Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · West Midlands and Wales

Cannock Chase and Pontypridd

104,088 and 104,827 residents (mid-2024).

Cannock Chase is higher than Pontypridd on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 2 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.

Swap the two areas
Cannock Chase and Pontypridd on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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

Cannock Chase is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Pontypridd 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

Cannock Chase Pontypridd

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £4,491, Pontypridd £4,827Pontypridd: £4,827Cannock Chase: £4,491Pontypridd: £4,847Cannock Chase: £4,510Pontypridd: £4,579Cannock Chase: £4,260

    £4,491£4,510£4,260Pontypridd is higher£4,827£4,847£4,579

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £12,841, Pontypridd £13,059Pontypridd: £13,059Cannock Chase: £12,841Pontypridd: £13,115Cannock Chase: £12,896Pontypridd: £12,387Cannock Chase: £12,181

    £12,841£12,896£12,181Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£13,059£13,115£12,387

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £1,954, Pontypridd £2,243Pontypridd: £2,243Cannock Chase: £1,954Pontypridd: £2,253Cannock Chase: £1,962Pontypridd: £2,128Cannock Chase: £1,854

    £1,954£1,962£1,854Pontypridd is higher£2,243£2,253£2,128

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £11,628, Pontypridd £11,578Pontypridd: £11,578Cannock Chase: £11,628Pontypridd: £11,627Cannock Chase: £11,677Pontypridd: £10,982Cannock Chase: £11,030

    £11,628£11,677£11,030Cannock Chase is higher£11,578£11,627£10,982

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase £411, Pontypridd £508Pontypridd: £508Cannock Chase: £411Pontypridd: £510Cannock Chase: £413Pontypridd: £482Cannock Chase: £390

    £411£413£390Pontypridd is higher£508£510£482

  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: Cannock Chase £773, Pontypridd £940Pontypridd: £940Cannock Chase: £773Pontypridd: £944Cannock Chase: £777Pontypridd: £892Cannock Chase: £733

    £773£777£733Pontypridd is higher£940£944£892

  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: Cannock Chase £29, Pontypridd £33Pontypridd: £33Cannock Chase: £29Pontypridd: £33Cannock Chase: £29Pontypridd: £32Cannock Chase: £28

    £29£29£28Pontypridd is higher£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £546, Pontypridd £708Pontypridd: £708Cannock Chase: £546Pontypridd: £711Cannock Chase: £548Pontypridd: £671Cannock Chase: £518

    £546£548£518Pontypridd is higher£708£711£671

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £147, Pontypridd £162Pontypridd: £162Cannock Chase: £147Pontypridd: £162Cannock Chase: £148Pontypridd: £153Cannock Chase: £139

    £147£148£139Pontypridd is higher£162£162£153

  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: Cannock Chase £148, Pontypridd £141Pontypridd: £141Cannock Chase: £148Pontypridd: £142Cannock Chase: £148Pontypridd: £134Cannock Chase: £140

    £148£148£140Cannock Chase is higher£141£142£134

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £1,464, Pontypridd £1,565Pontypridd: £1,565Cannock Chase: £1,464Pontypridd: £1,572Cannock Chase: £1,471Pontypridd: £1,485Cannock Chase: £1,389

    £1,464£1,471£1,389Pontypridd is higher£1,565£1,572£1,485

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cannock Chase £164, Pontypridd £204Pontypridd: £204Cannock Chase: £164Pontypridd: £205Cannock Chase: £164Pontypridd: £193Cannock Chase: £155

    £164£164£155Pontypridd is higher£204£205£193

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £326, Pontypridd £521Pontypridd: £521Cannock Chase: £326Pontypridd: £523Cannock Chase: £328Pontypridd: £494Cannock Chase: £310

    £326£328£310Pontypridd is higher£521£523£494

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £6.42, Pontypridd £6.24Pontypridd: £6.24Cannock Chase: £6.42Pontypridd: £6.27Cannock Chase: £6.45Pontypridd: £5.92Cannock Chase: £6.09

    £6.42£6.45£6.09Cannock Chase is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase £9.30, Pontypridd £9.38Pontypridd: £9.38Cannock Chase: £9.30Pontypridd: £9.42Cannock Chase: £9.34Pontypridd: £8.90Cannock Chase: £8.82

    £9.30£9.34£8.82Pontypridd is higher£9.38£9.42£8.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.62, Pontypridd £5.80Pontypridd: £5.80Cannock Chase: £5.62Pontypridd: £5.82Cannock Chase: £5.64Pontypridd: £5.50Cannock Chase: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Pontypridd is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase 1,012.9, Pontypridd 1,022.9Pontypridd: 1,022.9Cannock Chase: 1,012.9

    1,012.9Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count1,022.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cannock Chase 110.5, Pontypridd 127.9Pontypridd: 127.9Cannock Chase: 110.5

    110.5Pontypridd is higher127.9

  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: Cannock Chase 164.4, Pontypridd 192.9Pontypridd: 192.9Cannock Chase: 164.4

    164.4Pontypridd is higher192.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 79.4, Pontypridd 99.8Pontypridd: 99.8Cannock Chase: 79.4

    79.4Pontypridd is higher99.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cannock Chase 187.6, Pontypridd 206.6Pontypridd: 206.6Cannock Chase: 187.6

    187.6Pontypridd is higher206.6

  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: Cannock Chase 31.6, Pontypridd 30.5Pontypridd: 30.5Cannock Chase: 31.6

    31.6Cannock Chase is higher30.5

Show the numbers
Cannock Chase and Pontypridd, per person in the age group
MeasureCannock ChasePontypriddHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,491£4,510£4,260£4,827£4,847£4,579Pontypridd
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,841£12,896£12,181£13,059£13,115£12,387Pontypridd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,954£1,962£1,854£2,243£2,253£2,128Pontypridd
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,628£11,677£11,030£11,578£11,627£10,982Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£413£390£508£510£482Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£773£777£733£940£944£892Pontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£33£33£32Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£546£548£518£708£711£671Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£162£162£153Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£148£140£141£142£134Cannock Chase
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,464£1,471£1,389£1,565£1,572£1,485Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£164£155£204£205£193Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£326£328£310£521£523£494Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.42£6.45£6.09£6.24£6.27£5.92Cannock Chase
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.30£9.34£8.82£9.38£9.42£8.90Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.80£5.82£5.50Pontypridd
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.91,022.9Pontypridd
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.5127.9Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.4192.9Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.499.8Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026187.6206.6Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.630.5Cannock Chase

Per resident

Cannock Chase is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Pontypridd on 16. 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

Cannock Chase Pontypridd

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £4,491, Pontypridd £4,827Pontypridd: £4,827Cannock Chase: £4,491Pontypridd: £4,847Cannock Chase: £4,510Pontypridd: £4,579Cannock Chase: £4,260

    £4,491£4,510£4,260Pontypridd is higher£4,827£4,847£4,579

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £2,410, Pontypridd £2,330Pontypridd: £2,330Cannock Chase: £2,410Pontypridd: £2,340Cannock Chase: £2,420Pontypridd: £2,211Cannock Chase: £2,286

    £2,410£2,420£2,286Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£2,330£2,340£2,211

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £1,219, Pontypridd £1,417Pontypridd: £1,417Cannock Chase: £1,219Pontypridd: £1,423Cannock Chase: £1,224Pontypridd: £1,345Cannock Chase: £1,156

    £1,219£1,224£1,156Pontypridd is higher£1,417£1,423£1,345

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cannock Chase £2,182, Pontypridd £2,066Pontypridd: £2,066Cannock Chase: £2,182Pontypridd: £2,075Cannock Chase: £2,192Pontypridd: £1,960Cannock Chase: £2,070

    £2,182£2,192£2,070Cannock Chase is higher£2,066£2,075£1,960

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cannock Chase £77, Pontypridd £91Pontypridd: £91Cannock Chase: £77Pontypridd: £91Cannock Chase: £77Pontypridd: £86Cannock Chase: £73

    £77£77£73Pontypridd is higher£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £145, Pontypridd £168Pontypridd: £168Cannock Chase: £145Pontypridd: £169Cannock Chase: £146Pontypridd: £159Cannock Chase: £138

    £145£146£138Pontypridd is higher£168£169£159

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.47, Pontypridd £5.95Pontypridd: £5.95Cannock Chase: £5.47Pontypridd: £5.97Cannock Chase: £5.49Pontypridd: £5.64Cannock Chase: £5.19

    £5.47£5.49£5.19Pontypridd is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £546, Pontypridd £708Pontypridd: £708Cannock Chase: £546Pontypridd: £711Cannock Chase: £548Pontypridd: £671Cannock Chase: £518

    £546£548£518Pontypridd is higher£708£711£671

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £147, Pontypridd £162Pontypridd: £162Cannock Chase: £147Pontypridd: £162Cannock Chase: £148Pontypridd: £153Cannock Chase: £139

    £147£148£139Pontypridd is higher£162£162£153

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cannock Chase £92, Pontypridd £89Pontypridd: £89Cannock Chase: £92Pontypridd: £90Cannock Chase: £92Pontypridd: £85Cannock Chase: £87

    £92£92£87Cannock Chase is higher£89£90£85

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cannock Chase £913, Pontypridd £989Pontypridd: £989Cannock Chase: £913Pontypridd: £993Cannock Chase: £917Pontypridd: £938Cannock Chase: £866

    £913£917£866Pontypridd is higher£989£993£938

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cannock Chase £164, Pontypridd £204Pontypridd: £204Cannock Chase: £164Pontypridd: £205Cannock Chase: £164Pontypridd: £193Cannock Chase: £155

    £164£164£155Pontypridd is higher£204£205£193

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cannock Chase £204, Pontypridd £329Pontypridd: £329Cannock Chase: £204Pontypridd: £331Cannock Chase: £204Pontypridd: £312Cannock Chase: £193

    £204£204£193Pontypridd is higher£329£331£312

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cannock Chase £4.01, Pontypridd £3.94Pontypridd: £3.94Cannock Chase: £4.01Pontypridd: £3.96Cannock Chase: £4.02Pontypridd: £3.74Cannock Chase: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Cannock Chase is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.80, Pontypridd £5.92Pontypridd: £5.92Cannock Chase: £5.80Pontypridd: £5.95Cannock Chase: £5.82Pontypridd: £5.62Cannock Chase: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Pontypridd is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cannock Chase £5.62, Pontypridd £5.80Pontypridd: £5.80Cannock Chase: £5.62Pontypridd: £5.82Cannock Chase: £5.64Pontypridd: £5.50Cannock Chase: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Pontypridd is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 190.1, Pontypridd 182.5Pontypridd: 182.5Cannock Chase: 190.1

    190.1Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count182.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 20.7, Pontypridd 22.8Pontypridd: 22.8Cannock Chase: 20.7

    20.7Pontypridd is higher22.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 30.9, Pontypridd 34.4Pontypridd: 34.4Cannock Chase: 30.9

    30.9Pontypridd is higher34.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 79.4, Pontypridd 99.8Pontypridd: 99.8Cannock Chase: 79.4

    79.4Pontypridd is higher99.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 117.0, Pontypridd 130.6Pontypridd: 130.6Cannock Chase: 117.0

    117.0Pontypridd is higher130.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cannock Chase 19.7, Pontypridd 19.3Pontypridd: 19.3Cannock Chase: 19.7

    19.7Cannock Chase is higher19.3

Show the numbers
Cannock Chase and Pontypridd, per resident
MeasureCannock ChasePontypriddHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,491£4,510£4,260£4,827£4,847£4,579Pontypridd
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,410£2,420£2,286£2,330£2,340£2,211Cannock Chase
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,219£1,224£1,156£1,417£1,423£1,345Pontypridd
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,182£2,192£2,070£2,066£2,075£1,960Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£91£91£86Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£168£169£159Pontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.47£5.49£5.19£5.95£5.97£5.64Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£546£548£518£708£711£671Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£162£162£153Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£89£90£85Cannock Chase
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£913£917£866£989£993£938Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£164£155£204£205£193Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£204£204£193£329£331£312Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£3.94£3.96£3.74Cannock Chase
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£5.92£5.95£5.62Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.80£5.82£5.50Pontypridd
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.1182.5Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.722.8Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.934.4Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.499.8Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026117.0130.6Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.719.3Cannock Chase

Total

Cannock Chase is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Pontypridd on 16. 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

Cannock Chase Pontypridd

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cannock Chase £467.5m, Pontypridd £506.0mPontypridd: £506.0mCannock Chase: £467.5mPontypridd: £508.1mCannock Chase: £469.5mPontypridd: £480.0mCannock Chase: £443.4m

    £467.5m£469.5m£443.4mPontypridd is higher£506.0m£508.1m£480.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cannock Chase £250.9m, Pontypridd £244.3mPontypridd: £244.3mCannock Chase: £250.9mPontypridd: £245.3mCannock Chase: £251.9mPontypridd: £231.7mCannock Chase: £238.0m

    £250.9m£251.9m£238.0mCannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£244.3m£245.3m£231.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cannock Chase £126.8m, Pontypridd £148.6mPontypridd: £148.6mCannock Chase: £126.8mPontypridd: £149.2mCannock Chase: £127.4mPontypridd: £140.9mCannock Chase: £120.3m

    £126.8m£127.4m£120.3mPontypridd is higher£148.6m£149.2m£140.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cannock Chase £227.2m, Pontypridd £216.6mPontypridd: £216.6mCannock Chase: £227.2mPontypridd: £217.5mCannock Chase: £228.1mPontypridd: £205.4mCannock Chase: £215.5m

    £227.2m£228.1m£215.5mCannock Chase is higher£216.6m£217.5m£205.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cannock Chase £8.0m, Pontypridd £9.5mPontypridd: £9.5mCannock Chase: £8.0mPontypridd: £9.5mCannock Chase: £8.1mPontypridd: £9.0mCannock Chase: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mPontypridd is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £15.1m, Pontypridd £17.6mPontypridd: £17.6mCannock Chase: £15.1mPontypridd: £17.7mCannock Chase: £15.2mPontypridd: £16.7mCannock Chase: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mPontypridd is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cannock Chase £0.57m, Pontypridd £0.62mPontypridd: £0.62mCannock Chase: £0.57mPontypridd: £0.63mCannock Chase: £0.57mPontypridd: £0.59mCannock Chase: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mPontypridd is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £56.8m, Pontypridd £74.2mPontypridd: £74.2mCannock Chase: £56.8mPontypridd: £74.5mCannock Chase: £57.1mPontypridd: £70.4mCannock Chase: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mPontypridd is higher£74.2m£74.5m£70.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase £15.3m, Pontypridd £16.9mPontypridd: £16.9mCannock Chase: £15.3mPontypridd: £17.0mCannock Chase: £15.4mPontypridd: £16.1mCannock Chase: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mPontypridd is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cannock Chase £9.6m, Pontypridd £9.4mPontypridd: £9.4mCannock Chase: £9.6mPontypridd: £9.4mCannock Chase: £9.6mPontypridd: £8.9mCannock Chase: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mCannock Chase is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cannock Chase £95.1m, Pontypridd £103.7mPontypridd: £103.7mCannock Chase: £95.1mPontypridd: £104.1mCannock Chase: £95.5mPontypridd: £98.3mCannock Chase: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mPontypridd is higher£103.7m£104.1m£98.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cannock Chase £17.0m, Pontypridd £21.4mPontypridd: £21.4mCannock Chase: £17.0mPontypridd: £21.4mCannock Chase: £17.1mPontypridd: £20.3mCannock Chase: £16.2m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.2mPontypridd is higher£21.4m£21.4m£20.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cannock Chase £21.2m, Pontypridd £34.5mPontypridd: £34.5mCannock Chase: £21.2mPontypridd: £34.7mCannock Chase: £21.3mPontypridd: £32.7mCannock Chase: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mPontypridd is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cannock Chase £0.42m, Pontypridd £0.41mPontypridd: £0.41mCannock Chase: £0.42mPontypridd: £0.42mCannock Chase: £0.42mPontypridd: £0.39mCannock Chase: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mCannock Chase is higher£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cannock Chase £0.60m, Pontypridd £0.62mPontypridd: £0.62mCannock Chase: £0.60mPontypridd: £0.62mCannock Chase: £0.61mPontypridd: £0.59mCannock Chase: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mPontypridd is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cannock Chase £0.58m, Pontypridd £0.61mPontypridd: £0.61mCannock Chase: £0.58mPontypridd: £0.61mCannock Chase: £0.59mPontypridd: £0.58mCannock Chase: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.59m£0.55mPontypridd is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cannock Chase 19,787, Pontypridd 19,135Pontypridd: 19,135Cannock Chase: 19,787

    19,787Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count19,135

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cannock Chase 2,159, Pontypridd 2,393Pontypridd: 2,393Cannock Chase: 2,159

    2,159Pontypridd is higher2,393

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase 3,211, Pontypridd 3,609Pontypridd: 3,609Cannock Chase: 3,211

    3,211Pontypridd is higher3,609

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cannock Chase 8,262, Pontypridd 10,458Pontypridd: 10,458Cannock Chase: 8,262

    8,262Pontypridd is higher10,458

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cannock Chase 12,175, Pontypridd 13,685Pontypridd: 13,685Cannock Chase: 12,175

    12,175Pontypridd is higher13,685

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cannock Chase 2,054, Pontypridd 2,019Pontypridd: 2,019Cannock Chase: 2,054

    2,054Cannock Chase is higher2,019

Show the numbers
Cannock Chase and Pontypridd, total
MeasureCannock ChasePontypriddHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£467.5m£469.5m£443.4m£506.0m£508.1m£480.0mPontypridd
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£250.9m£251.9m£238.0m£244.3m£245.3m£231.7mCannock Chase
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.8m£127.4m£120.3m£148.6m£149.2m£140.9mPontypridd
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m£216.6m£217.5m£205.4mCannock Chase
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mPontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mPontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m£74.2m£74.5m£70.4mPontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mPontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mCannock Chase
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£103.7m£104.1m£98.3mPontypridd
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m£21.4m£21.4m£20.3mPontypridd
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£34.5m£34.7m£32.7mPontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.41m£0.42m£0.39mCannock Chase
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mPontypridd
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mPontypridd
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,78719,135Cannock Chase
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1592,393Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2113,609Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,26210,458Pontypridd
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,17513,685Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0542,019Cannock Chase

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.