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Stockport and Cardiff East

108,432 and 114,887 residents (mid-2024).

Stockport is higher than Cardiff East on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Stockport is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Cardiff East on 12. 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

Stockport Cardiff East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Cardiff East £4,510Cardiff East: £4,510Stockport: £4,495Cardiff East: £4,529Stockport: £4,514Cardiff East: £4,278Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Cardiff East is higher£4,510£4,529£4,278

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £13,355, Cardiff East £12,897Cardiff East: £12,897Stockport: £13,355Cardiff East: £12,952Stockport: £13,412Cardiff East: £12,234Stockport: £12,668

    £13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport is higher£12,897£12,952£12,234

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £2,567, Cardiff East £2,536Cardiff East: £2,536Stockport: £2,567Cardiff East: £2,547Stockport: £2,578Cardiff East: £2,405Stockport: £2,435

    £2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£2,536£2,547£2,405

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £11,840, Cardiff East £11,223Cardiff East: £11,223Stockport: £11,840Cardiff East: £11,271Stockport: £11,890Cardiff East: £10,646Stockport: £11,231

    £11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport is higher£11,223£11,271£10,646

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £643, Cardiff East £737Cardiff East: £737Stockport: £643Cardiff East: £740Stockport: £646Cardiff East: £699Stockport: £610

    £643£646£610Cardiff East is higher£737£740£699

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £835, Cardiff East £899Cardiff East: £899Stockport: £835Cardiff East: £903Stockport: £838Cardiff East: £853Stockport: £792

    £835£838£792Cardiff East is higher£899£903£853

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £38, Cardiff East £39Cardiff East: £39Stockport: £38Cardiff East: £39Stockport: £38Cardiff East: £37Stockport: £36

    £38£38£36Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Cardiff East £615Cardiff East: £615Stockport: £551Cardiff East: £618Stockport: £553Cardiff East: £583Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Cardiff East is higher£615£618£583

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Cardiff East £124Cardiff East: £124Stockport: £163Cardiff East: £124Stockport: £164Cardiff East: £117Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£124£124£117

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £125, Cardiff East £129Cardiff East: £129Stockport: £125Cardiff East: £129Stockport: £126Cardiff East: £122Stockport: £119

    £125£126£119Cardiff East is higher£129£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £1,980, Cardiff East £2,003Cardiff East: £2,003Stockport: £1,980Cardiff East: £2,012Stockport: £1,988Cardiff East: £1,900Stockport: £1,878

    £1,980£1,988£1,878Cardiff East is higher£2,003£2,012£1,900

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Cardiff East £330Cardiff East: £330Stockport: £228Cardiff East: £332Stockport: £229Cardiff East: £313Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Cardiff East is higher£330£332£313

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £445, Cardiff East £387Cardiff East: £387Stockport: £445Cardiff East: £388Stockport: £447Cardiff East: £367Stockport: £422

    £445£447£422Stockport is higher£387£388£367

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £9.09, Cardiff East £7.24Cardiff East: £7.24Stockport: £9.09Cardiff East: £7.27Stockport: £9.13Cardiff East: £6.87Stockport: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Stockport is higher£7.24£7.27£6.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £7.69, Cardiff East £9.75Cardiff East: £9.75Stockport: £7.69Cardiff East: £9.79Stockport: £7.72Cardiff East: £9.25Stockport: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Cardiff East is higher£9.75£9.79£9.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Cardiff East £4.32Cardiff East: £4.32Stockport: £7.59Cardiff East: £4.34Stockport: £7.62Cardiff East: £4.10Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 1,041.3, Cardiff East 1,004.8Cardiff East: 1,004.8Stockport: 1,041.3

    1,041.3Stockport is higher1,004.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 154.3, Cardiff East 152.0Cardiff East: 152.0Stockport: 154.3

    154.3Stockport is higher152.0

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 179.1, Cardiff East 184.1Cardiff East: 184.1Stockport: 179.1

    179.1Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count184.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Cardiff East 85.5Cardiff East: 85.5Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Cardiff East is higher85.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stockport 232.3, Cardiff East 224.4Cardiff East: 224.4Stockport: 232.3

    232.3Stockport is higherDepends on how you count224.4

  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: Stockport 27.8, Cardiff East 27.9Cardiff East: 27.9Stockport: 27.8

    27.8Cardiff East is higher27.9

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Stockport and Cardiff East, per person in the age group
MeasureStockportCardiff EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,355£13,412£12,668£12,897£12,952£12,234Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,567£2,578£2,435£2,536£2,547£2,405Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,840£11,890£11,231£11,223£11,271£10,646Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£737£740£699Cardiff East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£838£792£899£903£853Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£39£39£37Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£615£618£583Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£124£124£117Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£129£129£122Cardiff East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,980£1,988£1,878£2,003£2,012£1,900Cardiff East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£330£332£313Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£387£388£367Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£7.24£7.27£6.87Stockport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£9.75£9.79£9.25Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£4.32£4.34£4.10Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,041.31,004.8Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.3152.0Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1184.1Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.885.5Cardiff East
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026232.3224.4Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.827.9Cardiff East

Per resident

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

Stockport Cardiff East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Cardiff East £4,510Cardiff East: £4,510Stockport: £4,495Cardiff East: £4,529Stockport: £4,514Cardiff East: £4,278Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Cardiff East is higher£4,510£4,529£4,278

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,867, Cardiff East £1,723Cardiff East: £1,723Stockport: £1,867Cardiff East: £1,731Stockport: £1,875Cardiff East: £1,635Stockport: £1,771

    £1,867£1,875£1,771Stockport is higher£1,723£1,731£1,635

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,678, Cardiff East £1,713Cardiff East: £1,713Stockport: £1,678Cardiff East: £1,720Stockport: £1,685Cardiff East: £1,625Stockport: £1,592

    £1,678£1,685£1,592Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,713£1,720£1,625

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stockport £1,655, Cardiff East £1,500Cardiff East: £1,500Stockport: £1,655Cardiff East: £1,506Stockport: £1,663Cardiff East: £1,422Stockport: £1,570

    £1,655£1,663£1,570Stockport is higher£1,500£1,506£1,422

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stockport £90, Cardiff East £98Cardiff East: £98Stockport: £90Cardiff East: £99Stockport: £90Cardiff East: £93Stockport: £85

    £90£90£85Cardiff East is higher£98£99£93

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £117, Cardiff East £120Cardiff East: £120Stockport: £117Cardiff East: £121Stockport: £117Cardiff East: £114Stockport: £111

    £117£117£111Cardiff East is higher£120£121£114

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stockport £5.26, Cardiff East £5.14Cardiff East: £5.14Stockport: £5.26Cardiff East: £5.17Stockport: £5.28Cardiff East: £4.88Stockport: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£5.14£5.17£4.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Cardiff East £615Cardiff East: £615Stockport: £551Cardiff East: £618Stockport: £553Cardiff East: £583Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Cardiff East is higher£615£618£583

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Cardiff East £124Cardiff East: £124Stockport: £163Cardiff East: £124Stockport: £164Cardiff East: £117Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stockport £82, Cardiff East £87Cardiff East: £87Stockport: £82Cardiff East: £87Stockport: £82Cardiff East: £82Stockport: £78

    £82£82£78Cardiff East is higher£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stockport £1,295, Cardiff East £1,353Cardiff East: £1,353Stockport: £1,295Cardiff East: £1,359Stockport: £1,300Cardiff East: £1,284Stockport: £1,228

    £1,295£1,300£1,228Cardiff East is higher£1,353£1,359£1,284

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Cardiff East £330Cardiff East: £330Stockport: £228Cardiff East: £332Stockport: £229Cardiff East: £313Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Cardiff East is higher£330£332£313

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stockport £291, Cardiff East £261Cardiff East: £261Stockport: £291Cardiff East: £262Stockport: £292Cardiff East: £248Stockport: £276

    £291£292£276Stockport is higher£261£262£248

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stockport £5.95, Cardiff East £4.89Cardiff East: £4.89Stockport: £5.95Cardiff East: £4.91Stockport: £5.97Cardiff East: £4.64Stockport: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Stockport is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stockport £5.03, Cardiff East £6.59Cardiff East: £6.59Stockport: £5.03Cardiff East: £6.62Stockport: £5.05Cardiff East: £6.25Stockport: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Cardiff East is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Cardiff East £4.32Cardiff East: £4.32Stockport: £7.59Cardiff East: £4.34Stockport: £7.62Cardiff East: £4.10Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 145.6, Cardiff East 134.3Cardiff East: 134.3Stockport: 145.6

    145.6Stockport is higher134.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 21.6, Cardiff East 20.3Cardiff East: 20.3Stockport: 21.6

    21.6Stockport is higher20.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 25.1, Cardiff East 24.6Cardiff East: 24.6Stockport: 25.1

    25.1Stockport is higherDepends on how you count24.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Cardiff East 85.5Cardiff East: 85.5Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Cardiff East is higher85.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 151.9, Cardiff East 151.6Cardiff East: 151.6Stockport: 151.9

    151.9Stockport is higherDepends on how you count151.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 18.2, Cardiff East 18.8Cardiff East: 18.8Stockport: 18.2

    18.2Cardiff East is higher18.8

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Stockport and Cardiff East, per resident
MeasureStockportCardiff EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,867£1,875£1,771£1,723£1,731£1,635Stockport
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,678£1,685£1,592£1,713£1,720£1,625Cardiff East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,655£1,663£1,570£1,500£1,506£1,422Stockport
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£98£99£93Cardiff East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£120£121£114Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£5.14£5.17£4.88Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£615£618£583Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£124£124£117Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£87£87£82Cardiff East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,295£1,300£1,228£1,353£1,359£1,284Cardiff East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£330£332£313Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£291£292£276£261£262£248Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£4.89£4.91£4.64Stockport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£6.59£6.62£6.25Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£4.32£4.34£4.10Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026145.6134.3Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.620.3Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.124.6Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.885.5Cardiff East
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.9151.6Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.218.8Cardiff East

Total

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

Stockport Cardiff East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stockport £487.4m, Cardiff East £518.1mCardiff East: £518.1mStockport: £487.4mCardiff East: £520.3mStockport: £489.5mCardiff East: £491.5mStockport: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.5m£462.3mCardiff East is higher£518.1m£520.3m£491.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stockport £202.5m, Cardiff East £198.0mCardiff East: £198.0mStockport: £202.5mCardiff East: £198.8mStockport: £203.3mCardiff East: £187.8mStockport: £192.1m

    £202.5m£203.3m£192.1mStockport is higher£198.0m£198.8m£187.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stockport £182.0m, Cardiff East £196.8mCardiff East: £196.8mStockport: £182.0mCardiff East: £197.7mStockport: £182.8mCardiff East: £186.7mStockport: £172.6m

    £182.0m£182.8m£172.6mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£196.8m£197.7m£186.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stockport £179.5m, Cardiff East £172.3mCardiff East: £172.3mStockport: £179.5mCardiff East: £173.0mStockport: £180.3mCardiff East: £163.4mStockport: £170.3m

    £179.5m£180.3m£170.3mStockport is higher£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport £9.8m, Cardiff East £11.3mCardiff East: £11.3mStockport: £9.8mCardiff East: £11.4mStockport: £9.8mCardiff East: £10.7mStockport: £9.2m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.2mCardiff East is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport £12.7m, Cardiff East £13.8mCardiff East: £13.8mStockport: £12.7mCardiff East: £13.9mStockport: £12.7mCardiff East: £13.1mStockport: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mCardiff East is higher£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stockport £0.57m, Cardiff East £0.59mCardiff East: £0.59mStockport: £0.57mCardiff East: £0.59mStockport: £0.57mCardiff East: £0.56mStockport: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport £59.8m, Cardiff East £70.7mCardiff East: £70.7mStockport: £59.8mCardiff East: £71.0mStockport: £60.0mCardiff East: £67.0mStockport: £56.7m

    £59.8m£60.0m£56.7mCardiff East is higher£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stockport £17.7m, Cardiff East £14.2mCardiff East: £14.2mStockport: £17.7mCardiff East: £14.3mStockport: £17.8mCardiff East: £13.5mStockport: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport £8.9m, Cardiff East £10.0mCardiff East: £10.0mStockport: £8.9mCardiff East: £10.0mStockport: £8.9mCardiff East: £9.5mStockport: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mCardiff East is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport £140.4m, Cardiff East £155.5mCardiff East: £155.5mStockport: £140.4mCardiff East: £156.2mStockport: £141.0mCardiff East: £147.5mStockport: £133.2m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.2mCardiff East is higher£155.5m£156.2m£147.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stockport £24.7m, Cardiff East £38.0mCardiff East: £38.0mStockport: £24.7mCardiff East: £38.1mStockport: £24.8mCardiff East: £36.0mStockport: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mCardiff East is higher£38.0m£38.1m£36.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stockport £31.5m, Cardiff East £30.0mCardiff East: £30.0mStockport: £31.5mCardiff East: £30.1mStockport: £31.7mCardiff East: £28.5mStockport: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport is higher£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stockport £0.64m, Cardiff East £0.56mCardiff East: £0.56mStockport: £0.64mCardiff East: £0.56mStockport: £0.65mCardiff East: £0.53mStockport: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mStockport is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stockport £0.54m, Cardiff East £0.76mCardiff East: £0.76mStockport: £0.54mCardiff East: £0.76mStockport: £0.55mCardiff East: £0.72mStockport: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCardiff East is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stockport £0.82m, Cardiff East £0.50mCardiff East: £0.50mStockport: £0.82mCardiff East: £0.50mStockport: £0.83mCardiff East: £0.47mStockport: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stockport 15,787, Cardiff East 15,424Cardiff East: 15,424Stockport: 15,787

    15,787Stockport is higher15,424

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport 2,339, Cardiff East 2,334Cardiff East: 2,334Stockport: 2,339

    2,339Stockport is higher2,334

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport 2,716, Cardiff East 2,826Cardiff East: 2,826Stockport: 2,716

    2,716Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count2,826

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport 9,083, Cardiff East 9,821Cardiff East: 9,821Stockport: 9,083

    9,083Cardiff East is higher9,821

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport 16,467, Cardiff East 17,419Cardiff East: 17,419Stockport: 16,467

    16,467Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count17,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport 1,974, Cardiff East 2,165Cardiff East: 2,165Stockport: 1,974

    1,974Cardiff East is higher2,165

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Stockport and Cardiff East, total
MeasureStockportCardiff EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m£518.1m£520.3m£491.5mCardiff East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m£198.0m£198.8m£187.8mStockport
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m£196.8m£197.7m£186.7mCardiff East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m£172.3m£173.0m£163.4mStockport
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m£11.3m£11.4m£10.7mCardiff East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mCardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mCardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mCardiff East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m£155.5m£156.2m£147.5mCardiff East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£38.0m£38.1m£36.0mCardiff East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£30.0m£30.1m£28.5mStockport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mStockport
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCardiff East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,78715,424Stockport
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3392,334Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7162,826Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0839,821Cardiff East
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,46717,419Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9742,165Cardiff East

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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  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.