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Angus and Argyll and Bute

114,930 and 87,780 residents (mid-2024).

Angus is higher than Argyll and Bute on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 19 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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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

Angus is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Argyll and Bute 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

Angus Argyll and Bute

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Angus £5,119, Argyll and Bute £5,158Argyll and Bute: £5,158Angus: £5,119Argyll and Bute: £5,180Angus: £5,140Argyll and Bute: £4,893Angus: £4,855

    £5,119£5,140£4,855Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£5,158£5,180£4,893

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Angus £12,383, Argyll and Bute £12,374Argyll and Bute: £12,374Angus: £12,383Argyll and Bute: £12,427Angus: £12,436Argyll and Bute: £11,737Angus: £11,746

    £12,383£12,436£11,746Angus is higherDepends on how you count£12,374£12,427£11,737

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Angus £2,074, Argyll and Bute £1,819Argyll and Bute: £1,819Angus: £2,074Argyll and Bute: £1,827Angus: £2,083Argyll and Bute: £1,725Angus: £1,967

    £2,074£2,083£1,967Angus is higher£1,819£1,827£1,725

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Angus £11,493, Argyll and Bute £11,222Argyll and Bute: £11,222Angus: £11,493Argyll and Bute: £11,270Angus: £11,542Argyll and Bute: £10,645Angus: £10,902

    £11,493£11,542£10,902Angus is higherDepends on how you count£11,222£11,270£10,645

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Angus £321, Argyll and Bute £406Argyll and Bute: £406Angus: £321Argyll and Bute: £407Angus: £322Argyll and Bute: £385Angus: £304

    £321£322£304Argyll and Bute is higher£406£407£385

  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: Angus £551, Argyll and Bute £724Argyll and Bute: £724Angus: £551Argyll and Bute: £727Angus: £553Argyll and Bute: £687Angus: £523

    £551£553£523Argyll and Bute is higher£724£727£687

  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: Angus £18, Argyll and Bute £22Argyll and Bute: £22Angus: £18Argyll and Bute: £22Angus: £18Argyll and Bute: £21Angus: £17

    £18£18£17Argyll and Bute is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Angus £557, Argyll and Bute £491Argyll and Bute: £491Angus: £557Argyll and Bute: £493Angus: £559Argyll and Bute: £466Angus: £528

    £557£559£528Angus is higher£491£493£466

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Angus £159, Argyll and Bute £156Argyll and Bute: £156Angus: £159Argyll and Bute: £157Angus: £160Argyll and Bute: £148Angus: £151

    £159£160£151Angus is higher£156£157£148

  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: Angus £118, Argyll and Bute £104Argyll and Bute: £104Angus: £118Argyll and Bute: £105Angus: £119Argyll and Bute: £99Angus: £112

    £118£119£112Angus is higher£104£105£99

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Angus £1,551, Argyll and Bute £1,304Argyll and Bute: £1,304Angus: £1,551Argyll and Bute: £1,309Angus: £1,558Argyll and Bute: £1,237Angus: £1,471

    £1,551£1,558£1,471Angus is higher£1,304£1,309£1,237

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Angus £156, Argyll and Bute £199Argyll and Bute: £199Angus: £156Argyll and Bute: £200Angus: £157Argyll and Bute: £189Angus: £148

    £156£157£148Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£199£200£189

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Angus £390, Argyll and Bute £399Argyll and Bute: £399Angus: £390Argyll and Bute: £400Angus: £392Argyll and Bute: £378Angus: £370

    £390£392£370Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£399£400£378

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Angus £7.45, Argyll and Bute £6.57Argyll and Bute: £6.57Angus: £7.45Argyll and Bute: £6.60Angus: £7.49Argyll and Bute: £6.23Angus: £7.07

    £7.45£7.49£7.07Angus is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Angus £6.65, Argyll and Bute £5.77Argyll and Bute: £5.77Angus: £6.65Argyll and Bute: £5.79Angus: £6.68Argyll and Bute: £5.47Angus: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Angus is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Angus £9.28, Argyll and Bute £9.19Argyll and Bute: £9.19Angus: £9.28Argyll and Bute: £9.23Angus: £9.32Argyll and Bute: £8.72Angus: £8.80

    £9.28£9.32£8.80Angus is higher£9.19£9.23£8.72

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Angus 1,004.2, Argyll and Bute 999.1Argyll and Bute: 999.1Angus: 1,004.2

    1,004.2Angus is higherDepends on how you count999.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Angus 85.6, Argyll and Bute 98.4Argyll and Bute: 98.4Angus: 85.6

    85.6Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count98.4

  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: Angus 151.5, Argyll and Bute 165.1Argyll and Bute: 165.1Angus: 151.5

    151.5Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count165.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Angus 89.9, Argyll and Bute 78.4Argyll and Bute: 78.4Angus: 89.9

    89.9Angus is higher78.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Angus 198.9, Argyll and Bute 165.7Argyll and Bute: 165.7Angus: 198.9

    198.9Angus is higher165.7

  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: Angus 29.6, Argyll and Bute 25.0Argyll and Bute: 25.0Angus: 29.6

    29.6Angus is higher25.0

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Angus and Argyll and Bute, per person in the age group
MeasureAngusArgyll and ButeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,119£5,140£4,855Estimated£5,158£5,180£4,893EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,383£12,436£11,746Estimated£12,374£12,427£11,737EstimatedAngus
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,074£2,083£1,967Estimated£1,819£1,827£1,725EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,493£11,542£10,902£11,222£11,270£10,645Angus
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£322£304£406£407£385Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£551£553£523Estimated£724£727£687EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17Estimated£22£22£21EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£557£559£528Estimated£491£493£466EstimatedAngus
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151Estimated£156£157£148EstimatedAngus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£118£119£112Estimated£104£105£99EstimatedAngus
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,551£1,558£1,471£1,304£1,309£1,237Angus
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£199£200£189Argyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£390£392£370£399£400£378Argyll and Bute
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.45£7.49£7.07£6.57£6.60£6.23Angus
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£5.77£5.79£5.47Angus
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.28£9.32£8.80Estimated£9.19£9.23£8.72EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.2999.1Angus
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202685.698.4Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.5165.1Argyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.978.4Angus
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026198.9165.7Angus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.6Estimated25.0EstimatedAngus

Per resident

Angus is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Argyll and Bute on 11. 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

Angus Argyll and Bute

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Angus £5,119, Argyll and Bute £5,158Argyll and Bute: £5,158Angus: £5,119Argyll and Bute: £5,180Angus: £5,140Argyll and Bute: £4,893Angus: £4,855

    £5,119£5,140£4,855Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£5,158£5,180£4,893

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Angus £3,023, Argyll and Bute £3,241Argyll and Bute: £3,241Angus: £3,023Argyll and Bute: £3,255Angus: £3,036Argyll and Bute: £3,074Angus: £2,867

    £3,023£3,036£2,867Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£3,241£3,255£3,074

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Angus £1,214, Argyll and Bute £1,061Argyll and Bute: £1,061Angus: £1,214Argyll and Bute: £1,066Angus: £1,219Argyll and Bute: £1,007Angus: £1,152

    £1,214£1,219£1,152Angus is higher£1,061£1,066£1,007

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Angus £2,806, Argyll and Bute £2,940Argyll and Bute: £2,940Angus: £2,806Argyll and Bute: £2,952Angus: £2,818Argyll and Bute: £2,788Angus: £2,661

    £2,806£2,818£2,661Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£2,940£2,952£2,788

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Angus £78, Argyll and Bute £106Argyll and Bute: £106Angus: £78Argyll and Bute: £107Angus: £79Argyll and Bute: £101Angus: £74

    £78£79£74Argyll and Bute is higher£106£107£101

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Angus £134, Argyll and Bute £190Argyll and Bute: £190Angus: £134Argyll and Bute: £190Angus: £135Argyll and Bute: £180Angus: £128

    £134£135£128Argyll and Bute is higher£190£190£180

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Angus £4.28, Argyll and Bute £5.81Argyll and Bute: £5.81Angus: £4.28Argyll and Bute: £5.83Angus: £4.30Argyll and Bute: £5.51Angus: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Argyll and Bute is higher£5.81£5.83£5.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Angus £557, Argyll and Bute £491Argyll and Bute: £491Angus: £557Argyll and Bute: £493Angus: £559Argyll and Bute: £466Angus: £528

    £557£559£528Angus is higher£491£493£466

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Angus £159, Argyll and Bute £156Argyll and Bute: £156Angus: £159Argyll and Bute: £157Angus: £160Argyll and Bute: £148Angus: £151

    £159£160£151Angus is higher£156£157£148

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Angus £69, Argyll and Bute £61Argyll and Bute: £61Angus: £69Argyll and Bute: £61Angus: £70Argyll and Bute: £58Angus: £66

    £69£70£66Angus is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Angus £908, Argyll and Bute £761Argyll and Bute: £761Angus: £908Argyll and Bute: £764Angus: £912Argyll and Bute: £721Angus: £861

    £908£912£861Angus is higher£761£764£721

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Angus £156, Argyll and Bute £199Argyll and Bute: £199Angus: £156Argyll and Bute: £200Angus: £157Argyll and Bute: £189Angus: £148

    £156£157£148Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£199£200£189

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Angus £229, Argyll and Bute £233Argyll and Bute: £233Angus: £229Argyll and Bute: £234Angus: £230Argyll and Bute: £221Angus: £217

    £229£230£217Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count£233£234£221

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Angus £4.36, Argyll and Bute £3.83Argyll and Bute: £3.83Angus: £4.36Argyll and Bute: £3.84Angus: £4.38Argyll and Bute: £3.63Angus: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14Angus is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Angus £3.89, Argyll and Bute £3.36Argyll and Bute: £3.36Angus: £3.89Argyll and Bute: £3.38Angus: £3.91Argyll and Bute: £3.19Angus: £3.69

    £3.89£3.91£3.69Angus is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Angus £9.28, Argyll and Bute £9.19Argyll and Bute: £9.19Angus: £9.28Argyll and Bute: £9.23Angus: £9.32Argyll and Bute: £8.72Angus: £8.80

    £9.28£9.32£8.80Angus is higher£9.19£9.23£8.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Angus 245.1, Argyll and Bute 261.7Argyll and Bute: 261.7Angus: 245.1

    245.1Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count261.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Angus 20.9, Argyll and Bute 25.8Argyll and Bute: 25.8Angus: 20.9

    20.9Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Angus 37.0, Argyll and Bute 43.2Argyll and Bute: 43.2Angus: 37.0

    37.0Argyll and Bute is higherDepends on how you count43.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Angus 89.9, Argyll and Bute 78.4Argyll and Bute: 78.4Angus: 89.9

    89.9Angus is higher78.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Angus 116.5, Argyll and Bute 96.7Argyll and Bute: 96.7Angus: 116.5

    116.5Angus is higher96.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Angus 17.3, Argyll and Bute 14.6Argyll and Bute: 14.6Angus: 17.3

    17.3Angus is higher14.6

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Angus and Argyll and Bute, per resident
MeasureAngusArgyll and ButeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,119£5,140£4,855Estimated£5,158£5,180£4,893EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,023£3,036£2,867Estimated£3,241£3,255£3,074EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,214£1,219£1,152Estimated£1,061£1,066£1,007EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,661£2,940£2,952£2,788Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£106£107£101Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£128Estimated£190£190£180EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06Estimated£5.81£5.83£5.51EstimatedArgyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£557£559£528Estimated£491£493£466EstimatedAngus
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151Estimated£156£157£148EstimatedAngus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66Estimated£61£61£58EstimatedAngus
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£908£912£861£761£764£721Angus
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£199£200£189Argyll and Bute
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£233£234£221Argyll and Bute
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£3.83£3.84£3.63Angus
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.89£3.91£3.69£3.36£3.38£3.19Angus
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.28£9.32£8.80Estimated£9.19£9.23£8.72EstimatedAngus
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026245.1261.7Argyll and Bute
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.925.8Argyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.043.2Argyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.978.4Angus
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.596.7Angus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.3Estimated14.6EstimatedAngus

Total

Angus is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Argyll and Bute on 3. 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

Angus Argyll and Bute

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Angus £588.3m, Argyll and Bute £452.8mArgyll and Bute: £452.8mAngus: £588.3mArgyll and Bute: £454.7mAngus: £590.8mArgyll and Bute: £429.5mAngus: £558.0m

    £588.3m£590.8m£558.0mAngus is higherDepends on how you count£452.8m£454.7m£429.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Angus £347.4m, Argyll and Bute £284.5mArgyll and Bute: £284.5mAngus: £347.4mArgyll and Bute: £285.7mAngus: £348.9mArgyll and Bute: £269.9mAngus: £329.5m

    £347.4m£348.9m£329.5mAngus is higherDepends on how you count£284.5m£285.7m£269.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Angus £139.6m, Argyll and Bute £93.2mArgyll and Bute: £93.2mAngus: £139.6mArgyll and Bute: £93.5mAngus: £140.1mArgyll and Bute: £88.4mAngus: £132.4m

    £139.6m£140.1m£132.4mAngus is higher£93.2m£93.5m£88.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Angus £322.4m, Argyll and Bute £258.0mArgyll and Bute: £258.0mAngus: £322.4mArgyll and Bute: £259.1mAngus: £323.8mArgyll and Bute: £244.8mAngus: £305.9m

    £322.4m£323.8m£305.9mAngus is higherDepends on how you count£258.0m£259.1m£244.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Angus £9.0m, Argyll and Bute £9.3mArgyll and Bute: £9.3mAngus: £9.0mArgyll and Bute: £9.4mAngus: £9.0mArgyll and Bute: £8.8mAngus: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mArgyll and Bute is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Angus £15.5m, Argyll and Bute £16.6mArgyll and Bute: £16.6mAngus: £15.5mArgyll and Bute: £16.7mAngus: £15.5mArgyll and Bute: £15.8mAngus: £14.7m

    £15.5m£15.5m£14.7mArgyll and Bute is higher£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Angus £0.49m, Argyll and Bute £0.51mArgyll and Bute: £0.51mAngus: £0.49mArgyll and Bute: £0.51mAngus: £0.49mArgyll and Bute: £0.48mAngus: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mArgyll and Bute is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Angus £64.0m, Argyll and Bute £43.1mArgyll and Bute: £43.1mAngus: £64.0mArgyll and Bute: £43.3mAngus: £64.3mArgyll and Bute: £40.9mAngus: £60.7m

    £64.0m£64.3m£60.7mAngus is higher£43.1m£43.3m£40.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Angus £18.3m, Argyll and Bute £13.7mArgyll and Bute: £13.7mAngus: £18.3mArgyll and Bute: £13.8mAngus: £18.4mArgyll and Bute: £13.0mAngus: £17.4m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.4mAngus is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Angus £8.0m, Argyll and Bute £5.3mArgyll and Bute: £5.3mAngus: £8.0mArgyll and Bute: £5.4mAngus: £8.0mArgyll and Bute: £5.1mAngus: £7.5m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.5mAngus is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Angus £104.4m, Argyll and Bute £66.8mArgyll and Bute: £66.8mAngus: £104.4mArgyll and Bute: £67.0mAngus: £104.8mArgyll and Bute: £63.3mAngus: £99.0m

    £104.4m£104.8m£99.0mAngus is higher£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Angus £17.9m, Argyll and Bute £17.5mArgyll and Bute: £17.5mAngus: £17.9mArgyll and Bute: £17.6mAngus: £18.0mArgyll and Bute: £16.6mAngus: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mAngus is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Angus £26.3m, Argyll and Bute £20.4mArgyll and Bute: £20.4mAngus: £26.3mArgyll and Bute: £20.5mAngus: £26.4mArgyll and Bute: £19.4mAngus: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mAngus is higherDepends on how you count£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Angus £0.50m, Argyll and Bute £0.34mArgyll and Bute: £0.34mAngus: £0.50mArgyll and Bute: £0.34mAngus: £0.50mArgyll and Bute: £0.32mAngus: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mAngus is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Angus £0.45m, Argyll and Bute £0.30mArgyll and Bute: £0.30mAngus: £0.45mArgyll and Bute: £0.30mAngus: £0.45mArgyll and Bute: £0.28mAngus: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mAngus is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Angus £1.1m, Argyll and Bute £0.81mArgyll and Bute: £0.81mAngus: £1.1mArgyll and Bute: £0.81mAngus: £1.1mArgyll and Bute: £0.77mAngus: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mAngus is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Angus 28,173, Argyll and Bute 22,973Argyll and Bute: 22,973Angus: 28,173

    28,173Angus is higherDepends on how you count22,973

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Angus 2,400, Argyll and Bute 2,262Argyll and Bute: 2,262Angus: 2,400

    2,400Angus is higherDepends on how you count2,262

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Angus 4,250, Argyll and Bute 3,795Argyll and Bute: 3,795Angus: 4,250

    4,250Angus is higherDepends on how you count3,795

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Angus 10,330, Argyll and Bute 6,885Argyll and Bute: 6,885Angus: 10,330

    10,330Angus is higher6,885

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Angus 13,386, Argyll and Bute 8,485Argyll and Bute: 8,485Angus: 13,386

    13,386Angus is higher8,485

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Angus 1,992, Argyll and Bute 1,282Argyll and Bute: 1,282Angus: 1,992

    1,992Angus is higher1,282

Show the numbers
Angus and Argyll and Bute, total
MeasureAngusArgyll and ButeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£588.3m£590.8m£558.0mEstimated£452.8m£454.7m£429.5mEstimatedAngus
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£347.4m£348.9m£329.5mEstimated£284.5m£285.7m£269.9mEstimatedAngus
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.6m£140.1m£132.4mEstimated£93.2m£93.5m£88.4mEstimatedAngus
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m£258.0m£259.1m£244.8mAngus
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mArgyll and Bute
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.5m£14.7mEstimated£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mEstimated£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mEstimatedArgyll and Bute
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.0m£64.3m£60.7mEstimated£43.1m£43.3m£40.9mEstimatedAngus
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.4mEstimated£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mEstimatedAngus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.5mEstimated£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mEstimatedAngus
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£104.4m£104.8m£99.0m£66.8m£67.0m£63.3mAngus
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mAngus
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mAngus
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mAngus
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mAngus
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEstimated£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mEstimatedAngus
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,17322,973Angus
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4002,262Angus
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2503,795Angus
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,3306,885Angus
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,3868,485Angus
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,992Estimated1,282EstimatedAngus

Sources

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

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  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.