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Renfrewshire

In Renfrewshire, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 65% of local authorities in 2024-25.

188,610 residents (mid-2024)

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

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How does Renfrewshire compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £4,723£4,743£4,480

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    121st of 348, higher than in 65% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Estimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,692£12,746£12,039

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    188th of 347, lower than in 54% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

    Estimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,075£2,084£1,969

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    145th of 350, higher than in 58% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Estimated
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Main figures for Renfrewshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,723£4,743£4,480121st of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,692£12,746£12,039188th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,969145th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Renfrewshire's benefit money go?

People here received £890.8 million£894.6 million£844.9 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Renfrewshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £399.3m; Pension Credit £17.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £31.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.93m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £116.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £33.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £13.5m; Universal Credit £174.0m; Housing Benefit £40.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £60.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.0m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £1.4mState Pension: £399.3mPension Credit: £17.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £31.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.93mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £116.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £33.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £13.5mUniversal Credit: £174.0mHousing Benefit: £40.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £60.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.0mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £1.4m
Spending in Renfrewshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £401.0m; Pension Credit £17.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £31.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.94m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £117.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £33.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £13.5m; Universal Credit £174.7m; Housing Benefit £41.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £60.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.0m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £1.4mState Pension: £401.0mPension Credit: £17.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £31.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.94mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £117.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £33.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £13.5mUniversal Credit: £174.7mHousing Benefit: £41.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £60.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.0mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £1.4m
Spending in Renfrewshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £378.7m; Pension Credit £16.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £29.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.88m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £110.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £31.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.8m; Universal Credit £165.0m; Housing Benefit £38.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £57.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.99m; Income Support £1.1m; Other benefits £1.3mState Pension: £378.7mPension Credit: £16.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £29.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.88mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £110.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £31.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.8mUniversal Credit: £165.0mHousing Benefit: £38.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £57.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.99mIncome Support: £1.1mOther benefits: £1.3m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£399.3m£401.0m£378.7m
  2. Pension Credit£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£31.5m£31.6m£29.8mEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.93m£0.94m£0.88mEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£116.6m£117.1m£110.6mEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£33.5m£33.6m£31.8mEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£174.0m£174.7m£165.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m
  12. Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
  13. Other benefits£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Renfrewshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£399.3m£401.0m£378.7m45%Published
Pension Credit£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£31.5m£31.6m£29.8m4%Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.93m£0.94m£0.88m0.1%Estimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£116.6m£117.1m£110.6m13%Estimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m4%Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m2%Estimated
Universal Credit£174.0m£174.7m£165.0m20%Published
Housing Benefit£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m7%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m0.1%Published
Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m0.2%Estimated
All benefits£890.8m£894.6m£844.9m100%Total

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Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £4,723, expected £5,083, difference −£360

    Actual £4,723£4,743£4,480Expected £5,083£5,105£4,821Difference −£360−£362−£342

    Benefit spending per resident was £360 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £362 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £342 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,692, expected £12,853, difference −£162

    Actual £12,692£12,746£12,039Expected £12,853£12,908£12,192Difference −£162−£162−£153

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £162 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £162 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £153 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,075, expected £2,425, difference −£349

    Actual £2,075£2,084£1,969Expected £2,425£2,435£2,300Difference −£349−£351−£331

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £349 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £351 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £331 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Renfrewshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,723£4,743£4,480£5,083£5,105£4,821−£360−£362−£342
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,692£12,746£12,039£12,853£12,908£12,192−£162−£162−£153
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,075£2,084£1,969£2,425£2,435£2,300−£349−£351−£331
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Renfrewshire received £1.39 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£3,202£3,168£2,923
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,461£4,413£4,072
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.39
138th of 346, higher than in 60% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Renfrewshire only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 3 of 10 in Scotland, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020.16

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1530,472
  • Aged 16 to 64120,314
  • Aged 652,469
  • Aged 66 and over35,355
  • All residents188,610

Figures by disability condition are published for Scotland as a whole, not for areas in Scotland.

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Renfrewshire

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. RenfrewshireThis area£4,723£4,743£4,480
  2. Clackmannanshire0.65£5,266£5,288£4,995Compare
  3. North Lanarkshire0.73£5,192£5,214£4,925Compare
  4. West Dunbartonshire0.82£5,891£5,917£5,588Compare
  5. Falkirk0.85£4,713£4,733£4,470Compare
  6. Canterbury0.99£4,593£4,612£4,357Compare
  7. Erewash1.02£4,695£4,715£4,453Compare
  8. Sheffield1.02£4,470£4,489£4,240Compare
  9. Fife1.04£4,980£5,001£4,723Compare
  10. Newcastle-under-Lyme1.05£4,486£4,505£4,255Compare
  11. South Lanarkshire1.08£4,956£4,977£4,701Compare
  12. St. Helens1.10£5,327£5,350£5,053Compare
  13. Sefton1.13£5,468£5,491£5,187Compare
  14. Inverclyde1.13£5,905£5,930£5,601Compare
  15. Blaenau Gwent1.14£6,029£6,055£5,719Compare
  16. Neath Port Talbot1.14£5,948£5,974£5,642Compare
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Areas most like Renfrewshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Renfrewshire£4,723£4,743£4,480
Clackmannanshire0.65£5,266£5,288£4,995
North Lanarkshire0.73£5,192£5,214£4,925
West Dunbartonshire0.82£5,891£5,917£5,588
Falkirk0.85£4,713£4,733£4,470
Canterbury0.99£4,593£4,612£4,357
Erewash1.02£4,695£4,715£4,453
Sheffield1.02£4,470£4,489£4,240
Fife1.04£4,980£5,001£4,723
Newcastle-under-Lyme1.05£4,486£4,505£4,255
South Lanarkshire1.08£4,956£4,977£4,701
St. Helens1.10£5,327£5,350£5,053
Sefton1.13£5,468£5,491£5,187
Inverclyde1.13£5,905£5,930£5,601
Blaenau Gwent1.14£6,029£6,055£5,719
Neath Port Talbot1.14£5,948£5,974£5,642
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Renfrewshire

Each share is the part of Renfrewshire's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Renfrewshire, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£890.8m£894.6m£844.9m117th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,723£4,743£4,480121st of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Estimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£448.7m£450.6m£425.6m111th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,379£2,389£2,257198th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Estimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,692£12,746£12,039188th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Estimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.7m£250.8m£236.9m122nd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,324£1,330£1,256139th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Estimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,969145th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Estimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£399.3m£401.0m£378.7m116th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,117£2,126£2,008209th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,293£11,341£10,712277th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m126th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86136th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£482£484£458135th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.6m£29.8m80th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£15892nd of 350£133£134£126Estimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£890£893£84445th of 349£741£744£703Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.94m£0.88m134th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69178th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Estimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25158th of 349£29£29£27Estimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£116.6m£117.1m£110.6m82nd of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£618£621£58647th of 350£452£454£429Estimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m89th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£16850th of 350£135£136£128Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m130th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£72£68143rd of 350£72£73£69Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106148th of 350£115£115£109Estimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£174.0m£174.7m£165.0m138th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£922£926£875175th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372186th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m123rd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206125th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m58th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£318£320£30216th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£499£501£47421st of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m99th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.2280th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.63£8.67£8.1988th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m81st of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.9049th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.2557th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m96th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.9695th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Estimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.39138th of 346£0.95EstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,526117th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.1218th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.6333rd of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,364111th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.196th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.4111th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,91075th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.673rd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026195.526th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,01072nd of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.833rd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,051123rd of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.2137th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026191.6145th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,166123rd of 3501,090,721Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.8130th of 35016.2Estimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.3134th of 35025.7Estimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£599.3m£592.8m£547.0m170th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,202£3,168£2,923202nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.39138th of 346£0.95EstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£360−£362−£342321st of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£162−£162−£153261st of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£349−£351−£331331st of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Renfrewshire

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

Scottish figures include the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace DWP benefits: Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

DWP's area tables leave out Scotland once a benefit moves to the Scottish Government. While cases moved to Social Security Scotland, DWP kept paying some of them. We estimate those payments from Stat-Xplore counts of people and their payments, scale them to DWP's national totals, and share them between councils as before the move. We work out Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment from Scotland's totals and each council's share.

Scottish counts for these benefits are Social Security Scotland's latest figures, which can be up to four months apart from the DWP month. Earlier months have no Scottish figure.

There is no breakdown by condition for Scottish areas. Adult Disability Payment has replaced Personal Independence Payment in Scotland, and Social Security Scotland publishes conditions for Scotland as a whole only.

Sources

  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.
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