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Falkirk and Calder Valley

97,448 and 99,580 residents (mid-2024).

Falkirk is higher than Calder Valley on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 21 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 18 of 22 measures, and Calder Valley on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Falkirk Calder Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Calder Valley £4,527Calder Valley: £4,527Falkirk: £4,756Calder Valley: £4,547Falkirk: £4,776Calder Valley: £4,294Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Falkirk is higher£4,527£4,547£4,294

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £12,968, Calder Valley £13,036Calder Valley: £13,036Falkirk: £12,968Calder Valley: £13,092Falkirk: £13,023Calder Valley: £12,365Falkirk: £12,301

    £12,968£13,023£12,301Calder Valley is higher£13,036£13,092£12,365

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £2,111, Calder Valley £1,837Calder Valley: £1,837Falkirk: £2,111Calder Valley: £1,845Falkirk: £2,120Calder Valley: £1,742Falkirk: £2,003

    £2,111£2,120£2,003Falkirk is higher£1,837£1,845£1,742

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £11,755, Calder Valley £12,028Calder Valley: £12,028Falkirk: £11,755Calder Valley: £12,079Falkirk: £11,805Calder Valley: £11,409Falkirk: £11,150

    £11,755£11,805£11,150Calder Valley is higher£12,028£12,079£11,409

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £463, Calder Valley £330Calder Valley: £330Falkirk: £463Calder Valley: £331Falkirk: £465Calder Valley: £313Falkirk: £439

    £463£465£439Falkirk is higher£330£331£313

  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, Calder Valley £655Calder Valley: £655Falkirk: £726Calder Valley: £657Falkirk: £729Calder Valley: £621Falkirk: £689

    £726£729£689Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£655£657£621

  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, Calder Valley £24Calder Valley: £24Falkirk: £24Calder Valley: £24Falkirk: £24Calder Valley: £22Falkirk: £23

    £24£24£23Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Calder Valley £416Calder Valley: £416Falkirk: £616Calder Valley: £418Falkirk: £619Calder Valley: £394Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Falkirk is higher£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Calder Valley £117Calder Valley: £117Falkirk: £194Calder Valley: £117Falkirk: £194Calder Valley: £111Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Falkirk is higher£117£117£111

  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, Calder Valley £100Calder Valley: £100Falkirk: £125Calder Valley: £100Falkirk: £125Calder Valley: £94Falkirk: £118

    £125£125£118Falkirk is higher£100£100£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £1,524, Calder Valley £1,434Calder Valley: £1,434Falkirk: £1,524Calder Valley: £1,440Falkirk: £1,531Calder Valley: £1,360Falkirk: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Falkirk is higher£1,434£1,440£1,360

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Calder Valley £154Calder Valley: £154Falkirk: £175Calder Valley: £155Falkirk: £176Calder Valley: £146Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Falkirk is higher£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £446, Calder Valley £292Calder Valley: £292Falkirk: £446Calder Valley: £293Falkirk: £448Calder Valley: £277Falkirk: £423

    £446£448£423Falkirk is higher£292£293£277

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £6.47, Calder Valley £6.72Calder Valley: £6.72Falkirk: £6.47Calder Valley: £6.74Falkirk: £6.50Calder Valley: £6.37Falkirk: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Calder Valley is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £9.70, Calder Valley £4.32Calder Valley: £4.32Falkirk: £9.70Calder Valley: £4.34Falkirk: £9.74Calder Valley: £4.10Falkirk: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Falkirk is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Calder Valley £5.65Calder Valley: £5.65Falkirk: £8.34Calder Valley: £5.67Falkirk: £8.37Calder Valley: £5.36Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Falkirk is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

  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, Calder Valley 1,040.2Calder Valley: 1,040.2Falkirk: 1,015.7

    1,015.7Calder Valley is higher1,040.2

  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, Calder Valley 91.1Calder Valley: 91.1Falkirk: 126.9

    126.9Falkirk is higher91.1

  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, Calder Valley 136.7Calder Valley: 136.7Falkirk: 175.9

    175.9Falkirk is higher136.7

  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, Calder Valley 63.8Calder Valley: 63.8Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Falkirk is higher63.8

  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, Calder Valley 166.6Calder Valley: 166.6Falkirk: 203.9

    203.9Falkirk is higher166.6

  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, Calder Valley 21.6Calder Valley: 21.6Falkirk: 30.4

    30.4Falkirk is higher21.6

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Falkirk and Calder Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureFalkirkCalder ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,527£4,547£4,294Falkirk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,968£13,023£12,301Shared outEstimated£13,036£13,092£12,365Calder Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,111£2,120£2,003Shared outEstimated£1,837£1,845£1,742Falkirk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,755£11,805£11,150£12,028£12,079£11,409Calder Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£463£465£439£330£331£313Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689Shared outEstimated£655£657£621Falkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23Shared outEstimated£24£24£22Falkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£416£418£394Falkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£117£117£111Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£125£118Shared outEstimated£100£100£94Falkirk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,434£1,440£1,360Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£154£155£146Falkirk
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£446£448£423£292£293£277Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£6.72£6.74£6.37Calder Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£4.32£4.34£4.10Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£5.65£5.67£5.36Falkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.71,040.2Calder Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.991.1Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.9Shared out136.7Falkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out63.8Falkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026203.9166.6Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.4Shared outEstimated21.6Falkirk

Per resident

Falkirk is higher on 16 of 21 measures, and Calder Valley on 5. 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 Calder Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Calder Valley £4,527Calder Valley: £4,527Falkirk: £4,756Calder Valley: £4,547Falkirk: £4,776Calder Valley: £4,294Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Falkirk is higher£4,527£4,547£4,294

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Falkirk £2,421, Calder Valley £2,711Calder Valley: £2,711Falkirk: £2,421Calder Valley: £2,723Falkirk: £2,431Calder Valley: £2,572Falkirk: £2,297

    £2,421£2,431£2,297Calder Valley is higher£2,711£2,723£2,572

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Falkirk £1,342, Calder Valley £1,124Calder Valley: £1,124Falkirk: £1,342Calder Valley: £1,129Falkirk: £1,347Calder Valley: £1,066Falkirk: £1,273

    £1,342£1,347£1,273Falkirk is higher£1,124£1,129£1,066

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Falkirk £2,195, Calder Valley £2,501Calder Valley: £2,501Falkirk: £2,195Calder Valley: £2,512Falkirk: £2,204Calder Valley: £2,373Falkirk: £2,082

    £2,195£2,204£2,082Calder Valley is higher£2,501£2,512£2,373

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Falkirk £86, Calder Valley £69Calder Valley: £69Falkirk: £86Calder Valley: £69Falkirk: £87Calder Valley: £65Falkirk: £82

    £86£87£82Falkirk is higher£69£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £136, Calder Valley £136Calder Valley: £136Falkirk: £136Calder Valley: £137Falkirk: £136Calder Valley: £129Falkirk: £129

    £136£136£129Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

  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, Calder Valley £4.89Calder Valley: £4.89Falkirk: £4.46Calder Valley: £4.91Falkirk: £4.48Calder Valley: £4.64Falkirk: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4.89£4.91£4.64

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Calder Valley £416Calder Valley: £416Falkirk: £616Calder Valley: £418Falkirk: £619Calder Valley: £394Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Falkirk is higher£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Calder Valley £117Calder Valley: £117Falkirk: £194Calder Valley: £117Falkirk: £194Calder Valley: £111Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Falkirk is higher£117£117£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Falkirk £79, Calder Valley £61Calder Valley: £61Falkirk: £79Calder Valley: £61Falkirk: £80Calder Valley: £58Falkirk: £75

    £79£80£75Falkirk is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Falkirk £969, Calder Valley £878Calder Valley: £878Falkirk: £969Calder Valley: £882Falkirk: £973Calder Valley: £833Falkirk: £919

    £969£973£919Falkirk is higher£878£882£833

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Calder Valley £154Calder Valley: £154Falkirk: £175Calder Valley: £155Falkirk: £176Calder Valley: £146Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Falkirk is higher£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £284, Calder Valley £179Calder Valley: £179Falkirk: £284Calder Valley: £179Falkirk: £285Calder Valley: £169Falkirk: £269

    £284£285£269Falkirk is higher£179£179£169

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £4.11, Calder Valley £4.11Calder Valley: £4.11Falkirk: £4.11Calder Valley: £4.13Falkirk: £4.13Calder Valley: £3.90Falkirk: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90No difference to show£4.11£4.13£3.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Falkirk £6.16, Calder Valley £2.65Calder Valley: £2.65Falkirk: £6.16Calder Valley: £2.66Falkirk: £6.18Calder Valley: £2.51Falkirk: £5.84

    £6.16£6.18£5.84Falkirk is higher£2.65£2.66£2.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Calder Valley £5.65Calder Valley: £5.65Falkirk: £8.34Calder Valley: £5.67Falkirk: £8.37Calder Valley: £5.36Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Falkirk is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 189.6, Calder Valley 216.3Calder Valley: 216.3Falkirk: 189.6

    189.6Calder Valley is higher216.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 23.7, Calder Valley 19.0Calder Valley: 19.0Falkirk: 23.7

    23.7Falkirk is higher19.0

  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, Calder Valley 28.4Calder Valley: 28.4Falkirk: 32.8

    32.8Falkirk is higher28.4

  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, Calder Valley 63.8Calder Valley: 63.8Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Falkirk is higher63.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 129.6, Calder Valley 102.0Calder Valley: 102.0Falkirk: 129.6

    129.6Falkirk is higher102.0

  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, Calder Valley 13.3Calder Valley: 13.3Falkirk: 19.3

    19.3Falkirk is higher13.3

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Falkirk and Calder Valley, per resident
MeasureFalkirkCalder ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,527£4,547£4,294Falkirk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,421£2,431£2,297Shared outEstimated£2,711£2,723£2,572Calder Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,342£1,347£1,273Shared outEstimated£1,124£1,129£1,066Falkirk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,195£2,204£2,082£2,501£2,512£2,373Calder Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£69£69£65Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129Shared outEstimated£136£137£129Calder Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23Shared outEstimated£4.89£4.91£4.64Calder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£416£418£394Falkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£117£117£111Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75Shared outEstimated£61£61£58Falkirk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£969£973£919£878£882£833Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£154£155£146Falkirk
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£269£179£179£169Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£4.11£4.13£3.90
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.16£6.18£5.84£2.65£2.66£2.51Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£5.65£5.67£5.36Falkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026189.6216.3Calder Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.719.0Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.8Shared out28.4Falkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out63.8Falkirk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.6102.0Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.3Shared outEstimated13.3Falkirk

Total

Falkirk is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Calder Valley 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

Falkirk Calder Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Falkirk £463.5m, Calder Valley £450.8mCalder Valley: £450.8mFalkirk: £463.5mCalder Valley: £452.8mFalkirk: £465.5mCalder Valley: £427.6mFalkirk: £439.6m

    £463.5m£465.5m£439.6mFalkirk is higher£450.8m£452.8m£427.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Falkirk £235.9m, Calder Valley £270.0mCalder Valley: £270.0mFalkirk: £235.9mCalder Valley: £271.1mFalkirk: £236.9mCalder Valley: £256.1mFalkirk: £223.8m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.8mCalder Valley is higher£270.0m£271.1m£256.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Falkirk £130.7m, Calder Valley £112.0mCalder Valley: £112.0mFalkirk: £130.7mCalder Valley: £112.4mFalkirk: £131.3mCalder Valley: £106.2mFalkirk: £124.0m

    £130.7m£131.3m£124.0mFalkirk is higher£112.0m£112.4m£106.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Falkirk £213.9m, Calder Valley £249.1mCalder Valley: £249.1mFalkirk: £213.9mCalder Valley: £250.2mFalkirk: £214.8mCalder Valley: £236.3mFalkirk: £202.9m

    £213.9m£214.8m£202.9mCalder Valley is higher£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk £8.4m, Calder Valley £6.8mCalder Valley: £6.8mFalkirk: £8.4mCalder Valley: £6.9mFalkirk: £8.5mCalder Valley: £6.5mFalkirk: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mFalkirk is higher£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £13.2m, Calder Valley £13.6mCalder Valley: £13.6mFalkirk: £13.2mCalder Valley: £13.6mFalkirk: £13.3mCalder Valley: £12.9mFalkirk: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mCalder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

  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, Calder Valley £0.49mCalder Valley: £0.49mFalkirk: £0.43mCalder Valley: £0.49mFalkirk: £0.44mCalder Valley: £0.46mFalkirk: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.44m£0.41mCalder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £60.0m, Calder Valley £41.4mCalder Valley: £41.4mFalkirk: £60.0mCalder Valley: £41.6mFalkirk: £60.3mCalder Valley: £39.3mFalkirk: £56.9m

    £60.0m£60.3m£56.9mFalkirk is higher£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £18.9m, Calder Valley £11.6mCalder Valley: £11.6mFalkirk: £18.9mCalder Valley: £11.7mFalkirk: £19.0mCalder Valley: £11.0mFalkirk: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mFalkirk is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk £7.7m, Calder Valley £6.1mCalder Valley: £6.1mFalkirk: £7.7mCalder Valley: £6.1mFalkirk: £7.7mCalder Valley: £5.8mFalkirk: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mFalkirk is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk £94.4m, Calder Valley £87.4mCalder Valley: £87.4mFalkirk: £94.4mCalder Valley: £87.8mFalkirk: £94.8mCalder Valley: £82.9mFalkirk: £89.5m

    £94.4m£94.8m£89.5mFalkirk is higher£87.4m£87.8m£82.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Falkirk £17.1m, Calder Valley £15.3mCalder Valley: £15.3mFalkirk: £17.1mCalder Valley: £15.4mFalkirk: £17.2mCalder Valley: £14.5mFalkirk: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.2mFalkirk is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Falkirk £27.6m, Calder Valley £17.8mCalder Valley: £17.8mFalkirk: £27.6mCalder Valley: £17.9mFalkirk: £27.8mCalder Valley: £16.9mFalkirk: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.8m£26.2mFalkirk is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Falkirk £0.40m, Calder Valley £0.41mCalder Valley: £0.41mFalkirk: £0.40mCalder Valley: £0.41mFalkirk: £0.40mCalder Valley: £0.39mFalkirk: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mCalder Valley is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Falkirk £0.60m, Calder Valley £0.26mCalder Valley: £0.26mFalkirk: £0.60mCalder Valley: £0.26mFalkirk: £0.60mCalder Valley: £0.25mFalkirk: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFalkirk is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Falkirk £0.81m, Calder Valley £0.56mCalder Valley: £0.56mFalkirk: £0.81mCalder Valley: £0.57mFalkirk: £0.82mCalder Valley: £0.53mFalkirk: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mFalkirk is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Falkirk 18,479, Calder Valley 21,542Calder Valley: 21,542Falkirk: 18,479

    18,479Calder Valley is higher21,542

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk 2,308, Calder Valley 1,887Calder Valley: 1,887Falkirk: 2,308

    2,308Falkirk is higher1,887

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 3,200, Calder Valley 2,830Calder Valley: 2,830Falkirk: 3,200

    3,200Falkirk is higher2,830

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 9,680, Calder Valley 6,349Calder Valley: 6,349Falkirk: 9,680

    9,680Falkirk is higher6,349

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk 12,628, Calder Valley 10,158Calder Valley: 10,158Falkirk: 12,628

    12,628Falkirk is higher10,158

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk 1,881, Calder Valley 1,319Calder Valley: 1,319Falkirk: 1,881

    1,881Falkirk is higher1,319

Show the numbers
Falkirk and Calder Valley, total
MeasureFalkirkCalder ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£463.5m£465.5m£439.6mShared outEstimated£450.8m£452.8m£427.6mFalkirk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimated£270.0m£271.1m£256.1mCalder Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£130.7m£131.3m£124.0mShared outEstimated£112.0m£112.4m£106.2mFalkirk
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.9m£214.8m£202.9m£249.1m£250.2m£236.3mCalder Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mFalkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShared outEstimated£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mCalder Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mShared outEstimated£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mCalder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£56.9mShared outEstimated£41.4m£41.6m£39.3mFalkirk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mShared outEstimated£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mFalkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mShared outEstimated£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mFalkirk
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.4m£94.8m£89.5m£87.4m£87.8m£82.9mFalkirk
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mFalkirk
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mFalkirk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mCalder Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mFalkirk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimated£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mFalkirk
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,47921,542Calder Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3081,887Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,200Shared out2,830Falkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,680Shared out6,349Falkirk
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,62810,158Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,881Shared outEstimated1,319Falkirk

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.
  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.
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