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Glasgow West and Glasgow East

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

Glasgow West is higher than Glasgow East on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 6 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 West is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Glasgow East 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 West Glasgow East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    204.3Glasgow East is higher293.4

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

    229.2Glasgow East is higherDepends on how you count245.8

  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 West 120.7, Glasgow East 117.5Glasgow East: 117.5Glasgow West: 120.7

    120.7Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count117.5

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

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

    227.2Glasgow East is higher287.0

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

    33.1Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count32.2

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Glasgow West and Glasgow East, per person in the age group
MeasureGlasgow WestGlasgow EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,000£5,021£4,742Shared outEstimated£5,401£5,424£5,123Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,590£13,647£12,890Shared outEstimated£14,381£14,442£13,641Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,475£2,485£2,347Shared outEstimated£3,042£3,055£2,885Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,439£11,488£10,850£11,667£11,717£11,067Glasgow East
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£930£934£882£1,405£1,411£1,333Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,158£1,163£1,098Shared outEstimated£1,242£1,247£1,178Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£62£62£59Shared outEstimated£67£67£63Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£745£748£707Shared outEstimated£725£728£688Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220Shared outEstimated£226£227£214Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£148£140Shared outEstimated£144£145£137Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,718£1,726£1,630£2,196£2,206£2,083Glasgow East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£385£387£365£491£493£466Glasgow East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£585£588£555£680£683£645Glasgow East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.47£8.50£8.03Glasgow West
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£14£13£13Glasgow West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.93£6.96£6.57Shared outEstimated£4.54£4.56£4.31Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.81,045.1Glasgow East
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026204.3293.4Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026229.2Shared out245.8Shared outGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.7Shared out117.5Shared outGlasgow West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026227.2287.0Glasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.1Shared outEstimated32.2Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West

Per resident

Glasgow West is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Glasgow East on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Glasgow West Glasgow East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  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 West £8.67, Glasgow East £8.43Glasgow East: £8.43Glasgow West: £8.67Glasgow East: £8.47Glasgow West: £8.70Glasgow East: £8.00Glasgow West: £8.22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    141.8Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count132.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    28.5Glasgow East is higher37.1

  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 West 31.9, Glasgow East 31.1Glasgow East: 31.1Glasgow West: 31.9

    31.9Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count31.1

  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 West 120.7, Glasgow East 117.5Glasgow East: 117.5Glasgow West: 120.7

    120.7Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count117.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    159.5Glasgow East is higher201.5

  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 West 23.2, Glasgow East 22.6Glasgow East: 22.6Glasgow West: 23.2

    23.2Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count22.6

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Glasgow West and Glasgow East, per resident
MeasureGlasgow WestGlasgow EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,000£5,021£4,742Shared outEstimated£5,401£5,424£5,123Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,893£1,901£1,796Shared outEstimated£1,819£1,827£1,725Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,738£1,745£1,649Shared outEstimated£2,136£2,145£2,026Shared outEstimatedGlasgow East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,594£1,600£1,512£1,476£1,482£1,400Glasgow West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£178£178£169Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153Shared outEstimated£157£158£149Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.67£8.70£8.22Shared outEstimated£8.43£8.47£8.00Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£745£748£707Shared outEstimated£725£728£688Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220Shared outEstimated£226£227£214Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98Shared outEstimated£101£102£96Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,207£1,212£1,145£1,542£1,548£1,463Glasgow East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£385£387£365£491£493£466Glasgow East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£411£413£390£477£479£453Glasgow East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23£5.95£5.97£5.64Glasgow West
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.66£9.70£9.16£9.30£9.34£8.82Glasgow West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.93£6.96£6.57Shared outEstimated£4.54£4.56£4.31Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.8132.2Glasgow West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.537.1Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.9Shared out31.1Shared outGlasgow West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.7Shared out117.5Shared outGlasgow West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026159.5201.5Glasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.2Shared outEstimated22.6Shared outEstimatedGlasgow West

Total

Glasgow West is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Glasgow East on 16. 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 West Glasgow East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    14,479Glasgow West is higherDepends on how you count13,944

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    2,906Glasgow East is higher3,914

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

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

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

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

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

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

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    16,292Glasgow East is higher21,257

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

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

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

Show the numbers
Glasgow West and Glasgow East, total
MeasureGlasgow WestGlasgow EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.5m£512.7m£484.3mShared outEstimated£569.7m£572.1m£540.4mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£193.3m£194.1m£183.4mShared outEstimated£191.9m£192.7m£182.0mShared outEstimatedGlasgow West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.5m£178.2m£168.4mShared outEstimated£225.3m£226.2m£213.7mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£162.7m£163.4m£154.4m£155.7m£156.3m£147.7mGlasgow West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.6m£18.7m£18.8m£17.8mGlasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mShared outEstimated£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mShared outEstimated£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.1m£76.4m£72.1mShared outEstimated£76.5m£76.8m£72.6mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.7m£23.8m£22.4mShared outEstimated£23.8m£23.9m£22.6mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mShared outEstimated£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mShared outEstimatedGlasgow East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£123.2m£123.8m£116.9m£162.7m£163.3m£154.3mGlasgow East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£39.3m£39.5m£37.3m£51.8m£52.0m£49.1mGlasgow East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£42.0m£42.2m£39.8m£50.3m£50.6m£47.8mGlasgow East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mGlasgow West
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m£0.98m£0.98m£0.93mGlasgow West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mShared outEstimated£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mShared outEstimatedGlasgow West
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,47913,944Glasgow West
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,9063,914Glasgow East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,261Shared out3,280Shared outGlasgow East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,321Shared out12,394Shared outGlasgow East
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,29221,257Glasgow East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,373Shared outEstimated2,387Shared 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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