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Ashfield and Torfaen

97,640 and 94,119 residents (mid-2024).

Ashfield is higher than Torfaen on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 5 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 4 of 22 measures, and Torfaen 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,991, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605Ashfield: £4,991Torfaen: £5,628Ashfield: £5,013Torfaen: £5,316Ashfield: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Torfaen is higher£5,605£5,628£5,316

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £12,728, Torfaen £13,217Torfaen: £13,217Ashfield: £12,728Torfaen: £13,274Ashfield: £12,782Torfaen: £12,537Ashfield: £12,073

    £12,728£12,782£12,073Torfaen is higher£13,217£13,274£12,537

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £2,461, Torfaen £2,803Torfaen: £2,803Ashfield: £2,461Torfaen: £2,815Ashfield: £2,472Torfaen: £2,659Ashfield: £2,335

    £2,461£2,472£2,335Torfaen is higher£2,803£2,815£2,659

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £11,391, Torfaen £11,652Torfaen: £11,652Ashfield: £11,391Torfaen: £11,702Ashfield: £11,439Torfaen: £11,053Ashfield: £10,805

    £11,391£11,439£10,805Torfaen is higher£11,652£11,702£11,053

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £431, Torfaen £550Torfaen: £550Ashfield: £431Torfaen: £553Ashfield: £433Torfaen: £522Ashfield: £409

    £431£433£409Torfaen is higher£550£553£522

  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, Torfaen £979Torfaen: £979Ashfield: £877Torfaen: £983Ashfield: £881Torfaen: £929Ashfield: £832

    £877£881£832Torfaen is higher£979£983£929

  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, Torfaen £35Torfaen: £35Ashfield: £29Torfaen: £36Ashfield: £29Torfaen: £34Ashfield: £27

    £29£29£27Torfaen is higher£35£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £663, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807Ashfield: £663Torfaen: £811Ashfield: £666Torfaen: £766Ashfield: £629

    £663£666£629Torfaen is higher£807£811£766

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £189, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188Ashfield: £189Torfaen: £189Ashfield: £190Torfaen: £179Ashfield: £179

    £189£190£179Ashfield is higher£188£189£179

  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, Torfaen £170Torfaen: £170Ashfield: £184Torfaen: £171Ashfield: £185Torfaen: £161Ashfield: £175

    £184£185£175Ashfield is higher£170£171£161

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £1,792, Torfaen £2,094Torfaen: £2,094Ashfield: £1,792Torfaen: £2,103Ashfield: £1,800Torfaen: £1,986Ashfield: £1,700

    £1,792£1,800£1,700Torfaen is higher£2,094£2,103£1,986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £191, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Ashfield: £191Torfaen: £267Ashfield: £192Torfaen: £252Ashfield: £181

    £191£192£181Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £463, Torfaen £519Torfaen: £519Ashfield: £463Torfaen: £522Ashfield: £465Torfaen: £493Ashfield: £439

    £463£465£439Torfaen is higher£519£522£493

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £9.93, Torfaen £7.39Torfaen: £7.39Ashfield: £9.93Torfaen: £7.42Ashfield: £9.97Torfaen: £7.01Ashfield: £9.42

    £9.93£9.97£9.42Ashfield is higher£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

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

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.62, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16Ashfield: £6.62Torfaen: £7.19Ashfield: £6.65Torfaen: £6.79Ashfield: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Torfaen is higher£7.16£7.19£6.79

  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, Torfaen 1,028.5Torfaen: 1,028.5Ashfield: 1,010.4

    1,010.4Torfaen is higher1,028.5

  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, Torfaen 136.4Torfaen: 136.4Ashfield: 114.6

    114.6Torfaen is higher136.4

  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: Ashfield 181.0, Torfaen 198.7Torfaen: 198.7Ashfield: 181.0

    181.0Torfaen is higher198.7

  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, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2Ashfield: 94.6

    94.6Torfaen is higher113.2

  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, Torfaen 259.1Torfaen: 259.1Ashfield: 231.9

    231.9Torfaen is higher259.1

  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, Torfaen 36.4Torfaen: 36.4Ashfield: 39.1

    39.1Ashfield is higher36.4

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Ashfield and Torfaen, per person in the age group
MeasureAshfieldTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,728£12,782£12,073£13,217£13,274£12,537Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,461£2,472£2,335£2,803£2,815£2,659Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,391£11,439£10,805£11,652£11,702£11,053Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£431£433£409£550£553£522Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£877£881£832£979£983£929Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£35£36£34Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£807£811£766Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£188£189£179Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£184£185£175£170£171£161Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,792£1,800£1,700£2,094£2,103£1,986Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£463£465£439£519£522£493Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.93£9.97£9.42£7.39£7.42£7.01Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£12£12£11Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.41,028.5Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.6136.4Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.0198.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.6113.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026231.9259.1Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.136.4Ashfield

Per resident

Ashfield is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Torfaen 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,991, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605Ashfield: £4,991Torfaen: £5,628Ashfield: £5,013Torfaen: £5,316Ashfield: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Torfaen is higher£5,605£5,628£5,316

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashfield £2,436, Torfaen £2,639Torfaen: £2,639Ashfield: £2,436Torfaen: £2,650Ashfield: £2,447Torfaen: £2,503Ashfield: £2,311

    £2,436£2,447£2,311Torfaen is higher£2,639£2,650£2,503

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashfield £1,505, Torfaen £1,697Torfaen: £1,697Ashfield: £1,505Torfaen: £1,704Ashfield: £1,512Torfaen: £1,610Ashfield: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Torfaen is higher£1,697£1,704£1,610

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashfield £2,180, Torfaen £2,327Torfaen: £2,327Ashfield: £2,180Torfaen: £2,336Ashfield: £2,190Torfaen: £2,207Ashfield: £2,068

    £2,180£2,190£2,068Torfaen is higher£2,327£2,336£2,207

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashfield £83, Torfaen £110Torfaen: £110Ashfield: £83Torfaen: £110Ashfield: £83Torfaen: £104Ashfield: £78

    £83£83£78Torfaen is higher£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £168, Torfaen £195Torfaen: £195Ashfield: £168Torfaen: £196Ashfield: £169Torfaen: £185Ashfield: £159

    £168£169£159Torfaen is higher£195£196£185

  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, Torfaen £7.07Torfaen: £7.07Ashfield: £5.55Torfaen: £7.10Ashfield: £5.57Torfaen: £6.71Ashfield: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Torfaen is higher£7.07£7.10£6.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £663, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807Ashfield: £663Torfaen: £811Ashfield: £666Torfaen: £766Ashfield: £629

    £663£666£629Torfaen is higher£807£811£766

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £189, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188Ashfield: £189Torfaen: £189Ashfield: £190Torfaen: £179Ashfield: £179

    £189£190£179Ashfield is higher£188£189£179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ashfield £113, Torfaen £103Torfaen: £103Ashfield: £113Torfaen: £103Ashfield: £113Torfaen: £98Ashfield: £107

    £113£113£107Ashfield is higher£103£103£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashfield £1,096, Torfaen £1,268Torfaen: £1,268Ashfield: £1,096Torfaen: £1,273Ashfield: £1,101Torfaen: £1,203Ashfield: £1,040

    £1,096£1,101£1,040Torfaen is higher£1,268£1,273£1,203

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £191, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Ashfield: £191Torfaen: £267Ashfield: £192Torfaen: £252Ashfield: £181

    £191£192£181Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £283, Torfaen £315Torfaen: £315Ashfield: £283Torfaen: £316Ashfield: £284Torfaen: £298Ashfield: £269

    £283£284£269Torfaen is higher£315£316£298

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £6.07, Torfaen £4.47Torfaen: £4.47Ashfield: £6.07Torfaen: £4.49Ashfield: £6.10Torfaen: £4.24Ashfield: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Ashfield is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashfield £7.13, Torfaen £7.26Torfaen: £7.26Ashfield: £7.13Torfaen: £7.29Ashfield: £7.16Torfaen: £6.89Ashfield: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.62, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16Ashfield: £6.62Torfaen: £7.19Ashfield: £6.65Torfaen: £6.79Ashfield: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Torfaen is higher£7.16£7.19£6.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 193.4, Torfaen 205.4Torfaen: 205.4Ashfield: 193.4

    193.4Torfaen is higher205.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 21.9, Torfaen 27.2Torfaen: 27.2Ashfield: 21.9

    21.9Torfaen is higher27.2

  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, Torfaen 39.7Torfaen: 39.7Ashfield: 34.7

    34.7Torfaen is higher39.7

  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, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2Ashfield: 94.6

    94.6Torfaen is higher113.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 141.9, Torfaen 156.9Torfaen: 156.9Ashfield: 141.9

    141.9Torfaen is higher156.9

  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, Torfaen 22.1Torfaen: 22.1Ashfield: 23.9

    23.9Ashfield is higher22.1

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Ashfield and Torfaen, per resident
MeasureAshfieldTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,436£2,447£2,311£2,639£2,650£2,503Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,697£1,704£1,610Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,180£2,190£2,068£2,327£2,336£2,207Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£110£110£104Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£195£196£185Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£7.07£7.10£6.71Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£807£811£766Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£188£189£179Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£103£103£98Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,096£1,101£1,040£1,268£1,273£1,203Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£269£315£316£298Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£4.47£4.49£4.24Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76£7.26£7.29£6.89Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026193.4205.4Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.927.2Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.739.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.6113.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.9156.9Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.922.1Ashfield

Total

Ashfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 17. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashfield £487.4m, Torfaen £527.5mTorfaen: £527.5mAshfield: £487.4mTorfaen: £529.7mAshfield: £489.4mTorfaen: £500.4mAshfield: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.4m£462.3mTorfaen is higher£527.5m£529.7m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashfield £237.9m, Torfaen £248.4mTorfaen: £248.4mAshfield: £237.9mTorfaen: £249.4mAshfield: £238.9mTorfaen: £235.6mAshfield: £225.6m

    £237.9m£238.9m£225.6mTorfaen is higher£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashfield £147.0m, Torfaen £159.7mTorfaen: £159.7mAshfield: £147.0mTorfaen: £160.4mAshfield: £147.6mTorfaen: £151.5mAshfield: £139.4m

    £147.0m£147.6m£139.4mTorfaen is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashfield £212.9m, Torfaen £219.0mTorfaen: £219.0mAshfield: £212.9mTorfaen: £219.9mAshfield: £213.8mTorfaen: £207.7mAshfield: £201.9m

    £212.9m£213.8m£201.9mTorfaen is higher£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield £8.1m, Torfaen £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mAshfield: £8.1mTorfaen: £10.4mAshfield: £8.1mTorfaen: £9.8mAshfield: £7.6m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.6mTorfaen is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £16.4m, Torfaen £18.4mTorfaen: £18.4mAshfield: £16.4mTorfaen: £18.5mAshfield: £16.5mTorfaen: £17.5mAshfield: £15.5m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.5mTorfaen is higher£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

  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, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mAshfield: £0.54mTorfaen: £0.67mAshfield: £0.54mTorfaen: £0.63mAshfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mTorfaen is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £64.7m, Torfaen £76.0mTorfaen: £76.0mAshfield: £64.7mTorfaen: £76.3mAshfield: £65.0mTorfaen: £72.1mAshfield: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mTorfaen is higher£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £18.5m, Torfaen £17.7mTorfaen: £17.7mAshfield: £18.5mTorfaen: £17.8mAshfield: £18.5mTorfaen: £16.8mAshfield: £17.5m

    £18.5m£18.5m£17.5mAshfield is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield £11.0m, Torfaen £9.7mTorfaen: £9.7mAshfield: £11.0mTorfaen: £9.7mAshfield: £11.1mTorfaen: £9.2mAshfield: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.1m£10.4mAshfield is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield £107.0m, Torfaen £119.3mTorfaen: £119.3mAshfield: £107.0mTorfaen: £119.8mAshfield: £107.5mTorfaen: £113.2mAshfield: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mTorfaen is higher£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashfield £18.7m, Torfaen £25.0mTorfaen: £25.0mAshfield: £18.7mTorfaen: £25.1mAshfield: £18.7mTorfaen: £23.7mAshfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mTorfaen is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashfield £27.7m, Torfaen £29.6mTorfaen: £29.6mAshfield: £27.7mTorfaen: £29.7mAshfield: £27.8mTorfaen: £28.1mAshfield: £26.2m

    £27.7m£27.8m£26.2mTorfaen is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashfield £0.59m, Torfaen £0.42mTorfaen: £0.42mAshfield: £0.59mTorfaen: £0.42mAshfield: £0.60mTorfaen: £0.40mAshfield: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mAshfield is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashfield £0.70m, Torfaen £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mAshfield: £0.70mTorfaen: £0.69mAshfield: £0.70mTorfaen: £0.65mAshfield: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashfield £0.65m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mAshfield: £0.65mTorfaen: £0.68mAshfield: £0.65mTorfaen: £0.64mAshfield: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mTorfaen is higher£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashfield 18,884, Torfaen 19,328Torfaen: 19,328Ashfield: 18,884

    18,884Torfaen is higher19,328

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield 2,141, Torfaen 2,563Torfaen: 2,563Ashfield: 2,141

    2,141Torfaen is higher2,563

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 3,383, Torfaen 3,733Torfaen: 3,733Ashfield: 3,383

    3,383Torfaen is higher3,733

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 9,232, Torfaen 10,651Torfaen: 10,651Ashfield: 9,232

    9,232Torfaen is higher10,651

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield 13,851, Torfaen 14,764Torfaen: 14,764Ashfield: 13,851

    13,851Torfaen is higher14,764

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield 2,334, Torfaen 2,075Torfaen: 2,075Ashfield: 2,334

    2,334Ashfield is higher2,075

Show the numbers
Ashfield and Torfaen, total
MeasureAshfieldTorfaenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.4m£462.3m£527.5m£529.7m£500.4mTorfaen
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m£248.4m£249.4m£235.6mTorfaen
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.0m£147.6m£139.4m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mTorfaen
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.6m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mTorfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mTorfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.1m£10.4m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,88419,328Torfaen
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1412,563Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3833,733Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,23210,651Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,85114,764Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3342,075Ashfield

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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