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Thanet and West Dunbartonshire

142,158 and 88,820 residents (mid-2024).

Thanet is higher than West Dunbartonshire on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

Thanet is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and West Dunbartonshire 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

Thanet West Dunbartonshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, West Dunbartonshire £5,891West Dunbartonshire: £5,891Thanet: £5,932West Dunbartonshire: £5,917Thanet: £5,957West Dunbartonshire: £5,588Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet is higher£5,891£5,917£5,588

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £13,006, West Dunbartonshire £13,444West Dunbartonshire: £13,444Thanet: £13,006West Dunbartonshire: £13,501Thanet: £13,061West Dunbartonshire: £12,752Thanet: £12,337

    £13,006£13,061£12,337West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£13,444£13,501£12,752

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £3,207, West Dunbartonshire £3,014West Dunbartonshire: £3,014Thanet: £3,207West Dunbartonshire: £3,027Thanet: £3,220West Dunbartonshire: £2,859Thanet: £3,042

    £3,207£3,220£3,042Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£3,014£3,027£2,859

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £11,513, West Dunbartonshire £11,750West Dunbartonshire: £11,750Thanet: £11,513West Dunbartonshire: £11,800Thanet: £11,562West Dunbartonshire: £11,145Thanet: £10,921

    £11,513£11,562£10,921West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,750£11,800£11,145

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £587, West Dunbartonshire £630West Dunbartonshire: £630Thanet: £587West Dunbartonshire: £633Thanet: £590West Dunbartonshire: £598Thanet: £557

    £587£590£557West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£630£633£598

  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: Thanet £872, West Dunbartonshire £1,030West Dunbartonshire: £1,030Thanet: £872West Dunbartonshire: £1,034Thanet: £875West Dunbartonshire: £977Thanet: £827

    £872£875£827West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,030£1,034£977

  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: Thanet £34, West Dunbartonshire £34West Dunbartonshire: £34Thanet: £34West Dunbartonshire: £35Thanet: £34West Dunbartonshire: £33Thanet: £32

    £34£34£32West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£34£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, West Dunbartonshire £784West Dunbartonshire: £784Thanet: £630West Dunbartonshire: £787Thanet: £632West Dunbartonshire: £744Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£784£787£744

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, West Dunbartonshire £252West Dunbartonshire: £252Thanet: £203West Dunbartonshire: £253Thanet: £204West Dunbartonshire: £239Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

  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: Thanet £189, West Dunbartonshire £161West Dunbartonshire: £161Thanet: £189West Dunbartonshire: £162Thanet: £190West Dunbartonshire: £153Thanet: £180

    £189£190£180Thanet is higher£161£162£153

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £2,627, West Dunbartonshire £2,172West Dunbartonshire: £2,172Thanet: £2,627West Dunbartonshire: £2,181Thanet: £2,639West Dunbartonshire: £2,060Thanet: £2,492

    £2,627£2,639£2,492Thanet is higher£2,172£2,181£2,060

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, West Dunbartonshire £351West Dunbartonshire: £351Thanet: £262West Dunbartonshire: £353Thanet: £263West Dunbartonshire: £333Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£351£353£333

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £370, West Dunbartonshire £659West Dunbartonshire: £659Thanet: £370West Dunbartonshire: £661Thanet: £372West Dunbartonshire: £625Thanet: £351

    £370£372£351West Dunbartonshire is higher£659£661£625

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £10, West Dunbartonshire £7.85West Dunbartonshire: £7.85Thanet: £10West Dunbartonshire: £7.89Thanet: £10West Dunbartonshire: £7.45Thanet: £9.78

    £10£10£9.78Thanet is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £9.24, West Dunbartonshire £15West Dunbartonshire: £15Thanet: £9.24West Dunbartonshire: £15Thanet: £9.27West Dunbartonshire: £14Thanet: £8.76

    £9.24£9.27£8.76West Dunbartonshire is higher£15£15£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, West Dunbartonshire £11West Dunbartonshire: £11Thanet: £5.43West Dunbartonshire: £11Thanet: £5.45West Dunbartonshire: £10Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15West Dunbartonshire is higher£11£11£10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thanet 1,018.4, West Dunbartonshire 1,029.1West Dunbartonshire: 1,029.1Thanet: 1,018.4

    1,018.4West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count1,029.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thanet 135.9, West Dunbartonshire 161.3West Dunbartonshire: 161.3Thanet: 135.9

    135.9West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count161.3

  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: Thanet 182.2, West Dunbartonshire 211.3West Dunbartonshire: 211.3Thanet: 182.2

    182.2West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count211.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, West Dunbartonshire 128.5West Dunbartonshire: 128.5Thanet: 95.6

    95.6West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count128.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Thanet 280.4, West Dunbartonshire 274.1West Dunbartonshire: 274.1Thanet: 280.4

    280.4Thanet is higherDepends on how you count274.1

  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: Thanet 41.5, West Dunbartonshire 38.3West Dunbartonshire: 38.3Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Thanet is higher38.3

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Thanet and West Dunbartonshire, per person in the age group
MeasureThanetWest DunbartonshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£5,891£5,917£5,588EstimatedThanet
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,006£13,061£12,337£13,444£13,501£12,752EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,207£3,220£3,042£3,014£3,027£2,859EstimatedThanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,513£11,562£10,921£11,750£11,800£11,145West Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£587£590£557£630£633£598West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£872£875£827£1,030£1,034£977EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£34£35£33EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£784£787£744EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£252£253£239EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£180£161£162£153EstimatedThanet
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,627£2,639£2,492£2,172£2,181£2,060Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£351£353£333West Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£370£372£351£659£661£625West Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.78£7.85£7.89£7.45Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.24£9.27£8.76£15£15£14West Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£11£11£10EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,029.1West Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9161.3West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.2211.3West Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.6128.5West Dunbartonshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026280.4274.1Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.538.3EstimatedThanet

Per resident

Thanet is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and West Dunbartonshire on 11. 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

Thanet West Dunbartonshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, West Dunbartonshire £5,891West Dunbartonshire: £5,891Thanet: £5,932West Dunbartonshire: £5,917Thanet: £5,957West Dunbartonshire: £5,588Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Thanet is higher£5,891£5,917£5,588

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Thanet £2,963, West Dunbartonshire £2,611West Dunbartonshire: £2,611Thanet: £2,963West Dunbartonshire: £2,622Thanet: £2,976West Dunbartonshire: £2,477Thanet: £2,810

    £2,963£2,976£2,810Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,611£2,622£2,477

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Thanet £1,869, West Dunbartonshire £1,882West Dunbartonshire: £1,882Thanet: £1,869West Dunbartonshire: £1,890Thanet: £1,877West Dunbartonshire: £1,786Thanet: £1,772

    £1,869£1,877£1,772West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,882£1,890£1,786

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Thanet £2,623, West Dunbartonshire £2,282West Dunbartonshire: £2,282Thanet: £2,623West Dunbartonshire: £2,292Thanet: £2,634West Dunbartonshire: £2,165Thanet: £2,488

    £2,623£2,634£2,488Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£2,282£2,292£2,165

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Thanet £134, West Dunbartonshire £122West Dunbartonshire: £122Thanet: £134West Dunbartonshire: £123Thanet: £134West Dunbartonshire: £116Thanet: £127

    £134£134£127Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £199, West Dunbartonshire £200West Dunbartonshire: £200Thanet: £199West Dunbartonshire: £201Thanet: £199West Dunbartonshire: £190Thanet: £188

    £199£199£188West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£200£201£190

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Thanet £7.78, West Dunbartonshire £6.69West Dunbartonshire: £6.69Thanet: £7.78West Dunbartonshire: £6.72Thanet: £7.81West Dunbartonshire: £6.35Thanet: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£6.69£6.72£6.35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, West Dunbartonshire £784West Dunbartonshire: £784Thanet: £630West Dunbartonshire: £787Thanet: £632West Dunbartonshire: £744Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£784£787£744

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, West Dunbartonshire £252West Dunbartonshire: £252Thanet: £203West Dunbartonshire: £253Thanet: £204West Dunbartonshire: £239Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Thanet £110, West Dunbartonshire £101West Dunbartonshire: £101Thanet: £110West Dunbartonshire: £101Thanet: £111West Dunbartonshire: £96Thanet: £105

    £110£111£105Thanet is higher£101£101£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Thanet £1,531, West Dunbartonshire £1,356West Dunbartonshire: £1,356Thanet: £1,531West Dunbartonshire: £1,362Thanet: £1,538West Dunbartonshire: £1,287Thanet: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Thanet is higher£1,356£1,362£1,287

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, West Dunbartonshire £351West Dunbartonshire: £351Thanet: £262West Dunbartonshire: £353Thanet: £263West Dunbartonshire: £333Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£351£353£333

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Thanet £216, West Dunbartonshire £411West Dunbartonshire: £411Thanet: £216West Dunbartonshire: £413Thanet: £217West Dunbartonshire: £390Thanet: £205

    £216£217£205West Dunbartonshire is higher£411£413£390

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Thanet £6.01, West Dunbartonshire £4.90West Dunbartonshire: £4.90Thanet: £6.01West Dunbartonshire: £4.92Thanet: £6.03West Dunbartonshire: £4.65Thanet: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Thanet is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Thanet £5.38, West Dunbartonshire £9.20West Dunbartonshire: £9.20Thanet: £5.38West Dunbartonshire: £9.24Thanet: £5.40West Dunbartonshire: £8.73Thanet: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10West Dunbartonshire is higher£9.20£9.24£8.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, West Dunbartonshire £11West Dunbartonshire: £11Thanet: £5.43West Dunbartonshire: £11Thanet: £5.45West Dunbartonshire: £10Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15West Dunbartonshire is higher£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 232.0, West Dunbartonshire 199.9West Dunbartonshire: 199.9Thanet: 232.0

    232.0Thanet is higherDepends on how you count199.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 31.0, West Dunbartonshire 31.3West Dunbartonshire: 31.3Thanet: 31.0

    31.0West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count31.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 41.5, West Dunbartonshire 41.0West Dunbartonshire: 41.0Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Thanet is higherDepends on how you count41.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, West Dunbartonshire 128.5West Dunbartonshire: 128.5Thanet: 95.6

    95.6West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count128.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 163.4, West Dunbartonshire 171.1West Dunbartonshire: 171.1Thanet: 163.4

    163.4West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count171.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 24.2, West Dunbartonshire 23.9West Dunbartonshire: 23.9Thanet: 24.2

    24.2Thanet is higher23.9

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Thanet and West Dunbartonshire, per resident
MeasureThanetWest DunbartonshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£5,891£5,917£5,588EstimatedThanet
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,963£2,976£2,810£2,611£2,622£2,477EstimatedThanet
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,869£1,877£1,772£1,882£1,890£1,786EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,623£2,634£2,488£2,282£2,292£2,165Thanet
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£122£123£116Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£199£188£200£201£190EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£6.69£6.72£6.35EstimatedThanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£784£787£744EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£252£253£239EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£101£101£96EstimatedThanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,356£1,362£1,287Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£351£353£333West Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£411£413£390West Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£4.90£4.92£4.65Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£9.20£9.24£8.73West Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£11£11£10EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.0199.9Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.031.3West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.541.0Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.6128.5West Dunbartonshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026163.4171.1West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.223.9EstimatedThanet

Total

Thanet is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and West Dunbartonshire 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

Thanet West Dunbartonshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Thanet £843.2m, West Dunbartonshire £523.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £523.3mThanet: £843.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £525.5mThanet: £846.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £496.4mThanet: £799.9m

    £843.2m£846.8m£799.9mThanet is higher£523.3m£525.5m£496.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Thanet £421.2m, West Dunbartonshire £231.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £231.9mThanet: £421.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £232.9mThanet: £423.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £220.0mThanet: £399.5m

    £421.2m£423.0m£399.5mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£231.9m£232.9m£220.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Thanet £265.6m, West Dunbartonshire £167.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £167.2mThanet: £265.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £167.9mThanet: £266.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £158.6mThanet: £252.0m

    £265.6m£266.8m£252.0mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£167.2m£167.9m£158.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Thanet £372.8m, West Dunbartonshire £202.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £202.7mThanet: £372.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £203.6mThanet: £374.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £192.3mThanet: £353.7m

    £372.8m£374.4m£353.7mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet £19.0m, West Dunbartonshire £10.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.9mThanet: £19.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.9mThanet: £19.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.3mThanet: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.2m, West Dunbartonshire £17.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £17.8mThanet: £28.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £17.8mThanet: £28.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £16.8mThanet: £26.8m

    £28.2m£28.3m£26.8mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Thanet £1.1m, West Dunbartonshire £0.59mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.59mThanet: £1.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.60mThanet: £1.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.56mThanet: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet £89.5m, West Dunbartonshire £69.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £69.6mThanet: £89.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £69.9mThanet: £89.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £66.1mThanet: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.9m£84.9mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£69.6m£69.9m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.9m, West Dunbartonshire £22.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £22.4mThanet: £28.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £22.5mThanet: £29.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £21.2mThanet: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet £15.7m, West Dunbartonshire £8.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £8.9mThanet: £15.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £9.0mThanet: £15.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £8.5mThanet: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mThanet is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet £217.7m, West Dunbartonshire £120.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £120.5mThanet: £217.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £121.0mThanet: £218.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £114.3mThanet: £206.5m

    £217.7m£218.6m£206.5mThanet is higher£120.5m£121.0m£114.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Thanet £37.2m, West Dunbartonshire £31.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £31.2mThanet: £37.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £31.3mThanet: £37.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £29.6mThanet: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mThanet is higherDepends on how you count£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Thanet £30.7m, West Dunbartonshire £36.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £36.5mThanet: £30.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £36.7mThanet: £30.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £34.7mThanet: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£36.5m£36.7m£34.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Thanet £0.85m, West Dunbartonshire £0.44mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.44mThanet: £0.85mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.44mThanet: £0.86mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.41mThanet: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mThanet is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Thanet £0.76m, West Dunbartonshire £0.82mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.82mThanet: £0.76mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.82mThanet: £0.77mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.78mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.73mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Thanet £0.77m, West Dunbartonshire £0.94mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.94mThanet: £0.77mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.94mThanet: £0.77mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.89mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Thanet 32,982, West Dunbartonshire 17,753West Dunbartonshire: 17,753Thanet: 32,982

    32,982Thanet is higherDepends on how you count17,753

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet 4,400, West Dunbartonshire 2,782West Dunbartonshire: 2,782Thanet: 4,400

    4,400Thanet is higherDepends on how you count2,782

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet 5,900, West Dunbartonshire 3,645West Dunbartonshire: 3,645Thanet: 5,900

    5,900Thanet is higherDepends on how you count3,645

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet 13,594, West Dunbartonshire 11,410West Dunbartonshire: 11,410Thanet: 13,594

    13,594Thanet is higherDepends on how you count11,410

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet 23,228, West Dunbartonshire 15,201West Dunbartonshire: 15,201Thanet: 23,228

    23,228Thanet is higherDepends on how you count15,201

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet 3,436, West Dunbartonshire 2,125West Dunbartonshire: 2,125Thanet: 3,436

    3,436Thanet is higher2,125

Show the numbers
Thanet and West Dunbartonshire, total
MeasureThanetWest DunbartonshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£843.2m£846.8m£799.9m£523.3m£525.5m£496.4mEstimatedThanet
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m£231.9m£232.9m£220.0mEstimatedThanet
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£265.6m£266.8m£252.0m£167.2m£167.9m£158.6mEstimatedThanet
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£372.8m£374.4m£353.7m£202.7m£203.6m£192.3mThanet
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mThanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m£17.8m£17.8m£16.8mEstimatedThanet
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mEstimatedThanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.9m£84.9m£69.6m£69.9m£66.1mEstimatedThanet
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mEstimatedThanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mEstimatedThanet
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£217.7m£218.6m£206.5m£120.5m£121.0m£114.3mThanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£31.2m£31.3m£29.6mThanet
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£36.5m£36.7m£34.7mWest Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mThanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mWest Dunbartonshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.94m£0.94m£0.89mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,98217,753Thanet
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4002,782Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,9003,645Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,59411,410Thanet
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,22815,201Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4362,125EstimatedThanet

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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