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Monmouthshire and Gower

94,930 and 99,066 residents (mid-2024).

Monmouthshire is higher than Gower on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 4 of 22 measures, and Gower on 18. 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 Gower

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,850, Gower £4,992Gower: £4,992Monmouthshire: £4,850Gower: £5,014Monmouthshire: £4,870Gower: £4,735Monmouthshire: £4,600

    £4,850£4,870£4,600Gower is higher£4,992£5,014£4,735

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £12,657, Gower £12,702Gower: £12,702Monmouthshire: £12,657Gower: £12,756Monmouthshire: £12,711Gower: £12,049Monmouthshire: £12,006

    £12,657£12,711£12,006Gower is higherDepends on how you count£12,702£12,756£12,049

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,585, Gower £1,797Gower: £1,797Monmouthshire: £1,585Gower: £1,805Monmouthshire: £1,591Gower: £1,705Monmouthshire: £1,503

    £1,585£1,591£1,503Gower is higher£1,797£1,805£1,705

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £11,540, Gower £11,345Gower: £11,345Monmouthshire: £11,540Gower: £11,393Monmouthshire: £11,589Gower: £10,761Monmouthshire: £10,946

    £11,540£11,589£10,946Monmouthshire is higher£11,345£11,393£10,761

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £317, Gower £375Gower: £375Monmouthshire: £317Gower: £377Monmouthshire: £318Gower: £356Monmouthshire: £301

    £317£318£301Gower is higher£375£377£356

  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, Gower £959Gower: £959Monmouthshire: £780Gower: £963Monmouthshire: £783Gower: £909Monmouthshire: £740

    £780£783£740Gower is higher£959£963£909

  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, Gower £23Gower: £23Monmouthshire: £20Gower: £23Monmouthshire: £20Gower: £22Monmouthshire: £19

    £20£20£19Gower is higher£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £457, Gower £580Gower: £580Monmouthshire: £457Gower: £583Monmouthshire: £459Gower: £550Monmouthshire: £434

    £457£459£434Gower is higher£580£583£550

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Gower £154Gower: £154Monmouthshire: £100Gower: £155Monmouthshire: £101Gower: £146Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Gower is higher£154£155£146

  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, Gower £120Gower: £120Monmouthshire: £98Gower: £121Monmouthshire: £98Gower: £114Monmouthshire: £93

    £98£98£93Gower is higher£120£121£114

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,155, Gower £1,277Gower: £1,277Monmouthshire: £1,155Gower: £1,283Monmouthshire: £1,160Gower: £1,212Monmouthshire: £1,096

    £1,155£1,160£1,096Gower is higher£1,277£1,283£1,212

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £179, Gower £164Gower: £164Monmouthshire: £179Gower: £165Monmouthshire: £179Gower: £156Monmouthshire: £169

    £179£179£169Monmouthshire is higher£164£165£156

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £317, Gower £387Gower: £387Monmouthshire: £317Gower: £388Monmouthshire: £318Gower: £367Monmouthshire: £300

    £317£318£300Gower is higher£387£388£367

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £10, Gower £6.20Gower: £6.20Monmouthshire: £10Gower: £6.23Monmouthshire: £11Gower: £5.88Monmouthshire: £9.95

    £10£11£9.95Monmouthshire is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £4.60, Gower £6.96Gower: £6.96Monmouthshire: £4.60Gower: £6.99Monmouthshire: £4.62Gower: £6.60Monmouthshire: £4.36

    £4.60£4.62£4.36Gower is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.75, Gower £10Gower: £10Monmouthshire: £6.75Gower: £10Monmouthshire: £6.78Gower: £9.77Monmouthshire: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Gower is higher£10£10£9.77

  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, Gower 1,001.3Gower: 1,001.3Monmouthshire: 1,015.6

    1,015.6Monmouthshire is higher1,001.3

  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, Gower 89.4Gower: 89.4Monmouthshire: 76.7

    76.7Gower is higher89.4

  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, Gower 189.9Gower: 189.9Monmouthshire: 158.3

    158.3Gower is higher189.9

  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, Gower 80.0Gower: 80.0Monmouthshire: 63.6

    63.6Gower is higher80.0

  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, Gower 163.1Gower: 163.1Monmouthshire: 145.1

    145.1Gower is higher163.1

  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, Gower 25.3Gower: 25.3Monmouthshire: 20.8

    20.8Gower is higher25.3

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Monmouthshire and Gower, per person in the age group
MeasureMonmouthshireGowerHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,850£4,870£4,600£4,992£5,014£4,735Gower
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,657£12,711£12,006£12,702£12,756£12,049Gower
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,585£1,591£1,503£1,797£1,805£1,705Gower
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,540£11,589£10,946£11,345£11,393£10,761Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£317£318£301£375£377£356Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£780£783£740£959£963£909Gower
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£23£23£22Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£457£459£434£580£583£550Gower
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£154£155£146Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£98£93£120£121£114Gower
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,155£1,160£1,096£1,277£1,283£1,212Gower
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£179£169£164£165£156Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£317£318£300£387£388£367Gower
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.95£6.20£6.23£5.88Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.60£4.62£4.36£6.96£6.99£6.60Gower
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£10£10£9.77Gower
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.61,001.3Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.789.4Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.3189.9Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.680.0Gower
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026145.1163.1Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.825.3Gower

Per resident

Monmouthshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Gower on 17. 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 Gower

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,850, Gower £4,992Gower: £4,992Monmouthshire: £4,850Gower: £5,014Monmouthshire: £4,870Gower: £4,735Monmouthshire: £4,600

    £4,850£4,870£4,600Gower is higher£4,992£5,014£4,735

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £3,191, Gower £3,033Gower: £3,033Monmouthshire: £3,191Gower: £3,046Monmouthshire: £3,204Gower: £2,877Monmouthshire: £3,026

    £3,191£3,204£3,026Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,033£3,046£2,877

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £916, Gower £1,050Gower: £1,050Monmouthshire: £916Gower: £1,055Monmouthshire: £920Gower: £996Monmouthshire: £869

    £916£920£869Gower is higher£1,050£1,055£996

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Monmouthshire £2,909, Gower £2,709Gower: £2,709Monmouthshire: £2,909Gower: £2,721Monmouthshire: £2,921Gower: £2,570Monmouthshire: £2,759

    £2,909£2,921£2,759Monmouthshire is higher£2,709£2,721£2,570

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £80, Gower £90Gower: £90Monmouthshire: £80Gower: £90Monmouthshire: £80Gower: £85Monmouthshire: £76

    £80£80£76Gower is higher£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £197, Gower £229Gower: £229Monmouthshire: £197Gower: £230Monmouthshire: £197Gower: £217Monmouthshire: £186

    £197£197£186Gower is higher£229£230£217

  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, Gower £5.53Gower: £5.53Monmouthshire: £5.07Gower: £5.56Monmouthshire: £5.09Gower: £5.25Monmouthshire: £4.81

    £5.07£5.09£4.81Gower is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £457, Gower £580Gower: £580Monmouthshire: £457Gower: £583Monmouthshire: £459Gower: £550Monmouthshire: £434

    £457£459£434Gower is higher£580£583£550

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Gower £154Gower: £154Monmouthshire: £100Gower: £155Monmouthshire: £101Gower: £146Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Gower is higher£154£155£146

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £56, Gower £70Gower: £70Monmouthshire: £56Gower: £71Monmouthshire: £57Gower: £67Monmouthshire: £54

    £56£57£54Gower is higher£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £668, Gower £746Gower: £746Monmouthshire: £668Gower: £750Monmouthshire: £671Gower: £708Monmouthshire: £633

    £668£671£633Gower is higher£746£750£708

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £179, Gower £164Gower: £164Monmouthshire: £179Gower: £165Monmouthshire: £179Gower: £156Monmouthshire: £169

    £179£179£169Monmouthshire is higher£164£165£156

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £183, Gower £226Gower: £226Monmouthshire: £183Gower: £227Monmouthshire: £184Gower: £214Monmouthshire: £174

    £183£184£174Gower is higher£226£227£214

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.06, Gower £3.62Gower: £3.62Monmouthshire: £6.06Gower: £3.63Monmouthshire: £6.09Gower: £3.43Monmouthshire: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Monmouthshire is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Monmouthshire £2.66, Gower £4.07Gower: £4.07Monmouthshire: £2.66Gower: £4.09Monmouthshire: £2.67Gower: £3.86Monmouthshire: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Gower is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.75, Gower £10Gower: £10Monmouthshire: £6.75Gower: £10Monmouthshire: £6.78Gower: £9.77Monmouthshire: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Gower is higher£10£10£9.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 256.0, Gower 239.1Gower: 239.1Monmouthshire: 256.0

    256.0Monmouthshire is higher239.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 19.3, Gower 21.3Gower: 21.3Monmouthshire: 19.3

    19.3Gower is higher21.3

  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, Gower 45.4Gower: 45.4Monmouthshire: 39.9

    39.9Gower is higher45.4

  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, Gower 80.0Gower: 80.0Monmouthshire: 63.6

    63.6Gower is higher80.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 83.9, Gower 95.3Gower: 95.3Monmouthshire: 83.9

    83.9Gower is higher95.3

  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, Gower 14.8Gower: 14.8Monmouthshire: 12.0

    12.0Gower is higher14.8

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Monmouthshire and Gower, per resident
MeasureMonmouthshireGowerHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,850£4,870£4,600£4,992£5,014£4,735Gower
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,191£3,204£3,026£3,033£3,046£2,877Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£916£920£869£1,050£1,055£996Gower
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,909£2,921£2,759£2,709£2,721£2,570Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£90£90£85Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£197£186£229£230£217Gower
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£5.53£5.56£5.25Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£457£459£434£580£583£550Gower
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£154£155£146Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£54£70£71£67Gower
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£746£750£708Gower
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£179£169£164£165£156Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£226£227£214Gower
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£3.62£3.63£3.43Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£4.07£4.09£3.86Gower
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£10£10£9.77Gower
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.0239.1Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.321.3Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.945.4Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.680.0Gower
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.995.3Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.014.8Gower

Total

Monmouthshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Gower on 17. 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 Gower

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Monmouthshire £460.4m, Gower £494.6mGower: £494.6mMonmouthshire: £460.4mGower: £496.7mMonmouthshire: £462.3mGower: £469.1mMonmouthshire: £436.7m

    £460.4m£462.3m£436.7mGower is higher£494.6m£496.7m£469.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Monmouthshire £302.9m, Gower £300.5mGower: £300.5mMonmouthshire: £302.9mGower: £301.8mMonmouthshire: £304.2mGower: £285.0mMonmouthshire: £287.3m

    £302.9m£304.2m£287.3mMonmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£300.5m£301.8m£285.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Monmouthshire £86.9m, Gower £104.0mGower: £104.0mMonmouthshire: £86.9mGower: £104.5mMonmouthshire: £87.3mGower: £98.7mMonmouthshire: £82.5m

    £86.9m£87.3m£82.5mGower is higher£104.0m£104.5m£98.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire £276.2m, Gower £268.4mGower: £268.4mMonmouthshire: £276.2mGower: £269.5mMonmouthshire: £277.3mGower: £254.6mMonmouthshire: £261.9m

    £276.2m£277.3m£261.9mMonmouthshire is higher£268.4m£269.5m£254.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire £7.6m, Gower £8.9mGower: £8.9mMonmouthshire: £7.6mGower: £8.9mMonmouthshire: £7.6mGower: £8.4mMonmouthshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mGower is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £18.7m, Gower £22.7mGower: £22.7mMonmouthshire: £18.7mGower: £22.8mMonmouthshire: £18.7mGower: £21.5mMonmouthshire: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mGower is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  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, Gower £0.55mGower: £0.55mMonmouthshire: £0.48mGower: £0.55mMonmouthshire: £0.48mGower: £0.52mMonmouthshire: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mGower is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £43.4m, Gower £57.5mGower: £57.5mMonmouthshire: £43.4mGower: £57.7mMonmouthshire: £43.6mGower: £54.5mMonmouthshire: £41.2m

    £43.4m£43.6m£41.2mGower is higher£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £9.5m, Gower £15.3mGower: £15.3mMonmouthshire: £9.5mGower: £15.3mMonmouthshire: £9.6mGower: £14.5mMonmouthshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mGower is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire £5.4m, Gower £7.0mGower: £7.0mMonmouthshire: £5.4mGower: £7.0mMonmouthshire: £5.4mGower: £6.6mMonmouthshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mGower is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire £63.4m, Gower £73.9mGower: £73.9mMonmouthshire: £63.4mGower: £74.3mMonmouthshire: £63.7mGower: £70.1mMonmouthshire: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mGower is higher£73.9m£74.3m£70.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Monmouthshire £17.0m, Gower £16.2mGower: £16.2mMonmouthshire: £17.0mGower: £16.3mMonmouthshire: £17.0mGower: £15.4mMonmouthshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.0m£16.1mMonmouthshire is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £17.4m, Gower £22.4mGower: £22.4mMonmouthshire: £17.4mGower: £22.5mMonmouthshire: £17.5mGower: £21.2mMonmouthshire: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mGower is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £0.58m, Gower £0.36mGower: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.58mGower: £0.36mMonmouthshire: £0.58mGower: £0.34mMonmouthshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Monmouthshire £0.25m, Gower £0.40mGower: £0.40mMonmouthshire: £0.25mGower: £0.40mMonmouthshire: £0.25mGower: £0.38mMonmouthshire: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mGower is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Monmouthshire £0.64m, Gower £1.0mGower: £1.0mMonmouthshire: £0.64mGower: £1.0mMonmouthshire: £0.64mGower: £0.97mMonmouthshire: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mGower is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire 24,302, Gower 23,689Gower: 23,689Monmouthshire: 24,302

    24,302Monmouthshire is higher23,689

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire 1,836, Gower 2,114Gower: 2,114Monmouthshire: 1,836

    1,836Gower is higher2,114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 3,787, Gower 4,493Gower: 4,493Monmouthshire: 3,787

    3,787Gower is higher4,493

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 6,038, Gower 7,920Gower: 7,920Monmouthshire: 6,038

    6,038Gower is higher7,920

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire 7,963, Gower 9,444Gower: 9,444Monmouthshire: 7,963

    7,963Gower is higher9,444

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire 1,139, Gower 1,465Gower: 1,465Monmouthshire: 1,139

    1,139Gower is higher1,465

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Monmouthshire and Gower, total
MeasureMonmouthshireGowerHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.4m£462.3m£436.7m£494.6m£496.7m£469.1mGower
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m£300.5m£301.8m£285.0mMonmouthshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m£104.0m£104.5m£98.7mGower
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m£268.4m£269.5m£254.6mMonmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mGower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mGower
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mGower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.4m£43.6m£41.2m£57.5m£57.7m£54.5mGower
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mGower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mGower
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£73.9m£74.3m£70.1mGower
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mGower
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mGower
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mGower
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,30223,689Monmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8362,114Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7874,493Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0387,920Gower
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9639,444Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1391,465Gower

Sources

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

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  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
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