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Dundee City and Glasgow City

149,330 and 650,320 residents (mid-2024).

Dundee City is higher than Glasgow City on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Dundee City is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Glasgow City on 16. 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

Dundee City Glasgow City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dundee City £5,251, Glasgow City £5,161Glasgow City: £5,161Dundee City: £5,251Glasgow City: £5,183Dundee City: £5,273Glasgow City: £4,895Dundee City: £4,981

    £5,251£5,273£4,981Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5,161£5,183£4,895

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dundee City £13,112, Glasgow City £13,949Glasgow City: £13,949Dundee City: £13,112Glasgow City: £14,008Dundee City: £13,168Glasgow City: £13,231Dundee City: £12,437

    £13,112£13,168£12,437Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£13,949£14,008£13,231

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dundee City £2,582, Glasgow City £2,734Glasgow City: £2,734Dundee City: £2,582Glasgow City: £2,746Dundee City: £2,593Glasgow City: £2,593Dundee City: £2,449

    £2,582£2,593£2,449Glasgow City is higher£2,734£2,746£2,593

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dundee City £11,544, Glasgow City £11,455Glasgow City: £11,455Dundee City: £11,544Glasgow City: £11,504Dundee City: £11,593Glasgow City: £10,866Dundee City: £10,950

    £11,544£11,593£10,950Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£11,455£11,504£10,866

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dundee City £634, Glasgow City £1,203Glasgow City: £1,203Dundee City: £634Glasgow City: £1,208Dundee City: £637Glasgow City: £1,141Dundee City: £601

    £634£637£601Glasgow City is higher£1,203£1,208£1,141

  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: Dundee City £899, Glasgow City £1,225Glasgow City: £1,225Dundee City: £899Glasgow City: £1,231Dundee City: £903Glasgow City: £1,162Dundee City: £853

    £899£903£853Glasgow City is higher£1,225£1,231£1,162

  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: Dundee City £35, Glasgow City £66Glasgow City: £66Dundee City: £35Glasgow City: £66Dundee City: £35Glasgow City: £62Dundee City: £33

    £35£35£33Glasgow City is higher£66£66£62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dundee City £766, Glasgow City £733Glasgow City: £733Dundee City: £766Glasgow City: £736Dundee City: £769Glasgow City: £695Dundee City: £727

    £766£769£727Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dundee City £196, Glasgow City £228Glasgow City: £228Dundee City: £196Glasgow City: £229Dundee City: £197Glasgow City: £216Dundee City: £186

    £196£197£186Glasgow City is higher£228£229£216

  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: Dundee City £139, Glasgow City £144Glasgow City: £144Dundee City: £139Glasgow City: £144Dundee City: £140Glasgow City: £136Dundee City: £132

    £139£140£132Glasgow City is higher£144£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dundee City £1,901, Glasgow City £1,938Glasgow City: £1,938Dundee City: £1,901Glasgow City: £1,946Dundee City: £1,909Glasgow City: £1,838Dundee City: £1,803

    £1,901£1,909£1,803Glasgow City is higher£1,938£1,946£1,838

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dundee City £322, Glasgow City £448Glasgow City: £448Dundee City: £322Glasgow City: £450Dundee City: £324Glasgow City: £425Dundee City: £306

    £322£324£306Glasgow City is higher£448£450£425

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dundee City £524, Glasgow City £629Glasgow City: £629Dundee City: £524Glasgow City: £632Dundee City: £526Glasgow City: £597Dundee City: £497

    £524£526£497Glasgow City is higher£629£632£597

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dundee City £7.28, Glasgow City £9.00Glasgow City: £9.00Dundee City: £7.28Glasgow City: £9.04Dundee City: £7.32Glasgow City: £8.54Dundee City: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Glasgow City is higher£9.00£9.04£8.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dundee City £11, Glasgow City £14Glasgow City: £14Dundee City: £11Glasgow City: £14Dundee City: £11Glasgow City: £13Dundee City: £10

    £11£11£10Glasgow City is higher£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dundee City £6.37, Glasgow City £5.67Glasgow City: £5.67Dundee City: £6.37Glasgow City: £5.70Dundee City: £6.39Glasgow City: £5.38Dundee City: £6.04

    £6.37£6.39£6.04Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dundee City 1,002.7, Glasgow City 1,026.3Glasgow City: 1,026.3Dundee City: 1,002.7

    1,002.7Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count1,026.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dundee City 155.5, Glasgow City 259.2Glasgow City: 259.2Dundee City: 155.5

    155.5Glasgow City is higher259.2

  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: Dundee City 204.4, Glasgow City 242.6Glasgow City: 242.6Dundee City: 204.4

    204.4Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count242.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 121.2, Glasgow City 118.7Glasgow City: 118.7Dundee City: 121.2

    121.2Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count118.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dundee City 238.1, Glasgow City 254.3Glasgow City: 254.3Dundee City: 238.1

    238.1Glasgow City is higher254.3

  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: Dundee City 32.5, Glasgow City 32.2Glasgow City: 32.2Dundee City: 32.5

    32.5Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count32.2

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Dundee City and Glasgow City, per person in the age group
MeasureDundee CityGlasgow CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,251£5,273£4,981Estimated£5,161£5,183£4,895EstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,112£13,168£12,437Estimated£13,949£14,008£13,231EstimatedGlasgow City
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,582£2,593£2,449Estimated£2,734£2,746£2,593EstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,544£11,593£10,950£11,455£11,504£10,866Dundee City
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£634£637£601£1,203£1,208£1,141Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£899£903£853Estimated£1,225£1,231£1,162EstimatedGlasgow City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33Estimated£66£66£62EstimatedGlasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£766£769£727Estimated£733£736£695EstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186Estimated£228£229£216EstimatedGlasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£139£140£132Estimated£144£144£136EstimatedGlasgow City
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,901£1,909£1,803£1,938£1,946£1,838Glasgow City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£322£324£306£448£450£425Glasgow City
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£524£526£497£629£632£597Glasgow City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£9.00£9.04£8.54Glasgow City
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£14£14£13Glasgow City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.37£6.39£6.04Estimated£5.67£5.70£5.38EstimatedDundee City
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.71,026.3Glasgow City
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.5259.2Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026204.4242.6Glasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026121.2118.7Dundee City
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026238.1254.3Glasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.5Estimated32.2EstimatedDundee City

Per resident

Dundee City is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Glasgow City 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

Dundee City Glasgow City

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dundee City £5,251, Glasgow City £5,161Glasgow City: £5,161Dundee City: £5,251Glasgow City: £5,183Dundee City: £5,273Glasgow City: £4,895Dundee City: £4,981

    £5,251£5,273£4,981Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5,161£5,183£4,895

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dundee City £2,266, Glasgow City £1,806Glasgow City: £1,806Dundee City: £2,266Glasgow City: £1,814Dundee City: £2,275Glasgow City: £1,713Dundee City: £2,149

    £2,266£2,275£2,149Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£1,806£1,814£1,713

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dundee City £1,694, Glasgow City £1,940Glasgow City: £1,940Dundee City: £1,694Glasgow City: £1,948Dundee City: £1,702Glasgow City: £1,840Dundee City: £1,607

    £1,694£1,702£1,607Glasgow City is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dundee City £1,995, Glasgow City £1,483Glasgow City: £1,483Dundee City: £1,995Glasgow City: £1,490Dundee City: £2,003Glasgow City: £1,407Dundee City: £1,892

    £1,995£2,003£1,892Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£1,483£1,490£1,407

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dundee City £110, Glasgow City £156Glasgow City: £156Dundee City: £110Glasgow City: £156Dundee City: £110Glasgow City: £148Dundee City: £104

    £110£110£104Glasgow City is higher£156£156£148

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dundee City £155, Glasgow City £159Glasgow City: £159Dundee City: £155Glasgow City: £159Dundee City: £156Glasgow City: £151Dundee City: £147

    £155£156£147Glasgow City is higher£159£159£151

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dundee City £5.99, Glasgow City £8.52Glasgow City: £8.52Dundee City: £5.99Glasgow City: £8.55Dundee City: £6.01Glasgow City: £8.08Dundee City: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Glasgow City is higher£8.52£8.55£8.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dundee City £766, Glasgow City £733Glasgow City: £733Dundee City: £766Glasgow City: £736Dundee City: £769Glasgow City: £695Dundee City: £727

    £766£769£727Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dundee City £196, Glasgow City £228Glasgow City: £228Dundee City: £196Glasgow City: £229Dundee City: £197Glasgow City: £216Dundee City: £186

    £196£197£186Glasgow City is higher£228£229£216

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dundee City £91, Glasgow City £102Glasgow City: £102Dundee City: £91Glasgow City: £103Dundee City: £92Glasgow City: £97Dundee City: £87

    £91£92£87Glasgow City is higher£102£103£97

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dundee City £1,247, Glasgow City £1,375Glasgow City: £1,375Dundee City: £1,247Glasgow City: £1,381Dundee City: £1,253Glasgow City: £1,305Dundee City: £1,183

    £1,247£1,253£1,183Glasgow City is higher£1,375£1,381£1,305

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dundee City £322, Glasgow City £448Glasgow City: £448Dundee City: £322Glasgow City: £450Dundee City: £324Glasgow City: £425Dundee City: £306

    £322£324£306Glasgow City is higher£448£450£425

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dundee City £344, Glasgow City £446Glasgow City: £446Dundee City: £344Glasgow City: £448Dundee City: £345Glasgow City: £423Dundee City: £326

    £344£345£326Glasgow City is higher£446£448£423

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dundee City £4.78, Glasgow City £6.39Glasgow City: £6.39Dundee City: £4.78Glasgow City: £6.42Dundee City: £4.80Glasgow City: £6.06Dundee City: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Glasgow City is higher£6.39£6.42£6.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dundee City £7.07, Glasgow City £9.89Glasgow City: £9.89Dundee City: £7.07Glasgow City: £9.93Dundee City: £7.10Glasgow City: £9.38Dundee City: £6.71

    £7.07£7.10£6.71Glasgow City is higher£9.89£9.93£9.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dundee City £6.37, Glasgow City £5.67Glasgow City: £5.67Dundee City: £6.37Glasgow City: £5.70Dundee City: £6.39Glasgow City: £5.38Dundee City: £6.04

    £6.37£6.39£6.04Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 173.3, Glasgow City 132.9Glasgow City: 132.9Dundee City: 173.3

    173.3Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 26.9, Glasgow City 33.6Glasgow City: 33.6Dundee City: 26.9

    26.9Glasgow City is higher33.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 35.3, Glasgow City 31.4Glasgow City: 31.4Dundee City: 35.3

    35.3Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count31.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 121.2, Glasgow City 118.7Glasgow City: 118.7Dundee City: 121.2

    121.2Dundee City is higherDepends on how you count118.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 156.3, Glasgow City 180.5Glasgow City: 180.5Dundee City: 156.3

    156.3Glasgow City is higher180.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dundee City 21.3, Glasgow City 22.9Glasgow City: 22.9Dundee City: 21.3

    21.3Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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Dundee City and Glasgow City, per resident
MeasureDundee CityGlasgow CityHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,251£5,273£4,981Estimated£5,161£5,183£4,895EstimatedDundee City
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,266£2,275£2,149Estimated£1,806£1,814£1,713EstimatedDundee City
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,694£1,702£1,607Estimated£1,940£1,948£1,840EstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,995£2,003£1,892£1,483£1,490£1,407Dundee City
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£156£156£148Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147Estimated£159£159£151EstimatedGlasgow City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68Estimated£8.52£8.55£8.08EstimatedGlasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£766£769£727Estimated£733£736£695EstimatedDundee City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186Estimated£228£229£216EstimatedGlasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87Estimated£102£103£97EstimatedGlasgow City
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,247£1,253£1,183£1,375£1,381£1,305Glasgow City
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£322£324£306£448£450£425Glasgow City
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£344£345£326£446£448£423Glasgow City
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£6.39£6.42£6.06Glasgow City
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.07£7.10£6.71£9.89£9.93£9.38Glasgow City
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.37£6.39£6.04Estimated£5.67£5.70£5.38EstimatedDundee City
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.3132.9Dundee City
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.933.6Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.331.4Dundee City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026121.2118.7Dundee City
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.3180.5Glasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.3Estimated22.9EstimatedGlasgow City

Total

Dundee City is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Glasgow City on 22. 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

Dundee City Glasgow City

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dundee City £784.1m, Glasgow City £3.4bnGlasgow City: £3.4bnDundee City: £784.1mGlasgow City: £3.4bnDundee City: £787.5mGlasgow City: £3.2bnDundee City: £743.8m

    £784.1m£787.5m£743.8mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dundee City £338.3m, Glasgow City £1.2bnGlasgow City: £1.2bnDundee City: £338.3mGlasgow City: £1.2bnDundee City: £339.8mGlasgow City: £1.1bnDundee City: £320.9m

    £338.3m£339.8m£320.9mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dundee City £253.0m, Glasgow City £1.3bnGlasgow City: £1.3bnDundee City: £253.0mGlasgow City: £1.3bnDundee City: £254.1mGlasgow City: £1.2bnDundee City: £240.0m

    £253.0m£254.1m£240.0mGlasgow City is higher£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dundee City £297.9m, Glasgow City £964.6mGlasgow City: £964.6mDundee City: £297.9mGlasgow City: £968.7mDundee City: £299.1mGlasgow City: £915.0mDundee City: £282.5m

    £297.9m£299.1m£282.5mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£964.6m£968.7m£915.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dundee City £16.4m, Glasgow City £101.3mGlasgow City: £101.3mDundee City: £16.4mGlasgow City: £101.7mDundee City: £16.4mGlasgow City: £96.1mDundee City: £15.5m

    £16.4m£16.4m£15.5mGlasgow City is higher£101.3m£101.7m£96.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dundee City £23.2m, Glasgow City £103.2mGlasgow City: £103.2mDundee City: £23.2mGlasgow City: £103.6mDundee City: £23.3mGlasgow City: £97.9mDundee City: £22.0m

    £23.2m£23.3m£22.0mGlasgow City is higher£103.2m£103.6m£97.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dundee City £0.89m, Glasgow City £5.5mGlasgow City: £5.5mDundee City: £0.89mGlasgow City: £5.6mDundee City: £0.90mGlasgow City: £5.3mDundee City: £0.85m

    £0.89m£0.90m£0.85mGlasgow City is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dundee City £114.4m, Glasgow City £476.4mGlasgow City: £476.4mDundee City: £114.4mGlasgow City: £478.4mDundee City: £114.9mGlasgow City: £451.9mDundee City: £108.5m

    £114.4m£114.9m£108.5mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£476.4m£478.4m£451.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dundee City £29.3m, Glasgow City £148.2mGlasgow City: £148.2mDundee City: £29.3mGlasgow City: £148.9mDundee City: £29.4mGlasgow City: £140.6mDundee City: £27.8m

    £29.3m£29.4m£27.8mGlasgow City is higher£148.2m£148.9m£140.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dundee City £13.6m, Glasgow City £66.4mGlasgow City: £66.4mDundee City: £13.6mGlasgow City: £66.7mDundee City: £13.7mGlasgow City: £63.0mDundee City: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mGlasgow City is higher£66.4m£66.7m£63.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dundee City £186.3m, Glasgow City £894.5mGlasgow City: £894.5mDundee City: £186.3mGlasgow City: £898.3mDundee City: £187.1mGlasgow City: £848.5mDundee City: £176.7m

    £186.3m£187.1m£176.7mGlasgow City is higher£894.5m£898.3m£848.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dundee City £48.2m, Glasgow City £291.5mGlasgow City: £291.5mDundee City: £48.2mGlasgow City: £292.7mDundee City: £48.4mGlasgow City: £276.5mDundee City: £45.7m

    £48.2m£48.4m£45.7mGlasgow City is higher£291.5m£292.7m£276.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dundee City £51.3m, Glasgow City £290.3mGlasgow City: £290.3mDundee City: £51.3mGlasgow City: £291.5mDundee City: £51.5mGlasgow City: £275.3mDundee City: £48.7m

    £51.3m£51.5m£48.7mGlasgow City is higher£290.3m£291.5m£275.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dundee City £0.71m, Glasgow City £4.2mGlasgow City: £4.2mDundee City: £0.71mGlasgow City: £4.2mDundee City: £0.72mGlasgow City: £3.9mDundee City: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mGlasgow City is higher£4.2m£4.2m£3.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dundee City £1.1m, Glasgow City £6.4mGlasgow City: £6.4mDundee City: £1.1mGlasgow City: £6.5mDundee City: £1.1mGlasgow City: £6.1mDundee City: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mGlasgow City is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dundee City £0.95m, Glasgow City £3.7mGlasgow City: £3.7mDundee City: £0.95mGlasgow City: £3.7mDundee City: £0.96mGlasgow City: £3.5mDundee City: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mGlasgow City is higherDepends on how you count£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dundee City 25,872, Glasgow City 86,420Glasgow City: 86,420Dundee City: 25,872

    25,872Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count86,420

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dundee City 4,011, Glasgow City 21,830Glasgow City: 21,830Dundee City: 4,011

    4,011Glasgow City is higher21,830

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dundee City 5,275, Glasgow City 20,425Glasgow City: 20,425Dundee City: 5,275

    5,275Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count20,425

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dundee City 18,095, Glasgow City 77,175Glasgow City: 77,175Dundee City: 18,095

    18,095Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count77,175

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dundee City 23,337, Glasgow City 117,372Glasgow City: 117,372Dundee City: 23,337

    23,337Glasgow City is higher117,372

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dundee City 3,180, Glasgow City 14,864Glasgow City: 14,864Dundee City: 3,180

    3,180Glasgow City is higherDepends on how you count14,864

Show the numbers
Dundee City and Glasgow City, total
MeasureDundee CityGlasgow CityHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£784.1m£787.5m£743.8mEstimated£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bnEstimatedGlasgow City
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£338.3m£339.8m£320.9mEstimated£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnEstimatedGlasgow City
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£253.0m£254.1m£240.0mEstimated£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnEstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£297.9m£299.1m£282.5m£964.6m£968.7m£915.0mGlasgow City
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m£101.3m£101.7m£96.1mGlasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mEstimated£103.2m£103.6m£97.9mEstimatedGlasgow City
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.90m£0.85mEstimated£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mEstimatedGlasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£114.4m£114.9m£108.5mEstimated£476.4m£478.4m£451.9mEstimatedGlasgow City
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.3m£29.4m£27.8mEstimated£148.2m£148.9m£140.6mEstimatedGlasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mEstimated£66.4m£66.7m£63.0mEstimatedGlasgow City
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£186.3m£187.1m£176.7m£894.5m£898.3m£848.5mGlasgow City
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m£291.5m£292.7m£276.5mGlasgow City
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£51.3m£51.5m£48.7m£290.3m£291.5m£275.3mGlasgow City
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£4.2m£4.2m£3.9mGlasgow City
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mGlasgow City
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mEstimated£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mEstimatedGlasgow City
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,87286,420Glasgow City
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,01121,830Glasgow City
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,27520,425Glasgow City
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,09577,175Glasgow City
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,337117,372Glasgow City
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,180Estimated14,864EstimatedGlasgow City

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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