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Redcar and Torfaen

95,623 and 94,119 residents (mid-2024).

Redcar is higher than Torfaen on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Redcar is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Torfaen 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

Redcar Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redcar £5,706, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605Redcar: £5,706Torfaen: £5,628Redcar: £5,730Torfaen: £5,316Redcar: £5,413

    £5,706£5,730£5,413Redcar is higher£5,605£5,628£5,316

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £12,746, Torfaen £13,217Torfaen: £13,217Redcar: £12,746Torfaen: £13,274Redcar: £12,801Torfaen: £12,537Redcar: £12,091

    £12,746£12,801£12,091Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£13,217£13,274£12,537

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £2,972, Torfaen £2,803Torfaen: £2,803Redcar: £2,972Torfaen: £2,815Redcar: £2,985Torfaen: £2,659Redcar: £2,819

    £2,972£2,985£2,819Redcar is higher£2,803£2,815£2,659

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £11,256, Torfaen £11,652Torfaen: £11,652Redcar: £11,256Torfaen: £11,702Redcar: £11,304Torfaen: £11,053Redcar: £10,677

    £11,256£11,304£10,677Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11,652£11,702£11,053

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £566, Torfaen £550Torfaen: £550Redcar: £566Torfaen: £553Redcar: £568Torfaen: £522Redcar: £537

    £566£568£537Redcar is higher£550£553£522

  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: Redcar £887, Torfaen £979Torfaen: £979Redcar: £887Torfaen: £983Redcar: £891Torfaen: £929Redcar: £841

    £887£891£841Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£979£983£929

  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: Redcar £38, Torfaen £35Torfaen: £35Redcar: £38Torfaen: £36Redcar: £38Torfaen: £34Redcar: £36

    £38£38£36Redcar is higher£35£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £710, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807Redcar: £710Torfaen: £811Redcar: £713Torfaen: £766Redcar: £674

    £710£713£674Torfaen is higher£807£811£766

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £167, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188Redcar: £167Torfaen: £189Redcar: £167Torfaen: £179Redcar: £158

    £167£167£158Torfaen is higher£188£189£179

  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: Redcar £208, Torfaen £170Torfaen: £170Redcar: £208Torfaen: £171Redcar: £209Torfaen: £161Redcar: £198

    £208£209£198Redcar is higher£170£171£161

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £2,234, Torfaen £2,094Torfaen: £2,094Redcar: £2,234Torfaen: £2,103Redcar: £2,243Torfaen: £1,986Redcar: £2,119

    £2,234£2,243£2,119Redcar is higher£2,094£2,103£1,986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redcar £279, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Redcar: £279Torfaen: £267Redcar: £280Torfaen: £252Redcar: £264

    £279£280£264Redcar is higher£266£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £506, Torfaen £519Torfaen: £519Redcar: £506Torfaen: £522Redcar: £509Torfaen: £493Redcar: £480

    £506£509£480Torfaen is higher£519£522£493

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £7.11, Torfaen £7.39Torfaen: £7.39Redcar: £7.11Torfaen: £7.42Redcar: £7.14Torfaen: £7.01Redcar: £6.74

    £7.11£7.14£6.74Torfaen is higher£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £16, Torfaen £12Torfaen: £12Redcar: £16Torfaen: £12Redcar: £17Torfaen: £11Redcar: £16

    £16£17£16Redcar is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redcar £7.12, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16Redcar: £7.12Torfaen: £7.19Redcar: £7.15Torfaen: £6.79Redcar: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£7.16£7.19£6.79

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redcar 1,009.3, Torfaen 1,028.5Torfaen: 1,028.5Redcar: 1,009.3

    1,009.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count1,028.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redcar 151.8, Torfaen 136.4Torfaen: 136.4Redcar: 151.8

    151.8Redcar is higher136.4

  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: Redcar 189.3, Torfaen 198.7Torfaen: 198.7Redcar: 189.3

    189.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count198.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 106.8, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2Redcar: 106.8

    106.8Torfaen is higher113.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Redcar 275.1, Torfaen 259.1Torfaen: 259.1Redcar: 275.1

    275.1Redcar is higher259.1

  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: Redcar 45.3, Torfaen 36.4Torfaen: 36.4Redcar: 45.3

    45.3Redcar is higher36.4

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Redcar and Torfaen, per person in the age group
MeasureRedcarTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,706£5,730£5,413£5,605£5,628£5,316Redcar
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,091£13,217£13,274£12,537Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,972£2,985£2,819£2,803£2,815£2,659Redcar
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,256£11,304£10,677£11,652£11,702£11,053Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£566£568£537£550£553£522Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£887£891£841£979£983£929Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£35£36£34Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£710£713£674£807£811£766Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£188£189£179Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£208£209£198£170£171£161Redcar
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,234£2,243£2,119£2,094£2,103£1,986Redcar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£266£267£252Redcar
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£506£509£480£519£522£493Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.11£7.14£6.74£7.39£7.42£7.01Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£17£16£12£12£11Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.31,028.5Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.8136.4Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026189.3198.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.8113.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026275.1259.1Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.336.4Redcar

Per resident

Redcar is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 7. 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

Redcar Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redcar £5,706, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605Redcar: £5,706Torfaen: £5,628Redcar: £5,730Torfaen: £5,316Redcar: £5,413

    £5,706£5,730£5,413Redcar is higher£5,605£5,628£5,316

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Redcar £2,789, Torfaen £2,639Torfaen: £2,639Redcar: £2,789Torfaen: £2,650Redcar: £2,800Torfaen: £2,503Redcar: £2,645

    £2,789£2,800£2,645Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,639£2,650£2,503

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Redcar £1,755, Torfaen £1,697Torfaen: £1,697Redcar: £1,755Torfaen: £1,704Redcar: £1,762Torfaen: £1,610Redcar: £1,665

    £1,755£1,762£1,665Redcar is higher£1,697£1,704£1,610

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Redcar £2,463, Torfaen £2,327Torfaen: £2,327Redcar: £2,463Torfaen: £2,336Redcar: £2,473Torfaen: £2,207Redcar: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,327£2,336£2,207

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Redcar £124, Torfaen £110Torfaen: £110Redcar: £124Torfaen: £110Redcar: £124Torfaen: £104Redcar: £117

    £124£124£117Redcar is higher£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £194, Torfaen £195Torfaen: £195Redcar: £194Torfaen: £196Redcar: £195Torfaen: £185Redcar: £184

    £194£195£184Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£195£196£185

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Redcar £8.23, Torfaen £7.07Torfaen: £7.07Redcar: £8.23Torfaen: £7.10Redcar: £8.27Torfaen: £6.71Redcar: £7.81

    £8.23£8.27£7.81Redcar is higher£7.07£7.10£6.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £710, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807Redcar: £710Torfaen: £811Redcar: £713Torfaen: £766Redcar: £674

    £710£713£674Torfaen is higher£807£811£766

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £167, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188Redcar: £167Torfaen: £189Redcar: £167Torfaen: £179Redcar: £158

    £167£167£158Torfaen is higher£188£189£179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Redcar £123, Torfaen £103Torfaen: £103Redcar: £123Torfaen: £103Redcar: £124Torfaen: £98Redcar: £117

    £123£124£117Redcar is higher£103£103£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Redcar £1,319, Torfaen £1,268Torfaen: £1,268Redcar: £1,319Torfaen: £1,273Redcar: £1,325Torfaen: £1,203Redcar: £1,251

    £1,319£1,325£1,251Redcar is higher£1,268£1,273£1,203

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redcar £279, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Redcar: £279Torfaen: £267Redcar: £280Torfaen: £252Redcar: £264

    £279£280£264Redcar is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Redcar £299, Torfaen £315Torfaen: £315Redcar: £299Torfaen: £316Redcar: £300Torfaen: £298Redcar: £284

    £299£300£284Torfaen is higher£315£316£298

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Redcar £4.20, Torfaen £4.47Torfaen: £4.47Redcar: £4.20Torfaen: £4.49Redcar: £4.21Torfaen: £4.24Redcar: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Torfaen is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Redcar £9.70, Torfaen £7.26Torfaen: £7.26Redcar: £9.70Torfaen: £7.29Redcar: £9.74Torfaen: £6.89Redcar: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Redcar is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redcar £7.12, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16Redcar: £7.12Torfaen: £7.19Redcar: £7.15Torfaen: £6.79Redcar: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£7.16£7.19£6.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 220.8, Torfaen 205.4Torfaen: 205.4Redcar: 220.8

    220.8Redcar is higherDepends on how you count205.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 33.2, Torfaen 27.2Torfaen: 27.2Redcar: 33.2

    33.2Redcar is higher27.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 41.4, Torfaen 39.7Torfaen: 39.7Redcar: 41.4

    41.4Redcar is higherDepends on how you count39.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 106.8, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2Redcar: 106.8

    106.8Torfaen is higher113.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 162.4, Torfaen 156.9Torfaen: 156.9Redcar: 162.4

    162.4Redcar is higher156.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 26.8, Torfaen 22.1Torfaen: 22.1Redcar: 26.8

    26.8Redcar is higher22.1

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Redcar and Torfaen, per resident
MeasureRedcarTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,706£5,730£5,413£5,605£5,628£5,316Redcar
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,789£2,800£2,645£2,639£2,650£2,503Redcar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,755£1,762£1,665£1,697£1,704£1,610Redcar
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,327£2,336£2,207Redcar
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£110£110£104Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£195£196£185Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.23£8.27£7.81£7.07£7.10£6.71Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£710£713£674£807£811£766Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£188£189£179Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£103£103£98Redcar
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,319£1,325£1,251£1,268£1,273£1,203Redcar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£266£267£252Redcar
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£299£300£284£315£316£298Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£4.47£4.49£4.24Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£7.26£7.29£6.89Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8205.4Redcar
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.227.2Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.439.7Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.8113.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.4156.9Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.822.1Redcar

Total

Redcar is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 5. 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

Redcar Torfaen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Redcar £545.6m, Torfaen £527.5mTorfaen: £527.5mRedcar: £545.6mTorfaen: £529.7mRedcar: £548.0mTorfaen: £500.4mRedcar: £517.6m

    £545.6m£548.0m£517.6mRedcar is higher£527.5m£529.7m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Redcar £266.7m, Torfaen £248.4mTorfaen: £248.4mRedcar: £266.7mTorfaen: £249.4mRedcar: £267.8mTorfaen: £235.6mRedcar: £252.9m

    £266.7m£267.8m£252.9mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Redcar £167.8m, Torfaen £159.7mTorfaen: £159.7mRedcar: £167.8mTorfaen: £160.4mRedcar: £168.5mTorfaen: £151.5mRedcar: £159.2m

    £167.8m£168.5m£159.2mRedcar is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Redcar £235.5m, Torfaen £219.0mTorfaen: £219.0mRedcar: £235.5mTorfaen: £219.9mRedcar: £236.5mTorfaen: £207.7mRedcar: £223.4m

    £235.5m£236.5m£223.4mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Redcar £11.8m, Torfaen £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mRedcar: £11.8mTorfaen: £10.4mRedcar: £11.9mTorfaen: £9.8mRedcar: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.9m£11.2mRedcar is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redcar £18.6m, Torfaen £18.4mTorfaen: £18.4mRedcar: £18.6mTorfaen: £18.5mRedcar: £18.6mTorfaen: £17.5mRedcar: £17.6m

    £18.6m£18.6m£17.6mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Redcar £0.79m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mRedcar: £0.79mTorfaen: £0.67mRedcar: £0.79mTorfaen: £0.63mRedcar: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mRedcar is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redcar £67.9m, Torfaen £76.0mTorfaen: £76.0mRedcar: £67.9mTorfaen: £76.3mRedcar: £68.2mTorfaen: £72.1mRedcar: £64.4m

    £67.9m£68.2m£64.4mTorfaen is higher£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Redcar £15.9m, Torfaen £17.7mTorfaen: £17.7mRedcar: £15.9mTorfaen: £17.8mRedcar: £16.0mTorfaen: £16.8mRedcar: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mTorfaen is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redcar £11.8m, Torfaen £9.7mTorfaen: £9.7mRedcar: £11.8mTorfaen: £9.7mRedcar: £11.8mTorfaen: £9.2mRedcar: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mRedcar is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Redcar £126.1m, Torfaen £119.3mTorfaen: £119.3mRedcar: £126.1mTorfaen: £119.8mRedcar: £126.7mTorfaen: £113.2mRedcar: £119.6m

    £126.1m£126.7m£119.6mRedcar is higher£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Redcar £26.7m, Torfaen £25.0mTorfaen: £25.0mRedcar: £26.7mTorfaen: £25.1mRedcar: £26.8mTorfaen: £23.7mRedcar: £25.3m

    £26.7m£26.8m£25.3mRedcar is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Redcar £28.6m, Torfaen £29.6mTorfaen: £29.6mRedcar: £28.6mTorfaen: £29.7mRedcar: £28.7mTorfaen: £28.1mRedcar: £27.1m

    £28.6m£28.7m£27.1mTorfaen is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Redcar £0.40m, Torfaen £0.42mTorfaen: £0.42mRedcar: £0.40mTorfaen: £0.42mRedcar: £0.40mTorfaen: £0.40mRedcar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mTorfaen is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Redcar £0.93m, Torfaen £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mRedcar: £0.93mTorfaen: £0.69mRedcar: £0.93mTorfaen: £0.65mRedcar: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mRedcar is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Redcar £0.68m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mRedcar: £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mRedcar: £0.68mTorfaen: £0.64mRedcar: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Redcar 21,115, Torfaen 19,328Torfaen: 19,328Redcar: 21,115

    21,115Redcar is higherDepends on how you count19,328

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Redcar 3,175, Torfaen 2,563Torfaen: 2,563Redcar: 3,175

    3,175Redcar is higher2,563

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redcar 3,960, Torfaen 3,733Torfaen: 3,733Redcar: 3,960

    3,960Redcar is higherDepends on how you count3,733

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redcar 10,215, Torfaen 10,651Torfaen: 10,651Redcar: 10,215

    10,215Torfaen is higher10,651

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Redcar 15,531, Torfaen 14,764Torfaen: 14,764Redcar: 15,531

    15,531Redcar is higher14,764

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redcar 2,559, Torfaen 2,075Torfaen: 2,075Redcar: 2,559

    2,559Redcar is higher2,075

Show the numbers
Redcar and Torfaen, total
MeasureRedcarTorfaenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£545.6m£548.0m£517.6m£527.5m£529.7m£500.4mRedcar
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.7m£267.8m£252.9m£248.4m£249.4m£235.6mRedcar
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.8m£168.5m£159.2m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mRedcar
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.5m£236.5m£223.4m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mRedcar
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mRedcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mRedcar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mRedcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.9m£68.2m£64.4m£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mTorfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mRedcar
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£126.1m£126.7m£119.6m£119.3m£119.8m£113.2mRedcar
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mRedcar
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mTorfaen
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mRedcar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mRedcar
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,11519,328Redcar
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1752,563Redcar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9603,733Redcar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,21510,651Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,53114,764Redcar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5592,075Redcar

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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  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.
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