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Aberdeen City and Blaby

231,320 and 107,845 residents (mid-2024).

Aberdeen City is higher than Blaby on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Aberdeen City is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Blaby on 10. 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 Blaby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £3,755, Blaby £3,836Blaby: £3,836Aberdeen City: £3,755Blaby: £3,852Aberdeen City: £3,771Blaby: £3,639Aberdeen City: £3,562

    £3,755£3,771£3,562Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£3,836£3,852£3,639

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City £12,632, Blaby £13,019Blaby: £13,019Aberdeen City: £12,632Blaby: £13,075Aberdeen City: £12,686Blaby: £12,349Aberdeen City: £11,982

    £12,632£12,686£11,982Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£13,019£13,075£12,349

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £1,580, Blaby £1,261Blaby: £1,261Aberdeen City: £1,580Blaby: £1,266Aberdeen City: £1,587Blaby: £1,196Aberdeen City: £1,499

    £1,580£1,587£1,499Aberdeen City is higher£1,261£1,266£1,196

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City £11,696, Blaby £11,929Blaby: £11,929Aberdeen City: £11,696Blaby: £11,980Aberdeen City: £11,746Blaby: £11,315Aberdeen City: £11,094

    £11,696£11,746£11,094Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£11,929£11,980£11,315

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeen City £354, Blaby £320Blaby: £320Aberdeen City: £354Blaby: £321Aberdeen City: £356Blaby: £304Aberdeen City: £336

    £354£356£336Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£320£321£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: Aberdeen City £562, Blaby £750Blaby: £750Aberdeen City: £562Blaby: £753Aberdeen City: £565Blaby: £711Aberdeen City: £533

    £562£565£533Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£750£753£711

  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, Blaby £20Blaby: £20Aberdeen City: £19Blaby: £21Aberdeen City: £19Blaby: £19Aberdeen City: £18

    £19£19£18Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £352, Blaby £324Blaby: £324Aberdeen City: £352Blaby: £325Aberdeen City: £353Blaby: £307Aberdeen City: £334

    £352£353£334Aberdeen City is higher£324£325£307

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £131, Blaby £97Blaby: £97Aberdeen City: £131Blaby: £97Aberdeen City: £131Blaby: £92Aberdeen City: £124

    £131£131£124Aberdeen City is higher£97£97£92

  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, Blaby £80Blaby: £80Aberdeen City: £55Blaby: £80Aberdeen City: £55Blaby: £76Aberdeen City: £52

    £55£55£52Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £1,192, Blaby £990Blaby: £990Aberdeen City: £1,192Blaby: £994Aberdeen City: £1,197Blaby: £939Aberdeen City: £1,131

    £1,192£1,197£1,131Aberdeen City is higher£990£994£939

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeen City £167, Blaby £98Blaby: £98Aberdeen City: £167Blaby: £99Aberdeen City: £168Blaby: £93Aberdeen City: £158

    £167£168£158Aberdeen City is higher£98£99£93

  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, Blaby £182Blaby: £182Aberdeen City: £322Blaby: £182Aberdeen City: £323Blaby: £172Aberdeen City: £306

    £322£323£306Aberdeen City is higher£182£182£172

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £7.38, Blaby £6.62Blaby: £6.62Aberdeen City: £7.38Blaby: £6.65Aberdeen City: £7.41Blaby: £6.28Aberdeen City: £7.00

    £7.38£7.41£7.00Aberdeen City is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeen City £3.82, Blaby £2.54Blaby: £2.54Aberdeen City: £3.82Blaby: £2.55Aberdeen City: £3.83Blaby: £2.41Aberdeen City: £3.62

    £3.82£3.83£3.62Aberdeen City is higher£2.54£2.55£2.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £6.26, Blaby £9.67Blaby: £9.67Aberdeen City: £6.26Blaby: £9.71Aberdeen City: £6.29Blaby: £9.17Aberdeen City: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£9.67£9.71£9.17

  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, Blaby 1,014.4Blaby: 1,014.4Aberdeen City: 990.2

    990.2Blaby is higherDepends on how you count1,014.4

  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, Blaby 76.1Blaby: 76.1Aberdeen City: 87.7

    87.7Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count76.1

  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, Blaby 155.5Blaby: 155.5Aberdeen City: 125.5

    125.5Blaby is higherDepends on how you count155.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 59.1, Blaby 47.9Blaby: 47.9Aberdeen City: 59.1

    59.1Aberdeen City is higher47.9

  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, Blaby 118.9Blaby: 118.9Aberdeen City: 157.3

    157.3Aberdeen City is higher118.9

  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: Aberdeen City 13.9, Blaby 17.7Blaby: 17.7Aberdeen City: 13.9

    13.9Blaby is higherDepends on how you count17.7

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Aberdeen City and Blaby, per person in the age group
MeasureAberdeen CityBlabyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,755£3,771£3,562Estimated£3,836£3,852£3,639Blaby
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,632£12,686£11,982Estimated£13,019£13,075£12,349Blaby
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,499Estimated£1,261£1,266£1,196Aberdeen City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,696£11,746£11,094£11,929£11,980£11,315Blaby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£320£321£304Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£562£565£533Estimated£750£753£711Blaby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18Estimated£20£21£19Blaby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334Estimated£324£325£307Aberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124Estimated£97£97£92Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52Estimated£80£80£76Blaby
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,192£1,197£1,131£990£994£939Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£98£99£93Aberdeen City
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£322£323£306£182£182£172Aberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.00£6.62£6.65£6.28Aberdeen City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.82£3.83£3.62£2.54£2.55£2.41Aberdeen City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94Estimated£9.67£9.71£9.17Blaby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026990.21,014.4Blaby
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.776.1Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.5155.5Blaby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.147.9Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026157.3118.9Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.9Estimated17.7Blaby

Per resident

Aberdeen City is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Blaby on 12. 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 Blaby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £3,755, Blaby £3,836Blaby: £3,836Aberdeen City: £3,755Blaby: £3,852Aberdeen City: £3,771Blaby: £3,639Aberdeen City: £3,562

    £3,755£3,771£3,562Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£3,836£3,852£3,639

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £2,045, Blaby £2,536Blaby: £2,536Aberdeen City: £2,045Blaby: £2,547Aberdeen City: £2,054Blaby: £2,406Aberdeen City: £1,940

    £2,045£2,054£1,940Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£2,536£2,547£2,406

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £1,055, Blaby £771Blaby: £771Aberdeen City: £1,055Blaby: £774Aberdeen City: £1,059Blaby: £731Aberdeen City: £1,000

    £1,055£1,059£1,000Aberdeen City is higher£771£774£731

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Aberdeen City £1,894, Blaby £2,324Blaby: £2,324Aberdeen City: £1,894Blaby: £2,334Aberdeen City: £1,902Blaby: £2,204Aberdeen City: £1,796

    £1,894£1,902£1,796Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£2,324£2,334£2,204

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Aberdeen City £57, Blaby £62Blaby: £62Aberdeen City: £57Blaby: £63Aberdeen City: £58Blaby: £59Aberdeen City: £54

    £57£58£54Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £91, Blaby £146Blaby: £146Aberdeen City: £91Blaby: £147Aberdeen City: £91Blaby: £139Aberdeen City: £86

    £91£91£86Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

  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, Blaby £3.97Blaby: £3.97Aberdeen City: £3.14Blaby: £3.99Aberdeen City: £3.16Blaby: £3.77Aberdeen City: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£3.97£3.99£3.77

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £352, Blaby £324Blaby: £324Aberdeen City: £352Blaby: £325Aberdeen City: £353Blaby: £307Aberdeen City: £334

    £352£353£334Aberdeen City is higher£324£325£307

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £131, Blaby £97Blaby: £97Aberdeen City: £131Blaby: £97Aberdeen City: £131Blaby: £92Aberdeen City: £124

    £131£131£124Aberdeen City is higher£97£97£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Aberdeen City £37, Blaby £49Blaby: £49Aberdeen City: £37Blaby: £49Aberdeen City: £37Blaby: £46Aberdeen City: £35

    £37£37£35Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Aberdeen City £795, Blaby £605Blaby: £605Aberdeen City: £795Blaby: £608Aberdeen City: £799Blaby: £574Aberdeen City: £755

    £795£799£755Aberdeen City is higher£605£608£574

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeen City £167, Blaby £98Blaby: £98Aberdeen City: £167Blaby: £99Aberdeen City: £168Blaby: £93Aberdeen City: £158

    £167£168£158Aberdeen City is higher£98£99£93

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Aberdeen City £215, Blaby £111Blaby: £111Aberdeen City: £215Blaby: £112Aberdeen City: £216Blaby: £105Aberdeen City: £204

    £215£216£204Aberdeen City is higher£111£112£105

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Aberdeen City £4.92, Blaby £4.05Blaby: £4.05Aberdeen City: £4.92Blaby: £4.07Aberdeen City: £4.94Blaby: £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, Blaby £1.56Blaby: £1.56Aberdeen City: £2.55Blaby: £1.57Aberdeen City: £2.56Blaby: £1.48Aberdeen City: £2.42

    £2.55£2.56£2.42Aberdeen City is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeen City £6.26, Blaby £9.67Blaby: £9.67Aberdeen City: £6.26Blaby: £9.71Aberdeen City: £6.29Blaby: £9.17Aberdeen City: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£9.67£9.71£9.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 160.3, Blaby 197.6Blaby: 197.6Aberdeen City: 160.3

    160.3Blaby is higherDepends on how you count197.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 14.2, Blaby 14.8Blaby: 14.8Aberdeen City: 14.2

    14.2Blaby is higherDepends on how you count14.8

  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, Blaby 30.3Blaby: 30.3Aberdeen City: 20.3

    20.3Blaby is higherDepends on how you count30.3

  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, Blaby 47.9Blaby: 47.9Aberdeen City: 59.1

    59.1Aberdeen City is higher47.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeen City 105.0, Blaby 72.7Blaby: 72.7Aberdeen City: 105.0

    105.0Aberdeen City is higher72.7

  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, Blaby 10.8Blaby: 10.8Aberdeen City: 9.3

    9.3Blaby is higherDepends on how you count10.8

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Aberdeen City and Blaby, per resident
MeasureAberdeen CityBlabyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,755£3,771£3,562Estimated£3,836£3,852£3,639Blaby
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,045£2,054£1,940Estimated£2,536£2,547£2,406Blaby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,055£1,059£1,000Estimated£771£774£731Aberdeen City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,894£1,902£1,796£2,324£2,334£2,204Blaby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£62£63£59Blaby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86Estimated£146£147£139Blaby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98Estimated£3.97£3.99£3.77Blaby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334Estimated£324£325£307Aberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124Estimated£97£97£92Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35Estimated£49£49£46Blaby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£795£799£755£605£608£574Aberdeen City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£98£99£93Aberdeen City
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204£111£112£105Aberdeen 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£1.56£1.57£1.48Aberdeen City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94Estimated£9.67£9.71£9.17Blaby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.3197.6Blaby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.214.8Blaby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.330.3Blaby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.147.9Aberdeen City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.072.7Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.3Estimated10.8Blaby

Total

Aberdeen City is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Blaby 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 Blaby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Aberdeen City £868.7m, Blaby £413.7mBlaby: £413.7mAberdeen City: £868.7mBlaby: £415.4mAberdeen City: £872.4mBlaby: £392.4mAberdeen City: £824.0m

    £868.7m£872.4m£824.0mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£413.7m£415.4m£392.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Aberdeen City £473.1m, Blaby £273.5mBlaby: £273.5mAberdeen City: £473.1mBlaby: £274.7mAberdeen City: £475.2mBlaby: £259.5mAberdeen City: £448.8m

    £473.1m£475.2m£448.8mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£273.5m£274.7m£259.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Aberdeen City £243.9m, Blaby £83.2mBlaby: £83.2mAberdeen City: £243.9mBlaby: £83.5mAberdeen City: £245.0mBlaby: £78.9mAberdeen City: £231.4m

    £243.9m£245.0m£231.4mAberdeen City is higher£83.2m£83.5m£78.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Aberdeen City £438.1m, Blaby £250.6mBlaby: £250.6mAberdeen City: £438.1mBlaby: £251.7mAberdeen City: £440.0mBlaby: £237.7mAberdeen City: £415.5m

    £438.1m£440.0m£415.5mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£250.6m£251.7m£237.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeen City £13.3m, Blaby £6.7mBlaby: £6.7mAberdeen City: £13.3mBlaby: £6.8mAberdeen City: £13.3mBlaby: £6.4mAberdeen City: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.8m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City £21.1m, Blaby £15.8mBlaby: £15.8mAberdeen City: £21.1mBlaby: £15.8mAberdeen City: £21.2mBlaby: £14.9mAberdeen City: £20.0m

    £21.1m£21.2m£20.0mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m

  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, Blaby £0.43mBlaby: £0.43mAberdeen City: £0.73mBlaby: £0.43mAberdeen City: £0.73mBlaby: £0.41mAberdeen City: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City £81.4m, Blaby £34.9mBlaby: £34.9mAberdeen City: £81.4mBlaby: £35.0mAberdeen City: £81.7mBlaby: £33.1mAberdeen City: £77.2m

    £81.4m£81.7m£77.2mAberdeen City is higher£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City £30.2m, Blaby £10.5mBlaby: £10.5mAberdeen City: £30.2mBlaby: £10.5mAberdeen City: £30.3mBlaby: £9.9mAberdeen City: £28.6m

    £30.2m£30.3m£28.6mAberdeen City is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeen City £8.5m, Blaby £5.3mBlaby: £5.3mAberdeen City: £8.5mBlaby: £5.3mAberdeen City: £8.5mBlaby: £5.0mAberdeen City: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeen City £184.0m, Blaby £65.3mBlaby: £65.3mAberdeen City: £184.0mBlaby: £65.6mAberdeen City: £184.8mBlaby: £61.9mAberdeen City: £174.5m

    £184.0m£184.8m£174.5mAberdeen City is higher£65.3m£65.6m£61.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Aberdeen City £38.6m, Blaby £10.6mBlaby: £10.6mAberdeen City: £38.6mBlaby: £10.6mAberdeen City: £38.8mBlaby: £10.1mAberdeen City: £36.6m

    £38.6m£38.8m£36.6mAberdeen City is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Aberdeen City £49.7m, Blaby £12.0mBlaby: £12.0mAberdeen City: £49.7mBlaby: £12.0mAberdeen City: £49.9mBlaby: £11.4mAberdeen City: £47.2m

    £49.7m£49.9m£47.2mAberdeen City is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Aberdeen City £1.1m, Blaby £0.44mBlaby: £0.44mAberdeen City: £1.1mBlaby: £0.44mAberdeen City: £1.1mBlaby: £0.41mAberdeen City: £1.1m

    £1.1mAberdeen City is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Aberdeen City £0.59m, Blaby £0.17mBlaby: £0.17mAberdeen City: £0.59mBlaby: £0.17mAberdeen City: £0.59mBlaby: £0.16mAberdeen City: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAberdeen City is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Aberdeen City £1.4m, Blaby £1.0mBlaby: £1.0mAberdeen City: £1.4mBlaby: £1.0mAberdeen City: £1.5mBlaby: £0.99mAberdeen City: £1.4m

    £1.4m£1.5m£1.4mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Aberdeen City 37,088, Blaby 21,313Blaby: 21,313Aberdeen City: 37,088

    37,088Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count21,313

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeen City 3,284, Blaby 1,598Blaby: 1,598Aberdeen City: 3,284

    3,284Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count1,598

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City 4,700, Blaby 3,266Blaby: 3,266Aberdeen City: 4,700

    4,700Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count3,266

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeen City 13,665, Blaby 5,167Blaby: 5,167Aberdeen City: 13,665

    13,665Aberdeen City is higher5,167

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeen City 24,285, Blaby 7,844Blaby: 7,844Aberdeen City: 24,285

    24,285Aberdeen City is higher7,844

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeen City 2,147, Blaby 1,168Blaby: 1,168Aberdeen City: 2,147

    2,147Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count1,168

Show the numbers
Aberdeen City and Blaby, total
MeasureAberdeen CityBlabyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£868.7m£872.4m£824.0mEstimated£413.7m£415.4m£392.4mAberdeen City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimated£273.5m£274.7m£259.5mAberdeen City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.9m£245.0m£231.4mEstimated£83.2m£83.5m£78.9mAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£438.1m£440.0m£415.5m£250.6m£251.7m£237.7mAberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£6.7m£6.8m£6.4mAberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mEstimated£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mAberdeen City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEstimated£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mAberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mEstimated£34.9m£35.0m£33.1mAberdeen City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mEstimated£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mAberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEstimated£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mAberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£184.0m£184.8m£174.5m£65.3m£65.6m£61.9mAberdeen City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.6m£38.8m£36.6m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mAberdeen City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.7m£49.9m£47.2m£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mAberdeen City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mAberdeen City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mAberdeen City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.5m£1.4mEstimated£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mAberdeen City
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,08821,313Aberdeen City
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,2841,598Aberdeen City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7003,266Aberdeen City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,6655,167Aberdeen City
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,2857,844Aberdeen City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,147Estimated1,168Aberdeen 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.
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  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.
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