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Newcastle upon Tyne North and Cardiff North

112,244 and 97,998 residents (mid-2024).

Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher than Cardiff North on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Newcastle upon Tyne North Cardiff North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £3,533, Cardiff North £3,941Cardiff North: £3,941Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,533Cardiff North: £3,957Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,548Cardiff North: £3,738Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,351

    £3,533£3,548£3,351Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£3,941£3,957£3,738

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newcastle upon Tyne North £12,671, Cardiff North £12,788Cardiff North: £12,788Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,671Cardiff North: £12,843Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,725Cardiff North: £12,130Newcastle upon Tyne North: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £1,236, Cardiff North £1,421Cardiff North: £1,421Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,236Cardiff North: £1,427Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,241Cardiff North: £1,348Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,173

    £1,236£1,241£1,173Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £11,438, Cardiff North £11,549Cardiff North: £11,549Newcastle upon Tyne North: £11,438Cardiff North: £11,598Newcastle upon Tyne North: £11,487Cardiff North: £10,955Newcastle upon Tyne North: £10,850

    £11,438£11,487£10,850Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £446, Cardiff North £379Cardiff North: £379Newcastle upon Tyne North: £446Cardiff North: £380Newcastle upon Tyne North: £448Cardiff North: £359Newcastle upon Tyne North: £423

    £446£448£423Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £761, Cardiff North £839Cardiff North: £839Newcastle upon Tyne North: £761Cardiff North: £842Newcastle upon Tyne North: £764Cardiff North: £796Newcastle upon Tyne North: £722

    £761£764£722Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £26, Cardiff North £22Cardiff North: £22Newcastle upon Tyne North: £26Cardiff North: £22Newcastle upon Tyne North: £26Cardiff North: £21Newcastle upon Tyne North: £25

    £26£26£25Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £375, Cardiff North £416Cardiff North: £416Newcastle upon Tyne North: £375Cardiff North: £418Newcastle upon Tyne North: £376Cardiff North: £394Newcastle upon Tyne North: £356

    £375£376£356Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £94, Cardiff North £95Cardiff North: £95Newcastle upon Tyne North: £94Cardiff North: £96Newcastle upon Tyne North: £95Cardiff North: £90Newcastle upon Tyne North: £89

    £94£95£89Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £80, Cardiff North £78Cardiff North: £78Newcastle upon Tyne North: £80Cardiff North: £78Newcastle upon Tyne North: £81Cardiff North: £74Newcastle upon Tyne North: £76

    £80£81£76Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne North £934, Cardiff North £1,055Cardiff North: £1,055Newcastle upon Tyne North: £934Cardiff North: £1,059Newcastle upon Tyne North: £938Cardiff North: £1,000Newcastle upon Tyne North: £886

    £934£938£886Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£1,055£1,059£1,000

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £173, Cardiff North £184Cardiff North: £184Newcastle upon Tyne North: £173Cardiff North: £185Newcastle upon Tyne North: £174Cardiff North: £175Newcastle upon Tyne North: £164

    £173£174£164Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £212, Cardiff North £276Cardiff North: £276Newcastle upon Tyne North: £212Cardiff North: £277Newcastle upon Tyne North: £212Cardiff North: £262Newcastle upon Tyne North: £201

    £212£212£201Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.23, Cardiff North £6.94Cardiff North: £6.94Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.23Cardiff North: £6.97Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.25Cardiff North: £6.58Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.96

    £5.23£5.25£4.96Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £4.70, Cardiff North £5.56Cardiff North: £5.56Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.70Cardiff North: £5.58Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.72Cardiff North: £5.27Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£5.56£5.58£5.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.49, Cardiff North £5.41Cardiff North: £5.41Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.49Cardiff North: £5.43Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.52Cardiff North: £5.13Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Newcastle upon Tyne North 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,008.8, Cardiff North 1,021.6Cardiff North: 1,021.6Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,008.8

    1,008.8Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 103.5, Cardiff North 83.4Cardiff North: 83.4Newcastle upon Tyne North: 103.5

    103.5Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 152.0, Cardiff North 171.6Cardiff North: 171.6Newcastle upon Tyne North: 152.0

    152.0Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 54.5, Cardiff North 56.7Cardiff North: 56.7Newcastle upon Tyne North: 54.5

    54.5Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count56.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newcastle upon Tyne North 116.7, Cardiff North 126.2Cardiff North: 126.2Newcastle upon Tyne North: 116.7

    116.7Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count126.2

  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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 17.3, Cardiff North 16.9Cardiff North: 16.9Newcastle upon Tyne North: 17.3

    17.3Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher16.9

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Newcastle upon Tyne North and Cardiff North, per person in the age group
MeasureNewcastle upon Tyne NorthCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,533£3,548£3,351£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,236£1,241£1,173£1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,438£11,487£10,850£11,549£11,598£10,955Cardiff North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£446£448£423£379£380£359Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£761£764£722£839£842£796Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£22£22£21Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£375£376£356£416£418£394Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£95£96£90Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£81£76£78£78£74Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£934£938£886£1,055£1,059£1,000Cardiff North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£184£185£175Cardiff North
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£212£212£201£276£277£262Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.23£5.25£4.96£6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.41£5.43£5.13Newcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.81,021.6Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026103.583.4Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.0171.6Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.556.7Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026116.7126.2Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.316.9Newcastle upon Tyne North

Per resident

Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Newcastle upon Tyne North Cardiff North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £3,533, Cardiff North £3,941Cardiff North: £3,941Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,533Cardiff North: £3,957Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,548Cardiff North: £3,738Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3,351

    £3,533£3,548£3,351Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£3,941£3,957£3,738

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £2,063, Cardiff North £2,341Cardiff North: £2,341Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2,063Cardiff North: £2,351Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2,072Cardiff North: £2,220Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,957

    £2,063£2,072£1,957Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £822, Cardiff North £900Cardiff North: £900Newcastle upon Tyne North: £822Cardiff North: £903Newcastle upon Tyne North: £825Cardiff North: £853Newcastle upon Tyne North: £780

    £822£825£780Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£900£903£853

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £1,862, Cardiff North £2,114Cardiff North: £2,114Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,862Cardiff North: £2,123Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,870Cardiff North: £2,005Newcastle upon Tyne North: £1,767

    £1,862£1,870£1,767Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£2,114£2,123£2,005

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £73, Cardiff North £69Cardiff North: £69Newcastle upon Tyne North: £73Cardiff North: £70Newcastle upon Tyne North: £73Cardiff North: £66Newcastle upon Tyne North: £69

    £73£73£69Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £124, Cardiff North £154Cardiff North: £154Newcastle upon Tyne North: £124Cardiff North: £154Newcastle upon Tyne North: £124Cardiff North: £146Newcastle upon Tyne North: £117

    £124£124£117Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £4.25, Cardiff North £4.00Cardiff North: £4.00Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.25Cardiff North: £4.01Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.27Cardiff North: £3.79Newcastle upon Tyne North: £4.03

    £4.25£4.27£4.03Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £375, Cardiff North £416Cardiff North: £416Newcastle upon Tyne North: £375Cardiff North: £418Newcastle upon Tyne North: £376Cardiff North: £394Newcastle upon Tyne North: £356

    £375£376£356Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £94, Cardiff North £95Cardiff North: £95Newcastle upon Tyne North: £94Cardiff North: £96Newcastle upon Tyne North: £95Cardiff North: £90Newcastle upon Tyne North: £89

    £94£95£89Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£95£96£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £53, Cardiff North £49Cardiff North: £49Newcastle upon Tyne North: £53Cardiff North: £49Newcastle upon Tyne North: £54Cardiff North: £47Newcastle upon Tyne North: £51

    £53£54£51Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £621, Cardiff North £668Cardiff North: £668Newcastle upon Tyne North: £621Cardiff North: £670Newcastle upon Tyne North: £624Cardiff North: £633Newcastle upon Tyne North: £589

    £621£624£589Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£668£670£633

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £173, Cardiff North £184Cardiff North: £184Newcastle upon Tyne North: £173Cardiff North: £185Newcastle upon Tyne North: £174Cardiff North: £175Newcastle upon Tyne North: £164

    £173£174£164Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £141, Cardiff North £175Cardiff North: £175Newcastle upon Tyne North: £141Cardiff North: £176Newcastle upon Tyne North: £141Cardiff North: £166Newcastle upon Tyne North: £133

    £141£141£133Cardiff North is higher£175£176£166

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £3.47, Cardiff North £4.39Cardiff North: £4.39Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.47Cardiff North: £4.40Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.48Cardiff North: £4.16Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Cardiff North is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £3.12, Cardiff North £3.52Cardiff North: £3.52Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.12Cardiff North: £3.54Newcastle upon Tyne North: £3.13Cardiff North: £3.34Newcastle upon Tyne North: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£3.52£3.54£3.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newcastle upon Tyne North £5.49, Cardiff North £5.41Cardiff North: £5.41Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.49Cardiff North: £5.43Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.52Cardiff North: £5.13Newcastle upon Tyne North: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne North 164.2, Cardiff North 187.0Cardiff North: 187.0Newcastle upon Tyne North: 164.2

    164.2Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count187.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne North 16.9, Cardiff North 15.3Cardiff North: 15.3Newcastle upon Tyne North: 16.9

    16.9Newcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 24.8, Cardiff North 31.4Cardiff North: 31.4Newcastle upon Tyne North: 24.8

    24.8Cardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North 54.5, Cardiff North 56.7Cardiff North: 56.7Newcastle upon Tyne North: 54.5

    54.5Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count56.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne North 77.6, Cardiff North 79.9Cardiff North: 79.9Newcastle upon Tyne North: 77.6

    77.6Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count79.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newcastle upon Tyne North 11.5, Cardiff North 10.7Cardiff North: 10.7Newcastle upon Tyne North: 11.5

    11.5Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher10.7

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Newcastle upon Tyne North and Cardiff North, per resident
MeasureNewcastle upon Tyne NorthCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,533£3,548£3,351£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,063£2,072£1,957£2,341£2,351£2,220Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£822£825£780£900£903£853Cardiff North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,862£1,870£1,767£2,114£2,123£2,005Cardiff North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£69£70£66Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£154£154£146Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.25£4.27£4.03£4.00£4.01£3.79Newcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£375£376£356£416£418£394Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£95£96£90Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£54£51£49£49£47Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£621£624£589£668£670£633Cardiff North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£184£185£175Cardiff North
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£175£176£166Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.41£5.43£5.13Newcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026164.2187.0Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.915.3Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.831.4Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.556.7Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.679.9Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.510.7Newcastle upon Tyne North

Total

Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Cardiff North on 4. 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

Newcastle upon Tyne North Cardiff North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £396.5m, Cardiff North £386.2mCardiff North: £386.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £396.5mCardiff North: £387.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £398.2mCardiff North: £366.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £376.1m

    £396.5m£398.2m£376.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£386.2m£387.8m£366.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £231.6m, Cardiff North £229.4mCardiff North: £229.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £231.6mCardiff North: £230.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £232.6mCardiff North: £217.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £219.7m

    £231.6m£232.6m£219.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £92.2m, Cardiff North £88.2mCardiff North: £88.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £92.2mCardiff North: £88.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £92.6mCardiff North: £83.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £87.5m

    £92.2m£92.6m£87.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£88.2m£88.5m£83.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £209.0m, Cardiff North £207.1mCardiff North: £207.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £209.0mCardiff North: £208.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £209.9mCardiff North: £196.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £198.3m

    £209.0m£209.9m£198.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£207.1m£208.0m£196.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £8.2m, Cardiff North £6.8mCardiff North: £6.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £8.2mCardiff North: £6.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £8.2mCardiff North: £6.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mNewcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £13.9m, Cardiff North £15.0mCardiff North: £15.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £13.9mCardiff North: £15.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £14.0mCardiff North: £14.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £13.2m

    £13.9m£14.0m£13.2mCardiff 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.48m, Cardiff North £0.39mCardiff North: £0.39mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.48mCardiff North: £0.39mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.48mCardiff North: £0.37mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mNewcastle upon Tyne 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: Newcastle upon Tyne North £42.1m, Cardiff North £40.8mCardiff North: £40.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £42.1mCardiff North: £40.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £42.3mCardiff North: £38.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £39.9m

    £42.1m£42.3m£39.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£40.8m£40.9m£38.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £10.6m, Cardiff North £9.3mCardiff North: £9.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.6mCardiff North: £9.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.6mCardiff North: £8.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £10.0m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £6.0m, Cardiff North £4.8mCardiff North: £4.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £6.0mCardiff North: £4.8mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £6.0mCardiff North: £4.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £69.7m, Cardiff North £65.4mCardiff North: £65.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £69.7mCardiff North: £65.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £70.0mCardiff North: £62.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £66.1m

    £69.7m£70.0m£66.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £19.4m, Cardiff North £18.0mCardiff North: £18.0mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £19.4mCardiff North: £18.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £19.5mCardiff North: £17.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.5m£18.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £15.8m, Cardiff North £17.1mCardiff North: £17.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.8mCardiff North: £17.2mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.9mCardiff North: £16.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mCardiff North is higher£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.39m, Cardiff North £0.43mCardiff North: £0.43mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.39mCardiff North: £0.43mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.39mCardiff North: £0.41mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.35m, Cardiff North £0.34mCardiff North: £0.34mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.35mCardiff North: £0.35mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.35mCardiff North: £0.33mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North £0.62m, Cardiff North £0.53mCardiff North: £0.53mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.62mCardiff North: £0.53mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.62mCardiff North: £0.50mNewcastle upon Tyne North: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mNewcastle upon Tyne North is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North 18,435, Cardiff North 18,323Cardiff North: 18,323Newcastle upon Tyne North: 18,435

    18,435Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count18,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,891, Cardiff North 1,496Cardiff North: 1,496Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,891

    1,891Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher1,496

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North 2,778, Cardiff North 3,078Cardiff North: 3,078Newcastle upon Tyne North: 2,778

    2,778Cardiff North is higher3,078

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North 6,119, Cardiff North 5,555Cardiff North: 5,555Newcastle upon Tyne North: 6,119

    6,119Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count5,555

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North 8,708, Cardiff North 7,826Cardiff North: 7,826Newcastle upon Tyne North: 8,708

    8,708Newcastle upon Tyne North is higherDepends on how you count7,826

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,292, Cardiff North 1,051Cardiff North: 1,051Newcastle upon Tyne North: 1,292

    1,292Newcastle upon Tyne North is higher1,051

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Newcastle upon Tyne North and Cardiff North, total
MeasureNewcastle upon Tyne NorthCardiff NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£396.5m£398.2m£376.1m£386.2m£387.8m£366.3mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£231.6m£232.6m£219.7m£229.4m£230.3m£217.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m£88.2m£88.5m£83.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.0m£209.9m£198.3m£207.1m£208.0m£196.5mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m£40.8m£40.9m£38.7mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mCardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mNewcastle upon Tyne North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mNewcastle upon Tyne North
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,43518,323Newcastle upon Tyne North
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8911,496Newcastle upon Tyne North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7783,078Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1195,555Newcastle upon Tyne North
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,7087,826Newcastle upon Tyne North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2921,051Newcastle upon Tyne 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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  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.