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Aberdeen City and Warwick
Aberdeen City is higher than Warwick on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.
On 9 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.
Per person in the age group
Aberdeen City is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Warwick on 7. 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 Warwick
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,755£3,771£3,562Aberdeen City is higher£3,605£3,620£3,419
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,632£12,686£11,982Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£12,656£12,710£12,004
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,580£1,587£1,499Aberdeen City is higher£1,260£1,266£1,196
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,696£11,746£11,094Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£11,788£11,838£11,181
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£354£356£336Aberdeen City is higher£292£294£277
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£562£565£533Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£557£560£529
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£352£353£334Aberdeen City is higher£280£281£266
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£131£131£124Aberdeen City is higher£87£88£83
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£55£55£52Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,192£1,197£1,131Aberdeen City is higher£997£1,001£945
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£158Aberdeen City is higher£147£148£140
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£322£323£306Aberdeen City is higher£190£191£180
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.38£7.41£7.00Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£7.99£8.03£7.58
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.82£3.83£3.62Aberdeen City is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.26£6.29£5.94Warwick is higher£12£12£11
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
990.2Warwick is higherDepends on how you count1,005.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
87.7Aberdeen City is higher70.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
125.5Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count119.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
59.1Aberdeen City is higher41.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
157.3Aberdeen City is higher116.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.9Warwick is higherDepends on how you count14.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Aberdeen City | Warwick | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,755£3,771£3,562Estimated | £3,605£3,620£3,419 | Aberdeen City |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,632£12,686£11,982Estimated | £12,656£12,710£12,004 | Warwick |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,580£1,587£1,499Estimated | £1,260£1,266£1,196 | Aberdeen City |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,696£11,746£11,094 | £11,788£11,838£11,181 | Warwick |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £354£356£336 | £292£294£277 | Aberdeen City |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £562£565£533Estimated | £557£560£529 | Aberdeen City |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18Estimated | £18£18£17 | Aberdeen City |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £352£353£334Estimated | £280£281£266 | Aberdeen City |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £131£131£124Estimated | £87£88£83 | Aberdeen City |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £55£55£52Estimated | £62£63£59 | Warwick |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,192£1,197£1,131 | £997£1,001£945 | Aberdeen City |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£158 | £147£148£140 | Aberdeen City |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £322£323£306 | £190£191£180 | Aberdeen City |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.38£7.41£7.00 | £7.99£8.03£7.58 | Warwick |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.82£3.83£3.62 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | Aberdeen City |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.26£6.29£5.94Estimated | £12£12£11 | Warwick |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 990.2 | 1,005.8 | Warwick |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 87.7 | 70.4 | Aberdeen City |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 125.5 | 119.3 | Aberdeen City |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 59.1 | 41.5 | Aberdeen City |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 157.3 | 116.5 | Aberdeen City |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.9Estimated | 14.4 | Warwick |
Per resident
Aberdeen City is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Warwick on 9. 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 Warwick
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,755£3,771£3,562Aberdeen City is higher£3,605£3,620£3,419
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,045£2,054£1,940Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£2,275£2,284£2,158
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,055£1,059£1,000Aberdeen City is higher£804£807£762
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,894£1,902£1,796Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£2,119£2,128£2,010
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£57£58£54Aberdeen City is higher£53£53£50
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£100£101£95
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.14£3.16£2.98Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£3.24£3.25£3.07
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£352£353£334Aberdeen City is higher£280£281£266
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£131£131£124Aberdeen City is higher£87£88£83
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£37£37£35Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£795£799£755Aberdeen City is higher£635£638£603
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£158Aberdeen City is higher£147£148£140
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£215£216£204Aberdeen City is higher£121£122£115
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.92£4.94£4.67Warwick is higherDepends on how you count£5.09£5.11£4.83
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.55£2.56£2.42Aberdeen City is higher£2.07£2.08£1.96
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.26£6.29£5.94Warwick is higher£12£12£11
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
160.3Warwick is higherDepends on how you count180.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.2Aberdeen City is higher12.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.3Warwick is higherDepends on how you count21.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
59.1Aberdeen City is higher41.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
105.0Aberdeen City is higher74.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.3Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count9.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Aberdeen City | Warwick | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,755£3,771£3,562Estimated | £3,605£3,620£3,419 | Aberdeen City |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,045£2,054£1,940Estimated | £2,275£2,284£2,158 | Warwick |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,055£1,059£1,000Estimated | £804£807£762 | Aberdeen City |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,894£1,902£1,796 | £2,119£2,128£2,010 | Warwick |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £57£58£54 | £53£53£50 | Aberdeen City |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86Estimated | £100£101£95 | Warwick |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.14£3.16£2.98Estimated | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | Warwick |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £352£353£334Estimated | £280£281£266 | Aberdeen City |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £131£131£124Estimated | £87£88£83 | Aberdeen City |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £37£37£35Estimated | £40£40£38 | Warwick |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £795£799£755 | £635£638£603 | Aberdeen City |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£158 | £147£148£140 | Aberdeen City |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £215£216£204 | £121£122£115 | Aberdeen City |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.92£4.94£4.67 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | Warwick |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.55£2.56£2.42 | £2.07£2.08£1.96 | Aberdeen City |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.26£6.29£5.94Estimated | £12£12£11 | Warwick |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 160.3 | 180.8 | Warwick |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.2 | 12.7 | Aberdeen City |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.3 | 21.4 | Warwick |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 59.1 | 41.5 | Aberdeen City |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 105.0 | 74.3 | Aberdeen City |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.3Estimated | 9.2 | Aberdeen City |
Total
Aberdeen City is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Warwick 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 Warwick
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£868.7m£872.4m£824.0mAberdeen City is higher£560.7m£563.1m£531.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£353.8m£355.3m£335.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£243.9m£245.0m£231.4mAberdeen City is higher£125.0m£125.5m£118.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£438.1m£440.0m£415.5mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£329.6m£331.0m£312.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAberdeen City is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£81.4m£81.7m£77.2mAberdeen City is higher£43.6m£43.8m£41.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mAberdeen City is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£184.0m£184.8m£174.5mAberdeen City is higher£98.8m£99.2m£93.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£38.6m£38.8m£36.6mAberdeen City is higher£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£49.7m£49.9m£47.2mAberdeen City is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.1mAberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mAberdeen City is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4m£1.5m£1.4mWarwick is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
37,088Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count28,121
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,284Aberdeen City is higher1,968
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,700Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count3,335
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
13,665Aberdeen City is higher6,447
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
24,285Aberdeen City is higher11,555
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,147Aberdeen City is higherDepends on how you count1,426
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| Measure | Aberdeen City | Warwick | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £868.7m£872.4m£824.0mEstimated | £560.7m£563.1m£531.8m | Aberdeen City |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimated | £353.8m£355.3m£335.6m | Aberdeen City |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £243.9m£245.0m£231.4mEstimated | £125.0m£125.5m£118.5m | Aberdeen City |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £438.1m£440.0m£415.5m | £329.6m£331.0m£312.6m | Aberdeen City |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | £8.2m£8.2m£7.8m | Aberdeen City |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £21.1m£21.2m£20.0mEstimated | £15.6m£15.6m£14.8m | Aberdeen City |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mEstimated | £0.50m£0.51m£0.48m | Aberdeen City |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £81.4m£81.7m£77.2mEstimated | £43.6m£43.8m£41.3m | Aberdeen City |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.2m£30.3m£28.6mEstimated | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | Aberdeen City |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mEstimated | £6.2m£6.2m£5.9m | Aberdeen City |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £184.0m£184.8m£174.5m | £98.8m£99.2m£93.7m | Aberdeen City |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £38.6m£38.8m£36.6m | £22.9m£23.0m£21.7m | Aberdeen City |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £49.7m£49.9m£47.2m | £18.8m£18.9m£17.9m | Aberdeen City |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m | £0.79m£0.80m£0.75m | Aberdeen City |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Aberdeen City |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4m£1.5m£1.4mEstimated | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | Warwick |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 37,088 | 28,121 | Aberdeen City |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,284 | 1,968 | Aberdeen City |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,700 | 3,335 | Aberdeen City |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 13,665 | 6,447 | Aberdeen City |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 24,285 | 11,555 | Aberdeen City |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,147Estimated | 1,426 | Aberdeen City |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.