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Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar

87,780 and 25,930 residents (mid-2024).

Argyll and Bute is higher than Na h-Eileanan Siar on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Argyll and Bute is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar on 13. 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

Argyll and Bute Na h-Eileanan Siar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Argyll and Bute £5,158, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4,968Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,968Argyll and Bute: £5,158Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,989Argyll and Bute: £5,180Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,713Argyll and Bute: £4,893

    £5,158£5,180£4,893Argyll and Bute is higher£4,968£4,989£4,713

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Argyll and Bute £12,374, Na h-Eileanan Siar £12,849Na h-Eileanan Siar: £12,849Argyll and Bute: £12,374Na h-Eileanan Siar: £12,904Argyll and Bute: £12,427Na h-Eileanan Siar: £12,188Argyll and Bute: £11,737

    £12,374£12,427£11,737Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£12,849£12,904£12,188

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Argyll and Bute £1,819, Na h-Eileanan Siar £1,410Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,410Argyll and Bute: £1,819Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,416Argyll and Bute: £1,827Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,337Argyll and Bute: £1,725

    £1,819£1,827£1,725Argyll and Bute is higher£1,410£1,416£1,337

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Argyll and Bute £11,222, Na h-Eileanan Siar £11,306Na h-Eileanan Siar: £11,306Argyll and Bute: £11,222Na h-Eileanan Siar: £11,354Argyll and Bute: £11,270Na h-Eileanan Siar: £10,725Argyll and Bute: £10,645

    £11,222£11,270£10,645Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£11,306£11,354£10,725

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Argyll and Bute £406, Na h-Eileanan Siar £513Na h-Eileanan Siar: £513Argyll and Bute: £406Na h-Eileanan Siar: £515Argyll and Bute: £407Na h-Eileanan Siar: £487Argyll and Bute: £385

    £406£407£385Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£513£515£487

  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: Argyll and Bute £724, Na h-Eileanan Siar £1,002Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,002Argyll and Bute: £724Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,006Argyll and Bute: £727Na h-Eileanan Siar: £950Argyll and Bute: £687

    £724£727£687Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£1,002£1,006£950

  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: Argyll and Bute £22, Na h-Eileanan Siar £28Na h-Eileanan Siar: £28Argyll and Bute: £22Na h-Eileanan Siar: £28Argyll and Bute: £22Na h-Eileanan Siar: £27Argyll and Bute: £21

    £22£22£21Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £491, Na h-Eileanan Siar £567Na h-Eileanan Siar: £567Argyll and Bute: £491Na h-Eileanan Siar: £570Argyll and Bute: £493Na h-Eileanan Siar: £538Argyll and Bute: £466

    £491£493£466Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£567£570£538

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £156, Na h-Eileanan Siar £107Na h-Eileanan Siar: £107Argyll and Bute: £156Na h-Eileanan Siar: £108Argyll and Bute: £157Na h-Eileanan Siar: £102Argyll and Bute: £148

    £156£157£148Argyll and Bute is higher£107£108£102

  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: Argyll and Bute £104, Na h-Eileanan Siar £85Na h-Eileanan Siar: £85Argyll and Bute: £104Na h-Eileanan Siar: £86Argyll and Bute: £105Na h-Eileanan Siar: £81Argyll and Bute: £99

    £104£105£99Argyll and Bute is higher£85£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Argyll and Bute £1,304, Na h-Eileanan Siar £895Na h-Eileanan Siar: £895Argyll and Bute: £1,304Na h-Eileanan Siar: £899Argyll and Bute: £1,309Na h-Eileanan Siar: £849Argyll and Bute: £1,237

    £1,304£1,309£1,237Argyll and Bute is higher£895£899£849

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Argyll and Bute £199, Na h-Eileanan Siar £141Na h-Eileanan Siar: £141Argyll and Bute: £199Na h-Eileanan Siar: £142Argyll and Bute: £200Na h-Eileanan Siar: £134Argyll and Bute: £189

    £199£200£189Argyll and Bute is higher£141£142£134

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Argyll and Bute £399, Na h-Eileanan Siar £413Na h-Eileanan Siar: £413Argyll and Bute: £399Na h-Eileanan Siar: £415Argyll and Bute: £400Na h-Eileanan Siar: £392Argyll and Bute: £378

    £399£400£378Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£413£415£392

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Argyll and Bute £6.57, Na h-Eileanan Siar £7.84Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.84Argyll and Bute: £6.57Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.88Argyll and Bute: £6.60Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.44Argyll and Bute: £6.23

    £6.57£6.60£6.23Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.84£7.88£7.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Argyll and Bute £5.77, Na h-Eileanan Siar £7.75Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.75Argyll and Bute: £5.77Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.78Argyll and Bute: £5.79Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.35Argyll and Bute: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.75£7.78£7.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Argyll and Bute £9.19, Na h-Eileanan Siar £14Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Argyll and Bute: £9.19Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Argyll and Bute: £9.23Na h-Eileanan Siar: £13Argyll and Bute: £8.72

    £9.19£9.23£8.72Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Argyll and Bute 999.1, Na h-Eileanan Siar 987.2Na h-Eileanan Siar: 987.2Argyll and Bute: 999.1

    999.1Argyll and Bute is higher987.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Argyll and Bute 98.4, Na h-Eileanan Siar 131.5Na h-Eileanan Siar: 131.5Argyll and Bute: 98.4

    98.4Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count131.5

  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: Argyll and Bute 165.1, Na h-Eileanan Siar 180.5Na h-Eileanan Siar: 180.5Argyll and Bute: 165.1

    165.1Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count180.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 78.4, Na h-Eileanan Siar 81.4Na h-Eileanan Siar: 81.4Argyll and Bute: 78.4

    78.4Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count81.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Argyll and Bute 165.7, Na h-Eileanan Siar 141.5Na h-Eileanan Siar: 141.5Argyll and Bute: 165.7

    165.7Argyll and Bute is higher141.5

  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: Argyll and Bute 25.0, Na h-Eileanan Siar 21.8Na h-Eileanan Siar: 21.8Argyll and Bute: 25.0

    25.0Argyll and Bute is higher21.8

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Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar, per person in the age group
MeasureArgyll and ButeNa h-Eileanan SiarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,158£5,180£4,893Estimated£4,968£4,989£4,713EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,374£12,427£11,737Estimated£12,849£12,904£12,188EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,819£1,827£1,725Estimated£1,410£1,416£1,337EstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,222£11,270£10,645£11,306£11,354£10,725Na h-Eileanan Siar
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£406£407£385£513£515£487Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£724£727£687Estimated£1,002£1,006£950EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21Estimated£28£28£27EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466Estimated£567£570£538EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148Estimated£107£108£102EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£104£105£99Estimated£85£86£81EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,304£1,309£1,237£895£899£849Argyll and Bute
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£141£142£134Argyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£399£400£378£413£415£392Na h-Eileanan Siar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23£7.84£7.88£7.44Na h-Eileanan Siar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£7.75£7.78£7.35Na h-Eileanan Siar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.19£9.23£8.72Estimated£14£14£13EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.1987.2Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202698.4131.5Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.1180.5Na h-Eileanan Siar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.481.4Na h-Eileanan Siar
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026165.7141.5Argyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.0Estimated21.8EstimatedArgyll and Bute

Per resident

Argyll and Bute is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar 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

Argyll and Bute Na h-Eileanan Siar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Argyll and Bute £5,158, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4,968Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,968Argyll and Bute: £5,158Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,989Argyll and Bute: £5,180Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,713Argyll and Bute: £4,893

    £5,158£5,180£4,893Argyll and Bute is higher£4,968£4,989£4,713

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Argyll and Bute £3,241, Na h-Eileanan Siar £3,323Na h-Eileanan Siar: £3,323Argyll and Bute: £3,241Na h-Eileanan Siar: £3,337Argyll and Bute: £3,255Na h-Eileanan Siar: £3,152Argyll and Bute: £3,074

    £3,241£3,255£3,074Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£3,323£3,337£3,152

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Argyll and Bute £1,061, Na h-Eileanan Siar £816Na h-Eileanan Siar: £816Argyll and Bute: £1,061Na h-Eileanan Siar: £820Argyll and Bute: £1,066Na h-Eileanan Siar: £774Argyll and Bute: £1,007

    £1,061£1,066£1,007Argyll and Bute is higher£816£820£774

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Argyll and Bute £2,940, Na h-Eileanan Siar £2,924Na h-Eileanan Siar: £2,924Argyll and Bute: £2,940Na h-Eileanan Siar: £2,936Argyll and Bute: £2,952Na h-Eileanan Siar: £2,773Argyll and Bute: £2,788

    £2,940£2,952£2,788Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£2,924£2,936£2,773

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Argyll and Bute £106, Na h-Eileanan Siar £133Na h-Eileanan Siar: £133Argyll and Bute: £106Na h-Eileanan Siar: £133Argyll and Bute: £107Na h-Eileanan Siar: £126Argyll and Bute: £101

    £106£107£101Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£133£133£126

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £190, Na h-Eileanan Siar £259Na h-Eileanan Siar: £259Argyll and Bute: £190Na h-Eileanan Siar: £260Argyll and Bute: £190Na h-Eileanan Siar: £246Argyll and Bute: £180

    £190£190£180Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£246

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £5.81, Na h-Eileanan Siar £7.25Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.25Argyll and Bute: £5.81Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.28Argyll and Bute: £5.83Na h-Eileanan Siar: £6.88Argyll and Bute: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.25£7.28£6.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £491, Na h-Eileanan Siar £567Na h-Eileanan Siar: £567Argyll and Bute: £491Na h-Eileanan Siar: £570Argyll and Bute: £493Na h-Eileanan Siar: £538Argyll and Bute: £466

    £491£493£466Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£567£570£538

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £156, Na h-Eileanan Siar £107Na h-Eileanan Siar: £107Argyll and Bute: £156Na h-Eileanan Siar: £108Argyll and Bute: £157Na h-Eileanan Siar: £102Argyll and Bute: £148

    £156£157£148Argyll and Bute is higher£107£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Argyll and Bute £61, Na h-Eileanan Siar £49Na h-Eileanan Siar: £49Argyll and Bute: £61Na h-Eileanan Siar: £50Argyll and Bute: £61Na h-Eileanan Siar: £47Argyll and Bute: £58

    £61£61£58Argyll and Bute is higher£49£50£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Argyll and Bute £761, Na h-Eileanan Siar £519Na h-Eileanan Siar: £519Argyll and Bute: £761Na h-Eileanan Siar: £521Argyll and Bute: £764Na h-Eileanan Siar: £492Argyll and Bute: £721

    £761£764£721Argyll and Bute is higher£519£521£492

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Argyll and Bute £199, Na h-Eileanan Siar £141Na h-Eileanan Siar: £141Argyll and Bute: £199Na h-Eileanan Siar: £142Argyll and Bute: £200Na h-Eileanan Siar: £134Argyll and Bute: £189

    £199£200£189Argyll and Bute is higher£141£142£134

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Argyll and Bute £233, Na h-Eileanan Siar £239Na h-Eileanan Siar: £239Argyll and Bute: £233Na h-Eileanan Siar: £240Argyll and Bute: £234Na h-Eileanan Siar: £227Argyll and Bute: £221

    £233£234£221Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£227

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Argyll and Bute £3.83, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4.54Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.54Argyll and Bute: £3.83Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.56Argyll and Bute: £3.84Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.31Argyll and Bute: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4.54£4.56£4.31

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Argyll and Bute £3.36, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4.49Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.49Argyll and Bute: £3.36Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.51Argyll and Bute: £3.38Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.26Argyll and Bute: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Argyll and Bute £9.19, Na h-Eileanan Siar £14Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Argyll and Bute: £9.19Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Argyll and Bute: £9.23Na h-Eileanan Siar: £13Argyll and Bute: £8.72

    £9.19£9.23£8.72Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 261.7, Na h-Eileanan Siar 255.3Na h-Eileanan Siar: 255.3Argyll and Bute: 261.7

    261.7Argyll and Bute is higher255.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 25.8, Na h-Eileanan Siar 34.0Na h-Eileanan Siar: 34.0Argyll and Bute: 25.8

    25.8Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count34.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 43.2, Na h-Eileanan Siar 46.7Na h-Eileanan Siar: 46.7Argyll and Bute: 43.2

    43.2Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count46.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 78.4, Na h-Eileanan Siar 81.4Na h-Eileanan Siar: 81.4Argyll and Bute: 78.4

    78.4Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count81.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 96.7, Na h-Eileanan Siar 82.0Na h-Eileanan Siar: 82.0Argyll and Bute: 96.7

    96.7Argyll and Bute is higher82.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Argyll and Bute 14.6, Na h-Eileanan Siar 12.6Na h-Eileanan Siar: 12.6Argyll and Bute: 14.6

    14.6Argyll and Bute is higher12.6

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Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar, per resident
MeasureArgyll and ButeNa h-Eileanan SiarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,158£5,180£4,893Estimated£4,968£4,989£4,713EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,241£3,255£3,074Estimated£3,323£3,337£3,152EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,061£1,066£1,007Estimated£816£820£774EstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,940£2,952£2,788£2,924£2,936£2,773Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£133£133£126Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180Estimated£259£260£246EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51Estimated£7.25£7.28£6.88EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£491£493£466Estimated£567£570£538EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148Estimated£107£108£102EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58Estimated£49£50£47EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£761£764£721£519£521£492Argyll and Bute
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£141£142£134Argyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£239£240£227Na h-Eileanan Siar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£4.54£4.56£4.31Na h-Eileanan Siar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£4.49£4.51£4.26Na h-Eileanan Siar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.19£9.23£8.72Estimated£14£14£13EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026261.7255.3Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.834.0Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202643.246.7Na h-Eileanan Siar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.481.4Na h-Eileanan Siar
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202696.782.0Argyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.6Estimated12.6EstimatedArgyll and Bute

Total

Argyll and Bute is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar 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

Argyll and Bute Na h-Eileanan Siar

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Argyll and Bute £452.8m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £128.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £128.8mArgyll and Bute: £452.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £129.4mArgyll and Bute: £454.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £122.2mArgyll and Bute: £429.5m

    £452.8m£454.7m£429.5mArgyll and Bute is higher£128.8m£129.4m£122.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Argyll and Bute £284.5m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £86.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £86.2mArgyll and Bute: £284.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £86.5mArgyll and Bute: £285.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £81.7mArgyll and Bute: £269.9m

    £284.5m£285.7m£269.9mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£86.2m£86.5m£81.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Argyll and Bute £93.2m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £21.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £21.2mArgyll and Bute: £93.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £21.3mArgyll and Bute: £93.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £20.1mArgyll and Bute: £88.4m

    £93.2m£93.5m£88.4mArgyll and Bute is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Argyll and Bute £258.0m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £75.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £75.8mArgyll and Bute: £258.0mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £76.1mArgyll and Bute: £259.1mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £71.9mArgyll and Bute: £244.8m

    £258.0m£259.1m£244.8mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£75.8m£76.1m£71.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Argyll and Bute £9.3m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £3.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.4mArgyll and Bute: £9.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.5mArgyll and Bute: £9.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.3mArgyll and Bute: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.8mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£3.4m£3.5m£3.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Argyll and Bute £16.6m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £6.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.7mArgyll and Bute: £16.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.7mArgyll and Bute: £16.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.4mArgyll and Bute: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Argyll and Bute £0.51m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.19mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.19mArgyll and Bute: £0.51mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.19mArgyll and Bute: £0.51mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.18mArgyll and Bute: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Argyll and Bute £43.1m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £14.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £14.7mArgyll and Bute: £43.1mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £14.8mArgyll and Bute: £43.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £14.0mArgyll and Bute: £40.9m

    £43.1m£43.3m£40.9mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Argyll and Bute £13.7m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £2.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £2.8mArgyll and Bute: £13.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £2.8mArgyll and Bute: £13.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £2.6mArgyll and Bute: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mArgyll and Bute is higher£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Argyll and Bute £5.3m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £1.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £1.3mArgyll and Bute: £5.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £1.3mArgyll and Bute: £5.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £1.2mArgyll and Bute: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mArgyll and Bute is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Argyll and Bute £66.8m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £13.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £13.4mArgyll and Bute: £66.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £13.5mArgyll and Bute: £67.0mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £12.8mArgyll and Bute: £63.3m

    £66.8m£67.0m£63.3mArgyll and Bute is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Argyll and Bute £17.5m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £3.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.7mArgyll and Bute: £17.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.7mArgyll and Bute: £17.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.5mArgyll and Bute: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mArgyll and Bute is higher£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Argyll and Bute £20.4m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £6.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.2mArgyll and Bute: £20.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.2mArgyll and Bute: £20.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £5.9mArgyll and Bute: £19.4m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.4mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Argyll and Bute £0.34m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.12mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mArgyll and Bute: £0.34mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mArgyll and Bute: £0.34mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.11mArgyll and Bute: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Argyll and Bute £0.30m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.12mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mArgyll and Bute: £0.30mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mArgyll and Bute: £0.30mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.11mArgyll and Bute: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Argyll and Bute £0.81m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.35mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.35mArgyll and Bute: £0.81mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.35mArgyll and Bute: £0.81mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.33mArgyll and Bute: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mArgyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Argyll and Bute 22,973, Na h-Eileanan Siar 6,619Na h-Eileanan Siar: 6,619Argyll and Bute: 22,973

    22,973Argyll and Bute is higher6,619

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Argyll and Bute 2,262, Na h-Eileanan Siar 882Na h-Eileanan Siar: 882Argyll and Bute: 2,262

    2,262Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count882

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Argyll and Bute 3,795, Na h-Eileanan Siar 1,210Na h-Eileanan Siar: 1,210Argyll and Bute: 3,795

    3,795Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count1,210

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Argyll and Bute 6,885, Na h-Eileanan Siar 2,110Na h-Eileanan Siar: 2,110Argyll and Bute: 6,885

    6,885Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count2,110

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Argyll and Bute 8,485, Na h-Eileanan Siar 2,125Na h-Eileanan Siar: 2,125Argyll and Bute: 8,485

    8,485Argyll and Bute is higher2,125

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Argyll and Bute 1,282, Na h-Eileanan Siar 327Na h-Eileanan Siar: 327Argyll and Bute: 1,282

    1,282Argyll and Bute is higher327

Show the numbers
Argyll and Bute and Na h-Eileanan Siar, total
MeasureArgyll and ButeNa h-Eileanan SiarHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.8m£454.7m£429.5mEstimated£128.8m£129.4m£122.2mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£284.5m£285.7m£269.9mEstimated£86.2m£86.5m£81.7mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.2m£93.5m£88.4mEstimated£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£258.0m£259.1m£244.8m£75.8m£76.1m£71.9mArgyll and Bute
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m£3.4m£3.5m£3.3mArgyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mEstimated£6.7m£6.7m£6.4mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mEstimated£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.1m£43.3m£40.9mEstimated£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mEstimated£2.8m£2.8m£2.6mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mEstimated£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m£13.4m£13.5m£12.8mArgyll and Bute
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mArgyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m£6.2m£6.2m£5.9mArgyll and Bute
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mArgyll and Bute
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mArgyll and Bute
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mEstimated£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,9736,619Argyll and Bute
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,262882Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7951,210Argyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8852,110Argyll and Bute
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,4852,125Argyll and Bute
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,282Estimated327EstimatedArgyll and Bute

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 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.