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Cheltenham and Cardiff North

102,658 and 97,998 residents (mid-2024).

Cheltenham is higher than Cardiff North on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Cheltenham 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

Cheltenham Cardiff North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,725, Cardiff North £3,941Cardiff North: £3,941Cheltenham: £3,725Cardiff North: £3,957Cheltenham: £3,741Cardiff North: £3,738Cheltenham: £3,533

    £3,725£3,741£3,533Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £12,462, Cardiff North £12,788Cardiff North: £12,788Cheltenham: £12,462Cardiff North: £12,843Cheltenham: £12,515Cardiff North: £12,130Cheltenham: £11,821

    £12,462£12,515£11,821Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £1,394, Cardiff North £1,421Cardiff North: £1,421Cheltenham: £1,394Cardiff North: £1,427Cheltenham: £1,400Cardiff North: £1,348Cheltenham: £1,323

    £1,394£1,400£1,323Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £11,473, Cardiff North £11,549Cardiff North: £11,549Cheltenham: £11,473Cardiff North: £11,598Cheltenham: £11,522Cardiff North: £10,955Cheltenham: £10,883

    £11,473£11,522£10,883Cardiff North 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: Cheltenham £341, Cardiff North £379Cardiff North: £379Cheltenham: £341Cardiff North: £380Cheltenham: £342Cardiff North: £359Cheltenham: £323

    £341£342£323Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £628, Cardiff North £839Cardiff North: £839Cheltenham: £628Cardiff North: £842Cheltenham: £631Cardiff North: £796Cheltenham: £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: Cheltenham £20, Cardiff North £22Cardiff North: £22Cheltenham: £20Cardiff North: £22Cheltenham: £20Cardiff North: £21Cheltenham: £19

    £20£20£19Cardiff North is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £280, Cardiff North £416Cardiff North: £416Cheltenham: £280Cardiff North: £418Cheltenham: £281Cardiff North: £394Cheltenham: £266

    £280£281£266Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £87, Cardiff North £95Cardiff North: £95Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £96Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £90Cheltenham: £82

    £87£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: Cheltenham £61, Cardiff North £78Cardiff North: £78Cheltenham: £61Cardiff North: £78Cheltenham: £61Cardiff North: £74Cheltenham: £58

    £61£61£58Cardiff North is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,091, Cardiff North £1,055Cardiff North: £1,055Cheltenham: £1,091Cardiff North: £1,059Cheltenham: £1,095Cardiff North: £1,000Cheltenham: £1,035

    £1,091£1,095£1,035Cheltenham is higher£1,055£1,059£1,000

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £187, Cardiff North £184Cardiff North: £184Cheltenham: £187Cardiff North: £185Cheltenham: £188Cardiff North: £175Cheltenham: £178

    £187£188£178Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £234, Cardiff North £276Cardiff North: £276Cheltenham: £234Cardiff North: £277Cheltenham: £235Cardiff North: £262Cheltenham: £222

    £234£235£222Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £4.98, Cardiff North £6.94Cardiff North: £6.94Cheltenham: £4.98Cardiff North: £6.97Cheltenham: £5.00Cardiff North: £6.58Cheltenham: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £3.61, Cardiff North £5.56Cardiff North: £5.56Cheltenham: £3.61Cardiff North: £5.58Cheltenham: £3.62Cardiff North: £5.27Cheltenham: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Cardiff North is higher£5.56£5.58£5.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £7.85, Cardiff North £5.41Cardiff North: £5.41Cheltenham: £7.85Cardiff North: £5.43Cheltenham: £7.89Cardiff North: £5.13Cheltenham: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham is higher£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: Cheltenham 1,008.5, Cardiff North 1,021.6Cardiff North: 1,021.6Cheltenham: 1,008.5

    1,008.5Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count1,021.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 78.4, Cardiff North 83.4Cardiff North: 83.4Cheltenham: 78.4

    78.4Cardiff North is higher83.4

  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: Cheltenham 133.9, Cardiff North 171.6Cardiff North: 171.6Cheltenham: 133.9

    133.9Cardiff 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: Cheltenham 41.5, Cardiff North 56.7Cardiff North: 56.7Cheltenham: 41.5

    41.5Cardiff 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: Cheltenham 130.6, Cardiff North 126.2Cardiff North: 126.2Cheltenham: 130.6

    130.6Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham 12.8, Cardiff North 16.9Cardiff North: 16.9Cheltenham: 12.8

    12.8Cardiff North is higher16.9

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Cheltenham and Cardiff North, per person in the age group
MeasureCheltenhamCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,725£3,741£3,533£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,462£12,515£11,821£12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,394£1,400£1,323£1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,473£11,522£10,883£11,549£11,598£10,955Cardiff North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£341£342£323£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£20£20£19£22£22£21Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£266£416£418£394Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£95£96£90Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£78£78£74Cardiff North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,091£1,095£1,035£1,055£1,059£1,000Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£184£185£175Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£234£235£222£276£277£262Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.41£5.43£5.13Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,021.6Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.483.4Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9171.6Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.556.7Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.6126.2Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.816.9Cardiff North

Per resident

Cheltenham 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

Cheltenham Cardiff North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,725, Cardiff North £3,941Cardiff North: £3,941Cheltenham: £3,725Cardiff North: £3,957Cheltenham: £3,741Cardiff North: £3,738Cheltenham: £3,533

    £3,725£3,741£3,533Cardiff North is higher£3,941£3,957£3,738

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £2,277, Cardiff North £2,341Cardiff North: £2,341Cheltenham: £2,277Cardiff North: £2,351Cheltenham: £2,287Cardiff North: £2,220Cheltenham: £2,160

    £2,277£2,287£2,160Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£2,341£2,351£2,220

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £886, Cardiff North £900Cardiff North: £900Cheltenham: £886Cardiff North: £903Cheltenham: £890Cardiff North: £853Cheltenham: £840

    £886£890£840Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£900£903£853

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cheltenham £2,097, Cardiff North £2,114Cardiff North: £2,114Cheltenham: £2,097Cardiff North: £2,123Cheltenham: £2,106Cardiff North: £2,005Cheltenham: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£2,114£2,123£2,005

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £62, Cardiff North £69Cardiff North: £69Cheltenham: £62Cardiff North: £70Cheltenham: £63Cardiff North: £66Cheltenham: £59

    £62£63£59Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £115, Cardiff North £154Cardiff North: £154Cheltenham: £115Cardiff North: £154Cheltenham: £115Cardiff North: £146Cheltenham: £109

    £115£115£109Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £3.61, Cardiff North £4.00Cardiff North: £4.00Cheltenham: £3.61Cardiff North: £4.01Cheltenham: £3.62Cardiff North: £3.79Cheltenham: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Cardiff North is higher£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: Cheltenham £280, Cardiff North £416Cardiff North: £416Cheltenham: £280Cardiff North: £418Cheltenham: £281Cardiff North: £394Cheltenham: £266

    £280£281£266Cardiff 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: Cheltenham £87, Cardiff North £95Cardiff North: £95Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £96Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £90Cheltenham: £82

    £87£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: Cheltenham £39, Cardiff North £49Cardiff North: £49Cheltenham: £39Cardiff North: £49Cheltenham: £39Cardiff North: £47Cheltenham: £37

    £39£39£37Cardiff North is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £693, Cardiff North £668Cardiff North: £668Cheltenham: £693Cardiff North: £670Cheltenham: £696Cardiff North: £633Cheltenham: £657

    £693£696£657Cheltenham is higher£668£670£633

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £187, Cardiff North £184Cardiff North: £184Cheltenham: £187Cardiff North: £185Cheltenham: £188Cardiff North: £175Cheltenham: £178

    £187£188£178Cheltenham is higher£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £149, Cardiff North £175Cardiff North: £175Cheltenham: £149Cardiff North: £176Cheltenham: £150Cardiff North: £166Cheltenham: £141

    £149£150£141Cardiff North is higher£175£176£166

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £3.16, Cardiff North £4.39Cardiff North: £4.39Cheltenham: £3.16Cardiff North: £4.40Cheltenham: £3.18Cardiff North: £4.16Cheltenham: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Cardiff North is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cheltenham £2.30, Cardiff North £3.52Cardiff North: £3.52Cheltenham: £2.30Cardiff North: £3.54Cheltenham: £2.31Cardiff North: £3.34Cheltenham: £2.18

    £2.30£2.31£2.18Cardiff North is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £7.85, Cardiff North £5.41Cardiff North: £5.41Cheltenham: £7.85Cardiff North: £5.43Cheltenham: £7.89Cardiff North: £5.13Cheltenham: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 184.3, Cardiff North 187.0Cardiff North: 187.0Cheltenham: 184.3

    184.3Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count187.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 14.3, Cardiff North 15.3Cardiff North: 15.3Cheltenham: 14.3

    14.3Cardiff North is higher15.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 24.5, Cardiff North 31.4Cardiff North: 31.4Cheltenham: 24.5

    24.5Cardiff 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: Cheltenham 41.5, Cardiff North 56.7Cardiff North: 56.7Cheltenham: 41.5

    41.5Cardiff North is higher56.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 83.0, Cardiff North 79.9Cardiff North: 79.9Cheltenham: 83.0

    83.0Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham 8.1, Cardiff North 10.7Cardiff North: 10.7Cheltenham: 8.1

    8.1Cardiff North is higher10.7

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Cheltenham and Cardiff North, per resident
MeasureCheltenhamCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,725£3,741£3,533£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,277£2,287£2,160£2,341£2,351£2,220Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£886£890£840£900£903£853Cardiff North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£2,114£2,123£2,005Cardiff North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£69£70£66Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£154£154£146Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£4.00£4.01£3.79Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£266£416£418£394Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£95£96£90Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£49£49£47Cardiff North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£668£670£633Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£184£185£175Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£175£176£166Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.30£2.31£2.18£3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.41£5.43£5.13Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026184.3187.0Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.315.3Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.531.4Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.556.7Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.079.9Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.110.7Cardiff North

Total

Cheltenham is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North on 14. 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

Cheltenham Cardiff North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cheltenham £382.4m, Cardiff North £386.2mCardiff North: £386.2mCheltenham: £382.4mCardiff North: £387.8mCheltenham: £384.0mCardiff North: £366.3mCheltenham: £362.7m

    £382.4m£384.0m£362.7mCardiff North is higher£386.2m£387.8m£366.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cheltenham £233.8m, Cardiff North £229.4mCardiff North: £229.4mCheltenham: £233.8mCardiff North: £230.3mCheltenham: £234.8mCardiff North: £217.6mCheltenham: £221.8m

    £233.8m£234.8m£221.8mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cheltenham £90.9m, Cardiff North £88.2mCardiff North: £88.2mCheltenham: £90.9mCardiff North: £88.5mCheltenham: £91.3mCardiff North: £83.6mCheltenham: £86.3m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.3mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£88.2m£88.5m£83.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham £215.2m, Cardiff North £207.1mCardiff North: £207.1mCheltenham: £215.2mCardiff North: £208.0mCheltenham: £216.2mCardiff North: £196.5mCheltenham: £204.2m

    £215.2m£216.2m£204.2mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£207.1m£208.0m£196.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham £6.4m, Cardiff North £6.8mCardiff North: £6.8mCheltenham: £6.4mCardiff North: £6.8mCheltenham: £6.4mCardiff North: £6.4mCheltenham: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£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: Cheltenham £11.8m, Cardiff North £15.0mCardiff North: £15.0mCheltenham: £11.8mCardiff North: £15.1mCheltenham: £11.8mCardiff North: £14.3mCheltenham: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCardiff 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: Cheltenham £0.37m, Cardiff North £0.39mCardiff North: £0.39mCheltenham: £0.37mCardiff North: £0.39mCheltenham: £0.37mCardiff North: £0.37mCheltenham: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mCardiff North is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £28.8m, Cardiff North £40.8mCardiff North: £40.8mCheltenham: £28.8mCardiff North: £40.9mCheltenham: £28.9mCardiff North: £38.7mCheltenham: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mCardiff 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: Cheltenham £8.9m, Cardiff North £9.3mCardiff North: £9.3mCheltenham: £8.9mCardiff North: £9.4mCheltenham: £8.9mCardiff North: £8.9mCheltenham: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mCardiff 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: Cheltenham £4.0m, Cardiff North £4.8mCardiff North: £4.8mCheltenham: £4.0mCardiff North: £4.8mCheltenham: £4.0mCardiff North: £4.6mCheltenham: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.0m£3.8mCardiff North is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham £71.1m, Cardiff North £65.4mCardiff North: £65.4mCheltenham: £71.1mCardiff North: £65.7mCheltenham: £71.4mCardiff North: £62.1mCheltenham: £67.5m

    £71.1m£71.4m£67.5mCheltenham is higher£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cheltenham £19.2m, Cardiff North £18.0mCardiff North: £18.0mCheltenham: £19.2mCardiff North: £18.1mCheltenham: £19.3mCardiff North: £17.1mCheltenham: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mCheltenham is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cheltenham £15.3m, Cardiff North £17.1mCardiff North: £17.1mCheltenham: £15.3mCardiff North: £17.2mCheltenham: £15.3mCardiff North: £16.3mCheltenham: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mCardiff North is higher£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cheltenham £0.32m, Cardiff North £0.43mCardiff North: £0.43mCheltenham: £0.32mCardiff North: £0.43mCheltenham: £0.33mCardiff North: £0.41mCheltenham: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.33m£0.31mCardiff North is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cheltenham £0.24m, Cardiff North £0.34mCardiff North: £0.34mCheltenham: £0.24mCardiff North: £0.35mCheltenham: £0.24mCardiff North: £0.33mCheltenham: £0.22m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mCardiff North is higher£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cheltenham £0.81m, Cardiff North £0.53mCardiff North: £0.53mCheltenham: £0.81mCardiff North: £0.53mCheltenham: £0.81mCardiff North: £0.50mCheltenham: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mCheltenham is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham 18,920, Cardiff North 18,323Cardiff North: 18,323Cheltenham: 18,920

    18,920Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count18,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham 1,471, Cardiff North 1,496Cardiff North: 1,496Cheltenham: 1,471

    1,471Cardiff North is higher1,496

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 2,511, Cardiff North 3,078Cardiff North: 3,078Cheltenham: 2,511

    2,511Cardiff North is higher3,078

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 4,261, Cardiff North 5,555Cardiff North: 5,555Cheltenham: 4,261

    4,261Cardiff North is higher5,555

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham 8,520, Cardiff North 7,826Cardiff North: 7,826Cheltenham: 8,520

    8,520Cheltenham is higher7,826

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham 832, Cardiff North 1,051Cardiff North: 1,051Cheltenham: 832

    832Cardiff North is higher1,051

Show the numbers
Cheltenham and Cardiff North, total
MeasureCheltenhamCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£382.4m£384.0m£362.7m£386.2m£387.8m£366.3mCardiff North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£233.8m£234.8m£221.8m£229.4m£230.3m£217.6mCheltenham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.3m£88.2m£88.5m£83.6mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£215.2m£216.2m£204.2m£207.1m£208.0m£196.5mCheltenham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£40.8m£40.9m£38.7mCardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mCardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.0m£3.8m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£71.1m£71.4m£67.5m£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mCheltenham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mCheltenham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mCardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,92018,323Cheltenham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4711,496Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5113,078Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2615,555Cardiff North
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,5207,826Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268321,051Cardiff 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.
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  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.