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Oxford and Aberdeen City

167,827 and 231,320 residents (mid-2024).

Oxford is higher than Aberdeen City on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Oxford is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City on 16. 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

Oxford Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oxford £2,878, Aberdeen City £3,755Aberdeen City: £3,755Oxford: £2,878Aberdeen City: £3,771Oxford: £2,890Aberdeen City: £3,562Oxford: £2,730

    £2,878£2,890£2,730Aberdeen City is higher£3,755£3,771£3,562

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £11,936, Aberdeen City £12,632Aberdeen City: £12,632Oxford: £11,936Aberdeen City: £12,686Oxford: £11,987Aberdeen City: £11,982Oxford: £11,322

    £11,936£11,987£11,322Aberdeen City is higher£12,632£12,686£11,982

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £1,274, Aberdeen City £1,580Aberdeen City: £1,580Oxford: £1,274Aberdeen City: £1,587Oxford: £1,279Aberdeen City: £1,499Oxford: £1,208

    £1,274£1,279£1,208Aberdeen City is higher£1,580£1,587£1,499

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £10,751, Aberdeen City £11,696Aberdeen City: £11,696Oxford: £10,751Aberdeen City: £11,746Oxford: £10,797Aberdeen City: £11,094Oxford: £10,198

    £10,751£10,797£10,198Aberdeen City is higher£11,696£11,746£11,094

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £577, Aberdeen City £354Aberdeen City: £354Oxford: £577Aberdeen City: £356Oxford: £580Aberdeen City: £336Oxford: £548

    £577£580£548Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £581, Aberdeen City £562Aberdeen City: £562Oxford: £581Aberdeen City: £565Oxford: £584Aberdeen City: £533Oxford: £552

    £581£584£552Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£562£565£533

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £26, Aberdeen City £19Aberdeen City: £19Oxford: £26Aberdeen City: £19Oxford: £26Aberdeen City: £18Oxford: £25

    £26£26£25Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £248, Aberdeen City £352Aberdeen City: £352Oxford: £248Aberdeen City: £353Oxford: £249Aberdeen City: £334Oxford: £236

    £248£249£236Aberdeen City is higher£352£353£334

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £94, Aberdeen City £131Aberdeen City: £131Oxford: £94Aberdeen City: £131Oxford: £95Aberdeen City: £124Oxford: £89

    £94£95£89Aberdeen City is higher£131£131£124

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £53, Aberdeen City £55Aberdeen City: £55Oxford: £53Aberdeen City: £55Oxford: £53Aberdeen City: £52Oxford: £50

    £53£53£50Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £1,049, Aberdeen City £1,192Aberdeen City: £1,192Oxford: £1,049Aberdeen City: £1,197Oxford: £1,053Aberdeen City: £1,131Oxford: £995

    £1,049£1,053£995Aberdeen City is higher£1,192£1,197£1,131

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oxford £253, Aberdeen City £167Aberdeen City: £167Oxford: £253Aberdeen City: £168Oxford: £254Aberdeen City: £158Oxford: £240

    £253£254£240Oxford is higher£167£168£158

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £164, Aberdeen City £322Aberdeen City: £322Oxford: £164Aberdeen City: £323Oxford: £165Aberdeen City: £306Oxford: £156

    £164£165£156Aberdeen City is higher£322£323£306

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £4.08, Aberdeen City £7.38Aberdeen City: £7.38Oxford: £4.08Aberdeen City: £7.41Oxford: £4.10Aberdeen City: £7.00Oxford: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Aberdeen City is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £3.87, Aberdeen City £3.82Aberdeen City: £3.82Oxford: £3.87Aberdeen City: £3.83Oxford: £3.89Aberdeen City: £3.62Oxford: £3.67

    £3.87£3.89£3.67Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£3.82£3.83£3.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oxford £4.83, Aberdeen City £6.26Aberdeen City: £6.26Oxford: £4.83Aberdeen City: £6.29Oxford: £4.85Aberdeen City: £5.94Oxford: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Aberdeen City is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oxford 958.4, Aberdeen City 990.2Aberdeen City: 990.2Oxford: 958.4

    958.4Aberdeen City is higher990.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oxford 105.4, Aberdeen City 87.7Aberdeen City: 87.7Oxford: 105.4

    105.4Oxford is higherDepends on how you count87.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oxford 120.0, Aberdeen City 125.5Aberdeen City: 125.5Oxford: 120.0

    120.0Aberdeen City is higher125.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 37.7, Aberdeen City 59.1Aberdeen City: 59.1Oxford: 37.7

    37.7Aberdeen City is higher59.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Oxford 115.5, Aberdeen City 157.3Aberdeen City: 157.3Oxford: 115.5

    115.5Aberdeen City is higher157.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Oxford 11.9, Aberdeen City 13.9Aberdeen City: 13.9Oxford: 11.9

    11.9Aberdeen City is higher13.9

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Oxford and Aberdeen City, per person in the age group
MeasureOxfordAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,878£2,890£2,730£3,755£3,771£3,562EstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,936£11,987£11,322£12,632£12,686£11,982EstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,274£1,279£1,208£1,580£1,587£1,499EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,751£10,797£10,198£11,696£11,746£11,094Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£548£354£356£336Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£584£552£562£565£533EstimatedOxford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£19£19£18EstimatedOxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£352£353£334EstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£131£131£124EstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£53£50£55£55£52EstimatedAberdeen City
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,049£1,053£995£1,192£1,197£1,131Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£167£168£158Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£164£165£156£322£323£306Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£7.38£7.41£7.00Aberdeen City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.87£3.89£3.67£3.82£3.83£3.62Oxford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£6.26£6.29£5.94EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026958.4990.2Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.487.7Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.0125.5Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.759.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026115.5157.3Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.913.9EstimatedAberdeen City

Per resident

Oxford is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City on 18. 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

Oxford Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oxford £2,878, Aberdeen City £3,755Aberdeen City: £3,755Oxford: £2,878Aberdeen City: £3,771Oxford: £2,890Aberdeen City: £3,562Oxford: £2,730

    £2,878£2,890£2,730Aberdeen City is higher£3,755£3,771£3,562

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Oxford £1,345, Aberdeen City £2,045Aberdeen City: £2,045Oxford: £1,345Aberdeen City: £2,054Oxford: £1,351Aberdeen City: £1,940Oxford: £1,276

    £1,345£1,351£1,276Aberdeen City is higher£2,045£2,054£1,940

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Oxford £932, Aberdeen City £1,055Aberdeen City: £1,055Oxford: £932Aberdeen City: £1,059Oxford: £936Aberdeen City: £1,000Oxford: £884

    £932£936£884Aberdeen City is higher£1,055£1,059£1,000

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Oxford £1,212, Aberdeen City £1,894Aberdeen City: £1,894Oxford: £1,212Aberdeen City: £1,902Oxford: £1,217Aberdeen City: £1,796Oxford: £1,149

    £1,212£1,217£1,149Aberdeen City is higher£1,894£1,902£1,796

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Oxford £65, Aberdeen City £57Aberdeen City: £57Oxford: £65Aberdeen City: £58Oxford: £65Aberdeen City: £54Oxford: £62

    £65£65£62Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£57£58£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £66, Aberdeen City £91Aberdeen City: £91Oxford: £66Aberdeen City: £91Oxford: £66Aberdeen City: £86Oxford: £62

    £66£66£62Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Oxford £2.95, Aberdeen City £3.14Aberdeen City: £3.14Oxford: £2.95Aberdeen City: £3.16Oxford: £2.96Aberdeen City: £2.98Oxford: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £248, Aberdeen City £352Aberdeen City: £352Oxford: £248Aberdeen City: £353Oxford: £249Aberdeen City: £334Oxford: £236

    £248£249£236Aberdeen City is higher£352£353£334

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £94, Aberdeen City £131Aberdeen City: £131Oxford: £94Aberdeen City: £131Oxford: £95Aberdeen City: £124Oxford: £89

    £94£95£89Aberdeen City is higher£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Oxford £39, Aberdeen City £37Aberdeen City: £37Oxford: £39Aberdeen City: £37Oxford: £39Aberdeen City: £35Oxford: £37

    £39£39£37Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Oxford £767, Aberdeen City £795Aberdeen City: £795Oxford: £767Aberdeen City: £799Oxford: £770Aberdeen City: £755Oxford: £728

    £767£770£728Aberdeen City is higher£795£799£755

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oxford £253, Aberdeen City £167Aberdeen City: £167Oxford: £253Aberdeen City: £168Oxford: £254Aberdeen City: £158Oxford: £240

    £253£254£240Oxford is higher£167£168£158

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Oxford £120, Aberdeen City £215Aberdeen City: £215Oxford: £120Aberdeen City: £216Oxford: £121Aberdeen City: £204Oxford: £114

    £120£121£114Aberdeen City is higher£215£216£204

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Oxford £2.98, Aberdeen City £4.92Aberdeen City: £4.92Oxford: £2.98Aberdeen City: £4.94Oxford: £3.00Aberdeen City: £4.67Oxford: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Aberdeen City is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Oxford £2.83, Aberdeen City £2.55Aberdeen City: £2.55Oxford: £2.83Aberdeen City: £2.56Oxford: £2.84Aberdeen City: £2.42Oxford: £2.68

    £2.83£2.84£2.68Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£2.55£2.56£2.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oxford £4.83, Aberdeen City £6.26Aberdeen City: £6.26Oxford: £4.83Aberdeen City: £6.29Oxford: £4.85Aberdeen City: £5.94Oxford: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Aberdeen City is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 108.0, Aberdeen City 160.3Aberdeen City: 160.3Oxford: 108.0

    108.0Aberdeen City is higher160.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 11.9, Aberdeen City 14.2Aberdeen City: 14.2Oxford: 11.9

    11.9Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count14.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 13.5, Aberdeen City 20.3Aberdeen City: 20.3Oxford: 13.5

    13.5Aberdeen City is higher20.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 37.7, Aberdeen City 59.1Aberdeen City: 59.1Oxford: 37.7

    37.7Aberdeen City is higher59.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 84.5, Aberdeen City 105.0Aberdeen City: 105.0Oxford: 84.5

    84.5Aberdeen City is higher105.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 8.7, Aberdeen City 9.3Aberdeen City: 9.3Oxford: 8.7

    8.7Aberdeen City is higher9.3

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Oxford and Aberdeen City, per resident
MeasureOxfordAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,878£2,890£2,730£3,755£3,771£3,562EstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,345£1,351£1,276£2,045£2,054£1,940EstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£932£936£884£1,055£1,059£1,000EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,212£1,217£1,149£1,894£1,902£1,796Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£57£58£54Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62£91£91£86EstimatedAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£3.14£3.16£2.98EstimatedAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£352£353£334EstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£131£131£124EstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£37£37£35EstimatedOxford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£767£770£728£795£799£755Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£167£168£158Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£215£216£204Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£4.92£4.94£4.67Aberdeen City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.83£2.84£2.68£2.55£2.56£2.42Oxford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£6.26£6.29£5.94EstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026108.0160.3Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.914.2Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.520.3Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.759.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.5105.0Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.79.3EstimatedAberdeen City

Total

Oxford is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Aberdeen City 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

Oxford Aberdeen City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Oxford £483.0m, Aberdeen City £868.7mAberdeen City: £868.7mOxford: £483.0mAberdeen City: £872.4mOxford: £485.0mAberdeen City: £824.0mOxford: £458.1m

    £483.0m£485.0m£458.1mAberdeen City is higher£868.7m£872.4m£824.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Oxford £225.8m, Aberdeen City £473.1mAberdeen City: £473.1mOxford: £225.8mAberdeen City: £475.2mOxford: £226.8mAberdeen City: £448.8mOxford: £214.2m

    £225.8m£226.8m£214.2mAberdeen City is higher£473.1m£475.2m£448.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Oxford £156.4m, Aberdeen City £243.9mAberdeen City: £243.9mOxford: £156.4mAberdeen City: £245.0mOxford: £157.0mAberdeen City: £231.4mOxford: £148.3m

    £156.4m£157.0m£148.3mAberdeen City is higher£243.9m£245.0m£231.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Oxford £203.4m, Aberdeen City £438.1mAberdeen City: £438.1mOxford: £203.4mAberdeen City: £440.0mOxford: £204.2mAberdeen City: £415.5mOxford: £192.9m

    £203.4m£204.2m£192.9mAberdeen City is higher£438.1m£440.0m£415.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Oxford £10.9m, Aberdeen City £13.3mAberdeen City: £13.3mOxford: £10.9mAberdeen City: £13.3mOxford: £11.0mAberdeen City: £12.6mOxford: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oxford £11.0m, Aberdeen City £21.1mAberdeen City: £21.1mOxford: £11.0mAberdeen City: £21.2mOxford: £11.0mAberdeen City: £20.0mOxford: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Oxford £0.50m, Aberdeen City £0.73mAberdeen City: £0.73mOxford: £0.50mAberdeen City: £0.73mOxford: £0.50mAberdeen City: £0.69mOxford: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oxford £41.7m, Aberdeen City £81.4mAberdeen City: £81.4mOxford: £41.7mAberdeen City: £81.7mOxford: £41.9mAberdeen City: £77.2mOxford: £39.5m

    £41.7m£41.9m£39.5mAberdeen City is higher£81.4m£81.7m£77.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Oxford £15.8m, Aberdeen City £30.2mAberdeen City: £30.2mOxford: £15.8mAberdeen City: £30.3mOxford: £15.9mAberdeen City: £28.6mOxford: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mAberdeen City is higher£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oxford £6.5m, Aberdeen City £8.5mAberdeen City: £8.5mOxford: £6.5mAberdeen City: £8.5mOxford: £6.5mAberdeen City: £8.0mOxford: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.2mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Oxford £128.8m, Aberdeen City £184.0mAberdeen City: £184.0mOxford: £128.8mAberdeen City: £184.8mOxford: £129.3mAberdeen City: £174.5mOxford: £122.1m

    £128.8m£129.3m£122.1mAberdeen City is higher£184.0m£184.8m£174.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Oxford £42.5m, Aberdeen City £38.6mAberdeen City: £38.6mOxford: £42.5mAberdeen City: £38.8mOxford: £42.7mAberdeen City: £36.6mOxford: £40.3m

    £42.5m£42.7m£40.3mOxford is higher£38.6m£38.8m£36.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Oxford £20.2m, Aberdeen City £49.7mAberdeen City: £49.7mOxford: £20.2mAberdeen City: £49.9mOxford: £20.2mAberdeen City: £47.2mOxford: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.2m£19.1mAberdeen City is higher£49.7m£49.9m£47.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Oxford £0.50m, Aberdeen City £1.1mAberdeen City: £1.1mOxford: £0.50mAberdeen City: £1.1mOxford: £0.50mAberdeen City: £1.1mOxford: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mAberdeen City is higher£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Oxford £0.47m, Aberdeen City £0.59mAberdeen City: £0.59mOxford: £0.47mAberdeen City: £0.59mOxford: £0.48mAberdeen City: £0.56mOxford: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Oxford £0.81m, Aberdeen City £1.4mAberdeen City: £1.4mOxford: £0.81mAberdeen City: £1.5mOxford: £0.81mAberdeen City: £1.4mOxford: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mAberdeen City is higher£1.4m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Oxford 18,130, Aberdeen City 37,088Aberdeen City: 37,088Oxford: 18,130

    18,130Aberdeen City is higher37,088

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Oxford 1,994, Aberdeen City 3,284Aberdeen City: 3,284Oxford: 1,994

    1,994Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count3,284

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oxford 2,269, Aberdeen City 4,700Aberdeen City: 4,700Oxford: 2,269

    2,269Aberdeen City is higher4,700

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oxford 6,331, Aberdeen City 13,665Aberdeen City: 13,665Oxford: 6,331

    6,331Aberdeen City is higher13,665

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Oxford 14,179, Aberdeen City 24,285Aberdeen City: 24,285Oxford: 14,179

    14,179Aberdeen City is higher24,285

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oxford 1,463, Aberdeen City 2,147Aberdeen City: 2,147Oxford: 1,463

    1,463Aberdeen City is higher2,147

Show the numbers
Oxford and Aberdeen City, total
MeasureOxfordAberdeen CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m£868.7m£872.4m£824.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimatedAberdeen City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£156.4m£157.0m£148.3m£243.9m£245.0m£231.4mEstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m£438.1m£440.0m£415.5mAberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEstimatedAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.7m£41.9m£39.5m£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mEstimatedAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mEstimatedAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEstimatedAberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£128.8m£129.3m£122.1m£184.0m£184.8m£174.5mAberdeen City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m£38.6m£38.8m£36.6mOxford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m£49.7m£49.9m£47.2mAberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£1.1mAberdeen City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAberdeen City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£1.4m£1.5m£1.4mEstimatedAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,13037,088Aberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9943,284Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2694,700Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,33113,665Aberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,17924,285Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4632,147EstimatedAberdeen 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.