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Cardiff East and Portsmouth South

114,887 and 110,803 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff East is higher than Portsmouth South on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 19 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

Cardiff East is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth South 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

Cardiff East Portsmouth South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4,510, Portsmouth South £4,153Portsmouth South: £4,153Cardiff East: £4,510Portsmouth South: £4,170Cardiff East: £4,529Portsmouth South: £3,939Cardiff East: £4,278

    £4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East is higher£4,153£4,170£3,939

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £12,897, Portsmouth South £12,998Portsmouth South: £12,998Cardiff East: £12,897Portsmouth South: £13,054Cardiff East: £12,952Portsmouth South: £12,329Cardiff East: £12,234

    £12,897£12,952£12,234Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count£12,998£13,054£12,329

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £2,536, Portsmouth South £2,298Portsmouth South: £2,298Cardiff East: £2,536Portsmouth South: £2,307Cardiff East: £2,547Portsmouth South: £2,179Cardiff East: £2,405

    £2,536£2,547£2,405Cardiff East is higher£2,298£2,307£2,179

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £11,223, Portsmouth South £11,346Portsmouth South: £11,346Cardiff East: £11,223Portsmouth South: £11,395Cardiff East: £11,271Portsmouth South: £10,763Cardiff East: £10,646

    £11,223£11,271£10,646Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count£11,346£11,395£10,763

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £737, Portsmouth South £822Portsmouth South: £822Cardiff East: £737Portsmouth South: £826Cardiff East: £740Portsmouth South: £780Cardiff East: £699

    £737£740£699Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count£822£826£780

  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: Cardiff East £899, Portsmouth South £786Portsmouth South: £786Cardiff East: £899Portsmouth South: £789Cardiff East: £903Portsmouth South: £745Cardiff East: £853

    £899£903£853Cardiff East is higher£786£789£745

  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: Cardiff East £39, Portsmouth South £44Portsmouth South: £44Cardiff East: £39Portsmouth South: £44Cardiff East: £39Portsmouth South: £41Cardiff East: £37

    £39£39£37Portsmouth South is higher£44£44£41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £615, Portsmouth South £408Portsmouth South: £408Cardiff East: £615Portsmouth South: £409Cardiff East: £618Portsmouth South: £387Cardiff East: £583

    £615£618£583Cardiff East is higher£408£409£387

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £124, Portsmouth South £127Portsmouth South: £127Cardiff East: £124Portsmouth South: £128Cardiff East: £124Portsmouth South: £121Cardiff East: £117

    £124£124£117Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count£127£128£121

  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: Cardiff East £129, Portsmouth South £94Portsmouth South: £94Cardiff East: £129Portsmouth South: £94Cardiff East: £129Portsmouth South: £89Cardiff East: £122

    £129£129£122Cardiff East is higher£94£94£89

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £2,003, Portsmouth South £1,885Portsmouth South: £1,885Cardiff East: £2,003Portsmouth South: £1,893Cardiff East: £2,012Portsmouth South: £1,788Cardiff East: £1,900

    £2,003£2,012£1,900Cardiff East is higher£1,885£1,893£1,788

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff East £330, Portsmouth South £390Portsmouth South: £390Cardiff East: £330Portsmouth South: £392Cardiff East: £332Portsmouth South: £370Cardiff East: £313

    £330£332£313Portsmouth South is higher£390£392£370

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £387, Portsmouth South £307Portsmouth South: £307Cardiff East: £387Portsmouth South: £308Cardiff East: £388Portsmouth South: £291Cardiff East: £367

    £387£388£367Cardiff East is higher£307£308£291

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £7.24, Portsmouth South £6.00Portsmouth South: £6.00Cardiff East: £7.24Portsmouth South: £6.02Cardiff East: £7.27Portsmouth South: £5.69Cardiff East: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Cardiff East is higher£6.00£6.02£5.69

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £9.75, Portsmouth South £6.15Portsmouth South: £6.15Cardiff East: £9.75Portsmouth South: £6.17Cardiff East: £9.79Portsmouth South: £5.83Cardiff East: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Cardiff East is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4.32, Portsmouth South £2.06Portsmouth South: £2.06Cardiff East: £4.32Portsmouth South: £2.06Cardiff East: £4.34Portsmouth South: £1.95Cardiff East: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Cardiff East is higher£2.06£2.06£1.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff East 1,004.8, Portsmouth South 1,018.9Portsmouth South: 1,018.9Cardiff East: 1,004.8

    1,004.8Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count1,018.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff East 152.0, Portsmouth South 174.8Portsmouth South: 174.8Cardiff East: 152.0

    152.0Portsmouth South is higher174.8

  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: Cardiff East 184.1, Portsmouth South 166.9Portsmouth South: 166.9Cardiff East: 184.1

    184.1Cardiff East is higher166.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 85.5, Portsmouth South 64.5Portsmouth South: 64.5Cardiff East: 85.5

    85.5Cardiff East is higher64.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East 224.4, Portsmouth South 216.3Portsmouth South: 216.3Cardiff East: 224.4

    224.4Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count216.3

  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: Cardiff East 27.9, Portsmouth South 20.5Portsmouth South: 20.5Cardiff East: 27.9

    27.9Cardiff East is higher20.5

Show the numbers
Cardiff East and Portsmouth South, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiff EastPortsmouth SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,510£4,529£4,278£4,153£4,170£3,939Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,897£12,952£12,234£12,998£13,054£12,329Portsmouth South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,536£2,547£2,405£2,298£2,307£2,179Cardiff East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,223£11,271£10,646£11,346£11,395£10,763Portsmouth South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£740£699£822£826£780Portsmouth South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£899£903£853£786£789£745Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£44£44£41Portsmouth South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£615£618£583£408£409£387Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£127£128£121Portsmouth South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£129£129£122£94£94£89Cardiff East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,003£2,012£1,900£1,885£1,893£1,788Cardiff East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£330£332£313£390£392£370Portsmouth South
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£387£388£367£307£308£291Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£6.00£6.02£5.69Cardiff East
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.15£6.17£5.83Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£2.06£2.06£1.95Cardiff East
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.81,018.9Portsmouth South
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.0174.8Portsmouth South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026184.1166.9Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.564.5Cardiff East
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.4216.3Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.920.5Cardiff East

Per resident

Cardiff East is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth South 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

Cardiff East Portsmouth South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4,510, Portsmouth South £4,153Portsmouth South: £4,153Cardiff East: £4,510Portsmouth South: £4,170Cardiff East: £4,529Portsmouth South: £3,939Cardiff East: £4,278

    £4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East is higher£4,153£4,170£3,939

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £1,723, Portsmouth South £1,605Portsmouth South: £1,605Cardiff East: £1,723Portsmouth South: £1,611Cardiff East: £1,731Portsmouth South: £1,522Cardiff East: £1,635

    £1,723£1,731£1,635Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,605£1,611£1,522

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £1,713, Portsmouth South £1,621Portsmouth South: £1,621Cardiff East: £1,713Portsmouth South: £1,628Cardiff East: £1,720Portsmouth South: £1,538Cardiff East: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Cardiff East is higher£1,621£1,628£1,538

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff East £1,500, Portsmouth South £1,401Portsmouth South: £1,401Cardiff East: £1,500Portsmouth South: £1,407Cardiff East: £1,506Portsmouth South: £1,329Cardiff East: £1,422

    £1,500£1,506£1,422Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,401£1,407£1,329

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff East £98, Portsmouth South £102Portsmouth South: £102Cardiff East: £98Portsmouth South: £102Cardiff East: £99Portsmouth South: £96Cardiff East: £93

    £98£99£93Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £120, Portsmouth South £97Portsmouth South: £97Cardiff East: £120Portsmouth South: £97Cardiff East: £121Portsmouth South: £92Cardiff East: £114

    £120£121£114Cardiff East is higher£97£97£92

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £5.14, Portsmouth South £5.39Portsmouth South: £5.39Cardiff East: £5.14Portsmouth South: £5.41Cardiff East: £5.17Portsmouth South: £5.11Cardiff East: £4.88

    £5.14£5.17£4.88Portsmouth South is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £615, Portsmouth South £408Portsmouth South: £408Cardiff East: £615Portsmouth South: £409Cardiff East: £618Portsmouth South: £387Cardiff East: £583

    £615£618£583Cardiff East is higher£408£409£387

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £124, Portsmouth South £127Portsmouth South: £127Cardiff East: £124Portsmouth South: £128Cardiff East: £124Portsmouth South: £121Cardiff East: £117

    £124£124£117Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count£127£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £87, Portsmouth South £66Portsmouth South: £66Cardiff East: £87Portsmouth South: £66Cardiff East: £87Portsmouth South: £63Cardiff East: £82

    £87£87£82Cardiff East is higher£66£66£63

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff East £1,353, Portsmouth South £1,330Portsmouth South: £1,330Cardiff East: £1,353Portsmouth South: £1,336Cardiff East: £1,359Portsmouth South: £1,262Cardiff East: £1,284

    £1,353£1,359£1,284Cardiff East is higher£1,330£1,336£1,262

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff East £330, Portsmouth South £390Portsmouth South: £390Cardiff East: £330Portsmouth South: £392Cardiff East: £332Portsmouth South: £370Cardiff East: £313

    £330£332£313Portsmouth South is higher£390£392£370

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff East £261, Portsmouth South £216Portsmouth South: £216Cardiff East: £261Portsmouth South: £217Cardiff East: £262Portsmouth South: £205Cardiff East: £248

    £261£262£248Cardiff East is higher£216£217£205

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff East £4.89, Portsmouth South £4.24Portsmouth South: £4.24Cardiff East: £4.89Portsmouth South: £4.26Cardiff East: £4.91Portsmouth South: £4.02Cardiff East: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Cardiff East is higher£4.24£4.26£4.02

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff East £6.59, Portsmouth South £4.34Portsmouth South: £4.34Cardiff East: £6.59Portsmouth South: £4.36Cardiff East: £6.62Portsmouth South: £4.12Cardiff East: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Cardiff East is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4.32, Portsmouth South £2.06Portsmouth South: £2.06Cardiff East: £4.32Portsmouth South: £2.06Cardiff East: £4.34Portsmouth South: £1.95Cardiff East: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Cardiff East is higher£2.06£2.06£1.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 134.3, Portsmouth South 125.8Portsmouth South: 125.8Cardiff East: 134.3

    134.3Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count125.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    20.3Portsmouth South is higher21.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 24.6, Portsmouth South 20.6Portsmouth South: 20.6Cardiff East: 24.6

    24.6Cardiff East is higher20.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 85.5, Portsmouth South 64.5Portsmouth South: 64.5Cardiff East: 85.5

    85.5Cardiff East is higher64.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 151.6, Portsmouth South 152.6Portsmouth South: 152.6Cardiff East: 151.6

    151.6Portsmouth South is higherDepends on how you count152.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 18.8, Portsmouth South 14.5Portsmouth South: 14.5Cardiff East: 18.8

    18.8Cardiff East is higher14.5

Show the numbers
Cardiff East and Portsmouth South, per resident
MeasureCardiff EastPortsmouth SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,510£4,529£4,278£4,153£4,170£3,939Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,723£1,731£1,635£1,605£1,611£1,522Cardiff East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,621£1,628£1,538Cardiff East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,506£1,422£1,401£1,407£1,329Cardiff East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£102£102£96Portsmouth South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£97£97£92Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.14£5.17£4.88£5.39£5.41£5.11Portsmouth South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£615£618£583£408£409£387Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£127£128£121Portsmouth South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£66£66£63Cardiff East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,353£1,359£1,284£1,330£1,336£1,262Cardiff East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£330£332£313£390£392£370Portsmouth South
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£216£217£205Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£4.24£4.26£4.02Cardiff East
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£4.34£4.36£4.12Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£2.06£2.06£1.95Cardiff East
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026134.3125.8Cardiff East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.321.6Portsmouth South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.620.6Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.564.5Cardiff East
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.6152.6Portsmouth South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.814.5Cardiff East

Total

Cardiff East is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth South 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

Cardiff East Portsmouth South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff East £518.1m, Portsmouth South £460.1mPortsmouth South: £460.1mCardiff East: £518.1mPortsmouth South: £462.1mCardiff East: £520.3mPortsmouth South: £436.5mCardiff East: £491.5m

    £518.1m£520.3m£491.5mCardiff East is higher£460.1m£462.1m£436.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff East £198.0m, Portsmouth South £177.8mPortsmouth South: £177.8mCardiff East: £198.0mPortsmouth South: £178.5mCardiff East: £198.8mPortsmouth South: £168.6mCardiff East: £187.8m

    £198.0m£198.8m£187.8mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£177.8m£178.5m£168.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff East £196.8m, Portsmouth South £179.6mPortsmouth South: £179.6mCardiff East: £196.8mPortsmouth South: £180.4mCardiff East: £197.7mPortsmouth South: £170.4mCardiff East: £186.7m

    £196.8m£197.7m£186.7mCardiff East is higher£179.6m£180.4m£170.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff East £172.3m, Portsmouth South £155.2mPortsmouth South: £155.2mCardiff East: £172.3mPortsmouth South: £155.9mCardiff East: £173.0mPortsmouth South: £147.2mCardiff East: £163.4m

    £172.3m£173.0m£163.4mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£155.2m£155.9m£147.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff East £11.3m, Portsmouth South £11.2mPortsmouth South: £11.2mCardiff East: £11.3mPortsmouth South: £11.3mCardiff East: £11.4mPortsmouth South: £10.7mCardiff East: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £13.8m, Portsmouth South £10.7mPortsmouth South: £10.7mCardiff East: £13.8mPortsmouth South: £10.8mCardiff East: £13.9mPortsmouth South: £10.2mCardiff East: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mCardiff East is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cardiff East £0.59m, Portsmouth South £0.60mPortsmouth South: £0.60mCardiff East: £0.59mPortsmouth South: £0.60mCardiff East: £0.59mPortsmouth South: £0.57mCardiff East: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mPortsmouth South is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £70.7m, Portsmouth South £45.2mPortsmouth South: £45.2mCardiff East: £70.7mPortsmouth South: £45.3mCardiff East: £71.0mPortsmouth South: £42.8mCardiff East: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mCardiff East is higher£45.2m£45.3m£42.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £14.2m, Portsmouth South £14.1mPortsmouth South: £14.1mCardiff East: £14.2mPortsmouth South: £14.2mCardiff East: £14.3mPortsmouth South: £13.4mCardiff East: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff East £10.0m, Portsmouth South £7.3mPortsmouth South: £7.3mCardiff East: £10.0mPortsmouth South: £7.3mCardiff East: £10.0mPortsmouth South: £6.9mCardiff East: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mCardiff East is higher£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff East £155.5m, Portsmouth South £147.4mPortsmouth South: £147.4mCardiff East: £155.5mPortsmouth South: £148.0mCardiff East: £156.2mPortsmouth South: £139.8mCardiff East: £147.5m

    £155.5m£156.2m£147.5mCardiff East is higher£147.4m£148.0m£139.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff East £38.0m, Portsmouth South £43.2mPortsmouth South: £43.2mCardiff East: £38.0mPortsmouth South: £43.4mCardiff East: £38.1mPortsmouth South: £41.0mCardiff East: £36.0m

    £38.0m£38.1m£36.0mPortsmouth South is higher£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff East £30.0m, Portsmouth South £24.0mPortsmouth South: £24.0mCardiff East: £30.0mPortsmouth South: £24.1mCardiff East: £30.1mPortsmouth South: £22.8mCardiff East: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mCardiff East is higher£24.0m£24.1m£22.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff East £0.56m, Portsmouth South £0.47mPortsmouth South: £0.47mCardiff East: £0.56mPortsmouth South: £0.47mCardiff East: £0.56mPortsmouth South: £0.44mCardiff East: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff East is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff East £0.76m, Portsmouth South £0.48mPortsmouth South: £0.48mCardiff East: £0.76mPortsmouth South: £0.48mCardiff East: £0.76mPortsmouth South: £0.46mCardiff East: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCardiff East is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff East £0.50m, Portsmouth South £0.23mPortsmouth South: £0.23mCardiff East: £0.50mPortsmouth South: £0.23mCardiff East: £0.50mPortsmouth South: £0.22mCardiff East: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mCardiff East is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff East 15,424, Portsmouth South 13,937Portsmouth South: 13,937Cardiff East: 15,424

    15,424Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count13,937

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff East 2,334, Portsmouth South 2,391Portsmouth South: 2,391Cardiff East: 2,334

    2,334Portsmouth South is higher2,391

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East 2,826, Portsmouth South 2,283Portsmouth South: 2,283Cardiff East: 2,826

    2,826Cardiff East is higher2,283

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East 9,821, Portsmouth South 7,141Portsmouth South: 7,141Cardiff East: 9,821

    9,821Cardiff East is higher7,141

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff East 17,419, Portsmouth South 16,910Portsmouth South: 16,910Cardiff East: 17,419

    17,419Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count16,910

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff East 2,165, Portsmouth South 1,604Portsmouth South: 1,604Cardiff East: 2,165

    2,165Cardiff East is higher1,604

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Cardiff East and Portsmouth South, total
MeasureCardiff EastPortsmouth SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£518.1m£520.3m£491.5m£460.1m£462.1m£436.5mCardiff East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.0m£198.8m£187.8m£177.8m£178.5m£168.6mCardiff East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£196.8m£197.7m£186.7m£179.6m£180.4m£170.4mCardiff East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m£155.2m£155.9m£147.2mCardiff East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£11.2m£11.3m£10.7mCardiff East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mCardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mPortsmouth South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£45.2m£45.3m£42.8mCardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mCardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mCardiff East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£155.5m£156.2m£147.5m£147.4m£148.0m£139.8mCardiff East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.0m£38.1m£36.0m£43.2m£43.4m£41.0mPortsmouth South
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£24.0m£24.1m£22.8mCardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mCardiff East
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mCardiff East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mCardiff East
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,42413,937Cardiff East
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3342,391Portsmouth South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8262,283Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8217,141Cardiff East
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,41916,910Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1651,604Cardiff East

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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