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Scottish Borders and Angus

117,190 and 114,930 residents (mid-2024).

Scottish Borders is higher than Angus on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Scottish Borders is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Angus on 20. 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

Scottish Borders Angus

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scottish Borders £4,986, Angus £5,119Angus: £5,119Scottish Borders: £4,986Angus: £5,140Scottish Borders: £5,007Angus: £4,855Scottish Borders: £4,729

    £4,986£5,007£4,729Angus is higher£5,119£5,140£4,855

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Scottish Borders £12,258, Angus £12,383Angus: £12,383Scottish Borders: £12,258Angus: £12,436Scottish Borders: £12,310Angus: £11,746Scottish Borders: £11,627

    £12,258£12,310£11,627Angus is higherDepends on how you count£12,383£12,436£11,746

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Scottish Borders £1,832, Angus £2,074Angus: £2,074Scottish Borders: £1,832Angus: £2,083Scottish Borders: £1,840Angus: £1,967Scottish Borders: £1,738

    £1,832£1,840£1,738Angus is higher£2,074£2,083£1,967

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Scottish Borders £11,419, Angus £11,493Angus: £11,493Scottish Borders: £11,419Angus: £11,542Scottish Borders: £11,467Angus: £10,902Scottish Borders: £10,831

    £11,419£11,467£10,831Angus is higherDepends on how you count£11,493£11,542£10,902

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Scottish Borders £294, Angus £321Angus: £321Scottish Borders: £294Angus: £322Scottish Borders: £295Angus: £304Scottish Borders: £279

    £294£295£279Angus is higher£321£322£304

  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: Scottish Borders £529, Angus £551Angus: £551Scottish Borders: £529Angus: £553Scottish Borders: £531Angus: £523Scottish Borders: £501

    £529£531£501Angus is higherDepends on how you count£551£553£523

  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: Scottish Borders £16, Angus £18Angus: £18Scottish Borders: £16Angus: £18Scottish Borders: £16Angus: £17Scottish Borders: £15

    £16£16£15Angus is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £449, Angus £557Angus: £557Scottish Borders: £449Angus: £559Scottish Borders: £451Angus: £528Scottish Borders: £426

    £449£451£426Angus is higher£557£559£528

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £121, Angus £159Angus: £159Scottish Borders: £121Angus: £160Scottish Borders: £122Angus: £151Scottish Borders: £115

    £121£122£115Angus is higher£159£160£151

  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: Scottish Borders £98, Angus £118Angus: £118Scottish Borders: £98Angus: £119Scottish Borders: £99Angus: £112Scottish Borders: £93

    £98£99£93Angus is higher£118£119£112

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Scottish Borders £1,354, Angus £1,551Angus: £1,551Scottish Borders: £1,354Angus: £1,558Scottish Borders: £1,359Angus: £1,471Scottish Borders: £1,284

    £1,354£1,359£1,284Angus is higher£1,551£1,558£1,471

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scottish Borders £192, Angus £156Angus: £156Scottish Borders: £192Angus: £157Scottish Borders: £192Angus: £148Scottish Borders: £182

    £192£192£182Scottish Borders is higher£156£157£148

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scottish Borders £368, Angus £390Angus: £390Scottish Borders: £368Angus: £392Scottish Borders: £369Angus: £370Scottish Borders: £349

    £368£369£349Angus is higher£390£392£370

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Scottish Borders £6.40, Angus £7.45Angus: £7.45Scottish Borders: £6.40Angus: £7.49Scottish Borders: £6.43Angus: £7.07Scottish Borders: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Angus is higher£7.45£7.49£7.07

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Scottish Borders £5.74, Angus £6.65Angus: £6.65Scottish Borders: £5.74Angus: £6.68Scottish Borders: £5.76Angus: £6.31Scottish Borders: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Angus is higher£6.65£6.68£6.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scottish Borders £7.17, Angus £9.28Angus: £9.28Scottish Borders: £7.17Angus: £9.32Scottish Borders: £7.20Angus: £8.80Scottish Borders: £6.80

    £7.17£7.20£6.80Angus is higher£9.28£9.32£8.80

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Scottish Borders 1,006.0, Angus 1,004.2Angus: 1,004.2Scottish Borders: 1,006.0

    1,006.0Scottish Borders is higher1,004.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Scottish Borders 82.4, Angus 85.6Angus: 85.6Scottish Borders: 82.4

    82.4Angus is higherDepends on how you count85.6

  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: Scottish Borders 134.0, Angus 151.5Angus: 151.5Scottish Borders: 134.0

    134.0Angus is higher151.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 71.6, Angus 89.9Angus: 89.9Scottish Borders: 71.6

    71.6Angus is higher89.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Scottish Borders 178.6, Angus 198.9Angus: 198.9Scottish Borders: 178.6

    178.6Angus is higher198.9

  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: Scottish Borders 23.5, Angus 29.6Angus: 29.6Scottish Borders: 23.5

    23.5Angus is higher29.6

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Scottish Borders and Angus, per person in the age group
MeasureScottish BordersAngusHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,986£5,007£4,729Estimated£5,119£5,140£4,855EstimatedAngus
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,258£12,310£11,627Estimated£12,383£12,436£11,746EstimatedAngus
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,832£1,840£1,738Estimated£2,074£2,083£1,967EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,419£11,467£10,831£11,493£11,542£10,902Angus
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£294£295£279£321£322£304Angus
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£529£531£501Estimated£551£553£523EstimatedAngus
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15Estimated£18£18£17EstimatedAngus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£449£451£426Estimated£557£559£528EstimatedAngus
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115Estimated£159£160£151EstimatedAngus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93Estimated£118£119£112EstimatedAngus
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,354£1,359£1,284£1,551£1,558£1,471Angus
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£156£157£148Scottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£368£369£349£390£392£370Angus
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£7.45£7.49£7.07Angus
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£6.65£6.68£6.31Angus
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.17£7.20£6.80Estimated£9.28£9.32£8.80EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.01,004.2Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.485.6Angus
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.0151.5Angus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.689.9Angus
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026178.6198.9Angus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.5Estimated29.6EstimatedAngus

Per resident

Scottish Borders is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Angus 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

Scottish Borders Angus

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Scottish Borders £4,986, Angus £5,119Angus: £5,119Scottish Borders: £4,986Angus: £5,140Scottish Borders: £5,007Angus: £4,855Scottish Borders: £4,729

    £4,986£5,007£4,729Angus is higher£5,119£5,140£4,855

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Scottish Borders £3,165, Angus £3,023Angus: £3,023Scottish Borders: £3,165Angus: £3,036Scottish Borders: £3,178Angus: £2,867Scottish Borders: £3,002

    £3,165£3,178£3,002Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£3,023£3,036£2,867

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Scottish Borders £1,052, Angus £1,214Angus: £1,214Scottish Borders: £1,052Angus: £1,219Scottish Borders: £1,056Angus: £1,152Scottish Borders: £998

    £1,052£1,056£998Angus is higher£1,214£1,219£1,152

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Scottish Borders £2,948, Angus £2,806Angus: £2,806Scottish Borders: £2,948Angus: £2,818Scottish Borders: £2,961Angus: £2,661Scottish Borders: £2,797

    £2,948£2,961£2,797Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£2,806£2,818£2,661

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Scottish Borders £76, Angus £78Angus: £78Scottish Borders: £76Angus: £79Scottish Borders: £76Angus: £74Scottish Borders: £72

    £76£76£72Angus is higher£78£79£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £137, Angus £134Angus: £134Scottish Borders: £137Angus: £135Scottish Borders: £137Angus: £128Scottish Borders: £129

    £137£137£129Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£128

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £4.15, Angus £4.28Angus: £4.28Scottish Borders: £4.15Angus: £4.30Scottish Borders: £4.17Angus: £4.06Scottish Borders: £3.94

    £4.15£4.17£3.94Angus is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £449, Angus £557Angus: £557Scottish Borders: £449Angus: £559Scottish Borders: £451Angus: £528Scottish Borders: £426

    £449£451£426Angus is higher£557£559£528

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £121, Angus £159Angus: £159Scottish Borders: £121Angus: £160Scottish Borders: £122Angus: £151Scottish Borders: £115

    £121£122£115Angus is higher£159£160£151

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Scottish Borders £56, Angus £69Angus: £69Scottish Borders: £56Angus: £70Scottish Borders: £57Angus: £66Scottish Borders: £53

    £56£57£53Angus is higher£69£70£66

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Scottish Borders £777, Angus £908Angus: £908Scottish Borders: £777Angus: £912Scottish Borders: £780Angus: £861Scottish Borders: £737

    £777£780£737Angus is higher£908£912£861

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Scottish Borders £192, Angus £156Angus: £156Scottish Borders: £192Angus: £157Scottish Borders: £192Angus: £148Scottish Borders: £182

    £192£192£182Scottish Borders is higher£156£157£148

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Scottish Borders £211, Angus £229Angus: £229Scottish Borders: £211Angus: £230Scottish Borders: £212Angus: £217Scottish Borders: £200

    £211£212£200Angus is higher£229£230£217

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Scottish Borders £3.68, Angus £4.36Angus: £4.36Scottish Borders: £3.68Angus: £4.38Scottish Borders: £3.69Angus: £4.14Scottish Borders: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Angus is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Scottish Borders £3.29, Angus £3.89Angus: £3.89Scottish Borders: £3.29Angus: £3.91Scottish Borders: £3.30Angus: £3.69Scottish Borders: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Angus is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Scottish Borders £7.17, Angus £9.28Angus: £9.28Scottish Borders: £7.17Angus: £9.32Scottish Borders: £7.20Angus: £8.80Scottish Borders: £6.80

    £7.17£7.20£6.80Angus is higher£9.28£9.32£8.80

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 259.7, Angus 245.1Angus: 245.1Scottish Borders: 259.7

    259.7Scottish Borders is higher245.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 21.3, Angus 20.9Angus: 20.9Scottish Borders: 21.3

    21.3Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 34.6, Angus 37.0Angus: 37.0Scottish Borders: 34.6

    34.6Angus is higher37.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 71.6, Angus 89.9Angus: 89.9Scottish Borders: 71.6

    71.6Angus is higher89.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 102.5, Angus 116.5Angus: 116.5Scottish Borders: 102.5

    102.5Angus is higher116.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Scottish Borders 13.5, Angus 17.3Angus: 17.3Scottish Borders: 13.5

    13.5Angus is higher17.3

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Scottish Borders and Angus, per resident
MeasureScottish BordersAngusHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,986£5,007£4,729Estimated£5,119£5,140£4,855EstimatedAngus
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,165£3,178£3,002Estimated£3,023£3,036£2,867EstimatedScottish Borders
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,052£1,056£998Estimated£1,214£1,219£1,152EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,948£2,961£2,797£2,806£2,818£2,661Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£78£79£74Angus
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£137£129Estimated£134£135£128EstimatedScottish Borders
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.15£4.17£3.94Estimated£4.28£4.30£4.06EstimatedAngus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£449£451£426Estimated£557£559£528EstimatedAngus
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115Estimated£159£160£151EstimatedAngus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53Estimated£69£70£66EstimatedAngus
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£777£780£737£908£912£861Angus
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£156£157£148Scottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£211£212£200£229£230£217Angus
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£4.36£4.38£4.14Angus
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£3.89£3.91£3.69Angus
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.17£7.20£6.80Estimated£9.28£9.32£8.80EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026259.7245.1Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.320.9Scottish Borders
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.637.0Angus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.689.9Angus
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026102.5116.5Angus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5Estimated17.3EstimatedAngus

Total

Scottish Borders is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Angus 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

Scottish Borders Angus

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Scottish Borders £584.3m, Angus £588.3mAngus: £588.3mScottish Borders: £584.3mAngus: £590.8mScottish Borders: £586.8mAngus: £558.0mScottish Borders: £554.2m

    £584.3m£586.8m£554.2mAngus is higher£588.3m£590.8m£558.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Scottish Borders £370.9m, Angus £347.4mAngus: £347.4mScottish Borders: £370.9mAngus: £348.9mScottish Borders: £372.5mAngus: £329.5mScottish Borders: £351.8m

    £370.9m£372.5m£351.8mScottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£347.4m£348.9m£329.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Scottish Borders £123.2m, Angus £139.6mAngus: £139.6mScottish Borders: £123.2mAngus: £140.1mScottish Borders: £123.8mAngus: £132.4mScottish Borders: £116.9m

    £123.2m£123.8m£116.9mAngus is higher£139.6m£140.1m£132.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Scottish Borders £345.5m, Angus £322.4mAngus: £322.4mScottish Borders: £345.5mAngus: £323.8mScottish Borders: £347.0mAngus: £305.9mScottish Borders: £327.7m

    £345.5m£347.0m£327.7mScottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Scottish Borders £8.9m, Angus £9.0mAngus: £9.0mScottish Borders: £8.9mAngus: £9.0mScottish Borders: £8.9mAngus: £8.5mScottish Borders: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mAngus is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scottish Borders £16.0m, Angus £15.5mAngus: £15.5mScottish Borders: £16.0mAngus: £15.5mScottish Borders: £16.1mAngus: £14.7mScottish Borders: £15.2m

    £16.0m£16.1m£15.2mScottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Scottish Borders £0.49m, Angus £0.49mAngus: £0.49mScottish Borders: £0.49mAngus: £0.49mScottish Borders: £0.49mAngus: £0.47mScottish Borders: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mAngus is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scottish Borders £52.6m, Angus £64.0mAngus: £64.0mScottish Borders: £52.6mAngus: £64.3mScottish Borders: £52.9mAngus: £60.7mScottish Borders: £49.9m

    £52.6m£52.9m£49.9mAngus is higher£64.0m£64.3m£60.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Scottish Borders £14.2m, Angus £18.3mAngus: £18.3mScottish Borders: £14.2mAngus: £18.4mScottish Borders: £14.3mAngus: £17.4mScottish Borders: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mAngus is higher£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scottish Borders £6.6m, Angus £8.0mAngus: £8.0mScottish Borders: £6.6mAngus: £8.0mScottish Borders: £6.6mAngus: £7.5mScottish Borders: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.3mAngus is higher£8.0m£8.0m£7.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Scottish Borders £91.1m, Angus £104.4mAngus: £104.4mScottish Borders: £91.1mAngus: £104.8mScottish Borders: £91.5mAngus: £99.0mScottish Borders: £86.4m

    £91.1m£91.5m£86.4mAngus is higher£104.4m£104.8m£99.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Scottish Borders £22.5m, Angus £17.9mAngus: £17.9mScottish Borders: £22.5mAngus: £18.0mScottish Borders: £22.6mAngus: £17.0mScottish Borders: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mScottish Borders is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Scottish Borders £24.8m, Angus £26.3mAngus: £26.3mScottish Borders: £24.8mAngus: £26.4mScottish Borders: £24.9mAngus: £24.9mScottish Borders: £23.5m

    £24.8m£24.9m£23.5mAngus is higher£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Scottish Borders £0.43m, Angus £0.50mAngus: £0.50mScottish Borders: £0.43mAngus: £0.50mScottish Borders: £0.43mAngus: £0.48mScottish Borders: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mAngus is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Scottish Borders £0.39m, Angus £0.45mAngus: £0.45mScottish Borders: £0.39mAngus: £0.45mScottish Borders: £0.39mAngus: £0.42mScottish Borders: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mAngus is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Scottish Borders £0.84m, Angus £1.1mAngus: £1.1mScottish Borders: £0.84mAngus: £1.1mScottish Borders: £0.84mAngus: £1.0mScottish Borders: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mAngus is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Scottish Borders 30,439, Angus 28,173Angus: 28,173Scottish Borders: 30,439

    30,439Scottish Borders is higher28,173

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Scottish Borders 2,493, Angus 2,400Angus: 2,400Scottish Borders: 2,493

    2,493Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count2,400

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Scottish Borders 4,055, Angus 4,250Angus: 4,250Scottish Borders: 4,055

    4,055Angus is higher4,250

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Scottish Borders 8,385, Angus 10,330Angus: 10,330Scottish Borders: 8,385

    8,385Angus is higher10,330

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Scottish Borders 12,015, Angus 13,386Angus: 13,386Scottish Borders: 12,015

    12,015Angus is higher13,386

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Scottish Borders 1,583, Angus 1,992Angus: 1,992Scottish Borders: 1,583

    1,583Angus is higher1,992

Show the numbers
Scottish Borders and Angus, total
MeasureScottish BordersAngusHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£584.3m£586.8m£554.2mEstimated£588.3m£590.8m£558.0mEstimatedAngus
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.9m£372.5m£351.8mEstimated£347.4m£348.9m£329.5mEstimatedScottish Borders
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.2m£123.8m£116.9mEstimated£139.6m£140.1m£132.4mEstimatedAngus
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£345.5m£347.0m£327.7m£322.4m£323.8m£305.9mScottish Borders
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mAngus
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mEstimated£15.5m£15.5m£14.7mEstimatedScottish Borders
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mEstimated£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mEstimatedAngus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.6m£52.9m£49.9mEstimated£64.0m£64.3m£60.7mEstimatedAngus
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mEstimated£18.3m£18.4m£17.4mEstimatedAngus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mEstimated£8.0m£8.0m£7.5mEstimatedAngus
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£91.1m£91.5m£86.4m£104.4m£104.8m£99.0mAngus
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mScottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m£26.3m£26.4m£24.9mAngus
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mAngus
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mAngus
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mEstimated£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEstimatedAngus
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,43928,173Scottish Borders
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4932,400Scottish Borders
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0554,250Angus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,38510,330Angus
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,01513,386Angus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,583Estimated1,992EstimatedAngus

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.