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Dumfries and Galloway and Herefordshire, County of

145,930 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

Dumfries and Galloway is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 1. 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

Dumfries and Galloway Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5,742, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446

    £5,742£5,766£5,446Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £12,736, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Dumfries and Galloway: £12,736Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Dumfries and Galloway: £12,791Herefordshire, County of: £11,724Dumfries and Galloway: £12,081

    £12,736£12,791£12,081Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£12,360£12,413£11,724

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £2,325, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Dumfries and Galloway: £2,325Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Dumfries and Galloway: £2,335Herefordshire, County of: £1,518Dumfries and Galloway: £2,205

    £2,325£2,335£2,205Dumfries and Galloway is higher£1,601£1,608£1,518

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £11,429, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Dumfries and Galloway: £11,429Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Dumfries and Galloway: £11,478Herefordshire, County of: £10,834Dumfries and Galloway: £10,841

    £11,429£11,478£10,841Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£11,422£11,471£10,834

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £476, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313Dumfries and Galloway: £476Herefordshire, County of: £315Dumfries and Galloway: £478Herefordshire, County of: £297Dumfries and Galloway: £452

    £476£478£452Dumfries and Galloway is higher£313£315£297

  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: Dumfries and Galloway £805, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604Dumfries and Galloway: £805Herefordshire, County of: £607Dumfries and Galloway: £808Herefordshire, County of: £573Dumfries and Galloway: £764

    £805£808£764Dumfries and Galloway is higher£604£607£573

  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: Dumfries and Galloway £26, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Dumfries and Galloway: £26Herefordshire, County of: £21Dumfries and Galloway: £26Herefordshire, County of: £20Dumfries and Galloway: £25

    £26£26£25Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £617, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Dumfries and Galloway: £617Herefordshire, County of: £391Dumfries and Galloway: £619Herefordshire, County of: £369Dumfries and Galloway: £585

    £617£619£585Dumfries and Galloway is higher£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £202, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Dumfries and Galloway: £202Herefordshire, County of: £98Dumfries and Galloway: £203Herefordshire, County of: £92Dumfries and Galloway: £192

    £202£203£192Dumfries and Galloway is higher£97£98£92

  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: Dumfries and Galloway £157, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92Dumfries and Galloway: £157Herefordshire, County of: £92Dumfries and Galloway: £158Herefordshire, County of: £87Dumfries and Galloway: £149

    £157£158£149Dumfries and Galloway is higher£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £1,653, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Dumfries and Galloway: £1,653Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Dumfries and Galloway: £1,660Herefordshire, County of: £1,145Dumfries and Galloway: £1,568

    £1,653£1,660£1,568Dumfries and Galloway is higher£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £220, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Dumfries and Galloway: £220Herefordshire, County of: £163Dumfries and Galloway: £221Herefordshire, County of: £154Dumfries and Galloway: £209

    £220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway is higher£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £497, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291Dumfries and Galloway: £497Herefordshire, County of: £292Dumfries and Galloway: £499Herefordshire, County of: £276Dumfries and Galloway: £472

    £497£499£472Dumfries and Galloway is higher£291£292£276

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £7.25, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Dumfries and Galloway: £7.25Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Dumfries and Galloway: £7.28Herefordshire, County of: £4.94Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £10, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Dumfries and Galloway: £10Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Dumfries and Galloway: £10Herefordshire, County of: £5.57Dumfries and Galloway: £9.61

    £10£10£9.61Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £7.13, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway 1,021.3, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0Dumfries and Galloway: 1,021.3

    1,021.3Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway 115.9, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3Dumfries and Galloway: 115.9

    115.9Dumfries and Galloway is higher78.3

  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: Dumfries and Galloway 180.6, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1Dumfries and Galloway: 180.6

    180.6Dumfries and Galloway is higher124.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 99.2, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2

    99.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher55.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway 212.2, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1Dumfries and Galloway: 212.2

    212.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher152.1

  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: Dumfries and Galloway 39.4, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9Dumfries and Galloway: 39.4

    39.4Dumfries and Galloway is higher19.9

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Dumfries and Galloway and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasureDumfries and GallowayHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,446Estimated£4,730£4,750£4,486Dumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,736£12,791£12,081Estimated£12,360£12,413£11,724Dumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,335£2,205Estimated£1,601£1,608£1,518Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,478£10,841£11,422£11,471£10,834Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£476£478£452£313£315£297Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£805£808£764Estimated£604£607£573Dumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25Estimated£21£21£20Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£585Estimated£389£391£369Dumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192Estimated£97£98£92Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£157£158£149Estimated£92£92£87Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,653£1,660£1,568£1,207£1,212£1,145Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£162£163£154Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£497£499£472£291£292£276Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£5.21£5.23£4.94Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.61£5.87£5.90£5.57Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76Estimated£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.31,011.0Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.978.3Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.6124.1Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.255.5Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.2152.1Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.4Estimated19.9Dumfries and Galloway

Per resident

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 1. 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

Dumfries and Galloway Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5,742, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446

    £5,742£5,766£5,446Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £3,368, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Dumfries and Galloway: £3,368Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Dumfries and Galloway: £3,382Herefordshire, County of: £2,991Dumfries and Galloway: £3,194

    £3,368£3,382£3,194Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£3,154£3,167£2,991

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £1,328, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919Dumfries and Galloway: £1,328Herefordshire, County of: £923Dumfries and Galloway: £1,334Herefordshire, County of: £871Dumfries and Galloway: £1,260

    £1,328£1,334£1,260Dumfries and Galloway is higher£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £3,022, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Dumfries and Galloway: £3,022Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Dumfries and Galloway: £3,035Herefordshire, County of: £2,764Dumfries and Galloway: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £126, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80Dumfries and Galloway: £126Herefordshire, County of: £80Dumfries and Galloway: £126Herefordshire, County of: £76Dumfries and Galloway: £119

    £126£126£119Dumfries and Galloway is higher£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £213, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154Dumfries and Galloway: £213Herefordshire, County of: £155Dumfries and Galloway: £214Herefordshire, County of: £146Dumfries and Galloway: £202

    £213£214£202Dumfries and Galloway is higher£154£155£146

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £6.88, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Dumfries and Galloway: £6.91Herefordshire, County of: £5.01Dumfries and Galloway: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£5.28£5.30£5.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £617, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Dumfries and Galloway: £617Herefordshire, County of: £391Dumfries and Galloway: £619Herefordshire, County of: £369Dumfries and Galloway: £585

    £617£619£585Dumfries and Galloway is higher£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £202, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Dumfries and Galloway: £202Herefordshire, County of: £98Dumfries and Galloway: £203Herefordshire, County of: £92Dumfries and Galloway: £192

    £202£203£192Dumfries and Galloway is higher£97£98£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £90, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53Dumfries and Galloway: £90Herefordshire, County of: £53Dumfries and Galloway: £90Herefordshire, County of: £50Dumfries and Galloway: £85

    £90£90£85Dumfries and Galloway is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £944, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693Dumfries and Galloway: £944Herefordshire, County of: £696Dumfries and Galloway: £948Herefordshire, County of: £657Dumfries and Galloway: £896

    £944£948£896Dumfries and Galloway is higher£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £220, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Dumfries and Galloway: £220Herefordshire, County of: £163Dumfries and Galloway: £221Herefordshire, County of: £154Dumfries and Galloway: £209

    £220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway is higher£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £284, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167Dumfries and Galloway: £284Herefordshire, County of: £168Dumfries and Galloway: £285Herefordshire, County of: £158Dumfries and Galloway: £270

    £284£285£270Dumfries and Galloway is higher£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £4.14, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Dumfries and Galloway: £4.14Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Dumfries and Galloway: £4.16Herefordshire, County of: £2.84Dumfries and Galloway: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Dumfries and Galloway is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5.79, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Dumfries and Galloway: £5.79Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Dumfries and Galloway: £5.81Herefordshire, County of: £3.20Dumfries and Galloway: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Dumfries and Galloway is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £7.13, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 270.0, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0Dumfries and Galloway: 270.0

    270.0Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 30.6, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0Dumfries and Galloway: 30.6

    30.6Dumfries and Galloway is higher20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 47.8, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7Dumfries and Galloway: 47.8

    47.8Dumfries and Galloway is higher31.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 99.2, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2

    99.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 121.3, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3Dumfries and Galloway: 121.3

    121.3Dumfries and Galloway is higher87.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 22.5, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4Dumfries and Galloway: 22.5

    22.5Dumfries and Galloway is higher11.4

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Dumfries and Galloway and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasureDumfries and GallowayHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,446Estimated£4,730£4,750£4,486Dumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,368£3,382£3,194Estimated£3,154£3,167£2,991Dumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,328£1,334£1,260Estimated£919£923£871Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£2,914£2,927£2,764Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£80£80£76Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£154£155£146Dumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53Estimated£5.28£5.30£5.01Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£585Estimated£389£391£369Dumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192Estimated£97£98£92Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85Estimated£53£53£50Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£944£948£896£693£696£657Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£162£163£154Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£270£167£168£158Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£2.99£3.01£2.84Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£3.37£3.39£3.20Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76Estimated£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026270.0258.0Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.620.0Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.831.7Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.255.5Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.387.3Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.5Estimated11.4Dumfries and Galloway

Total

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 6. 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

Dumfries and Galloway Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £837.9m, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mDumfries and Galloway: £837.9mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mDumfries and Galloway: £841.4mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mDumfries and Galloway: £794.7m

    £837.9m£841.4m£794.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £491.4m, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mDumfries and Galloway: £491.4mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mDumfries and Galloway: £493.5mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mDumfries and Galloway: £466.1m

    £491.4m£493.5m£466.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £193.8m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mDumfries and Galloway: £193.8mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mDumfries and Galloway: £194.6mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mDumfries and Galloway: £183.9m

    £193.8m£194.6m£183.9mDumfries and Galloway is higher£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dumfries and Galloway £441.0m, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mDumfries and Galloway: £441.0mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mDumfries and Galloway: £442.9mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mDumfries and Galloway: £418.3m

    £441.0m£442.9m£418.3mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £18.4m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDumfries and Galloway: £18.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDumfries and Galloway: £18.5mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mDumfries and Galloway: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mDumfries and Galloway is higher£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £31.1m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mDumfries and Galloway: £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mDumfries and Galloway: £31.2mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.2m£29.5mDumfries and Galloway is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £1.0m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mDumfries and Galloway: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £90.0m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mDumfries and Galloway: £90.0mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mDumfries and Galloway: £90.4mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mDumfries and Galloway: £85.4m

    £90.0m£90.4m£85.4mDumfries and Galloway is higher£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £29.5m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDumfries and Galloway: £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mDumfries and Galloway: £27.9m

    £29.5m£29.6m£27.9mDumfries and Galloway is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £13.1m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mDumfries and Galloway: £13.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mDumfries and Galloway: £13.2mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mDumfries and Galloway: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mDumfries and Galloway is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £137.8m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mDumfries and Galloway: £137.8mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mDumfries and Galloway: £138.4mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mDumfries and Galloway: £130.7m

    £137.8m£138.4m£130.7mDumfries and Galloway is higher£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £32.1m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mDumfries and Galloway: £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mDumfries and Galloway: £32.3mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mDumfries and Galloway: £30.5m

    £32.1m£32.3m£30.5mDumfries and Galloway is higher£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dumfries and Galloway £41.5m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mDumfries and Galloway: £41.5mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mDumfries and Galloway: £41.6mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mDumfries and Galloway: £39.3m

    £41.5m£41.6m£39.3mDumfries and Galloway is higher£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dumfries and Galloway £0.60m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mDumfries and Galloway: £0.60mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mDumfries and Galloway: £0.61mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mDumfries and Galloway: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dumfries and Galloway £0.84m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDumfries and Galloway: £0.84mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDumfries and Galloway: £0.85mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mDumfries and Galloway: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.85m£0.80mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £1.0m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mDumfries and Galloway: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.99mHerefordshire, County of is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dumfries and Galloway 39,407, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545Dumfries and Galloway: 39,407

    39,407Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway 4,471, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839Dumfries and Galloway: 4,471

    4,471Dumfries and Galloway is higher3,839

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 6,970, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081Dumfries and Galloway: 6,970

    6,970Dumfries and Galloway is higher6,081

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 14,470, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667Dumfries and Galloway: 14,470

    14,470Dumfries and Galloway is higher10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway 17,694, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762Dumfries and Galloway: 17,694

    17,694Dumfries and Galloway is higher16,762

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 3,284, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191Dumfries and Galloway: 3,284

    3,284Dumfries and Galloway is higher2,191

Show the numbers
Dumfries and Galloway and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasureDumfries and GallowayHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£837.9m£841.4m£794.7mEstimated£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEstimated£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£193.8m£194.6m£183.9mEstimated£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mDumfries and Galloway
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mDumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEstimated£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mDumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEstimated£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEstimated£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mDumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.6m£27.9mEstimated£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEstimated£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mDumfries and Galloway
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mDumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mDumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mDumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mDumfries and Galloway
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDumfries and Galloway
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mEstimated£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,40749,545Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4713,839Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,9706,081Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,47010,667Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,69416,762Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,284Estimated2,191Dumfries and Galloway

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.