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Isle of Wight and Inverclyde

141,356 and 78,740 residents (mid-2024).

Isle of Wight is higher than Inverclyde on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Isle of Wight is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde on 18. 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

Isle of Wight Inverclyde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £5,818, Inverclyde £5,905Inverclyde: £5,905Isle of Wight: £5,818Inverclyde: £5,930Isle of Wight: £5,843Inverclyde: £5,601Isle of Wight: £5,519

    £5,818£5,843£5,519Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,905£5,930£5,601

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight £12,315, Inverclyde £12,710Inverclyde: £12,710Isle of Wight: £12,315Inverclyde: £12,764Isle of Wight: £12,367Inverclyde: £12,056Isle of Wight: £11,681

    £12,315£12,367£11,681Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£12,710£12,764£12,056

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £2,366, Inverclyde £2,998Inverclyde: £2,998Isle of Wight: £2,366Inverclyde: £3,011Isle of Wight: £2,376Inverclyde: £2,844Isle of Wight: £2,244

    £2,366£2,376£2,244Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,998£3,011£2,844

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight £11,246, Inverclyde £11,095Inverclyde: £11,095Isle of Wight: £11,246Inverclyde: £11,142Isle of Wight: £11,294Inverclyde: £10,524Isle of Wight: £10,667

    £11,246£11,294£10,667Isle of Wight is higher£11,095£11,142£10,524

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight £377, Inverclyde £608Inverclyde: £608Isle of Wight: £377Inverclyde: £611Isle of Wight: £378Inverclyde: £577Isle of Wight: £357

    £377£378£357Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£608£611£577

  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: Isle of Wight £668, Inverclyde £974Inverclyde: £974Isle of Wight: £668Inverclyde: £978Isle of Wight: £671Inverclyde: £923Isle of Wight: £633

    £668£671£633Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£974£978£923

  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: Isle of Wight £24, Inverclyde £33Inverclyde: £33Isle of Wight: £24Inverclyde: £33Isle of Wight: £25Inverclyde: £32Isle of Wight: £23

    £24£25£23Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £540, Inverclyde £791Inverclyde: £791Isle of Wight: £540Inverclyde: £794Isle of Wight: £542Inverclyde: £750Isle of Wight: £512

    £540£542£512Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£791£794£750

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £196, Inverclyde £229Inverclyde: £229Isle of Wight: £196Inverclyde: £229Isle of Wight: £197Inverclyde: £217Isle of Wight: £186

    £196£197£186Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£229£229£217

  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: Isle of Wight £144, Inverclyde £165Inverclyde: £165Isle of Wight: £144Inverclyde: £166Isle of Wight: £145Inverclyde: £156Isle of Wight: £137

    £144£145£137Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£156

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £1,764, Inverclyde £2,200Inverclyde: £2,200Isle of Wight: £1,764Inverclyde: £2,210Isle of Wight: £1,771Inverclyde: £2,087Isle of Wight: £1,673

    £1,764£1,771£1,673Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,200£2,210£2,087

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Isle of Wight £224, Inverclyde £298Inverclyde: £298Isle of Wight: £224Inverclyde: £299Isle of Wight: £225Inverclyde: £282Isle of Wight: £212

    £224£225£212Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£298£299£282

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £439, Inverclyde £616Inverclyde: £616Isle of Wight: £439Inverclyde: £619Isle of Wight: £440Inverclyde: £584Isle of Wight: £416

    £439£440£416Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£616£619£584

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £8.51, Inverclyde £7.77Inverclyde: £7.77Isle of Wight: £8.51Inverclyde: £7.80Isle of Wight: £8.54Inverclyde: £7.37Isle of Wight: £8.07

    £8.51£8.54£8.07Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£7.77£7.80£7.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight £11, Inverclyde £8.91Inverclyde: £8.91Isle of Wight: £11Inverclyde: £8.95Isle of Wight: £11Inverclyde: £8.45Isle of Wight: £10

    £11£11£10Isle of Wight is higher£8.91£8.95£8.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £7.83, Inverclyde £8.77Inverclyde: £8.77Isle of Wight: £7.83Inverclyde: £8.81Isle of Wight: £7.87Inverclyde: £8.32Isle of Wight: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£8.77£8.81£8.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight 1,001.2, Inverclyde 970.5Inverclyde: 970.5Isle of Wight: 1,001.2

    1,001.2Isle of Wight is higher970.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Isle of Wight 96.7, Inverclyde 150.6Inverclyde: 150.6Isle of Wight: 96.7

    96.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count150.6

  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: Isle of Wight 141.6, Inverclyde 222.1Inverclyde: 222.1Isle of Wight: 141.6

    141.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count222.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 80.7, Inverclyde 129.0Inverclyde: 129.0Isle of Wight: 80.7

    80.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count129.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Isle of Wight 224.3, Inverclyde 254.2Inverclyde: 254.2Isle of Wight: 224.3

    224.3Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count254.2

  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: Isle of Wight 31.4, Inverclyde 37.7Inverclyde: 37.7Isle of Wight: 31.4

    31.4Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count37.7

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Isle of Wight and Inverclyde, per person in the age group
MeasureIsle of WightInverclydeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,818£5,843£5,519£5,905£5,930£5,601EstimatedInverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,315£12,367£11,681£12,710£12,764£12,056EstimatedInverclyde
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,366£2,376£2,244£2,998£3,011£2,844EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,246£11,294£10,667£11,095£11,142£10,524Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£377£378£357£608£611£577Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£668£671£633£974£978£923EstimatedInverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23£33£33£32EstimatedInverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£791£794£750EstimatedInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£229£229£217EstimatedInverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£137£165£166£156EstimatedInverclyde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673£2,200£2,210£2,087Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£298£299£282Inverclyde
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£439£440£416£616£619£584Inverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.51£8.54£8.07£7.77£7.80£7.37Isle of Wight
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.91£8.95£8.45Isle of Wight
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£8.77£8.81£8.32EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.2970.5Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.7150.6Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.6222.1Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.7129.0Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.3254.2Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.437.7EstimatedInverclyde

Per resident

Isle of Wight is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde on 18. 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

Isle of Wight Inverclyde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £5,818, Inverclyde £5,905Inverclyde: £5,905Isle of Wight: £5,818Inverclyde: £5,930Isle of Wight: £5,843Inverclyde: £5,601Isle of Wight: £5,519

    £5,818£5,843£5,519Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,905£5,930£5,601

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £3,543, Inverclyde £2,733Inverclyde: £2,733Isle of Wight: £3,543Inverclyde: £2,744Isle of Wight: £3,558Inverclyde: £2,592Isle of Wight: £3,361

    £3,543£3,558£3,361Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£2,733£2,744£2,592

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £1,308, Inverclyde £1,847Inverclyde: £1,847Isle of Wight: £1,308Inverclyde: £1,854Isle of Wight: £1,313Inverclyde: £1,751Isle of Wight: £1,240

    £1,308£1,313£1,240Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,847£1,854£1,751

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Isle of Wight £3,236, Inverclyde £2,385Inverclyde: £2,385Isle of Wight: £3,236Inverclyde: £2,396Isle of Wight: £3,249Inverclyde: £2,263Isle of Wight: £3,069

    £3,236£3,249£3,069Isle of Wight is higher£2,385£2,396£2,263

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Isle of Wight £108, Inverclyde £131Inverclyde: £131Isle of Wight: £108Inverclyde: £131Isle of Wight: £109Inverclyde: £124Isle of Wight: £103

    £108£109£103Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £192, Inverclyde £209Inverclyde: £209Isle of Wight: £192Inverclyde: £210Isle of Wight: £193Inverclyde: £199Isle of Wight: £182

    £192£193£182Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£199

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £7.03, Inverclyde £7.15Inverclyde: £7.15Isle of Wight: £7.03Inverclyde: £7.18Isle of Wight: £7.06Inverclyde: £6.78Isle of Wight: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£7.15£7.18£6.78

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £540, Inverclyde £791Inverclyde: £791Isle of Wight: £540Inverclyde: £794Isle of Wight: £542Inverclyde: £750Isle of Wight: £512

    £540£542£512Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£791£794£750

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £196, Inverclyde £229Inverclyde: £229Isle of Wight: £196Inverclyde: £229Isle of Wight: £197Inverclyde: £217Isle of Wight: £186

    £196£197£186Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£229£229£217

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Isle of Wight £80, Inverclyde £102Inverclyde: £102Isle of Wight: £80Inverclyde: £102Isle of Wight: £80Inverclyde: £96Isle of Wight: £76

    £80£80£76Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Isle of Wight £975, Inverclyde £1,355Inverclyde: £1,355Isle of Wight: £975Inverclyde: £1,361Isle of Wight: £979Inverclyde: £1,285Isle of Wight: £925

    £975£979£925Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,355£1,361£1,285

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Isle of Wight £224, Inverclyde £298Inverclyde: £298Isle of Wight: £224Inverclyde: £299Isle of Wight: £225Inverclyde: £282Isle of Wight: £212

    £224£225£212Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£298£299£282

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Isle of Wight £242, Inverclyde £379Inverclyde: £379Isle of Wight: £242Inverclyde: £381Isle of Wight: £243Inverclyde: £360Isle of Wight: £230

    £242£243£230Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£379£381£360

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Isle of Wight £4.70, Inverclyde £4.79Inverclyde: £4.79Isle of Wight: £4.70Inverclyde: £4.81Isle of Wight: £4.72Inverclyde: £4.54Isle of Wight: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Isle of Wight £5.98, Inverclyde £5.48Inverclyde: £5.48Isle of Wight: £5.98Inverclyde: £5.51Isle of Wight: £6.00Inverclyde: £5.20Isle of Wight: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Isle of Wight is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Isle of Wight £7.83, Inverclyde £8.77Inverclyde: £8.77Isle of Wight: £7.83Inverclyde: £8.81Isle of Wight: £7.87Inverclyde: £8.32Isle of Wight: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£8.77£8.81£8.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 288.1, Inverclyde 208.7Inverclyde: 208.7Isle of Wight: 288.1

    288.1Isle of Wight is higher208.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 27.8, Inverclyde 32.4Inverclyde: 32.4Isle of Wight: 27.8

    27.8Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count32.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 40.7, Inverclyde 47.8Inverclyde: 47.8Isle of Wight: 40.7

    40.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count47.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 80.7, Inverclyde 129.0Inverclyde: 129.0Isle of Wight: 80.7

    80.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count129.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 124.0, Inverclyde 156.6Inverclyde: 156.6Isle of Wight: 124.0

    124.0Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count156.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Isle of Wight 17.4, Inverclyde 23.2Inverclyde: 23.2Isle of Wight: 17.4

    17.4Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count23.2

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Isle of Wight and Inverclyde, per resident
MeasureIsle of WightInverclydeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,818£5,843£5,519£5,905£5,930£5,601EstimatedInverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,543£3,558£3,361£2,733£2,744£2,592EstimatedIsle of Wight
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,308£1,313£1,240£1,847£1,854£1,751EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,236£3,249£3,069£2,385£2,396£2,263Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£131£131£124Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£209£210£199EstimatedInverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£7.15£7.18£6.78EstimatedInverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£791£794£750EstimatedInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£229£229£217EstimatedInverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£102£102£96EstimatedInverclyde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£975£979£925£1,355£1,361£1,285Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£298£299£282Inverclyde
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£242£243£230£379£381£360Inverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£4.79£4.81£4.54Inverclyde
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£5.48£5.51£5.20Isle of Wight
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£8.77£8.81£8.32EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026288.1208.7Isle of Wight
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.832.4Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.747.8Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.7129.0Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026124.0156.6Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.423.2EstimatedInverclyde

Total

Isle of Wight is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde 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

Isle of Wight Inverclyde

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Isle of Wight £822.4m, Inverclyde £464.9mInverclyde: £464.9mIsle of Wight: £822.4mInverclyde: £466.9mIsle of Wight: £825.9mInverclyde: £441.0mIsle of Wight: £780.1m

    £822.4m£825.9m£780.1mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£464.9m£466.9m£441.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Isle of Wight £500.9m, Inverclyde £215.2mInverclyde: £215.2mIsle of Wight: £500.9mInverclyde: £216.1mIsle of Wight: £503.0mInverclyde: £204.1mIsle of Wight: £475.1m

    £500.9m£503.0m£475.1mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£215.2m£216.1m£204.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Isle of Wight £184.9m, Inverclyde £145.4mInverclyde: £145.4mIsle of Wight: £184.9mInverclyde: £146.0mIsle of Wight: £185.6mInverclyde: £137.9mIsle of Wight: £175.3m

    £184.9m£185.6m£175.3mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£145.4m£146.0m£137.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Isle of Wight £457.4m, Inverclyde £187.8mInverclyde: £187.8mIsle of Wight: £457.4mInverclyde: £188.6mIsle of Wight: £459.3mInverclyde: £178.2mIsle of Wight: £433.8m

    £457.4m£459.3m£433.8mIsle of Wight is higher£187.8m£188.6m£178.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Isle of Wight £15.3m, Inverclyde £10.3mInverclyde: £10.3mIsle of Wight: £15.3mInverclyde: £10.3mIsle of Wight: £15.4mInverclyde: £9.8mIsle of Wight: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight £27.2m, Inverclyde £16.5mInverclyde: £16.5mIsle of Wight: £27.2mInverclyde: £16.6mIsle of Wight: £27.3mInverclyde: £15.6mIsle of Wight: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Isle of Wight £0.99m, Inverclyde £0.56mInverclyde: £0.56mIsle of Wight: £0.99mInverclyde: £0.57mIsle of Wight: £1.00mInverclyde: £0.53mIsle of Wight: £0.94m

    £0.99m£1.00m£0.94mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight £76.3m, Inverclyde £62.3mInverclyde: £62.3mIsle of Wight: £76.3mInverclyde: £62.5mIsle of Wight: £76.6mInverclyde: £59.1mIsle of Wight: £72.4m

    £76.3m£76.6m£72.4mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£62.3m£62.5m£59.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight £27.7m, Inverclyde £18.0mInverclyde: £18.0mIsle of Wight: £27.7mInverclyde: £18.1mIsle of Wight: £27.8mInverclyde: £17.1mIsle of Wight: £26.2m

    £27.7m£27.8m£26.2mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Isle of Wight £11.3m, Inverclyde £8.0mInverclyde: £8.0mIsle of Wight: £11.3mInverclyde: £8.0mIsle of Wight: £11.3mInverclyde: £7.6mIsle of Wight: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.3m£10.7mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Isle of Wight £137.8m, Inverclyde £106.7mInverclyde: £106.7mIsle of Wight: £137.8mInverclyde: £107.2mIsle of Wight: £138.4mInverclyde: £101.2mIsle of Wight: £130.7m

    £137.8m£138.4m£130.7mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£106.7m£107.2m£101.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Isle of Wight £31.7m, Inverclyde £23.4mInverclyde: £23.4mIsle of Wight: £31.7mInverclyde: £23.5mIsle of Wight: £31.8mInverclyde: £22.2mIsle of Wight: £30.0m

    £31.7m£31.8m£30.0mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Isle of Wight £34.3m, Inverclyde £29.9mInverclyde: £29.9mIsle of Wight: £34.3mInverclyde: £30.0mIsle of Wight: £34.4mInverclyde: £28.3mIsle of Wight: £32.5m

    £34.3m£34.4m£32.5mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Isle of Wight £0.66m, Inverclyde £0.38mInverclyde: £0.38mIsle of Wight: £0.66mInverclyde: £0.38mIsle of Wight: £0.67mInverclyde: £0.36mIsle of Wight: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Isle of Wight £0.84m, Inverclyde £0.43mInverclyde: £0.43mIsle of Wight: £0.84mInverclyde: £0.43mIsle of Wight: £0.85mInverclyde: £0.41mIsle of Wight: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.85m£0.80mIsle of Wight is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Isle of Wight £1.1m, Inverclyde £0.69mInverclyde: £0.69mIsle of Wight: £1.1mInverclyde: £0.69mIsle of Wight: £1.1mInverclyde: £0.66mIsle of Wight: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mIsle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Isle of Wight 40,718, Inverclyde 16,430Inverclyde: 16,430Isle of Wight: 40,718

    40,718Isle of Wight is higher16,430

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Isle of Wight 3,934, Inverclyde 2,549Inverclyde: 2,549Isle of Wight: 3,934

    3,934Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count2,549

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight 5,757, Inverclyde 3,760Inverclyde: 3,760Isle of Wight: 5,757

    5,757Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count3,760

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Isle of Wight 11,405, Inverclyde 10,160Inverclyde: 10,160Isle of Wight: 11,405

    11,405Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count10,160

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Isle of Wight 17,529, Inverclyde 12,327Inverclyde: 12,327Isle of Wight: 17,529

    17,529Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count12,327

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Isle of Wight 2,455, Inverclyde 1,827Inverclyde: 1,827Isle of Wight: 2,455

    2,455Isle of Wight is higherDepends on how you count1,827

Show the numbers
Isle of Wight and Inverclyde, total
MeasureIsle of WightInverclydeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£822.4m£825.9m£780.1m£464.9m£466.9m£441.0mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£500.9m£503.0m£475.1m£215.2m£216.1m£204.1mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£184.9m£185.6m£175.3m£145.4m£146.0m£137.9mEstimatedIsle of Wight
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£457.4m£459.3m£433.8m£187.8m£188.6m£178.2mIsle of Wight
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mIsle of Wight
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m£62.3m£62.5m£59.1mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mEstimatedIsle of Wight
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m£106.7m£107.2m£101.2mIsle of Wight
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mIsle of Wight
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m£29.9m£30.0m£28.3mIsle of Wight
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mIsle of Wight
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mIsle of Wight
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mEstimatedIsle of Wight
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,71816,430Isle of Wight
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9342,549Isle of Wight
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,7573,760Isle of Wight
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,40510,160Isle of Wight
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,52912,327Isle of Wight
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4551,827EstimatedIsle of Wight

Sources

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

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  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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