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Aberdeen City and Cambridge

231,320 and 151,666 residents (mid-2024).

Aberdeen City is higher than Cambridge on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 22 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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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.

Per person in the age group

Aberdeen City is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Cambridge on 4. 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

Aberdeen City Cambridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £3,755, Cambridge £2,584Cambridge: £2,584Aberdeen City: £3,755Cambridge: £2,595Aberdeen City: £3,771Cambridge: £2,451Aberdeen City: £3,562

    £3,755£3,771£3,562Aberdeen City is higher£2,584£2,595£2,451

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City £12,632, Cambridge £11,933Cambridge: £11,933Aberdeen City: £12,632Cambridge: £11,984Aberdeen City: £12,686Cambridge: £11,319Aberdeen City: £11,982

    £12,632£12,686£11,982Aberdeen City is higher£11,933£11,984£11,319

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £1,580, Cambridge £1,064Cambridge: £1,064Aberdeen City: £1,580Cambridge: £1,068Aberdeen City: £1,587Cambridge: £1,009Aberdeen City: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Aberdeen City is higher£1,064£1,068£1,009

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City £11,696, Cambridge £10,889Cambridge: £10,889Aberdeen City: £11,696Cambridge: £10,936Aberdeen City: £11,746Cambridge: £10,329Aberdeen City: £11,094

    £11,696£11,746£11,094Aberdeen City is higher£10,889£10,936£10,329

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City £354, Cambridge £490Cambridge: £490Aberdeen City: £354Cambridge: £492Aberdeen City: £356Cambridge: £465Aberdeen City: £336

    £354£356£336Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£490£492£465

  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: Aberdeen City £562, Cambridge £530Cambridge: £530Aberdeen City: £562Cambridge: £532Aberdeen City: £565Cambridge: £503Aberdeen City: £533

    £562£565£533Aberdeen City is higher£530£532£503

  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: Aberdeen City £19, Cambridge £24Cambridge: £24Aberdeen City: £19Cambridge: £24Aberdeen City: £19Cambridge: £23Aberdeen City: £18

    £19£19£18Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £352, Cambridge £245Cambridge: £245Aberdeen City: £352Cambridge: £246Aberdeen City: £353Cambridge: £233Aberdeen City: £334

    £352£353£334Aberdeen City is higher£245£246£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £131, Cambridge £56Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £53Aberdeen City: £124

    £131£131£124Aberdeen City is higher£56£56£53

  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: Aberdeen City £55, Cambridge £41Cambridge: £41Aberdeen City: £55Cambridge: £41Aberdeen City: £55Cambridge: £39Aberdeen City: £52

    £55£55£52Aberdeen City is higher£41£41£39

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £1,192, Cambridge £840Cambridge: £840Aberdeen City: £1,192Cambridge: £844Aberdeen City: £1,197Cambridge: £797Aberdeen City: £1,131

    £1,192£1,197£1,131Aberdeen City is higher£840£844£797

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeen City £167, Cambridge £195Cambridge: £195Aberdeen City: £167Cambridge: £196Aberdeen City: £168Cambridge: £185Aberdeen City: £158

    £167£168£158Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£195£196£185

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £322, Cambridge £175Cambridge: £175Aberdeen City: £322Cambridge: £175Aberdeen City: £323Cambridge: £166Aberdeen City: £306

    £322£323£306Aberdeen City is higher£175£175£166

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £7.38, Cambridge £5.43Cambridge: £5.43Aberdeen City: £7.38Cambridge: £5.45Aberdeen City: £7.41Cambridge: £5.15Aberdeen City: £7.00

    £7.38£7.41£7.00Aberdeen City is higher£5.43£5.45£5.15

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £3.82, Cambridge £2.38Cambridge: £2.38Aberdeen City: £3.82Cambridge: £2.39Aberdeen City: £3.83Cambridge: £2.26Aberdeen City: £3.62

    £3.82£3.83£3.62Aberdeen City is higher£2.38£2.39£2.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £6.26, Cambridge £3.75Cambridge: £3.75Aberdeen City: £6.26Cambridge: £3.77Aberdeen City: £6.29Cambridge: £3.56Aberdeen City: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Aberdeen City is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City 990.2, Cambridge 956.3Cambridge: 956.3Aberdeen City: 990.2

    990.2Aberdeen City is higher956.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City 87.7, Cambridge 97.5Cambridge: 97.5Aberdeen City: 87.7

    87.7Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count97.5

  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: Aberdeen City 125.5, Cambridge 110.8Cambridge: 110.8Aberdeen City: 125.5

    125.5Aberdeen City is higher110.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 59.1, Cambridge 36.1Cambridge: 36.1Aberdeen City: 59.1

    59.1Aberdeen City is higher36.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City 157.3, Cambridge 95.6Cambridge: 95.6Aberdeen City: 157.3

    157.3Aberdeen City is higher95.6

  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: Aberdeen City 13.9, Cambridge 9.2Cambridge: 9.2Aberdeen City: 13.9

    13.9Aberdeen City is higher9.2

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Aberdeen City and Cambridge, per person in the age group
MeasureAberdeen CityCambridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,755£3,771£3,562Estimated£2,584£2,595£2,451Aberdeen City
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,632£12,686£11,982Estimated£11,933£11,984£11,319Aberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499Estimated£1,064£1,068£1,009Aberdeen City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,696£11,746£11,094£10,889£10,936£10,329Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£490£492£465Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£562£565£533Estimated£530£532£503Aberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18Estimated£24£24£23Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334Estimated£245£246£233Aberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124Estimated£56£56£53Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52Estimated£41£41£39Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,192£1,197£1,131£840£844£797Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£195£196£185Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£322£323£306£175£175£166Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.00£5.43£5.45£5.15Aberdeen City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.82£3.83£3.62£2.38£2.39£2.26Aberdeen City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94Estimated£3.75£3.77£3.56Aberdeen City
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026990.2956.3Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.797.5Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.5110.8Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.136.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026157.395.6Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.9Estimated9.2Aberdeen City

Per resident

Aberdeen City is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Cambridge on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Aberdeen City Cambridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £3,755, Cambridge £2,584Cambridge: £2,584Aberdeen City: £3,755Cambridge: £2,595Aberdeen City: £3,771Cambridge: £2,451Aberdeen City: £3,562

    £3,755£3,771£3,562Aberdeen City is higher£2,584£2,595£2,451

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £2,045, Cambridge £1,291Cambridge: £1,291Aberdeen City: £2,045Cambridge: £1,297Aberdeen City: £2,054Cambridge: £1,225Aberdeen City: £1,940

    £2,045£2,054£1,940Aberdeen City is higher£1,291£1,297£1,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £1,055, Cambridge £793Cambridge: £793Aberdeen City: £1,055Cambridge: £796Aberdeen City: £1,059Cambridge: £752Aberdeen City: £1,000

    £1,055£1,059£1,000Aberdeen City is higher£793£796£752

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Aberdeen City £1,894, Cambridge £1,178Cambridge: £1,178Aberdeen City: £1,894Cambridge: £1,183Aberdeen City: £1,902Cambridge: £1,118Aberdeen City: £1,796

    £1,894£1,902£1,796Aberdeen City is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Aberdeen City £57, Cambridge £53Cambridge: £53Aberdeen City: £57Cambridge: £53Aberdeen City: £58Cambridge: £50Aberdeen City: £54

    £57£58£54Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £91, Cambridge £57Cambridge: £57Aberdeen City: £91Cambridge: £58Aberdeen City: £91Cambridge: £54Aberdeen City: £86

    £91£91£86Aberdeen City is higher£57£58£54

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £3.14, Cambridge £2.57Cambridge: £2.57Aberdeen City: £3.14Cambridge: £2.58Aberdeen City: £3.16Cambridge: £2.44Aberdeen City: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£2.57£2.58£2.44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £352, Cambridge £245Cambridge: £245Aberdeen City: £352Cambridge: £246Aberdeen City: £353Cambridge: £233Aberdeen City: £334

    £352£353£334Aberdeen City is higher£245£246£233

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £131, Cambridge £56Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £56Aberdeen City: £131Cambridge: £53Aberdeen City: £124

    £131£131£124Aberdeen City is higher£56£56£53

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £37, Cambridge £31Cambridge: £31Aberdeen City: £37Cambridge: £31Aberdeen City: £37Cambridge: £29Aberdeen City: £35

    £37£37£35Aberdeen City is higher£31£31£29

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Aberdeen City £795, Cambridge £626Cambridge: £626Aberdeen City: £795Cambridge: £629Aberdeen City: £799Cambridge: £594Aberdeen City: £755

    £795£799£755Aberdeen City is higher£626£629£594

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeen City £167, Cambridge £195Cambridge: £195Aberdeen City: £167Cambridge: £196Aberdeen City: £168Cambridge: £185Aberdeen City: £158

    £167£168£158Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£195£196£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Aberdeen City £215, Cambridge £130Cambridge: £130Aberdeen City: £215Cambridge: £131Aberdeen City: £216Cambridge: £123Aberdeen City: £204

    £215£216£204Aberdeen City is higher£130£131£123

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Aberdeen City £4.92, Cambridge £4.05Cambridge: £4.05Aberdeen City: £4.92Cambridge: £4.07Aberdeen City: £4.94Cambridge: £3.84Aberdeen City: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Aberdeen City is higher£4.05£4.07£3.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Aberdeen City £2.55, Cambridge £1.77Cambridge: £1.77Aberdeen City: £2.55Cambridge: £1.78Aberdeen City: £2.56Cambridge: £1.68Aberdeen City: £2.42

    £2.55£2.56£2.42Aberdeen City is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £6.26, Cambridge £3.75Cambridge: £3.75Aberdeen City: £6.26Cambridge: £3.77Aberdeen City: £6.29Cambridge: £3.56Aberdeen City: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Aberdeen City is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 160.3, Cambridge 103.5Cambridge: 103.5Aberdeen City: 160.3

    160.3Aberdeen City is higher103.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 14.2, Cambridge 10.6Cambridge: 10.6Aberdeen City: 14.2

    14.2Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count10.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 20.3, Cambridge 12.0Cambridge: 12.0Aberdeen City: 20.3

    20.3Aberdeen City is higher12.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 59.1, Cambridge 36.1Cambridge: 36.1Aberdeen City: 59.1

    59.1Aberdeen City is higher36.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 105.0, Cambridge 71.3Cambridge: 71.3Aberdeen City: 105.0

    105.0Aberdeen City is higher71.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 9.3, Cambridge 6.8Cambridge: 6.8Aberdeen City: 9.3

    9.3Aberdeen City is higher6.8

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Aberdeen City and Cambridge, per resident
MeasureAberdeen CityCambridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,755£3,771£3,562Estimated£2,584£2,595£2,451Aberdeen City
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,045£2,054£1,940Estimated£1,291£1,297£1,225Aberdeen City
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,055£1,059£1,000Estimated£793£796£752Aberdeen City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,894£1,902£1,796£1,178£1,183£1,118Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£53£53£50Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86Estimated£57£58£54Aberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98Estimated£2.57£2.58£2.44Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334Estimated£245£246£233Aberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124Estimated£56£56£53Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35Estimated£31£31£29Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£795£799£755£626£629£594Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£195£196£185Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204£130£131£123Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£4.05£4.07£3.84Aberdeen City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.55£2.56£2.42£1.77£1.78£1.68Aberdeen City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94Estimated£3.75£3.77£3.56Aberdeen City
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.3103.5Aberdeen City
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.210.6Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.312.0Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.136.1Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.071.3Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.3Estimated6.8Aberdeen City

Total

Aberdeen City is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Cambridge on 0. 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

Aberdeen City Cambridge

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Aberdeen City £868.7m, Cambridge £392.0mCambridge: £392.0mAberdeen City: £868.7mCambridge: £393.6mAberdeen City: £872.4mCambridge: £371.8mAberdeen City: £824.0m

    £868.7m£872.4m£824.0mAberdeen City is higher£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Aberdeen City £473.1m, Cambridge £195.8mCambridge: £195.8mAberdeen City: £473.1mCambridge: £196.7mAberdeen City: £475.2mCambridge: £185.7mAberdeen City: £448.8m

    £473.1m£475.2m£448.8mAberdeen City is higher£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Aberdeen City £243.9m, Cambridge £120.3mCambridge: £120.3mAberdeen City: £243.9mCambridge: £120.8mAberdeen City: £245.0mCambridge: £114.1mAberdeen City: £231.4m

    £243.9m£245.0m£231.4mAberdeen City is higher£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Aberdeen City £438.1m, Cambridge £178.7mCambridge: £178.7mAberdeen City: £438.1mCambridge: £179.5mAberdeen City: £440.0mCambridge: £169.5mAberdeen City: £415.5m

    £438.1m£440.0m£415.5mAberdeen City is higher£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeen City £13.3m, Cambridge £8.0mCambridge: £8.0mAberdeen City: £13.3mCambridge: £8.1mAberdeen City: £13.3mCambridge: £7.6mAberdeen City: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City £21.1m, Cambridge £8.7mCambridge: £8.7mAberdeen City: £21.1mCambridge: £8.7mAberdeen City: £21.2mCambridge: £8.3mAberdeen City: £20.0m

    £21.1m£21.2m£20.0mAberdeen City is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Aberdeen City £0.73m, Cambridge £0.39mCambridge: £0.39mAberdeen City: £0.73mCambridge: £0.39mAberdeen City: £0.73mCambridge: £0.37mAberdeen City: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City £81.4m, Cambridge £37.2mCambridge: £37.2mAberdeen City: £81.4mCambridge: £37.4mAberdeen City: £81.7mCambridge: £35.3mAberdeen City: £77.2m

    £81.4m£81.7m£77.2mAberdeen City is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City £30.2m, Cambridge £8.5mCambridge: £8.5mAberdeen City: £30.2mCambridge: £8.5mAberdeen City: £30.3mCambridge: £8.0mAberdeen City: £28.6m

    £30.2m£30.3m£28.6mAberdeen City is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeen City £8.5m, Cambridge £4.7mCambridge: £4.7mAberdeen City: £8.5mCambridge: £4.7mAberdeen City: £8.5mCambridge: £4.4mAberdeen City: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mAberdeen City is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeen City £184.0m, Cambridge £95.0mCambridge: £95.0mAberdeen City: £184.0mCambridge: £95.4mAberdeen City: £184.8mCambridge: £90.1mAberdeen City: £174.5m

    £184.0m£184.8m£174.5mAberdeen City is higher£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Aberdeen City £38.6m, Cambridge £29.6mCambridge: £29.6mAberdeen City: £38.6mCambridge: £29.8mAberdeen City: £38.8mCambridge: £28.1mAberdeen City: £36.6m

    £38.6m£38.8m£36.6mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Aberdeen City £49.7m, Cambridge £19.7mCambridge: £19.7mAberdeen City: £49.7mCambridge: £19.8mAberdeen City: £49.9mCambridge: £18.7mAberdeen City: £47.2m

    £49.7m£49.9m£47.2mAberdeen City is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Aberdeen City £1.1m, Cambridge £0.61mCambridge: £0.61mAberdeen City: £1.1mCambridge: £0.62mAberdeen City: £1.1mCambridge: £0.58mAberdeen City: £1.1m

    £1.1mAberdeen City is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Aberdeen City £0.59m, Cambridge £0.27mCambridge: £0.27mAberdeen City: £0.59mCambridge: £0.27mAberdeen City: £0.59mCambridge: £0.25mAberdeen City: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAberdeen City is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Aberdeen City £1.4m, Cambridge £0.57mCambridge: £0.57mAberdeen City: £1.4mCambridge: £0.57mAberdeen City: £1.5mCambridge: £0.54mAberdeen City: £1.4m

    £1.4m£1.5m£1.4mAberdeen City is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Aberdeen City 37,088, Cambridge 15,692Cambridge: 15,692Aberdeen City: 37,088

    37,088Aberdeen City is higher15,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeen City 3,284, Cambridge 1,600Cambridge: 1,600Aberdeen City: 3,284

    3,284Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count1,600

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City 4,700, Cambridge 1,818Cambridge: 1,818Aberdeen City: 4,700

    4,700Aberdeen City is higher1,818

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City 13,665, Cambridge 5,479Cambridge: 5,479Aberdeen City: 13,665

    13,665Aberdeen City is higher5,479

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeen City 24,285, Cambridge 10,812Cambridge: 10,812Aberdeen City: 24,285

    24,285Aberdeen City is higher10,812

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeen City 2,147, Cambridge 1,034Cambridge: 1,034Aberdeen City: 2,147

    2,147Aberdeen City is higher1,034

Show the numbers
Aberdeen City and Cambridge, total
MeasureAberdeen CityCambridgeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£868.7m£872.4m£824.0mEstimated£392.0m£393.6m£371.8mAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimated£195.8m£196.7m£185.7mAberdeen City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.9m£245.0m£231.4mEstimated£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£438.1m£440.0m£415.5m£178.7m£179.5m£169.5mAberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mAberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mEstimated£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEstimated£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mEstimated£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mEstimated£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEstimated£4.7m£4.7m£4.4mAberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£184.0m£184.8m£174.5m£95.0m£95.4m£90.1mAberdeen City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.6m£38.8m£36.6m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mAberdeen City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.7m£49.9m£47.2m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mAberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mAberdeen City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.27m£0.27m£0.25mAberdeen City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.5m£1.4mEstimated£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,08815,692Aberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,2841,600Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7001,818Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,6655,479Aberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,28510,812Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,147Estimated1,034Aberdeen City

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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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