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Liverpool and Glasgow City

508,202 and 650,320 residents (mid-2024).

Liverpool is higher than Glasgow City on 11 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Liverpool is higher on 11 of 21 measures, and Glasgow City on 10. 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

Liverpool Glasgow City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5,403, Glasgow City £5,161Glasgow City: £5,161Liverpool: £5,403Glasgow City: £5,183Liverpool: £5,426Glasgow City: £4,895Liverpool: £5,125

    £5,403£5,426£5,125Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£5,161£5,183£4,895

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Liverpool £13,611, Glasgow City £13,949Glasgow City: £13,949Liverpool: £13,611Glasgow City: £14,008Liverpool: £13,669Glasgow City: £13,231Liverpool: £12,911

    £13,611£13,669£12,911Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£13,949£14,008£13,231

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £2,976, Glasgow City £2,734Glasgow City: £2,734Liverpool: £2,976Glasgow City: £2,746Liverpool: £2,989Glasgow City: £2,593Liverpool: £2,823

    £2,976£2,989£2,823Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£2,734£2,746£2,593

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Liverpool £11,483, Glasgow City £11,455Glasgow City: £11,455Liverpool: £11,483Glasgow City: £11,504Liverpool: £11,532Glasgow City: £10,866Liverpool: £10,892

    £11,483£11,532£10,892Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£11,455£11,504£10,866

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Liverpool £1,062, Glasgow City £1,203Glasgow City: £1,203Liverpool: £1,062Glasgow City: £1,208Liverpool: £1,066Glasgow City: £1,141Liverpool: £1,007

    £1,062£1,066£1,007Glasgow City is higher£1,203£1,208£1,141

  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: Liverpool £1,008, Glasgow City £1,225Glasgow City: £1,225Liverpool: £1,008Glasgow City: £1,231Liverpool: £1,012Glasgow City: £1,162Liverpool: £956

    £1,008£1,012£956Glasgow City is higher£1,225£1,231£1,162

  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: Liverpool £58, Glasgow City £66Glasgow City: £66Liverpool: £58Glasgow City: £66Liverpool: £59Glasgow City: £62Liverpool: £55

    £58£59£55Glasgow City is higher£66£66£62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £815, Glasgow City £733Glasgow City: £733Liverpool: £815Glasgow City: £736Liverpool: £818Glasgow City: £695Liverpool: £773

    £815£818£773Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £211, Glasgow City £228Glasgow City: £228Liverpool: £211Glasgow City: £229Liverpool: £211Glasgow City: £216Liverpool: £200

    £211£211£200Glasgow City is higher£228£229£216

  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: Liverpool £165, Glasgow City £144Glasgow City: £144Liverpool: £165Glasgow City: £144Liverpool: £166Glasgow City: £136Liverpool: £156

    £165£166£156Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £2,202, Glasgow City £1,938Glasgow City: £1,938Liverpool: £2,202Glasgow City: £1,946Liverpool: £2,212Glasgow City: £1,838Liverpool: £2,089

    £2,202£2,212£2,089Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£1,938£1,946£1,838

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Liverpool £400, Glasgow City £448Glasgow City: £448Liverpool: £400Glasgow City: £450Liverpool: £402Glasgow City: £425Liverpool: £380

    £400£402£380Glasgow City is higher£448£450£425

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £585, Glasgow City £629Glasgow City: £629Liverpool: £585Glasgow City: £632Liverpool: £588Glasgow City: £597Liverpool: £555

    £585£588£555Glasgow City is higher£629£632£597

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £9.00, Glasgow City £9.00Glasgow City: £9.00Liverpool: £9.00Glasgow City: £9.04Liverpool: £9.04Glasgow City: £8.54Liverpool: £8.54

    £9.00£9.04£8.54No difference to show£9.00£9.04£8.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Liverpool £15, Glasgow City £14Glasgow City: £14Liverpool: £15Glasgow City: £14Liverpool: £15Glasgow City: £13Liverpool: £14

    £15£15£14Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5.48, Glasgow City £5.67Glasgow City: £5.67Liverpool: £5.48Glasgow City: £5.70Liverpool: £5.51Glasgow City: £5.38Liverpool: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Glasgow City is higher£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Liverpool 1,043.0, Glasgow City 1,026.3Glasgow City: 1,026.3Liverpool: 1,043.0

    1,043.0Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count1,026.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Liverpool 232.0, Glasgow City 259.2Glasgow City: 259.2Liverpool: 232.0

    232.0Glasgow City is higher259.2

  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: Liverpool 203.1, Glasgow City 242.6Glasgow City: 242.6Liverpool: 203.1

    203.1Glasgow City is higher242.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 118.7, Glasgow City 118.7Glasgow City: 118.7Liverpool: 118.7

    118.7Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count118.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Liverpool 268.3, Glasgow City 254.3Glasgow City: 254.3Liverpool: 268.3

    268.3Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count254.3

  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: Liverpool 35.9, Glasgow City 32.2Glasgow City: 32.2Liverpool: 35.9

    35.9Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count32.2

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Liverpool and Glasgow City, per person in the age group
MeasureLiverpoolGlasgow CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,403£5,426£5,125£5,161£5,183£4,895EstimatedLiverpool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,611£13,669£12,911£13,949£14,008£13,231EstimatedGlasgow City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,976£2,989£2,823£2,734£2,746£2,593EstimatedLiverpool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,483£11,532£10,892£11,455£11,504£10,866Liverpool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,062£1,066£1,007£1,203£1,208£1,141Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956£1,225£1,231£1,162EstimatedGlasgow City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£58£59£55£66£66£62EstimatedGlasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£815£818£773£733£736£695EstimatedLiverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£228£229£216EstimatedGlasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£156£144£144£136EstimatedLiverpool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,202£2,212£2,089£1,938£1,946£1,838Liverpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£400£402£380£448£450£425Glasgow City
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£585£588£555£629£632£597Glasgow City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.00£9.04£8.54£9.00£9.04£8.54
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£14£14£14£13Liverpool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.67£5.70£5.38EstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,043.01,026.3Liverpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026232.0259.2Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026203.1242.6Glasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.7118.7Liverpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026268.3254.3Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.932.2EstimatedLiverpool

Per resident

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

Liverpool Glasgow City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5,403, Glasgow City £5,161Glasgow City: £5,161Liverpool: £5,403Glasgow City: £5,183Liverpool: £5,426Glasgow City: £4,895Liverpool: £5,125

    £5,403£5,426£5,125Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£5,161£5,183£4,895

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Liverpool £1,956, Glasgow City £1,806Glasgow City: £1,806Liverpool: £1,956Glasgow City: £1,814Liverpool: £1,964Glasgow City: £1,713Liverpool: £1,855

    £1,956£1,964£1,855Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£1,806£1,814£1,713

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Liverpool £2,017, Glasgow City £1,940Glasgow City: £1,940Liverpool: £2,017Glasgow City: £1,948Liverpool: £2,025Glasgow City: £1,840Liverpool: £1,913

    £2,017£2,025£1,913Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£1,940£1,948£1,840

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Liverpool £1,650, Glasgow City £1,483Glasgow City: £1,483Liverpool: £1,650Glasgow City: £1,490Liverpool: £1,657Glasgow City: £1,407Liverpool: £1,565

    £1,650£1,657£1,565Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£1,483£1,490£1,407

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Liverpool £153, Glasgow City £156Glasgow City: £156Liverpool: £153Glasgow City: £156Liverpool: £153Glasgow City: £148Liverpool: £145

    £153£153£145Glasgow City is higher£156£156£148

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £145, Glasgow City £159Glasgow City: £159Liverpool: £145Glasgow City: £159Liverpool: £145Glasgow City: £151Liverpool: £137

    £145£145£137Glasgow City is higher£159£159£151

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Liverpool £8.38, Glasgow City £8.52Glasgow City: £8.52Liverpool: £8.38Glasgow City: £8.55Liverpool: £8.42Glasgow City: £8.08Liverpool: £7.95

    £8.38£8.42£7.95Glasgow City is higher£8.52£8.55£8.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £815, Glasgow City £733Glasgow City: £733Liverpool: £815Glasgow City: £736Liverpool: £818Glasgow City: £695Liverpool: £773

    £815£818£773Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Liverpool £211, Glasgow City £228Glasgow City: £228Liverpool: £211Glasgow City: £229Liverpool: £211Glasgow City: £216Liverpool: £200

    £211£211£200Glasgow City is higher£228£229£216

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Liverpool £112, Glasgow City £102Glasgow City: £102Liverpool: £112Glasgow City: £103Liverpool: £112Glasgow City: £97Liverpool: £106

    £112£112£106Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Liverpool £1,492, Glasgow City £1,375Glasgow City: £1,375Liverpool: £1,492Glasgow City: £1,381Liverpool: £1,499Glasgow City: £1,305Liverpool: £1,416

    £1,492£1,499£1,416Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count£1,375£1,381£1,305

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Liverpool £400, Glasgow City £448Glasgow City: £448Liverpool: £400Glasgow City: £450Liverpool: £402Glasgow City: £425Liverpool: £380

    £400£402£380Glasgow City is higher£448£450£425

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Liverpool £397, Glasgow City £446Glasgow City: £446Liverpool: £397Glasgow City: £448Liverpool: £398Glasgow City: £423Liverpool: £376

    £397£398£376Glasgow City is higher£446£448£423

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Liverpool £6.10, Glasgow City £6.39Glasgow City: £6.39Liverpool: £6.10Glasgow City: £6.42Liverpool: £6.13Glasgow City: £6.06Liverpool: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Glasgow City is higher£6.39£6.42£6.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Liverpool £9.85, Glasgow City £9.89Glasgow City: £9.89Liverpool: £9.85Glasgow City: £9.93Liverpool: £9.89Glasgow City: £9.38Liverpool: £9.34

    £9.85£9.89£9.34Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£9.89£9.93£9.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Liverpool £5.48, Glasgow City £5.67Glasgow City: £5.67Liverpool: £5.48Glasgow City: £5.70Liverpool: £5.51Glasgow City: £5.38Liverpool: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Glasgow City is higher£5.67£5.70£5.38

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 149.9, Glasgow City 132.9Glasgow City: 132.9Liverpool: 149.9

    149.9Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 33.3, Glasgow City 33.6Glasgow City: 33.6Liverpool: 33.3

    33.3Glasgow City is higher33.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 29.2, Glasgow City 31.4Glasgow City: 31.4Liverpool: 29.2

    29.2Glasgow City is higher31.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 118.7, Glasgow City 118.7Glasgow City: 118.7Liverpool: 118.7

    118.7Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count118.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 181.8, Glasgow City 180.5Glasgow City: 180.5Liverpool: 181.8

    181.8Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count180.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Liverpool 24.3, Glasgow City 22.9Glasgow City: 22.9Liverpool: 24.3

    24.3Liverpool is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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Liverpool and Glasgow City, per resident
MeasureLiverpoolGlasgow CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,403£5,426£5,125£5,161£5,183£4,895EstimatedLiverpool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,956£1,964£1,855£1,806£1,814£1,713EstimatedLiverpool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,017£2,025£1,913£1,940£1,948£1,840EstimatedLiverpool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,650£1,657£1,565£1,483£1,490£1,407Liverpool
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£153£153£145£156£156£148Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137£159£159£151EstimatedGlasgow City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.38£8.42£7.95£8.52£8.55£8.08EstimatedGlasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£815£818£773£733£736£695EstimatedLiverpool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£228£229£216EstimatedGlasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£102£103£97EstimatedLiverpool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,492£1,499£1,416£1,375£1,381£1,305Liverpool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£400£402£380£448£450£425Glasgow City
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£397£398£376£446£448£423Glasgow City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£6.39£6.42£6.06Glasgow City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.85£9.89£9.34£9.89£9.93£9.38Glasgow City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.67£5.70£5.38EstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.9132.9Liverpool
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.333.6Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.231.4Glasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.7118.7Liverpool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026181.8180.5Liverpool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.322.9EstimatedLiverpool

Total

Liverpool is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Glasgow 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

Liverpool Glasgow City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Liverpool £2.7bn, Glasgow City £3.4bnGlasgow City: £3.4bnLiverpool: £2.7bnGlasgow City: £3.4bnLiverpool: £2.8bnGlasgow City: £3.2bnLiverpool: £2.6bn

    £2.7bn£2.8bn£2.6bnGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Liverpool £994.1m, Glasgow City £1.2bnGlasgow City: £1.2bnLiverpool: £994.1mGlasgow City: £1.2bnLiverpool: £998.3mGlasgow City: £1.1bnLiverpool: £943.0m

    £994.1m£998.3m£943.0mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Liverpool £1.0bn, Glasgow City £1.3bnGlasgow City: £1.3bnLiverpool: £1.0bnGlasgow City: £1.3bnLiverpool: £1.0bnGlasgow City: £1.2bnLiverpool: £972.1m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£972.1mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Liverpool £838.7m, Glasgow City £964.6mGlasgow City: £964.6mLiverpool: £838.7mGlasgow City: £968.7mLiverpool: £842.2mGlasgow City: £915.0mLiverpool: £795.5m

    £838.7m£842.2m£795.5mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£964.6m£968.7m£915.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Liverpool £77.6m, Glasgow City £101.3mGlasgow City: £101.3mLiverpool: £77.6mGlasgow City: £101.7mLiverpool: £77.9mGlasgow City: £96.1mLiverpool: £73.6m

    £77.6m£77.9m£73.6mGlasgow City is higher£101.3m£101.7m£96.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Liverpool £73.6m, Glasgow City £103.2mGlasgow City: £103.2mLiverpool: £73.6mGlasgow City: £103.6mLiverpool: £73.9mGlasgow City: £97.9mLiverpool: £69.8m

    £73.6m£73.9m£69.8mGlasgow City is higher£103.2m£103.6m£97.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Liverpool £4.3m, Glasgow City £5.5mGlasgow City: £5.5mLiverpool: £4.3mGlasgow City: £5.6mLiverpool: £4.3mGlasgow City: £5.3mLiverpool: £4.0m

    £4.3m£4.3m£4.0mGlasgow City is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Liverpool £414.0m, Glasgow City £476.4mGlasgow City: £476.4mLiverpool: £414.0mGlasgow City: £478.4mLiverpool: £415.7mGlasgow City: £451.9mLiverpool: £392.7m

    £414.0m£415.7m£392.7mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£476.4m£478.4m£451.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Liverpool £107.0m, Glasgow City £148.2mGlasgow City: £148.2mLiverpool: £107.0mGlasgow City: £148.9mLiverpool: £107.4mGlasgow City: £140.6mLiverpool: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.4m£101.5mGlasgow City is higher£148.2m£148.9m£140.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Liverpool £56.8m, Glasgow City £66.4mGlasgow City: £66.4mLiverpool: £56.8mGlasgow City: £66.7mLiverpool: £57.1mGlasgow City: £63.0mLiverpool: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£66.4m£66.7m£63.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Liverpool £758.4m, Glasgow City £894.5mGlasgow City: £894.5mLiverpool: £758.4mGlasgow City: £898.3mLiverpool: £761.6mGlasgow City: £848.5mLiverpool: £719.4m

    £758.4m£761.6m£719.4mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£894.5m£898.3m£848.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Liverpool £203.4m, Glasgow City £291.5mGlasgow City: £291.5mLiverpool: £203.4mGlasgow City: £292.7mLiverpool: £204.3mGlasgow City: £276.5mLiverpool: £192.9m

    £203.4m£204.3m£192.9mGlasgow City is higher£291.5m£292.7m£276.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Liverpool £201.5m, Glasgow City £290.3mGlasgow City: £290.3mLiverpool: £201.5mGlasgow City: £291.5mLiverpool: £202.4mGlasgow City: £275.3mLiverpool: £191.1m

    £201.5m£202.4m£191.1mGlasgow City is higher£290.3m£291.5m£275.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Liverpool £3.1m, Glasgow City £4.2mGlasgow City: £4.2mLiverpool: £3.1mGlasgow City: £4.2mLiverpool: £3.1mGlasgow City: £3.9mLiverpool: £2.9m

    £3.1m£3.1m£2.9mGlasgow City is higher£4.2m£4.2m£3.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Liverpool £5.0m, Glasgow City £6.4mGlasgow City: £6.4mLiverpool: £5.0mGlasgow City: £6.5mLiverpool: £5.0mGlasgow City: £6.1mLiverpool: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Liverpool £2.8m, Glasgow City £3.7mGlasgow City: £3.7mLiverpool: £2.8mGlasgow City: £3.7mLiverpool: £2.8mGlasgow City: £3.5mLiverpool: £2.6m

    £2.8m£2.8m£2.6mGlasgow City is higher£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Liverpool 76,178, Glasgow City 86,420Glasgow City: 86,420Liverpool: 76,178

    76,178Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count86,420

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Liverpool 16,941, Glasgow City 21,830Glasgow City: 21,830Liverpool: 16,941

    16,941Glasgow City is higher21,830

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Liverpool 14,835, Glasgow City 20,425Glasgow City: 20,425Liverpool: 14,835

    14,835Glasgow City is higher20,425

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Liverpool 60,315, Glasgow City 77,175Glasgow City: 77,175Liverpool: 60,315

    60,315Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count77,175

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Liverpool 92,408, Glasgow City 117,372Glasgow City: 117,372Liverpool: 92,408

    92,408Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count117,372

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Liverpool 12,366, Glasgow City 14,864Glasgow City: 14,864Liverpool: 12,366

    12,366Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count14,864

Show the numbers
Liverpool and Glasgow City, total
MeasureLiverpoolGlasgow CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.7bn£2.8bn£2.6bn£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bnEstimatedGlasgow City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£994.1m£998.3m£943.0m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnEstimatedGlasgow City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£972.1m£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnEstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£838.7m£842.2m£795.5m£964.6m£968.7m£915.0mGlasgow City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£77.6m£77.9m£73.6m£101.3m£101.7m£96.1mGlasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.6m£73.9m£69.8m£103.2m£103.6m£97.9mEstimatedGlasgow City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.3m£4.0m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mEstimatedGlasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£414.0m£415.7m£392.7m£476.4m£478.4m£451.9mEstimatedGlasgow City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.4m£101.5m£148.2m£148.9m£140.6mEstimatedGlasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m£66.4m£66.7m£63.0mEstimatedGlasgow City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£758.4m£761.6m£719.4m£894.5m£898.3m£848.5mGlasgow City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.3m£192.9m£291.5m£292.7m£276.5mGlasgow City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£201.5m£202.4m£191.1m£290.3m£291.5m£275.3mGlasgow City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£4.2m£4.2m£3.9mGlasgow City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mGlasgow City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mEstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensiontotal, March 202676,17886,420Glasgow City
Pension Credittotal, March 202616,94121,830Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202614,83520,425Glasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202660,31577,175Glasgow City
Universal Credittotal, May 202692,408117,372Glasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202612,36614,864EstimatedGlasgow City

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.
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