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Caerphilly and Torfaen

96,965 and 94,119 residents (mid-2024).

Caerphilly is higher than Torfaen on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 19 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

Caerphilly is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 6. 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

Caerphilly Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Caerphilly £5,470, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605Caerphilly: £5,470Torfaen: £5,628Caerphilly: £5,493Torfaen: £5,316Caerphilly: £5,189

    £5,470£5,493£5,189Torfaen 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: Caerphilly £13,317, Torfaen £13,217Torfaen: £13,217Caerphilly: £13,317Torfaen: £13,274Caerphilly: £13,374Torfaen: £12,537Caerphilly: £12,632

    £13,317£13,374£12,632Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £2,557, Torfaen £2,803Torfaen: £2,803Caerphilly: £2,557Torfaen: £2,815Caerphilly: £2,568Torfaen: £2,659Caerphilly: £2,426

    £2,557£2,568£2,426Torfaen 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: Caerphilly £11,711, Torfaen £11,652Torfaen: £11,652Caerphilly: £11,711Torfaen: £11,702Caerphilly: £11,761Torfaen: £11,053Caerphilly: £11,108

    £11,711£11,761£11,108Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £581, Torfaen £550Torfaen: £550Caerphilly: £581Torfaen: £553Caerphilly: £583Torfaen: £522Caerphilly: £551

    £581£583£551Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £989, Torfaen £979Torfaen: £979Caerphilly: £989Torfaen: £983Caerphilly: £993Torfaen: £929Caerphilly: £938

    £989£993£938Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £36, Torfaen £35Torfaen: £35Caerphilly: £36Torfaen: £36Caerphilly: £37Torfaen: £34Caerphilly: £35

    £36£37£35Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £830, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807Caerphilly: £830Torfaen: £811Caerphilly: £834Torfaen: £766Caerphilly: £787

    £830£834£787Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £197, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188Caerphilly: £197Torfaen: £189Caerphilly: £198Torfaen: £179Caerphilly: £187

    £197£198£187Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £170, Torfaen £170Torfaen: £170Caerphilly: £170Torfaen: £171Caerphilly: £171Torfaen: £161Caerphilly: £162

    £170£171£162Caerphilly is higher£170£171£161

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Caerphilly £1,796, Torfaen £2,094Torfaen: £2,094Caerphilly: £1,796Torfaen: £2,103Caerphilly: £1,804Torfaen: £1,986Caerphilly: £1,704

    £1,796£1,804£1,704Torfaen is higher£2,094£2,103£1,986

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Caerphilly £270, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Caerphilly: £270Torfaen: £267Caerphilly: £271Torfaen: £252Caerphilly: £256

    £270£271£256Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £570, Torfaen £519Torfaen: £519Caerphilly: £570Torfaen: £522Caerphilly: £572Torfaen: £493Caerphilly: £540

    £570£572£540Caerphilly is higher£519£522£493

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Caerphilly £8.73, Torfaen £7.39Torfaen: £7.39Caerphilly: £8.73Torfaen: £7.42Caerphilly: £8.77Torfaen: £7.01Caerphilly: £8.28

    £8.73£8.77£8.28Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £12, Torfaen £12Torfaen: £12Caerphilly: £12Torfaen: £12Caerphilly: £12Torfaen: £11Caerphilly: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Caerphilly £12, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16Caerphilly: £12Torfaen: £7.19Caerphilly: £12Torfaen: £6.79Caerphilly: £11

    £12£12£11Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly 1,037.6, Torfaen 1,028.5Torfaen: 1,028.5Caerphilly: 1,037.6

    1,037.6Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly 142.1, Torfaen 136.4Torfaen: 136.4Caerphilly: 142.1

    142.1Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly 207.8, Torfaen 198.7Torfaen: 198.7Caerphilly: 207.8

    207.8Caerphilly is higher198.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Caerphilly 115.6, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2Caerphilly: 115.6

    115.6Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly 235.0, Torfaen 259.1Torfaen: 259.1Caerphilly: 235.0

    235.0Torfaen 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: Caerphilly 36.3, Torfaen 36.4Torfaen: 36.4Caerphilly: 36.3

    36.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count36.4

Show the numbers
Caerphilly and Torfaen, per person in the age group
MeasureCaerphillyTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,470£5,493£5,189£5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,317£13,374£12,632£13,217£13,274£12,537Caerphilly
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,557£2,568£2,426£2,803£2,815£2,659Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,711£11,761£11,108£11,652£11,702£11,053Caerphilly
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£583£551£550£553£522Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£989£993£938£979£983£929Caerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£37£35£35£36£34Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£830£834£787£807£811£766Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£188£189£179Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£170£171£161Caerphilly
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,796£1,804£1,704£2,094£2,103£1,986Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£266£267£252Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£570£572£540£519£522£493Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.73£8.77£8.28£7.39£7.42£7.01Caerphilly
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£12£12£11Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.16£7.19£6.79Caerphilly
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,037.61,028.5Caerphilly
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.1136.4Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026207.8198.7Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026115.6113.2Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026235.0259.1Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.336.4Torfaen

Per resident

Caerphilly is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 8. 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

Caerphilly Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Caerphilly £5,470, Torfaen £5,605Torfaen: £5,605Caerphilly: £5,470Torfaen: £5,628Caerphilly: £5,493Torfaen: £5,316Caerphilly: £5,189

    £5,470£5,493£5,189Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,605£5,628£5,316

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Caerphilly £2,592, Torfaen £2,639Torfaen: £2,639Caerphilly: £2,592Torfaen: £2,650Caerphilly: £2,603Torfaen: £2,503Caerphilly: £2,459

    £2,592£2,603£2,459Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,639£2,650£2,503

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Caerphilly £1,569, Torfaen £1,697Torfaen: £1,697Caerphilly: £1,569Torfaen: £1,704Caerphilly: £1,576Torfaen: £1,610Caerphilly: £1,488

    £1,569£1,576£1,488Torfaen is higher£1,697£1,704£1,610

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Caerphilly £2,279, Torfaen £2,327Torfaen: £2,327Caerphilly: £2,279Torfaen: £2,336Caerphilly: £2,289Torfaen: £2,207Caerphilly: £2,162

    £2,279£2,289£2,162Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,327£2,336£2,207

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Caerphilly £113, Torfaen £110Torfaen: £110Caerphilly: £113Torfaen: £110Caerphilly: £113Torfaen: £104Caerphilly: £107

    £113£113£107Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £192, Torfaen £195Torfaen: £195Caerphilly: £192Torfaen: £196Caerphilly: £193Torfaen: £185Caerphilly: £183

    £192£193£183Torfaen 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: Caerphilly £7.10, Torfaen £7.07Torfaen: £7.07Caerphilly: £7.10Torfaen: £7.10Caerphilly: £7.13Torfaen: £6.71Caerphilly: £6.73

    £7.10£7.13£6.73Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £830, Torfaen £807Torfaen: £807Caerphilly: £830Torfaen: £811Caerphilly: £834Torfaen: £766Caerphilly: £787

    £830£834£787Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £197, Torfaen £188Torfaen: £188Caerphilly: £197Torfaen: £189Caerphilly: £198Torfaen: £179Caerphilly: £187

    £197£198£187Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly £105, Torfaen £103Torfaen: £103Caerphilly: £105Torfaen: £103Caerphilly: £105Torfaen: £98Caerphilly: £99

    £105£105£99Caerphilly is higher£103£103£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Caerphilly £1,102, Torfaen £1,268Torfaen: £1,268Caerphilly: £1,102Torfaen: £1,273Caerphilly: £1,107Torfaen: £1,203Caerphilly: £1,045

    £1,102£1,107£1,045Torfaen is higher£1,268£1,273£1,203

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Caerphilly £270, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Caerphilly: £270Torfaen: £267Caerphilly: £271Torfaen: £252Caerphilly: £256

    £270£271£256Caerphilly is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Caerphilly £350, Torfaen £315Torfaen: £315Caerphilly: £350Torfaen: £316Caerphilly: £351Torfaen: £298Caerphilly: £332

    £350£351£332Caerphilly is higher£315£316£298

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Caerphilly £5.36, Torfaen £4.47Torfaen: £4.47Caerphilly: £5.36Torfaen: £4.49Caerphilly: £5.38Torfaen: £4.24Caerphilly: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Caerphilly is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Caerphilly £7.27, Torfaen £7.26Torfaen: £7.26Caerphilly: £7.27Torfaen: £7.29Caerphilly: £7.31Torfaen: £6.89Caerphilly: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Caerphilly £12, Torfaen £7.16Torfaen: £7.16Caerphilly: £12Torfaen: £7.19Caerphilly: £12Torfaen: £6.79Caerphilly: £11

    £12£12£11Caerphilly is higher£7.16£7.19£6.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Caerphilly 202.0, Torfaen 205.4Torfaen: 205.4Caerphilly: 202.0

    202.0Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count205.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Caerphilly 27.7, Torfaen 27.2Torfaen: 27.2Caerphilly: 27.7

    27.7Caerphilly 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: Caerphilly 40.4, Torfaen 39.7Torfaen: 39.7Caerphilly: 40.4

    40.4Caerphilly is higher39.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Caerphilly 115.6, Torfaen 113.2Torfaen: 113.2Caerphilly: 115.6

    115.6Caerphilly is higher113.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Caerphilly 144.2, Torfaen 156.9Torfaen: 156.9Caerphilly: 144.2

    144.2Torfaen 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: Caerphilly 22.3, Torfaen 22.1Torfaen: 22.1Caerphilly: 22.3

    22.3Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count22.1

Show the numbers
Caerphilly and Torfaen, per resident
MeasureCaerphillyTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,470£5,493£5,189£5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,592£2,603£2,459£2,639£2,650£2,503Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,569£1,576£1,488£1,697£1,704£1,610Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,279£2,289£2,162£2,327£2,336£2,207Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£110£110£104Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£183£195£196£185Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.10£7.13£6.73£7.07£7.10£6.71Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£830£834£787£807£811£766Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£188£189£179Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£103£103£98Caerphilly
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,102£1,107£1,045£1,268£1,273£1,203Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£266£267£252Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£350£351£332£315£316£298Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£4.47£4.49£4.24Caerphilly
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£7.26£7.29£6.89Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.16£7.19£6.79Caerphilly
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.0205.4Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.727.2Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.439.7Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026115.6113.2Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.2156.9Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.322.1Caerphilly

Total

Caerphilly is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 3. 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

Caerphilly Torfaen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Caerphilly £530.4m, Torfaen £527.5mTorfaen: £527.5mCaerphilly: £530.4mTorfaen: £529.7mCaerphilly: £532.7mTorfaen: £500.4mCaerphilly: £503.1m

    £530.4m£532.7m£503.1mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£527.5m£529.7m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Caerphilly £251.3m, Torfaen £248.4mTorfaen: £248.4mCaerphilly: £251.3mTorfaen: £249.4mCaerphilly: £252.4mTorfaen: £235.6mCaerphilly: £238.4m

    £251.3m£252.4m£238.4mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Caerphilly £152.1m, Torfaen £159.7mTorfaen: £159.7mCaerphilly: £152.1mTorfaen: £160.4mCaerphilly: £152.8mTorfaen: £151.5mCaerphilly: £144.3m

    £152.1m£152.8m£144.3mTorfaen is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Caerphilly £221.0m, Torfaen £219.0mTorfaen: £219.0mCaerphilly: £221.0mTorfaen: £219.9mCaerphilly: £222.0mTorfaen: £207.7mCaerphilly: £209.7m

    £221.0m£222.0m£209.7mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Caerphilly £11.0m, Torfaen £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mCaerphilly: £11.0mTorfaen: £10.4mCaerphilly: £11.0mTorfaen: £9.8mCaerphilly: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mCaerphilly 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: Caerphilly £18.7m, Torfaen £18.4mTorfaen: £18.4mCaerphilly: £18.7mTorfaen: £18.5mCaerphilly: £18.7mTorfaen: £17.5mCaerphilly: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mCaerphilly 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: Caerphilly £0.69m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mCaerphilly: £0.69mTorfaen: £0.67mCaerphilly: £0.69mTorfaen: £0.63mCaerphilly: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mCaerphilly 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: Caerphilly £80.5m, Torfaen £76.0mTorfaen: £76.0mCaerphilly: £80.5mTorfaen: £76.3mCaerphilly: £80.8mTorfaen: £72.1mCaerphilly: £76.4m

    £80.5m£80.8m£76.4mCaerphilly 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: Caerphilly £19.1m, Torfaen £17.7mTorfaen: £17.7mCaerphilly: £19.1mTorfaen: £17.8mCaerphilly: £19.2mTorfaen: £16.8mCaerphilly: £18.1m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.1mCaerphilly 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: Caerphilly £10.1m, Torfaen £9.7mTorfaen: £9.7mCaerphilly: £10.1mTorfaen: £9.7mCaerphilly: £10.2mTorfaen: £9.2mCaerphilly: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mCaerphilly is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Caerphilly £106.9m, Torfaen £119.3mTorfaen: £119.3mCaerphilly: £106.9mTorfaen: £119.8mCaerphilly: £107.3mTorfaen: £113.2mCaerphilly: £101.4m

    £106.9m£107.3m£101.4mTorfaen is higher£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Caerphilly £26.2m, Torfaen £25.0mTorfaen: £25.0mCaerphilly: £26.2mTorfaen: £25.1mCaerphilly: £26.3mTorfaen: £23.7mCaerphilly: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mCaerphilly is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Caerphilly £33.9m, Torfaen £29.6mTorfaen: £29.6mCaerphilly: £33.9mTorfaen: £29.7mCaerphilly: £34.0mTorfaen: £28.1mCaerphilly: £32.2m

    £33.9m£34.0m£32.2mCaerphilly is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Caerphilly £0.52m, Torfaen £0.42mTorfaen: £0.42mCaerphilly: £0.52mTorfaen: £0.42mCaerphilly: £0.52mTorfaen: £0.40mCaerphilly: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mCaerphilly is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Caerphilly £0.71m, Torfaen £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mCaerphilly: £0.71mTorfaen: £0.69mCaerphilly: £0.71mTorfaen: £0.65mCaerphilly: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Caerphilly £1.2m, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mCaerphilly: £1.2mTorfaen: £0.68mCaerphilly: £1.2mTorfaen: £0.64mCaerphilly: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCaerphilly is higher£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Caerphilly 19,583, Torfaen 19,328Torfaen: 19,328Caerphilly: 19,583

    19,583Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count19,328

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Caerphilly 2,682, Torfaen 2,563Torfaen: 2,563Caerphilly: 2,682

    2,682Caerphilly is higher2,563

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Caerphilly 3,921, Torfaen 3,733Torfaen: 3,733Caerphilly: 3,921

    3,921Caerphilly is higher3,733

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Caerphilly 11,206, Torfaen 10,651Torfaen: 10,651Caerphilly: 11,206

    11,206Caerphilly is higher10,651

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Caerphilly 13,981, Torfaen 14,764Torfaen: 14,764Caerphilly: 13,981

    13,981Torfaen is higher14,764

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Caerphilly 2,160, Torfaen 2,075Torfaen: 2,075Caerphilly: 2,160

    2,160Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count2,075

Show the numbers
Caerphilly and Torfaen, total
MeasureCaerphillyTorfaenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£530.4m£532.7m£503.1m£527.5m£529.7m£500.4mCaerphilly
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£251.3m£252.4m£238.4m£248.4m£249.4m£235.6mCaerphilly
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.1m£152.8m£144.3m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.0m£222.0m£209.7m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mCaerphilly
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mCaerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mCaerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mCaerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£80.5m£80.8m£76.4m£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mCaerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mCaerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mCaerphilly
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.9m£107.3m£101.4m£119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mCaerphilly
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£33.9m£34.0m£32.2m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mCaerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mCaerphilly
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mCaerphilly
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,58319,328Caerphilly
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6822,563Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9213,733Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,20610,651Caerphilly
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,98114,764Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1602,075Caerphilly

Sources

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

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  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.
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