Constituency in Scotland

Midlothian

In Midlothian, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 50% of constituencies in 2024-25.

99,720 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Kirsty McNeill, Labour (Co-op), since 4 July 2024

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Prices

Adjusted for inflation (GDP deflator)Adjusted for inflation (CPI)Cash, not adjusted

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.

At a glance

How does Midlothian compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the constituencies in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

All benefits
£4,437£4,456£4,209
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
319th of 631, lower than in 50% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits
£12,561£12,614£11,915
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
468th of 631, lower than in 74% of constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits
£1,935£1,943£1,835
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
331st of 632, lower than in 52% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985
Shared outEstimated

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Main figures for Midlothian
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£4,437£4,456£4,209	319th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,561£12,614£11,915	468th of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,935£1,943£1,835	331st of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Midlothian's benefit money go?

People here received £442.5 million£444.4 million£419.7 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.^1-11

Dotted squares are estimates.

State Pension£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m47%
Pension Credit£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m1%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m3%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m13%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m5%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£91.6m£92.0m£86.9m21%
Housing Benefit£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m4%
Employment and Support Allowance£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m5%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m0.1%
Income Support£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m0.1%
Other benefits£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m0.1%Shared outEstimated

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Spending by benefit in Midlothian, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m	47%	Published
Pension Credit	£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m	1%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m	3%	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m	0.1%	Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m	13%	Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m	5%	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m	2%	Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit	£91.6m£92.0m£86.9m	21%	Published
Housing Benefit	£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m	4%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m	5%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m	0.1%	Published
Other benefits	£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m	0.1%	Shared outEstimated
All benefits	£442.5m£444.4m£419.7m	100%	Total

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How has it changed over time?

Trends

Spending and claims over time

Each small chart starts at zero and has its own scale. Spending is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Dotted years are estimates. A dashed line marks a change to boundaries or methods.^1-11

Spending per person in the age group

All benefits
per resident
£4,437£4,456£4,2092024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£12,561£12,614£11,9152024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,935£1,943£1,8352024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£11,521£11,570£10,9282024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£364£366£3452024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£656£659£6232024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£20£20£192024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£556£558£5272024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£206£207£1962024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£110£111£1052024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,488£1,494£1,4112024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£182£183£1732024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£326£328£3102024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£5.33£5.36£5.062024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£5.22£5.24£4.952024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£4.78£4.80£4.532024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Midlothian
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£4,204£4,158£3,837	£4,437£4,456£4,209
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£12,493£12,357£11,402	£12,561£12,614£11,915
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£657£659£491	£1,312£1,328£1,007	£1,729£1,828£1,395	£1,670£1,706£1,354	£1,547£1,536£1,341	£1,725£1,707£1,575	£1,935£1,943£1,835
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£11,113£10,993£10,143	£11,521£11,570£10,928
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£432£433£323	£408£413£313	£387£410£313	£365£372£295	£337£334£292	£353£350£323	£364£366£345
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£595£597£445	£612£619£469	£572£605£462	£552£564£447	£543£540£471	£604£598£551	£656£659£623
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£204£208£165	£441£437£382	£422£417£385	£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£294£295£220	£329£333£253	£380£402£307	£409£417£331	£429£426£372	£508£502£463	£556£558£527
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£169£169£126	£140£142£107	£149£158£120	£141£144£114	£158£157£137	£194£192£177	£206£207£196
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£97£97£72	£104£105£80	£101£107£82	£100£102£81	£96£96£84	£104£103£95	£110£111£105
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£719£727£552	£1,165£1,231£940	£1,157£1,181£938	£1,078£1,071£935	£1,264£1,251£1,154	£1,488£1,494£1,411
Housing Benefit, per resident	£323£324£241	£299£302£229	£272£288£220	£244£250£198	£213£211£184	£189£187£172	£182£183£173
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£503£504£376	£449£454£344	£420£444£339	£389£397£315	£349£346£302	£339£335£309	£326£328£310
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£10£10£7.63	£6.30£6.38£4.84	£17£18£14	£6.59£6.73£5.34	£4.13£4.10£3.58	£4.45£4.40£4.06	£5.33£5.36£5.06
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£47£47£35	£34£35£26	£26£28£21	£18£19£15	£19£19£17	£14£14£13	£5.22£5.24£4.95
Other benefits, per resident	£13£13£9.79	£13£13£9.94	£12£13£9.57	£7.80£7.96£6.32	£7.76£7.71£6.73	£6.73£6.65£6.14	£4.78£4.80£4.53

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
1,009.9March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
94.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
173.6March 2026
March 2026March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
89.9July 2026
July 2026July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
181.5May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
27.6March 2026
March 2026March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Midlothian
Measure	May 2025	July 2025	August 2025	October 2025	November 2025	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	April 2026	May 2026	July 2026
State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	997.9		1,004.6		1,010.2			1,009.9
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	94.0		94.8		94.4			94.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	No value		No value		No value			173.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		No value		No value		No value			No value		89.9
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	166.3		173.8		179.8		180.7			181.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	No value		No value		No value			27.6

Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of constituencies.

All benefits, per resident^{1-11, 14-17}
Actual £4,437£4,456£4,209Expected £4,591£4,611£4,355Difference −£154−£155−£146
Benefit spending per resident was £154 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £155 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £146 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over^{1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17}
Actual £12,561£12,614£11,915Expected £12,830£12,885£12,170Difference −£269−£270−£255
Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £269 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £270 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £255 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64^{1-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17}
Actual £1,935£1,943£1,835Expected £2,107£2,116£1,999Difference −£172−£173−£164
Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £172 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £173 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £164 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Midlothian
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£4,437£4,456£4,209	£4,591£4,611£4,355	−£154−£155−£146
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£12,561£12,614£11,915	£12,830£12,885£12,170	−£269−£270−£255
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£1,935£1,943£1,835	£2,107£2,116£1,999	−£172−£173−£164

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Midlothian received £1.19 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident^9-13: £3,531£3,493£3,223; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £4,204£4,158£3,837
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £1.19; 340th of 631, lower than in 53% of constituencies

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Midlothian only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 6 of 10 in Scotland, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020.¹⁶

Residents by age, mid-2024

Aged 0 to 1518,70419%
Aged 16 to 6461,60962%
Aged 651,2061%
Aged 66 and over18,20118%
All residents99,720100%

Figures by disability condition are published for Scotland as a whole, not for areas in Scotland.

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Midlothian vote in 2024?

Shares of the 44,165 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Labour; Kirsty McNeill
Majority: 8,167; 18.5% of valid votes
Turnout: 60.0%; Valid votes as a share of the 73,554 people registered to vote

Labour21,48048.6%
Scottish National Party13,31330.1%
Reform UK3,2767.4%
Conservative3,2487.4%
Liberal Democrat2,5895.9%
Scottish Libertarian Party2590.6%

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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General election results in Midlothian, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Labour	Kirsty McNeill	21,480	48.6%
Scottish National Party	Owen Thompson	13,313	30.1%
Reform UK	Stefan Garbowski	3,276	7.4%
Conservative	Keith Cockburn	3,248	7.4%
Liberal Democrat	Ross Laird	2,589	5.9%
Scottish Libertarian Party	Daniel Fraser	259	0.6%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Midlothian

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

MidlothianThis area£4,437£4,456£4,209
Bathgate and Linlithgow0.43£4,763£4,783£4,518Compare
Faversham and Mid Kent0.59£4,423£4,442£4,196Compare
Witham0.62£4,255£4,273£4,036Compare
Braintree0.70£4,062£4,079£3,853Compare
Selby0.73£3,967£3,984£3,763Compare
Keighley and Ilkley0.74£4,599£4,619£4,363Compare
Banbury0.74£3,820£3,836£3,624Compare
Livingston0.75£4,452£4,471£4,223Compare
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme0.77£4,640£4,659£4,401Compare
East Surrey0.81£3,950£3,967£3,747Compare
The Wrekin0.87£4,236£4,254£4,018Compare
Tamworth0.87£4,368£4,386£4,143Compare
Chorley0.88£4,315£4,333£4,093Compare
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch0.89£5,010£5,031£4,752Compare
North West Hampshire0.90£3,638£3,654£3,451Compare

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Areas most like Midlothian
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Midlothian		£4,437£4,456£4,209
Bathgate and Linlithgow	0.43	£4,763£4,783£4,518
Faversham and Mid Kent	0.59	£4,423£4,442£4,196
Witham	0.62	£4,255£4,273£4,036
Braintree	0.70	£4,062£4,079£3,853
Selby	0.73	£3,967£3,984£3,763
Keighley and Ilkley	0.74	£4,599£4,619£4,363
Banbury	0.74	£3,820£3,836£3,624
Livingston	0.75	£4,452£4,471£4,223
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	0.77	£4,640£4,659£4,401
East Surrey	0.81	£3,950£3,967£3,747
The Wrekin	0.87	£4,236£4,254£4,018
Tamworth	0.87	£4,368£4,386£4,143
Chorley	0.88	£4,315£4,333£4,093
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	0.89	£5,010£5,031£4,752
North West Hampshire	0.90	£3,638£3,654£3,451

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Midlothian

Each share is the part of Midlothian's residents who live in that area.

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Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Midlothian, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the constituencies of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25	£442.5m£444.4m£419.7m	404th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Shared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4,437£4,456£4,209	319th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£228.6m£229.6m£216.9m	406th of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£2,293£2,302£2,175	356th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,561£12,614£11,915	468th of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£119.2m£119.7m£113.1m	351st of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,195£1,200£1,134	326th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,935£1,943£1,835	331st of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m	378th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£2,103£2,112£1,995	340th of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,521£11,570£10,928	332nd of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m	486th of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£66£67£63	472nd of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£364£366£345	414th of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m	462nd of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£120£120£114	398th of 632	£133£134£126	Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£656£659£623	452nd of 632	£741£744£703	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m	539th of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£3.64£3.65£3.45	512th of 632	£5.14£5.17£4.88	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£20£20£19	462nd of 632	£29£29£27	Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m	203rd of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£556£558£527	164th of 632	£452£454£429	Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m	55th of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£206£207£196	44th of 632	£135£136£128	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m	328th of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£68£68£65	293rd of 632	£72£73£69	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£110£111£105	294th of 632	£115£115£109	Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£91.6m£92.0m£86.9m	361st of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£919£923£872	340th of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,488£1,494£1,411	338th of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m	387th of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£182£183£173	380th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m	284th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£202£202£191	260th of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£326£328£310	252nd of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m	536th of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£3.30£3.31£3.13	537th of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£5.33£5.36£5.06	543rd of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m	398th of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£3.23£3.24£3.06	378th of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£5.22£5.24£4.95	389th of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m	566th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Shared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4.78£4.80£4.53	522nd of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.19	340th of 631	£0.95	Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate

People receiving benefits^{3-4, 6-7, 9-11}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
State Pensiontotal, March 2026	18,382	380th of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	184.3	334th of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	1,009.9	364th of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	1,723	447th of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	17.3	420th of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	94.7	378th of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	3,160	258th of 632	1,881,995	Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	31.7	236th of 632	28.0	Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	173.6	171st of 632	155.6	Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	8,965	163rd of 632	4,594,229	Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	89.9	119th of 632	68.2	Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	11,181	348th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	112.1	322nd of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	181.5	319th of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,701	280th of 632	1,090,721	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	17.1	239th of 632	16.2	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	27.6	231st of 632	25.7	Shared outEstimated

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£347.3m£343.5m£317.0m	315th of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£3,531£3,493£3,223	294th of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.19	340th of 631	£0.95	Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate

Compared with the expected level^{1-11, 14-17}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25	−£154−£155−£146	458th of 625	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	−£269−£270−£255	527th of 625	−£11−£11−£10	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	−£172−£173−£164	489th of 626	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Midlothian

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

Scottish figures include the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace DWP benefits: Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

DWP's area tables leave out Scotland once a benefit moves to the Scottish Government. While cases moved to Social Security Scotland, DWP kept paying some of them. We estimate those payments from Stat-Xplore counts of people and their payments, scale them to DWP's national totals, and share them between councils as before the move. We work out Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment from Scotland's totals and each council's share.

Scottish counts for these benefits are Social Security Scotland's latest figures, which can be up to four months apart from the DWP month. Earlier months have no Scottish figure.

For benefits that Social Security Scotland pays, each Scottish constituency gets a share of its council's figure, by population at the 2022 census.

There is no breakdown by condition for Scottish areas. Adult Disability Payment has replaced Personal Independence Payment in Scotland, and Social Security Scotland publishes conditions for Scotland as a whole only.

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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.
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.
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