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East Renfrewshire and Mid Bedfordshire

99,440 and 107,279 residents (mid-2024).

East Renfrewshire is higher than Mid Bedfordshire on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 18 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.

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Per person in the age group

East Renfrewshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 4. 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

East Renfrewshire Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Renfrewshire £4,013, Mid Bedfordshire £3,386Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386East Renfrewshire: £4,013Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400East Renfrewshire: £4,030Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211East Renfrewshire: £3,806

    £4,013£4,030£3,806East Renfrewshire is higher£3,386£3,400£3,211

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Renfrewshire £12,434, Mid Bedfordshire £12,747Mid Bedfordshire: £12,747East Renfrewshire: £12,434Mid Bedfordshire: £12,801East Renfrewshire: £12,487Mid Bedfordshire: £12,091East Renfrewshire: £11,794

    £12,434£12,487£11,794Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,747£12,801£12,091

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Renfrewshire £1,296, Mid Bedfordshire £1,194Mid Bedfordshire: £1,194East Renfrewshire: £1,296Mid Bedfordshire: £1,199East Renfrewshire: £1,301Mid Bedfordshire: £1,133East Renfrewshire: £1,229

    £1,296£1,301£1,229East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,194£1,199£1,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Renfrewshire £11,180, Mid Bedfordshire £11,889Mid Bedfordshire: £11,889East Renfrewshire: £11,180Mid Bedfordshire: £11,939East Renfrewshire: £11,228Mid Bedfordshire: £11,277East Renfrewshire: £10,605

    £11,180£11,228£10,605Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,889£11,939£11,277

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Renfrewshire £313, Mid Bedfordshire £245Mid Bedfordshire: £245East Renfrewshire: £313Mid Bedfordshire: £246East Renfrewshire: £314Mid Bedfordshire: £233East Renfrewshire: £297

    £313£314£297East Renfrewshire is higher£245£246£233

  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: East Renfrewshire £924, Mid Bedfordshire £597Mid Bedfordshire: £597East Renfrewshire: £924Mid Bedfordshire: £599East Renfrewshire: £928Mid Bedfordshire: £566East Renfrewshire: £876

    £924£928£876East Renfrewshire is higher£597£599£566

  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: East Renfrewshire £17, Mid Bedfordshire £16Mid Bedfordshire: £16East Renfrewshire: £17Mid Bedfordshire: £16East Renfrewshire: £17Mid Bedfordshire: £15East Renfrewshire: £16

    £17£17£16East Renfrewshire is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £374, Mid Bedfordshire £244Mid Bedfordshire: £244East Renfrewshire: £374Mid Bedfordshire: £246East Renfrewshire: £375Mid Bedfordshire: £232East Renfrewshire: £355

    £374£375£355East Renfrewshire is higher£244£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £159, Mid Bedfordshire £109Mid Bedfordshire: £109East Renfrewshire: £159Mid Bedfordshire: £110East Renfrewshire: £160Mid Bedfordshire: £104East Renfrewshire: £151

    £159£160£151East Renfrewshire is higher£109£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: East Renfrewshire £88, Mid Bedfordshire £68Mid Bedfordshire: £68East Renfrewshire: £88Mid Bedfordshire: £69East Renfrewshire: £88Mid Bedfordshire: £65East Renfrewshire: £83

    £88£88£83East Renfrewshire is higher£68£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Renfrewshire £890, Mid Bedfordshire £988Mid Bedfordshire: £988East Renfrewshire: £890Mid Bedfordshire: £992East Renfrewshire: £894Mid Bedfordshire: £937East Renfrewshire: £844

    £890£894£844Mid Bedfordshire is higher£988£992£937

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Renfrewshire £131, Mid Bedfordshire £106Mid Bedfordshire: £106East Renfrewshire: £131Mid Bedfordshire: £106East Renfrewshire: £132Mid Bedfordshire: £100East Renfrewshire: £124

    £131£132£124East Renfrewshire is higher£106£106£100

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Renfrewshire £305, Mid Bedfordshire £128Mid Bedfordshire: £128East Renfrewshire: £305Mid Bedfordshire: £129East Renfrewshire: £306Mid Bedfordshire: £122East Renfrewshire: £289

    £305£306£289East Renfrewshire is higher£128£129£122

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Renfrewshire £7.67, Mid Bedfordshire £7.56Mid Bedfordshire: £7.56East Renfrewshire: £7.67Mid Bedfordshire: £7.59East Renfrewshire: £7.71Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17East Renfrewshire: £7.28

    £7.67£7.71£7.28East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.56£7.59£7.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Renfrewshire £5.44, Mid Bedfordshire £2.27Mid Bedfordshire: £2.27East Renfrewshire: £5.44Mid Bedfordshire: £2.28East Renfrewshire: £5.46Mid Bedfordshire: £2.15East Renfrewshire: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16East Renfrewshire is higher£2.27£2.28£2.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Renfrewshire £8.95, Mid Bedfordshire £7.14Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14East Renfrewshire: £8.95Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17East Renfrewshire: £8.99Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77East Renfrewshire: £8.49

    £8.95£8.99£8.49East Renfrewshire is higher£7.14£7.17£6.77

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Renfrewshire 965.6, Mid Bedfordshire 1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire: 1,030.5East Renfrewshire: 965.6

    965.6Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,030.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Renfrewshire 72.7, Mid Bedfordshire 62.4Mid Bedfordshire: 62.4East Renfrewshire: 72.7

    72.7East Renfrewshire is higher62.4

  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: East Renfrewshire 184.6, Mid Bedfordshire 128.4Mid Bedfordshire: 128.4East Renfrewshire: 184.6

    184.6East Renfrewshire is higher128.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 60.2, Mid Bedfordshire 39.6Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6East Renfrewshire: 60.2

    60.2East Renfrewshire is higher39.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Renfrewshire 118.0, Mid Bedfordshire 107.0Mid Bedfordshire: 107.0East Renfrewshire: 118.0

    118.0East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count107.0

  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: East Renfrewshire 23.3, Mid Bedfordshire 16.2Mid Bedfordshire: 16.2East Renfrewshire: 23.3

    23.3East Renfrewshire is higher16.2

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East Renfrewshire and Mid Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureEast RenfrewshireMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,013£4,030£3,806Shared outEstimated£3,386£3,400£3,211East Renfrewshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,434£12,487£11,794Shared outEstimated£12,747£12,801£12,091Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,296£1,301£1,229Shared outEstimated£1,194£1,199£1,133East Renfrewshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,180£11,228£10,605£11,889£11,939£11,277Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£314£297£245£246£233East Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£924£928£876Shared outEstimated£597£599£566East Renfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16Shared outEstimated£16£16£15East Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£374£375£355Shared outEstimated£244£246£232East Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151Shared outEstimated£109£110£104East Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£88£83Shared outEstimated£68£69£65East Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£890£894£844£988£992£937Mid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£106£106£100East Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£128£129£122East Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.67£7.71£7.28£7.56£7.59£7.17East Renfrewshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£2.27£2.28£2.15East Renfrewshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.95£8.99£8.49Shared outEstimated£7.14£7.17£6.77East Renfrewshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026965.61,030.5Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.762.4East Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026184.6Shared out128.4East Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.2Shared out39.6East Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026118.0107.0East Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.3Shared outEstimated16.2East Renfrewshire

Per resident

East Renfrewshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 2. 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

East Renfrewshire Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Renfrewshire £4,013, Mid Bedfordshire £3,386Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386East Renfrewshire: £4,013Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400East Renfrewshire: £4,030Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211East Renfrewshire: £3,806

    £4,013£4,030£3,806East Renfrewshire is higher£3,386£3,400£3,211

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Renfrewshire £2,591, Mid Bedfordshire £2,184Mid Bedfordshire: £2,184East Renfrewshire: £2,591Mid Bedfordshire: £2,193East Renfrewshire: £2,602Mid Bedfordshire: £2,071East Renfrewshire: £2,457

    £2,591£2,602£2,457East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,184£2,193£2,071

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Renfrewshire £749, Mid Bedfordshire £735Mid Bedfordshire: £735East Renfrewshire: £749Mid Bedfordshire: £738East Renfrewshire: £752Mid Bedfordshire: £697East Renfrewshire: £710

    £749£752£710East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£735£738£697

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Renfrewshire £2,329, Mid Bedfordshire £2,037Mid Bedfordshire: £2,037East Renfrewshire: £2,329Mid Bedfordshire: £2,045East Renfrewshire: £2,339Mid Bedfordshire: £1,932East Renfrewshire: £2,210

    £2,329£2,339£2,210East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,037£2,045£1,932

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Renfrewshire £65, Mid Bedfordshire £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42East Renfrewshire: £65Mid Bedfordshire: £42East Renfrewshire: £65Mid Bedfordshire: £40East Renfrewshire: £62

    £65£65£62East Renfrewshire is higher£42£42£40

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £192, Mid Bedfordshire £102Mid Bedfordshire: £102East Renfrewshire: £192Mid Bedfordshire: £103East Renfrewshire: £193Mid Bedfordshire: £97East Renfrewshire: £183

    £192£193£183East Renfrewshire is higher£102£103£97

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £3.56, Mid Bedfordshire £2.76Mid Bedfordshire: £2.76East Renfrewshire: £3.56Mid Bedfordshire: £2.77East Renfrewshire: £3.58Mid Bedfordshire: £2.62East Renfrewshire: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38East Renfrewshire is higher£2.76£2.77£2.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £374, Mid Bedfordshire £244Mid Bedfordshire: £244East Renfrewshire: £374Mid Bedfordshire: £246East Renfrewshire: £375Mid Bedfordshire: £232East Renfrewshire: £355

    £374£375£355East Renfrewshire is higher£244£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £159, Mid Bedfordshire £109Mid Bedfordshire: £109East Renfrewshire: £159Mid Bedfordshire: £110East Renfrewshire: £160Mid Bedfordshire: £104East Renfrewshire: £151

    £159£160£151East Renfrewshire is higher£109£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Renfrewshire £51, Mid Bedfordshire £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42East Renfrewshire: £51Mid Bedfordshire: £42East Renfrewshire: £51Mid Bedfordshire: £40East Renfrewshire: £48

    £51£51£48East Renfrewshire is higher£42£42£40

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Renfrewshire £514, Mid Bedfordshire £608Mid Bedfordshire: £608East Renfrewshire: £514Mid Bedfordshire: £611East Renfrewshire: £516Mid Bedfordshire: £577East Renfrewshire: £488

    £514£516£488Mid Bedfordshire is higher£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Renfrewshire £131, Mid Bedfordshire £106Mid Bedfordshire: £106East Renfrewshire: £131Mid Bedfordshire: £106East Renfrewshire: £132Mid Bedfordshire: £100East Renfrewshire: £124

    £131£132£124East Renfrewshire is higher£106£106£100

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Renfrewshire £176, Mid Bedfordshire £79Mid Bedfordshire: £79East Renfrewshire: £176Mid Bedfordshire: £79East Renfrewshire: £177Mid Bedfordshire: £75East Renfrewshire: £167

    £176£177£167East Renfrewshire is higher£79£79£75

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Renfrewshire £4.44, Mid Bedfordshire £4.66Mid Bedfordshire: £4.66East Renfrewshire: £4.44Mid Bedfordshire: £4.68East Renfrewshire: £4.46Mid Bedfordshire: £4.42East Renfrewshire: £4.21

    £4.44£4.46£4.21Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Renfrewshire £3.14, Mid Bedfordshire £1.40Mid Bedfordshire: £1.40East Renfrewshire: £3.14Mid Bedfordshire: £1.41East Renfrewshire: £3.16Mid Bedfordshire: £1.33East Renfrewshire: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98East Renfrewshire is higher£1.40£1.41£1.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Renfrewshire £8.95, Mid Bedfordshire £7.14Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14East Renfrewshire: £8.95Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17East Renfrewshire: £8.99Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77East Renfrewshire: £8.49

    £8.95£8.99£8.49East Renfrewshire is higher£7.14£7.17£6.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 201.2, Mid Bedfordshire 176.5Mid Bedfordshire: 176.5East Renfrewshire: 201.2

    201.2East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count176.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 15.2, Mid Bedfordshire 10.7Mid Bedfordshire: 10.7East Renfrewshire: 15.2

    15.2East Renfrewshire is higher10.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 38.5, Mid Bedfordshire 22.0Mid Bedfordshire: 22.0East Renfrewshire: 38.5

    38.5East Renfrewshire is higher22.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 60.2, Mid Bedfordshire 39.6Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6East Renfrewshire: 60.2

    60.2East Renfrewshire is higher39.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 68.2, Mid Bedfordshire 65.9Mid Bedfordshire: 65.9East Renfrewshire: 68.2

    68.2East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count65.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Renfrewshire 13.5, Mid Bedfordshire 10.0Mid Bedfordshire: 10.0East Renfrewshire: 13.5

    13.5East Renfrewshire is higher10.0

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East Renfrewshire and Mid Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureEast RenfrewshireMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,013£4,030£3,806Shared outEstimated£3,386£3,400£3,211East Renfrewshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,591£2,602£2,457Shared outEstimated£2,184£2,193£2,071East Renfrewshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£749£752£710Shared outEstimated£735£738£697East Renfrewshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,210£2,037£2,045£1,932East Renfrewshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£42£42£40East Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£183Shared outEstimated£102£103£97East Renfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38Shared outEstimated£2.76£2.77£2.62East Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£374£375£355Shared outEstimated£244£246£232East Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151Shared outEstimated£109£110£104East Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48Shared outEstimated£42£42£40East Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£514£516£488£608£611£577Mid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£106£106£100East Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£79£79£75East Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.44£4.46£4.21£4.66£4.68£4.42Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98£1.40£1.41£1.33East Renfrewshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.95£8.99£8.49Shared outEstimated£7.14£7.17£6.77East Renfrewshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.2176.5East Renfrewshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.210.7East Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.5Shared out22.0East Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.2Shared out39.6East Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202668.265.9East Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Shared outEstimated10.0East Renfrewshire

Total

East Renfrewshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 4. 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

East Renfrewshire Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Renfrewshire £399.0m, Mid Bedfordshire £363.2mMid Bedfordshire: £363.2mEast Renfrewshire: £399.0mMid Bedfordshire: £364.7mEast Renfrewshire: £400.7mMid Bedfordshire: £344.5mEast Renfrewshire: £378.5m

    £399.0m£400.7m£378.5mEast Renfrewshire is higher£363.2m£364.7m£344.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Renfrewshire £257.6m, Mid Bedfordshire £234.2mMid Bedfordshire: £234.2mEast Renfrewshire: £257.6mMid Bedfordshire: £235.2mEast Renfrewshire: £258.7mMid Bedfordshire: £222.2mEast Renfrewshire: £244.4m

    £257.6m£258.7m£244.4mEast Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Renfrewshire £74.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £78.9mMid Bedfordshire: £78.9mEast Renfrewshire: £74.5mMid Bedfordshire: £79.2mEast Renfrewshire: £74.8mMid Bedfordshire: £74.8mEast Renfrewshire: £70.6m

    £74.5m£74.8m£70.6mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£78.9m£79.2m£74.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Renfrewshire £231.6m, Mid Bedfordshire £218.5mMid Bedfordshire: £218.5mEast Renfrewshire: £231.6mMid Bedfordshire: £219.4mEast Renfrewshire: £232.6mMid Bedfordshire: £207.2mEast Renfrewshire: £219.7m

    £231.6m£232.6m£219.7mEast Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£218.5m£219.4m£207.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Renfrewshire £6.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mEast Renfrewshire: £6.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mEast Renfrewshire: £6.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3mEast Renfrewshire: £6.1m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.1mEast Renfrewshire is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Renfrewshire £19.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mEast Renfrewshire: £19.1mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mEast Renfrewshire: £19.2mMid Bedfordshire: £10.4mEast Renfrewshire: £18.2m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.2mEast Renfrewshire is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Renfrewshire £0.35m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.30mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mEast Renfrewshire: £0.35mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mEast Renfrewshire: £0.36mMid Bedfordshire: £0.28mEast Renfrewshire: £0.34m

    £0.35m£0.36m£0.34mEast Renfrewshire is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Renfrewshire £37.2m, Mid Bedfordshire £26.2mMid Bedfordshire: £26.2mEast Renfrewshire: £37.2mMid Bedfordshire: £26.3mEast Renfrewshire: £37.3mMid Bedfordshire: £24.9mEast Renfrewshire: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.3m£35.3mEast Renfrewshire is higher£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Renfrewshire £15.8m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.7mMid Bedfordshire: £11.7mEast Renfrewshire: £15.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.8mEast Renfrewshire: £15.9mMid Bedfordshire: £11.1mEast Renfrewshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mEast Renfrewshire is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Renfrewshire £5.0m, Mid Bedfordshire £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mEast Renfrewshire: £5.0mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mEast Renfrewshire: £5.1mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3mEast Renfrewshire: £4.8m

    £5.0m£5.1m£4.8mEast Renfrewshire is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Renfrewshire £51.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £65.2mMid Bedfordshire: £65.2mEast Renfrewshire: £51.1mMid Bedfordshire: £65.5mEast Renfrewshire: £51.4mMid Bedfordshire: £61.9mEast Renfrewshire: £48.5m

    £51.1m£51.4m£48.5mMid Bedfordshire is higher£65.2m£65.5m£61.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Renfrewshire £13.0m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.4mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mEast Renfrewshire: £13.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mEast Renfrewshire: £13.1mMid Bedfordshire: £10.8mEast Renfrewshire: £12.4m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.4mEast Renfrewshire is higher£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Renfrewshire £17.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £8.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mEast Renfrewshire: £17.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mEast Renfrewshire: £17.6mMid Bedfordshire: £8.0mEast Renfrewshire: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mEast Renfrewshire is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Renfrewshire £0.44m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.50mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mEast Renfrewshire: £0.44mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mEast Renfrewshire: £0.44mMid Bedfordshire: £0.47mEast Renfrewshire: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Renfrewshire £0.31m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.15mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mEast Renfrewshire: £0.31mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mEast Renfrewshire: £0.31mMid Bedfordshire: £0.14mEast Renfrewshire: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.30mEast Renfrewshire is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Renfrewshire £0.89m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.77mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mEast Renfrewshire: £0.89mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mEast Renfrewshire: £0.89mMid Bedfordshire: £0.73mEast Renfrewshire: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mEast Renfrewshire is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Renfrewshire 20,007, Mid Bedfordshire 18,938Mid Bedfordshire: 18,938East Renfrewshire: 20,007

    20,007East Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count18,938

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Renfrewshire 1,507, Mid Bedfordshire 1,146Mid Bedfordshire: 1,146East Renfrewshire: 1,507

    1,507East Renfrewshire is higher1,146

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Renfrewshire 3,825, Mid Bedfordshire 2,360Mid Bedfordshire: 2,360East Renfrewshire: 3,825

    3,825East Renfrewshire is higher2,360

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Renfrewshire 5,985, Mid Bedfordshire 4,246Mid Bedfordshire: 4,246East Renfrewshire: 5,985

    5,985East Renfrewshire is higher4,246

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Renfrewshire 6,780, Mid Bedfordshire 7,066Mid Bedfordshire: 7,066East Renfrewshire: 6,780

    6,780Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count7,066

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Renfrewshire 1,339, Mid Bedfordshire 1,068Mid Bedfordshire: 1,068East Renfrewshire: 1,339

    1,339East Renfrewshire is higher1,068

Show the numbers
East Renfrewshire and Mid Bedfordshire, total
MeasureEast RenfrewshireMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£399.0m£400.7m£378.5mShared outEstimated£363.2m£364.7m£344.5mEast Renfrewshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£257.6m£258.7m£244.4mShared outEstimated£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mEast Renfrewshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£74.5m£74.8m£70.6mShared outEstimated£78.9m£79.2m£74.8mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£231.6m£232.6m£219.7m£218.5m£219.4m£207.2mEast Renfrewshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.1m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mEast Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.2mShared outEstimated£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mEast Renfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.36m£0.34mShared outEstimated£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mEast Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.3m£35.3mShared outEstimated£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mEast Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mShared outEstimated£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mEast Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.1m£4.8mShared outEstimated£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mEast Renfrewshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.4m£48.5m£65.2m£65.5m£61.9mMid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mEast Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEast Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMid Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mEast Renfrewshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mShared outEstimated£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mEast Renfrewshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,00718,938East Renfrewshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5071,146East Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,825Shared out2,360East Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,985Shared out4,246East Renfrewshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,7807,066Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,339Shared outEstimated1,068East Renfrewshire

Sources

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

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