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Tamworth and Bathgate and Linlithgow

103,687 and 95,493 residents (mid-2024).

Tamworth is higher than Bathgate and Linlithgow on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Tamworth is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Bathgate and Linlithgow on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Tamworth Bathgate and Linlithgow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tamworth £4,368, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4,763Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,763Tamworth: £4,368Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,783Tamworth: £4,386Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,518Tamworth: £4,143

    £4,368£4,386£4,143Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£4,763£4,783£4,518

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tamworth £12,986, Bathgate and Linlithgow £13,021Bathgate and Linlithgow: £13,021Tamworth: £12,986Bathgate and Linlithgow: £13,076Tamworth: £13,042Bathgate and Linlithgow: £12,351Tamworth: £12,318

    £12,986£13,042£12,318Bathgate and Linlithgow is higherDepends on how you count£13,021£13,076£12,351

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £1,814, Bathgate and Linlithgow £2,188Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,188Tamworth: £1,814Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,198Tamworth: £1,822Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,076Tamworth: £1,721

    £1,814£1,822£1,721Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£2,188£2,198£2,076

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tamworth £11,903, Bathgate and Linlithgow £11,895Bathgate and Linlithgow: £11,895Tamworth: £11,903Bathgate and Linlithgow: £11,946Tamworth: £11,954Bathgate and Linlithgow: £11,283Tamworth: £11,291

    £11,903£11,954£11,291Tamworth is higher£11,895£11,946£11,283

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tamworth £350, Bathgate and Linlithgow £437Bathgate and Linlithgow: £437Tamworth: £350Bathgate and Linlithgow: £439Tamworth: £352Bathgate and Linlithgow: £415Tamworth: £332

    £350£352£332Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£437£439£415

  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: Tamworth £708, Bathgate and Linlithgow £664Bathgate and Linlithgow: £664Tamworth: £708Bathgate and Linlithgow: £667Tamworth: £711Bathgate and Linlithgow: £630Tamworth: £671

    £708£711£671Tamworth is higher£664£667£630

  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: Tamworth £25, Bathgate and Linlithgow £24Bathgate and Linlithgow: £24Tamworth: £25Bathgate and Linlithgow: £24Tamworth: £25Bathgate and Linlithgow: £23Tamworth: £24

    £25£25£24Tamworth is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £454, Bathgate and Linlithgow £647Bathgate and Linlithgow: £647Tamworth: £454Bathgate and Linlithgow: £650Tamworth: £456Bathgate and Linlithgow: £614Tamworth: £430

    £454£456£430Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£647£650£614

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £129, Bathgate and Linlithgow £205Bathgate and Linlithgow: £205Tamworth: £129Bathgate and Linlithgow: £206Tamworth: £129Bathgate and Linlithgow: £194Tamworth: £122

    £129£129£122Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£205£206£194

  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: Tamworth £129, Bathgate and Linlithgow £126Bathgate and Linlithgow: £126Tamworth: £129Bathgate and Linlithgow: £126Tamworth: £129Bathgate and Linlithgow: £119Tamworth: £122

    £129£129£122Tamworth is higher£126£126£119

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £1,427, Bathgate and Linlithgow £1,591Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,591Tamworth: £1,427Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,598Tamworth: £1,433Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,509Tamworth: £1,354

    £1,427£1,433£1,354Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£1,591£1,598£1,509

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tamworth £134, Bathgate and Linlithgow £213Bathgate and Linlithgow: £213Tamworth: £134Bathgate and Linlithgow: £214Tamworth: £134Bathgate and Linlithgow: £202Tamworth: £127

    £134£134£127Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£213£214£202

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £241, Bathgate and Linlithgow £458Bathgate and Linlithgow: £458Tamworth: £241Bathgate and Linlithgow: £460Tamworth: £242Bathgate and Linlithgow: £434Tamworth: £229

    £241£242£229Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£458£460£434

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £8.68, Bathgate and Linlithgow £6.57Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.57Tamworth: £8.68Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.60Tamworth: £8.71Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.23Tamworth: £8.23

    £8.68£8.71£8.23Tamworth is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £8.39, Bathgate and Linlithgow £7.50Bathgate and Linlithgow: £7.50Tamworth: £8.39Bathgate and Linlithgow: £7.53Tamworth: £8.43Bathgate and Linlithgow: £7.11Tamworth: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Tamworth is higher£7.50£7.53£7.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tamworth £5.22, Bathgate and Linlithgow £6.05Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.05Tamworth: £5.22Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.08Tamworth: £5.24Bathgate and Linlithgow: £5.74Tamworth: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tamworth 1,029.2, Bathgate and Linlithgow 1,030.1Bathgate and Linlithgow: 1,030.1Tamworth: 1,029.2

    1,029.2Bathgate and Linlithgow is higherDepends on how you count1,030.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tamworth 96.4, Bathgate and Linlithgow 116.7Bathgate and Linlithgow: 116.7Tamworth: 96.4

    96.4Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher116.7

  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: Tamworth 156.6, Bathgate and Linlithgow 170.2Bathgate and Linlithgow: 170.2Tamworth: 156.6

    156.6Bathgate and Linlithgow is higherDepends on how you count170.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 65.9, Bathgate and Linlithgow 103.5Bathgate and Linlithgow: 103.5Tamworth: 65.9

    65.9Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher103.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tamworth 170.7, Bathgate and Linlithgow 204.0Bathgate and Linlithgow: 204.0Tamworth: 170.7

    170.7Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher204.0

  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: Tamworth 27.6, Bathgate and Linlithgow 32.2Bathgate and Linlithgow: 32.2Tamworth: 27.6

    27.6Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher32.2

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Tamworth and Bathgate and Linlithgow, per person in the age group
MeasureTamworthBathgate and LinlithgowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,368£4,386£4,143£4,763£4,783£4,518Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,986£13,042£12,318£13,021£13,076£12,351Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,814£1,822£1,721£2,188£2,198£2,076Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,903£11,954£11,291£11,895£11,946£11,283Tamworth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£350£352£332£437£439£415Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£708£711£671£664£667£630Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£24£24£23Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£454£456£430£647£650£614Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£205£206£194Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£129£129£122£126£126£119Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,427£1,433£1,354£1,591£1,598£1,509Bathgate and Linlithgow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£213£214£202Bathgate and Linlithgow
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£241£242£229£458£460£434Bathgate and Linlithgow
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.68£8.71£8.23£6.57£6.60£6.23Tamworth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£7.50£7.53£7.11Tamworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£6.05£6.08£5.74Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.21,030.1Bathgate and Linlithgow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.4116.7Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.6170.2Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.9103.5Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.7204.0Bathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.632.2Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow

Per resident

Tamworth is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bathgate and Linlithgow 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

Tamworth Bathgate and Linlithgow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tamworth £4,368, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4,763Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,763Tamworth: £4,368Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,783Tamworth: £4,386Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,518Tamworth: £4,143

    £4,368£4,386£4,143Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£4,763£4,783£4,518

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tamworth £2,532, Bathgate and Linlithgow £2,318Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,318Tamworth: £2,532Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,328Tamworth: £2,543Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,199Tamworth: £2,402

    £2,532£2,543£2,402Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£2,318£2,328£2,199

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tamworth £1,114, Bathgate and Linlithgow £1,374Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,374Tamworth: £1,114Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,380Tamworth: £1,119Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,303Tamworth: £1,057

    £1,114£1,119£1,057Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£1,374£1,380£1,303

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tamworth £2,321, Bathgate and Linlithgow £2,118Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,118Tamworth: £2,321Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,127Tamworth: £2,331Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,009Tamworth: £2,201

    £2,321£2,331£2,201Tamworth is higher£2,118£2,127£2,009

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tamworth £68, Bathgate and Linlithgow £78Bathgate and Linlithgow: £78Tamworth: £68Bathgate and Linlithgow: £78Tamworth: £69Bathgate and Linlithgow: £74Tamworth: £65

    £68£69£65Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £138, Bathgate and Linlithgow £118Bathgate and Linlithgow: £118Tamworth: £138Bathgate and Linlithgow: £119Tamworth: £139Bathgate and Linlithgow: £112Tamworth: £131

    £138£139£131Tamworth is higher£118£119£112

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Tamworth £4.85, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4.31Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.31Tamworth: £4.85Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.33Tamworth: £4.87Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.09Tamworth: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Tamworth is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £454, Bathgate and Linlithgow £647Bathgate and Linlithgow: £647Tamworth: £454Bathgate and Linlithgow: £650Tamworth: £456Bathgate and Linlithgow: £614Tamworth: £430

    £454£456£430Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£647£650£614

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £129, Bathgate and Linlithgow £205Bathgate and Linlithgow: £205Tamworth: £129Bathgate and Linlithgow: £206Tamworth: £129Bathgate and Linlithgow: £194Tamworth: £122

    £129£129£122Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£205£206£194

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tamworth £79, Bathgate and Linlithgow £79Bathgate and Linlithgow: £79Tamworth: £79Bathgate and Linlithgow: £79Tamworth: £80Bathgate and Linlithgow: £75Tamworth: £75

    £79£80£75Tamworth is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tamworth £876, Bathgate and Linlithgow £999Bathgate and Linlithgow: £999Tamworth: £876Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,003Tamworth: £880Bathgate and Linlithgow: £947Tamworth: £831

    £876£880£831Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£999£1,003£947

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tamworth £134, Bathgate and Linlithgow £213Bathgate and Linlithgow: £213Tamworth: £134Bathgate and Linlithgow: £214Tamworth: £134Bathgate and Linlithgow: £202Tamworth: £127

    £134£134£127Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£213£214£202

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tamworth £148, Bathgate and Linlithgow £287Bathgate and Linlithgow: £287Tamworth: £148Bathgate and Linlithgow: £289Tamworth: £149Bathgate and Linlithgow: £273Tamworth: £140

    £148£149£140Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£287£289£273

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tamworth £5.33, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4.12Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.12Tamworth: £5.33Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.14Tamworth: £5.36Bathgate and Linlithgow: £3.91Tamworth: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tamworth £5.16, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4.70Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.70Tamworth: £5.16Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.72Tamworth: £5.18Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.46Tamworth: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Tamworth is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tamworth £5.22, Bathgate and Linlithgow £6.05Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.05Tamworth: £5.22Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.08Tamworth: £5.24Bathgate and Linlithgow: £5.74Tamworth: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 200.7, Bathgate and Linlithgow 183.4Bathgate and Linlithgow: 183.4Tamworth: 200.7

    200.7Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count183.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 18.8, Bathgate and Linlithgow 20.8Bathgate and Linlithgow: 20.8Tamworth: 18.8

    18.8Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher20.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 30.5, Bathgate and Linlithgow 30.3Bathgate and Linlithgow: 30.3Tamworth: 30.5

    30.5Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 65.9, Bathgate and Linlithgow 103.5Bathgate and Linlithgow: 103.5Tamworth: 65.9

    65.9Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher103.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 104.8, Bathgate and Linlithgow 128.1Bathgate and Linlithgow: 128.1Tamworth: 104.8

    104.8Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher128.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 17.0, Bathgate and Linlithgow 20.2Bathgate and Linlithgow: 20.2Tamworth: 17.0

    17.0Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher20.2

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Tamworth and Bathgate and Linlithgow, per resident
MeasureTamworthBathgate and LinlithgowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,368£4,386£4,143£4,763£4,783£4,518Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,532£2,543£2,402£2,318£2,328£2,199Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,114£1,119£1,057£1,374£1,380£1,303Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,321£2,331£2,201£2,118£2,127£2,009Tamworth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65£78£78£74Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£118£119£112Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.31£4.33£4.09Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£454£456£430£647£650£614Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£205£206£194Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£79£79£75Shared outEstimatedTamworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£999£1,003£947Bathgate and Linlithgow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£213£214£202Bathgate and Linlithgow
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£287£289£273Bathgate and Linlithgow
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£4.12£4.14£3.91Tamworth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£4.70£4.72£4.46Tamworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£6.05£6.08£5.74Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.7183.4Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.820.8Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.530.3Shared outTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.9103.5Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026104.8128.1Bathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.020.2Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow

Total

Tamworth is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Bathgate and Linlithgow 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

Tamworth Bathgate and Linlithgow

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tamworth £452.9m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £454.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £454.8mTamworth: £452.9mBathgate and Linlithgow: £456.8mTamworth: £454.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £431.4mTamworth: £429.6m

    £452.9m£454.8m£429.6mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£454.8m£456.8m£431.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tamworth £262.5m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £221.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £221.4mTamworth: £262.5mBathgate and Linlithgow: £222.3mTamworth: £263.6mBathgate and Linlithgow: £210.0mTamworth: £249.0m

    £262.5m£263.6m£249.0mTamworth is higherDepends on how you count£221.4m£222.3m£210.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tamworth £115.5m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £131.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £131.2mTamworth: £115.5mBathgate and Linlithgow: £131.7mTamworth: £116.0mBathgate and Linlithgow: £124.4mTamworth: £109.6m

    £115.5m£116.0m£109.6mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£131.2m£131.7m£124.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tamworth £240.6m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £202.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £202.2mTamworth: £240.6mBathgate and Linlithgow: £203.1mTamworth: £241.7mBathgate and Linlithgow: £191.8mTamworth: £228.2m

    £240.6m£241.7m£228.2mTamworth is higher£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tamworth £7.1m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £7.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.4mTamworth: £7.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.5mTamworth: £7.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.0mTamworth: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£7.4m£7.5m£7.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tamworth £14.3m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £11.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £11.3mTamworth: £14.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £11.3mTamworth: £14.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £10.7mTamworth: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mTamworth is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Tamworth £0.50m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.41mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.41mTamworth: £0.50mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.41mTamworth: £0.50mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.39mTamworth: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mTamworth is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tamworth £47.0m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £61.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £61.8mTamworth: £47.0mBathgate and Linlithgow: £62.1mTamworth: £47.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £58.6mTamworth: £44.6m

    £47.0m£47.2m£44.6mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£61.8m£62.1m£58.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tamworth £13.4m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £19.6mBathgate and Linlithgow: £19.6mTamworth: £13.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £19.6mTamworth: £13.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £18.6mTamworth: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£19.6m£19.6m£18.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tamworth £8.2m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £7.5mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.5mTamworth: £8.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.6mTamworth: £8.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.1mTamworth: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mTamworth is higher£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tamworth £90.9m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £95.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £95.4mTamworth: £90.9mBathgate and Linlithgow: £95.8mTamworth: £91.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £90.5mTamworth: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tamworth £13.9m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £20.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £20.3mTamworth: £13.9mBathgate and Linlithgow: £20.4mTamworth: £13.9mBathgate and Linlithgow: £19.3mTamworth: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tamworth £15.4m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £27.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £27.4mTamworth: £15.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £27.6mTamworth: £15.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £26.0mTamworth: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tamworth £0.55m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.39mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.39mTamworth: £0.55mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.40mTamworth: £0.56mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.37mTamworth: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.52mTamworth is higher£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tamworth £0.53m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.45mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.45mTamworth: £0.53mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.45mTamworth: £0.54mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.43mTamworth: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mTamworth is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tamworth £0.54m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.58mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.58mTamworth: £0.54mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.58mTamworth: £0.54mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.55mTamworth: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tamworth 20,806, Bathgate and Linlithgow 17,512Bathgate and Linlithgow: 17,512Tamworth: 20,806

    20,806Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count17,512

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tamworth 1,948, Bathgate and Linlithgow 1,983Bathgate and Linlithgow: 1,983Tamworth: 1,948

    1,948Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher1,983

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tamworth 3,166, Bathgate and Linlithgow 2,894Bathgate and Linlithgow: 2,894Tamworth: 3,166

    3,166Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count2,894

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tamworth 6,831, Bathgate and Linlithgow 9,883Bathgate and Linlithgow: 9,883Tamworth: 6,831

    6,831Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher9,883

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tamworth 10,867, Bathgate and Linlithgow 12,228Bathgate and Linlithgow: 12,228Tamworth: 10,867

    10,867Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher12,228

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tamworth 1,758, Bathgate and Linlithgow 1,928Bathgate and Linlithgow: 1,928Tamworth: 1,758

    1,758Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher1,928

Show the numbers
Tamworth and Bathgate and Linlithgow, total
MeasureTamworthBathgate and LinlithgowHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.9m£454.8m£429.6m£454.8m£456.8m£431.4mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.5m£263.6m£249.0m£221.4m£222.3m£210.0mShared outEstimatedTamworth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£115.5m£116.0m£109.6m£131.2m£131.7m£124.4mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£240.6m£241.7m£228.2m£202.2m£203.1m£191.8mTamworth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£7.4m£7.5m£7.0mBathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mShared outEstimatedTamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mShared outEstimatedTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m£61.8m£62.1m£58.6mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£19.6m£19.6m£18.6mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mShared outEstimatedTamworth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£95.4m£95.8m£90.5mBathgate and Linlithgow
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mBathgate and Linlithgow
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£27.4m£27.6m£26.0mBathgate and Linlithgow
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m£0.39m£0.40m£0.37mTamworth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mTamworth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,80617,512Tamworth
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9481,983Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1662,894Shared outTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8319,883Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,86712,228Bathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7581,928Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow

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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