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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bathgate and Linlithgow

96,625 and 95,493 residents (mid-2024).

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher than Bathgate and Linlithgow on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 8 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

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Bathgate and Linlithgow on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dunfermline and Dollar Bathgate and Linlithgow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4,763Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,763Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,783Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,518Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224

    £4,453£4,472£4,224Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £12,610, Bathgate and Linlithgow £13,021Bathgate and Linlithgow: £13,021Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,610Bathgate and Linlithgow: £13,076Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,664Bathgate and Linlithgow: £12,351Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,962

    £12,610£12,664£11,962Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,797, Bathgate and Linlithgow £2,188Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,188Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,797Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,198Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,805Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,076Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,705

    £1,797£1,805£1,705Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £11,639, Bathgate and Linlithgow £11,895Bathgate and Linlithgow: £11,895Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,639Bathgate and Linlithgow: £11,946Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,689Bathgate and Linlithgow: £11,283Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,040

    £11,639£11,689£11,040Bathgate and Linlithgow is higherDepends on how you count£11,895£11,946£11,283

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £283, Bathgate and Linlithgow £437Bathgate and Linlithgow: £437Dunfermline and Dollar: £283Bathgate and Linlithgow: £439Dunfermline and Dollar: £284Bathgate and Linlithgow: £415Dunfermline and Dollar: £269

    £283£284£269Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £666, Bathgate and Linlithgow £664Bathgate and Linlithgow: £664Dunfermline and Dollar: £666Bathgate and Linlithgow: £667Dunfermline and Dollar: £669Bathgate and Linlithgow: £630Dunfermline and Dollar: £632

    £666£669£632Dunfermline and Dollar 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £22, Bathgate and Linlithgow £24Bathgate and Linlithgow: £24Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Bathgate and Linlithgow: £24Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Bathgate and Linlithgow: £23Dunfermline and Dollar: £21

    £22£22£21Bathgate and Linlithgow 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £588, Bathgate and Linlithgow £647Bathgate and Linlithgow: £647Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Bathgate and Linlithgow: £650Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Bathgate and Linlithgow: £614Dunfermline and Dollar: £558

    £588£591£558Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £189, Bathgate and Linlithgow £205Bathgate and Linlithgow: £205Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Bathgate and Linlithgow: £206Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Bathgate and Linlithgow: £194Dunfermline and Dollar: £179

    £189£190£179Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £128, Bathgate and Linlithgow £126Bathgate and Linlithgow: £126Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Bathgate and Linlithgow: £126Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Bathgate and Linlithgow: £119Dunfermline and Dollar: £121

    £128£128£121Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£126£126£119

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,325, Bathgate and Linlithgow £1,591Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,591Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,325Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,598Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,331Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,509Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,257

    £1,325£1,331£1,257Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£1,591£1,598£1,509

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £184, Bathgate and Linlithgow £213Bathgate and Linlithgow: £213Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bathgate and Linlithgow: £214Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bathgate and Linlithgow: £202Dunfermline and Dollar: £174

    £184£184£174Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £332, Bathgate and Linlithgow £458Bathgate and Linlithgow: £458Dunfermline and Dollar: £332Bathgate and Linlithgow: £460Dunfermline and Dollar: £334Bathgate and Linlithgow: £434Dunfermline and Dollar: £315

    £332£334£315Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.63, Bathgate and Linlithgow £6.57Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.57Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.63Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.60Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.66Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.23Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Dunfermline and Dollar 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.75, Bathgate and Linlithgow £7.50Bathgate and Linlithgow: £7.50Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.75Bathgate and Linlithgow: £7.53Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.77Bathgate and Linlithgow: £7.11Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£7.50£7.53£7.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33, Bathgate and Linlithgow £6.05Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.05Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.08Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Bathgate and Linlithgow: £5.74Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Dunfermline and Dollar 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,019.2, Bathgate and Linlithgow 1,030.1Bathgate and Linlithgow: 1,030.1Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,019.2

    1,019.2Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 76.6, Bathgate and Linlithgow 116.7Bathgate and Linlithgow: 116.7Dunfermline and Dollar: 76.6

    76.6Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 185.8, Bathgate and Linlithgow 170.2Bathgate and Linlithgow: 170.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 185.8

    185.8Dunfermline and Dollar is higher170.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 95.4, Bathgate and Linlithgow 103.5Bathgate and Linlithgow: 103.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4

    95.4Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 169.1, Bathgate and Linlithgow 204.0Bathgate and Linlithgow: 204.0Dunfermline and Dollar: 169.1

    169.1Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 30.6, Bathgate and Linlithgow 32.2Bathgate and Linlithgow: 32.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 30.6

    30.6Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher32.2

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bathgate and Linlithgow, per person in the age group
MeasureDunfermline and DollarBathgate and LinlithgowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimated£4,763£4,783£4,518Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,962Shared outEstimated£13,021£13,076£12,351Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,797£1,805£1,705Shared outEstimated£2,188£2,198£2,076Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,639£11,689£11,040£11,895£11,946£11,283Bathgate and Linlithgow
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£283£284£269£437£439£415Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£666£669£632Shared outEstimated£664£667£630Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21Shared outEstimated£24£24£23Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£591£558Shared outEstimated£647£650£614Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179Shared outEstimated£205£206£194Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£128£121Shared outEstimated£126£126£119Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,325£1,331£1,257£1,591£1,598£1,509Bathgate and Linlithgow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£213£214£202Bathgate and Linlithgow
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£458£460£434Bathgate and Linlithgow
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£6.57£6.60£6.23Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£7.50£7.53£7.11Bathgate and Linlithgow
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimated£6.05£6.08£5.74Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.21,030.1Bathgate and Linlithgow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.6116.7Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.8Shared out170.2Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.4Shared out103.5Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026169.1204.0Bathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.6Shared outEstimated32.2Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow

Per resident

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bathgate and Linlithgow on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dunfermline and Dollar Bathgate and Linlithgow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4,763Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,763Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,783Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4,518Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224

    £4,453£4,472£4,224Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£4,763£4,783£4,518

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2,358, Bathgate and Linlithgow £2,318Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,318Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,358Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,328Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,368Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,199Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,236

    £2,358£2,368£2,236Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£2,318£2,328£2,199

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,128, Bathgate and Linlithgow £1,374Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,374Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,128Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,380Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,133Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,303Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,070

    £1,128£1,133£1,070Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£1,374£1,380£1,303

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2,176, Bathgate and Linlithgow £2,118Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,118Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,176Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,127Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,185Bathgate and Linlithgow: £2,009Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,064

    £2,176£2,185£2,064Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£2,118£2,127£2,009

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £53, Bathgate and Linlithgow £78Bathgate and Linlithgow: £78Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Bathgate and Linlithgow: £78Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Bathgate and Linlithgow: £74Dunfermline and Dollar: £50

    £53£53£50Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £125, Bathgate and Linlithgow £118Bathgate and Linlithgow: £118Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Bathgate and Linlithgow: £119Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Bathgate and Linlithgow: £112Dunfermline and Dollar: £118

    £125£125£118Dunfermline and Dollar 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.11, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4.31Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.31Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.11Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.33Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.13Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.09Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Bathgate and Linlithgow 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £588, Bathgate and Linlithgow £647Bathgate and Linlithgow: £647Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Bathgate and Linlithgow: £650Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Bathgate and Linlithgow: £614Dunfermline and Dollar: £558

    £588£591£558Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £189, Bathgate and Linlithgow £205Bathgate and Linlithgow: £205Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Bathgate and Linlithgow: £206Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Bathgate and Linlithgow: £194Dunfermline and Dollar: £179

    £189£190£179Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £80, Bathgate and Linlithgow £79Bathgate and Linlithgow: £79Dunfermline and Dollar: £80Bathgate and Linlithgow: £79Dunfermline and Dollar: £81Bathgate and Linlithgow: £75Dunfermline and Dollar: £76

    £80£81£76Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £832, Bathgate and Linlithgow £999Bathgate and Linlithgow: £999Dunfermline and Dollar: £832Bathgate and Linlithgow: £1,003Dunfermline and Dollar: £836Bathgate and Linlithgow: £947Dunfermline and Dollar: £789

    £832£836£789Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£999£1,003£947

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £184, Bathgate and Linlithgow £213Bathgate and Linlithgow: £213Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bathgate and Linlithgow: £214Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bathgate and Linlithgow: £202Dunfermline and Dollar: £174

    £184£184£174Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£213£214£202

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £209, Bathgate and Linlithgow £287Bathgate and Linlithgow: £287Dunfermline and Dollar: £209Bathgate and Linlithgow: £289Dunfermline and Dollar: £210Bathgate and Linlithgow: £273Dunfermline and Dollar: £198

    £209£210£198Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£287£289£273

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.16, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4.12Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.12Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.16Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.14Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.18Bathgate and Linlithgow: £3.91Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2.98, Bathgate and Linlithgow £4.70Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.70Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.98Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.72Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.00Bathgate and Linlithgow: £4.46Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33, Bathgate and Linlithgow £6.05Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.05Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Bathgate and Linlithgow: £6.08Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Bathgate and Linlithgow: £5.74Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 190.6, Bathgate and Linlithgow 183.4Bathgate and Linlithgow: 183.4Dunfermline and Dollar: 190.6

    190.6Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count183.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 14.3, Bathgate and Linlithgow 20.8Bathgate and Linlithgow: 20.8Dunfermline and Dollar: 14.3

    14.3Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 34.7, Bathgate and Linlithgow 30.3Bathgate and Linlithgow: 30.3Dunfermline and Dollar: 34.7

    34.7Dunfermline and Dollar is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 95.4, Bathgate and Linlithgow 103.5Bathgate and Linlithgow: 103.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4

    95.4Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher103.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 106.2, Bathgate and Linlithgow 128.1Bathgate and Linlithgow: 128.1Dunfermline and Dollar: 106.2

    106.2Bathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar 19.2, Bathgate and Linlithgow 20.2Bathgate and Linlithgow: 20.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 19.2

    19.2Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher20.2

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bathgate and Linlithgow, per resident
MeasureDunfermline and DollarBathgate and LinlithgowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimated£4,763£4,783£4,518Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,358£2,368£2,236Shared outEstimated£2,318£2,328£2,199Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,128£1,133£1,070Shared outEstimated£1,374£1,380£1,303Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,176£2,185£2,064£2,118£2,127£2,009Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£78£78£74Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£125£118Shared outEstimated£118£119£112Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90Shared outEstimated£4.31£4.33£4.09Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£591£558Shared outEstimated£647£650£614Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179Shared outEstimated£205£206£194Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76Shared outEstimated£79£79£75Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£832£836£789£999£1,003£947Bathgate and Linlithgow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£213£214£202Bathgate and Linlithgow
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£287£289£273Bathgate and Linlithgow
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.12£4.14£3.91Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£4.70£4.72£4.46Bathgate and Linlithgow
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimated£6.05£6.08£5.74Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.6183.4Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.320.8Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.7Shared out30.3Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.4Shared out103.5Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.2128.1Bathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.2Shared outEstimated20.2Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow

Total

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bathgate and Linlithgow on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dunfermline and Dollar Bathgate and Linlithgow

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £430.3m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £454.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £454.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £430.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £456.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £432.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £431.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £408.1m

    £430.3m£432.1m£408.1mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£454.8m£456.8m£431.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £227.8m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £221.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £221.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £227.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £222.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £228.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £210.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £216.1m

    £227.8m£228.8m£216.1mDunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£221.4m£222.3m£210.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £109.0m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £131.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £131.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.0mBathgate and Linlithgow: £131.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.5mBathgate and Linlithgow: £124.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £103.4m

    £109.0m£109.5m£103.4mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£131.2m£131.7m£124.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £210.3m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £202.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £202.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £210.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £203.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £211.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £191.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £199.4m

    £210.3m£211.2m£199.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £5.1m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £7.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.9mBathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £12.0m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £11.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £11.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.0mBathgate and Linlithgow: £11.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £10.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mDunfermline and Dollar 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.41mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.41mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.41mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.39mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mBathgate and Linlithgow 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £56.8m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £61.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £61.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £56.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £62.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £57.1mBathgate and Linlithgow: £58.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mBathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £18.2m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £19.6mBathgate and Linlithgow: £19.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £19.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £18.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mBathgate 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: Dunfermline and Dollar £7.8m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £7.5mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £7.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £80.4m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £95.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £95.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £95.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.7mBathgate and Linlithgow: £90.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £76.3m

    £80.4m£80.7m£76.3mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £17.7m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £20.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £20.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.7mBathgate and Linlithgow: £20.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.8mBathgate and Linlithgow: £19.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £20.2m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £27.4mBathgate and Linlithgow: £27.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.2mBathgate and Linlithgow: £27.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.3mBathgate and Linlithgow: £26.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.1mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.39mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.39mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.40mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.37mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.29m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.45mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.45mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.45mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.43mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mBathgate and Linlithgow is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.61m, Bathgate and Linlithgow £0.58mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.58mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.58mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mBathgate and Linlithgow: £0.55mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 18,412, Bathgate and Linlithgow 17,512Bathgate and Linlithgow: 17,512Dunfermline and Dollar: 18,412

    18,412Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count17,512

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,383, Bathgate and Linlithgow 1,983Bathgate and Linlithgow: 1,983Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,383

    1,383Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher1,983

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 3,357, Bathgate and Linlithgow 2,894Bathgate and Linlithgow: 2,894Dunfermline and Dollar: 3,357

    3,357Dunfermline and Dollar is higher2,894

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 9,218, Bathgate and Linlithgow 9,883Bathgate and Linlithgow: 9,883Dunfermline and Dollar: 9,218

    9,218Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher9,883

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 10,258, Bathgate and Linlithgow 12,228Bathgate and Linlithgow: 12,228Dunfermline and Dollar: 10,258

    10,258Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher12,228

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,859, Bathgate and Linlithgow 1,928Bathgate and Linlithgow: 1,928Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,859

    1,859Bathgate and Linlithgow is higher1,928

Show the numbers
Dunfermline and Dollar and Bathgate and Linlithgow, total
MeasureDunfermline and DollarBathgate and LinlithgowHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.3m£432.1m£408.1mShared outEstimated£454.8m£456.8m£431.4mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.8m£228.8m£216.1mShared outEstimated£221.4m£222.3m£210.0mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mShared outEstimated£131.2m£131.7m£124.4mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m£202.2m£203.1m£191.8mDunfermline and Dollar
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£7.4m£7.5m£7.0mBathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mShared outEstimated£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mShared outEstimated£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9mShared outEstimated£61.8m£62.1m£58.6mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mShared outEstimated£19.6m£19.6m£18.6mShared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mShared outEstimated£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.4m£80.7m£76.3m£95.4m£95.8m£90.5mBathgate and Linlithgow
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mBathgate and Linlithgow
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m£27.4m£27.6m£26.0mBathgate and Linlithgow
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.39m£0.40m£0.37mDunfermline and Dollar
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBathgate and Linlithgow
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mShared outEstimated£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,41217,512Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3831,983Bathgate and Linlithgow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,357Shared out2,894Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,218Shared out9,883Shared outBathgate and Linlithgow
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,25812,228Bathgate and Linlithgow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,859Shared outEstimated1,928Shared outEstimatedBathgate and Linlithgow

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.