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Dover and Inverclyde

119,805 and 78,740 residents (mid-2024).

Dover is higher than Inverclyde on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 19 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

Dover is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde on 19. 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

Dover Inverclyde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dover £5,202, Inverclyde £5,905Inverclyde: £5,905Dover: £5,202Inverclyde: £5,930Dover: £5,224Inverclyde: £5,601Dover: £4,935

    £5,202£5,224£4,935Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,905£5,930£5,601

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dover £12,445, Inverclyde £12,710Inverclyde: £12,710Dover: £12,445Inverclyde: £12,764Dover: £12,498Inverclyde: £12,056Dover: £11,805

    £12,445£12,498£11,805Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£12,710£12,764£12,056

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £2,383, Inverclyde £2,998Inverclyde: £2,998Dover: £2,383Inverclyde: £3,011Dover: £2,393Inverclyde: £2,844Dover: £2,260

    £2,383£2,393£2,260Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,998£3,011£2,844

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dover £11,294, Inverclyde £11,095Inverclyde: £11,095Dover: £11,294Inverclyde: £11,142Dover: £11,342Inverclyde: £10,524Dover: £10,713

    £11,294£11,342£10,713Dover is higher£11,095£11,142£10,524

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dover £386, Inverclyde £608Inverclyde: £608Dover: £386Inverclyde: £611Dover: £388Inverclyde: £577Dover: £366

    £386£388£366Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£608£611£577

  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: Dover £742, Inverclyde £974Inverclyde: £974Dover: £742Inverclyde: £978Dover: £745Inverclyde: £923Dover: £704

    £742£745£704Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£974£978£923

  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: Dover £24, Inverclyde £33Inverclyde: £33Dover: £24Inverclyde: £33Dover: £24Inverclyde: £32Dover: £22

    £24£24£22Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £532, Inverclyde £791Inverclyde: £791Dover: £532Inverclyde: £794Dover: £534Inverclyde: £750Dover: £505

    £532£534£505Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£791£794£750

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £169, Inverclyde £229Inverclyde: £229Dover: £169Inverclyde: £229Dover: £170Inverclyde: £217Dover: £161

    £169£170£161Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£229£229£217

  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: Dover £157, Inverclyde £165Inverclyde: £165Dover: £157Inverclyde: £166Dover: £157Inverclyde: £156Dover: £149

    £157£157£149Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£156

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £1,912, Inverclyde £2,200Inverclyde: £2,200Dover: £1,912Inverclyde: £2,210Dover: £1,921Inverclyde: £2,087Dover: £1,814

    £1,912£1,921£1,814Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,200£2,210£2,087

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dover £194, Inverclyde £298Inverclyde: £298Dover: £194Inverclyde: £299Dover: £195Inverclyde: £282Dover: £184

    £194£195£184Inverclyde is higher£298£299£282

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £298, Inverclyde £616Inverclyde: £616Dover: £298Inverclyde: £619Dover: £299Inverclyde: £584Dover: £283

    £298£299£283Inverclyde is higher£616£619£584

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £8.13, Inverclyde £7.77Inverclyde: £7.77Dover: £8.13Inverclyde: £7.80Dover: £8.16Inverclyde: £7.37Dover: £7.71

    £8.13£8.16£7.71Dover is higherDepends on how you count£7.77£7.80£7.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dover £7.73, Inverclyde £8.91Inverclyde: £8.91Dover: £7.73Inverclyde: £8.95Dover: £7.76Inverclyde: £8.45Dover: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£8.91£8.95£8.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dover £6.01, Inverclyde £8.77Inverclyde: £8.77Dover: £6.01Inverclyde: £8.81Dover: £6.03Inverclyde: £8.32Dover: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£8.77£8.81£8.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dover 1,001.2, Inverclyde 970.5Inverclyde: 970.5Dover: 1,001.2

    1,001.2Dover is higher970.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dover 93.6, Inverclyde 150.6Inverclyde: 150.6Dover: 93.6

    93.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count150.6

  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: Dover 155.6, Inverclyde 222.1Inverclyde: 222.1Dover: 155.6

    155.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count222.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 81.2, Inverclyde 129.0Inverclyde: 129.0Dover: 81.2

    81.2Inverclyde is higher129.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dover 215.9, Inverclyde 254.2Inverclyde: 254.2Dover: 215.9

    215.9Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count254.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dover 35.6, Inverclyde 37.7Inverclyde: 37.7Dover: 35.6

    35.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count37.7

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Dover and Inverclyde, per person in the age group
MeasureDoverInverclydeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,202£5,224£4,935£5,905£5,930£5,601EstimatedInverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,445£12,498£11,805£12,710£12,764£12,056EstimatedInverclyde
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,383£2,393£2,260£2,998£3,011£2,844EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,294£11,342£10,713£11,095£11,142£10,524Dover
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£386£388£366£608£611£577Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£742£745£704£974£978£923EstimatedInverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£22£33£33£32EstimatedInverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£532£534£505£791£794£750EstimatedInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£229£229£217EstimatedInverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£157£157£149£165£166£156EstimatedInverclyde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,912£1,921£1,814£2,200£2,210£2,087Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£298£299£282Inverclyde
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£298£299£283£616£619£584Inverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.13£8.16£7.71£7.77£7.80£7.37Dover
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£8.91£8.95£8.45Inverclyde
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£8.77£8.81£8.32EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.2970.5Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.6150.6Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.6222.1Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.2129.0Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026215.9254.2Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.637.7EstimatedInverclyde

Per resident

Dover is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde on 19. 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

Dover Inverclyde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dover £5,202, Inverclyde £5,905Inverclyde: £5,905Dover: £5,202Inverclyde: £5,930Dover: £5,224Inverclyde: £5,601Dover: £4,935

    £5,202£5,224£4,935Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,905£5,930£5,601

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dover £2,920, Inverclyde £2,733Inverclyde: £2,733Dover: £2,920Inverclyde: £2,744Dover: £2,933Inverclyde: £2,592Dover: £2,770

    £2,920£2,933£2,770Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,733£2,744£2,592

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dover £1,381, Inverclyde £1,847Inverclyde: £1,847Dover: £1,381Inverclyde: £1,854Dover: £1,387Inverclyde: £1,751Dover: £1,310

    £1,381£1,387£1,310Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,847£1,854£1,751

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dover £2,650, Inverclyde £2,385Inverclyde: £2,385Dover: £2,650Inverclyde: £2,396Dover: £2,661Inverclyde: £2,263Dover: £2,514

    £2,650£2,661£2,514Dover is higher£2,385£2,396£2,263

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dover £91, Inverclyde £131Inverclyde: £131Dover: £91Inverclyde: £131Dover: £91Inverclyde: £124Dover: £86

    £91£91£86Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £174, Inverclyde £209Inverclyde: £209Dover: £174Inverclyde: £210Dover: £175Inverclyde: £199Dover: £165

    £174£175£165Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£199

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dover £5.52, Inverclyde £7.15Inverclyde: £7.15Dover: £5.52Inverclyde: £7.18Dover: £5.55Inverclyde: £6.78Dover: £5.24

    £5.52£5.55£5.24Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£7.15£7.18£6.78

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £532, Inverclyde £791Inverclyde: £791Dover: £532Inverclyde: £794Dover: £534Inverclyde: £750Dover: £505

    £532£534£505Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£791£794£750

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dover £169, Inverclyde £229Inverclyde: £229Dover: £169Inverclyde: £229Dover: £170Inverclyde: £217Dover: £161

    £169£170£161Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£229£229£217

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dover £91, Inverclyde £102Inverclyde: £102Dover: £91Inverclyde: £102Dover: £91Inverclyde: £96Dover: £86

    £91£91£86Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dover £1,108, Inverclyde £1,355Inverclyde: £1,355Dover: £1,108Inverclyde: £1,361Dover: £1,113Inverclyde: £1,285Dover: £1,051

    £1,108£1,113£1,051Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,355£1,361£1,285

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dover £194, Inverclyde £298Inverclyde: £298Dover: £194Inverclyde: £299Dover: £195Inverclyde: £282Dover: £184

    £194£195£184Inverclyde is higher£298£299£282

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dover £173, Inverclyde £379Inverclyde: £379Dover: £173Inverclyde: £381Dover: £173Inverclyde: £360Dover: £164

    £173£173£164Inverclyde is higher£379£381£360

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dover £4.70, Inverclyde £4.79Inverclyde: £4.79Dover: £4.70Inverclyde: £4.81Dover: £4.72Inverclyde: £4.54Dover: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£4.79£4.81£4.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dover £4.48, Inverclyde £5.48Inverclyde: £5.48Dover: £4.48Inverclyde: £5.51Dover: £4.50Inverclyde: £5.20Dover: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5.48£5.51£5.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dover £6.01, Inverclyde £8.77Inverclyde: £8.77Dover: £6.01Inverclyde: £8.81Dover: £6.03Inverclyde: £8.32Dover: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£8.77£8.81£8.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dover 234.9, Inverclyde 208.7Inverclyde: 208.7Dover: 234.9

    234.9Dover is higher208.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dover 22.0, Inverclyde 32.4Inverclyde: 32.4Dover: 22.0

    22.0Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count32.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 36.5, Inverclyde 47.8Inverclyde: 47.8Dover: 36.5

    36.5Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count47.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 81.2, Inverclyde 129.0Inverclyde: 129.0Dover: 81.2

    81.2Inverclyde is higher129.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dover 125.1, Inverclyde 156.6Inverclyde: 156.6Dover: 125.1

    125.1Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count156.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dover 20.6, Inverclyde 23.2Inverclyde: 23.2Dover: 20.6

    20.6Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count23.2

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Dover and Inverclyde, per resident
MeasureDoverInverclydeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,202£5,224£4,935£5,905£5,930£5,601EstimatedInverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,920£2,933£2,770£2,733£2,744£2,592EstimatedDover
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,381£1,387£1,310£1,847£1,854£1,751EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,650£2,661£2,514£2,385£2,396£2,263Dover
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£131£131£124Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£209£210£199EstimatedInverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.52£5.55£5.24£7.15£7.18£6.78EstimatedInverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£532£534£505£791£794£750EstimatedInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£229£229£217EstimatedInverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£102£102£96EstimatedInverclyde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,108£1,113£1,051£1,355£1,361£1,285Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£298£299£282Inverclyde
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£379£381£360Inverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£4.79£4.81£4.54Inverclyde
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£5.48£5.51£5.20Inverclyde
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£8.77£8.81£8.32EstimatedInverclyde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026234.9208.7Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.032.4Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.547.8Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.2129.0Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.1156.6Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.623.2EstimatedInverclyde

Total

Dover is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Inverclyde on 3. 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

Dover Inverclyde

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dover £623.3m, Inverclyde £464.9mInverclyde: £464.9mDover: £623.3mInverclyde: £466.9mDover: £625.9mInverclyde: £441.0mDover: £591.2m

    £623.3m£625.9m£591.2mDover is higherDepends on how you count£464.9m£466.9m£441.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dover £349.8m, Inverclyde £215.2mInverclyde: £215.2mDover: £349.8mInverclyde: £216.1mDover: £351.3mInverclyde: £204.1mDover: £331.8m

    £349.8m£351.3m£331.8mDover is higherDepends on how you count£215.2m£216.1m£204.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dover £165.4m, Inverclyde £145.4mInverclyde: £145.4mDover: £165.4mInverclyde: £146.0mDover: £166.1mInverclyde: £137.9mDover: £156.9m

    £165.4m£166.1m£156.9mDover is higherDepends on how you count£145.4m£146.0m£137.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dover £317.5m, Inverclyde £187.8mInverclyde: £187.8mDover: £317.5mInverclyde: £188.6mDover: £318.8mInverclyde: £178.2mDover: £301.1m

    £317.5m£318.8m£301.1mDover is higher£187.8m£188.6m£178.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dover £10.8m, Inverclyde £10.3mInverclyde: £10.3mDover: £10.8mInverclyde: £10.3mDover: £10.9mInverclyde: £9.8mDover: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mDover is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dover £20.9m, Inverclyde £16.5mInverclyde: £16.5mDover: £20.9mInverclyde: £16.6mDover: £20.9mInverclyde: £15.6mDover: £19.8m

    £20.9m£20.9m£19.8mDover is higherDepends on how you count£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dover £0.66m, Inverclyde £0.56mInverclyde: £0.56mDover: £0.66mInverclyde: £0.57mDover: £0.66mInverclyde: £0.53mDover: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mDover is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dover £63.7m, Inverclyde £62.3mInverclyde: £62.3mDover: £63.7mInverclyde: £62.5mDover: £64.0mInverclyde: £59.1mDover: £60.5m

    £63.7m£64.0m£60.5mDover is higherDepends on how you count£62.3m£62.5m£59.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dover £20.3m, Inverclyde £18.0mInverclyde: £18.0mDover: £20.3mInverclyde: £18.1mDover: £20.4mInverclyde: £17.1mDover: £19.2m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.2mDover is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dover £10.9m, Inverclyde £8.0mInverclyde: £8.0mDover: £10.9mInverclyde: £8.0mDover: £10.9mInverclyde: £7.6mDover: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDover is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dover £132.7m, Inverclyde £106.7mInverclyde: £106.7mDover: £132.7mInverclyde: £107.2mDover: £133.3mInverclyde: £101.2mDover: £125.9m

    £132.7m£133.3m£125.9mDover is higherDepends on how you count£106.7m£107.2m£101.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dover £23.3m, Inverclyde £23.4mInverclyde: £23.4mDover: £23.3mInverclyde: £23.5mDover: £23.4mInverclyde: £22.2mDover: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mInverclyde is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dover £20.7m, Inverclyde £29.9mInverclyde: £29.9mDover: £20.7mInverclyde: £30.0mDover: £20.8mInverclyde: £28.3mDover: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.8m£19.6mInverclyde is higher£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dover £0.56m, Inverclyde £0.38mInverclyde: £0.38mDover: £0.56mInverclyde: £0.38mDover: £0.57mInverclyde: £0.36mDover: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mDover is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dover £0.54m, Inverclyde £0.43mInverclyde: £0.43mDover: £0.54mInverclyde: £0.43mDover: £0.54mInverclyde: £0.41mDover: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mDover is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dover £0.72m, Inverclyde £0.69mInverclyde: £0.69mDover: £0.72mInverclyde: £0.69mDover: £0.72mInverclyde: £0.66mDover: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mDover is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dover 28,143, Inverclyde 16,430Inverclyde: 16,430Dover: 28,143

    28,143Dover is higher16,430

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dover 2,630, Inverclyde 2,549Inverclyde: 2,549Dover: 2,630

    2,630Dover is higherDepends on how you count2,549

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dover 4,375, Inverclyde 3,760Inverclyde: 3,760Dover: 4,375

    4,375Dover is higherDepends on how you count3,760

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dover 9,729, Inverclyde 10,160Inverclyde: 10,160Dover: 9,729

    9,729Inverclyde is higher10,160

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dover 14,986, Inverclyde 12,327Inverclyde: 12,327Dover: 14,986

    14,986Dover is higherDepends on how you count12,327

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dover 2,471, Inverclyde 1,827Inverclyde: 1,827Dover: 2,471

    2,471Dover is higherDepends on how you count1,827

Show the numbers
Dover and Inverclyde, total
MeasureDoverInverclydeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£623.3m£625.9m£591.2m£464.9m£466.9m£441.0mEstimatedDover
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m£215.2m£216.1m£204.1mEstimatedDover
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£165.4m£166.1m£156.9m£145.4m£146.0m£137.9mEstimatedDover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£317.5m£318.8m£301.1m£187.8m£188.6m£178.2mDover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mDover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mEstimatedDover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mEstimatedDover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£63.7m£64.0m£60.5m£62.3m£62.5m£59.1mEstimatedDover
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mEstimatedDover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mEstimatedDover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£132.7m£133.3m£125.9m£106.7m£107.2m£101.2mDover
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mInverclyde
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m£29.9m£30.0m£28.3mInverclyde
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mDover
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mDover
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mEstimatedDover
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,14316,430Dover
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6302,549Dover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3753,760Dover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,72910,160Inverclyde
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,98612,327Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4711,827EstimatedDover

Sources

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

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  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.
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