Compare constituencies · Wales and South East
Cardiff North and Eastleigh
Cardiff North is higher than Eastleigh on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Cardiff North is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh on 5. 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 Eastleigh
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,838£3,855£3,641
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£12,556£12,610£11,910
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North is higher£1,384£1,390£1,313
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,549£11,598£10,955Eastleigh is higher£11,672£11,722£11,072
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£379£380£359Cardiff North is higher£241£242£229
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£839£842£796Cardiff North is higher£628£630£595
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21Cardiff North is higher£15
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£416£418£394Cardiff North is higher£286£287£271
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£96£90Eastleigh is higher£123£123£116
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£78£78£74Cardiff North is higher£73£73£69
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,055£1,059£1,000Eastleigh is higher£1,134£1,139£1,076
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£184£185£175Cardiff North is higher£146£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£276£277£262Cardiff North is higher£170£171£161
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North is higher£4.93£4.95£4.68
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North is higher£2.76£2.77£2.62
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Eastleigh is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.6Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count1,009.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.4Cardiff North is higher59.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
171.6Cardiff North is higher135.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.7Cardiff North is higher43.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
126.2Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count126.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.9Cardiff North is higher16.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cardiff North | Eastleigh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,941£3,957£3,738 | £3,838£3,855£3,641 | Cardiff North |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,788£12,843£12,130 | £12,556£12,610£11,910 | Cardiff North |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,421£1,427£1,348 | £1,384£1,390£1,313 | Cardiff North |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,549£11,598£10,955 | £11,672£11,722£11,072 | Eastleigh |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £379£380£359 | £241£242£229 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £839£842£796 | £628£630£595 | Cardiff North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £15 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £416£418£394 | £286£287£271 | Cardiff North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£96£90 | £123£123£116 | Eastleigh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £78£78£74 | £73£73£69 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,055£1,059£1,000 | £1,134£1,139£1,076 | Eastleigh |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £184£185£175 | £146£146£138 | Cardiff North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £276£277£262 | £170£171£161 | Cardiff North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.94£6.97£6.58 | £4.93£4.95£4.68 | Cardiff North |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £2.76£2.77£2.62 | Cardiff North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £6.50£6.53£6.17 | Eastleigh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.6 | 1,009.2 | Cardiff North |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.4 | 59.2 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 171.6 | 135.8 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.7 | 43.8 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 126.2 | 126.8 | Eastleigh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.9 | 16.3 | Cardiff North |
Per resident
Cardiff North is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh 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 North Eastleigh
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,838£3,855£3,641
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,341£2,351£2,220Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£2,436£2,447£2,311
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£900£903£853Cardiff North is higher£842£845£799
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,114£2,123£2,005Eastleigh is higher£2,265£2,274£2,148
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£69£70£66Cardiff North is higher£47£47£44
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£154£146Cardiff North is higher£122£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.00£4.01£3.79Cardiff North is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£416£418£394Cardiff North is higher£286£287£271
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£96£90Eastleigh is higher£123£123£116
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£47Cardiff North is higher£44£45£42
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£668£670£633Eastleigh is higher£689£692£654
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£184£185£175Cardiff North is higher£146£146£138
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£175£176£166Cardiff North is higher£103£104£98
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North is higher£1.68£1.68£1.59
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Eastleigh is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
187.0Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count195.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.3Cardiff North is higher11.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.4Cardiff North is higher26.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.7Cardiff North is higher43.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
79.9Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count77.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Cardiff North is higher9.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cardiff North | Eastleigh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,941£3,957£3,738 | £3,838£3,855£3,641 | Cardiff North |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,341£2,351£2,220 | £2,436£2,447£2,311 | Eastleigh |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £900£903£853 | £842£845£799 | Cardiff North |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,114£2,123£2,005 | £2,265£2,274£2,148 | Eastleigh |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £69£70£66 | £47£47£44 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£154£146 | £122£122£115 | Cardiff North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.00£4.01£3.79 | £2.98£3.00£2.83 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £416£418£394 | £286£287£271 | Cardiff North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£96£90 | £123£123£116 | Eastleigh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£47 | £44£45£42 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £668£670£633 | £689£692£654 | Eastleigh |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £184£185£175 | £146£146£138 | Cardiff North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £175£176£166 | £103£104£98 | Cardiff North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | £2.99£3.01£2.84 | Cardiff North |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.52£3.54£3.34 | £1.68£1.68£1.59 | Cardiff North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £6.50£6.53£6.17 | Eastleigh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 187.0 | 195.8 | Eastleigh |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.3 | 11.5 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.4 | 26.4 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.7 | 43.8 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 79.9 | 77.1 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 9.9 | Cardiff North |
Total
Cardiff North is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh 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 North Eastleigh
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£386.2m£387.8m£366.3mCardiff North is higher£371.5m£373.0m£352.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£229.4m£230.3m£217.6mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£235.8m£236.8m£223.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£88.2m£88.5m£83.6mCardiff North is higher£81.5m£81.8m£77.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£207.1m£208.0m£196.5mEastleigh is higher£219.2m£220.1m£207.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCardiff North is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£40.8m£40.9m£38.7mCardiff North is higher£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mEastleigh is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff North is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mEastleigh is higher£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mCardiff North is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mCardiff North is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff North is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North is higher£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mEastleigh is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,323Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count18,949
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,496Cardiff North is higher1,112
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,078Cardiff North is higher2,550
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,555Cardiff North is higher4,241
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,826Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count7,463
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,051Cardiff North is higher959
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| Measure | Cardiff North | Eastleigh | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £386.2m£387.8m£366.3m | £371.5m£373.0m£352.3m | Cardiff North |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £229.4m£230.3m£217.6m | £235.8m£236.8m£223.6m | Eastleigh |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £88.2m£88.5m£83.6m | £81.5m£81.8m£77.3m | Cardiff North |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £207.1m£208.0m£196.5m | £219.2m£220.1m£207.9m | Eastleigh |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | £4.5m£4.5m£4.3m | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | £11.8m£11.8m£11.2m | Cardiff North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.27m | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £40.8m£40.9m£38.7m | £27.6m£27.8m£26.2m | Cardiff North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.4m£8.9m | £11.9m£11.9m£11.2m | Eastleigh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.8m£4.8m£4.6m | £4.3m£4.3m£4.1m | Cardiff North |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.4m£65.7m£62.1m | £66.7m£67.0m£63.3m | Eastleigh |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | £14.1m£14.1m£13.4m | Cardiff North |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.1m£17.2m£16.3m | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | Cardiff North |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.28m | Cardiff North |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.35m£0.33m | £0.16m£0.16m£0.15m | Cardiff North |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Eastleigh |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,323 | 18,949 | Eastleigh |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,496 | 1,112 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,078 | 2,550 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,555 | 4,241 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,826 | 7,463 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,051 | 959 | Cardiff North |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.