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St Helens North and Torfaen

102,642 and 94,119 residents (mid-2024).

St Helens North is higher than Torfaen on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

St Helens North is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Torfaen 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

St Helens North Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Helens North £5,286, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605St Helens North: £5,286Torfaen: £5,628St Helens North: £5,309Torfaen: £5,316St Helens North: £5,014

    £5,286£5,309£5,014Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,605£5,628£5,316

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: St Helens North £13,219, Torfaen £13,217Torfaen: £13,217St Helens North: £13,219Torfaen: £13,274St Helens North: £13,275Torfaen: £12,537St Helens North: £12,539

    £13,219£13,275£12,539St Helens North 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: St Helens North £2,533, Torfaen £2,803Torfaen: £2,803St Helens North: £2,533Torfaen: £2,815St Helens North: £2,544Torfaen: £2,659St Helens North: £2,403

    £2,533£2,544£2,403Torfaen 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: St Helens North £11,731, Torfaen £11,652Torfaen: £11,652St Helens North: £11,731Torfaen: £11,702St Helens North: £11,781Torfaen: £11,053St Helens North: £11,128

    £11,731£11,781£11,128St Helens North 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: St Helens North £500, Torfaen £550Torfaen: £550St Helens North: £500Torfaen: £553St Helens North: £502Torfaen: £522St Helens North: £474

    £500£502£474Torfaen 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: St Helens North £955, Torfaen £979Torfaen: £979St Helens North: £955Torfaen: £983St Helens North: £959Torfaen: £929St Helens North: £906

    £955£959£906Torfaen 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: St Helens North £32, Torfaen £35Torfaen: £35St Helens North: £32Torfaen: £36St Helens North: £32Torfaen: £34St Helens North: £31

    £32£32£31Torfaen 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: St Helens North £699, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807St Helens North: £699Torfaen: £811St Helens North: £702Torfaen: £766St Helens North: £663

    £699£702£663Torfaen 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: St Helens North £196, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188St Helens North: £196Torfaen: £189St Helens North: £197Torfaen: £179St Helens North: £186

    £196£197£186St Helens North 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: St Helens North £184, Torfaen £170Torfaen: £170St Helens North: £184Torfaen: £171St Helens North: £185Torfaen: £161St Helens North: £175

    £184£185£175St Helens North is higher£170£171£161

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £1,855, Torfaen £2,094Torfaen: £2,094St Helens North: £1,855Torfaen: £2,103St Helens North: £1,863Torfaen: £1,986St Helens North: £1,760

    £1,855£1,863£1,760Torfaen is higher£2,094£2,103£1,986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Helens North £225, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266St Helens North: £225Torfaen: £267St Helens North: £226Torfaen: £252St Helens North: £213

    £225£226£213Torfaen 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: St Helens North £472, Torfaen £519Torfaen: £519St Helens North: £472Torfaen: £522St Helens North: £474Torfaen: £493St Helens North: £448

    £472£474£448Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£519£522£493

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £9.37, Torfaen £7.39Torfaen: £7.39St Helens North: £9.37Torfaen: £7.42St Helens North: £9.41Torfaen: £7.01St Helens North: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89St Helens North 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: St Helens North £12, Torfaen £12Torfaen: £12St Helens North: £12Torfaen: £12St Helens North: £12Torfaen: £11St Helens North: £12

    £12St Helens North is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Helens North £7.92, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16St Helens North: £7.92Torfaen: £7.19St Helens North: £7.95Torfaen: £6.79St Helens North: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51St Helens North is higher£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: St Helens North 1,013.7, Torfaen 1,028.5Torfaen: 1,028.5St Helens North: 1,013.7

    1,013.7Torfaen 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: St Helens North 124.9, Torfaen 136.4Torfaen: 136.4St Helens North: 124.9

    124.9Torfaen 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: St Helens North 193.8, Torfaen 198.7Torfaen: 198.7St Helens North: 193.8

    193.8Torfaen 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: St Helens North 103.1, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2St Helens North: 103.1

    103.1Torfaen 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: St Helens North 224.5, Torfaen 259.1Torfaen: 259.1St Helens North: 224.5

    224.5Torfaen 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: St Helens North 39.4, Torfaen 36.4Torfaen: 36.4St Helens North: 39.4

    39.4St Helens North is higher36.4

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St Helens North and Torfaen, per person in the age group
MeasureSt Helens NorthTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,286£5,309£5,014£5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,219£13,275£12,539£13,217£13,274£12,537St Helens North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,533£2,544£2,403£2,803£2,815£2,659Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,731£11,781£11,128£11,652£11,702£11,053St Helens North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£500£502£474£550£553£522Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£955£959£906£979£983£929Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£35£36£34Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663£807£811£766Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£188£189£179St Helens North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£184£185£175£170£171£161St Helens North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,855£1,863£1,760£2,094£2,103£1,986Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£472£474£448£519£522£493Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£7.39£7.42£7.01St Helens North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£12£11St Helens North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£7.16£7.19£6.79St Helens North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.71,028.5Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.9136.4Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026193.8198.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.1113.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.5259.1Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.436.4St Helens North

Per resident

St Helens North is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Torfaen 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

St Helens North Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Helens North £5,286, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605St Helens North: £5,286Torfaen: £5,628St Helens North: £5,309Torfaen: £5,316St Helens North: £5,014

    £5,286£5,309£5,014Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,605£5,628£5,316

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: St Helens North £2,603, Torfaen £2,639Torfaen: £2,639St Helens North: £2,603Torfaen: £2,650St Helens North: £2,614Torfaen: £2,503St Helens North: £2,469

    £2,603£2,614£2,469Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,639£2,650£2,503

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: St Helens North £1,556, Torfaen £1,697Torfaen: £1,697St Helens North: £1,556Torfaen: £1,704St Helens North: £1,562Torfaen: £1,610St Helens North: £1,476

    £1,556£1,562£1,476Torfaen is higher£1,697£1,704£1,610

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: St Helens North £2,310, Torfaen £2,327Torfaen: £2,327St Helens North: £2,310Torfaen: £2,336St Helens North: £2,320Torfaen: £2,207St Helens North: £2,191

    £2,310£2,320£2,191Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,327£2,336£2,207

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: St Helens North £98, Torfaen £110Torfaen: £110St Helens North: £98Torfaen: £110St Helens North: £99Torfaen: £104St Helens North: £93

    £98£99£93Torfaen 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: St Helens North £188, Torfaen £195Torfaen: £195St Helens North: £188Torfaen: £196St Helens North: £189Torfaen: £185St Helens North: £178

    £188£189£178Torfaen 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: St Helens North £6.36, Torfaen £7.07Torfaen: £7.07St Helens North: £6.36Torfaen: £7.10St Helens North: £6.38Torfaen: £6.71St Helens North: £6.03

    £6.36£6.38£6.03Torfaen 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: St Helens North £699, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807St Helens North: £699Torfaen: £811St Helens North: £702Torfaen: £766St Helens North: £663

    £699£702£663Torfaen 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: St Helens North £196, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188St Helens North: £196Torfaen: £189St Helens North: £197Torfaen: £179St Helens North: £186

    £196£197£186St Helens North 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: St Helens North £113, Torfaen £103Torfaen: £103St Helens North: £113Torfaen: £103St Helens North: £114Torfaen: £98St Helens North: £107

    £113£114£107St Helens North is higher£103£103£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: St Helens North £1,139, Torfaen £1,268Torfaen: £1,268St Helens North: £1,139Torfaen: £1,273St Helens North: £1,144Torfaen: £1,203St Helens North: £1,081

    £1,139£1,144£1,081Torfaen is higher£1,268£1,273£1,203

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Helens North £225, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266St Helens North: £225Torfaen: £267St Helens North: £226Torfaen: £252St Helens North: £213

    £225£226£213Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: St Helens North £290, Torfaen £315Torfaen: £315St Helens North: £290Torfaen: £316St Helens North: £291Torfaen: £298St Helens North: £275

    £290£291£275Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£315£316£298

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: St Helens North £5.76, Torfaen £4.47Torfaen: £4.47St Helens North: £5.76Torfaen: £4.49St Helens North: £5.78Torfaen: £4.24St Helens North: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46St Helens North is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: St Helens North £7.60, Torfaen £7.26Torfaen: £7.26St Helens North: £7.60Torfaen: £7.29St Helens North: £7.63Torfaen: £6.89St Helens North: £7.21

    £7.60£7.63£7.21St Helens North is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Helens North £7.92, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16St Helens North: £7.92Torfaen: £7.19St Helens North: £7.95Torfaen: £6.79St Helens North: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51St Helens North is higher£7.16£7.19£6.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 199.6, Torfaen 205.4Torfaen: 205.4St Helens North: 199.6

    199.6Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count205.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 24.6, Torfaen 27.2Torfaen: 27.2St Helens North: 24.6

    24.6Torfaen 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: St Helens North 38.2, Torfaen 39.7Torfaen: 39.7St Helens North: 38.2

    38.2Torfaen 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: St Helens North 103.1, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2St Helens North: 103.1

    103.1Torfaen is higher113.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 137.9, Torfaen 156.9Torfaen: 156.9St Helens North: 137.9

    137.9Torfaen 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: St Helens North 24.2, Torfaen 22.1Torfaen: 22.1St Helens North: 24.2

    24.2St Helens North is higher22.1

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St Helens North and Torfaen, per resident
MeasureSt Helens NorthTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,286£5,309£5,014£5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,603£2,614£2,469£2,639£2,650£2,503Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,556£1,562£1,476£1,697£1,704£1,610Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,310£2,320£2,191£2,327£2,336£2,207Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£110£110£104Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£195£196£185Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.36£6.38£6.03£7.07£7.10£6.71Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663£807£811£766Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£188£189£179St Helens North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£107£103£103£98St Helens North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,139£1,144£1,081£1,268£1,273£1,203Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£290£291£275£315£316£298Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.47£4.49£4.24St Helens North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.60£7.63£7.21£7.26£7.29£6.89St Helens North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£7.16£7.19£6.79St Helens North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.6205.4Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.627.2Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.239.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.1113.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.9156.9Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.222.1St Helens North

Total

St Helens North is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 9. 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

St Helens North Torfaen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: St Helens North £542.6m, Torfaen £527.5mTorfaen: £527.5mSt Helens North: £542.6mTorfaen: £529.7mSt Helens North: £544.9mTorfaen: £500.4mSt Helens North: £514.6m

    £542.6m£544.9m£514.6mSt Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£527.5m£529.7m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: St Helens North £267.2m, Torfaen £248.4mTorfaen: £248.4mSt Helens North: £267.2mTorfaen: £249.4mSt Helens North: £268.3mTorfaen: £235.6mSt Helens North: £253.4m

    £267.2m£268.3m£253.4mSt Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: St Helens North £159.7m, Torfaen £159.7mTorfaen: £159.7mSt Helens North: £159.7mTorfaen: £160.4mSt Helens North: £160.4mTorfaen: £151.5mSt Helens North: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: St Helens North £237.1m, Torfaen £219.0mTorfaen: £219.0mSt Helens North: £237.1mTorfaen: £219.9mSt Helens North: £238.1mTorfaen: £207.7mSt Helens North: £224.9m

    £237.1m£238.1m£224.9mSt Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: St Helens North £10.1m, Torfaen £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mSt Helens North: £10.1mTorfaen: £10.4mSt Helens North: £10.2mTorfaen: £9.8mSt Helens North: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mTorfaen 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: St Helens North £19.3m, Torfaen £18.4mTorfaen: £18.4mSt Helens North: £19.3mTorfaen: £18.5mSt Helens North: £19.4mTorfaen: £17.5mSt Helens North: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mSt Helens North 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: St Helens North £0.65m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mSt Helens North: £0.65mTorfaen: £0.67mSt Helens North: £0.66mTorfaen: £0.63mSt Helens North: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.66m£0.62mTorfaen 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: St Helens North £71.7m, Torfaen £76.0mTorfaen: £76.0mSt Helens North: £71.7mTorfaen: £76.3mSt Helens North: £72.0mTorfaen: £72.1mSt Helens North: £68.0m

    £71.7m£72.0m£68.0mTorfaen 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: St Helens North £20.1m, Torfaen £17.7mTorfaen: £17.7mSt Helens North: £20.1mTorfaen: £17.8mSt Helens North: £20.2mTorfaen: £16.8mSt Helens North: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mSt Helens North 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: St Helens North £11.6m, Torfaen £9.7mTorfaen: £9.7mSt Helens North: £11.6mTorfaen: £9.7mSt Helens North: £11.7mTorfaen: £9.2mSt Helens North: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mSt Helens North is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: St Helens North £116.9m, Torfaen £119.3mTorfaen: £119.3mSt Helens North: £116.9mTorfaen: £119.8mSt Helens North: £117.4mTorfaen: £113.2mSt Helens North: £110.9m

    £116.9m£117.4m£110.9mTorfaen is higher£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: St Helens North £23.1m, Torfaen £25.0mTorfaen: £25.0mSt Helens North: £23.1mTorfaen: £25.1mSt Helens North: £23.2mTorfaen: £23.7mSt Helens North: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mTorfaen is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: St Helens North £29.7m, Torfaen £29.6mTorfaen: £29.6mSt Helens North: £29.7mTorfaen: £29.7mSt Helens North: £29.9mTorfaen: £28.1mSt Helens North: £28.2m

    £29.7m£29.9m£28.2mSt Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: St Helens North £0.59m, Torfaen £0.42mTorfaen: £0.42mSt Helens North: £0.59mTorfaen: £0.42mSt Helens North: £0.59mTorfaen: £0.40mSt Helens North: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mSt Helens North is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: St Helens North £0.78m, Torfaen £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mSt Helens North: £0.78mTorfaen: £0.69mSt Helens North: £0.78mTorfaen: £0.65mSt Helens North: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mSt Helens North is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: St Helens North £0.81m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mSt Helens North: £0.81mTorfaen: £0.68mSt Helens North: £0.82mTorfaen: £0.64mSt Helens North: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSt Helens North is higher£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: St Helens North 20,487, Torfaen 19,328Torfaen: 19,328St Helens North: 20,487

    20,487St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count19,328

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: St Helens North 2,525, Torfaen 2,563Torfaen: 2,563St Helens North: 2,525

    2,525Torfaen is higher2,563

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Helens North 3,916, Torfaen 3,733Torfaen: 3,733St Helens North: 3,916

    3,916St Helens North 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: St Helens North 10,586, Torfaen 10,651Torfaen: 10,651St Helens North: 10,586

    10,586Torfaen is higher10,651

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: St Helens North 14,150, Torfaen 14,764Torfaen: 14,764St Helens North: 14,150

    14,150Torfaen is higher14,764

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: St Helens North 2,486, Torfaen 2,075Torfaen: 2,075St Helens North: 2,486

    2,486St Helens North is higher2,075

Show the numbers
St Helens North and Torfaen, total
MeasureSt Helens NorthTorfaenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£542.6m£544.9m£514.6m£527.5m£529.7m£500.4mSt Helens North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£267.2m£268.3m£253.4m£248.4m£249.4m£235.6mSt Helens North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£237.1m£238.1m£224.9m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mSt Helens North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mSt Helens North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mTorfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£71.7m£72.0m£68.0m£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mSt Helens North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mSt Helens North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£116.9m£117.4m£110.9m£119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mSt Helens North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mSt Helens North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mSt Helens North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mSt Helens North
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,48719,328St Helens North
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5252,563Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9163,733St Helens North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,58610,651Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,15014,764Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4862,075St Helens North

Sources

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

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  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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