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Plymouth and Dundee City

271,904 and 149,330 residents (mid-2024).

Plymouth is higher than Dundee City on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 20 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Plymouth is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Dundee City on 20. 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

Plymouth Dundee City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Dundee City £5,251Dundee City: £5,251Plymouth: £4,681Dundee City: £5,273Plymouth: £4,701Dundee City: £4,981Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5,251£5,273£4,981

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £12,509, Dundee City £13,112Dundee City: £13,112Plymouth: £12,509Dundee City: £13,168Plymouth: £12,562Dundee City: £12,437Plymouth: £11,866

    £12,509£12,562£11,866Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£13,112£13,168£12,437

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £2,246, Dundee City £2,582Dundee City: £2,582Plymouth: £2,246Dundee City: £2,593Plymouth: £2,255Dundee City: £2,449Plymouth: £2,130

    £2,246£2,255£2,130Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£2,582£2,593£2,449

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £11,261, Dundee City £11,544Dundee City: £11,544Plymouth: £11,261Dundee City: £11,593Plymouth: £11,309Dundee City: £10,950Plymouth: £10,682

    £11,261£11,309£10,682Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£11,544£11,593£10,950

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Plymouth £490, Dundee City £634Dundee City: £634Plymouth: £490Dundee City: £637Plymouth: £492Dundee City: £601Plymouth: £465

    £490£492£465Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£634£637£601

  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: Plymouth £727, Dundee City £899Dundee City: £899Plymouth: £727Dundee City: £903Plymouth: £730Dundee City: £853Plymouth: £690

    £727£730£690Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£899£903£853

  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: Plymouth £30, Dundee City £35Dundee City: £35Plymouth: £30Dundee City: £35Plymouth: £31Dundee City: £33Plymouth: £29

    £30£31£29Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Dundee City £766Dundee City: £766Plymouth: £590Dundee City: £769Plymouth: £593Dundee City: £727Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£766£769£727

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Dundee City £196Dundee City: £196Plymouth: £164Dundee City: £197Plymouth: £165Dundee City: £186Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186

  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: Plymouth £123, Dundee City £139Dundee City: £139Plymouth: £123Dundee City: £140Plymouth: £123Dundee City: £132Plymouth: £116

    £123£123£116Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£139£140£132

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £1,725, Dundee City £1,901Dundee City: £1,901Plymouth: £1,725Dundee City: £1,909Plymouth: £1,733Dundee City: £1,803Plymouth: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£1,901£1,909£1,803

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Dundee City £322Dundee City: £322Plymouth: £246Dundee City: £324Plymouth: £247Dundee City: £306Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£322£324£306

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £383, Dundee City £524Dundee City: £524Plymouth: £383Dundee City: £526Plymouth: £385Dundee City: £497Plymouth: £364

    £383£385£364Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£524£526£497

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £5.58, Dundee City £7.28Dundee City: £7.28Plymouth: £5.58Dundee City: £7.32Plymouth: £5.60Dundee City: £6.91Plymouth: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £8.31, Dundee City £11Dundee City: £11Plymouth: £8.31Dundee City: £11Plymouth: £8.34Dundee City: £10Plymouth: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Dundee City £6.37Dundee City: £6.37Plymouth: £6.45Dundee City: £6.39Plymouth: £6.48Dundee City: £6.04Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Plymouth 1,014.7, Dundee City 1,002.7Dundee City: 1,002.7Plymouth: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Plymouth is higher1,002.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Plymouth 121.9, Dundee City 155.5Dundee City: 155.5Plymouth: 121.9

    121.9Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count155.5

  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: Plymouth 156.8, Dundee City 204.4Dundee City: 204.4Plymouth: 156.8

    156.8Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count204.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Dundee City 121.2Dundee City: 121.2Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count121.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Plymouth 209.0, Dundee City 238.1Dundee City: 238.1Plymouth: 209.0

    209.0Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count238.1

  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: Plymouth 26.3, Dundee City 32.5Dundee City: 32.5Plymouth: 26.3

    26.3Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count32.5

Show the numbers
Plymouth and Dundee City, per person in the age group
MeasurePlymouthDundee CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£5,251£5,273£4,981EstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,509£12,562£11,866£13,112£13,168£12,437EstimatedDundee City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,246£2,255£2,130£2,582£2,593£2,449EstimatedDundee City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,682£11,544£11,593£10,950Dundee City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£634£637£601Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£899£903£853EstimatedDundee City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£35£35£33EstimatedDundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£766£769£727EstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£196£197£186EstimatedDundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116£139£140£132EstimatedDundee City
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,901£1,909£1,803Dundee City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£322£324£306Dundee City
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£524£526£497Dundee City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£7.28£7.32£6.91Dundee City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£11£11£10Dundee City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£6.37£6.39£6.04EstimatedPlymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,002.7Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.9155.5Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8204.4Dundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.7121.2Dundee City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.0238.1Dundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.332.5EstimatedDundee City

Per resident

Plymouth is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Dundee City 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

Plymouth Dundee City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Dundee City £5,251Dundee City: £5,251Plymouth: £4,681Dundee City: £5,273Plymouth: £4,701Dundee City: £4,981Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5,251£5,273£4,981

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Plymouth £2,231, Dundee City £2,266Dundee City: £2,266Plymouth: £2,231Dundee City: £2,275Plymouth: £2,240Dundee City: £2,149Plymouth: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£2,266£2,275£2,149

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Plymouth £1,444, Dundee City £1,694Dundee City: £1,694Plymouth: £1,444Dundee City: £1,702Plymouth: £1,450Dundee City: £1,607Plymouth: £1,370

    £1,444£1,450£1,370Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£1,694£1,702£1,607

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Plymouth £2,008, Dundee City £1,995Dundee City: £1,995Plymouth: £2,008Dundee City: £2,003Plymouth: £2,017Dundee City: £1,892Plymouth: £1,905

    £2,008£2,017£1,905Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,995£2,003£1,892

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Plymouth £87, Dundee City £110Dundee City: £110Plymouth: £87Dundee City: £110Plymouth: £88Dundee City: £104Plymouth: £83

    £87£88£83Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £130, Dundee City £155Dundee City: £155Plymouth: £130Dundee City: £156Plymouth: £130Dundee City: £147Plymouth: £123

    £130£130£123Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Plymouth £5.43, Dundee City £5.99Dundee City: £5.99Plymouth: £5.43Dundee City: £6.01Plymouth: £5.45Dundee City: £5.68Plymouth: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5.99£6.01£5.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £590, Dundee City £766Dundee City: £766Plymouth: £590Dundee City: £769Plymouth: £593Dundee City: £727Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£766£769£727

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £164, Dundee City £196Dundee City: £196Plymouth: £164Dundee City: £197Plymouth: £165Dundee City: £186Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Plymouth £79, Dundee City £91Dundee City: £91Plymouth: £79Dundee City: £92Plymouth: £79Dundee City: £87Plymouth: £75

    £79£79£75Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£91£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Plymouth £1,110, Dundee City £1,247Dundee City: £1,247Plymouth: £1,110Dundee City: £1,253Plymouth: £1,114Dundee City: £1,183Plymouth: £1,053

    £1,110£1,114£1,053Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£1,247£1,253£1,183

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Dundee City £322Dundee City: £322Plymouth: £246Dundee City: £324Plymouth: £247Dundee City: £306Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£322£324£306

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £247, Dundee City £344Dundee City: £344Plymouth: £247Dundee City: £345Plymouth: £248Dundee City: £326Plymouth: £234

    £247£248£234Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£344£345£326

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £3.58, Dundee City £4.78Dundee City: £4.78Plymouth: £3.58Dundee City: £4.80Plymouth: £3.60Dundee City: £4.53Plymouth: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Plymouth £5.35, Dundee City £7.07Dundee City: £7.07Plymouth: £5.35Dundee City: £7.10Plymouth: £5.37Dundee City: £6.71Plymouth: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£7.07£7.10£6.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Dundee City £6.37Dundee City: £6.37Plymouth: £6.45Dundee City: £6.39Plymouth: £6.48Dundee City: £6.04Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 180.9, Dundee City 173.3Dundee City: 173.3Plymouth: 180.9

    180.9Plymouth is higher173.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 21.7, Dundee City 26.9Dundee City: 26.9Plymouth: 21.7

    21.7Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count26.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 28.0, Dundee City 35.3Dundee City: 35.3Plymouth: 28.0

    28.0Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count35.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Dundee City 121.2Dundee City: 121.2Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count121.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 134.4, Dundee City 156.3Dundee City: 156.3Plymouth: 134.4

    134.4Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count156.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 16.9, Dundee City 21.3Dundee City: 21.3Plymouth: 16.9

    16.9Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count21.3

Show the numbers
Plymouth and Dundee City, per resident
MeasurePlymouthDundee CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£5,251£5,273£4,981EstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£2,266£2,275£2,149EstimatedDundee City
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,444£1,450£1,370£1,694£1,702£1,607EstimatedDundee City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,008£2,017£1,905£1,995£2,003£1,892Plymouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£110£110£104Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£155£156£147EstimatedDundee City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£5.99£6.01£5.68EstimatedDundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£766£769£727EstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£196£197£186EstimatedDundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£91£92£87EstimatedDundee City
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,110£1,114£1,053£1,247£1,253£1,183Dundee City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£322£324£306Dundee City
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£344£345£326Dundee City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.78£4.80£4.53Dundee City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£7.07£7.10£6.71Dundee City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£6.37£6.39£6.04EstimatedPlymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026180.9173.3Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.726.9Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.035.3Dundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.7121.2Dundee City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.4156.3Dundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.921.3EstimatedDundee City

Total

Plymouth is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Dundee City 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

Plymouth Dundee City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Plymouth £1.3bn, Dundee City £784.1mDundee City: £784.1mPlymouth: £1.3bnDundee City: £787.5mPlymouth: £1.3bnDundee City: £743.8mPlymouth: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£784.1m£787.5m£743.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Plymouth £606.5m, Dundee City £338.3mDundee City: £338.3mPlymouth: £606.5mDundee City: £339.8mPlymouth: £609.1mDundee City: £320.9mPlymouth: £575.3m

    £606.5m£609.1m£575.3mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£338.3m£339.8m£320.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Plymouth £392.7m, Dundee City £253.0mDundee City: £253.0mPlymouth: £392.7mDundee City: £254.1mPlymouth: £394.3mDundee City: £240.0mPlymouth: £372.5m

    £392.7m£394.3m£372.5mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£253.0m£254.1m£240.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Plymouth £546.0m, Dundee City £297.9mDundee City: £297.9mPlymouth: £546.0mDundee City: £299.1mPlymouth: £548.3mDundee City: £282.5mPlymouth: £517.9m

    £546.0m£548.3m£517.9mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£297.9m£299.1m£282.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth £23.8m, Dundee City £16.4mDundee City: £16.4mPlymouth: £23.8mDundee City: £16.4mPlymouth: £23.9mDundee City: £15.5mPlymouth: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £35.3m, Dundee City £23.2mDundee City: £23.2mPlymouth: £35.3mDundee City: £23.3mPlymouth: £35.4mDundee City: £22.0mPlymouth: £33.5m

    £35.3m£35.4m£33.5mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Dundee City £0.89mDundee City: £0.89mPlymouth: £1.5mDundee City: £0.90mPlymouth: £1.5mDundee City: £0.85mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £160.4m, Dundee City £114.4mDundee City: £114.4mPlymouth: £160.4mDundee City: £114.9mPlymouth: £161.1mDundee City: £108.5mPlymouth: £152.2m

    £160.4m£161.1m£152.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£114.4m£114.9m£108.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £44.7m, Dundee City £29.3mDundee City: £29.3mPlymouth: £44.7mDundee City: £29.4mPlymouth: £44.9mDundee City: £27.8mPlymouth: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth £21.5m, Dundee City £13.6mDundee City: £13.6mPlymouth: £21.5mDundee City: £13.7mPlymouth: £21.6mDundee City: £12.9mPlymouth: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth £301.7m, Dundee City £186.3mDundee City: £186.3mPlymouth: £301.7mDundee City: £187.1mPlymouth: £303.0mDundee City: £176.7mPlymouth: £286.2m

    £301.7m£303.0m£286.2mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£186.3m£187.1m£176.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Plymouth £66.8m, Dundee City £48.2mDundee City: £48.2mPlymouth: £66.8mDundee City: £48.4mPlymouth: £67.0mDundee City: £45.7mPlymouth: £63.3m

    £66.8m£67.0m£63.3mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Plymouth £67.0m, Dundee City £51.3mDundee City: £51.3mPlymouth: £67.0mDundee City: £51.5mPlymouth: £67.3mDundee City: £48.7mPlymouth: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£51.3m£51.5m£48.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Plymouth £0.97m, Dundee City £0.71mDundee City: £0.71mPlymouth: £0.97mDundee City: £0.72mPlymouth: £0.98mDundee City: £0.68mPlymouth: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Dundee City £1.1mDundee City: £1.1mPlymouth: £1.5mDundee City: £1.1mPlymouth: £1.5mDundee City: £1.0mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mPlymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Plymouth £1.8m, Dundee City £0.95mDundee City: £0.95mPlymouth: £1.8mDundee City: £0.96mPlymouth: £1.8mDundee City: £0.90mPlymouth: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mPlymouth is higher£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Plymouth 49,195, Dundee City 25,872Dundee City: 25,872Plymouth: 49,195

    49,195Plymouth is higher25,872

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth 5,908, Dundee City 4,011Dundee City: 4,011Plymouth: 5,908

    5,908Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count4,011

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 7,602, Dundee City 5,275Dundee City: 5,275Plymouth: 7,602

    7,602Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count5,275

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 23,290, Dundee City 18,095Dundee City: 18,095Plymouth: 23,290

    23,290Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count18,095

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth 36,542, Dundee City 23,337Dundee City: 23,337Plymouth: 36,542

    36,542Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count23,337

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth 4,592, Dundee City 3,180Dundee City: 3,180Plymouth: 4,592

    4,592Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count3,180

Show the numbers
Plymouth and Dundee City, total
MeasurePlymouthDundee CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£784.1m£787.5m£743.8mEstimatedPlymouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m£338.3m£339.8m£320.9mEstimatedPlymouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m£253.0m£254.1m£240.0mEstimatedPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m£297.9m£299.1m£282.5mPlymouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£16.4m£16.4m£15.5mPlymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mEstimatedPlymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.89m£0.90m£0.85mEstimatedPlymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m£114.4m£114.9m£108.5mEstimatedPlymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£29.3m£29.4m£27.8mEstimatedPlymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mEstimatedPlymouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m£186.3m£187.1m£176.7mPlymouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m£48.2m£48.4m£45.7mPlymouth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£51.3m£51.5m£48.7mPlymouth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mPlymouth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mPlymouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mEstimatedPlymouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,19525,872Plymouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9084,011Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,6025,275Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,29018,095Plymouth
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,54223,337Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5923,180EstimatedPlymouth

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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  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.