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Pontypridd and Rother Valley

104,827 and 94,085 residents (mid-2024).

Pontypridd is higher than Rother Valley on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 15 of 22 measures, and Rother Valley 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

Pontypridd Rother Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £4,827, Rother Valley £4,851Rother Valley: £4,851Pontypridd: £4,827Rother Valley: £4,872Pontypridd: £4,847Rother Valley: £4,602Pontypridd: £4,579

    £4,827£4,847£4,579Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,851£4,872£4,602

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £13,059, Rother Valley £12,844Rother Valley: £12,844Pontypridd: £13,059Rother Valley: £12,899Pontypridd: £13,115Rother Valley: £12,183Pontypridd: £12,387

    £13,059£13,115£12,387Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£12,844£12,899£12,183

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £2,243, Rother Valley £2,036Rother Valley: £2,036Pontypridd: £2,243Rother Valley: £2,045Pontypridd: £2,253Rother Valley: £1,931Pontypridd: £2,128

    £2,243£2,253£2,128Pontypridd is higher£2,036£2,045£1,931

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £11,578, Rother Valley £11,628Rother Valley: £11,628Pontypridd: £11,578Rother Valley: £11,678Pontypridd: £11,627Rother Valley: £11,030Pontypridd: £10,982

    £11,578£11,627£10,982Rother Valley is higher£11,628£11,678£11,030

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £508, Rother Valley £342Rother Valley: £342Pontypridd: £508Rother Valley: £343Pontypridd: £510Rother Valley: £324Pontypridd: £482

    £508£510£482Pontypridd is higher£342£343£324

  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, Rother Valley £850Rother Valley: £850Pontypridd: £940Rother Valley: £854Pontypridd: £944Rother Valley: £806Pontypridd: £892

    £940£944£892Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£850£854£806

  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, Rother Valley £24Rother Valley: £24Pontypridd: £33Rother Valley: £24Pontypridd: £33Rother Valley: £23Pontypridd: £32

    £33£33£32Pontypridd is higher£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £708, Rother Valley £540Rother Valley: £540Pontypridd: £708Rother Valley: £542Pontypridd: £711Rother Valley: £512Pontypridd: £671

    £708£711£671Pontypridd is higher£540£542£512

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £162, Rother Valley £187Rother Valley: £187Pontypridd: £162Rother Valley: £188Pontypridd: £162Rother Valley: £178Pontypridd: £153

    £162£162£153Rother Valley is higher£187£188£178

  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, Rother Valley £172Rother Valley: £172Pontypridd: £141Rother Valley: £173Pontypridd: £142Rother Valley: £163Pontypridd: £134

    £141£142£134Rother Valley is higher£172£173£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £1,565, Rother Valley £1,499Rother Valley: £1,499Pontypridd: £1,565Rother Valley: £1,505Pontypridd: £1,572Rother Valley: £1,422Pontypridd: £1,485

    £1,565£1,572£1,485Pontypridd is higher£1,499£1,505£1,422

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pontypridd £204, Rother Valley £140Rother Valley: £140Pontypridd: £204Rother Valley: £141Pontypridd: £205Rother Valley: £133Pontypridd: £193

    £204£205£193Pontypridd is higher£140£141£133

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £521, Rother Valley £348Rother Valley: £348Pontypridd: £521Rother Valley: £350Pontypridd: £523Rother Valley: £330Pontypridd: £494

    £521£523£494Pontypridd is higher£348£350£330

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £6.24, Rother Valley £8.37Rother Valley: £8.37Pontypridd: £6.24Rother Valley: £8.41Pontypridd: £6.27Rother Valley: £7.94Pontypridd: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Rother Valley is higher£8.37£8.41£7.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £9.38, Rother Valley £8.13Rother Valley: £8.13Pontypridd: £9.38Rother Valley: £8.16Pontypridd: £9.42Rother Valley: £7.71Pontypridd: £8.90

    £9.38£9.42£8.90Pontypridd is higher£8.13£8.16£7.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £5.80, Rother Valley £8.14Rother Valley: £8.14Pontypridd: £5.80Rother Valley: £8.17Pontypridd: £5.82Rother Valley: £7.72Pontypridd: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Rother Valley is higher£8.14£8.17£7.72

  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, Rother Valley 1,014.2Rother Valley: 1,014.2Pontypridd: 1,022.9

    1,022.9Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count1,014.2

  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, Rother Valley 91.2Rother Valley: 91.2Pontypridd: 127.9

    127.9Pontypridd is higher91.2

  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, Rother Valley 172.9Rother Valley: 172.9Pontypridd: 192.9

    192.9Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count172.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 99.8, Rother Valley 81.2Rother Valley: 81.2Pontypridd: 99.8

    99.8Pontypridd is higher81.2

  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, Rother Valley 189.9Rother Valley: 189.9Pontypridd: 206.6

    206.6Pontypridd is higher189.9

  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, Rother Valley 38.5Rother Valley: 38.5Pontypridd: 30.5

    30.5Rother Valley is higher38.5

Show the numbers
Pontypridd and Rother Valley, per person in the age group
MeasurePontypriddRother ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,827£4,847£4,579£4,851£4,872£4,602Rother Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,059£13,115£12,387£12,844£12,899£12,183Pontypridd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,243£2,253£2,128£2,036£2,045£1,931Pontypridd
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,578£11,627£10,982£11,628£11,678£11,030Rother Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£508£510£482£342£343£324Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£940£944£892£850£854£806Pontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£24£24£23Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£708£711£671£540£542£512Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£162£153£187£188£178Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£141£142£134£172£173£163Rother Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,565£1,572£1,485£1,499£1,505£1,422Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£140£141£133Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£521£523£494£348£350£330Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£8.37£8.41£7.94Rother Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.38£9.42£8.90£8.13£8.16£7.71Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£8.14£8.17£7.72Rother Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.91,014.2Pontypridd
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.991.2Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026192.9172.9Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.881.2Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.6189.9Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.538.5Rother Valley

Per resident

Pontypridd is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Rother Valley on 11. 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 Rother Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £4,827, Rother Valley £4,851Rother Valley: £4,851Pontypridd: £4,827Rother Valley: £4,872Pontypridd: £4,847Rother Valley: £4,602Pontypridd: £4,579

    £4,827£4,847£4,579Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,851£4,872£4,602

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £2,330, Rother Valley £2,769Rother Valley: £2,769Pontypridd: £2,330Rother Valley: £2,781Pontypridd: £2,340Rother Valley: £2,627Pontypridd: £2,211

    £2,330£2,340£2,211Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,769£2,781£2,627

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £1,417, Rother Valley £1,206Rother Valley: £1,206Pontypridd: £1,417Rother Valley: £1,212Pontypridd: £1,423Rother Valley: £1,144Pontypridd: £1,345

    £1,417£1,423£1,345Pontypridd is higher£1,206£1,212£1,144

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pontypridd £2,066, Rother Valley £2,507Rother Valley: £2,507Pontypridd: £2,066Rother Valley: £2,518Pontypridd: £2,075Rother Valley: £2,378Pontypridd: £1,960

    £2,066£2,075£1,960Rother Valley is higher£2,507£2,518£2,378

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pontypridd £91, Rother Valley £74Rother Valley: £74Pontypridd: £91Rother Valley: £74Pontypridd: £91Rother Valley: £70Pontypridd: £86

    £91£91£86Pontypridd is higher£74£74£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £168, Rother Valley £183Rother Valley: £183Pontypridd: £168Rother Valley: £184Pontypridd: £169Rother Valley: £174Pontypridd: £159

    £168£169£159Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

  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, Rother Valley £5.12Rother Valley: £5.12Pontypridd: £5.95Rother Valley: £5.15Pontypridd: £5.97Rother Valley: £4.86Pontypridd: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Pontypridd is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £708, Rother Valley £540Rother Valley: £540Pontypridd: £708Rother Valley: £542Pontypridd: £711Rother Valley: £512Pontypridd: £671

    £708£711£671Pontypridd is higher£540£542£512

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £162, Rother Valley £187Rother Valley: £187Pontypridd: £162Rother Valley: £188Pontypridd: £162Rother Valley: £178Pontypridd: £153

    £162£162£153Rother Valley is higher£187£188£178

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £89, Rother Valley £102Rother Valley: £102Pontypridd: £89Rother Valley: £102Pontypridd: £90Rother Valley: £97Pontypridd: £85

    £89£90£85Rother Valley is higher£102£102£97

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pontypridd £989, Rother Valley £888Rother Valley: £888Pontypridd: £989Rother Valley: £892Pontypridd: £993Rother Valley: £843Pontypridd: £938

    £989£993£938Pontypridd is higher£888£892£843

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pontypridd £204, Rother Valley £140Rother Valley: £140Pontypridd: £204Rother Valley: £141Pontypridd: £205Rother Valley: £133Pontypridd: £193

    £204£205£193Pontypridd is higher£140£141£133

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pontypridd £329, Rother Valley £206Rother Valley: £206Pontypridd: £329Rother Valley: £207Pontypridd: £331Rother Valley: £196Pontypridd: £312

    £329£331£312Pontypridd is higher£206£207£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pontypridd £3.94, Rother Valley £4.97Rother Valley: £4.97Pontypridd: £3.94Rother Valley: £4.99Pontypridd: £3.96Rother Valley: £4.71Pontypridd: £3.74

    £3.94£3.96£3.74Rother Valley is higher£4.97£4.99£4.71

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pontypridd £5.92, Rother Valley £4.82Rother Valley: £4.82Pontypridd: £5.92Rother Valley: £4.84Pontypridd: £5.95Rother Valley: £4.57Pontypridd: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Pontypridd is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £5.80, Rother Valley £8.14Rother Valley: £8.14Pontypridd: £5.80Rother Valley: £8.17Pontypridd: £5.82Rother Valley: £7.72Pontypridd: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Rother Valley is higher£8.14£8.17£7.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 182.5, Rother Valley 218.7Rother Valley: 218.7Pontypridd: 182.5

    182.5Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count218.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 22.8, Rother Valley 19.7Rother Valley: 19.7Pontypridd: 22.8

    22.8Pontypridd is higher19.7

  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, Rother Valley 37.3Rother Valley: 37.3Pontypridd: 34.4

    34.4Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count37.3

  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, Rother Valley 81.2Rother Valley: 81.2Pontypridd: 99.8

    99.8Pontypridd is higher81.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 130.6, Rother Valley 112.5Rother Valley: 112.5Pontypridd: 130.6

    130.6Pontypridd is higher112.5

  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, Rother Valley 22.8Rother Valley: 22.8Pontypridd: 19.3

    19.3Rother Valley is higher22.8

Show the numbers
Pontypridd and Rother Valley, per resident
MeasurePontypriddRother ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,827£4,847£4,579£4,851£4,872£4,602Rother Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,330£2,340£2,211£2,769£2,781£2,627Rother Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,345£1,206£1,212£1,144Pontypridd
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,066£2,075£1,960£2,507£2,518£2,378Rother Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£74£74£70Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£183£184£174Rother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£5.12£5.15£4.86Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£708£711£671£540£542£512Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£162£153£187£188£178Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£102£102£97Rother Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£989£993£938£888£892£843Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£140£141£133Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£329£331£312£206£207£196Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.94£3.96£3.74£4.97£4.99£4.71Rother Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£4.82£4.84£4.57Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£8.14£8.17£7.72Rother Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.5218.7Rother Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.819.7Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.437.3Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.881.2Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.6112.5Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.322.8Rother Valley

Total

Pontypridd is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Rother Valley 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 Rother Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pontypridd £506.0m, Rother Valley £456.4mRother Valley: £456.4mPontypridd: £506.0mRother Valley: £458.4mPontypridd: £508.1mRother Valley: £432.9mPontypridd: £480.0m

    £506.0m£508.1m£480.0mPontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£456.4m£458.4m£432.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pontypridd £244.3m, Rother Valley £260.5mRother Valley: £260.5mPontypridd: £244.3mRother Valley: £261.6mPontypridd: £245.3mRother Valley: £247.1mPontypridd: £231.7m

    £244.3m£245.3m£231.7mRother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£260.5m£261.6m£247.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pontypridd £148.6m, Rother Valley £113.5mRother Valley: £113.5mPontypridd: £148.6mRother Valley: £114.0mPontypridd: £149.2mRother Valley: £107.7mPontypridd: £140.9m

    £148.6m£149.2m£140.9mPontypridd is higher£113.5m£114.0m£107.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pontypridd £216.6m, Rother Valley £235.9mRother Valley: £235.9mPontypridd: £216.6mRother Valley: £236.9mPontypridd: £217.5mRother Valley: £223.7mPontypridd: £205.4m

    £216.6m£217.5m£205.4mRother Valley is higher£235.9m£236.9m£223.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pontypridd £9.5m, Rother Valley £6.9mRother Valley: £6.9mPontypridd: £9.5mRother Valley: £7.0mPontypridd: £9.5mRother Valley: £6.6mPontypridd: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mPontypridd is higher£6.9m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £17.6m, Rother Valley £17.2mRother Valley: £17.2mPontypridd: £17.6mRother Valley: £17.3mPontypridd: £17.7mRother Valley: £16.4mPontypridd: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.4m

  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, Rother Valley £0.48mRother Valley: £0.48mPontypridd: £0.62mRother Valley: £0.48mPontypridd: £0.63mRother Valley: £0.46mPontypridd: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mPontypridd is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £74.2m, Rother Valley £50.8mRother Valley: £50.8mPontypridd: £74.2mRother Valley: £51.0mPontypridd: £74.5mRother Valley: £48.2mPontypridd: £70.4m

    £74.2m£74.5m£70.4mPontypridd is higher£50.8m£51.0m£48.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £16.9m, Rother Valley £17.6mRother Valley: £17.6mPontypridd: £16.9mRother Valley: £17.7mPontypridd: £17.0mRother Valley: £16.7mPontypridd: £16.1m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.1mRother Valley is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pontypridd £9.4m, Rother Valley £9.6mRother Valley: £9.6mPontypridd: £9.4mRother Valley: £9.6mPontypridd: £9.4mRother Valley: £9.1mPontypridd: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mRother Valley is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pontypridd £103.7m, Rother Valley £83.6mRother Valley: £83.6mPontypridd: £103.7mRother Valley: £83.9mPontypridd: £104.1mRother Valley: £79.3mPontypridd: £98.3m

    £103.7m£104.1m£98.3mPontypridd is higher£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pontypridd £21.4m, Rother Valley £13.2mRother Valley: £13.2mPontypridd: £21.4mRother Valley: £13.2mPontypridd: £21.4mRother Valley: £12.5mPontypridd: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.4m£20.3mPontypridd is higher£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pontypridd £34.5m, Rother Valley £19.4mRother Valley: £19.4mPontypridd: £34.5mRother Valley: £19.5mPontypridd: £34.7mRother Valley: £18.4mPontypridd: £32.7m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.7mPontypridd is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pontypridd £0.41m, Rother Valley £0.47mRother Valley: £0.47mPontypridd: £0.41mRother Valley: £0.47mPontypridd: £0.42mRother Valley: £0.44mPontypridd: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mRother Valley is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pontypridd £0.62m, Rother Valley £0.45mRother Valley: £0.45mPontypridd: £0.62mRother Valley: £0.46mPontypridd: £0.62mRother Valley: £0.43mPontypridd: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mPontypridd is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pontypridd £0.61m, Rother Valley £0.77mRother Valley: £0.77mPontypridd: £0.61mRother Valley: £0.77mPontypridd: £0.61mRother Valley: £0.73mPontypridd: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mRother Valley is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pontypridd 19,135, Rother Valley 20,572Rother Valley: 20,572Pontypridd: 19,135

    19,135Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count20,572

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pontypridd 2,393, Rother Valley 1,850Rother Valley: 1,850Pontypridd: 2,393

    2,393Pontypridd is higher1,850

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd 3,609, Rother Valley 3,507Rother Valley: 3,507Pontypridd: 3,609

    3,609Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count3,507

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd 10,458, Rother Valley 7,641Rother Valley: 7,641Pontypridd: 10,458

    10,458Pontypridd is higher7,641

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pontypridd 13,685, Rother Valley 10,588Rother Valley: 10,588Pontypridd: 13,685

    13,685Pontypridd is higher10,588

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pontypridd 2,019, Rother Valley 2,149Rother Valley: 2,149Pontypridd: 2,019

    2,019Rother Valley is higher2,149

Show the numbers
Pontypridd and Rother Valley, total
MeasurePontypriddRother ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£506.0m£508.1m£480.0m£456.4m£458.4m£432.9mPontypridd
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.3m£245.3m£231.7m£260.5m£261.6m£247.1mRother Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£148.6m£149.2m£140.9m£113.5m£114.0m£107.7mPontypridd
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£216.6m£217.5m£205.4m£235.9m£236.9m£223.7mRother Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£6.9m£7.0m£6.6mPontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£17.2m£17.3m£16.4mPontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mPontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.2m£74.5m£70.4m£50.8m£51.0m£48.2mPontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mRother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mRother Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£103.7m£104.1m£98.3m£83.6m£83.9m£79.3mPontypridd
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.4m£20.3m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mPontypridd
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mPontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mRother Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mPontypridd
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mRother Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,13520,572Rother Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3931,850Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6093,507Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4587,641Pontypridd
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,68510,588Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0192,149Rother Valley

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  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.