Scotland's health service will be £125m better off as a result of Chancellor George Osborne's autumn spending statement, the UK government has said.
The claim came as it argued that, under independence, Scotland would have been £11.8bn worse off in the coming years.
Mr Osborne will later outline his plans for the economy and the need for more austerity.
The SNP said the chancellor had failed to meet any of his economic targets.
Mr Osborne is delivering his final Autumn Statement at Westminster before the May 2015 UK election, amid hopes among businesses of a boost for the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Meanwhile, Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said the latest UK government figures showed that, had Scotland voted for independence in September's referendum, the nation would have faced a funding gap in its first few years equivalent to the entire annual Scottish health budget.
Much of what is likely to be in George Osborne's speech has already been released.
Over the past few days, the coalition government has announced plans for more spending on health, roads and infrastructure in England.
Today, Mr Osborne is likley to re-affirm the need for more austerity to bring the deficit under control.
But this is also a highly political occasion, so there will be some surprises.
Scottish politicians will be looking for more help for the North Sea oil and gas sector, and a continued freeze on fuel duty.
If, as some expect, corporation tax is devolved to Northern Ireland, there will be calls from the Scottish government for the same power to be given to Edinburgh.
Continue reading the main story The figure, he said, was based on the Scottish government's previous financial projections based on an oil price of $110 per barrel, which was now at $72.
"Thankfully the people of Scotland shut the door on the independence option and chose a united future with the rest of the UK," said Mr Carmichael.
"People in Scotland were absolutely right in September to choose a United Kingdom with a united future that gives us the best of both worlds."
Mr Carmichael added that the UK government's promise of increased Scottish Parliament powers was "on-track", following the recommendations of the Smith Commission on strengthening devolution.
Meanwhile, the SNP said Mr Osborne's promise in 2010 that debt would begin to fall as a share of GDP by 2014-15, that public sector net borrowing would fall to £20bn by 2015-16 and that the UK's finances would be in balance by the same year, had come to nothing.
SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie said the chancellor must explain his failure to deliver economic growth and called on him to pledge "swift implementation" of the Smith recommendations.
Mr Hosie said: "Next May, the Scottish people will deliver their verdict on Mr Osborne's time as chancellor.
"As his austerity agenda continues to inflict pain across the country and his list of broken promises grows longer, Mr Osborne is rapidly running out of time to redeem himself."
Scottish NHS 'better off in UK'
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