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Constituency in Wales

Cardiff West

In Cardiff West, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 70% of constituencies in 2024-25.

107,475 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Cardiff West on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
Prices

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.

At a glance

How does Cardiff West compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the constituencies in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £4,856£4,877£4,606

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    188th of 631, higher than in 70% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,164£13,220£12,487

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    107th of 631, higher than in 83% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,704£2,715£2,565

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    110th of 632, higher than in 82% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Cardiff West
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,856£4,877£4,606188th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,164£13,220£12,487107th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,704£2,715£2,565110th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Cardiff West's benefit money go?

People here received £521.9 million£524.1 million£495.1 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Cardiff West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £195.5m; Pension Credit £10.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.61m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.0m; Universal Credit £145.0m; Housing Benefit £32.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £30.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.62m; Other benefits £0.69mState Pension: £195.5mPension Credit: £10.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.61mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.0mUniversal Credit: £145.0mHousing Benefit: £32.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £30.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.62mOther benefits: £0.69m
Spending in Cardiff West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £196.3m; Pension Credit £11.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.61m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.1m; Universal Credit £145.6m; Housing Benefit £32.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £30.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.62m; Other benefits £0.69mState Pension: £196.3mPension Credit: £11.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.61mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.1mUniversal Credit: £145.6mHousing Benefit: £32.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £30.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.62mOther benefits: £0.69m
Spending in Cardiff West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £185.4m; Pension Credit £10.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.58m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £63.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.6m; Universal Credit £137.5m; Housing Benefit £30.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £28.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.59m; Other benefits £0.65mState Pension: £185.4mPension Credit: £10.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.58mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £63.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.6mUniversal Credit: £137.5mHousing Benefit: £30.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £28.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.59mOther benefits: £0.65m
  1. State Pension£195.5m£196.3m£185.4m
  2. Pension Credit£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£67.1m£67.4m£63.7m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m
  8. Universal Credit£145.0m£145.6m£137.5m
  9. Housing Benefit£32.2m£32.4m£30.6m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
  12. Income Support£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
  13. Other benefits£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
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Spending by benefit in Cardiff West, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£195.5m£196.3m£185.4m37%Published
Pension Credit£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£67.1m£67.4m£63.7m13%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m2%Published
Universal Credit£145.0m£145.6m£137.5m28%Published
Housing Benefit£32.2m£32.4m£30.6m6%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m0.1%Published
All benefits£521.9m£524.1m£495.1m100%Total

More about Cardiff West

How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of constituencies.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £4,856, expected £4,602, difference +£254

    Actual £4,856£4,877£4,606Expected £4,602£4,622£4,366Difference +£254+£255+£241

    Benefit spending per resident was £254 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £255 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £241 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,164, expected £13,039, difference +£126

    Actual £13,164£13,220£12,487Expected £13,039£13,094£12,368Difference +£126+£126+£119

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £126 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £126 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £119 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,704, expected £2,392, difference +£312

    Actual £2,704£2,715£2,565Expected £2,392£2,402£2,269Difference +£312+£313+£296

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £312 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £313 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £296 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Cardiff West
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,856£4,877£4,606£4,602£4,622£4,366+£254+£255+£241
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,164£13,220£12,487£13,039£13,094£12,368+£126+£126+£119
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,704£2,715£2,565£2,392£2,402£2,269+£312+£313+£296
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Cardiff West received £1.39 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£3,282£3,246£2,995
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,547£4,498£4,150
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.39
264th of 631, higher than in 58% of constituencies

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Cardiff West only with other areas in Wales.

Group 6 of 10 in Wales, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025.15

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1520,987
  • Aged 16 to 6468,436
  • Aged 651,178
  • Aged 66 and over16,874
  • All residents107,475
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,357 people in Cardiff West receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    43%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    10%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    7%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Cardiff West
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,02243%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,82119%19%
Neurological disease92110%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,13212%12%
Respiratory disease3073%4%
Malignant disease2383%3%
Cardiovascular disease2272%3%
Visual disease1141%2%
Endocrine disease700.7%1%
Hearing disorders1051%1%
Gastrointestinal disease840.9%1%
Genitourinary disease600.6%0.9%
Skin disease850.9%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)480.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract320.3%0.4%
Infectious disease320.3%0.4%
Haematological disease300.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease160.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age80.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Cardiff West vote in 2024?

Shares of the 44,757 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Alex Barros-Curtis
Majority
7,019
15.7% of valid votes
Turnout
59.1%
Valid votes as a share of the 75,697 people registered to vote
  • Labour16,442
  • Plaid Cymru9,423
  • Conservative6,835
  • Reform UK5,626
  • Green Party3,157
  • Liberal Democrat1,921
  • Propel1,041
  • Independent241
  • Heritage Party71

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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General election results in Cardiff West, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourAlex Barros-Curtis16,44236.7%
Plaid CymruKiera Marshall9,42321.1%
ConservativeJames Hamblin6,83515.3%
Reform UKPeter Hopkins5,62612.6%
Green PartyJess Ryan3,1577.0%
Liberal DemocratManda Rigby1,9214.3%
PropelNeil McEvoy1,0412.3%
IndependentJohn Urquhart2410.5%
Heritage PartySean Wesley710.2%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Cardiff West

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. Cardiff WestThis area£4,856£4,877£4,606
  2. Leeds South West and Morley0.42£4,092£4,110£3,882Compare
  3. Spelthorne0.46£3,890£3,907£3,690Compare
  4. Stevenage0.47£4,105£4,123£3,894Compare
  5. Hemel Hempstead0.54£4,026£4,043£3,819Compare
  6. Bristol North West0.55£3,839£3,856£3,642Compare
  7. Swindon North0.65£3,723£3,739£3,531Compare
  8. Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard0.66£3,615£3,630£3,429Compare
  9. Maidstone and Malling0.66£3,718£3,734£3,527Compare
  10. Broxbourne0.69£4,313£4,331£4,091Compare
  11. Colchester0.71£3,752£3,768£3,559Compare
  12. South Basildon and East Thurrock0.80£4,356£4,375£4,132Compare
  13. Leeds North East0.80£3,758£3,774£3,564Compare
  14. Aldershot0.81£3,453£3,468£3,276Compare
  15. Wakefield and Rothwell0.83£4,301£4,320£4,080Compare
  16. Wellingborough and Rushden0.86£4,201£4,219£3,985Compare
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Areas most like Cardiff West
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Cardiff West£4,856£4,877£4,606
Leeds South West and Morley0.42£4,092£4,110£3,882
Spelthorne0.46£3,890£3,907£3,690
Stevenage0.47£4,105£4,123£3,894
Hemel Hempstead0.54£4,026£4,043£3,819
Bristol North West0.55£3,839£3,856£3,642
Swindon North0.65£3,723£3,739£3,531
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard0.66£3,615£3,630£3,429
Maidstone and Malling0.66£3,718£3,734£3,527
Broxbourne0.69£4,313£4,331£4,091
Colchester0.71£3,752£3,768£3,559
South Basildon and East Thurrock0.80£4,356£4,375£4,132
Leeds North East0.80£3,758£3,774£3,564
Aldershot0.81£3,453£3,468£3,276
Wakefield and Rothwell0.83£4,301£4,320£4,080
Wellingborough and Rushden0.86£4,201£4,219£3,985
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Cardiff West

Each share is the part of Cardiff West's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Cardiff West, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the constituencies of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£521.9m£524.1m£495.1m157th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,856£4,877£4,606188th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m442nd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,067£2,076£1,961422nd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,164£13,220£12,487107th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m133rd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,722£1,729£1,633121st of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,704£2,715£2,565110th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£195.5m£196.3m£185.4m457th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,819£1,826£1,725435th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,584£11,633£10,988268th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m194th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97208th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£648£651£615172nd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m244th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133284th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£896£900£850111th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m211th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40214th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34175th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.1m£67.4m£63.7m103rd of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£625£627£593105th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m269th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130269th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m187th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80186th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£132£132£125195th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£145.0m£145.6m£137.5m131st of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,349£1,355£1,279119th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,118£2,127£2,009115th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.2m£32.4m£30.6m138th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£300£301£284125th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m86th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£279£280£26586th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£438£440£41698th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m399th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.99£4.00£3.78418th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94457th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m154th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47152nd of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.59159th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m244th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07276th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.39264th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,288447th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.9426th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.5147th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,356240th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.9243rd of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.6191st of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,064292nd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.5320th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.6120th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,348140th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.0140th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,978156th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026148.7156th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026233.5142nd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,946205th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.1217th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.4215th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£349.5m£345.7m£319.0m310th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,282£3,246£2,995336th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.39264th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£254£255£24196th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£126£126£119204th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£312£313£29655th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Cardiff West

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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