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West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Witney

98,616 and 105,143 residents (mid-2024).

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher than Witney on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Witney on 11. 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

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Witney

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £3,641, Witney £3,616Witney: £3,616West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3,641Witney: £3,631West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3,656Witney: £3,430West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3,453

    £3,641£3,656£3,453West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higherDepends on how you count£3,616£3,631£3,430

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £12,259, Witney £12,360Witney: £12,360West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £12,259Witney: £12,412West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £12,311Witney: £11,724West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £11,628

    £12,259£12,311£11,628Witney is higherDepends on how you count£12,360£12,412£11,724

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £955, Witney £1,308Witney: £1,308West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £955Witney: £1,314West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £959Witney: £1,241West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £906

    £955£959£906Witney is higher£1,308£1,314£1,241

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £11,723, Witney £11,577Witney: £11,577West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £11,723Witney: £11,626West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £11,773Witney: £10,981West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £11,120

    £11,723£11,773£11,120West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£11,577£11,626£10,981

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £156, Witney £235Witney: £235West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £156Witney: £236West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £157Witney: £223West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £148

    £156£157£148Witney is higher£235£236£223

  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: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £367, Witney £533Witney: £533West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £367Witney: £536West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £369Witney: £506West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £349

    £367£369£349Witney is higher£533£536£506

  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: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £12, Witney £15Witney: £15West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £12Witney: £15West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £12Witney: £14West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £12

    £12Witney is higher£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £309, Witney £231Witney: £231West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £309Witney: £232West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £310Witney: £219West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £293

    £309£310£293West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£231£232£219

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £135, Witney £116Witney: £116West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £135Witney: £116West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £136Witney: £110West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £128

    £135£136£128West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£116£116£110

  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: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £69, Witney £60Witney: £60West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £69Witney: £60West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £69Witney: £57West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £65

    £69£69£65West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£60£60£57

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £697, Witney £1,097Witney: £1,097West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £697Witney: £1,102West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £700Witney: £1,041West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £661

    £697£700£661Witney is higher£1,097£1,102£1,041

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £73, Witney £125Witney: £125West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £73Witney: £125West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £73Witney: £118West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £69

    £73£73£69Witney is higher£125£125£118

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £182, Witney £144Witney: £144West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £182Witney: £145West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £182Witney: £137West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £172

    £182£182£172West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£144£145£137

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £5.47, Witney £4.06Witney: £4.06West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £5.47Witney: £4.08West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £5.49Witney: £3.85West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £5.19

    £5.47£5.49£5.19West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £1.73, Witney £2.53Witney: £2.53West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £1.73Witney: £2.54West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £1.74Witney: £2.40West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £1.64

    £1.73£1.74£1.64Witney is higher£2.53£2.54£2.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £9.47, Witney £6.71Witney: £6.71West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £9.47Witney: £6.73West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £9.51Witney: £6.36West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £8.98

    £9.47£9.51£8.98West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 1,017.9, Witney 1,009.7Witney: 1,009.7West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 1,017.9

    1,017.9West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher1,009.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 48.3, Witney 56.9Witney: 56.9West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 48.3

    48.3Witney is higher56.9

  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: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 102.8, Witney 111.8Witney: 111.8West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 102.8

    102.8Witney is higherDepends on how you count111.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 52.0, Witney 36.3Witney: 36.3West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 52.0

    52.0West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher36.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 91.9, Witney 116.1Witney: 116.1West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 91.9

    91.9Witney is higher116.1

  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: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 18.0, Witney 14.0Witney: 14.0West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 18.0

    18.0West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher14.0

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West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Witney, per person in the age group
MeasureWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineWitneyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,641£3,656£3,453Shared outEstimated£3,616£3,631£3,430West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,259£12,311£11,628Shared outEstimated£12,360£12,412£11,724Witney
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£955£959£906Shared outEstimated£1,308£1,314£1,241Witney
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,723£11,773£11,120£11,577£11,626£10,981West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£156£157£148£235£236£223Witney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£367£369£349Shared outEstimated£533£536£506Witney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12Shared outEstimated£15£15£14Witney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£309£310£293Shared outEstimated£231£232£219West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128Shared outEstimated£116£116£110West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£69£69£65Shared outEstimated£60£60£57West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£697£700£661£1,097£1,102£1,041Witney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£125£125£118Witney
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£182£172£144£145£137West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.47£5.49£5.19£4.06£4.08£3.85West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.73£1.74£1.64£2.53£2.54£2.40Witney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.47£9.51£8.98Shared outEstimated£6.71£6.73£6.36West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.91,009.7West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202648.356.9Witney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.8Shared out111.8Witney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.0Shared out36.3West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202691.9116.1Witney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.0Shared outEstimated14.0West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Per resident

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Witney on 9. 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

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Witney

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £3,641, Witney £3,616Witney: £3,616West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3,641Witney: £3,631West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3,656Witney: £3,430West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3,453

    £3,641£3,656£3,453West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higherDepends on how you count£3,616£3,631£3,430

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £2,547, Witney £2,337Witney: £2,337West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2,547Witney: £2,347West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2,558Witney: £2,216West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2,416

    £2,547£2,558£2,416West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higherDepends on how you count£2,337£2,347£2,216

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £567, Witney £801Witney: £801West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £567Witney: £804West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £570Witney: £760West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £538

    £567£570£538Witney is higher£801£804£760

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £2,436, Witney £2,189Witney: £2,189West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2,436Witney: £2,198West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2,446Witney: £2,076West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2,310

    £2,436£2,446£2,310West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£2,189£2,198£2,076

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £32, Witney £44Witney: £44West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £32Witney: £45West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £33Witney: £42West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £31

    £32£33£31Witney is higher£44£45£42

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £76, Witney £101Witney: £101West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £76Witney: £101West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £77Witney: £96West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £72

    £76£77£72Witney is higher£101£101£96

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £2.52, Witney £2.77Witney: £2.77West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2.52Witney: £2.78West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2.53Witney: £2.63West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Witney is higher£2.77£2.78£2.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £309, Witney £231Witney: £231West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £309Witney: £232West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £310Witney: £219West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £293

    £309£310£293West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£231£232£219

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £135, Witney £116Witney: £116West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £135Witney: £116West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £136Witney: £110West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £128

    £135£136£128West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£116£116£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £41, Witney £37Witney: £37West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £41Witney: £37West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £41Witney: £35West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £39

    £41£41£39West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £414, Witney £672Witney: £672West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £414Witney: £675West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £416Witney: £637West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £393

    £414£416£393Witney is higher£672£675£637

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £73, Witney £125Witney: £125West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £73Witney: £125West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £73Witney: £118West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £69

    £73£73£69Witney is higher£125£125£118

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £108, Witney £88Witney: £88West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £108Witney: £89West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £108Witney: £84West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £102

    £108£108£102West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£88£89£84

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £3.25, Witney £2.49Witney: £2.49West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.25Witney: £2.50West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.26Witney: £2.36West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£2.49£2.50£2.36

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £1.02, Witney £1.55Witney: £1.55West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £1.02Witney: £1.56West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £1.03Witney: £1.47West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.97

    £1.02£1.03£0.97Witney is higher£1.55£1.56£1.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £9.47, Witney £6.71Witney: £6.71West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £9.47Witney: £6.73West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £9.51Witney: £6.36West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £8.98

    £9.47£9.51£8.98West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£6.71£6.73£6.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 211.5, Witney 190.9Witney: 190.9West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 211.5

    211.5West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher190.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 10.0, Witney 10.8Witney: 10.8West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 10.0

    10.0Witney is higher10.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 21.4, Witney 21.1Witney: 21.1West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 21.4

    21.4West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higherDepends on how you count21.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 52.0, Witney 36.3Witney: 36.3West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 52.0

    52.0West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher36.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 54.6, Witney 71.1Witney: 71.1West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 54.6

    54.6Witney is higher71.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 10.7, Witney 8.6Witney: 8.6West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 10.7

    10.7West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher8.6

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West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Witney, per resident
MeasureWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineWitneyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,641£3,656£3,453Shared outEstimated£3,616£3,631£3,430West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,547£2,558£2,416Shared outEstimated£2,337£2,347£2,216West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£567£570£538Shared outEstimated£801£804£760Witney
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,436£2,446£2,310£2,189£2,198£2,076West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£32£33£31£44£45£42Witney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£77£72Shared outEstimated£101£101£96Witney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39Shared outEstimated£2.77£2.78£2.63Witney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£309£310£293Shared outEstimated£231£232£219West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128Shared outEstimated£116£116£110West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£41£41£39Shared outEstimated£37£37£35West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£414£416£393£672£675£637Witney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£125£125£118Witney
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£88£89£84West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£2.49£2.50£2.36West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.02£1.03£0.97£1.55£1.56£1.47Witney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.47£9.51£8.98Shared outEstimated£6.71£6.73£6.36West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026211.5190.9West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.010.8Witney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.4Shared out21.1West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.0Shared out36.3West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202654.671.1Witney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.7Shared outEstimated8.6West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Total

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Witney on 11. 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

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Witney

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £359.0m, Witney £380.2mWitney: £380.2mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £359.0mWitney: £381.8mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £360.5mWitney: £360.6mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £340.5m

    £359.0m£360.5m£340.5mWitney is higherDepends on how you count£380.2m£381.8m£360.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £251.2m, Witney £245.7mWitney: £245.7mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £251.2mWitney: £246.7mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £252.2mWitney: £233.0mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £238.3m

    £251.2m£252.2m£238.3mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higherDepends on how you count£245.7m£246.7m£233.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £55.9m, Witney £84.2mWitney: £84.2mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £55.9mWitney: £84.6mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £56.2mWitney: £79.9mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £53.1m

    £55.9m£56.2m£53.1mWitney is higher£84.2m£84.6m£79.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £240.2m, Witney £230.1mWitney: £230.1mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £240.2mWitney: £231.1mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £241.2mWitney: £218.3mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £227.8m

    £240.2m£241.2m£227.8mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£230.1m£231.1m£218.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £3.2m, Witney £4.7mWitney: £4.7mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.2mWitney: £4.7mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.2mWitney: £4.4mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mWitney is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £7.5m, Witney £10.6mWitney: £10.6mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £7.5mWitney: £10.6mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £7.6mWitney: £10.1mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.6m£7.1mWitney is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £0.25m, Witney £0.29mWitney: £0.29mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.25mWitney: £0.29mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.25mWitney: £0.28mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mWitney is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £30.5m, Witney £24.3mWitney: £24.3mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £30.5mWitney: £24.4mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £30.6mWitney: £23.0mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.6m£28.9mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £13.3m, Witney £12.2mWitney: £12.2mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £13.3mWitney: £12.2mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £13.4mWitney: £11.5mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £4.0m, Witney £3.9mWitney: £3.9mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £4.0mWitney: £3.9mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £4.0mWitney: £3.7mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.0m£3.8mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £40.8m, Witney £70.6mWitney: £70.6mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £40.8mWitney: £70.9mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £41.0mWitney: £67.0mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £38.7m

    £40.8m£41.0m£38.7mWitney is higher£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £7.2m, Witney £13.1mWitney: £13.1mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £7.2mWitney: £13.2mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £7.2mWitney: £12.4mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mWitney is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £10.6m, Witney £9.3mWitney: £9.3mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £10.6mWitney: £9.3mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £10.7mWitney: £8.8mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.7m£10.1mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £0.32m, Witney £0.26mWitney: £0.26mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.32mWitney: £0.26mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.32mWitney: £0.25mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £0.10m, Witney £0.16mWitney: £0.16mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.10mWitney: £0.16mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.10mWitney: £0.15mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.10m

    £0.10mWitney is higher£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine £0.93m, Witney £0.70mWitney: £0.70mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.93mWitney: £0.71mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.94mWitney: £0.67mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: £0.89m

    £0.93m£0.94m£0.89mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 20,856, Witney 20,070Witney: 20,070West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 20,856

    20,856West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher20,070

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 989, Witney 1,130Witney: 1,130West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 989

    989Witney is higher1,130

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 2,107, Witney 2,223Witney: 2,223West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 2,107

    2,107Witney is higherDepends on how you count2,223

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 5,125, Witney 3,818Witney: 3,818West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 5,125

    5,125West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher3,818

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 5,384, Witney 7,474Witney: 7,474West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 5,384

    5,384Witney is higher7,474

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 1,052, Witney 900Witney: 900West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 1,052

    1,052West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is higher900

Show the numbers
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Witney, total
MeasureWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineWitneyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£359.0m£360.5m£340.5mShared outEstimated£380.2m£381.8m£360.6mWitney
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£251.2m£252.2m£238.3mShared outEstimated£245.7m£246.7m£233.0mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£55.9m£56.2m£53.1mShared outEstimated£84.2m£84.6m£79.9mWitney
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£240.2m£241.2m£227.8m£230.1m£231.1m£218.3mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£4.7m£4.7m£4.4mWitney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mShared outEstimated£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mWitney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mShared outEstimated£0.29m£0.29m£0.28mWitney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mShared outEstimated£24.3m£24.4m£23.0mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mShared outEstimated£12.2m£12.2m£11.5mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.0m£3.8mShared outEstimated£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£40.8m£41.0m£38.7m£70.6m£70.9m£67.0mWitney
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mWitney
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.10m£0.16m£0.16m£0.15mWitney
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.94m£0.89mShared outEstimated£0.70m£0.71m£0.67mWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,85620,070West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Pension Credittotal, March 20269891,130Witney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,107Shared out2,223Witney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,125Shared out3,818West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,3847,474Witney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,052Shared outEstimated900West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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