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Aberdeenshire and West Oxfordshire

265,110 and 120,826 residents (mid-2024).

Aberdeenshire is higher than West Oxfordshire on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Aberdeenshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire 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

Aberdeenshire West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeenshire £3,877, West Oxfordshire £3,864West Oxfordshire: £3,864Aberdeenshire: £3,877West Oxfordshire: £3,881Aberdeenshire: £3,894West Oxfordshire: £3,665Aberdeenshire: £3,678

    £3,877£3,894£3,678Aberdeenshire is higher£3,864£3,881£3,665

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeenshire £12,172, West Oxfordshire £12,255West Oxfordshire: £12,255Aberdeenshire: £12,172West Oxfordshire: £12,308Aberdeenshire: £12,224West Oxfordshire: £11,625Aberdeenshire: £11,546

    £12,172£12,224£11,546West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,255£12,308£11,625

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeenshire £1,316, West Oxfordshire £1,297West Oxfordshire: £1,297Aberdeenshire: £1,316West Oxfordshire: £1,303Aberdeenshire: £1,322West Oxfordshire: £1,230Aberdeenshire: £1,248

    £1,316£1,322£1,248Aberdeenshire is higher£1,297£1,303£1,230

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeenshire £11,568, West Oxfordshire £11,479West Oxfordshire: £11,479Aberdeenshire: £11,568West Oxfordshire: £11,528Aberdeenshire: £11,618West Oxfordshire: £10,888Aberdeenshire: £10,973

    £11,568£11,618£10,973Aberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,479£11,528£10,888

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Aberdeenshire £223, West Oxfordshire £230West Oxfordshire: £230Aberdeenshire: £223West Oxfordshire: £231Aberdeenshire: £224West Oxfordshire: £218Aberdeenshire: £211

    £223£224£211West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

  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: Aberdeenshire £369, West Oxfordshire £533West Oxfordshire: £533Aberdeenshire: £369West Oxfordshire: £535Aberdeenshire: £370West Oxfordshire: £505Aberdeenshire: £350

    £369£370£350West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£533£535£505

  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: Aberdeenshire £12, West Oxfordshire £14West Oxfordshire: £14Aberdeenshire: £12West Oxfordshire: £14Aberdeenshire: £12West Oxfordshire: £13Aberdeenshire: £12

    £12West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £311, West Oxfordshire £235West Oxfordshire: £235Aberdeenshire: £311West Oxfordshire: £236Aberdeenshire: £312West Oxfordshire: £222Aberdeenshire: £295

    £311£312£295Aberdeenshire is higher£235£236£222

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £136, West Oxfordshire £111West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £136West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £137West Oxfordshire: £105Aberdeenshire: £129

    £136£137£129Aberdeenshire is higher£111£111£105

  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: Aberdeenshire £69, West Oxfordshire £61West Oxfordshire: £61Aberdeenshire: £69West Oxfordshire: £61Aberdeenshire: £69West Oxfordshire: £58Aberdeenshire: £65

    £69£69£65Aberdeenshire is higher£61£61£58

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeenshire £986, West Oxfordshire £1,083West Oxfordshire: £1,083Aberdeenshire: £986West Oxfordshire: £1,088Aberdeenshire: £990West Oxfordshire: £1,027Aberdeenshire: £935

    £986£990£935West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,083£1,088£1,027

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeenshire £96, West Oxfordshire £133West Oxfordshire: £133Aberdeenshire: £96West Oxfordshire: £134Aberdeenshire: £97West Oxfordshire: £126Aberdeenshire: £92

    £96£97£92West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeenshire £254, West Oxfordshire £146West Oxfordshire: £146Aberdeenshire: £254West Oxfordshire: £147Aberdeenshire: £255West Oxfordshire: £139Aberdeenshire: £241

    £254£255£241Aberdeenshire is higher£146£147£139

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeenshire £4.74, West Oxfordshire £4.09West Oxfordshire: £4.09Aberdeenshire: £4.74West Oxfordshire: £4.11Aberdeenshire: £4.76West Oxfordshire: £3.88Aberdeenshire: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Aberdeenshire is higher£4.09£4.11£3.88

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Aberdeenshire £3.39, West Oxfordshire £2.48West Oxfordshire: £2.48Aberdeenshire: £3.39West Oxfordshire: £2.49Aberdeenshire: £3.41West Oxfordshire: £2.35Aberdeenshire: £3.22

    £3.39£3.41£3.22Aberdeenshire is higher£2.48£2.49£2.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeenshire £8.47, West Oxfordshire £6.01West Oxfordshire: £6.01Aberdeenshire: £8.47West Oxfordshire: £6.03Aberdeenshire: £8.50West Oxfordshire: £5.70Aberdeenshire: £8.03

    £8.47£8.50£8.03Aberdeenshire 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: Aberdeenshire 1,009.0, West Oxfordshire 988.7West Oxfordshire: 988.7Aberdeenshire: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Aberdeenshire is higher988.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aberdeenshire 63.5, West Oxfordshire 54.5West Oxfordshire: 54.5Aberdeenshire: 63.5

    63.5Aberdeenshire is higher54.5

  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: Aberdeenshire 103.1, West Oxfordshire 109.7West Oxfordshire: 109.7Aberdeenshire: 103.1

    103.1West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count109.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 52.3, West Oxfordshire 35.7West Oxfordshire: 35.7Aberdeenshire: 52.3

    52.3Aberdeenshire is higher35.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Aberdeenshire 127.1, West Oxfordshire 113.0West Oxfordshire: 113.0Aberdeenshire: 127.1

    127.1Aberdeenshire is higher113.0

  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: Aberdeenshire 17.9, West Oxfordshire 13.6West Oxfordshire: 13.6Aberdeenshire: 17.9

    17.9Aberdeenshire is higher13.6

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Aberdeenshire and West Oxfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureAberdeenshireWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,877£3,894£3,678Estimated£3,864£3,881£3,665Aberdeenshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,172£12,224£11,546Estimated£12,255£12,308£11,625West Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,316£1,322£1,248Estimated£1,297£1,303£1,230Aberdeenshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,568£11,618£10,973£11,479£11,528£10,888Aberdeenshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£223£224£211£230£231£218West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£369£370£350Estimated£533£535£505West Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12Estimated£14£14£13West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£311£312£295Estimated£235£236£222Aberdeenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129Estimated£111£111£105Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£69£69£65Estimated£61£61£58Aberdeenshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£986£990£935£1,083£1,088£1,027West Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£96£97£92£133£134£126West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£254£255£241£146£147£139Aberdeenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£4.09£4.11£3.88Aberdeenshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.39£3.41£3.22£2.48£2.49£2.35Aberdeenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.47£8.50£8.03Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70Aberdeenshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.0988.7Aberdeenshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.554.5Aberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026103.1109.7West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.335.7Aberdeenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.1113.0Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.9Estimated13.6Aberdeenshire

Per resident

Aberdeenshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire 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

Aberdeenshire West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aberdeenshire £3,877, West Oxfordshire £3,864West Oxfordshire: £3,864Aberdeenshire: £3,877West Oxfordshire: £3,881Aberdeenshire: £3,894West Oxfordshire: £3,665Aberdeenshire: £3,678

    £3,877£3,894£3,678Aberdeenshire is higher£3,864£3,881£3,665

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Aberdeenshire £2,537, West Oxfordshire £2,603West Oxfordshire: £2,603Aberdeenshire: £2,537West Oxfordshire: £2,614Aberdeenshire: £2,548West Oxfordshire: £2,469Aberdeenshire: £2,407

    £2,537£2,548£2,407West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,603£2,614£2,469

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Aberdeenshire £788, West Oxfordshire £777West Oxfordshire: £777Aberdeenshire: £788West Oxfordshire: £780Aberdeenshire: £792West Oxfordshire: £737Aberdeenshire: £748

    £788£792£748Aberdeenshire is higher£777£780£737

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Aberdeenshire £2,411, West Oxfordshire £2,438West Oxfordshire: £2,438Aberdeenshire: £2,411West Oxfordshire: £2,448Aberdeenshire: £2,422West Oxfordshire: £2,312Aberdeenshire: £2,287

    £2,411£2,422£2,287West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,438£2,448£2,312

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Aberdeenshire £46, West Oxfordshire £49West Oxfordshire: £49Aberdeenshire: £46West Oxfordshire: £49Aberdeenshire: £47West Oxfordshire: £46Aberdeenshire: £44

    £46£47£44West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £77, West Oxfordshire £113West Oxfordshire: £113Aberdeenshire: £77West Oxfordshire: £114Aberdeenshire: £77West Oxfordshire: £107Aberdeenshire: £73

    £77£77£73West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£113£114£107

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £2.54, West Oxfordshire £3.00West Oxfordshire: £3.00Aberdeenshire: £2.54West Oxfordshire: £3.02Aberdeenshire: £2.55West Oxfordshire: £2.85Aberdeenshire: £2.41

    £2.54£2.55£2.41West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.00£3.02£2.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £311, West Oxfordshire £235West Oxfordshire: £235Aberdeenshire: £311West Oxfordshire: £236Aberdeenshire: £312West Oxfordshire: £222Aberdeenshire: £295

    £311£312£295Aberdeenshire is higher£235£236£222

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £136, West Oxfordshire £111West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £136West Oxfordshire: £111Aberdeenshire: £137West Oxfordshire: £105Aberdeenshire: £129

    £136£137£129Aberdeenshire is higher£111£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Aberdeenshire £41, West Oxfordshire £37West Oxfordshire: £37Aberdeenshire: £41West Oxfordshire: £37Aberdeenshire: £41West Oxfordshire: £35Aberdeenshire: £39

    £41£41£39Aberdeenshire is higher£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Aberdeenshire £590, West Oxfordshire £649West Oxfordshire: £649Aberdeenshire: £590West Oxfordshire: £651Aberdeenshire: £593West Oxfordshire: £615Aberdeenshire: £560

    £590£593£560West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£649£651£615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aberdeenshire £96, West Oxfordshire £133West Oxfordshire: £133Aberdeenshire: £96West Oxfordshire: £134Aberdeenshire: £97West Oxfordshire: £126Aberdeenshire: £92

    £96£97£92West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Aberdeenshire £152, West Oxfordshire £88West Oxfordshire: £88Aberdeenshire: £152West Oxfordshire: £88Aberdeenshire: £153West Oxfordshire: £83Aberdeenshire: £144

    £152£153£144Aberdeenshire is higher£88£88£83

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Aberdeenshire £2.84, West Oxfordshire £2.45West Oxfordshire: £2.45Aberdeenshire: £2.84West Oxfordshire: £2.46Aberdeenshire: £2.85West Oxfordshire: £2.32Aberdeenshire: £2.69

    £2.84£2.85£2.69Aberdeenshire is higher£2.45£2.46£2.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Aberdeenshire £2.03, West Oxfordshire £1.49West Oxfordshire: £1.49Aberdeenshire: £2.03West Oxfordshire: £1.49Aberdeenshire: £2.04West Oxfordshire: £1.41Aberdeenshire: £1.93

    £2.03£2.04£1.93Aberdeenshire is higher£1.49£1.49£1.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aberdeenshire £8.47, West Oxfordshire £6.01West Oxfordshire: £6.01Aberdeenshire: £8.47West Oxfordshire: £6.03Aberdeenshire: £8.50West Oxfordshire: £5.70Aberdeenshire: £8.03

    £8.47£8.50£8.03Aberdeenshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 210.3, West Oxfordshire 210.0West Oxfordshire: 210.0Aberdeenshire: 210.3

    210.3Aberdeenshire is higher210.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 13.2, West Oxfordshire 11.6West Oxfordshire: 11.6Aberdeenshire: 13.2

    13.2Aberdeenshire is higher11.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 21.5, West Oxfordshire 23.3West Oxfordshire: 23.3Aberdeenshire: 21.5

    21.5West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count23.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 52.3, West Oxfordshire 35.7West Oxfordshire: 35.7Aberdeenshire: 52.3

    52.3Aberdeenshire is higher35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 76.2, West Oxfordshire 67.7West Oxfordshire: 67.7Aberdeenshire: 76.2

    76.2Aberdeenshire is higher67.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aberdeenshire 10.7, West Oxfordshire 8.2West Oxfordshire: 8.2Aberdeenshire: 10.7

    10.7Aberdeenshire is higher8.2

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Aberdeenshire and West Oxfordshire, per resident
MeasureAberdeenshireWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,877£3,894£3,678Estimated£3,864£3,881£3,665Aberdeenshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,407Estimated£2,603£2,614£2,469West Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£788£792£748Estimated£777£780£737Aberdeenshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,411£2,422£2,287£2,438£2,448£2,312West Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£46£47£44£49£49£46West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73Estimated£113£114£107West Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.54£2.55£2.41Estimated£3.00£3.02£2.85West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£311£312£295Estimated£235£236£222Aberdeenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129Estimated£111£111£105Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£41£41£39Estimated£37£37£35Aberdeenshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£649£651£615West Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£96£97£92£133£134£126West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£152£153£144£88£88£83Aberdeenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.84£2.85£2.69£2.45£2.46£2.32Aberdeenshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93£1.49£1.49£1.41Aberdeenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.47£8.50£8.03Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70Aberdeenshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.3210.0Aberdeenshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.211.6Aberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.523.3West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.335.7Aberdeenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202676.267.7Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.7Estimated8.2Aberdeenshire

Total

Aberdeenshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire 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

Aberdeenshire West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Aberdeenshire £1.0bn, West Oxfordshire £466.9mWest Oxfordshire: £466.9mAberdeenshire: £1.0bnWest Oxfordshire: £468.9mAberdeenshire: £1.0bnWest Oxfordshire: £442.9mAberdeenshire: £975.0m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£975.0mAberdeenshire is higher£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Aberdeenshire £672.7m, West Oxfordshire £314.5mWest Oxfordshire: £314.5mAberdeenshire: £672.7mWest Oxfordshire: £315.8mAberdeenshire: £675.5mWest Oxfordshire: £298.3mAberdeenshire: £638.0m

    £672.7m£675.5m£638.0mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Aberdeenshire £209.0m, West Oxfordshire £93.9mWest Oxfordshire: £93.9mAberdeenshire: £209.0mWest Oxfordshire: £94.3mAberdeenshire: £209.9mWest Oxfordshire: £89.0mAberdeenshire: £198.3m

    £209.0m£209.9m£198.3mAberdeenshire is higher£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Aberdeenshire £639.3m, West Oxfordshire £294.5mWest Oxfordshire: £294.5mAberdeenshire: £639.3mWest Oxfordshire: £295.8mAberdeenshire: £642.0mWest Oxfordshire: £279.4mAberdeenshire: £606.4m

    £639.3m£642.0m£606.4mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeenshire £12.3m, West Oxfordshire £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mAberdeenshire: £12.3mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mAberdeenshire: £12.4mWest Oxfordshire: £5.6mAberdeenshire: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeenshire £20.4m, West Oxfordshire £13.7mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mAberdeenshire: £20.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mAberdeenshire: £20.5mWest Oxfordshire: £13.0mAberdeenshire: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Aberdeenshire £0.67m, West Oxfordshire £0.36mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mAberdeenshire: £0.67mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mAberdeenshire: £0.68mWest Oxfordshire: £0.34mAberdeenshire: £0.64m

    £0.67m£0.68m£0.64mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeenshire £82.4m, West Oxfordshire £28.3mWest Oxfordshire: £28.3mAberdeenshire: £82.4mWest Oxfordshire: £28.5mAberdeenshire: £82.7mWest Oxfordshire: £26.9mAberdeenshire: £78.1m

    £82.4m£82.7m£78.1mAberdeenshire is higher£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Aberdeenshire £36.1m, West Oxfordshire £13.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mAberdeenshire: £36.1mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mAberdeenshire: £36.2mWest Oxfordshire: £12.7mAberdeenshire: £34.2m

    £36.1m£36.2m£34.2mAberdeenshire is higher£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeenshire £10.9m, West Oxfordshire £4.4mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mAberdeenshire: £10.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mAberdeenshire: £10.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.2mAberdeenshire: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mAberdeenshire is higher£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeenshire £156.5m, West Oxfordshire £78.4mWest Oxfordshire: £78.4mAberdeenshire: £156.5mWest Oxfordshire: £78.7mAberdeenshire: £157.2mWest Oxfordshire: £74.3mAberdeenshire: £148.5m

    £156.5m£157.2m£148.5mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Aberdeenshire £25.6m, West Oxfordshire £16.1mWest Oxfordshire: £16.1mAberdeenshire: £25.6mWest Oxfordshire: £16.2mAberdeenshire: £25.7mWest Oxfordshire: £15.3mAberdeenshire: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mAberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Aberdeenshire £40.3m, West Oxfordshire £10.6mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mAberdeenshire: £40.3mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mAberdeenshire: £40.5mWest Oxfordshire: £10.1mAberdeenshire: £38.2m

    £40.3m£40.5m£38.2mAberdeenshire is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Aberdeenshire £0.75m, West Oxfordshire £0.30mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mAberdeenshire: £0.75mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mAberdeenshire: £0.76mWest Oxfordshire: £0.28mAberdeenshire: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.76m£0.71mAberdeenshire is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Aberdeenshire £0.54m, West Oxfordshire £0.18mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mAberdeenshire: £0.54mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mAberdeenshire: £0.54mWest Oxfordshire: £0.17mAberdeenshire: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAberdeenshire is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Aberdeenshire £2.2m, West Oxfordshire £0.73mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mAberdeenshire: £2.2mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mAberdeenshire: £2.3mWest Oxfordshire: £0.69mAberdeenshire: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.3m£2.1mAberdeenshire is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Aberdeenshire 55,758, West Oxfordshire 25,369West Oxfordshire: 25,369Aberdeenshire: 55,758

    55,758Aberdeenshire is higher25,369

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Aberdeenshire 3,508, West Oxfordshire 1,399West Oxfordshire: 1,399Aberdeenshire: 3,508

    3,508Aberdeenshire is higher1,399

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aberdeenshire 5,700, West Oxfordshire 2,815West Oxfordshire: 2,815Aberdeenshire: 5,700

    5,700Aberdeenshire is higherDepends on how you count2,815

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aberdeenshire 13,865, West Oxfordshire 4,314West Oxfordshire: 4,314Aberdeenshire: 13,865

    13,865Aberdeenshire is higher4,314

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Aberdeenshire 20,190, West Oxfordshire 8,174West Oxfordshire: 8,174Aberdeenshire: 20,190

    20,190Aberdeenshire is higher8,174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aberdeenshire 2,847, West Oxfordshire 987West Oxfordshire: 987Aberdeenshire: 2,847

    2,847Aberdeenshire is higher987

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Aberdeenshire and West Oxfordshire, total
MeasureAberdeenshireWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£975.0mEstimated£466.9m£468.9m£442.9mAberdeenshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£672.7m£675.5m£638.0mEstimated£314.5m£315.8m£298.3mAberdeenshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£209.0m£209.9m£198.3mEstimated£93.9m£94.3m£89.0mAberdeenshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£639.3m£642.0m£606.4m£294.5m£295.8m£279.4mAberdeenshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mAberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mEstimated£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mAberdeenshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mEstimated£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mAberdeenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£82.4m£82.7m£78.1mEstimated£28.3m£28.5m£26.9mAberdeenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.2m£34.2mEstimated£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mAberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mEstimated£4.4m£4.4m£4.2mAberdeenshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£156.5m£157.2m£148.5m£78.4m£78.7m£74.3mAberdeenshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mAberdeenshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£40.3m£40.5m£38.2m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mAberdeenshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mAberdeenshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mAberdeenshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.3m£2.1mEstimated£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mAberdeenshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,75825,369Aberdeenshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,5081,399Aberdeenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,7002,815Aberdeenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,8654,314Aberdeenshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,1908,174Aberdeenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,847Estimated987Aberdeenshire

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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