Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · North West and Wales

Runcorn and Helsby and Llanelli

95,187 and 95,434 residents (mid-2024).

Runcorn and Helsby is higher than Llanelli on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 3 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.

Swap the two areas
Runcorn and Helsby and Llanelli on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Runcorn and Helsby is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Llanelli 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

Runcorn and Helsby Llanelli

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £5,259, Llanelli £5,677Llanelli: £5,677Runcorn and Helsby: £5,259Llanelli: £5,701Runcorn and Helsby: £5,281Llanelli: £5,385Runcorn and Helsby: £4,988

    £5,259£5,281£4,988Llanelli is higher£5,677£5,701£5,385

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Runcorn and Helsby £13,025, Llanelli £13,183Llanelli: £13,183Runcorn and Helsby: £13,025Llanelli: £13,239Runcorn and Helsby: £13,081Llanelli: £12,505Runcorn and Helsby: £12,355

    £13,025£13,081£12,355Llanelli is higher£13,183£13,239£12,505

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Runcorn and Helsby £2,551, Llanelli £2,630Llanelli: £2,630Runcorn and Helsby: £2,551Llanelli: £2,641Runcorn and Helsby: £2,562Llanelli: £2,494Runcorn and Helsby: £2,420

    £2,551£2,562£2,420Llanelli is higher£2,630£2,641£2,494

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Runcorn and Helsby £11,744, Llanelli £11,472Llanelli: £11,472Runcorn and Helsby: £11,744Llanelli: £11,520Runcorn and Helsby: £11,794Llanelli: £10,881Runcorn and Helsby: £11,139

    £11,744£11,794£11,139Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£11,472£11,520£10,881

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Runcorn and Helsby £474, Llanelli £575Llanelli: £575Runcorn and Helsby: £474Llanelli: £578Runcorn and Helsby: £476Llanelli: £546Runcorn and Helsby: £449

    £474£476£449Llanelli is higher£575£578£546

  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: Runcorn and Helsby £778, Llanelli £1,102Llanelli: £1,102Runcorn and Helsby: £778Llanelli: £1,107Runcorn and Helsby: £781Llanelli: £1,046Runcorn and Helsby: £738

    £778£781£738Llanelli is higher£1,102£1,107£1,046

  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: Runcorn and Helsby £30, Llanelli £34Llanelli: £34Runcorn and Helsby: £30Llanelli: £34Runcorn and Helsby: £30Llanelli: £32Runcorn and Helsby: £29

    £30£30£29Llanelli is higher£34£34£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £668, Llanelli £817Llanelli: £817Runcorn and Helsby: £668Llanelli: £820Runcorn and Helsby: £670Llanelli: £775Runcorn and Helsby: £633

    £668£670£633Llanelli is higher£817£820£775

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £179, Llanelli £206Llanelli: £206Runcorn and Helsby: £179Llanelli: £206Runcorn and Helsby: £180Llanelli: £195Runcorn and Helsby: £170

    £179£180£170Llanelli is higher£206£206£195

  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: Runcorn and Helsby £167, Llanelli £171Llanelli: £171Runcorn and Helsby: £167Llanelli: £171Runcorn and Helsby: £167Llanelli: £162Runcorn and Helsby: £158

    £167£167£158Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£171£171£162

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Runcorn and Helsby £1,978, Llanelli £1,844Llanelli: £1,844Runcorn and Helsby: £1,978Llanelli: £1,852Runcorn and Helsby: £1,986Llanelli: £1,749Runcorn and Helsby: £1,876

    £1,978£1,986£1,876Runcorn and Helsby is higher£1,844£1,852£1,749

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £231, Llanelli £212Llanelli: £212Runcorn and Helsby: £231Llanelli: £213Runcorn and Helsby: £232Llanelli: £201Runcorn and Helsby: £219

    £231£232£219Runcorn and Helsby is higher£212£213£201

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Runcorn and Helsby £389, Llanelli £596Llanelli: £596Runcorn and Helsby: £389Llanelli: £599Runcorn and Helsby: £391Llanelli: £566Runcorn and Helsby: £369

    £389£391£369Llanelli is higher£596£599£566

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Runcorn and Helsby £7.53, Llanelli £6.31Llanelli: £6.31Runcorn and Helsby: £7.53Llanelli: £6.34Runcorn and Helsby: £7.56Llanelli: £5.99Runcorn and Helsby: £7.14

    £7.53£7.56£7.14Runcorn and Helsby is higher£6.31£6.34£5.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Runcorn and Helsby £9.98, Llanelli £12Llanelli: £12Runcorn and Helsby: £9.98Llanelli: £12Runcorn and Helsby: £10Llanelli: £12Runcorn and Helsby: £9.47

    £9.98£10£9.47Llanelli is higher£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £7.40, Llanelli £8.32Llanelli: £8.32Runcorn and Helsby: £7.40Llanelli: £8.35Runcorn and Helsby: £7.43Llanelli: £7.89Runcorn and Helsby: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Llanelli is higher£8.32£8.35£7.89

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Runcorn and Helsby 1,035.4, Llanelli 1,021.6Llanelli: 1,021.6Runcorn and Helsby: 1,035.4

    1,035.4Runcorn and Helsby 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: Runcorn and Helsby 119.9, Llanelli 131.6Llanelli: 131.6Runcorn and Helsby: 119.9

    119.9Llanelli is higher131.6

  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: Runcorn and Helsby 159.6, Llanelli 220.7Llanelli: 220.7Runcorn and Helsby: 159.6

    159.6Llanelli is higher220.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 99.0, Llanelli 112.6Llanelli: 112.6Runcorn and Helsby: 99.0

    99.0Llanelli is higher112.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Runcorn and Helsby 227.8, Llanelli 238.6Llanelli: 238.6Runcorn and Helsby: 227.8

    227.8Llanelli is higher238.6

  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: Runcorn and Helsby 36.1, Llanelli 35.5Llanelli: 35.5Runcorn and Helsby: 36.1

    36.1Runcorn and Helsby is higher35.5

Show the numbers
Runcorn and Helsby and Llanelli, per person in the age group
MeasureRuncorn and HelsbyLlanelliHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,259£5,281£4,988£5,677£5,701£5,385Llanelli
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,025£13,081£12,355£13,183£13,239£12,505Llanelli
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,551£2,562£2,420£2,630£2,641£2,494Llanelli
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,744£11,794£11,139£11,472£11,520£10,881Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£474£476£449£575£578£546Llanelli
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£778£781£738£1,102£1,107£1,046Llanelli
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£34£34£32Llanelli
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£670£633£817£820£775Llanelli
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£206£206£195Llanelli
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£167£167£158£171£171£162Llanelli
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,978£1,986£1,876£1,844£1,852£1,749Runcorn and Helsby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£212£213£201Runcorn and Helsby
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£389£391£369£596£599£566Llanelli
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.53£7.56£7.14£6.31£6.34£5.99Runcorn and Helsby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.98£10£9.47£12Llanelli
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£8.32£8.35£7.89Llanelli
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,035.41,021.6Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026119.9131.6Llanelli
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026159.6220.7Llanelli
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.0112.6Llanelli
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026227.8238.6Llanelli
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.135.5Runcorn and Helsby

Per resident

Runcorn and Helsby is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Llanelli on 17. 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

Runcorn and Helsby Llanelli

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £5,259, Llanelli £5,677Llanelli: £5,677Runcorn and Helsby: £5,259Llanelli: £5,701Runcorn and Helsby: £5,281Llanelli: £5,385Runcorn and Helsby: £4,988

    £5,259£5,281£4,988Llanelli is higher£5,677£5,701£5,385

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £2,619, Llanelli £2,870Llanelli: £2,870Runcorn and Helsby: £2,619Llanelli: £2,882Runcorn and Helsby: £2,630Llanelli: £2,722Runcorn and Helsby: £2,484

    £2,619£2,630£2,484Llanelli is higher£2,870£2,882£2,722

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £1,554, Llanelli £1,564Llanelli: £1,564Runcorn and Helsby: £1,554Llanelli: £1,571Runcorn and Helsby: £1,561Llanelli: £1,483Runcorn and Helsby: £1,474

    £1,554£1,561£1,474Llanelli is higher£1,564£1,571£1,483

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £2,362, Llanelli £2,497Llanelli: £2,497Runcorn and Helsby: £2,362Llanelli: £2,508Runcorn and Helsby: £2,372Llanelli: £2,369Runcorn and Helsby: £2,240

    £2,362£2,372£2,240Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£2,497£2,508£2,369

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £95, Llanelli £125Llanelli: £125Runcorn and Helsby: £95Llanelli: £126Runcorn and Helsby: £96Llanelli: £119Runcorn and Helsby: £90

    £95£96£90Llanelli is higher£125£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £156, Llanelli £240Llanelli: £240Runcorn and Helsby: £156Llanelli: £241Runcorn and Helsby: £157Llanelli: £228Runcorn and Helsby: £148

    £156£157£148Llanelli is higher£240£241£228

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £6.05, Llanelli £7.42Llanelli: £7.42Runcorn and Helsby: £6.05Llanelli: £7.45Runcorn and Helsby: £6.08Llanelli: £7.04Runcorn and Helsby: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Llanelli is higher£7.42£7.45£7.04

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £668, Llanelli £817Llanelli: £817Runcorn and Helsby: £668Llanelli: £820Runcorn and Helsby: £670Llanelli: £775Runcorn and Helsby: £633

    £668£670£633Llanelli is higher£817£820£775

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £179, Llanelli £206Llanelli: £206Runcorn and Helsby: £179Llanelli: £206Runcorn and Helsby: £180Llanelli: £195Runcorn and Helsby: £170

    £179£180£170Llanelli is higher£206£206£195

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £101, Llanelli £101Llanelli: £101Runcorn and Helsby: £101Llanelli: £102Runcorn and Helsby: £102Llanelli: £96Runcorn and Helsby: £96

    £101£102£96Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£101£102£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £1,205, Llanelli £1,097Llanelli: £1,097Runcorn and Helsby: £1,205Llanelli: £1,101Runcorn and Helsby: £1,210Llanelli: £1,040Runcorn and Helsby: £1,143

    £1,205£1,210£1,143Runcorn and Helsby is higher£1,097£1,101£1,040

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £231, Llanelli £212Llanelli: £212Runcorn and Helsby: £231Llanelli: £213Runcorn and Helsby: £232Llanelli: £201Runcorn and Helsby: £219

    £231£232£219Runcorn and Helsby is higher£212£213£201

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £237, Llanelli £355Llanelli: £355Runcorn and Helsby: £237Llanelli: £356Runcorn and Helsby: £238Llanelli: £336Runcorn and Helsby: £225

    £237£238£225Llanelli is higher£355£356£336

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £4.59, Llanelli £3.75Llanelli: £3.75Runcorn and Helsby: £4.59Llanelli: £3.77Runcorn and Helsby: £4.61Llanelli: £3.56Runcorn and Helsby: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Runcorn and Helsby is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £6.08, Llanelli £7.35Llanelli: £7.35Runcorn and Helsby: £6.08Llanelli: £7.38Runcorn and Helsby: £6.11Llanelli: £6.97Runcorn and Helsby: £5.77

    £6.08£6.11£5.77Llanelli is higher£7.35£7.38£6.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Runcorn and Helsby £7.40, Llanelli £8.32Llanelli: £8.32Runcorn and Helsby: £7.40Llanelli: £8.35Runcorn and Helsby: £7.43Llanelli: £7.89Runcorn and Helsby: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Llanelli is higher£8.32£8.35£7.89

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 208.2, Llanelli 222.4Llanelli: 222.4Runcorn and Helsby: 208.2

    208.2Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count222.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 24.1, Llanelli 28.7Llanelli: 28.7Runcorn and Helsby: 24.1

    24.1Llanelli is higher28.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 32.1, Llanelli 48.0Llanelli: 48.0Runcorn and Helsby: 32.1

    32.1Llanelli is higher48.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 99.0, Llanelli 112.6Llanelli: 112.6Runcorn and Helsby: 99.0

    99.0Llanelli is higher112.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 138.8, Llanelli 141.9Llanelli: 141.9Runcorn and Helsby: 138.8

    138.8Llanelli is higher141.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Runcorn and Helsby 22.0, Llanelli 21.1Llanelli: 21.1Runcorn and Helsby: 22.0

    22.0Runcorn and Helsby is higher21.1

Show the numbers
Runcorn and Helsby and Llanelli, per resident
MeasureRuncorn and HelsbyLlanelliHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,259£5,281£4,988£5,677£5,701£5,385Llanelli
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,619£2,630£2,484£2,870£2,882£2,722Llanelli
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,554£1,561£1,474£1,564£1,571£1,483Llanelli
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,362£2,372£2,240£2,497£2,508£2,369Llanelli
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£95£96£90£125£126£119Llanelli
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£240£241£228Llanelli
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£7.42£7.45£7.04Llanelli
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£670£633£817£820£775Llanelli
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£206£206£195Llanelli
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£101£102£96Runcorn and Helsby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,205£1,210£1,143£1,097£1,101£1,040Runcorn and Helsby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£212£213£201Runcorn and Helsby
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£237£238£225£355£356£336Llanelli
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£3.75£3.77£3.56Runcorn and Helsby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.08£6.11£5.77£7.35£7.38£6.97Llanelli
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£8.32£8.35£7.89Llanelli
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.2222.4Llanelli
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.128.7Llanelli
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.148.0Llanelli
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.0112.6Llanelli
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026138.8141.9Llanelli
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.021.1Runcorn and Helsby

Total

Runcorn and Helsby is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Llanelli on 18. 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

Runcorn and Helsby Llanelli

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Runcorn and Helsby £500.6m, Llanelli £541.7mLlanelli: £541.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £500.6mLlanelli: £544.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £502.7mLlanelli: £513.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £474.8m

    £500.6m£502.7m£474.8mLlanelli is higher£541.7m£544.1m£513.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Runcorn and Helsby £249.3m, Llanelli £273.9mLlanelli: £273.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £249.3mLlanelli: £275.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £250.4mLlanelli: £259.8mRuncorn and Helsby: £236.5m

    £249.3m£250.4m£236.5mLlanelli is higher£273.9m£275.0m£259.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Runcorn and Helsby £147.9m, Llanelli £149.3mLlanelli: £149.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £147.9mLlanelli: £149.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £148.6mLlanelli: £141.6mRuncorn and Helsby: £140.3m

    £147.9m£148.6m£140.3mLlanelli is higher£149.3m£149.9m£141.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Runcorn and Helsby £224.8m, Llanelli £238.3mLlanelli: £238.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £224.8mLlanelli: £239.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £225.7mLlanelli: £226.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £213.2m

    £224.8m£225.7m£213.2mLlanelli is higherDepends on how you count£238.3m£239.3m£226.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Runcorn and Helsby £9.1m, Llanelli £11.9mLlanelli: £11.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.1mLlanelli: £12.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.1mLlanelli: £11.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mLlanelli is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby £14.9m, Llanelli £22.9mLlanelli: £22.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £14.9mLlanelli: £23.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £14.9mLlanelli: £21.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £14.1m

    £14.9m£14.9m£14.1mLlanelli is higher£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby £0.58m, Llanelli £0.71mLlanelli: £0.71mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLlanelli: £0.71mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLlanelli: £0.67mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLlanelli is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby £63.5m, Llanelli £78.0mLlanelli: £78.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £63.5mLlanelli: £78.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £63.8mLlanelli: £74.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £60.3m

    £63.5m£63.8m£60.3mLlanelli is higher£78.0m£78.3m£74.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby £17.1m, Llanelli £19.6mLlanelli: £19.6mRuncorn and Helsby: £17.1mLlanelli: £19.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £17.1mLlanelli: £18.6mRuncorn and Helsby: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mLlanelli is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby £9.7m, Llanelli £9.7mLlanelli: £9.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.7mLlanelli: £9.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.7mLlanelli: £9.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mLlanelli is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Runcorn and Helsby £114.7m, Llanelli £104.7mLlanelli: £104.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £114.7mLlanelli: £105.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £115.2mLlanelli: £99.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £108.8m

    £114.7m£115.2m£108.8mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£104.7m£105.1m£99.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Runcorn and Helsby £22.0m, Llanelli £20.2mLlanelli: £20.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.0mLlanelli: £20.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.1mLlanelli: £19.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £20.9m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.9mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Runcorn and Helsby £22.6m, Llanelli £33.9mLlanelli: £33.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.6mLlanelli: £34.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.7mLlanelli: £32.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £21.4m

    £22.6m£22.7m£21.4mLlanelli is higher£33.9m£34.0m£32.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Runcorn and Helsby £0.44m, Llanelli £0.36mLlanelli: £0.36mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.44mLlanelli: £0.36mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.44mLlanelli: £0.34mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Runcorn and Helsby £0.58m, Llanelli £0.70mLlanelli: £0.70mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLlanelli: £0.70mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLlanelli: £0.66mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLlanelli is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Runcorn and Helsby £0.70m, Llanelli £0.79mLlanelli: £0.79mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.70mLlanelli: £0.80mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.71mLlanelli: £0.75mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.71m£0.67mLlanelli is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Runcorn and Helsby 19,818, Llanelli 21,223Llanelli: 21,223Runcorn and Helsby: 19,818

    19,818Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count21,223

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Runcorn and Helsby 2,295, Llanelli 2,734Llanelli: 2,734Runcorn and Helsby: 2,295

    2,295Llanelli is higher2,734

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby 3,054, Llanelli 4,585Llanelli: 4,585Runcorn and Helsby: 3,054

    3,054Llanelli is higher4,585

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby 9,422, Llanelli 10,741Llanelli: 10,741Runcorn and Helsby: 9,422

    9,422Llanelli is higher10,741

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Runcorn and Helsby 13,213, Llanelli 13,540Llanelli: 13,540Runcorn and Helsby: 13,213

    13,213Llanelli is higher13,540

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Runcorn and Helsby 2,095, Llanelli 2,015Llanelli: 2,015Runcorn and Helsby: 2,095

    2,095Runcorn and Helsby is higher2,015

Show the numbers
Runcorn and Helsby and Llanelli, total
MeasureRuncorn and HelsbyLlanelliHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£500.6m£502.7m£474.8m£541.7m£544.1m£513.9mLlanelli
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.3m£250.4m£236.5m£273.9m£275.0m£259.8mLlanelli
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.9m£148.6m£140.3m£149.3m£149.9m£141.6mLlanelli
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.7m£213.2m£238.3m£239.3m£226.0mLlanelli
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mLlanelli
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mLlanelli
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mLlanelli
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£63.5m£63.8m£60.3m£78.0m£78.3m£74.0mLlanelli
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mLlanelli
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mLlanelli
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£114.7m£115.2m£108.8m£104.7m£105.1m£99.3mRuncorn and Helsby
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mRuncorn and Helsby
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m£33.9m£34.0m£32.1mLlanelli
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mRuncorn and Helsby
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mLlanelli
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mLlanelli
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,81821,223Llanelli
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2952,734Llanelli
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0544,585Llanelli
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,42210,741Llanelli
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,21313,540Llanelli
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0952,015Runcorn and Helsby

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.