCheadleEdinburgh WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,840£3,857£3,643£3,958£3,974£3,754Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,738£2,750£2,597£2,498£2,508£2,369Shared outEstimatedCheadle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£616£618£584£741£744£703Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,507£2,518£2,378£2,358£2,368£2,237Cheadle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£69£65£51£51£48Cheadle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£85£86£81Shared outEstimatedCheadle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£3.57£3.59£3.39Shared outEstimatedCheadle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£265£401£403£380Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£110£110£104Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£41£42£39£45£46£43Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£451£453£428£526£528£499Edinburgh West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£201£202£191Edinburgh West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£162£163£154Edinburgh West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.96£3.98£3.76Cheadle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.08£2.09£1.97£3.29£3.30£3.12Edinburgh West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£7.56£7.59£7.17Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.3204.4Cheadle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.012.2Cheadle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.619.9Shared outCheadle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.263.8Shared outEdinburgh West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202656.573.8Edinburgh West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.09.6Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West

Total

Cheadle is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh 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

Cheadle Edinburgh West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cheadle £379.4m, Edinburgh West £397.3mEdinburgh West: £397.3mCheadle: £379.4mEdinburgh West: £399.0mCheadle: £381.0mEdinburgh West: £376.8mCheadle: £359.8m

    £379.4m£381.0m£359.8mEdinburgh West is higher£397.3m£399.0m£376.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cheadle £270.5m, Edinburgh West £250.7mEdinburgh West: £250.7mCheadle: £270.5mEdinburgh West: £251.8mCheadle: £271.6mEdinburgh West: £237.8mCheadle: £256.6m

    £270.5m£271.6m£256.6mCheadle is higher£250.7m£251.8m£237.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cheadle £60.8m, Edinburgh West £74.4mEdinburgh West: £74.4mCheadle: £60.8mEdinburgh West: £74.7mCheadle: £61.1mEdinburgh West: £70.5mCheadle: £57.7m

    £60.8m£61.1m£57.7mEdinburgh West is higher£74.4m£74.7m£70.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cheadle £247.6m, Edinburgh West £236.7mEdinburgh West: £236.7mCheadle: £247.6mEdinburgh West: £237.7mCheadle: £248.7mEdinburgh West: £224.5mCheadle: £234.9m

    £247.6m£248.7m£234.9mCheadle is higherDepends on how you count£236.7m£237.7m£224.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cheadle £6.8m, Edinburgh West £5.1mEdinburgh West: £5.1mCheadle: £6.8mEdinburgh West: £5.1mCheadle: £6.8mEdinburgh West: £4.8mCheadle: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.5mCheadle is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheadle £15.7m, Edinburgh West £8.5mEdinburgh West: £8.5mCheadle: £15.7mEdinburgh West: £8.6mCheadle: £15.7mEdinburgh West: £8.1mCheadle: £14.8m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.8mCheadle is higher£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cheadle £0.39m, Edinburgh West £0.36mEdinburgh West: £0.36mCheadle: £0.39mEdinburgh West: £0.36mCheadle: £0.39mEdinburgh West: £0.34mCheadle: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCheadle 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: Cheadle £27.6m, Edinburgh West £40.2mEdinburgh West: £40.2mCheadle: £27.6mEdinburgh West: £40.4mCheadle: £27.8mEdinburgh West: £38.2mCheadle: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.8m£26.2mEdinburgh West is higher£40.2m£40.4m£38.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cheadle £10.7m, Edinburgh West £11.0mEdinburgh West: £11.0mCheadle: £10.7mEdinburgh West: £11.1mCheadle: £10.7mEdinburgh West: £10.4mCheadle: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mEdinburgh West is higher£11.0m£11.1m£10.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheadle £4.1m, Edinburgh West £4.6mEdinburgh West: £4.6mCheadle: £4.1mEdinburgh West: £4.6mCheadle: £4.1mEdinburgh West: £4.3mCheadle: £3.9m

    £4.1m£4.1m£3.9mEdinburgh West is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cheadle £44.6m, Edinburgh West £52.8mEdinburgh West: £52.8mCheadle: £44.6mEdinburgh West: £53.1mCheadle: £44.8mEdinburgh West: £50.1mCheadle: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mEdinburgh West is higher£52.8m£53.1m£50.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cheadle £9.0m, Edinburgh West £20.2mEdinburgh West: £20.2mCheadle: £9.0mEdinburgh West: £20.3mCheadle: £9.1mEdinburgh West: £19.1mCheadle: £8.6m

    £9.0m£9.1m£8.6mEdinburgh West is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cheadle £11.5m, Edinburgh West £16.3mEdinburgh West: £16.3mCheadle: £11.5mEdinburgh West: £16.3mCheadle: £11.6mEdinburgh West: £15.4mCheadle: £11.0m

    £11.5m£11.6m£11.0mEdinburgh West is higher£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cheadle £0.40m, Edinburgh West £0.40mEdinburgh West: £0.40mCheadle: £0.40mEdinburgh West: £0.40mCheadle: £0.40mEdinburgh West: £0.38mCheadle: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mCheadle is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cheadle £0.21m, Edinburgh West £0.33mEdinburgh West: £0.33mCheadle: £0.21mEdinburgh West: £0.33mCheadle: £0.21mEdinburgh West: £0.31mCheadle: £0.19m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.19mEdinburgh West is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cheadle £0.73m, Edinburgh West £0.76mEdinburgh West: £0.76mCheadle: £0.73mEdinburgh West: £0.76mCheadle: £0.73mEdinburgh West: £0.72mCheadle: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEdinburgh West is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cheadle 21,271, Edinburgh West 20,513Edinburgh West: 20,513Cheadle: 21,271

    21,271Cheadle is higherDepends on how you count20,513

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cheadle 1,478, Edinburgh West 1,221Edinburgh West: 1,221Cheadle: 1,478

    1,478Cheadle is higher1,221

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheadle 3,218, Edinburgh West 1,993Edinburgh West: 1,993Cheadle: 3,218

    3,218Cheadle is higher1,993

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheadle 4,164, Edinburgh West 6,402Edinburgh West: 6,402Cheadle: 4,164

    4,164Edinburgh West is higher6,402

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cheadle 5,581, Edinburgh West 7,405Edinburgh West: 7,405Cheadle: 5,581

    5,581Edinburgh West is higher7,405

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheadle 887, Edinburgh West 961Edinburgh West: 961Cheadle: 887

    887Edinburgh West is higher961

Show the numbers
Cheadle and Edinburgh West, total
MeasureCheadleEdinburgh WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£379.4m£381.0m£359.8m£397.3m£399.0m£376.8mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£270.5m£271.6m£256.6m£250.7m£251.8m£237.8mShared outEstimatedCheadle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£60.8m£61.1m£57.7m£74.4m£74.7m£70.5mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.6m£248.7m£234.9m£236.7m£237.7m£224.5mCheadle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mCheadle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.8m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mShared outEstimatedCheadle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mShared outEstimatedCheadle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m£40.2m£40.4m£38.2mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£11.0m£11.1m£10.4mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.1m£4.1m£3.9m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m£52.8m£53.1m£50.1mEdinburgh West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m£20.2m£20.3m£19.1mEdinburgh West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m£16.3m£16.3m£15.4mEdinburgh West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mCheadle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.19m£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mEdinburgh West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh West
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,27120,513Cheadle
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4781,221Cheadle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2181,993Shared outCheadle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1646,402Shared outEdinburgh West
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,5817,405Edinburgh West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026887961Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh West

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.
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