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Cardiff North and Edinburgh South

97,998 and 101,260 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff North is higher than Edinburgh South on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 1 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Cardiff North is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South 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 Edinburgh South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £3,941, Edinburgh South £3,608Edinburgh South: £3,608Cardiff North: £3,941Edinburgh South: £3,623Cardiff North: £3,957Edinburgh South: £3,422Cardiff North: £3,738

    £3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff North £12,788, Edinburgh South £12,232Edinburgh South: £12,232Cardiff North: £12,788Edinburgh South: £12,284Cardiff North: £12,843Edinburgh South: £11,603Cardiff North: £12,130

    £12,788£12,843£12,130Cardiff North is higher£12,232£12,284£11,603

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £1,421, Edinburgh South £1,147Edinburgh South: £1,147Cardiff North: £1,421Edinburgh South: £1,152Cardiff North: £1,427Edinburgh South: £1,088Cardiff North: £1,348

    £1,421£1,427£1,348Cardiff North is higher£1,147£1,152£1,088

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff North £11,549, Edinburgh South £11,367Edinburgh South: £11,367Cardiff North: £11,549Edinburgh South: £11,416Cardiff North: £11,598Edinburgh South: £10,782Cardiff North: £10,955

    £11,549£11,598£10,955Cardiff North is higher£11,367£11,416£10,782

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff North £379, Edinburgh South £347Edinburgh South: £347Cardiff North: £379Edinburgh South: £349Cardiff North: £380Edinburgh South: £330Cardiff North: £359

    £379£380£359Cardiff North is higher£347£349£330

  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, Edinburgh South £496Edinburgh South: £496Cardiff North: £839Edinburgh South: £499Cardiff North: £842Edinburgh South: £471Cardiff North: £796

    £839£842£796Cardiff North is higher£496£499£471

  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, Edinburgh South £21Edinburgh South: £21Cardiff North: £22Edinburgh South: £21Cardiff North: £22Edinburgh South: £20Cardiff North: £21

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £416, Edinburgh South £403Edinburgh South: £403Cardiff North: £416Edinburgh South: £405Cardiff North: £418Edinburgh South: £382Cardiff North: £394

    £416£418£394Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£403£405£382

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £95, Edinburgh South £110Edinburgh South: £110Cardiff North: £95Edinburgh South: £111Cardiff North: £96Edinburgh South: £105Cardiff North: £90

    £95£96£90Edinburgh South is higher£110£111£105

  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, Edinburgh South £68Edinburgh South: £68Cardiff North: £78Edinburgh South: £69Cardiff North: £78Edinburgh South: £65Cardiff North: £74

    £78£78£74Cardiff North is higher£68£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £1,055, Edinburgh South £791Edinburgh South: £791Cardiff North: £1,055Edinburgh South: £794Cardiff North: £1,059Edinburgh South: £750Cardiff North: £1,000

    £1,055£1,059£1,000Cardiff North is higher£791£794£750

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff North £184, Edinburgh South £217Edinburgh South: £217Cardiff North: £184Edinburgh South: £218Cardiff North: £185Edinburgh South: £206Cardiff North: £175

    £184£185£175Edinburgh South is higher£217£218£206

  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, Edinburgh South £277Edinburgh South: £277Cardiff North: £276Edinburgh South: £278Cardiff North: £277Edinburgh South: £262Cardiff North: £262

    £276£277£262Edinburgh South is higher£277£278£262

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £6.94, Edinburgh South £5.97Edinburgh South: £5.97Cardiff North: £6.94Edinburgh South: £5.99Cardiff North: £6.97Edinburgh South: £5.66Cardiff North: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff North is higher£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff North £5.56, Edinburgh South £4.70Edinburgh South: £4.70Cardiff North: £5.56Edinburgh South: £4.72Cardiff North: £5.58Edinburgh South: £4.46Cardiff North: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Cardiff North is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £5.41, Edinburgh South £5.46Edinburgh South: £5.46Cardiff North: £5.41Edinburgh South: £5.48Cardiff North: £5.43Edinburgh South: £5.18Cardiff North: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Edinburgh South is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  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, Edinburgh South 1,006.9Edinburgh South: 1,006.9Cardiff North: 1,021.6

    1,021.6Cardiff North is higher1,006.9

  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, Edinburgh South 78.7Edinburgh South: 78.7Cardiff North: 83.4

    83.4Cardiff North is higher78.7

  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, Edinburgh South 115.8Edinburgh South: 115.8Cardiff North: 171.6

    171.6Cardiff North is higher115.8

  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, Edinburgh South 64.1Edinburgh South: 64.1Cardiff North: 56.7

    56.7Edinburgh South is higher64.1

  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, Edinburgh South 105.9Edinburgh South: 105.9Cardiff North: 126.2

    126.2Cardiff North is higher105.9

  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, Edinburgh South 14.5Edinburgh South: 14.5Cardiff North: 16.9

    16.9Cardiff North is higher14.5

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Cardiff North and Edinburgh South, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiff NorthEdinburgh SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,941£3,957£3,738£3,608£3,623£3,422Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,788£12,843£12,130£12,232£12,284£11,603Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,421£1,427£1,348£1,147£1,152£1,088Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,549£11,598£10,955£11,367£11,416£10,782Cardiff North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£379£380£359£347£349£330Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£839£842£796£496£499£471Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£21£21£20Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£416£418£394£403£405£382Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£96£90£110£111£105Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£68£69£65Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,055£1,059£1,000£791£794£750Cardiff North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£217£218£206Edinburgh South
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£276£277£262£277£278£262Edinburgh South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.97£5.99£5.66Cardiff North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£4.70£4.72£4.46Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£5.46£5.48£5.18Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.61,006.9Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.478.7Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.6115.8Shared outCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.764.1Shared outEdinburgh South
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.2105.9Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.914.5Shared outEstimatedCardiff North

Per resident

Cardiff North is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South 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 Edinburgh South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £3,941, Edinburgh South £3,608Edinburgh South: £3,608Cardiff North: £3,941Edinburgh South: £3,623Cardiff North: £3,957Edinburgh South: £3,422Cardiff North: £3,738

    £3,941£3,957£3,738Cardiff North is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £2,341, Edinburgh South £2,108Edinburgh South: £2,108Cardiff North: £2,341Edinburgh South: £2,117Cardiff North: £2,351Edinburgh South: £2,000Cardiff North: £2,220

    £2,341£2,351£2,220Cardiff North is higher£2,108£2,117£2,000

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £900, Edinburgh South £763Edinburgh South: £763Cardiff North: £900Edinburgh South: £767Cardiff North: £903Edinburgh South: £724Cardiff North: £853

    £900£903£853Cardiff North is higher£763£767£724

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff North £2,114, Edinburgh South £1,959Edinburgh South: £1,959Cardiff North: £2,114Edinburgh South: £1,968Cardiff North: £2,123Edinburgh South: £1,859Cardiff North: £2,005

    £2,114£2,123£2,005Cardiff North is higher£1,959£1,968£1,859

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff North £69, Edinburgh South £60Edinburgh South: £60Cardiff North: £69Edinburgh South: £60Cardiff North: £70Edinburgh South: £57Cardiff North: £66

    £69£70£66Cardiff North is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £154, Edinburgh South £86Edinburgh South: £86Cardiff North: £154Edinburgh South: £86Cardiff North: £154Edinburgh South: £81Cardiff North: £146

    £154£154£146Cardiff North is higher£86£86£81

  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, Edinburgh South £3.59Edinburgh South: £3.59Cardiff North: £4.00Edinburgh South: £3.61Cardiff North: £4.01Edinburgh South: £3.41Cardiff North: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Cardiff North is higher£3.59£3.61£3.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £416, Edinburgh South £403Edinburgh South: £403Cardiff North: £416Edinburgh South: £405Cardiff North: £418Edinburgh South: £382Cardiff North: £394

    £416£418£394Cardiff North is higherDepends on how you count£403£405£382

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £95, Edinburgh South £110Edinburgh South: £110Cardiff North: £95Edinburgh South: £111Cardiff North: £96Edinburgh South: £105Cardiff North: £90

    £95£96£90Edinburgh South is higher£110£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff North £49, Edinburgh South £46Edinburgh South: £46Cardiff North: £49Edinburgh South: £46Cardiff North: £49Edinburgh South: £43Cardiff North: £47

    £49£49£47Cardiff North is higher£46£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff North £668, Edinburgh South £527Edinburgh South: £527Cardiff North: £668Edinburgh South: £529Cardiff North: £670Edinburgh South: £499Cardiff North: £633

    £668£670£633Cardiff North is higher£527£529£499

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff North £184, Edinburgh South £217Edinburgh South: £217Cardiff North: £184Edinburgh South: £218Cardiff North: £185Edinburgh South: £206Cardiff North: £175

    £184£185£175Edinburgh South is higher£217£218£206

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff North £175, Edinburgh South £184Edinburgh South: £184Cardiff North: £175Edinburgh South: £185Cardiff North: £176Edinburgh South: £175Cardiff North: £166

    £175£176£166Edinburgh South is higher£184£185£175

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff North £4.39, Edinburgh South £3.96Edinburgh South: £3.96Cardiff North: £4.39Edinburgh South: £3.98Cardiff North: £4.40Edinburgh South: £3.76Cardiff North: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Cardiff North is higher£3.96£3.98£3.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff North £3.52, Edinburgh South £3.13Edinburgh South: £3.13Cardiff North: £3.52Edinburgh South: £3.14Cardiff North: £3.54Edinburgh South: £2.97Cardiff North: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34Cardiff North is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff North £5.41, Edinburgh South £5.46Edinburgh South: £5.46Cardiff North: £5.41Edinburgh South: £5.48Cardiff North: £5.43Edinburgh South: £5.18Cardiff North: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Edinburgh South is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff North 187.0, Edinburgh South 173.6Edinburgh South: 173.6Cardiff North: 187.0

    187.0Cardiff North is higher173.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff North 15.3, Edinburgh South 13.6Edinburgh South: 13.6Cardiff North: 15.3

    15.3Cardiff North is higher13.6

  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, Edinburgh South 20.0Edinburgh South: 20.0Cardiff North: 31.4

    31.4Cardiff North is higher20.0

  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, Edinburgh South 64.1Edinburgh South: 64.1Cardiff North: 56.7

    56.7Edinburgh South is higher64.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff North 79.9, Edinburgh South 70.5Edinburgh South: 70.5Cardiff North: 79.9

    79.9Cardiff North is higher70.5

  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, Edinburgh South 9.6Edinburgh South: 9.6Cardiff North: 10.7

    10.7Cardiff North is higher9.6

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Cardiff North and Edinburgh South, per resident
MeasureCardiff NorthEdinburgh SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,941£3,957£3,738£3,608£3,623£3,422Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,341£2,351£2,220£2,108£2,117£2,000Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£900£903£853£763£767£724Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,114£2,123£2,005£1,959£1,968£1,859Cardiff North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£60£60£57Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£86£86£81Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£3.59£3.61£3.41Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£416£418£394£403£405£382Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£96£90£110£111£105Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£46£46£43Shared outEstimatedCardiff North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£668£670£633£527£529£499Cardiff North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175£217£218£206Edinburgh South
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£184£185£175Edinburgh South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£3.96£3.98£3.76Cardiff North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£3.13£3.14£2.97Cardiff North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£5.46£5.48£5.18Shared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026187.0173.6Cardiff North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.313.6Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.420.0Shared outCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.764.1Shared outEdinburgh South
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.970.5Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.79.6Shared outEstimatedCardiff North

Total

Cardiff North is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Edinburgh South 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 Edinburgh South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff North £386.2m, Edinburgh South £365.3mEdinburgh South: £365.3mCardiff North: £386.2mEdinburgh South: £366.9mCardiff North: £387.8mEdinburgh South: £346.5mCardiff North: £366.3m

    £386.2m£387.8m£366.3mCardiff North is higher£365.3m£366.9m£346.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff North £229.4m, Edinburgh South £213.5mEdinburgh South: £213.5mCardiff North: £229.4mEdinburgh South: £214.4mCardiff North: £230.3mEdinburgh South: £202.5mCardiff North: £217.6m

    £229.4m£230.3m£217.6mCardiff North is higher£213.5m£214.4m£202.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff North £88.2m, Edinburgh South £77.3mEdinburgh South: £77.3mCardiff North: £88.2mEdinburgh South: £77.6mCardiff North: £88.5mEdinburgh South: £73.3mCardiff North: £83.6m

    £88.2m£88.5m£83.6mCardiff North is higher£77.3m£77.6m£73.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff North £207.1m, Edinburgh South £198.4mEdinburgh South: £198.4mCardiff North: £207.1mEdinburgh South: £199.3mCardiff North: £208.0mEdinburgh South: £188.2mCardiff North: £196.5m

    £207.1m£208.0m£196.5mCardiff North is higher£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff North £6.8m, Edinburgh South £6.1mEdinburgh South: £6.1mCardiff North: £6.8mEdinburgh South: £6.1mCardiff North: £6.8mEdinburgh South: £5.8mCardiff North: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCardiff North is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North £15.0m, Edinburgh South £8.7mEdinburgh South: £8.7mCardiff North: £15.0mEdinburgh South: £8.7mCardiff North: £15.1mEdinburgh South: £8.2mCardiff North: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff North is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  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, Edinburgh South £0.36mEdinburgh South: £0.36mCardiff North: £0.39mEdinburgh South: £0.37mCardiff North: £0.39mEdinburgh South: £0.35mCardiff North: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCardiff North is higher£0.36m£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, Edinburgh South £40.8mEdinburgh South: £40.8mCardiff North: £40.8mEdinburgh South: £41.0mCardiff North: £40.9mEdinburgh South: £38.7mCardiff North: £38.7m

    £40.8m£40.9m£38.7mEdinburgh South is higherDepends on how you count£40.8m£41.0m£38.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North £9.3m, Edinburgh South £11.2mEdinburgh South: £11.2mCardiff North: £9.3mEdinburgh South: £11.2mCardiff North: £9.4mEdinburgh South: £10.6mCardiff North: £8.9m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.9mEdinburgh South is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff North £4.8m, Edinburgh South £4.6mEdinburgh South: £4.6mCardiff North: £4.8mEdinburgh South: £4.6mCardiff North: £4.8mEdinburgh South: £4.4mCardiff North: £4.6m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff North is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff North £65.4m, Edinburgh South £53.3mEdinburgh South: £53.3mCardiff North: £65.4mEdinburgh South: £53.5mCardiff North: £65.7mEdinburgh South: £50.6mCardiff North: £62.1m

    £65.4m£65.7m£62.1mCardiff North is higher£53.3m£53.5m£50.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff North £18.0m, Edinburgh South £22.0mEdinburgh South: £22.0mCardiff North: £18.0mEdinburgh South: £22.1mCardiff North: £18.1mEdinburgh South: £20.9mCardiff North: £17.1m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.1mEdinburgh South is higher£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff North £17.1m, Edinburgh South £18.6mEdinburgh South: £18.6mCardiff North: £17.1mEdinburgh South: £18.7mCardiff North: £17.2mEdinburgh South: £17.7mCardiff North: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mEdinburgh South is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff North £0.43m, Edinburgh South £0.40mEdinburgh South: £0.40mCardiff North: £0.43mEdinburgh South: £0.40mCardiff North: £0.43mEdinburgh South: £0.38mCardiff North: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mCardiff North is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff North £0.34m, Edinburgh South £0.32mEdinburgh South: £0.32mCardiff North: £0.34mEdinburgh South: £0.32mCardiff North: £0.35mEdinburgh South: £0.30mCardiff North: £0.33m

    £0.34m£0.35m£0.33mCardiff North is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff North £0.53m, Edinburgh South £0.55mEdinburgh South: £0.55mCardiff North: £0.53mEdinburgh South: £0.56mCardiff North: £0.53mEdinburgh South: £0.52mCardiff North: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mEdinburgh South is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff North 18,323, Edinburgh South 17,574Edinburgh South: 17,574Cardiff North: 18,323

    18,323Cardiff North is higher17,574

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff North 1,496, Edinburgh South 1,374Edinburgh South: 1,374Cardiff North: 1,496

    1,496Cardiff North is higher1,374

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North 3,078, Edinburgh South 2,021Edinburgh South: 2,021Cardiff North: 3,078

    3,078Cardiff North is higher2,021

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff North 5,555, Edinburgh South 6,491Edinburgh South: 6,491Cardiff North: 5,555

    5,555Edinburgh South is higher6,491

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff North 7,826, Edinburgh South 7,139Edinburgh South: 7,139Cardiff North: 7,826

    7,826Cardiff North is higher7,139

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff North 1,051, Edinburgh South 975Edinburgh South: 975Cardiff North: 1,051

    1,051Cardiff North is higher975

Show the numbers
Cardiff North and Edinburgh South, total
MeasureCardiff NorthEdinburgh SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£386.2m£387.8m£366.3m£365.3m£366.9m£346.5mShared outEstimatedCardiff North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m£213.5m£214.4m£202.5mShared outEstimatedCardiff North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.2m£88.5m£83.6m£77.3m£77.6m£73.3mShared outEstimatedCardiff North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£207.1m£208.0m£196.5m£198.4m£199.3m£188.2mCardiff North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mCardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mShared outEstimatedCardiff North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.36m£0.37m£0.35mShared outEstimatedCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.8m£40.9m£38.7m£40.8m£41.0m£38.7mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mShared outEstimatedCardiff North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m£53.3m£53.5m£50.6mCardiff North
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mEdinburgh South
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£18.6m£18.7m£17.7mEdinburgh South
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mCardiff North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mCardiff North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.55m£0.56m£0.52mShared outEstimatedEdinburgh South
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,32317,574Cardiff North
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4961,374Cardiff North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0782,021Shared outCardiff North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5556,491Shared outEdinburgh South
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,8267,139Cardiff North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,051975Shared outEstimatedCardiff 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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