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Lincoln and Dundee City

104,939 and 149,330 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Dundee City on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Lincoln is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Dundee City 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

Lincoln Dundee City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Dundee City £5,251Dundee City: £5,251Lincoln: £4,136Dundee City: £5,273Lincoln: £4,153Dundee City: £4,981Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Dundee City is higher£5,251£5,273£4,981

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,727, Dundee City £13,112Dundee City: £13,112Lincoln: £12,727Dundee City: £13,168Lincoln: £12,781Dundee City: £12,437Lincoln: £12,072

    £12,727£12,781£12,072Dundee City is higher£13,112£13,168£12,437

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £2,064, Dundee City £2,582Dundee City: £2,582Lincoln: £2,064Dundee City: £2,593Lincoln: £2,073Dundee City: £2,449Lincoln: £1,958

    £2,064£2,073£1,958Dundee City is higher£2,582£2,593£2,449

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,261, Dundee City £11,544Dundee City: £11,544Lincoln: £11,261Dundee City: £11,593Lincoln: £11,309Dundee City: £10,950Lincoln: £10,681

    £11,261£11,309£10,681Dundee City is higher£11,544£11,593£10,950

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £581, Dundee City £634Dundee City: £634Lincoln: £581Dundee City: £637Lincoln: £583Dundee City: £601Lincoln: £551

    £581£583£551Dundee City is higher£634£637£601

  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: Lincoln £851, Dundee City £899Dundee City: £899Lincoln: £851Dundee City: £903Lincoln: £854Dundee City: £853Lincoln: £807

    £851£854£807Dundee City is higher£899£903£853

  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: Lincoln £35, Dundee City £35Dundee City: £35Lincoln: £35Dundee City: £35Lincoln: £35Dundee City: £33Lincoln: £33

    £35£35£33Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Dundee City £766Dundee City: £766Lincoln: £526Dundee City: £769Lincoln: £529Dundee City: £727Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Dundee City is higher£766£769£727

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Dundee City £196Dundee City: £196Lincoln: £120Dundee City: £197Lincoln: £120Dundee City: £186Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Dundee City is higher£196£197£186

  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: Lincoln £112, Dundee City £139Dundee City: £139Lincoln: £112Dundee City: £140Lincoln: £112Dundee City: £132Lincoln: £106

    £112£112£106Dundee City is higher£139£140£132

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,616, Dundee City £1,901Dundee City: £1,901Lincoln: £1,616Dundee City: £1,909Lincoln: £1,623Dundee City: £1,803Lincoln: £1,533

    £1,616£1,623£1,533Dundee City is higher£1,901£1,909£1,803

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Dundee City £322Dundee City: £322Lincoln: £242Dundee City: £324Lincoln: £243Dundee City: £306Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Dundee City is higher£322£324£306

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £320, Dundee City £524Dundee City: £524Lincoln: £320Dundee City: £526Lincoln: £321Dundee City: £497Lincoln: £304

    £320£321£304Dundee City is higher£524£526£497

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £8.36, Dundee City £7.28Dundee City: £7.28Lincoln: £8.36Dundee City: £7.32Lincoln: £8.40Dundee City: £6.91Lincoln: £7.93

    £8.36£8.40£7.93Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.30, Dundee City £11Dundee City: £11Lincoln: £7.30Dundee City: £11Lincoln: £7.33Dundee City: £10Lincoln: £6.92

    £7.30£7.33£6.92Dundee City is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Dundee City £6.37Dundee City: £6.37Lincoln: £7.14Dundee City: £6.39Lincoln: £7.17Dundee City: £6.04Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£6.37£6.39£6.04

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 989.9, Dundee City 1,002.7Dundee City: 1,002.7Lincoln: 989.9

    989.9Dundee City is higher1,002.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 138.6, Dundee City 155.5Dundee City: 155.5Lincoln: 138.6

    138.6Dundee City is higher155.5

  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: Lincoln 177.1, Dundee City 204.4Dundee City: 204.4Lincoln: 177.1

    177.1Dundee City is higher204.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Dundee City 121.2Dundee City: 121.2Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Dundee City is higher121.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lincoln 205.7, Dundee City 238.1Dundee City: 238.1Lincoln: 205.7

    205.7Dundee City is higher238.1

  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: Lincoln 23.7, Dundee City 32.5Dundee City: 32.5Lincoln: 23.7

    23.7Dundee City is higher32.5

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Lincoln and Dundee City, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnDundee CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£5,251£5,273£4,981EstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,727£12,781£12,072£13,112£13,168£12,437EstimatedDundee City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,064£2,073£1,958£2,582£2,593£2,449EstimatedDundee City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,681£11,544£11,593£10,950Dundee City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£583£551£634£637£601Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£851£854£807£899£903£853EstimatedDundee City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£35£35£33EstimatedLincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£766£769£727EstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£196£197£186EstimatedDundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106£139£140£132EstimatedDundee City
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,533£1,901£1,909£1,803Dundee City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£322£324£306Dundee City
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£321£304£524£526£497Dundee City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.36£8.40£7.93£7.28£7.32£6.91Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.30£7.33£6.92£11£11£10Dundee City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£6.37£6.39£6.04EstimatedLincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.91,002.7Dundee City
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.6155.5Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.1204.4Dundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.8121.2Dundee City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026205.7238.1Dundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.732.5EstimatedDundee City

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Dundee City on 20. 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

Lincoln Dundee City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,136, Dundee City £5,251Dundee City: £5,251Lincoln: £4,136Dundee City: £5,273Lincoln: £4,153Dundee City: £4,981Lincoln: £3,923

    £4,136£4,153£3,923Dundee City is higher£5,251£5,273£4,981

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,817, Dundee City £2,266Dundee City: £2,266Lincoln: £1,817Dundee City: £2,275Lincoln: £1,824Dundee City: £2,149Lincoln: £1,723

    £1,817£1,824£1,723Dundee City is higher£2,266£2,275£2,149

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,424, Dundee City £1,694Dundee City: £1,694Lincoln: £1,424Dundee City: £1,702Lincoln: £1,431Dundee City: £1,607Lincoln: £1,351

    £1,424£1,431£1,351Dundee City is higher£1,694£1,702£1,607

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,607, Dundee City £1,995Dundee City: £1,995Lincoln: £1,607Dundee City: £2,003Lincoln: £1,614Dundee City: £1,892Lincoln: £1,525

    £1,607£1,614£1,525Dundee City is higher£1,995£2,003£1,892

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £83, Dundee City £110Dundee City: £110Lincoln: £83Dundee City: £110Lincoln: £83Dundee City: £104Lincoln: £79

    £83£83£79Dundee City is higher£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £121, Dundee City £155Dundee City: £155Lincoln: £121Dundee City: £156Lincoln: £122Dundee City: £147Lincoln: £115

    £121£122£115Dundee City is higher£155£156£147

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lincoln £4.98, Dundee City £5.99Dundee City: £5.99Lincoln: £4.98Dundee City: £6.01Lincoln: £5.00Dundee City: £5.68Lincoln: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5.99£6.01£5.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £526, Dundee City £766Dundee City: £766Lincoln: £526Dundee City: £769Lincoln: £529Dundee City: £727Lincoln: £499

    £526£529£499Dundee City is higher£766£769£727

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £120, Dundee City £196Dundee City: £196Lincoln: £120Dundee City: £197Lincoln: £120Dundee City: £186Lincoln: £113

    £120£120£113Dundee City is higher£196£197£186

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £77, Dundee City £91Dundee City: £91Lincoln: £77Dundee City: £92Lincoln: £78Dundee City: £87Lincoln: £73

    £77£78£73Dundee City is higher£91£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,115, Dundee City £1,247Dundee City: £1,247Lincoln: £1,115Dundee City: £1,253Lincoln: £1,120Dundee City: £1,183Lincoln: £1,058

    £1,115£1,120£1,058Dundee City is higher£1,247£1,253£1,183

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £242, Dundee City £322Dundee City: £322Lincoln: £242Dundee City: £324Lincoln: £243Dundee City: £306Lincoln: £229

    £242£243£229Dundee City is higher£322£324£306

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £221, Dundee City £344Dundee City: £344Lincoln: £221Dundee City: £345Lincoln: £222Dundee City: £326Lincoln: £209

    £221£222£209Dundee City is higher£344£345£326

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.77, Dundee City £4.78Dundee City: £4.78Lincoln: £5.77Dundee City: £4.80Lincoln: £5.79Dundee City: £4.53Lincoln: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £5.03, Dundee City £7.07Dundee City: £7.07Lincoln: £5.03Dundee City: £7.10Lincoln: £5.05Dundee City: £6.71Lincoln: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Dundee City is higher£7.07£7.10£6.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £7.14, Dundee City £6.37Dundee City: £6.37Lincoln: £7.14Dundee City: £6.39Lincoln: £7.17Dundee City: £6.04Lincoln: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£6.37£6.39£6.04

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 141.3, Dundee City 173.3Dundee City: 173.3Lincoln: 141.3

    141.3Dundee City is higher173.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.8, Dundee City 26.9Dundee City: 26.9Lincoln: 19.8

    19.8Dundee City is higher26.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 25.3, Dundee City 35.3Dundee City: 35.3Lincoln: 25.3

    25.3Dundee City is higher35.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 74.8, Dundee City 121.2Dundee City: 121.2Lincoln: 74.8

    74.8Dundee City is higher121.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 142.0, Dundee City 156.3Dundee City: 156.3Lincoln: 142.0

    142.0Dundee City is higher156.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 16.3, Dundee City 21.3Dundee City: 21.3Lincoln: 16.3

    16.3Dundee City is higher21.3

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Lincoln and Dundee City, per resident
MeasureLincolnDundee CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,136£4,153£3,923£5,251£5,273£4,981EstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,817£1,824£1,723£2,266£2,275£2,149EstimatedDundee City
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,424£1,431£1,351£1,694£1,702£1,607EstimatedDundee City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,607£1,614£1,525£1,995£2,003£1,892Dundee City
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£110£110£104Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£155£156£147EstimatedDundee City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.99£6.01£5.68EstimatedDundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£526£529£499£766£769£727EstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£196£197£186EstimatedDundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£91£92£87EstimatedDundee City
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058£1,247£1,253£1,183Dundee City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229£322£324£306Dundee City
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£344£345£326Dundee City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£4.78£4.80£4.53Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£7.07£7.10£6.71Dundee City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£6.37£6.39£6.04EstimatedLincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.3173.3Dundee City
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.826.9Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.335.3Dundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.8121.2Dundee City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.0156.3Dundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.321.3EstimatedDundee City

Total

Lincoln is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Dundee 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

Lincoln Dundee City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £434.0m, Dundee City £784.1mDundee City: £784.1mLincoln: £434.0mDundee City: £787.5mLincoln: £435.8mDundee City: £743.8mLincoln: £411.7m

    £434.0m£435.8m£411.7mDundee City is higher£784.1m£787.5m£743.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £190.6m, Dundee City £338.3mDundee City: £338.3mLincoln: £190.6mDundee City: £339.8mLincoln: £191.4mDundee City: £320.9mLincoln: £180.8m

    £190.6m£191.4m£180.8mDundee City is higher£338.3m£339.8m£320.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £149.5m, Dundee City £253.0mDundee City: £253.0mLincoln: £149.5mDundee City: £254.1mLincoln: £150.1mDundee City: £240.0mLincoln: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mDundee City is higher£253.0m£254.1m£240.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £168.7m, Dundee City £297.9mDundee City: £297.9mLincoln: £168.7mDundee City: £299.1mLincoln: £169.4mDundee City: £282.5mLincoln: £160.0m

    £168.7m£169.4m£160.0mDundee City is higher£297.9m£299.1m£282.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £8.7m, Dundee City £16.4mDundee City: £16.4mLincoln: £8.7mDundee City: £16.4mLincoln: £8.7mDundee City: £15.5mLincoln: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mDundee City is higher£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.7m, Dundee City £23.2mDundee City: £23.2mLincoln: £12.7mDundee City: £23.3mLincoln: £12.8mDundee City: £22.0mLincoln: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mDundee City is higher£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lincoln £0.52m, Dundee City £0.89mDundee City: £0.89mLincoln: £0.52mDundee City: £0.90mLincoln: £0.52mDundee City: £0.85mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mDundee City is higherDepends on how you count£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £55.2m, Dundee City £114.4mDundee City: £114.4mLincoln: £55.2mDundee City: £114.9mLincoln: £55.5mDundee City: £108.5mLincoln: £52.4m

    £55.2m£55.5m£52.4mDundee City is higher£114.4m£114.9m£108.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £12.5m, Dundee City £29.3mDundee City: £29.3mLincoln: £12.5mDundee City: £29.4mLincoln: £12.6mDundee City: £27.8mLincoln: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mDundee City is higher£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.1m, Dundee City £13.6mDundee City: £13.6mLincoln: £8.1mDundee City: £13.7mLincoln: £8.1mDundee City: £12.9mLincoln: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mDundee City is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £117.1m, Dundee City £186.3mDundee City: £186.3mLincoln: £117.1mDundee City: £187.1mLincoln: £117.6mDundee City: £176.7mLincoln: £111.0m

    £117.1m£117.6m£111.0mDundee City is higher£186.3m£187.1m£176.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £25.3m, Dundee City £48.2mDundee City: £48.2mLincoln: £25.3mDundee City: £48.4mLincoln: £25.5mDundee City: £45.7mLincoln: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mDundee City is higher£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £23.2m, Dundee City £51.3mDundee City: £51.3mLincoln: £23.2mDundee City: £51.5mLincoln: £23.3mDundee City: £48.7mLincoln: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mDundee City is higher£51.3m£51.5m£48.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.61m, Dundee City £0.71mDundee City: £0.71mLincoln: £0.61mDundee City: £0.72mLincoln: £0.61mDundee City: £0.68mLincoln: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mDundee City is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.53m, Dundee City £1.1mDundee City: £1.1mLincoln: £0.53mDundee City: £1.1mLincoln: £0.53mDundee City: £1.0mLincoln: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mDundee City is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.75m, Dundee City £0.95mDundee City: £0.95mLincoln: £0.75mDundee City: £0.96mLincoln: £0.75mDundee City: £0.90mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mDundee City is higherDepends on how you count£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 14,826, Dundee City 25,872Dundee City: 25,872Lincoln: 14,826

    14,826Dundee City is higher25,872

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,076, Dundee City 4,011Dundee City: 4,011Lincoln: 2,076

    2,076Dundee City is higher4,011

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 2,652, Dundee City 5,275Dundee City: 5,275Lincoln: 2,652

    2,652Dundee City is higher5,275

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 7,851, Dundee City 18,095Dundee City: 18,095Lincoln: 7,851

    7,851Dundee City is higher18,095

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 14,897, Dundee City 23,337Dundee City: 23,337Lincoln: 14,897

    14,897Dundee City is higher23,337

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,713, Dundee City 3,180Dundee City: 3,180Lincoln: 1,713

    1,713Dundee City is higher3,180

Show the numbers
Lincoln and Dundee City, total
MeasureLincolnDundee CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.0m£435.8m£411.7m£784.1m£787.5m£743.8mEstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m£338.3m£339.8m£320.9mEstimatedDundee City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£253.0m£254.1m£240.0mEstimatedDundee City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£168.7m£169.4m£160.0m£297.9m£299.1m£282.5mDundee City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£16.4m£16.4m£15.5mDundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mEstimatedDundee City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£0.89m£0.90m£0.85mEstimatedDundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m£114.4m£114.9m£108.5mEstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£29.3m£29.4m£27.8mEstimatedDundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mEstimatedDundee City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.1m£117.6m£111.0m£186.3m£187.1m£176.7mDundee City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£48.2m£48.4m£45.7mDundee City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m£51.3m£51.5m£48.7mDundee City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mDundee City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDundee City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mEstimatedDundee City
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,82625,872Dundee City
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0764,011Dundee City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6525,275Dundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,85118,095Dundee City
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,89723,337Dundee City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7133,180EstimatedDundee City

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.