Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · Scotland and South East

Renfrewshire and Dover

188,610 and 119,805 residents (mid-2024).

Renfrewshire is higher than Dover on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 12 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.

Swap the two areas
Renfrewshire and Dover on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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.

Per person in the age group

Renfrewshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Dover on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Renfrewshire Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £4,723, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202Renfrewshire: £4,723Dover: £5,224Renfrewshire: £4,743Dover: £4,935Renfrewshire: £4,480

    £4,723£4,743£4,480Dover is higherDepends on how you count£5,202£5,224£4,935

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire £12,692, Dover £12,445Dover: £12,445Renfrewshire: £12,692Dover: £12,498Renfrewshire: £12,746Dover: £11,805Renfrewshire: £12,039

    £12,692£12,746£12,039Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,445£12,498£11,805

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £2,075, Dover £2,383Dover: £2,383Renfrewshire: £2,075Dover: £2,393Renfrewshire: £2,084Dover: £2,260Renfrewshire: £1,969

    £2,075£2,084£1,969Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,383£2,393£2,260

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire £11,293, Dover £11,294Dover: £11,294Renfrewshire: £11,293Dover: £11,342Renfrewshire: £11,341Dover: £10,713Renfrewshire: £10,712

    £11,293£11,341£10,712Dover is higherDepends on how you count£11,294£11,342£10,713

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire £482, Dover £386Dover: £386Renfrewshire: £482Dover: £388Renfrewshire: £484Dover: £366Renfrewshire: £458

    £482£484£458Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£386£388£366

  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, Dover £742Dover: £742Renfrewshire: £890Dover: £745Renfrewshire: £893Dover: £704Renfrewshire: £844

    £890£893£844Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£742£745£704

  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, Dover £24Dover: £24Renfrewshire: £26Dover: £24Renfrewshire: £26Dover: £22Renfrewshire: £25

    £26£26£25Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £618, Dover £532Dover: £532Renfrewshire: £618Dover: £534Renfrewshire: £621Dover: £505Renfrewshire: £586

    £618£621£586Renfrewshire is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £178, Dover £169Dover: £169Renfrewshire: £178Dover: £170Renfrewshire: £178Dover: £161Renfrewshire: £168

    £178£178£168Renfrewshire is higher£169£170£161

  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, Dover £157Dover: £157Renfrewshire: £112Dover: £157Renfrewshire: £112Dover: £149Renfrewshire: £106

    £112£112£106Dover is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £1,446, Dover £1,912Dover: £1,912Renfrewshire: £1,446Dover: £1,921Renfrewshire: £1,452Dover: £1,814Renfrewshire: £1,372

    £1,446£1,452£1,372Dover is higherDepends on how you count£1,912£1,921£1,814

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Renfrewshire £217, Dover £194Dover: £194Renfrewshire: £217Dover: £195Renfrewshire: £218Dover: £184Renfrewshire: £206

    £217£218£206Renfrewshire is higher£194£195£184

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £499, Dover £298Dover: £298Renfrewshire: £499Dover: £299Renfrewshire: £501Dover: £283Renfrewshire: £474

    £499£501£474Renfrewshire is higher£298£299£283

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £8.63, Dover £8.13Dover: £8.13Renfrewshire: £8.63Dover: £8.16Renfrewshire: £8.67Dover: £7.71Renfrewshire: £8.19

    £8.63£8.67£8.19Renfrewshire is higher£8.13£8.16£7.71

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Renfrewshire £9.75, Dover £7.73Dover: £7.73Renfrewshire: £9.75Dover: £7.76Renfrewshire: £9.79Dover: £7.33Renfrewshire: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Renfrewshire is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £7.34, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01Renfrewshire: £7.34Dover: £6.03Renfrewshire: £7.37Dover: £5.70Renfrewshire: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Renfrewshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Renfrewshire 976.6, Dover 1,001.2Dover: 1,001.2Renfrewshire: 976.6

    976.6Dover is higherDepends on how you count1,001.2

  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, Dover 93.6Dover: 93.6Renfrewshire: 123.4

    123.4Renfrewshire is higher93.6

  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, Dover 155.6Dover: 155.6Renfrewshire: 195.5

    195.5Renfrewshire is higher155.6

  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, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2Renfrewshire: 100.8

    100.8Renfrewshire is higher81.2

  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, Dover 215.9Dover: 215.9Renfrewshire: 191.6

    191.6Dover is higherDepends on how you count215.9

  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, Dover 35.6Dover: 35.6Renfrewshire: 26.3

    26.3Dover is higherDepends on how you count35.6

Show the numbers
Renfrewshire and Dover, per person in the age group
MeasureRenfrewshireDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,723£4,743£4,480Estimated£5,202£5,224£4,935Dover
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,692£12,746£12,039Estimated£12,445£12,498£11,805Renfrewshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,969Estimated£2,383£2,393£2,260Dover
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,293£11,341£10,712£11,294£11,342£10,713Dover
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£482£484£458£386£388£366Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£890£893£844Estimated£742£745£704Renfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25Estimated£24£24£22Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£618£621£586Estimated£532£534£505Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£168Estimated£169£170£161Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£112£112£106Estimated£157£157£149Dover
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372£1,912£1,921£1,814Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£194£195£184Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£499£501£474£298£299£283Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.63£8.67£8.19£8.13£8.16£7.71Renfrewshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£7.73£7.76£7.33Renfrewshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70Renfrewshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.61,001.2Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.493.6Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026195.5155.6Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.881.2Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026191.6215.9Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.3Estimated35.6Dover

Per resident

Renfrewshire is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Dover 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

Renfrewshire Dover

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £4,723, Dover £5,202Dover: £5,202Renfrewshire: £4,723Dover: £5,224Renfrewshire: £4,743Dover: £4,935Renfrewshire: £4,480

    £4,723£4,743£4,480Dover is higherDepends on how you count£5,202£5,224£4,935

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £2,379, Dover £2,920Dover: £2,920Renfrewshire: £2,379Dover: £2,933Renfrewshire: £2,389Dover: £2,770Renfrewshire: £2,257

    £2,379£2,389£2,257Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,920£2,933£2,770

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £1,324, Dover £1,381Dover: £1,381Renfrewshire: £1,324Dover: £1,387Renfrewshire: £1,330Dover: £1,310Renfrewshire: £1,256

    £1,324£1,330£1,256Dover is higherDepends on how you count£1,381£1,387£1,310

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Renfrewshire £2,117, Dover £2,650Dover: £2,650Renfrewshire: £2,117Dover: £2,661Renfrewshire: £2,126Dover: £2,514Renfrewshire: £2,008

    £2,117£2,126£2,008Dover is higherDepends on how you count£2,650£2,661£2,514

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Renfrewshire £90, Dover £91Dover: £91Renfrewshire: £90Dover: £91Renfrewshire: £91Dover: £86Renfrewshire: £86

    £90£91£86Dover is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £167, Dover £174Dover: £174Renfrewshire: £167Dover: £175Renfrewshire: £167Dover: £165Renfrewshire: £158

    £167£167£158Dover is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

  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, Dover £5.52Dover: £5.52Renfrewshire: £4.94Dover: £5.55Renfrewshire: £4.97Dover: £5.24Renfrewshire: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Dover is higherDepends on how you count£5.52£5.55£5.24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £618, Dover £532Dover: £532Renfrewshire: £618Dover: £534Renfrewshire: £621Dover: £505Renfrewshire: £586

    £618£621£586Renfrewshire is higher£532£534£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £178, Dover £169Dover: £169Renfrewshire: £178Dover: £170Renfrewshire: £178Dover: £161Renfrewshire: £168

    £178£178£168Renfrewshire is higher£169£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Renfrewshire £71, Dover £91Dover: £91Renfrewshire: £71Dover: £91Renfrewshire: £72Dover: £86Renfrewshire: £68

    £71£72£68Dover is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Renfrewshire £922, Dover £1,108Dover: £1,108Renfrewshire: £922Dover: £1,113Renfrewshire: £926Dover: £1,051Renfrewshire: £875

    £922£926£875Dover is higherDepends on how you count£1,108£1,113£1,051

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Renfrewshire £217, Dover £194Dover: £194Renfrewshire: £217Dover: £195Renfrewshire: £218Dover: £184Renfrewshire: £206

    £217£218£206Renfrewshire is higher£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Renfrewshire £318, Dover £173Dover: £173Renfrewshire: £318Dover: £173Renfrewshire: £320Dover: £164Renfrewshire: £302

    £318£320£302Renfrewshire is higher£173£173£164

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Renfrewshire £5.50, Dover £4.70Dover: £4.70Renfrewshire: £5.50Dover: £4.72Renfrewshire: £5.53Dover: £4.46Renfrewshire: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22Renfrewshire is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Renfrewshire £6.22, Dover £4.48Dover: £4.48Renfrewshire: £6.22Dover: £4.50Renfrewshire: £6.25Dover: £4.25Renfrewshire: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Renfrewshire is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Renfrewshire £7.34, Dover £6.01Dover: £6.01Renfrewshire: £7.34Dover: £6.03Renfrewshire: £7.37Dover: £5.70Renfrewshire: £6.96

    £7.34£7.37£6.96Renfrewshire is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 183.1, Dover 234.9Dover: 234.9Renfrewshire: 183.1

    183.1Dover is higherDepends on how you count234.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 23.1, Dover 22.0Dover: 22.0Renfrewshire: 23.1

    23.1Renfrewshire is higher22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 36.6, Dover 36.5Dover: 36.5Renfrewshire: 36.6

    36.6Renfrewshire is higher36.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 100.8, Dover 81.2Dover: 81.2Renfrewshire: 100.8

    100.8Renfrewshire is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Renfrewshire 122.2, Dover 125.1Dover: 125.1Renfrewshire: 122.2

    122.2Dover is higherDepends on how you count125.1

  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, Dover 20.6Dover: 20.6Renfrewshire: 16.8

    16.8Dover is higherDepends on how you count20.6

Show the numbers
Renfrewshire and Dover, per resident
MeasureRenfrewshireDoverHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,723£4,743£4,480Estimated£5,202£5,224£4,935Dover
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,379£2,389£2,257Estimated£2,920£2,933£2,770Dover
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,324£1,330£1,256Estimated£1,381£1,387£1,310Dover
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,117£2,126£2,008£2,650£2,661£2,514Dover
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£91£91£86Dover
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158Estimated£174£175£165Dover
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69Estimated£5.52£5.55£5.24Dover
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£618£621£586Estimated£532£534£505Renfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£178£168Estimated£169£170£161Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£72£68Estimated£91£91£86Dover
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£922£926£875£1,108£1,113£1,051Dover
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£194£195£184Renfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£318£320£302£173£173£164Renfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£4.70£4.72£4.46Renfrewshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.48£4.50£4.25Renfrewshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.34£7.37£6.96Estimated£6.01£6.03£5.70Renfrewshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.1234.9Dover
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.122.0Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.636.5Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.881.2Renfrewshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.2125.1Dover
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.8Estimated20.6Dover

Total

Renfrewshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Dover 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 Dover

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Renfrewshire £890.8m, Dover £623.3mDover: £623.3mRenfrewshire: £890.8mDover: £625.9mRenfrewshire: £894.6mDover: £591.2mRenfrewshire: £844.9m

    £890.8m£894.6m£844.9mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£623.3m£625.9m£591.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Renfrewshire £448.7m, Dover £349.8mDover: £349.8mRenfrewshire: £448.7mDover: £351.3mRenfrewshire: £450.6mDover: £331.8mRenfrewshire: £425.6m

    £448.7m£450.6m£425.6mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Renfrewshire £249.7m, Dover £165.4mDover: £165.4mRenfrewshire: £249.7mDover: £166.1mRenfrewshire: £250.8mDover: £156.9mRenfrewshire: £236.9m

    £249.7m£250.8m£236.9mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£165.4m£166.1m£156.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Renfrewshire £399.3m, Dover £317.5mDover: £317.5mRenfrewshire: £399.3mDover: £318.8mRenfrewshire: £401.0mDover: £301.1mRenfrewshire: £378.7m

    £399.3m£401.0m£378.7mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£317.5m£318.8m£301.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Renfrewshire £17.1m, Dover £10.8mDover: £10.8mRenfrewshire: £17.1mDover: £10.9mRenfrewshire: £17.1mDover: £10.3mRenfrewshire: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire £31.5m, Dover £20.9mDover: £20.9mRenfrewshire: £31.5mDover: £20.9mRenfrewshire: £31.6mDover: £19.8mRenfrewshire: £29.8m

    £31.5m£31.6m£29.8mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£20.9m£20.9m£19.8m

  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, Dover £0.66mDover: £0.66mRenfrewshire: £0.93mDover: £0.66mRenfrewshire: £0.94mDover: £0.63mRenfrewshire: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.94m£0.88mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire £116.6m, Dover £63.7mDover: £63.7mRenfrewshire: £116.6mDover: £64.0mRenfrewshire: £117.1mDover: £60.5mRenfrewshire: £110.6m

    £116.6m£117.1m£110.6mRenfrewshire is higher£63.7m£64.0m£60.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire £33.5m, Dover £20.3mDover: £20.3mRenfrewshire: £33.5mDover: £20.4mRenfrewshire: £33.6mDover: £19.2mRenfrewshire: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.6m£31.8mRenfrewshire is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Renfrewshire £13.5m, Dover £10.9mDover: £10.9mRenfrewshire: £13.5mDover: £10.9mRenfrewshire: £13.5mDover: £10.3mRenfrewshire: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Renfrewshire £174.0m, Dover £132.7mDover: £132.7mRenfrewshire: £174.0mDover: £133.3mRenfrewshire: £174.7mDover: £125.9mRenfrewshire: £165.0m

    £174.0m£174.7m£165.0mRenfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count£132.7m£133.3m£125.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Renfrewshire £40.9m, Dover £23.3mDover: £23.3mRenfrewshire: £40.9mDover: £23.4mRenfrewshire: £41.0mDover: £22.1mRenfrewshire: £38.8m

    £40.9m£41.0m£38.8mRenfrewshire is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Renfrewshire £60.1m, Dover £20.7mDover: £20.7mRenfrewshire: £60.1mDover: £20.8mRenfrewshire: £60.3mDover: £19.6mRenfrewshire: £57.0m

    £60.1m£60.3m£57.0mRenfrewshire is higher£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Renfrewshire £1.0m, Dover £0.56mDover: £0.56mRenfrewshire: £1.0mDover: £0.57mRenfrewshire: £1.0mDover: £0.53mRenfrewshire: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.99mRenfrewshire is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Renfrewshire £1.2m, Dover £0.54mDover: £0.54mRenfrewshire: £1.2mDover: £0.54mRenfrewshire: £1.2mDover: £0.51mRenfrewshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRenfrewshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Renfrewshire £1.4m, Dover £0.72mDover: £0.72mRenfrewshire: £1.4mDover: £0.72mRenfrewshire: £1.4mDover: £0.68mRenfrewshire: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mRenfrewshire is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Renfrewshire 34,526, Dover 28,143Dover: 28,143Renfrewshire: 34,526

    34,526Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count28,143

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Renfrewshire 4,364, Dover 2,630Dover: 2,630Renfrewshire: 4,364

    4,364Renfrewshire is higher2,630

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire 6,910, Dover 4,375Dover: 4,375Renfrewshire: 6,910

    6,910Renfrewshire is higher4,375

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Renfrewshire 19,010, Dover 9,729Dover: 9,729Renfrewshire: 19,010

    19,010Renfrewshire is higher9,729

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Renfrewshire 23,051, Dover 14,986Dover: 14,986Renfrewshire: 23,051

    23,051Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count14,986

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Renfrewshire 3,166, Dover 2,471Dover: 2,471Renfrewshire: 3,166

    3,166Renfrewshire is higherDepends on how you count2,471

Show the numbers
Renfrewshire and Dover, total
MeasureRenfrewshireDoverHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£890.8m£894.6m£844.9mEstimated£623.3m£625.9m£591.2mRenfrewshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£448.7m£450.6m£425.6mEstimated£349.8m£351.3m£331.8mRenfrewshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.7m£250.8m£236.9mEstimated£165.4m£166.1m£156.9mRenfrewshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£399.3m£401.0m£378.7m£317.5m£318.8m£301.1mRenfrewshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mRenfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.6m£29.8mEstimated£20.9m£20.9m£19.8mRenfrewshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.94m£0.88mEstimated£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mRenfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£116.6m£117.1m£110.6mEstimated£63.7m£64.0m£60.5mRenfrewshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.6m£31.8mEstimated£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mRenfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEstimated£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mRenfrewshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£174.0m£174.7m£165.0m£132.7m£133.3m£125.9mRenfrewshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mRenfrewshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mRenfrewshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mRenfrewshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mRenfrewshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mEstimated£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mRenfrewshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,52628,143Renfrewshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,3642,630Renfrewshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,9104,375Renfrewshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,0109,729Renfrewshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,05114,986Renfrewshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,166Estimated2,471Renfrewshire

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.