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South Ayrshire and Dover

112,270 and 119,805 residents (mid-2024).

South Ayrshire is higher than Dover on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

South Ayrshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Dover on 6. 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

South Ayrshire Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Ayrshire £5,585, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202South Ayrshire: £5,585Dover: £5,224South Ayrshire: £5,609Dover: £4,935South Ayrshire: £5,297

    £5,585£5,609£5,297South Ayrshire is higher£5,202£5,224£4,935

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Ayrshire £12,657, Dover £12,445Dover: £12,445South Ayrshire: £12,657Dover: £12,498South Ayrshire: £12,711Dover: £11,805South Ayrshire: £12,006

    £12,657£12,711£12,006South Ayrshire is higher£12,445£12,498£11,805

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Ayrshire £2,274, Dover £2,383Dover: £2,383South Ayrshire: £2,274Dover: £2,393South Ayrshire: £2,284Dover: £2,260South Ayrshire: £2,157

    £2,274£2,284£2,157Dover is higher£2,383£2,393£2,260

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Ayrshire £11,446, Dover £11,294Dover: £11,294South Ayrshire: £11,446Dover: £11,342South Ayrshire: £11,495Dover: £10,713South Ayrshire: £10,857

    £11,446£11,495£10,857South Ayrshire is higher£11,294£11,342£10,713

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Ayrshire £405, Dover £386Dover: £386South Ayrshire: £405Dover: £388South Ayrshire: £406Dover: £366South Ayrshire: £384

    £405£406£384South Ayrshire is higher£386£388£366

  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: South Ayrshire £785, Dover £742Dover: £742South Ayrshire: £785Dover: £745South Ayrshire: £788Dover: £704South Ayrshire: £744

    £785£788£744South Ayrshire is higher£742£745£704

  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: South Ayrshire £22, Dover £24Dover: £24South Ayrshire: £22Dover: £24South Ayrshire: £22Dover: £22South Ayrshire: £21

    £22£22£21Dover is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £606, Dover £532Dover: £532South Ayrshire: £606Dover: £534South Ayrshire: £609Dover: £505South Ayrshire: £575

    £606£609£575South Ayrshire is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £180, Dover £169Dover: £169South Ayrshire: £180Dover: £170South Ayrshire: £181Dover: £161South Ayrshire: £171

    £180£181£171South Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£169£170£161

  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: South Ayrshire £144, Dover £157Dover: £157South Ayrshire: £144Dover: £157South Ayrshire: £144Dover: £149South Ayrshire: £136

    £144£144£136Dover is higher£157£157£149

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Ayrshire £1,639, Dover £1,912Dover: £1,912South Ayrshire: £1,639Dover: £1,921South Ayrshire: £1,646Dover: £1,814South Ayrshire: £1,555

    £1,639£1,646£1,555Dover is higher£1,912£1,921£1,814

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Ayrshire £205, Dover £194Dover: £194South Ayrshire: £205Dover: £195South Ayrshire: £206Dover: £184South Ayrshire: £195

    £205£206£195South Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Ayrshire £473, Dover £298Dover: £298South Ayrshire: £473Dover: £299South Ayrshire: £475Dover: £283South Ayrshire: £449

    £473£475£449South Ayrshire is higher£298£299£283

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Ayrshire £9.02, Dover £8.13Dover: £8.13South Ayrshire: £9.02Dover: £8.16South Ayrshire: £9.06Dover: £7.71South Ayrshire: £8.56

    £9.02£9.06£8.56South Ayrshire is higher£8.13£8.16£7.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Ayrshire £8.82, Dover £7.73Dover: £7.73South Ayrshire: £8.82Dover: £7.76South Ayrshire: £8.86Dover: £7.33South Ayrshire: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37South Ayrshire is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Ayrshire £8.48, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01South Ayrshire: £8.48Dover: £6.03South Ayrshire: £8.51Dover: £5.70South Ayrshire: £8.04

    £8.48£8.51£8.04South Ayrshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Ayrshire 1,011.1, Dover 1,001.2Dover: 1,001.2South Ayrshire: 1,011.1

    1,011.1South Ayrshire is higher1,001.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Ayrshire 99.5, Dover 93.6Dover: 93.6South Ayrshire: 99.5

    99.5South Ayrshire is higher93.6

  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: South Ayrshire 186.8, Dover 155.6Dover: 155.6South Ayrshire: 186.8

    186.8South Ayrshire is higher155.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 95.7, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2South Ayrshire: 95.7

    95.7South Ayrshire is higher81.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Ayrshire 210.6, Dover 215.9Dover: 215.9South Ayrshire: 210.6

    210.6Dover is higher215.9

  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: South Ayrshire 34.5, Dover 35.6Dover: 35.6South Ayrshire: 34.5

    34.5Dover is higher35.6

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South Ayrshire and Dover, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth AyrshireDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,585£5,609£5,297Estimated£5,202£5,224£4,935South Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,657£12,711£12,006Estimated£12,445£12,498£11,805South Ayrshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,274£2,284£2,157Estimated£2,383£2,393£2,260Dover
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,446£11,495£10,857£11,294£11,342£10,713South Ayrshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£405£406£384£386£388£366South Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£785£788£744Estimated£742£745£704South Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21Estimated£24£24£22Dover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575Estimated£532£534£505South Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171Estimated£169£170£161South Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£144£136Estimated£157£157£149Dover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,639£1,646£1,555£1,912£1,921£1,814Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£195£194£195£184South Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£473£475£449£298£299£283South Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.02£9.06£8.56£8.13£8.16£7.71South Ayrshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£7.73£7.76£7.33South Ayrshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.48£8.51£8.04Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70South Ayrshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.11,001.2South Ayrshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202699.593.6South Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026186.8155.6South Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.781.2South Ayrshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026210.6215.9Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.5Estimated35.6Dover

Per resident

South Ayrshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Dover on 5. 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

South Ayrshire Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Ayrshire £5,585, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202South Ayrshire: £5,585Dover: £5,224South Ayrshire: £5,609Dover: £4,935South Ayrshire: £5,297

    £5,585£5,609£5,297South Ayrshire is higher£5,202£5,224£4,935

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Ayrshire £3,274, Dover £2,920Dover: £2,920South Ayrshire: £3,274Dover: £2,933South Ayrshire: £3,288Dover: £2,770South Ayrshire: £3,105

    £3,274£3,288£3,105South Ayrshire is higher£2,920£2,933£2,770

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Ayrshire £1,311, Dover £1,381Dover: £1,381South Ayrshire: £1,311Dover: £1,387South Ayrshire: £1,317Dover: £1,310South Ayrshire: £1,244

    £1,311£1,317£1,244Dover is higher£1,381£1,387£1,310

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Ayrshire £2,960, Dover £2,650Dover: £2,650South Ayrshire: £2,960Dover: £2,661South Ayrshire: £2,973Dover: £2,514South Ayrshire: £2,808

    £2,960£2,973£2,808South Ayrshire is higher£2,650£2,661£2,514

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Ayrshire £105, Dover £91Dover: £91South Ayrshire: £105Dover: £91South Ayrshire: £105Dover: £86South Ayrshire: £99

    £105£105£99South Ayrshire is higher£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £203, Dover £174Dover: £174South Ayrshire: £203Dover: £175South Ayrshire: £204Dover: £165South Ayrshire: £192

    £203£204£192South Ayrshire is higher£174£175£165

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £5.72, Dover £5.52Dover: £5.52South Ayrshire: £5.72Dover: £5.55South Ayrshire: £5.75Dover: £5.24South Ayrshire: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43South Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.52£5.55£5.24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £606, Dover £532Dover: £532South Ayrshire: £606Dover: £534South Ayrshire: £609Dover: £505South Ayrshire: £575

    £606£609£575South Ayrshire is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £180, Dover £169Dover: £169South Ayrshire: £180Dover: £170South Ayrshire: £181Dover: £161South Ayrshire: £171

    £180£181£171South Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£169£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Ayrshire £83, Dover £91Dover: £91South Ayrshire: £83Dover: £91South Ayrshire: £83Dover: £86South Ayrshire: £79

    £83£83£79Dover is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Ayrshire £945, Dover £1,108Dover: £1,108South Ayrshire: £945Dover: £1,113South Ayrshire: £949Dover: £1,051South Ayrshire: £897

    £945£949£897Dover is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Ayrshire £205, Dover £194Dover: £194South Ayrshire: £205Dover: £195South Ayrshire: £206Dover: £184South Ayrshire: £195

    £205£206£195South Ayrshire is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Ayrshire £273, Dover £173Dover: £173South Ayrshire: £273Dover: £173South Ayrshire: £274Dover: £164South Ayrshire: £259

    £273£274£259South Ayrshire is higher£173£173£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Ayrshire £5.21, Dover £4.70Dover: £4.70South Ayrshire: £5.21Dover: £4.72South Ayrshire: £5.23Dover: £4.46South Ayrshire: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94South Ayrshire is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Ayrshire £5.08, Dover £4.48Dover: £4.48South Ayrshire: £5.08Dover: £4.50South Ayrshire: £5.10Dover: £4.25South Ayrshire: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82South Ayrshire is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Ayrshire £8.48, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01South Ayrshire: £8.48Dover: £6.03South Ayrshire: £8.51Dover: £5.70South Ayrshire: £8.04

    £8.48£8.51£8.04South Ayrshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 261.5, Dover 234.9Dover: 234.9South Ayrshire: 261.5

    261.5South Ayrshire is higher234.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 25.7, Dover 22.0Dover: 22.0South Ayrshire: 25.7

    25.7South Ayrshire is higher22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 48.3, Dover 36.5Dover: 36.5South Ayrshire: 48.3

    48.3South Ayrshire is higher36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 95.7, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2South Ayrshire: 95.7

    95.7South Ayrshire is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 121.4, Dover 125.1Dover: 125.1South Ayrshire: 121.4

    121.4Dover is higher125.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Ayrshire 19.9, Dover 20.6Dover: 20.6South Ayrshire: 19.9

    19.9Dover is higher20.6

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South Ayrshire and Dover, per resident
MeasureSouth AyrshireDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,585£5,609£5,297Estimated£5,202£5,224£4,935South Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,274£3,288£3,105Estimated£2,920£2,933£2,770South Ayrshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,311£1,317£1,244Estimated£1,381£1,387£1,310Dover
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,960£2,973£2,808£2,650£2,661£2,514South Ayrshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£91£91£86South Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192Estimated£174£175£165South Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43Estimated£5.52£5.55£5.24South Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£606£609£575Estimated£532£534£505South Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171Estimated£169£170£161South Ayrshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79Estimated£91£91£86Dover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£945£949£897£1,108£1,113£1,051Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£195£194£195£184South Ayrshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£173£173£164South Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£4.70£4.72£4.46South Ayrshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£4.48£4.50£4.25South Ayrshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.48£8.51£8.04Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70South Ayrshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026261.5234.9South Ayrshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.722.0South Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202648.336.5South Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.781.2South Ayrshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.4125.1Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.9Estimated20.6Dover

Total

South Ayrshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

South Ayrshire Dover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Ayrshire £627.0m, Dover £623.3mDover: £623.3mSouth Ayrshire: £627.0mDover: £625.9mSouth Ayrshire: £629.7mDover: £591.2mSouth Ayrshire: £594.7m

    £627.0m£629.7m£594.7mSouth Ayrshire is higher£623.3m£625.9m£591.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Ayrshire £367.5m, Dover £349.8mDover: £349.8mSouth Ayrshire: £367.5mDover: £351.3mSouth Ayrshire: £369.1mDover: £331.8mSouth Ayrshire: £348.6m

    £367.5m£369.1m£348.6mSouth Ayrshire is higher£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Ayrshire £147.2m, Dover £165.4mDover: £165.4mSouth Ayrshire: £147.2mDover: £166.1mSouth Ayrshire: £147.8mDover: £156.9mSouth Ayrshire: £139.6m

    £147.2m£147.8m£139.6mDover is higher£165.4m£166.1m£156.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Ayrshire £332.4m, Dover £317.5mDover: £317.5mSouth Ayrshire: £332.4mDover: £318.8mSouth Ayrshire: £333.8mDover: £301.1mSouth Ayrshire: £315.3m

    £332.4m£333.8m£315.3mSouth Ayrshire is higher£317.5m£318.8m£301.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Ayrshire £11.8m, Dover £10.8mDover: £10.8mSouth Ayrshire: £11.8mDover: £10.9mSouth Ayrshire: £11.8mDover: £10.3mSouth Ayrshire: £11.1m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.1mSouth Ayrshire is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Ayrshire £22.8m, Dover £20.9mDover: £20.9mSouth Ayrshire: £22.8mDover: £20.9mSouth Ayrshire: £22.9mDover: £19.8mSouth Ayrshire: £21.6m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.6mSouth Ayrshire is higher£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Ayrshire £0.64m, Dover £0.66mDover: £0.66mSouth Ayrshire: £0.64mDover: £0.66mSouth Ayrshire: £0.65mDover: £0.63mSouth Ayrshire: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mDover is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Ayrshire £68.1m, Dover £63.7mDover: £63.7mSouth Ayrshire: £68.1mDover: £64.0mSouth Ayrshire: £68.4mDover: £60.5mSouth Ayrshire: £64.6m

    £68.1m£68.4m£64.6mSouth Ayrshire is higher£63.7m£64.0m£60.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Ayrshire £20.2m, Dover £20.3mDover: £20.3mSouth Ayrshire: £20.2mDover: £20.4mSouth Ayrshire: £20.3mDover: £19.2mSouth Ayrshire: £19.2m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.2mDover is higherDepends on how you count£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Ayrshire £9.3m, Dover £10.9mDover: £10.9mSouth Ayrshire: £9.3mDover: £10.9mSouth Ayrshire: £9.4mDover: £10.3mSouth Ayrshire: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mDover is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Ayrshire £106.1m, Dover £132.7mDover: £132.7mSouth Ayrshire: £106.1mDover: £133.3mSouth Ayrshire: £106.6mDover: £125.9mSouth Ayrshire: £100.7m

    £106.1m£106.6m£100.7mDover is higher£132.7m£133.3m£125.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Ayrshire £23.0m, Dover £23.3mDover: £23.3mSouth Ayrshire: £23.0mDover: £23.4mSouth Ayrshire: £23.1mDover: £22.1mSouth Ayrshire: £21.9m

    £23.0m£23.1m£21.9mDover is higherDepends on how you count£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Ayrshire £30.6m, Dover £20.7mDover: £20.7mSouth Ayrshire: £30.6mDover: £20.8mSouth Ayrshire: £30.8mDover: £19.6mSouth Ayrshire: £29.0m

    £30.6m£30.8m£29.0mSouth Ayrshire is higher£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Ayrshire £0.58m, Dover £0.56mDover: £0.56mSouth Ayrshire: £0.58mDover: £0.57mSouth Ayrshire: £0.59mDover: £0.53mSouth Ayrshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.59m£0.55mSouth Ayrshire is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Ayrshire £0.57m, Dover £0.54mDover: £0.54mSouth Ayrshire: £0.57mDover: £0.54mSouth Ayrshire: £0.57mDover: £0.51mSouth Ayrshire: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mSouth Ayrshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Ayrshire £0.95m, Dover £0.72mDover: £0.72mSouth Ayrshire: £0.95mDover: £0.72mSouth Ayrshire: £0.96mDover: £0.68mSouth Ayrshire: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mSouth Ayrshire is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Ayrshire 29,360, Dover 28,143Dover: 28,143South Ayrshire: 29,360

    29,360South Ayrshire is higher28,143

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Ayrshire 2,889, Dover 2,630Dover: 2,630South Ayrshire: 2,889

    2,889South Ayrshire is higher2,630

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Ayrshire 5,425, Dover 4,375Dover: 4,375South Ayrshire: 5,425

    5,425South Ayrshire is higher4,375

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Ayrshire 10,745, Dover 9,729Dover: 9,729South Ayrshire: 10,745

    10,745South Ayrshire is higher9,729

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Ayrshire 13,630, Dover 14,986Dover: 14,986South Ayrshire: 13,630

    13,630Dover is higher14,986

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Ayrshire 2,233, Dover 2,471Dover: 2,471South Ayrshire: 2,233

    2,233Dover is higher2,471

Show the numbers
South Ayrshire and Dover, total
MeasureSouth AyrshireDoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£627.0m£629.7m£594.7mEstimated£623.3m£625.9m£591.2mSouth Ayrshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£367.5m£369.1m£348.6mEstimated£349.8m£351.3m£331.8mSouth Ayrshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.2m£147.8m£139.6mEstimated£165.4m£166.1m£156.9mDover
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.4m£333.8m£315.3m£317.5m£318.8m£301.1mSouth Ayrshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mSouth Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mEstimated£20.9m£20.9m£19.8mSouth Ayrshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mEstimated£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mDover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£68.1m£68.4m£64.6mEstimated£63.7m£64.0m£60.5mSouth Ayrshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mEstimated£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mDover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mEstimated£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mDover
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.1m£106.6m£100.7m£132.7m£133.3m£125.9mDover
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.0m£23.1m£21.9m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mDover
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.6m£30.8m£29.0m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mSouth Ayrshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mSouth Ayrshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mSouth Ayrshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mEstimated£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mSouth Ayrshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,36028,143South Ayrshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8892,630South Ayrshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,4254,375South Ayrshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,7459,729South Ayrshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,63014,986Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,233Estimated2,471Dover

Sources

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

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  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.
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