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Gainsborough and Caerfyrddin

99,208 and 95,366 residents (mid-2024).

Gainsborough is higher than Caerfyrddin on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Gainsborough is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Caerfyrddin on 15. 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

Gainsborough Caerfyrddin

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gainsborough £4,964, Caerfyrddin £5,277Caerfyrddin: £5,277Gainsborough: £4,964Caerfyrddin: £5,300Gainsborough: £4,985Caerfyrddin: £5,006Gainsborough: £4,709

    £4,964£4,985£4,709Caerfyrddin is higher£5,277£5,300£5,006

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gainsborough £12,675, Caerfyrddin £12,386Caerfyrddin: £12,386Gainsborough: £12,675Caerfyrddin: £12,439Gainsborough: £12,728Caerfyrddin: £11,749Gainsborough: £12,022

    £12,675£12,728£12,022Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£12,386£12,439£11,749

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gainsborough £1,906, Caerfyrddin £2,039Caerfyrddin: £2,039Gainsborough: £1,906Caerfyrddin: £2,048Gainsborough: £1,914Caerfyrddin: £1,934Gainsborough: £1,808

    £1,906£1,914£1,808Caerfyrddin is higher£2,039£2,048£1,934

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gainsborough £11,627, Caerfyrddin £11,063Caerfyrddin: £11,063Gainsborough: £11,627Caerfyrddin: £11,110Gainsborough: £11,676Caerfyrddin: £10,493Gainsborough: £11,028

    £11,627£11,676£11,028Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£11,063£11,110£10,493

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gainsborough £313, Caerfyrddin £423Caerfyrddin: £423Gainsborough: £313Caerfyrddin: £424Gainsborough: £315Caerfyrddin: £401Gainsborough: £297

    £313£315£297Caerfyrddin is higher£423£424£401

  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: Gainsborough £713, Caerfyrddin £874Caerfyrddin: £874Gainsborough: £713Caerfyrddin: £878Gainsborough: £716Caerfyrddin: £829Gainsborough: £676

    £713£716£676Caerfyrddin is higher£874£878£829

  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: Gainsborough £22, Caerfyrddin £27Caerfyrddin: £27Gainsborough: £22Caerfyrddin: £27Gainsborough: £22Caerfyrddin: £25Gainsborough: £20

    £22£22£20Caerfyrddin is higher£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £500, Caerfyrddin £637Caerfyrddin: £637Gainsborough: £500Caerfyrddin: £640Gainsborough: £502Caerfyrddin: £604Gainsborough: £474

    £500£502£474Caerfyrddin is higher£637£640£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £128, Caerfyrddin £140Caerfyrddin: £140Gainsborough: £128Caerfyrddin: £141Gainsborough: £129Caerfyrddin: £133Gainsborough: £121

    £128£129£121Caerfyrddin is higher£140£141£133

  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: Gainsborough £143, Caerfyrddin £126Caerfyrddin: £126Gainsborough: £143Caerfyrddin: £127Gainsborough: £143Caerfyrddin: £120Gainsborough: £135

    £143£143£135Gainsborough is higher£126£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gainsborough £1,425, Caerfyrddin £1,445Caerfyrddin: £1,445Gainsborough: £1,425Caerfyrddin: £1,451Gainsborough: £1,431Caerfyrddin: £1,371Gainsborough: £1,352

    £1,425£1,431£1,352Caerfyrddin is higherDepends on how you count£1,445£1,451£1,371

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gainsborough £145, Caerfyrddin £159Caerfyrddin: £159Gainsborough: £145Caerfyrddin: £160Gainsborough: £146Caerfyrddin: £151Gainsborough: £138

    £145£146£138Caerfyrddin is higher£159£160£151

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gainsborough £323, Caerfyrddin £455Caerfyrddin: £455Gainsborough: £323Caerfyrddin: £457Gainsborough: £325Caerfyrddin: £432Gainsborough: £307

    £323£325£307Caerfyrddin is higher£455£457£432

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gainsborough £7.26, Caerfyrddin £6.17Caerfyrddin: £6.17Gainsborough: £7.26Caerfyrddin: £6.19Gainsborough: £7.29Caerfyrddin: £5.85Gainsborough: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Gainsborough is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gainsborough £7.96, Caerfyrddin £6.60Caerfyrddin: £6.60Gainsborough: £7.96Caerfyrddin: £6.63Gainsborough: £7.99Caerfyrddin: £6.26Gainsborough: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Gainsborough is higher£6.60£6.63£6.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gainsborough £7.03, Caerfyrddin £8.17Caerfyrddin: £8.17Gainsborough: £7.03Caerfyrddin: £8.21Gainsborough: £7.06Caerfyrddin: £7.75Gainsborough: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Caerfyrddin is higher£8.17£8.21£7.75

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gainsborough 1,022.6, Caerfyrddin 1,003.8Caerfyrddin: 1,003.8Gainsborough: 1,022.6

    1,022.6Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count1,003.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gainsborough 82.1, Caerfyrddin 100.9Caerfyrddin: 100.9Gainsborough: 82.1

    82.1Caerfyrddin is higher100.9

  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: Gainsborough 146.2, Caerfyrddin 176.9Caerfyrddin: 176.9Gainsborough: 146.2

    146.2Caerfyrddin is higher176.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 72.9, Caerfyrddin 87.0Caerfyrddin: 87.0Gainsborough: 72.9

    72.9Caerfyrddin 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: Gainsborough 182.5, Caerfyrddin 191.2Caerfyrddin: 191.2Gainsborough: 182.5

    182.5Caerfyrddin is higherDepends on how you count191.2

  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: Gainsborough 30.1, Caerfyrddin 26.3Caerfyrddin: 26.3Gainsborough: 30.1

    30.1Gainsborough is higher26.3

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Gainsborough and Caerfyrddin, per person in the age group
MeasureGainsboroughCaerfyrddinHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,964£4,985£4,709£5,277£5,300£5,006Caerfyrddin
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,675£12,728£12,022£12,386£12,439£11,749Gainsborough
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,906£1,914£1,808£2,039£2,048£1,934Caerfyrddin
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,627£11,676£11,028£11,063£11,110£10,493Gainsborough
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£423£424£401Caerfyrddin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£713£716£676£874£878£829Caerfyrddin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£20£27£27£25Caerfyrddin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£637£640£604Caerfyrddin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£140£141£133Caerfyrddin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£143£143£135£126£127£120Gainsborough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,425£1,431£1,352£1,445£1,451£1,371Caerfyrddin
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£159£160£151Caerfyrddin
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£323£325£307£455£457£432Caerfyrddin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£6.17£6.19£5.85Gainsborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£6.60£6.63£6.26Gainsborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£8.17£8.21£7.75Caerfyrddin
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.61,003.8Gainsborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.1100.9Caerfyrddin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.2176.9Caerfyrddin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.987.0Caerfyrddin
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.5191.2Caerfyrddin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.126.3Gainsborough

Per resident

Gainsborough is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Caerfyrddin 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

Gainsborough Caerfyrddin

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gainsborough £4,964, Caerfyrddin £5,277Caerfyrddin: £5,277Gainsborough: £4,964Caerfyrddin: £5,300Gainsborough: £4,985Caerfyrddin: £5,006Gainsborough: £4,709

    £4,964£4,985£4,709Caerfyrddin is higher£5,277£5,300£5,006

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gainsborough £3,082, Caerfyrddin £3,172Caerfyrddin: £3,172Gainsborough: £3,082Caerfyrddin: £3,185Gainsborough: £3,095Caerfyrddin: £3,009Gainsborough: £2,924

    £3,082£3,095£2,924Caerfyrddin is higherDepends on how you count£3,172£3,185£3,009

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gainsborough £1,102, Caerfyrddin £1,161Caerfyrddin: £1,161Gainsborough: £1,102Caerfyrddin: £1,166Gainsborough: £1,107Caerfyrddin: £1,101Gainsborough: £1,045

    £1,102£1,107£1,045Caerfyrddin is higher£1,161£1,166£1,101

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gainsborough £2,827, Caerfyrddin £2,833Caerfyrddin: £2,833Gainsborough: £2,827Caerfyrddin: £2,845Gainsborough: £2,839Caerfyrddin: £2,687Gainsborough: £2,682

    £2,827£2,839£2,682Caerfyrddin is higherDepends on how you count£2,833£2,845£2,687

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gainsborough £76, Caerfyrddin £108Caerfyrddin: £108Gainsborough: £76Caerfyrddin: £109Gainsborough: £77Caerfyrddin: £103Gainsborough: £72

    £76£77£72Caerfyrddin is higher£108£109£103

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £173, Caerfyrddin £224Caerfyrddin: £224Gainsborough: £173Caerfyrddin: £225Gainsborough: £174Caerfyrddin: £212Gainsborough: £164

    £173£174£164Caerfyrddin is higher£224£225£212

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £5.23, Caerfyrddin £6.88Caerfyrddin: £6.88Gainsborough: £5.23Caerfyrddin: £6.91Gainsborough: £5.25Caerfyrddin: £6.53Gainsborough: £4.96

    £5.23£5.25£4.96Caerfyrddin is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £500, Caerfyrddin £637Caerfyrddin: £637Gainsborough: £500Caerfyrddin: £640Gainsborough: £502Caerfyrddin: £604Gainsborough: £474

    £500£502£474Caerfyrddin is higher£637£640£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £128, Caerfyrddin £140Caerfyrddin: £140Gainsborough: £128Caerfyrddin: £141Gainsborough: £129Caerfyrddin: £133Gainsborough: £121

    £128£129£121Caerfyrddin is higher£140£141£133

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gainsborough £82, Caerfyrddin £72Caerfyrddin: £72Gainsborough: £82Caerfyrddin: £72Gainsborough: £83Caerfyrddin: £68Gainsborough: £78

    £82£83£78Gainsborough is higher£72£72£68

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gainsborough £824, Caerfyrddin £823Caerfyrddin: £823Gainsborough: £824Caerfyrddin: £826Gainsborough: £827Caerfyrddin: £780Gainsborough: £782

    £824£827£782Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£823£826£780

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gainsborough £145, Caerfyrddin £159Caerfyrddin: £159Gainsborough: £145Caerfyrddin: £160Gainsborough: £146Caerfyrddin: £151Gainsborough: £138

    £145£146£138Caerfyrddin is higher£159£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gainsborough £187, Caerfyrddin £259Caerfyrddin: £259Gainsborough: £187Caerfyrddin: £260Gainsborough: £188Caerfyrddin: £246Gainsborough: £177

    £187£188£177Caerfyrddin is higher£259£260£246

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gainsborough £4.20, Caerfyrddin £3.51Caerfyrddin: £3.51Gainsborough: £4.20Caerfyrddin: £3.53Gainsborough: £4.21Caerfyrddin: £3.33Gainsborough: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Gainsborough is higher£3.51£3.53£3.33

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gainsborough £4.60, Caerfyrddin £3.75Caerfyrddin: £3.75Gainsborough: £4.60Caerfyrddin: £3.77Gainsborough: £4.62Caerfyrddin: £3.56Gainsborough: £4.36

    £4.60£4.62£4.36Gainsborough is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gainsborough £7.03, Caerfyrddin £8.17Caerfyrddin: £8.17Gainsborough: £7.03Caerfyrddin: £8.21Gainsborough: £7.06Caerfyrddin: £7.75Gainsborough: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Caerfyrddin is higher£8.17£8.21£7.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 248.7, Caerfyrddin 257.0Caerfyrddin: 257.0Gainsborough: 248.7

    248.7Caerfyrddin is higherDepends on how you count257.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 20.0, Caerfyrddin 25.8Caerfyrddin: 25.8Gainsborough: 20.0

    20.0Caerfyrddin is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 35.5, Caerfyrddin 45.3Caerfyrddin: 45.3Gainsborough: 35.5

    35.5Caerfyrddin is higher45.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 72.9, Caerfyrddin 87.0Caerfyrddin: 87.0Gainsborough: 72.9

    72.9Caerfyrddin is higher87.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 105.5, Caerfyrddin 108.9Caerfyrddin: 108.9Gainsborough: 105.5

    105.5Caerfyrddin is higherDepends on how you count108.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gainsborough 17.4, Caerfyrddin 15.0Caerfyrddin: 15.0Gainsborough: 17.4

    17.4Gainsborough is higher15.0

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Gainsborough and Caerfyrddin, per resident
MeasureGainsboroughCaerfyrddinHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,964£4,985£4,709£5,277£5,300£5,006Caerfyrddin
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,082£3,095£2,924£3,172£3,185£3,009Caerfyrddin
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,102£1,107£1,045£1,161£1,166£1,101Caerfyrddin
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,827£2,839£2,682£2,833£2,845£2,687Caerfyrddin
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£77£72£108£109£103Caerfyrddin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£224£225£212Caerfyrddin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.23£5.25£4.96£6.88£6.91£6.53Caerfyrddin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£500£502£474£637£640£604Caerfyrddin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£140£141£133Caerfyrddin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78£72£72£68Gainsborough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£824£827£782£823£826£780Gainsborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£159£160£151Caerfyrddin
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£259£260£246Caerfyrddin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£3.51£3.53£3.33Gainsborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.60£4.62£4.36£3.75£3.77£3.56Gainsborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£8.17£8.21£7.75Caerfyrddin
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026248.7257.0Caerfyrddin
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.025.8Caerfyrddin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.545.3Caerfyrddin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.987.0Caerfyrddin
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.5108.9Caerfyrddin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.415.0Gainsborough

Total

Gainsborough is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Caerfyrddin on 13. 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

Gainsborough Caerfyrddin

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gainsborough £492.5m, Caerfyrddin £503.3mCaerfyrddin: £503.3mGainsborough: £492.5mCaerfyrddin: £505.4mGainsborough: £494.6mCaerfyrddin: £477.4mGainsborough: £467.2m

    £492.5m£494.6m£467.2mCaerfyrddin is higher£503.3m£505.4m£477.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gainsborough £305.8m, Caerfyrddin £302.5mCaerfyrddin: £302.5mGainsborough: £305.8mCaerfyrddin: £303.8mGainsborough: £307.1mCaerfyrddin: £286.9mGainsborough: £290.1m

    £305.8m£307.1m£290.1mGainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£302.5m£303.8m£286.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gainsborough £109.3m, Caerfyrddin £110.7mCaerfyrddin: £110.7mGainsborough: £109.3mCaerfyrddin: £111.2mGainsborough: £109.8mCaerfyrddin: £105.0mGainsborough: £103.7m

    £109.3m£109.8m£103.7mCaerfyrddin is higher£110.7m£111.2m£105.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gainsborough £280.5m, Caerfyrddin £270.2mCaerfyrddin: £270.2mGainsborough: £280.5mCaerfyrddin: £271.3mGainsborough: £281.7mCaerfyrddin: £256.3mGainsborough: £266.1m

    £280.5m£281.7m£266.1mGainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£270.2m£271.3m£256.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gainsborough £7.6m, Caerfyrddin £10.3mCaerfyrddin: £10.3mGainsborough: £7.6mCaerfyrddin: £10.4mGainsborough: £7.6mCaerfyrddin: £9.8mGainsborough: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mCaerfyrddin is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gainsborough £17.2m, Caerfyrddin £21.4mCaerfyrddin: £21.4mGainsborough: £17.2mCaerfyrddin: £21.4mGainsborough: £17.3mCaerfyrddin: £20.3mGainsborough: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mCaerfyrddin is higher£21.4m£21.4m£20.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gainsborough £0.52m, Caerfyrddin £0.66mCaerfyrddin: £0.66mGainsborough: £0.52mCaerfyrddin: £0.66mGainsborough: £0.52mCaerfyrddin: £0.62mGainsborough: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCaerfyrddin is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gainsborough £49.6m, Caerfyrddin £60.8mCaerfyrddin: £60.8mGainsborough: £49.6mCaerfyrddin: £61.0mGainsborough: £49.8mCaerfyrddin: £57.6mGainsborough: £47.0m

    £49.6m£49.8m£47.0mCaerfyrddin is higher£60.8m£61.0m£57.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gainsborough £12.7m, Caerfyrddin £13.4mCaerfyrddin: £13.4mGainsborough: £12.7mCaerfyrddin: £13.4mGainsborough: £12.8mCaerfyrddin: £12.7mGainsborough: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mCaerfyrddin is higher£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gainsborough £8.2m, Caerfyrddin £6.9mCaerfyrddin: £6.9mGainsborough: £8.2mCaerfyrddin: £6.9mGainsborough: £8.2mCaerfyrddin: £6.5mGainsborough: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mGainsborough is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gainsborough £81.7m, Caerfyrddin £78.5mCaerfyrddin: £78.5mGainsborough: £81.7mCaerfyrddin: £78.8mGainsborough: £82.1mCaerfyrddin: £74.4mGainsborough: £77.5m

    £81.7m£82.1m£77.5mGainsborough is higherDepends on how you count£78.5m£78.8m£74.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gainsborough £14.4m, Caerfyrddin £15.2mCaerfyrddin: £15.2mGainsborough: £14.4mCaerfyrddin: £15.2mGainsborough: £14.5mCaerfyrddin: £14.4mGainsborough: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mCaerfyrddin is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gainsborough £18.5m, Caerfyrddin £24.7mCaerfyrddin: £24.7mGainsborough: £18.5mCaerfyrddin: £24.8mGainsborough: £18.6mCaerfyrddin: £23.4mGainsborough: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mCaerfyrddin is higher£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gainsborough £0.42m, Caerfyrddin £0.33mCaerfyrddin: £0.33mGainsborough: £0.42mCaerfyrddin: £0.34mGainsborough: £0.42mCaerfyrddin: £0.32mGainsborough: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mGainsborough is higher£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gainsborough £0.46m, Caerfyrddin £0.36mCaerfyrddin: £0.36mGainsborough: £0.46mCaerfyrddin: £0.36mGainsborough: £0.46mCaerfyrddin: £0.34mGainsborough: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mGainsborough is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gainsborough £0.70m, Caerfyrddin £0.78mCaerfyrddin: £0.78mGainsborough: £0.70mCaerfyrddin: £0.78mGainsborough: £0.70mCaerfyrddin: £0.74mGainsborough: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mCaerfyrddin is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gainsborough 24,670, Caerfyrddin 24,513Caerfyrddin: 24,513Gainsborough: 24,670

    24,670Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count24,513

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gainsborough 1,980, Caerfyrddin 2,463Caerfyrddin: 2,463Gainsborough: 1,980

    1,980Caerfyrddin is higher2,463

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gainsborough 3,526, Caerfyrddin 4,319Caerfyrddin: 4,319Gainsborough: 3,526

    3,526Caerfyrddin is higher4,319

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gainsborough 7,233, Caerfyrddin 8,298Caerfyrddin: 8,298Gainsborough: 7,233

    7,233Caerfyrddin is higher8,298

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gainsborough 10,466, Caerfyrddin 10,381Caerfyrddin: 10,381Gainsborough: 10,466

    10,466Gainsborough is higherDepends on how you count10,381

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gainsborough 1,727, Caerfyrddin 1,427Caerfyrddin: 1,427Gainsborough: 1,727

    1,727Gainsborough is higher1,427

Show the numbers
Gainsborough and Caerfyrddin, total
MeasureGainsboroughCaerfyrddinHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£492.5m£494.6m£467.2m£503.3m£505.4m£477.4mCaerfyrddin
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m£302.5m£303.8m£286.9mGainsborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.3m£109.8m£103.7m£110.7m£111.2m£105.0mCaerfyrddin
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m£270.2m£271.3m£256.3mGainsborough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mCaerfyrddin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£21.4m£21.4m£20.3mCaerfyrddin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCaerfyrddin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.6m£49.8m£47.0m£60.8m£61.0m£57.6mCaerfyrddin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mCaerfyrddin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mGainsborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£81.7m£82.1m£77.5m£78.5m£78.8m£74.4mGainsborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mCaerfyrddin
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£24.7m£24.8m£23.4mCaerfyrddin
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.33m£0.34m£0.32mGainsborough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mGainsborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mCaerfyrddin
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,67024,513Gainsborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9802,463Caerfyrddin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5264,319Caerfyrddin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,2338,298Caerfyrddin
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,46610,381Gainsborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7271,427Gainsborough

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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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