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Cardiff East and Southampton Test

114,887 and 114,034 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff East is higher than Southampton Test on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 Southampton Test 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 Southampton Test

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4,510, Southampton Test £4,019Southampton Test: £4,019Cardiff East: £4,510Southampton Test: £4,036Cardiff East: £4,529Southampton Test: £3,812Cardiff East: £4,278

    £4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East is higher£4,019£4,036£3,812

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £12,897, Southampton Test £12,991Southampton Test: £12,991Cardiff East: £12,897Southampton Test: £13,046Cardiff East: £12,952Southampton Test: £12,323Cardiff East: £12,234

    £12,897£12,952£12,234Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£12,991£13,046£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £2,536, Southampton Test £2,253Southampton Test: £2,253Cardiff East: £2,536Southampton Test: £2,263Cardiff East: £2,547Southampton Test: £2,137Cardiff East: £2,405

    £2,536£2,547£2,405Cardiff East is higher£2,253£2,263£2,137

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £11,223, Southampton Test £11,433Southampton Test: £11,433Cardiff East: £11,223Southampton Test: £11,482Cardiff East: £11,271Southampton Test: £10,845Cardiff East: £10,646

    £11,223£11,271£10,646Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£11,433£11,482£10,845

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff East £737, Southampton Test £833Southampton Test: £833Cardiff East: £737Southampton Test: £836Cardiff East: £740Southampton Test: £790Cardiff East: £699

    £737£740£699Southampton Test is higher£833£836£790

  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, Southampton Test £684Southampton Test: £684Cardiff East: £899Southampton Test: £687Cardiff East: £903Southampton Test: £649Cardiff East: £853

    £899£903£853Cardiff East is higher£684£687£649

  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, Southampton Test £41Southampton Test: £41Cardiff East: £39Southampton Test: £41Cardiff East: £39Southampton Test: £39Cardiff East: £37

    £39£39£37Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£41£41£39

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £615, Southampton Test £449Southampton Test: £449Cardiff East: £615Southampton Test: £451Cardiff East: £618Southampton Test: £426Cardiff East: £583

    £615£618£583Cardiff East is higher£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £124, Southampton Test £152Southampton Test: £152Cardiff East: £124Southampton Test: £152Cardiff East: £124Southampton Test: £144Cardiff East: £117

    £124£124£117Southampton Test is higher£152£152£144

  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, Southampton Test £103Southampton Test: £103Cardiff East: £129Southampton Test: £104Cardiff East: £129Southampton Test: £98Cardiff East: £122

    £129£129£122Cardiff East is higher£103£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £2,003, Southampton Test £1,877Southampton Test: £1,877Cardiff East: £2,003Southampton Test: £1,885Cardiff East: £2,012Southampton Test: £1,781Cardiff East: £1,900

    £2,003£2,012£1,900Cardiff East is higher£1,877£1,885£1,781

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff East £330, Southampton Test £298Southampton Test: £298Cardiff East: £330Southampton Test: £299Cardiff East: £332Southampton Test: £282Cardiff East: £313

    £330£332£313Cardiff East is higher£298£299£282

  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, Southampton Test £261Southampton Test: £261Cardiff East: £387Southampton Test: £262Cardiff East: £388Southampton Test: £247Cardiff East: £367

    £387£388£367Cardiff East is higher£261£262£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £7.24, Southampton Test £5.63Southampton Test: £5.63Cardiff East: £7.24Southampton Test: £5.65Cardiff East: £7.27Southampton Test: £5.34Cardiff East: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Cardiff East is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff East £9.75, Southampton Test £6.08Southampton Test: £6.08Cardiff East: £9.75Southampton Test: £6.11Cardiff East: £9.79Southampton Test: £5.77Cardiff East: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Cardiff East is higher£6.08£6.11£5.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4.32, Southampton Test £4.43Southampton Test: £4.43Cardiff East: £4.32Southampton Test: £4.45Cardiff East: £4.34Southampton Test: £4.20Cardiff East: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Southampton Test is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20

  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, Southampton Test 1,019.6Southampton Test: 1,019.6Cardiff East: 1,004.8

    1,004.8Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count1,019.6

  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, Southampton Test 165.6Southampton Test: 165.6Cardiff East: 152.0

    152.0Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count165.6

  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, Southampton Test 147.3Southampton Test: 147.3Cardiff East: 184.1

    184.1Cardiff East is higher147.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 85.5, Southampton Test 68.0Southampton Test: 68.0Cardiff East: 85.5

    85.5Cardiff East is higher68.0

  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, Southampton Test 209.8Southampton Test: 209.8Cardiff East: 224.4

    224.4Cardiff East is higher209.8

  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, Southampton Test 22.6Southampton Test: 22.6Cardiff East: 27.9

    27.9Cardiff East is higher22.6

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Cardiff East and Southampton Test, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiff EastSouthampton TestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,510£4,529£4,278£4,019£4,036£3,812Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,897£12,952£12,234£12,991£13,046£12,323Southampton Test
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,536£2,547£2,405£2,253£2,263£2,137Cardiff East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,223£11,271£10,646£11,433£11,482£10,845Southampton Test
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£740£699£833£836£790Southampton Test
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£899£903£853£684£687£649Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£41£41£39Southampton Test
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£615£618£583£449£451£426Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£152£152£144Southampton Test
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£129£129£122£103£104£98Cardiff East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,003£2,012£1,900£1,877£1,885£1,781Cardiff East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£330£332£313£298£299£282Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£387£388£367£261£262£247Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£5.63£5.65£5.34Cardiff East
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£6.08£6.11£5.77Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£4.43£4.45£4.20Southampton Test
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.81,019.6Southampton Test
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.0165.6Southampton Test
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026184.1147.3Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.568.0Cardiff East
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.4209.8Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.922.6Cardiff East

Per resident

Cardiff East is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Southampton Test 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 Southampton Test

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4,510, Southampton Test £4,019Southampton Test: £4,019Cardiff East: £4,510Southampton Test: £4,036Cardiff East: £4,529Southampton Test: £3,812Cardiff East: £4,278

    £4,510£4,529£4,278Cardiff East is higher£4,019£4,036£3,812

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £1,723, Southampton Test £1,562Southampton Test: £1,562Cardiff East: £1,723Southampton Test: £1,569Cardiff East: £1,731Southampton Test: £1,482Cardiff East: £1,635

    £1,723£1,731£1,635Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,562£1,569£1,482

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £1,713, Southampton Test £1,553Southampton Test: £1,553Cardiff East: £1,713Southampton Test: £1,560Cardiff East: £1,720Southampton Test: £1,473Cardiff East: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Cardiff East is higher£1,553£1,560£1,473

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff East £1,500, Southampton Test £1,375Southampton Test: £1,375Cardiff East: £1,500Southampton Test: £1,381Cardiff East: £1,506Southampton Test: £1,304Cardiff East: £1,422

    £1,500£1,506£1,422Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£1,375£1,381£1,304

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff East £98, Southampton Test £100Southampton Test: £100Cardiff East: £98Southampton Test: £101Cardiff East: £99Southampton Test: £95Cardiff East: £93

    £98£99£93Southampton Test is higher£100£101£95

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £120, Southampton Test £82Southampton Test: £82Cardiff East: £120Southampton Test: £83Cardiff East: £121Southampton Test: £78Cardiff East: £114

    £120£121£114Cardiff East is higher£82£83£78

  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, Southampton Test £4.90Southampton Test: £4.90Cardiff East: £5.14Southampton Test: £4.92Cardiff East: £5.17Southampton Test: £4.65Cardiff East: £4.88

    £5.14£5.17£4.88Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£4.90£4.92£4.65

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £615, Southampton Test £449Southampton Test: £449Cardiff East: £615Southampton Test: £451Cardiff East: £618Southampton Test: £426Cardiff East: £583

    £615£618£583Cardiff East is higher£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £124, Southampton Test £152Southampton Test: £152Cardiff East: £124Southampton Test: £152Cardiff East: £124Southampton Test: £144Cardiff East: £117

    £124£124£117Southampton Test is higher£152£152£144

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff East £87, Southampton Test £71Southampton Test: £71Cardiff East: £87Southampton Test: £71Cardiff East: £87Southampton Test: £67Cardiff East: £82

    £87£87£82Cardiff East is higher£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff East £1,353, Southampton Test £1,294Southampton Test: £1,294Cardiff East: £1,353Southampton Test: £1,300Cardiff East: £1,359Southampton Test: £1,228Cardiff East: £1,284

    £1,353£1,359£1,284Cardiff East is higher£1,294£1,300£1,228

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff East £330, Southampton Test £298Southampton Test: £298Cardiff East: £330Southampton Test: £299Cardiff East: £332Southampton Test: £282Cardiff East: £313

    £330£332£313Cardiff East is higher£298£299£282

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff East £261, Southampton Test £180Southampton Test: £180Cardiff East: £261Southampton Test: £181Cardiff East: £262Southampton Test: £171Cardiff East: £248

    £261£262£248Cardiff East is higher£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff East £4.89, Southampton Test £3.88Southampton Test: £3.88Cardiff East: £4.89Southampton Test: £3.90Cardiff East: £4.91Southampton Test: £3.68Cardiff East: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Cardiff East is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff East £6.59, Southampton Test £4.20Southampton Test: £4.20Cardiff East: £6.59Southampton Test: £4.21Cardiff East: £6.62Southampton Test: £3.98Cardiff East: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Cardiff East is higher£4.20£4.21£3.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff East £4.32, Southampton Test £4.43Southampton Test: £4.43Cardiff East: £4.32Southampton Test: £4.45Cardiff East: £4.34Southampton Test: £4.20Cardiff East: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Southampton Test is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 134.3, Southampton Test 122.6Southampton Test: 122.6Cardiff East: 134.3

    134.3Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count122.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 20.3, Southampton Test 19.9Southampton Test: 19.9Cardiff East: 20.3

    20.3Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count19.9

  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, Southampton Test 17.7Southampton Test: 17.7Cardiff East: 24.6

    24.6Cardiff East is higher17.7

  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, Southampton Test 68.0Southampton Test: 68.0Cardiff East: 85.5

    85.5Cardiff East is higher68.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff East 151.6, Southampton Test 144.7Southampton Test: 144.7Cardiff East: 151.6

    151.6Cardiff East is higher144.7

  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, Southampton Test 15.6Southampton Test: 15.6Cardiff East: 18.8

    18.8Cardiff East is higher15.6

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Cardiff East and Southampton Test, per resident
MeasureCardiff EastSouthampton TestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,510£4,529£4,278£4,019£4,036£3,812Cardiff East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,723£1,731£1,635£1,562£1,569£1,482Cardiff East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,553£1,560£1,473Cardiff East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,506£1,422£1,375£1,381£1,304Cardiff East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£100£101£95Southampton Test
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£82£83£78Cardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.14£5.17£4.88£4.90£4.92£4.65Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£615£618£583£449£451£426Cardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£152£152£144Southampton Test
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£71£71£67Cardiff East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,353£1,359£1,284£1,294£1,300£1,228Cardiff East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£330£332£313£298£299£282Cardiff East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£180£181£171Cardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£3.88£3.90£3.68Cardiff East
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£4.20£4.21£3.98Cardiff East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£4.43£4.45£4.20Southampton Test
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026134.3122.6Cardiff East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.319.9Cardiff East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.617.7Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.568.0Cardiff East
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.6144.7Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.815.6Cardiff East

Total

Cardiff East is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Southampton Test 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 Southampton Test

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff East £518.1m, Southampton Test £458.3mSouthampton Test: £458.3mCardiff East: £518.1mSouthampton Test: £460.2mCardiff East: £520.3mSouthampton Test: £434.7mCardiff East: £491.5m

    £518.1m£520.3m£491.5mCardiff East is higher£458.3m£460.2m£434.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff East £198.0m, Southampton Test £178.1mSouthampton Test: £178.1mCardiff East: £198.0mSouthampton Test: £178.9mCardiff East: £198.8mSouthampton Test: £169.0mCardiff East: £187.8m

    £198.0m£198.8m£187.8mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£178.1m£178.9m£169.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff East £196.8m, Southampton Test £177.1mSouthampton Test: £177.1mCardiff East: £196.8mSouthampton Test: £177.9mCardiff East: £197.7mSouthampton Test: £168.0mCardiff East: £186.7m

    £196.8m£197.7m£186.7mCardiff East is higher£177.1m£177.9m£168.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff East £172.3m, Southampton Test £156.8mSouthampton Test: £156.8mCardiff East: £172.3mSouthampton Test: £157.4mCardiff East: £173.0mSouthampton Test: £148.7mCardiff East: £163.4m

    £172.3m£173.0m£163.4mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff East £11.3m, Southampton Test £11.4mSouthampton Test: £11.4mCardiff East: £11.3mSouthampton Test: £11.5mCardiff East: £11.4mSouthampton Test: £10.8mCardiff East: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mSouthampton Test is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £13.8m, Southampton Test £9.4mSouthampton Test: £9.4mCardiff East: £13.8mSouthampton Test: £9.4mCardiff East: £13.9mSouthampton Test: £8.9mCardiff East: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mCardiff East is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

  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, Southampton Test £0.56mSouthampton Test: £0.56mCardiff East: £0.59mSouthampton Test: £0.56mCardiff East: £0.59mSouthampton Test: £0.53mCardiff East: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCardiff East is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £70.7m, Southampton Test £51.2mSouthampton Test: £51.2mCardiff East: £70.7mSouthampton Test: £51.5mCardiff East: £71.0mSouthampton Test: £48.6mCardiff East: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mCardiff East is higher£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East £14.2m, Southampton Test £17.3mSouthampton Test: £17.3mCardiff East: £14.2mSouthampton Test: £17.4mCardiff East: £14.3mSouthampton Test: £16.4mCardiff East: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mSouthampton Test is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff East £10.0m, Southampton Test £8.1mSouthampton Test: £8.1mCardiff East: £10.0mSouthampton Test: £8.1mCardiff East: £10.0mSouthampton Test: £7.7mCardiff East: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mCardiff East is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff East £155.5m, Southampton Test £147.6mSouthampton Test: £147.6mCardiff East: £155.5mSouthampton Test: £148.2mCardiff East: £156.2mSouthampton Test: £140.0mCardiff East: £147.5m

    £155.5m£156.2m£147.5mCardiff East is higher£147.6m£148.2m£140.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff East £38.0m, Southampton Test £34.0mSouthampton Test: £34.0mCardiff East: £38.0mSouthampton Test: £34.1mCardiff East: £38.1mSouthampton Test: £32.2mCardiff East: £36.0m

    £38.0m£38.1m£36.0mCardiff East is higher£34.0m£34.1m£32.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff East £30.0m, Southampton Test £20.5mSouthampton Test: £20.5mCardiff East: £30.0mSouthampton Test: £20.6mCardiff East: £30.1mSouthampton Test: £19.5mCardiff East: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mCardiff East is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff East £0.56m, Southampton Test £0.44mSouthampton Test: £0.44mCardiff East: £0.56mSouthampton Test: £0.44mCardiff East: £0.56mSouthampton Test: £0.42mCardiff East: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff East is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff East £0.76m, Southampton Test £0.48mSouthampton Test: £0.48mCardiff East: £0.76mSouthampton Test: £0.48mCardiff East: £0.76mSouthampton Test: £0.45mCardiff East: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCardiff East is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff East £0.50m, Southampton Test £0.51mSouthampton Test: £0.51mCardiff East: £0.50mSouthampton Test: £0.51mCardiff East: £0.50mSouthampton Test: £0.48mCardiff East: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mSouthampton Test is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff East 15,424, Southampton Test 13,981Southampton Test: 13,981Cardiff East: 15,424

    15,424Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count13,981

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff East 2,334, Southampton Test 2,270Southampton Test: 2,270Cardiff East: 2,334

    2,334Cardiff East is higherDepends on how you count2,270

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East 2,826, Southampton Test 2,020Southampton Test: 2,020Cardiff East: 2,826

    2,826Cardiff East is higher2,020

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff East 9,821, Southampton Test 7,751Southampton Test: 7,751Cardiff East: 9,821

    9,821Cardiff East is higher7,751

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff East 17,419, Southampton Test 16,495Southampton Test: 16,495Cardiff East: 17,419

    17,419Cardiff East is higher16,495

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff East 2,165, Southampton Test 1,780Southampton Test: 1,780Cardiff East: 2,165

    2,165Cardiff East is higher1,780

Show the numbers
Cardiff East and Southampton Test, total
MeasureCardiff EastSouthampton TestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£518.1m£520.3m£491.5m£458.3m£460.2m£434.7mCardiff East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.0m£198.8m£187.8m£178.1m£178.9m£169.0mCardiff East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£196.8m£197.7m£186.7m£177.1m£177.9m£168.0mCardiff East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m£156.8m£157.4m£148.7mCardiff East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mSouthampton Test
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mCardiff East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£51.2m£51.5m£48.6mCardiff East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mSouthampton Test
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mCardiff East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£155.5m£156.2m£147.5m£147.6m£148.2m£140.0mCardiff East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.0m£38.1m£36.0m£34.0m£34.1m£32.2mCardiff East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mCardiff East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mCardiff East
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mCardiff East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mSouthampton Test
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,42413,981Cardiff East
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3342,270Cardiff East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8262,020Cardiff East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8217,751Cardiff East
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,41916,495Cardiff East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1651,780Cardiff East

Sources

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

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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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