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Lincoln and Cardiff South and Penarth

119,443 and 112,662 residents (mid-2024).

Lincoln is higher than Cardiff South and Penarth on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Lincoln is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Cardiff South and Penarth on 9. 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

Lincoln Cardiff South and Penarth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Cardiff South and Penarth £3,678Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,678Lincoln: £4,090Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,694Lincoln: £4,107Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,489Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Lincoln is higher£3,678£3,694£3,489

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £12,746, Cardiff South and Penarth £13,524Cardiff South and Penarth: £13,524Lincoln: £12,746Cardiff South and Penarth: £13,582Lincoln: £12,801Cardiff South and Penarth: £12,829Lincoln: £12,090

    £12,746£12,801£12,090Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£13,524£13,582£12,829

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,960, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,729Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,729Lincoln: £1,960Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,736Lincoln: £1,968Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,640Lincoln: £1,859

    £1,960£1,968£1,859Lincoln is higher£1,729£1,736£1,640

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £11,328, Cardiff South and Penarth £11,700Cardiff South and Penarth: £11,700Lincoln: £11,328Cardiff South and Penarth: £11,749Lincoln: £11,377Cardiff South and Penarth: £11,098Lincoln: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£11,700£11,749£11,098

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lincoln £540, Cardiff South and Penarth £790Cardiff South and Penarth: £790Lincoln: £540Cardiff South and Penarth: £793Lincoln: £542Cardiff South and Penarth: £749Lincoln: £512

    £540£542£512Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£790£793£749

  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: Lincoln £846, Cardiff South and Penarth £996Cardiff South and Penarth: £996Lincoln: £846Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,000Lincoln: £849Cardiff South and Penarth: £945Lincoln: £802

    £846£849£802Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£996£1,000£945

  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: Lincoln £33, Cardiff South and Penarth £39Cardiff South and Penarth: £39Lincoln: £33Cardiff South and Penarth: £39Lincoln: £33Cardiff South and Penarth: £37Lincoln: £31

    £33£33£31Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Cardiff South and Penarth £434Cardiff South and Penarth: £434Lincoln: £510Cardiff South and Penarth: £436Lincoln: £512Cardiff South and Penarth: £412Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£434£436£412

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Cardiff South and Penarth £89Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Lincoln: £117Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Lincoln: £118Cardiff South and Penarth: £84Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Lincoln is higher£89£89£84

  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: Lincoln £109, Cardiff South and Penarth £82Cardiff South and Penarth: £82Lincoln: £109Cardiff South and Penarth: £83Lincoln: £110Cardiff South and Penarth: £78Lincoln: £103

    £109£110£103Lincoln is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £1,531, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,366Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,366Lincoln: £1,531Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,371Lincoln: £1,538Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,295Lincoln: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Lincoln is higher£1,366£1,371£1,295

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Cardiff South and Penarth £272Cardiff South and Penarth: £272Lincoln: £228Cardiff South and Penarth: £273Lincoln: £229Cardiff South and Penarth: £258Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£272£273£258

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £305, Cardiff South and Penarth £270Cardiff South and Penarth: £270Lincoln: £305Cardiff South and Penarth: £271Lincoln: £306Cardiff South and Penarth: £256Lincoln: £289

    £305£306£289Lincoln is higher£270£271£256

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £7.92, Cardiff South and Penarth £6.21Cardiff South and Penarth: £6.21Lincoln: £7.92Cardiff South and Penarth: £6.24Lincoln: £7.95Cardiff South and Penarth: £5.89Lincoln: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51Lincoln is higher£6.21£6.24£5.89

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lincoln £6.94, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.75Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.75Lincoln: £6.94Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.77Lincoln: £6.97Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.51Lincoln: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Lincoln is higher£4.75£4.77£4.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.86Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.86Lincoln: £6.23Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.88Lincoln: £6.26Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.61Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 996.3, Cardiff South and Penarth 1,049.2Cardiff South and Penarth: 1,049.2Lincoln: 996.3

    996.3Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count1,049.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lincoln 130.1, Cardiff South and Penarth 154.2Cardiff South and Penarth: 154.2Lincoln: 130.1

    130.1Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count154.2

  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: Lincoln 177.5, Cardiff South and Penarth 198.0Cardiff South and Penarth: 198.0Lincoln: 177.5

    177.5Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count198.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Cardiff South and Penarth 60.7Cardiff South and Penarth: 60.7Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher60.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lincoln 194.9, Cardiff South and Penarth 161.1Cardiff South and Penarth: 161.1Lincoln: 194.9

    194.9Lincoln is higher161.1

  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: Lincoln 23.1, Cardiff South and Penarth 17.8Cardiff South and Penarth: 17.8Lincoln: 23.1

    23.1Lincoln is higher17.8

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Lincoln and Cardiff South and Penarth, per person in the age group
MeasureLincolnCardiff South and PenarthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£3,678£3,694£3,489Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,090£13,524£13,582£12,829Cardiff South and Penarth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,960£1,968£1,859£1,729£1,736£1,640Lincoln
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,700£11,749£11,098Cardiff South and Penarth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£540£542£512£790£793£749Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£802£996£1,000£945Cardiff South and Penarth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£39£39£37Cardiff South and Penarth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£434£436£412Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£89£89£84Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£110£103£82£83£78Lincoln
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,366£1,371£1,295Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£272£273£258Cardiff South and Penarth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£305£306£289£270£271£256Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£6.21£6.24£5.89Lincoln
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£4.75£4.77£4.51Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£4.86£4.88£4.61Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,049.2Cardiff South and Penarth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.1154.2Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.5198.0Cardiff South and Penarth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.960.7Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.9161.1Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.117.8Lincoln

Per resident

Lincoln is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Cardiff South and Penarth on 2. 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

Lincoln Cardiff South and Penarth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lincoln £4,090, Cardiff South and Penarth £3,678Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,678Lincoln: £4,090Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,694Lincoln: £4,107Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,489Lincoln: £3,879

    £4,090£4,107£3,879Lincoln is higher£3,678£3,694£3,489

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,897, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,627Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,627Lincoln: £1,897Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,634Lincoln: £1,905Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,543Lincoln: £1,799

    £1,897£1,905£1,799Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,627£1,634£1,543

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lincoln £1,331, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,252Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,252Lincoln: £1,331Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,257Lincoln: £1,337Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,187Lincoln: £1,263

    £1,331£1,337£1,263Lincoln is higher£1,252£1,257£1,187

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lincoln £1,686, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,407Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,407Lincoln: £1,686Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,413Lincoln: £1,693Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,335Lincoln: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£1,407£1,413£1,335

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lincoln £80, Cardiff South and Penarth £95Cardiff South and Penarth: £95Lincoln: £80Cardiff South and Penarth: £95Lincoln: £81Cardiff South and Penarth: £90Lincoln: £76

    £80£81£76Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£95£95£90

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £126, Cardiff South and Penarth £120Cardiff South and Penarth: £120Lincoln: £126Cardiff South and Penarth: £120Lincoln: £126Cardiff South and Penarth: £114Lincoln: £119

    £126£126£119Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lincoln £4.85, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.70Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.70Lincoln: £4.85Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.72Lincoln: £4.87Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.46Lincoln: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count£4.70£4.72£4.46

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £510, Cardiff South and Penarth £434Cardiff South and Penarth: £434Lincoln: £510Cardiff South and Penarth: £436Lincoln: £512Cardiff South and Penarth: £412Lincoln: £484

    £510£512£484Lincoln is higher£434£436£412

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lincoln £117, Cardiff South and Penarth £89Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Lincoln: £117Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Lincoln: £118Cardiff South and Penarth: £84Lincoln: £111

    £117£118£111Lincoln is higher£89£89£84

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lincoln £74, Cardiff South and Penarth £60Cardiff South and Penarth: £60Lincoln: £74Cardiff South and Penarth: £60Lincoln: £74Cardiff South and Penarth: £56Lincoln: £70

    £74£74£70Lincoln is higher£60£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lincoln £1,040, Cardiff South and Penarth £989Cardiff South and Penarth: £989Lincoln: £1,040Cardiff South and Penarth: £993Lincoln: £1,045Cardiff South and Penarth: £938Lincoln: £987

    £1,040£1,045£987Lincoln is higher£989£993£938

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lincoln £228, Cardiff South and Penarth £272Cardiff South and Penarth: £272Lincoln: £228Cardiff South and Penarth: £273Lincoln: £229Cardiff South and Penarth: £258Lincoln: £216

    £228£229£216Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£272£273£258

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £207, Cardiff South and Penarth £196Cardiff South and Penarth: £196Lincoln: £207Cardiff South and Penarth: £196Lincoln: £208Cardiff South and Penarth: £186Lincoln: £196

    £207£208£196Lincoln is higher£196£196£186

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lincoln £5.38, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.49Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.49Lincoln: £5.38Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.51Lincoln: £5.40Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.26Lincoln: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Lincoln is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lincoln £4.71, Cardiff South and Penarth £3.44Cardiff South and Penarth: £3.44Lincoln: £4.71Cardiff South and Penarth: £3.45Lincoln: £4.73Cardiff South and Penarth: £3.26Lincoln: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Lincoln is higher£3.44£3.45£3.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lincoln £6.23, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.86Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.86Lincoln: £6.23Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.88Lincoln: £6.26Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.61Lincoln: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Lincoln is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 148.3, Cardiff South and Penarth 126.2Cardiff South and Penarth: 126.2Lincoln: 148.3

    148.3Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count126.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 19.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 18.5Cardiff South and Penarth: 18.5Lincoln: 19.4

    19.4Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count18.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 26.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 23.8Cardiff South and Penarth: 23.8Lincoln: 26.4

    26.4Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count23.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 71.9, Cardiff South and Penarth 60.7Cardiff South and Penarth: 60.7Lincoln: 71.9

    71.9Lincoln is higher60.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 132.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 116.6Cardiff South and Penarth: 116.6Lincoln: 132.4

    132.4Lincoln is higher116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lincoln 15.7, Cardiff South and Penarth 12.9Cardiff South and Penarth: 12.9Lincoln: 15.7

    15.7Lincoln is higher12.9

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Lincoln and Cardiff South and Penarth, per resident
MeasureLincolnCardiff South and PenarthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,090£4,107£3,879£3,678£3,694£3,489Lincoln
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,897£1,905£1,799£1,627£1,634£1,543Lincoln
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,331£1,337£1,263£1,252£1,257£1,187Lincoln
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,407£1,413£1,335Lincoln
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£95£95£90Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£120£120£114Lincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.70£4.72£4.46Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£510£512£484£434£436£412Lincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£89£89£84Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£60£60£56Lincoln
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,040£1,045£987£989£993£938Lincoln
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£272£273£258Cardiff South and Penarth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£196£196£186Lincoln
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£4.49£4.51£4.26Lincoln
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£3.44£3.45£3.26Lincoln
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£4.86£4.88£4.61Lincoln
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.3126.2Lincoln
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.418.5Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.423.8Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.960.7Lincoln
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026132.4116.6Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.712.9Lincoln

Total

Lincoln is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Cardiff South and Penarth on 2. 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

Lincoln Cardiff South and Penarth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lincoln £488.5m, Cardiff South and Penarth £414.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £414.4mLincoln: £488.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £416.1mLincoln: £490.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £393.1mLincoln: £463.3m

    £488.5m£490.6m£463.3mLincoln is higher£414.4m£416.1m£393.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lincoln £226.6m, Cardiff South and Penarth £183.3mCardiff South and Penarth: £183.3mLincoln: £226.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £184.0mLincoln: £227.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £173.8mLincoln: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£183.3m£184.0m£173.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lincoln £159.0m, Cardiff South and Penarth £141.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £141.0mLincoln: £159.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £141.6mLincoln: £159.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £133.8mLincoln: £150.9m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.9mLincoln is higher£141.0m£141.6m£133.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lincoln £201.4m, Cardiff South and Penarth £158.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £158.5mLincoln: £201.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £159.2mLincoln: £202.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £150.4mLincoln: £191.0m

    £201.4m£202.2m£191.0mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£158.5m£159.2m£150.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln £9.6m, Cardiff South and Penarth £10.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.7mLincoln: £9.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.7mLincoln: £9.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.1mLincoln: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mCardiff South and Penarth is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £15.0m, Cardiff South and Penarth £13.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £13.5mLincoln: £15.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £13.6mLincoln: £15.1mCardiff South and Penarth: £12.8mLincoln: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lincoln £0.58m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.53mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.53mLincoln: £0.58mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.53mLincoln: £0.58mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.50mLincoln: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLincoln is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £60.9m, Cardiff South and Penarth £48.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £48.9mLincoln: £60.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £49.2mLincoln: £61.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £46.4mLincoln: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mLincoln is higher£48.9m£49.2m£46.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lincoln £14.0m, Cardiff South and Penarth £10.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.0mLincoln: £14.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.1mLincoln: £14.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £9.5mLincoln: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.3mLincoln is higher£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln £8.9m, Cardiff South and Penarth £6.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £6.7mLincoln: £8.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £6.7mLincoln: £8.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £6.4mLincoln: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mLincoln is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln £124.2m, Cardiff South and Penarth £111.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £111.4mLincoln: £124.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £111.9mLincoln: £124.8mCardiff South and Penarth: £105.6mLincoln: £117.8m

    £124.2m£124.8m£117.8mLincoln is higher£111.4m£111.9m£105.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lincoln £27.2m, Cardiff South and Penarth £30.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £30.6mLincoln: £27.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £30.7mLincoln: £27.3mCardiff South and Penarth: £29.0mLincoln: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mCardiff South and Penarth is higher£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lincoln £24.7m, Cardiff South and Penarth £22.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £22.0mLincoln: £24.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £22.1mLincoln: £24.8mCardiff South and Penarth: £20.9mLincoln: £23.5m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.5mLincoln is higher£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lincoln £0.64m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.51mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.51mLincoln: £0.64mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.51mLincoln: £0.65mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.48mLincoln: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mLincoln is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lincoln £0.56m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.39mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.39mLincoln: £0.56mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.39mLincoln: £0.56mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.37mLincoln: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLincoln is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lincoln £0.74m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.55mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.55mLincoln: £0.74mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.55mLincoln: £0.75mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.52mLincoln: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mLincoln is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lincoln 17,709, Cardiff South and Penarth 14,217Cardiff South and Penarth: 14,217Lincoln: 17,709

    17,709Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count14,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lincoln 2,312, Cardiff South and Penarth 2,089Cardiff South and Penarth: 2,089Lincoln: 2,312

    2,312Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count2,089

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 3,155, Cardiff South and Penarth 2,683Cardiff South and Penarth: 2,683Lincoln: 3,155

    3,155Lincoln is higherDepends on how you count2,683

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lincoln 8,584, Cardiff South and Penarth 6,842Cardiff South and Penarth: 6,842Lincoln: 8,584

    8,584Lincoln is higher6,842

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lincoln 15,813, Cardiff South and Penarth 13,140Cardiff South and Penarth: 13,140Lincoln: 15,813

    15,813Lincoln is higher13,140

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lincoln 1,871, Cardiff South and Penarth 1,449Cardiff South and Penarth: 1,449Lincoln: 1,871

    1,871Lincoln is higher1,449

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Lincoln and Cardiff South and Penarth, total
MeasureLincolnCardiff South and PenarthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.5m£490.6m£463.3m£414.4m£416.1m£393.1mLincoln
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£183.3m£184.0m£173.8mLincoln
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.9m£141.0m£141.6m£133.8mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£201.4m£202.2m£191.0m£158.5m£159.2m£150.4mLincoln
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mCardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mLincoln
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mLincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£48.9m£49.2m£46.4mLincoln
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m£10.0m£10.1m£9.5mLincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£6.7m£6.7m£6.4mLincoln
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.8m£117.8m£111.4m£111.9m£105.6mLincoln
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£30.6m£30.7m£29.0mCardiff South and Penarth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mLincoln
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mLincoln
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLincoln
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mLincoln
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,70914,217Lincoln
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3122,089Lincoln
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1552,683Lincoln
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5846,842Lincoln
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,81313,140Lincoln
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8711,449Lincoln

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.