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Pontypridd and Makerfield

104,827 and 105,450 residents (mid-2024).

Pontypridd is higher than Makerfield on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Pontypridd is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Makerfield 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

Pontypridd Makerfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £4,827, Makerfield £4,633Makerfield: £4,633Pontypridd: £4,827Makerfield: £4,653Pontypridd: £4,847Makerfield: £4,395Pontypridd: £4,579

    £4,827£4,847£4,579Pontypridd is higher£4,633£4,653£4,395

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £13,059, Makerfield £12,928Makerfield: £12,928Pontypridd: £13,059Makerfield: £12,983Pontypridd: £13,115Makerfield: £12,263Pontypridd: £12,387

    £13,059£13,115£12,387Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£12,928£12,983£12,263

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £2,243, Makerfield £1,920Makerfield: £1,920Pontypridd: £2,243Makerfield: £1,928Pontypridd: £2,253Makerfield: £1,821Pontypridd: £2,128

    £2,243£2,253£2,128Pontypridd is higher£1,920£1,928£1,821

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £11,578, Makerfield £11,626Makerfield: £11,626Pontypridd: £11,578Makerfield: £11,675Pontypridd: £11,627Makerfield: £11,027Pontypridd: £10,982

    £11,578£11,627£10,982Makerfield is higher£11,626£11,675£11,027

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £508, Makerfield £421Makerfield: £421Pontypridd: £508Makerfield: £422Pontypridd: £510Makerfield: £399Pontypridd: £482

    £508£510£482Pontypridd is higher£421£422£399

  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: Pontypridd £940, Makerfield £853Makerfield: £853Pontypridd: £940Makerfield: £856Pontypridd: £944Makerfield: £809Pontypridd: £892

    £940£944£892Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£853£856£809

  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: Pontypridd £33, Makerfield £29Makerfield: £29Pontypridd: £33Makerfield: £29Pontypridd: £33Makerfield: £27Pontypridd: £32

    £33£33£32Pontypridd is higher£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £708, Makerfield £549Makerfield: £549Pontypridd: £708Makerfield: £551Pontypridd: £711Makerfield: £521Pontypridd: £671

    £708£711£671Pontypridd is higher£549£551£521

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £162, Makerfield £173Makerfield: £173Pontypridd: £162Makerfield: £173Pontypridd: £162Makerfield: £164Pontypridd: £153

    £162£162£153Makerfield is higher£173£173£164

  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: Pontypridd £141, Makerfield £140Makerfield: £140Pontypridd: £141Makerfield: £141Pontypridd: £142Makerfield: £133Pontypridd: £134

    £141£142£134Pontypridd is higher£140£141£133

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £1,565, Makerfield £1,403Makerfield: £1,403Pontypridd: £1,565Makerfield: £1,409Pontypridd: £1,572Makerfield: £1,331Pontypridd: £1,485

    £1,565£1,572£1,485Pontypridd is higher£1,403£1,409£1,331

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pontypridd £204, Makerfield £176Makerfield: £176Pontypridd: £204Makerfield: £176Pontypridd: £205Makerfield: £167Pontypridd: £193

    £204£205£193Pontypridd is higher£176£176£167

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £521, Makerfield £360Makerfield: £360Pontypridd: £521Makerfield: £361Pontypridd: £523Makerfield: £341Pontypridd: £494

    £521£523£494Pontypridd is higher£360£361£341

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £6.24, Makerfield £8.78Makerfield: £8.78Pontypridd: £6.24Makerfield: £8.82Pontypridd: £6.27Makerfield: £8.33Pontypridd: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Makerfield is higher£8.78£8.82£8.33

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £9.38, Makerfield £7.78Makerfield: £7.78Pontypridd: £9.38Makerfield: £7.81Pontypridd: £9.42Makerfield: £7.38Pontypridd: £8.90

    £9.38£9.42£8.90Pontypridd is higher£7.78£7.81£7.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £5.80, Makerfield £6.76Makerfield: £6.76Pontypridd: £5.80Makerfield: £6.79Pontypridd: £5.82Makerfield: £6.41Pontypridd: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Makerfield is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pontypridd 1,022.9, Makerfield 1,003.1Makerfield: 1,003.1Pontypridd: 1,022.9

    1,022.9Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count1,003.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pontypridd 127.9, Makerfield 113.5Makerfield: 113.5Pontypridd: 127.9

    127.9Pontypridd is higher113.5

  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: Pontypridd 192.9, Makerfield 178.3Makerfield: 178.3Pontypridd: 192.9

    192.9Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count178.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 99.8, Makerfield 83.2Makerfield: 83.2Pontypridd: 99.8

    99.8Pontypridd is higher83.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd 206.6, Makerfield 183.2Makerfield: 183.2Pontypridd: 206.6

    206.6Pontypridd is higher183.2

  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: Pontypridd 30.5, Makerfield 30.4Makerfield: 30.4Pontypridd: 30.5

    30.5Pontypridd is higher30.4

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Pontypridd and Makerfield, per person in the age group
MeasurePontypriddMakerfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,827£4,847£4,579£4,633£4,653£4,395Pontypridd
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,059£13,115£12,387£12,928£12,983£12,263Pontypridd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,243£2,253£2,128£1,920£1,928£1,821Pontypridd
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,578£11,627£10,982£11,626£11,675£11,027Makerfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£508£510£482£421£422£399Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£940£944£892£853£856£809Pontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£29£29£27Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£708£711£671£549£551£521Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£162£153£173£173£164Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£141£142£134£140£141£133Pontypridd
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,565£1,572£1,485£1,403£1,409£1,331Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£176£176£167Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£521£523£494£360£361£341Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£8.78£8.82£8.33Makerfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.38£9.42£8.90£7.78£7.81£7.38Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£6.76£6.79£6.41Makerfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.91,003.1Pontypridd
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9113.5Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026192.9178.3Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.883.2Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.6183.2Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.530.4Pontypridd

Per resident

Pontypridd is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Makerfield 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

Pontypridd Makerfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £4,827, Makerfield £4,633Makerfield: £4,633Pontypridd: £4,827Makerfield: £4,653Pontypridd: £4,847Makerfield: £4,395Pontypridd: £4,579

    £4,827£4,847£4,579Pontypridd is higher£4,633£4,653£4,395

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £2,330, Makerfield £2,550Makerfield: £2,550Pontypridd: £2,330Makerfield: £2,561Pontypridd: £2,340Makerfield: £2,418Pontypridd: £2,211

    £2,330£2,340£2,211Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,550£2,561£2,418

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £1,417, Makerfield £1,180Makerfield: £1,180Pontypridd: £1,417Makerfield: £1,185Pontypridd: £1,423Makerfield: £1,119Pontypridd: £1,345

    £1,417£1,423£1,345Pontypridd is higher£1,180£1,185£1,119

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pontypridd £2,066, Makerfield £2,293Makerfield: £2,293Pontypridd: £2,066Makerfield: £2,303Pontypridd: £2,075Makerfield: £2,175Pontypridd: £1,960

    £2,066£2,075£1,960Makerfield is higher£2,293£2,303£2,175

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pontypridd £91, Makerfield £83Makerfield: £83Pontypridd: £91Makerfield: £83Pontypridd: £91Makerfield: £79Pontypridd: £86

    £91£91£86Pontypridd is higher£83£83£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £168, Makerfield £168Makerfield: £168Pontypridd: £168Makerfield: £169Pontypridd: £169Makerfield: £160Pontypridd: £159

    £168£169£159Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£160

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £5.95, Makerfield £5.66Makerfield: £5.66Pontypridd: £5.95Makerfield: £5.69Pontypridd: £5.97Makerfield: £5.37Pontypridd: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Pontypridd is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £708, Makerfield £549Makerfield: £549Pontypridd: £708Makerfield: £551Pontypridd: £711Makerfield: £521Pontypridd: £671

    £708£711£671Pontypridd is higher£549£551£521

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £162, Makerfield £173Makerfield: £173Pontypridd: £162Makerfield: £173Pontypridd: £162Makerfield: £164Pontypridd: £153

    £162£162£153Makerfield is higher£173£173£164

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £89, Makerfield £86Makerfield: £86Pontypridd: £89Makerfield: £87Pontypridd: £90Makerfield: £82Pontypridd: £85

    £89£90£85Pontypridd is higher£86£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pontypridd £989, Makerfield £862Makerfield: £862Pontypridd: £989Makerfield: £866Pontypridd: £993Makerfield: £818Pontypridd: £938

    £989£993£938Pontypridd is higher£862£866£818

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pontypridd £204, Makerfield £176Makerfield: £176Pontypridd: £204Makerfield: £176Pontypridd: £205Makerfield: £167Pontypridd: £193

    £204£205£193Pontypridd is higher£176£176£167

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pontypridd £329, Makerfield £221Makerfield: £221Pontypridd: £329Makerfield: £222Pontypridd: £331Makerfield: £210Pontypridd: £312

    £329£331£312Pontypridd is higher£221£222£210

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pontypridd £3.94, Makerfield £5.40Makerfield: £5.40Pontypridd: £3.94Makerfield: £5.42Pontypridd: £3.96Makerfield: £5.12Pontypridd: £3.74

    £3.94£3.96£3.74Makerfield is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pontypridd £5.92, Makerfield £4.79Makerfield: £4.79Pontypridd: £5.92Makerfield: £4.81Pontypridd: £5.95Makerfield: £4.54Pontypridd: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Pontypridd is higher£4.79£4.81£4.54

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £5.80, Makerfield £6.76Makerfield: £6.76Pontypridd: £5.80Makerfield: £6.79Pontypridd: £5.82Makerfield: £6.41Pontypridd: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Makerfield is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 182.5, Makerfield 197.8Makerfield: 197.8Pontypridd: 182.5

    182.5Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count197.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 22.8, Makerfield 22.4Makerfield: 22.4Pontypridd: 22.8

    22.8Pontypridd is higher22.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 34.4, Makerfield 35.2Makerfield: 35.2Pontypridd: 34.4

    34.4Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 99.8, Makerfield 83.2Makerfield: 83.2Pontypridd: 99.8

    99.8Pontypridd is higher83.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 130.6, Makerfield 112.6Makerfield: 112.6Pontypridd: 130.6

    130.6Pontypridd is higher112.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 19.3, Makerfield 18.7Makerfield: 18.7Pontypridd: 19.3

    19.3Pontypridd is higher18.7

Show the numbers
Pontypridd and Makerfield, per resident
MeasurePontypriddMakerfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,827£4,847£4,579£4,633£4,653£4,395Pontypridd
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,330£2,340£2,211£2,550£2,561£2,418Makerfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,345£1,180£1,185£1,119Pontypridd
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,066£2,075£1,960£2,293£2,303£2,175Makerfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£83£83£79Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£168£169£160Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£5.66£5.69£5.37Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£708£711£671£549£551£521Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£162£153£173£173£164Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£86£87£82Pontypridd
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£989£993£938£862£866£818Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£176£176£167Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£329£331£312£221£222£210Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.94£3.96£3.74£5.40£5.42£5.12Makerfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£4.79£4.81£4.54Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£6.76£6.79£6.41Makerfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.5197.8Makerfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.822.4Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.435.2Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.883.2Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.6112.6Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.318.7Pontypridd

Total

Pontypridd is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Makerfield 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

Pontypridd Makerfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pontypridd £506.0m, Makerfield £488.6mMakerfield: £488.6mPontypridd: £506.0mMakerfield: £490.7mPontypridd: £508.1mMakerfield: £463.4mPontypridd: £480.0m

    £506.0m£508.1m£480.0mPontypridd is higher£488.6m£490.7m£463.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pontypridd £244.3m, Makerfield £268.9mMakerfield: £268.9mPontypridd: £244.3mMakerfield: £270.0mPontypridd: £245.3mMakerfield: £255.0mPontypridd: £231.7m

    £244.3m£245.3m£231.7mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pontypridd £148.6m, Makerfield £124.4mMakerfield: £124.4mPontypridd: £148.6mMakerfield: £124.9mPontypridd: £149.2mMakerfield: £118.0mPontypridd: £140.9m

    £148.6m£149.2m£140.9mPontypridd is higher£124.4m£124.9m£118.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pontypridd £216.6m, Makerfield £241.8mMakerfield: £241.8mPontypridd: £216.6mMakerfield: £242.8mPontypridd: £217.5mMakerfield: £229.3mPontypridd: £205.4m

    £216.6m£217.5m£205.4mMakerfield is higher£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pontypridd £9.5m, Makerfield £8.7mMakerfield: £8.7mPontypridd: £9.5mMakerfield: £8.8mPontypridd: £9.5mMakerfield: £8.3mPontypridd: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mPontypridd is higher£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £17.6m, Makerfield £17.7mMakerfield: £17.7mPontypridd: £17.6mMakerfield: £17.8mPontypridd: £17.7mMakerfield: £16.8mPontypridd: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Pontypridd £0.62m, Makerfield £0.60mMakerfield: £0.60mPontypridd: £0.62mMakerfield: £0.60mPontypridd: £0.63mMakerfield: £0.57mPontypridd: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mPontypridd is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £74.2m, Makerfield £57.9mMakerfield: £57.9mPontypridd: £74.2mMakerfield: £58.1mPontypridd: £74.5mMakerfield: £54.9mPontypridd: £70.4m

    £74.2m£74.5m£70.4mPontypridd is higher£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £16.9m, Makerfield £18.2mMakerfield: £18.2mPontypridd: £16.9mMakerfield: £18.3mPontypridd: £17.0mMakerfield: £17.3mPontypridd: £16.1m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.1mMakerfield is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pontypridd £9.4m, Makerfield £9.1mMakerfield: £9.1mPontypridd: £9.4mMakerfield: £9.1mPontypridd: £9.4mMakerfield: £8.6mPontypridd: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mPontypridd is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pontypridd £103.7m, Makerfield £90.9mMakerfield: £90.9mPontypridd: £103.7mMakerfield: £91.3mPontypridd: £104.1mMakerfield: £86.2mPontypridd: £98.3m

    £103.7m£104.1m£98.3mPontypridd is higher£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pontypridd £21.4m, Makerfield £18.5mMakerfield: £18.5mPontypridd: £21.4mMakerfield: £18.6mPontypridd: £21.4mMakerfield: £17.6mPontypridd: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.4m£20.3mPontypridd is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pontypridd £34.5m, Makerfield £23.3mMakerfield: £23.3mPontypridd: £34.5mMakerfield: £23.4mPontypridd: £34.7mMakerfield: £22.1mPontypridd: £32.7m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.7mPontypridd is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pontypridd £0.41m, Makerfield £0.57mMakerfield: £0.57mPontypridd: £0.41mMakerfield: £0.57mPontypridd: £0.42mMakerfield: £0.54mPontypridd: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mMakerfield is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pontypridd £0.62m, Makerfield £0.50mMakerfield: £0.50mPontypridd: £0.62mMakerfield: £0.51mPontypridd: £0.62mMakerfield: £0.48mPontypridd: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mPontypridd is higher£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pontypridd £0.61m, Makerfield £0.71mMakerfield: £0.71mPontypridd: £0.61mMakerfield: £0.72mPontypridd: £0.61mMakerfield: £0.68mPontypridd: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mMakerfield is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pontypridd 19,135, Makerfield 20,862Makerfield: 20,862Pontypridd: 19,135

    19,135Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count20,862

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pontypridd 2,393, Makerfield 2,361Makerfield: 2,361Pontypridd: 2,393

    2,393Pontypridd is higher2,361

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd 3,609, Makerfield 3,707Makerfield: 3,707Pontypridd: 3,609

    3,609Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count3,707

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd 10,458, Makerfield 8,776Makerfield: 8,776Pontypridd: 10,458

    10,458Pontypridd is higher8,776

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pontypridd 13,685, Makerfield 11,871Makerfield: 11,871Pontypridd: 13,685

    13,685Pontypridd is higher11,871

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pontypridd 2,019, Makerfield 1,967Makerfield: 1,967Pontypridd: 2,019

    2,019Pontypridd is higher1,967

Show the numbers
Pontypridd and Makerfield, total
MeasurePontypriddMakerfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£506.0m£508.1m£480.0m£488.6m£490.7m£463.4mPontypridd
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.3m£245.3m£231.7m£268.9m£270.0m£255.0mMakerfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£148.6m£149.2m£140.9m£124.4m£124.9m£118.0mPontypridd
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£216.6m£217.5m£205.4m£241.8m£242.8m£229.3mMakerfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mPontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMakerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mPontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.2m£74.5m£70.4m£57.9m£58.1m£54.9mPontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mMakerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mPontypridd
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£103.7m£104.1m£98.3m£90.9m£91.3m£86.2mPontypridd
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.4m£20.3m£18.5m£18.6m£17.6mPontypridd
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mPontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMakerfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mPontypridd
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMakerfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,13520,862Makerfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3932,361Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6093,707Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4588,776Pontypridd
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,68511,871Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0191,967Pontypridd

Sources

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

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  3. 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.
  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.
  11. 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.