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West Oxfordshire and Aberdeenshire

120,826 and 265,110 residents (mid-2024).

West Oxfordshire is higher than Aberdeenshire on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 0 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

West Oxfordshire is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Aberdeenshire 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

West Oxfordshire Aberdeenshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3,864, Aberdeenshire £3,877Aberdeenshire: £3,877West Oxfordshire: £3,864Aberdeenshire: £3,894West Oxfordshire: £3,881Aberdeenshire: £3,678West Oxfordshire: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665Aberdeenshire is higher£3,877£3,894£3,678

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £12,255, Aberdeenshire £12,172Aberdeenshire: £12,172West Oxfordshire: £12,255Aberdeenshire: £12,224West Oxfordshire: £12,308Aberdeenshire: £11,546West Oxfordshire: £11,625

    £12,255£12,308£11,625West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,172£12,224£11,546

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £1,297, Aberdeenshire £1,316Aberdeenshire: £1,316West Oxfordshire: £1,297Aberdeenshire: £1,322West Oxfordshire: £1,303Aberdeenshire: £1,248West Oxfordshire: £1,230

    £1,297£1,303£1,230Aberdeenshire is higher£1,316£1,322£1,248

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £11,479, Aberdeenshire £11,568Aberdeenshire: £11,568West Oxfordshire: £11,479Aberdeenshire: £11,618West Oxfordshire: £11,528Aberdeenshire: £10,973West Oxfordshire: £10,888

    £11,479£11,528£10,888Aberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,568£11,618£10,973

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £230, Aberdeenshire £223Aberdeenshire: £223West Oxfordshire: £230Aberdeenshire: £224West Oxfordshire: £231Aberdeenshire: £211West Oxfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£223£224£211

  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: West Oxfordshire £533, Aberdeenshire £369Aberdeenshire: £369West Oxfordshire: £533Aberdeenshire: £370West Oxfordshire: £535Aberdeenshire: £350West Oxfordshire: £505

    £533£535£505West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£369£370£350

  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: West Oxfordshire £14, Aberdeenshire £12Aberdeenshire: £12West Oxfordshire: £14Aberdeenshire: £12West Oxfordshire: £14Aberdeenshire: £12West Oxfordshire: £13

    £14£14£13West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £235, Aberdeenshire £311Aberdeenshire: £311West Oxfordshire: £235Aberdeenshire: £312West Oxfordshire: £236Aberdeenshire: £295West Oxfordshire: £222

    £235£236£222Aberdeenshire is higher£311£312£295

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £111, Aberdeenshire £136Aberdeenshire: £136West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £137West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £129West Oxfordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Aberdeenshire is higher£136£137£129

  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: West Oxfordshire £61, Aberdeenshire £69Aberdeenshire: £69West Oxfordshire: £61Aberdeenshire: £69West Oxfordshire: £61Aberdeenshire: £65West Oxfordshire: £58

    £61£61£58Aberdeenshire is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £1,083, Aberdeenshire £986Aberdeenshire: £986West Oxfordshire: £1,083Aberdeenshire: £990West Oxfordshire: £1,088Aberdeenshire: £935West Oxfordshire: £1,027

    £1,083£1,088£1,027West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£986£990£935

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £133, Aberdeenshire £96Aberdeenshire: £96West Oxfordshire: £133Aberdeenshire: £97West Oxfordshire: £134Aberdeenshire: £92West Oxfordshire: £126

    £133£134£126West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£92

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £146, Aberdeenshire £254Aberdeenshire: £254West Oxfordshire: £146Aberdeenshire: £255West Oxfordshire: £147Aberdeenshire: £241West Oxfordshire: £139

    £146£147£139Aberdeenshire is higher£254£255£241

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £4.09, Aberdeenshire £4.74Aberdeenshire: £4.74West Oxfordshire: £4.09Aberdeenshire: £4.76West Oxfordshire: £4.11Aberdeenshire: £4.50West Oxfordshire: £3.88

    £4.09£4.11£3.88Aberdeenshire is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £2.48, Aberdeenshire £3.39Aberdeenshire: £3.39West Oxfordshire: £2.48Aberdeenshire: £3.41West Oxfordshire: £2.49Aberdeenshire: £3.22West Oxfordshire: £2.35

    £2.48£2.49£2.35Aberdeenshire is higher£3.39£3.41£3.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £6.01, Aberdeenshire £8.47Aberdeenshire: £8.47West Oxfordshire: £6.01Aberdeenshire: £8.50West Oxfordshire: £6.03Aberdeenshire: £8.03West Oxfordshire: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Aberdeenshire is higher£8.47£8.50£8.03

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 988.7, Aberdeenshire 1,009.0Aberdeenshire: 1,009.0West Oxfordshire: 988.7

    988.7Aberdeenshire is higher1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 54.5, Aberdeenshire 63.5Aberdeenshire: 63.5West Oxfordshire: 54.5

    54.5Aberdeenshire is higher63.5

  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: West Oxfordshire 109.7, Aberdeenshire 103.1Aberdeenshire: 103.1West Oxfordshire: 109.7

    109.7West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count103.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 35.7, Aberdeenshire 52.3Aberdeenshire: 52.3West Oxfordshire: 35.7

    35.7Aberdeenshire is higher52.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire 113.0, Aberdeenshire 127.1Aberdeenshire: 127.1West Oxfordshire: 113.0

    113.0Aberdeenshire is higher127.1

  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: West Oxfordshire 13.6, Aberdeenshire 17.9Aberdeenshire: 17.9West Oxfordshire: 13.6

    13.6Aberdeenshire is higher17.9

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West Oxfordshire and Aberdeenshire, per person in the age group
MeasureWest OxfordshireAberdeenshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,877£3,894£3,678EstimatedAberdeenshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,255£12,308£11,625£12,172£12,224£11,546EstimatedWest Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,297£1,303£1,230£1,316£1,322£1,248EstimatedAberdeenshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,479£11,528£10,888£11,568£11,618£10,973Aberdeenshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£223£224£211West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£533£535£505£369£370£350EstimatedWest Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13£12EstimatedWest Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222£311£312£295EstimatedAberdeenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£136£137£129EstimatedAberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£69£69£65EstimatedAberdeenshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,083£1,088£1,027£986£990£935West Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£96£97£92West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£254£255£241Aberdeenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.09£4.11£3.88£4.74£4.76£4.50Aberdeenshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35£3.39£3.41£3.22Aberdeenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£8.47£8.50£8.03EstimatedAberdeenshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026988.71,009.0Aberdeenshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202654.563.5Aberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.7103.1West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.752.3Aberdeenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.0127.1Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.617.9EstimatedAberdeenshire

Per resident

West Oxfordshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Aberdeenshire 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

West Oxfordshire Aberdeenshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3,864, Aberdeenshire £3,877Aberdeenshire: £3,877West Oxfordshire: £3,864Aberdeenshire: £3,894West Oxfordshire: £3,881Aberdeenshire: £3,678West Oxfordshire: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665Aberdeenshire is higher£3,877£3,894£3,678

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2,603, Aberdeenshire £2,537Aberdeenshire: £2,537West Oxfordshire: £2,603Aberdeenshire: £2,548West Oxfordshire: £2,614Aberdeenshire: £2,407West Oxfordshire: £2,469

    £2,603£2,614£2,469West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,537£2,548£2,407

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £777, Aberdeenshire £788Aberdeenshire: £788West Oxfordshire: £777Aberdeenshire: £792West Oxfordshire: £780Aberdeenshire: £748West Oxfordshire: £737

    £777£780£737Aberdeenshire is higher£788£792£748

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2,438, Aberdeenshire £2,411Aberdeenshire: £2,411West Oxfordshire: £2,438Aberdeenshire: £2,422West Oxfordshire: £2,448Aberdeenshire: £2,287West Oxfordshire: £2,312

    £2,438£2,448£2,312West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,411£2,422£2,287

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £49, Aberdeenshire £46Aberdeenshire: £46West Oxfordshire: £49Aberdeenshire: £47West Oxfordshire: £49Aberdeenshire: £44West Oxfordshire: £46

    £49£49£46West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£46£47£44

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £113, Aberdeenshire £77Aberdeenshire: £77West Oxfordshire: £113Aberdeenshire: £77West Oxfordshire: £114Aberdeenshire: £73West Oxfordshire: £107

    £113£114£107West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3.00, Aberdeenshire £2.54Aberdeenshire: £2.54West Oxfordshire: £3.00Aberdeenshire: £2.55West Oxfordshire: £3.02Aberdeenshire: £2.41West Oxfordshire: £2.85

    £3.00£3.02£2.85West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.54£2.55£2.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £235, Aberdeenshire £311Aberdeenshire: £311West Oxfordshire: £235Aberdeenshire: £312West Oxfordshire: £236Aberdeenshire: £295West Oxfordshire: £222

    £235£236£222Aberdeenshire is higher£311£312£295

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £111, Aberdeenshire £136Aberdeenshire: £136West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £137West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £129West Oxfordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Aberdeenshire is higher£136£137£129

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £37, Aberdeenshire £41Aberdeenshire: £41West Oxfordshire: £37Aberdeenshire: £41West Oxfordshire: £37Aberdeenshire: £39West Oxfordshire: £35

    £37£37£35Aberdeenshire is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £649, Aberdeenshire £590Aberdeenshire: £590West Oxfordshire: £649Aberdeenshire: £593West Oxfordshire: £651Aberdeenshire: £560West Oxfordshire: £615

    £649£651£615West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£590£593£560

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £133, Aberdeenshire £96Aberdeenshire: £96West Oxfordshire: £133Aberdeenshire: £97West Oxfordshire: £134Aberdeenshire: £92West Oxfordshire: £126

    £133£134£126West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£92

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Oxfordshire £88, Aberdeenshire £152Aberdeenshire: £152West Oxfordshire: £88Aberdeenshire: £153West Oxfordshire: £88Aberdeenshire: £144West Oxfordshire: £83

    £88£88£83Aberdeenshire is higher£152£153£144

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2.45, Aberdeenshire £2.84Aberdeenshire: £2.84West Oxfordshire: £2.45Aberdeenshire: £2.85West Oxfordshire: £2.46Aberdeenshire: £2.69West Oxfordshire: £2.32

    £2.45£2.46£2.32Aberdeenshire is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Oxfordshire £1.49, Aberdeenshire £2.03Aberdeenshire: £2.03West Oxfordshire: £1.49Aberdeenshire: £2.04West Oxfordshire: £1.49Aberdeenshire: £1.93West Oxfordshire: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Aberdeenshire is higher£2.03£2.04£1.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £6.01, Aberdeenshire £8.47Aberdeenshire: £8.47West Oxfordshire: £6.01Aberdeenshire: £8.50West Oxfordshire: £6.03Aberdeenshire: £8.03West Oxfordshire: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Aberdeenshire is higher£8.47£8.50£8.03

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 210.0, Aberdeenshire 210.3Aberdeenshire: 210.3West Oxfordshire: 210.0

    210.0Aberdeenshire is higher210.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 11.6, Aberdeenshire 13.2Aberdeenshire: 13.2West Oxfordshire: 11.6

    11.6Aberdeenshire is higher13.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 23.3, Aberdeenshire 21.5Aberdeenshire: 21.5West Oxfordshire: 23.3

    23.3West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count21.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 35.7, Aberdeenshire 52.3Aberdeenshire: 52.3West Oxfordshire: 35.7

    35.7Aberdeenshire is higher52.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 67.7, Aberdeenshire 76.2Aberdeenshire: 76.2West Oxfordshire: 67.7

    67.7Aberdeenshire is higher76.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 8.2, Aberdeenshire 10.7Aberdeenshire: 10.7West Oxfordshire: 8.2

    8.2Aberdeenshire is higher10.7

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West Oxfordshire and Aberdeenshire, per resident
MeasureWest OxfordshireAberdeenshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,877£3,894£3,678EstimatedAberdeenshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,603£2,614£2,469£2,537£2,548£2,407EstimatedWest Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£777£780£737£788£792£748EstimatedAberdeenshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,312£2,411£2,422£2,287West Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£46£47£44West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£107£77£77£73EstimatedWest Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.00£3.02£2.85£2.54£2.55£2.41EstimatedWest Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222£311£312£295EstimatedAberdeenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£136£137£129EstimatedAberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35£41£41£39EstimatedAberdeenshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£649£651£615£590£593£560West Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£96£97£92West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£152£153£144Aberdeenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.45£2.46£2.32£2.84£2.85£2.69Aberdeenshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£2.03£2.04£1.93Aberdeenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£8.47£8.50£8.03EstimatedAberdeenshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.0210.3Aberdeenshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.613.2Aberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.321.5West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.752.3Aberdeenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202667.776.2Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.210.7EstimatedAberdeenshire

Total

West Oxfordshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Aberdeenshire 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

West Oxfordshire Aberdeenshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £466.9m, Aberdeenshire £1.0bnAberdeenshire: £1.0bnWest Oxfordshire: £466.9mAberdeenshire: £1.0bnWest Oxfordshire: £468.9mAberdeenshire: £975.0mWest Oxfordshire: £442.9m

    £466.9m£468.9m£442.9mAberdeenshire is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£975.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £314.5m, Aberdeenshire £672.7mAberdeenshire: £672.7mWest Oxfordshire: £314.5mAberdeenshire: £675.5mWest Oxfordshire: £315.8mAberdeenshire: £638.0mWest Oxfordshire: £298.3m

    £314.5m£315.8m£298.3mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£672.7m£675.5m£638.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £93.9m, Aberdeenshire £209.0mAberdeenshire: £209.0mWest Oxfordshire: £93.9mAberdeenshire: £209.9mWest Oxfordshire: £94.3mAberdeenshire: £198.3mWest Oxfordshire: £89.0m

    £93.9m£94.3m£89.0mAberdeenshire is higher£209.0m£209.9m£198.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Oxfordshire £294.5m, Aberdeenshire £639.3mAberdeenshire: £639.3mWest Oxfordshire: £294.5mAberdeenshire: £642.0mWest Oxfordshire: £295.8mAberdeenshire: £606.4mWest Oxfordshire: £279.4m

    £294.5m£295.8m£279.4mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£639.3m£642.0m£606.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Oxfordshire £5.9m, Aberdeenshire £12.3mAberdeenshire: £12.3mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mAberdeenshire: £12.4mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mAberdeenshire: £11.7mWest Oxfordshire: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £13.7m, Aberdeenshire £20.4mAberdeenshire: £20.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mAberdeenshire: £20.5mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mAberdeenshire: £19.3mWest Oxfordshire: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £0.36m, Aberdeenshire £0.67mAberdeenshire: £0.67mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mAberdeenshire: £0.68mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mAberdeenshire: £0.64mWest Oxfordshire: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £28.3m, Aberdeenshire £82.4mAberdeenshire: £82.4mWest Oxfordshire: £28.3mAberdeenshire: £82.7mWest Oxfordshire: £28.5mAberdeenshire: £78.1mWest Oxfordshire: £26.9m

    £28.3m£28.5m£26.9mAberdeenshire is higher£82.4m£82.7m£78.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £13.4m, Aberdeenshire £36.1mAberdeenshire: £36.1mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mAberdeenshire: £36.2mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mAberdeenshire: £34.2mWest Oxfordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mAberdeenshire is higher£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £4.4m, Aberdeenshire £10.9mAberdeenshire: £10.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mAberdeenshire: £10.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mAberdeenshire: £10.3mWest Oxfordshire: £4.2m

    £4.4m£4.4m£4.2mAberdeenshire is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Oxfordshire £78.4m, Aberdeenshire £156.5mAberdeenshire: £156.5mWest Oxfordshire: £78.4mAberdeenshire: £157.2mWest Oxfordshire: £78.7mAberdeenshire: £148.5mWest Oxfordshire: £74.3m

    £78.4m£78.7m£74.3mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£156.5m£157.2m£148.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Oxfordshire £16.1m, Aberdeenshire £25.6mAberdeenshire: £25.6mWest Oxfordshire: £16.1mAberdeenshire: £25.7mWest Oxfordshire: £16.2mAberdeenshire: £24.3mWest Oxfordshire: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Oxfordshire £10.6m, Aberdeenshire £40.3mAberdeenshire: £40.3mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mAberdeenshire: £40.5mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mAberdeenshire: £38.2mWest Oxfordshire: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mAberdeenshire is higher£40.3m£40.5m£38.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Oxfordshire £0.30m, Aberdeenshire £0.75mAberdeenshire: £0.75mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mAberdeenshire: £0.76mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mAberdeenshire: £0.71mWest Oxfordshire: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mAberdeenshire is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Oxfordshire £0.18m, Aberdeenshire £0.54mAberdeenshire: £0.54mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mAberdeenshire: £0.54mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mAberdeenshire: £0.51mWest Oxfordshire: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mAberdeenshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £0.73m, Aberdeenshire £2.2mAberdeenshire: £2.2mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mAberdeenshire: £2.3mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mAberdeenshire: £2.1mWest Oxfordshire: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mAberdeenshire is higher£2.2m£2.3m£2.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Oxfordshire 25,369, Aberdeenshire 55,758Aberdeenshire: 55,758West Oxfordshire: 25,369

    25,369Aberdeenshire is higher55,758

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Oxfordshire 1,399, Aberdeenshire 3,508Aberdeenshire: 3,508West Oxfordshire: 1,399

    1,399Aberdeenshire is higher3,508

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 2,815, Aberdeenshire 5,700Aberdeenshire: 5,700West Oxfordshire: 2,815

    2,815Aberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count5,700

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 4,314, Aberdeenshire 13,865Aberdeenshire: 13,865West Oxfordshire: 4,314

    4,314Aberdeenshire is higher13,865

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Oxfordshire 8,174, Aberdeenshire 20,190Aberdeenshire: 20,190West Oxfordshire: 8,174

    8,174Aberdeenshire is higher20,190

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 987, Aberdeenshire 2,847Aberdeenshire: 2,847West Oxfordshire: 987

    987Aberdeenshire is higher2,847

Show the numbers
West Oxfordshire and Aberdeenshire, total
MeasureWest OxfordshireAberdeenshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m£1.0bn£1.0bn£975.0mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m£672.7m£675.5m£638.0mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m£209.0m£209.9m£198.3mEstimatedAberdeenshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m£639.3m£642.0m£606.4mAberdeenshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mAberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m£82.4m£82.7m£78.1mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£36.1m£36.2m£34.2mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mEstimatedAberdeenshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m£156.5m£157.2m£148.5mAberdeenshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mAberdeenshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£40.3m£40.5m£38.2mAberdeenshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mAberdeenshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAberdeenshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£2.2m£2.3m£2.1mEstimatedAberdeenshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,36955,758Aberdeenshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3993,508Aberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8155,700Aberdeenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,31413,865Aberdeenshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,17420,190Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269872,847EstimatedAberdeenshire

Sources

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

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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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