Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · North West and Scotland

Makerfield and Rutherglen

105,450 and 96,070 residents (mid-2024).

Makerfield is higher than Rutherglen on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 6 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.

Swap the two areas
Makerfield and Rutherglen on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Makerfield is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Rutherglen on 20. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Makerfield Rutherglen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Rutherglen £4,952Rutherglen: £4,952Makerfield: £4,633Rutherglen: £4,973Makerfield: £4,653Rutherglen: £4,697Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£4,952£4,973£4,697

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £12,928, Rutherglen £13,138Rutherglen: £13,138Makerfield: £12,928Rutherglen: £13,194Makerfield: £12,983Rutherglen: £12,462Makerfield: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£13,138£13,194£12,462

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,920, Rutherglen £2,225Rutherglen: £2,225Makerfield: £1,920Rutherglen: £2,235Makerfield: £1,928Rutherglen: £2,111Makerfield: £1,821

    £1,920£1,928£1,821Rutherglen is higher£2,225£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £11,626, Rutherglen £11,559Rutherglen: £11,559Makerfield: £11,626Rutherglen: £11,608Makerfield: £11,675Rutherglen: £10,964Makerfield: £11,027

    £11,626£11,675£11,027Makerfield is higher£11,559£11,608£10,964

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £421, Rutherglen £628Rutherglen: £628Makerfield: £421Rutherglen: £630Makerfield: £422Rutherglen: £595Makerfield: £399

    £421£422£399Rutherglen is higher£628£630£595

  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: Makerfield £853, Rutherglen £923Rutherglen: £923Makerfield: £853Rutherglen: £926Makerfield: £856Rutherglen: £875Makerfield: £809

    £853£856£809Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£923£926£875

  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: Makerfield £29, Rutherglen £29Rutherglen: £29Makerfield: £29Rutherglen: £29Makerfield: £29Rutherglen: £28Makerfield: £27

    £29£29£27Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Rutherglen £639Rutherglen: £639Makerfield: £549Rutherglen: £641Makerfield: £551Rutherglen: £606Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Rutherglen is higher£639£641£606

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Rutherglen £217Rutherglen: £217Makerfield: £173Rutherglen: £218Makerfield: £173Rutherglen: £206Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Rutherglen is higher£217£218£206

  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: Makerfield £140, Rutherglen £141Rutherglen: £141Makerfield: £140Rutherglen: £141Makerfield: £141Rutherglen: £134Makerfield: £133

    £140£141£133Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£134

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,403, Rutherglen £1,583Rutherglen: £1,583Makerfield: £1,403Rutherglen: £1,590Makerfield: £1,409Rutherglen: £1,502Makerfield: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Rutherglen is higher£1,583£1,590£1,502

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Rutherglen £210Rutherglen: £210Makerfield: £176Rutherglen: £211Makerfield: £176Rutherglen: £200Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Rutherglen is higher£210£211£200

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £360, Rutherglen £483Rutherglen: £483Makerfield: £360Rutherglen: £485Makerfield: £361Rutherglen: £458Makerfield: £341

    £360£361£341Rutherglen is higher£483£485£458

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £8.78, Rutherglen £8.34Rutherglen: £8.34Makerfield: £8.78Rutherglen: £8.37Makerfield: £8.82Rutherglen: £7.91Makerfield: £8.33

    £8.78£8.82£8.33Makerfield is higher£8.34£8.37£7.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £7.78, Rutherglen £10Rutherglen: £10Makerfield: £7.78Rutherglen: £10Makerfield: £7.81Rutherglen: £9.52Makerfield: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Rutherglen is higher£10£10£9.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Rutherglen £8.61Rutherglen: £8.61Makerfield: £6.76Rutherglen: £8.65Makerfield: £6.79Rutherglen: £8.17Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Rutherglen is higher£8.61£8.65£8.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Makerfield 1,003.1, Rutherglen 1,010.5Rutherglen: 1,010.5Makerfield: 1,003.1

    1,003.1Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count1,010.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Makerfield 113.5, Rutherglen 150.8Rutherglen: 150.8Makerfield: 113.5

    113.5Rutherglen is higher150.8

  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: Makerfield 178.3, Rutherglen 204.9Rutherglen: 204.9Makerfield: 178.3

    178.3Rutherglen is higher204.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Rutherglen 101.6Rutherglen: 101.6Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Rutherglen is higher101.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Makerfield 183.2, Rutherglen 201.8Rutherglen: 201.8Makerfield: 183.2

    183.2Rutherglen is higher201.8

  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: Makerfield 30.4, Rutherglen 33.3Rutherglen: 33.3Makerfield: 30.4

    30.4Rutherglen is higher33.3

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Rutherglen, per person in the age group
MeasureMakerfieldRutherglenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,952£4,973£4,697Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£13,138£13,194£12,462Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,920£1,928£1,821£2,225£2,235£2,111Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,626£11,675£11,027£11,559£11,608£10,964Makerfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£421£422£399£628£630£595Rutherglen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£853£856£809£923£926£875Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£29£29£28Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£639£641£606Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£217£218£206Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£140£141£133£141£141£134Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,583£1,590£1,502Rutherglen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£210£211£200Rutherglen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£360£361£341£483£485£458Rutherglen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.78£8.82£8.33£8.34£8.37£7.91Makerfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£10£10£9.52Rutherglen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£8.61£8.65£8.17Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.11,010.5Rutherglen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.5150.8Rutherglen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.3204.9Shared outRutherglen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.2101.6Shared outRutherglen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.2201.8Rutherglen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.433.3Shared outEstimatedRutherglen

Per resident

Makerfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Rutherglen 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

Makerfield Rutherglen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Rutherglen £4,952Rutherglen: £4,952Makerfield: £4,633Rutherglen: £4,973Makerfield: £4,653Rutherglen: £4,697Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£4,952£4,973£4,697

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Makerfield £2,550, Rutherglen £2,489Rutherglen: £2,489Makerfield: £2,550Rutherglen: £2,500Makerfield: £2,561Rutherglen: £2,361Makerfield: £2,418

    £2,550£2,561£2,418Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,489£2,500£2,361

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Makerfield £1,180, Rutherglen £1,388Rutherglen: £1,388Makerfield: £1,180Rutherglen: £1,394Makerfield: £1,185Rutherglen: £1,317Makerfield: £1,119

    £1,180£1,185£1,119Rutherglen is higher£1,388£1,394£1,317

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Makerfield £2,293, Rutherglen £2,190Rutherglen: £2,190Makerfield: £2,293Rutherglen: £2,199Makerfield: £2,303Rutherglen: £2,077Makerfield: £2,175

    £2,293£2,303£2,175Makerfield is higher£2,190£2,199£2,077

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Makerfield £83, Rutherglen £119Rutherglen: £119Makerfield: £83Rutherglen: £119Makerfield: £83Rutherglen: £113Makerfield: £79

    £83£83£79Rutherglen is higher£119£119£113

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £168, Rutherglen £175Rutherglen: £175Makerfield: £168Rutherglen: £176Makerfield: £169Rutherglen: £166Makerfield: £160

    £168£169£160Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£175£176£166

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Makerfield £5.66, Rutherglen £5.49Rutherglen: £5.49Makerfield: £5.66Rutherglen: £5.52Makerfield: £5.69Rutherglen: £5.21Makerfield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.49£5.52£5.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Rutherglen £639Rutherglen: £639Makerfield: £549Rutherglen: £641Makerfield: £551Rutherglen: £606Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Rutherglen is higher£639£641£606

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Rutherglen £217Rutherglen: £217Makerfield: £173Rutherglen: £218Makerfield: £173Rutherglen: £206Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Rutherglen is higher£217£218£206

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Makerfield £86, Rutherglen £88Rutherglen: £88Makerfield: £86Rutherglen: £88Makerfield: £87Rutherglen: £83Makerfield: £82

    £86£87£82Rutherglen is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Makerfield £862, Rutherglen £988Rutherglen: £988Makerfield: £862Rutherglen: £992Makerfield: £866Rutherglen: £937Makerfield: £818

    £862£866£818Rutherglen is higher£988£992£937

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Rutherglen £210Rutherglen: £210Makerfield: £176Rutherglen: £211Makerfield: £176Rutherglen: £200Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Rutherglen is higher£210£211£200

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £221, Rutherglen £301Rutherglen: £301Makerfield: £221Rutherglen: £303Makerfield: £222Rutherglen: £286Makerfield: £210

    £221£222£210Rutherglen is higher£301£303£286

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £5.40, Rutherglen £5.20Rutherglen: £5.20Makerfield: £5.40Rutherglen: £5.22Makerfield: £5.42Rutherglen: £4.93Makerfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Makerfield is higher£5.20£5.22£4.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Makerfield £4.79, Rutherglen £6.26Rutherglen: £6.26Makerfield: £4.79Rutherglen: £6.29Makerfield: £4.81Rutherglen: £5.94Makerfield: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Rutherglen is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Rutherglen £8.61Rutherglen: £8.61Makerfield: £6.76Rutherglen: £8.65Makerfield: £6.79Rutherglen: £8.17Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Rutherglen is higher£8.61£8.65£8.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 197.8, Rutherglen 191.4Rutherglen: 191.4Makerfield: 197.8

    197.8Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count191.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 22.4, Rutherglen 28.6Rutherglen: 28.6Makerfield: 22.4

    22.4Rutherglen is higher28.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 35.2, Rutherglen 38.8Rutherglen: 38.8Makerfield: 35.2

    35.2Rutherglen is higher38.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Rutherglen 101.6Rutherglen: 101.6Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Rutherglen is higher101.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 112.6, Rutherglen 125.9Rutherglen: 125.9Makerfield: 112.6

    112.6Rutherglen is higher125.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 18.7, Rutherglen 20.7Rutherglen: 20.7Makerfield: 18.7

    18.7Rutherglen is higher20.7

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Rutherglen, per resident
MeasureMakerfieldRutherglenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,952£4,973£4,697Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,550£2,561£2,418£2,489£2,500£2,361Shared outEstimatedMakerfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,180£1,185£1,119£1,388£1,394£1,317Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,293£2,303£2,175£2,190£2,199£2,077Makerfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£119£119£113Rutherglen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£175£176£166Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.49£5.52£5.21Shared outEstimatedMakerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£639£641£606Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£217£218£206Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£88£88£83Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£862£866£818£988£992£937Rutherglen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£210£211£200Rutherglen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£210£301£303£286Rutherglen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£5.20£5.22£4.93Makerfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.26£6.29£5.94Rutherglen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£8.61£8.65£8.17Shared outEstimatedRutherglen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.8191.4Makerfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.428.6Rutherglen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.238.8Shared outRutherglen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.2101.6Shared outRutherglen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.6125.9Rutherglen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.720.7Shared outEstimatedRutherglen

Total

Makerfield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Rutherglen on 14. 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

Makerfield Rutherglen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Makerfield £488.6m, Rutherglen £475.8mRutherglen: £475.8mMakerfield: £488.6mRutherglen: £477.8mMakerfield: £490.7mRutherglen: £451.3mMakerfield: £463.4m

    £488.6m£490.7m£463.4mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£475.8m£477.8m£451.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Makerfield £268.9m, Rutherglen £239.1mRutherglen: £239.1mMakerfield: £268.9mRutherglen: £240.1mMakerfield: £270.0mRutherglen: £226.8mMakerfield: £255.0m

    £268.9m£270.0m£255.0mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£239.1m£240.1m£226.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Makerfield £124.4m, Rutherglen £133.4mRutherglen: £133.4mMakerfield: £124.4mRutherglen: £133.9mMakerfield: £124.9mRutherglen: £126.5mMakerfield: £118.0m

    £124.4m£124.9m£118.0mRutherglen is higher£133.4m£133.9m£126.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Makerfield £241.8m, Rutherglen £210.4mRutherglen: £210.4mMakerfield: £241.8mRutherglen: £211.3mMakerfield: £242.8mRutherglen: £199.5mMakerfield: £229.3m

    £241.8m£242.8m£229.3mMakerfield is higher£210.4m£211.3m£199.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield £8.7m, Rutherglen £11.4mRutherglen: £11.4mMakerfield: £8.7mRutherglen: £11.5mMakerfield: £8.8mRutherglen: £10.8mMakerfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mRutherglen is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £17.7m, Rutherglen £16.8mRutherglen: £16.8mMakerfield: £17.7mRutherglen: £16.9mMakerfield: £17.8mRutherglen: £15.9mMakerfield: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Makerfield £0.60m, Rutherglen £0.53mRutherglen: £0.53mMakerfield: £0.60mRutherglen: £0.53mMakerfield: £0.60mRutherglen: £0.50mMakerfield: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £57.9m, Rutherglen £61.4mRutherglen: £61.4mMakerfield: £57.9mRutherglen: £61.6mMakerfield: £58.1mRutherglen: £58.2mMakerfield: £54.9m

    £57.9m£58.1m£54.9mRutherglen is higher£61.4m£61.6m£58.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £18.2m, Rutherglen £20.9mRutherglen: £20.9mMakerfield: £18.2mRutherglen: £20.9mMakerfield: £18.3mRutherglen: £19.8mMakerfield: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mRutherglen is higher£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield £9.1m, Rutherglen £8.4mRutherglen: £8.4mMakerfield: £9.1mRutherglen: £8.5mMakerfield: £9.1mRutherglen: £8.0mMakerfield: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield £90.9m, Rutherglen £94.9mRutherglen: £94.9mMakerfield: £90.9mRutherglen: £95.3mMakerfield: £91.3mRutherglen: £90.0mMakerfield: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mRutherglen is higher£94.9m£95.3m£90.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Makerfield £18.5m, Rutherglen £20.2mRutherglen: £20.2mMakerfield: £18.5mRutherglen: £20.3mMakerfield: £18.6mRutherglen: £19.2mMakerfield: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mRutherglen is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Makerfield £23.3m, Rutherglen £29.0mRutherglen: £29.0mMakerfield: £23.3mRutherglen: £29.1mMakerfield: £23.4mRutherglen: £27.5mMakerfield: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mRutherglen is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Makerfield £0.57m, Rutherglen £0.50mRutherglen: £0.50mMakerfield: £0.57mRutherglen: £0.50mMakerfield: £0.57mRutherglen: £0.47mMakerfield: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMakerfield is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Makerfield £0.50m, Rutherglen £0.60mRutherglen: £0.60mMakerfield: £0.50mRutherglen: £0.60mMakerfield: £0.51mRutherglen: £0.57mMakerfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mRutherglen is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Makerfield £0.71m, Rutherglen £0.83mRutherglen: £0.83mMakerfield: £0.71mRutherglen: £0.83mMakerfield: £0.72mRutherglen: £0.78mMakerfield: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mRutherglen is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Makerfield 20,862, Rutherglen 18,391Rutherglen: 18,391Makerfield: 20,862

    20,862Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count18,391

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield 2,361, Rutherglen 2,745Rutherglen: 2,745Makerfield: 2,361

    2,361Rutherglen is higher2,745

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 3,707, Rutherglen 3,730Rutherglen: 3,730Makerfield: 3,707

    3,707Rutherglen is higher3,730

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 8,776, Rutherglen 9,760Rutherglen: 9,760Makerfield: 8,776

    8,776Rutherglen is higher9,760

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield 11,871, Rutherglen 12,094Rutherglen: 12,094Makerfield: 11,871

    11,871Rutherglen is higher12,094

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield 1,967, Rutherglen 1,993Rutherglen: 1,993Makerfield: 1,967

    1,967Rutherglen is higher1,993

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Rutherglen, total
MeasureMakerfieldRutherglenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.6m£490.7m£463.4m£475.8m£477.8m£451.3mShared outEstimatedMakerfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m£239.1m£240.1m£226.8mShared outEstimatedMakerfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£124.4m£124.9m£118.0m£133.4m£133.9m£126.5mShared outEstimatedRutherglen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m£210.4m£211.3m£199.5mMakerfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mRutherglen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mShared outEstimatedMakerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mShared outEstimatedMakerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m£61.4m£61.6m£58.2mShared outEstimatedRutherglen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m£20.9m£20.9m£19.8mShared outEstimatedRutherglen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mShared outEstimatedMakerfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£94.9m£95.3m£90.0mRutherglen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mRutherglen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£29.0m£29.1m£27.5mRutherglen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMakerfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mRutherglen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.83m£0.83m£0.78mShared outEstimatedRutherglen
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,86218,391Makerfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3612,745Rutherglen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7073,730Shared outRutherglen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7769,760Shared outRutherglen
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,87112,094Rutherglen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9671,993Shared outEstimatedRutherglen

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.