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Shropshire and Dumfries and Galloway

331,751 and 145,930 residents (mid-2024).

Shropshire is higher than Dumfries and Galloway on 0 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 22 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

Shropshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Dumfries and Galloway on 22. 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

Shropshire Dumfries and Galloway

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Dumfries and Galloway £5,742Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742Shropshire: £4,600Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766Shropshire: £4,619Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£5,742£5,766£5,446

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £12,313, Dumfries and Galloway £12,736Dumfries and Galloway: £12,736Shropshire: £12,313Dumfries and Galloway: £12,791Shropshire: £12,365Dumfries and Galloway: £12,081Shropshire: £11,679

    £12,313£12,365£11,679Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£12,736£12,791£12,081

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,504, Dumfries and Galloway £2,325Dumfries and Galloway: £2,325Shropshire: £1,504Dumfries and Galloway: £2,335Shropshire: £1,510Dumfries and Galloway: £2,205Shropshire: £1,426

    £1,504£1,510£1,426Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£2,325£2,335£2,205

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £11,289, Dumfries and Galloway £11,429Dumfries and Galloway: £11,429Shropshire: £11,289Dumfries and Galloway: £11,478Shropshire: £11,337Dumfries and Galloway: £10,841Shropshire: £10,708

    £11,289£11,337£10,708Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£11,429£11,478£10,841

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £314, Dumfries and Galloway £476Dumfries and Galloway: £476Shropshire: £314Dumfries and Galloway: £478Shropshire: £315Dumfries and Galloway: £452Shropshire: £298

    £314£315£298Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£476£478£452

  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: Shropshire £688, Dumfries and Galloway £805Dumfries and Galloway: £805Shropshire: £688Dumfries and Galloway: £808Shropshire: £691Dumfries and Galloway: £764Shropshire: £653

    £688£691£653Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£805£808£764

  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: Shropshire £21, Dumfries and Galloway £26Dumfries and Galloway: £26Shropshire: £21Dumfries and Galloway: £26Shropshire: £21Dumfries and Galloway: £25Shropshire: £20

    £21£21£20Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Dumfries and Galloway £617Dumfries and Galloway: £617Shropshire: £381Dumfries and Galloway: £619Shropshire: £382Dumfries and Galloway: £585Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£617£619£585

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Dumfries and Galloway £202Dumfries and Galloway: £202Shropshire: £96Dumfries and Galloway: £203Shropshire: £96Dumfries and Galloway: £192Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£192

  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: Shropshire £89, Dumfries and Galloway £157Dumfries and Galloway: £157Shropshire: £89Dumfries and Galloway: £158Shropshire: £89Dumfries and Galloway: £149Shropshire: £84

    £89£89£84Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£157£158£149

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,143, Dumfries and Galloway £1,653Dumfries and Galloway: £1,653Shropshire: £1,143Dumfries and Galloway: £1,660Shropshire: £1,148Dumfries and Galloway: £1,568Shropshire: £1,084

    £1,143£1,148£1,084Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£1,653£1,660£1,568

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Dumfries and Galloway £220Dumfries and Galloway: £220Shropshire: £154Dumfries and Galloway: £221Shropshire: £155Dumfries and Galloway: £209Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £260, Dumfries and Galloway £497Dumfries and Galloway: £497Shropshire: £260Dumfries and Galloway: £499Shropshire: £261Dumfries and Galloway: £472Shropshire: £247

    £260£261£247Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£497£499£472

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £6.68, Dumfries and Galloway £7.25Dumfries and Galloway: £7.25Shropshire: £6.68Dumfries and Galloway: £7.28Shropshire: £6.71Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88Shropshire: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£7.25£7.28£6.88

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £5.39, Dumfries and Galloway £10Dumfries and Galloway: £10Shropshire: £5.39Dumfries and Galloway: £10Shropshire: £5.41Dumfries and Galloway: £9.61Shropshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£10£10£9.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Dumfries and Galloway £7.13Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13Shropshire: £6.04Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16Shropshire: £6.07Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£7.13£7.16£6.76

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shropshire 1,003.8, Dumfries and Galloway 1,021.3Dumfries and Galloway: 1,021.3Shropshire: 1,003.8

    1,003.8Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count1,021.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shropshire 81.8, Dumfries and Galloway 115.9Dumfries and Galloway: 115.9Shropshire: 81.8

    81.8Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count115.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shropshire 140.1, Dumfries and Galloway 180.6Dumfries and Galloway: 180.6Shropshire: 140.1

    140.1Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count180.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 54.9, Dumfries and Galloway 99.2Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count99.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Shropshire 142.2, Dumfries and Galloway 212.2Dumfries and Galloway: 212.2Shropshire: 142.2

    142.2Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count212.2

  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: Shropshire 18.9, Dumfries and Galloway 39.4Dumfries and Galloway: 39.4Shropshire: 18.9

    18.9Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count39.4

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Shropshire and Dumfries and Galloway, per person in the age group
MeasureShropshireDumfries and GallowayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£5,742£5,766£5,446EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,313£12,365£11,679£12,736£12,791£12,081EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,510£1,426£2,325£2,335£2,205EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,289£11,337£10,708£11,429£11,478£10,841Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£476£478£452Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£688£691£653£805£808£764EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£26£26£25EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£617£619£585EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£202£203£192EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£157£158£149EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,143£1,148£1,084£1,653£1,660£1,568Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£260£261£247£497£499£472Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£7.25£7.28£6.88Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£10£10£9.61Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£7.13£7.16£6.76EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.81,021.3Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.8115.9Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.1180.6Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.999.2Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.2212.2Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.939.4EstimatedDumfries and Galloway

Per resident

Shropshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Dumfries and Galloway on 22. 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

Shropshire Dumfries and Galloway

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Dumfries and Galloway £5,742Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742Shropshire: £4,600Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766Shropshire: £4,619Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£5,742£5,766£5,446

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shropshire £3,095, Dumfries and Galloway £3,368Dumfries and Galloway: £3,368Shropshire: £3,095Dumfries and Galloway: £3,382Shropshire: £3,108Dumfries and Galloway: £3,194Shropshire: £2,936

    £3,095£3,108£2,936Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£3,368£3,382£3,194

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shropshire £869, Dumfries and Galloway £1,328Dumfries and Galloway: £1,328Shropshire: £869Dumfries and Galloway: £1,334Shropshire: £872Dumfries and Galloway: £1,260Shropshire: £824

    £869£872£824Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£1,328£1,334£1,260

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shropshire £2,837, Dumfries and Galloway £3,022Dumfries and Galloway: £3,022Shropshire: £2,837Dumfries and Galloway: £3,035Shropshire: £2,850Dumfries and Galloway: £2,866Shropshire: £2,691

    £2,837£2,850£2,691Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£3,022£3,035£2,866

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shropshire £79, Dumfries and Galloway £126Dumfries and Galloway: £126Shropshire: £79Dumfries and Galloway: £126Shropshire: £79Dumfries and Galloway: £119Shropshire: £75

    £79£79£75Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £173, Dumfries and Galloway £213Dumfries and Galloway: £213Shropshire: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £214Shropshire: £174Dumfries and Galloway: £202Shropshire: £164

    £173£174£164Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£213£214£202

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Shropshire £5.36, Dumfries and Galloway £6.88Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88Shropshire: £5.36Dumfries and Galloway: £6.91Shropshire: £5.38Dumfries and Galloway: £6.53Shropshire: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Dumfries and Galloway £617Dumfries and Galloway: £617Shropshire: £381Dumfries and Galloway: £619Shropshire: £382Dumfries and Galloway: £585Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£617£619£585

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Dumfries and Galloway £202Dumfries and Galloway: £202Shropshire: £96Dumfries and Galloway: £203Shropshire: £96Dumfries and Galloway: £192Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£192

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shropshire £51, Dumfries and Galloway £90Dumfries and Galloway: £90Shropshire: £51Dumfries and Galloway: £90Shropshire: £51Dumfries and Galloway: £85Shropshire: £49

    £51£51£49Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shropshire £660, Dumfries and Galloway £944Dumfries and Galloway: £944Shropshire: £660Dumfries and Galloway: £948Shropshire: £663Dumfries and Galloway: £896Shropshire: £626

    £660£663£626Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Dumfries and Galloway £220Dumfries and Galloway: £220Shropshire: £154Dumfries and Galloway: £221Shropshire: £155Dumfries and Galloway: £209Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£220£221£209

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £150, Dumfries and Galloway £284Dumfries and Galloway: £284Shropshire: £150Dumfries and Galloway: £285Shropshire: £151Dumfries and Galloway: £270Shropshire: £142

    £150£151£142Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£284£285£270

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £3.86, Dumfries and Galloway £4.14Dumfries and Galloway: £4.14Shropshire: £3.86Dumfries and Galloway: £4.16Shropshire: £3.87Dumfries and Galloway: £3.93Shropshire: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shropshire £3.11, Dumfries and Galloway £5.79Dumfries and Galloway: £5.79Shropshire: £3.11Dumfries and Galloway: £5.81Shropshire: £3.12Dumfries and Galloway: £5.49Shropshire: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£5.79£5.81£5.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Dumfries and Galloway £7.13Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13Shropshire: £6.04Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16Shropshire: £6.07Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£7.13£7.16£6.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 252.3, Dumfries and Galloway 270.0Dumfries and Galloway: 270.0Shropshire: 252.3

    252.3Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count270.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 20.6, Dumfries and Galloway 30.6Dumfries and Galloway: 30.6Shropshire: 20.6

    20.6Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count30.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 35.2, Dumfries and Galloway 47.8Dumfries and Galloway: 47.8Shropshire: 35.2

    35.2Dumfries and Galloway 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: Shropshire 54.9, Dumfries and Galloway 99.2Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count99.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 82.1, Dumfries and Galloway 121.3Dumfries and Galloway: 121.3Shropshire: 82.1

    82.1Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count121.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 10.9, Dumfries and Galloway 22.5Dumfries and Galloway: 22.5Shropshire: 10.9

    10.9Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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Shropshire and Dumfries and Galloway, per resident
MeasureShropshireDumfries and GallowayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£5,742£5,766£5,446EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,095£3,108£2,936£3,368£3,382£3,194EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£869£872£824£1,328£1,334£1,260EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,837£2,850£2,691£3,022£3,035£2,866Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£126£126£119Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£213£214£202EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£6.88£6.91£6.53EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£617£619£585EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£202£203£192EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£90£90£85EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£660£663£626£944£948£896Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£284£285£270Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£4.14£4.16£3.93Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£5.79£5.81£5.49Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£7.13£7.16£6.76EstimatedDumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.3270.0Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.630.6Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.247.8Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.999.2Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.1121.3Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.922.5EstimatedDumfries and Galloway

Total

Shropshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Dumfries and Galloway 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

Shropshire Dumfries and Galloway

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shropshire £1.5bn, Dumfries and Galloway £837.9mDumfries and Galloway: £837.9mShropshire: £1.5bnDumfries and Galloway: £841.4mShropshire: £1.5bnDumfries and Galloway: £794.7mShropshire: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£837.9m£841.4m£794.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shropshire £1.0bn, Dumfries and Galloway £491.4mDumfries and Galloway: £491.4mShropshire: £1.0bnDumfries and Galloway: £493.5mShropshire: £1.0bnDumfries and Galloway: £466.1mShropshire: £973.9m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shropshire £288.2m, Dumfries and Galloway £193.8mDumfries and Galloway: £193.8mShropshire: £288.2mDumfries and Galloway: £194.6mShropshire: £289.4mDumfries and Galloway: £183.9mShropshire: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£193.8m£194.6m£183.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shropshire £941.3m, Dumfries and Galloway £441.0mDumfries and Galloway: £441.0mShropshire: £941.3mDumfries and Galloway: £442.9mShropshire: £945.3mDumfries and Galloway: £418.3mShropshire: £892.9m

    £941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire £26.2m, Dumfries and Galloway £18.4mDumfries and Galloway: £18.4mShropshire: £26.2mDumfries and Galloway: £18.5mShropshire: £26.3mDumfries and Galloway: £17.4mShropshire: £24.8m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £57.4m, Dumfries and Galloway £31.1mDumfries and Galloway: £31.1mShropshire: £57.4mDumfries and Galloway: £31.2mShropshire: £57.6mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mShropshire: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Shropshire £1.8m, Dumfries and Galloway £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mShropshire: £1.8mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mShropshire: £1.8mDumfries and Galloway: £0.95mShropshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £126.3m, Dumfries and Galloway £90.0mDumfries and Galloway: £90.0mShropshire: £126.3mDumfries and Galloway: £90.4mShropshire: £126.8mDumfries and Galloway: £85.4mShropshire: £119.8m

    £126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £31.8m, Dumfries and Galloway £29.5mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mShropshire: £31.8mDumfries and Galloway: £29.6mShropshire: £31.9mDumfries and Galloway: £27.9mShropshire: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£29.5m£29.6m£27.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire £17.0m, Dumfries and Galloway £13.1mDumfries and Galloway: £13.1mShropshire: £17.0mDumfries and Galloway: £13.2mShropshire: £17.1mDumfries and Galloway: £12.4mShropshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire £219.0m, Dumfries and Galloway £137.8mDumfries and Galloway: £137.8mShropshire: £219.0mDumfries and Galloway: £138.4mShropshire: £220.0mDumfries and Galloway: £130.7mShropshire: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shropshire £51.1m, Dumfries and Galloway £32.1mDumfries and Galloway: £32.1mShropshire: £51.1mDumfries and Galloway: £32.3mShropshire: £51.3mDumfries and Galloway: £30.5mShropshire: £48.4m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shropshire £49.8m, Dumfries and Galloway £41.5mDumfries and Galloway: £41.5mShropshire: £49.8mDumfries and Galloway: £41.6mShropshire: £50.0mDumfries and Galloway: £39.3mShropshire: £47.3m

    £49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shropshire £1.3m, Dumfries and Galloway £0.60mDumfries and Galloway: £0.60mShropshire: £1.3mDumfries and Galloway: £0.61mShropshire: £1.3mDumfries and Galloway: £0.57mShropshire: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shropshire £1.0m, Dumfries and Galloway £0.84mDumfries and Galloway: £0.84mShropshire: £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £0.85mShropshire: £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £0.80mShropshire: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shropshire £2.0m, Dumfries and Galloway £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mShropshire: £2.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mShropshire: £2.0mDumfries and Galloway: £0.99mShropshire: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shropshire 83,703, Dumfries and Galloway 39,407Dumfries and Galloway: 39,407Shropshire: 83,703

    83,703Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count39,407

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire 6,823, Dumfries and Galloway 4,471Dumfries and Galloway: 4,471Shropshire: 6,823

    6,823Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count4,471

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 11,684, Dumfries and Galloway 6,970Dumfries and Galloway: 6,970Shropshire: 11,684

    11,684Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count6,970

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 18,202, Dumfries and Galloway 14,470Dumfries and Galloway: 14,470Shropshire: 18,202

    18,202Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count14,470

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire 27,247, Dumfries and Galloway 17,694Dumfries and Galloway: 17,694Shropshire: 27,247

    27,247Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count17,694

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire 3,629, Dumfries and Galloway 3,284Dumfries and Galloway: 3,284Shropshire: 3,629

    3,629Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count3,284

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Dumfries and Galloway, total
MeasureShropshireDumfries and GallowayHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£837.9m£841.4m£794.7mEstimatedShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEstimatedShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£193.8m£194.6m£183.9mEstimatedShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m£441.0m£442.9m£418.3mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m£18.4m£18.5m£17.4mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEstimatedShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEstimatedShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m£90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEstimatedShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£29.5m£29.6m£27.9mEstimatedShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEstimatedShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£137.8m£138.4m£130.7mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m£32.1m£32.3m£30.5mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m£41.5m£41.6m£39.3mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mEstimatedShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202683,70339,407Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,8234,471Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,6846,970Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,20214,470Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,24717,694Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6293,284EstimatedShropshire

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.