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Cardiff East and Preston

114,887 and 124,602 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff East is higher than Preston on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 11 of 22 measures, and Preston on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cardiff East Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4,510, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Cardiff East: £4,510Preston: £4,252Cardiff East: £4,529Preston: £4,016Cardiff East: £4,278

    £4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£4,234£4,252£4,016

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £12,897, Preston £13,061Preston: £13,061Cardiff East: £12,897Preston: £13,116Cardiff East: £12,952Preston: £12,389Cardiff East: £12,234

    £12,897£12,952£12,234Preston is higherDepends on how you count£13,061£13,116£12,389

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £2,536, Preston £2,530Preston: £2,530Cardiff East: £2,536Preston: £2,541Cardiff East: £2,547Preston: £2,400Cardiff East: £2,405

    £2,536£2,547£2,405Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£2,530£2,541£2,400

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £11,223, Preston £11,281Preston: £11,281Cardiff East: £11,223Preston: £11,329Cardiff East: £11,271Preston: £10,700Cardiff East: £10,646

    £11,223£11,271£10,646Preston is higherDepends on how you count£11,281£11,329£10,700

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £737, Preston £855Preston: £855Cardiff East: £737Preston: £858Cardiff East: £740Preston: £811Cardiff East: £699

    £737£740£699Preston is higher£855£858£811

  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, Preston £879Preston: £879Cardiff East: £899Preston: £882Cardiff East: £903Preston: £833Cardiff East: £853

    £899£903£853Cardiff East is higher£879£882£833

  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, Preston £47Preston: £47Cardiff East: £39Preston: £47Cardiff East: £39Preston: £45Cardiff East: £37

    £39£39£37Preston is higher£47£47£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £615, Preston £586Preston: £586Cardiff East: £615Preston: £588Cardiff East: £618Preston: £556Cardiff East: £583

    £615£618£583Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £124, Preston £122Preston: £122Cardiff East: £124Preston: £123Cardiff East: £124Preston: £116Cardiff East: £117

    £124£124£117Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  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, Preston £128Preston: £128Cardiff East: £129Preston: £129Cardiff East: £129Preston: £122Cardiff East: £122

    £129£129£122Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£128£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £2,003, Preston £2,011Preston: £2,011Cardiff East: £2,003Preston: £2,019Cardiff East: £2,012Preston: £1,907Cardiff East: £1,900

    £2,003£2,012£1,900Preston is higher£2,011£2,019£1,907

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff East £330, Preston £268Preston: £268Cardiff East: £330Preston: £270Cardiff East: £332Preston: £255Cardiff East: £313

    £330£332£313Cardiff East is higher£268£270£255

  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, Preston £377Preston: £377Cardiff East: £387Preston: £379Cardiff East: £388Preston: £358Cardiff East: £367

    £387£388£367Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £7.24, Preston £5.13Preston: £5.13Cardiff East: £7.24Preston: £5.16Cardiff East: £7.27Preston: £4.87Cardiff East: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Cardiff East is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £9.75, Preston £8.32Preston: £8.32Cardiff East: £9.75Preston: £8.35Cardiff East: £9.79Preston: £7.89Cardiff East: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Cardiff East is higher£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4.32, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Cardiff East: £4.32Preston: £5.65Cardiff East: £4.34Preston: £5.34Cardiff East: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Preston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

  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, Preston 1,010.2Preston: 1,010.2Cardiff East: 1,004.8

    1,004.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,010.2

  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, Preston 185.5Preston: 185.5Cardiff East: 152.0

    152.0Preston is higher185.5

  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, Preston 174.9Preston: 174.9Cardiff East: 184.1

    184.1Cardiff East is higher174.9

  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, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Cardiff East: 85.5

    85.5Preston is higher87.8

  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, Preston 249.6Preston: 249.6Cardiff East: 224.4

    224.4Preston is higher249.6

  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, Preston 29.3Preston: 29.3Cardiff East: 27.9

    27.9Preston is higher29.3

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Cardiff East and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiff EastPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,510£4,529£4,278£4,234£4,252£4,016Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,897£12,952£12,234£13,061£13,116£12,389Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,536£2,547£2,405£2,530£2,541£2,400Cardiff East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,223£11,271£10,646£11,281£11,329£10,700Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£740£699£855£858£811Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£899£903£853£879£882£833Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£47£47£45Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£615£618£583£586£588£556Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£122£123£116Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£129£129£122£128£129£122Cardiff East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,003£2,012£1,900£2,011£2,019£1,907Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£330£332£313£268£270£255Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£387£388£367£377£379£358Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£5.13£5.16£4.87Cardiff East
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£8.32£8.35£7.89Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£5.63£5.65£5.34Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.81,010.2Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.0185.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026184.1174.9Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.587.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.4249.6Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.929.3Preston

Per resident

Cardiff East is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Preston 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 Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4,510, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Cardiff East: £4,510Preston: £4,252Cardiff East: £4,529Preston: £4,016Cardiff East: £4,278

    £4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£4,234£4,252£4,016

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £1,723, Preston £1,542Preston: £1,542Cardiff East: £1,723Preston: £1,549Cardiff East: £1,731Preston: £1,463Cardiff East: £1,635

    £1,723£1,731£1,635Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,542£1,549£1,463

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £1,713, Preston £1,710Preston: £1,710Cardiff East: £1,713Preston: £1,717Cardiff East: £1,720Preston: £1,622Cardiff East: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,710£1,717£1,622

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff East £1,500, Preston £1,332Preston: £1,332Cardiff East: £1,500Preston: £1,338Cardiff East: £1,506Preston: £1,264Cardiff East: £1,422

    £1,500£1,506£1,422Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,332£1,338£1,264

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff East £98, Preston £101Preston: £101Cardiff East: £98Preston: £101Cardiff East: £99Preston: £96Cardiff East: £93

    £98£99£93Preston is higher£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £120, Preston £104Preston: £104Cardiff East: £120Preston: £104Cardiff East: £121Preston: £98Cardiff East: £114

    £120£121£114Cardiff East is higher£104£104£98

  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, Preston £5.55Preston: £5.55Cardiff East: £5.14Preston: £5.57Cardiff East: £5.17Preston: £5.26Cardiff East: £4.88

    £5.14£5.17£4.88Preston is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £615, Preston £586Preston: £586Cardiff East: £615Preston: £588Cardiff East: £618Preston: £556Cardiff East: £583

    £615£618£583Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £124, Preston £122Preston: £122Cardiff East: £124Preston: £123Cardiff East: £124Preston: £116Cardiff East: £117

    £124£124£117Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £87, Preston £87Preston: £87Cardiff East: £87Preston: £87Cardiff East: £87Preston: £82Cardiff East: £82

    £87£87£82Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff East £1,353, Preston £1,359Preston: £1,359Cardiff East: £1,353Preston: £1,365Cardiff East: £1,359Preston: £1,289Cardiff East: £1,284

    £1,353£1,359£1,284Preston is higher£1,359£1,365£1,289

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff East £330, Preston £268Preston: £268Cardiff East: £330Preston: £270Cardiff East: £332Preston: £255Cardiff East: £313

    £330£332£313Cardiff East is higher£268£270£255

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff East £261, Preston £255Preston: £255Cardiff East: £261Preston: £256Cardiff East: £262Preston: £242Cardiff East: £248

    £261£262£248Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£242

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff East £4.89, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Cardiff East: £4.89Preston: £3.48Cardiff East: £4.91Preston: £3.29Cardiff East: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Cardiff East is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff East £6.59, Preston £5.62Preston: £5.62Cardiff East: £6.59Preston: £5.64Cardiff East: £6.62Preston: £5.33Cardiff East: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Cardiff East is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4.32, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Cardiff East: £4.32Preston: £5.65Cardiff East: £4.34Preston: £5.34Cardiff East: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Preston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 134.3, Preston 119.3Preston: 119.3Cardiff East: 134.3

    134.3Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count119.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 20.3, Preston 21.9Preston: 21.9Cardiff East: 20.3

    20.3Preston is higher21.9

  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, Preston 20.7Preston: 20.7Cardiff East: 24.6

    24.6Cardiff East is higher20.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 85.5, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Cardiff East: 85.5

    85.5Preston is higher87.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 151.6, Preston 168.7Preston: 168.7Cardiff East: 151.6

    151.6Preston is higher168.7

  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, Preston 19.8Preston: 19.8Cardiff East: 18.8

    18.8Preston is higher19.8

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Cardiff East and Preston, per resident
MeasureCardiff EastPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,510£4,529£4,278£4,234£4,252£4,016Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,723£1,731£1,635£1,542£1,549£1,463Cardiff East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,710£1,717£1,622Cardiff East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,506£1,422£1,332£1,338£1,264Cardiff East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£101£101£96Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£104£104£98Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.14£5.17£4.88£5.55£5.57£5.26Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£615£618£583£586£588£556Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£122£123£116Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£87£87£82Cardiff East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,353£1,359£1,284£1,359£1,365£1,289Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£330£332£313£268£270£255Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£255£256£242Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£3.47£3.48£3.29Cardiff East
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£5.62£5.64£5.33Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£5.63£5.65£5.34Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026134.3119.3Cardiff East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.321.9Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.620.7Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.587.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.6168.7Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.819.8Preston

Total

Cardiff East is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Preston 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 Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff East £518.1m, Preston £527.6mPreston: £527.6mCardiff East: £518.1mPreston: £529.8mCardiff East: £520.3mPreston: £500.4mCardiff East: £491.5m

    £518.1m£520.3m£491.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff East £198.0m, Preston £192.2mPreston: £192.2mCardiff East: £198.0mPreston: £193.0mCardiff East: £198.8mPreston: £182.3mCardiff East: £187.8m

    £198.0m£198.8m£187.8mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff East £196.8m, Preston £213.0mPreston: £213.0mCardiff East: £196.8mPreston: £214.0mCardiff East: £197.7mPreston: £202.1mCardiff East: £186.7m

    £196.8m£197.7m£186.7mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff East £172.3m, Preston £166.0mPreston: £166.0mCardiff East: £172.3mPreston: £166.7mCardiff East: £173.0mPreston: £157.5mCardiff East: £163.4m

    £172.3m£173.0m£163.4mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff East £11.3m, Preston £12.6mPreston: £12.6mCardiff East: £11.3mPreston: £12.6mCardiff East: £11.4mPreston: £11.9mCardiff East: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mPreston is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £13.8m, Preston £12.9mPreston: £12.9mCardiff East: £13.8mPreston: £13.0mCardiff East: £13.9mPreston: £12.3mCardiff East: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mCardiff East is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

  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, Preston £0.69mPreston: £0.69mCardiff East: £0.59mPreston: £0.69mCardiff East: £0.59mPreston: £0.66mCardiff East: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mPreston is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £70.7m, Preston £73.0mPreston: £73.0mCardiff East: £70.7mPreston: £73.3mCardiff East: £71.0mPreston: £69.2mCardiff East: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £14.2m, Preston £15.2mPreston: £15.2mCardiff East: £14.2mPreston: £15.3mCardiff East: £14.3mPreston: £14.4mCardiff East: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff East £10.0m, Preston £10.8mPreston: £10.8mCardiff East: £10.0mPreston: £10.9mCardiff East: £10.0mPreston: £10.3mCardiff East: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff East £155.5m, Preston £169.3mPreston: £169.3mCardiff East: £155.5mPreston: £170.0mCardiff East: £156.2mPreston: £160.6mCardiff East: £147.5m

    £155.5m£156.2m£147.5mPreston is higher£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff East £38.0m, Preston £33.4mPreston: £33.4mCardiff East: £38.0mPreston: £33.6mCardiff East: £38.1mPreston: £31.7mCardiff East: £36.0m

    £38.0m£38.1m£36.0mCardiff East is higher£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff East £30.0m, Preston £31.8mPreston: £31.8mCardiff East: £30.0mPreston: £31.9mCardiff East: £30.1mPreston: £30.1mCardiff East: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff East £0.56m, Preston £0.43mPreston: £0.43mCardiff East: £0.56mPreston: £0.43mCardiff East: £0.56mPreston: £0.41mCardiff East: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff East is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff East £0.76m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.76mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.76mPreston: £0.66mCardiff East: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCardiff East is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff East £0.50m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.50mPreston: £0.70mCardiff East: £0.50mPreston: £0.67mCardiff East: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mPreston is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff East 15,424, Preston 14,865Preston: 14,865Cardiff East: 15,424

    15,424Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count14,865

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff East 2,334, Preston 2,730Preston: 2,730Cardiff East: 2,334

    2,334Preston is higher2,730

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East 2,826, Preston 2,573Preston: 2,573Cardiff East: 2,826

    2,826Cardiff East is higher2,573

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East 9,821, Preston 10,939Preston: 10,939Cardiff East: 9,821

    9,821Preston is higher10,939

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff East 17,419, Preston 21,021Preston: 21,021Cardiff East: 17,419

    17,419Preston is higher21,021

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff East 2,165, Preston 2,464Preston: 2,464Cardiff East: 2,165

    2,165Preston is higher2,464

Show the numbers
Cardiff East and Preston, total
MeasureCardiff EastPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£518.1m£520.3m£491.5m£527.6m£529.8m£500.4mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.0m£198.8m£187.8m£192.2m£193.0m£182.3mCardiff East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£196.8m£197.7m£186.7m£213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m£166.0m£166.7m£157.5mCardiff East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mCardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£155.5m£156.2m£147.5m£169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.0m£38.1m£36.0m£33.4m£33.6m£31.7mCardiff East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff East
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mCardiff East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,42414,865Cardiff East
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3342,730Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8262,573Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,82110,939Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,41921,021Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1652,464Preston

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
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