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Cambridge and Aberdeen City

151,666 and 231,320 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Aberdeen City on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Cambridge is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City 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

Cambridge Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Aberdeen City £3,755Aberdeen City: £3,755Cambridge: £2,584Aberdeen City: £3,771Cambridge: £2,595Aberdeen City: £3,562Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Aberdeen City is higher£3,755£3,771£3,562

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £11,933, Aberdeen City £12,632Aberdeen City: £12,632Cambridge: £11,933Aberdeen City: £12,686Cambridge: £11,984Aberdeen City: £11,982Cambridge: £11,319

    £11,933£11,984£11,319Aberdeen City is higher£12,632£12,686£11,982

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,064, Aberdeen City £1,580Aberdeen City: £1,580Cambridge: £1,064Aberdeen City: £1,587Cambridge: £1,068Aberdeen City: £1,499Cambridge: £1,009

    £1,064£1,068£1,009Aberdeen City is higher£1,580£1,587£1,499

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,889, Aberdeen City £11,696Aberdeen City: £11,696Cambridge: £10,889Aberdeen City: £11,746Cambridge: £10,936Aberdeen City: £11,094Cambridge: £10,329

    £10,889£10,936£10,329Aberdeen City is higher£11,696£11,746£11,094

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £490, Aberdeen City £354Aberdeen City: £354Cambridge: £490Aberdeen City: £356Cambridge: £492Aberdeen City: £336Cambridge: £465

    £490£492£465Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  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: Cambridge £530, Aberdeen City £562Aberdeen City: £562Cambridge: £530Aberdeen City: £565Cambridge: £532Aberdeen City: £533Cambridge: £503

    £530£532£503Aberdeen City is higher£562£565£533

  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: Cambridge £24, Aberdeen City £19Aberdeen City: £19Cambridge: £24Aberdeen City: £19Cambridge: £24Aberdeen City: £18Cambridge: £23

    £24£24£23Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Aberdeen City £352Aberdeen City: £352Cambridge: £245Aberdeen City: £353Cambridge: £246Aberdeen City: £334Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Aberdeen City is higher£352£353£334

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Aberdeen City £131Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £124Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Aberdeen City is higher£131£131£124

  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: Cambridge £41, Aberdeen City £55Aberdeen City: £55Cambridge: £41Aberdeen City: £55Cambridge: £41Aberdeen City: £52Cambridge: £39

    £41£41£39Aberdeen City is higher£55£55£52

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £840, Aberdeen City £1,192Aberdeen City: £1,192Cambridge: £840Aberdeen City: £1,197Cambridge: £844Aberdeen City: £1,131Cambridge: £797

    £840£844£797Aberdeen City is higher£1,192£1,197£1,131

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Aberdeen City £167Aberdeen City: £167Cambridge: £195Aberdeen City: £168Cambridge: £196Aberdeen City: £158Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £175, Aberdeen City £322Aberdeen City: £322Cambridge: £175Aberdeen City: £323Cambridge: £175Aberdeen City: £306Cambridge: £166

    £175£175£166Aberdeen City is higher£322£323£306

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.43, Aberdeen City £7.38Aberdeen City: £7.38Cambridge: £5.43Aberdeen City: £7.41Cambridge: £5.45Aberdeen City: £7.00Cambridge: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Aberdeen City is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.38, Aberdeen City £3.82Aberdeen City: £3.82Cambridge: £2.38Aberdeen City: £3.83Cambridge: £2.39Aberdeen City: £3.62Cambridge: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26Aberdeen City is higher£3.82£3.83£3.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Aberdeen City £6.26Aberdeen City: £6.26Cambridge: £3.75Aberdeen City: £6.29Cambridge: £3.77Aberdeen City: £5.94Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Aberdeen City is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 956.3, Aberdeen City 990.2Aberdeen City: 990.2Cambridge: 956.3

    956.3Aberdeen City is higher990.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 97.5, Aberdeen City 87.7Aberdeen City: 87.7Cambridge: 97.5

    97.5Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count87.7

  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: Cambridge 110.8, Aberdeen City 125.5Aberdeen City: 125.5Cambridge: 110.8

    110.8Aberdeen City is higher125.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Aberdeen City 59.1Aberdeen City: 59.1Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Aberdeen City is higher59.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 95.6, Aberdeen City 157.3Aberdeen City: 157.3Cambridge: 95.6

    95.6Aberdeen City is higher157.3

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Aberdeen City 13.9Aberdeen City: 13.9Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Aberdeen City is higher13.9

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Cambridge and Aberdeen City, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£3,755£3,771£3,562EstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,933£11,984£11,319£12,632£12,686£11,982EstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,064£1,068£1,009£1,580£1,587£1,499EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,889£10,936£10,329£11,696£11,746£11,094Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£354£356£336Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£530£532£503£562£565£533EstimatedAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£19£19£18EstimatedCambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£352£353£334EstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£131£131£124EstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£41£39£55£55£52EstimatedAberdeen City
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£840£844£797£1,192£1,197£1,131Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£167£168£158Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£175£166£322£323£306Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£7.38£7.41£7.00Aberdeen City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£3.82£3.83£3.62Aberdeen City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£6.26£6.29£5.94EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026956.3990.2Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.587.7Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.8125.5Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.159.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202695.6157.3Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.213.9EstimatedAberdeen City

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cambridge Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Aberdeen City £3,755Aberdeen City: £3,755Cambridge: £2,584Aberdeen City: £3,771Cambridge: £2,595Aberdeen City: £3,562Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Aberdeen City is higher£3,755£3,771£3,562

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,291, Aberdeen City £2,045Aberdeen City: £2,045Cambridge: £1,291Aberdeen City: £2,054Cambridge: £1,297Aberdeen City: £1,940Cambridge: £1,225

    £1,291£1,297£1,225Aberdeen City is higher£2,045£2,054£1,940

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £793, Aberdeen City £1,055Aberdeen City: £1,055Cambridge: £793Aberdeen City: £1,059Cambridge: £796Aberdeen City: £1,000Cambridge: £752

    £793£796£752Aberdeen City is higher£1,055£1,059£1,000

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,178, Aberdeen City £1,894Aberdeen City: £1,894Cambridge: £1,178Aberdeen City: £1,902Cambridge: £1,183Aberdeen City: £1,796Cambridge: £1,118

    £1,178£1,183£1,118Aberdeen City is higher£1,894£1,902£1,796

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £53, Aberdeen City £57Aberdeen City: £57Cambridge: £53Aberdeen City: £58Cambridge: £53Aberdeen City: £54Cambridge: £50

    £53£53£50Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£57£58£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £57, Aberdeen City £91Aberdeen City: £91Cambridge: £57Aberdeen City: £91Cambridge: £58Aberdeen City: £86Cambridge: £54

    £57£58£54Aberdeen City is higher£91£91£86

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.57, Aberdeen City £3.14Aberdeen City: £3.14Cambridge: £2.57Aberdeen City: £3.16Cambridge: £2.58Aberdeen City: £2.98Cambridge: £2.44

    £2.57£2.58£2.44Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Aberdeen City £352Aberdeen City: £352Cambridge: £245Aberdeen City: £353Cambridge: £246Aberdeen City: £334Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Aberdeen City is higher£352£353£334

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Aberdeen City £131Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £124Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Aberdeen City is higher£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Aberdeen City £37Aberdeen City: £37Cambridge: £31Aberdeen City: £37Cambridge: £31Aberdeen City: £35Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Aberdeen City is higher£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £626, Aberdeen City £795Aberdeen City: £795Cambridge: £626Aberdeen City: £799Cambridge: £629Aberdeen City: £755Cambridge: £594

    £626£629£594Aberdeen City is higher£795£799£755

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Aberdeen City £167Aberdeen City: £167Cambridge: £195Aberdeen City: £168Cambridge: £196Aberdeen City: £158Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £130, Aberdeen City £215Aberdeen City: £215Cambridge: £130Aberdeen City: £216Cambridge: £131Aberdeen City: £204Cambridge: £123

    £130£131£123Aberdeen City is higher£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.05, Aberdeen City £4.92Aberdeen City: £4.92Cambridge: £4.05Aberdeen City: £4.94Cambridge: £4.07Aberdeen City: £4.67Cambridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Aberdeen City is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.77, Aberdeen City £2.55Aberdeen City: £2.55Cambridge: £1.77Aberdeen City: £2.56Cambridge: £1.78Aberdeen City: £2.42Cambridge: £1.68

    £1.77£1.78£1.68Aberdeen City is higher£2.55£2.56£2.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Aberdeen City £6.26Aberdeen City: £6.26Cambridge: £3.75Aberdeen City: £6.29Cambridge: £3.77Aberdeen City: £5.94Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Aberdeen City is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 103.5, Aberdeen City 160.3Aberdeen City: 160.3Cambridge: 103.5

    103.5Aberdeen City is higher160.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.6, Aberdeen City 14.2Aberdeen City: 14.2Cambridge: 10.6

    10.6Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count14.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 12.0, Aberdeen City 20.3Aberdeen City: 20.3Cambridge: 12.0

    12.0Aberdeen City is higher20.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Aberdeen City 59.1Aberdeen City: 59.1Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Aberdeen City is higher59.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 71.3, Aberdeen City 105.0Aberdeen City: 105.0Cambridge: 71.3

    71.3Aberdeen City is higher105.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.8, Aberdeen City 9.3Aberdeen City: 9.3Cambridge: 6.8

    6.8Aberdeen City is higher9.3

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Cambridge and Aberdeen City, per resident
MeasureCambridgeAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£3,755£3,771£3,562EstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,291£1,297£1,225£2,045£2,054£1,940EstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£1,055£1,059£1,000EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,118£1,894£1,902£1,796Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£57£58£54Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£91£91£86EstimatedAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44£3.14£3.16£2.98EstimatedAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£352£353£334EstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£131£131£124EstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£37£37£35EstimatedAberdeen City
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£626£629£594£795£799£755Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£167£168£158Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£215£216£204Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£4.92£4.94£4.67Aberdeen City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.77£1.78£1.68£2.55£2.56£2.42Aberdeen City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£6.26£6.29£5.94EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.5160.3Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.614.2Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.020.3Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.159.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.3105.0Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.89.3EstimatedAberdeen City

Total

Cambridge is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City 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

Cambridge Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £392.0m, Aberdeen City £868.7mAberdeen City: £868.7mCambridge: £392.0mAberdeen City: £872.4mCambridge: £393.6mAberdeen City: £824.0mCambridge: £371.8m

    £392.0m£393.6m£371.8mAberdeen City is higher£868.7m£872.4m£824.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £195.8m, Aberdeen City £473.1mAberdeen City: £473.1mCambridge: £195.8mAberdeen City: £475.2mCambridge: £196.7mAberdeen City: £448.8mCambridge: £185.7m

    £195.8m£196.7m£185.7mAberdeen City is higher£473.1m£475.2m£448.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £120.3m, Aberdeen City £243.9mAberdeen City: £243.9mCambridge: £120.3mAberdeen City: £245.0mCambridge: £120.8mAberdeen City: £231.4mCambridge: £114.1m

    £120.3m£120.8m£114.1mAberdeen City is higher£243.9m£245.0m£231.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £178.7m, Aberdeen City £438.1mAberdeen City: £438.1mCambridge: £178.7mAberdeen City: £440.0mCambridge: £179.5mAberdeen City: £415.5mCambridge: £169.5m

    £178.7m£179.5m£169.5mAberdeen City is higher£438.1m£440.0m£415.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £8.0m, Aberdeen City £13.3mAberdeen City: £13.3mCambridge: £8.0mAberdeen City: £13.3mCambridge: £8.1mAberdeen City: £12.6mCambridge: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.7m, Aberdeen City £21.1mAberdeen City: £21.1mCambridge: £8.7mAberdeen City: £21.2mCambridge: £8.7mAberdeen City: £20.0mCambridge: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mAberdeen City is higher£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.39m, Aberdeen City £0.73mAberdeen City: £0.73mCambridge: £0.39mAberdeen City: £0.73mCambridge: £0.39mAberdeen City: £0.69mCambridge: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £37.2m, Aberdeen City £81.4mAberdeen City: £81.4mCambridge: £37.2mAberdeen City: £81.7mCambridge: £37.4mAberdeen City: £77.2mCambridge: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mAberdeen City is higher£81.4m£81.7m£77.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.5m, Aberdeen City £30.2mAberdeen City: £30.2mCambridge: £8.5mAberdeen City: £30.3mCambridge: £8.5mAberdeen City: £28.6mCambridge: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mAberdeen City is higher£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £4.7m, Aberdeen City £8.5mAberdeen City: £8.5mCambridge: £4.7mAberdeen City: £8.5mCambridge: £4.7mAberdeen City: £8.0mCambridge: £4.4m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.4mAberdeen City is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £95.0m, Aberdeen City £184.0mAberdeen City: £184.0mCambridge: £95.0mAberdeen City: £184.8mCambridge: £95.4mAberdeen City: £174.5mCambridge: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mAberdeen City is higher£184.0m£184.8m£174.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £29.6m, Aberdeen City £38.6mAberdeen City: £38.6mCambridge: £29.6mAberdeen City: £38.8mCambridge: £29.8mAberdeen City: £36.6mCambridge: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£38.6m£38.8m£36.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £19.7m, Aberdeen City £49.7mAberdeen City: £49.7mCambridge: £19.7mAberdeen City: £49.9mCambridge: £19.8mAberdeen City: £47.2mCambridge: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mAberdeen City is higher£49.7m£49.9m£47.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.61m, Aberdeen City £1.1mAberdeen City: £1.1mCambridge: £0.61mAberdeen City: £1.1mCambridge: £0.62mAberdeen City: £1.1mCambridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mAberdeen City is higher£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.27m, Aberdeen City £0.59mAberdeen City: £0.59mCambridge: £0.27mAberdeen City: £0.59mCambridge: £0.27mAberdeen City: £0.56mCambridge: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mAberdeen City is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.57m, Aberdeen City £1.4mAberdeen City: £1.4mCambridge: £0.57mAberdeen City: £1.5mCambridge: £0.57mAberdeen City: £1.4mCambridge: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mAberdeen City is higher£1.4m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 15,692, Aberdeen City 37,088Aberdeen City: 37,088Cambridge: 15,692

    15,692Aberdeen City is higher37,088

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,600, Aberdeen City 3,284Aberdeen City: 3,284Cambridge: 1,600

    1,600Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count3,284

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,818, Aberdeen City 4,700Aberdeen City: 4,700Cambridge: 1,818

    1,818Aberdeen City is higher4,700

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 5,479, Aberdeen City 13,665Aberdeen City: 13,665Cambridge: 5,479

    5,479Aberdeen City is higher13,665

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 10,812, Aberdeen City 24,285Aberdeen City: 24,285Cambridge: 10,812

    10,812Aberdeen City is higher24,285

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 1,034, Aberdeen City 2,147Aberdeen City: 2,147Cambridge: 1,034

    1,034Aberdeen City is higher2,147

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Aberdeen City, total
MeasureCambridgeAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m£868.7m£872.4m£824.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m£243.9m£245.0m£231.4mEstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m£438.1m£440.0m£415.5mAberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEstimatedAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mEstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mEstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£184.0m£184.8m£174.5mAberdeen City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£38.6m£38.8m£36.6mAberdeen City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£49.7m£49.9m£47.2mAberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£1.1mAberdeen City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAberdeen City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£1.4m£1.5m£1.4mEstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,69237,088Aberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6003,284Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,8184,700Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,47913,665Aberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,81224,285Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0342,147EstimatedAberdeen City

Sources

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

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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.