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Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire

78,740 and 88,820 residents (mid-2024).

Inverclyde is higher than West Dunbartonshire on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 1 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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Per person in the age group

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

Inverclyde West Dunbartonshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £5,905, West Dunbartonshire £5,891West Dunbartonshire: £5,891Inverclyde: £5,905West Dunbartonshire: £5,917Inverclyde: £5,930West Dunbartonshire: £5,588Inverclyde: £5,601

    £5,905£5,930£5,601Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,891£5,917£5,588

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Inverclyde £12,710, West Dunbartonshire £13,444West Dunbartonshire: £13,444Inverclyde: £12,710West Dunbartonshire: £13,501Inverclyde: £12,764West Dunbartonshire: £12,752Inverclyde: £12,056

    £12,710£12,764£12,056West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£13,444£13,501£12,752

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £2,998, West Dunbartonshire £3,014West Dunbartonshire: £3,014Inverclyde: £2,998West Dunbartonshire: £3,027Inverclyde: £3,011West Dunbartonshire: £2,859Inverclyde: £2,844

    £2,998£3,011£2,844West Dunbartonshire is higher£3,014£3,027£2,859

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Inverclyde £11,095, West Dunbartonshire £11,750West Dunbartonshire: £11,750Inverclyde: £11,095West Dunbartonshire: £11,800Inverclyde: £11,142West Dunbartonshire: £11,145Inverclyde: £10,524

    £11,095£11,142£10,524West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,750£11,800£11,145

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Inverclyde £608, West Dunbartonshire £630West Dunbartonshire: £630Inverclyde: £608West Dunbartonshire: £633Inverclyde: £611West Dunbartonshire: £598Inverclyde: £577

    £608£611£577West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£630£633£598

  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: Inverclyde £974, West Dunbartonshire £1,030West Dunbartonshire: £1,030Inverclyde: £974West Dunbartonshire: £1,034Inverclyde: £978West Dunbartonshire: £977Inverclyde: £923

    £974£978£923West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,030£1,034£977

  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: Inverclyde £33, West Dunbartonshire £34West Dunbartonshire: £34Inverclyde: £33West Dunbartonshire: £35Inverclyde: £33West Dunbartonshire: £33Inverclyde: £32

    £33£33£32West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£34£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £791, West Dunbartonshire £784West Dunbartonshire: £784Inverclyde: £791West Dunbartonshire: £787Inverclyde: £794West Dunbartonshire: £744Inverclyde: £750

    £791£794£750Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£784£787£744

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £229, West Dunbartonshire £252West Dunbartonshire: £252Inverclyde: £229West Dunbartonshire: £253Inverclyde: £229West Dunbartonshire: £239Inverclyde: £217

    £229£229£217West Dunbartonshire is higher£252£253£239

  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: Inverclyde £165, West Dunbartonshire £161West Dunbartonshire: £161Inverclyde: £165West Dunbartonshire: £162Inverclyde: £166West Dunbartonshire: £153Inverclyde: £156

    £165£166£156Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £2,200, West Dunbartonshire £2,172West Dunbartonshire: £2,172Inverclyde: £2,200West Dunbartonshire: £2,181Inverclyde: £2,210West Dunbartonshire: £2,060Inverclyde: £2,087

    £2,200£2,210£2,087Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,172£2,181£2,060

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Inverclyde £298, West Dunbartonshire £351West Dunbartonshire: £351Inverclyde: £298West Dunbartonshire: £353Inverclyde: £299West Dunbartonshire: £333Inverclyde: £282

    £298£299£282West Dunbartonshire is higher£351£353£333

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £616, West Dunbartonshire £659West Dunbartonshire: £659Inverclyde: £616West Dunbartonshire: £661Inverclyde: £619West Dunbartonshire: £625Inverclyde: £584

    £616£619£584West Dunbartonshire is higher£659£661£625

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £7.77, West Dunbartonshire £7.85West Dunbartonshire: £7.85Inverclyde: £7.77West Dunbartonshire: £7.89Inverclyde: £7.80West Dunbartonshire: £7.45Inverclyde: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37West Dunbartonshire is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £8.91, West Dunbartonshire £15West Dunbartonshire: £15Inverclyde: £8.91West Dunbartonshire: £15Inverclyde: £8.95West Dunbartonshire: £14Inverclyde: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45West Dunbartonshire is higher£15£15£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £8.77, West Dunbartonshire £11West Dunbartonshire: £11Inverclyde: £8.77West Dunbartonshire: £11Inverclyde: £8.81West Dunbartonshire: £10Inverclyde: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32West Dunbartonshire is higher£11£11£10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Inverclyde 970.5, West Dunbartonshire 1,029.1West Dunbartonshire: 1,029.1Inverclyde: 970.5

    970.5West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count1,029.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Inverclyde 150.6, West Dunbartonshire 161.3West Dunbartonshire: 161.3Inverclyde: 150.6

    150.6West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count161.3

  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: Inverclyde 222.1, West Dunbartonshire 211.3West Dunbartonshire: 211.3Inverclyde: 222.1

    222.1Inverclyde is higher211.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 129.0, West Dunbartonshire 128.5West Dunbartonshire: 128.5Inverclyde: 129.0

    129.0Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count128.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde 254.2, West Dunbartonshire 274.1West Dunbartonshire: 274.1Inverclyde: 254.2

    254.2West Dunbartonshire is higher274.1

  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: Inverclyde 37.7, West Dunbartonshire 38.3West Dunbartonshire: 38.3Inverclyde: 37.7

    37.7West Dunbartonshire is higher38.3

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Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire, per person in the age group
MeasureInverclydeWest DunbartonshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,905£5,930£5,601Estimated£5,891£5,917£5,588EstimatedInverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,710£12,764£12,056Estimated£13,444£13,501£12,752EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,998£3,011£2,844Estimated£3,014£3,027£2,859EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,095£11,142£10,524£11,750£11,800£11,145West Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£608£611£577£630£633£598West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£974£978£923Estimated£1,030£1,034£977EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32Estimated£34£35£33EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£791£794£750Estimated£784£787£744EstimatedInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£229£217Estimated£252£253£239EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£156Estimated£161£162£153EstimatedInverclyde
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,200£2,210£2,087£2,172£2,181£2,060Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£351£353£333West Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£616£619£584£659£661£625West Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£7.85£7.89£7.45West Dunbartonshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£15£15£14West Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32Estimated£11£11£10EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026970.51,029.1West Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.6161.3West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026222.1211.3Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026129.0128.5Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026254.2274.1West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.7Estimated38.3EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire

Per resident

Inverclyde is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and West Dunbartonshire on 10. 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

Inverclyde West Dunbartonshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £5,905, West Dunbartonshire £5,891West Dunbartonshire: £5,891Inverclyde: £5,905West Dunbartonshire: £5,917Inverclyde: £5,930West Dunbartonshire: £5,588Inverclyde: £5,601

    £5,905£5,930£5,601Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£5,891£5,917£5,588

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £2,733, West Dunbartonshire £2,611West Dunbartonshire: £2,611Inverclyde: £2,733West Dunbartonshire: £2,622Inverclyde: £2,744West Dunbartonshire: £2,477Inverclyde: £2,592

    £2,733£2,744£2,592Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,611£2,622£2,477

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £1,847, West Dunbartonshire £1,882West Dunbartonshire: £1,882Inverclyde: £1,847West Dunbartonshire: £1,890Inverclyde: £1,854West Dunbartonshire: £1,786Inverclyde: £1,751

    £1,847£1,854£1,751West Dunbartonshire is higher£1,882£1,890£1,786

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Inverclyde £2,385, West Dunbartonshire £2,282West Dunbartonshire: £2,282Inverclyde: £2,385West Dunbartonshire: £2,292Inverclyde: £2,396West Dunbartonshire: £2,165Inverclyde: £2,263

    £2,385£2,396£2,263Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,282£2,292£2,165

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Inverclyde £131, West Dunbartonshire £122West Dunbartonshire: £122Inverclyde: £131West Dunbartonshire: £123Inverclyde: £131West Dunbartonshire: £116Inverclyde: £124

    £131£131£124Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £209, West Dunbartonshire £200West Dunbartonshire: £200Inverclyde: £209West Dunbartonshire: £201Inverclyde: £210West Dunbartonshire: £190Inverclyde: £199

    £209£210£199Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£200£201£190

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £7.15, West Dunbartonshire £6.69West Dunbartonshire: £6.69Inverclyde: £7.15West Dunbartonshire: £6.72Inverclyde: £7.18West Dunbartonshire: £6.35Inverclyde: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£6.69£6.72£6.35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £791, West Dunbartonshire £784West Dunbartonshire: £784Inverclyde: £791West Dunbartonshire: £787Inverclyde: £794West Dunbartonshire: £744Inverclyde: £750

    £791£794£750Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£784£787£744

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £229, West Dunbartonshire £252West Dunbartonshire: £252Inverclyde: £229West Dunbartonshire: £253Inverclyde: £229West Dunbartonshire: £239Inverclyde: £217

    £229£229£217West Dunbartonshire is higher£252£253£239

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £102, West Dunbartonshire £101West Dunbartonshire: £101Inverclyde: £102West Dunbartonshire: £101Inverclyde: £102West Dunbartonshire: £96Inverclyde: £96

    £102£102£96Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Inverclyde £1,355, West Dunbartonshire £1,356West Dunbartonshire: £1,356Inverclyde: £1,355West Dunbartonshire: £1,362Inverclyde: £1,361West Dunbartonshire: £1,287Inverclyde: £1,285

    £1,355£1,361£1,285West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,356£1,362£1,287

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Inverclyde £298, West Dunbartonshire £351West Dunbartonshire: £351Inverclyde: £298West Dunbartonshire: £353Inverclyde: £299West Dunbartonshire: £333Inverclyde: £282

    £298£299£282West Dunbartonshire is higher£351£353£333

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Inverclyde £379, West Dunbartonshire £411West Dunbartonshire: £411Inverclyde: £379West Dunbartonshire: £413Inverclyde: £381West Dunbartonshire: £390Inverclyde: £360

    £379£381£360West Dunbartonshire is higher£411£413£390

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Inverclyde £4.79, West Dunbartonshire £4.90West Dunbartonshire: £4.90Inverclyde: £4.79West Dunbartonshire: £4.92Inverclyde: £4.81West Dunbartonshire: £4.65Inverclyde: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54West Dunbartonshire is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Inverclyde £5.48, West Dunbartonshire £9.20West Dunbartonshire: £9.20Inverclyde: £5.48West Dunbartonshire: £9.24Inverclyde: £5.51West Dunbartonshire: £8.73Inverclyde: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20West Dunbartonshire is higher£9.20£9.24£8.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £8.77, West Dunbartonshire £11West Dunbartonshire: £11Inverclyde: £8.77West Dunbartonshire: £11Inverclyde: £8.81West Dunbartonshire: £10Inverclyde: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32West Dunbartonshire is higher£11£11£10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 208.7, West Dunbartonshire 199.9West Dunbartonshire: 199.9Inverclyde: 208.7

    208.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count199.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 32.4, West Dunbartonshire 31.3West Dunbartonshire: 31.3Inverclyde: 32.4

    32.4Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count31.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 47.8, West Dunbartonshire 41.0West Dunbartonshire: 41.0Inverclyde: 47.8

    47.8Inverclyde is higher41.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 129.0, West Dunbartonshire 128.5West Dunbartonshire: 128.5Inverclyde: 129.0

    129.0Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count128.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 156.6, West Dunbartonshire 171.1West Dunbartonshire: 171.1Inverclyde: 156.6

    156.6West Dunbartonshire is higher171.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 23.2, West Dunbartonshire 23.9West Dunbartonshire: 23.9Inverclyde: 23.2

    23.2West Dunbartonshire is higher23.9

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Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire, per resident
MeasureInverclydeWest DunbartonshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,905£5,930£5,601Estimated£5,891£5,917£5,588EstimatedInverclyde
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,733£2,744£2,592Estimated£2,611£2,622£2,477EstimatedInverclyde
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,847£1,854£1,751Estimated£1,882£1,890£1,786EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,385£2,396£2,263£2,282£2,292£2,165Inverclyde
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£122£123£116Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199Estimated£200£201£190EstimatedInverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78Estimated£6.69£6.72£6.35EstimatedInverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£791£794£750Estimated£784£787£744EstimatedInverclyde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£229£217Estimated£252£253£239EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£96Estimated£101£101£96EstimatedInverclyde
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,355£1,361£1,285£1,356£1,362£1,287West Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£351£353£333West Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£411£413£390West Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£4.90£4.92£4.65West Dunbartonshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£9.20£9.24£8.73West Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32Estimated£11£11£10EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.7199.9Inverclyde
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202632.431.3Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.841.0Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026129.0128.5Inverclyde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.6171.1West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.2Estimated23.9EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire

Total

Inverclyde is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and West Dunbartonshire on 21. 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

Inverclyde West Dunbartonshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Inverclyde £464.9m, West Dunbartonshire £523.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £523.3mInverclyde: £464.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £525.5mInverclyde: £466.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £496.4mInverclyde: £441.0m

    £464.9m£466.9m£441.0mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£523.3m£525.5m£496.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Inverclyde £215.2m, West Dunbartonshire £231.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £231.9mInverclyde: £215.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £232.9mInverclyde: £216.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £220.0mInverclyde: £204.1m

    £215.2m£216.1m£204.1mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£231.9m£232.9m£220.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Inverclyde £145.4m, West Dunbartonshire £167.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £167.2mInverclyde: £145.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £167.9mInverclyde: £146.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £158.6mInverclyde: £137.9m

    £145.4m£146.0m£137.9mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£167.2m£167.9m£158.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Inverclyde £187.8m, West Dunbartonshire £202.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £202.7mInverclyde: £187.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £203.6mInverclyde: £188.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £192.3mInverclyde: £178.2m

    £187.8m£188.6m£178.2mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Inverclyde £10.3m, West Dunbartonshire £10.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.9mInverclyde: £10.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.9mInverclyde: £10.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.3mInverclyde: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £16.5m, West Dunbartonshire £17.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £17.8mInverclyde: £16.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £17.8mInverclyde: £16.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £16.8mInverclyde: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.6mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Inverclyde £0.56m, West Dunbartonshire £0.59mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.59mInverclyde: £0.56mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.60mInverclyde: £0.57mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.56mInverclyde: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £62.3m, West Dunbartonshire £69.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £69.6mInverclyde: £62.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £69.9mInverclyde: £62.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £66.1mInverclyde: £59.1m

    £62.3m£62.5m£59.1mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£69.6m£69.9m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £18.0m, West Dunbartonshire £22.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £22.4mInverclyde: £18.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £22.5mInverclyde: £18.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £21.2mInverclyde: £17.1m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.1mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Inverclyde £8.0m, West Dunbartonshire £8.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £8.9mInverclyde: £8.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £9.0mInverclyde: £8.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £8.5mInverclyde: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.6mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Inverclyde £106.7m, West Dunbartonshire £120.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £120.5mInverclyde: £106.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £121.0mInverclyde: £107.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £114.3mInverclyde: £101.2m

    £106.7m£107.2m£101.2mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£120.5m£121.0m£114.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Inverclyde £23.4m, West Dunbartonshire £31.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £31.2mInverclyde: £23.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £31.3mInverclyde: £23.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £29.6mInverclyde: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Inverclyde £29.9m, West Dunbartonshire £36.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £36.5mInverclyde: £29.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £36.7mInverclyde: £30.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £34.7mInverclyde: £28.3m

    £29.9m£30.0m£28.3mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£36.5m£36.7m£34.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Inverclyde £0.38m, West Dunbartonshire £0.44mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.44mInverclyde: £0.38mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.44mInverclyde: £0.38mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.41mInverclyde: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Inverclyde £0.43m, West Dunbartonshire £0.82mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.82mInverclyde: £0.43mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.82mInverclyde: £0.43mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.78mInverclyde: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Inverclyde £0.69m, West Dunbartonshire £0.94mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.94mInverclyde: £0.69mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.94mInverclyde: £0.69mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.89mInverclyde: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Inverclyde 16,430, West Dunbartonshire 17,753West Dunbartonshire: 17,753Inverclyde: 16,430

    16,430West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count17,753

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Inverclyde 2,549, West Dunbartonshire 2,782West Dunbartonshire: 2,782Inverclyde: 2,549

    2,549West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count2,782

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde 3,760, West Dunbartonshire 3,645West Dunbartonshire: 3,645Inverclyde: 3,760

    3,760Inverclyde is higher3,645

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde 10,160, West Dunbartonshire 11,410West Dunbartonshire: 11,410Inverclyde: 10,160

    10,160West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count11,410

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Inverclyde 12,327, West Dunbartonshire 15,201West Dunbartonshire: 15,201Inverclyde: 12,327

    12,327West Dunbartonshire is higher15,201

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Inverclyde 1,827, West Dunbartonshire 2,125West Dunbartonshire: 2,125Inverclyde: 1,827

    1,827West Dunbartonshire is higher2,125

Show the numbers
Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire, total
MeasureInverclydeWest DunbartonshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£464.9m£466.9m£441.0mEstimated£523.3m£525.5m£496.4mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£215.2m£216.1m£204.1mEstimated£231.9m£232.9m£220.0mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.4m£146.0m£137.9mEstimated£167.2m£167.9m£158.6mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£187.8m£188.6m£178.2m£202.7m£203.6m£192.3mWest Dunbartonshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mWest Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mEstimated£17.8m£17.8m£16.8mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mEstimated£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.3m£62.5m£59.1mEstimated£69.6m£69.9m£66.1mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mEstimated£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mEstimated£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.7m£107.2m£101.2m£120.5m£121.0m£114.3mWest Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£31.2m£31.3m£29.6mWest Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m£36.5m£36.7m£34.7mWest Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mWest Dunbartonshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mWest Dunbartonshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mEstimated£0.94m£0.94m£0.89mEstimatedWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,43017,753West Dunbartonshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5492,782West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7603,645Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,16011,410West Dunbartonshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,32715,201West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,827Estimated2,125EstimatedWest Dunbartonshire

Sources

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

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