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Clwyd East and Gower
Clwyd East is higher than Gower on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 2 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
Clwyd East is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Gower on 4. 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
Clwyd East Gower
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,268£5,290£4,997Clwyd East is higher£4,992£5,014£4,735
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,860£12,915£12,199Clwyd East is higher£12,702£12,756£12,049
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,970£1,979£1,869Clwyd East is higher£1,797£1,805£1,705
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,569£11,619£10,974Clwyd East is higher£11,345£11,393£10,761
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£411£413£390Clwyd East is higher£375£377£356
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£853£857£809Gower is higher£959£963£909
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£27£27£25Clwyd East is higher£23£23£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£587£590£557Clwyd East is higherDepends on how you count£580£583£550
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£145Gower is higher£154£155£146
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£138£139£131Clwyd East is higher£120£121£114
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,434£1,440£1,361Clwyd East is higher£1,277£1,283£1,212
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£180£181£171Clwyd East is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£383£384£363Gower is higher£387£388£367
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.41£6.44£6.08Clwyd East is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.55£8.59£8.11Clwyd East is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£11£11£10Clwyd East is higher£10£10£9.77
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,031.1Clwyd East is higher1,001.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
102.5Clwyd East is higher89.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
173.6Gower is higher189.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
82.4Clwyd East is higher80.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
177.8Clwyd East is higher163.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
28.7Clwyd East is higher25.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Clwyd East | Gower | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,268£5,290£4,997 | £4,992£5,014£4,735 | Clwyd East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,860£12,915£12,199 | £12,702£12,756£12,049 | Clwyd East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,970£1,979£1,869 | £1,797£1,805£1,705 | Clwyd East |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,569£11,619£10,974 | £11,345£11,393£10,761 | Clwyd East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £411£413£390 | £375£377£356 | Clwyd East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £853£857£809 | £959£963£909 | Gower |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £27£27£25 | £23£23£22 | Clwyd East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £587£590£557 | £580£583£550 | Clwyd East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£145 | £154£155£146 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £138£139£131 | £120£121£114 | Clwyd East |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,434£1,440£1,361 | £1,277£1,283£1,212 | Clwyd East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £180£181£171 | £164£165£156 | Clwyd East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £383£384£363 | £387£388£367 | Gower |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.41£6.44£6.08 | £6.20£6.23£5.88 | Clwyd East |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.55£8.59£8.11 | £6.96£6.99£6.60 | Clwyd East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £10£10£9.77 | Clwyd East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,031.1 | 1,001.3 | Clwyd East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 102.5 | 89.4 | Clwyd East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 173.6 | 189.9 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 82.4 | 80.0 | Clwyd East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 177.8 | 163.1 | Clwyd East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 28.7 | 25.3 | Clwyd East |
Per resident
Clwyd East is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Gower on 4. 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
Clwyd East Gower
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,268£5,290£4,997Clwyd East is higher£4,992£5,014£4,735
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,202£3,215£3,037Clwyd East is higher£3,033£3,046£2,877
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,136£1,141£1,078Clwyd East is higher£1,050£1,055£996
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,880£2,893£2,732Clwyd East is higher£2,709£2,721£2,570
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Clwyd East is higher£90£90£85
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201Gower is higher£229£230£217
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.67£6.70£6.33Clwyd East is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£587£590£557Clwyd East is higherDepends on how you count£580£583£550
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£152£153£145Gower is higher£154£155£146
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76Clwyd East is higher£70£71£67
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£827£831£785Clwyd East is higher£746£750£708
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£180£181£171Clwyd East is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£221£222£209Gower is higher£226£227£214
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.69£3.71£3.50Clwyd East is higherDepends on how you count£3.62£3.63£3.43
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.93£4.95£4.68Clwyd East is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£11£11£10Clwyd East is higher£10£10£9.77
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
256.7Clwyd East is higher239.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.5Clwyd East is higher21.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
43.2Gower is higher45.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
82.4Clwyd East is higher80.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
102.5Clwyd East is higher95.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.6Clwyd East is higher14.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Clwyd East | Gower | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,268£5,290£4,997 | £4,992£5,014£4,735 | Clwyd East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,202£3,215£3,037 | £3,033£3,046£2,877 | Clwyd East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,136£1,141£1,078 | £1,050£1,055£996 | Clwyd East |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,880£2,893£2,732 | £2,709£2,721£2,570 | Clwyd East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £90£90£85 | Clwyd East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £229£230£217 | Gower |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.67£6.70£6.33 | £5.53£5.56£5.25 | Clwyd East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £587£590£557 | £580£583£550 | Clwyd East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £152£153£145 | £154£155£146 | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £70£71£67 | Clwyd East |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £827£831£785 | £746£750£708 | Clwyd East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £180£181£171 | £164£165£156 | Clwyd East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £221£222£209 | £226£227£214 | Gower |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.69£3.71£3.50 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | Clwyd East |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.93£4.95£4.68 | £4.07£4.09£3.86 | Clwyd East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £10£10£9.77 | Clwyd East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 256.7 | 239.1 | Clwyd East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.5 | 21.3 | Clwyd East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 43.2 | 45.4 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 82.4 | 80.0 | Clwyd East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 102.5 | 95.3 | Clwyd East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.6 | 14.8 | Clwyd East |
Total
Clwyd East is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Gower 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
Clwyd East Gower
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£510.7m£512.9m£484.5mClwyd East is higher£494.6m£496.7m£469.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£310.4m£311.7m£294.5mClwyd East is higher£300.5m£301.8m£285.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£110.2m£110.6m£104.5mClwyd East is higher£104.0m£104.5m£98.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£279.3m£280.4m£264.9mClwyd East is higher£268.4m£269.5m£254.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.9m£10.0m£9.4mClwyd East is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mGower is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mClwyd East is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£56.9m£57.2m£54.0mGower is higherDepends on how you count£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.8m£14.8m£14.0mGower is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mClwyd East is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£80.2m£80.5m£76.1mClwyd East is higher£73.9m£74.3m£70.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mClwyd East is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mGower is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mGower is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mClwyd East is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mClwyd East is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,889Clwyd East is higher23,689
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,475Clwyd East is higher2,114
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,191Gower is higher4,493
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,986Clwyd East is higher7,920
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,939Clwyd East is higher9,444
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,605Clwyd East is higher1,465
Show the numbers
| Measure | Clwyd East | Gower | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £510.7m£512.9m£484.5m | £494.6m£496.7m£469.1m | Clwyd East |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £310.4m£311.7m£294.5m | £300.5m£301.8m£285.0m | Clwyd East |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £110.2m£110.6m£104.5m | £104.0m£104.5m£98.7m | Clwyd East |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £279.3m£280.4m£264.9m | £268.4m£269.5m£254.6m | Clwyd East |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.9m£10.0m£9.4m | £8.9m£8.9m£8.4m | Clwyd East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.6m£20.7m£19.5m | £22.7m£22.8m£21.5m | Gower |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Clwyd East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £56.9m£57.2m£54.0m | £57.5m£57.7m£54.5m | Gower |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.8m£14.8m£14.0m | £15.3m£15.3m£14.5m | Gower |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | Clwyd East |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £80.2m£80.5m£76.1m | £73.9m£74.3m£70.1m | Clwyd East |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £17.4m£17.5m£16.5m | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | Clwyd East |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £21.4m£21.5m£20.3m | £22.4m£22.5m£21.2m | Gower |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Gower |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.48m£0.48m£0.45m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | Clwyd East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | Clwyd East |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,889 | 23,689 | Clwyd East |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,475 | 2,114 | Clwyd East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,191 | 4,493 | Gower |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,986 | 7,920 | Clwyd East |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,939 | 9,444 | Clwyd East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,605 | 1,465 | Clwyd East |
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.