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Moray and Melton

94,890 and 53,922 residents (mid-2024).

Moray is higher than Melton on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Moray is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Melton on 8. 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

Moray Melton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Moray £4,451, Melton £4,311Melton: £4,311Moray: £4,451Melton: £4,330Moray: £4,470Melton: £4,090Moray: £4,222

    £4,451£4,470£4,222Moray is higher£4,311£4,330£4,090

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Moray £12,201, Melton £12,624Melton: £12,624Moray: £12,201Melton: £12,677Moray: £12,253Melton: £11,974Moray: £11,573

    £12,201£12,253£11,573Melton is higherDepends on how you count£12,624£12,677£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £1,655, Melton £1,521Melton: £1,521Moray: £1,655Melton: £1,527Moray: £1,662Melton: £1,442Moray: £1,570

    £1,655£1,662£1,570Moray is higher£1,521£1,527£1,442

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Moray £11,369, Melton £11,682Melton: £11,682Moray: £11,369Melton: £11,732Moray: £11,417Melton: £11,081Moray: £10,784

    £11,369£11,417£10,784Melton is higherDepends on how you count£11,682£11,732£11,081

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Moray £311, Melton £244Melton: £244Moray: £311Melton: £245Moray: £312Melton: £232Moray: £295

    £311£312£295Moray is higher£244£245£232

  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: Moray £505, Melton £681Melton: £681Moray: £505Melton: £684Moray: £507Melton: £646Moray: £479

    £505£507£479Melton is higherDepends on how you count£681£684£646

  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: Moray £17, Melton £17Melton: £17Moray: £17Melton: £17Moray: £17Melton: £16Moray: £16

    £17£17£16Moray is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £458, Melton £312Melton: £312Moray: £458Melton: £313Moray: £460Melton: £296Moray: £434

    £458£460£434Moray is higher£312£313£296

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £142, Melton £93Melton: £93Moray: £142Melton: £93Moray: £143Melton: £88Moray: £135

    £142£143£135Moray is higher£93£93£88

  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: Moray £91, Melton £88Melton: £88Moray: £91Melton: £89Moray: £91Melton: £84Moray: £86

    £91£91£86Moray is higher£88£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £1,216, Melton £1,247Melton: £1,247Moray: £1,216Melton: £1,253Moray: £1,222Melton: £1,183Moray: £1,154

    £1,216£1,222£1,154Melton is higherDepends on how you count£1,247£1,253£1,183

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Moray £135, Melton £106Melton: £106Moray: £135Melton: £106Moray: £135Melton: £100Moray: £128

    £135£135£128Moray is higher£106£106£100

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £337, Melton £172Melton: £172Moray: £337Melton: £172Moray: £339Melton: £163Moray: £320

    £337£339£320Moray is higher£172£172£163

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £5.58, Melton £11Melton: £11Moray: £5.58Melton: £11Moray: £5.60Melton: £11Moray: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Melton is higher£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £5.00, Melton £1.87Melton: £1.87Moray: £5.00Melton: £1.87Moray: £5.02Melton: £1.77Moray: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Moray is higher£1.87£1.87£1.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Moray £6.29, Melton £8.10Melton: £8.10Moray: £6.29Melton: £8.13Moray: £6.32Melton: £7.68Moray: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Melton is higherDepends on how you count£8.10£8.13£7.68

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Moray 1,002.9, Melton 1,023.6Melton: 1,023.6Moray: 1,002.9

    1,002.9Melton is higherDepends on how you count1,023.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Moray 83.7, Melton 63.2Melton: 63.2Moray: 83.7

    83.7Moray is higher63.2

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Moray 125.1, Melton 139.8Melton: 139.8Moray: 125.1

    125.1Melton is higherDepends on how you count139.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Moray 73.9, Melton 48.8Melton: 48.8Moray: 73.9

    73.9Moray is higher48.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Moray 163.4, Melton 150.1Melton: 150.1Moray: 163.4

    163.4Moray is higher150.1

  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: Moray 22.3, Melton 19.7Melton: 19.7Moray: 22.3

    22.3Moray is higher19.7

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Moray and Melton, per person in the age group
MeasureMorayMeltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,451£4,470£4,222Estimated£4,311£4,330£4,090Moray
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,201£12,253£11,573Estimated£12,624£12,677£11,974Melton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,655£1,662£1,570Estimated£1,521£1,527£1,442Moray
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,369£11,417£10,784£11,682£11,732£11,081Melton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£311£312£295£244£245£232Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£505£507£479Estimated£681£684£646Melton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16Estimated£17£17£16Moray
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£458£460£434Estimated£312£313£296Moray
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135Estimated£93£93£88Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£91£91£86Estimated£88£89£84Moray
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,216£1,222£1,154£1,247£1,253£1,183Melton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£106£106£100Moray
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£337£339£320£172£172£163Moray
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£11Melton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£1.87£1.87£1.77Moray
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97Estimated£8.10£8.13£7.68Melton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.91,023.6Melton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.763.2Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.1139.8Melton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.948.8Moray
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.4150.1Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.3Estimated19.7Moray

Per resident

Moray is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Melton 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

Moray Melton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Moray £4,451, Melton £4,311Melton: £4,311Moray: £4,451Melton: £4,330Moray: £4,470Melton: £4,090Moray: £4,222

    £4,451£4,470£4,222Moray is higher£4,311£4,330£4,090

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Moray £2,713, Melton £2,899Melton: £2,899Moray: £2,713Melton: £2,911Moray: £2,725Melton: £2,749Moray: £2,574

    £2,713£2,725£2,574Melton is higherDepends on how you count£2,899£2,911£2,749

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Moray £997, Melton £895Melton: £895Moray: £997Melton: £898Moray: £1,002Melton: £848Moray: £946

    £997£1,002£946Moray is higher£895£898£848

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Moray £2,528, Melton £2,682Melton: £2,682Moray: £2,528Melton: £2,694Moray: £2,539Melton: £2,544Moray: £2,398

    £2,528£2,539£2,398Melton is higherDepends on how you count£2,682£2,694£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Moray £69, Melton £56Melton: £56Moray: £69Melton: £56Moray: £69Melton: £53Moray: £66

    £69£69£66Moray is higher£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £112, Melton £156Melton: £156Moray: £112Melton: £157Moray: £113Melton: £148Moray: £106

    £112£113£106Melton is higherDepends on how you count£156£157£148

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Moray £3.77, Melton £3.80Melton: £3.80Moray: £3.77Melton: £3.81Moray: £3.79Melton: £3.60Moray: £3.58

    £3.77£3.79£3.58Melton is higherDepends on how you count£3.80£3.81£3.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £458, Melton £312Melton: £312Moray: £458Melton: £313Moray: £460Melton: £296Moray: £434

    £458£460£434Moray is higher£312£313£296

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £142, Melton £93Melton: £93Moray: £142Melton: £93Moray: £143Melton: £88Moray: £135

    £142£143£135Moray is higher£93£93£88

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Moray £55, Melton £52Melton: £52Moray: £55Melton: £52Moray: £55Melton: £49Moray: £52

    £55£55£52Moray is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Moray £733, Melton £734Melton: £734Moray: £733Melton: £737Moray: £736Melton: £696Moray: £695

    £733£736£695Melton is higherDepends on how you count£734£737£696

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Moray £135, Melton £106Melton: £106Moray: £135Melton: £106Moray: £135Melton: £100Moray: £128

    £135£135£128Moray is higher£106£106£100

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Moray £203, Melton £101Melton: £101Moray: £203Melton: £101Moray: £204Melton: £96Moray: £193

    £203£204£193Moray is higher£101£101£96

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Moray £3.36, Melton £6.66Melton: £6.66Moray: £3.36Melton: £6.69Moray: £3.38Melton: £6.32Moray: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Melton is higher£6.66£6.69£6.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Moray £3.02, Melton £1.10Melton: £1.10Moray: £3.02Melton: £1.10Moray: £3.03Melton: £1.04Moray: £2.86

    £3.02£3.03£2.86Moray is higher£1.10£1.10£1.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Moray £6.29, Melton £8.10Melton: £8.10Moray: £6.29Melton: £8.13Moray: £6.32Melton: £7.68Moray: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Melton is higherDepends on how you count£8.10£8.13£7.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Moray 223.0, Melton 235.0Melton: 235.0Moray: 223.0

    223.0Melton is higherDepends on how you count235.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Moray 18.6, Melton 14.5Melton: 14.5Moray: 18.6

    18.6Moray is higher14.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Moray 27.8, Melton 32.1Melton: 32.1Moray: 27.8

    27.8Melton 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: Moray 73.9, Melton 48.8Melton: 48.8Moray: 73.9

    73.9Moray is higher48.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Moray 98.5, Melton 88.3Melton: 88.3Moray: 98.5

    98.5Moray is higher88.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Moray 13.5, Melton 11.6Melton: 11.6Moray: 13.5

    13.5Moray is higher11.6

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Moray and Melton, per resident
MeasureMorayMeltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,451£4,470£4,222Estimated£4,311£4,330£4,090Moray
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,713£2,725£2,574Estimated£2,899£2,911£2,749Melton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£997£1,002£946Estimated£895£898£848Moray
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,528£2,539£2,398£2,682£2,694£2,544Melton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£69£66£56£56£53Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106Estimated£156£157£148Melton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.77£3.79£3.58Estimated£3.80£3.81£3.60Melton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£458£460£434Estimated£312£313£296Moray
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135Estimated£93£93£88Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52Estimated£52£52£49Moray
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£733£736£695£734£737£696Melton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£106£106£100Moray
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£101£101£96Moray
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£6.66£6.69£6.32Melton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.02£3.03£2.86£1.10£1.10£1.04Moray
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97Estimated£8.10£8.13£7.68Melton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026223.0235.0Melton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.614.5Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.832.1Melton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.948.8Moray
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.588.3Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Estimated11.6Moray

Total

Moray is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Melton 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

Moray Melton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Moray £422.4m, Melton £232.5mMelton: £232.5mMoray: £422.4mMelton: £233.5mMoray: £424.2mMelton: £220.5mMoray: £400.7m

    £422.4m£424.2m£400.7mMoray is higher£232.5m£233.5m£220.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Moray £257.5m, Melton £156.3mMelton: £156.3mMoray: £257.5mMelton: £157.0mMoray: £258.6mMelton: £148.3mMoray: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£156.3m£157.0m£148.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Moray £94.6m, Melton £48.2mMelton: £48.2mMoray: £94.6mMelton: £48.4mMoray: £95.0mMelton: £45.8mMoray: £89.8m

    £94.6m£95.0m£89.8mMoray is higher£48.2m£48.4m£45.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Moray £239.9m, Melton £144.6mMelton: £144.6mMoray: £239.9mMelton: £145.3mMoray: £240.9mMelton: £137.2mMoray: £227.6m

    £239.9m£240.9m£227.6mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£144.6m£145.3m£137.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Moray £6.6m, Melton £3.0mMelton: £3.0mMoray: £6.6mMelton: £3.0mMoray: £6.6mMelton: £2.9mMoray: £6.2m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.2mMoray is higher£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Moray £10.7m, Melton £8.4mMelton: £8.4mMoray: £10.7mMelton: £8.5mMoray: £10.7mMelton: £8.0mMoray: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Moray £0.36m, Melton £0.20mMelton: £0.20mMoray: £0.36mMelton: £0.21mMoray: £0.36mMelton: £0.19mMoray: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£0.20m£0.21m£0.19m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Moray £43.4m, Melton £16.8mMelton: £16.8mMoray: £43.4mMelton: £16.9mMoray: £43.6mMelton: £15.9mMoray: £41.2m

    £43.4m£43.6m£41.2mMoray is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Moray £13.5m, Melton £5.0mMelton: £5.0mMoray: £13.5mMelton: £5.0mMoray: £13.5mMelton: £4.7mMoray: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mMoray is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Moray £5.2m, Melton £2.8mMelton: £2.8mMoray: £5.2mMelton: £2.8mMoray: £5.2mMelton: £2.7mMoray: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mMoray is higher£2.8m£2.8m£2.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Moray £69.6m, Melton £39.6mMelton: £39.6mMoray: £69.6mMelton: £39.7mMoray: £69.9mMelton: £37.5mMoray: £66.0m

    £69.6m£69.9m£66.0mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£39.6m£39.7m£37.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Moray £12.8m, Melton £5.7mMelton: £5.7mMoray: £12.8mMelton: £5.7mMoray: £12.8mMelton: £5.4mMoray: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.8m£12.1mMoray is higher£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Moray £19.3m, Melton £5.4mMelton: £5.4mMoray: £19.3mMelton: £5.5mMoray: £19.4mMelton: £5.2mMoray: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mMoray is higher£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Moray £0.32m, Melton £0.36mMelton: £0.36mMoray: £0.32mMelton: £0.36mMoray: £0.32mMelton: £0.34mMoray: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mMelton is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Moray £0.29m, Melton £0.06mMelton: £0.06mMoray: £0.29mMelton: £0.06mMoray: £0.29mMelton: £0.06mMoray: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mMoray is higher£0.06m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Moray £0.60m, Melton £0.44mMelton: £0.44mMoray: £0.60mMelton: £0.44mMoray: £0.60mMelton: £0.41mMoray: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mMoray is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Moray 21,164, Melton 12,673Melton: 12,673Moray: 21,164

    21,164Moray is higherDepends on how you count12,673

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Moray 1,766, Melton 783Melton: 783Moray: 1,766

    1,766Moray is higher783

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Moray 2,640, Melton 1,731Melton: 1,731Moray: 2,640

    2,640Moray is higherDepends on how you count1,731

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Moray 7,010, Melton 2,629Melton: 2,629Moray: 7,010

    7,010Moray is higher2,629

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Moray 9,345, Melton 4,760Melton: 4,760Moray: 9,345

    9,345Moray is higher4,760

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Moray 1,278, Melton 624Melton: 624Moray: 1,278

    1,278Moray is higher624

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Moray and Melton, total
MeasureMorayMeltonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£422.4m£424.2m£400.7mEstimated£232.5m£233.5m£220.5mMoray
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mEstimated£156.3m£157.0m£148.3mMoray
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£94.6m£95.0m£89.8mEstimated£48.2m£48.4m£45.8mMoray
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m£144.6m£145.3m£137.2mMoray
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m£3.0m£3.0m£2.9mMoray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mEstimated£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mMoray
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mEstimated£0.20m£0.21m£0.19mMoray
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.4m£43.6m£41.2mEstimated£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mMoray
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEstimated£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mMoray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mEstimated£2.8m£2.8m£2.7mMoray
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£69.6m£69.9m£66.0m£39.6m£39.7m£37.5mMoray
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mMoray
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mMoray
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.06mMoray
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mEstimated£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mMoray
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,16412,673Moray
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,766783Moray
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6401,731Moray
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,0102,629Moray
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3454,760Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,278Estimated624Moray

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.
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