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Cardiff West and Colchester

107,475 and 119,956 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff West is higher than Colchester on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 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.

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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 West is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Colchester 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 West Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff West £4,856, Colchester £3,752Colchester: £3,752Cardiff West: £4,856Colchester: £3,768Cardiff West: £4,877Colchester: £3,559Cardiff West: £4,606

    £4,856£4,877£4,606Cardiff West is higher£3,752£3,768£3,559

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff West £13,164, Colchester £13,174Colchester: £13,174Cardiff West: £13,164Colchester: £13,231Cardiff West: £13,220Colchester: £12,497Cardiff West: £12,487

    £13,164£13,220£12,487Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£13,174£13,231£12,497

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff West £2,704, Colchester £1,924Colchester: £1,924Cardiff West: £2,704Colchester: £1,933Cardiff West: £2,715Colchester: £1,825Cardiff West: £2,565

    £2,704£2,715£2,565Cardiff West is higher£1,924£1,933£1,825

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff West £11,584, Colchester £11,720Colchester: £11,720Cardiff West: £11,584Colchester: £11,770Cardiff West: £11,633Colchester: £11,117Cardiff West: £10,988

    £11,584£11,633£10,988Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£11,720£11,770£11,117

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff West £648, Colchester £527Colchester: £527Cardiff West: £648Colchester: £529Cardiff West: £651Colchester: £500Cardiff West: £615

    £648£651£615Cardiff West is higher£527£529£500

  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 West £896, Colchester £900Colchester: £900Cardiff West: £896Colchester: £904Cardiff West: £900Colchester: £854Cardiff West: £850

    £896£900£850Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£900£904£854

  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 West £36, Colchester £27Colchester: £27Cardiff West: £36Colchester: £27Cardiff West: £36Colchester: £26Cardiff West: £34

    £36£36£34Cardiff West is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff West £625, Colchester £383Colchester: £383Cardiff West: £625Colchester: £384Cardiff West: £627Colchester: £363Cardiff West: £593

    £625£627£593Cardiff West is higher£383£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff West £137, Colchester £162Colchester: £162Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £163Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £154Cardiff West: £130

    £137£137£130Colchester is higher£162£163£154

  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 West £132, Colchester £99Colchester: £99Cardiff West: £132Colchester: £100Cardiff West: £132Colchester: £94Cardiff West: £125

    £132£132£125Cardiff West is higher£99£100£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff West £2,118, Colchester £1,560Colchester: £1,560Cardiff West: £2,118Colchester: £1,567Cardiff West: £2,127Colchester: £1,480Cardiff West: £2,009

    £2,118£2,127£2,009Cardiff West is higher£1,560£1,567£1,480

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff West £300, Colchester £202Colchester: £202Cardiff West: £300Colchester: £203Cardiff West: £301Colchester: £192Cardiff West: £284

    £300£301£284Cardiff West is higher£202£203£192

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff West £438, Colchester £250Colchester: £250Cardiff West: £438Colchester: £251Cardiff West: £440Colchester: £237Cardiff West: £416

    £438£440£416Cardiff West is higher£250£251£237

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff West £6.26, Colchester £7.84Colchester: £7.84Cardiff West: £6.26Colchester: £7.88Cardiff West: £6.29Colchester: £7.44Cardiff West: £5.94

    £6.26£6.29£5.94Colchester is higher£7.84£7.88£7.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff West £9.06, Colchester £6.50Colchester: £6.50Cardiff West: £9.06Colchester: £6.53Cardiff West: £9.09Colchester: £6.17Cardiff West: £8.59

    £9.06£9.09£8.59Cardiff West is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff West £6.40, Colchester £4.64Colchester: £4.64Cardiff West: £6.40Colchester: £4.66Cardiff West: £6.43Colchester: £4.40Cardiff West: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Cardiff West is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff West 1,024.5, Colchester 1,013.8Colchester: 1,013.8Cardiff West: 1,024.5

    1,024.5Cardiff West is higher1,013.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff West 139.6, Colchester 108.8Colchester: 108.8Cardiff West: 139.6

    139.6Cardiff West is higher108.8

  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 West 181.6, Colchester 177.7Colchester: 177.7Cardiff West: 181.6

    181.6Cardiff West is higher177.7

  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 West 87.0, Colchester 60.8Colchester: 60.8Cardiff West: 87.0

    87.0Cardiff West is higher60.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cardiff West 233.5, Colchester 177.2Colchester: 177.2Cardiff West: 233.5

    233.5Cardiff West is higher177.2

  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 West 28.4, Colchester 22.2Colchester: 22.2Cardiff West: 28.4

    28.4Cardiff West is higher22.2

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Cardiff West and Colchester, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiff WestColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,856£4,877£4,606£3,752£3,768£3,559Cardiff West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,164£13,220£12,487£13,174£13,231£12,497Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,704£2,715£2,565£1,924£1,933£1,825Cardiff West
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,584£11,633£10,988£11,720£11,770£11,117Colchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£648£651£615£527£529£500Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£896£900£850£900£904£854Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£27£27£26Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£625£627£593£383£384£363Cardiff West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£162£163£154Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£132£132£125£99£100£94Cardiff West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,118£2,127£2,009£1,560£1,567£1,480Cardiff West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£300£301£284£202£203£192Cardiff West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£438£440£416£250£251£237Cardiff West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.94£7.84£7.88£7.44Colchester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.59£6.50£6.53£6.17Cardiff West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£4.64£4.66£4.40Cardiff West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.51,013.8Cardiff West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.6108.8Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.6177.7Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.060.8Cardiff West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026233.5177.2Cardiff West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.422.2Cardiff West

Per resident

Cardiff West is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Colchester 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 West Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff West £4,856, Colchester £3,752Colchester: £3,752Cardiff West: £4,856Colchester: £3,768Cardiff West: £4,877Colchester: £3,559Cardiff West: £4,606

    £4,856£4,877£4,606Cardiff West is higher£3,752£3,768£3,559

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff West £2,067, Colchester £1,740Colchester: £1,740Cardiff West: £2,067Colchester: £1,748Cardiff West: £2,076Colchester: £1,651Cardiff West: £1,961

    £2,067£2,076£1,961Cardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£1,740£1,748£1,651

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff West £1,722, Colchester £1,260Colchester: £1,260Cardiff West: £1,722Colchester: £1,265Cardiff West: £1,729Colchester: £1,195Cardiff West: £1,633

    £1,722£1,729£1,633Cardiff West is higher£1,260£1,265£1,195

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff West £1,819, Colchester £1,548Colchester: £1,548Cardiff West: £1,819Colchester: £1,555Cardiff West: £1,826Colchester: £1,469Cardiff West: £1,725

    £1,819£1,826£1,725Cardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£1,548£1,555£1,469

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff West £102, Colchester £70Colchester: £70Cardiff West: £102Colchester: £70Cardiff West: £102Colchester: £66Cardiff West: £97

    £102£102£97Cardiff West is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff West £141, Colchester £119Colchester: £119Cardiff West: £141Colchester: £119Cardiff West: £141Colchester: £113Cardiff West: £133

    £141£141£133Cardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£119£119£113

  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 West £5.69, Colchester £3.56Colchester: £3.56Cardiff West: £5.69Colchester: £3.58Cardiff West: £5.72Colchester: £3.38Cardiff West: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Cardiff West is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff West £625, Colchester £383Colchester: £383Cardiff West: £625Colchester: £384Cardiff West: £627Colchester: £363Cardiff West: £593

    £625£627£593Cardiff West is higher£383£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff West £137, Colchester £162Colchester: £162Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £163Cardiff West: £137Colchester: £154Cardiff West: £130

    £137£137£130Colchester is higher£162£163£154

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff West £84, Colchester £65Colchester: £65Cardiff West: £84Colchester: £65Cardiff West: £84Colchester: £62Cardiff West: £80

    £84£84£80Cardiff West is higher£65£65£62

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff West £1,349, Colchester £1,021Colchester: £1,021Cardiff West: £1,349Colchester: £1,026Cardiff West: £1,355Colchester: £969Cardiff West: £1,279

    £1,349£1,355£1,279Cardiff West is higher£1,021£1,026£969

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff West £300, Colchester £202Colchester: £202Cardiff West: £300Colchester: £203Cardiff West: £301Colchester: £192Cardiff West: £284

    £300£301£284Cardiff West is higher£202£203£192

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff West £279, Colchester £164Colchester: £164Cardiff West: £279Colchester: £165Cardiff West: £280Colchester: £155Cardiff West: £265

    £279£280£265Cardiff West is higher£164£165£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff West £3.99, Colchester £5.13Colchester: £5.13Cardiff West: £3.99Colchester: £5.16Cardiff West: £4.00Colchester: £4.87Cardiff West: £3.78

    £3.99£4.00£3.78Colchester is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff West £5.77, Colchester £4.26Colchester: £4.26Cardiff West: £5.77Colchester: £4.28Cardiff West: £5.79Colchester: £4.04Cardiff West: £5.47

    £5.77£5.79£5.47Cardiff West is higher£4.26£4.28£4.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff West £6.40, Colchester £4.64Colchester: £4.64Cardiff West: £6.40Colchester: £4.66Cardiff West: £6.43Colchester: £4.40Cardiff West: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Cardiff West is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff West 160.9, Colchester 133.9Colchester: 133.9Cardiff West: 160.9

    160.9Cardiff West is higher133.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff West 21.9, Colchester 14.4Colchester: 14.4Cardiff West: 21.9

    21.9Cardiff West is higher14.4

  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 West 28.5, Colchester 23.5Colchester: 23.5Cardiff West: 28.5

    28.5Cardiff West is higher23.5

  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 West 87.0, Colchester 60.8Colchester: 60.8Cardiff West: 87.0

    87.0Cardiff West is higher60.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff West 148.7, Colchester 116.0Colchester: 116.0Cardiff West: 148.7

    148.7Cardiff West is higher116.0

  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 West 18.1, Colchester 14.5Colchester: 14.5Cardiff West: 18.1

    18.1Cardiff West is higher14.5

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Cardiff West and Colchester, per resident
MeasureCardiff WestColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,856£4,877£4,606£3,752£3,768£3,559Cardiff West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,067£2,076£1,961£1,740£1,748£1,651Cardiff West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,722£1,729£1,633£1,260£1,265£1,195Cardiff West
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,819£1,826£1,725£1,548£1,555£1,469Cardiff West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£70£70£66Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£119£119£113Cardiff West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£3.56£3.58£3.38Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£625£627£593£383£384£363Cardiff West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£162£163£154Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80£65£65£62Cardiff West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,349£1,355£1,279£1,021£1,026£969Cardiff West
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£300£301£284£202£203£192Cardiff West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£164£165£155Cardiff West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.99£4.00£3.78£5.13£5.16£4.87Colchester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.77£5.79£5.47£4.26£4.28£4.04Cardiff West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£4.64£4.66£4.40Cardiff West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.9133.9Cardiff West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.914.4Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.523.5Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.060.8Cardiff West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026148.7116.0Cardiff West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.114.5Cardiff West

Total

Cardiff West is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Colchester 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 West Colchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff West £521.9m, Colchester £450.0mColchester: £450.0mCardiff West: £521.9mColchester: £452.0mCardiff West: £524.1mColchester: £426.9mCardiff West: £495.1m

    £521.9m£524.1m£495.1mCardiff West is higher£450.0m£452.0m£426.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff West £222.1m, Colchester £208.8mColchester: £208.8mCardiff West: £222.1mColchester: £209.7mCardiff West: £223.1mColchester: £198.0mCardiff West: £210.7m

    £222.1m£223.1m£210.7mCardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff West £185.0m, Colchester £151.1mColchester: £151.1mCardiff West: £185.0mColchester: £151.8mCardiff West: £185.8mColchester: £143.3mCardiff West: £175.5m

    £185.0m£185.8m£175.5mCardiff West is higher£151.1m£151.8m£143.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff West £195.5m, Colchester £185.7mColchester: £185.7mCardiff West: £195.5mColchester: £186.5mCardiff West: £196.3mColchester: £176.2mCardiff West: £185.4m

    £195.5m£196.3m£185.4mCardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff West £10.9m, Colchester £8.4mColchester: £8.4mCardiff West: £10.9mColchester: £8.4mCardiff West: £11.0mColchester: £7.9mCardiff West: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mCardiff West is higher£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff West £15.1m, Colchester £14.3mColchester: £14.3mCardiff West: £15.1mColchester: £14.3mCardiff West: £15.2mColchester: £13.5mCardiff West: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mCardiff West is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cardiff West £0.61m, Colchester £0.43mColchester: £0.43mCardiff West: £0.61mColchester: £0.43mCardiff West: £0.61mColchester: £0.40mCardiff West: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mCardiff West is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff West £67.1m, Colchester £45.9mColchester: £45.9mCardiff West: £67.1mColchester: £46.1mCardiff West: £67.4mColchester: £43.6mCardiff West: £63.7m

    £67.1m£67.4m£63.7mCardiff West is higher£45.9m£46.1m£43.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff West £14.7m, Colchester £19.4mColchester: £19.4mCardiff West: £14.7mColchester: £19.5mCardiff West: £14.8mColchester: £18.4mCardiff West: £13.9m

    £14.7m£14.8m£13.9mColchester is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff West £9.0m, Colchester £7.8mColchester: £7.8mCardiff West: £9.0mColchester: £7.8mCardiff West: £9.1mColchester: £7.4mCardiff West: £8.6m

    £9.0m£9.1m£8.6mCardiff West is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff West £145.0m, Colchester £122.5mColchester: £122.5mCardiff West: £145.0mColchester: £123.1mCardiff West: £145.6mColchester: £116.2mCardiff West: £137.5m

    £145.0m£145.6m£137.5mCardiff West is higher£122.5m£123.1m£116.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff West £32.2m, Colchester £24.2mColchester: £24.2mCardiff West: £32.2mColchester: £24.3mCardiff West: £32.4mColchester: £23.0mCardiff West: £30.6m

    £32.2m£32.4m£30.6mCardiff West is higher£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff West £30.0m, Colchester £19.7mColchester: £19.7mCardiff West: £30.0mColchester: £19.7mCardiff West: £30.1mColchester: £18.6mCardiff West: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mCardiff West is higher£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff West £0.43m, Colchester £0.62mColchester: £0.62mCardiff West: £0.43mColchester: £0.62mCardiff West: £0.43mColchester: £0.58mCardiff West: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mColchester is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff West £0.62m, Colchester £0.51mColchester: £0.51mCardiff West: £0.62mColchester: £0.51mCardiff West: £0.62mColchester: £0.48mCardiff West: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mCardiff West is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff West £0.69m, Colchester £0.56mColchester: £0.56mCardiff West: £0.69mColchester: £0.56mCardiff West: £0.69mColchester: £0.53mCardiff West: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mCardiff West is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff West 17,288, Colchester 16,066Colchester: 16,066Cardiff West: 17,288

    17,288Cardiff West is higher16,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff West 2,356, Colchester 1,724Colchester: 1,724Cardiff West: 2,356

    2,356Cardiff West is higher1,724

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff West 3,064, Colchester 2,816Colchester: 2,816Cardiff West: 3,064

    3,064Cardiff West is higher2,816

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff West 9,348, Colchester 7,287Colchester: 7,287Cardiff West: 9,348

    9,348Cardiff West is higher7,287

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff West 15,978, Colchester 13,918Colchester: 13,918Cardiff West: 15,978

    15,978Cardiff West is higher13,918

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff West 1,946, Colchester 1,743Colchester: 1,743Cardiff West: 1,946

    1,946Cardiff West is higher1,743

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Cardiff West and Colchester, total
MeasureCardiff WestColchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£521.9m£524.1m£495.1m£450.0m£452.0m£426.9mCardiff West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m£208.8m£209.7m£198.0mCardiff West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m£151.1m£151.8m£143.3mCardiff West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£195.5m£196.3m£185.4m£185.7m£186.5m£176.2mCardiff West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mCardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mCardiff West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mCardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.1m£67.4m£63.7m£45.9m£46.1m£43.6mCardiff West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mCardiff West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£145.0m£145.6m£137.5m£122.5m£123.1m£116.2mCardiff West
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.2m£32.4m£30.6m£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCardiff West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£19.7m£19.7m£18.6mCardiff West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.62m£0.62m£0.58mColchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mCardiff West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCardiff West
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,28816,066Cardiff West
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3561,724Cardiff West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0642,816Cardiff West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,3487,287Cardiff West
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,97813,918Cardiff West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9461,743Cardiff West

Sources

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

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  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.
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