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Melton and Moray

53,922 and 94,890 residents (mid-2024).

Melton is higher than Moray on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Melton is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Moray 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

Melton Moray

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melton £4,311, Moray £4,451Moray: £4,451Melton: £4,311Moray: £4,470Melton: £4,330Moray: £4,222Melton: £4,090

    £4,311£4,330£4,090Moray is higher£4,451£4,470£4,222

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melton £12,624, Moray £12,201Moray: £12,201Melton: £12,624Moray: £12,253Melton: £12,677Moray: £11,573Melton: £11,974

    £12,624£12,677£11,974Melton is higherDepends on how you count£12,201£12,253£11,573

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton £1,521, Moray £1,655Moray: £1,655Melton: £1,521Moray: £1,662Melton: £1,527Moray: £1,570Melton: £1,442

    £1,521£1,527£1,442Moray is higher£1,655£1,662£1,570

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melton £11,682, Moray £11,369Moray: £11,369Melton: £11,682Moray: £11,417Melton: £11,732Moray: £10,784Melton: £11,081

    £11,682£11,732£11,081Melton is higherDepends on how you count£11,369£11,417£10,784

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Melton £244, Moray £311Moray: £311Melton: £244Moray: £312Melton: £245Moray: £295Melton: £232

    £244£245£232Moray is higher£311£312£295

  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: Melton £681, Moray £505Moray: £505Melton: £681Moray: £507Melton: £684Moray: £479Melton: £646

    £681£684£646Melton is higherDepends on how you count£505£507£479

  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: Melton £17, Moray £17Moray: £17Melton: £17Moray: £17Melton: £17Moray: £16Melton: £16

    £17£17£16Moray is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melton £312, Moray £458Moray: £458Melton: £312Moray: £460Melton: £313Moray: £434Melton: £296

    £312£313£296Moray is higher£458£460£434

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melton £93, Moray £142Moray: £142Melton: £93Moray: £143Melton: £93Moray: £135Melton: £88

    £93£93£88Moray is higher£142£143£135

  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: Melton £88, Moray £91Moray: £91Melton: £88Moray: £91Melton: £89Moray: £86Melton: £84

    £88£89£84Moray is higher£91£91£86

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton £1,247, Moray £1,216Moray: £1,216Melton: £1,247Moray: £1,222Melton: £1,253Moray: £1,154Melton: £1,183

    £1,247£1,253£1,183Melton is higherDepends on how you count£1,216£1,222£1,154

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melton £106, Moray £135Moray: £135Melton: £106Moray: £135Melton: £106Moray: £128Melton: £100

    £106£106£100Moray is higher£135£135£128

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton £172, Moray £337Moray: £337Melton: £172Moray: £339Melton: £172Moray: £320Melton: £163

    £172£172£163Moray is higher£337£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton £11, Moray £5.58Moray: £5.58Melton: £11Moray: £5.60Melton: £11Moray: £5.29Melton: £11

    £11Melton is higher£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melton £1.87, Moray £5.00Moray: £5.00Melton: £1.87Moray: £5.02Melton: £1.87Moray: £4.74Melton: £1.77

    £1.87£1.87£1.77Moray is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melton £8.10, Moray £6.29Moray: £6.29Melton: £8.10Moray: £6.32Melton: £8.13Moray: £5.97Melton: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Melton is higherDepends on how you count£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Melton 1,023.6, Moray 1,002.9Moray: 1,002.9Melton: 1,023.6

    1,023.6Melton is higherDepends on how you count1,002.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Melton 63.2, Moray 83.7Moray: 83.7Melton: 63.2

    63.2Moray is higher83.7

  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: Melton 139.8, Moray 125.1Moray: 125.1Melton: 139.8

    139.8Melton is higherDepends on how you count125.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melton 48.8, Moray 73.9Moray: 73.9Melton: 48.8

    48.8Moray is higher73.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Melton 150.1, Moray 163.4Moray: 163.4Melton: 150.1

    150.1Moray is higher163.4

  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: Melton 19.7, Moray 22.3Moray: 22.3Melton: 19.7

    19.7Moray is higher22.3

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Melton and Moray, per person in the age group
MeasureMeltonMorayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,311£4,330£4,090£4,451£4,470£4,222EstimatedMoray
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,624£12,677£11,974£12,201£12,253£11,573EstimatedMelton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,521£1,527£1,442£1,655£1,662£1,570EstimatedMoray
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,682£11,732£11,081£11,369£11,417£10,784Melton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£244£245£232£311£312£295Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£681£684£646£505£507£479EstimatedMelton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£17£17£16EstimatedMoray
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£312£313£296£458£460£434EstimatedMoray
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£142£143£135EstimatedMoray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£89£84£91£91£86EstimatedMoray
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,247£1,253£1,183£1,216£1,222£1,154Melton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£135£135£128Moray
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£172£163£337£339£320Moray
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£5.58£5.60£5.29Melton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.87£1.87£1.77£5.00£5.02£4.74Moray
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£6.29£6.32£5.97EstimatedMelton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.61,002.9Melton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.283.7Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.8125.1Melton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.873.9Moray
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026150.1163.4Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.722.3EstimatedMoray

Per resident

Melton is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Moray on 13. 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

Melton Moray

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melton £4,311, Moray £4,451Moray: £4,451Melton: £4,311Moray: £4,470Melton: £4,330Moray: £4,222Melton: £4,090

    £4,311£4,330£4,090Moray is higher£4,451£4,470£4,222

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melton £2,899, Moray £2,713Moray: £2,713Melton: £2,899Moray: £2,725Melton: £2,911Moray: £2,574Melton: £2,749

    £2,899£2,911£2,749Melton is higherDepends on how you count£2,713£2,725£2,574

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melton £895, Moray £997Moray: £997Melton: £895Moray: £1,002Melton: £898Moray: £946Melton: £848

    £895£898£848Moray is higher£997£1,002£946

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melton £2,682, Moray £2,528Moray: £2,528Melton: £2,682Moray: £2,539Melton: £2,694Moray: £2,398Melton: £2,544

    £2,682£2,694£2,544Melton is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,539£2,398

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melton £56, Moray £69Moray: £69Melton: £56Moray: £69Melton: £56Moray: £66Melton: £53

    £56£56£53Moray is higher£69£69£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Melton £156, Moray £112Moray: £112Melton: £156Moray: £113Melton: £157Moray: £106Melton: £148

    £156£157£148Melton is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Melton £3.80, Moray £3.77Moray: £3.77Melton: £3.80Moray: £3.79Melton: £3.81Moray: £3.58Melton: £3.60

    £3.80£3.81£3.60Melton is higherDepends on how you count£3.77£3.79£3.58

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melton £312, Moray £458Moray: £458Melton: £312Moray: £460Melton: £313Moray: £434Melton: £296

    £312£313£296Moray is higher£458£460£434

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melton £93, Moray £142Moray: £142Melton: £93Moray: £143Melton: £93Moray: £135Melton: £88

    £93£93£88Moray is higher£142£143£135

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melton £52, Moray £55Moray: £55Melton: £52Moray: £55Melton: £52Moray: £52Melton: £49

    £52£52£49Moray is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melton £734, Moray £733Moray: £733Melton: £734Moray: £736Melton: £737Moray: £695Melton: £696

    £734£737£696Melton is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melton £106, Moray £135Moray: £135Melton: £106Moray: £135Melton: £106Moray: £128Melton: £100

    £106£106£100Moray is higher£135£135£128

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melton £101, Moray £203Moray: £203Melton: £101Moray: £204Melton: £101Moray: £193Melton: £96

    £101£101£96Moray is higher£203£204£193

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melton £6.66, Moray £3.36Moray: £3.36Melton: £6.66Moray: £3.38Melton: £6.69Moray: £3.19Melton: £6.32

    £6.66£6.69£6.32Melton is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melton £1.10, Moray £3.02Moray: £3.02Melton: £1.10Moray: £3.03Melton: £1.10Moray: £2.86Melton: £1.04

    £1.10£1.10£1.04Moray is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melton £8.10, Moray £6.29Moray: £6.29Melton: £8.10Moray: £6.32Melton: £8.13Moray: £5.97Melton: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Melton is higherDepends on how you count£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melton 235.0, Moray 223.0Moray: 223.0Melton: 235.0

    235.0Melton is higherDepends on how you count223.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melton 14.5, Moray 18.6Moray: 18.6Melton: 14.5

    14.5Moray is higher18.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melton 32.1, Moray 27.8Moray: 27.8Melton: 32.1

    32.1Melton is higherDepends on how you count27.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melton 48.8, Moray 73.9Moray: 73.9Melton: 48.8

    48.8Moray is higher73.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melton 88.3, Moray 98.5Moray: 98.5Melton: 88.3

    88.3Moray is higher98.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melton 11.6, Moray 13.5Moray: 13.5Melton: 11.6

    11.6Moray is higher13.5

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Melton and Moray, per resident
MeasureMeltonMorayHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,311£4,330£4,090£4,451£4,470£4,222EstimatedMoray
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,899£2,911£2,749£2,713£2,725£2,574EstimatedMelton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£895£898£848£997£1,002£946EstimatedMoray
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,682£2,694£2,544£2,528£2,539£2,398Melton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£69£69£66Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£112£113£106EstimatedMelton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.80£3.81£3.60£3.77£3.79£3.58EstimatedMelton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£312£313£296£458£460£434EstimatedMoray
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£142£143£135EstimatedMoray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£55£55£52EstimatedMoray
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£734£737£696£733£736£695Melton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£135£135£128Moray
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£203£204£193Moray
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.66£6.69£6.32£3.36£3.38£3.19Melton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.10£1.10£1.04£3.02£3.03£2.86Moray
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£6.29£6.32£5.97EstimatedMelton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026235.0223.0Melton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.518.6Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.127.8Melton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.873.9Moray
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202688.398.5Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.613.5EstimatedMoray

Total

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

Melton Moray

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melton £232.5m, Moray £422.4mMoray: £422.4mMelton: £232.5mMoray: £424.2mMelton: £233.5mMoray: £400.7mMelton: £220.5m

    £232.5m£233.5m£220.5mMoray is higher£422.4m£424.2m£400.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melton £156.3m, Moray £257.5mMoray: £257.5mMelton: £156.3mMoray: £258.6mMelton: £157.0mMoray: £244.2mMelton: £148.3m

    £156.3m£157.0m£148.3mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Melton £48.2m, Moray £94.6mMoray: £94.6mMelton: £48.2mMoray: £95.0mMelton: £48.4mMoray: £89.8mMelton: £45.8m

    £48.2m£48.4m£45.8mMoray is higher£94.6m£95.0m£89.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melton £144.6m, Moray £239.9mMoray: £239.9mMelton: £144.6mMoray: £240.9mMelton: £145.3mMoray: £227.6mMelton: £137.2m

    £144.6m£145.3m£137.2mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melton £3.0m, Moray £6.6mMoray: £6.6mMelton: £3.0mMoray: £6.6mMelton: £3.0mMoray: £6.2mMelton: £2.9m

    £3.0m£3.0m£2.9mMoray is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melton £8.4m, Moray £10.7mMoray: £10.7mMelton: £8.4mMoray: £10.7mMelton: £8.5mMoray: £10.1mMelton: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.5m£8.0mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Melton £0.20m, Moray £0.36mMoray: £0.36mMelton: £0.20mMoray: £0.36mMelton: £0.21mMoray: £0.34mMelton: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.21m£0.19mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melton £16.8m, Moray £43.4mMoray: £43.4mMelton: £16.8mMoray: £43.6mMelton: £16.9mMoray: £41.2mMelton: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mMoray is higher£43.4m£43.6m£41.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Melton £5.0m, Moray £13.5mMoray: £13.5mMelton: £5.0mMoray: £13.5mMelton: £5.0mMoray: £12.8mMelton: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mMoray is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melton £2.8m, Moray £5.2mMoray: £5.2mMelton: £2.8mMoray: £5.2mMelton: £2.8mMoray: £4.9mMelton: £2.7m

    £2.8m£2.8m£2.7mMoray is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melton £39.6m, Moray £69.6mMoray: £69.6mMelton: £39.6mMoray: £69.9mMelton: £39.7mMoray: £66.0mMelton: £37.5m

    £39.6m£39.7m£37.5mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£69.6m£69.9m£66.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melton £5.7m, Moray £12.8mMoray: £12.8mMelton: £5.7mMoray: £12.8mMelton: £5.7mMoray: £12.1mMelton: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.7m£5.4mMoray is higher£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melton £5.4m, Moray £19.3mMoray: £19.3mMelton: £5.4mMoray: £19.4mMelton: £5.5mMoray: £18.3mMelton: £5.2m

    £5.4m£5.5m£5.2mMoray is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melton £0.36m, Moray £0.32mMoray: £0.32mMelton: £0.36mMoray: £0.32mMelton: £0.36mMoray: £0.30mMelton: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelton is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melton £0.06m, Moray £0.29mMoray: £0.29mMelton: £0.06mMoray: £0.29mMelton: £0.06mMoray: £0.27mMelton: £0.06m

    £0.06mMoray is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melton £0.44m, Moray £0.60mMoray: £0.60mMelton: £0.44mMoray: £0.60mMelton: £0.44mMoray: £0.57mMelton: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melton 12,673, Moray 21,164Moray: 21,164Melton: 12,673

    12,673Moray is higherDepends on how you count21,164

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melton 783, Moray 1,766Moray: 1,766Melton: 783

    783Moray is higher1,766

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melton 1,731, Moray 2,640Moray: 2,640Melton: 1,731

    1,731Moray is higherDepends on how you count2,640

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melton 2,629, Moray 7,010Moray: 7,010Melton: 2,629

    2,629Moray is higher7,010

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melton 4,760, Moray 9,345Moray: 9,345Melton: 4,760

    4,760Moray is higher9,345

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melton 624, Moray 1,278Moray: 1,278Melton: 624

    624Moray is higher1,278

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Melton and Moray, total
MeasureMeltonMorayHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£232.5m£233.5m£220.5m£422.4m£424.2m£400.7mEstimatedMoray
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£156.3m£157.0m£148.3m£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mEstimatedMoray
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£48.2m£48.4m£45.8m£94.6m£95.0m£89.8mEstimatedMoray
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£144.6m£145.3m£137.2m£239.9m£240.9m£227.6mMoray
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m£6.6m£6.6m£6.2mMoray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mEstimatedMoray
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.21m£0.19m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mEstimatedMoray
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£43.4m£43.6m£41.2mEstimatedMoray
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEstimatedMoray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.8m£2.7m£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mEstimatedMoray
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£39.6m£39.7m£37.5m£69.6m£69.9m£66.0mMoray
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mMoray
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mMoray
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mMelton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.06m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mMoray
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mEstimatedMoray
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,67321,164Moray
Pension Credittotal, March 20267831,766Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,7312,640Moray
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20262,6297,010Moray
Universal Credittotal, May 20264,7609,345Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266241,278EstimatedMoray

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.