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Dumfries and Galloway and East Lindsey

145,930 and 145,345 residents (mid-2024).

Dumfries and Galloway is higher than East Lindsey on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 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 11 of 22 measures, and East Lindsey 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

Dumfries and Galloway East Lindsey

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5,742, East Lindsey £6,200East Lindsey: £6,200Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742East Lindsey: £6,227Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766East Lindsey: £5,881Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446

    £5,742£5,766£5,446East Lindsey is higher£6,200£6,227£5,881

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £12,736, East Lindsey £12,715East Lindsey: £12,715Dumfries and Galloway: £12,736East Lindsey: £12,769Dumfries and Galloway: £12,791East Lindsey: £12,060Dumfries and Galloway: £12,081

    £12,736£12,791£12,081Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£12,715£12,769£12,060

  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, East Lindsey £2,523East Lindsey: £2,523Dumfries and Galloway: £2,325East Lindsey: £2,534Dumfries and Galloway: £2,335East Lindsey: £2,393Dumfries and Galloway: £2,205

    £2,325£2,335£2,205East Lindsey is higher£2,523£2,534£2,393

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £11,429, East Lindsey £11,442East Lindsey: £11,442Dumfries and Galloway: £11,429East Lindsey: £11,491Dumfries and Galloway: £11,478East Lindsey: £10,853Dumfries and Galloway: £10,841

    £11,429£11,478£10,841East Lindsey is higher£11,442£11,491£10,853

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £476, East Lindsey £428East Lindsey: £428Dumfries and Galloway: £476East Lindsey: £430Dumfries and Galloway: £478East Lindsey: £406Dumfries and Galloway: £452

    £476£478£452Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£428£430£406

  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, East Lindsey £816East Lindsey: £816Dumfries and Galloway: £805East Lindsey: £820Dumfries and Galloway: £808East Lindsey: £774Dumfries and Galloway: £764

    £805£808£764East Lindsey is higher£816£820£774

  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, East Lindsey £28East Lindsey: £28Dumfries and Galloway: £26East Lindsey: £29Dumfries and Galloway: £26East Lindsey: £27Dumfries and Galloway: £25

    £26£26£25East Lindsey is higher£28£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £617, East Lindsey £660East Lindsey: £660Dumfries and Galloway: £617East Lindsey: £663Dumfries and Galloway: £619East Lindsey: £626Dumfries and Galloway: £585

    £617£619£585East Lindsey is higher£660£663£626

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £202, East Lindsey £173East Lindsey: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £202East Lindsey: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £203East Lindsey: £164Dumfries and Galloway: £192

    £202£203£192Dumfries and Galloway is higher£173£173£164

  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, East Lindsey £206East Lindsey: £206Dumfries and Galloway: £157East Lindsey: £207Dumfries and Galloway: £158East Lindsey: £195Dumfries and Galloway: £149

    £157£158£149East Lindsey is higher£206£207£195

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £1,653, East Lindsey £1,834East Lindsey: £1,834Dumfries and Galloway: £1,653East Lindsey: £1,842Dumfries and Galloway: £1,660East Lindsey: £1,740Dumfries and Galloway: £1,568

    £1,653£1,660£1,568East Lindsey is higher£1,834£1,842£1,740

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £220, East Lindsey £188East Lindsey: £188Dumfries and Galloway: £220East Lindsey: £189Dumfries and Galloway: £221East Lindsey: £179Dumfries and Galloway: £209

    £220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway is higher£188£189£179

  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, East Lindsey £463East Lindsey: £463Dumfries and Galloway: £497East Lindsey: £465Dumfries and Galloway: £499East Lindsey: £439Dumfries and Galloway: £472

    £497£499£472Dumfries and Galloway is higher£463£465£439

  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, East Lindsey £6.65East Lindsey: £6.65Dumfries and Galloway: £7.25East Lindsey: £6.68Dumfries and Galloway: £7.28East Lindsey: £6.31Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Dumfries and Galloway is higher£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £10, East Lindsey £13East Lindsey: £13Dumfries and Galloway: £10East Lindsey: £13Dumfries and Galloway: £10East Lindsey: £13Dumfries and Galloway: £9.61

    £10£10£9.61East Lindsey is higher£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £7.13, East Lindsey £5.08East Lindsey: £5.08Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13East Lindsey: £5.10Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16East Lindsey: £4.82Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

  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, East Lindsey 1,020.0East Lindsey: 1,020.0Dumfries and Galloway: 1,021.3

    1,021.3Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count1,020.0

  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, East Lindsey 108.9East Lindsey: 108.9Dumfries and Galloway: 115.9

    115.9Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count108.9

  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, East Lindsey 168.0East Lindsey: 168.0Dumfries and Galloway: 180.6

    180.6Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count168.0

  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, East Lindsey 96.3East Lindsey: 96.3Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2

    99.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher96.3

  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, East Lindsey 242.6East Lindsey: 242.6Dumfries and Galloway: 212.2

    212.2East Lindsey is higher242.6

  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, East Lindsey 43.6East Lindsey: 43.6Dumfries and Galloway: 39.4

    39.4East Lindsey is higher43.6

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Dumfries and Galloway and East Lindsey, per person in the age group
MeasureDumfries and GallowayEast LindseyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,446Estimated£6,200£6,227£5,881East Lindsey
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,736£12,791£12,081Estimated£12,715£12,769£12,060Dumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,335£2,205Estimated£2,523£2,534£2,393East Lindsey
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,478£10,841£11,442£11,491£10,853East Lindsey
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£476£478£452£428£430£406Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£805£808£764Estimated£816£820£774East Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25Estimated£28£29£27East Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£585Estimated£660£663£626East Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192Estimated£173£173£164Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£157£158£149Estimated£206£207£195East Lindsey
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,653£1,660£1,568£1,834£1,842£1,740East Lindsey
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£188£189£179Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£497£499£472£463£465£439Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£6.65£6.68£6.31Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.61£13East Lindsey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76Estimated£5.08£5.10£4.82Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.31,020.0Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.9108.9Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.6168.0Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.296.3Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.2242.6East Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.4Estimated43.6East Lindsey

Per resident

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and East Lindsey on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dumfries and Galloway East Lindsey

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5,742, East Lindsey £6,200East Lindsey: £6,200Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742East Lindsey: £6,227Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766East Lindsey: £5,881Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446

    £5,742£5,766£5,446East Lindsey is higher£6,200£6,227£5,881

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £3,368, East Lindsey £3,803East Lindsey: £3,803Dumfries and Galloway: £3,368East Lindsey: £3,819Dumfries and Galloway: £3,382East Lindsey: £3,607Dumfries and Galloway: £3,194

    £3,368£3,382£3,194East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£3,803£3,819£3,607

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £1,328, East Lindsey £1,371East Lindsey: £1,371Dumfries and Galloway: £1,328East Lindsey: £1,377Dumfries and Galloway: £1,334East Lindsey: £1,301Dumfries and Galloway: £1,260

    £1,328£1,334£1,260East Lindsey is higher£1,371£1,377£1,301

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £3,022, East Lindsey £3,422East Lindsey: £3,422Dumfries and Galloway: £3,022East Lindsey: £3,437Dumfries and Galloway: £3,035East Lindsey: £3,246Dumfries and Galloway: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866East Lindsey is higher£3,422£3,437£3,246

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £126, East Lindsey £128East Lindsey: £128Dumfries and Galloway: £126East Lindsey: £128Dumfries and Galloway: £126East Lindsey: £121Dumfries and Galloway: £119

    £126£126£119East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £213, East Lindsey £244East Lindsey: £244Dumfries and Galloway: £213East Lindsey: £245Dumfries and Galloway: £214East Lindsey: £232Dumfries and Galloway: £202

    £213£214£202East Lindsey is higher£244£245£232

  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, East Lindsey £8.50East Lindsey: £8.50Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88East Lindsey: £8.53Dumfries and Galloway: £6.91East Lindsey: £8.06Dumfries and Galloway: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53East Lindsey is higher£8.50£8.53£8.06

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £617, East Lindsey £660East Lindsey: £660Dumfries and Galloway: £617East Lindsey: £663Dumfries and Galloway: £619East Lindsey: £626Dumfries and Galloway: £585

    £617£619£585East Lindsey is higher£660£663£626

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £202, East Lindsey £173East Lindsey: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £202East Lindsey: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £203East Lindsey: £164Dumfries and Galloway: £192

    £202£203£192Dumfries and Galloway is higher£173£173£164

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £90, East Lindsey £112East Lindsey: £112Dumfries and Galloway: £90East Lindsey: £112Dumfries and Galloway: £90East Lindsey: £106Dumfries and Galloway: £85

    £90£90£85East Lindsey is higher£112£112£106

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £944, East Lindsey £997East Lindsey: £997Dumfries and Galloway: £944East Lindsey: £1,001Dumfries and Galloway: £948East Lindsey: £945Dumfries and Galloway: £896

    £944£948£896East Lindsey is higher£997£1,001£945

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £220, East Lindsey £188East Lindsey: £188Dumfries and Galloway: £220East Lindsey: £189Dumfries and Galloway: £221East Lindsey: £179Dumfries and Galloway: £209

    £220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway is higher£188£189£179

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £284, East Lindsey £252East Lindsey: £252Dumfries and Galloway: £284East Lindsey: £253Dumfries and Galloway: £285East Lindsey: £239Dumfries and Galloway: £270

    £284£285£270Dumfries and Galloway is higher£252£253£239

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £4.14, East Lindsey £3.62East Lindsey: £3.62Dumfries and Galloway: £4.14East Lindsey: £3.63Dumfries and Galloway: £4.16East Lindsey: £3.43Dumfries and Galloway: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Dumfries and Galloway is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5.79, East Lindsey £7.25East Lindsey: £7.25Dumfries and Galloway: £5.79East Lindsey: £7.28Dumfries and Galloway: £5.81East Lindsey: £6.88Dumfries and Galloway: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49East Lindsey is higher£7.25£7.28£6.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £7.13, East Lindsey £5.08East Lindsey: £5.08Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13East Lindsey: £5.10Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16East Lindsey: £4.82Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 270.0, East Lindsey 305.1East Lindsey: 305.1Dumfries and Galloway: 270.0

    270.0East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count305.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 30.6, East Lindsey 32.6East Lindsey: 32.6Dumfries and Galloway: 30.6

    30.6East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count32.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 47.8, East Lindsey 50.2East Lindsey: 50.2Dumfries and Galloway: 47.8

    47.8East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count50.2

  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, East Lindsey 96.3East Lindsey: 96.3Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2

    99.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher96.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 121.3, East Lindsey 131.8East Lindsey: 131.8Dumfries and Galloway: 121.3

    121.3East Lindsey is higher131.8

  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, East Lindsey 23.7East Lindsey: 23.7Dumfries and Galloway: 22.5

    22.5East Lindsey is higher23.7

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Dumfries and Galloway and East Lindsey, per resident
MeasureDumfries and GallowayEast LindseyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,446Estimated£6,200£6,227£5,881East Lindsey
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,368£3,382£3,194Estimated£3,803£3,819£3,607East Lindsey
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,328£1,334£1,260Estimated£1,371£1,377£1,301East Lindsey
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£3,422£3,437£3,246East Lindsey
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£128£128£121East Lindsey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£244£245£232East Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53Estimated£8.50£8.53£8.06East Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£585Estimated£660£663£626East Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192Estimated£173£173£164Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85Estimated£112£112£106East Lindsey
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£944£948£896£997£1,001£945East Lindsey
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£188£189£179Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£270£252£253£239Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£3.62£3.63£3.43Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£7.25£7.28£6.88East Lindsey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76Estimated£5.08£5.10£4.82Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026270.0305.1East Lindsey
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.632.6East Lindsey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.850.2East Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.296.3Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.3131.8East Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.5Estimated23.7East Lindsey

Total

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and East Lindsey on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dumfries and Galloway East Lindsey

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £837.9m, East Lindsey £901.2mEast Lindsey: £901.2mDumfries and Galloway: £837.9mEast Lindsey: £905.0mDumfries and Galloway: £841.4mEast Lindsey: £854.8mDumfries and Galloway: £794.7m

    £837.9m£841.4m£794.7mEast Lindsey is higher£901.2m£905.0m£854.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £491.4m, East Lindsey £552.7mEast Lindsey: £552.7mDumfries and Galloway: £491.4mEast Lindsey: £555.0mDumfries and Galloway: £493.5mEast Lindsey: £524.2mDumfries and Galloway: £466.1m

    £491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEast Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£552.7m£555.0m£524.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £193.8m, East Lindsey £199.3mEast Lindsey: £199.3mDumfries and Galloway: £193.8mEast Lindsey: £200.1mDumfries and Galloway: £194.6mEast Lindsey: £189.0mDumfries and Galloway: £183.9m

    £193.8m£194.6m£183.9mEast Lindsey is higher£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dumfries and Galloway £441.0m, East Lindsey £497.4mEast Lindsey: £497.4mDumfries and Galloway: £441.0mEast Lindsey: £499.5mDumfries and Galloway: £442.9mEast Lindsey: £471.8mDumfries and Galloway: £418.3m

    £441.0m£442.9m£418.3mEast Lindsey is higher£497.4m£499.5m£471.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £18.4m, East Lindsey £18.6mEast Lindsey: £18.6mDumfries and Galloway: £18.4mEast Lindsey: £18.7mDumfries and Galloway: £18.5mEast Lindsey: £17.6mDumfries and Galloway: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mEast Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count£18.6m£18.7m£17.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £31.1m, East Lindsey £35.5mEast Lindsey: £35.5mDumfries and Galloway: £31.1mEast Lindsey: £35.6mDumfries and Galloway: £31.2mEast Lindsey: £33.7mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEast Lindsey is higher£35.5m£35.6m£33.7m

  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, East Lindsey £1.2mEast Lindsey: £1.2mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mEast Lindsey: £1.2mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mEast Lindsey: £1.2mDumfries and Galloway: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEast Lindsey is higher£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £90.0m, East Lindsey £96.0mEast Lindsey: £96.0mDumfries and Galloway: £90.0mEast Lindsey: £96.4mDumfries and Galloway: £90.4mEast Lindsey: £91.0mDumfries and Galloway: £85.4m

    £90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEast Lindsey is higher£96.0m£96.4m£91.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £29.5m, East Lindsey £25.1mEast Lindsey: £25.1mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mEast Lindsey: £25.2mDumfries and Galloway: £29.6mEast Lindsey: £23.8mDumfries and Galloway: £27.9m

    £29.5m£29.6m£27.9mDumfries and Galloway is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £13.1m, East Lindsey £16.3mEast Lindsey: £16.3mDumfries and Galloway: £13.1mEast Lindsey: £16.3mDumfries and Galloway: £13.2mEast Lindsey: £15.4mDumfries and Galloway: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEast Lindsey is higher£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £137.8m, East Lindsey £144.9mEast Lindsey: £144.9mDumfries and Galloway: £137.8mEast Lindsey: £145.5mDumfries and Galloway: £138.4mEast Lindsey: £137.4mDumfries and Galloway: £130.7m

    £137.8m£138.4m£130.7mEast Lindsey is higher£144.9m£145.5m£137.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £32.1m, East Lindsey £27.4mEast Lindsey: £27.4mDumfries and Galloway: £32.1mEast Lindsey: £27.5mDumfries and Galloway: £32.3mEast Lindsey: £26.0mDumfries and Galloway: £30.5m

    £32.1m£32.3m£30.5mDumfries and Galloway is higher£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dumfries and Galloway £41.5m, East Lindsey £36.6mEast Lindsey: £36.6mDumfries and Galloway: £41.5mEast Lindsey: £36.7mDumfries and Galloway: £41.6mEast Lindsey: £34.7mDumfries and Galloway: £39.3m

    £41.5m£41.6m£39.3mDumfries and Galloway is higher£36.6m£36.7m£34.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dumfries and Galloway £0.60m, East Lindsey £0.53mEast Lindsey: £0.53mDumfries and Galloway: £0.60mEast Lindsey: £0.53mDumfries and Galloway: £0.61mEast Lindsey: £0.50mDumfries and Galloway: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dumfries and Galloway £0.84m, East Lindsey £1.1mEast Lindsey: £1.1mDumfries and Galloway: £0.84mEast Lindsey: £1.1mDumfries and Galloway: £0.85mEast Lindsey: £1.0mDumfries and Galloway: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.85m£0.80mEast Lindsey is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £1.0m, East Lindsey £0.74mEast Lindsey: £0.74mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mEast Lindsey: £0.74mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mEast Lindsey: £0.70mDumfries and Galloway: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.99mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dumfries and Galloway 39,407, East Lindsey 44,339East Lindsey: 44,339Dumfries and Galloway: 39,407

    39,407East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count44,339

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway 4,471, East Lindsey 4,732East Lindsey: 4,732Dumfries and Galloway: 4,471

    4,471East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count4,732

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 6,970, East Lindsey 7,301East Lindsey: 7,301Dumfries and Galloway: 6,970

    6,970East Lindsey is higherDepends on how you count7,301

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 14,470, East Lindsey 13,989East Lindsey: 13,989Dumfries and Galloway: 14,470

    14,470Dumfries and Galloway is higher13,989

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway 17,694, East Lindsey 19,160East Lindsey: 19,160Dumfries and Galloway: 17,694

    17,694East Lindsey is higher19,160

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 3,284, East Lindsey 3,444East Lindsey: 3,444Dumfries and Galloway: 3,284

    3,284East Lindsey is higher3,444

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Dumfries and Galloway and East Lindsey, total
MeasureDumfries and GallowayEast LindseyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£837.9m£841.4m£794.7mEstimated£901.2m£905.0m£854.8mEast Lindsey
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEstimated£552.7m£555.0m£524.2mEast Lindsey
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£193.8m£194.6m£183.9mEstimated£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mEast Lindsey
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m£497.4m£499.5m£471.8mEast Lindsey
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£18.6m£18.7m£17.6mEast Lindsey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEstimated£35.5m£35.6m£33.7mEast Lindsey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEstimated£1.2mEast Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEstimated£96.0m£96.4m£91.0mEast Lindsey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.6m£27.9mEstimated£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEstimated£16.3m£16.3m£15.4mEast Lindsey
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m£144.9m£145.5m£137.4mEast Lindsey
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m£27.4m£27.5m£26.0mDumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m£36.6m£36.7m£34.7mDumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mDumfries and Galloway
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEast Lindsey
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mEstimated£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDumfries and Galloway
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,40744,339East Lindsey
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4714,732East Lindsey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,9707,301East Lindsey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,47013,989Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,69419,160East Lindsey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,284Estimated3,444East Lindsey

Sources

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

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  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.
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