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Falkirk and Livingston

97,448 and 106,305 residents (mid-2024).

Falkirk is higher than Livingston on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 Livingston 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 Livingston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Livingston £4,452Livingston: £4,452Falkirk: £4,756Livingston: £4,471Falkirk: £4,776Livingston: £4,223Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4,452£4,471£4,223

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £12,968, Livingston £12,807Livingston: £12,807Falkirk: £12,968Livingston: £12,861Falkirk: £13,023Livingston: £12,148Falkirk: £12,301

    £12,968£13,023£12,301Falkirk is higher£12,807£12,861£12,148

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £2,111, Livingston £2,051Livingston: £2,051Falkirk: £2,111Livingston: £2,060Falkirk: £2,120Livingston: £1,945Falkirk: £2,003

    £2,111£2,120£2,003Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£2,051£2,060£1,945

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £11,755, Livingston £11,635Livingston: £11,635Falkirk: £11,755Livingston: £11,685Falkirk: £11,805Livingston: £11,036Falkirk: £11,150

    £11,755£11,805£11,150Falkirk is higher£11,635£11,685£11,036

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Falkirk £463, Livingston £467Livingston: £467Falkirk: £463Livingston: £469Falkirk: £465Livingston: £443Falkirk: £439

    £463£465£439Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£467£469£443

  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, Livingston £679Livingston: £679Falkirk: £726Livingston: £682Falkirk: £729Livingston: £644Falkirk: £689

    £726£729£689Falkirk is higher£679£682£644

  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, Livingston £25Livingston: £25Falkirk: £24Livingston: £25Falkirk: £24Livingston: £24Falkirk: £23

    £24£24£23Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Livingston £635Livingston: £635Falkirk: £616Livingston: £637Falkirk: £619Livingston: £602Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Livingston is higher£635£637£602

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Livingston £201Livingston: £201Falkirk: £194Livingston: £202Falkirk: £194Livingston: £191Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Livingston is higher£201£202£191

  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, Livingston £120Livingston: £120Falkirk: £125Livingston: £120Falkirk: £125Livingston: £113Falkirk: £118

    £125£125£118Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£113

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £1,524, Livingston £1,475Livingston: £1,475Falkirk: £1,524Livingston: £1,481Falkirk: £1,531Livingston: £1,399Falkirk: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£1,475£1,481£1,399

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Livingston £192Livingston: £192Falkirk: £175Livingston: £192Falkirk: £176Livingston: £182Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Livingston is higher£192£192£182

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £446, Livingston £441Livingston: £441Falkirk: £446Livingston: £443Falkirk: £448Livingston: £418Falkirk: £423

    £446£448£423Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£441£443£418

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £6.47, Livingston £6.50Livingston: £6.50Falkirk: £6.47Livingston: £6.53Falkirk: £6.50Livingston: £6.17Falkirk: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Livingston is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Falkirk £9.70, Livingston £9.16Livingston: £9.16Falkirk: £9.70Livingston: £9.20Falkirk: £9.74Livingston: £8.69Falkirk: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£9.16£9.20£8.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Livingston £6.59Livingston: £6.59Falkirk: £8.34Livingston: £6.62Falkirk: £8.37Livingston: £6.25Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Falkirk is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  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, Livingston 1,022.5Livingston: 1,022.5Falkirk: 1,015.7

    1,015.7Livingston is higherDepends on how you count1,022.5

  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, Livingston 121.0Livingston: 121.0Falkirk: 126.9

    126.9Falkirk is higher121.0

  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, Livingston 176.3Livingston: 176.3Falkirk: 175.9

    175.9Livingston is higherDepends on how you count176.3

  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, Livingston 101.3Livingston: 101.3Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Livingston is higher101.3

  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, Livingston 197.3Livingston: 197.3Falkirk: 203.9

    203.9Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count197.3

  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, Livingston 30.9Livingston: 30.9Falkirk: 30.4

    30.4Livingston is higher30.9

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Falkirk and Livingston, per person in the age group
MeasureFalkirkLivingstonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,968£13,023£12,301Shared outEstimated£12,807£12,861£12,148Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,111£2,120£2,003Shared outEstimated£2,051£2,060£1,945Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,755£11,805£11,150£11,635£11,685£11,036Falkirk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£463£465£439£467£469£443Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689Shared outEstimated£679£682£644Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23Shared outEstimated£25£25£24Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£635£637£602Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£201£202£191Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£125£118Shared outEstimated£120£120£113Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,475£1,481£1,399Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£192£192£182Livingston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£446£448£423£441£443£418Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£6.50£6.53£6.17Livingston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£9.16£9.20£8.69Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.71,022.5Livingston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.9121.0Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.9Shared out176.3Shared outLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out101.3Shared outLivingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026203.9197.3Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.4Shared outEstimated30.9Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Per resident

Falkirk is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Livingston 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 Livingston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Falkirk £4,756, Livingston £4,452Livingston: £4,452Falkirk: £4,756Livingston: £4,471Falkirk: £4,776Livingston: £4,223Falkirk: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4,452£4,471£4,223

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Falkirk £2,421, Livingston £2,104Livingston: £2,104Falkirk: £2,421Livingston: £2,113Falkirk: £2,431Livingston: £1,996Falkirk: £2,297

    £2,421£2,431£2,297Falkirk is higher£2,104£2,113£1,996

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Falkirk £1,342, Livingston £1,314Livingston: £1,314Falkirk: £1,342Livingston: £1,319Falkirk: £1,347Livingston: £1,246Falkirk: £1,273

    £1,342£1,347£1,273Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£1,314£1,319£1,246

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Falkirk £2,195, Livingston £1,912Livingston: £1,912Falkirk: £2,195Livingston: £1,920Falkirk: £2,204Livingston: £1,813Falkirk: £2,082

    £2,195£2,204£2,082Falkirk is higher£1,912£1,920£1,813

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Falkirk £86, Livingston £77Livingston: £77Falkirk: £86Livingston: £77Falkirk: £87Livingston: £73Falkirk: £82

    £86£87£82Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £136, Livingston £112Livingston: £112Falkirk: £136Livingston: £112Falkirk: £136Livingston: £106Falkirk: £129

    £136£136£129Falkirk is higher£112£112£106

  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, Livingston £4.16Livingston: £4.16Falkirk: £4.46Livingston: £4.18Falkirk: £4.48Livingston: £3.95Falkirk: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £616, Livingston £635Livingston: £635Falkirk: £616Livingston: £637Falkirk: £619Livingston: £602Falkirk: £584

    £616£619£584Livingston is higher£635£637£602

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Falkirk £194, Livingston £201Livingston: £201Falkirk: £194Livingston: £202Falkirk: £194Livingston: £191Falkirk: £184

    £194£194£184Livingston is higher£201£202£191

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Falkirk £79, Livingston £77Livingston: £77Falkirk: £79Livingston: £77Falkirk: £80Livingston: £73Falkirk: £75

    £79£80£75Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Falkirk £969, Livingston £945Livingston: £945Falkirk: £969Livingston: £949Falkirk: £973Livingston: £896Falkirk: £919

    £969£973£919Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£945£949£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Falkirk £175, Livingston £192Livingston: £192Falkirk: £175Livingston: £192Falkirk: £176Livingston: £182Falkirk: £166

    £175£176£166Livingston is higher£192£192£182

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £284, Livingston £283Livingston: £283Falkirk: £284Livingston: £284Falkirk: £285Livingston: £268Falkirk: £269

    £284£285£269Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Falkirk £4.11, Livingston £4.16Livingston: £4.16Falkirk: £4.11Livingston: £4.18Falkirk: £4.13Livingston: £3.95Falkirk: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Livingston is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Falkirk £6.16, Livingston £5.87Livingston: £5.87Falkirk: £6.16Livingston: £5.90Falkirk: £6.18Livingston: £5.57Falkirk: £5.84

    £6.16£6.18£5.84Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Falkirk £8.34, Livingston £6.59Livingston: £6.59Falkirk: £8.34Livingston: £6.62Falkirk: £8.37Livingston: £6.25Falkirk: £7.91

    £8.34£8.37£7.91Falkirk is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 189.6, Livingston 168.0Livingston: 168.0Falkirk: 189.6

    189.6Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count168.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 23.7, Livingston 19.9Livingston: 19.9Falkirk: 23.7

    23.7Falkirk is higher19.9

  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, Livingston 29.0Livingston: 29.0Falkirk: 32.8

    32.8Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count29.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 99.3, Livingston 101.3Livingston: 101.3Falkirk: 99.3

    99.3Livingston is higher101.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Falkirk 129.6, Livingston 126.4Livingston: 126.4Falkirk: 129.6

    129.6Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count126.4

  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, Livingston 19.8Livingston: 19.8Falkirk: 19.3

    19.3Livingston is higher19.8

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Falkirk and Livingston, per resident
MeasureFalkirkLivingstonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimated£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,421£2,431£2,297Shared outEstimated£2,104£2,113£1,996Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,342£1,347£1,273Shared outEstimated£1,314£1,319£1,246Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,195£2,204£2,082£1,912£1,920£1,813Falkirk
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£77£77£73Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129Shared outEstimated£112£112£106Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23Shared outEstimated£4.16£4.18£3.95Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£616£619£584Shared outEstimated£635£637£602Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184Shared outEstimated£201£202£191Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75Shared outEstimated£77£77£73Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£969£973£919£945£949£896Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£192£192£182Livingston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£269£283£284£268Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£4.16£4.18£3.95Livingston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.16£6.18£5.84£5.87£5.90£5.57Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimated£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026189.6168.0Falkirk
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.719.9Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.8Shared out29.0Shared outFalkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.3Shared out101.3Shared outLivingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.6126.4Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.3Shared outEstimated19.8Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Total

Falkirk is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Livingston 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

Falkirk Livingston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Falkirk £463.5m, Livingston £473.2mLivingston: £473.2mFalkirk: £463.5mLivingston: £475.2mFalkirk: £465.5mLivingston: £448.9mFalkirk: £439.6m

    £463.5m£465.5m£439.6mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£473.2m£475.2m£448.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Falkirk £235.9m, Livingston £223.7mLivingston: £223.7mFalkirk: £235.9mLivingston: £224.6mFalkirk: £236.9mLivingston: £212.2mFalkirk: £223.8m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.8mFalkirk is higher£223.7m£224.6m£212.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Falkirk £130.7m, Livingston £139.7mLivingston: £139.7mFalkirk: £130.7mLivingston: £140.2mFalkirk: £131.3mLivingston: £132.5mFalkirk: £124.0m

    £130.7m£131.3m£124.0mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£139.7m£140.2m£132.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Falkirk £213.9m, Livingston £203.2mLivingston: £203.2mFalkirk: £213.9mLivingston: £204.1mFalkirk: £214.8mLivingston: £192.7mFalkirk: £202.9m

    £213.9m£214.8m£202.9mFalkirk is higher£203.2m£204.1m£192.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk £8.4m, Livingston £8.2mLivingston: £8.2mFalkirk: £8.4mLivingston: £8.2mFalkirk: £8.5mLivingston: £7.7mFalkirk: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mFalkirk is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £13.2m, Livingston £11.9mLivingston: £11.9mFalkirk: £13.2mLivingston: £11.9mFalkirk: £13.3mLivingston: £11.3mFalkirk: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mFalkirk is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

  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, Livingston £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mFalkirk: £0.43mLivingston: £0.44mFalkirk: £0.44mLivingston: £0.42mFalkirk: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.44m£0.41mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £60.0m, Livingston £67.5mLivingston: £67.5mFalkirk: £60.0mLivingston: £67.7mFalkirk: £60.3mLivingston: £64.0mFalkirk: £56.9m

    £60.0m£60.3m£56.9mLivingston is higher£67.5m£67.7m£64.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Falkirk £18.9m, Livingston £21.4mLivingston: £21.4mFalkirk: £18.9mLivingston: £21.5mFalkirk: £19.0mLivingston: £20.3mFalkirk: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mLivingston is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk £7.7m, Livingston £8.1mLivingston: £8.1mFalkirk: £7.7mLivingston: £8.2mFalkirk: £7.7mLivingston: £7.7mFalkirk: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk £94.4m, Livingston £100.4mLivingston: £100.4mFalkirk: £94.4mLivingston: £100.8mFalkirk: £94.8mLivingston: £95.2mFalkirk: £89.5m

    £94.4m£94.8m£89.5mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Falkirk £17.1m, Livingston £20.4mLivingston: £20.4mFalkirk: £17.1mLivingston: £20.5mFalkirk: £17.2mLivingston: £19.3mFalkirk: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.2mLivingston is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Falkirk £27.6m, Livingston £30.0mLivingston: £30.0mFalkirk: £27.6mLivingston: £30.2mFalkirk: £27.8mLivingston: £28.5mFalkirk: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.8m£26.2mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Falkirk £0.40m, Livingston £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mFalkirk: £0.40mLivingston: £0.44mFalkirk: £0.40mLivingston: £0.42mFalkirk: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mLivingston is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Falkirk £0.60m, Livingston £0.62mLivingston: £0.62mFalkirk: £0.60mLivingston: £0.63mFalkirk: £0.60mLivingston: £0.59mFalkirk: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Falkirk £0.81m, Livingston £0.70mLivingston: £0.70mFalkirk: £0.81mLivingston: £0.70mFalkirk: £0.82mLivingston: £0.66mFalkirk: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mFalkirk is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Falkirk 18,479, Livingston 17,858Livingston: 17,858Falkirk: 18,479

    18,479Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count17,858

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Falkirk 2,308, Livingston 2,114Livingston: 2,114Falkirk: 2,308

    2,308Falkirk is higher2,114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 3,200, Livingston 3,079Livingston: 3,079Falkirk: 3,200

    3,200Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count3,079

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Falkirk 9,680, Livingston 10,772Livingston: 10,772Falkirk: 9,680

    9,680Livingston is higher10,772

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Falkirk 12,628, Livingston 13,435Livingston: 13,435Falkirk: 12,628

    12,628Livingston is higherDepends on how you count13,435

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Falkirk 1,881, Livingston 2,103Livingston: 2,103Falkirk: 1,881

    1,881Livingston is higher2,103

Show the numbers
Falkirk and Livingston, total
MeasureFalkirkLivingstonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£463.5m£465.5m£439.6mShared outEstimated£473.2m£475.2m£448.9mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimated£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£130.7m£131.3m£124.0mShared outEstimated£139.7m£140.2m£132.5mShared outEstimatedLivingston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.9m£214.8m£202.9m£203.2m£204.1m£192.7mFalkirk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mFalkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShared outEstimated£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mShared outEstimated£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£56.9mShared outEstimated£67.5m£67.7m£64.0mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mShared outEstimated£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mShared outEstimated£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.4m£94.8m£89.5m£100.4m£100.8m£95.2mLivingston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mLivingston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m£30.0m£30.2m£28.5mLivingston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mLivingston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mLivingston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimated£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,47917,858Falkirk
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3082,114Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,200Shared out3,079Shared outFalkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,680Shared out10,772Shared outLivingston
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,62813,435Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,881Shared outEstimated2,103Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Sources

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

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  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.
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