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East Ayrshire and Dover

121,320 and 119,805 residents (mid-2024).

East Ayrshire is higher than Dover on 22 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 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

East Ayrshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

East Ayrshire Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £5,442, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202East Ayrshire: £5,442Dover: £5,224East Ayrshire: £5,465Dover: £4,935East Ayrshire: £5,162

    £5,442£5,465£5,162East Ayrshire is higher£5,202£5,224£4,935

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire £13,069, Dover £12,445Dover: £12,445East Ayrshire: £13,069Dover: £12,498East Ayrshire: £13,125Dover: £11,805East Ayrshire: £12,397

    £13,069£13,125£12,397East Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,445£12,498£11,805

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £2,633, Dover £2,383Dover: £2,383East Ayrshire: £2,633Dover: £2,393East Ayrshire: £2,644Dover: £2,260East Ayrshire: £2,498

    £2,633£2,644£2,498East Ayrshire is higher£2,383£2,393£2,260

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire £11,565, Dover £11,294Dover: £11,294East Ayrshire: £11,565Dover: £11,342East Ayrshire: £11,615Dover: £10,713East Ayrshire: £10,970

    £11,565£11,615£10,970East Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,294£11,342£10,713

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire £548, Dover £386Dover: £386East Ayrshire: £548Dover: £388East Ayrshire: £550Dover: £366East Ayrshire: £519

    £548£550£519East Ayrshire is higher£386£388£366

  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: East Ayrshire £926, Dover £742Dover: £742East Ayrshire: £926Dover: £745East Ayrshire: £930Dover: £704East Ayrshire: £879

    £926£930£879East Ayrshire is higher£742£745£704

  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: East Ayrshire £30, Dover £24Dover: £24East Ayrshire: £30Dover: £24East Ayrshire: £30Dover: £22East Ayrshire: £28

    £30£30£28East Ayrshire is higher£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £699, Dover £532Dover: £532East Ayrshire: £699Dover: £534East Ayrshire: £702Dover: £505East Ayrshire: £663

    £699£702£663East Ayrshire is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £213, Dover £169Dover: £169East Ayrshire: £213Dover: £170East Ayrshire: £214Dover: £161East Ayrshire: £202

    £213£214£202East Ayrshire is higher£169£170£161

  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: East Ayrshire £169, Dover £157Dover: £157East Ayrshire: £169Dover: £157East Ayrshire: £169Dover: £149East Ayrshire: £160

    £169£169£160East Ayrshire is higher£157£157£149

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £1,959, Dover £1,912Dover: £1,912East Ayrshire: £1,959Dover: £1,921East Ayrshire: £1,967Dover: £1,814East Ayrshire: £1,858

    £1,959£1,967£1,858East Ayrshire is higher£1,912£1,921£1,814

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Ayrshire £198, Dover £194Dover: £194East Ayrshire: £198Dover: £195East Ayrshire: £199Dover: £184East Ayrshire: £188

    £198£199£188East Ayrshire is higher£194£195£184

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £487, Dover £298Dover: £298East Ayrshire: £487Dover: £299East Ayrshire: £489Dover: £283East Ayrshire: £462

    £487£489£462East Ayrshire is higher£298£299£283

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £8.93, Dover £8.13Dover: £8.13East Ayrshire: £8.93Dover: £8.16East Ayrshire: £8.97Dover: £7.71East Ayrshire: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47East Ayrshire is higher£8.13£8.16£7.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire £10, Dover £7.73Dover: £7.73East Ayrshire: £10Dover: £7.76East Ayrshire: £10Dover: £7.33East Ayrshire: £9.86

    £10£10£9.86East Ayrshire is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.25, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01East Ayrshire: £6.25Dover: £6.03East Ayrshire: £6.28Dover: £5.70East Ayrshire: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93East Ayrshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire 1,020.7, Dover 1,001.2Dover: 1,001.2East Ayrshire: 1,020.7

    1,020.7East Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count1,001.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Ayrshire 136.2, Dover 93.6Dover: 93.6East Ayrshire: 136.2

    136.2East Ayrshire is higher93.6

  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: East Ayrshire 221.6, Dover 155.6Dover: 155.6East Ayrshire: 221.6

    221.6East Ayrshire is higher155.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 111.7, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2East Ayrshire: 111.7

    111.7East Ayrshire is higher81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Ayrshire 244.9, Dover 215.9Dover: 215.9East Ayrshire: 244.9

    244.9East Ayrshire is higher215.9

  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: East Ayrshire 41.4, Dover 35.6Dover: 35.6East Ayrshire: 41.4

    41.4East Ayrshire is higher35.6

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East Ayrshire and Dover, per person in the age group
MeasureEast AyrshireDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,442£5,465£5,162Estimated£5,202£5,224£4,935East Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,069£13,125£12,397Estimated£12,445£12,498£11,805East Ayrshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,633£2,644£2,498Estimated£2,383£2,393£2,260East Ayrshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,565£11,615£10,970£11,294£11,342£10,713East Ayrshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£548£550£519£386£388£366East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£926£930£879Estimated£742£745£704East Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28Estimated£24£24£22East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663Estimated£532£534£505East Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£169£170£161East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£169£169£160Estimated£157£157£149East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,959£1,967£1,858£1,912£1,921£1,814East Ayrshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£194£195£184East Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£487£489£462£298£299£283East Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£8.13£8.16£7.71East Ayrshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.86£7.73£7.76£7.33East Ayrshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70East Ayrshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.71,001.2East Ayrshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.293.6East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026221.6155.6East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.781.2East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026244.9215.9East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.4Estimated35.6East Ayrshire

Per resident

East Ayrshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

East Ayrshire Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £5,442, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202East Ayrshire: £5,442Dover: £5,224East Ayrshire: £5,465Dover: £4,935East Ayrshire: £5,162

    £5,442£5,465£5,162East Ayrshire is higher£5,202£5,224£4,935

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £2,717, Dover £2,920Dover: £2,920East Ayrshire: £2,717Dover: £2,933East Ayrshire: £2,729Dover: £2,770East Ayrshire: £2,578

    £2,717£2,729£2,578Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,920£2,933£2,770

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £1,609, Dover £1,381Dover: £1,381East Ayrshire: £1,609Dover: £1,387East Ayrshire: £1,616Dover: £1,310East Ayrshire: £1,526

    £1,609£1,616£1,526East Ayrshire is higher£1,381£1,387£1,310

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Ayrshire £2,405, Dover £2,650Dover: £2,650East Ayrshire: £2,405Dover: £2,661East Ayrshire: £2,415Dover: £2,514East Ayrshire: £2,281

    £2,405£2,415£2,281Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,650£2,661£2,514

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Ayrshire £114, Dover £91Dover: £91East Ayrshire: £114Dover: £91East Ayrshire: £114Dover: £86East Ayrshire: £108

    £114£114£108East Ayrshire is higher£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £193, Dover £174Dover: £174East Ayrshire: £193Dover: £175East Ayrshire: £193Dover: £165East Ayrshire: £183

    £193£193£183East Ayrshire is higher£174£175£165

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.23, Dover £5.52Dover: £5.52East Ayrshire: £6.23Dover: £5.55East Ayrshire: £6.26Dover: £5.24East Ayrshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Ayrshire is higher£5.52£5.55£5.24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £699, Dover £532Dover: £532East Ayrshire: £699Dover: £534East Ayrshire: £702Dover: £505East Ayrshire: £663

    £699£702£663East Ayrshire is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £213, Dover £169Dover: £169East Ayrshire: £213Dover: £170East Ayrshire: £214Dover: £161East Ayrshire: £202

    £213£214£202East Ayrshire is higher£169£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Ayrshire £103, Dover £91Dover: £91East Ayrshire: £103Dover: £91East Ayrshire: £103Dover: £86East Ayrshire: £98

    £103£103£98East Ayrshire is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Ayrshire £1,197, Dover £1,108Dover: £1,108East Ayrshire: £1,197Dover: £1,113East Ayrshire: £1,202Dover: £1,051East Ayrshire: £1,135

    £1,197£1,202£1,135East Ayrshire is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Ayrshire £198, Dover £194Dover: £194East Ayrshire: £198Dover: £195East Ayrshire: £199Dover: £184East Ayrshire: £188

    £198£199£188East Ayrshire is higher£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Ayrshire £297, Dover £173Dover: £173East Ayrshire: £297Dover: £173East Ayrshire: £299Dover: £164East Ayrshire: £282

    £297£299£282East Ayrshire is higher£173£173£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Ayrshire £5.46, Dover £4.70Dover: £4.70East Ayrshire: £5.46Dover: £4.72East Ayrshire: £5.48Dover: £4.46East Ayrshire: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18East Ayrshire is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.36, Dover £4.48Dover: £4.48East Ayrshire: £6.36Dover: £4.50East Ayrshire: £6.38Dover: £4.25East Ayrshire: £6.03

    £6.36£6.38£6.03East Ayrshire is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Ayrshire £6.25, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01East Ayrshire: £6.25Dover: £6.03East Ayrshire: £6.28Dover: £5.70East Ayrshire: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93East Ayrshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 212.2, Dover 234.9Dover: 234.9East Ayrshire: 212.2

    212.2Dover is higherDepends on how you count234.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 28.3, Dover 22.0Dover: 22.0East Ayrshire: 28.3

    28.3East Ayrshire is higher22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 46.1, Dover 36.5Dover: 36.5East Ayrshire: 46.1

    46.1East Ayrshire is higher36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 111.7, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2East Ayrshire: 111.7

    111.7East Ayrshire is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 149.6, Dover 125.1Dover: 125.1East Ayrshire: 149.6

    149.6East Ayrshire is higher125.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Ayrshire 25.3, Dover 20.6Dover: 20.6East Ayrshire: 25.3

    25.3East Ayrshire is higher20.6

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East Ayrshire and Dover, per resident
MeasureEast AyrshireDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,442£5,465£5,162Estimated£5,202£5,224£4,935East Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,717£2,729£2,578Estimated£2,920£2,933£2,770Dover
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,609£1,616£1,526Estimated£1,381£1,387£1,310East Ayrshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,405£2,415£2,281£2,650£2,661£2,514Dover
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£91£91£86East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£193£193£183Estimated£174£175£165East Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91Estimated£5.52£5.55£5.24East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663Estimated£532£534£505East Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202Estimated£169£170£161East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98Estimated£91£91£86East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,197£1,202£1,135£1,108£1,113£1,051East Ayrshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£194£195£184East Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£299£282£173£173£164East Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£4.70£4.72£4.46East Ayrshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.36£6.38£6.03£4.48£4.50£4.25East Ayrshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70East Ayrshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026212.2234.9Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.322.0East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202646.136.5East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.781.2East Ayrshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.6125.1East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.3Estimated20.6East Ayrshire

Total

East Ayrshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

East Ayrshire Dover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Ayrshire £660.3m, Dover £623.3mDover: £623.3mEast Ayrshire: £660.3mDover: £625.9mEast Ayrshire: £663.1mDover: £591.2mEast Ayrshire: £626.3m

    £660.3m£663.1m£626.3mEast Ayrshire is higher£623.3m£625.9m£591.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Ayrshire £329.7m, Dover £349.8mDover: £349.8mEast Ayrshire: £329.7mDover: £351.3mEast Ayrshire: £331.1mDover: £331.8mEast Ayrshire: £312.7m

    £329.7m£331.1m£312.7mDover is higherDepends on how you count£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Ayrshire £195.2m, Dover £165.4mDover: £165.4mEast Ayrshire: £195.2mDover: £166.1mEast Ayrshire: £196.0mDover: £156.9mEast Ayrshire: £185.1m

    £195.2m£196.0m£185.1mEast Ayrshire is higher£165.4m£166.1m£156.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Ayrshire £291.7m, Dover £317.5mDover: £317.5mEast Ayrshire: £291.7mDover: £318.8mEast Ayrshire: £293.0mDover: £301.1mEast Ayrshire: £276.7m

    £291.7m£293.0m£276.7mDover is higherDepends on how you count£317.5m£318.8m£301.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Ayrshire £13.8m, Dover £10.8mDover: £10.8mEast Ayrshire: £13.8mDover: £10.9mEast Ayrshire: £13.9mDover: £10.3mEast Ayrshire: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mEast Ayrshire is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire £23.4m, Dover £20.9mDover: £20.9mEast Ayrshire: £23.4mDover: £20.9mEast Ayrshire: £23.5mDover: £19.8mEast Ayrshire: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mEast Ayrshire is higher£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Ayrshire £0.76m, Dover £0.66mDover: £0.66mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mDover: £0.66mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mDover: £0.63mEast Ayrshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire £84.8m, Dover £63.7mDover: £63.7mEast Ayrshire: £84.8mDover: £64.0mEast Ayrshire: £85.2mDover: £60.5mEast Ayrshire: £80.5m

    £84.8m£85.2m£80.5mEast Ayrshire is higher£63.7m£64.0m£60.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire £25.8m, Dover £20.3mDover: £20.3mEast Ayrshire: £25.8mDover: £20.4mEast Ayrshire: £25.9mDover: £19.2mEast Ayrshire: £24.5m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.5mEast Ayrshire is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Ayrshire £12.5m, Dover £10.9mDover: £10.9mEast Ayrshire: £12.5mDover: £10.9mEast Ayrshire: £12.5mDover: £10.3mEast Ayrshire: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.5m£11.9mEast Ayrshire is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Ayrshire £145.2m, Dover £132.7mDover: £132.7mEast Ayrshire: £145.2mDover: £133.3mEast Ayrshire: £145.8mDover: £125.9mEast Ayrshire: £137.7m

    £145.2m£145.8m£137.7mEast Ayrshire is higher£132.7m£133.3m£125.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Ayrshire £24.0m, Dover £23.3mDover: £23.3mEast Ayrshire: £24.0mDover: £23.4mEast Ayrshire: £24.1mDover: £22.1mEast Ayrshire: £22.8m

    £24.0m£24.1m£22.8mEast Ayrshire is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Ayrshire £36.1m, Dover £20.7mDover: £20.7mEast Ayrshire: £36.1mDover: £20.8mEast Ayrshire: £36.2mDover: £19.6mEast Ayrshire: £34.2m

    £36.1m£36.2m£34.2mEast Ayrshire is higher£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Ayrshire £0.66m, Dover £0.56mDover: £0.56mEast Ayrshire: £0.66mDover: £0.57mEast Ayrshire: £0.66mDover: £0.53mEast Ayrshire: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Ayrshire £0.77m, Dover £0.54mDover: £0.54mEast Ayrshire: £0.77mDover: £0.54mEast Ayrshire: £0.77mDover: £0.51mEast Ayrshire: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Ayrshire £0.76m, Dover £0.72mDover: £0.72mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mDover: £0.72mEast Ayrshire: £0.76mDover: £0.68mEast Ayrshire: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEast Ayrshire is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Ayrshire 25,747, Dover 28,143Dover: 28,143East Ayrshire: 25,747

    25,747Dover is higherDepends on how you count28,143

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Ayrshire 3,436, Dover 2,630Dover: 2,630East Ayrshire: 3,436

    3,436East Ayrshire is higher2,630

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire 5,590, Dover 4,375Dover: 4,375East Ayrshire: 5,590

    5,590East Ayrshire is higher4,375

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Ayrshire 13,550, Dover 9,729Dover: 9,729East Ayrshire: 13,550

    13,550East Ayrshire is higher9,729

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Ayrshire 18,153, Dover 14,986Dover: 14,986East Ayrshire: 18,153

    18,153East Ayrshire is higher14,986

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Ayrshire 3,066, Dover 2,471Dover: 2,471East Ayrshire: 3,066

    3,066East Ayrshire is higher2,471

Show the numbers
East Ayrshire and Dover, total
MeasureEast AyrshireDoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£660.3m£663.1m£626.3mEstimated£623.3m£625.9m£591.2mEast Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£329.7m£331.1m£312.7mEstimated£349.8m£351.3m£331.8mDover
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.2m£196.0m£185.1mEstimated£165.4m£166.1m£156.9mEast Ayrshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£291.7m£293.0m£276.7m£317.5m£318.8m£301.1mDover
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mEast Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mEstimated£20.9m£20.9m£19.8mEast Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEstimated£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mEast Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£84.8m£85.2m£80.5mEstimated£63.7m£64.0m£60.5mEast Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mEstimated£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mEast Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.5m£11.9mEstimated£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mEast Ayrshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£145.2m£145.8m£137.7m£132.7m£133.3m£125.9mEast Ayrshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.0m£24.1m£22.8m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mEast Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mEast Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mEast Ayrshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mEast Ayrshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEstimated£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mEast Ayrshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,74728,143Dover
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4362,630East Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5904,375East Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,5509,729East Ayrshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,15314,986East Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,066Estimated2,471East Ayrshire

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.
  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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