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City of Edinburgh and Broxtowe

532,070 and 114,124 residents (mid-2024).

City of Edinburgh is higher than Broxtowe on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

City of Edinburgh is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Broxtowe on 14. 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

City of Edinburgh Broxtowe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: City of Edinburgh £3,704, Broxtowe £4,272Broxtowe: £4,272City of Edinburgh: £3,704Broxtowe: £4,290City of Edinburgh: £3,720Broxtowe: £4,052City of Edinburgh: £3,514

    £3,704£3,720£3,514Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£4,272£4,290£4,052

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: City of Edinburgh £12,400, Broxtowe £12,853Broxtowe: £12,853City of Edinburgh: £12,400Broxtowe: £12,908City of Edinburgh: £12,453Broxtowe: £12,192City of Edinburgh: £11,762

    £12,400£12,453£11,762Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£12,853£12,908£12,192

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Edinburgh £1,426, Broxtowe £1,535Broxtowe: £1,535City of Edinburgh: £1,426Broxtowe: £1,542City of Edinburgh: £1,432Broxtowe: £1,456City of Edinburgh: £1,352

    £1,426£1,432£1,352Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£1,535£1,542£1,456

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: City of Edinburgh £11,392, Broxtowe £11,769Broxtowe: £11,769City of Edinburgh: £11,392Broxtowe: £11,819City of Edinburgh: £11,441Broxtowe: £11,163City of Edinburgh: £10,806

    £11,392£11,441£10,806Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£11,769£11,819£11,163

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: City of Edinburgh £427, Broxtowe £328Broxtowe: £328City of Edinburgh: £427Broxtowe: £329City of Edinburgh: £429Broxtowe: £311City of Edinburgh: £406

    £427£429£406City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£328£329£311

  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: City of Edinburgh £557, Broxtowe £734Broxtowe: £734City of Edinburgh: £557Broxtowe: £737City of Edinburgh: £559Broxtowe: £697City of Edinburgh: £528

    £557£559£528Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£734£737£697

  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: City of Edinburgh £23, Broxtowe £22Broxtowe: £22City of Edinburgh: £23Broxtowe: £22City of Edinburgh: £23Broxtowe: £21City of Edinburgh: £22

    £23£23£22City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £395, Broxtowe £414Broxtowe: £414City of Edinburgh: £395Broxtowe: £416City of Edinburgh: £397Broxtowe: £393City of Edinburgh: £375

    £395£397£375Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £108, Broxtowe £123Broxtowe: £123City of Edinburgh: £108Broxtowe: £123City of Edinburgh: £108Broxtowe: £117City of Edinburgh: £102

    £108£108£102Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£117

  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: City of Edinburgh £64, Broxtowe £96Broxtowe: £96City of Edinburgh: £64Broxtowe: £96City of Edinburgh: £64Broxtowe: £91City of Edinburgh: £61

    £64£64£61Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Edinburgh £1,018, Broxtowe £1,140Broxtowe: £1,140City of Edinburgh: £1,018Broxtowe: £1,145City of Edinburgh: £1,023Broxtowe: £1,082City of Edinburgh: £966

    £1,018£1,023£966Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£1,140£1,145£1,082

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: City of Edinburgh £332, Broxtowe £128Broxtowe: £128City of Edinburgh: £332Broxtowe: £129City of Edinburgh: £334Broxtowe: £122City of Edinburgh: £315

    £332£334£315City of Edinburgh is higher£128£129£122

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Edinburgh £331, Broxtowe £285Broxtowe: £285City of Edinburgh: £331Broxtowe: £287City of Edinburgh: £333Broxtowe: £271City of Edinburgh: £314

    £331£333£314City of Edinburgh is higher£285£287£271

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Edinburgh £6.78, Broxtowe £8.48Broxtowe: £8.48City of Edinburgh: £6.78Broxtowe: £8.51City of Edinburgh: £6.81Broxtowe: £8.04City of Edinburgh: £6.43

    £6.78£6.81£6.43Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£8.48£8.51£8.04

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: City of Edinburgh £5.39, Broxtowe £5.26Broxtowe: £5.26City of Edinburgh: £5.39Broxtowe: £5.28City of Edinburgh: £5.41Broxtowe: £4.99City of Edinburgh: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11City of Edinburgh is higher£5.26£5.28£4.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: City of Edinburgh £5.00, Broxtowe £4.88Broxtowe: £4.88City of Edinburgh: £5.00Broxtowe: £4.90City of Edinburgh: £5.02Broxtowe: £4.63City of Edinburgh: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74City of Edinburgh is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: City of Edinburgh 1,002.9, Broxtowe 1,018.2Broxtowe: 1,018.2City of Edinburgh: 1,002.9

    1,002.9Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count1,018.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: City of Edinburgh 97.4, Broxtowe 86.5Broxtowe: 86.5City of Edinburgh: 97.4

    97.4City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count86.5

  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: City of Edinburgh 129.8, Broxtowe 154.9Broxtowe: 154.9City of Edinburgh: 129.8

    129.8Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count154.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 62.9, Broxtowe 60.2Broxtowe: 60.2City of Edinburgh: 62.9

    62.9City of Edinburgh is higher60.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: City of Edinburgh 137.4, Broxtowe 150.4Broxtowe: 150.4City of Edinburgh: 137.4

    137.4Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count150.4

  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: City of Edinburgh 13.5, Broxtowe 21.4Broxtowe: 21.4City of Edinburgh: 13.5

    13.5Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count21.4

Show the numbers
City of Edinburgh and Broxtowe, per person in the age group
MeasureCity of EdinburghBroxtoweHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,704£3,720£3,514Estimated£4,272£4,290£4,052Broxtowe
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,400£12,453£11,762Estimated£12,853£12,908£12,192Broxtowe
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,426£1,432£1,352Estimated£1,535£1,542£1,456Broxtowe
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806£11,769£11,819£11,163Broxtowe
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£427£429£406£328£329£311City of Edinburgh
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£557£559£528Estimated£734£737£697Broxtowe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22Estimated£22£22£21City of Edinburgh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£395£397£375Estimated£414£416£393Broxtowe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102Estimated£123£123£117Broxtowe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£61Estimated£96£96£91Broxtowe
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,018£1,023£966£1,140£1,145£1,082Broxtowe
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£128£129£122City of Edinburgh
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£331£333£314£285£287£271City of Edinburgh
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.78£6.81£6.43£8.48£8.51£8.04Broxtowe
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£5.26£5.28£4.99City of Edinburgh
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74Estimated£4.88£4.90£4.63City of Edinburgh
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.91,018.2Broxtowe
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.486.5City of Edinburgh
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.8154.9Broxtowe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.960.2City of Edinburgh
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026137.4150.4Broxtowe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.5Estimated21.4Broxtowe

Per resident

City of Edinburgh is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Broxtowe on 14. 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

City of Edinburgh Broxtowe

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: City of Edinburgh £3,704, Broxtowe £4,272Broxtowe: £4,272City of Edinburgh: £3,704Broxtowe: £4,290City of Edinburgh: £3,720Broxtowe: £4,052City of Edinburgh: £3,514

    £3,704£3,720£3,514Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£4,272£4,290£4,052

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: City of Edinburgh £1,869, Broxtowe £2,653Broxtowe: £2,653City of Edinburgh: £1,869Broxtowe: £2,664City of Edinburgh: £1,877Broxtowe: £2,516City of Edinburgh: £1,773

    £1,869£1,877£1,773Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£2,653£2,664£2,516

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: City of Edinburgh £996, Broxtowe £948Broxtowe: £948City of Edinburgh: £996Broxtowe: £952City of Edinburgh: £1,000Broxtowe: £899City of Edinburgh: £944

    £996£1,000£944City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£948£952£899

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: City of Edinburgh £1,717, Broxtowe £2,429Broxtowe: £2,429City of Edinburgh: £1,717Broxtowe: £2,439City of Edinburgh: £1,724Broxtowe: £2,304City of Edinburgh: £1,629

    £1,717£1,724£1,629Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£2,429£2,439£2,304

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: City of Edinburgh £64, Broxtowe £68Broxtowe: £68City of Edinburgh: £64Broxtowe: £68City of Edinburgh: £65Broxtowe: £64City of Edinburgh: £61

    £64£65£61Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£68£68£64

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £84, Broxtowe £152Broxtowe: £152City of Edinburgh: £84Broxtowe: £152City of Edinburgh: £84Broxtowe: £144City of Edinburgh: £80

    £84£84£80Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£152£152£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £3.52, Broxtowe £4.56Broxtowe: £4.56City of Edinburgh: £3.52Broxtowe: £4.58City of Edinburgh: £3.54Broxtowe: £4.33City of Edinburgh: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £395, Broxtowe £414Broxtowe: £414City of Edinburgh: £395Broxtowe: £416City of Edinburgh: £397Broxtowe: £393City of Edinburgh: £375

    £395£397£375Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £108, Broxtowe £123Broxtowe: £123City of Edinburgh: £108Broxtowe: £123City of Edinburgh: £108Broxtowe: £117City of Edinburgh: £102

    £108£108£102Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: City of Edinburgh £45, Broxtowe £59Broxtowe: £59City of Edinburgh: £45Broxtowe: £59City of Edinburgh: £45Broxtowe: £56City of Edinburgh: £42

    £45£45£42Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£59£59£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: City of Edinburgh £711, Broxtowe £704Broxtowe: £704City of Edinburgh: £711Broxtowe: £707City of Edinburgh: £714Broxtowe: £668City of Edinburgh: £675

    £711£714£675City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£704£707£668

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: City of Edinburgh £332, Broxtowe £128Broxtowe: £128City of Edinburgh: £332Broxtowe: £129City of Edinburgh: £334Broxtowe: £122City of Edinburgh: £315

    £332£334£315City of Edinburgh is higher£128£129£122

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: City of Edinburgh £231, Broxtowe £176Broxtowe: £176City of Edinburgh: £231Broxtowe: £177City of Edinburgh: £232Broxtowe: £167City of Edinburgh: £219

    £231£232£219City of Edinburgh is higher£176£177£167

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: City of Edinburgh £4.73, Broxtowe £5.24Broxtowe: £5.24City of Edinburgh: £4.73Broxtowe: £5.26City of Edinburgh: £4.75Broxtowe: £4.97City of Edinburgh: £4.49

    £4.73£4.75£4.49Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count£5.24£5.26£4.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: City of Edinburgh £3.76, Broxtowe £3.25Broxtowe: £3.25City of Edinburgh: £3.76Broxtowe: £3.26City of Edinburgh: £3.78Broxtowe: £3.08City of Edinburgh: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57City of Edinburgh is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: City of Edinburgh £5.00, Broxtowe £4.88Broxtowe: £4.88City of Edinburgh: £5.00Broxtowe: £4.90City of Edinburgh: £5.02Broxtowe: £4.63City of Edinburgh: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74City of Edinburgh is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 151.1, Broxtowe 210.1Broxtowe: 210.1City of Edinburgh: 151.1

    151.1Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 14.7, Broxtowe 17.9Broxtowe: 17.9City of Edinburgh: 14.7

    14.7Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 19.6, Broxtowe 32.0Broxtowe: 32.0City of Edinburgh: 19.6

    19.6Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count32.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 62.9, Broxtowe 60.2Broxtowe: 60.2City of Edinburgh: 62.9

    62.9City of Edinburgh is higher60.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 95.9, Broxtowe 92.9Broxtowe: 92.9City of Edinburgh: 95.9

    95.9City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count92.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: City of Edinburgh 9.4, Broxtowe 13.2Broxtowe: 13.2City of Edinburgh: 9.4

    9.4Broxtowe is higherDepends on how you count13.2

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City of Edinburgh and Broxtowe, per resident
MeasureCity of EdinburghBroxtoweHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,704£3,720£3,514Estimated£4,272£4,290£4,052Broxtowe
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,869£1,877£1,773Estimated£2,653£2,664£2,516Broxtowe
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£996£1,000£944Estimated£948£952£899City of Edinburgh
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,717£1,724£1,629£2,429£2,439£2,304Broxtowe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£68£68£64Broxtowe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80Estimated£152£152£144Broxtowe
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34Estimated£4.56£4.58£4.33Broxtowe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£395£397£375Estimated£414£416£393Broxtowe
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102Estimated£123£123£117Broxtowe
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42Estimated£59£59£56Broxtowe
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£711£714£675£704£707£668City of Edinburgh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£128£129£122City of Edinburgh
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£176£177£167City of Edinburgh
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.73£4.75£4.49£5.24£5.26£4.97Broxtowe
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£3.25£3.26£3.08City of Edinburgh
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74Estimated£4.88£4.90£4.63City of Edinburgh
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026151.1210.1Broxtowe
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.717.9Broxtowe
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.632.0Broxtowe
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.960.2City of Edinburgh
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202695.992.9City of Edinburgh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.4Estimated13.2Broxtowe

Total

City of Edinburgh is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Broxtowe 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

City of Edinburgh Broxtowe

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: City of Edinburgh £2.0bn, Broxtowe £487.5mBroxtowe: £487.5mCity of Edinburgh: £2.0bnBroxtowe: £489.6mCity of Edinburgh: £2.0bnBroxtowe: £462.4mCity of Edinburgh: £1.9bn

    £2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bnCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: City of Edinburgh £994.3m, Broxtowe £302.7mBroxtowe: £302.7mCity of Edinburgh: £994.3mBroxtowe: £304.0mCity of Edinburgh: £998.5mBroxtowe: £287.1mCity of Edinburgh: £943.1m

    £994.3m£998.5m£943.1mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£302.7m£304.0m£287.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: City of Edinburgh £529.7m, Broxtowe £108.2mBroxtowe: £108.2mCity of Edinburgh: £529.7mBroxtowe: £108.7mCity of Edinburgh: £531.9mBroxtowe: £102.6mCity of Edinburgh: £502.4m

    £529.7m£531.9m£502.4mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£108.2m£108.7m£102.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: City of Edinburgh £913.5m, Broxtowe £277.2mBroxtowe: £277.2mCity of Edinburgh: £913.5mBroxtowe: £278.4mCity of Edinburgh: £917.4mBroxtowe: £262.9mCity of Edinburgh: £866.5m

    £913.5m£917.4m£866.5mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£277.2m£278.4m£262.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: City of Edinburgh £34.3m, Broxtowe £7.7mBroxtowe: £7.7mCity of Edinburgh: £34.3mBroxtowe: £7.7mCity of Edinburgh: £34.4mBroxtowe: £7.3mCity of Edinburgh: £32.5m

    £34.3m£34.4m£32.5mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: City of Edinburgh £44.6m, Broxtowe £17.3mBroxtowe: £17.3mCity of Edinburgh: £44.6mBroxtowe: £17.4mCity of Edinburgh: £44.8mBroxtowe: £16.4mCity of Edinburgh: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: City of Edinburgh £1.9m, Broxtowe £0.52mBroxtowe: £0.52mCity of Edinburgh: £1.9mBroxtowe: £0.52mCity of Edinburgh: £1.9mBroxtowe: £0.49mCity of Edinburgh: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: City of Edinburgh £210.2m, Broxtowe £47.3mBroxtowe: £47.3mCity of Edinburgh: £210.2mBroxtowe: £47.5mCity of Edinburgh: £211.1mBroxtowe: £44.9mCity of Edinburgh: £199.4m

    £210.2m£211.1m£199.4mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: City of Edinburgh £57.5m, Broxtowe £14.0mBroxtowe: £14.0mCity of Edinburgh: £57.5mBroxtowe: £14.1mCity of Edinburgh: £57.7mBroxtowe: £13.3mCity of Edinburgh: £54.5m

    £57.5m£57.7m£54.5mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: City of Edinburgh £23.8m, Broxtowe £6.7mBroxtowe: £6.7mCity of Edinburgh: £23.8mBroxtowe: £6.8mCity of Edinburgh: £23.9mBroxtowe: £6.4mCity of Edinburgh: £22.6m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.6mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.8m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: City of Edinburgh £378.3m, Broxtowe £80.4mBroxtowe: £80.4mCity of Edinburgh: £378.3mBroxtowe: £80.7mCity of Edinburgh: £380.0mBroxtowe: £76.2mCity of Edinburgh: £358.9m

    £378.3m£380.0m£358.9mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£80.4m£80.7m£76.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: City of Edinburgh £176.7m, Broxtowe £14.7mBroxtowe: £14.7mCity of Edinburgh: £176.7mBroxtowe: £14.7mCity of Edinburgh: £177.5mBroxtowe: £13.9mCity of Edinburgh: £167.6m

    £176.7m£177.5m£167.6mCity of Edinburgh is higher£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: City of Edinburgh £123.0m, Broxtowe £20.1mBroxtowe: £20.1mCity of Edinburgh: £123.0mBroxtowe: £20.2mCity of Edinburgh: £123.5mBroxtowe: £19.1mCity of Edinburgh: £116.7m

    £123.0m£123.5m£116.7mCity of Edinburgh is higher£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: City of Edinburgh £2.5m, Broxtowe £0.60mBroxtowe: £0.60mCity of Edinburgh: £2.5mBroxtowe: £0.60mCity of Edinburgh: £2.5mBroxtowe: £0.57mCity of Edinburgh: £2.4m

    £2.5m£2.5m£2.4mCity of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: City of Edinburgh £2.0m, Broxtowe £0.37mBroxtowe: £0.37mCity of Edinburgh: £2.0mBroxtowe: £0.37mCity of Edinburgh: £2.0mBroxtowe: £0.35mCity of Edinburgh: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCity of Edinburgh is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: City of Edinburgh £2.7m, Broxtowe £0.56mBroxtowe: £0.56mCity of Edinburgh: £2.7mBroxtowe: £0.56mCity of Edinburgh: £2.7mBroxtowe: £0.53mCity of Edinburgh: £2.5m

    £2.7m£2.7m£2.5mCity of Edinburgh is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: City of Edinburgh 80,416, Broxtowe 23,981Broxtowe: 23,981City of Edinburgh: 80,416

    80,416City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count23,981

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: City of Edinburgh 7,812, Broxtowe 2,037Broxtowe: 2,037City of Edinburgh: 7,812

    7,812City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count2,037

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: City of Edinburgh 10,410, Broxtowe 3,648Broxtowe: 3,648City of Edinburgh: 10,410

    10,410City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count3,648

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: City of Edinburgh 33,440, Broxtowe 6,866Broxtowe: 6,866City of Edinburgh: 33,440

    33,440City of Edinburgh is higher6,866

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: City of Edinburgh 51,033, Broxtowe 10,600Broxtowe: 10,600City of Edinburgh: 51,033

    51,033City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count10,600

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: City of Edinburgh 5,022, Broxtowe 1,508Broxtowe: 1,508City of Edinburgh: 5,022

    5,022City of Edinburgh is higherDepends on how you count1,508

Show the numbers
City of Edinburgh and Broxtowe, total
MeasureCity of EdinburghBroxtoweHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bnEstimated£487.5m£489.6m£462.4mCity of Edinburgh
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£994.3m£998.5m£943.1mEstimated£302.7m£304.0m£287.1mCity of Edinburgh
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£529.7m£531.9m£502.4mEstimated£108.2m£108.7m£102.6mCity of Edinburgh
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£913.5m£917.4m£866.5m£277.2m£278.4m£262.9mCity of Edinburgh
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mCity of Edinburgh
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3mEstimated£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mCity of Edinburgh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mEstimated£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCity of Edinburgh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£210.2m£211.1m£199.4mEstimated£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCity of Edinburgh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.5m£57.7m£54.5mEstimated£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mCity of Edinburgh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.6mEstimated£6.7m£6.8m£6.4mCity of Edinburgh
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£378.3m£380.0m£358.9m£80.4m£80.7m£76.2mCity of Edinburgh
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m£14.7m£14.7m£13.9mCity of Edinburgh
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£123.0m£123.5m£116.7m£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mCity of Edinburgh
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mCity of Edinburgh
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mCity of Edinburgh
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.7m£2.7m£2.5mEstimated£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCity of Edinburgh
State Pensiontotal, March 202680,41623,981City of Edinburgh
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8122,037City of Edinburgh
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,4103,648City of Edinburgh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202633,4406,866City of Edinburgh
Universal Credittotal, May 202651,03310,600City of Edinburgh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,022Estimated1,508City of Edinburgh

Sources

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

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  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.
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