Compare constituencies · Wales and South East
Cardiff North and Guildford
Cardiff North is higher than Guildford on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 20 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 21 of 22 measures, and Guildford on 1. 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 Guildford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,081£3,094£2,922
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North is higher£12,731£12,785£12,076
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North is higher£1,012£1,016£960
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,549£11,598£10,955Guildford is higherDepends on how you count£11,909£11,960£11,296
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£379£380£359Cardiff North is higher£287£288£272
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£839£842£796Cardiff North is higher£520£522£493
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21Cardiff North is higher£16£16£15
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£416£418£394Cardiff North is higher£200£201£190
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£96£90Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£78£78£74Cardiff North is higher£49£50£47
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,055£1,059£1,000Cardiff North is higher£805£808£764
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£184£185£175Cardiff North is higher£169£169£160
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£276£277£262Cardiff North is higher£148£149£140
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£6.22£6.25£5.90
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Cardiff North is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.6Cardiff North is higher1,021.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.4Cardiff North is higher61.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
171.6Cardiff North is higher111.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.7Cardiff North is higher30.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
126.2Cardiff North is higher90.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.9Cardiff North is higher11.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cardiff North | Guildford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,941£3,957£3,738 | £3,081£3,094£2,922 | Cardiff North |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,788£12,843£12,130 | £12,731£12,785£12,076 | Cardiff North |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,421£1,427£1,348 | £1,012£1,016£960 | Cardiff North |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,549£11,598£10,955 | £11,909£11,960£11,296 | Guildford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £379£380£359 | £287£288£272 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £839£842£796 | £520£522£493 | Cardiff North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £16£16£15 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £416£418£394 | £200£201£190 | Cardiff North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£96£90 | £88£88£83 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £78£78£74 | £49£50£47 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,055£1,059£1,000 | £805£808£764 | Cardiff North |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £184£185£175 | £169£169£160 | Cardiff North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £276£277£262 | £148£149£140 | Cardiff North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.94£6.97£6.58 | £6.22£6.25£5.90 | Cardiff North |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.56£5.58£5.27 | £2.95£2.96£2.80 | Cardiff North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £3.69£3.71£3.50 | Cardiff North |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.6 | 1,021.5 | Cardiff North |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.4 | 61.6 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 171.6 | 111.9 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.7 | 30.6 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 126.2 | 90.8 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.9 | 11.2 | Cardiff North |
Per resident
Cardiff North is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Guildford on 0. 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 Guildford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,081£3,094£2,922
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,341£2,351£2,220Cardiff North is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£900£903£853Cardiff North is higher£681£684£646
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,114£2,123£2,005Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£1,814£1,822£1,721
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£69£70£66Cardiff North is higher£44£44£41
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£154£146Cardiff North is higher£79£80£75
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.00£4.01£3.79Cardiff North is higher£2.39£2.40£2.27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£416£418£394Cardiff North is higher£200£201£190
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£96£90Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£47Cardiff North is higher£33£33£32
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£668£670£633Cardiff North is higher£542£544£514
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£184£185£175Cardiff North is higher£169£169£160
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£175£176£166Cardiff North is higher£100£100£95
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North is higher£1.99£2.00£1.89
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Cardiff North is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
187.0Cardiff North is higher155.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.3Cardiff North is higher9.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.4Cardiff North is higher17.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.7Cardiff North is higher30.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
79.9Cardiff North is higher61.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Cardiff North is higher7.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cardiff North | Guildford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,941£3,957£3,738 | £3,081£3,094£2,922 | Cardiff North |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,341£2,351£2,220 | £1,940£1,948£1,840 | Cardiff North |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £900£903£853 | £681£684£646 | Cardiff North |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,114£2,123£2,005 | £1,814£1,822£1,721 | Cardiff North |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £69£70£66 | £44£44£41 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£154£146 | £79£80£75 | Cardiff North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.00£4.01£3.79 | £2.39£2.40£2.27 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £416£418£394 | £200£201£190 | Cardiff North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£96£90 | £88£88£83 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£47 | £33£33£32 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £668£670£633 | £542£544£514 | Cardiff North |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £184£185£175 | £169£169£160 | Cardiff North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £175£176£166 | £100£100£95 | Cardiff North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | £4.19£4.20£3.97 | Cardiff North |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.52£3.54£3.34 | £1.99£2.00£1.89 | Cardiff North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £3.69£3.71£3.50 | Cardiff North |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 187.0 | 155.6 | Cardiff North |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.3 | 9.4 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.4 | 17.1 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.7 | 30.6 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 79.9 | 61.2 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 7.5 | Cardiff North |
Total
Cardiff North is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Guildford on 2. 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 Guildford
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£386.2m£387.8m£366.3mCardiff North is higher£328.8m£330.2m£311.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£229.4m£230.3m£217.6mCardiff North is higher£207.0m£207.9m£196.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£88.2m£88.5m£83.6mCardiff North is higher£72.7m£73.0m£69.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£207.1m£208.0m£196.5mCardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£193.6m£194.4m£183.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCardiff North is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£40.8m£40.9m£38.7mCardiff North is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff North is higher£3.5m£3.6m£3.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mCardiff North is higher£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mCardiff North is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.1m£17.2m£16.3mCardiff North is higher£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mGuildford is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mCardiff North is higher£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,323Cardiff North is higher16,606
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,496Cardiff North is higher1,001
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,078Cardiff North is higher1,819
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,555Cardiff North is higher3,260
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,826Cardiff North is higher6,525
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,051Cardiff North is higher803
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| Measure | Cardiff North | Guildford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £386.2m£387.8m£366.3m | £328.8m£330.2m£311.9m | Cardiff North |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £229.4m£230.3m£217.6m | £207.0m£207.9m£196.3m | Cardiff North |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £88.2m£88.5m£83.6m | £72.7m£73.0m£69.0m | Cardiff North |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £207.1m£208.0m£196.5m | £193.6m£194.4m£183.6m | Cardiff North |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | £4.7m£4.7m£4.4m | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0m | Cardiff North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.24m | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £40.8m£40.9m£38.7m | £21.4m£21.5m£20.3m | Cardiff North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.4m£8.9m | £9.3m£9.4m£8.9m | Guildford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.8m£4.8m£4.6m | £3.5m£3.6m£3.4m | Cardiff North |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.4m£65.7m£62.1m | £57.9m£58.1m£54.9m | Cardiff North |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | Cardiff North |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.1m£17.2m£16.3m | £10.6m£10.7m£10.1m | Cardiff North |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | Guildford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.35m£0.33m | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | Cardiff North |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.39m£0.40m£0.37m | Cardiff North |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,323 | 16,606 | Cardiff North |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,496 | 1,001 | Cardiff North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,078 | 1,819 | Cardiff North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,555 | 3,260 | Cardiff North |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,826 | 6,525 | Cardiff North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,051 | 803 | 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.