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Pembrokeshire and Scottish Borders

125,670 and 117,190 residents (mid-2024).

Pembrokeshire is higher than Scottish Borders on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Pembrokeshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Scottish Borders 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

Pembrokeshire Scottish Borders

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £5,346, Scottish Borders £4,986Scottish Borders: £4,986Pembrokeshire: £5,346Scottish Borders: £5,007Pembrokeshire: £5,369Scottish Borders: £4,729Pembrokeshire: £5,071

    £5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire is higher£4,986£5,007£4,729

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire £12,277, Scottish Borders £12,258Scottish Borders: £12,258Pembrokeshire: £12,277Scottish Borders: £12,310Pembrokeshire: £12,329Scottish Borders: £11,627Pembrokeshire: £11,645

    £12,277£12,329£11,645Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,258£12,310£11,627

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £2,270, Scottish Borders £1,832Scottish Borders: £1,832Pembrokeshire: £2,270Scottish Borders: £1,840Pembrokeshire: £2,280Scottish Borders: £1,738Pembrokeshire: £2,154

    £2,270£2,280£2,154Pembrokeshire is higher£1,832£1,840£1,738

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire £11,023, Scottish Borders £11,419Scottish Borders: £11,419Pembrokeshire: £11,023Scottish Borders: £11,467Pembrokeshire: £11,070Scottish Borders: £10,831Pembrokeshire: £10,456

    £11,023£11,070£10,456Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£11,419£11,467£10,831

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire £430, Scottish Borders £294Scottish Borders: £294Pembrokeshire: £430Scottish Borders: £295Pembrokeshire: £432Scottish Borders: £279Pembrokeshire: £408

    £430£432£408Pembrokeshire is higher£294£295£279

  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: Pembrokeshire £795, Scottish Borders £529Scottish Borders: £529Pembrokeshire: £795Scottish Borders: £531Pembrokeshire: £798Scottish Borders: £501Pembrokeshire: £754

    £795£798£754Pembrokeshire is higher£529£531£501

  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: Pembrokeshire £29, Scottish Borders £16Scottish Borders: £16Pembrokeshire: £29Scottish Borders: £16Pembrokeshire: £29Scottish Borders: £15Pembrokeshire: £27

    £29£29£27Pembrokeshire is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £592, Scottish Borders £449Scottish Borders: £449Pembrokeshire: £592Scottish Borders: £451Pembrokeshire: £594Scottish Borders: £426Pembrokeshire: £561

    £592£594£561Pembrokeshire is higher£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £141, Scottish Borders £121Scottish Borders: £121Pembrokeshire: £141Scottish Borders: £122Pembrokeshire: £142Scottish Borders: £115Pembrokeshire: £134

    £141£142£134Pembrokeshire is higher£121£122£115

  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: Pembrokeshire £155, Scottish Borders £98Scottish Borders: £98Pembrokeshire: £155Scottish Borders: £99Pembrokeshire: £155Scottish Borders: £93Pembrokeshire: £147

    £155£155£147Pembrokeshire is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £1,655, Scottish Borders £1,354Scottish Borders: £1,354Pembrokeshire: £1,655Scottish Borders: £1,359Pembrokeshire: £1,662Scottish Borders: £1,284Pembrokeshire: £1,570

    £1,655£1,662£1,570Pembrokeshire is higher£1,354£1,359£1,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £174, Scottish Borders £192Scottish Borders: £192Pembrokeshire: £174Scottish Borders: £192Pembrokeshire: £175Scottish Borders: £182Pembrokeshire: £165

    £174£175£165Scottish Borders is higher£192£192£182

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £445, Scottish Borders £368Scottish Borders: £368Pembrokeshire: £445Scottish Borders: £369Pembrokeshire: £447Scottish Borders: £349Pembrokeshire: £422

    £445£447£422Pembrokeshire is higher£368£369£349

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £7.66, Scottish Borders £6.40Scottish Borders: £6.40Pembrokeshire: £7.66Scottish Borders: £6.43Pembrokeshire: £7.70Scottish Borders: £6.07Pembrokeshire: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Pembrokeshire is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £8.62, Scottish Borders £5.74Scottish Borders: £5.74Pembrokeshire: £8.62Scottish Borders: £5.76Pembrokeshire: £8.66Scottish Borders: £5.44Pembrokeshire: £8.18

    £8.62£8.66£8.18Pembrokeshire is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £9.35, Scottish Borders £7.17Scottish Borders: £7.17Pembrokeshire: £9.35Scottish Borders: £7.20Pembrokeshire: £9.39Scottish Borders: £6.80Pembrokeshire: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire is higher£7.17£7.20£6.80

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire 1,001.7, Scottish Borders 1,006.0Scottish Borders: 1,006.0Pembrokeshire: 1,001.7

    1,001.7Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count1,006.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire 108.4, Scottish Borders 82.4Scottish Borders: 82.4Pembrokeshire: 108.4

    108.4Pembrokeshire is higher82.4

  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: Pembrokeshire 166.0, Scottish Borders 134.0Scottish Borders: 134.0Pembrokeshire: 166.0

    166.0Pembrokeshire is higher134.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 83.8, Scottish Borders 71.6Scottish Borders: 71.6Pembrokeshire: 83.8

    83.8Pembrokeshire is higher71.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire 215.9, Scottish Borders 178.6Scottish Borders: 178.6Pembrokeshire: 215.9

    215.9Pembrokeshire is higher178.6

  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: Pembrokeshire 32.5, Scottish Borders 23.5Scottish Borders: 23.5Pembrokeshire: 32.5

    32.5Pembrokeshire is higher23.5

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Pembrokeshire and Scottish Borders, per person in the age group
MeasurePembrokeshireScottish BordersHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,346£5,369£5,071£4,986£5,007£4,729EstimatedPembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,277£12,329£11,645£12,258£12,310£11,627EstimatedPembrokeshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,270£2,280£2,154£1,832£1,840£1,738EstimatedPembrokeshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,023£11,070£10,456£11,419£11,467£10,831Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£430£432£408£294£295£279Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£798£754£529£531£501EstimatedPembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£16£16£15EstimatedPembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£449£451£426EstimatedPembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£121£122£115EstimatedPembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£155£155£147£98£99£93EstimatedPembrokeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,655£1,662£1,570£1,354£1,359£1,284Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£192£192£182Scottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£368£369£349Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£6.40£6.43£6.07Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.62£8.66£8.18£5.74£5.76£5.44Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£7.17£7.20£6.80EstimatedPembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.71,006.0Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.482.4Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.0134.0Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.871.6Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026215.9178.6Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.523.5EstimatedPembrokeshire

Per resident

Pembrokeshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Scottish Borders on 4. 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

Pembrokeshire Scottish Borders

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £5,346, Scottish Borders £4,986Scottish Borders: £4,986Pembrokeshire: £5,346Scottish Borders: £5,007Pembrokeshire: £5,369Scottish Borders: £4,729Pembrokeshire: £5,071

    £5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire is higher£4,986£5,007£4,729

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £3,145, Scottish Borders £3,165Scottish Borders: £3,165Pembrokeshire: £3,145Scottish Borders: £3,178Pembrokeshire: £3,158Scottish Borders: £3,002Pembrokeshire: £2,983

    £3,145£3,158£2,983Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£3,165£3,178£3,002

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £1,285, Scottish Borders £1,052Scottish Borders: £1,052Pembrokeshire: £1,285Scottish Borders: £1,056Pembrokeshire: £1,291Scottish Borders: £998Pembrokeshire: £1,219

    £1,285£1,291£1,219Pembrokeshire is higher£1,052£1,056£998

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pembrokeshire £2,823, Scottish Borders £2,948Scottish Borders: £2,948Pembrokeshire: £2,823Scottish Borders: £2,961Pembrokeshire: £2,835Scottish Borders: £2,797Pembrokeshire: £2,678

    £2,823£2,835£2,678Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count£2,948£2,961£2,797

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £110, Scottish Borders £76Scottish Borders: £76Pembrokeshire: £110Scottish Borders: £76Pembrokeshire: £111Scottish Borders: £72Pembrokeshire: £105

    £110£111£105Pembrokeshire is higher£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £204, Scottish Borders £137Scottish Borders: £137Pembrokeshire: £204Scottish Borders: £137Pembrokeshire: £204Scottish Borders: £129Pembrokeshire: £193

    £204£204£193Pembrokeshire is higher£137£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £7.35, Scottish Borders £4.15Scottish Borders: £4.15Pembrokeshire: £7.35Scottish Borders: £4.17Pembrokeshire: £7.38Scottish Borders: £3.94Pembrokeshire: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Pembrokeshire is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £592, Scottish Borders £449Scottish Borders: £449Pembrokeshire: £592Scottish Borders: £451Pembrokeshire: £594Scottish Borders: £426Pembrokeshire: £561

    £592£594£561Pembrokeshire is higher£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £141, Scottish Borders £121Scottish Borders: £121Pembrokeshire: £141Scottish Borders: £122Pembrokeshire: £142Scottish Borders: £115Pembrokeshire: £134

    £141£142£134Pembrokeshire is higher£121£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £88, Scottish Borders £56Scottish Borders: £56Pembrokeshire: £88Scottish Borders: £57Pembrokeshire: £88Scottish Borders: £53Pembrokeshire: £83

    £88£88£83Pembrokeshire is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £937, Scottish Borders £777Scottish Borders: £777Pembrokeshire: £937Scottish Borders: £780Pembrokeshire: £941Scottish Borders: £737Pembrokeshire: £888

    £937£941£888Pembrokeshire is higher£777£780£737

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £174, Scottish Borders £192Scottish Borders: £192Pembrokeshire: £174Scottish Borders: £192Pembrokeshire: £175Scottish Borders: £182Pembrokeshire: £165

    £174£175£165Scottish Borders is higher£192£192£182

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pembrokeshire £252, Scottish Borders £211Scottish Borders: £211Pembrokeshire: £252Scottish Borders: £212Pembrokeshire: £253Scottish Borders: £200Pembrokeshire: £239

    £252£253£239Pembrokeshire is higher£211£212£200

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pembrokeshire £4.33, Scottish Borders £3.68Scottish Borders: £3.68Pembrokeshire: £4.33Scottish Borders: £3.69Pembrokeshire: £4.35Scottish Borders: £3.49Pembrokeshire: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Pembrokeshire is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pembrokeshire £4.88, Scottish Borders £3.29Scottish Borders: £3.29Pembrokeshire: £4.88Scottish Borders: £3.30Pembrokeshire: £4.90Scottish Borders: £3.12Pembrokeshire: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Pembrokeshire is higher£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £9.35, Scottish Borders £7.17Scottish Borders: £7.17Pembrokeshire: £9.35Scottish Borders: £7.20Pembrokeshire: £9.39Scottish Borders: £6.80Pembrokeshire: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire is higher£7.17£7.20£6.80

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 256.6, Scottish Borders 259.7Scottish Borders: 259.7Pembrokeshire: 256.6

    256.6Scottish Borders is higherDepends on how you count259.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 27.8, Scottish Borders 21.3Scottish Borders: 21.3Pembrokeshire: 27.8

    27.8Pembrokeshire is higher21.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 42.5, Scottish Borders 34.6Scottish Borders: 34.6Pembrokeshire: 42.5

    42.5Pembrokeshire is higher34.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 83.8, Scottish Borders 71.6Scottish Borders: 71.6Pembrokeshire: 83.8

    83.8Pembrokeshire is higher71.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 122.2, Scottish Borders 102.5Scottish Borders: 102.5Pembrokeshire: 122.2

    122.2Pembrokeshire is higher102.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 18.4, Scottish Borders 13.5Scottish Borders: 13.5Pembrokeshire: 18.4

    18.4Pembrokeshire is higher13.5

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Pembrokeshire and Scottish Borders, per resident
MeasurePembrokeshireScottish BordersHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,346£5,369£5,071£4,986£5,007£4,729EstimatedPembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,145£3,158£2,983£3,165£3,178£3,002EstimatedScottish Borders
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,285£1,291£1,219£1,052£1,056£998EstimatedPembrokeshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,823£2,835£2,678£2,948£2,961£2,797Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£76£76£72Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£204£193£137£137£129EstimatedPembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£4.15£4.17£3.94EstimatedPembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£449£451£426EstimatedPembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£121£122£115EstimatedPembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£56£57£53EstimatedPembrokeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£937£941£888£777£780£737Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£192£192£182Scottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£211£212£200Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£3.68£3.69£3.49Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£3.29£3.30£3.12Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£7.17£7.20£6.80EstimatedPembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.6259.7Scottish Borders
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.821.3Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.534.6Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.871.6Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.2102.5Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.413.5EstimatedPembrokeshire

Total

Pembrokeshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Scottish Borders 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

Pembrokeshire Scottish Borders

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £671.8m, Scottish Borders £584.3mScottish Borders: £584.3mPembrokeshire: £671.8mScottish Borders: £586.8mPembrokeshire: £674.7mScottish Borders: £554.2mPembrokeshire: £637.2m

    £671.8m£674.7m£637.2mPembrokeshire is higher£584.3m£586.8m£554.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £395.2m, Scottish Borders £370.9mScottish Borders: £370.9mPembrokeshire: £395.2mScottish Borders: £372.5mPembrokeshire: £396.9mScottish Borders: £351.8mPembrokeshire: £374.8m

    £395.2m£396.9m£374.8mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£370.9m£372.5m£351.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £161.5m, Scottish Borders £123.2mScottish Borders: £123.2mPembrokeshire: £161.5mScottish Borders: £123.8mPembrokeshire: £162.2mScottish Borders: £116.9mPembrokeshire: £153.2m

    £161.5m£162.2m£153.2mPembrokeshire is higher£123.2m£123.8m£116.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pembrokeshire £354.8m, Scottish Borders £345.5mScottish Borders: £345.5mPembrokeshire: £354.8mScottish Borders: £347.0mPembrokeshire: £356.3mScottish Borders: £327.7mPembrokeshire: £336.6m

    £354.8m£356.3m£336.6mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£345.5m£347.0m£327.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pembrokeshire £13.9m, Scottish Borders £8.9mScottish Borders: £8.9mPembrokeshire: £13.9mScottish Borders: £8.9mPembrokeshire: £13.9mScottish Borders: £8.4mPembrokeshire: £13.1m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.1mPembrokeshire is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £25.6m, Scottish Borders £16.0mScottish Borders: £16.0mPembrokeshire: £25.6mScottish Borders: £16.1mPembrokeshire: £25.7mScottish Borders: £15.2mPembrokeshire: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mPembrokeshire is higher£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £0.92m, Scottish Borders £0.49mScottish Borders: £0.49mPembrokeshire: £0.92mScottish Borders: £0.49mPembrokeshire: £0.93mScottish Borders: £0.46mPembrokeshire: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mPembrokeshire is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £74.4m, Scottish Borders £52.6mScottish Borders: £52.6mPembrokeshire: £74.4mScottish Borders: £52.9mPembrokeshire: £74.7mScottish Borders: £49.9mPembrokeshire: £70.5m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.5mPembrokeshire is higher£52.6m£52.9m£49.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £17.7m, Scottish Borders £14.2mScottish Borders: £14.2mPembrokeshire: £17.7mScottish Borders: £14.3mPembrokeshire: £17.8mScottish Borders: £13.5mPembrokeshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPembrokeshire is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £11.0m, Scottish Borders £6.6mScottish Borders: £6.6mPembrokeshire: £11.0mScottish Borders: £6.6mPembrokeshire: £11.0mScottish Borders: £6.3mPembrokeshire: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mPembrokeshire is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pembrokeshire £117.7m, Scottish Borders £91.1mScottish Borders: £91.1mPembrokeshire: £117.7mScottish Borders: £91.5mPembrokeshire: £118.2mScottish Borders: £86.4mPembrokeshire: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mPembrokeshire is higher£91.1m£91.5m£86.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pembrokeshire £21.8m, Scottish Borders £22.5mScottish Borders: £22.5mPembrokeshire: £21.8mScottish Borders: £22.6mPembrokeshire: £21.9mScottish Borders: £21.3mPembrokeshire: £20.7m

    £21.8m£21.9m£20.7mScottish Borders is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pembrokeshire £31.6m, Scottish Borders £24.8mScottish Borders: £24.8mPembrokeshire: £31.6mScottish Borders: £24.9mPembrokeshire: £31.8mScottish Borders: £23.5mPembrokeshire: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.8m£30.0mPembrokeshire is higher£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pembrokeshire £0.55m, Scottish Borders £0.43mScottish Borders: £0.43mPembrokeshire: £0.55mScottish Borders: £0.43mPembrokeshire: £0.55mScottish Borders: £0.41mPembrokeshire: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mPembrokeshire is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pembrokeshire £0.61m, Scottish Borders £0.39mScottish Borders: £0.39mPembrokeshire: £0.61mScottish Borders: £0.39mPembrokeshire: £0.62mScottish Borders: £0.37mPembrokeshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mPembrokeshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £1.2m, Scottish Borders £0.84mScottish Borders: £0.84mPembrokeshire: £1.2mScottish Borders: £0.84mPembrokeshire: £1.2mScottish Borders: £0.80mPembrokeshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mPembrokeshire is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pembrokeshire 32,241, Scottish Borders 30,439Scottish Borders: 30,439Pembrokeshire: 32,241

    32,241Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count30,439

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pembrokeshire 3,488, Scottish Borders 2,493Scottish Borders: 2,493Pembrokeshire: 3,488

    3,488Pembrokeshire is higher2,493

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire 5,344, Scottish Borders 4,055Scottish Borders: 4,055Pembrokeshire: 5,344

    5,344Pembrokeshire is higher4,055

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire 10,534, Scottish Borders 8,385Scottish Borders: 8,385Pembrokeshire: 10,534

    10,534Pembrokeshire is higher8,385

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pembrokeshire 15,359, Scottish Borders 12,015Scottish Borders: 12,015Pembrokeshire: 15,359

    15,359Pembrokeshire is higher12,015

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pembrokeshire 2,310, Scottish Borders 1,583Scottish Borders: 1,583Pembrokeshire: 2,310

    2,310Pembrokeshire is higher1,583

Show the numbers
Pembrokeshire and Scottish Borders, total
MeasurePembrokeshireScottish BordersHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£671.8m£674.7m£637.2m£584.3m£586.8m£554.2mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£395.2m£396.9m£374.8m£370.9m£372.5m£351.8mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£161.5m£162.2m£153.2m£123.2m£123.8m£116.9mEstimatedPembrokeshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£354.8m£356.3m£336.6m£345.5m£347.0m£327.7mPembrokeshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mPembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.5m£52.6m£52.9m£49.9mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mEstimatedPembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m£91.1m£91.5m£86.4mPembrokeshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m£22.5m£22.6m£21.3mScottish Borders
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m£24.8m£24.9m£23.5mPembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mPembrokeshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mPembrokeshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mEstimatedPembrokeshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,24130,439Pembrokeshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4882,493Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,3444,055Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,5348,385Pembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,35912,015Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3101,583EstimatedPembrokeshire

Sources

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

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  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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