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Ashfield and Caerphilly

97,640 and 96,965 residents (mid-2024).

Ashfield is higher than Caerphilly on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Ashfield is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly on 19. 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

Ashfield Caerphilly

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,991, Caerphilly £5,470Caerphilly: £5,470Ashfield: £4,991Caerphilly: £5,493Ashfield: £5,013Caerphilly: £5,189Ashfield: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Caerphilly is higher£5,470£5,493£5,189

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £12,728, Caerphilly £13,317Caerphilly: £13,317Ashfield: £12,728Caerphilly: £13,374Ashfield: £12,782Caerphilly: £12,632Ashfield: £12,073

    £12,728£12,782£12,073Caerphilly is higher£13,317£13,374£12,632

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £2,461, Caerphilly £2,557Caerphilly: £2,557Ashfield: £2,461Caerphilly: £2,568Ashfield: £2,472Caerphilly: £2,426Ashfield: £2,335

    £2,461£2,472£2,335Caerphilly is higher£2,557£2,568£2,426

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £11,391, Caerphilly £11,711Caerphilly: £11,711Ashfield: £11,391Caerphilly: £11,761Ashfield: £11,439Caerphilly: £11,108Ashfield: £10,805

    £11,391£11,439£10,805Caerphilly is higher£11,711£11,761£11,108

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £431, Caerphilly £581Caerphilly: £581Ashfield: £431Caerphilly: £583Ashfield: £433Caerphilly: £551Ashfield: £409

    £431£433£409Caerphilly is higher£581£583£551

  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: Ashfield £877, Caerphilly £989Caerphilly: £989Ashfield: £877Caerphilly: £993Ashfield: £881Caerphilly: £938Ashfield: £832

    £877£881£832Caerphilly is higher£989£993£938

  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: Ashfield £29, Caerphilly £36Caerphilly: £36Ashfield: £29Caerphilly: £37Ashfield: £29Caerphilly: £35Ashfield: £27

    £29£29£27Caerphilly is higher£36£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £663, Caerphilly £830Caerphilly: £830Ashfield: £663Caerphilly: £834Ashfield: £666Caerphilly: £787Ashfield: £629

    £663£666£629Caerphilly is higher£830£834£787

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £189, Caerphilly £197Caerphilly: £197Ashfield: £189Caerphilly: £198Ashfield: £190Caerphilly: £187Ashfield: £179

    £189£190£179Caerphilly is higher£197£198£187

  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: Ashfield £184, Caerphilly £170Caerphilly: £170Ashfield: £184Caerphilly: £171Ashfield: £185Caerphilly: £162Ashfield: £175

    £184£185£175Ashfield is higher£170£171£162

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £1,792, Caerphilly £1,796Caerphilly: £1,796Ashfield: £1,792Caerphilly: £1,804Ashfield: £1,800Caerphilly: £1,704Ashfield: £1,700

    £1,792£1,800£1,700Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£1,796£1,804£1,704

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £191, Caerphilly £270Caerphilly: £270Ashfield: £191Caerphilly: £271Ashfield: £192Caerphilly: £256Ashfield: £181

    £191£192£181Caerphilly is higher£270£271£256

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £463, Caerphilly £570Caerphilly: £570Ashfield: £463Caerphilly: £572Ashfield: £465Caerphilly: £540Ashfield: £439

    £463£465£439Caerphilly is higher£570£572£540

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £9.93, Caerphilly £8.73Caerphilly: £8.73Ashfield: £9.93Caerphilly: £8.77Ashfield: £9.97Caerphilly: £8.28Ashfield: £9.42

    £9.93£9.97£9.42Ashfield is higher£8.73£8.77£8.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £12, Caerphilly £12Caerphilly: £12Ashfield: £12Caerphilly: £12Ashfield: £12Caerphilly: £11Ashfield: £11

    £12£12£11Caerphilly is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.62, Caerphilly £12Caerphilly: £12Ashfield: £6.62Caerphilly: £12Ashfield: £6.65Caerphilly: £11Ashfield: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Caerphilly is higher£12£12£11

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 1,010.4, Caerphilly 1,037.6Caerphilly: 1,037.6Ashfield: 1,010.4

    1,010.4Caerphilly is higher1,037.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 114.6, Caerphilly 142.1Caerphilly: 142.1Ashfield: 114.6

    114.6Caerphilly is higher142.1

  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: Ashfield 181.0, Caerphilly 207.8Caerphilly: 207.8Ashfield: 181.0

    181.0Caerphilly is higher207.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 94.6, Caerphilly 115.6Caerphilly: 115.6Ashfield: 94.6

    94.6Caerphilly is higher115.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ashfield 231.9, Caerphilly 235.0Caerphilly: 235.0Ashfield: 231.9

    231.9Caerphilly is higher235.0

  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: Ashfield 39.1, Caerphilly 36.3Caerphilly: 36.3Ashfield: 39.1

    39.1Ashfield is higher36.3

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Ashfield and Caerphilly, per person in the age group
MeasureAshfieldCaerphillyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£5,470£5,493£5,189Caerphilly
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,728£12,782£12,073£13,317£13,374£12,632Caerphilly
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,461£2,472£2,335£2,557£2,568£2,426Caerphilly
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,391£11,439£10,805£11,711£11,761£11,108Caerphilly
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£431£433£409£581£583£551Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£877£881£832£989£993£938Caerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£36£37£35Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£830£834£787Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£197£198£187Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£184£185£175£170£171£162Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,792£1,800£1,700£1,796£1,804£1,704Caerphilly
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£270£271£256Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£463£465£439£570£572£540Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.93£9.97£9.42£8.73£8.77£8.28Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£12£12£11Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£12£12£11Caerphilly
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.41,037.6Caerphilly
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.6142.1Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.0207.8Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.6115.6Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026231.9235.0Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.136.3Ashfield

Per resident

Ashfield is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly on 19. 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

Ashfield Caerphilly

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,991, Caerphilly £5,470Caerphilly: £5,470Ashfield: £4,991Caerphilly: £5,493Ashfield: £5,013Caerphilly: £5,189Ashfield: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Caerphilly is higher£5,470£5,493£5,189

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashfield £2,436, Caerphilly £2,592Caerphilly: £2,592Ashfield: £2,436Caerphilly: £2,603Ashfield: £2,447Caerphilly: £2,459Ashfield: £2,311

    £2,436£2,447£2,311Caerphilly is higher£2,592£2,603£2,459

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashfield £1,505, Caerphilly £1,569Caerphilly: £1,569Ashfield: £1,505Caerphilly: £1,576Ashfield: £1,512Caerphilly: £1,488Ashfield: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Caerphilly is higher£1,569£1,576£1,488

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashfield £2,180, Caerphilly £2,279Caerphilly: £2,279Ashfield: £2,180Caerphilly: £2,289Ashfield: £2,190Caerphilly: £2,162Ashfield: £2,068

    £2,180£2,190£2,068Caerphilly is higher£2,279£2,289£2,162

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashfield £83, Caerphilly £113Caerphilly: £113Ashfield: £83Caerphilly: £113Ashfield: £83Caerphilly: £107Ashfield: £78

    £83£83£78Caerphilly is higher£113£113£107

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £168, Caerphilly £192Caerphilly: £192Ashfield: £168Caerphilly: £193Ashfield: £169Caerphilly: £183Ashfield: £159

    £168£169£159Caerphilly is higher£192£193£183

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ashfield £5.55, Caerphilly £7.10Caerphilly: £7.10Ashfield: £5.55Caerphilly: £7.13Ashfield: £5.57Caerphilly: £6.73Ashfield: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Caerphilly is higher£7.10£7.13£6.73

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £663, Caerphilly £830Caerphilly: £830Ashfield: £663Caerphilly: £834Ashfield: £666Caerphilly: £787Ashfield: £629

    £663£666£629Caerphilly is higher£830£834£787

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £189, Caerphilly £197Caerphilly: £197Ashfield: £189Caerphilly: £198Ashfield: £190Caerphilly: £187Ashfield: £179

    £189£190£179Caerphilly is higher£197£198£187

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ashfield £113, Caerphilly £105Caerphilly: £105Ashfield: £113Caerphilly: £105Ashfield: £113Caerphilly: £99Ashfield: £107

    £113£113£107Ashfield is higher£105£105£99

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashfield £1,096, Caerphilly £1,102Caerphilly: £1,102Ashfield: £1,096Caerphilly: £1,107Ashfield: £1,101Caerphilly: £1,045Ashfield: £1,040

    £1,096£1,101£1,040Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£1,102£1,107£1,045

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £191, Caerphilly £270Caerphilly: £270Ashfield: £191Caerphilly: £271Ashfield: £192Caerphilly: £256Ashfield: £181

    £191£192£181Caerphilly is higher£270£271£256

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £283, Caerphilly £350Caerphilly: £350Ashfield: £283Caerphilly: £351Ashfield: £284Caerphilly: £332Ashfield: £269

    £283£284£269Caerphilly is higher£350£351£332

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £6.07, Caerphilly £5.36Caerphilly: £5.36Ashfield: £6.07Caerphilly: £5.38Ashfield: £6.10Caerphilly: £5.08Ashfield: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Ashfield is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashfield £7.13, Caerphilly £7.27Caerphilly: £7.27Ashfield: £7.13Caerphilly: £7.31Ashfield: £7.16Caerphilly: £6.90Ashfield: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Caerphilly is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.62, Caerphilly £12Caerphilly: £12Ashfield: £6.62Caerphilly: £12Ashfield: £6.65Caerphilly: £11Ashfield: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Caerphilly is higher£12£12£11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 193.4, Caerphilly 202.0Caerphilly: 202.0Ashfield: 193.4

    193.4Caerphilly is higher202.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 21.9, Caerphilly 27.7Caerphilly: 27.7Ashfield: 21.9

    21.9Caerphilly is higher27.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 34.7, Caerphilly 40.4Caerphilly: 40.4Ashfield: 34.7

    34.7Caerphilly is higher40.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 94.6, Caerphilly 115.6Caerphilly: 115.6Ashfield: 94.6

    94.6Caerphilly is higher115.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 141.9, Caerphilly 144.2Caerphilly: 144.2Ashfield: 141.9

    141.9Caerphilly is higher144.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 23.9, Caerphilly 22.3Caerphilly: 22.3Ashfield: 23.9

    23.9Ashfield is higher22.3

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Ashfield and Caerphilly, per resident
MeasureAshfieldCaerphillyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£5,470£5,493£5,189Caerphilly
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,436£2,447£2,311£2,592£2,603£2,459Caerphilly
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,569£1,576£1,488Caerphilly
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,180£2,190£2,068£2,279£2,289£2,162Caerphilly
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£113£113£107Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£192£193£183Caerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£7.10£7.13£6.73Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£830£834£787Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£197£198£187Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£105£105£99Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,096£1,101£1,040£1,102£1,107£1,045Caerphilly
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£270£271£256Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£269£350£351£332Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£5.36£5.38£5.08Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76£7.27£7.31£6.90Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£12£12£11Caerphilly
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026193.4202.0Caerphilly
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.927.7Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.740.4Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.6115.6Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.9144.2Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.922.3Ashfield

Total

Ashfield is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly on 18. 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

Ashfield Caerphilly

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashfield £487.4m, Caerphilly £530.4mCaerphilly: £530.4mAshfield: £487.4mCaerphilly: £532.7mAshfield: £489.4mCaerphilly: £503.1mAshfield: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.4m£462.3mCaerphilly is higher£530.4m£532.7m£503.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashfield £237.9m, Caerphilly £251.3mCaerphilly: £251.3mAshfield: £237.9mCaerphilly: £252.4mAshfield: £238.9mCaerphilly: £238.4mAshfield: £225.6m

    £237.9m£238.9m£225.6mCaerphilly is higher£251.3m£252.4m£238.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashfield £147.0m, Caerphilly £152.1mCaerphilly: £152.1mAshfield: £147.0mCaerphilly: £152.8mAshfield: £147.6mCaerphilly: £144.3mAshfield: £139.4m

    £147.0m£147.6m£139.4mCaerphilly is higher£152.1m£152.8m£144.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashfield £212.9m, Caerphilly £221.0mCaerphilly: £221.0mAshfield: £212.9mCaerphilly: £222.0mAshfield: £213.8mCaerphilly: £209.7mAshfield: £201.9m

    £212.9m£213.8m£201.9mCaerphilly is higher£221.0m£222.0m£209.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield £8.1m, Caerphilly £11.0mCaerphilly: £11.0mAshfield: £8.1mCaerphilly: £11.0mAshfield: £8.1mCaerphilly: £10.4mAshfield: £7.6m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.6mCaerphilly is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £16.4m, Caerphilly £18.7mCaerphilly: £18.7mAshfield: £16.4mCaerphilly: £18.7mAshfield: £16.5mCaerphilly: £17.7mAshfield: £15.5m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.5mCaerphilly is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ashfield £0.54m, Caerphilly £0.69mCaerphilly: £0.69mAshfield: £0.54mCaerphilly: £0.69mAshfield: £0.54mCaerphilly: £0.65mAshfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mCaerphilly is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £64.7m, Caerphilly £80.5mCaerphilly: £80.5mAshfield: £64.7mCaerphilly: £80.8mAshfield: £65.0mCaerphilly: £76.4mAshfield: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mCaerphilly is higher£80.5m£80.8m£76.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £18.5m, Caerphilly £19.1mCaerphilly: £19.1mAshfield: £18.5mCaerphilly: £19.2mAshfield: £18.5mCaerphilly: £18.1mAshfield: £17.5m

    £18.5m£18.5m£17.5mCaerphilly is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield £11.0m, Caerphilly £10.1mCaerphilly: £10.1mAshfield: £11.0mCaerphilly: £10.2mAshfield: £11.1mCaerphilly: £9.6mAshfield: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.1m£10.4mAshfield is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield £107.0m, Caerphilly £106.9mCaerphilly: £106.9mAshfield: £107.0mCaerphilly: £107.3mAshfield: £107.5mCaerphilly: £101.4mAshfield: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£106.9m£107.3m£101.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashfield £18.7m, Caerphilly £26.2mCaerphilly: £26.2mAshfield: £18.7mCaerphilly: £26.3mAshfield: £18.7mCaerphilly: £24.9mAshfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mCaerphilly is higher£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashfield £27.7m, Caerphilly £33.9mCaerphilly: £33.9mAshfield: £27.7mCaerphilly: £34.0mAshfield: £27.8mCaerphilly: £32.2mAshfield: £26.2m

    £27.7m£27.8m£26.2mCaerphilly is higher£33.9m£34.0m£32.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashfield £0.59m, Caerphilly £0.52mCaerphilly: £0.52mAshfield: £0.59mCaerphilly: £0.52mAshfield: £0.60mCaerphilly: £0.49mAshfield: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mAshfield is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashfield £0.70m, Caerphilly £0.71mCaerphilly: £0.71mAshfield: £0.70mCaerphilly: £0.71mAshfield: £0.70mCaerphilly: £0.67mAshfield: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mCaerphilly is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashfield £0.65m, Caerphilly £1.2mCaerphilly: £1.2mAshfield: £0.65mCaerphilly: £1.2mAshfield: £0.65mCaerphilly: £1.1mAshfield: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mCaerphilly is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashfield 18,884, Caerphilly 19,583Caerphilly: 19,583Ashfield: 18,884

    18,884Caerphilly is higher19,583

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield 2,141, Caerphilly 2,682Caerphilly: 2,682Ashfield: 2,141

    2,141Caerphilly is higher2,682

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 3,383, Caerphilly 3,921Caerphilly: 3,921Ashfield: 3,383

    3,383Caerphilly is higher3,921

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 9,232, Caerphilly 11,206Caerphilly: 11,206Ashfield: 9,232

    9,232Caerphilly is higher11,206

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield 13,851, Caerphilly 13,981Caerphilly: 13,981Ashfield: 13,851

    13,851Caerphilly is higher13,981

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield 2,334, Caerphilly 2,160Caerphilly: 2,160Ashfield: 2,334

    2,334Ashfield is higher2,160

Show the numbers
Ashfield and Caerphilly, total
MeasureAshfieldCaerphillyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.4m£462.3m£530.4m£532.7m£503.1mCaerphilly
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m£251.3m£252.4m£238.4mCaerphilly
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.0m£147.6m£139.4m£152.1m£152.8m£144.3mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m£221.0m£222.0m£209.7mCaerphilly
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.6m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mCaerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mCaerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mCaerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£80.5m£80.8m£76.4mCaerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mCaerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.1m£10.4m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£106.9m£107.3m£101.4mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mCaerphilly
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m£33.9m£34.0m£32.2mCaerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mCaerphilly
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,88419,583Caerphilly
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1412,682Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3833,921Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,23211,206Caerphilly
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,85113,981Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3342,160Ashfield

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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