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Dumfries and Galloway and King's Lynn and West Norfolk

145,930 and 156,192 residents (mid-2024).

Dumfries and Galloway is higher than King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 22 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 22 of 22 measures, and King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 0. 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5,742, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £4,992King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £4,992Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5,013Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £4,735Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446

    £5,742£5,766£5,446Dumfries and Galloway is higher£4,992£5,013£4,735

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £12,736, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £12,532King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £12,532Dumfries and Galloway: £12,736King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £12,585Dumfries and Galloway: £12,791King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £11,887Dumfries and Galloway: £12,081

    £12,736£12,791£12,081Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£12,532£12,585£11,887

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £1,885King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,885Dumfries and Galloway: £2,325King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,893Dumfries and Galloway: £2,335King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,788Dumfries and Galloway: £2,205

    £2,325£2,335£2,205Dumfries and Galloway is higher£1,885£1,893£1,788

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £11,429, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £11,378King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £11,378Dumfries and Galloway: £11,429King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £11,426Dumfries and Galloway: £11,478King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £10,793Dumfries and Galloway: £10,841

    £11,429£11,478£10,841Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£11,378£11,426£10,793

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dumfries and Galloway £476, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £372King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £372Dumfries and Galloway: £476King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £373Dumfries and Galloway: £478King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £352Dumfries and Galloway: £452

    £476£478£452Dumfries and Galloway is higher£372£373£352

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £758King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £758Dumfries and Galloway: £805King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £761Dumfries and Galloway: £808King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £719Dumfries and Galloway: £764

    £805£808£764Dumfries and Galloway is higher£758£761£719

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £25King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £25Dumfries and Galloway: £26King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £25Dumfries and Galloway: £26King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £23Dumfries and Galloway: £25

    £26£26£25Dumfries and Galloway is higher£25£25£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £617, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £445King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £445Dumfries and Galloway: £617King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £447Dumfries and Galloway: £619King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £422Dumfries and Galloway: £585

    £617£619£585Dumfries and Galloway is higher£445£447£422

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £202, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £125King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £125Dumfries and Galloway: £202King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £126Dumfries and Galloway: £203King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £119Dumfries and Galloway: £192

    £202£203£192Dumfries and Galloway is higher£125£126£119

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £129King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £129Dumfries and Galloway: £157King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £130Dumfries and Galloway: £158King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £122Dumfries and Galloway: £149

    £157£158£149Dumfries and Galloway is higher£129£130£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £1,653, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £1,405King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,405Dumfries and Galloway: £1,653King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,411Dumfries and Galloway: £1,660King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,333Dumfries and Galloway: £1,568

    £1,653£1,660£1,568Dumfries and Galloway is higher£1,405£1,411£1,333

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £220, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £172King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £172Dumfries and Galloway: £220King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £221King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £163Dumfries and Galloway: £209

    £220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway is higher£172£173£163

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £339King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £339Dumfries and Galloway: £497King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £341Dumfries and Galloway: £499King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £322Dumfries and Galloway: £472

    £497£499£472Dumfries and Galloway is higher£339£341£322

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £5.57King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.57Dumfries and Galloway: £7.25King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.59Dumfries and Galloway: £7.28King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.28Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dumfries and Galloway £10, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £6.27King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £6.27Dumfries and Galloway: £10King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £6.30Dumfries and Galloway: £10King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.95Dumfries and Galloway: £9.61

    £10£10£9.61Dumfries and Galloway is higher£6.27£6.30£5.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £7.13, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £5.35King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.35Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.37Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.07Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 998.4King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 998.4Dumfries and Galloway: 1,021.3

    1,021.3Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count998.4

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 94.2King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 94.2Dumfries and Galloway: 115.9

    115.9Dumfries and Galloway is higher94.2

  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: Dumfries and Galloway 180.6, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 156.4King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 156.4Dumfries and Galloway: 180.6

    180.6Dumfries and Galloway is higher156.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 99.2, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 64.8King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 64.8Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2

    99.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher64.8

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 183.9King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 183.9Dumfries and Galloway: 212.2

    212.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher183.9

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 28.3King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 28.3Dumfries and Galloway: 39.4

    39.4Dumfries and Galloway is higher28.3

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Dumfries and Galloway and King's Lynn and West Norfolk, per person in the age group
MeasureDumfries and GallowayKing's Lynn and West NorfolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,446Estimated£4,992£5,013£4,735Dumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,736£12,791£12,081Estimated£12,532£12,585£11,887Dumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,325£2,335£2,205Estimated£1,885£1,893£1,788Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,478£10,841£11,378£11,426£10,793Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£476£478£452£372£373£352Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£805£808£764Estimated£758£761£719Dumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25Estimated£25£25£23Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£585Estimated£445£447£422Dumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192Estimated£125£126£119Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£157£158£149Estimated£129£130£122Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,653£1,660£1,568£1,405£1,411£1,333Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£172£173£163Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£497£499£472£339£341£322Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£5.57£5.59£5.28Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.61£6.27£6.30£5.95Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76Estimated£5.35£5.37£5.07Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.3998.4Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.994.2Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.6156.4Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.264.8Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.2183.9Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.4Estimated28.3Dumfries and Galloway

Per resident

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 0. 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5,742, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £4,992King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £4,992Dumfries and Galloway: £5,742King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5,013Dumfries and Galloway: £5,766King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £4,735Dumfries and Galloway: £5,446

    £5,742£5,766£5,446Dumfries and Galloway is higher£4,992£5,013£4,735

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £3,368, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £3,168King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3,168Dumfries and Galloway: £3,368King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3,182Dumfries and Galloway: £3,382King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3,005Dumfries and Galloway: £3,194

    £3,368£3,382£3,194Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£3,168£3,182£3,005

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £1,328, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £1,077King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,077Dumfries and Galloway: £1,328King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,081Dumfries and Galloway: £1,334King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £1,021Dumfries and Galloway: £1,260

    £1,328£1,334£1,260Dumfries and Galloway is higher£1,077£1,081£1,021

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £3,022, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £2,877King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £2,877Dumfries and Galloway: £3,022King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £2,889Dumfries and Galloway: £3,035King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £2,729Dumfries and Galloway: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count£2,877£2,889£2,729

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £126, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £94King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £94Dumfries and Galloway: £126King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £94Dumfries and Galloway: £126King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £89Dumfries and Galloway: £119

    £126£126£119Dumfries and Galloway is higher£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £213, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £192King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £192Dumfries and Galloway: £213King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £192Dumfries and Galloway: £214King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £182Dumfries and Galloway: £202

    £213£214£202Dumfries and Galloway is higher£192£192£182

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £6.23King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £6.23Dumfries and Galloway: £6.88King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £6.26Dumfries and Galloway: £6.91King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.91Dumfries and Galloway: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Dumfries and Galloway is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £617, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £445King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £445Dumfries and Galloway: £617King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £447Dumfries and Galloway: £619King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £422Dumfries and Galloway: £585

    £617£619£585Dumfries and Galloway is higher£445£447£422

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £202, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £125King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £125Dumfries and Galloway: £202King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £126Dumfries and Galloway: £203King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £119Dumfries and Galloway: £192

    £202£203£192Dumfries and Galloway is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £90, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £74King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £74Dumfries and Galloway: £90King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £74Dumfries and Galloway: £90King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £70Dumfries and Galloway: £85

    £90£90£85Dumfries and Galloway is higher£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £944, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £802King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £802Dumfries and Galloway: £944King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £806Dumfries and Galloway: £948King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £761Dumfries and Galloway: £896

    £944£948£896Dumfries and Galloway is higher£802£806£761

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £220, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £172King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £172Dumfries and Galloway: £220King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £173Dumfries and Galloway: £221King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £163Dumfries and Galloway: £209

    £220£221£209Dumfries and Galloway is higher£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £284, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £194King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £194Dumfries and Galloway: £284King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £195Dumfries and Galloway: £285King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £184Dumfries and Galloway: £270

    £284£285£270Dumfries and Galloway is higher£194£195£184

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £4.14, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £3.17King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3.17Dumfries and Galloway: £4.14King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3.19Dumfries and Galloway: £4.16King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3.01Dumfries and Galloway: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Dumfries and Galloway is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £5.79, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £3.58King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3.58Dumfries and Galloway: £5.79King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3.60Dumfries and Galloway: £5.81King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £3.40Dumfries and Galloway: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Dumfries and Galloway is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dumfries and Galloway £7.13, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £5.35King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.35Dumfries and Galloway: £7.13King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.37Dumfries and Galloway: £7.16King's Lynn and West Norfolk: £5.07Dumfries and Galloway: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Dumfries and Galloway is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 270.0, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 252.4King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 252.4Dumfries and Galloway: 270.0

    270.0Dumfries and Galloway is higherDepends on how you count252.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 30.6, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 23.8King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 23.8Dumfries and Galloway: 30.6

    30.6Dumfries and Galloway is higher23.8

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 39.6King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 39.6Dumfries and Galloway: 47.8

    47.8Dumfries and Galloway is higher39.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 99.2, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 64.8King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 64.8Dumfries and Galloway: 99.2

    99.2Dumfries and Galloway is higher64.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dumfries and Galloway 121.3, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 105.1King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 105.1Dumfries and Galloway: 121.3

    121.3Dumfries and Galloway is higher105.1

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 16.2King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 16.2Dumfries and Galloway: 22.5

    22.5Dumfries and Galloway is higher16.2

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Dumfries and Galloway and King's Lynn and West Norfolk, per resident
MeasureDumfries and GallowayKing's Lynn and West NorfolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,742£5,766£5,446Estimated£4,992£5,013£4,735Dumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,368£3,382£3,194Estimated£3,168£3,182£3,005Dumfries and Galloway
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,328£1,334£1,260Estimated£1,077£1,081£1,021Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£2,877£2,889£2,729Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£94£94£89Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£192£192£182Dumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53Estimated£6.23£6.26£5.91Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£617£619£585Estimated£445£447£422Dumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192Estimated£125£126£119Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85Estimated£74£74£70Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£944£948£896£802£806£761Dumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£172£173£163Dumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£284£285£270£194£195£184Dumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£3.17£3.19£3.01Dumfries and Galloway
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£3.58£3.60£3.40Dumfries and Galloway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76Estimated£5.35£5.37£5.07Dumfries and Galloway
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026270.0252.4Dumfries and Galloway
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.623.8Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.839.6Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.264.8Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.3105.1Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.5Estimated16.2Dumfries and Galloway

Total

Dumfries and Galloway is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 3. 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £837.9m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £779.7mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £779.7mDumfries and Galloway: £837.9mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £783.0mDumfries and Galloway: £841.4mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £739.6mDumfries and Galloway: £794.7m

    £837.9m£841.4m£794.7mDumfries and Galloway is higher£779.7m£783.0m£739.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £491.4m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £494.9mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £494.9mDumfries and Galloway: £491.4mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £497.0mDumfries and Galloway: £493.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £469.4mDumfries and Galloway: £466.1m

    £491.4m£493.5m£466.1mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£494.9m£497.0m£469.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £193.8m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £168.1mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £168.1mDumfries and Galloway: £193.8mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £168.9mDumfries and Galloway: £194.6mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £159.5mDumfries and Galloway: £183.9m

    £193.8m£194.6m£183.9mDumfries and Galloway is higher£168.1m£168.9m£159.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dumfries and Galloway £441.0m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £449.3mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £449.3mDumfries and Galloway: £441.0mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £451.2mDumfries and Galloway: £442.9mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £426.2mDumfries and Galloway: £418.3m

    £441.0m£442.9m£418.3mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£449.3m£451.2m£426.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £18.4m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £14.7mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £14.7mDumfries and Galloway: £18.4mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £14.7mDumfries and Galloway: £18.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £13.9mDumfries and Galloway: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mDumfries and Galloway is higher£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £31.1m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £29.9mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £29.9mDumfries and Galloway: £31.1mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £30.1mDumfries and Galloway: £31.2mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £28.4mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.2m£29.5mDumfries and Galloway is higher£29.9m£30.1m£28.4m

  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, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £0.97mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.97mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.98mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.92mDumfries and Galloway: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £90.0m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £69.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £69.5mDumfries and Galloway: £90.0mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £69.7mDumfries and Galloway: £90.4mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £65.9mDumfries and Galloway: £85.4m

    £90.0m£90.4m£85.4mDumfries and Galloway is higher£69.5m£69.7m£65.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £29.5m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £19.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £19.5mDumfries and Galloway: £29.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £19.6mDumfries and Galloway: £29.6mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £18.5mDumfries and Galloway: £27.9m

    £29.5m£29.6m£27.9mDumfries and Galloway is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway £13.1m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £11.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £11.5mDumfries and Galloway: £13.1mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £11.6mDumfries and Galloway: £13.2mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £10.9mDumfries and Galloway: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mDumfries and Galloway is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £137.8m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £125.3mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £125.3mDumfries and Galloway: £137.8mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £125.8mDumfries and Galloway: £138.4mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £118.9mDumfries and Galloway: £130.7m

    £137.8m£138.4m£130.7mDumfries and Galloway is higher£125.3m£125.8m£118.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dumfries and Galloway £32.1m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £26.8mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £26.8mDumfries and Galloway: £32.1mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £27.0mDumfries and Galloway: £32.3mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £25.5mDumfries and Galloway: £30.5m

    £32.1m£32.3m£30.5mDumfries and Galloway is higher£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dumfries and Galloway £41.5m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £30.3mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £30.3mDumfries and Galloway: £41.5mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £30.4mDumfries and Galloway: £41.6mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £28.7mDumfries and Galloway: £39.3m

    £41.5m£41.6m£39.3mDumfries and Galloway is higher£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dumfries and Galloway £0.60m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £0.50mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.50mDumfries and Galloway: £0.60mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.50mDumfries and Galloway: £0.61mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.47mDumfries and Galloway: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dumfries and Galloway £0.84m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £0.56mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.56mDumfries and Galloway: £0.84mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.56mDumfries and Galloway: £0.85mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.53mDumfries and Galloway: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.85m£0.80mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dumfries and Galloway £1.0m, King's Lynn and West Norfolk £0.84mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.84mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.84mDumfries and Galloway: £1.0mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk: £0.79mDumfries and Galloway: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.99mDumfries and Galloway is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dumfries and Galloway 39,407, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 39,424King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 39,424Dumfries and Galloway: 39,407

    39,407King's Lynn and West Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count39,424

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway 4,471, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 3,720King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 3,720Dumfries and Galloway: 4,471

    4,471Dumfries and Galloway is higher3,720

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 6,970, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 6,177King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 6,177Dumfries and Galloway: 6,970

    6,970Dumfries and Galloway is higher6,177

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 14,470, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 10,121King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 10,121Dumfries and Galloway: 14,470

    14,470Dumfries and Galloway is higher10,121

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dumfries and Galloway 17,694, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 16,408King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 16,408Dumfries and Galloway: 17,694

    17,694Dumfries and Galloway is higher16,408

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dumfries and Galloway 3,284, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 2,522King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 2,522Dumfries and Galloway: 3,284

    3,284Dumfries and Galloway is higher2,522

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Dumfries and Galloway and King's Lynn and West Norfolk, total
MeasureDumfries and GallowayKing's Lynn and West NorfolkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£837.9m£841.4m£794.7mEstimated£779.7m£783.0m£739.6mDumfries and Galloway
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEstimated£494.9m£497.0m£469.4mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£193.8m£194.6m£183.9mEstimated£168.1m£168.9m£159.5mDumfries and Galloway
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£441.0m£442.9m£418.3m£449.3m£451.2m£426.2mKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£14.7m£14.7m£13.9mDumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mEstimated£29.9m£30.1m£28.4mDumfries and Galloway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mEstimated£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mDumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4mEstimated£69.5m£69.7m£65.9mDumfries and Galloway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.6m£27.9mEstimated£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mDumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEstimated£11.5m£11.6m£10.9mDumfries and Galloway
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m£125.3m£125.8m£118.9mDumfries and Galloway
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m£26.8m£27.0m£25.5mDumfries and Galloway
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mDumfries and Galloway
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mDumfries and Galloway
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mDumfries and Galloway
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mEstimated£0.84m£0.84m£0.79mDumfries and Galloway
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,40739,424King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4713,720Dumfries and Galloway
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,9706,177Dumfries and Galloway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,47010,121Dumfries and Galloway
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,69416,408Dumfries and Galloway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,284Estimated2,522Dumfries 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.
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