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East Dunbartonshire and Surrey Heath

109,680 and 94,276 residents (mid-2024).

East Dunbartonshire is higher than Surrey Heath on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

East Dunbartonshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath 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

East Dunbartonshire Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £4,442, Surrey Heath £3,517Surrey Heath: £3,517East Dunbartonshire: £4,442Surrey Heath: £3,532East Dunbartonshire: £4,461Surrey Heath: £3,336East Dunbartonshire: £4,214

    £4,442£4,461£4,214East Dunbartonshire is higher£3,517£3,532£3,336

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Dunbartonshire £12,628, Surrey Heath £12,402Surrey Heath: £12,402East Dunbartonshire: £12,628Surrey Heath: £12,455East Dunbartonshire: £12,682Surrey Heath: £11,764East Dunbartonshire: £11,978

    £12,628£12,682£11,978East Dunbartonshire is higher£12,402£12,455£11,764

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Dunbartonshire £1,381, Surrey Heath £1,108Surrey Heath: £1,108East Dunbartonshire: £1,381Surrey Heath: £1,112East Dunbartonshire: £1,387Surrey Heath: £1,051East Dunbartonshire: £1,310

    £1,381£1,387£1,310East Dunbartonshire is higher£1,108£1,112£1,051

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Dunbartonshire £11,562, Surrey Heath £11,512Surrey Heath: £11,512East Dunbartonshire: £11,562Surrey Heath: £11,561East Dunbartonshire: £11,611Surrey Heath: £10,919East Dunbartonshire: £10,967

    £11,562£11,611£10,967East Dunbartonshire is higher£11,512£11,561£10,919

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Dunbartonshire £267, Surrey Heath £289Surrey Heath: £289East Dunbartonshire: £267Surrey Heath: £290East Dunbartonshire: £268Surrey Heath: £274East Dunbartonshire: £253

    £267£268£253Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

  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: East Dunbartonshire £785, Surrey Heath £588Surrey Heath: £588East Dunbartonshire: £785Surrey Heath: £591East Dunbartonshire: £788Surrey Heath: £558East Dunbartonshire: £744

    £785£788£744East Dunbartonshire is higher£588£591£558

  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: East Dunbartonshire £15, Surrey Heath £14Surrey Heath: £14East Dunbartonshire: £15Surrey Heath: £14East Dunbartonshire: £15Surrey Heath: £13East Dunbartonshire: £14

    £15£15£14East Dunbartonshire is higher£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £400, Surrey Heath £211Surrey Heath: £211East Dunbartonshire: £400Surrey Heath: £212East Dunbartonshire: £401Surrey Heath: £200East Dunbartonshire: £379

    £400£401£379East Dunbartonshire is higher£211£212£200

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £150, Surrey Heath £99Surrey Heath: £99East Dunbartonshire: £150Surrey Heath: £99East Dunbartonshire: £151Surrey Heath: £94East Dunbartonshire: £142

    £150£151£142East Dunbartonshire is higher£99£99£94

  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: East Dunbartonshire £88, Surrey Heath £58Surrey Heath: £58East Dunbartonshire: £88Surrey Heath: £58East Dunbartonshire: £88Surrey Heath: £55East Dunbartonshire: £83

    £88£88£83East Dunbartonshire is higher£58£58£55

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Dunbartonshire £975, Surrey Heath £883Surrey Heath: £883East Dunbartonshire: £975Surrey Heath: £887East Dunbartonshire: £979Surrey Heath: £837East Dunbartonshire: £924

    £975£979£924East Dunbartonshire is higher£883£887£837

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £119, Surrey Heath £118Surrey Heath: £118East Dunbartonshire: £119Surrey Heath: £118East Dunbartonshire: £120Surrey Heath: £112East Dunbartonshire: £113

    £119£120£113East Dunbartonshire is higher£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Dunbartonshire £307, Surrey Heath £157Surrey Heath: £157East Dunbartonshire: £307Surrey Heath: £158East Dunbartonshire: £308Surrey Heath: £149East Dunbartonshire: £291

    £307£308£291East Dunbartonshire is higher£157£158£149

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Dunbartonshire £6.38, Surrey Heath £7.62Surrey Heath: £7.62East Dunbartonshire: £6.38Surrey Heath: £7.65East Dunbartonshire: £6.41Surrey Heath: £7.23East Dunbartonshire: £6.05

    £6.38£6.41£6.05Surrey Heath is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Dunbartonshire £5.31, Surrey Heath £1.90Surrey Heath: £1.90East Dunbartonshire: £5.31Surrey Heath: £1.91East Dunbartonshire: £5.34Surrey Heath: £1.80East Dunbartonshire: £5.04

    £5.31£5.34£5.04East Dunbartonshire is higher£1.90£1.91£1.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £5.96, Surrey Heath £6.20Surrey Heath: £6.20East Dunbartonshire: £5.96Surrey Heath: £6.23East Dunbartonshire: £5.98Surrey Heath: £5.88East Dunbartonshire: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Dunbartonshire 988.7, Surrey Heath 973.5Surrey Heath: 973.5East Dunbartonshire: 988.7

    988.7East Dunbartonshire is higher973.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Dunbartonshire 62.7, Surrey Heath 56.8Surrey Heath: 56.8East Dunbartonshire: 62.7

    62.7East Dunbartonshire is higher56.8

  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: East Dunbartonshire 180.6, Surrey Heath 121.9Surrey Heath: 121.9East Dunbartonshire: 180.6

    180.6East Dunbartonshire is higher121.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 64.1, Surrey Heath 32.3Surrey Heath: 32.3East Dunbartonshire: 64.1

    64.1East Dunbartonshire is higher32.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Dunbartonshire 124.2, Surrey Heath 99.4Surrey Heath: 99.4East Dunbartonshire: 124.2

    124.2East Dunbartonshire is higher99.4

  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: East Dunbartonshire 23.1, Surrey Heath 13.6Surrey Heath: 13.6East Dunbartonshire: 23.1

    23.1East Dunbartonshire is higher13.6

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East Dunbartonshire and Surrey Heath, per person in the age group
MeasureEast DunbartonshireSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,442£4,461£4,214Estimated£3,517£3,532£3,336East Dunbartonshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,628£12,682£11,978Estimated£12,402£12,455£11,764East Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,381£1,387£1,310Estimated£1,108£1,112£1,051East Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,562£11,611£10,967£11,512£11,561£10,919East Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£267£268£253£289£290£274Surrey Heath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£785£788£744Estimated£588£591£558East Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14Estimated£14£14£13East Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£400£401£379Estimated£211£212£200East Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142Estimated£99£99£94East Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£88£83Estimated£58£58£55East Dunbartonshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£975£979£924£883£887£837East Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£118£118£112East Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£307£308£291£157£158£149East Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05£7.62£7.65£7.23Surrey Heath
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.31£5.34£5.04£1.90£1.91£1.80East Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65Estimated£6.20£6.23£5.88Surrey Heath
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026988.7973.5East Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.756.8East Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.6121.9East Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.132.3East Dunbartonshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026124.299.4East Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.1Estimated13.6East Dunbartonshire

Per resident

East Dunbartonshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 2. 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

East Dunbartonshire Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £4,442, Surrey Heath £3,517Surrey Heath: £3,517East Dunbartonshire: £4,442Surrey Heath: £3,532East Dunbartonshire: £4,461Surrey Heath: £3,336East Dunbartonshire: £4,214

    £4,442£4,461£4,214East Dunbartonshire is higher£3,517£3,532£3,336

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £2,977, Surrey Heath £2,404Surrey Heath: £2,404East Dunbartonshire: £2,977Surrey Heath: £2,414East Dunbartonshire: £2,990Surrey Heath: £2,280East Dunbartonshire: £2,824

    £2,977£2,990£2,824East Dunbartonshire is higher£2,404£2,414£2,280

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £790, Surrey Heath £680Surrey Heath: £680East Dunbartonshire: £790Surrey Heath: £683East Dunbartonshire: £793Surrey Heath: £645East Dunbartonshire: £749

    £790£793£749East Dunbartonshire is higher£680£683£645

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £2,726, Surrey Heath £2,231Surrey Heath: £2,231East Dunbartonshire: £2,726Surrey Heath: £2,241East Dunbartonshire: £2,737Surrey Heath: £2,116East Dunbartonshire: £2,586

    £2,726£2,737£2,586East Dunbartonshire is higher£2,231£2,241£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £63, Surrey Heath £56Surrey Heath: £56East Dunbartonshire: £63Surrey Heath: £56East Dunbartonshire: £63Surrey Heath: £53East Dunbartonshire: £60

    £63£63£60East Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £185, Surrey Heath £114Surrey Heath: £114East Dunbartonshire: £185Surrey Heath: £114East Dunbartonshire: £186Surrey Heath: £108East Dunbartonshire: £175

    £185£186£175East Dunbartonshire is higher£114£114£108

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £3.44, Surrey Heath £2.66Surrey Heath: £2.66East Dunbartonshire: £3.44Surrey Heath: £2.67East Dunbartonshire: £3.45Surrey Heath: £2.52East Dunbartonshire: £3.26

    £3.44£3.45£3.26East Dunbartonshire is higher£2.66£2.67£2.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £400, Surrey Heath £211Surrey Heath: £211East Dunbartonshire: £400Surrey Heath: £212East Dunbartonshire: £401Surrey Heath: £200East Dunbartonshire: £379

    £400£401£379East Dunbartonshire is higher£211£212£200

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £150, Surrey Heath £99Surrey Heath: £99East Dunbartonshire: £150Surrey Heath: £99East Dunbartonshire: £151Surrey Heath: £94East Dunbartonshire: £142

    £150£151£142East Dunbartonshire is higher£99£99£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £50, Surrey Heath £36Surrey Heath: £36East Dunbartonshire: £50Surrey Heath: £36East Dunbartonshire: £50Surrey Heath: £34East Dunbartonshire: £48

    £50£50£48East Dunbartonshire is higher£36£36£34

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £557, Surrey Heath £542Surrey Heath: £542East Dunbartonshire: £557Surrey Heath: £544East Dunbartonshire: £560Surrey Heath: £514East Dunbartonshire: £529

    £557£560£529East Dunbartonshire is higher£542£544£514

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £119, Surrey Heath £118Surrey Heath: £118East Dunbartonshire: £119Surrey Heath: £118East Dunbartonshire: £120Surrey Heath: £112East Dunbartonshire: £113

    £119£120£113East Dunbartonshire is higher£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £176, Surrey Heath £96Surrey Heath: £96East Dunbartonshire: £176Surrey Heath: £97East Dunbartonshire: £176Surrey Heath: £91East Dunbartonshire: £167

    £176£176£167East Dunbartonshire is higher£96£97£91

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £3.65, Surrey Heath £4.67Surrey Heath: £4.67East Dunbartonshire: £3.65Surrey Heath: £4.69East Dunbartonshire: £3.66Surrey Heath: £4.43East Dunbartonshire: £3.46

    £3.65£3.66£3.46Surrey Heath is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £3.04, Surrey Heath £1.16Surrey Heath: £1.16East Dunbartonshire: £3.04Surrey Heath: £1.16East Dunbartonshire: £3.05Surrey Heath: £1.10East Dunbartonshire: £2.88

    £3.04£3.05£2.88East Dunbartonshire is higher£1.16£1.16£1.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Dunbartonshire £5.96, Surrey Heath £6.20Surrey Heath: £6.20East Dunbartonshire: £5.96Surrey Heath: £6.23East Dunbartonshire: £5.98Surrey Heath: £5.88East Dunbartonshire: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 233.1, Surrey Heath 188.7Surrey Heath: 188.7East Dunbartonshire: 233.1

    233.1East Dunbartonshire is higher188.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 14.8, Surrey Heath 11.0Surrey Heath: 11.0East Dunbartonshire: 14.8

    14.8East Dunbartonshire is higher11.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 42.6, Surrey Heath 23.6Surrey Heath: 23.6East Dunbartonshire: 42.6

    42.6East Dunbartonshire is higher23.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 64.1, Surrey Heath 32.3Surrey Heath: 32.3East Dunbartonshire: 64.1

    64.1East Dunbartonshire is higher32.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 71.0, Surrey Heath 61.0Surrey Heath: 61.0East Dunbartonshire: 71.0

    71.0East Dunbartonshire is higher61.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Dunbartonshire 13.2, Surrey Heath 8.3Surrey Heath: 8.3East Dunbartonshire: 13.2

    13.2East Dunbartonshire is higher8.3

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East Dunbartonshire and Surrey Heath, per resident
MeasureEast DunbartonshireSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,442£4,461£4,214Estimated£3,517£3,532£3,336East Dunbartonshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,977£2,990£2,824Estimated£2,404£2,414£2,280East Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£790£793£749Estimated£680£683£645East Dunbartonshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,726£2,737£2,586£2,231£2,241£2,116East Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£56£56£53East Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£185£186£175Estimated£114£114£108East Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.44£3.45£3.26Estimated£2.66£2.67£2.52East Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£400£401£379Estimated£211£212£200East Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142Estimated£99£99£94East Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£48Estimated£36£36£34East Dunbartonshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£557£560£529£542£544£514East Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£118£118£112East Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£96£97£91East Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.65£3.66£3.46£4.67£4.69£4.43Surrey Heath
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.04£3.05£2.88£1.16£1.16£1.10East Dunbartonshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65Estimated£6.20£6.23£5.88Surrey Heath
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026233.1188.7East Dunbartonshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.811.0East Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.623.6East Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.132.3East Dunbartonshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.061.0East Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.2Estimated8.3East Dunbartonshire

Total

East Dunbartonshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 1. 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

East Dunbartonshire Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Dunbartonshire £487.2m, Surrey Heath £331.6mSurrey Heath: £331.6mEast Dunbartonshire: £487.2mSurrey Heath: £333.0mEast Dunbartonshire: £489.3mSurrey Heath: £314.5mEast Dunbartonshire: £462.1m

    £487.2m£489.3m£462.1mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£331.6m£333.0m£314.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Dunbartonshire £326.5m, Surrey Heath £226.6mSurrey Heath: £226.6mEast Dunbartonshire: £326.5mSurrey Heath: £227.6mEast Dunbartonshire: £327.9mSurrey Heath: £215.0mEast Dunbartonshire: £309.7m

    £326.5m£327.9m£309.7mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£226.6m£227.6m£215.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Dunbartonshire £86.6m, Surrey Heath £64.1mSurrey Heath: £64.1mEast Dunbartonshire: £86.6mSurrey Heath: £64.3mEast Dunbartonshire: £87.0mSurrey Heath: £60.8mEast Dunbartonshire: £82.2m

    £86.6m£87.0m£82.2mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£64.1m£64.3m£60.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Dunbartonshire £299.0m, Surrey Heath £210.4mSurrey Heath: £210.4mEast Dunbartonshire: £299.0mSurrey Heath: £211.2mEast Dunbartonshire: £300.2mSurrey Heath: £199.5mEast Dunbartonshire: £283.6m

    £299.0m£300.2m£283.6mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£210.4m£211.2m£199.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Dunbartonshire £6.9m, Surrey Heath £5.3mSurrey Heath: £5.3mEast Dunbartonshire: £6.9mSurrey Heath: £5.3mEast Dunbartonshire: £6.9mSurrey Heath: £5.0mEast Dunbartonshire: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mEast Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire £20.3m, Surrey Heath £10.7mSurrey Heath: £10.7mEast Dunbartonshire: £20.3mSurrey Heath: £10.8mEast Dunbartonshire: £20.4mSurrey Heath: £10.2mEast Dunbartonshire: £19.2m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.2mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire £0.38m, Surrey Heath £0.25mSurrey Heath: £0.25mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.38mSurrey Heath: £0.25mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.38mSurrey Heath: £0.24mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire £43.8m, Surrey Heath £19.9mSurrey Heath: £19.9mEast Dunbartonshire: £43.8mSurrey Heath: £20.0mEast Dunbartonshire: £44.0mSurrey Heath: £18.9mEast Dunbartonshire: £41.6m

    £43.8m£44.0m£41.6mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire £16.5m, Surrey Heath £9.3mSurrey Heath: £9.3mEast Dunbartonshire: £16.5mSurrey Heath: £9.4mEast Dunbartonshire: £16.5mSurrey Heath: £8.8mEast Dunbartonshire: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.5m£15.6mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire £5.5m, Surrey Heath £3.4mSurrey Heath: £3.4mEast Dunbartonshire: £5.5mSurrey Heath: £3.4mEast Dunbartonshire: £5.5mSurrey Heath: £3.2mEast Dunbartonshire: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£3.4m£3.4m£3.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Dunbartonshire £61.1m, Surrey Heath £51.1mSurrey Heath: £51.1mEast Dunbartonshire: £61.1mSurrey Heath: £51.3mEast Dunbartonshire: £61.4mSurrey Heath: £48.4mEast Dunbartonshire: £58.0m

    £61.1m£61.4m£58.0mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Dunbartonshire £13.1m, Surrey Heath £11.1mSurrey Heath: £11.1mEast Dunbartonshire: £13.1mSurrey Heath: £11.2mEast Dunbartonshire: £13.2mSurrey Heath: £10.5mEast Dunbartonshire: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Dunbartonshire £19.3m, Surrey Heath £9.1mSurrey Heath: £9.1mEast Dunbartonshire: £19.3mSurrey Heath: £9.1mEast Dunbartonshire: £19.3mSurrey Heath: £8.6mEast Dunbartonshire: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Dunbartonshire £0.40m, Surrey Heath £0.44mSurrey Heath: £0.44mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.40mSurrey Heath: £0.44mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.40mSurrey Heath: £0.42mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mSurrey Heath is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Dunbartonshire £0.33m, Surrey Heath £0.11mSurrey Heath: £0.11mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.33mSurrey Heath: £0.11mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.33mSurrey Heath: £0.10mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.32mEast Dunbartonshire is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Dunbartonshire £0.65m, Surrey Heath £0.58mSurrey Heath: £0.58mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.65mSurrey Heath: £0.59mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.66mSurrey Heath: £0.55mEast Dunbartonshire: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.66m£0.62mEast Dunbartonshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Dunbartonshire 25,564, Surrey Heath 17,788Surrey Heath: 17,788East Dunbartonshire: 25,564

    25,564East Dunbartonshire is higher17,788

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Dunbartonshire 1,622, Surrey Heath 1,038Surrey Heath: 1,038East Dunbartonshire: 1,622

    1,622East Dunbartonshire is higher1,038

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire 4,670, Surrey Heath 2,227Surrey Heath: 2,227East Dunbartonshire: 4,670

    4,670East Dunbartonshire is higher2,227

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire 7,025, Surrey Heath 3,043Surrey Heath: 3,043East Dunbartonshire: 7,025

    7,025East Dunbartonshire is higher3,043

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Dunbartonshire 7,792, Surrey Heath 5,748Surrey Heath: 5,748East Dunbartonshire: 7,792

    7,792East Dunbartonshire is higher5,748

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Dunbartonshire 1,447, Surrey Heath 786Surrey Heath: 786East Dunbartonshire: 1,447

    1,447East Dunbartonshire is higher786

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East Dunbartonshire and Surrey Heath, total
MeasureEast DunbartonshireSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.2m£489.3m£462.1mEstimated£331.6m£333.0m£314.5mEast Dunbartonshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£326.5m£327.9m£309.7mEstimated£226.6m£227.6m£215.0mEast Dunbartonshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.6m£87.0m£82.2mEstimated£64.1m£64.3m£60.8mEast Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£299.0m£300.2m£283.6m£210.4m£211.2m£199.5mEast Dunbartonshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mEast Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.2mEstimated£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mEast Dunbartonshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEstimated£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mEast Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.8m£44.0m£41.6mEstimated£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mEast Dunbartonshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mEstimated£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mEast Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mEstimated£3.4m£3.4m£3.2mEast Dunbartonshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.4m£58.0m£51.1m£51.3m£48.4mEast Dunbartonshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mEast Dunbartonshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mEast Dunbartonshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mSurrey Heath
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mEast Dunbartonshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.66m£0.62mEstimated£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mEast Dunbartonshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,56417,788East Dunbartonshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6221,038East Dunbartonshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,6702,227East Dunbartonshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,0253,043East Dunbartonshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,7925,748East Dunbartonshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,447Estimated786East Dunbartonshire

Sources

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

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