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Gower and York Outer
Gower is higher than York Outer on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.
On 2 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.
Per person in the age group
Gower is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and York Outer on 2. 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
Gower York Outer
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,992£5,014£4,735Gower is higher£4,068£4,085£3,858
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,702£12,756£12,049Gower is higherDepends on how you count£12,394£12,447£11,756
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,797£1,805£1,705Gower is higher£934£938£886
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,345£11,393£10,761York Outer is higher£11,490£11,539£10,899
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£375£377£356Gower is higher£195£196£185
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£959£963£909Gower is higher£696£699£660
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£23£22Gower is higher£13
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£580£583£550Gower is higher£240£241£227
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146Gower is higher£99£99£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£120£121£114Gower is higher£59£59£56
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,277£1,283£1,212Gower is higher£698£701£662
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156Gower is higher£97£98£92
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£387£388£367Gower is higher£172£173£163
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.20£6.23£5.88Gower is higher£4.71£4.73£4.47
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.96£6.99£6.60Gower is higher£1.29£1.29£1.22
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£10£10£9.77Gower is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,001.3York Outer is higherDepends on how you count1,001.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
89.4Gower is higher50.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
189.9Gower is higher140.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
80.0Gower is higher36.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
163.1Gower is higher89.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
25.3Gower is higher13.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gower | York Outer | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,992£5,014£4,735 | £4,068£4,085£3,858 | Gower |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,702£12,756£12,049 | £12,394£12,447£11,756 | Gower |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,797£1,805£1,705 | £934£938£886 | Gower |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,345£11,393£10,761 | £11,490£11,539£10,899 | York Outer |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £375£377£356 | £195£196£185 | Gower |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £959£963£909 | £696£699£660 | Gower |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£23£22 | £13 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £580£583£550 | £240£241£227 | Gower |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £99£99£94 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £120£121£114 | £59£59£56 | Gower |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,277£1,283£1,212 | £698£701£662 | Gower |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £97£98£92 | Gower |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £387£388£367 | £172£173£163 | Gower |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.20£6.23£5.88 | £4.71£4.73£4.47 | Gower |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.96£6.99£6.60 | £1.29£1.29£1.22 | Gower |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.77 | £6.50£6.53£6.17 | Gower |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,001.3 | 1,001.6 | York Outer |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 89.4 | 50.4 | Gower |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 189.9 | 140.6 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 80.0 | 36.3 | Gower |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 163.1 | 89.8 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 25.3 | 13.4 | Gower |
Per resident
Gower is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and York Outer on 3. 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
Gower York Outer
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,992£5,014£4,735Gower is higher£4,068£4,085£3,858
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,033£3,046£2,877York Outer is higherDepends on how you count£3,081£3,094£2,922
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,050£1,055£996Gower is higher£544£547£516
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,709£2,721£2,570York Outer is higher£2,856£2,868£2,709
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Gower is higher£48£49£46
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£229£230£217Gower is higher£173£174£164
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.53£5.56£5.25Gower is higher£3.33£3.35£3.16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£580£583£550Gower is higher£240£241£227
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146Gower is higher£99£99£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£70£71£67Gower is higher£34£34£32
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£746£750£708Gower is higher£407£408£386
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156Gower is higher£97£98£92
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£226£227£214Gower is higher£100£101£95
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.62£3.63£3.43Gower is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.07£4.09£3.86Gower is higher£0.75£0.75£0.71
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£10£10£9.77Gower is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
239.1York Outer is higherDepends on how you count249.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.3Gower is higher12.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
45.4Gower is higher34.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
80.0Gower is higher36.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
95.3Gower is higher52.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.8Gower is higher7.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gower | York Outer | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,992£5,014£4,735 | £4,068£4,085£3,858 | Gower |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,033£3,046£2,877 | £3,081£3,094£2,922 | York Outer |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,050£1,055£996 | £544£547£516 | Gower |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,709£2,721£2,570 | £2,856£2,868£2,709 | York Outer |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £48£49£46 | Gower |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £229£230£217 | £173£174£164 | Gower |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.53£5.56£5.25 | £3.33£3.35£3.16 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £580£583£550 | £240£241£227 | Gower |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £99£99£94 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £70£71£67 | £34£34£32 | Gower |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £746£750£708 | £407£408£386 | Gower |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £97£98£92 | Gower |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £226£227£214 | £100£101£95 | Gower |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | £2.74£2.75£2.60 | Gower |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.07£4.09£3.86 | £0.75£0.75£0.71 | Gower |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.77 | £6.50£6.53£6.17 | Gower |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 239.1 | 249.0 | York Outer |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.3 | 12.5 | Gower |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 45.4 | 34.9 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 80.0 | 36.3 | Gower |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 95.3 | 52.3 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.8 | 7.8 | Gower |
Total
Gower is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and York Outer on 1. 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
Gower York Outer
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£494.6m£496.7m£469.1mGower is higher£385.9m£387.5m£366.0m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£300.5m£301.8m£285.0mGower is higherDepends on how you count£292.3m£293.5m£277.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£104.0m£104.5m£98.7mGower is higher£51.7m£51.9m£49.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£268.4m£269.5m£254.6mYork Outer is higher£271.0m£272.1m£257.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mGower is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mGower is higher£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mGower is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£57.5m£57.7m£54.5mGower is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mGower is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mGower is higher£3.2m£3.3m£3.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£73.9m£74.3m£70.1mGower is higher£38.6m£38.7m£36.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mGower is higher£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mGower is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mGower is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mGower is higher£0.07m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mGower is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
23,689Gower is higherDepends on how you count23,619
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,114Gower is higher1,188
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,493Gower is higher3,315
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,920Gower is higher3,441
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,444Gower is higher4,962
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,465Gower is higher739
Show the numbers
| Measure | Gower | York Outer | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £494.6m£496.7m£469.1m | £385.9m£387.5m£366.0m | Gower |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £300.5m£301.8m£285.0m | £292.3m£293.5m£277.2m | Gower |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £104.0m£104.5m£98.7m | £51.7m£51.9m£49.0m | Gower |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £268.4m£269.5m£254.6m | £271.0m£272.1m£257.0m | York Outer |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.9m£8.9m£8.4m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | Gower |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.7m£22.8m£21.5m | £16.4m£16.5m£15.6m | Gower |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.30m | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £57.5m£57.7m£54.5m | £22.7m£22.8m£21.6m | Gower |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.3m£15.3m£14.5m | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | £3.2m£3.3m£3.1m | Gower |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £73.9m£74.3m£70.1m | £38.6m£38.7m£36.6m | Gower |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | £9.2m£9.3m£8.8m | Gower |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £22.4m£22.5m£21.2m | £9.5m£9.5m£9.0m | Gower |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Gower |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | £0.07m | Gower |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | Gower |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 23,689 | 23,619 | Gower |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,114 | 1,188 | Gower |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,493 | 3,315 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,920 | 3,441 | Gower |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,444 | 4,962 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,465 | 739 | Gower |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.