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Worcester and Cardiff South and Penarth

106,671 and 112,662 residents (mid-2024).

Worcester is higher than Cardiff South and Penarth on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Worcester is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Cardiff South and Penarth 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

Worcester Cardiff South and Penarth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,088, Cardiff South and Penarth £3,678Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,678Worcester: £4,088Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,694Worcester: £4,106Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,489Worcester: £3,878

    £4,088£4,106£3,878Worcester is higher£3,678£3,694£3,489

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £12,817, Cardiff South and Penarth £13,524Cardiff South and Penarth: £13,524Worcester: £12,817Cardiff South and Penarth: £13,582Worcester: £12,872Cardiff South and Penarth: £12,829Worcester: £12,158

    £12,817£12,872£12,158Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£13,524£13,582£12,829

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,796, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,729Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,729Worcester: £1,796Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,736Worcester: £1,803Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,640Worcester: £1,703

    £1,796£1,803£1,703Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,729£1,736£1,640

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £11,629, Cardiff South and Penarth £11,700Cardiff South and Penarth: £11,700Worcester: £11,629Cardiff South and Penarth: £11,749Worcester: £11,678Cardiff South and Penarth: £11,098Worcester: £11,030

    £11,629£11,678£11,030Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£11,700£11,749£11,098

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £408, Cardiff South and Penarth £790Cardiff South and Penarth: £790Worcester: £408Cardiff South and Penarth: £793Worcester: £410Cardiff South and Penarth: £749Worcester: £387

    £408£410£387Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£790£793£749

  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: Worcester £755, Cardiff South and Penarth £996Cardiff South and Penarth: £996Worcester: £755Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,000Worcester: £758Cardiff South and Penarth: £945Worcester: £716

    £755£758£716Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£996£1,000£945

  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: Worcester £25, Cardiff South and Penarth £39Cardiff South and Penarth: £39Worcester: £25Cardiff South and Penarth: £39Worcester: £25Cardiff South and Penarth: £37Worcester: £24

    £25£25£24Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £412, Cardiff South and Penarth £434Cardiff South and Penarth: £434Worcester: £412Cardiff South and Penarth: £436Worcester: £414Cardiff South and Penarth: £412Worcester: £391

    £412£414£391Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£434£436£412

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Cardiff South and Penarth £89Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Worcester: £104Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Worcester: £105Cardiff South and Penarth: £84Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Worcester is higher£89£89£84

  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: Worcester £92, Cardiff South and Penarth £82Cardiff South and Penarth: £82Worcester: £92Cardiff South and Penarth: £83Worcester: £92Cardiff South and Penarth: £78Worcester: £87

    £92£92£87Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,419, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,366Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,366Worcester: £1,419Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,371Worcester: £1,425Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,295Worcester: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,366£1,371£1,295

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £211, Cardiff South and Penarth £272Cardiff South and Penarth: £272Worcester: £211Cardiff South and Penarth: £273Worcester: £212Cardiff South and Penarth: £258Worcester: £200

    £211£212£200Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£272£273£258

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £273, Cardiff South and Penarth £270Cardiff South and Penarth: £270Worcester: £273Cardiff South and Penarth: £271Worcester: £274Cardiff South and Penarth: £256Worcester: £259

    £273£274£259Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £6.73, Cardiff South and Penarth £6.21Cardiff South and Penarth: £6.21Worcester: £6.73Cardiff South and Penarth: £6.24Worcester: £6.75Cardiff South and Penarth: £5.89Worcester: £6.38

    £6.73£6.75£6.38Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£6.21£6.24£5.89

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £4.92, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.75Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.75Worcester: £4.92Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.77Worcester: £4.94Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.51Worcester: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.75£4.77£4.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.18, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.86Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.86Worcester: £6.18Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.88Worcester: £6.20Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.61Worcester: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Worcester is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Worcester 1,016.8, Cardiff South and Penarth 1,049.2Cardiff South and Penarth: 1,049.2Worcester: 1,016.8

    1,016.8Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count1,049.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Worcester 101.6, Cardiff South and Penarth 154.2Cardiff South and Penarth: 154.2Worcester: 101.6

    101.6Cardiff South and Penarth is higher154.2

  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: Worcester 158.0, Cardiff South and Penarth 198.0Cardiff South and Penarth: 198.0Worcester: 158.0

    158.0Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count198.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 58.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 60.7Cardiff South and Penarth: 60.7Worcester: 58.4

    58.4Cardiff South and Penarth is higher60.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Worcester 170.3, Cardiff South and Penarth 161.1Cardiff South and Penarth: 161.1Worcester: 170.3

    170.3Worcester is higherDepends on how you count161.1

  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: Worcester 20.8, Cardiff South and Penarth 17.8Cardiff South and Penarth: 17.8Worcester: 20.8

    20.8Worcester is higherDepends on how you count17.8

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Worcester and Cardiff South and Penarth, per person in the age group
MeasureWorcesterCardiff South and PenarthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,088£4,106£3,878£3,678£3,694£3,489Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,817£12,872£12,158£13,524£13,582£12,829Cardiff South and Penarth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,796£1,803£1,703£1,729£1,736£1,640Worcester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,629£11,678£11,030£11,700£11,749£11,098Cardiff South and Penarth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£408£410£387£790£793£749Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£755£758£716£996£1,000£945Cardiff South and Penarth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£39£39£37Cardiff South and Penarth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£412£414£391£434£436£412Cardiff South and Penarth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£89£89£84Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£82£83£78Worcester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,366£1,371£1,295Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£212£200£272£273£258Cardiff South and Penarth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£270£271£256Worcester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.73£6.75£6.38£6.21£6.24£5.89Worcester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£4.75£4.77£4.51Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£4.86£4.88£4.61Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.81,049.2Cardiff South and Penarth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026101.6154.2Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.0198.0Cardiff South and Penarth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.460.7Cardiff South and Penarth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.3161.1Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.817.8Worcester

Per resident

Worcester is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Cardiff South and Penarth on 13. 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

Worcester Cardiff South and Penarth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,088, Cardiff South and Penarth £3,678Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,678Worcester: £4,088Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,694Worcester: £4,106Cardiff South and Penarth: £3,489Worcester: £3,878

    £4,088£4,106£3,878Worcester is higher£3,678£3,694£3,489

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Worcester £2,196, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,627Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,627Worcester: £2,196Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,634Worcester: £2,205Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,543Worcester: £2,083

    £2,196£2,205£2,083Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,627£1,634£1,543

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Worcester £1,159, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,252Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,252Worcester: £1,159Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,257Worcester: £1,164Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,187Worcester: £1,099

    £1,159£1,164£1,099Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£1,252£1,257£1,187

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Worcester £1,992, Cardiff South and Penarth £1,407Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,407Worcester: £1,992Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,413Worcester: £2,001Cardiff South and Penarth: £1,335Worcester: £1,890

    £1,992£2,001£1,890Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,407£1,413£1,335

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Worcester £70, Cardiff South and Penarth £95Cardiff South and Penarth: £95Worcester: £70Cardiff South and Penarth: £95Worcester: £70Cardiff South and Penarth: £90Worcester: £66

    £70£70£66Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£95£95£90

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £129, Cardiff South and Penarth £120Cardiff South and Penarth: £120Worcester: £129Cardiff South and Penarth: £120Worcester: £130Cardiff South and Penarth: £114Worcester: £123

    £129£130£123Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£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: Worcester £4.33, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.70Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.70Worcester: £4.33Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.72Worcester: £4.35Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.46Worcester: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £412, Cardiff South and Penarth £434Cardiff South and Penarth: £434Worcester: £412Cardiff South and Penarth: £436Worcester: £414Cardiff South and Penarth: £412Worcester: £391

    £412£414£391Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£434£436£412

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Cardiff South and Penarth £89Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Worcester: £104Cardiff South and Penarth: £89Worcester: £105Cardiff South and Penarth: £84Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Worcester is higher£89£89£84

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Worcester £59, Cardiff South and Penarth £60Cardiff South and Penarth: £60Worcester: £59Cardiff South and Penarth: £60Worcester: £60Cardiff South and Penarth: £56Worcester: £56

    £59£60£56Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Worcester £916, Cardiff South and Penarth £989Cardiff South and Penarth: £989Worcester: £916Cardiff South and Penarth: £993Worcester: £920Cardiff South and Penarth: £938Worcester: £869

    £916£920£869Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£989£993£938

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £211, Cardiff South and Penarth £272Cardiff South and Penarth: £272Worcester: £211Cardiff South and Penarth: £273Worcester: £212Cardiff South and Penarth: £258Worcester: £200

    £211£212£200Cardiff South and Penarth is higher£272£273£258

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Worcester £176, Cardiff South and Penarth £196Cardiff South and Penarth: £196Worcester: £176Cardiff South and Penarth: £196Worcester: £177Cardiff South and Penarth: £186Worcester: £167

    £176£177£167Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£196£196£186

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Worcester £4.34, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.49Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.49Worcester: £4.34Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.51Worcester: £4.36Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.26Worcester: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Worcester £3.17, Cardiff South and Penarth £3.44Cardiff South and Penarth: £3.44Worcester: £3.17Cardiff South and Penarth: £3.45Worcester: £3.19Cardiff South and Penarth: £3.26Worcester: £3.01

    £3.17£3.19£3.01Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£3.44£3.45£3.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.18, Cardiff South and Penarth £4.86Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.86Worcester: £6.18Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.88Worcester: £6.20Cardiff South and Penarth: £4.61Worcester: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Worcester is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 174.2, Cardiff South and Penarth 126.2Cardiff South and Penarth: 126.2Worcester: 174.2

    174.2Worcester is higherDepends on how you count126.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 17.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 18.5Cardiff South and Penarth: 18.5Worcester: 17.4

    17.4Cardiff South and Penarth is higher18.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 27.1, Cardiff South and Penarth 23.8Cardiff South and Penarth: 23.8Worcester: 27.1

    27.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count23.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 58.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 60.7Cardiff South and Penarth: 60.7Worcester: 58.4

    58.4Cardiff South and Penarth is higher60.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 109.9, Cardiff South and Penarth 116.6Cardiff South and Penarth: 116.6Worcester: 109.9

    109.9Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 13.4, Cardiff South and Penarth 12.9Cardiff South and Penarth: 12.9Worcester: 13.4

    13.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count12.9

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Worcester and Cardiff South and Penarth, per resident
MeasureWorcesterCardiff South and PenarthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,088£4,106£3,878£3,678£3,694£3,489Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,196£2,205£2,083£1,627£1,634£1,543Worcester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,159£1,164£1,099£1,252£1,257£1,187Cardiff South and Penarth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,992£2,001£1,890£1,407£1,413£1,335Worcester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£95£95£90Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123£120£120£114Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£4.70£4.72£4.46Cardiff South and Penarth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£412£414£391£434£436£412Cardiff South and Penarth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£89£89£84Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£60£60£56Cardiff South and Penarth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£916£920£869£989£993£938Cardiff South and Penarth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£212£200£272£273£258Cardiff South and Penarth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£196£196£186Cardiff South and Penarth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£4.49£4.51£4.26Cardiff South and Penarth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.17£3.19£3.01£3.44£3.45£3.26Cardiff South and Penarth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£4.86£4.88£4.61Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026174.2126.2Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.418.5Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.123.8Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.460.7Cardiff South and Penarth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026109.9116.6Cardiff South and Penarth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.412.9Worcester

Total

Worcester is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Cardiff South and Penarth 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

Worcester Cardiff South and Penarth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Worcester £436.1m, Cardiff South and Penarth £414.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £414.4mWorcester: £436.1mCardiff South and Penarth: £416.1mWorcester: £438.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £393.1mWorcester: £413.7m

    £436.1m£438.0m£413.7mWorcester is higher£414.4m£416.1m£393.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Worcester £234.2m, Cardiff South and Penarth £183.3mCardiff South and Penarth: £183.3mWorcester: £234.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £184.0mWorcester: £235.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £173.8mWorcester: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£183.3m£184.0m£173.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Worcester £123.6m, Cardiff South and Penarth £141.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £141.0mWorcester: £123.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £141.6mWorcester: £124.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £133.8mWorcester: £117.3m

    £123.6m£124.2m£117.3mCardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£141.0m£141.6m£133.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Worcester £212.5m, Cardiff South and Penarth £158.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £158.5mWorcester: £212.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £159.2mWorcester: £213.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £150.4mWorcester: £201.6m

    £212.5m£213.4m£201.6mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£158.5m£159.2m£150.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester £7.5m, Cardiff South and Penarth £10.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.7mWorcester: £7.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.7mWorcester: £7.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.1mWorcester: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mCardiff South and Penarth is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester £13.8m, Cardiff South and Penarth £13.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £13.5mWorcester: £13.8mCardiff South and Penarth: £13.6mWorcester: £13.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £12.8mWorcester: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Worcester £0.46m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.53mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.53mWorcester: £0.46mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.53mWorcester: £0.46mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.50mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mCardiff South and Penarth is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester £44.0m, Cardiff South and Penarth £48.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £48.9mWorcester: £44.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £49.2mWorcester: £44.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £46.4mWorcester: £41.7m

    £44.0m£44.2m£41.7mCardiff South and Penarth is higher£48.9m£49.2m£46.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Worcester £11.1m, Cardiff South and Penarth £10.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.0mWorcester: £11.1mCardiff South and Penarth: £10.1mWorcester: £11.2mCardiff South and Penarth: £9.5mWorcester: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.5mWorcester is higher£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester £6.3m, Cardiff South and Penarth £6.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £6.7mWorcester: £6.3mCardiff South and Penarth: £6.7mWorcester: £6.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £6.4mWorcester: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mCardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester £97.7m, Cardiff South and Penarth £111.4mCardiff South and Penarth: £111.4mWorcester: £97.7mCardiff South and Penarth: £111.9mWorcester: £98.1mCardiff South and Penarth: £105.6mWorcester: £92.7m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.7mCardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£111.4m£111.9m£105.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Worcester £22.5m, Cardiff South and Penarth £30.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £30.6mWorcester: £22.5mCardiff South and Penarth: £30.7mWorcester: £22.6mCardiff South and Penarth: £29.0mWorcester: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mCardiff South and Penarth is higher£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Worcester £18.8m, Cardiff South and Penarth £22.0mCardiff South and Penarth: £22.0mWorcester: £18.8mCardiff South and Penarth: £22.1mWorcester: £18.9mCardiff South and Penarth: £20.9mWorcester: £17.8m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.8mCardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Worcester £0.46m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.51mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.51mWorcester: £0.46mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.51mWorcester: £0.46mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.48mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mCardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Worcester £0.34m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.39mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.39mWorcester: £0.34mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.39mWorcester: £0.34mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.37mWorcester: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mCardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Worcester £0.66m, Cardiff South and Penarth £0.55mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.55mWorcester: £0.66mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.55mWorcester: £0.66mCardiff South and Penarth: £0.52mWorcester: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mWorcester is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Worcester 18,582, Cardiff South and Penarth 14,217Cardiff South and Penarth: 14,217Worcester: 18,582

    18,582Worcester is higherDepends on how you count14,217

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester 1,856, Cardiff South and Penarth 2,089Cardiff South and Penarth: 2,089Worcester: 1,856

    1,856Cardiff South and Penarth is higher2,089

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester 2,888, Cardiff South and Penarth 2,683Cardiff South and Penarth: 2,683Worcester: 2,888

    2,888Worcester is higherDepends on how you count2,683

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester 6,233, Cardiff South and Penarth 6,842Cardiff South and Penarth: 6,842Worcester: 6,233

    6,233Cardiff South and Penarth is higher6,842

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester 11,725, Cardiff South and Penarth 13,140Cardiff South and Penarth: 13,140Worcester: 11,725

    11,725Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count13,140

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester 1,431, Cardiff South and Penarth 1,449Cardiff South and Penarth: 1,449Worcester: 1,431

    1,431Cardiff South and Penarth is higherDepends on how you count1,449

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Worcester and Cardiff South and Penarth, total
MeasureWorcesterCardiff South and PenarthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£436.1m£438.0m£413.7m£414.4m£416.1m£393.1mWorcester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£183.3m£184.0m£173.8mWorcester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m£141.0m£141.6m£133.8mCardiff South and Penarth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m£158.5m£159.2m£150.4mWorcester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mCardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mWorcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCardiff South and Penarth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.0m£44.2m£41.7m£48.9m£49.2m£46.4mCardiff South and Penarth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m£10.0m£10.1m£9.5mWorcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£6.7m£6.7m£6.4mCardiff South and Penarth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m£111.4m£111.9m£105.6mCardiff South and Penarth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£30.6m£30.7m£29.0mCardiff South and Penarth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mCardiff South and Penarth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mCardiff South and Penarth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff South and Penarth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mWorcester
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,58214,217Worcester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8562,089Cardiff South and Penarth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8882,683Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,2336,842Cardiff South and Penarth
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,72513,140Cardiff South and Penarth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4311,449Cardiff South and Penarth

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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