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East Lothian and Stirling

115,180 and 94,620 residents (mid-2024).

East Lothian is higher than Stirling on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 12 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

East Lothian is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Stirling on 13. 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 Lothian Stirling

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Lothian £4,331, Stirling £4,206Stirling: £4,206East Lothian: £4,331Stirling: £4,224East Lothian: £4,349Stirling: £3,990East Lothian: £4,108

    £4,331£4,349£4,108East Lothian is higher£4,206£4,224£3,990

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Lothian £12,288, Stirling £12,686Stirling: £12,686East Lothian: £12,288Stirling: £12,740East Lothian: £12,341Stirling: £12,033East Lothian: £11,656

    £12,288£12,341£11,656Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£12,686£12,740£12,033

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Lothian £1,727, Stirling £1,487Stirling: £1,487East Lothian: £1,727Stirling: £1,493East Lothian: £1,734Stirling: £1,410East Lothian: £1,638

    £1,727£1,734£1,638East Lothian is higher£1,487£1,493£1,410

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Lothian £11,386, Stirling £11,623Stirling: £11,623East Lothian: £11,386Stirling: £11,673East Lothian: £11,434Stirling: £11,025East Lothian: £10,800

    £11,386£11,434£10,800Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£11,623£11,673£11,025

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Lothian £302, Stirling £359Stirling: £359East Lothian: £302Stirling: £360East Lothian: £303Stirling: £340East Lothian: £286

    £302£303£286Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£359£360£340

  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 Lothian £584, Stirling £684Stirling: £684East Lothian: £584Stirling: £687East Lothian: £587Stirling: £649East Lothian: £554

    £584£587£554Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£684£687£649

  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 Lothian £16, Stirling £20Stirling: £20East Lothian: £16Stirling: £20East Lothian: £17Stirling: £19East Lothian: £16

    £16£17£16Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Lothian £465, Stirling £450Stirling: £450East Lothian: £465Stirling: £452East Lothian: £467Stirling: £427East Lothian: £441

    £465£467£441East Lothian is higher£450£452£427

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Lothian £146, Stirling £148Stirling: £148East Lothian: £146Stirling: £149East Lothian: £147Stirling: £140East Lothian: £138

    £146£147£138Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

  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 Lothian £88, Stirling £92Stirling: £92East Lothian: £88Stirling: £92East Lothian: £89Stirling: £87East Lothian: £84

    £88£89£84Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Lothian £1,361, Stirling £1,073Stirling: £1,073East Lothian: £1,361Stirling: £1,077East Lothian: £1,367Stirling: £1,017East Lothian: £1,291

    £1,361£1,367£1,291East Lothian is higher£1,073£1,077£1,017

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Lothian £144, Stirling £152Stirling: £152East Lothian: £144Stirling: £153East Lothian: £145Stirling: £145East Lothian: £137

    £144£145£137Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£152£153£145

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Lothian £267, Stirling £312Stirling: £312East Lothian: £267Stirling: £314East Lothian: £268Stirling: £296East Lothian: £253

    £267£268£253Stirling is higher£312£314£296

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Lothian £5.50, Stirling £5.21Stirling: £5.21East Lothian: £5.50Stirling: £5.23East Lothian: £5.53Stirling: £4.94East Lothian: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22East Lothian is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Lothian £4.46, Stirling £4.72Stirling: £4.72East Lothian: £4.46Stirling: £4.74East Lothian: £4.48Stirling: £4.48East Lothian: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Lothian £8.12, Stirling £4.77Stirling: £4.77East Lothian: £8.12Stirling: £4.79East Lothian: £8.15Stirling: £4.52East Lothian: £7.70

    £8.12£8.15£7.70East Lothian is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Lothian 1,014.2, Stirling 1,010.9Stirling: 1,010.9East Lothian: 1,014.2

    1,014.2East Lothian is higher1,010.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Lothian 82.5, Stirling 88.8Stirling: 88.8East Lothian: 82.5

    82.5Stirling is higherDepends on how you count88.8

  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 Lothian 144.4, Stirling 151.6Stirling: 151.6East Lothian: 144.4

    144.4Stirling is higherDepends on how you count151.6

  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 Lothian 74.8, Stirling 71.4Stirling: 71.4East Lothian: 74.8

    74.8East Lothian is higher71.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Lothian 164.7, Stirling 143.1Stirling: 143.1East Lothian: 164.7

    164.7East Lothian is higher143.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Lothian 22.3, Stirling 22.6Stirling: 22.6East Lothian: 22.3

    22.3Stirling is higherDepends on how you count22.6

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East Lothian and Stirling, per person in the age group
MeasureEast LothianStirlingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,331£4,349£4,108Estimated£4,206£4,224£3,990EstimatedEast Lothian
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,288£12,341£11,656Estimated£12,686£12,740£12,033EstimatedStirling
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,727£1,734£1,638Estimated£1,487£1,493£1,410EstimatedEast Lothian
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,386£11,434£10,800£11,623£11,673£11,025Stirling
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£302£303£286£359£360£340Stirling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£584£587£554Estimated£684£687£649EstimatedStirling
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£17£16Estimated£20£20£19EstimatedStirling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£465£467£441Estimated£450£452£427EstimatedEast Lothian
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138Estimated£148£149£140EstimatedStirling
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£89£84Estimated£92£92£87EstimatedStirling
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,361£1,367£1,291£1,073£1,077£1,017East Lothian
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£152£153£145Stirling
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£267£268£253£312£314£296Stirling
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£5.21£5.23£4.94East Lothian
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£4.72£4.74£4.48Stirling
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.12£8.15£7.70Estimated£4.77£4.79£4.52EstimatedEast Lothian
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.21,010.9East Lothian
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.588.8Stirling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.4151.6Stirling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.871.4East Lothian
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026164.7143.1East Lothian
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.3Estimated22.6EstimatedStirling

Per resident

East Lothian is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Stirling 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

East Lothian Stirling

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Lothian £4,331, Stirling £4,206Stirling: £4,206East Lothian: £4,331Stirling: £4,224East Lothian: £4,349Stirling: £3,990East Lothian: £4,108

    £4,331£4,349£4,108East Lothian is higher£4,206£4,224£3,990

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Lothian £2,520, Stirling £2,507Stirling: £2,507East Lothian: £2,520Stirling: £2,518East Lothian: £2,531Stirling: £2,378East Lothian: £2,390

    £2,520£2,531£2,390East Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£2,507£2,518£2,378

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Lothian £1,047, Stirling £944Stirling: £944East Lothian: £1,047Stirling: £948East Lothian: £1,051Stirling: £895East Lothian: £993

    £1,047£1,051£993East Lothian is higher£944£948£895

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Lothian £2,335, Stirling £2,297Stirling: £2,297East Lothian: £2,335Stirling: £2,307East Lothian: £2,345Stirling: £2,179East Lothian: £2,215

    £2,335£2,345£2,215East Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£2,297£2,307£2,179

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Lothian £62, Stirling £71Stirling: £71East Lothian: £62Stirling: £71East Lothian: £62Stirling: £67East Lothian: £59

    £62£62£59Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Lothian £120, Stirling £135Stirling: £135East Lothian: £120Stirling: £136East Lothian: £120Stirling: £128East Lothian: £114

    £120£120£114Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£135£136£128

  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 Lothian £3.38, Stirling £3.88Stirling: £3.88East Lothian: £3.38Stirling: £3.90East Lothian: £3.40Stirling: £3.68East Lothian: £3.21

    £3.38£3.40£3.21Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£3.88£3.90£3.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Lothian £465, Stirling £450Stirling: £450East Lothian: £465Stirling: £452East Lothian: £467Stirling: £427East Lothian: £441

    £465£467£441East Lothian is higher£450£452£427

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Lothian £146, Stirling £148Stirling: £148East Lothian: £146Stirling: £149East Lothian: £147Stirling: £140East Lothian: £138

    £146£147£138Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Lothian £53, Stirling £58Stirling: £58East Lothian: £53Stirling: £59East Lothian: £54Stirling: £55East Lothian: £51

    £53£54£51Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£58£59£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Lothian £825, Stirling £681Stirling: £681East Lothian: £825Stirling: £684East Lothian: £829Stirling: £646East Lothian: £783

    £825£829£783East Lothian is higher£681£684£646

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Lothian £144, Stirling £152Stirling: £152East Lothian: £144Stirling: £153East Lothian: £145Stirling: £145East Lothian: £137

    £144£145£137Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£152£153£145

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Lothian £162, Stirling £198Stirling: £198East Lothian: £162Stirling: £199East Lothian: £163Stirling: £188East Lothian: £154

    £162£163£154Stirling is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Lothian £3.33, Stirling £3.31Stirling: £3.31East Lothian: £3.33Stirling: £3.32East Lothian: £3.35Stirling: £3.14East Lothian: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16East Lothian is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Lothian £2.71, Stirling £3.00Stirling: £3.00East Lothian: £2.71Stirling: £3.02East Lothian: £2.72Stirling: £2.85East Lothian: £2.57

    £2.71£2.72£2.57Stirling is higherDepends on how you count£3.00£3.02£2.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Lothian £8.12, Stirling £4.77Stirling: £4.77East Lothian: £8.12Stirling: £4.79East Lothian: £8.15Stirling: £4.52East Lothian: £7.70

    £8.12£8.15£7.70East Lothian is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Lothian 208.0, Stirling 199.8Stirling: 199.8East Lothian: 208.0

    208.0East Lothian is higher199.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Lothian 16.9, Stirling 17.6Stirling: 17.6East Lothian: 16.9

    16.9Stirling is higherDepends on how you count17.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Lothian 29.6, Stirling 30.0Stirling: 30.0East Lothian: 29.6

    29.6Stirling is higherDepends on how you count30.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Lothian 74.8, Stirling 71.4Stirling: 71.4East Lothian: 74.8

    74.8East Lothian is higher71.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Lothian 99.9, Stirling 90.8Stirling: 90.8East Lothian: 99.9

    99.9East Lothian is higher90.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Lothian 13.5, Stirling 14.3Stirling: 14.3East Lothian: 13.5

    13.5Stirling is higherDepends on how you count14.3

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East Lothian and Stirling, per resident
MeasureEast LothianStirlingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,331£4,349£4,108Estimated£4,206£4,224£3,990EstimatedEast Lothian
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,520£2,531£2,390Estimated£2,507£2,518£2,378EstimatedEast Lothian
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,047£1,051£993Estimated£944£948£895EstimatedEast Lothian
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,335£2,345£2,215£2,297£2,307£2,179East Lothian
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£71£71£67Stirling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£114Estimated£135£136£128EstimatedStirling
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.38£3.40£3.21Estimated£3.88£3.90£3.68EstimatedStirling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£465£467£441Estimated£450£452£427EstimatedEast Lothian
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138Estimated£148£149£140EstimatedStirling
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£54£51Estimated£58£59£55EstimatedStirling
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£825£829£783£681£684£646East Lothian
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£152£153£145Stirling
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£198£199£188Stirling
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£3.31£3.32£3.14East Lothian
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.71£2.72£2.57£3.00£3.02£2.85Stirling
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.12£8.15£7.70Estimated£4.77£4.79£4.52EstimatedEast Lothian
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.0199.8East Lothian
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.917.6Stirling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.630.0Stirling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.871.4East Lothian
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.990.8East Lothian
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Estimated14.3EstimatedStirling

Total

East Lothian is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Stirling on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

East Lothian Stirling

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Lothian £498.8m, Stirling £398.0mStirling: £398.0mEast Lothian: £498.8mStirling: £399.7mEast Lothian: £500.9mStirling: £377.5mEast Lothian: £473.1m

    £498.8m£500.9m£473.1mEast Lothian is higher£398.0m£399.7m£377.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Lothian £290.2m, Stirling £237.2mStirling: £237.2mEast Lothian: £290.2mStirling: £238.2mEast Lothian: £291.5mStirling: £225.0mEast Lothian: £275.3m

    £290.2m£291.5m£275.3mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£237.2m£238.2m£225.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Lothian £120.6m, Stirling £89.3mStirling: £89.3mEast Lothian: £120.6mStirling: £89.7mEast Lothian: £121.1mStirling: £84.7mEast Lothian: £114.4m

    £120.6m£121.1m£114.4mEast Lothian is higher£89.3m£89.7m£84.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Lothian £268.9m, Stirling £217.4mStirling: £217.4mEast Lothian: £268.9mStirling: £218.3mEast Lothian: £270.1mStirling: £206.2mEast Lothian: £255.1m

    £268.9m£270.1m£255.1mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£217.4m£218.3m£206.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Lothian £7.1m, Stirling £6.7mStirling: £6.7mEast Lothian: £7.1mStirling: £6.7mEast Lothian: £7.2mStirling: £6.4mEast Lothian: £6.8m

    £7.1m£7.2m£6.8mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Lothian £13.8m, Stirling £12.8mStirling: £12.8mEast Lothian: £13.8mStirling: £12.8mEast Lothian: £13.9mStirling: £12.1mEast Lothian: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Lothian £0.39m, Stirling £0.37mStirling: £0.37mEast Lothian: £0.39mStirling: £0.37mEast Lothian: £0.39mStirling: £0.35mEast Lothian: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Lothian £53.6m, Stirling £42.6mStirling: £42.6mEast Lothian: £53.6mStirling: £42.8mEast Lothian: £53.8mStirling: £40.4mEast Lothian: £50.8m

    £53.6m£53.8m£50.8mEast Lothian is higher£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Lothian £16.8m, Stirling £14.0mStirling: £14.0mEast Lothian: £16.8mStirling: £14.1mEast Lothian: £16.9mStirling: £13.3mEast Lothian: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Lothian £6.2m, Stirling £5.5mStirling: £5.5mEast Lothian: £6.2mStirling: £5.5mEast Lothian: £6.2mStirling: £5.2mEast Lothian: £5.8m

    £6.2m£6.2m£5.8mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Lothian £95.1m, Stirling £64.4mStirling: £64.4mEast Lothian: £95.1mStirling: £64.7mEast Lothian: £95.5mStirling: £61.1mEast Lothian: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mEast Lothian is higher£64.4m£64.7m£61.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Lothian £16.6m, Stirling £14.4mStirling: £14.4mEast Lothian: £16.6mStirling: £14.5mEast Lothian: £16.7mStirling: £13.7mEast Lothian: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Lothian £18.7m, Stirling £18.8mStirling: £18.8mEast Lothian: £18.7mStirling: £18.8mEast Lothian: £18.7mStirling: £17.8mEast Lothian: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mStirling is higher£18.8m£18.8m£17.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Lothian £0.38m, Stirling £0.31mStirling: £0.31mEast Lothian: £0.38mStirling: £0.31mEast Lothian: £0.39mStirling: £0.30mEast Lothian: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.39m£0.36mEast Lothian is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Lothian £0.31m, Stirling £0.28mStirling: £0.28mEast Lothian: £0.31mStirling: £0.29mEast Lothian: £0.31mStirling: £0.27mEast Lothian: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.30mEast Lothian is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Lothian £0.94m, Stirling £0.45mStirling: £0.45mEast Lothian: £0.94mStirling: £0.45mEast Lothian: £0.94mStirling: £0.43mEast Lothian: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.94m£0.89mEast Lothian is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Lothian 23,954, Stirling 18,905Stirling: 18,905East Lothian: 23,954

    23,954East Lothian is higher18,905

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Lothian 1,949, Stirling 1,661Stirling: 1,661East Lothian: 1,949

    1,949East Lothian is higherDepends on how you count1,661

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Lothian 3,410, Stirling 2,835Stirling: 2,835East Lothian: 3,410

    3,410East Lothian is higherDepends on how you count2,835

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Lothian 8,620, Stirling 6,760Stirling: 6,760East Lothian: 8,620

    8,620East Lothian is higher6,760

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Lothian 11,501, Stirling 8,590Stirling: 8,590East Lothian: 11,501

    11,501East Lothian is higher8,590

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Lothian 1,554, Stirling 1,357Stirling: 1,357East Lothian: 1,554

    1,554East Lothian is higherDepends on how you count1,357

Show the numbers
East Lothian and Stirling, total
MeasureEast LothianStirlingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£498.8m£500.9m£473.1mEstimated£398.0m£399.7m£377.5mEstimatedEast Lothian
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.2m£291.5m£275.3mEstimated£237.2m£238.2m£225.0mEstimatedEast Lothian
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.6m£121.1m£114.4mEstimated£89.3m£89.7m£84.7mEstimatedEast Lothian
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.1m£255.1m£217.4m£218.3m£206.2mEast Lothian
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m£6.7m£6.7m£6.4mEast Lothian
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mEstimated£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mEstimatedEast Lothian
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mEstimated£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mEstimatedEast Lothian
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.6m£53.8m£50.8mEstimated£42.6m£42.8m£40.4mEstimatedEast Lothian
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mEstimated£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mEstimatedEast Lothian
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.2m£6.2m£5.8mEstimated£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mEstimatedEast Lothian
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£64.4m£64.7m£61.1mEast Lothian
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mEast Lothian
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£18.8m£18.8m£17.8mStirling
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mEast Lothian
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m£0.28m£0.29m£0.27mEast Lothian
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.94m£0.89mEstimated£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mEstimatedEast Lothian
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,95418,905East Lothian
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9491,661East Lothian
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4102,835East Lothian
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,6206,760East Lothian
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,5018,590East Lothian
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,554Estimated1,357EstimatedEast Lothian

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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