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Dumfries and Galloway

In Dumfries and Galloway, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 94% of local authorities in 2024-25.

145,930 residents (mid-2024)

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

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How does Dumfries and Galloway compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £5,742£5,766£5,446

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    19th of 348, higher than in 94% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Estimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,736£12,791£12,081

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    167th of 347, higher than in 52% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

    Estimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,325£2,335£2,205

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    97th of 350, higher than in 72% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Estimated
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Main figures for Dumfries and Galloway
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,44619th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,736£12,791£12,081167th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,335£2,20597th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Dumfries and Galloway's benefit money go?

People here received £837.9 million£841.4 million£794.7 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Dumfries and Galloway, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £441.0m; Pension Credit £18.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £31.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £90.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £29.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £13.1m; Universal Credit £137.8m; Housing Benefit £32.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £41.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.84m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £441.0mPension Credit: £18.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £31.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £90.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £29.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £13.1mUniversal Credit: £137.8mHousing Benefit: £32.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £41.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.84mOther benefits: £1.0m
Spending in Dumfries and Galloway, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £442.9m; Pension Credit £18.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £31.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £90.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £29.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £13.2m; Universal Credit £138.4m; Housing Benefit £32.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £41.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.61m; Income Support £0.85m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £442.9mPension Credit: £18.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £31.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £90.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £29.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £13.2mUniversal Credit: £138.4mHousing Benefit: £32.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £41.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.61mIncome Support: £0.85mOther benefits: £1.0m
Spending in Dumfries and Galloway, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £418.3m; Pension Credit £17.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £29.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.95m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £85.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £27.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.4m; Universal Credit £130.7m; Housing Benefit £30.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £39.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £0.80m; Other benefits £0.99mState Pension: £418.3mPension Credit: £17.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £29.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.95mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £85.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £27.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.4mUniversal Credit: £130.7mHousing Benefit: £30.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £39.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £0.80mOther benefits: £0.99m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m
  2. Pension Credit£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£29.5m£29.6m£27.9mEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
  12. Income Support£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m
  13. Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Dumfries and Galloway, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m53%Published
Pension Credit£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m4%Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m0.1%Estimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m11%Estimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£29.5m£29.6m£27.9m4%Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m2%Estimated
Universal Credit£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m16%Published
Housing Benefit£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m0.1%Estimated
All benefits£837.9m£841.4m£794.7m100%Total

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Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £5,742, expected £5,621, difference +£121

    Actual £5,742£5,766£5,446Expected £5,621£5,645£5,331Difference +£121+£121+£115

    Benefit spending per resident was £121 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £121 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £115 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,736, expected £12,656, difference +£80

    Actual £12,736£12,791£12,081Expected £12,656£12,710£12,005Difference +£80+£80+£76

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £80 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £80 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £76 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,325, expected £2,162, difference +£162

    Actual £2,325£2,335£2,205Expected £2,162£2,172£2,051Difference +£162+£163+£154

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £162 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £163 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £154 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Dumfries and Galloway
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,742£5,766£5,446£5,621£5,645£5,331+£121+£121+£115
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,736£12,791£12,081£12,656£12,710£12,005+£80+£80+£76
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,325£2,335£2,205£2,162£2,172£2,051+£162+£163+£154
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Dumfries and Galloway received £2.03 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£2,671£2,642£2,438
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,421£5,362£4,948
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.03
49th of 346, higher than in 86% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Dumfries and Galloway only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 4 of 10 in Scotland, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020.16

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1521,621
  • Aged 16 to 6483,372
  • Aged 652,352
  • Aged 66 and over38,585
  • All residents145,930

Figures by disability condition are published for Scotland as a whole, not for areas in Scotland.

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Dumfries and Galloway

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. Dumfries and GallowayThis area£5,742£5,766£5,446
  2. West Devon0.82£4,923£4,944£4,670Compare
  3. Argyll and Bute0.91£5,158£5,180£4,893Compare
  4. Northumberland0.95£5,158£5,180£4,893Compare
  5. Ceredigion1.00£4,947£4,968£4,692Compare
  6. Scottish Borders1.07£4,986£5,007£4,729Compare
  7. Herefordshire, County of1.14£4,730£4,750£4,486Compare
  8. Angus1.15£5,119£5,140£4,855Compare
  9. Pembrokeshire1.19£5,346£5,369£5,071Compare
  10. West Lindsey1.28£4,968£4,990£4,713Compare
  11. King's Lynn and West Norfolk1.31£4,992£5,013£4,735Compare
  12. Torridge1.31£5,337£5,359£5,062Compare
  13. Isle of Anglesey1.31£5,478£5,502£5,196Compare
  14. Carmarthenshire1.35£5,470£5,493£5,189Compare
  15. Na h-Eileanan Siar1.35£4,968£4,989£4,713Compare
  16. Shropshire1.37£4,600£4,619£4,363Compare
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Areas most like Dumfries and Galloway
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Dumfries and Galloway£5,742£5,766£5,446
West Devon0.82£4,923£4,944£4,670
Argyll and Bute0.91£5,158£5,180£4,893
Northumberland0.95£5,158£5,180£4,893
Ceredigion1.00£4,947£4,968£4,692
Scottish Borders1.07£4,986£5,007£4,729
Herefordshire, County of1.14£4,730£4,750£4,486
Angus1.15£5,119£5,140£4,855
Pembrokeshire1.19£5,346£5,369£5,071
West Lindsey1.28£4,968£4,990£4,713
King's Lynn and West Norfolk1.31£4,992£5,013£4,735
Torridge1.31£5,337£5,359£5,062
Isle of Anglesey1.31£5,478£5,502£5,196
Carmarthenshire1.35£5,470£5,493£5,189
Na h-Eileanan Siar1.35£4,968£4,989£4,713
Shropshire1.37£4,600£4,619£4,363
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Dumfries and Galloway

Each share is the part of Dumfries and Galloway's residents who live in that area.

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Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Dumfries and Galloway, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£837.9m£841.4m£794.7m127th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,44619th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Estimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m89th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,368£3,382£3,19418th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Estimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,736£12,791£12,081167th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Estimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£193.8m£194.6m£183.9m153rd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,328£1,334£1,260136th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Estimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,335£2,20597th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Estimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m88th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,86621st of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,478£10,841232nd of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m117th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£126£126£11942nd of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£476£478£452138th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m85th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£20215th of 350£133£134£126Estimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£805£808£764100th of 349£741£744£703Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m123rd of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.5342nd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25164th of 349£29£29£27Estimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m120th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£58548th of 350£452£454£429Estimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.6m£27.9m112th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£19222nd of 350£135£136£128Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m132nd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£8576th of 350£72£73£69Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£157£158£14955th of 350£115£115£109Estimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m169th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£944£948£896164th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,653£1,660£1,568134th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m152nd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209120th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m106th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£27035th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£497£499£47222nd of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m182nd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93210th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88183rd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m119th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.4964th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.6148th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m156th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76104th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Estimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.0349th of 346£0.95EstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,40789th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026270.020th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.361st of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,471107th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.624th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.9126th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,97073rd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.88th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.652nd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,470111th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.236th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,694155th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.3141st of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.2104th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,284120th of 3501,090,721Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.548th of 35016.2Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.429th of 35025.7Estimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£390.0m£385.8m£356.0m247th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,671£2,642£2,438259th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.0349th of 346£0.95EstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£121£121£11588th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£80£80£76134th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£162£163£15461st of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Dumfries and Galloway

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

Scottish figures include the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace DWP benefits: Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

DWP's area tables leave out Scotland once a benefit moves to the Scottish Government. While cases moved to Social Security Scotland, DWP kept paying some of them. We estimate those payments from Stat-Xplore counts of people and their payments, scale them to DWP's national totals, and share them between councils as before the move. We work out Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment from Scotland's totals and each council's share.

Scottish counts for these benefits are Social Security Scotland's latest figures, which can be up to four months apart from the DWP month. Earlier months have no Scottish figure.

There is no breakdown by condition for Scottish areas. Adult Disability Payment has replaced Personal Independence Payment in Scotland, and Social Security Scotland publishes conditions for Scotland as a whole only.

Sources

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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