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West Dunbartonshire and Blaenau Gwent

88,820 and 67,712 residents (mid-2024).

West Dunbartonshire is higher than Blaenau Gwent on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 14 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

West Dunbartonshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent 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

West Dunbartonshire Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £5,891, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029West Dunbartonshire: £5,891Blaenau Gwent: £6,055West Dunbartonshire: £5,917Blaenau Gwent: £5,719West Dunbartonshire: £5,588

    £5,891£5,917£5,588Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Dunbartonshire £13,444, Blaenau Gwent £13,294Blaenau Gwent: £13,294West Dunbartonshire: £13,444Blaenau Gwent: £13,351West Dunbartonshire: £13,501Blaenau Gwent: £12,610West Dunbartonshire: £12,752

    £13,444£13,501£12,752West Dunbartonshire is higher£13,294£13,351£12,610

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dunbartonshire £3,014, Blaenau Gwent £3,155Blaenau Gwent: £3,155West Dunbartonshire: £3,014Blaenau Gwent: £3,169West Dunbartonshire: £3,027Blaenau Gwent: £2,993West Dunbartonshire: £2,859

    £3,014£3,027£2,859Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£3,155£3,169£2,993

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Dunbartonshire £11,750, Blaenau Gwent £11,623Blaenau Gwent: £11,623West Dunbartonshire: £11,750Blaenau Gwent: £11,673West Dunbartonshire: £11,800Blaenau Gwent: £11,025West Dunbartonshire: £11,145

    £11,750£11,800£11,145West Dunbartonshire is higher£11,623£11,673£11,025

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Dunbartonshire £630, Blaenau Gwent £645Blaenau Gwent: £645West Dunbartonshire: £630Blaenau Gwent: £648West Dunbartonshire: £633Blaenau Gwent: £612West Dunbartonshire: £598

    £630£633£598Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£645£648£612

  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: West Dunbartonshire £1,030, Blaenau Gwent £983Blaenau Gwent: £983West Dunbartonshire: £1,030Blaenau Gwent: £988West Dunbartonshire: £1,034Blaenau Gwent: £933West Dunbartonshire: £977

    £1,030£1,034£977West Dunbartonshire is higher£983£988£933

  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: West Dunbartonshire £34, Blaenau Gwent £43Blaenau Gwent: £43West Dunbartonshire: £34Blaenau Gwent: £43West Dunbartonshire: £35Blaenau Gwent: £40West Dunbartonshire: £33

    £34£35£33Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £784, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968West Dunbartonshire: £784Blaenau Gwent: £972West Dunbartonshire: £787Blaenau Gwent: £918West Dunbartonshire: £744

    £784£787£744Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £252, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208West Dunbartonshire: £252Blaenau Gwent: £209West Dunbartonshire: £253Blaenau Gwent: £197West Dunbartonshire: £239

    £252£253£239West Dunbartonshire is higher£208£209£197

  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: West Dunbartonshire £161, Blaenau Gwent £203Blaenau Gwent: £203West Dunbartonshire: £161Blaenau Gwent: £204West Dunbartonshire: £162Blaenau Gwent: £193West Dunbartonshire: £153

    £161£162£153Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£203£204£193

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dunbartonshire £2,172, Blaenau Gwent £2,189Blaenau Gwent: £2,189West Dunbartonshire: £2,172Blaenau Gwent: £2,199West Dunbartonshire: £2,181Blaenau Gwent: £2,077West Dunbartonshire: £2,060

    £2,172£2,181£2,060Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,189£2,199£2,077

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £351, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303West Dunbartonshire: £351Blaenau Gwent: £304West Dunbartonshire: £353Blaenau Gwent: £287West Dunbartonshire: £333

    £351£353£333West Dunbartonshire is higher£303£304£287

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dunbartonshire £659, Blaenau Gwent £740Blaenau Gwent: £740West Dunbartonshire: £659Blaenau Gwent: £743West Dunbartonshire: £661Blaenau Gwent: £701West Dunbartonshire: £625

    £659£661£625Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£740£743£701

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dunbartonshire £7.85, Blaenau Gwent £9.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.80West Dunbartonshire: £7.85Blaenau Gwent: £9.85West Dunbartonshire: £7.89Blaenau Gwent: £9.30West Dunbartonshire: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£9.80£9.85£9.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dunbartonshire £15, Blaenau Gwent £14Blaenau Gwent: £14West Dunbartonshire: £15Blaenau Gwent: £14West Dunbartonshire: £15Blaenau Gwent: £13West Dunbartonshire: £14

    £15£15£14West Dunbartonshire is higher£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £11, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85West Dunbartonshire: £11Blaenau Gwent: £8.88West Dunbartonshire: £11Blaenau Gwent: £8.39West Dunbartonshire: £10

    £11£11£10West Dunbartonshire is higher£8.85£8.88£8.39

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Dunbartonshire 1,029.1, Blaenau Gwent 1,029.7Blaenau Gwent: 1,029.7West Dunbartonshire: 1,029.1

    1,029.1Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count1,029.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Dunbartonshire 161.3, Blaenau Gwent 170.9Blaenau Gwent: 170.9West Dunbartonshire: 161.3

    161.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count170.9

  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: West Dunbartonshire 211.3, Blaenau Gwent 204.0Blaenau Gwent: 204.0West Dunbartonshire: 211.3

    211.3West Dunbartonshire is higher204.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 128.5, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7West Dunbartonshire: 128.5

    128.5Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Dunbartonshire 274.1, Blaenau Gwent 299.1Blaenau Gwent: 299.1West Dunbartonshire: 274.1

    274.1Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count299.1

  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: West Dunbartonshire 38.3, Blaenau Gwent 43.1Blaenau Gwent: 43.1West Dunbartonshire: 38.3

    38.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count43.1

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West Dunbartonshire and Blaenau Gwent, per person in the age group
MeasureWest DunbartonshireBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,891£5,917£5,588Estimated£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,444£13,501£12,752Estimated£13,294£13,351£12,610West Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,014£3,027£2,859Estimated£3,155£3,169£2,993Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,750£11,800£11,145£11,623£11,673£11,025West Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£630£633£598£645£648£612Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,030£1,034£977Estimated£983£988£933West Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£35£33Estimated£43£43£40Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£784£787£744Estimated£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239Estimated£208£209£197West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153Estimated£203£204£193Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,172£2,181£2,060£2,189£2,199£2,077Blaenau Gwent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£351£353£333£303£304£287West Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£659£661£625£740£743£701Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£9.80£9.85£9.30Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£14£14£14£13West Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10Estimated£8.85£8.88£8.39West Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.11,029.7Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.3170.9Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026211.3204.0West Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026128.5137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026274.1299.1Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.3Estimated43.1Blaenau Gwent

Per resident

West Dunbartonshire is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

West Dunbartonshire Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £5,891, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029West Dunbartonshire: £5,891Blaenau Gwent: £6,055West Dunbartonshire: £5,917Blaenau Gwent: £5,719West Dunbartonshire: £5,588

    £5,891£5,917£5,588Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £2,611, Blaenau Gwent £2,595Blaenau Gwent: £2,595West Dunbartonshire: £2,611Blaenau Gwent: £2,606West Dunbartonshire: £2,622Blaenau Gwent: £2,462West Dunbartonshire: £2,477

    £2,611£2,622£2,477West Dunbartonshire is higher£2,595£2,606£2,462

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £1,882, Blaenau Gwent £1,946Blaenau Gwent: £1,946West Dunbartonshire: £1,882Blaenau Gwent: £1,954West Dunbartonshire: £1,890Blaenau Gwent: £1,846West Dunbartonshire: £1,786

    £1,882£1,890£1,786Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,946£1,954£1,846

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £2,282, Blaenau Gwent £2,269Blaenau Gwent: £2,269West Dunbartonshire: £2,282Blaenau Gwent: £2,279West Dunbartonshire: £2,292Blaenau Gwent: £2,152West Dunbartonshire: £2,165

    £2,282£2,292£2,165West Dunbartonshire is higher£2,269£2,279£2,152

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £122, Blaenau Gwent £126Blaenau Gwent: £126West Dunbartonshire: £122Blaenau Gwent: £126West Dunbartonshire: £123Blaenau Gwent: £119West Dunbartonshire: £116

    £122£123£116Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £200, Blaenau Gwent £192Blaenau Gwent: £192West Dunbartonshire: £200Blaenau Gwent: £193West Dunbartonshire: £201Blaenau Gwent: £182West Dunbartonshire: £190

    £200£201£190West Dunbartonshire is higher£192£193£182

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £6.69, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33West Dunbartonshire: £6.69Blaenau Gwent: £8.36West Dunbartonshire: £6.72Blaenau Gwent: £7.90West Dunbartonshire: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.33£8.36£7.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £784, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968West Dunbartonshire: £784Blaenau Gwent: £972West Dunbartonshire: £787Blaenau Gwent: £918West Dunbartonshire: £744

    £784£787£744Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £252, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208West Dunbartonshire: £252Blaenau Gwent: £209West Dunbartonshire: £253Blaenau Gwent: £197West Dunbartonshire: £239

    £252£253£239West Dunbartonshire is higher£208£209£197

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £101, Blaenau Gwent £125Blaenau Gwent: £125West Dunbartonshire: £101Blaenau Gwent: £126West Dunbartonshire: £101Blaenau Gwent: £119West Dunbartonshire: £96

    £101£101£96Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £1,356, Blaenau Gwent £1,350Blaenau Gwent: £1,350West Dunbartonshire: £1,356Blaenau Gwent: £1,356West Dunbartonshire: £1,362Blaenau Gwent: £1,281West Dunbartonshire: £1,287

    £1,356£1,362£1,287West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,350£1,356£1,281

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £351, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303West Dunbartonshire: £351Blaenau Gwent: £304West Dunbartonshire: £353Blaenau Gwent: £287West Dunbartonshire: £333

    £351£353£333West Dunbartonshire is higher£303£304£287

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £411, Blaenau Gwent £456Blaenau Gwent: £456West Dunbartonshire: £411Blaenau Gwent: £458West Dunbartonshire: £413Blaenau Gwent: £433West Dunbartonshire: £390

    £411£413£390Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£456£458£433

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £4.90, Blaenau Gwent £6.05Blaenau Gwent: £6.05West Dunbartonshire: £4.90Blaenau Gwent: £6.08West Dunbartonshire: £4.92Blaenau Gwent: £5.74West Dunbartonshire: £4.65

    £4.90£4.92£4.65Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £9.20, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33West Dunbartonshire: £9.20Blaenau Gwent: £8.36West Dunbartonshire: £9.24Blaenau Gwent: £7.90West Dunbartonshire: £8.73

    £9.20£9.24£8.73West Dunbartonshire is higher£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Dunbartonshire £11, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85West Dunbartonshire: £11Blaenau Gwent: £8.88West Dunbartonshire: £11Blaenau Gwent: £8.39West Dunbartonshire: £10

    £11£11£10West Dunbartonshire is higher£8.85£8.88£8.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 199.9, Blaenau Gwent 201.0Blaenau Gwent: 201.0West Dunbartonshire: 199.9

    199.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count201.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 31.3, Blaenau Gwent 33.4Blaenau Gwent: 33.4West Dunbartonshire: 31.3

    31.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count33.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 41.0, Blaenau Gwent 39.8Blaenau Gwent: 39.8West Dunbartonshire: 41.0

    41.0West Dunbartonshire is higher39.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 128.5, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7West Dunbartonshire: 128.5

    128.5Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 171.1, Blaenau Gwent 184.4Blaenau Gwent: 184.4West Dunbartonshire: 171.1

    171.1Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count184.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dunbartonshire 23.9, Blaenau Gwent 26.6Blaenau Gwent: 26.6West Dunbartonshire: 23.9

    23.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count26.6

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West Dunbartonshire and Blaenau Gwent, per resident
MeasureWest DunbartonshireBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,891£5,917£5,588Estimated£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,611£2,622£2,477Estimated£2,595£2,606£2,462West Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,882£1,890£1,786Estimated£1,946£1,954£1,846Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,282£2,292£2,165£2,269£2,279£2,152West Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£126£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190Estimated£192£193£182West Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35Estimated£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£784£787£744Estimated£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239Estimated£208£209£197West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96Estimated£125£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,356£1,362£1,287£1,350£1,356£1,281West Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£351£353£333£303£304£287West Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£411£413£390£456£458£433Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.90£4.92£4.65£6.05£6.08£5.74Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.20£9.24£8.73£8.33£8.36£7.90West Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10Estimated£8.85£8.88£8.39West Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.9201.0Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.333.4Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.039.8West Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026128.5137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026171.1184.4Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.9Estimated26.6Blaenau Gwent

Total

West Dunbartonshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent 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

West Dunbartonshire Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Dunbartonshire £523.3m, Blaenau Gwent £408.2mBlaenau Gwent: £408.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £523.3mBlaenau Gwent: £410.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £525.5mBlaenau Gwent: £387.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £496.4m

    £523.3m£525.5m£496.4mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Dunbartonshire £231.9m, Blaenau Gwent £175.7mBlaenau Gwent: £175.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £231.9mBlaenau Gwent: £176.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £232.9mBlaenau Gwent: £166.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £220.0m

    £231.9m£232.9m£220.0mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Dunbartonshire £167.2m, Blaenau Gwent £131.7mBlaenau Gwent: £131.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £167.2mBlaenau Gwent: £132.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £167.9mBlaenau Gwent: £125.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £158.6m

    £167.2m£167.9m£158.6mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Dunbartonshire £202.7m, Blaenau Gwent £153.6mBlaenau Gwent: £153.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £202.7mBlaenau Gwent: £154.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £203.6mBlaenau Gwent: £145.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £192.3m

    £202.7m£203.6m£192.3mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Dunbartonshire £10.9m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £10.3m

    £10.9m£10.9m£10.3mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire £17.8m, Blaenau Gwent £13.0mBlaenau Gwent: £13.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £17.8mBlaenau Gwent: £13.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £17.8mBlaenau Gwent: £12.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £16.8m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.8mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire £0.59m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.59mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.60mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire £69.6m, Blaenau Gwent £65.5mBlaenau Gwent: £65.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £69.6mBlaenau Gwent: £65.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £69.9mBlaenau Gwent: £62.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £66.1m

    £69.6m£69.9m£66.1mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire £22.4m, Blaenau Gwent £14.1mBlaenau Gwent: £14.1mWest Dunbartonshire: £22.4mBlaenau Gwent: £14.2mWest Dunbartonshire: £22.5mBlaenau Gwent: £13.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £21.2m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.2mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire £8.9m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £8.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £9.0mBlaenau Gwent: £8.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Dunbartonshire £120.5m, Blaenau Gwent £91.4mBlaenau Gwent: £91.4mWest Dunbartonshire: £120.5mBlaenau Gwent: £91.8mWest Dunbartonshire: £121.0mBlaenau Gwent: £86.7mWest Dunbartonshire: £114.3m

    £120.5m£121.0m£114.3mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Dunbartonshire £31.2m, Blaenau Gwent £20.5mBlaenau Gwent: £20.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £31.2mBlaenau Gwent: £20.6mWest Dunbartonshire: £31.3mBlaenau Gwent: £19.5mWest Dunbartonshire: £29.6m

    £31.2m£31.3m£29.6mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Dunbartonshire £36.5m, Blaenau Gwent £30.9mBlaenau Gwent: £30.9mWest Dunbartonshire: £36.5mBlaenau Gwent: £31.0mWest Dunbartonshire: £36.7mBlaenau Gwent: £29.3mWest Dunbartonshire: £34.7m

    £36.5m£36.7m£34.7mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Dunbartonshire £0.44m, Blaenau Gwent £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.44mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.44mBlaenau Gwent: £0.39mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mWest Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Dunbartonshire £0.82m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.82mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.82mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Dunbartonshire £0.94m, Blaenau Gwent £0.60mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.94mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.94mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mWest Dunbartonshire: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.94m£0.89mWest Dunbartonshire is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Dunbartonshire 17,753, Blaenau Gwent 13,612Blaenau Gwent: 13,612West Dunbartonshire: 17,753

    17,753West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count13,612

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Dunbartonshire 2,782, Blaenau Gwent 2,259Blaenau Gwent: 2,259West Dunbartonshire: 2,782

    2,782West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count2,259

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire 3,645, Blaenau Gwent 2,696Blaenau Gwent: 2,696West Dunbartonshire: 3,645

    3,645West Dunbartonshire is higher2,696

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire 11,410, Blaenau Gwent 9,323Blaenau Gwent: 9,323West Dunbartonshire: 11,410

    11,410West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count9,323

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Dunbartonshire 15,201, Blaenau Gwent 12,488Blaenau Gwent: 12,488West Dunbartonshire: 15,201

    15,201West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count12,488

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Dunbartonshire 2,125, Blaenau Gwent 1,800Blaenau Gwent: 1,800West Dunbartonshire: 2,125

    2,125West Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count1,800

Show the numbers
West Dunbartonshire and Blaenau Gwent, total
MeasureWest DunbartonshireBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£523.3m£525.5m£496.4mEstimated£408.2m£410.0m£387.2mWest Dunbartonshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£231.9m£232.9m£220.0mEstimated£175.7m£176.5m£166.7mWest Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.2m£167.9m£158.6mEstimated£131.7m£132.3m£125.0mWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m£153.6m£154.3m£145.7mWest Dunbartonshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mWest Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.8mEstimated£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mWest Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mEstimated£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mWest Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.6m£69.9m£66.1mEstimated£65.5m£65.8m£62.2mWest Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mEstimated£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mWest Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mEstimated£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mWest Dunbartonshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£120.5m£121.0m£114.3m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mWest Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mWest Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£36.5m£36.7m£34.7m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mWest Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mWest Dunbartonshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mWest Dunbartonshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.94m£0.89mEstimated£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mWest Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,75313,612West Dunbartonshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7822,259West Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6452,696West Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,4109,323West Dunbartonshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,20112,488West Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,125Estimated1,800West Dunbartonshire

Sources

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

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