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Glasgow East and Glasgow West

105,488 and 102,116 residents (mid-2024).

Glasgow East is higher than Glasgow West on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 16 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

Glasgow East is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Glasgow West 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

Glasgow East Glasgow West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Glasgow East £5,401, Glasgow West £5,000Glasgow West: £5,000Glasgow East: £5,401Glasgow West: £5,021Glasgow East: £5,424Glasgow West: £4,742Glasgow East: £5,123

    £5,401£5,424£5,123Glasgow East is higher£5,000£5,021£4,742

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Glasgow East £14,381, Glasgow West £13,590Glasgow West: £13,590Glasgow East: £14,381Glasgow West: £13,647Glasgow East: £14,442Glasgow West: £12,890Glasgow East: £13,641

    £14,381£14,442£13,641Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£13,590£13,647£12,890

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Glasgow East £3,042, Glasgow West £2,475Glasgow West: £2,475Glasgow East: £3,042Glasgow West: £2,485Glasgow East: £3,055Glasgow West: £2,347Glasgow East: £2,885

    £3,042£3,055£2,885Glasgow East is higher£2,475£2,485£2,347

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Glasgow East £11,667, Glasgow West £11,439Glasgow West: £11,439Glasgow East: £11,667Glasgow West: £11,488Glasgow East: £11,717Glasgow West: £10,850Glasgow East: £11,067

    £11,667£11,717£11,067Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£11,439£11,488£10,850

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Glasgow East £1,405, Glasgow West £930Glasgow West: £930Glasgow East: £1,405Glasgow West: £934Glasgow East: £1,411Glasgow West: £882Glasgow East: £1,333

    £1,405£1,411£1,333Glasgow East is higher£930£934£882

  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: Glasgow East £1,242, Glasgow West £1,158Glasgow West: £1,158Glasgow East: £1,242Glasgow West: £1,163Glasgow East: £1,247Glasgow West: £1,098Glasgow East: £1,178

    £1,242£1,247£1,178Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£1,158£1,163£1,098

  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: Glasgow East £67, Glasgow West £62Glasgow West: £62Glasgow East: £67Glasgow West: £62Glasgow East: £67Glasgow West: £59Glasgow East: £63

    £67£67£63Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £725, Glasgow West £745Glasgow West: £745Glasgow East: £725Glasgow West: £748Glasgow East: £728Glasgow West: £707Glasgow East: £688

    £725£728£688Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£745£748£707

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £226, Glasgow West £232Glasgow West: £232Glasgow East: £226Glasgow West: £233Glasgow East: £227Glasgow West: £220Glasgow East: £214

    £226£227£214Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£232£233£220

  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: Glasgow East £144, Glasgow West £148Glasgow West: £148Glasgow East: £144Glasgow West: £148Glasgow East: £145Glasgow West: £140Glasgow East: £137

    £144£145£137Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£148£148£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Glasgow East £2,196, Glasgow West £1,718Glasgow West: £1,718Glasgow East: £2,196Glasgow West: £1,726Glasgow East: £2,206Glasgow West: £1,630Glasgow East: £2,083

    £2,196£2,206£2,083Glasgow East is higher£1,718£1,726£1,630

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Glasgow East £491, Glasgow West £385Glasgow West: £385Glasgow East: £491Glasgow West: £387Glasgow East: £493Glasgow West: £365Glasgow East: £466

    £491£493£466Glasgow East is higher£385£387£365

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Glasgow East £680, Glasgow West £585Glasgow West: £585Glasgow East: £680Glasgow West: £588Glasgow East: £683Glasgow West: £555Glasgow East: £645

    £680£683£645Glasgow East is higher£585£588£555

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Glasgow East £8.47, Glasgow West £9.35Glasgow West: £9.35Glasgow East: £8.47Glasgow West: £9.39Glasgow East: £8.50Glasgow West: £8.87Glasgow East: £8.03

    £8.47£8.50£8.03Glasgow West is higher£9.35£9.39£8.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Glasgow East £13, Glasgow West £14Glasgow West: £14Glasgow East: £13Glasgow West: £14Glasgow East: £13Glasgow West: £13Glasgow East: £13

    £13Glasgow West is higher£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Glasgow East £4.54, Glasgow West £6.93Glasgow West: £6.93Glasgow East: £4.54Glasgow West: £6.96Glasgow East: £4.56Glasgow West: £6.57Glasgow East: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Glasgow West is higher£6.93£6.96£6.57

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Glasgow East 1,045.1, Glasgow West 1,017.8Glasgow West: 1,017.8Glasgow East: 1,045.1

    1,045.1Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count1,017.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Glasgow East 293.4, Glasgow West 204.3Glasgow West: 204.3Glasgow East: 293.4

    293.4Glasgow East is higher204.3

  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: Glasgow East 245.8, Glasgow West 229.2Glasgow West: 229.2Glasgow East: 245.8

    245.8Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count229.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 117.5, Glasgow West 120.7Glasgow West: 120.7Glasgow East: 117.5

    117.5Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count120.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Glasgow East 287.0, Glasgow West 227.2Glasgow West: 227.2Glasgow East: 287.0

    287.0Glasgow East is higher227.2

  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: Glasgow East 32.2, Glasgow West 33.1Glasgow West: 33.1Glasgow East: 32.2

    32.2Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count33.1

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Glasgow East and Glasgow West, per person in the age group
MeasureGlasgow EastGlasgow WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,401£5,424£5,123Shared outEstimated£5,000£5,021£4,742Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14,381£14,442£13,641Shared outEstimated£13,590£13,647£12,890Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,042£3,055£2,885Shared outEstimated£2,475£2,485£2,347Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,667£11,717£11,067£11,439£11,488£10,850Glasgow East
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,405£1,411£1,333£930£934£882Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,242£1,247£1,178Shared outEstimated£1,158£1,163£1,098Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£67£67£63Shared outEstimated£62£62£59Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£725£728£688Shared outEstimated£745£748£707Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214Shared outEstimated£232£233£220Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£137Shared outEstimated£148£148£140Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,196£2,206£2,083£1,718£1,726£1,630Glasgow East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466£385£387£365Glasgow East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£680£683£645£585£588£555Glasgow East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.47£8.50£8.03£9.35£9.39£8.87Glasgow West
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£14£14£13Glasgow West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31Shared outEstimated£6.93£6.96£6.57Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,045.11,017.8Glasgow East
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026293.4204.3Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026245.8Shared out229.2Shared outGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026117.5Shared out120.7Shared outGlasgow West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026287.0227.2Glasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.2Shared outEstimated33.1Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West

Per resident

Glasgow East is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Glasgow West 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

Glasgow East Glasgow West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Glasgow East £5,401, Glasgow West £5,000Glasgow West: £5,000Glasgow East: £5,401Glasgow West: £5,021Glasgow East: £5,424Glasgow West: £4,742Glasgow East: £5,123

    £5,401£5,424£5,123Glasgow East is higher£5,000£5,021£4,742

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Glasgow East £1,819, Glasgow West £1,893Glasgow West: £1,893Glasgow East: £1,819Glasgow West: £1,901Glasgow East: £1,827Glasgow West: £1,796Glasgow East: £1,725

    £1,819£1,827£1,725Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£1,893£1,901£1,796

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Glasgow East £2,136, Glasgow West £1,738Glasgow West: £1,738Glasgow East: £2,136Glasgow West: £1,745Glasgow East: £2,145Glasgow West: £1,649Glasgow East: £2,026

    £2,136£2,145£2,026Glasgow East is higher£1,738£1,745£1,649

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Glasgow East £1,476, Glasgow West £1,594Glasgow West: £1,594Glasgow East: £1,476Glasgow West: £1,600Glasgow East: £1,482Glasgow West: £1,512Glasgow East: £1,400

    £1,476£1,482£1,400Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£1,594£1,600£1,512

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Glasgow East £178, Glasgow West £130Glasgow West: £130Glasgow East: £178Glasgow West: £130Glasgow East: £178Glasgow West: £123Glasgow East: £169

    £178£178£169Glasgow East is higher£130£130£123

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £157, Glasgow West £161Glasgow West: £161Glasgow East: £157Glasgow West: £162Glasgow East: £158Glasgow West: £153Glasgow East: £149

    £157£158£149Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £8.43, Glasgow West £8.67Glasgow West: £8.67Glasgow East: £8.43Glasgow West: £8.70Glasgow East: £8.47Glasgow West: £8.22Glasgow East: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£8.67£8.70£8.22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £725, Glasgow West £745Glasgow West: £745Glasgow East: £725Glasgow West: £748Glasgow East: £728Glasgow West: £707Glasgow East: £688

    £725£728£688Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£745£748£707

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £226, Glasgow West £232Glasgow West: £232Glasgow East: £226Glasgow West: £233Glasgow East: £227Glasgow West: £220Glasgow East: £214

    £226£227£214Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£232£233£220

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Glasgow East £101, Glasgow West £104Glasgow West: £104Glasgow East: £101Glasgow West: £104Glasgow East: £102Glasgow West: £98Glasgow East: £96

    £101£102£96Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Glasgow East £1,542, Glasgow West £1,207Glasgow West: £1,207Glasgow East: £1,542Glasgow West: £1,212Glasgow East: £1,548Glasgow West: £1,145Glasgow East: £1,463

    £1,542£1,548£1,463Glasgow East is higher£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Glasgow East £491, Glasgow West £385Glasgow West: £385Glasgow East: £491Glasgow West: £387Glasgow East: £493Glasgow West: £365Glasgow East: £466

    £491£493£466Glasgow East is higher£385£387£365

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Glasgow East £477, Glasgow West £411Glasgow West: £411Glasgow East: £477Glasgow West: £413Glasgow East: £479Glasgow West: £390Glasgow East: £453

    £477£479£453Glasgow East is higher£411£413£390

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Glasgow East £5.95, Glasgow West £6.57Glasgow West: £6.57Glasgow East: £5.95Glasgow West: £6.60Glasgow East: £5.97Glasgow West: £6.23Glasgow East: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Glasgow West is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Glasgow East £9.30, Glasgow West £9.66Glasgow West: £9.66Glasgow East: £9.30Glasgow West: £9.70Glasgow East: £9.34Glasgow West: £9.16Glasgow East: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Glasgow West is higher£9.66£9.70£9.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Glasgow East £4.54, Glasgow West £6.93Glasgow West: £6.93Glasgow East: £4.54Glasgow West: £6.96Glasgow East: £4.56Glasgow West: £6.57Glasgow East: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Glasgow West is higher£6.93£6.96£6.57

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 132.2, Glasgow West 141.8Glasgow West: 141.8Glasgow East: 132.2

    132.2Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count141.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 37.1, Glasgow West 28.5Glasgow West: 28.5Glasgow East: 37.1

    37.1Glasgow East is higher28.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 31.1, Glasgow West 31.9Glasgow West: 31.9Glasgow East: 31.1

    31.1Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count31.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 117.5, Glasgow West 120.7Glasgow West: 120.7Glasgow East: 117.5

    117.5Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count120.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 201.5, Glasgow West 159.5Glasgow West: 159.5Glasgow East: 201.5

    201.5Glasgow East is higher159.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Glasgow East 22.6, Glasgow West 23.2Glasgow West: 23.2Glasgow East: 22.6

    22.6Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count23.2

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Glasgow East and Glasgow West, per resident
MeasureGlasgow EastGlasgow WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,401£5,424£5,123Shared outEstimated£5,000£5,021£4,742Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,819£1,827£1,725Shared outEstimated£1,893£1,901£1,796Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,136£2,145£2,026Shared outEstimated£1,738£1,745£1,649Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,476£1,482£1,400£1,594£1,600£1,512Glasgow West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£130£130£123Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149Shared outEstimated£161£162£153Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00Shared outEstimated£8.67£8.70£8.22Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£725£728£688Shared outEstimated£745£748£707Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214Shared outEstimated£232£233£220Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96Shared outEstimated£104£104£98Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,548£1,463£1,207£1,212£1,145Glasgow East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466£385£387£365Glasgow East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£477£479£453£411£413£390Glasgow East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£6.57£6.60£6.23Glasgow West
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£9.66£9.70£9.16Glasgow West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31Shared outEstimated£6.93£6.96£6.57Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026132.2141.8Glasgow West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202637.128.5Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.1Shared out31.9Shared outGlasgow West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026117.5Shared out120.7Shared outGlasgow West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026201.5159.5Glasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.6Shared outEstimated23.2Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West

Total

Glasgow East is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Glasgow West 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

Glasgow East Glasgow West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Glasgow East £569.7m, Glasgow West £510.5mGlasgow West: £510.5mGlasgow East: £569.7mGlasgow West: £512.7mGlasgow East: £572.1mGlasgow West: £484.3mGlasgow East: £540.4m

    £569.7m£572.1m£540.4mGlasgow East is higher£510.5m£512.7m£484.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Glasgow East £191.9m, Glasgow West £193.3mGlasgow West: £193.3mGlasgow East: £191.9mGlasgow West: £194.1mGlasgow East: £192.7mGlasgow West: £183.4mGlasgow East: £182.0m

    £191.9m£192.7m£182.0mGlasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£193.3m£194.1m£183.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Glasgow East £225.3m, Glasgow West £177.5mGlasgow West: £177.5mGlasgow East: £225.3mGlasgow West: £178.2mGlasgow East: £226.2mGlasgow West: £168.4mGlasgow East: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mGlasgow East is higher£177.5m£178.2m£168.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Glasgow East £155.7m, Glasgow West £162.7mGlasgow West: £162.7mGlasgow East: £155.7mGlasgow West: £163.4mGlasgow East: £156.3mGlasgow West: £154.4mGlasgow East: £147.7m

    £155.7m£156.3m£147.7mGlasgow West is higherDepends on how you count£162.7m£163.4m£154.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Glasgow East £18.7m, Glasgow West £13.2mGlasgow West: £13.2mGlasgow East: £18.7mGlasgow West: £13.3mGlasgow East: £18.8mGlasgow West: £12.6mGlasgow East: £17.8m

    £18.7m£18.8m£17.8mGlasgow East is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Glasgow East £16.6m, Glasgow West £16.5mGlasgow West: £16.5mGlasgow East: £16.6mGlasgow West: £16.5mGlasgow East: £16.6mGlasgow West: £15.6mGlasgow East: £15.7m

    £16.6m£16.6m£15.7mGlasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Glasgow East £0.89m, Glasgow West £0.88mGlasgow West: £0.88mGlasgow East: £0.89mGlasgow West: £0.89mGlasgow East: £0.89mGlasgow West: £0.84mGlasgow East: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mGlasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Glasgow East £76.5m, Glasgow West £76.1mGlasgow West: £76.1mGlasgow East: £76.5mGlasgow West: £76.4mGlasgow East: £76.8mGlasgow West: £72.1mGlasgow East: £72.6m

    £76.5m£76.8m£72.6mGlasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£76.1m£76.4m£72.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Glasgow East £23.8m, Glasgow West £23.7mGlasgow West: £23.7mGlasgow East: £23.8mGlasgow West: £23.8mGlasgow East: £23.9mGlasgow West: £22.4mGlasgow East: £22.6m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.6mGlasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Glasgow East £10.7m, Glasgow West £10.6mGlasgow West: £10.6mGlasgow East: £10.7mGlasgow West: £10.6mGlasgow East: £10.7mGlasgow West: £10.1mGlasgow East: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mGlasgow East is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Glasgow East £162.7m, Glasgow West £123.2mGlasgow West: £123.2mGlasgow East: £162.7mGlasgow West: £123.8mGlasgow East: £163.3mGlasgow West: £116.9mGlasgow East: £154.3m

    £162.7m£163.3m£154.3mGlasgow East is higher£123.2m£123.8m£116.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Glasgow East £51.8m, Glasgow West £39.3mGlasgow West: £39.3mGlasgow East: £51.8mGlasgow West: £39.5mGlasgow East: £52.0mGlasgow West: £37.3mGlasgow East: £49.1m

    £51.8m£52.0m£49.1mGlasgow East is higher£39.3m£39.5m£37.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Glasgow East £50.3m, Glasgow West £42.0mGlasgow West: £42.0mGlasgow East: £50.3mGlasgow West: £42.2mGlasgow East: £50.6mGlasgow West: £39.8mGlasgow East: £47.8m

    £50.3m£50.6m£47.8mGlasgow East is higher£42.0m£42.2m£39.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Glasgow East £0.63m, Glasgow West £0.67mGlasgow West: £0.67mGlasgow East: £0.63mGlasgow West: £0.67mGlasgow East: £0.63mGlasgow West: £0.64mGlasgow East: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mGlasgow West is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Glasgow East £0.98m, Glasgow West £0.99mGlasgow West: £0.99mGlasgow East: £0.98mGlasgow West: £0.99mGlasgow East: £0.98mGlasgow West: £0.94mGlasgow East: £0.93m

    £0.98m£0.98m£0.93mGlasgow West is higher£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Glasgow East £0.48m, Glasgow West £0.71mGlasgow West: £0.71mGlasgow East: £0.48mGlasgow West: £0.71mGlasgow East: £0.48mGlasgow West: £0.67mGlasgow East: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mGlasgow West is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Glasgow East 13,944, Glasgow West 14,479Glasgow West: 14,479Glasgow East: 13,944

    13,944Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count14,479

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Glasgow East 3,914, Glasgow West 2,906Glasgow West: 2,906Glasgow East: 3,914

    3,914Glasgow East is higher2,906

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Glasgow East 3,280, Glasgow West 3,261Glasgow West: 3,261Glasgow East: 3,280

    3,280Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count3,261

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Glasgow East 12,394, Glasgow West 12,321Glasgow West: 12,321Glasgow East: 12,394

    12,394Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count12,321

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Glasgow East 21,257, Glasgow West 16,292Glasgow West: 16,292Glasgow East: 21,257

    21,257Glasgow East is higher16,292

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Glasgow East 2,387, Glasgow West 2,373Glasgow West: 2,373Glasgow East: 2,387

    2,387Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count2,373

Show the numbers
Glasgow East and Glasgow West, total
MeasureGlasgow EastGlasgow WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£569.7m£572.1m£540.4mShared outEstimated£510.5m£512.7m£484.3mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£191.9m£192.7m£182.0mShared outEstimated£193.3m£194.1m£183.4mShared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7mShared outEstimated£177.5m£178.2m£168.4mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£155.7m£156.3m£147.7m£162.7m£163.4m£154.4mGlasgow West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m£13.2m£13.3m£12.6mGlasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mShared outEstimated£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mShared outEstimated£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.5m£76.8m£72.6mShared outEstimated£76.1m£76.4m£72.1mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.6mShared outEstimated£23.7m£23.8m£22.4mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mShared outEstimated£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£162.7m£163.3m£154.3m£123.2m£123.8m£116.9mGlasgow East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m£39.3m£39.5m£37.3mGlasgow East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£50.3m£50.6m£47.8m£42.0m£42.2m£39.8mGlasgow East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mGlasgow West
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m£0.99m£0.99m£0.94mGlasgow West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mShared outEstimated£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mShared outEstimatedGlasgow West
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,94414,479Glasgow West
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9142,906Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,280Shared out3,261Shared outGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,394Shared out12,321Shared outGlasgow East
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,25716,292Glasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,387Shared outEstimated2,373Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East

Sources

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

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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.
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