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Herefordshire, County of and Argyll and Bute

192,067 and 87,780 residents (mid-2024).

Herefordshire, County of is higher than Argyll and Bute on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 21 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

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Argyll and Bute on 19. 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

Herefordshire, County of Argyll and Bute

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Argyll and Bute £5,158Argyll and Bute: £5,158Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Argyll and Bute: £5,180Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Argyll and Bute: £4,893Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£5,158£5,180£4,893

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £12,360, Argyll and Bute £12,374Argyll and Bute: £12,374Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Argyll and Bute: £12,427Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Argyll and Bute: £11,737Herefordshire, County of: £11,724

    £12,360£12,413£11,724Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£12,374£12,427£11,737

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,601, Argyll and Bute £1,819Argyll and Bute: £1,819Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Argyll and Bute: £1,827Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Argyll and Bute: £1,725Herefordshire, County of: £1,518

    £1,601£1,608£1,518Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£1,819£1,827£1,725

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £11,422, Argyll and Bute £11,222Argyll and Bute: £11,222Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Argyll and Bute: £11,270Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Argyll and Bute: £10,645Herefordshire, County of: £10,834

    £11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£11,222£11,270£10,645

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £313, Argyll and Bute £406Argyll and Bute: £406Herefordshire, County of: £313Argyll and Bute: £407Herefordshire, County of: £315Argyll and Bute: £385Herefordshire, County of: £297

    £313£315£297Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£406£407£385

  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: Herefordshire, County of £604, Argyll and Bute £724Argyll and Bute: £724Herefordshire, County of: £604Argyll and Bute: £727Herefordshire, County of: £607Argyll and Bute: £687Herefordshire, County of: £573

    £604£607£573Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£724£727£687

  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: Herefordshire, County of £21, Argyll and Bute £22Argyll and Bute: £22Herefordshire, County of: £21Argyll and Bute: £22Herefordshire, County of: £21Argyll and Bute: £21Herefordshire, County of: £20

    £21£21£20Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Argyll and Bute £491Argyll and Bute: £491Herefordshire, County of: £389Argyll and Bute: £493Herefordshire, County of: £391Argyll and Bute: £466Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£491£493£466

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Argyll and Bute £156Argyll and Bute: £156Herefordshire, County of: £97Argyll and Bute: £157Herefordshire, County of: £98Argyll and Bute: £148Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£156£157£148

  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: Herefordshire, County of £92, Argyll and Bute £104Argyll and Bute: £104Herefordshire, County of: £92Argyll and Bute: £105Herefordshire, County of: £92Argyll and Bute: £99Herefordshire, County of: £87

    £92£92£87Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,207, Argyll and Bute £1,304Argyll and Bute: £1,304Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Argyll and Bute: £1,309Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Argyll and Bute: £1,237Herefordshire, County of: £1,145

    £1,207£1,212£1,145Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£1,304£1,309£1,237

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Argyll and Bute £199Argyll and Bute: £199Herefordshire, County of: £162Argyll and Bute: £200Herefordshire, County of: £163Argyll and Bute: £189Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£199£200£189

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £291, Argyll and Bute £399Argyll and Bute: £399Herefordshire, County of: £291Argyll and Bute: £400Herefordshire, County of: £292Argyll and Bute: £378Herefordshire, County of: £276

    £291£292£276Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£399£400£378

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.21, Argyll and Bute £6.57Argyll and Bute: £6.57Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Argyll and Bute: £6.60Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Argyll and Bute: £6.23Herefordshire, County of: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£6.57£6.60£6.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.87, Argyll and Bute £5.77Argyll and Bute: £5.77Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Argyll and Bute: £5.79Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Argyll and Bute: £5.47Herefordshire, County of: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Herefordshire, County of is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Argyll and Bute £9.19Argyll and Bute: £9.19Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Argyll and Bute: £9.23Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Argyll and Bute: £8.72Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£9.19£9.23£8.72

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0, Argyll and Bute 999.1Argyll and Bute: 999.1Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count999.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 78.3, Argyll and Bute 98.4Argyll and Bute: 98.4Herefordshire, County of: 78.3

    78.3Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count98.4

  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: Herefordshire, County of 124.1, Argyll and Bute 165.1Argyll and Bute: 165.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1

    124.1Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count165.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, Argyll and Bute 78.4Argyll and Bute: 78.4Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count78.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of 152.1, Argyll and Bute 165.7Argyll and Bute: 165.7Herefordshire, County of: 152.1

    152.1Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count165.7

  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: Herefordshire, County of 19.9, Argyll and Bute 25.0Argyll and Bute: 25.0Herefordshire, County of: 19.9

    19.9Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count25.0

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Herefordshire, County of and Argyll and Bute, per person in the age group
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofArgyll and ButeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£5,158£5,180£4,893EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,360£12,413£11,724£12,374£12,427£11,737EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,601£1,608£1,518£1,819£1,827£1,725EstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,422£11,471£10,834£11,222£11,270£10,645Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£406£407£385Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£724£727£687EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£22£22£21EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£491£493£466EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£156£157£148EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£104£105£99EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,207£1,212£1,145£1,304£1,309£1,237Argyll and Bute
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£199£200£189Argyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£291£292£276£399£400£378Argyll and Bute
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£6.57£6.60£6.23Argyll and Bute
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£5.77£5.79£5.47Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£9.19£9.23£8.72EstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.0999.1Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.398.4Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.1165.1Argyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.578.4Argyll and Bute
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.1165.7Argyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.925.0EstimatedArgyll and Bute

Per resident

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Argyll and Bute on 21. 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

Herefordshire, County of Argyll and Bute

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Argyll and Bute £5,158Argyll and Bute: £5,158Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Argyll and Bute: £5,180Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Argyll and Bute: £4,893Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£5,158£5,180£4,893

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3,154, Argyll and Bute £3,241Argyll and Bute: £3,241Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Argyll and Bute: £3,255Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Argyll and Bute: £3,074Herefordshire, County of: £2,991

    £3,154£3,167£2,991Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£3,241£3,255£3,074

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £919, Argyll and Bute £1,061Argyll and Bute: £1,061Herefordshire, County of: £919Argyll and Bute: £1,066Herefordshire, County of: £923Argyll and Bute: £1,007Herefordshire, County of: £871

    £919£923£871Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£1,061£1,066£1,007

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2,914, Argyll and Bute £2,940Argyll and Bute: £2,940Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Argyll and Bute: £2,952Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Argyll and Bute: £2,788Herefordshire, County of: £2,764

    £2,914£2,927£2,764Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£2,940£2,952£2,788

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £80, Argyll and Bute £106Argyll and Bute: £106Herefordshire, County of: £80Argyll and Bute: £107Herefordshire, County of: £80Argyll and Bute: £101Herefordshire, County of: £76

    £80£80£76Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£106£107£101

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £154, Argyll and Bute £190Argyll and Bute: £190Herefordshire, County of: £154Argyll and Bute: £190Herefordshire, County of: £155Argyll and Bute: £180Herefordshire, County of: £146

    £154£155£146Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£190£190£180

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £5.28, Argyll and Bute £5.81Argyll and Bute: £5.81Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Argyll and Bute: £5.83Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Argyll and Bute: £5.51Herefordshire, County of: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£5.81£5.83£5.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Argyll and Bute £491Argyll and Bute: £491Herefordshire, County of: £389Argyll and Bute: £493Herefordshire, County of: £391Argyll and Bute: £466Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£491£493£466

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Argyll and Bute £156Argyll and Bute: £156Herefordshire, County of: £97Argyll and Bute: £157Herefordshire, County of: £98Argyll and Bute: £148Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£156£157£148

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £53, Argyll and Bute £61Argyll and Bute: £61Herefordshire, County of: £53Argyll and Bute: £61Herefordshire, County of: £53Argyll and Bute: £58Herefordshire, County of: £50

    £53£53£50Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £693, Argyll and Bute £761Argyll and Bute: £761Herefordshire, County of: £693Argyll and Bute: £764Herefordshire, County of: £696Argyll and Bute: £721Herefordshire, County of: £657

    £693£696£657Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£761£764£721

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Argyll and Bute £199Argyll and Bute: £199Herefordshire, County of: £162Argyll and Bute: £200Herefordshire, County of: £163Argyll and Bute: £189Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£199£200£189

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £167, Argyll and Bute £233Argyll and Bute: £233Herefordshire, County of: £167Argyll and Bute: £234Herefordshire, County of: £168Argyll and Bute: £221Herefordshire, County of: £158

    £167£168£158Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£233£234£221

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2.99, Argyll and Bute £3.83Argyll and Bute: £3.83Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Argyll and Bute: £3.84Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Argyll and Bute: £3.63Herefordshire, County of: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3.37, Argyll and Bute £3.36Argyll and Bute: £3.36Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Argyll and Bute: £3.38Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Argyll and Bute: £3.19Herefordshire, County of: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Herefordshire, County of is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Argyll and Bute £9.19Argyll and Bute: £9.19Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Argyll and Bute: £9.23Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Argyll and Bute: £8.72Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£9.19£9.23£8.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 258.0, Argyll and Bute 261.7Argyll and Bute: 261.7Herefordshire, County of: 258.0

    258.0Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count261.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 20.0, Argyll and Bute 25.8Argyll and Bute: 25.8Herefordshire, County of: 20.0

    20.0Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 31.7, Argyll and Bute 43.2Argyll and Bute: 43.2Herefordshire, County of: 31.7

    31.7Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count43.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, Argyll and Bute 78.4Argyll and Bute: 78.4Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count78.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 87.3, Argyll and Bute 96.7Argyll and Bute: 96.7Herefordshire, County of: 87.3

    87.3Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count96.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 11.4, Argyll and Bute 14.6Argyll and Bute: 14.6Herefordshire, County of: 11.4

    11.4Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count14.6

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Herefordshire, County of and Argyll and Bute, per resident
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofArgyll and ButeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£5,158£5,180£4,893EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,154£3,167£2,991£3,241£3,255£3,074EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£919£923£871£1,061£1,066£1,007EstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,914£2,927£2,764£2,940£2,952£2,788Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£106£107£101Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£190£190£180EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£5.81£5.83£5.51EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£491£493£466EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£156£157£148EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£61£61£58EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£761£764£721Argyll and Bute
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£199£200£189Argyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£233£234£221Argyll and Bute
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£3.83£3.84£3.63Argyll and Bute
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£3.36£3.38£3.19Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£9.19£9.23£8.72EstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026258.0261.7Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.025.8Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.743.2Argyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.578.4Argyll and Bute
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.396.7Argyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.414.6EstimatedArgyll and Bute

Total

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Argyll and Bute on 0. 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

Herefordshire, County of Argyll and Bute

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £908.4m, Argyll and Bute £452.8mArgyll and Bute: £452.8mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mArgyll and Bute: £454.7mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mArgyll and Bute: £429.5mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7m

    £908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£452.8m£454.7m£429.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £605.7m, Argyll and Bute £284.5mArgyll and Bute: £284.5mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mArgyll and Bute: £285.7mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mArgyll and Bute: £269.9mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5m

    £605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£284.5m£285.7m£269.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £176.5m, Argyll and Bute £93.2mArgyll and Bute: £93.2mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mArgyll and Bute: £93.5mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mArgyll and Bute: £88.4mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£93.2m£93.5m£88.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of £559.7m, Argyll and Bute £258.0mArgyll and Bute: £258.0mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mArgyll and Bute: £259.1mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mArgyll and Bute: £244.8mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9m

    £559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£258.0m£259.1m£244.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £15.4m, Argyll and Bute £9.3mArgyll and Bute: £9.3mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mArgyll and Bute: £9.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mArgyll and Bute: £8.8mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £29.6m, Argyll and Bute £16.6mArgyll and Bute: £16.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mArgyll and Bute: £16.7mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mArgyll and Bute: £15.8mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.0m, Argyll and Bute £0.51mArgyll and Bute: £0.51mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mArgyll and Bute: £0.51mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mArgyll and Bute: £0.48mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £74.8m, Argyll and Bute £43.1mArgyll and Bute: £43.1mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mArgyll and Bute: £43.3mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mArgyll and Bute: £40.9mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9m

    £74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£43.1m£43.3m£40.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £18.7m, Argyll and Bute £13.7mArgyll and Bute: £13.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mArgyll and Bute: £13.8mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mArgyll and Bute: £13.0mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £10.1m, Argyll and Bute £5.3mArgyll and Bute: £5.3mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mArgyll and Bute: £5.4mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mArgyll and Bute: £5.1mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £133.0m, Argyll and Bute £66.8mArgyll and Bute: £66.8mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mArgyll and Bute: £67.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mArgyll and Bute: £63.3mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2m

    £133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Herefordshire, County of £31.1m, Argyll and Bute £17.5mArgyll and Bute: £17.5mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mArgyll and Bute: £17.6mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mArgyll and Bute: £16.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £32.1m, Argyll and Bute £20.4mArgyll and Bute: £20.4mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mArgyll and Bute: £20.5mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mArgyll and Bute: £19.4mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4m

    £32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.57m, Argyll and Bute £0.34mArgyll and Bute: £0.34mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mArgyll and Bute: £0.34mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mArgyll and Bute: £0.32mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.65m, Argyll and Bute £0.30mArgyll and Bute: £0.30mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mArgyll and Bute: £0.30mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mArgyll and Bute: £0.28mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.7m, Argyll and Bute £0.81mArgyll and Bute: £0.81mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mArgyll and Bute: £0.81mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mArgyll and Bute: £0.77mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of 49,545, Argyll and Bute 22,973Argyll and Bute: 22,973Herefordshire, County of: 49,545

    49,545Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count22,973

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 3,839, Argyll and Bute 2,262Argyll and Bute: 2,262Herefordshire, County of: 3,839

    3,839Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,262

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 6,081, Argyll and Bute 3,795Argyll and Bute: 3,795Herefordshire, County of: 6,081

    6,081Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count3,795

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 10,667, Argyll and Bute 6,885Argyll and Bute: 6,885Herefordshire, County of: 10,667

    10,667Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count6,885

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 16,762, Argyll and Bute 8,485Argyll and Bute: 8,485Herefordshire, County of: 16,762

    16,762Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count8,485

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 2,191, Argyll and Bute 1,282Argyll and Bute: 1,282Herefordshire, County of: 2,191

    2,191Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count1,282

Show the numbers
Herefordshire, County of and Argyll and Bute, total
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofArgyll and ButeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m£452.8m£454.7m£429.5mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m£284.5m£285.7m£269.9mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£93.2m£93.5m£88.4mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m£258.0m£259.1m£244.8mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m£43.1m£43.3m£40.9mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m£66.8m£67.0m£63.3mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mEstimatedHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,54522,973Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8392,262Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,0813,795Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,6676,885Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,7628,485Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1911,282EstimatedHerefordshire, County of

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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.