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Highland and Perth and Kinross

237,570 and 154,490 residents (mid-2024).

Highland is higher than Perth and Kinross on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Highland is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Perth and Kinross on 7. 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

Highland Perth and Kinross

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Highland £4,697, Perth and Kinross £4,646Perth and Kinross: £4,646Highland: £4,697Perth and Kinross: £4,665Highland: £4,717Perth and Kinross: £4,407Highland: £4,456

    £4,697£4,717£4,456Highland is higher£4,646£4,665£4,407

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £12,409, Perth and Kinross £12,346Perth and Kinross: £12,346Highland: £12,409Perth and Kinross: £12,398Highland: £12,462Perth and Kinross: £11,711Highland: £11,771

    £12,409£12,462£11,771Highland is higherDepends on how you count£12,346£12,398£11,711

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £1,725, Perth and Kinross £1,620Perth and Kinross: £1,620Highland: £1,725Perth and Kinross: £1,627Highland: £1,732Perth and Kinross: £1,537Highland: £1,636

    £1,725£1,732£1,636Highland is higher£1,620£1,627£1,537

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £11,412, Perth and Kinross £11,437Perth and Kinross: £11,437Highland: £11,412Perth and Kinross: £11,486Highland: £11,461Perth and Kinross: £10,849Highland: £10,825

    £11,412£11,461£10,825Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,486£10,849

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £356, Perth and Kinross £313Perth and Kinross: £313Highland: £356Perth and Kinross: £314Highland: £358Perth and Kinross: £297Highland: £338

    £356£358£338Highland is higher£313£314£297

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Highland £621, Perth and Kinross £578Perth and Kinross: £578Highland: £621Perth and Kinross: £581Highland: £624Perth and Kinross: £549Highland: £589

    £621£624£589Highland is higher£578£581£549

  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: Highland £19, Perth and Kinross £17Perth and Kinross: £17Highland: £19Perth and Kinross: £17Highland: £20Perth and Kinross: £16Highland: £18

    £19£20£18Highland is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £495, Perth and Kinross £472Perth and Kinross: £472Highland: £495Perth and Kinross: £474Highland: £497Perth and Kinross: £448Highland: £470

    £495£497£470Highland is higher£472£474£448

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £141, Perth and Kinross £153Perth and Kinross: £153Highland: £141Perth and Kinross: £154Highland: £142Perth and Kinross: £145Highland: £134

    £141£142£134Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

  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: Highland £101, Perth and Kinross £95Perth and Kinross: £95Highland: £101Perth and Kinross: £95Highland: £101Perth and Kinross: £90Highland: £96

    £101£101£96Highland is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £1,294, Perth and Kinross £1,177Perth and Kinross: £1,177Highland: £1,294Perth and Kinross: £1,182Highland: £1,300Perth and Kinross: £1,116Highland: £1,228

    £1,294£1,300£1,228Highland is higher£1,177£1,182£1,116

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Highland £147, Perth and Kinross £122Perth and Kinross: £122Highland: £147Perth and Kinross: £123Highland: £148Perth and Kinross: £116Highland: £139

    £147£148£139Highland is higher£122£123£116

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £320, Perth and Kinross £337Perth and Kinross: £337Highland: £320Perth and Kinross: £338Highland: £322Perth and Kinross: £319Highland: £304

    £320£322£304Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£337£338£319

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £3.50, Perth and Kinross £5.16Perth and Kinross: £5.16Highland: £3.50Perth and Kinross: £5.18Highland: £3.52Perth and Kinross: £4.89Highland: £3.32

    £3.50£3.52£3.32Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£5.16£5.18£4.89

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Highland £5.55, Perth and Kinross £6.00Perth and Kinross: £6.00Highland: £5.55Perth and Kinross: £6.02Highland: £5.57Perth and Kinross: £5.69Highland: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£6.00£6.02£5.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Highland £7.73, Perth and Kinross £5.96Perth and Kinross: £5.96Highland: £7.73Perth and Kinross: £5.98Highland: £7.76Perth and Kinross: £5.65Highland: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Highland is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Highland 1,002.6, Perth and Kinross 1,007.1Perth and Kinross: 1,007.1Highland: 1,002.6

    1,002.6Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count1,007.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Highland 91.3, Perth and Kinross 79.6Perth and Kinross: 79.6Highland: 91.3

    91.3Highland is higher79.6

  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: Highland 137.8, Perth and Kinross 135.4Perth and Kinross: 135.4Highland: 137.8

    137.8Highland is higherDepends on how you count135.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 77.4, Perth and Kinross 74.0Perth and Kinross: 74.0Highland: 77.4

    77.4Highland is higher74.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Highland 162.8, Perth and Kinross 155.4Perth and Kinross: 155.4Highland: 162.8

    162.8Highland is higher155.4

  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: Highland 22.5, Perth and Kinross 24.4Perth and Kinross: 24.4Highland: 22.5

    22.5Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count24.4

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Highland and Perth and Kinross, per person in the age group
MeasureHighlandPerth and KinrossHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,456Estimated£4,646£4,665£4,407EstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,409£12,462£11,771Estimated£12,346£12,398£11,711EstimatedHighland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,732£1,636Estimated£1,620£1,627£1,537EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,412£11,461£10,825£11,437£11,486£10,849Perth and Kinross
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£356£358£338£313£314£297Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589Estimated£578£581£549EstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£20£18Estimated£17£17£16EstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£495£497£470Estimated£472£474£448EstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134Estimated£153£154£145EstimatedPerth and Kinross
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96Estimated£95£95£90EstimatedHighland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,294£1,300£1,228£1,177£1,182£1,116Highland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£122£123£116Highland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£320£322£304£337£338£319Perth and Kinross
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.50£3.52£3.32£5.16£5.18£4.89Perth and Kinross
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£6.00£6.02£5.69Perth and Kinross
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33Estimated£5.96£5.98£5.65EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.61,007.1Perth and Kinross
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.379.6Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.8135.4Highland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.474.0Highland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.8155.4Highland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.5Estimated24.4EstimatedPerth and Kinross

Per resident

Highland is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Perth and Kinross on 9. 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

Highland Perth and Kinross

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Highland £4,697, Perth and Kinross £4,646Perth and Kinross: £4,646Highland: £4,697Perth and Kinross: £4,665Highland: £4,717Perth and Kinross: £4,407Highland: £4,456

    £4,697£4,717£4,456Highland is higher£4,646£4,665£4,407

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Highland £2,872, Perth and Kinross £2,931Perth and Kinross: £2,931Highland: £2,872Perth and Kinross: £2,944Highland: £2,885Perth and Kinross: £2,781Highland: £2,725

    £2,872£2,885£2,725Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£2,931£2,944£2,781

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Highland £1,034, Perth and Kinross £961Perth and Kinross: £961Highland: £1,034Perth and Kinross: £965Highland: £1,038Perth and Kinross: £911Highland: £981

    £1,034£1,038£981Highland is higher£961£965£911

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Highland £2,642, Perth and Kinross £2,716Perth and Kinross: £2,716Highland: £2,642Perth and Kinross: £2,727Highland: £2,653Perth and Kinross: £2,576Highland: £2,506

    £2,642£2,653£2,506Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£2,716£2,727£2,576

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Highland £83, Perth and Kinross £74Perth and Kinross: £74Highland: £83Perth and Kinross: £75Highland: £83Perth and Kinross: £70Highland: £78

    £83£83£78Highland is higher£74£75£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £144, Perth and Kinross £137Perth and Kinross: £137Highland: £144Perth and Kinross: £138Highland: £144Perth and Kinross: £130Highland: £136

    £144£144£136Highland is higher£137£138£130

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Highland £4.51, Perth and Kinross £4.07Perth and Kinross: £4.07Highland: £4.51Perth and Kinross: £4.09Highland: £4.53Perth and Kinross: £3.86Highland: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Highland is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £495, Perth and Kinross £472Perth and Kinross: £472Highland: £495Perth and Kinross: £474Highland: £497Perth and Kinross: £448Highland: £470

    £495£497£470Highland is higher£472£474£448

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Highland £141, Perth and Kinross £153Perth and Kinross: £153Highland: £141Perth and Kinross: £154Highland: £142Perth and Kinross: £145Highland: £134

    £141£142£134Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Highland £60, Perth and Kinross £56Perth and Kinross: £56Highland: £60Perth and Kinross: £57Highland: £61Perth and Kinross: £53Highland: £57

    £60£61£57Highland is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Highland £776, Perth and Kinross £698Perth and Kinross: £698Highland: £776Perth and Kinross: £701Highland: £779Perth and Kinross: £662Highland: £736

    £776£779£736Highland is higher£698£701£662

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Highland £147, Perth and Kinross £122Perth and Kinross: £122Highland: £147Perth and Kinross: £123Highland: £148Perth and Kinross: £116Highland: £139

    £147£148£139Highland is higher£122£123£116

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Highland £192, Perth and Kinross £200Perth and Kinross: £200Highland: £192Perth and Kinross: £201Highland: £193Perth and Kinross: £189Highland: £182

    £192£193£182Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£200£201£189

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Highland £2.10, Perth and Kinross £3.06Perth and Kinross: £3.06Highland: £2.10Perth and Kinross: £3.07Highland: £2.11Perth and Kinross: £2.90Highland: £1.99

    £2.10£2.11£1.99Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£3.06£3.07£2.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Highland £3.32, Perth and Kinross £3.55Perth and Kinross: £3.55Highland: £3.32Perth and Kinross: £3.57Highland: £3.34Perth and Kinross: £3.37Highland: £3.15

    £3.32£3.34£3.15Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count£3.55£3.57£3.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Highland £7.73, Perth and Kinross £5.96Perth and Kinross: £5.96Highland: £7.73Perth and Kinross: £5.98Highland: £7.76Perth and Kinross: £5.65Highland: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Highland is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Highland 232.1, Perth and Kinross 239.1Perth and Kinross: 239.1Highland: 232.1

    232.1Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count239.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Highland 21.1, Perth and Kinross 18.9Perth and Kinross: 18.9Highland: 21.1

    21.1Highland is higher18.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 31.9, Perth and Kinross 32.1Perth and Kinross: 32.1Highland: 31.9

    31.9Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 77.4, Perth and Kinross 74.0Perth and Kinross: 74.0Highland: 77.4

    77.4Highland is higher74.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Highland 97.6, Perth and Kinross 92.2Perth and Kinross: 92.2Highland: 97.6

    97.6Highland is higher92.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Highland 13.5, Perth and Kinross 14.5Perth and Kinross: 14.5Highland: 13.5

    13.5Perth and Kinross is higherDepends on how you count14.5

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Highland and Perth and Kinross, per resident
MeasureHighlandPerth and KinrossHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,697£4,717£4,456Estimated£4,646£4,665£4,407EstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,872£2,885£2,725Estimated£2,931£2,944£2,781EstimatedPerth and Kinross
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,034£1,038£981Estimated£961£965£911EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,642£2,653£2,506£2,716£2,727£2,576Perth and Kinross
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£74£75£70Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136Estimated£137£138£130EstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28Estimated£4.07£4.09£3.86EstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£495£497£470Estimated£472£474£448EstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134Estimated£153£154£145EstimatedPerth and Kinross
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£61£57Estimated£56£57£53EstimatedHighland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£776£779£736£698£701£662Highland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£122£123£116Highland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£200£201£189Perth and Kinross
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.10£2.11£1.99£3.06£3.07£2.90Perth and Kinross
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.32£3.34£3.15£3.55£3.57£3.37Perth and Kinross
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33Estimated£5.96£5.98£5.65EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.1239.1Perth and Kinross
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.118.9Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.932.1Perth and Kinross
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.474.0Highland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202697.692.2Highland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Estimated14.5EstimatedPerth and Kinross

Total

Highland is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Perth and Kinross 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

Highland Perth and Kinross

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Highland £1.1bn, Perth and Kinross £717.7mPerth and Kinross: £717.7mHighland: £1.1bnPerth and Kinross: £720.7mHighland: £1.1bnPerth and Kinross: £680.8mHighland: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnHighland is higher£717.7m£720.7m£680.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Highland £682.4m, Perth and Kinross £452.9mPerth and Kinross: £452.9mHighland: £682.4mPerth and Kinross: £454.8mHighland: £685.3mPerth and Kinross: £429.6mHighland: £647.3m

    £682.4m£685.3m£647.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£452.9m£454.8m£429.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Highland £245.6m, Perth and Kinross £148.4mPerth and Kinross: £148.4mHighland: £245.6mPerth and Kinross: £149.0mHighland: £246.6mPerth and Kinross: £140.8mHighland: £232.9m

    £245.6m£246.6m£232.9mHighland is higher£148.4m£149.0m£140.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Highland £627.6m, Perth and Kinross £419.6mPerth and Kinross: £419.6mHighland: £627.6mPerth and Kinross: £421.3mHighland: £630.2mPerth and Kinross: £398.0mHighland: £595.3m

    £627.6m£630.2m£595.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£419.6m£421.3m£398.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Highland £19.6m, Perth and Kinross £11.5mPerth and Kinross: £11.5mHighland: £19.6mPerth and Kinross: £11.5mHighland: £19.7mPerth and Kinross: £10.9mHighland: £18.6m

    £19.6m£19.7m£18.6mHighland is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Highland £34.2m, Perth and Kinross £21.2mPerth and Kinross: £21.2mHighland: £34.2mPerth and Kinross: £21.3mHighland: £34.3mPerth and Kinross: £20.1mHighland: £32.4m

    £34.2m£34.3m£32.4mHighland is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Highland £1.1m, Perth and Kinross £0.63mPerth and Kinross: £0.63mHighland: £1.1mPerth and Kinross: £0.63mHighland: £1.1mPerth and Kinross: £0.60mHighland: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mHighland is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Highland £117.7m, Perth and Kinross £72.9mPerth and Kinross: £72.9mHighland: £117.7mPerth and Kinross: £73.2mHighland: £118.2mPerth and Kinross: £69.2mHighland: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mHighland is higher£72.9m£73.2m£69.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Highland £33.5m, Perth and Kinross £23.7mPerth and Kinross: £23.7mHighland: £33.5mPerth and Kinross: £23.8mHighland: £33.7mPerth and Kinross: £22.5mHighland: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.7m£31.8mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Highland £14.4m, Perth and Kinross £8.7mPerth and Kinross: £8.7mHighland: £14.4mPerth and Kinross: £8.7mHighland: £14.4mPerth and Kinross: £8.3mHighland: £13.6m

    £14.4m£14.4m£13.6mHighland is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Highland £184.3m, Perth and Kinross £107.8mPerth and Kinross: £107.8mHighland: £184.3mPerth and Kinross: £108.3mHighland: £185.1mPerth and Kinross: £102.3mHighland: £174.8m

    £184.3m£185.1m£174.8mHighland is higher£107.8m£108.3m£102.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Highland £34.9m, Perth and Kinross £18.8mPerth and Kinross: £18.8mHighland: £34.9mPerth and Kinross: £18.9mHighland: £35.0mPerth and Kinross: £17.9mHighland: £33.1m

    £34.9m£35.0m£33.1mHighland is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Highland £45.6m, Perth and Kinross £30.8mPerth and Kinross: £30.8mHighland: £45.6mPerth and Kinross: £31.0mHighland: £45.8mPerth and Kinross: £29.3mHighland: £43.3m

    £45.6m£45.8m£43.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£30.8m£31.0m£29.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Highland £0.50m, Perth and Kinross £0.47mPerth and Kinross: £0.47mHighland: £0.50mPerth and Kinross: £0.47mHighland: £0.50mPerth and Kinross: £0.45mHighland: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Highland £0.79m, Perth and Kinross £0.55mPerth and Kinross: £0.55mHighland: £0.79mPerth and Kinross: £0.55mHighland: £0.79mPerth and Kinross: £0.52mHighland: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Highland £1.8m, Perth and Kinross £0.92mPerth and Kinross: £0.92mHighland: £1.8mPerth and Kinross: £0.92mHighland: £1.8mPerth and Kinross: £0.87mHighland: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mHighland is higher£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Highland 55,132, Perth and Kinross 36,943Perth and Kinross: 36,943Highland: 55,132

    55,132Highland is higherDepends on how you count36,943

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Highland 5,020, Perth and Kinross 2,920Perth and Kinross: 2,920Highland: 5,020

    5,020Highland is higher2,920

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Highland 7,575, Perth and Kinross 4,965Perth and Kinross: 4,965Highland: 7,575

    7,575Highland is higherDepends on how you count4,965

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Highland 18,395, Perth and Kinross 11,435Perth and Kinross: 11,435Highland: 18,395

    18,395Highland is higher11,435

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Highland 23,186, Perth and Kinross 14,238Perth and Kinross: 14,238Highland: 23,186

    23,186Highland is higher14,238

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Highland 3,202, Perth and Kinross 2,236Perth and Kinross: 2,236Highland: 3,202

    3,202Highland is higherDepends on how you count2,236

Show the numbers
Highland and Perth and Kinross, total
MeasureHighlandPerth and KinrossHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bnEstimated£717.7m£720.7m£680.8mEstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.4m£685.3m£647.3mEstimated£452.9m£454.8m£429.6mEstimatedHighland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£245.6m£246.6m£232.9mEstimated£148.4m£149.0m£140.8mEstimatedHighland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£627.6m£630.2m£595.3m£419.6m£421.3m£398.0mHighland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mHighland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.2m£34.3m£32.4mEstimated£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mEstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEstimated£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mEstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mEstimated£72.9m£73.2m£69.2mEstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.7m£31.8mEstimated£23.7m£23.8m£22.5mEstimatedHighland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.4m£13.6mEstimated£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mEstimatedHighland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£184.3m£185.1m£174.8m£107.8m£108.3m£102.3mHighland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m£18.8m£18.9m£17.9mHighland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m£30.8m£31.0m£29.3mHighland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mHighland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mHighland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mEstimated£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mEstimatedHighland
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,13236,943Highland
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,0202,920Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,5754,965Highland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,39511,435Highland
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,18614,238Highland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,202Estimated2,236EstimatedHighland

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.