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Preston and Cardiff East

124,602 and 114,887 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Cardiff East on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Preston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Cardiff East on 11. 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

Preston Cardiff East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Cardiff East £4,510Cardiff East: £4,510Preston: £4,234Cardiff East: £4,529Preston: £4,252Cardiff East: £4,278Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£4,510£4,529£4,278

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Cardiff East £12,897Cardiff East: £12,897Preston: £13,061Cardiff East: £12,952Preston: £13,116Cardiff East: £12,234Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Preston is higherDepends on how you count£12,897£12,952£12,234

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Cardiff East £2,536Cardiff East: £2,536Preston: £2,530Cardiff East: £2,547Preston: £2,541Cardiff East: £2,405Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£2,536£2,547£2,405

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Cardiff East £11,223Cardiff East: £11,223Preston: £11,281Cardiff East: £11,271Preston: £11,329Cardiff East: £10,646Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Preston is higherDepends on how you count£11,223£11,271£10,646

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Cardiff East £737Cardiff East: £737Preston: £855Cardiff East: £740Preston: £858Cardiff East: £699Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Preston is higher£737£740£699

  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: Preston £879, Cardiff East £899Cardiff East: £899Preston: £879Cardiff East: £903Preston: £882Cardiff East: £853Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Cardiff East is higher£899£903£853

  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: Preston £47, Cardiff East £39Cardiff East: £39Preston: £47Cardiff East: £39Preston: £47Cardiff East: £37Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Preston is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Cardiff East £615Cardiff East: £615Preston: £586Cardiff East: £618Preston: £588Cardiff East: £583Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£615£618£583

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Cardiff East £124Cardiff East: £124Preston: £122Cardiff East: £124Preston: £123Cardiff East: £117Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

  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: Preston £128, Cardiff East £129Cardiff East: £129Preston: £128Cardiff East: £129Preston: £129Cardiff East: £122Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£129£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Cardiff East £2,003Cardiff East: £2,003Preston: £2,011Cardiff East: £2,012Preston: £2,019Cardiff East: £1,900Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Preston is higher£2,003£2,012£1,900

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Cardiff East £330Cardiff East: £330Preston: £268Cardiff East: £332Preston: £270Cardiff East: £313Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Cardiff East is higher£330£332£313

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Cardiff East £387Cardiff East: £387Preston: £377Cardiff East: £388Preston: £379Cardiff East: £367Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£387£388£367

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Cardiff East £7.24Cardiff East: £7.24Preston: £5.13Cardiff East: £7.27Preston: £5.16Cardiff East: £6.87Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Cardiff East is higher£7.24£7.27£6.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Cardiff East £9.75Cardiff East: £9.75Preston: £8.32Cardiff East: £9.79Preston: £8.35Cardiff East: £9.25Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Cardiff East is higher£9.75£9.79£9.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Cardiff East £4.32Cardiff East: £4.32Preston: £5.63Cardiff East: £4.34Preston: £5.65Cardiff East: £4.10Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 1,010.2, Cardiff East 1,004.8Cardiff East: 1,004.8Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,004.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 185.5, Cardiff East 152.0Cardiff East: 152.0Preston: 185.5

    185.5Preston is higher152.0

  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: Preston 174.9, Cardiff East 184.1Cardiff East: 184.1Preston: 174.9

    174.9Cardiff East is higher184.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Cardiff East 85.5Cardiff East: 85.5Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher85.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 249.6, Cardiff East 224.4Cardiff East: 224.4Preston: 249.6

    249.6Preston is higher224.4

  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: Preston 29.3, Cardiff East 27.9Cardiff East: 27.9Preston: 29.3

    29.3Preston is higher27.9

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Preston and Cardiff East, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonCardiff EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£12,897£12,952£12,234Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,536£2,547£2,405Cardiff East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£11,223£11,271£10,646Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£737£740£699Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£899£903£853Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£39£39£37Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£615£618£583Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£124£124£117Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£129£129£122Cardiff East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,003£2,012£1,900Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£330£332£313Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£387£388£367Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£7.24£7.27£6.87Cardiff East
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£9.75£9.79£9.25Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.32£4.34£4.10Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,004.8Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5152.0Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9184.1Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.885.5Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6224.4Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.327.9Preston

Per resident

Preston is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Cardiff East on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Preston Cardiff East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Cardiff East £4,510Cardiff East: £4,510Preston: £4,234Cardiff East: £4,529Preston: £4,252Cardiff East: £4,278Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£4,510£4,529£4,278

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Cardiff East £1,723Cardiff East: £1,723Preston: £1,542Cardiff East: £1,731Preston: £1,549Cardiff East: £1,635Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,723£1,731£1,635

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Cardiff East £1,713Cardiff East: £1,713Preston: £1,710Cardiff East: £1,720Preston: £1,717Cardiff East: £1,625Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,713£1,720£1,625

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Cardiff East £1,500Cardiff East: £1,500Preston: £1,332Cardiff East: £1,506Preston: £1,338Cardiff East: £1,422Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,500£1,506£1,422

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Cardiff East £98Cardiff East: £98Preston: £101Cardiff East: £99Preston: £101Cardiff East: £93Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Preston is higher£98£99£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Cardiff East £120Cardiff East: £120Preston: £104Cardiff East: £121Preston: £104Cardiff East: £114Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Cardiff East is higher£120£121£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: Preston £5.55, Cardiff East £5.14Cardiff East: £5.14Preston: £5.55Cardiff East: £5.17Preston: £5.57Cardiff East: £4.88Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Preston is higher£5.14£5.17£4.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Cardiff East £615Cardiff East: £615Preston: £586Cardiff East: £618Preston: £588Cardiff East: £583Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£615£618£583

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Cardiff East £124Cardiff East: £124Preston: £122Cardiff East: £124Preston: £123Cardiff East: £117Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Cardiff East £87Cardiff East: £87Preston: £87Cardiff East: £87Preston: £87Cardiff East: £82Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Cardiff East £1,353Cardiff East: £1,353Preston: £1,359Cardiff East: £1,359Preston: £1,365Cardiff East: £1,284Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Preston is higher£1,353£1,359£1,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Cardiff East £330Cardiff East: £330Preston: £268Cardiff East: £332Preston: £270Cardiff East: £313Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Cardiff East is higher£330£332£313

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Cardiff East £261Cardiff East: £261Preston: £255Cardiff East: £262Preston: £256Cardiff East: £248Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£248

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Cardiff East £4.89Cardiff East: £4.89Preston: £3.47Cardiff East: £4.91Preston: £3.48Cardiff East: £4.64Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Cardiff East is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Cardiff East £6.59Cardiff East: £6.59Preston: £5.62Cardiff East: £6.62Preston: £5.64Cardiff East: £6.25Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Cardiff East is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Cardiff East £4.32Cardiff East: £4.32Preston: £5.63Cardiff East: £4.34Preston: £5.65Cardiff East: £4.10Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Cardiff East 134.3Cardiff East: 134.3Preston: 119.3

    119.3Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count134.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Cardiff East 20.3Cardiff East: 20.3Preston: 21.9

    21.9Preston is higher20.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 20.7, Cardiff East 24.6Cardiff East: 24.6Preston: 20.7

    20.7Cardiff East is higher24.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Cardiff East 85.5Cardiff East: 85.5Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher85.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Cardiff East 151.6Cardiff East: 151.6Preston: 168.7

    168.7Preston is higher151.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.8, Cardiff East 18.8Cardiff East: 18.8Preston: 19.8

    19.8Preston is higher18.8

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Preston and Cardiff East, per resident
MeasurePrestonCardiff EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£1,723£1,731£1,635Cardiff East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,713£1,720£1,625Cardiff East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,500£1,506£1,422Cardiff East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£98£99£93Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£120£121£114Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.14£5.17£4.88Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£615£618£583Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£124£124£117Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£87£87£82Cardiff East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,353£1,359£1,284Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£330£332£313Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£261£262£248Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£4.89£4.91£4.64Cardiff East
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£6.59£6.62£6.25Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.32£4.34£4.10Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.3134.3Cardiff East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.920.3Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.724.6Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.885.5Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7151.6Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.818.8Preston

Total

Preston is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Cardiff East on 8. 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

Preston Cardiff East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Cardiff East £518.1mCardiff East: £518.1mPreston: £527.6mCardiff East: £520.3mPreston: £529.8mCardiff East: £491.5mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£518.1m£520.3m£491.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Cardiff East £198.0mCardiff East: £198.0mPreston: £192.2mCardiff East: £198.8mPreston: £193.0mCardiff East: £187.8mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£198.0m£198.8m£187.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Cardiff East £196.8mCardiff East: £196.8mPreston: £213.0mCardiff East: £197.7mPreston: £214.0mCardiff East: £186.7mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£196.8m£197.7m£186.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Cardiff East £172.3mCardiff East: £172.3mPreston: £166.0mCardiff East: £173.0mPreston: £166.7mCardiff East: £163.4mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Cardiff East £11.3mCardiff East: £11.3mPreston: £12.6mCardiff East: £11.4mPreston: £12.6mCardiff East: £10.7mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Cardiff East £13.8mCardiff East: £13.8mPreston: £12.9mCardiff East: £13.9mPreston: £13.0mCardiff East: £13.1mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mCardiff East is higher£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Preston £0.69m, Cardiff East £0.59mCardiff East: £0.59mPreston: £0.69mCardiff East: £0.59mPreston: £0.69mCardiff East: £0.56mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Cardiff East £70.7mCardiff East: £70.7mPreston: £73.0mCardiff East: £71.0mPreston: £73.3mCardiff East: £67.0mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Cardiff East £14.2mCardiff East: £14.2mPreston: £15.2mCardiff East: £14.3mPreston: £15.3mCardiff East: £13.5mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Cardiff East £10.0mCardiff East: £10.0mPreston: £10.8mCardiff East: £10.0mPreston: £10.9mCardiff East: £9.5mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Cardiff East £155.5mCardiff East: £155.5mPreston: £169.3mCardiff East: £156.2mPreston: £170.0mCardiff East: £147.5mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston is higher£155.5m£156.2m£147.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Cardiff East £38.0mCardiff East: £38.0mPreston: £33.4mCardiff East: £38.1mPreston: £33.6mCardiff East: £36.0mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mCardiff East is higher£38.0m£38.1m£36.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Cardiff East £30.0mCardiff East: £30.0mPreston: £31.8mCardiff East: £30.1mPreston: £31.9mCardiff East: £28.5mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Cardiff East £0.56mCardiff East: £0.56mPreston: £0.43mCardiff East: £0.56mPreston: £0.43mCardiff East: £0.53mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff East is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Cardiff East £0.76mCardiff East: £0.76mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.76mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.72mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mCardiff East is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Cardiff East £0.50mCardiff East: £0.50mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.50mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.47mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Cardiff East 15,424Cardiff East: 15,424Preston: 14,865

    14,865Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count15,424

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Cardiff East 2,334Cardiff East: 2,334Preston: 2,730

    2,730Preston is higher2,334

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Cardiff East 2,826Cardiff East: 2,826Preston: 2,573

    2,573Cardiff East is higher2,826

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Cardiff East 9,821Cardiff East: 9,821Preston: 10,939

    10,939Preston is higher9,821

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Cardiff East 17,419Cardiff East: 17,419Preston: 21,021

    21,021Preston is higher17,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Cardiff East 2,165Cardiff East: 2,165Preston: 2,464

    2,464Preston is higher2,165

Show the numbers
Preston and Cardiff East, total
MeasurePrestonCardiff EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£518.1m£520.3m£491.5mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£198.0m£198.8m£187.8mCardiff East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£196.8m£197.7m£186.7mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£172.3m£173.0m£163.4mCardiff East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£11.3m£11.4m£10.7mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mCardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£155.5m£156.2m£147.5mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£38.0m£38.1m£36.0mCardiff East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£30.0m£30.1m£28.5mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff East
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCardiff East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86515,424Cardiff East
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7302,334Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,826Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,9399,821Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02117,419Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4642,165Preston

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.