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Livingston and Falkirk

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

Livingston is higher than Falkirk on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 14 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

Livingston is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Falkirk on 12. 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

Livingston Falkirk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Livingston 1,022.5, Falkirk 1,015.7Falkirk: 1,015.7Livingston: 1,022.5

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

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Livingston 121.0, Falkirk 126.9Falkirk: 126.9Livingston: 121.0

    121.0Falkirk is higher126.9

  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: Livingston 176.3, Falkirk 175.9Falkirk: 175.9Livingston: 176.3

    176.3Livingston is higherDepends on how you count175.9

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

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

    101.3Livingston is higher99.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Livingston 197.3, Falkirk 203.9Falkirk: 203.9Livingston: 197.3

    197.3Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count203.9

  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: Livingston 30.9, Falkirk 30.4Falkirk: 30.4Livingston: 30.9

    30.9Livingston is higher30.4

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Livingston and Falkirk, per person in the age group
MeasureLivingstonFalkirkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,807£12,861£12,148Shared outEstimated£12,968£13,023£12,301Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,060£1,945Shared outEstimated£2,111£2,120£2,003Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,685£11,036£11,755£11,805£11,150Falkirk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£463£465£439Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£679£682£644Shared outEstimated£726£729£689Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24Shared outEstimated£24£24£23Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£616£619£584Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£194£194£184Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£113Shared outEstimated£125£125£118Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,475£1,481£1,399£1,524£1,531£1,446Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£175£176£166Livingston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£441£443£418£446£448£423Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£6.47£6.50£6.14Livingston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.16£9.20£8.69£9.70£9.74£9.20Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,015.7Livingston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.0126.9Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.3Shared out175.9Shared outLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out99.3Shared outLivingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.3203.9Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.9Shared outEstimated30.4Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Per resident

Livingston is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Falkirk 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

Livingston Falkirk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    £112£112£106Falkirk is higher£136£136£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: Livingston £4.16, Falkirk £4.46Falkirk: £4.46Livingston: £4.16Falkirk: £4.48Livingston: £4.18Falkirk: £4.23Livingston: £3.95

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    168.0Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count189.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    19.9Falkirk is higher23.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 29.0, Falkirk 32.8Falkirk: 32.8Livingston: 29.0

    29.0Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count32.8

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

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

    101.3Livingston is higher99.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    126.4Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count129.6

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

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

    19.8Livingston is higher19.3

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Livingston and Falkirk, per resident
MeasureLivingstonFalkirkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£4,756£4,776£4,511Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,104£2,113£1,996Shared outEstimated£2,421£2,431£2,297Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,314£1,319£1,246Shared outEstimated£1,342£1,347£1,273Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,912£1,920£1,813£2,195£2,204£2,082Falkirk
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£86£87£82Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106Shared outEstimated£136£136£129Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95Shared outEstimated£4.46£4.48£4.23Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£616£619£584Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£194£194£184Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73Shared outEstimated£79£80£75Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£945£949£896£969£973£919Falkirk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£175£176£166Livingston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£284£285£269Falkirk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.11£4.13£3.90Livingston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£6.16£6.18£5.84Falkirk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£8.34£8.37£7.91Shared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.0189.6Falkirk
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.923.7Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.0Shared out32.8Shared outFalkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out99.3Shared outLivingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.4129.6Falkirk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.8Shared outEstimated19.3Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Total

Livingston is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Falkirk 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

Livingston Falkirk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Livingston £0.44m, Falkirk £0.43mFalkirk: £0.43mLivingston: £0.44mFalkirk: £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mFalkirk: £0.41mLivingston: £0.42m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    17,858Falkirk is higherDepends on how you count18,479

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    2,114Falkirk is higher2,308

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

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

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

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

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

    10,772Livingston is higher9,680

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    13,435Livingston is higherDepends on how you count12,628

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

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

    2,103Livingston is higher1,881

Show the numbers
Livingston and Falkirk, total
MeasureLivingstonFalkirkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.2m£475.2m£448.9mShared outEstimated£463.5m£465.5m£439.6mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimated£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.7m£140.2m£132.5mShared outEstimated£130.7m£131.3m£124.0mShared outEstimatedLivingston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.2m£204.1m£192.7m£213.9m£214.8m£202.9mFalkirk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mFalkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mShared outEstimated£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShared outEstimated£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.5m£67.7m£64.0mShared outEstimated£60.0m£60.3m£56.9mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mShared outEstimated£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mShared outEstimated£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m£94.4m£94.8m£89.5mLivingston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£17.1m£17.2m£16.2mLivingston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m£27.6m£27.8m£26.2mLivingston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mLivingston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mLivingston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mShared outEstimated£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimatedFalkirk
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,85818,479Falkirk
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1142,308Falkirk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,079Shared out3,200Shared outFalkirk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,772Shared out9,680Shared outLivingston
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,43512,628Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,103Shared outEstimated1,881Shared 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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