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Alyn and Deeside and Bridgend

102,997 and 96,925 residents (mid-2024).

Alyn and Deeside is higher than Bridgend on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Alyn and Deeside is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Bridgend 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

Alyn and Deeside Bridgend

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £4,579, Bridgend £4,889Bridgend: £4,889Alyn and Deeside: £4,579Bridgend: £4,910Alyn and Deeside: £4,599Bridgend: £4,637Alyn and Deeside: £4,343

    £4,579£4,599£4,343Bridgend is higher£4,889£4,910£4,637

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Alyn and Deeside £13,007, Bridgend £12,782Bridgend: £12,782Alyn and Deeside: £13,007Bridgend: £12,837Alyn and Deeside: £13,063Bridgend: £12,125Alyn and Deeside: £12,338

    £13,007£13,063£12,338Alyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count£12,782£12,837£12,125

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Alyn and Deeside £1,971, Bridgend £1,987Bridgend: £1,987Alyn and Deeside: £1,971Bridgend: £1,995Alyn and Deeside: £1,979Bridgend: £1,885Alyn and Deeside: £1,869

    £1,971£1,979£1,869Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count£1,987£1,995£1,885

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Alyn and Deeside £11,665, Bridgend £11,371Bridgend: £11,371Alyn and Deeside: £11,665Bridgend: £11,420Alyn and Deeside: £11,714Bridgend: £10,786Alyn and Deeside: £11,064

    £11,665£11,714£11,064Alyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count£11,371£11,420£10,786

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Alyn and Deeside £450, Bridgend £407Bridgend: £407Alyn and Deeside: £450Bridgend: £408Alyn and Deeside: £452Bridgend: £386Alyn and Deeside: £427

    £450£452£427Alyn and Deeside is higher£407£408£386

  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: Alyn and Deeside £864, Bridgend £979Bridgend: £979Alyn and Deeside: £864Bridgend: £983Alyn and Deeside: £867Bridgend: £928Alyn and Deeside: £819

    £864£867£819Bridgend is higher£979£983£928

  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: Alyn and Deeside £29, Bridgend £26Bridgend: £26Alyn and Deeside: £29Bridgend: £26Alyn and Deeside: £29Bridgend: £24Alyn and Deeside: £27

    £29£29£27Alyn and Deeside is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £547, Bridgend £635Bridgend: £635Alyn and Deeside: £547Bridgend: £638Alyn and Deeside: £549Bridgend: £603Alyn and Deeside: £518

    £547£549£518Bridgend is higher£635£638£603

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £142, Bridgend £163Bridgend: £163Alyn and Deeside: £142Bridgend: £164Alyn and Deeside: £143Bridgend: £155Alyn and Deeside: £135

    £142£143£135Bridgend is higher£163£164£155

  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: Alyn and Deeside £122, Bridgend £130Bridgend: £130Alyn and Deeside: £122Bridgend: £131Alyn and Deeside: £123Bridgend: £123Alyn and Deeside: £116

    £122£123£116Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Alyn and Deeside £1,546, Bridgend £1,409Bridgend: £1,409Alyn and Deeside: £1,546Bridgend: £1,415Alyn and Deeside: £1,553Bridgend: £1,336Alyn and Deeside: £1,467

    £1,546£1,553£1,467Alyn and Deeside is higher£1,409£1,415£1,336

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £165, Bridgend £199Bridgend: £199Alyn and Deeside: £165Bridgend: £200Alyn and Deeside: £166Bridgend: £189Alyn and Deeside: £157

    £165£166£157Bridgend is higher£199£200£189

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Alyn and Deeside £290, Bridgend £433Bridgend: £433Alyn and Deeside: £290Bridgend: £435Alyn and Deeside: £292Bridgend: £411Alyn and Deeside: £275

    £290£292£275Bridgend is higher£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Alyn and Deeside £6.41, Bridgend £6.08Bridgend: £6.08Alyn and Deeside: £6.41Bridgend: £6.11Alyn and Deeside: £6.44Bridgend: £5.77Alyn and Deeside: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Alyn and Deeside is higher£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Alyn and Deeside £5.78, Bridgend £8.70Bridgend: £8.70Alyn and Deeside: £5.78Bridgend: £8.73Alyn and Deeside: £5.80Bridgend: £8.25Alyn and Deeside: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Bridgend is higher£8.70£8.73£8.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £6.66, Bridgend £5.53Bridgend: £5.53Alyn and Deeside: £6.66Bridgend: £5.56Alyn and Deeside: £6.69Bridgend: £5.25Alyn and Deeside: £6.32

    £6.66£6.69£6.32Alyn and Deeside is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Alyn and Deeside 1,034.0, Bridgend 997.0Bridgend: 997.0Alyn and Deeside: 1,034.0

    1,034.0Alyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count997.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Alyn and Deeside 112.8, Bridgend 102.0Bridgend: 102.0Alyn and Deeside: 112.8

    112.8Alyn and Deeside is higher102.0

  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: Alyn and Deeside 177.7, Bridgend 197.9Bridgend: 197.9Alyn and Deeside: 177.7

    177.7Bridgend is higher197.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 78.0, Bridgend 87.2Bridgend: 87.2Alyn and Deeside: 78.0

    78.0Bridgend is higher87.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Alyn and Deeside 184.1, Bridgend 178.4Bridgend: 178.4Alyn and Deeside: 184.1

    184.1Alyn and Deeside is higher178.4

  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: Alyn and Deeside 26.8, Bridgend 27.2Bridgend: 27.2Alyn and Deeside: 26.8

    26.8Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count27.2

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Alyn and Deeside and Bridgend, per person in the age group
MeasureAlyn and DeesideBridgendHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,579£4,599£4,343£4,889£4,910£4,637Bridgend
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,007£13,063£12,338£12,782£12,837£12,125Alyn and Deeside
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,971£1,979£1,869£1,987£1,995£1,885Bridgend
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,665£11,714£11,064£11,371£11,420£10,786Alyn and Deeside
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£450£452£427£407£408£386Alyn and Deeside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£864£867£819£979£983£928Bridgend
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£26£26£24Alyn and Deeside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£547£549£518£635£638£603Bridgend
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£163£164£155Bridgend
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£122£123£116£130£131£123Bridgend
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,546£1,553£1,467£1,409£1,415£1,336Alyn and Deeside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£165£166£157£199£200£189Bridgend
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£290£292£275£433£435£411Bridgend
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£6.08£6.11£5.77Alyn and Deeside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£8.70£8.73£8.25Bridgend
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.66£6.69£6.32£5.53£5.56£5.25Alyn and Deeside
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.0997.0Alyn and Deeside
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026112.8102.0Alyn and Deeside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.7197.9Bridgend
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.087.2Bridgend
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026184.1178.4Alyn and Deeside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.827.2Bridgend

Per resident

Alyn and Deeside is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bridgend 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

Alyn and Deeside Bridgend

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £4,579, Bridgend £4,889Bridgend: £4,889Alyn and Deeside: £4,579Bridgend: £4,910Alyn and Deeside: £4,599Bridgend: £4,637Alyn and Deeside: £4,343

    £4,579£4,599£4,343Bridgend is higher£4,889£4,910£4,637

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £2,501, Bridgend £2,669Bridgend: £2,669Alyn and Deeside: £2,501Bridgend: £2,680Alyn and Deeside: £2,512Bridgend: £2,531Alyn and Deeside: £2,372

    £2,501£2,512£2,372Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count£2,669£2,680£2,531

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £1,218, Bridgend £1,217Bridgend: £1,217Alyn and Deeside: £1,218Bridgend: £1,222Alyn and Deeside: £1,223Bridgend: £1,155Alyn and Deeside: £1,155

    £1,218£1,223£1,155Alyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count£1,217£1,222£1,155

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £2,243, Bridgend £2,374Bridgend: £2,374Alyn and Deeside: £2,243Bridgend: £2,384Alyn and Deeside: £2,252Bridgend: £2,252Alyn and Deeside: £2,127

    £2,243£2,252£2,127Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count£2,374£2,384£2,252

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £87, Bridgend £85Bridgend: £85Alyn and Deeside: £87Bridgend: £85Alyn and Deeside: £87Bridgend: £81Alyn and Deeside: £82

    £87£87£82Alyn and Deeside is higher£85£85£81

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £166, Bridgend £204Bridgend: £204Alyn and Deeside: £166Bridgend: £205Alyn and Deeside: £167Bridgend: £194Alyn and Deeside: £158

    £166£167£158Bridgend is higher£204£205£194

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £5.57, Bridgend £5.33Bridgend: £5.33Alyn and Deeside: £5.57Bridgend: £5.36Alyn and Deeside: £5.59Bridgend: £5.06Alyn and Deeside: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Alyn and Deeside is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £547, Bridgend £635Bridgend: £635Alyn and Deeside: £547Bridgend: £638Alyn and Deeside: £549Bridgend: £603Alyn and Deeside: £518

    £547£549£518Bridgend is higher£635£638£603

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £142, Bridgend £163Bridgend: £163Alyn and Deeside: £142Bridgend: £164Alyn and Deeside: £143Bridgend: £155Alyn and Deeside: £135

    £142£143£135Bridgend is higher£163£164£155

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £75, Bridgend £80Bridgend: £80Alyn and Deeside: £75Bridgend: £80Alyn and Deeside: £76Bridgend: £76Alyn and Deeside: £72

    £75£76£72Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £955, Bridgend £863Bridgend: £863Alyn and Deeside: £955Bridgend: £867Alyn and Deeside: £959Bridgend: £819Alyn and Deeside: £906

    £955£959£906Alyn and Deeside is higher£863£867£819

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £165, Bridgend £199Bridgend: £199Alyn and Deeside: £165Bridgend: £200Alyn and Deeside: £166Bridgend: £189Alyn and Deeside: £157

    £165£166£157Bridgend is higher£199£200£189

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £179, Bridgend £265Bridgend: £265Alyn and Deeside: £179Bridgend: £266Alyn and Deeside: £180Bridgend: £252Alyn and Deeside: £170

    £179£180£170Bridgend is higher£265£266£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £3.96, Bridgend £3.72Bridgend: £3.72Alyn and Deeside: £3.96Bridgend: £3.74Alyn and Deeside: £3.98Bridgend: £3.53Alyn and Deeside: £3.76

    £3.96£3.98£3.76Alyn and Deeside is higher£3.72£3.74£3.53

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £3.56, Bridgend £5.32Bridgend: £5.32Alyn and Deeside: £3.56Bridgend: £5.35Alyn and Deeside: £3.58Bridgend: £5.05Alyn and Deeside: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Bridgend is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Alyn and Deeside £6.66, Bridgend £5.53Bridgend: £5.53Alyn and Deeside: £6.66Bridgend: £5.56Alyn and Deeside: £6.69Bridgend: £5.25Alyn and Deeside: £6.32

    £6.66£6.69£6.32Alyn and Deeside is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 198.8, Bridgend 208.2Bridgend: 208.2Alyn and Deeside: 198.8

    198.8Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count208.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 21.7, Bridgend 21.3Bridgend: 21.3Alyn and Deeside: 21.7

    21.7Alyn and Deeside is higher21.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 34.2, Bridgend 41.3Bridgend: 41.3Alyn and Deeside: 34.2

    34.2Bridgend is higher41.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 78.0, Bridgend 87.2Bridgend: 87.2Alyn and Deeside: 78.0

    78.0Bridgend is higher87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 113.7, Bridgend 109.3Bridgend: 109.3Alyn and Deeside: 113.7

    113.7Alyn and Deeside is higher109.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Alyn and Deeside 16.6, Bridgend 16.7Bridgend: 16.7Alyn and Deeside: 16.6

    16.6Bridgend is higherDepends on how you count16.7

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Alyn and Deeside and Bridgend, per resident
MeasureAlyn and DeesideBridgendHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,579£4,599£4,343£4,889£4,910£4,637Bridgend
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,501£2,512£2,372£2,669£2,680£2,531Bridgend
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,218£1,223£1,155£1,217£1,222£1,155Alyn and Deeside
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,243£2,252£2,127£2,374£2,384£2,252Bridgend
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£85£85£81Alyn and Deeside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£158£204£205£194Bridgend
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£5.33£5.36£5.06Alyn and Deeside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£547£549£518£635£638£603Bridgend
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135£163£164£155Bridgend
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£76£72£80£80£76Bridgend
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£955£959£906£863£867£819Alyn and Deeside
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£165£166£157£199£200£189Bridgend
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£265£266£252Bridgend
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.96£3.98£3.76£3.72£3.74£3.53Alyn and Deeside
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£5.32£5.35£5.05Bridgend
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.66£6.69£6.32£5.53£5.56£5.25Alyn and Deeside
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026198.8208.2Bridgend
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.721.3Alyn and Deeside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.241.3Bridgend
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.087.2Bridgend
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026113.7109.3Alyn and Deeside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.616.7Bridgend

Total

Alyn and Deeside is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bridgend on 10. 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

Alyn and Deeside Bridgend

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Alyn and Deeside £471.6m, Bridgend £473.8mBridgend: £473.8mAlyn and Deeside: £471.6mBridgend: £475.9mAlyn and Deeside: £473.6mBridgend: £449.5mAlyn and Deeside: £447.4m

    £471.6m£473.6m£447.4mBridgend is higher£473.8m£475.9m£449.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Alyn and Deeside £257.6m, Bridgend £258.7mBridgend: £258.7mAlyn and Deeside: £257.6mBridgend: £259.8mAlyn and Deeside: £258.7mBridgend: £245.3mAlyn and Deeside: £244.3m

    £257.6m£258.7m£244.3mBridgend is higherDepends on how you count£258.7m£259.8m£245.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Alyn and Deeside £125.4m, Bridgend £118.0mBridgend: £118.0mAlyn and Deeside: £125.4mBridgend: £118.5mAlyn and Deeside: £125.9mBridgend: £111.9mAlyn and Deeside: £119.0m

    £125.4m£125.9m£119.0mAlyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count£118.0m£118.5m£111.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Alyn and Deeside £231.0m, Bridgend £230.1mBridgend: £230.1mAlyn and Deeside: £231.0mBridgend: £231.1mAlyn and Deeside: £232.0mBridgend: £218.3mAlyn and Deeside: £219.1m

    £231.0m£232.0m£219.1mAlyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count£230.1m£231.1m£218.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Alyn and Deeside £8.9m, Bridgend £8.2mBridgend: £8.2mAlyn and Deeside: £8.9mBridgend: £8.3mAlyn and Deeside: £9.0mBridgend: £7.8mAlyn and Deeside: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mAlyn and Deeside is higher£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside £17.1m, Bridgend £19.8mBridgend: £19.8mAlyn and Deeside: £17.1mBridgend: £19.9mAlyn and Deeside: £17.2mBridgend: £18.8mAlyn and Deeside: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.2mBridgend is higher£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside £0.57m, Bridgend £0.52mBridgend: £0.52mAlyn and Deeside: £0.57mBridgend: £0.52mAlyn and Deeside: £0.58mBridgend: £0.49mAlyn and Deeside: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mAlyn and Deeside is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside £56.3m, Bridgend £61.6mBridgend: £61.6mAlyn and Deeside: £56.3mBridgend: £61.9mAlyn and Deeside: £56.5mBridgend: £58.4mAlyn and Deeside: £53.4m

    £56.3m£56.5m£53.4mBridgend is higher£61.6m£61.9m£58.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside £14.6m, Bridgend £15.8mBridgend: £15.8mAlyn and Deeside: £14.6mBridgend: £15.9mAlyn and Deeside: £14.7mBridgend: £15.0mAlyn and Deeside: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mBridgend is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside £7.8m, Bridgend £7.7mBridgend: £7.7mAlyn and Deeside: £7.8mBridgend: £7.8mAlyn and Deeside: £7.8mBridgend: £7.3mAlyn and Deeside: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mAlyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Alyn and Deeside £98.4m, Bridgend £83.7mBridgend: £83.7mAlyn and Deeside: £98.4mBridgend: £84.0mAlyn and Deeside: £98.8mBridgend: £79.4mAlyn and Deeside: £93.3m

    £98.4m£98.8m£93.3mAlyn and Deeside is higher£83.7m£84.0m£79.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Alyn and Deeside £17.0m, Bridgend £19.3mBridgend: £19.3mAlyn and Deeside: £17.0mBridgend: £19.4mAlyn and Deeside: £17.1mBridgend: £18.3mAlyn and Deeside: £16.2m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.2mBridgend is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Alyn and Deeside £18.5m, Bridgend £25.7mBridgend: £25.7mAlyn and Deeside: £18.5mBridgend: £25.8mAlyn and Deeside: £18.6mBridgend: £24.4mAlyn and Deeside: £17.5m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.5mBridgend is higher£25.7m£25.8m£24.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Alyn and Deeside £0.41m, Bridgend £0.36mBridgend: £0.36mAlyn and Deeside: £0.41mBridgend: £0.36mAlyn and Deeside: £0.41mBridgend: £0.34mAlyn and Deeside: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mAlyn and Deeside is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Alyn and Deeside £0.37m, Bridgend £0.52mBridgend: £0.52mAlyn and Deeside: £0.37mBridgend: £0.52mAlyn and Deeside: £0.37mBridgend: £0.49mAlyn and Deeside: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBridgend is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Alyn and Deeside £0.69m, Bridgend £0.54mBridgend: £0.54mAlyn and Deeside: £0.69mBridgend: £0.54mAlyn and Deeside: £0.69mBridgend: £0.51mAlyn and Deeside: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mAlyn and Deeside is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Alyn and Deeside 20,476, Bridgend 20,175Bridgend: 20,175Alyn and Deeside: 20,476

    20,476Alyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count20,175

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Alyn and Deeside 2,234, Bridgend 2,063Bridgend: 2,063Alyn and Deeside: 2,234

    2,234Alyn and Deeside is higher2,063

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside 3,519, Bridgend 4,004Bridgend: 4,004Alyn and Deeside: 3,519

    3,519Bridgend is higher4,004

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside 8,035, Bridgend 8,452Bridgend: 8,452Alyn and Deeside: 8,035

    8,035Bridgend is higher8,452

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Alyn and Deeside 11,714, Bridgend 10,591Bridgend: 10,591Alyn and Deeside: 11,714

    11,714Alyn and Deeside is higher10,591

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Alyn and Deeside 1,707, Bridgend 1,617Bridgend: 1,617Alyn and Deeside: 1,707

    1,707Alyn and Deeside is higherDepends on how you count1,617

Show the numbers
Alyn and Deeside and Bridgend, total
MeasureAlyn and DeesideBridgendHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£471.6m£473.6m£447.4m£473.8m£475.9m£449.5mBridgend
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£257.6m£258.7m£244.3m£258.7m£259.8m£245.3mBridgend
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£119.0m£118.0m£118.5m£111.9mAlyn and Deeside
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£231.0m£232.0m£219.1m£230.1m£231.1m£218.3mAlyn and Deeside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£8.2m£8.3m£7.8mAlyn and Deeside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m£19.8m£19.9m£18.8mBridgend
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mAlyn and Deeside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.3m£56.5m£53.4m£61.6m£61.9m£58.4mBridgend
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mBridgend
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mAlyn and Deeside
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£98.4m£98.8m£93.3m£83.7m£84.0m£79.4mAlyn and Deeside
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mBridgend
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m£25.7m£25.8m£24.4mBridgend
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mAlyn and Deeside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBridgend
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAlyn and Deeside
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,47620,175Alyn and Deeside
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2342,063Alyn and Deeside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5194,004Bridgend
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0358,452Bridgend
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,71410,591Alyn and Deeside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7071,617Alyn and Deeside

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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