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Cardiff East and Brent East
Cardiff East is higher than Brent East on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 4 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.
Per person in the age group
Cardiff East is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Brent East on 17. 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
Cardiff East Brent East
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,510£4,529£4,278Brent East is higher£5,745£5,770£5,450
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,897£12,952£12,234Brent East is higherDepends on how you count£13,046£13,101£12,375
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,536£2,547£2,405Brent East is higher£4,283£4,301£4,062
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,223£11,271£10,646Cardiff East is higher£10,013£10,056£9,498
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£737£740£699Brent East is higher£2,041£2,050£1,936
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£899£903£853Brent East is higherDepends on how you count£923£926£875
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£39£39£37Brent East is higher£70£70£66
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£615£618£583Cardiff East is higher£451£453£427
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Brent East is higher£126£126£119
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£129£129£122Brent East is higher£148£148£140
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,003£2,012£1,900Brent East is higher£3,812£3,829£3,616
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£330£332£313Brent East is higher£808£812£767
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£387£388£367Cardiff East is higher£303£304£287
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.24£7.27£6.87Brent East is higher£10£10£9.54
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.75£9.79£9.25Brent East is higher£9.91£9.95£9.40
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.32£4.34£4.10Brent East is higher£4.69£4.71£4.45
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,004.8Cardiff East is higher1,000.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
152.0Brent East is higher287.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
184.1Brent East is higherDepends on how you count187.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
85.5Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count72.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
224.4Brent East is higher319.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.9Brent East is higher35.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cardiff East | Brent East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,510£4,529£4,278 | £5,745£5,770£5,450 | Brent East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,897£12,952£12,234 | £13,046£13,101£12,375 | Brent East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,536£2,547£2,405 | £4,283£4,301£4,062 | Brent East |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,223£11,271£10,646 | £10,013£10,056£9,498 | Cardiff East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £737£740£699 | £2,041£2,050£1,936 | Brent East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £899£903£853 | £923£926£875 | Brent East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £39£39£37 | £70£70£66 | Brent East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £615£618£583 | £451£453£427 | Cardiff East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £126£126£119 | Brent East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £129£129£122 | £148£148£140 | Brent East |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,003£2,012£1,900 | £3,812£3,829£3,616 | Brent East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £330£332£313 | £808£812£767 | Brent East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £387£388£367 | £303£304£287 | Cardiff East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.24£7.27£6.87 | £10£10£9.54 | Brent East |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.75£9.79£9.25 | £9.91£9.95£9.40 | Brent East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.32£4.34£4.10 | £4.69£4.71£4.45 | Brent East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,004.8 | 1,000.4 | Cardiff East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 152.0 | 287.2 | Brent East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 184.1 | 187.2 | Brent East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 85.5 | 72.3 | Cardiff East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 224.4 | 319.1 | Brent East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.9 | 35.2 | Brent East |
Per resident
Cardiff East is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Brent 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
Cardiff East Brent East
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,510£4,529£4,278Brent East is higher£5,745£5,770£5,450
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,723£1,731£1,635Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,444£1,450£1,370
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,713£1,720£1,625Brent East is higher£2,912£2,925£2,762
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,500£1,506£1,422Cardiff East is higher£1,108£1,113£1,051
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93Brent East is higher£226£227£214
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£121£114Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.14£5.17£4.88Brent East is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£615£618£583Cardiff East is higher£451£453£427
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Brent East is higher£126£126£119
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£87£82Brent East is higher£100£101£95
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,353£1,359£1,284Brent East is higher£2,592£2,603£2,459
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£330£332£313Brent East is higher£808£812£767
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£261£262£248Cardiff East is higher£206£207£195
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.89£4.91£4.64Brent East is higher£6.83£6.86£6.48
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Brent East is higher£6.74£6.77£6.39
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.32£4.34£4.10Brent East is higher£4.69£4.71£4.45
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
134.3Cardiff East is higher110.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.3Brent East is higher31.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.6Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count20.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
85.5Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count72.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
151.6Brent East is higher217.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.8Brent East is higher23.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cardiff East | Brent East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,510£4,529£4,278 | £5,745£5,770£5,450 | Brent East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,723£1,731£1,635 | £1,444£1,450£1,370 | Cardiff East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,713£1,720£1,625 | £2,912£2,925£2,762 | Brent East |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,500£1,506£1,422 | £1,108£1,113£1,051 | Cardiff East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £226£227£214 | Brent East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£121£114 | £102£103£97 | Cardiff East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.14£5.17£4.88 | £7.72£7.75£7.32 | Brent East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £615£618£583 | £451£453£427 | Cardiff East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £126£126£119 | Brent East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£87£82 | £100£101£95 | Brent East |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,353£1,359£1,284 | £2,592£2,603£2,459 | Brent East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £330£332£313 | £808£812£767 | Brent East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £261£262£248 | £206£207£195 | Cardiff East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.89£4.91£4.64 | £6.83£6.86£6.48 | Brent East |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £6.74£6.77£6.39 | Brent East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.32£4.34£4.10 | £4.69£4.71£4.45 | Brent East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 134.3 | 110.7 | Cardiff East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.3 | 31.8 | Brent East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.6 | 20.7 | Cardiff East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 85.5 | 72.3 | Cardiff East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 151.6 | 217.0 | Brent East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.8 | 23.9 | Brent East |
Total
Cardiff East is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Brent East on 18. 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
Cardiff East Brent East
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£518.1m£520.3m£491.5mBrent East is higher£787.9m£791.3m£747.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£198.0m£198.8m£187.8mBrent East is higherDepends on how you count£198.0m£198.9m£187.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£196.8m£197.7m£186.7mBrent East is higher£399.4m£401.1m£378.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£172.3m£173.0m£163.4mCardiff East is higher£152.0m£152.6m£144.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.3m£11.4m£10.7mBrent East is higher£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mBrent East is higherDepends on how you count£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mBrent East is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mCardiff East is higher£61.8m£62.1m£58.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mBrent East is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mBrent East is higher£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£155.5m£156.2m£147.5mBrent East is higher£355.5m£357.0m£337.2m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£38.0m£38.1m£36.0mBrent East is higher£110.9m£111.3m£105.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£30.0m£30.1m£28.5mCardiff East is higher£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBrent East is higher£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mBrent East is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mBrent East is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,424Cardiff East is higher15,185
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,334Brent East is higher4,359
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,826Brent East is higherDepends on how you count2,842
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,821Brent East is higherDepends on how you count9,912
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
17,419Brent East is higher29,753
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,165Brent East is higher3,281
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| Measure | Cardiff East | Brent East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £518.1m£520.3m£491.5m | £787.9m£791.3m£747.4m | Brent East |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £198.0m£198.8m£187.8m | £198.0m£198.9m£187.8m | Brent East |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £196.8m£197.7m£186.7m | £399.4m£401.1m£378.8m | Brent East |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £172.3m£173.0m£163.4m | £152.0m£152.6m£144.2m | Cardiff East |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.3m£11.4m£10.7m | £31.0m£31.1m£29.4m | Brent East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.8m£13.9m£13.1m | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | Brent East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | Brent East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £70.7m£71.0m£67.0m | £61.8m£62.1m£58.6m | Cardiff East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | Brent East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £13.8m£13.8m£13.1m | Brent East |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £155.5m£156.2m£147.5m | £355.5m£357.0m£337.2m | Brent East |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £38.0m£38.1m£36.0m | £110.9m£111.3m£105.2m | Brent East |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £30.0m£30.1m£28.5m | £28.2m£28.3m£26.8m | Cardiff East |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.94m£0.94m£0.89m | Brent East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.76m£0.76m£0.72m | £0.92m£0.93m£0.88m | Brent East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | £0.64m£0.65m£0.61m | Brent East |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,424 | 15,185 | Cardiff East |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,334 | 4,359 | Brent East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,826 | 2,842 | Brent East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,821 | 9,912 | Brent East |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 17,419 | 29,753 | Brent East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,165 | 3,281 | Brent East |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.