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Llanelli and St Austell and Newquay
Llanelli is higher than St Austell and Newquay on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Llanelli is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and St Austell and Newquay 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
Llanelli St Austell and Newquay
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,677£5,701£5,385Llanelli is higher£5,001£5,022£4,744
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,183£13,239£12,505Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£12,489£12,542£11,846
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,630£2,641£2,494Llanelli is higher£2,187£2,196£2,075
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,472£11,520£10,881Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£11,399£11,448£10,813
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£575£578£546Llanelli is higher£404£406£383
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,102£1,107£1,046Llanelli is higher£657£660£624
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£34£34£32Llanelli is higher£28£28£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£817£820£775Llanelli is higher£503£505£477
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£206£206£195Llanelli is higher£133£133£126
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£171£171£162Llanelli is higher£116£116£110
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,844£1,852£1,749Llanelli is higher£1,673£1,681£1,587
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201St Austell and Newquay is higher£263£264£249
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£596£599£566Llanelli is higher£385£387£365
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.31£6.34£5.99Llanelli is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£12Llanelli is higher£7.74£7.77£7.34
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.32£8.35£7.89Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£7.86£7.90£7.46
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.6St Austell and Newquay is higher1,034.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
131.6Llanelli is higher108.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
220.7Llanelli is higher147.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
112.6Llanelli is higher75.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
238.6Llanelli is higher213.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
35.5Llanelli is higher25.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Llanelli | St Austell and Newquay | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,677£5,701£5,385 | £5,001£5,022£4,744 | Llanelli |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,183£13,239£12,505 | £12,489£12,542£11,846 | Llanelli |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,630£2,641£2,494 | £2,187£2,196£2,075 | Llanelli |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,472£11,520£10,881 | £11,399£11,448£10,813 | Llanelli |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £575£578£546 | £404£406£383 | Llanelli |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,102£1,107£1,046 | £657£660£624 | Llanelli |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £34£34£32 | £28£28£27 | Llanelli |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £817£820£775 | £503£505£477 | Llanelli |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £206£206£195 | £133£133£126 | Llanelli |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £171£171£162 | £116£116£110 | Llanelli |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,844£1,852£1,749 | £1,673£1,681£1,587 | Llanelli |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £263£264£249 | St Austell and Newquay |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £596£599£566 | £385£387£365 | Llanelli |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.31£6.34£5.99 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Llanelli |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £12 | £7.74£7.77£7.34 | Llanelli |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.32£8.35£7.89 | £7.86£7.90£7.46 | Llanelli |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.6 | 1,034.5 | St Austell and Newquay |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 131.6 | 108.3 | Llanelli |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 220.7 | 147.7 | Llanelli |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 112.6 | 75.4 | Llanelli |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 238.6 | 213.9 | Llanelli |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 35.5 | 25.0 | Llanelli |
Per resident
Llanelli is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and St Austell and Newquay on 3. 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
Llanelli St Austell and Newquay
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,677£5,701£5,385Llanelli is higher£5,001£5,022£4,744
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,870£2,882£2,722Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£2,791£2,802£2,647
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,564£1,571£1,483Llanelli is higher£1,304£1,310£1,237
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,497£2,508£2,369St Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£2,547£2,558£2,416
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£125£126£119Llanelli is higher£90£91£86
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£240£241£228Llanelli is higher£147£148£139
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£7.42£7.45£7.04Llanelli is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£817£820£775Llanelli is higher£503£505£477
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£206£206£195Llanelli is higher£133£133£126
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£101£102£96Llanelli is higher£69£69£65
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,097£1,101£1,040Llanelli is higher£998£1,002£947
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201St Austell and Newquay is higher£263£264£249
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£355£356£336Llanelli is higher£230£231£218
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Llanelli is higher£3.18£3.20£3.02
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.35£7.38£6.97Llanelli is higher£4.62£4.64£4.38
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.32£8.35£7.89Llanelli is higherDepends on how you count£7.86£7.90£7.46
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
222.4St Austell and Newquay is higher231.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.7Llanelli is higher24.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
48.0Llanelli is higher33.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
112.6Llanelli is higher75.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
141.9Llanelli is higher127.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.1Llanelli is higher14.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Llanelli | St Austell and Newquay | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,677£5,701£5,385 | £5,001£5,022£4,744 | Llanelli |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,870£2,882£2,722 | £2,791£2,802£2,647 | Llanelli |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,564£1,571£1,483 | £1,304£1,310£1,237 | Llanelli |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,497£2,508£2,369 | £2,547£2,558£2,416 | St Austell and Newquay |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £90£91£86 | Llanelli |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £240£241£228 | £147£148£139 | Llanelli |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £7.42£7.45£7.04 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | Llanelli |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £817£820£775 | £503£505£477 | Llanelli |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £206£206£195 | £133£133£126 | Llanelli |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £101£102£96 | £69£69£65 | Llanelli |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,097£1,101£1,040 | £998£1,002£947 | Llanelli |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £263£264£249 | St Austell and Newquay |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £355£356£336 | £230£231£218 | Llanelli |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £3.18£3.20£3.02 | Llanelli |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.35£7.38£6.97 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | Llanelli |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.32£8.35£7.89 | £7.86£7.90£7.46 | Llanelli |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 222.4 | 231.1 | St Austell and Newquay |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.7 | 24.2 | Llanelli |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 48.0 | 33.0 | Llanelli |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 112.6 | 75.4 | Llanelli |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 141.9 | 127.6 | Llanelli |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.1 | 14.9 | Llanelli |
Total
Llanelli is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and St Austell and Newquay 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
Llanelli St Austell and Newquay
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£541.7m£544.1m£513.9mLlanelli is higher£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£273.9m£275.0m£259.8mSt Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£284.6m£285.8m£269.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£149.3m£149.9m£141.6mLlanelli is higher£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£238.3m£239.3m£226.0mSt Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£259.8m£260.9m£246.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mLlanelli is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.9m£23.0m£21.7mLlanelli is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mLlanelli is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£78.0m£78.3m£74.0mLlanelli is higher£51.3m£51.5m£48.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mLlanelli is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mLlanelli is higher£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£104.7m£105.1m£99.3mLlanelli is higher£101.8m£102.2m£96.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mSt Austell and Newquay is higher£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£33.9m£34.0m£32.1mLlanelli is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLlanelli is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mLlanelli is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mSt Austell and Newquay is higherDepends on how you count£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,223St Austell and Newquay is higher23,573
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,734Llanelli is higher2,468
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,585Llanelli is higher3,366
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,741Llanelli is higher7,693
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,540Llanelli is higher13,010
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,015Llanelli is higher1,518
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| Measure | Llanelli | St Austell and Newquay | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £541.7m£544.1m£513.9m | £510.0m£512.2m£483.8m | Llanelli |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £273.9m£275.0m£259.8m | £284.6m£285.8m£269.9m | St Austell and Newquay |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £149.3m£149.9m£141.6m | £133.0m£133.6m£126.2m | Llanelli |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £238.3m£239.3m£226.0m | £259.8m£260.9m£246.4m | St Austell and Newquay |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.9m£12.0m£11.3m | £9.2m£9.2m£8.7m | Llanelli |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.9m£23.0m£21.7m | £15.0m£15.0m£14.2m | Llanelli |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.71m£0.71m£0.67m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.60m | Llanelli |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £78.0m£78.3m£74.0m | £51.3m£51.5m£48.6m | Llanelli |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.6m£19.7m£18.6m | £13.6m£13.6m£12.9m | Llanelli |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.7m£9.7m£9.2m | £7.0m£7.1m£6.7m | Llanelli |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £104.7m£105.1m£99.3m | £101.8m£102.2m£96.6m | Llanelli |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £20.2m£20.3m£19.2m | £26.8m£26.9m£25.4m | St Austell and Newquay |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £33.9m£34.0m£32.1m | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | Llanelli |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.32m£0.33m£0.31m | Llanelli |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.70m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.45m | Llanelli |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.79m£0.80m£0.75m | £0.80m£0.81m£0.76m | St Austell and Newquay |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,223 | 23,573 | St Austell and Newquay |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,734 | 2,468 | Llanelli |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,585 | 3,366 | Llanelli |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,741 | 7,693 | Llanelli |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,540 | 13,010 | Llanelli |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,015 | 1,518 | Llanelli |
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.