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West Devon and Na h-Eileanan Siar
West Devon is higher than Na h-Eileanan Siar on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 16 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.
Per person in the age group
West Devon is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar on 15. 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
West Devon Na h-Eileanan Siar
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,923£4,944£4,670Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4,968£4,989£4,713
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,031£12,082£11,412Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£12,849£12,904£12,188
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,586£1,593£1,505West Devon is higher£1,410£1,416£1,337
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,127£11,175£10,555Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£11,306£11,354£10,725
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£292£293£277Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£513£515£487
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£592£595£562Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£1,002£1,006£950
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£20£18Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£376£377£356Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£567£570£538
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111West Devon is higher£107£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£95£95£90West Devon is higher£85£86£81
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,188£1,193£1,127West Devon is higher£895£899£849
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£147£139West Devon is higher£141£142£134
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£295£296£280Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£413£415£392
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.26£4.28£4.04Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.84£7.88£7.44
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.65£4.67£4.41Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.75£7.78£7.35
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.91£6.93£6.55Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.3West Devon is higher987.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
72.2Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count131.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
123.7Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count180.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
55.5Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count81.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
143.9West Devon is higherDepends on how you count141.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.0Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count21.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Devon | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,923£4,944£4,670 | £4,968£4,989£4,713Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,031£12,082£11,412 | £12,849£12,904£12,188Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,586£1,593£1,505 | £1,410£1,416£1,337Estimated | West Devon |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,127£11,175£10,555 | £11,306£11,354£10,725 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £292£293£277 | £513£515£487 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £592£595£562 | £1,002£1,006£950Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£20£18 | £28£28£27Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £376£377£356 | £567£570£538Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £107£108£102Estimated | West Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £85£86£81Estimated | West Devon |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,188£1,193£1,127 | £895£899£849 | West Devon |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£147£139 | £141£142£134 | West Devon |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £295£296£280 | £413£415£392 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.26£4.28£4.04 | £7.84£7.88£7.44 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.65£4.67£4.41 | £7.75£7.78£7.35 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.91£6.93£6.55 | £14£14£13Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.3 | 987.2 | West Devon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 72.2 | 131.5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 123.7 | 180.5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 55.5 | 81.4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 143.9 | 141.5 | West Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.0 | 21.8Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Per resident
West Devon is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar on 14. 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
West Devon Na h-Eileanan Siar
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,923£4,944£4,670Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4,968£4,989£4,713
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,393£3,407£3,218West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£3,323£3,337£3,152
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£884£888£839West Devon is higher£816£820£774
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,138£3,151£2,976West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2,924£2,936£2,773
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£82£83£78Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£133£133£126
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£158Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£246
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.49£5.52£5.21Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.25£7.28£6.88
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£376£377£356Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£567£570£538
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111West Devon is higher£107£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£53£53£50West Devon is higher£49£50£47
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£662£665£628West Devon is higher£519£521£492
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£147£139West Devon is higher£141£142£134
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£227
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.37£2.38£2.25Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4.54£4.56£4.31
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.59£2.60£2.46Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.91£6.93£6.55Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
282.9West Devon is higher255.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.4Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count34.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
34.9Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count46.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
55.5Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count81.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
80.2Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count82.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.2Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count12.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Devon | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,923£4,944£4,670 | £4,968£4,989£4,713Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,393£3,407£3,218 | £3,323£3,337£3,152Estimated | West Devon |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £884£888£839 | £816£820£774Estimated | West Devon |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,138£3,151£2,976 | £2,924£2,936£2,773 | West Devon |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £82£83£78 | £133£133£126 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£158 | £259£260£246Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.49£5.52£5.21 | £7.25£7.28£6.88Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £376£377£356 | £567£570£538Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £107£108£102Estimated | West Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £53£53£50 | £49£50£47Estimated | West Devon |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £662£665£628 | £519£521£492 | West Devon |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£147£139 | £141£142£134 | West Devon |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £239£240£227 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.37£2.38£2.25 | £4.54£4.56£4.31 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.59£2.60£2.46 | £4.49£4.51£4.26 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.91£6.93£6.55 | £14£14£13Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 282.9 | 255.3 | West Devon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.4 | 34.0 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 34.9 | 46.7 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 55.5 | 81.4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 80.2 | 82.0 | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.2 | 12.6Estimated | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Total
West Devon is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar 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
West Devon Na h-Eileanan Siar
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£289.7m£291.0m£274.8mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£128.8m£129.4m£122.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£199.7m£200.5m£189.4mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£86.2m£86.5m£81.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£52.0m£52.3m£49.4mWest Devon is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£184.7m£185.4m£175.2mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£75.8m£76.1m£71.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£4.8m£4.9m£4.6mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£3.4m£3.5m£3.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mWest Devon is higher£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.1m£3.1m£3.0mWest Devon is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£39.0m£39.1m£37.0mWest Devon is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mWest Devon is higher£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.14m£0.14m£0.13mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mWest Devon is higherDepends on how you count£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
16,650West Devon is higher6,619
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,198West Devon is higherDepends on how you count882
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,052West Devon is higherDepends on how you count1,210
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,268West Devon is higherDepends on how you count2,110
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
4,719West Devon is higherDepends on how you count2,125
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
656West Devon is higherDepends on how you count327
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Devon | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £289.7m£291.0m£274.8m | £128.8m£129.4m£122.2mEstimated | West Devon |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £199.7m£200.5m£189.4m | £86.2m£86.5m£81.7mEstimated | West Devon |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £52.0m£52.3m£49.4m | £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mEstimated | West Devon |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £184.7m£185.4m£175.2m | £75.8m£76.1m£71.9m | West Devon |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £4.8m£4.9m£4.6m | £3.4m£3.5m£3.3m | West Devon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.8m£9.9m£9.3m | £6.7m£6.7m£6.4mEstimated | West Devon |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18mEstimated | West Devon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.1m£22.2m£21.0m | £14.7m£14.8m£14.0mEstimated | West Devon |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.9m£6.9m£6.5m | £2.8m£2.8m£2.6mEstimated | West Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.1m£3.1m£3.0m | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mEstimated | West Devon |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £39.0m£39.1m£37.0m | £13.4m£13.5m£12.8m | West Devon |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | £3.7m£3.7m£3.5m | West Devon |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £9.7m£9.7m£9.2m | £6.2m£6.2m£5.9m | West Devon |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.14m£0.14m£0.13m | £0.12m£0.12m£0.11m | West Devon |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.15m£0.15m£0.14m | £0.12m£0.12m£0.11m | West Devon |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mEstimated | West Devon |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 16,650 | 6,619 | West Devon |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,198 | 882 | West Devon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,052 | 1,210 | West Devon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,268 | 2,110 | West Devon |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 4,719 | 2,125 | West Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 656 | 327Estimated | West Devon |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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