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Monmouthshire and North East Fife

94,930 and 92,045 residents (mid-2024).

Monmouthshire is higher than North East Fife on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 14 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.

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Per person in the age group

Monmouthshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and North East Fife on 7. 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

Monmouthshire North East Fife

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,850, North East Fife £4,803North East Fife: £4,803Monmouthshire: £4,850North East Fife: £4,823Monmouthshire: £4,870North East Fife: £4,556Monmouthshire: £4,600

    £4,850£4,870£4,600Monmouthshire is higher£4,803£4,823£4,556

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £12,657, North East Fife £12,297North East Fife: £12,297Monmouthshire: £12,657North East Fife: £12,349Monmouthshire: £12,711North East Fife: £11,664Monmouthshire: £12,006

    £12,657£12,711£12,006Monmouthshire is higher£12,297£12,349£11,664

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,585, North East Fife £1,517North East Fife: £1,517Monmouthshire: £1,585North East Fife: £1,524Monmouthshire: £1,591North East Fife: £1,439Monmouthshire: £1,503

    £1,585£1,591£1,503Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,517£1,524£1,439

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £11,540, North East Fife £11,482North East Fife: £11,482Monmouthshire: £11,540North East Fife: £11,531Monmouthshire: £11,589North East Fife: £10,891Monmouthshire: £10,946

    £11,540£11,589£10,946Monmouthshire is higher£11,482£11,531£10,891

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £317, North East Fife £267North East Fife: £267Monmouthshire: £317North East Fife: £269Monmouthshire: £318North East Fife: £254Monmouthshire: £301

    £317£318£301Monmouthshire is higher£267£269£254

  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: Monmouthshire £780, North East Fife £530North East Fife: £530Monmouthshire: £780North East Fife: £532Monmouthshire: £783North East Fife: £502Monmouthshire: £740

    £780£783£740Monmouthshire is higher£530£532£502

  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: Monmouthshire £20, North East Fife £17North East Fife: £17Monmouthshire: £20North East Fife: £18Monmouthshire: £20North East Fife: £17Monmouthshire: £19

    £20£20£19Monmouthshire is higher£17£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £457, North East Fife £593North East Fife: £593Monmouthshire: £457North East Fife: £595Monmouthshire: £459North East Fife: £562Monmouthshire: £434

    £457£459£434North East Fife is higher£593£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, North East Fife £191North East Fife: £191Monmouthshire: £100North East Fife: £191Monmouthshire: £101North East Fife: £181Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95North East Fife is higher£191£191£181

  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: Monmouthshire £98, North East Fife £133North East Fife: £133Monmouthshire: £98North East Fife: £133Monmouthshire: £98North East Fife: £126Monmouthshire: £93

    £98£98£93North East Fife is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,155, North East Fife £1,082North East Fife: £1,082Monmouthshire: £1,155North East Fife: £1,086Monmouthshire: £1,160North East Fife: £1,026Monmouthshire: £1,096

    £1,155£1,160£1,096Monmouthshire is higher£1,082£1,086£1,026

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £179, North East Fife £155North East Fife: £155Monmouthshire: £179North East Fife: £156Monmouthshire: £179North East Fife: £147Monmouthshire: £169

    £179£179£169Monmouthshire is higher£155£156£147

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £317, North East Fife £291North East Fife: £291Monmouthshire: £317North East Fife: £292Monmouthshire: £318North East Fife: £276Monmouthshire: £300

    £317£318£300Monmouthshire is higher£291£292£276

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £10, North East Fife £6.17North East Fife: £6.17Monmouthshire: £10North East Fife: £6.19Monmouthshire: £11North East Fife: £5.85Monmouthshire: £9.95

    £10£11£9.95Monmouthshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £4.60, North East Fife £6.08North East Fife: £6.08Monmouthshire: £4.60North East Fife: £6.11Monmouthshire: £4.62North East Fife: £5.77Monmouthshire: £4.36

    £4.60£4.62£4.36North East Fife is higher£6.08£6.11£5.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.75, North East Fife £7.37North East Fife: £7.37Monmouthshire: £6.75North East Fife: £7.40Monmouthshire: £6.78North East Fife: £6.99Monmouthshire: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40North East Fife is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 1,015.6, North East Fife 1,009.2North East Fife: 1,009.2Monmouthshire: 1,015.6

    1,015.6Monmouthshire is higher1,009.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 76.7, North East Fife 71.9North East Fife: 71.9Monmouthshire: 76.7

    76.7Monmouthshire is higher71.9

  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: Monmouthshire 158.3, North East Fife 148.1North East Fife: 148.1Monmouthshire: 158.3

    158.3Monmouthshire is higher148.1

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.6, North East Fife 96.2North East Fife: 96.2Monmouthshire: 63.6

    63.6North East Fife is higher96.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire 145.1, North East Fife 143.8North East Fife: 143.8Monmouthshire: 145.1

    145.1Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count143.8

  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: Monmouthshire 20.8, North East Fife 31.7North East Fife: 31.7Monmouthshire: 20.8

    20.8North East Fife is higher31.7

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Monmouthshire and North East Fife, per person in the age group
MeasureMonmouthshireNorth East FifeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,850£4,870£4,600£4,803£4,823£4,556Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,657£12,711£12,006£12,297£12,349£11,664Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,585£1,591£1,503£1,517£1,524£1,439Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,540£11,589£10,946£11,482£11,531£10,891Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£317£318£301£267£269£254Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£780£783£740£530£532£502Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£17£18£17Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£457£459£434£593£595£562Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£191£191£181Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£98£93£133£133£126Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,155£1,160£1,096£1,082£1,086£1,026Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£179£169£155£156£147Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£317£318£300£291£292£276Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.95£6.17£6.19£5.85Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.60£4.62£4.36£6.08£6.11£5.77North East Fife
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£7.37£7.40£6.99Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.61,009.2Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.771.9Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.3148.1Shared outMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.696.2Shared outNorth East Fife
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026145.1143.8Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.831.7Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife

Per resident

Monmouthshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and North East Fife on 9. 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

Monmouthshire North East Fife

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,850, North East Fife £4,803North East Fife: £4,803Monmouthshire: £4,850North East Fife: £4,823Monmouthshire: £4,870North East Fife: £4,556Monmouthshire: £4,600

    £4,850£4,870£4,600Monmouthshire is higher£4,803£4,823£4,556

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £3,191, North East Fife £2,931North East Fife: £2,931Monmouthshire: £3,191North East Fife: £2,943Monmouthshire: £3,204North East Fife: £2,780Monmouthshire: £3,026

    £3,191£3,204£3,026Monmouthshire is higher£2,931£2,943£2,780

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £916, North East Fife £927North East Fife: £927Monmouthshire: £916North East Fife: £931Monmouthshire: £920North East Fife: £879Monmouthshire: £869

    £916£920£869North East Fife is higherDepends on how you count£927£931£879

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Monmouthshire £2,909, North East Fife £2,737North East Fife: £2,737Monmouthshire: £2,909North East Fife: £2,748Monmouthshire: £2,921North East Fife: £2,596Monmouthshire: £2,759

    £2,909£2,921£2,759Monmouthshire is higher£2,737£2,748£2,596

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £80, North East Fife £64North East Fife: £64Monmouthshire: £80North East Fife: £64Monmouthshire: £80North East Fife: £60Monmouthshire: £76

    £80£80£76Monmouthshire is higher£64£64£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £197, North East Fife £126North East Fife: £126Monmouthshire: £197North East Fife: £127Monmouthshire: £197North East Fife: £120Monmouthshire: £186

    £197£197£186Monmouthshire is higher£126£127£120

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £5.07, North East Fife £4.15North East Fife: £4.15Monmouthshire: £5.07North East Fife: £4.17Monmouthshire: £5.09North East Fife: £3.94Monmouthshire: £4.81

    £5.07£5.09£4.81Monmouthshire is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £457, North East Fife £593North East Fife: £593Monmouthshire: £457North East Fife: £595Monmouthshire: £459North East Fife: £562Monmouthshire: £434

    £457£459£434North East Fife is higher£593£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, North East Fife £191North East Fife: £191Monmouthshire: £100North East Fife: £191Monmouthshire: £101North East Fife: £181Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95North East Fife is higher£191£191£181

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £56, North East Fife £81North East Fife: £81Monmouthshire: £56North East Fife: £81Monmouthshire: £57North East Fife: £77Monmouthshire: £54

    £56£57£54North East Fife is higher£81£81£77

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £668, North East Fife £661North East Fife: £661Monmouthshire: £668North East Fife: £664Monmouthshire: £671North East Fife: £627Monmouthshire: £633

    £668£671£633Monmouthshire is higher£661£664£627

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £179, North East Fife £155North East Fife: £155Monmouthshire: £179North East Fife: £156Monmouthshire: £179North East Fife: £147Monmouthshire: £169

    £179£179£169Monmouthshire is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £183, North East Fife £178North East Fife: £178Monmouthshire: £183North East Fife: £178Monmouthshire: £184North East Fife: £168Monmouthshire: £174

    £183£184£174Monmouthshire is higher£178£178£168

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.06, North East Fife £3.77North East Fife: £3.77Monmouthshire: £6.06North East Fife: £3.79Monmouthshire: £6.09North East Fife: £3.58Monmouthshire: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Monmouthshire is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Monmouthshire £2.66, North East Fife £3.72North East Fife: £3.72Monmouthshire: £2.66North East Fife: £3.74Monmouthshire: £2.67North East Fife: £3.53Monmouthshire: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52North East Fife is higher£3.72£3.74£3.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.75, North East Fife £7.37North East Fife: £7.37Monmouthshire: £6.75North East Fife: £7.40Monmouthshire: £6.78North East Fife: £6.99Monmouthshire: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40North East Fife is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 256.0, North East Fife 240.5North East Fife: 240.5Monmouthshire: 256.0

    256.0Monmouthshire is higher240.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 19.3, North East Fife 17.1North East Fife: 17.1Monmouthshire: 19.3

    19.3Monmouthshire is higher17.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 39.9, North East Fife 35.3North East Fife: 35.3Monmouthshire: 39.9

    39.9Monmouthshire is higher35.3

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.6, North East Fife 96.2North East Fife: 96.2Monmouthshire: 63.6

    63.6North East Fife is higher96.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 83.9, North East Fife 87.9North East Fife: 87.9Monmouthshire: 83.9

    83.9North East Fife is higherDepends on how you count87.9

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 12.0, North East Fife 19.4North East Fife: 19.4Monmouthshire: 12.0

    12.0North East Fife is higher19.4

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Monmouthshire and North East Fife, per resident
MeasureMonmouthshireNorth East FifeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,850£4,870£4,600£4,803£4,823£4,556Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,191£3,204£3,026£2,931£2,943£2,780Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£916£920£869£927£931£879Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,909£2,921£2,759£2,737£2,748£2,596Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£64£64£60Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£197£186£126£127£120Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£4.15£4.17£3.94Shared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£457£459£434£593£595£562Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£191£191£181Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£54£81£81£77Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£661£664£627Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£179£169£155£156£147Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£178£178£168Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£3.77£3.79£3.58Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£3.72£3.74£3.53North East Fife
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£7.37£7.40£6.99Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.0240.5Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.317.1Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.935.3Shared outMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.696.2Shared outNorth East Fife
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.987.9North East Fife
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.019.4Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife

Total

Monmouthshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and North East Fife on 8. 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

Monmouthshire North East Fife

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Monmouthshire £460.4m, North East Fife £442.1mNorth East Fife: £442.1mMonmouthshire: £460.4mNorth East Fife: £444.0mMonmouthshire: £462.3mNorth East Fife: £419.3mMonmouthshire: £436.7m

    £460.4m£462.3m£436.7mMonmouthshire is higher£442.1m£444.0m£419.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Monmouthshire £302.9m, North East Fife £269.8mNorth East Fife: £269.8mMonmouthshire: £302.9mNorth East Fife: £270.9mMonmouthshire: £304.2mNorth East Fife: £255.9mMonmouthshire: £287.3m

    £302.9m£304.2m£287.3mMonmouthshire is higher£269.8m£270.9m£255.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Monmouthshire £86.9m, North East Fife £85.3mNorth East Fife: £85.3mMonmouthshire: £86.9mNorth East Fife: £85.7mMonmouthshire: £87.3mNorth East Fife: £80.9mMonmouthshire: £82.5m

    £86.9m£87.3m£82.5mMonmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£85.3m£85.7m£80.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire £276.2m, North East Fife £251.9mNorth East Fife: £251.9mMonmouthshire: £276.2mNorth East Fife: £253.0mMonmouthshire: £277.3mNorth East Fife: £238.9mMonmouthshire: £261.9m

    £276.2m£277.3m£261.9mMonmouthshire is higher£251.9m£253.0m£238.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire £7.6m, North East Fife £5.9mNorth East Fife: £5.9mMonmouthshire: £7.6mNorth East Fife: £5.9mMonmouthshire: £7.6mNorth East Fife: £5.6mMonmouthshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mMonmouthshire is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £18.7m, North East Fife £11.6mNorth East Fife: £11.6mMonmouthshire: £18.7mNorth East Fife: £11.7mMonmouthshire: £18.7mNorth East Fife: £11.0mMonmouthshire: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mMonmouthshire is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Monmouthshire £0.48m, North East Fife £0.38mNorth East Fife: £0.38mMonmouthshire: £0.48mNorth East Fife: £0.38mMonmouthshire: £0.48mNorth East Fife: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mMonmouthshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £43.4m, North East Fife £54.5mNorth East Fife: £54.5mMonmouthshire: £43.4mNorth East Fife: £54.8mMonmouthshire: £43.6mNorth East Fife: £51.7mMonmouthshire: £41.2m

    £43.4m£43.6m£41.2mNorth East Fife is higher£54.5m£54.8m£51.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £9.5m, North East Fife £17.5mNorth East Fife: £17.5mMonmouthshire: £9.5mNorth East Fife: £17.6mMonmouthshire: £9.6mNorth East Fife: £16.6mMonmouthshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNorth East Fife is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire £5.4m, North East Fife £7.5mNorth East Fife: £7.5mMonmouthshire: £5.4mNorth East Fife: £7.5mMonmouthshire: £5.4mNorth East Fife: £7.1mMonmouthshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mNorth East Fife is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire £63.4m, North East Fife £60.8mNorth East Fife: £60.8mMonmouthshire: £63.4mNorth East Fife: £61.1mMonmouthshire: £63.7mNorth East Fife: £57.7mMonmouthshire: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mMonmouthshire is higher£60.8m£61.1m£57.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Monmouthshire £17.0m, North East Fife £14.3mNorth East Fife: £14.3mMonmouthshire: £17.0mNorth East Fife: £14.3mMonmouthshire: £17.0mNorth East Fife: £13.5mMonmouthshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.0m£16.1mMonmouthshire is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £17.4m, North East Fife £16.3mNorth East Fife: £16.3mMonmouthshire: £17.4mNorth East Fife: £16.4mMonmouthshire: £17.5mNorth East Fife: £15.5mMonmouthshire: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mMonmouthshire is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £0.58m, North East Fife £0.35mNorth East Fife: £0.35mMonmouthshire: £0.58mNorth East Fife: £0.35mMonmouthshire: £0.58mNorth East Fife: £0.33mMonmouthshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Monmouthshire £0.25m, North East Fife £0.34mNorth East Fife: £0.34mMonmouthshire: £0.25mNorth East Fife: £0.34mMonmouthshire: £0.25mNorth East Fife: £0.32mMonmouthshire: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mNorth East Fife is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Monmouthshire £0.64m, North East Fife £0.68mNorth East Fife: £0.68mMonmouthshire: £0.64mNorth East Fife: £0.68mMonmouthshire: £0.64mNorth East Fife: £0.64mMonmouthshire: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mNorth East Fife is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire 24,302, North East Fife 22,139North East Fife: 22,139Monmouthshire: 24,302

    24,302Monmouthshire is higher22,139

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire 1,836, North East Fife 1,577North East Fife: 1,577Monmouthshire: 1,836

    1,836Monmouthshire is higher1,577

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 3,787, North East Fife 3,250North East Fife: 3,250Monmouthshire: 3,787

    3,787Monmouthshire is higher3,250

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 6,038, North East Fife 8,854North East Fife: 8,854Monmouthshire: 6,038

    6,038North East Fife is higher8,854

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire 7,963, North East Fife 8,086North East Fife: 8,086Monmouthshire: 7,963

    7,963North East Fife is higherDepends on how you count8,086

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire 1,139, North East Fife 1,783North East Fife: 1,783Monmouthshire: 1,139

    1,139North East Fife is higher1,783

Show the numbers
Monmouthshire and North East Fife, total
MeasureMonmouthshireNorth East FifeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.4m£462.3m£436.7m£442.1m£444.0m£419.3mShared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m£269.8m£270.9m£255.9mShared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m£85.3m£85.7m£80.9mShared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m£251.9m£253.0m£238.9mMonmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mMonmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mShared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mShared outEstimatedMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.4m£43.6m£41.2m£54.5m£54.8m£51.7mShared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mShared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mShared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£60.8m£61.1m£57.7mMonmouthshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mMonmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mNorth East Fife
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mShared outEstimatedNorth East Fife
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,30222,139Monmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8361,577Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7873,250Shared outMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0388,854Shared outNorth East Fife
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9638,086North East Fife
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1391,783Shared outEstimatedNorth East Fife

Sources

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

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  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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