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Falkirk and Amber Valley

97,448 and 93,258 residents (mid-2024).

Falkirk is higher than Amber Valley on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Falkirk is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Amber 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

Falkirk Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Amber Valley £4,951Amber Valley: £4,951Falkirk: £4,756Amber Valley: £4,972Falkirk: £4,776Amber Valley: £4,696Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,951£4,972£4,696

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £12,968, Amber Valley £12,979Amber Valley: £12,979Falkirk: £12,968Amber Valley: £13,034Falkirk: £13,023Amber Valley: £12,311Falkirk: £12,301

    £12,968£13,023£12,301Amber Valley is higher£12,979£13,034£12,311

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £2,111, Amber Valley £2,106Amber Valley: £2,106Falkirk: £2,111Amber Valley: £2,115Falkirk: £2,120Amber Valley: £1,998Falkirk: £2,003

    £2,111£2,120£2,003Falkirk is higher£2,106£2,115£1,998

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £11,755, Amber Valley £11,743Amber Valley: £11,743Falkirk: £11,755Amber Valley: £11,793Falkirk: £11,805Amber Valley: £11,139Falkirk: £11,150

    £11,755£11,805£11,150Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£11,743£11,793£11,139

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £463, Amber Valley £386Amber Valley: £386Falkirk: £463Amber Valley: £388Falkirk: £465Amber Valley: £367Falkirk: £439

    £463£465£439Falkirk is higher£386£388£367

  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: Falkirk £726, Amber Valley £823Amber Valley: £823Falkirk: £726Amber Valley: £827Falkirk: £729Amber Valley: £781Falkirk: £689

    £726£729£689Amber Valley is higher£823£827£781

  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: Falkirk £24, Amber Valley £26Amber Valley: £26Falkirk: £24Amber Valley: £27Falkirk: £24Amber Valley: £25Falkirk: £23

    £24£24£23Amber Valley is higher£26£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Amber Valley £577Amber Valley: £577Falkirk: £616Amber Valley: £580Falkirk: £619Amber Valley: £548Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Falkirk is higher£577£580£548

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Amber Valley £150Amber Valley: £150Falkirk: £194Amber Valley: £151Falkirk: £194Amber Valley: £143Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Falkirk is higher£150£151£143

  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: Falkirk £125, Amber Valley £148Amber Valley: £148Falkirk: £125Amber Valley: £149Falkirk: £125Amber Valley: £141Falkirk: £118

    £125£125£118Amber Valley is higher£148£149£141

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £1,524, Amber Valley £1,562Amber Valley: £1,562Falkirk: £1,524Amber Valley: £1,569Falkirk: £1,531Amber Valley: £1,482Falkirk: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,562£1,569£1,482

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Amber Valley £205Amber Valley: £205Falkirk: £175Amber Valley: £206Falkirk: £176Amber Valley: £194Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Amber Valley is higher£205£206£194

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £446, Amber Valley £377Amber Valley: £377Falkirk: £446Amber Valley: £379Falkirk: £448Amber Valley: £358Falkirk: £423

    £446£448£423Falkirk is higher£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £6.47, Amber Valley £9.10Amber Valley: £9.10Falkirk: £6.47Amber Valley: £9.14Falkirk: £6.50Amber Valley: £8.63Falkirk: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Amber Valley is higher£9.10£9.14£8.63

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £9.70, Amber Valley £9.71Amber Valley: £9.71Falkirk: £9.70Amber Valley: £9.75Falkirk: £9.74Amber Valley: £9.21Falkirk: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£9.71£9.75£9.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Amber Valley £7.72Amber Valley: £7.72Falkirk: £8.34Amber Valley: £7.75Falkirk: £8.37Amber Valley: £7.32Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Falkirk is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Falkirk 1,015.7, Amber Valley 1,015.4Amber Valley: 1,015.4Falkirk: 1,015.7

    1,015.7Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count1,015.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Falkirk 126.9, Amber Valley 100.2Amber Valley: 100.2Falkirk: 126.9

    126.9Falkirk is higher100.2

  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: Falkirk 175.9, Amber Valley 168.3Amber Valley: 168.3Falkirk: 175.9

    175.9Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count168.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 99.3, Amber Valley 84.0Amber Valley: 84.0Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Falkirk is higher84.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Falkirk 203.9, Amber Valley 198.6Amber Valley: 198.6Falkirk: 203.9

    203.9Falkirk is higher198.6

  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: Falkirk 30.4, Amber Valley 32.5Amber Valley: 32.5Falkirk: 30.4

    30.4Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count32.5

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Falkirk and Amber Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureFalkirkAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,968£13,023£12,301Shared outEstimated£12,979£13,034£12,311Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,111£2,120£2,003Shared outEstimated£2,106£2,115£1,998Falkirk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,755£11,805£11,150£11,743£11,793£11,139Falkirk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£463£465£439£386£388£367Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689Shared outEstimated£823£827£781Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23Shared outEstimated£26£27£25Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£577£580£548Falkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£150£151£143Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£125£118Shared outEstimated£148£149£141Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,562£1,569£1,482Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£205£206£194Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£446£448£423£377£379£358Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£9.10£9.14£8.63Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£9.71£9.75£9.21Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£7.72£7.75£7.32Falkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.71,015.4Falkirk
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.9100.2Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.9Shared out168.3Falkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out84.0Falkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026203.9198.6Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.4Shared outEstimated32.5Amber Valley

Per resident

Falkirk is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 11. 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

Falkirk Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Amber Valley £4,951Amber Valley: £4,951Falkirk: £4,756Amber Valley: £4,972Falkirk: £4,776Amber Valley: £4,696Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,951£4,972£4,696

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Falkirk £2,421, Amber Valley £2,726Amber Valley: £2,726Falkirk: £2,421Amber Valley: £2,738Falkirk: £2,431Amber Valley: £2,586Falkirk: £2,297

    £2,421£2,431£2,297Amber Valley is higher£2,726£2,738£2,586

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Falkirk £1,342, Amber Valley £1,285Amber Valley: £1,285Falkirk: £1,342Amber Valley: £1,290Falkirk: £1,347Amber Valley: £1,219Falkirk: £1,273

    £1,342£1,347£1,273Falkirk is higher£1,285£1,290£1,219

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Falkirk £2,195, Amber Valley £2,466Amber Valley: £2,466Falkirk: £2,195Amber Valley: £2,477Falkirk: £2,204Amber Valley: £2,340Falkirk: £2,082

    £2,195£2,204£2,082Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,466£2,477£2,340

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Falkirk £86, Amber Valley £81Amber Valley: £81Falkirk: £86Amber Valley: £82Falkirk: £87Amber Valley: £77Falkirk: £82

    £86£87£82Falkirk is higher£81£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £136, Amber Valley £173Amber Valley: £173Falkirk: £136Amber Valley: £174Falkirk: £136Amber Valley: £164Falkirk: £129

    £136£136£129Amber Valley is higher£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Falkirk £4.46, Amber Valley £5.55Amber Valley: £5.55Falkirk: £4.46Amber Valley: £5.57Falkirk: £4.48Amber Valley: £5.26Falkirk: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Amber Valley is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Amber Valley £577Amber Valley: £577Falkirk: £616Amber Valley: £580Falkirk: £619Amber Valley: £548Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Falkirk is higher£577£580£548

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Amber Valley £150Amber Valley: £150Falkirk: £194Amber Valley: £151Falkirk: £194Amber Valley: £143Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Falkirk is higher£150£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Falkirk £79, Amber Valley £90Amber Valley: £90Falkirk: £79Amber Valley: £91Falkirk: £80Amber Valley: £86Falkirk: £75

    £79£80£75Amber Valley is higher£90£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Falkirk £969, Amber Valley £953Amber Valley: £953Falkirk: £969Amber Valley: £957Falkirk: £973Amber Valley: £904Falkirk: £919

    £969£973£919Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£953£957£904

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Amber Valley £205Amber Valley: £205Falkirk: £175Amber Valley: £206Falkirk: £176Amber Valley: £194Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Amber Valley is higher£205£206£194

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £284, Amber Valley £230Amber Valley: £230Falkirk: £284Amber Valley: £231Falkirk: £285Amber Valley: £218Falkirk: £269

    £284£285£269Falkirk is higher£230£231£218

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £4.11, Amber Valley £5.56Amber Valley: £5.56Falkirk: £4.11Amber Valley: £5.58Falkirk: £4.13Amber Valley: £5.27Falkirk: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Amber Valley is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Falkirk £6.16, Amber Valley £5.92Amber Valley: £5.92Falkirk: £6.16Amber Valley: £5.95Falkirk: £6.18Amber Valley: £5.62Falkirk: £5.84

    £6.16£6.18£5.84Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£5.92£5.95£5.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Amber Valley £7.72Amber Valley: £7.72Falkirk: £8.34Amber Valley: £7.75Falkirk: £8.37Amber Valley: £7.32Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Falkirk is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 189.6, Amber Valley 213.3Amber Valley: 213.3Falkirk: 189.6

    189.6Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count213.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 23.7, Amber Valley 21.0Amber Valley: 21.0Falkirk: 23.7

    23.7Falkirk is higher21.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 32.8, Amber Valley 35.3Amber Valley: 35.3Falkirk: 32.8

    32.8Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count35.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 99.3, Amber Valley 84.0Amber Valley: 84.0Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Falkirk is higher84.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 129.6, Amber Valley 121.1Amber Valley: 121.1Falkirk: 129.6

    129.6Falkirk is higher121.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 19.3, Amber Valley 19.8Amber Valley: 19.8Falkirk: 19.3

    19.3Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count19.8

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Falkirk and Amber Valley, per resident
MeasureFalkirkAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,951£4,972£4,696Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,421£2,431£2,297Shared outEstimated£2,726£2,738£2,586Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,342£1,347£1,273Shared outEstimated£1,285£1,290£1,219Falkirk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,195£2,204£2,082£2,466£2,477£2,340Amber Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£81£82£77Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129Shared outEstimated£173£174£164Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23Shared outEstimated£5.55£5.57£5.26Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£577£580£548Falkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£150£151£143Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75Shared outEstimated£90£91£86Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£969£973£919£953£957£904Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£205£206£194Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£269£230£231£218Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£5.56£5.58£5.27Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.16£6.18£5.84£5.92£5.95£5.62Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£7.72£7.75£7.32Falkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026189.6213.3Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.721.0Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.8Shared out35.3Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out84.0Falkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.6121.1Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.3Shared outEstimated19.8Amber Valley

Total

Falkirk is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley on 9. 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

Falkirk Amber Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Falkirk £463.5m, Amber Valley £461.7mAmber Valley: £461.7mFalkirk: £463.5mAmber Valley: £463.7mFalkirk: £465.5mAmber Valley: £438.0mFalkirk: £439.6m

    £463.5m£465.5m£439.6mFalkirk is higherDepends on how you count£461.7m£463.7m£438.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Falkirk £235.9m, Amber Valley £254.2mAmber Valley: £254.2mFalkirk: £235.9mAmber Valley: £255.3mFalkirk: £236.9mAmber Valley: £241.1mFalkirk: £223.8m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.8mAmber Valley is higher£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Falkirk £130.7m, Amber Valley £119.8mAmber Valley: £119.8mFalkirk: £130.7mAmber Valley: £120.3mFalkirk: £131.3mAmber Valley: £113.6mFalkirk: £124.0m

    £130.7m£131.3m£124.0mFalkirk is higher£119.8m£120.3m£113.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Falkirk £213.9m, Amber Valley £230.0mAmber Valley: £230.0mFalkirk: £213.9mAmber Valley: £231.0mFalkirk: £214.8mAmber Valley: £218.2mFalkirk: £202.9m

    £213.9m£214.8m£202.9mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£230.0m£231.0m£218.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk £8.4m, Amber Valley £7.6mAmber Valley: £7.6mFalkirk: £8.4mAmber Valley: £7.6mFalkirk: £8.5mAmber Valley: £7.2mFalkirk: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mFalkirk is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £13.2m, Amber Valley £16.1mAmber Valley: £16.1mFalkirk: £13.2mAmber Valley: £16.2mFalkirk: £13.3mAmber Valley: £15.3mFalkirk: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mAmber Valley is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Falkirk £0.43m, Amber Valley £0.52mAmber Valley: £0.52mFalkirk: £0.43mAmber Valley: £0.52mFalkirk: £0.44mAmber Valley: £0.49mFalkirk: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.44m£0.41mAmber Valley is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £60.0m, Amber Valley £53.8mAmber Valley: £53.8mFalkirk: £60.0mAmber Valley: £54.1mFalkirk: £60.3mAmber Valley: £51.1mFalkirk: £56.9m

    £60.0m£60.3m£56.9mFalkirk is higher£53.8m£54.1m£51.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £18.9m, Amber Valley £14.0mAmber Valley: £14.0mFalkirk: £18.9mAmber Valley: £14.1mFalkirk: £19.0mAmber Valley: £13.3mFalkirk: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mFalkirk is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk £7.7m, Amber Valley £8.4mAmber Valley: £8.4mFalkirk: £7.7mAmber Valley: £8.5mFalkirk: £7.7mAmber Valley: £8.0mFalkirk: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mAmber Valley is higher£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk £94.4m, Amber Valley £88.9mAmber Valley: £88.9mFalkirk: £94.4mAmber Valley: £89.2mFalkirk: £94.8mAmber Valley: £84.3mFalkirk: £89.5m

    £94.4m£94.8m£89.5mFalkirk is higherDepends on how you count£88.9m£89.2m£84.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Falkirk £17.1m, Amber Valley £19.1mAmber Valley: £19.1mFalkirk: £17.1mAmber Valley: £19.2mFalkirk: £17.2mAmber Valley: £18.1mFalkirk: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.2mAmber Valley is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Falkirk £27.6m, Amber Valley £21.4mAmber Valley: £21.4mFalkirk: £27.6mAmber Valley: £21.5mFalkirk: £27.8mAmber Valley: £20.3mFalkirk: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.8m£26.2mFalkirk is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Falkirk £0.40m, Amber Valley £0.52mAmber Valley: £0.52mFalkirk: £0.40mAmber Valley: £0.52mFalkirk: £0.40mAmber Valley: £0.49mFalkirk: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mAmber Valley is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Falkirk £0.60m, Amber Valley £0.55mAmber Valley: £0.55mFalkirk: £0.60mAmber Valley: £0.55mFalkirk: £0.60mAmber Valley: £0.52mFalkirk: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFalkirk is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Falkirk £0.81m, Amber Valley £0.72mAmber Valley: £0.72mFalkirk: £0.81mAmber Valley: £0.72mFalkirk: £0.82mAmber Valley: £0.68mFalkirk: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mFalkirk is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Falkirk 18,479, Amber Valley 19,889Amber Valley: 19,889Falkirk: 18,479

    18,479Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count19,889

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk 2,308, Amber Valley 1,962Amber Valley: 1,962Falkirk: 2,308

    2,308Falkirk is higher1,962

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 3,200, Amber Valley 3,296Amber Valley: 3,296Falkirk: 3,200

    3,200Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,296

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 9,680, Amber Valley 7,834Amber Valley: 7,834Falkirk: 9,680

    9,680Falkirk is higher7,834

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk 12,628, Amber Valley 11,297Amber Valley: 11,297Falkirk: 12,628

    12,628Falkirk is higher11,297

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk 1,881, Amber Valley 1,848Amber Valley: 1,848Falkirk: 1,881

    1,881Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count1,848

Show the numbers
Falkirk and Amber Valley, total
MeasureFalkirkAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£463.5m£465.5m£439.6mShared outEstimated£461.7m£463.7m£438.0mFalkirk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimated£254.2m£255.3m£241.1mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£130.7m£131.3m£124.0mShared outEstimated£119.8m£120.3m£113.6mFalkirk
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.9m£214.8m£202.9m£230.0m£231.0m£218.2mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mFalkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShared outEstimated£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mShared outEstimated£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£56.9mShared outEstimated£53.8m£54.1m£51.1mFalkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mShared outEstimated£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mFalkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mShared outEstimated£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.4m£94.8m£89.5m£88.9m£89.2m£84.3mFalkirk
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mFalkirk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mFalkirk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimated£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mFalkirk
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,47919,889Amber Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3081,962Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,200Shared out3,296Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,680Shared out7,834Falkirk
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,62811,297Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,881Shared outEstimated1,848Falkirk

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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