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Cardiff North and Cheltenham

97,998 and 102,658 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff North is higher than Cheltenham on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 14 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.

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Per person in the age group

Cardiff North is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Cheltenham on 4. 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 North Cheltenham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £3,941, Cheltenham £3,725Cheltenham: £3,725Cardiff North: £3,941Cheltenham: £3,741Cardiff North: £3,957Cheltenham: £3,533Cardiff North: £3,738

    £3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,725£3,741£3,533

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff North £12,788, Cheltenham £12,462Cheltenham: £12,462Cardiff North: £12,788Cheltenham: £12,515Cardiff North: £12,843Cheltenham: £11,821Cardiff North: £12,130

    £12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£12,462£12,515£11,821

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £1,421, Cheltenham £1,394Cheltenham: £1,394Cardiff North: £1,421Cheltenham: £1,400Cardiff North: £1,427Cheltenham: £1,323Cardiff North: £1,348

    £1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£1,394£1,400£1,323

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff North £11,549, Cheltenham £11,473Cheltenham: £11,473Cardiff North: £11,549Cheltenham: £11,522Cardiff North: £11,598Cheltenham: £10,883Cardiff North: £10,955

    £11,549£11,598£10,955Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£11,473£11,522£10,883

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff North £379, Cheltenham £341Cheltenham: £341Cardiff North: £379Cheltenham: £342Cardiff North: £380Cheltenham: £323Cardiff North: £359

    £379£380£359Cardiff North is higher£341£342£323

  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 North £839, Cheltenham £628Cheltenham: £628Cardiff North: £839Cheltenham: £631Cardiff North: £842Cheltenham: £596Cardiff North: £796

    £839£842£796Cardiff North is higher£628£631£596

  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 North £22, Cheltenham £20Cheltenham: £20Cardiff North: £22Cheltenham: £20Cardiff North: £22Cheltenham: £19Cardiff North: £21

    £22£22£21Cardiff North is higher£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £416, Cheltenham £280Cheltenham: £280Cardiff North: £416Cheltenham: £281Cardiff North: £418Cheltenham: £266Cardiff North: £394

    £416£418£394Cardiff North is higher£280£281£266

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £95, Cheltenham £87Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £95Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £96Cheltenham: £82Cardiff North: £90

    £95£96£90Cardiff North is higher£87£87£82

  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 North £78, Cheltenham £61Cheltenham: £61Cardiff North: £78Cheltenham: £61Cardiff North: £78Cheltenham: £58Cardiff North: £74

    £78£78£74Cardiff North is higher£61£61£58

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £1,055, Cheltenham £1,091Cheltenham: £1,091Cardiff North: £1,055Cheltenham: £1,095Cardiff North: £1,059Cheltenham: £1,035Cardiff North: £1,000

    £1,055£1,059£1,000Cheltenham is higher£1,091£1,095£1,035

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff North £184, Cheltenham £187Cheltenham: £187Cardiff North: £184Cheltenham: £188Cardiff North: £185Cheltenham: £178Cardiff North: £175

    £184£185£175Cheltenham is higher£187£188£178

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £276, Cheltenham £234Cheltenham: £234Cardiff North: £276Cheltenham: £235Cardiff North: £277Cheltenham: £222Cardiff North: £262

    £276£277£262Cardiff North is higher£234£235£222

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £6.94, Cheltenham £4.98Cheltenham: £4.98Cardiff North: £6.94Cheltenham: £5.00Cardiff North: £6.97Cheltenham: £4.72Cardiff North: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North is higher£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £5.56, Cheltenham £3.61Cheltenham: £3.61Cardiff North: £5.56Cheltenham: £3.62Cardiff North: £5.58Cheltenham: £3.42Cardiff North: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North is higher£3.61£3.62£3.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £5.41, Cheltenham £7.85Cheltenham: £7.85Cardiff North: £5.41Cheltenham: £7.89Cardiff North: £5.43Cheltenham: £7.45Cardiff North: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Cheltenham is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff North 1,021.6, Cheltenham 1,008.5Cheltenham: 1,008.5Cardiff North: 1,021.6

    1,021.6Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count1,008.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff North 83.4, Cheltenham 78.4Cheltenham: 78.4Cardiff North: 83.4

    83.4Cardiff North is higher78.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff North 171.6, Cheltenham 133.9Cheltenham: 133.9Cardiff North: 171.6

    171.6Cardiff North is higher133.9

  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 North 56.7, Cheltenham 41.5Cheltenham: 41.5Cardiff North: 56.7

    56.7Cardiff North is higher41.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North 126.2, Cheltenham 130.6Cheltenham: 130.6Cardiff North: 126.2

    126.2Cheltenham is higher130.6

  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 North 16.9, Cheltenham 12.8Cheltenham: 12.8Cardiff North: 16.9

    16.9Cardiff North is higher12.8

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Cardiff North and Cheltenham, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiff NorthCheltenhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,941£3,957£3,738£3,725£3,741£3,533Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,788£12,843£12,130£12,462£12,515£11,821Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,421£1,427£1,348£1,394£1,400£1,323Cardiff North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,549£11,598£10,955£11,473£11,522£10,883Cardiff North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£379£380£359£341£342£323Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£839£842£796£628£631£596Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£20£20£19Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£416£418£394£280£281£266Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£96£90£87£87£82Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£61£61£58Cardiff North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,055£1,059£1,000£1,091£1,095£1,035Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£187£188£178Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£276£277£262£234£235£222Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£4.98£5.00£4.72Cardiff North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£3.61£3.62£3.42Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.61,008.5Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.478.4Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.6133.9Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.741.5Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.2130.6Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.912.8Cardiff North

Per resident

Cardiff North is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Cheltenham on 4. 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 North Cheltenham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £3,941, Cheltenham £3,725Cheltenham: £3,725Cardiff North: £3,941Cheltenham: £3,741Cardiff North: £3,957Cheltenham: £3,533Cardiff North: £3,738

    £3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,725£3,741£3,533

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £2,341, Cheltenham £2,277Cheltenham: £2,277Cardiff North: £2,341Cheltenham: £2,287Cardiff North: £2,351Cheltenham: £2,160Cardiff North: £2,220

    £2,341£2,351£2,220Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£2,277£2,287£2,160

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £900, Cheltenham £886Cheltenham: £886Cardiff North: £900Cheltenham: £890Cardiff North: £903Cheltenham: £840Cardiff North: £853

    £900£903£853Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£886£890£840

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff North £2,114, Cheltenham £2,097Cheltenham: £2,097Cardiff North: £2,114Cheltenham: £2,106Cardiff North: £2,123Cheltenham: £1,989Cardiff North: £2,005

    £2,114£2,123£2,005Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£2,097£2,106£1,989

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff North £69, Cheltenham £62Cheltenham: £62Cardiff North: £69Cheltenham: £63Cardiff North: £70Cheltenham: £59Cardiff North: £66

    £69£70£66Cardiff North is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £154, Cheltenham £115Cheltenham: £115Cardiff North: £154Cheltenham: £115Cardiff North: £154Cheltenham: £109Cardiff North: £146

    £154£154£146Cardiff North is higher£115£115£109

  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 North £4.00, Cheltenham £3.61Cheltenham: £3.61Cardiff North: £4.00Cheltenham: £3.62Cardiff North: £4.01Cheltenham: £3.42Cardiff North: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Cardiff North is higher£3.61£3.62£3.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £416, Cheltenham £280Cheltenham: £280Cardiff North: £416Cheltenham: £281Cardiff North: £418Cheltenham: £266Cardiff North: £394

    £416£418£394Cardiff North is higher£280£281£266

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £95, Cheltenham £87Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £95Cheltenham: £87Cardiff North: £96Cheltenham: £82Cardiff North: £90

    £95£96£90Cardiff North is higher£87£87£82

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £49, Cheltenham £39Cheltenham: £39Cardiff North: £49Cheltenham: £39Cardiff North: £49Cheltenham: £37Cardiff North: £47

    £49£49£47Cardiff North is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff North £668, Cheltenham £693Cheltenham: £693Cardiff North: £668Cheltenham: £696Cardiff North: £670Cheltenham: £657Cardiff North: £633

    £668£670£633Cheltenham is higher£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff North £184, Cheltenham £187Cheltenham: £187Cardiff North: £184Cheltenham: £188Cardiff North: £185Cheltenham: £178Cardiff North: £175

    £184£185£175Cheltenham is higher£187£188£178

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff North £175, Cheltenham £149Cheltenham: £149Cardiff North: £175Cheltenham: £150Cardiff North: £176Cheltenham: £141Cardiff North: £166

    £175£176£166Cardiff North is higher£149£150£141

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff North £4.39, Cheltenham £3.16Cheltenham: £3.16Cardiff North: £4.39Cheltenham: £3.18Cardiff North: £4.40Cheltenham: £3.00Cardiff North: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff North £3.52, Cheltenham £2.30Cheltenham: £2.30Cardiff North: £3.52Cheltenham: £2.31Cardiff North: £3.54Cheltenham: £2.18Cardiff North: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North is higher£2.30£2.31£2.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £5.41, Cheltenham £7.85Cheltenham: £7.85Cardiff North: £5.41Cheltenham: £7.89Cardiff North: £5.43Cheltenham: £7.45Cardiff North: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Cheltenham is higher£7.85£7.89£7.45

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff North 187.0, Cheltenham 184.3Cheltenham: 184.3Cardiff North: 187.0

    187.0Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count184.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff North 15.3, Cheltenham 14.3Cheltenham: 14.3Cardiff North: 15.3

    15.3Cardiff North is higher14.3

  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 North 31.4, Cheltenham 24.5Cheltenham: 24.5Cardiff North: 31.4

    31.4Cardiff North is higher24.5

  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 North 56.7, Cheltenham 41.5Cheltenham: 41.5Cardiff North: 56.7

    56.7Cardiff North is higher41.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff North 79.9, Cheltenham 83.0Cheltenham: 83.0Cardiff North: 79.9

    79.9Cheltenham is higher83.0

  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 North 10.7, Cheltenham 8.1Cheltenham: 8.1Cardiff North: 10.7

    10.7Cardiff North is higher8.1

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Cardiff North and Cheltenham, per resident
MeasureCardiff NorthCheltenhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,941£3,957£3,738£3,725£3,741£3,533Cardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,341£2,351£2,220£2,277£2,287£2,160Cardiff North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£900£903£853£886£890£840Cardiff North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,114£2,123£2,005£2,097£2,106£1,989Cardiff North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£62£63£59Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£115£115£109Cardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£3.61£3.62£3.42Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£416£418£394£280£281£266Cardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£96£90£87£87£82Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£39£39£37Cardiff North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£668£670£633£693£696£657Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£187£188£178Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£149£150£141Cardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£3.16£3.18£3.00Cardiff North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£2.30£2.31£2.18Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026187.0184.3Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.314.3Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.424.5Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.741.5Cardiff North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.983.0Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.78.1Cardiff North

Total

Cardiff North is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Cheltenham 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 North Cheltenham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff North £386.2m, Cheltenham £382.4mCheltenham: £382.4mCardiff North: £386.2mCheltenham: £384.0mCardiff North: £387.8mCheltenham: £362.7mCardiff North: £366.3m

    £386.2m£387.8m£366.3mCardiff North is higher£382.4m£384.0m£362.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff North £229.4m, Cheltenham £233.8mCheltenham: £233.8mCardiff North: £229.4mCheltenham: £234.8mCardiff North: £230.3mCheltenham: £221.8mCardiff North: £217.6m

    £229.4m£230.3m£217.6mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£233.8m£234.8m£221.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff North £88.2m, Cheltenham £90.9mCheltenham: £90.9mCardiff North: £88.2mCheltenham: £91.3mCardiff North: £88.5mCheltenham: £86.3mCardiff North: £83.6m

    £88.2m£88.5m£83.6mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£90.9m£91.3m£86.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff North £207.1m, Cheltenham £215.2mCheltenham: £215.2mCardiff North: £207.1mCheltenham: £216.2mCardiff North: £208.0mCheltenham: £204.2mCardiff North: £196.5m

    £207.1m£208.0m£196.5mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£215.2m£216.2m£204.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff North £6.8m, Cheltenham £6.4mCheltenham: £6.4mCardiff North: £6.8mCheltenham: £6.4mCardiff North: £6.8mCheltenham: £6.1mCardiff North: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCardiff North is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North £15.0m, Cheltenham £11.8mCheltenham: £11.8mCardiff North: £15.0mCheltenham: £11.8mCardiff North: £15.1mCheltenham: £11.2mCardiff North: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cardiff North £0.39m, Cheltenham £0.37mCheltenham: £0.37mCardiff North: £0.39mCheltenham: £0.37mCardiff North: £0.39mCheltenham: £0.35mCardiff North: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North £40.8m, Cheltenham £28.8mCheltenham: £28.8mCardiff North: £40.8mCheltenham: £28.9mCardiff North: £40.9mCheltenham: £27.3mCardiff North: £38.7m

    £40.8m£40.9m£38.7mCardiff North is higher£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North £9.3m, Cheltenham £8.9mCheltenham: £8.9mCardiff North: £9.3mCheltenham: £8.9mCardiff North: £9.4mCheltenham: £8.4mCardiff North: £8.9m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.9mCardiff North is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff North £4.8m, Cheltenham £4.0mCheltenham: £4.0mCardiff North: £4.8mCheltenham: £4.0mCardiff North: £4.8mCheltenham: £3.8mCardiff North: £4.6m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff North is higher£4.0m£4.0m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff North £65.4m, Cheltenham £71.1mCheltenham: £71.1mCardiff North: £65.4mCheltenham: £71.4mCardiff North: £65.7mCheltenham: £67.5mCardiff North: £62.1m

    £65.4m£65.7m£62.1mCheltenham is higher£71.1m£71.4m£67.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff North £18.0m, Cheltenham £19.2mCheltenham: £19.2mCardiff North: £18.0mCheltenham: £19.3mCardiff North: £18.1mCheltenham: £18.2mCardiff North: £17.1m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.1mCheltenham is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff North £17.1m, Cheltenham £15.3mCheltenham: £15.3mCardiff North: £17.1mCheltenham: £15.3mCardiff North: £17.2mCheltenham: £14.5mCardiff North: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mCardiff North is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff North £0.43m, Cheltenham £0.32mCheltenham: £0.32mCardiff North: £0.43mCheltenham: £0.33mCardiff North: £0.43mCheltenham: £0.31mCardiff North: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff North is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff North £0.34m, Cheltenham £0.24mCheltenham: £0.24mCardiff North: £0.34mCheltenham: £0.24mCardiff North: £0.35mCheltenham: £0.22mCardiff North: £0.33m

    £0.34m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff North £0.53m, Cheltenham £0.81mCheltenham: £0.81mCardiff North: £0.53mCheltenham: £0.81mCardiff North: £0.53mCheltenham: £0.77mCardiff North: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCheltenham is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff North 18,323, Cheltenham 18,920Cheltenham: 18,920Cardiff North: 18,323

    18,323Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count18,920

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff North 1,496, Cheltenham 1,471Cheltenham: 1,471Cardiff North: 1,496

    1,496Cardiff North is higher1,471

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North 3,078, Cheltenham 2,511Cheltenham: 2,511Cardiff North: 3,078

    3,078Cardiff North is higher2,511

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North 5,555, Cheltenham 4,261Cheltenham: 4,261Cardiff North: 5,555

    5,555Cardiff North is higher4,261

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff North 7,826, Cheltenham 8,520Cheltenham: 8,520Cardiff North: 7,826

    7,826Cheltenham is higher8,520

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff North 1,051, Cheltenham 832Cheltenham: 832Cardiff North: 1,051

    1,051Cardiff North is higher832

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Cardiff North and Cheltenham, total
MeasureCardiff NorthCheltenhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£386.2m£387.8m£366.3m£382.4m£384.0m£362.7mCardiff North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m£233.8m£234.8m£221.8mCheltenham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.2m£88.5m£83.6m£90.9m£91.3m£86.3mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£207.1m£208.0m£196.5m£215.2m£216.2m£204.2mCheltenham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mCardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.8m£40.9m£38.7m£28.8m£28.9m£27.3mCardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mCardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m£4.0m£4.0m£3.8mCardiff North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m£71.1m£71.4m£67.5mCheltenham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mCheltenham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mCardiff North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.32m£0.33m£0.31mCardiff North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m£0.24m£0.24m£0.22mCardiff North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,32318,920Cheltenham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4961,471Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0782,511Cardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5554,261Cardiff North
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,8268,520Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,051832Cardiff North

Sources

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

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  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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