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Bath and Cardiff North

106,548 and 97,998 residents (mid-2024).

Bath is higher than Cardiff North on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 6 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Bath is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North 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

Bath Cardiff North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bath £3,474, Cardiff North £3,941Cardiff North: £3,941Bath: £3,474Cardiff North: £3,957Bath: £3,489Cardiff North: £3,738Bath: £3,295

    £3,474£3,489£3,295Cardiff North is higher£3,941£3,957£3,738

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £12,599, Cardiff North £12,788Cardiff North: £12,788Bath: £12,599Cardiff North: £12,843Bath: £12,653Cardiff North: £12,130Bath: £11,951

    £12,599£12,653£11,951Cardiff North is higher£12,788£12,843£12,130

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £1,241, Cardiff North £1,421Cardiff North: £1,421Bath: £1,241Cardiff North: £1,427Bath: £1,247Cardiff North: £1,348Bath: £1,178

    £1,241£1,247£1,178Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£1,421£1,427£1,348

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £11,573, Cardiff North £11,549Cardiff North: £11,549Bath: £11,573Cardiff North: £11,598Bath: £11,622Cardiff North: £10,955Bath: £10,977

    £11,573£11,622£10,977Bath is higherDepends on how you count£11,549£11,598£10,955

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bath £377, Cardiff North £379Cardiff North: £379Bath: £377Cardiff North: £380Bath: £378Cardiff North: £359Bath: £357

    £377£378£357Cardiff North is higher£379£380£359

  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: Bath £628, Cardiff North £839Cardiff North: £839Bath: £628Cardiff North: £842Bath: £631Cardiff North: £796Bath: £596

    £628£631£596Cardiff North is higher£839£842£796

  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: Bath £22, Cardiff North £22Cardiff North: £22Bath: £22Cardiff North: £22Bath: £22Cardiff North: £21Bath: £21

    £22£22£21Bath is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £296, Cardiff North £416Cardiff North: £416Bath: £296Cardiff North: £418Bath: £297Cardiff North: £394Bath: £281

    £296£297£281Cardiff North is higher£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £86, Cardiff North £95Cardiff North: £95Bath: £86Cardiff North: £96Bath: £87Cardiff North: £90Bath: £82

    £86£87£82Cardiff North is higher£95£96£90

  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: Bath £51, Cardiff North £78Cardiff North: £78Bath: £51Cardiff North: £78Bath: £51Cardiff North: £74Bath: £48

    £51£51£48Cardiff North is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £1,009, Cardiff North £1,055Cardiff North: £1,055Bath: £1,009Cardiff North: £1,059Bath: £1,013Cardiff North: £1,000Bath: £957

    £1,009£1,013£957Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£1,055£1,059£1,000

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bath £199, Cardiff North £184Cardiff North: £184Bath: £199Cardiff North: £185Bath: £200Cardiff North: £175Bath: £189

    £199£200£189Bath is higher£184£185£175

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £175, Cardiff North £276Cardiff North: £276Bath: £175Cardiff North: £277Bath: £176Cardiff North: £262Bath: £166

    £175£176£166Cardiff North is higher£276£277£262

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £4.72, Cardiff North £6.94Cardiff North: £6.94Bath: £4.72Cardiff North: £6.97Bath: £4.74Cardiff North: £6.58Bath: £4.48

    £4.72£4.74£4.48Cardiff North is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bath £2.01, Cardiff North £5.56Cardiff North: £5.56Bath: £2.01Cardiff North: £5.58Bath: £2.02Cardiff North: £5.27Bath: £1.91

    £2.01£2.02£1.91Cardiff North is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bath £5.29, Cardiff North £5.41Cardiff North: £5.41Bath: £5.29Cardiff North: £5.43Bath: £5.31Cardiff North: £5.13Bath: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£5.41£5.43£5.13

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bath 1,019.6, Cardiff North 1,021.6Cardiff North: 1,021.6Bath: 1,019.6

    1,019.6Cardiff North is higher1,021.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bath 89.3, Cardiff North 83.4Cardiff North: 83.4Bath: 89.3

    89.3Bath is higherDepends on how you count83.4

  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: Bath 129.8, Cardiff North 171.6Cardiff North: 171.6Bath: 129.8

    129.8Cardiff North is higher171.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 43.5, Cardiff North 56.7Cardiff North: 56.7Bath: 43.5

    43.5Cardiff North is higher56.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bath 104.5, Cardiff North 126.2Cardiff North: 126.2Bath: 104.5

    104.5Cardiff North is higher126.2

  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: Bath 10.7, Cardiff North 16.9Cardiff North: 16.9Bath: 10.7

    10.7Cardiff North is higher16.9

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Bath and Cardiff North, per person in the age group
MeasureBathCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,474£3,489£3,295£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,599£12,653£11,951£12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,241£1,247£1,178£1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,977£11,549£11,598£10,955Bath
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£377£378£357£379£380£359Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£839£842£796Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£22£22£21Bath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£296£297£281£416£418£394Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£95£96£90Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48£78£78£74Cardiff North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,009£1,013£957£1,055£1,059£1,000Cardiff North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£184£185£175Bath
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£176£166£276£277£262Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48£6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.01£2.02£1.91£5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£5.41£5.43£5.13Cardiff North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.61,021.6Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.383.4Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.8171.6Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.556.7Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026104.5126.2Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202610.716.9Cardiff North

Per resident

Bath is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North on 20. 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

Bath Cardiff North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bath £3,474, Cardiff North £3,941Cardiff North: £3,941Bath: £3,474Cardiff North: £3,957Bath: £3,489Cardiff North: £3,738Bath: £3,295

    £3,474£3,489£3,295Cardiff North is higher£3,941£3,957£3,738

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bath £2,031, Cardiff North £2,341Cardiff North: £2,341Bath: £2,031Cardiff North: £2,351Bath: £2,040Cardiff North: £2,220Bath: £1,927

    £2,031£2,040£1,927Cardiff North is higher£2,341£2,351£2,220

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bath £856, Cardiff North £900Cardiff North: £900Bath: £856Cardiff North: £903Bath: £860Cardiff North: £853Bath: £812

    £856£860£812Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£900£903£853

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bath £1,866, Cardiff North £2,114Cardiff North: £2,114Bath: £1,866Cardiff North: £2,123Bath: £1,874Cardiff North: £2,005Bath: £1,770

    £1,866£1,874£1,770Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£2,114£2,123£2,005

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bath £61, Cardiff North £69Cardiff North: £69Bath: £61Cardiff North: £70Bath: £61Cardiff North: £66Bath: £58

    £61£61£58Cardiff North is higher£69£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £101, Cardiff North £154Cardiff North: £154Bath: £101Cardiff North: £154Bath: £102Cardiff North: £146Bath: £96

    £101£102£96Cardiff North is higher£154£154£146

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bath £3.56, Cardiff North £4.00Cardiff North: £4.00Bath: £3.56Cardiff North: £4.01Bath: £3.58Cardiff North: £3.79Bath: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£4.00£4.01£3.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £296, Cardiff North £416Cardiff North: £416Bath: £296Cardiff North: £418Bath: £297Cardiff North: £394Bath: £281

    £296£297£281Cardiff North is higher£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bath £86, Cardiff North £95Cardiff North: £95Bath: £86Cardiff North: £96Bath: £87Cardiff North: £90Bath: £82

    £86£87£82Cardiff North is higher£95£96£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bath £35, Cardiff North £49Cardiff North: £49Bath: £35Cardiff North: £49Bath: £35Cardiff North: £47Bath: £33

    £35£35£33Cardiff North is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bath £696, Cardiff North £668Cardiff North: £668Bath: £696Cardiff North: £670Bath: £698Cardiff North: £633Bath: £660

    £696£698£660Bath is higherDepends on how you count£668£670£633

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bath £199, Cardiff North £184Cardiff North: £184Bath: £199Cardiff North: £185Bath: £200Cardiff North: £175Bath: £189

    £199£200£189Bath is higher£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bath £121, Cardiff North £175Cardiff North: £175Bath: £121Cardiff North: £176Bath: £121Cardiff North: £166Bath: £115

    £121£121£115Cardiff North is higher£175£176£166

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bath £3.26, Cardiff North £4.39Cardiff North: £4.39Bath: £3.26Cardiff North: £4.40Bath: £3.27Cardiff North: £4.16Bath: £3.09

    £3.26£3.27£3.09Cardiff North is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bath £1.39, Cardiff North £3.52Cardiff North: £3.52Bath: £1.39Cardiff North: £3.54Bath: £1.40Cardiff North: £3.34Bath: £1.32

    £1.39£1.40£1.32Cardiff North is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bath £5.29, Cardiff North £5.41Cardiff North: £5.41Bath: £5.29Cardiff North: £5.43Bath: £5.31Cardiff North: £5.13Bath: £5.02

    £5.29£5.31£5.02Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bath 164.4, Cardiff North 187.0Cardiff North: 187.0Bath: 164.4

    164.4Cardiff North is higher187.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bath 14.4, Cardiff North 15.3Cardiff North: 15.3Bath: 14.4

    14.4Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count15.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 20.9, Cardiff North 31.4Cardiff North: 31.4Bath: 20.9

    20.9Cardiff North is higher31.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 43.5, Cardiff North 56.7Cardiff North: 56.7Bath: 43.5

    43.5Cardiff North is higher56.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bath 72.1, Cardiff North 79.9Cardiff North: 79.9Bath: 72.1

    72.1Cardiff North is higher79.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bath 7.4, Cardiff North 10.7Cardiff North: 10.7Bath: 7.4

    7.4Cardiff North is higher10.7

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Bath and Cardiff North, per resident
MeasureBathCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,474£3,489£3,295£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,031£2,040£1,927£2,341£2,351£2,220Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£856£860£812£900£903£853Cardiff North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,866£1,874£1,770£2,114£2,123£2,005Cardiff North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£69£70£66Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£154£154£146Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£4.00£4.01£3.79Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£296£297£281£416£418£394Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£95£96£90Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33£49£49£47Cardiff North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£696£698£660£668£670£633Bath
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£199£200£189£184£185£175Bath
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£175£176£166Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.26£3.27£3.09£4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.39£1.40£1.32£3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.29£5.31£5.02£5.41£5.43£5.13Cardiff North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026164.4187.0Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.415.3Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.931.4Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.556.7Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202672.179.9Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.410.7Cardiff North

Total

Bath is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North 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

Bath Cardiff North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bath £370.1m, Cardiff North £386.2mCardiff North: £386.2mBath: £370.1mCardiff North: £387.8mBath: £371.7mCardiff North: £366.3mBath: £351.1m

    £370.1m£371.7m£351.1mCardiff North is higher£386.2m£387.8m£366.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bath £216.4m, Cardiff North £229.4mCardiff North: £229.4mBath: £216.4mCardiff North: £230.3mBath: £217.3mCardiff North: £217.6mBath: £205.3m

    £216.4m£217.3m£205.3mCardiff North is higher£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bath £91.2m, Cardiff North £88.2mCardiff North: £88.2mBath: £91.2mCardiff North: £88.5mBath: £91.6mCardiff North: £83.6mBath: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mBath is higherDepends on how you count£88.2m£88.5m£83.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bath £198.8m, Cardiff North £207.1mCardiff North: £207.1mBath: £198.8mCardiff North: £208.0mBath: £199.6mCardiff North: £196.5mBath: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mCardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£207.1m£208.0m£196.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bath £6.5m, Cardiff North £6.8mCardiff North: £6.8mBath: £6.5mCardiff North: £6.8mBath: £6.5mCardiff North: £6.4mBath: £6.1m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.1mCardiff North is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bath £10.8m, Cardiff North £15.0mCardiff North: £15.0mBath: £10.8mCardiff North: £15.1mBath: £10.8mCardiff North: £14.3mBath: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mCardiff North is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bath £0.38m, Cardiff North £0.39mCardiff North: £0.39mBath: £0.38mCardiff North: £0.39mBath: £0.38mCardiff North: £0.37mBath: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mCardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bath £31.6m, Cardiff North £40.8mCardiff North: £40.8mBath: £31.6mCardiff North: £40.9mBath: £31.7mCardiff North: £38.7mBath: £29.9m

    £31.6m£31.7m£29.9mCardiff North is higher£40.8m£40.9m£38.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bath £9.2m, Cardiff North £9.3mCardiff North: £9.3mBath: £9.2mCardiff North: £9.4mBath: £9.2mCardiff North: £8.9mBath: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mCardiff North is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bath £3.7m, Cardiff North £4.8mCardiff North: £4.8mBath: £3.7mCardiff North: £4.8mBath: £3.7mCardiff North: £4.6mBath: £3.5m

    £3.7m£3.7m£3.5mCardiff North is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bath £74.1m, Cardiff North £65.4mCardiff North: £65.4mBath: £74.1mCardiff North: £65.7mBath: £74.4mCardiff North: £62.1mBath: £70.3m

    £74.1m£74.4m£70.3mBath is higherDepends on how you count£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bath £21.2m, Cardiff North £18.0mCardiff North: £18.0mBath: £21.2mCardiff North: £18.1mBath: £21.3mCardiff North: £17.1mBath: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mBath is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bath £12.9m, Cardiff North £17.1mCardiff North: £17.1mBath: £12.9mCardiff North: £17.2mBath: £12.9mCardiff North: £16.3mBath: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mCardiff North is higher£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bath £0.35m, Cardiff North £0.43mCardiff North: £0.43mBath: £0.35mCardiff North: £0.43mBath: £0.35mCardiff North: £0.41mBath: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bath £0.15m, Cardiff North £0.34mCardiff North: £0.34mBath: £0.15mCardiff North: £0.35mBath: £0.15mCardiff North: £0.33mBath: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mCardiff North is higher£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bath £0.56m, Cardiff North £0.53mCardiff North: £0.53mBath: £0.56mCardiff North: £0.53mBath: £0.57mCardiff North: £0.50mBath: £0.54m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.54mBath is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bath 17,513, Cardiff North 18,323Cardiff North: 18,323Bath: 17,513

    17,513Cardiff North is higher18,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bath 1,533, Cardiff North 1,496Cardiff North: 1,496Bath: 1,533

    1,533Bath is higherDepends on how you count1,496

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bath 2,229, Cardiff North 3,078Cardiff North: 3,078Bath: 2,229

    2,229Cardiff North is higher3,078

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bath 4,636, Cardiff North 5,555Cardiff North: 5,555Bath: 4,636

    4,636Cardiff North is higher5,555

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bath 7,677, Cardiff North 7,826Cardiff North: 7,826Bath: 7,677

    7,677Cardiff North is higher7,826

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bath 788, Cardiff North 1,051Cardiff North: 1,051Bath: 788

    788Cardiff North is higher1,051

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Bath and Cardiff North, total
MeasureBathCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.1m£371.7m£351.1m£386.2m£387.8m£366.3mCardiff North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m£229.4m£230.3m£217.6mCardiff North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£88.2m£88.5m£83.6mBath
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£207.1m£208.0m£196.5mCardiff North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.1m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m£40.8m£40.9m£38.7mCardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mCardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mBath
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mBath
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mCardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBath
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,51318,323Cardiff North
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5331,496Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2293,078Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,6365,555Cardiff North
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6777,826Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267881,051Cardiff North

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.