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Colchester and Cardiff West

119,956 and 107,475 residents (mid-2024).

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

On 3 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

Colchester is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Cardiff West 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

Colchester Cardiff West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colchester £3,752, Cardiff West £4,856Cardiff West: £4,856Colchester: £3,752Cardiff West: £4,877Colchester: £3,768Cardiff West: £4,606Colchester: £3,559

    £3,752£3,768£3,559Cardiff West is higher£4,856£4,877£4,606

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Colchester £13,174, Cardiff West £13,164Cardiff West: £13,164Colchester: £13,174Cardiff West: £13,220Colchester: £13,231Cardiff West: £12,487Colchester: £12,497

    £13,174£13,231£12,497Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£13,164£13,220£12,487

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £1,924, Cardiff West £2,704Cardiff West: £2,704Colchester: £1,924Cardiff West: £2,715Colchester: £1,933Cardiff West: £2,565Colchester: £1,825

    £1,924£1,933£1,825Cardiff West is higher£2,704£2,715£2,565

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Colchester £11,720, Cardiff West £11,584Cardiff West: £11,584Colchester: £11,720Cardiff West: £11,633Colchester: £11,770Cardiff West: £10,988Colchester: £11,117

    £11,720£11,770£11,117Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£11,584£11,633£10,988

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Colchester £527, Cardiff West £648Cardiff West: £648Colchester: £527Cardiff West: £651Colchester: £529Cardiff West: £615Colchester: £500

    £527£529£500Cardiff West is higher£648£651£615

  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: Colchester £900, Cardiff West £896Cardiff West: £896Colchester: £900Cardiff West: £900Colchester: £904Cardiff West: £850Colchester: £854

    £900£904£854Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£896£900£850

  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: Colchester £27, Cardiff West £36Cardiff West: £36Colchester: £27Cardiff West: £36Colchester: £27Cardiff West: £34Colchester: £26

    £27£27£26Cardiff West is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £383, Cardiff West £625Cardiff West: £625Colchester: £383Cardiff West: £627Colchester: £384Cardiff West: £593Colchester: £363

    £383£384£363Cardiff West is higher£625£627£593

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £162, Cardiff West £137Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £162Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £163Cardiff West: £130Colchester: £154

    £162£163£154Colchester is higher£137£137£130

  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: Colchester £99, Cardiff West £132Cardiff West: £132Colchester: £99Cardiff West: £132Colchester: £100Cardiff West: £125Colchester: £94

    £99£100£94Cardiff West is higher£132£132£125

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £1,560, Cardiff West £2,118Cardiff West: £2,118Colchester: £1,560Cardiff West: £2,127Colchester: £1,567Cardiff West: £2,009Colchester: £1,480

    £1,560£1,567£1,480Cardiff West is higher£2,118£2,127£2,009

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colchester £202, Cardiff West £300Cardiff West: £300Colchester: £202Cardiff West: £301Colchester: £203Cardiff West: £284Colchester: £192

    £202£203£192Cardiff West is higher£300£301£284

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £250, Cardiff West £438Cardiff West: £438Colchester: £250Cardiff West: £440Colchester: £251Cardiff West: £416Colchester: £237

    £250£251£237Cardiff West is higher£438£440£416

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £7.84, Cardiff West £6.26Cardiff West: £6.26Colchester: £7.84Cardiff West: £6.29Colchester: £7.88Cardiff West: £5.94Colchester: £7.44

    £7.84£7.88£7.44Colchester is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £6.50, Cardiff West £9.06Cardiff West: £9.06Colchester: £6.50Cardiff West: £9.09Colchester: £6.53Cardiff West: £8.59Colchester: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Cardiff West is higher£9.06£9.09£8.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colchester £4.64, Cardiff West £6.40Cardiff West: £6.40Colchester: £4.64Cardiff West: £6.43Colchester: £4.66Cardiff West: £6.07Colchester: £4.40

    £4.64£4.66£4.40Cardiff West is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colchester 1,013.8, Cardiff West 1,024.5Cardiff West: 1,024.5Colchester: 1,013.8

    1,013.8Cardiff West is higher1,024.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colchester 108.8, Cardiff West 139.6Cardiff West: 139.6Colchester: 108.8

    108.8Cardiff West is higher139.6

  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: Colchester 177.7, Cardiff West 181.6Cardiff West: 181.6Colchester: 177.7

    177.7Cardiff West is higher181.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 60.8, Cardiff West 87.0Cardiff West: 87.0Colchester: 60.8

    60.8Cardiff West is higher87.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Colchester 177.2, Cardiff West 233.5Cardiff West: 233.5Colchester: 177.2

    177.2Cardiff West is higher233.5

  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: Colchester 22.2, Cardiff West 28.4Cardiff West: 28.4Colchester: 22.2

    22.2Cardiff West is higher28.4

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Colchester and Cardiff West, per person in the age group
MeasureColchesterCardiff WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,752£3,768£3,559£4,856£4,877£4,606Cardiff West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,174£13,231£12,497£13,164£13,220£12,487Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,924£1,933£1,825£2,704£2,715£2,565Cardiff West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,720£11,770£11,117£11,584£11,633£10,988Colchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£648£651£615Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£900£904£854£896£900£850Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£36£36£34Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£383£384£363£625£627£593Cardiff West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£137£137£130Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£100£94£132£132£125Cardiff West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,560£1,567£1,480£2,118£2,127£2,009Cardiff West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192£300£301£284Cardiff West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£250£251£237£438£440£416Cardiff West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.84£7.88£7.44£6.26£6.29£5.94Colchester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£9.06£9.09£8.59Cardiff West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.64£4.66£4.40£6.40£6.43£6.07Cardiff West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.81,024.5Cardiff West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.8139.6Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.7181.6Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.887.0Cardiff West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026177.2233.5Cardiff West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.228.4Cardiff West

Per resident

Colchester is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Cardiff West 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

Colchester Cardiff West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colchester £3,752, Cardiff West £4,856Cardiff West: £4,856Colchester: £3,752Cardiff West: £4,877Colchester: £3,768Cardiff West: £4,606Colchester: £3,559

    £3,752£3,768£3,559Cardiff West is higher£4,856£4,877£4,606

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Colchester £1,740, Cardiff West £2,067Cardiff West: £2,067Colchester: £1,740Cardiff West: £2,076Colchester: £1,748Cardiff West: £1,961Colchester: £1,651

    £1,740£1,748£1,651Cardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£2,067£2,076£1,961

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Colchester £1,260, Cardiff West £1,722Cardiff West: £1,722Colchester: £1,260Cardiff West: £1,729Colchester: £1,265Cardiff West: £1,633Colchester: £1,195

    £1,260£1,265£1,195Cardiff West is higher£1,722£1,729£1,633

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Colchester £1,548, Cardiff West £1,819Cardiff West: £1,819Colchester: £1,548Cardiff West: £1,826Colchester: £1,555Cardiff West: £1,725Colchester: £1,469

    £1,548£1,555£1,469Cardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£1,819£1,826£1,725

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Colchester £70, Cardiff West £102Cardiff West: £102Colchester: £70Cardiff West: £102Colchester: £70Cardiff West: £97Colchester: £66

    £70£70£66Cardiff West is higher£102£102£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £119, Cardiff West £141Cardiff West: £141Colchester: £119Cardiff West: £141Colchester: £119Cardiff West: £133Colchester: £113

    £119£119£113Cardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Colchester £3.56, Cardiff West £5.69Cardiff West: £5.69Colchester: £3.56Cardiff West: £5.72Colchester: £3.58Cardiff West: £5.40Colchester: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Cardiff West is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £383, Cardiff West £625Cardiff West: £625Colchester: £383Cardiff West: £627Colchester: £384Cardiff West: £593Colchester: £363

    £383£384£363Cardiff West is higher£625£627£593

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £162, Cardiff West £137Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £162Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £163Cardiff West: £130Colchester: £154

    £162£163£154Colchester is higher£137£137£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Colchester £65, Cardiff West £84Cardiff West: £84Colchester: £65Cardiff West: £84Colchester: £65Cardiff West: £80Colchester: £62

    £65£65£62Cardiff West is higher£84£84£80

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Colchester £1,021, Cardiff West £1,349Cardiff West: £1,349Colchester: £1,021Cardiff West: £1,355Colchester: £1,026Cardiff West: £1,279Colchester: £969

    £1,021£1,026£969Cardiff West is higher£1,349£1,355£1,279

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colchester £202, Cardiff West £300Cardiff West: £300Colchester: £202Cardiff West: £301Colchester: £203Cardiff West: £284Colchester: £192

    £202£203£192Cardiff West is higher£300£301£284

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Colchester £164, Cardiff West £279Cardiff West: £279Colchester: £164Cardiff West: £280Colchester: £165Cardiff West: £265Colchester: £155

    £164£165£155Cardiff West is higher£279£280£265

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Colchester £5.13, Cardiff West £3.99Cardiff West: £3.99Colchester: £5.13Cardiff West: £4.00Colchester: £5.16Cardiff West: £3.78Colchester: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Colchester is higher£3.99£4.00£3.78

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Colchester £4.26, Cardiff West £5.77Cardiff West: £5.77Colchester: £4.26Cardiff West: £5.79Colchester: £4.28Cardiff West: £5.47Colchester: £4.04

    £4.26£4.28£4.04Cardiff West is higher£5.77£5.79£5.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colchester £4.64, Cardiff West £6.40Cardiff West: £6.40Colchester: £4.64Cardiff West: £6.43Colchester: £4.66Cardiff West: £6.07Colchester: £4.40

    £4.64£4.66£4.40Cardiff West is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 133.9, Cardiff West 160.9Cardiff West: 160.9Colchester: 133.9

    133.9Cardiff West is higher160.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 14.4, Cardiff West 21.9Cardiff West: 21.9Colchester: 14.4

    14.4Cardiff West is higher21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 23.5, Cardiff West 28.5Cardiff West: 28.5Colchester: 23.5

    23.5Cardiff West is higher28.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 60.8, Cardiff West 87.0Cardiff West: 87.0Colchester: 60.8

    60.8Cardiff West is higher87.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 116.0, Cardiff West 148.7Cardiff West: 148.7Colchester: 116.0

    116.0Cardiff West is higher148.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 14.5, Cardiff West 18.1Cardiff West: 18.1Colchester: 14.5

    14.5Cardiff West is higher18.1

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Colchester and Cardiff West, per resident
MeasureColchesterCardiff WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,752£3,768£3,559£4,856£4,877£4,606Cardiff West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,740£1,748£1,651£2,067£2,076£1,961Cardiff West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,260£1,265£1,195£1,722£1,729£1,633Cardiff West
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,548£1,555£1,469£1,819£1,826£1,725Cardiff West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£102£102£97Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£141£141£133Cardiff West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£5.69£5.72£5.40Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£383£384£363£625£627£593Cardiff West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£137£137£130Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£84£84£80Cardiff West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,021£1,026£969£1,349£1,355£1,279Cardiff West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192£300£301£284Cardiff West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£164£165£155£279£280£265Cardiff West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£3.99£4.00£3.78Colchester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04£5.77£5.79£5.47Cardiff West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.64£4.66£4.40£6.40£6.43£6.07Cardiff West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026133.9160.9Cardiff West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.421.9Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.528.5Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.887.0Cardiff West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026116.0148.7Cardiff West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.518.1Cardiff West

Total

Colchester is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Cardiff West 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

Colchester Cardiff West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Colchester £450.0m, Cardiff West £521.9mCardiff West: £521.9mColchester: £450.0mCardiff West: £524.1mColchester: £452.0mCardiff West: £495.1mColchester: £426.9m

    £450.0m£452.0m£426.9mCardiff West is higher£521.9m£524.1m£495.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Colchester £208.8m, Cardiff West £222.1mCardiff West: £222.1mColchester: £208.8mCardiff West: £223.1mColchester: £209.7mCardiff West: £210.7mColchester: £198.0m

    £208.8m£209.7m£198.0mCardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Colchester £151.1m, Cardiff West £185.0mCardiff West: £185.0mColchester: £151.1mCardiff West: £185.8mColchester: £151.8mCardiff West: £175.5mColchester: £143.3m

    £151.1m£151.8m£143.3mCardiff West is higher£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Colchester £185.7m, Cardiff West £195.5mCardiff West: £195.5mColchester: £185.7mCardiff West: £196.3mColchester: £186.5mCardiff West: £185.4mColchester: £176.2m

    £185.7m£186.5m£176.2mCardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£195.5m£196.3m£185.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Colchester £8.4m, Cardiff West £10.9mCardiff West: £10.9mColchester: £8.4mCardiff West: £11.0mColchester: £8.4mCardiff West: £10.4mColchester: £7.9m

    £8.4m£8.4m£7.9mCardiff West is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colchester £14.3m, Cardiff West £15.1mCardiff West: £15.1mColchester: £14.3mCardiff West: £15.2mColchester: £14.3mCardiff West: £14.3mColchester: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mCardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Colchester £0.43m, Cardiff West £0.61mCardiff West: £0.61mColchester: £0.43mCardiff West: £0.61mColchester: £0.43mCardiff West: £0.58mColchester: £0.40m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.40mCardiff West is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colchester £45.9m, Cardiff West £67.1mCardiff West: £67.1mColchester: £45.9mCardiff West: £67.4mColchester: £46.1mCardiff West: £63.7mColchester: £43.6m

    £45.9m£46.1m£43.6mCardiff West is higher£67.1m£67.4m£63.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Colchester £19.4m, Cardiff West £14.7mCardiff West: £14.7mColchester: £19.4mCardiff West: £14.8mColchester: £19.5mCardiff West: £13.9mColchester: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.5m£18.4mColchester is higher£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colchester £7.8m, Cardiff West £9.0mCardiff West: £9.0mColchester: £7.8mCardiff West: £9.1mColchester: £7.8mCardiff West: £8.6mColchester: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mCardiff West is higher£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Colchester £122.5m, Cardiff West £145.0mCardiff West: £145.0mColchester: £122.5mCardiff West: £145.6mColchester: £123.1mCardiff West: £137.5mColchester: £116.2m

    £122.5m£123.1m£116.2mCardiff West is higher£145.0m£145.6m£137.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Colchester £24.2m, Cardiff West £32.2mCardiff West: £32.2mColchester: £24.2mCardiff West: £32.4mColchester: £24.3mCardiff West: £30.6mColchester: £23.0m

    £24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCardiff West is higher£32.2m£32.4m£30.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Colchester £19.7m, Cardiff West £30.0mCardiff West: £30.0mColchester: £19.7mCardiff West: £30.1mColchester: £19.7mCardiff West: £28.5mColchester: £18.6m

    £19.7m£19.7m£18.6mCardiff West is higher£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Colchester £0.62m, Cardiff West £0.43mCardiff West: £0.43mColchester: £0.62mCardiff West: £0.43mColchester: £0.62mCardiff West: £0.41mColchester: £0.58m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.58mColchester is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Colchester £0.51m, Cardiff West £0.62mCardiff West: £0.62mColchester: £0.51mCardiff West: £0.62mColchester: £0.51mCardiff West: £0.59mColchester: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mCardiff West is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Colchester £0.56m, Cardiff West £0.69mCardiff West: £0.69mColchester: £0.56mCardiff West: £0.69mColchester: £0.56mCardiff West: £0.65mColchester: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff West is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Colchester 16,066, Cardiff West 17,288Cardiff West: 17,288Colchester: 16,066

    16,066Cardiff West is higher17,288

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Colchester 1,724, Cardiff West 2,356Cardiff West: 2,356Colchester: 1,724

    1,724Cardiff West is higher2,356

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colchester 2,816, Cardiff West 3,064Cardiff West: 3,064Colchester: 2,816

    2,816Cardiff West is higher3,064

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colchester 7,287, Cardiff West 9,348Cardiff West: 9,348Colchester: 7,287

    7,287Cardiff West is higher9,348

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Colchester 13,918, Cardiff West 15,978Cardiff West: 15,978Colchester: 13,918

    13,918Cardiff West is higher15,978

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colchester 1,743, Cardiff West 1,946Cardiff West: 1,946Colchester: 1,743

    1,743Cardiff West is higher1,946

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Colchester and Cardiff West, total
MeasureColchesterCardiff WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£450.0m£452.0m£426.9m£521.9m£524.1m£495.1mCardiff West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m£222.1m£223.1m£210.7mCardiff West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£151.1m£151.8m£143.3m£185.0m£185.8m£175.5mCardiff West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m£195.5m£196.3m£185.4mCardiff West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mCardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mCardiff West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mCardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.9m£46.1m£43.6m£67.1m£67.4m£63.7mCardiff West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£9.0m£9.1m£8.6mCardiff West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£122.5m£123.1m£116.2m£145.0m£145.6m£137.5mCardiff West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m£32.2m£32.4m£30.6mCardiff West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m£30.0m£30.1m£28.5mCardiff West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mColchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mCardiff West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mCardiff West
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,06617,288Cardiff West
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7242,356Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8163,064Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,2879,348Cardiff West
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,91815,978Cardiff West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7431,946Cardiff West

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.
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