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Moray and Highland

94,890 and 237,570 residents (mid-2024).

Moray is higher than Highland on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 5 of 22 measures, and Highland on 17. 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 Highland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Moray £4,451, Highland £4,697Highland: £4,697Moray: £4,451Highland: £4,717Moray: £4,470Highland: £4,456Moray: £4,222

    £4,451£4,470£4,222Highland is higher£4,697£4,717£4,456

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Moray £12,201, Highland £12,409Highland: £12,409Moray: £12,201Highland: £12,462Moray: £12,253Highland: £11,771Moray: £11,573

    £12,201£12,253£11,573Highland is higher£12,409£12,462£11,771

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £1,655, Highland £1,725Highland: £1,725Moray: £1,655Highland: £1,732Moray: £1,662Highland: £1,636Moray: £1,570

    £1,655£1,662£1,570Highland is higher£1,725£1,732£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Moray £11,369, Highland £11,412Highland: £11,412Moray: £11,369Highland: £11,461Moray: £11,417Highland: £10,825Moray: £10,784

    £11,369£11,417£10,784Highland is higher£11,412£11,461£10,825

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Moray £311, Highland £356Highland: £356Moray: £311Highland: £358Moray: £312Highland: £338Moray: £295

    £311£312£295Highland is higher£356£358£338

  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, Highland £621Highland: £621Moray: £505Highland: £624Moray: £507Highland: £589Moray: £479

    £505£507£479Highland is higher£621£624£589

  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, Highland £19Highland: £19Moray: £17Highland: £20Moray: £17Highland: £18Moray: £16

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £458, Highland £495Highland: £495Moray: £458Highland: £497Moray: £460Highland: £470Moray: £434

    £458£460£434Highland is higher£495£497£470

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £142, Highland £141Highland: £141Moray: £142Highland: £142Moray: £143Highland: £134Moray: £135

    £142£143£135Moray is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

  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, Highland £101Highland: £101Moray: £91Highland: £101Moray: £91Highland: £96Moray: £86

    £91£91£86Highland is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £1,216, Highland £1,294Highland: £1,294Moray: £1,216Highland: £1,300Moray: £1,222Highland: £1,228Moray: £1,154

    £1,216£1,222£1,154Highland is higher£1,294£1,300£1,228

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Moray £135, Highland £147Highland: £147Moray: £135Highland: £148Moray: £135Highland: £139Moray: £128

    £135£135£128Highland is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £337, Highland £320Highland: £320Moray: £337Highland: £322Moray: £339Highland: £304Moray: £320

    £337£339£320Moray is higherDepends on how you count£320£322£304

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £5.58, Highland £3.50Highland: £3.50Moray: £5.58Highland: £3.52Moray: £5.60Highland: £3.32Moray: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Moray is higherDepends on how you count£3.50£3.52£3.32

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Moray £5.00, Highland £5.55Highland: £5.55Moray: £5.00Highland: £5.57Moray: £5.02Highland: £5.26Moray: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Highland is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Moray £6.29, Highland £7.73Highland: £7.73Moray: £6.29Highland: £7.76Moray: £6.32Highland: £7.33Moray: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Highland is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  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, Highland 1,002.6Highland: 1,002.6Moray: 1,002.9

    1,002.9Moray is higherDepends on how you count1,002.6

  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, Highland 91.3Highland: 91.3Moray: 83.7

    83.7Highland is higher91.3

  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: Moray 125.1, Highland 137.8Highland: 137.8Moray: 125.1

    125.1Highland is higher137.8

  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, Highland 77.4Highland: 77.4Moray: 73.9

    73.9Highland is higher77.4

  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, Highland 162.8Highland: 162.8Moray: 163.4

    163.4Moray is higherDepends on how you count162.8

  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, Highland 22.5Highland: 22.5Moray: 22.3

    22.3Highland is higher22.5

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Moray and Highland, per person in the age group
MeasureMorayHighlandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,451£4,470£4,222Estimated£4,697£4,717£4,456EstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,201£12,253£11,573Estimated£12,409£12,462£11,771EstimatedHighland
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,655£1,662£1,570Estimated£1,725£1,732£1,636EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,369£11,417£10,784£11,412£11,461£10,825Highland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£311£312£295£356£358£338Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£505£507£479Estimated£621£624£589EstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16Estimated£19£20£18EstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£458£460£434Estimated£495£497£470EstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135Estimated£141£142£134EstimatedMoray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£91£91£86Estimated£101£101£96EstimatedHighland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,216£1,222£1,154£1,294£1,300£1,228Highland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£147£148£139Highland
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£337£339£320£320£322£304Moray
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£3.50£3.52£3.32Moray
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£5.55£5.57£5.26Highland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97Estimated£7.73£7.76£7.33EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.91,002.6Moray
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.791.3Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.1137.8Highland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.977.4Highland
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.4162.8Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.3Estimated22.5EstimatedHighland

Per resident

Moray is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Highland on 18. 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 Highland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Moray £4,451, Highland £4,697Highland: £4,697Moray: £4,451Highland: £4,717Moray: £4,470Highland: £4,456Moray: £4,222

    £4,451£4,470£4,222Highland is higher£4,697£4,717£4,456

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Moray £2,713, Highland £2,872Highland: £2,872Moray: £2,713Highland: £2,885Moray: £2,725Highland: £2,725Moray: £2,574

    £2,713£2,725£2,574Highland is higher£2,872£2,885£2,725

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Moray £997, Highland £1,034Highland: £1,034Moray: £997Highland: £1,038Moray: £1,002Highland: £981Moray: £946

    £997£1,002£946Highland is higher£1,034£1,038£981

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Moray £2,528, Highland £2,642Highland: £2,642Moray: £2,528Highland: £2,653Moray: £2,539Highland: £2,506Moray: £2,398

    £2,528£2,539£2,398Highland is higher£2,642£2,653£2,506

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Moray £69, Highland £83Highland: £83Moray: £69Highland: £83Moray: £69Highland: £78Moray: £66

    £69£69£66Highland is higher£83£83£78

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £112, Highland £144Highland: £144Moray: £112Highland: £144Moray: £113Highland: £136Moray: £106

    £112£113£106Highland is higher£144£144£136

  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, Highland £4.51Highland: £4.51Moray: £3.77Highland: £4.53Moray: £3.79Highland: £4.28Moray: £3.58

    £3.77£3.79£3.58Highland is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £458, Highland £495Highland: £495Moray: £458Highland: £497Moray: £460Highland: £470Moray: £434

    £458£460£434Highland is higher£495£497£470

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Moray £142, Highland £141Highland: £141Moray: £142Highland: £142Moray: £143Highland: £134Moray: £135

    £142£143£135Moray is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Moray £55, Highland £60Highland: £60Moray: £55Highland: £61Moray: £55Highland: £57Moray: £52

    £55£55£52Highland is higher£60£61£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Moray £733, Highland £776Highland: £776Moray: £733Highland: £779Moray: £736Highland: £736Moray: £695

    £733£736£695Highland is higher£776£779£736

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Moray £135, Highland £147Highland: £147Moray: £135Highland: £148Moray: £135Highland: £139Moray: £128

    £135£135£128Highland is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Moray £203, Highland £192Highland: £192Moray: £203Highland: £193Moray: £204Highland: £182Moray: £193

    £203£204£193Moray is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Moray £3.36, Highland £2.10Highland: £2.10Moray: £3.36Highland: £2.11Moray: £3.38Highland: £1.99Moray: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Moray is higherDepends on how you count£2.10£2.11£1.99

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Moray £3.02, Highland £3.32Highland: £3.32Moray: £3.02Highland: £3.34Moray: £3.03Highland: £3.15Moray: £2.86

    £3.02£3.03£2.86Highland is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Moray £6.29, Highland £7.73Highland: £7.73Moray: £6.29Highland: £7.76Moray: £6.32Highland: £7.33Moray: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Highland is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Moray 223.0, Highland 232.1Highland: 232.1Moray: 223.0

    223.0Highland is higherDepends on how you count232.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Moray 18.6, Highland 21.1Highland: 21.1Moray: 18.6

    18.6Highland is higher21.1

  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, Highland 31.9Highland: 31.9Moray: 27.8

    27.8Highland is higher31.9

  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, Highland 77.4Highland: 77.4Moray: 73.9

    73.9Highland is higher77.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Moray 98.5, Highland 97.6Highland: 97.6Moray: 98.5

    98.5Moray is higherDepends on how you count97.6

  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, Highland 13.5Highland: 13.5Moray: 13.5

    13.5Highland is higher13.5

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Moray and Highland, per resident
MeasureMorayHighlandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,451£4,470£4,222Estimated£4,697£4,717£4,456EstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,713£2,725£2,574Estimated£2,872£2,885£2,725EstimatedHighland
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£997£1,002£946Estimated£1,034£1,038£981EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,528£2,539£2,398£2,642£2,653£2,506Highland
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£69£66£83£83£78Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106Estimated£144£144£136EstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.77£3.79£3.58Estimated£4.51£4.53£4.28EstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£458£460£434Estimated£495£497£470EstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135Estimated£141£142£134EstimatedMoray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52Estimated£60£61£57EstimatedHighland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£733£736£695£776£779£736Highland
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£147£148£139Highland
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£192£193£182Moray
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£2.10£2.11£1.99Moray
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.02£3.03£2.86£3.32£3.34£3.15Highland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97Estimated£7.73£7.76£7.33EstimatedHighland
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026223.0232.1Highland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.621.1Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.831.9Highland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202673.977.4Highland
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.597.6Moray
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Estimated13.5EstimatedHighland

Total

Moray is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Highland on 22. 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 Highland

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Moray £422.4m, Highland £1.1bnHighland: £1.1bnMoray: £422.4mHighland: £1.1bnMoray: £424.2mHighland: £1.1bnMoray: £400.7m

    £422.4m£424.2m£400.7mHighland is higher£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Moray £257.5m, Highland £682.4mHighland: £682.4mMoray: £257.5mHighland: £685.3mMoray: £258.6mHighland: £647.3mMoray: £244.2m

    £257.5m£258.6m£244.2mHighland is higher£682.4m£685.3m£647.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Moray £94.6m, Highland £245.6mHighland: £245.6mMoray: £94.6mHighland: £246.6mMoray: £95.0mHighland: £232.9mMoray: £89.8m

    £94.6m£95.0m£89.8mHighland is higher£245.6m£246.6m£232.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Moray £239.9m, Highland £627.6mHighland: £627.6mMoray: £239.9mHighland: £630.2mMoray: £240.9mHighland: £595.3mMoray: £227.6m

    £239.9m£240.9m£227.6mHighland is higher£627.6m£630.2m£595.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Moray £6.6m, Highland £19.6mHighland: £19.6mMoray: £6.6mHighland: £19.7mMoray: £6.6mHighland: £18.6mMoray: £6.2m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.2mHighland is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Moray £10.7m, Highland £34.2mHighland: £34.2mMoray: £10.7mHighland: £34.3mMoray: £10.7mHighland: £32.4mMoray: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mHighland is higher£34.2m£34.3m£32.4m

  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, Highland £1.1mHighland: £1.1mMoray: £0.36mHighland: £1.1mMoray: £0.36mHighland: £1.0mMoray: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mHighland is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Moray £43.4m, Highland £117.7mHighland: £117.7mMoray: £43.4mHighland: £118.2mMoray: £43.6mHighland: £111.6mMoray: £41.2m

    £43.4m£43.6m£41.2mHighland is higher£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Moray £13.5m, Highland £33.5mHighland: £33.5mMoray: £13.5mHighland: £33.7mMoray: £13.5mHighland: £31.8mMoray: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Moray £5.2m, Highland £14.4mHighland: £14.4mMoray: £5.2mHighland: £14.4mMoray: £5.2mHighland: £13.6mMoray: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mHighland is higher£14.4m£14.4m£13.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Moray £69.6m, Highland £184.3mHighland: £184.3mMoray: £69.6mHighland: £185.1mMoray: £69.9mHighland: £174.8mMoray: £66.0m

    £69.6m£69.9m£66.0mHighland is higher£184.3m£185.1m£174.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Moray £12.8m, Highland £34.9mHighland: £34.9mMoray: £12.8mHighland: £35.0mMoray: £12.8mHighland: £33.1mMoray: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.8m£12.1mHighland is higher£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Moray £19.3m, Highland £45.6mHighland: £45.6mMoray: £19.3mHighland: £45.8mMoray: £19.4mHighland: £43.3mMoray: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Moray £0.32m, Highland £0.50mHighland: £0.50mMoray: £0.32mHighland: £0.50mMoray: £0.32mHighland: £0.47mMoray: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mHighland is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Moray £0.29m, Highland £0.79mHighland: £0.79mMoray: £0.29mHighland: £0.79mMoray: £0.29mHighland: £0.75mMoray: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mHighland is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Moray £0.60m, Highland £1.8mHighland: £1.8mMoray: £0.60mHighland: £1.8mMoray: £0.60mHighland: £1.7mMoray: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mHighland is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Moray 21,164, Highland 55,132Highland: 55,132Moray: 21,164

    21,164Highland is higherDepends on how you count55,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Moray 1,766, Highland 5,020Highland: 5,020Moray: 1,766

    1,766Highland is higher5,020

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Moray 2,640, Highland 7,575Highland: 7,575Moray: 2,640

    2,640Highland is higher7,575

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Moray 7,010, Highland 18,395Highland: 18,395Moray: 7,010

    7,010Highland is higher18,395

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Moray 9,345, Highland 23,186Highland: 23,186Moray: 9,345

    9,345Highland is higherDepends on how you count23,186

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Moray 1,278, Highland 3,202Highland: 3,202Moray: 1,278

    1,278Highland is higher3,202

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Moray and Highland, total
MeasureMorayHighlandHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£422.4m£424.2m£400.7mEstimated£1.1bnEstimatedHighland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mEstimated£682.4m£685.3m£647.3mEstimatedHighland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£94.6m£95.0m£89.8mEstimated£245.6m£246.6m£232.9mEstimatedHighland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m£627.6m£630.2m£595.3mHighland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mHighland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mEstimated£34.2m£34.3m£32.4mEstimatedHighland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mEstimated£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEstimatedHighland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.4m£43.6m£41.2mEstimated£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mEstimatedHighland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEstimated£33.5m£33.7m£31.8mEstimatedHighland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mEstimated£14.4m£14.4m£13.6mEstimatedHighland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£69.6m£69.9m£66.0m£184.3m£185.1m£174.8mHighland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m£34.9m£35.0m£33.1mHighland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£45.6m£45.8m£43.3mHighland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHighland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mHighland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mEstimated£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mEstimatedHighland
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,16455,132Highland
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7665,020Highland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6407,575Highland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,01018,395Highland
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,34523,186Highland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,278Estimated3,202EstimatedHighland

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.