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Renfrewshire and Erewash

188,610 and 113,816 residents (mid-2024).

Renfrewshire is higher than Erewash on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 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

Renfrewshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Erewash 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

Renfrewshire Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £4,723, Erewash £4,695Erewash: £4,695Renfrewshire: £4,723Erewash: £4,715Renfrewshire: £4,743Erewash: £4,453Renfrewshire: £4,480

    £4,723£4,743£4,480Renfrewshire is higher£4,695£4,715£4,453

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire £12,692, Erewash £12,958Erewash: £12,958Renfrewshire: £12,692Erewash: £13,013Renfrewshire: £12,746Erewash: £12,291Renfrewshire: £12,039

    £12,692£12,746£12,039Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£12,958£13,013£12,291

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £2,075, Erewash £2,021Erewash: £2,021Renfrewshire: £2,075Erewash: £2,030Renfrewshire: £2,084Erewash: £1,917Renfrewshire: £1,969

    £2,075£2,084£1,969Renfrewshire is higher£2,021£2,030£1,917

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire £11,293, Erewash £11,826Erewash: £11,826Renfrewshire: £11,293Erewash: £11,876Renfrewshire: £11,341Erewash: £11,217Renfrewshire: £10,712

    £11,293£11,341£10,712Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£11,826£11,876£11,217

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire £482, Erewash £354Erewash: £354Renfrewshire: £482Erewash: £355Renfrewshire: £484Erewash: £336Renfrewshire: £458

    £482£484£458Renfrewshire is higher£354£355£336

  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: Renfrewshire £890, Erewash £752Erewash: £752Renfrewshire: £890Erewash: £755Renfrewshire: £893Erewash: £714Renfrewshire: £844

    £890£893£844Renfrewshire is higher£752£755£714

  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: Renfrewshire £26, Erewash £26Erewash: £26Renfrewshire: £26Erewash: £26Renfrewshire: £26Erewash: £25Renfrewshire: £25

    £26£26£25Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £618, Erewash £506Erewash: £506Renfrewshire: £618Erewash: £508Renfrewshire: £621Erewash: £480Renfrewshire: £586

    £618£621£586Renfrewshire is higher£506£508£480

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £178, Erewash £140Erewash: £140Renfrewshire: £178Erewash: £141Renfrewshire: £178Erewash: £133Renfrewshire: £168

    £178£178£168Renfrewshire is higher£140£141£133

  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: Renfrewshire £112, Erewash £130Erewash: £130Renfrewshire: £112Erewash: £130Renfrewshire: £112Erewash: £123Renfrewshire: £106

    £112£112£106Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£130£130£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £1,446, Erewash £1,569Erewash: £1,569Renfrewshire: £1,446Erewash: £1,576Renfrewshire: £1,452Erewash: £1,489Renfrewshire: £1,372

    £1,446£1,452£1,372Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£1,569£1,576£1,489

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Renfrewshire £217, Erewash £184Erewash: £184Renfrewshire: £217Erewash: £185Renfrewshire: £218Erewash: £174Renfrewshire: £206

    £217£218£206Renfrewshire is higher£184£185£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £499, Erewash £307Erewash: £307Renfrewshire: £499Erewash: £308Renfrewshire: £501Erewash: £291Renfrewshire: £474

    £499£501£474Renfrewshire is higher£307£308£291

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £8.63, Erewash £8.36Erewash: £8.36Renfrewshire: £8.63Erewash: £8.40Renfrewshire: £8.67Erewash: £7.93Renfrewshire: £8.19

    £8.63£8.67£8.19Renfrewshire is higher£8.36£8.40£7.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £9.75, Erewash £6.79Erewash: £6.79Renfrewshire: £9.75Erewash: £6.82Renfrewshire: £9.79Erewash: £6.44Renfrewshire: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Renfrewshire is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £7.34, Erewash £5.27Erewash: £5.27Renfrewshire: £7.34Erewash: £5.29Renfrewshire: £7.37Erewash: £5.00Renfrewshire: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Renfrewshire is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire 976.6, Erewash 1,018.4Erewash: 1,018.4Renfrewshire: 976.6

    976.6Erewash is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire 123.4, Erewash 98.0Erewash: 98.0Renfrewshire: 123.4

    123.4Renfrewshire is higher98.0

  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: Renfrewshire 195.5, Erewash 154.4Erewash: 154.4Renfrewshire: 195.5

    195.5Renfrewshire is higher154.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 100.8, Erewash 74.2Erewash: 74.2Renfrewshire: 100.8

    100.8Renfrewshire is higher74.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire 191.6, Erewash 192.7Erewash: 192.7Renfrewshire: 191.6

    191.6Erewash is higherDepends on how you count192.7

  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: Renfrewshire 26.3, Erewash 28.7Erewash: 28.7Renfrewshire: 26.3

    26.3Erewash is higherDepends on how you count28.7

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Renfrewshire and Erewash, per person in the age group
MeasureRenfrewshireErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,723£4,743£4,480Estimated£4,695£4,715£4,453Renfrewshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,692£12,746£12,039Estimated£12,958£13,013£12,291Erewash
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,969Estimated£2,021£2,030£1,917Renfrewshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,293£11,341£10,712£11,826£11,876£11,217Erewash
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£482£484£458£354£355£336Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£890£893£844Estimated£752£755£714Renfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25Estimated£26£26£25Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£618£621£586Estimated£506£508£480Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£168Estimated£140£141£133Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106Estimated£130£130£123Erewash
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372£1,569£1,576£1,489Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£184£185£174Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£499£501£474£307£308£291Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.63£8.67£8.19£8.36£8.40£7.93Renfrewshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.79£6.82£6.44Renfrewshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96Estimated£5.27£5.29£5.00Renfrewshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.61,018.4Erewash
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.498.0Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026195.5154.4Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.874.2Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026191.6192.7Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.3Estimated28.7Erewash

Per resident

Renfrewshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Erewash 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

Renfrewshire Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £4,723, Erewash £4,695Erewash: £4,695Renfrewshire: £4,723Erewash: £4,715Renfrewshire: £4,743Erewash: £4,453Renfrewshire: £4,480

    £4,723£4,743£4,480Renfrewshire is higher£4,695£4,715£4,453

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £2,379, Erewash £2,610Erewash: £2,610Renfrewshire: £2,379Erewash: £2,621Renfrewshire: £2,389Erewash: £2,475Renfrewshire: £2,257

    £2,379£2,389£2,257Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£2,610£2,621£2,475

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £1,324, Erewash £1,250Erewash: £1,250Renfrewshire: £1,324Erewash: £1,256Renfrewshire: £1,330Erewash: £1,186Renfrewshire: £1,256

    £1,324£1,330£1,256Renfrewshire is higher£1,250£1,256£1,186

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Renfrewshire £2,117, Erewash £2,382Erewash: £2,382Renfrewshire: £2,117Erewash: £2,392Renfrewshire: £2,126Erewash: £2,259Renfrewshire: £2,008

    £2,117£2,126£2,008Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£2,382£2,392£2,259

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Renfrewshire £90, Erewash £71Erewash: £71Renfrewshire: £90Erewash: £72Renfrewshire: £91Erewash: £68Renfrewshire: £86

    £90£91£86Renfrewshire is higher£71£72£68

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £167, Erewash £152Erewash: £152Renfrewshire: £167Erewash: £152Renfrewshire: £167Erewash: £144Renfrewshire: £158

    £167£167£158Renfrewshire is higher£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: Renfrewshire £4.94, Erewash £5.21Erewash: £5.21Renfrewshire: £4.94Erewash: £5.23Renfrewshire: £4.97Erewash: £4.94Renfrewshire: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £618, Erewash £506Erewash: £506Renfrewshire: £618Erewash: £508Renfrewshire: £621Erewash: £480Renfrewshire: £586

    £618£621£586Renfrewshire is higher£506£508£480

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £178, Erewash £140Erewash: £140Renfrewshire: £178Erewash: £141Renfrewshire: £178Erewash: £133Renfrewshire: £168

    £178£178£168Renfrewshire is higher£140£141£133

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £71, Erewash £80Erewash: £80Renfrewshire: £71Erewash: £81Renfrewshire: £72Erewash: £76Renfrewshire: £68

    £71£72£68Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Renfrewshire £922, Erewash £971Erewash: £971Renfrewshire: £922Erewash: £975Renfrewshire: £926Erewash: £921Renfrewshire: £875

    £922£926£875Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£971£975£921

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Renfrewshire £217, Erewash £184Erewash: £184Renfrewshire: £217Erewash: £185Renfrewshire: £218Erewash: £174Renfrewshire: £206

    £217£218£206Renfrewshire is higher£184£185£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Renfrewshire £318, Erewash £190Erewash: £190Renfrewshire: £318Erewash: £191Renfrewshire: £320Erewash: £180Renfrewshire: £302

    £318£320£302Renfrewshire is higher£190£191£180

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Renfrewshire £5.50, Erewash £5.17Erewash: £5.17Renfrewshire: £5.50Erewash: £5.19Renfrewshire: £5.53Erewash: £4.90Renfrewshire: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22Renfrewshire is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Renfrewshire £6.22, Erewash £4.21Erewash: £4.21Renfrewshire: £6.22Erewash: £4.22Renfrewshire: £6.25Erewash: £3.99Renfrewshire: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Renfrewshire is higher£4.21£4.22£3.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £7.34, Erewash £5.27Erewash: £5.27Renfrewshire: £7.34Erewash: £5.29Renfrewshire: £7.37Erewash: £5.00Renfrewshire: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Renfrewshire is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 183.1, Erewash 205.1Erewash: 205.1Renfrewshire: 183.1

    183.1Erewash is higherDepends on how you count205.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 23.1, Erewash 19.7Erewash: 19.7Renfrewshire: 23.1

    23.1Renfrewshire is higher19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 36.6, Erewash 31.1Erewash: 31.1Renfrewshire: 36.6

    36.6Renfrewshire is higher31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 100.8, Erewash 74.2Erewash: 74.2Renfrewshire: 100.8

    100.8Renfrewshire is higher74.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 122.2, Erewash 119.2Erewash: 119.2Renfrewshire: 122.2

    122.2Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count119.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 16.8, Erewash 17.8Erewash: 17.8Renfrewshire: 16.8

    16.8Erewash is higherDepends on how you count17.8

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Renfrewshire and Erewash, per resident
MeasureRenfrewshireErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,723£4,743£4,480Estimated£4,695£4,715£4,453Renfrewshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,379£2,389£2,257Estimated£2,610£2,621£2,475Erewash
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,324£1,330£1,256Estimated£1,250£1,256£1,186Renfrewshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,117£2,126£2,008£2,382£2,392£2,259Erewash
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£71£72£68Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158Estimated£152£152£144Renfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69Estimated£5.21£5.23£4.94Erewash
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£618£621£586Estimated£506£508£480Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£168Estimated£140£141£133Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£72£68Estimated£80£81£76Erewash
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£922£926£875£971£975£921Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£184£185£174Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£318£320£302£190£191£180Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£5.17£5.19£4.90Renfrewshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.21£4.22£3.99Renfrewshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96Estimated£5.27£5.29£5.00Renfrewshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.1205.1Erewash
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.119.7Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.631.1Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.874.2Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.2119.2Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.8Estimated17.8Erewash

Total

Renfrewshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Erewash 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

Renfrewshire Erewash

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Renfrewshire £890.8m, Erewash £534.4mErewash: £534.4mRenfrewshire: £890.8mErewash: £536.6mRenfrewshire: £894.6mErewash: £506.9mRenfrewshire: £844.9m

    £890.8m£894.6m£844.9mRenfrewshire is higher£534.4m£536.6m£506.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Renfrewshire £448.7m, Erewash £297.0mErewash: £297.0mRenfrewshire: £448.7mErewash: £298.3mRenfrewshire: £450.6mErewash: £281.7mRenfrewshire: £425.6m

    £448.7m£450.6m£425.6mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£297.0m£298.3m£281.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Renfrewshire £249.7m, Erewash £142.3mErewash: £142.3mRenfrewshire: £249.7mErewash: £142.9mRenfrewshire: £250.8mErewash: £135.0mRenfrewshire: £236.9m

    £249.7m£250.8m£236.9mRenfrewshire is higher£142.3m£142.9m£135.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Renfrewshire £399.3m, Erewash £271.1mErewash: £271.1mRenfrewshire: £399.3mErewash: £272.2mRenfrewshire: £401.0mErewash: £257.1mRenfrewshire: £378.7m

    £399.3m£401.0m£378.7mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£271.1m£272.2m£257.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Renfrewshire £17.1m, Erewash £8.1mErewash: £8.1mRenfrewshire: £17.1mErewash: £8.1mRenfrewshire: £17.1mErewash: £7.7mRenfrewshire: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mRenfrewshire is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire £31.5m, Erewash £17.2mErewash: £17.2mRenfrewshire: £31.5mErewash: £17.3mRenfrewshire: £31.6mErewash: £16.4mRenfrewshire: £29.8m

    £31.5m£31.6m£29.8mRenfrewshire is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Renfrewshire £0.93m, Erewash £0.59mErewash: £0.59mRenfrewshire: £0.93mErewash: £0.59mRenfrewshire: £0.94mErewash: £0.56mRenfrewshire: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.94m£0.88mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire £116.6m, Erewash £57.5mErewash: £57.5mRenfrewshire: £116.6mErewash: £57.8mRenfrewshire: £117.1mErewash: £54.6mRenfrewshire: £110.6m

    £116.6m£117.1m£110.6mRenfrewshire is higher£57.5m£57.8m£54.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire £33.5m, Erewash £15.9mErewash: £15.9mRenfrewshire: £33.5mErewash: £16.0mRenfrewshire: £33.6mErewash: £15.1mRenfrewshire: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mRenfrewshire is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Renfrewshire £13.5m, Erewash £9.1mErewash: £9.1mRenfrewshire: £13.5mErewash: £9.2mRenfrewshire: £13.5mErewash: £8.7mRenfrewshire: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Renfrewshire £174.0m, Erewash £110.5mErewash: £110.5mRenfrewshire: £174.0mErewash: £111.0mRenfrewshire: £174.7mErewash: £104.8mRenfrewshire: £165.0m

    £174.0m£174.7m£165.0mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£110.5m£111.0m£104.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Renfrewshire £40.9m, Erewash £20.9mErewash: £20.9mRenfrewshire: £40.9mErewash: £21.0mRenfrewshire: £41.0mErewash: £19.8mRenfrewshire: £38.8m

    £40.9m£41.0m£38.8mRenfrewshire is higher£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Renfrewshire £60.1m, Erewash £21.6mErewash: £21.6mRenfrewshire: £60.1mErewash: £21.7mRenfrewshire: £60.3mErewash: £20.5mRenfrewshire: £57.0m

    £60.1m£60.3m£57.0mRenfrewshire is higher£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Renfrewshire £1.0m, Erewash £0.59mErewash: £0.59mRenfrewshire: £1.0mErewash: £0.59mRenfrewshire: £1.0mErewash: £0.56mRenfrewshire: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.99mRenfrewshire is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Renfrewshire £1.2m, Erewash £0.48mErewash: £0.48mRenfrewshire: £1.2mErewash: £0.48mRenfrewshire: £1.2mErewash: £0.45mRenfrewshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRenfrewshire is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Renfrewshire £1.4m, Erewash £0.60mErewash: £0.60mRenfrewshire: £1.4mErewash: £0.60mRenfrewshire: £1.4mErewash: £0.57mRenfrewshire: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mRenfrewshire is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Renfrewshire 34,526, Erewash 23,344Erewash: 23,344Renfrewshire: 34,526

    34,526Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count23,344

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Renfrewshire 4,364, Erewash 2,247Erewash: 2,247Renfrewshire: 4,364

    4,364Renfrewshire is higher2,247

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire 6,910, Erewash 3,539Erewash: 3,539Renfrewshire: 6,910

    6,910Renfrewshire is higher3,539

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire 19,010, Erewash 8,447Erewash: 8,447Renfrewshire: 19,010

    19,010Renfrewshire is higher8,447

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Renfrewshire 23,051, Erewash 13,565Erewash: 13,565Renfrewshire: 23,051

    23,051Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count13,565

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Renfrewshire 3,166, Erewash 2,020Erewash: 2,020Renfrewshire: 3,166

    3,166Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count2,020

Show the numbers
Renfrewshire and Erewash, total
MeasureRenfrewshireErewashHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£890.8m£894.6m£844.9mEstimated£534.4m£536.6m£506.9mRenfrewshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£448.7m£450.6m£425.6mEstimated£297.0m£298.3m£281.7mRenfrewshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.7m£250.8m£236.9mEstimated£142.3m£142.9m£135.0mRenfrewshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£399.3m£401.0m£378.7m£271.1m£272.2m£257.1mRenfrewshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mRenfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.6m£29.8mEstimated£17.2m£17.3m£16.4mRenfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.94m£0.88mEstimated£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mRenfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£116.6m£117.1m£110.6mEstimated£57.5m£57.8m£54.6mRenfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8mEstimated£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mRenfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEstimated£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mRenfrewshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£174.0m£174.7m£165.0m£110.5m£111.0m£104.8mRenfrewshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m£20.9m£21.0m£19.8mRenfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m£21.6m£21.7m£20.5mRenfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mRenfrewshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mRenfrewshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mEstimated£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mRenfrewshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,52623,344Renfrewshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,3642,247Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,9103,539Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,0108,447Renfrewshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,05113,565Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,166Estimated2,020Renfrewshire

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.
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