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Aberdeen North and Colne Valley

114,328 and 95,311 residents (mid-2024).

Aberdeen North is higher than Colne Valley on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 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

Aberdeen North is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley on 8. 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

Aberdeen North Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeen North £4,176, Colne Valley £4,043Colne Valley: £4,043Aberdeen North: £4,176Colne Valley: £4,060Aberdeen North: £4,193Colne Valley: £3,835Aberdeen North: £3,961

    £4,176£4,193£3,961Aberdeen North is higher£4,043£4,060£3,835

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen North £12,762, Colne Valley £12,464Colne Valley: £12,464Aberdeen North: £12,762Colne Valley: £12,517Aberdeen North: £12,816Colne Valley: £11,822Aberdeen North: £12,105

    £12,762£12,816£12,105Aberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count£12,464£12,517£11,822

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen North £1,972, Colne Valley £1,521Colne Valley: £1,521Aberdeen North: £1,972Colne Valley: £1,528Aberdeen North: £1,980Colne Valley: £1,443Aberdeen North: £1,870

    £1,972£1,980£1,870Aberdeen North is higher£1,521£1,528£1,443

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen North £11,790, Colne Valley £11,588Colne Valley: £11,588Aberdeen North: £11,790Colne Valley: £11,637Aberdeen North: £11,841Colne Valley: £10,992Aberdeen North: £11,184

    £11,790£11,841£11,184Aberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count£11,588£11,637£10,992

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen North £418, Colne Valley £282Colne Valley: £282Aberdeen North: £418Colne Valley: £283Aberdeen North: £420Colne Valley: £268Aberdeen North: £397

    £418£420£397Aberdeen North is higher£282£283£268

  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: Aberdeen North £535, Colne Valley £574Colne Valley: £574Aberdeen North: £535Colne Valley: £577Aberdeen North: £537Colne Valley: £545Aberdeen North: £507

    £535£537£507Colne Valley is higher£574£577£545

  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: Aberdeen North £18, Colne Valley £19Colne Valley: £19Aberdeen North: £18Colne Valley: £19Aberdeen North: £19Colne Valley: £18Aberdeen North: £17

    £18£19£17Colne Valley is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £356, Colne Valley £395Colne Valley: £395Aberdeen North: £356Colne Valley: £397Aberdeen North: £357Colne Valley: £375Aberdeen North: £338

    £356£357£338Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £132, Colne Valley £94Colne Valley: £94Aberdeen North: £132Colne Valley: £94Aberdeen North: £133Colne Valley: £89Aberdeen North: £125

    £132£133£125Aberdeen North is higher£94£94£89

  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: Aberdeen North £57, Colne Valley £86Colne Valley: £86Aberdeen North: £57Colne Valley: £86Aberdeen North: £57Colne Valley: £81Aberdeen North: £54

    £57£57£54Colne Valley is higher£86£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen North £1,505, Colne Valley £1,169Colne Valley: £1,169Aberdeen North: £1,505Colne Valley: £1,174Aberdeen North: £1,511Colne Valley: £1,108Aberdeen North: £1,427

    £1,505£1,511£1,427Aberdeen North is higher£1,169£1,174£1,108

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeen North £204, Colne Valley £106Colne Valley: £106Aberdeen North: £204Colne Valley: £107Aberdeen North: £205Colne Valley: £101Aberdeen North: £194

    £204£205£194Aberdeen North is higher£106£107£101

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen North £397, Colne Valley £254Colne Valley: £254Aberdeen North: £397Colne Valley: £255Aberdeen North: £399Colne Valley: £241Aberdeen North: £377

    £397£399£377Aberdeen North is higher£254£255£241

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen North £7.05, Colne Valley £8.41Colne Valley: £8.41Aberdeen North: £7.05Colne Valley: £8.45Aberdeen North: £7.08Colne Valley: £7.98Aberdeen North: £6.69

    £7.05£7.08£6.69Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.41£8.45£7.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen North £5.62, Colne Valley £4.22Colne Valley: £4.22Aberdeen North: £5.62Colne Valley: £4.23Aberdeen North: £5.64Colne Valley: £4.00Aberdeen North: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Aberdeen North is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeen North £7.24, Colne Valley £6.45Colne Valley: £6.45Aberdeen North: £7.24Colne Valley: £6.48Aberdeen North: £7.27Colne Valley: £6.12Aberdeen North: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Aberdeen North is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aberdeen North 992.1, Colne Valley 1,007.2Colne Valley: 1,007.2Aberdeen North: 992.1

    992.1Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,007.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aberdeen North 102.7, Colne Valley 74.4Colne Valley: 74.4Aberdeen North: 102.7

    102.7Aberdeen North is higher74.4

  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: Aberdeen North 119.4, Colne Valley 123.8Colne Valley: 123.8Aberdeen North: 119.4

    119.4Colne Valley is higher123.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 59.7, Colne Valley 58.8Colne Valley: 58.8Aberdeen North: 59.7

    59.7Aberdeen North is higher58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen North 198.0, Colne Valley 142.5Colne Valley: 142.5Aberdeen North: 198.0

    198.0Aberdeen North is higher142.5

  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: Aberdeen North 14.5, Colne Valley 17.9Colne Valley: 17.9Aberdeen North: 14.5

    14.5Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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Aberdeen North and Colne Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureAberdeen NorthColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,176£4,193£3,961Shared outEstimated£4,043£4,060£3,835Aberdeen North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,762£12,816£12,105Shared outEstimated£12,464£12,517£11,822Aberdeen North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,972£1,980£1,870Shared outEstimated£1,521£1,528£1,443Aberdeen North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,790£11,841£11,184£11,588£11,637£10,992Aberdeen North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£418£420£397£282£283£268Aberdeen North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£535£537£507Shared outEstimated£574£577£545Colne Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£19£17Shared outEstimated£19£19£18Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£356£357£338Shared outEstimated£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125Shared outEstimated£94£94£89Aberdeen North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£57£57£54Shared outEstimated£86£86£81Colne Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,505£1,511£1,427£1,169£1,174£1,108Aberdeen North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£194£106£107£101Aberdeen North
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£397£399£377£254£255£241Aberdeen North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.05£7.08£6.69£8.41£8.45£7.98Colne Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£4.22£4.23£4.00Aberdeen North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87Shared outEstimated£6.45£6.48£6.12Aberdeen North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026992.11,007.2Colne Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.774.4Aberdeen North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026119.4Shared out123.8Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.7Shared out58.8Aberdeen North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026198.0142.5Aberdeen North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.5Shared outEstimated17.9Colne Valley

Per resident

Aberdeen North is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley on 10. 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

Aberdeen North Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeen North £4,176, Colne Valley £4,043Colne Valley: £4,043Aberdeen North: £4,176Colne Valley: £4,060Aberdeen North: £4,193Colne Valley: £3,835Aberdeen North: £3,961

    £4,176£4,193£3,961Aberdeen North is higher£4,043£4,060£3,835

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Aberdeen North £2,196, Colne Valley £2,517Colne Valley: £2,517Aberdeen North: £2,196Colne Valley: £2,528Aberdeen North: £2,206Colne Valley: £2,388Aberdeen North: £2,083

    £2,196£2,206£2,083Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,517£2,528£2,388

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Aberdeen North £1,280, Colne Valley £924Colne Valley: £924Aberdeen North: £1,280Colne Valley: £928Aberdeen North: £1,285Colne Valley: £876Aberdeen North: £1,214

    £1,280£1,285£1,214Aberdeen North is higher£924£928£876

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Aberdeen North £2,029, Colne Valley £2,340Colne Valley: £2,340Aberdeen North: £2,029Colne Valley: £2,350Aberdeen North: £2,038Colne Valley: £2,220Aberdeen North: £1,925

    £2,029£2,038£1,925Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,340£2,350£2,220

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Aberdeen North £72, Colne Valley £57Colne Valley: £57Aberdeen North: £72Colne Valley: £57Aberdeen North: £72Colne Valley: £54Aberdeen North: £68

    £72£72£68Aberdeen North is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £92, Colne Valley £116Colne Valley: £116Aberdeen North: £92Colne Valley: £116Aberdeen North: £92Colne Valley: £110Aberdeen North: £87

    £92£92£87Colne Valley is higher£116£116£110

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £3.17, Colne Valley £3.83Colne Valley: £3.83Aberdeen North: £3.17Colne Valley: £3.84Aberdeen North: £3.19Colne Valley: £3.63Aberdeen North: £3.01

    £3.17£3.19£3.01Colne Valley is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £356, Colne Valley £395Colne Valley: £395Aberdeen North: £356Colne Valley: £397Aberdeen North: £357Colne Valley: £375Aberdeen North: £338

    £356£357£338Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £132, Colne Valley £94Colne Valley: £94Aberdeen North: £132Colne Valley: £94Aberdeen North: £133Colne Valley: £89Aberdeen North: £125

    £132£133£125Aberdeen North is higher£94£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Aberdeen North £37, Colne Valley £52Colne Valley: £52Aberdeen North: £37Colne Valley: £52Aberdeen North: £37Colne Valley: £49Aberdeen North: £35

    £37£37£35Colne Valley is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Aberdeen North £977, Colne Valley £710Colne Valley: £710Aberdeen North: £977Colne Valley: £713Aberdeen North: £981Colne Valley: £673Aberdeen North: £926

    £977£981£926Aberdeen North is higher£710£713£673

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeen North £204, Colne Valley £106Colne Valley: £106Aberdeen North: £204Colne Valley: £107Aberdeen North: £205Colne Valley: £101Aberdeen North: £194

    £204£205£194Aberdeen North is higher£106£107£101

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Aberdeen North £258, Colne Valley £154Colne Valley: £154Aberdeen North: £258Colne Valley: £155Aberdeen North: £259Colne Valley: £146Aberdeen North: £245

    £258£259£245Aberdeen North is higher£154£155£146

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Aberdeen North £4.58, Colne Valley £5.11Colne Valley: £5.11Aberdeen North: £4.58Colne Valley: £5.13Aberdeen North: £4.59Colne Valley: £4.85Aberdeen North: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.11£5.13£4.85

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Aberdeen North £3.65, Colne Valley £2.56Colne Valley: £2.56Aberdeen North: £3.65Colne Valley: £2.57Aberdeen North: £3.66Colne Valley: £2.43Aberdeen North: £3.46

    £3.65£3.66£3.46Aberdeen North is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeen North £7.24, Colne Valley £6.45Colne Valley: £6.45Aberdeen North: £7.24Colne Valley: £6.48Aberdeen North: £7.27Colne Valley: £6.12Aberdeen North: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Aberdeen North is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 170.8, Colne Valley 203.4Colne Valley: 203.4Aberdeen North: 170.8

    170.8Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count203.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 17.7, Colne Valley 15.0Colne Valley: 15.0Aberdeen North: 17.7

    17.7Aberdeen North is higher15.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 20.5, Colne Valley 25.0Colne Valley: 25.0Aberdeen North: 20.5

    20.5Colne Valley is higher25.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 59.7, Colne Valley 58.8Colne Valley: 58.8Aberdeen North: 59.7

    59.7Aberdeen North is higher58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 128.5, Colne Valley 86.6Colne Valley: 86.6Aberdeen North: 128.5

    128.5Aberdeen North is higher86.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen North 9.4, Colne Valley 10.9Colne Valley: 10.9Aberdeen North: 9.4

    9.4Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count10.9

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Aberdeen North and Colne Valley, per resident
MeasureAberdeen NorthColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,176£4,193£3,961Shared outEstimated£4,043£4,060£3,835Aberdeen North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,196£2,206£2,083Shared outEstimated£2,517£2,528£2,388Colne Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,280£1,285£1,214Shared outEstimated£924£928£876Aberdeen North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,029£2,038£1,925£2,340£2,350£2,220Colne Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£57£57£54Aberdeen North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87Shared outEstimated£116£116£110Colne Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.17£3.19£3.01Shared outEstimated£3.83£3.84£3.63Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£356£357£338Shared outEstimated£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125Shared outEstimated£94£94£89Aberdeen North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35Shared outEstimated£52£52£49Colne Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£977£981£926£710£713£673Aberdeen North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£194£106£107£101Aberdeen North
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£258£259£245£154£155£146Aberdeen North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£5.11£5.13£4.85Colne Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.65£3.66£3.46£2.56£2.57£2.43Aberdeen North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87Shared outEstimated£6.45£6.48£6.12Aberdeen North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026170.8203.4Colne Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.715.0Aberdeen North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.5Shared out25.0Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.7Shared out58.8Aberdeen North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.586.6Aberdeen North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.4Shared outEstimated10.9Colne Valley

Total

Aberdeen North is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley 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

Aberdeen North Colne Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Aberdeen North £477.4m, Colne Valley £385.3mColne Valley: £385.3mAberdeen North: £477.4mColne Valley: £386.9mAberdeen North: £479.4mColne Valley: £365.5mAberdeen North: £452.8m

    £477.4m£479.4m£452.8mAberdeen North is higher£385.3m£386.9m£365.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Aberdeen North £251.1m, Colne Valley £239.9mColne Valley: £239.9mAberdeen North: £251.1mColne Valley: £240.9mAberdeen North: £252.2mColne Valley: £227.6mAberdeen North: £238.2m

    £251.1m£252.2m£238.2mAberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Aberdeen North £146.3m, Colne Valley £88.1mColne Valley: £88.1mAberdeen North: £146.3mColne Valley: £88.4mAberdeen North: £146.9mColne Valley: £83.5mAberdeen North: £138.8m

    £146.3m£146.9m£138.8mAberdeen North is higher£88.1m£88.4m£83.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Aberdeen North £232.0m, Colne Valley £223.1mColne Valley: £223.1mAberdeen North: £232.0mColne Valley: £224.0mAberdeen North: £233.0mColne Valley: £211.6mAberdeen North: £220.1m

    £232.0m£233.0m£220.1mAberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeen North £8.2m, Colne Valley £5.4mColne Valley: £5.4mAberdeen North: £8.2mColne Valley: £5.5mAberdeen North: £8.3mColne Valley: £5.2mAberdeen North: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.3m£7.8mAberdeen North is higher£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen North £10.5m, Colne Valley £11.1mColne Valley: £11.1mAberdeen North: £10.5mColne Valley: £11.1mAberdeen North: £10.6mColne Valley: £10.5mAberdeen North: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mColne Valley is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Aberdeen North £0.36m, Colne Valley £0.37mColne Valley: £0.37mAberdeen North: £0.36mColne Valley: £0.37mAberdeen North: £0.36mColne Valley: £0.35mAberdeen North: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mColne Valley is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen North £40.7m, Colne Valley £37.6mColne Valley: £37.6mAberdeen North: £40.7mColne Valley: £37.8mAberdeen North: £40.9mColne Valley: £35.7mAberdeen North: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mAberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen North £15.1m, Colne Valley £8.9mColne Valley: £8.9mAberdeen North: £15.1mColne Valley: £9.0mAberdeen North: £15.2mColne Valley: £8.5mAberdeen North: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mAberdeen North is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeen North £4.2m, Colne Valley £5.0mColne Valley: £5.0mAberdeen North: £4.2mColne Valley: £5.0mAberdeen North: £4.3mColne Valley: £4.7mAberdeen North: £4.0m

    £4.2m£4.3m£4.0mColne Valley is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeen North £111.6m, Colne Valley £67.7mColne Valley: £67.7mAberdeen North: £111.6mColne Valley: £67.9mAberdeen North: £112.1mColne Valley: £64.2mAberdeen North: £105.9m

    £111.6m£112.1m£105.9mAberdeen North is higher£67.7m£67.9m£64.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Aberdeen North £23.4m, Colne Valley £10.1mColne Valley: £10.1mAberdeen North: £23.4mColne Valley: £10.2mAberdeen North: £23.5mColne Valley: £9.6mAberdeen North: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAberdeen North is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Aberdeen North £29.5m, Colne Valley £14.7mColne Valley: £14.7mAberdeen North: £29.5mColne Valley: £14.8mAberdeen North: £29.6mColne Valley: £14.0mAberdeen North: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.6m£28.0mAberdeen North is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Aberdeen North £0.52m, Colne Valley £0.49mColne Valley: £0.49mAberdeen North: £0.52mColne Valley: £0.49mAberdeen North: £0.53mColne Valley: £0.46mAberdeen North: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mAberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Aberdeen North £0.42m, Colne Valley £0.24mColne Valley: £0.24mAberdeen North: £0.42mColne Valley: £0.24mAberdeen North: £0.42mColne Valley: £0.23mAberdeen North: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mAberdeen North is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Aberdeen North £0.83m, Colne Valley £0.61mColne Valley: £0.61mAberdeen North: £0.83mColne Valley: £0.62mAberdeen North: £0.83mColne Valley: £0.58mAberdeen North: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mAberdeen North is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Aberdeen North 19,521, Colne Valley 19,389Colne Valley: 19,389Aberdeen North: 19,521

    19,521Aberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count19,389

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeen North 2,021, Colne Valley 1,433Colne Valley: 1,433Aberdeen North: 2,021

    2,021Aberdeen North is higher1,433

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen North 2,349, Colne Valley 2,384Colne Valley: 2,384Aberdeen North: 2,349

    2,349Colne Valley is higher2,384

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen North 6,829, Colne Valley 5,608Colne Valley: 5,608Aberdeen North: 6,829

    6,829Aberdeen North is higher5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeen North 14,691, Colne Valley 8,249Colne Valley: 8,249Aberdeen North: 14,691

    14,691Aberdeen North is higher8,249

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeen North 1,073, Colne Valley 1,036Colne Valley: 1,036Aberdeen North: 1,073

    1,073Aberdeen North is higherDepends on how you count1,036

Show the numbers
Aberdeen North and Colne Valley, total
MeasureAberdeen NorthColne ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£477.4m£479.4m£452.8mShared outEstimated£385.3m£386.9m£365.5mAberdeen North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£251.1m£252.2m£238.2mShared outEstimated£239.9m£240.9m£227.6mAberdeen North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.3m£146.9m£138.8mShared outEstimated£88.1m£88.4m£83.5mAberdeen North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£232.0m£233.0m£220.1m£223.1m£224.0m£211.6mAberdeen North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mAberdeen North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mShared outEstimated£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mColne Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mShared outEstimated£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mColne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6mShared outEstimated£37.6m£37.8m£35.7mAberdeen North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mShared outEstimated£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mAberdeen North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.2m£4.3m£4.0mShared outEstimated£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mColne Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£111.6m£112.1m£105.9m£67.7m£67.9m£64.2mAberdeen North
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mAberdeen North
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mAberdeen North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mAberdeen North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mAberdeen North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mShared outEstimated£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mAberdeen North
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,52119,389Aberdeen North
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0211,433Aberdeen North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,349Shared out2,384Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,829Shared out5,608Aberdeen North
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,6918,249Aberdeen North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,073Shared outEstimated1,036Aberdeen North

Sources

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

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  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.
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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.
  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.
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