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Rossendale and Darwen and Aberafan Maesteg

104,420 and 92,880 residents (mid-2024).

Rossendale and Darwen is higher than Aberafan Maesteg on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Rossendale and Darwen is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Aberafan Maesteg on 20. 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

Rossendale and Darwen Aberafan Maesteg

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £4,451, Aberafan Maesteg £6,301Aberafan Maesteg: £6,301Rossendale and Darwen: £4,451Aberafan Maesteg: £6,328Rossendale and Darwen: £4,470Aberafan Maesteg: £5,977Rossendale and Darwen: £4,222

    £4,451£4,470£4,222Aberafan Maesteg is higher£6,301£6,328£5,977

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rossendale and Darwen £13,020, Aberafan Maesteg £13,480Aberafan Maesteg: £13,480Rossendale and Darwen: £13,020Aberafan Maesteg: £13,537Rossendale and Darwen: £13,076Aberafan Maesteg: £12,786Rossendale and Darwen: £12,351

    £13,020£13,076£12,351Aberafan Maesteg is higher£13,480£13,537£12,786

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rossendale and Darwen £2,072, Aberafan Maesteg £3,346Aberafan Maesteg: £3,346Rossendale and Darwen: £2,072Aberafan Maesteg: £3,360Rossendale and Darwen: £2,081Aberafan Maesteg: £3,173Rossendale and Darwen: £1,965

    £2,072£2,081£1,965Aberafan Maesteg is higher£3,346£3,360£3,173

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rossendale and Darwen £11,821, Aberafan Maesteg £11,691Aberafan Maesteg: £11,691Rossendale and Darwen: £11,821Aberafan Maesteg: £11,741Rossendale and Darwen: £11,872Aberafan Maesteg: £11,089Rossendale and Darwen: £11,213

    £11,821£11,872£11,213Rossendale and Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£11,691£11,741£11,089

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rossendale and Darwen £431, Aberafan Maesteg £665Aberafan Maesteg: £665Rossendale and Darwen: £431Aberafan Maesteg: £668Rossendale and Darwen: £433Aberafan Maesteg: £631Rossendale and Darwen: £409

    £431£433£409Aberafan Maesteg is higher£665£668£631

  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: Rossendale and Darwen £740, Aberafan Maesteg £1,084Aberafan Maesteg: £1,084Rossendale and Darwen: £740Aberafan Maesteg: £1,089Rossendale and Darwen: £743Aberafan Maesteg: £1,028Rossendale and Darwen: £702

    £740£743£702Aberafan Maesteg is higher£1,084£1,089£1,028

  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: Rossendale and Darwen £29, Aberafan Maesteg £40Aberafan Maesteg: £40Rossendale and Darwen: £29Aberafan Maesteg: £40Rossendale and Darwen: £29Aberafan Maesteg: £38Rossendale and Darwen: £27

    £29£29£27Aberafan Maesteg is higher£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £516, Aberafan Maesteg £996Aberafan Maesteg: £996Rossendale and Darwen: £516Aberafan Maesteg: £1,000Rossendale and Darwen: £518Aberafan Maesteg: £944Rossendale and Darwen: £490

    £516£518£490Aberafan Maesteg is higher£996£1,000£944

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £150, Aberafan Maesteg £259Aberafan Maesteg: £259Rossendale and Darwen: £150Aberafan Maesteg: £260Rossendale and Darwen: £151Aberafan Maesteg: £246Rossendale and Darwen: £142

    £150£151£142Aberafan Maesteg is higher£259£260£246

  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: Rossendale and Darwen £118, Aberafan Maesteg £244Aberafan Maesteg: £244Rossendale and Darwen: £118Aberafan Maesteg: £245Rossendale and Darwen: £119Aberafan Maesteg: £231Rossendale and Darwen: £112

    £118£119£112Aberafan Maesteg is higher£244£245£231

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rossendale and Darwen £1,571, Aberafan Maesteg £2,354Aberafan Maesteg: £2,354Rossendale and Darwen: £1,571Aberafan Maesteg: £2,364Rossendale and Darwen: £1,578Aberafan Maesteg: £2,233Rossendale and Darwen: £1,490

    £1,571£1,578£1,490Aberafan Maesteg is higher£2,354£2,364£2,233

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £161, Aberafan Maesteg £327Aberafan Maesteg: £327Rossendale and Darwen: £161Aberafan Maesteg: £328Rossendale and Darwen: £162Aberafan Maesteg: £310Rossendale and Darwen: £153

    £161£162£153Aberafan Maesteg is higher£327£328£310

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rossendale and Darwen £368, Aberafan Maesteg £719Aberafan Maesteg: £719Rossendale and Darwen: £368Aberafan Maesteg: £722Rossendale and Darwen: £369Aberafan Maesteg: £682Rossendale and Darwen: £349

    £368£369£349Aberafan Maesteg is higher£719£722£682

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rossendale and Darwen £8.93, Aberafan Maesteg £8.47Aberafan Maesteg: £8.47Rossendale and Darwen: £8.93Aberafan Maesteg: £8.50Rossendale and Darwen: £8.97Aberafan Maesteg: £8.03Rossendale and Darwen: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47Rossendale and Darwen is higher£8.47£8.50£8.03

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rossendale and Darwen £5.96, Aberafan Maesteg £20Aberafan Maesteg: £20Rossendale and Darwen: £5.96Aberafan Maesteg: £20Rossendale and Darwen: £5.98Aberafan Maesteg: £19Rossendale and Darwen: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Aberafan Maesteg is higher£20£20£19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £5.48, Aberafan Maesteg £8.41Aberafan Maesteg: £8.41Rossendale and Darwen: £5.48Aberafan Maesteg: £8.45Rossendale and Darwen: £5.51Aberafan Maesteg: £7.98Rossendale and Darwen: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Aberafan Maesteg is higher£8.41£8.45£7.98

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rossendale and Darwen 1,021.9, Aberafan Maesteg 1,037.4Aberafan Maesteg: 1,037.4Rossendale and Darwen: 1,021.9

    1,021.9Aberafan Maesteg is higher1,037.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rossendale and Darwen 113.0, Aberafan Maesteg 161.2Aberafan Maesteg: 161.2Rossendale and Darwen: 113.0

    113.0Aberafan Maesteg is higher161.2

  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: Rossendale and Darwen 159.7, Aberafan Maesteg 220.5Aberafan Maesteg: 220.5Rossendale and Darwen: 159.7

    159.7Aberafan Maesteg is higher220.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 78.9, Aberafan Maesteg 136.4Aberafan Maesteg: 136.4Rossendale and Darwen: 78.9

    78.9Aberafan Maesteg is higher136.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rossendale and Darwen 199.0, Aberafan Maesteg 293.4Aberafan Maesteg: 293.4Rossendale and Darwen: 199.0

    199.0Aberafan Maesteg is higher293.4

  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: Rossendale and Darwen 26.4, Aberafan Maesteg 51.2Aberafan Maesteg: 51.2Rossendale and Darwen: 26.4

    26.4Aberafan Maesteg is higher51.2

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Rossendale and Darwen and Aberafan Maesteg, per person in the age group
MeasureRossendale and DarwenAberafan MaestegHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,451£4,470£4,222£6,301£6,328£5,977Aberafan Maesteg
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,020£13,076£12,351£13,480£13,537£12,786Aberafan Maesteg
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,965£3,346£3,360£3,173Aberafan Maesteg
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,821£11,872£11,213£11,691£11,741£11,089Rossendale and Darwen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£431£433£409£665£668£631Aberafan Maesteg
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£740£743£702£1,084£1,089£1,028Aberafan Maesteg
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£40£40£38Aberafan Maesteg
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£516£518£490£996£1,000£944Aberafan Maesteg
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£259£260£246Aberafan Maesteg
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£118£119£112£244£245£231Aberafan Maesteg
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,571£1,578£1,490£2,354£2,364£2,233Aberafan Maesteg
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£327£328£310Aberafan Maesteg
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£368£369£349£719£722£682Aberafan Maesteg
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£8.47£8.50£8.03Rossendale and Darwen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£20£20£19Aberafan Maesteg
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£8.41£8.45£7.98Aberafan Maesteg
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.91,037.4Aberafan Maesteg
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.0161.2Aberafan Maesteg
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026159.7220.5Aberafan Maesteg
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.9136.4Aberafan Maesteg
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026199.0293.4Aberafan Maesteg
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.451.2Aberafan Maesteg

Per resident

Rossendale and Darwen is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Aberafan Maesteg on 21. 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

Rossendale and Darwen Aberafan Maesteg

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £4,451, Aberafan Maesteg £6,301Aberafan Maesteg: £6,301Rossendale and Darwen: £4,451Aberafan Maesteg: £6,328Rossendale and Darwen: £4,470Aberafan Maesteg: £5,977Rossendale and Darwen: £4,222

    £4,451£4,470£4,222Aberafan Maesteg is higher£6,301£6,328£5,977

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £2,326, Aberafan Maesteg £2,682Aberafan Maesteg: £2,682Rossendale and Darwen: £2,326Aberafan Maesteg: £2,693Rossendale and Darwen: £2,336Aberafan Maesteg: £2,544Rossendale and Darwen: £2,206

    £2,326£2,336£2,206Aberafan Maesteg is higher£2,682£2,693£2,544

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £1,292, Aberafan Maesteg £2,029Aberafan Maesteg: £2,029Rossendale and Darwen: £1,292Aberafan Maesteg: £2,038Rossendale and Darwen: £1,298Aberafan Maesteg: £1,925Rossendale and Darwen: £1,226

    £1,292£1,298£1,226Aberafan Maesteg is higher£2,029£2,038£1,925

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £2,111, Aberafan Maesteg £2,326Aberafan Maesteg: £2,326Rossendale and Darwen: £2,111Aberafan Maesteg: £2,336Rossendale and Darwen: £2,120Aberafan Maesteg: £2,206Rossendale and Darwen: £2,003

    £2,111£2,120£2,003Aberafan Maesteg is higherDepends on how you count£2,326£2,336£2,206

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £77, Aberafan Maesteg £132Aberafan Maesteg: £132Rossendale and Darwen: £77Aberafan Maesteg: £133Rossendale and Darwen: £77Aberafan Maesteg: £126Rossendale and Darwen: £73

    £77£77£73Aberafan Maesteg is higher£132£133£126

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £132, Aberafan Maesteg £216Aberafan Maesteg: £216Rossendale and Darwen: £132Aberafan Maesteg: £217Rossendale and Darwen: £133Aberafan Maesteg: £205Rossendale and Darwen: £125

    £132£133£125Aberafan Maesteg is higher£216£217£205

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £5.10, Aberafan Maesteg £7.96Aberafan Maesteg: £7.96Rossendale and Darwen: £5.10Aberafan Maesteg: £7.99Rossendale and Darwen: £5.12Aberafan Maesteg: £7.55Rossendale and Darwen: £4.84

    £5.10£5.12£4.84Aberafan Maesteg is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £516, Aberafan Maesteg £996Aberafan Maesteg: £996Rossendale and Darwen: £516Aberafan Maesteg: £1,000Rossendale and Darwen: £518Aberafan Maesteg: £944Rossendale and Darwen: £490

    £516£518£490Aberafan Maesteg is higher£996£1,000£944

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £150, Aberafan Maesteg £259Aberafan Maesteg: £259Rossendale and Darwen: £150Aberafan Maesteg: £260Rossendale and Darwen: £151Aberafan Maesteg: £246Rossendale and Darwen: £142

    £150£151£142Aberafan Maesteg is higher£259£260£246

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £74, Aberafan Maesteg £148Aberafan Maesteg: £148Rossendale and Darwen: £74Aberafan Maesteg: £148Rossendale and Darwen: £74Aberafan Maesteg: £140Rossendale and Darwen: £70

    £74£74£70Aberafan Maesteg is higher£148£148£140

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £980, Aberafan Maesteg £1,428Aberafan Maesteg: £1,428Rossendale and Darwen: £980Aberafan Maesteg: £1,434Rossendale and Darwen: £984Aberafan Maesteg: £1,354Rossendale and Darwen: £930

    £980£984£930Aberafan Maesteg is higher£1,428£1,434£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £161, Aberafan Maesteg £327Aberafan Maesteg: £327Rossendale and Darwen: £161Aberafan Maesteg: £328Rossendale and Darwen: £162Aberafan Maesteg: £310Rossendale and Darwen: £153

    £161£162£153Aberafan Maesteg is higher£327£328£310

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £229, Aberafan Maesteg £436Aberafan Maesteg: £436Rossendale and Darwen: £229Aberafan Maesteg: £438Rossendale and Darwen: £230Aberafan Maesteg: £414Rossendale and Darwen: £218

    £229£230£218Aberafan Maesteg is higher£436£438£414

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £5.57, Aberafan Maesteg £5.13Aberafan Maesteg: £5.13Rossendale and Darwen: £5.57Aberafan Maesteg: £5.16Rossendale and Darwen: £5.59Aberafan Maesteg: £4.87Rossendale and Darwen: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Rossendale and Darwen is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £3.72, Aberafan Maesteg £12Aberafan Maesteg: £12Rossendale and Darwen: £3.72Aberafan Maesteg: £12Rossendale and Darwen: £3.74Aberafan Maesteg: £12Rossendale and Darwen: £3.53

    £3.72£3.74£3.53Aberafan Maesteg is higher£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rossendale and Darwen £5.48, Aberafan Maesteg £8.41Aberafan Maesteg: £8.41Rossendale and Darwen: £5.48Aberafan Maesteg: £8.45Rossendale and Darwen: £5.51Aberafan Maesteg: £7.98Rossendale and Darwen: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Aberafan Maesteg is higher£8.41£8.45£7.98

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 182.5, Aberafan Maesteg 206.4Aberafan Maesteg: 206.4Rossendale and Darwen: 182.5

    182.5Aberafan Maesteg is higher206.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 20.2, Aberafan Maesteg 32.1Aberafan Maesteg: 32.1Rossendale and Darwen: 20.2

    20.2Aberafan Maesteg is higher32.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 28.5, Aberafan Maesteg 43.9Aberafan Maesteg: 43.9Rossendale and Darwen: 28.5

    28.5Aberafan Maesteg is higher43.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 78.9, Aberafan Maesteg 136.4Aberafan Maesteg: 136.4Rossendale and Darwen: 78.9

    78.9Aberafan Maesteg is higher136.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 124.2, Aberafan Maesteg 178.0Aberafan Maesteg: 178.0Rossendale and Darwen: 124.2

    124.2Aberafan Maesteg is higher178.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rossendale and Darwen 16.4, Aberafan Maesteg 31.1Aberafan Maesteg: 31.1Rossendale and Darwen: 16.4

    16.4Aberafan Maesteg is higher31.1

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Rossendale and Darwen and Aberafan Maesteg, per resident
MeasureRossendale and DarwenAberafan MaestegHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,451£4,470£4,222£6,301£6,328£5,977Aberafan Maesteg
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,326£2,336£2,206£2,682£2,693£2,544Aberafan Maesteg
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,292£1,298£1,226£2,029£2,038£1,925Aberafan Maesteg
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,111£2,120£2,003£2,326£2,336£2,206Aberafan Maesteg
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£132£133£126Aberafan Maesteg
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125£216£217£205Aberafan Maesteg
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.10£5.12£4.84£7.96£7.99£7.55Aberafan Maesteg
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£516£518£490£996£1,000£944Aberafan Maesteg
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£259£260£246Aberafan Maesteg
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£148£148£140Aberafan Maesteg
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£980£984£930£1,428£1,434£1,354Aberafan Maesteg
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£327£328£310Aberafan Maesteg
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£229£230£218£436£438£414Aberafan Maesteg
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£5.13£5.16£4.87Rossendale and Darwen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.72£3.74£3.53£12Aberafan Maesteg
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£8.41£8.45£7.98Aberafan Maesteg
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.5206.4Aberafan Maesteg
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.232.1Aberafan Maesteg
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.543.9Aberafan Maesteg
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.9136.4Aberafan Maesteg
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026124.2178.0Aberafan Maesteg
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.431.1Aberafan Maesteg

Total

Rossendale and Darwen is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Aberafan Maesteg on 20. 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

Rossendale and Darwen Aberafan Maesteg

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rossendale and Darwen £464.8m, Aberafan Maesteg £585.2mAberafan Maesteg: £585.2mRossendale and Darwen: £464.8mAberafan Maesteg: £587.7mRossendale and Darwen: £466.8mAberafan Maesteg: £555.1mRossendale and Darwen: £440.9m

    £464.8m£466.8m£440.9mAberafan Maesteg is higher£585.2m£587.7m£555.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rossendale and Darwen £242.8m, Aberafan Maesteg £249.1mAberafan Maesteg: £249.1mRossendale and Darwen: £242.8mAberafan Maesteg: £250.2mRossendale and Darwen: £243.9mAberafan Maesteg: £236.3mRossendale and Darwen: £230.3m

    £242.8m£243.9m£230.3mAberafan Maesteg is higher£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rossendale and Darwen £135.0m, Aberafan Maesteg £188.5mAberafan Maesteg: £188.5mRossendale and Darwen: £135.0mAberafan Maesteg: £189.3mRossendale and Darwen: £135.5mAberafan Maesteg: £178.8mRossendale and Darwen: £128.0m

    £135.0m£135.5m£128.0mAberafan Maesteg is higher£188.5m£189.3m£178.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rossendale and Darwen £220.5m, Aberafan Maesteg £216.0mAberafan Maesteg: £216.0mRossendale and Darwen: £220.5mAberafan Maesteg: £217.0mRossendale and Darwen: £221.4mAberafan Maesteg: £204.9mRossendale and Darwen: £209.1m

    £220.5m£221.4m£209.1mRossendale and Darwen is higherDepends on how you count£216.0m£217.0m£204.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rossendale and Darwen £8.0m, Aberafan Maesteg £12.3mAberafan Maesteg: £12.3mRossendale and Darwen: £8.0mAberafan Maesteg: £12.3mRossendale and Darwen: £8.1mAberafan Maesteg: £11.7mRossendale and Darwen: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mAberafan Maesteg is higher£12.3m£12.3m£11.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen £13.8m, Aberafan Maesteg £20.0mAberafan Maesteg: £20.0mRossendale and Darwen: £13.8mAberafan Maesteg: £20.1mRossendale and Darwen: £13.9mAberafan Maesteg: £19.0mRossendale and Darwen: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mAberafan Maesteg is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen £0.53m, Aberafan Maesteg £0.74mAberafan Maesteg: £0.74mRossendale and Darwen: £0.53mAberafan Maesteg: £0.74mRossendale and Darwen: £0.53mAberafan Maesteg: £0.70mRossendale and Darwen: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.51mAberafan Maesteg is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen £53.9m, Aberafan Maesteg £92.5mAberafan Maesteg: £92.5mRossendale and Darwen: £53.9mAberafan Maesteg: £92.9mRossendale and Darwen: £54.1mAberafan Maesteg: £87.7mRossendale and Darwen: £51.1m

    £53.9m£54.1m£51.1mAberafan Maesteg is higher£92.5m£92.9m£87.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen £15.7m, Aberafan Maesteg £24.1mAberafan Maesteg: £24.1mRossendale and Darwen: £15.7mAberafan Maesteg: £24.2mRossendale and Darwen: £15.7mAberafan Maesteg: £22.8mRossendale and Darwen: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.7m£14.9mAberafan Maesteg is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen £7.7m, Aberafan Maesteg £13.7mAberafan Maesteg: £13.7mRossendale and Darwen: £7.7mAberafan Maesteg: £13.8mRossendale and Darwen: £7.7mAberafan Maesteg: £13.0mRossendale and Darwen: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mAberafan Maesteg is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rossendale and Darwen £102.3m, Aberafan Maesteg £132.6mAberafan Maesteg: £132.6mRossendale and Darwen: £102.3mAberafan Maesteg: £133.2mRossendale and Darwen: £102.8mAberafan Maesteg: £125.8mRossendale and Darwen: £97.1m

    £102.3m£102.8m£97.1mAberafan Maesteg is higher£132.6m£133.2m£125.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rossendale and Darwen £16.8m, Aberafan Maesteg £30.3mAberafan Maesteg: £30.3mRossendale and Darwen: £16.8mAberafan Maesteg: £30.5mRossendale and Darwen: £16.9mAberafan Maesteg: £28.8mRossendale and Darwen: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mAberafan Maesteg is higher£30.3m£30.5m£28.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rossendale and Darwen £23.9m, Aberafan Maesteg £40.5mAberafan Maesteg: £40.5mRossendale and Darwen: £23.9mAberafan Maesteg: £40.7mRossendale and Darwen: £24.0mAberafan Maesteg: £38.4mRossendale and Darwen: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mAberafan Maesteg is higher£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rossendale and Darwen £0.58m, Aberafan Maesteg £0.48mAberafan Maesteg: £0.48mRossendale and Darwen: £0.58mAberafan Maesteg: £0.48mRossendale and Darwen: £0.58mAberafan Maesteg: £0.45mRossendale and Darwen: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mRossendale and Darwen is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rossendale and Darwen £0.39m, Aberafan Maesteg £1.1mAberafan Maesteg: £1.1mRossendale and Darwen: £0.39mAberafan Maesteg: £1.1mRossendale and Darwen: £0.39mAberafan Maesteg: £1.1mRossendale and Darwen: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mAberafan Maesteg is higher£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rossendale and Darwen £0.57m, Aberafan Maesteg £0.78mAberafan Maesteg: £0.78mRossendale and Darwen: £0.57mAberafan Maesteg: £0.78mRossendale and Darwen: £0.58mAberafan Maesteg: £0.74mRossendale and Darwen: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mAberafan Maesteg is higher£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rossendale and Darwen 19,060, Aberafan Maesteg 19,170Aberafan Maesteg: 19,170Rossendale and Darwen: 19,060

    19,060Aberafan Maesteg is higher19,170

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rossendale and Darwen 2,107, Aberafan Maesteg 2,979Aberafan Maesteg: 2,979Rossendale and Darwen: 2,107

    2,107Aberafan Maesteg is higher2,979

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen 2,979, Aberafan Maesteg 4,074Aberafan Maesteg: 4,074Rossendale and Darwen: 2,979

    2,979Aberafan Maesteg is higher4,074

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen 8,240, Aberafan Maesteg 12,669Aberafan Maesteg: 12,669Rossendale and Darwen: 8,240

    8,240Aberafan Maesteg is higher12,669

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rossendale and Darwen 12,964, Aberafan Maesteg 16,532Aberafan Maesteg: 16,532Rossendale and Darwen: 12,964

    12,964Aberafan Maesteg is higher16,532

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rossendale and Darwen 1,716, Aberafan Maesteg 2,885Aberafan Maesteg: 2,885Rossendale and Darwen: 1,716

    1,716Aberafan Maesteg is higher2,885

Show the numbers
Rossendale and Darwen and Aberafan Maesteg, total
MeasureRossendale and DarwenAberafan MaestegHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£464.8m£466.8m£440.9m£585.2m£587.7m£555.1mAberafan Maesteg
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£242.8m£243.9m£230.3m£249.1m£250.2m£236.3mAberafan Maesteg
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£135.0m£135.5m£128.0m£188.5m£189.3m£178.8mAberafan Maesteg
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£220.5m£221.4m£209.1m£216.0m£217.0m£204.9mRossendale and Darwen
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£12.3m£12.3m£11.7mAberafan Maesteg
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mAberafan Maesteg
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.51m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mAberafan Maesteg
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.9m£54.1m£51.1m£92.5m£92.9m£87.7mAberafan Maesteg
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m£24.1m£24.2m£22.8mAberafan Maesteg
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mAberafan Maesteg
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.3m£102.8m£97.1m£132.6m£133.2m£125.8mAberafan Maesteg
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£30.3m£30.5m£28.8mAberafan Maesteg
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£40.5m£40.7m£38.4mAberafan Maesteg
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mRossendale and Darwen
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£1.1mAberafan Maesteg
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mAberafan Maesteg
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,06019,170Aberafan Maesteg
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1072,979Aberafan Maesteg
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9794,074Aberafan Maesteg
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,24012,669Aberafan Maesteg
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,96416,532Aberafan Maesteg
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7162,885Aberafan Maesteg

Sources

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

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  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.
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