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Cheltenham and Aberdeen City

121,461 and 231,320 residents (mid-2024).

Cheltenham is higher than Aberdeen City on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Cheltenham is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City 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

Cheltenham Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,799, Aberdeen City £3,755Aberdeen City: £3,755Cheltenham: £3,799Aberdeen City: £3,771Cheltenham: £3,815Aberdeen City: £3,562Cheltenham: £3,603

    £3,799£3,815£3,603Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3,755£3,771£3,562

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £12,342, Aberdeen City £12,632Aberdeen City: £12,632Cheltenham: £12,342Aberdeen City: £12,686Cheltenham: £12,394Aberdeen City: £11,982Cheltenham: £11,707

    £12,342£12,394£11,707Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £1,439, Aberdeen City £1,580Aberdeen City: £1,580Cheltenham: £1,439Aberdeen City: £1,587Cheltenham: £1,445Aberdeen City: £1,499Cheltenham: £1,365

    £1,439£1,445£1,365Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £11,367, Aberdeen City £11,696Aberdeen City: £11,696Cheltenham: £11,367Aberdeen City: £11,746Cheltenham: £11,416Aberdeen City: £11,094Cheltenham: £10,782

    £11,367£11,416£10,782Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£11,696£11,746£11,094

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £335, Aberdeen City £354Aberdeen City: £354Cheltenham: £335Aberdeen City: £356Cheltenham: £336Aberdeen City: £336Cheltenham: £317

    £335£336£317Aberdeen City 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: Cheltenham £620, Aberdeen City £562Aberdeen City: £562Cheltenham: £620Aberdeen City: £565Cheltenham: £623Aberdeen City: £533Cheltenham: £588

    £620£623£588Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £19, Aberdeen City £19Aberdeen City: £19Cheltenham: £19Aberdeen City: £19Cheltenham: £19Aberdeen City: £18Cheltenham: £18

    £19£19£18Aberdeen City 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: Cheltenham £286, Aberdeen City £352Aberdeen City: £352Cheltenham: £286Aberdeen City: £353Cheltenham: £288Aberdeen City: £334Cheltenham: £272

    £286£288£272Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £89, Aberdeen City £131Aberdeen City: £131Cheltenham: £89Aberdeen City: £131Cheltenham: £89Aberdeen City: £124Cheltenham: £84

    £89£89£84Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £64, Aberdeen City £55Aberdeen City: £55Cheltenham: £64Aberdeen City: £55Cheltenham: £64Aberdeen City: £52Cheltenham: £61

    £64£64£61Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,131, Aberdeen City £1,192Aberdeen City: £1,192Cheltenham: £1,131Aberdeen City: £1,197Cheltenham: £1,136Aberdeen City: £1,131Cheltenham: £1,073

    £1,131£1,136£1,073Aberdeen City is higher£1,192£1,197£1,131

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £178, Aberdeen City £167Aberdeen City: £167Cheltenham: £178Aberdeen City: £168Cheltenham: £179Aberdeen City: £158Cheltenham: £169

    £178£179£169Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £235, Aberdeen City £322Aberdeen City: £322Cheltenham: £235Aberdeen City: £323Cheltenham: £236Aberdeen City: £306Cheltenham: £222

    £235£236£222Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £4.91, Aberdeen City £7.38Aberdeen City: £7.38Cheltenham: £4.91Aberdeen City: £7.41Cheltenham: £4.93Aberdeen City: £7.00Cheltenham: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £4.15, Aberdeen City £3.82Aberdeen City: £3.82Cheltenham: £4.15Aberdeen City: £3.83Cheltenham: £4.17Aberdeen City: £3.62Cheltenham: £3.94

    £4.15£4.17£3.94Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3.82£3.83£3.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £6.98, Aberdeen City £6.26Aberdeen City: £6.26Cheltenham: £6.98Aberdeen City: £6.29Cheltenham: £7.01Aberdeen City: £5.94Cheltenham: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham 998.5, Aberdeen City 990.2Aberdeen City: 990.2Cheltenham: 998.5

    998.5Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count990.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 76.3, Aberdeen City 87.7Aberdeen City: 87.7Cheltenham: 76.3

    76.3Aberdeen City 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: Cheltenham 131.8, Aberdeen City 125.5Aberdeen City: 125.5Cheltenham: 131.8

    131.8Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count125.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 42.7, Aberdeen City 59.1Aberdeen City: 59.1Cheltenham: 42.7

    42.7Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham 135.5, Aberdeen City 157.3Aberdeen City: 157.3Cheltenham: 135.5

    135.5Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham 13.6, Aberdeen City 13.9Aberdeen City: 13.9Cheltenham: 13.6

    13.6Aberdeen City is higher13.9

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Cheltenham and Aberdeen City, per person in the age group
MeasureCheltenhamAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,799£3,815£3,603£3,755£3,771£3,562EstimatedCheltenham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,342£12,394£11,707£12,632£12,686£11,982EstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,439£1,445£1,365£1,580£1,587£1,499EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,367£11,416£10,782£11,696£11,746£11,094Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£335£336£317£354£356£336Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£620£623£588£562£565£533EstimatedCheltenham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18EstimatedAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£288£272£352£353£334EstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£131£131£124EstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£61£55£55£52EstimatedCheltenham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,131£1,136£1,073£1,192£1,197£1,131Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£167£168£158Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£235£236£222£322£323£306Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£7.38£7.41£7.00Aberdeen City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.15£4.17£3.94£3.82£3.83£3.62Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£6.26£6.29£5.94EstimatedCheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.5990.2Cheltenham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.387.7Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.8125.5Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.759.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.5157.3Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.613.9EstimatedAberdeen City

Per resident

Cheltenham is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City on 9. 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

Cheltenham Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,799, Aberdeen City £3,755Aberdeen City: £3,755Cheltenham: £3,799Aberdeen City: £3,771Cheltenham: £3,815Aberdeen City: £3,562Cheltenham: £3,603

    £3,799£3,815£3,603Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3,755£3,771£3,562

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £2,332, Aberdeen City £2,045Aberdeen City: £2,045Cheltenham: £2,332Aberdeen City: £2,054Cheltenham: £2,342Aberdeen City: £1,940Cheltenham: £2,212

    £2,332£2,342£2,212Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£2,045£2,054£1,940

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £905, Aberdeen City £1,055Aberdeen City: £1,055Cheltenham: £905Aberdeen City: £1,059Cheltenham: £909Aberdeen City: £1,000Cheltenham: £859

    £905£909£859Aberdeen City is higher£1,055£1,059£1,000

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cheltenham £2,148, Aberdeen City £1,894Aberdeen City: £1,894Cheltenham: £2,148Aberdeen City: £1,902Cheltenham: £2,157Aberdeen City: £1,796Cheltenham: £2,038

    £2,148£2,157£2,038Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,894£1,902£1,796

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £63, Aberdeen City £57Aberdeen City: £57Cheltenham: £63Aberdeen City: £58Cheltenham: £63Aberdeen City: £54Cheltenham: £60

    £63£63£60Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £117, Aberdeen City £91Aberdeen City: £91Cheltenham: £117Aberdeen City: £91Cheltenham: £118Aberdeen City: £86Cheltenham: £111

    £117£118£111Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £3.65, Aberdeen City £3.14Aberdeen City: £3.14Cheltenham: £3.65Aberdeen City: £3.16Cheltenham: £3.66Aberdeen City: £2.98Cheltenham: £3.46

    £3.65£3.66£3.46Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £286, Aberdeen City £352Aberdeen City: £352Cheltenham: £286Aberdeen City: £353Cheltenham: £288Aberdeen City: £334Cheltenham: £272

    £286£288£272Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £89, Aberdeen City £131Aberdeen City: £131Cheltenham: £89Aberdeen City: £131Cheltenham: £89Aberdeen City: £124Cheltenham: £84

    £89£89£84Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham £40, Aberdeen City £37Aberdeen City: £37Cheltenham: £40Aberdeen City: £37Cheltenham: £41Aberdeen City: £35Cheltenham: £38

    £40£41£38Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £712, Aberdeen City £795Aberdeen City: £795Cheltenham: £712Aberdeen City: £799Cheltenham: £715Aberdeen City: £755Cheltenham: £675

    £712£715£675Aberdeen City is higher£795£799£755

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £178, Aberdeen City £167Aberdeen City: £167Cheltenham: £178Aberdeen City: £168Cheltenham: £179Aberdeen City: £158Cheltenham: £169

    £178£179£169Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £148, Aberdeen City £215Aberdeen City: £215Cheltenham: £148Aberdeen City: £216Cheltenham: £148Aberdeen City: £204Cheltenham: £140

    £148£148£140Aberdeen City is higher£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £3.09, Aberdeen City £4.92Aberdeen City: £4.92Cheltenham: £3.09Aberdeen City: £4.94Cheltenham: £3.10Aberdeen City: £4.67Cheltenham: £2.93

    £3.09£3.10£2.93Aberdeen City is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cheltenham £2.61, Aberdeen City £2.55Aberdeen City: £2.55Cheltenham: £2.61Aberdeen City: £2.56Cheltenham: £2.63Aberdeen City: £2.42Cheltenham: £2.48

    £2.61£2.63£2.48Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£2.55£2.56£2.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £6.98, Aberdeen City £6.26Aberdeen City: £6.26Cheltenham: £6.98Aberdeen City: £6.29Cheltenham: £7.01Aberdeen City: £5.94Cheltenham: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 188.7, Aberdeen City 160.3Aberdeen City: 160.3Cheltenham: 188.7

    188.7Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count160.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 14.4, Aberdeen City 14.2Aberdeen City: 14.2Cheltenham: 14.4

    14.4Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham 24.9, Aberdeen City 20.3Aberdeen City: 20.3Cheltenham: 24.9

    24.9Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count20.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 42.7, Aberdeen City 59.1Aberdeen City: 59.1Cheltenham: 42.7

    42.7Aberdeen City is higher59.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 85.3, Aberdeen City 105.0Aberdeen City: 105.0Cheltenham: 85.3

    85.3Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham 8.6, Aberdeen City 9.3Aberdeen City: 9.3Cheltenham: 8.6

    8.6Aberdeen City is higher9.3

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Cheltenham and Aberdeen City, per resident
MeasureCheltenhamAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,799£3,815£3,603£3,755£3,771£3,562EstimatedCheltenham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,332£2,342£2,212£2,045£2,054£1,940EstimatedCheltenham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£909£859£1,055£1,059£1,000EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,148£2,157£2,038£1,894£1,902£1,796Cheltenham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£57£58£54Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£91£91£86EstimatedCheltenham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.65£3.66£3.46£3.14£3.16£2.98EstimatedCheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£288£272£352£353£334EstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£131£131£124EstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£40£41£38£37£37£35EstimatedCheltenham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£712£715£675£795£799£755Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£167£168£158Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£215£216£204Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.09£3.10£2.93£4.92£4.94£4.67Aberdeen City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.61£2.63£2.48£2.55£2.56£2.42Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£6.26£6.29£5.94EstimatedCheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.7160.3Cheltenham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.414.2Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.920.3Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.759.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.3105.0Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.69.3EstimatedAberdeen City

Total

Cheltenham 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

Cheltenham Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cheltenham £461.4m, Aberdeen City £868.7mAberdeen City: £868.7mCheltenham: £461.4mAberdeen City: £872.4mCheltenham: £463.4mAberdeen City: £824.0mCheltenham: £437.6m

    £461.4m£463.4m£437.6mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£868.7m£872.4m£824.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cheltenham £283.3m, Aberdeen City £473.1mAberdeen City: £473.1mCheltenham: £283.3mAberdeen City: £475.2mCheltenham: £284.5mAberdeen City: £448.8mCheltenham: £268.7m

    £283.3m£284.5m£268.7mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£473.1m£475.2m£448.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cheltenham £110.0m, Aberdeen City £243.9mAberdeen City: £243.9mCheltenham: £110.0mAberdeen City: £245.0mCheltenham: £110.4mAberdeen City: £231.4mCheltenham: £104.3m

    £110.0m£110.4m£104.3mAberdeen City is higher£243.9m£245.0m£231.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham £260.9m, Aberdeen City £438.1mAberdeen City: £438.1mCheltenham: £260.9mAberdeen City: £440.0mCheltenham: £262.0mAberdeen City: £415.5mCheltenham: £247.5m

    £260.9m£262.0m£247.5mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£438.1m£440.0m£415.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham £7.7m, Aberdeen City £13.3mAberdeen City: £13.3mCheltenham: £7.7mAberdeen City: £13.3mCheltenham: £7.7mAberdeen City: £12.6mCheltenham: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mAberdeen 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: Cheltenham £14.2m, Aberdeen City £21.1mAberdeen City: £21.1mCheltenham: £14.2mAberdeen City: £21.2mCheltenham: £14.3mAberdeen City: £20.0mCheltenham: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £0.44m, Aberdeen City £0.73mAberdeen City: £0.73mCheltenham: £0.44mAberdeen City: £0.73mCheltenham: £0.45mAberdeen City: £0.69mCheltenham: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.45m£0.42mAberdeen 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: Cheltenham £34.8m, Aberdeen City £81.4mAberdeen City: £81.4mCheltenham: £34.8mAberdeen City: £81.7mCheltenham: £34.9mAberdeen City: £77.2mCheltenham: £33.0m

    £34.8m£34.9m£33.0mAberdeen 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: Cheltenham £10.8m, Aberdeen City £30.2mAberdeen City: £30.2mCheltenham: £10.8mAberdeen City: £30.3mCheltenham: £10.9mAberdeen City: £28.6mCheltenham: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mAberdeen 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: Cheltenham £4.9m, Aberdeen City £8.5mAberdeen City: £8.5mCheltenham: £4.9mAberdeen City: £8.5mCheltenham: £4.9mAberdeen City: £8.0mCheltenham: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham £86.4m, Aberdeen City £184.0mAberdeen City: £184.0mCheltenham: £86.4mAberdeen City: £184.8mCheltenham: £86.8mAberdeen City: £174.5mCheltenham: £82.0m

    £86.4m£86.8m£82.0mAberdeen City is higher£184.0m£184.8m£174.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cheltenham £21.7m, Aberdeen City £38.6mAberdeen City: £38.6mCheltenham: £21.7mAberdeen City: £38.8mCheltenham: £21.8mAberdeen City: £36.6mCheltenham: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mAberdeen 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: Cheltenham £17.9m, Aberdeen City £49.7mAberdeen City: £49.7mCheltenham: £17.9mAberdeen City: £49.9mCheltenham: £18.0mAberdeen City: £47.2mCheltenham: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mAberdeen City is higher£49.7m£49.9m£47.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cheltenham £0.38m, Aberdeen City £1.1mAberdeen City: £1.1mCheltenham: £0.38mAberdeen City: £1.1mCheltenham: £0.38mAberdeen City: £1.1mCheltenham: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mAberdeen City is higher£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cheltenham £0.32m, Aberdeen City £0.59mAberdeen City: £0.59mCheltenham: £0.32mAberdeen City: £0.59mCheltenham: £0.32mAberdeen City: £0.56mCheltenham: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cheltenham £0.85m, Aberdeen City £1.4mAberdeen City: £1.4mCheltenham: £0.85mAberdeen City: £1.5mCheltenham: £0.85mAberdeen City: £1.4mCheltenham: £0.80m

    £0.85m£0.85m£0.80mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham 22,920, Aberdeen City 37,088Aberdeen City: 37,088Cheltenham: 22,920

    22,920Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count37,088

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham 1,752, Aberdeen City 3,284Aberdeen City: 3,284Cheltenham: 1,752

    1,752Aberdeen 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: Cheltenham 3,025, Aberdeen City 4,700Aberdeen City: 4,700Cheltenham: 3,025

    3,025Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count4,700

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 5,180, Aberdeen City 13,665Aberdeen City: 13,665Cheltenham: 5,180

    5,180Aberdeen City is higher13,665

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham 10,356, Aberdeen City 24,285Aberdeen City: 24,285Cheltenham: 10,356

    10,356Aberdeen City is higher24,285

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham 1,041, Aberdeen City 2,147Aberdeen City: 2,147Cheltenham: 1,041

    1,041Aberdeen City is higher2,147

Show the numbers
Cheltenham and Aberdeen City, total
MeasureCheltenhamAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£461.4m£463.4m£437.6m£868.7m£872.4m£824.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£110.0m£110.4m£104.3m£243.9m£245.0m£231.4mEstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£260.9m£262.0m£247.5m£438.1m£440.0m£415.5mAberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEstimatedAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mEstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mEstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£86.4m£86.8m£82.0m£184.0m£184.8m£174.5mAberdeen City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£38.6m£38.8m£36.6mAberdeen City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£49.7m£49.9m£47.2mAberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£1.1mAberdeen City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAberdeen City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m£1.4m£1.5m£1.4mEstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,92037,088Aberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7523,284Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0254,700Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,18013,665Aberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,35624,285Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0412,147EstimatedAberdeen City

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.
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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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