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Dunfermline and Dollar and Lothian East

96,625 and 101,572 residents (mid-2024).

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher than Lothian East on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 19 of 22 measures, and Lothian East on 3. 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 Lothian East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453, Lothian East £4,245Lothian East: £4,245Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Lothian East: £4,263Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Lothian East: £4,026Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224

    £4,453£4,472£4,224Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£4,245£4,263£4,026

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £12,610, Lothian East £12,242Lothian East: £12,242Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,610Lothian East: £12,294Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,664Lothian East: £11,612Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,962

    £12,610£12,664£11,962Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£12,242£12,294£11,612

  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, Lothian East £1,675Lothian East: £1,675Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,797Lothian East: £1,682Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,805Lothian East: £1,589Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,705

    £1,797£1,805£1,705Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,675£1,682£1,589

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £11,639, Lothian East £11,362Lothian East: £11,362Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,639Lothian East: £11,411Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,689Lothian East: £10,778Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,040

    £11,639£11,689£11,040Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£11,362£11,411£10,778

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £283, Lothian East £283Lothian East: £283Dunfermline and Dollar: £283Lothian East: £285Dunfermline and Dollar: £284Lothian East: £269Dunfermline and Dollar: £269

    £283£284£269Lothian East is higher£283£285£269

  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, Lothian East £580Lothian East: £580Dunfermline and Dollar: £666Lothian East: £582Dunfermline and Dollar: £669Lothian East: £550Dunfermline and Dollar: £632

    £666£669£632Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£580£582£550

  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, Lothian East £16Lothian East: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Lothian East: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Lothian East: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £21

    £22£22£21Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £588, Lothian East £458Lothian East: £458Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Lothian East: £460Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Lothian East: £435Dunfermline and Dollar: £558

    £588£591£558Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£458£460£435

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £189, Lothian East £144Lothian East: £144Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Lothian East: £144Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Lothian East: £136Dunfermline and Dollar: £179

    £189£190£179Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£144£144£136

  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, Lothian East £87Lothian East: £87Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Lothian East: £88Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Lothian East: £83Dunfermline and Dollar: £121

    £128£128£121Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£87£88£83

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,325, Lothian East £1,324Lothian East: £1,324Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,325Lothian East: £1,330Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,331Lothian East: £1,256Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,257

    £1,325£1,331£1,257Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£1,324£1,330£1,256

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £184, Lothian East £132Lothian East: £132Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Lothian East: £133Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Lothian East: £125Dunfermline and Dollar: £174

    £184£184£174Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£132£133£125

  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, Lothian East £253Lothian East: £253Dunfermline and Dollar: £332Lothian East: £254Dunfermline and Dollar: £334Lothian East: £240Dunfermline and Dollar: £315

    £332£334£315Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£253£254£240

  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, Lothian East £5.01Lothian East: £5.01Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.63Lothian East: £5.03Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.66Lothian East: £4.75Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.75, Lothian East £4.51Lothian East: £4.51Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.75Lothian East: £4.53Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.77Lothian East: £4.28Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33, Lothian East £8.22Lothian East: £8.22Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Lothian East: £8.26Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Lothian East: £7.80Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Lothian East is higher£8.22£8.26£7.80

  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, Lothian East 1,009.7Lothian East: 1,009.7Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,019.2

    1,019.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count1,009.7

  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, Lothian East 78.5Lothian East: 78.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 76.6

    76.6Lothian East is higher78.5

  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, Lothian East 143.3Lothian East: 143.3Dunfermline and Dollar: 185.8

    185.8Dunfermline and Dollar is higher143.3

  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, Lothian East 73.7Lothian East: 73.7Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4

    95.4Dunfermline and Dollar is higher73.7

  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, Lothian East 160.1Lothian East: 160.1Dunfermline and Dollar: 169.1

    169.1Dunfermline and Dollar is higher160.1

  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, Lothian East 22.1Lothian East: 22.1Dunfermline and Dollar: 30.6

    30.6Dunfermline and Dollar is higher22.1

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Lothian East, per person in the age group
MeasureDunfermline and DollarLothian EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimated£4,245£4,263£4,026Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,962Shared outEstimated£12,242£12,294£11,612Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,797£1,805£1,705Shared outEstimated£1,675£1,682£1,589Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,639£11,689£11,040£11,362£11,411£10,778Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£283£284£269£283£285£269Lothian East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£666£669£632Shared outEstimated£580£582£550Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21Shared outEstimated£16Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£591£558Shared outEstimated£458£460£435Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179Shared outEstimated£144£144£136Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£128£121Shared outEstimated£87£88£83Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,325£1,331£1,257£1,324£1,330£1,256Dunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£132£133£125Dunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£253£254£240Dunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£5.01£5.03£4.75Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£4.51£4.53£4.28Dunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimated£8.22£8.26£7.80Shared outEstimatedLothian East
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.21,009.7Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.678.5Lothian East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.8Shared out143.3Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.4Shared out73.7Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026169.1160.1Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.6Shared outEstimated22.1Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar

Per resident

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Lothian East on 6. 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 Lothian East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453, Lothian East £4,245Lothian East: £4,245Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Lothian East: £4,263Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Lothian East: £4,026Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224

    £4,453£4,472£4,224Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£4,245£4,263£4,026

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2,358, Lothian East £2,493Lothian East: £2,493Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,358Lothian East: £2,503Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,368Lothian East: £2,364Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,236

    £2,358£2,368£2,236Lothian East is higherDepends on how you count£2,493£2,503£2,364

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,128, Lothian East £1,009Lothian East: £1,009Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,128Lothian East: £1,014Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,133Lothian East: £957Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,070

    £1,128£1,133£1,070Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,009£1,014£957

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2,176, Lothian East £2,314Lothian East: £2,314Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,176Lothian East: £2,323Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,185Lothian East: £2,195Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,064

    £2,176£2,185£2,064Lothian East is higherDepends on how you count£2,314£2,323£2,195

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £53, Lothian East £58Lothian East: £58Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Lothian East: £58Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Lothian East: £55Dunfermline and Dollar: £50

    £53£53£50Lothian East is higher£58£58£55

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £125, Lothian East £118Lothian East: £118Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Lothian East: £119Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Lothian East: £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, Lothian East £3.33Lothian East: £3.33Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.11Lothian East: £3.35Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.13Lothian East: £3.16Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£3.33£3.35£3.16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £588, Lothian East £458Lothian East: £458Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Lothian East: £460Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Lothian East: £435Dunfermline and Dollar: £558

    £588£591£558Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£458£460£435

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £189, Lothian East £144Lothian East: £144Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Lothian East: £144Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Lothian East: £136Dunfermline and Dollar: £179

    £189£190£179Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£144£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £80, Lothian East £53Lothian East: £53Dunfermline and Dollar: £80Lothian East: £53Dunfermline and Dollar: £81Lothian East: £50Dunfermline and Dollar: £76

    £80£81£76Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £832, Lothian East £798Lothian East: £798Dunfermline and Dollar: £832Lothian East: £802Dunfermline and Dollar: £836Lothian East: £757Dunfermline and Dollar: £789

    £832£836£789Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£798£802£757

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £184, Lothian East £132Lothian East: £132Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Lothian East: £133Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Lothian East: £125Dunfermline and Dollar: £174

    £184£184£174Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£132£133£125

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £209, Lothian East £153Lothian East: £153Dunfermline and Dollar: £209Lothian East: £153Dunfermline and Dollar: £210Lothian East: £145Dunfermline and Dollar: £198

    £209£210£198Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£153£153£145

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.16, Lothian East £3.02Lothian East: £3.02Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.16Lothian East: £3.03Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.18Lothian East: £2.86Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2.98, Lothian East £2.72Lothian East: £2.72Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.98Lothian East: £2.73Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.00Lothian East: £2.58Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£2.72£2.73£2.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33, Lothian East £8.22Lothian East: £8.22Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Lothian East: £8.26Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Lothian East: £7.80Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Lothian East is higher£8.22£8.26£7.80

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 190.6, Lothian East 205.6Lothian East: 205.6Dunfermline and Dollar: 190.6

    190.6Lothian East is higherDepends on how you count205.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 14.3, Lothian East 16.0Lothian East: 16.0Dunfermline and Dollar: 14.3

    14.3Lothian East is higher16.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 34.7, Lothian East 29.2Lothian East: 29.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 34.7

    34.7Dunfermline and Dollar is higher29.2

  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, Lothian East 73.7Lothian East: 73.7Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4

    95.4Dunfermline and Dollar is higher73.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 106.2, Lothian East 96.5Lothian East: 96.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 106.2

    106.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higher96.5

  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, Lothian East 13.3Lothian East: 13.3Dunfermline and Dollar: 19.2

    19.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higher13.3

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Lothian East, per resident
MeasureDunfermline and DollarLothian EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimated£4,245£4,263£4,026Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,358£2,368£2,236Shared outEstimated£2,493£2,503£2,364Shared outEstimatedLothian East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,128£1,133£1,070Shared outEstimated£1,009£1,014£957Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,176£2,185£2,064£2,314£2,323£2,195Lothian East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£58£58£55Lothian East
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£3.33£3.35£3.16Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£591£558Shared outEstimated£458£460£435Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179Shared outEstimated£144£144£136Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76Shared outEstimated£53£53£50Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£832£836£789£798£802£757Dunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£132£133£125Dunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£153£153£145Dunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.02£3.03£2.86Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£2.72£2.73£2.58Dunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimated£8.22£8.26£7.80Shared outEstimatedLothian East
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.6205.6Lothian East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.316.0Lothian East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.7Shared out29.2Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.4Shared out73.7Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.296.5Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.2Shared outEstimated13.3Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar

Total

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Lothian East 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

Dunfermline and Dollar Lothian East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £430.3m, Lothian East £431.1mLothian East: £431.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £430.3mLothian East: £433.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £432.1mLothian East: £408.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £408.1m

    £430.3m£432.1m£408.1mLothian East is higherDepends on how you count£431.1m£433.0m£408.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £227.8m, Lothian East £253.2mLothian East: £253.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £227.8mLothian East: £254.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £228.8mLothian East: £240.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £216.1m

    £227.8m£228.8m£216.1mLothian East is higherDepends on how you count£253.2m£254.3m£240.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £109.0m, Lothian East £102.5mLothian East: £102.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.0mLothian East: £103.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.5mLothian East: £97.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £103.4m

    £109.0m£109.5m£103.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£102.5m£103.0m£97.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £210.3m, Lothian East £235.0mLothian East: £235.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £210.3mLothian East: £236.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £211.2mLothian East: £222.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £199.4m

    £210.3m£211.2m£199.4mLothian East is higherDepends on how you count£235.0m£236.0m£222.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £5.1m, Lothian East £5.9mLothian East: £5.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mLothian East: £5.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mLothian East: £5.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.9mLothian East is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £12.0m, Lothian East £12.0mLothian East: £12.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.0mLothian East: £12.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.1mLothian East: £11.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m

  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, Lothian East £0.34mLothian East: £0.34mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mLothian East: £0.34mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mLothian East: £0.32mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £56.8m, Lothian East £46.5mLothian East: £46.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £56.8mLothian East: £46.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £57.1mLothian East: £44.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£46.5m£46.7m£44.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £18.2m, Lothian East £14.6mLothian East: £14.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.2mLothian East: £14.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.3mLothian East: £13.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £7.8m, Lothian East £5.4mLothian East: £5.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mLothian East: £5.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mLothian East: £5.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £80.4m, Lothian East £81.1mLothian East: £81.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.4mLothian East: £81.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.7mLothian East: £76.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £76.3m

    £80.4m£80.7m£76.3mLothian East is higherDepends on how you count£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £17.7m, Lothian East £13.4mLothian East: £13.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.7mLothian East: £13.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.8mLothian East: £12.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £20.2m, Lothian East £15.5mLothian East: £15.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.2mLothian East: £15.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.3mLothian East: £14.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.1mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40m, Lothian East £0.31mLothian East: £0.31mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mLothian East: £0.31mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mLothian East: £0.29mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.29m, Lothian East £0.28mLothian East: £0.28mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mLothian East: £0.28mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mLothian East: £0.26mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.61m, Lothian East £0.83mLothian East: £0.83mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mLothian East: £0.84mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mLothian East: £0.79mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mLothian East is higher£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 18,412, Lothian East 20,883Lothian East: 20,883Dunfermline and Dollar: 18,412

    18,412Lothian East is higherDepends on how you count20,883

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,383, Lothian East 1,624Lothian East: 1,624Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,383

    1,383Lothian East is higher1,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 3,357, Lothian East 2,963Lothian East: 2,963Dunfermline and Dollar: 3,357

    3,357Dunfermline and Dollar is higher2,963

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 9,218, Lothian East 7,490Lothian East: 7,490Dunfermline and Dollar: 9,218

    9,218Dunfermline and Dollar is higher7,490

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 10,258, Lothian East 9,800Lothian East: 9,800Dunfermline and Dollar: 10,258

    10,258Dunfermline and Dollar is higher9,800

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,859, Lothian East 1,351Lothian East: 1,351Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,859

    1,859Dunfermline and Dollar is higher1,351

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Lothian East, total
MeasureDunfermline and DollarLothian EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.3m£432.1m£408.1mShared outEstimated£431.1m£433.0m£408.9mShared outEstimatedLothian East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.8m£228.8m£216.1mShared outEstimated£253.2m£254.3m£240.2mShared outEstimatedLothian East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mShared outEstimated£102.5m£103.0m£97.2mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m£235.0m£236.0m£222.9mLothian East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLothian East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mShared outEstimated£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mShared outEstimated£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9mShared outEstimated£46.5m£46.7m£44.2mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mShared outEstimated£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mShared outEstimated£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mShared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.4m£80.7m£76.3m£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mLothian East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mDunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mDunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mDunfermline and Dollar
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mDunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mShared outEstimated£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mShared outEstimatedLothian East
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,41220,883Lothian East
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3831,624Lothian East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,357Shared out2,963Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,218Shared out7,490Shared outDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,2589,800Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,859Shared outEstimated1,351Shared outEstimatedDunfermline and Dollar

Sources

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

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