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Shetland Islands

In Shetland Islands, spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was lower than in 88% of local authorities in 2024-25.

22,800 residents (mid-2024)

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

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How does Shetland Islands compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

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Main figures for Shetland Islands
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£2,838£2,850£2,692Not ranked: covers only some benefits£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£6,727£6,756£6,381Not ranked: covers only some benefits£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,314£1,320£1,247310th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Shetland Islands's benefit money go?

People here received £64.7 million£65.0 million£61.4 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Shetland Islands, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £28.5m; Pension Credit £1.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £3.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.07m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £8.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £3.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £0.81m; Universal Credit £12.7m; Housing Benefit £2.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £4.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.04m; Income Support £0.05m; Other benefits £0.03mState Pension: £28.5mPension Credit: £1.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £3.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.07mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £8.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £3.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £0.81mUniversal Credit: £12.7mHousing Benefit: £2.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £4.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.04mIncome Support: £0.05mOther benefits: £0.03m
Spending in Shetland Islands, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £28.6m; Pension Credit £1.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £3.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.07m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £8.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £3.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £0.82m; Universal Credit £12.8m; Housing Benefit £2.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £4.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.04m; Income Support £0.05m; Other benefits £0.03mState Pension: £28.6mPension Credit: £1.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £3.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.07mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £8.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £3.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £0.82mUniversal Credit: £12.8mHousing Benefit: £2.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £4.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.04mIncome Support: £0.05mOther benefits: £0.03m
Spending in Shetland Islands, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £27.0m; Pension Credit £1.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £3.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.06m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £8.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £2.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £0.77m; Universal Credit £12.1m; Housing Benefit £2.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £4.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.03m; Income Support £0.05m; Other benefits £0.03mState Pension: £27.0mPension Credit: £1.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £3.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.06mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £8.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £2.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £0.77mUniversal Credit: £12.1mHousing Benefit: £2.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £4.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.03mIncome Support: £0.05mOther benefits: £0.03m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m
  2. Pension Credit£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£3.1m£3.1m£3.0mEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.07m£0.07m£0.06mEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£3.0m£3.0m£2.9mEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m
  9. Housing Benefit£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£4.2m£4.3m£4.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.04m£0.04m£0.03m
  12. Income Support£0.05m£0.05m£0.05m
  13. Other benefits£0.03m£0.03m£0.03mEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Shetland Islands, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m44%Published
Pension Credit£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£3.1m£3.1m£3.0m5%Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.07m£0.07m£0.06m0.1%Estimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m13%Estimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m5%Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m1%Estimated
Universal Credit£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m20%Published
Housing Benefit£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£4.2m£4.3m£4.0m7%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.04m£0.04m£0.03m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.05m£0.05m£0.05m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.03m£0.03m£0.03m0.0%Estimated
All benefits£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m100%Total

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Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £2,838, expected £4,436, difference −£1,599

    Actual £2,838£2,850£2,692Expected £4,436£4,455£4,208Difference −£1,599−£1,605−£1,516

    Benefit spending per resident was £1,599 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £1,605 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £1,516 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £6,727, expected £12,641, difference −£5,913

    Actual £6,727£6,756£6,381Expected £12,641£12,695£11,990Difference −£5,913−£5,939−£5,609

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £5,913 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £5,939 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £5,609 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £1,314, expected £1,620, difference −£305

    Actual £1,314£1,320£1,247Expected £1,620£1,626£1,536Difference −£305−£307−£290

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £305 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £307 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £290 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Shetland Islands
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£2,838£2,850£2,692£4,436£4,455£4,208−£1,599−£1,605−£1,516
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£6,727£6,756£6,381£12,641£12,695£11,990−£5,913−£5,939−£5,609
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,314£1,320£1,247£1,620£1,626£1,536−£305−£307−£290
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Shetland Islands received £1.01 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£3,781£3,740£3,451
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,816£3,775£3,483
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.01
Not ranked: covers only some benefits

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Shetland Islands only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 8 of 10 in Scotland, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020.16

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 154,018
  • Aged 16 to 6413,592
  • Aged 65290
  • Aged 66 and over4,900
  • All residents22,800

Figures by disability condition are published for Scotland as a whole, not for areas in Scotland.

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Shetland Islands

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. Shetland IslandsThis area£2,838£2,850£2,692
  2. Orkney Islands1.15£4,381£4,399£4,155Compare
  3. Aberdeenshire1.17£3,877£3,894£3,678Compare
  4. Perth and Kinross1.41£4,646£4,665£4,407Compare
  5. Stirling1.42£4,206£4,224£3,990Compare
  6. Highland1.61£4,697£4,717£4,456Compare
  7. West Oxfordshire1.75£3,864£3,881£3,665Compare
  8. Ribble Valley1.83£4,010£4,027£3,803Compare
  9. Cotswold1.84£4,376£4,394£4,150Compare
  10. Harborough1.88£3,749£3,765£3,556Compare
  11. East Lothian1.89£4,331£4,349£4,108Compare
  12. Uttlesford1.92£3,692£3,707£3,502Compare
  13. Winchester1.92£3,731£3,747£3,539Compare
  14. West Berkshire1.97£3,766£3,782£3,572Compare
  15. Stafford1.97£4,308£4,327£4,087Compare
  16. South Oxfordshire1.98£3,607£3,622£3,421Compare
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Areas most like Shetland Islands
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Shetland Islands£2,838£2,850£2,692
Orkney Islands1.15£4,381£4,399£4,155
Aberdeenshire1.17£3,877£3,894£3,678
Perth and Kinross1.41£4,646£4,665£4,407
Stirling1.42£4,206£4,224£3,990
Highland1.61£4,697£4,717£4,456
West Oxfordshire1.75£3,864£3,881£3,665
Ribble Valley1.83£4,010£4,027£3,803
Cotswold1.84£4,376£4,394£4,150
Harborough1.88£3,749£3,765£3,556
East Lothian1.89£4,331£4,349£4,108
Uttlesford1.92£3,692£3,707£3,502
Winchester1.92£3,731£3,747£3,539
West Berkshire1.97£3,766£3,782£3,572
Stafford1.97£4,308£4,327£4,087
South Oxfordshire1.98£3,607£3,622£3,421
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Shetland Islands

Each share is the part of Shetland Islands's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Shetland Islands, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mNot ranked: covers only some benefits£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,838£2,850£2,692Not ranked: covers only some benefits£4,441£4,460£4,212Estimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£33.0m£33.1m£31.3mNot ranked: covers only some benefits£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,371Not ranked: covers only some benefits£2,287£2,297£2,170Estimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£6,727£6,756£6,381Not ranked: covers only some benefits£12,728£12,782£12,073Estimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m347th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£784£787£743315th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Estimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,314£1,320£1,247310th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Estimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mNot ranked: covers only some benefits£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,251£1,256£1,186Not ranked: covers only some benefits£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£5,819£5,844£5,520Not ranked: covers only some benefits£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m348th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52309th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£255£256£242315th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£3.0m348th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130177th of 350£133£134£126Estimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£639£642£606266th of 349£741£744£703Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.07m£0.07m£0.06m348th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.00£3.02£2.85327th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13338th of 349£29£29£27Estimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m348th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£374£376£355216th of 350£452£454£429Estimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m345th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125168th of 350£135£136£128Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m348th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£36£36£34335th of 350£72£73£69Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£60£60£57327th of 350£115£115£109Estimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m347th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529332nd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£936£940£887331st of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m349th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96340th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£4.2m£4.3m£4.0m346th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£187£177158th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£312£314£296147th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.04m£0.04m£0.03m348th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£1.61£1.62£1.53348th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.70£2.71£2.56348th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.05m346th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22271st of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.93£3.95£3.73268th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.03m350th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1.16£1.16£1.10350th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Estimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.01Not ranked: covers only some benefits£0.95EstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 20264,828348th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026211.8120th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026985.3325th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026314348th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.8293rd of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.1311th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026780347th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.2103rd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026159.2141st of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20261,355348th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.4197th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20261,624348th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.2311th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026119.5305th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026223348th of 3501,090,721Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.8303rd of 35016.2Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.4290th of 35025.7Estimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£86.6m£85.6m£79.0m346th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,781£3,740£3,451151st of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.01Not ranked: covers only some benefits£0.95EstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£1,599−£1,605−£1,516Not ranked: covers only some benefits£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£5,913−£5,939−£5,609Not ranked: covers only some benefits−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£305−£307−£290323rd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Shetland Islands

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

Scottish figures include the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace DWP benefits: Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

DWP's area tables leave out Scotland once a benefit moves to the Scottish Government. While cases moved to Social Security Scotland, DWP kept paying some of them. We estimate those payments from Stat-Xplore counts of people and their payments, scale them to DWP's national totals, and share them between councils as before the move. We work out Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment from Scotland's totals and each council's share.

Scottish counts for these benefits are Social Security Scotland's latest figures, which can be up to four months apart from the DWP month. Earlier months have no Scottish figure.

State Pension spending in Orkney and Shetland is too low in 2023-24 and 2024-25. From August 2023 to August 2024, DWP recorded some people in Shetland with no known area.

There is no breakdown by condition for Scottish areas. Adult Disability Payment has replaced Personal Independence Payment in Scotland, and Social Security Scotland publishes conditions for Scotland as a whole only.

Sources

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