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Shropshire and Scottish Borders

331,751 and 117,190 residents (mid-2024).

Shropshire is higher than Scottish Borders on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 17 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 6 of 22 measures, and Scottish Borders on 16. 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 Scottish Borders

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Scottish Borders £4,986Scottish Borders: £4,986Shropshire: £4,600Scottish Borders: £5,007Shropshire: £4,619Scottish Borders: £4,729Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£4,986£5,007£4,729

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £12,313, Scottish Borders £12,258Scottish Borders: £12,258Shropshire: £12,313Scottish Borders: £12,310Shropshire: £12,365Scottish Borders: £11,627Shropshire: £11,679

    £12,313£12,365£11,679Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,258£12,310£11,627

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,504, Scottish Borders £1,832Scottish Borders: £1,832Shropshire: £1,504Scottish Borders: £1,840Shropshire: £1,510Scottish Borders: £1,738Shropshire: £1,426

    £1,504£1,510£1,426Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£1,832£1,840£1,738

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £11,289, Scottish Borders £11,419Scottish Borders: £11,419Shropshire: £11,289Scottish Borders: £11,467Shropshire: £11,337Scottish Borders: £10,831Shropshire: £10,708

    £11,289£11,337£10,708Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£11,419£11,467£10,831

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £314, Scottish Borders £294Scottish Borders: £294Shropshire: £314Scottish Borders: £295Shropshire: £315Scottish Borders: £279Shropshire: £298

    £314£315£298Shropshire is higher£294£295£279

  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, Scottish Borders £529Scottish Borders: £529Shropshire: £688Scottish Borders: £531Shropshire: £691Scottish Borders: £501Shropshire: £653

    £688£691£653Shropshire is higher£529£531£501

  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, Scottish Borders £16Scottish Borders: £16Shropshire: £21Scottish Borders: £16Shropshire: £21Scottish Borders: £15Shropshire: £20

    £21£21£20Shropshire is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Scottish Borders £449Scottish Borders: £449Shropshire: £381Scottish Borders: £451Shropshire: £382Scottish Borders: £426Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Scottish Borders £121Scottish Borders: £121Shropshire: £96Scottish Borders: £122Shropshire: £96Scottish Borders: £115Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

  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, Scottish Borders £98Scottish Borders: £98Shropshire: £89Scottish Borders: £99Shropshire: £89Scottish Borders: £93Shropshire: £84

    £89£89£84Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,143, Scottish Borders £1,354Scottish Borders: £1,354Shropshire: £1,143Scottish Borders: £1,359Shropshire: £1,148Scottish Borders: £1,284Shropshire: £1,084

    £1,143£1,148£1,084Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£1,354£1,359£1,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Scottish Borders £192Scottish Borders: £192Shropshire: £154Scottish Borders: £192Shropshire: £155Scottish Borders: £182Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£192£192£182

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £260, Scottish Borders £368Scottish Borders: £368Shropshire: £260Scottish Borders: £369Shropshire: £261Scottish Borders: £349Shropshire: £247

    £260£261£247Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£368£369£349

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £6.68, Scottish Borders £6.40Scottish Borders: £6.40Shropshire: £6.68Scottish Borders: £6.43Shropshire: £6.71Scottish Borders: £6.07Shropshire: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Shropshire is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £5.39, Scottish Borders £5.74Scottish Borders: £5.74Shropshire: £5.39Scottish Borders: £5.76Shropshire: £5.41Scottish Borders: £5.44Shropshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£5.74£5.76£5.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Scottish Borders £7.17Scottish Borders: £7.17Shropshire: £6.04Scottish Borders: £7.20Shropshire: £6.07Scottish Borders: £6.80Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£7.17£7.20£6.80

  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, Scottish Borders 1,006.0Scottish Borders: 1,006.0Shropshire: 1,003.8

    1,003.8Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count1,006.0

  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, Scottish Borders 82.4Scottish Borders: 82.4Shropshire: 81.8

    81.8Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count82.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shropshire 140.1, Scottish Borders 134.0Scottish Borders: 134.0Shropshire: 140.1

    140.1Shropshire is higher134.0

  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, Scottish Borders 71.6Scottish Borders: 71.6Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count71.6

  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, Scottish Borders 178.6Scottish Borders: 178.6Shropshire: 142.2

    142.2Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count178.6

  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, Scottish Borders 23.5Scottish Borders: 23.5Shropshire: 18.9

    18.9Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count23.5

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Shropshire and Scottish Borders, per person in the age group
MeasureShropshireScottish BordersHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,986£5,007£4,729EstimatedScottish Borders
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,313£12,365£11,679£12,258£12,310£11,627EstimatedShropshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,510£1,426£1,832£1,840£1,738EstimatedScottish Borders
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,289£11,337£10,708£11,419£11,467£10,831Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£294£295£279Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£688£691£653£529£531£501EstimatedShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£16£16£15EstimatedShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£449£451£426EstimatedScottish Borders
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£121£122£115EstimatedScottish Borders
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£98£99£93EstimatedScottish Borders
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,143£1,148£1,084£1,354£1,359£1,284Scottish Borders
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£192£192£182Scottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£260£261£247£368£369£349Scottish Borders
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£6.40£6.43£6.07Shropshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£5.74£5.76£5.44Scottish Borders
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£7.17£7.20£6.80EstimatedScottish Borders
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.81,006.0Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.882.4Scottish Borders
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.1134.0Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.971.6Scottish Borders
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.2178.6Scottish Borders
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.923.5EstimatedScottish Borders

Per resident

Shropshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Scottish Borders on 17. 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 Scottish Borders

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Scottish Borders £4,986Scottish Borders: £4,986Shropshire: £4,600Scottish Borders: £5,007Shropshire: £4,619Scottish Borders: £4,729Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£4,986£5,007£4,729

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shropshire £3,095, Scottish Borders £3,165Scottish Borders: £3,165Shropshire: £3,095Scottish Borders: £3,178Shropshire: £3,108Scottish Borders: £3,002Shropshire: £2,936

    £3,095£3,108£2,936Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£3,165£3,178£3,002

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shropshire £869, Scottish Borders £1,052Scottish Borders: £1,052Shropshire: £869Scottish Borders: £1,056Shropshire: £872Scottish Borders: £998Shropshire: £824

    £869£872£824Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£1,052£1,056£998

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shropshire £2,837, Scottish Borders £2,948Scottish Borders: £2,948Shropshire: £2,837Scottish Borders: £2,961Shropshire: £2,850Scottish Borders: £2,797Shropshire: £2,691

    £2,837£2,850£2,691Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£2,948£2,961£2,797

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shropshire £79, Scottish Borders £76Scottish Borders: £76Shropshire: £79Scottish Borders: £76Shropshire: £79Scottish Borders: £72Shropshire: £75

    £79£79£75Shropshire is higher£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £173, Scottish Borders £137Scottish Borders: £137Shropshire: £173Scottish Borders: £137Shropshire: £174Scottish Borders: £129Shropshire: £164

    £173£174£164Shropshire is higher£137£137£129

  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, Scottish Borders £4.15Scottish Borders: £4.15Shropshire: £5.36Scottish Borders: £4.17Shropshire: £5.38Scottish Borders: £3.94Shropshire: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Shropshire is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Scottish Borders £449Scottish Borders: £449Shropshire: £381Scottish Borders: £451Shropshire: £382Scottish Borders: £426Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Scottish Borders £121Scottish Borders: £121Shropshire: £96Scottish Borders: £122Shropshire: £96Scottish Borders: £115Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shropshire £51, Scottish Borders £56Scottish Borders: £56Shropshire: £51Scottish Borders: £57Shropshire: £51Scottish Borders: £53Shropshire: £49

    £51£51£49Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shropshire £660, Scottish Borders £777Scottish Borders: £777Shropshire: £660Scottish Borders: £780Shropshire: £663Scottish Borders: £737Shropshire: £626

    £660£663£626Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£777£780£737

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Scottish Borders £192Scottish Borders: £192Shropshire: £154Scottish Borders: £192Shropshire: £155Scottish Borders: £182Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£192£192£182

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £150, Scottish Borders £211Scottish Borders: £211Shropshire: £150Scottish Borders: £212Shropshire: £151Scottish Borders: £200Shropshire: £142

    £150£151£142Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£211£212£200

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £3.86, Scottish Borders £3.68Scottish Borders: £3.68Shropshire: £3.86Scottish Borders: £3.69Shropshire: £3.87Scottish Borders: £3.49Shropshire: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Shropshire is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shropshire £3.11, Scottish Borders £3.29Scottish Borders: £3.29Shropshire: £3.11Scottish Borders: £3.30Shropshire: £3.12Scottish Borders: £3.12Shropshire: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Scottish Borders £7.17Scottish Borders: £7.17Shropshire: £6.04Scottish Borders: £7.20Shropshire: £6.07Scottish Borders: £6.80Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£7.17£7.20£6.80

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 252.3, Scottish Borders 259.7Scottish Borders: 259.7Shropshire: 252.3

    252.3Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count259.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 20.6, Scottish Borders 21.3Scottish Borders: 21.3Shropshire: 20.6

    20.6Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count21.3

  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, Scottish Borders 34.6Scottish Borders: 34.6Shropshire: 35.2

    35.2Shropshire is higher34.6

  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, Scottish Borders 71.6Scottish Borders: 71.6Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count71.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 82.1, Scottish Borders 102.5Scottish Borders: 102.5Shropshire: 82.1

    82.1Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count102.5

  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, Scottish Borders 13.5Scottish Borders: 13.5Shropshire: 10.9

    10.9Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count13.5

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Scottish Borders, per resident
MeasureShropshireScottish BordersHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,986£5,007£4,729EstimatedScottish Borders
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,095£3,108£2,936£3,165£3,178£3,002EstimatedScottish Borders
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£869£872£824£1,052£1,056£998EstimatedScottish Borders
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,837£2,850£2,691£2,948£2,961£2,797Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£76£76£72Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£137£137£129EstimatedShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£4.15£4.17£3.94EstimatedShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£449£451£426EstimatedScottish Borders
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£121£122£115EstimatedScottish Borders
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£56£57£53EstimatedScottish Borders
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£660£663£626£777£780£737Scottish Borders
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£192£192£182Scottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£211£212£200Scottish Borders
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£3.68£3.69£3.49Shropshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.29£3.30£3.12Scottish Borders
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£7.17£7.20£6.80EstimatedScottish Borders
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.3259.7Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.621.3Scottish Borders
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.234.6Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.971.6Scottish Borders
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.1102.5Scottish Borders
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.913.5EstimatedScottish Borders

Total

Shropshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shropshire £1.5bn, Scottish Borders £584.3mScottish Borders: £584.3mShropshire: £1.5bnScottish Borders: £586.8mShropshire: £1.5bnScottish Borders: £554.2mShropshire: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£584.3m£586.8m£554.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shropshire £1.0bn, Scottish Borders £370.9mScottish Borders: £370.9mShropshire: £1.0bnScottish Borders: £372.5mShropshire: £1.0bnScottish Borders: £351.8mShropshire: £973.9m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£370.9m£372.5m£351.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shropshire £288.2m, Scottish Borders £123.2mScottish Borders: £123.2mShropshire: £288.2mScottish Borders: £123.8mShropshire: £289.4mScottish Borders: £116.9mShropshire: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£123.2m£123.8m£116.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shropshire £941.3m, Scottish Borders £345.5mScottish Borders: £345.5mShropshire: £941.3mScottish Borders: £347.0mShropshire: £945.3mScottish Borders: £327.7mShropshire: £892.9m

    £941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£345.5m£347.0m£327.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire £26.2m, Scottish Borders £8.9mScottish Borders: £8.9mShropshire: £26.2mScottish Borders: £8.9mShropshire: £26.3mScottish Borders: £8.4mShropshire: £24.8m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £57.4m, Scottish Borders £16.0mScottish Borders: £16.0mShropshire: £57.4mScottish Borders: £16.1mShropshire: £57.6mScottish Borders: £15.2mShropshire: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire is higher£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  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, Scottish Borders £0.49mScottish Borders: £0.49mShropshire: £1.8mScottish Borders: £0.49mShropshire: £1.8mScottish Borders: £0.46mShropshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £126.3m, Scottish Borders £52.6mScottish Borders: £52.6mShropshire: £126.3mScottish Borders: £52.9mShropshire: £126.8mScottish Borders: £49.9mShropshire: £119.8m

    £126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£52.6m£52.9m£49.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £31.8m, Scottish Borders £14.2mScottish Borders: £14.2mShropshire: £31.8mScottish Borders: £14.3mShropshire: £31.9mScottish Borders: £13.5mShropshire: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire £17.0m, Scottish Borders £6.6mScottish Borders: £6.6mShropshire: £17.0mScottish Borders: £6.6mShropshire: £17.1mScottish Borders: £6.3mShropshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire £219.0m, Scottish Borders £91.1mScottish Borders: £91.1mShropshire: £219.0mScottish Borders: £91.5mShropshire: £220.0mScottish Borders: £86.4mShropshire: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£91.1m£91.5m£86.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shropshire £51.1m, Scottish Borders £22.5mScottish Borders: £22.5mShropshire: £51.1mScottish Borders: £22.6mShropshire: £51.3mScottish Borders: £21.3mShropshire: £48.4m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shropshire £49.8m, Scottish Borders £24.8mScottish Borders: £24.8mShropshire: £49.8mScottish Borders: £24.9mShropshire: £50.0mScottish Borders: £23.5mShropshire: £47.3m

    £49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shropshire £1.3m, Scottish Borders £0.43mScottish Borders: £0.43mShropshire: £1.3mScottish Borders: £0.43mShropshire: £1.3mScottish Borders: £0.41mShropshire: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shropshire £1.0m, Scottish Borders £0.39mScottish Borders: £0.39mShropshire: £1.0mScottish Borders: £0.39mShropshire: £1.0mScottish Borders: £0.37mShropshire: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shropshire £2.0m, Scottish Borders £0.84mScottish Borders: £0.84mShropshire: £2.0mScottish Borders: £0.84mShropshire: £2.0mScottish Borders: £0.80mShropshire: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shropshire 83,703, Scottish Borders 30,439Scottish Borders: 30,439Shropshire: 83,703

    83,703Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count30,439

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire 6,823, Scottish Borders 2,493Scottish Borders: 2,493Shropshire: 6,823

    6,823Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count2,493

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 11,684, Scottish Borders 4,055Scottish Borders: 4,055Shropshire: 11,684

    11,684Shropshire is higher4,055

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 18,202, Scottish Borders 8,385Scottish Borders: 8,385Shropshire: 18,202

    18,202Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count8,385

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire 27,247, Scottish Borders 12,015Scottish Borders: 12,015Shropshire: 27,247

    27,247Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count12,015

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire 3,629, Scottish Borders 1,583Scottish Borders: 1,583Shropshire: 3,629

    3,629Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count1,583

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Scottish Borders, total
MeasureShropshireScottish BordersHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£584.3m£586.8m£554.2mEstimatedShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m£370.9m£372.5m£351.8mEstimatedShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£123.2m£123.8m£116.9mEstimatedShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m£345.5m£347.0m£327.7mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mEstimatedShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mEstimatedShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m£52.6m£52.9m£49.9mEstimatedShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mEstimatedShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mEstimatedShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£91.1m£91.5m£86.4mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m£22.5m£22.6m£21.3mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m£24.8m£24.9m£23.5mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mEstimatedShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202683,70330,439Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,8232,493Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,6844,055Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,2028,385Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,24712,015Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6291,583EstimatedShropshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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