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Pontypridd and Sherwood Forest

104,827 and 107,420 residents (mid-2024).

Pontypridd is higher than Sherwood Forest on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 15 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 17 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Pontypridd Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £4,827, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Pontypridd: £4,827Sherwood Forest: £4,587Pontypridd: £4,847Sherwood Forest: £4,333Pontypridd: £4,579

    £4,827£4,847£4,579Pontypridd is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £13,059, Sherwood Forest £12,700Sherwood Forest: £12,700Pontypridd: £13,059Sherwood Forest: £12,754Pontypridd: £13,115Sherwood Forest: £12,047Pontypridd: £12,387

    £13,059£13,115£12,387Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£12,700£12,754£12,047

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £2,243, Sherwood Forest £1,940Sherwood Forest: £1,940Pontypridd: £2,243Sherwood Forest: £1,948Pontypridd: £2,253Sherwood Forest: £1,840Pontypridd: £2,128

    £2,243£2,253£2,128Pontypridd is higher£1,940£1,948£1,840

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £11,578, Sherwood Forest £11,573Sherwood Forest: £11,573Pontypridd: £11,578Sherwood Forest: £11,622Pontypridd: £11,627Sherwood Forest: £10,978Pontypridd: £10,982

    £11,578£11,627£10,982Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£11,573£11,622£10,978

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pontypridd £508, Sherwood Forest £310Sherwood Forest: £310Pontypridd: £508Sherwood Forest: £312Pontypridd: £510Sherwood Forest: £294Pontypridd: £482

    £508£510£482Pontypridd is higher£310£312£294

  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, Sherwood Forest £795Sherwood Forest: £795Pontypridd: £940Sherwood Forest: £799Pontypridd: £944Sherwood Forest: £754Pontypridd: £892

    £940£944£892Pontypridd is higher£795£799£754

  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, Sherwood Forest £22Sherwood Forest: £22Pontypridd: £33Sherwood Forest: £22Pontypridd: £33Sherwood Forest: £21Pontypridd: £32

    £33£33£32Pontypridd is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £708, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Pontypridd: £708Sherwood Forest: £560Pontypridd: £711Sherwood Forest: £529Pontypridd: £671

    £708£711£671Pontypridd is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £162, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Pontypridd: £162Sherwood Forest: £165Pontypridd: £162Sherwood Forest: £156Pontypridd: £153

    £162£162£153Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

  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, Sherwood Forest £146Sherwood Forest: £146Pontypridd: £141Sherwood Forest: £146Pontypridd: £142Sherwood Forest: £138Pontypridd: £134

    £141£142£134Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £1,565, Sherwood Forest £1,437Sherwood Forest: £1,437Pontypridd: £1,565Sherwood Forest: £1,443Pontypridd: £1,572Sherwood Forest: £1,363Pontypridd: £1,485

    £1,565£1,572£1,485Pontypridd is higher£1,437£1,443£1,363

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pontypridd £204, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Pontypridd: £204Sherwood Forest: £131Pontypridd: £205Sherwood Forest: £124Pontypridd: £193

    £204£205£193Pontypridd is higher£131£131£124

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £521, Sherwood Forest £341Sherwood Forest: £341Pontypridd: £521Sherwood Forest: £343Pontypridd: £523Sherwood Forest: £324Pontypridd: £494

    £521£523£494Pontypridd is higher£341£343£324

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £6.24, Sherwood Forest £6.79Sherwood Forest: £6.79Pontypridd: £6.24Sherwood Forest: £6.82Pontypridd: £6.27Sherwood Forest: £6.44Pontypridd: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Sherwood Forest is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pontypridd £9.38, Sherwood Forest £8.54Sherwood Forest: £8.54Pontypridd: £9.38Sherwood Forest: £8.58Pontypridd: £9.42Sherwood Forest: £8.10Pontypridd: £8.90

    £9.38£9.42£8.90Pontypridd is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £5.80, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Pontypridd: £5.80Sherwood Forest: £4.18Pontypridd: £5.82Sherwood Forest: £3.95Pontypridd: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Pontypridd is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  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, Sherwood Forest 1,029.2Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2Pontypridd: 1,022.9

    1,022.9Sherwood Forest is higher1,029.2

  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, Sherwood Forest 84.1Sherwood Forest: 84.1Pontypridd: 127.9

    127.9Pontypridd is higher84.1

  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, Sherwood Forest 166.1Sherwood Forest: 166.1Pontypridd: 192.9

    192.9Pontypridd is higher166.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 99.8, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Pontypridd: 99.8

    99.8Pontypridd is higher79.6

  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, Sherwood Forest 182.3Sherwood Forest: 182.3Pontypridd: 206.6

    206.6Pontypridd is higher182.3

  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, Sherwood Forest 31.2Sherwood Forest: 31.2Pontypridd: 30.5

    30.5Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count31.2

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Pontypridd and Sherwood Forest, per person in the age group
MeasurePontypriddSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,827£4,847£4,579£4,568£4,587£4,333Pontypridd
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,059£13,115£12,387£12,700£12,754£12,047Pontypridd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,243£2,253£2,128£1,940£1,948£1,840Pontypridd
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,578£11,627£10,982£11,573£11,622£10,978Pontypridd
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£508£510£482£310£312£294Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£940£944£892£795£799£754Pontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£22£22£21Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£708£711£671£558£560£529Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£162£153£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£141£142£134£146£146£138Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,565£1,572£1,485£1,437£1,443£1,363Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£131£131£124Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£521£523£494£341£343£324Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£6.79£6.82£6.44Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.38£9.42£8.90£8.54£8.58£8.10Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.16£4.18£3.95Pontypridd
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.91,029.2Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.984.1Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026192.9166.1Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.879.6Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.6182.3Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.531.2Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Pontypridd is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Pontypridd Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £4,827, Sherwood Forest £4,568Sherwood Forest: £4,568Pontypridd: £4,827Sherwood Forest: £4,587Pontypridd: £4,847Sherwood Forest: £4,333Pontypridd: £4,579

    £4,827£4,847£4,579Pontypridd is higher£4,568£4,587£4,333

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £2,330, Sherwood Forest £2,528Sherwood Forest: £2,528Pontypridd: £2,330Sherwood Forest: £2,538Pontypridd: £2,340Sherwood Forest: £2,398Pontypridd: £2,211

    £2,330£2,340£2,211Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,528£2,538£2,398

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £1,417, Sherwood Forest £1,183Sherwood Forest: £1,183Pontypridd: £1,417Sherwood Forest: £1,188Pontypridd: £1,423Sherwood Forest: £1,122Pontypridd: £1,345

    £1,417£1,423£1,345Pontypridd is higher£1,183£1,188£1,122

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pontypridd £2,066, Sherwood Forest £2,303Sherwood Forest: £2,303Pontypridd: £2,066Sherwood Forest: £2,313Pontypridd: £2,075Sherwood Forest: £2,185Pontypridd: £1,960

    £2,066£2,075£1,960Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,303£2,313£2,185

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pontypridd £91, Sherwood Forest £62Sherwood Forest: £62Pontypridd: £91Sherwood Forest: £62Pontypridd: £91Sherwood Forest: £59Pontypridd: £86

    £91£91£86Pontypridd is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £168, Sherwood Forest £158Sherwood Forest: £158Pontypridd: £168Sherwood Forest: £159Pontypridd: £169Sherwood Forest: £150Pontypridd: £159

    £168£169£159Pontypridd is higher£158£159£150

  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, Sherwood Forest £4.35Sherwood Forest: £4.35Pontypridd: £5.95Sherwood Forest: £4.37Pontypridd: £5.97Sherwood Forest: £4.13Pontypridd: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Pontypridd is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £708, Sherwood Forest £558Sherwood Forest: £558Pontypridd: £708Sherwood Forest: £560Pontypridd: £711Sherwood Forest: £529Pontypridd: £671

    £708£711£671Pontypridd is higher£558£560£529

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £162, Sherwood Forest £165Sherwood Forest: £165Pontypridd: £162Sherwood Forest: £165Pontypridd: £162Sherwood Forest: £156Pontypridd: £153

    £162£162£153Sherwood Forest is higher£165£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pontypridd £89, Sherwood Forest £89Sherwood Forest: £89Pontypridd: £89Sherwood Forest: £89Pontypridd: £90Sherwood Forest: £84Pontypridd: £85

    £89£90£85Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pontypridd £989, Sherwood Forest £876Sherwood Forest: £876Pontypridd: £989Sherwood Forest: £880Pontypridd: £993Sherwood Forest: £831Pontypridd: £938

    £989£993£938Pontypridd is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pontypridd £204, Sherwood Forest £131Sherwood Forest: £131Pontypridd: £204Sherwood Forest: £131Pontypridd: £205Sherwood Forest: £124Pontypridd: £193

    £204£205£193Pontypridd is higher£131£131£124

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pontypridd £329, Sherwood Forest £208Sherwood Forest: £208Pontypridd: £329Sherwood Forest: £209Pontypridd: £331Sherwood Forest: £198Pontypridd: £312

    £329£331£312Pontypridd is higher£208£209£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pontypridd £3.94, Sherwood Forest £4.14Sherwood Forest: £4.14Pontypridd: £3.94Sherwood Forest: £4.16Pontypridd: £3.96Sherwood Forest: £3.93Pontypridd: £3.74

    £3.94£3.96£3.74Sherwood Forest is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pontypridd £5.92, Sherwood Forest £5.21Sherwood Forest: £5.21Pontypridd: £5.92Sherwood Forest: £5.23Pontypridd: £5.95Sherwood Forest: £4.94Pontypridd: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Pontypridd is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pontypridd £5.80, Sherwood Forest £4.16Sherwood Forest: £4.16Pontypridd: £5.80Sherwood Forest: £4.18Pontypridd: £5.82Sherwood Forest: £3.95Pontypridd: £5.50

    £5.80£5.82£5.50Pontypridd is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 182.5, Sherwood Forest 204.8Sherwood Forest: 204.8Pontypridd: 182.5

    182.5Sherwood Forest is higher204.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 22.8, Sherwood Forest 16.7Sherwood Forest: 16.7Pontypridd: 22.8

    22.8Pontypridd is higher16.7

  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, Sherwood Forest 33.1Sherwood Forest: 33.1Pontypridd: 34.4

    34.4Pontypridd is higher33.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 99.8, Sherwood Forest 79.6Sherwood Forest: 79.6Pontypridd: 99.8

    99.8Pontypridd is higher79.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pontypridd 130.6, Sherwood Forest 111.2Sherwood Forest: 111.2Pontypridd: 130.6

    130.6Pontypridd is higher111.2

  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, Sherwood Forest 19.0Sherwood Forest: 19.0Pontypridd: 19.3

    19.3Pontypridd is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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Pontypridd and Sherwood Forest, per resident
MeasurePontypriddSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,827£4,847£4,579£4,568£4,587£4,333Pontypridd
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,330£2,340£2,211£2,528£2,538£2,398Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,345£1,183£1,188£1,122Pontypridd
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,066£2,075£1,960£2,303£2,313£2,185Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£62£62£59Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£158£159£150Pontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£4.35£4.37£4.13Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£708£711£671£558£560£529Pontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£162£153£165£165£156Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£89£89£84Pontypridd
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£989£993£938£876£880£831Pontypridd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£131£131£124Pontypridd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£329£331£312£208£209£198Pontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.94£3.96£3.74£4.14£4.16£3.93Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£5.21£5.23£4.94Pontypridd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.80£5.82£5.50£4.16£4.18£3.95Pontypridd
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.5204.8Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.816.7Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.433.1Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202699.879.6Pontypridd
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.6111.2Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.319.0Pontypridd

Total

Pontypridd is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Sherwood Forest 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 Sherwood Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pontypridd £506.0m, Sherwood Forest £490.7mSherwood Forest: £490.7mPontypridd: £506.0mSherwood Forest: £492.8mPontypridd: £508.1mSherwood Forest: £465.4mPontypridd: £480.0m

    £506.0m£508.1m£480.0mPontypridd is higher£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pontypridd £244.3m, Sherwood Forest £271.5mSherwood Forest: £271.5mPontypridd: £244.3mSherwood Forest: £272.7mPontypridd: £245.3mSherwood Forest: £257.6mPontypridd: £231.7m

    £244.3m£245.3m£231.7mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pontypridd £148.6m, Sherwood Forest £127.1mSherwood Forest: £127.1mPontypridd: £148.6mSherwood Forest: £127.6mPontypridd: £149.2mSherwood Forest: £120.5mPontypridd: £140.9m

    £148.6m£149.2m£140.9mPontypridd is higher£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pontypridd £216.6m, Sherwood Forest £247.4mSherwood Forest: £247.4mPontypridd: £216.6mSherwood Forest: £248.5mPontypridd: £217.5mSherwood Forest: £234.7mPontypridd: £205.4m

    £216.6m£217.5m£205.4mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pontypridd £9.5m, Sherwood Forest £6.6mSherwood Forest: £6.6mPontypridd: £9.5mSherwood Forest: £6.7mPontypridd: £9.5mSherwood Forest: £6.3mPontypridd: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mPontypridd is higher£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £17.6m, Sherwood Forest £17.0mSherwood Forest: £17.0mPontypridd: £17.6mSherwood Forest: £17.1mPontypridd: £17.7mSherwood Forest: £16.1mPontypridd: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPontypridd is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

  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, Sherwood Forest £0.47mSherwood Forest: £0.47mPontypridd: £0.62mSherwood Forest: £0.47mPontypridd: £0.63mSherwood Forest: £0.44mPontypridd: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mPontypridd is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £74.2m, Sherwood Forest £59.9mSherwood Forest: £59.9mPontypridd: £74.2mSherwood Forest: £60.2mPontypridd: £74.5mSherwood Forest: £56.8mPontypridd: £70.4m

    £74.2m£74.5m£70.4mPontypridd is higher£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd £16.9m, Sherwood Forest £17.7mSherwood Forest: £17.7mPontypridd: £16.9mSherwood Forest: £17.7mPontypridd: £17.0mSherwood Forest: £16.8mPontypridd: £16.1m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.1mSherwood Forest is higher£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pontypridd £9.4m, Sherwood Forest £9.5mSherwood Forest: £9.5mPontypridd: £9.4mSherwood Forest: £9.6mPontypridd: £9.4mSherwood Forest: £9.1mPontypridd: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pontypridd £103.7m, Sherwood Forest £94.1mSherwood Forest: £94.1mPontypridd: £103.7mSherwood Forest: £94.5mPontypridd: £104.1mSherwood Forest: £89.3mPontypridd: £98.3m

    £103.7m£104.1m£98.3mPontypridd is higher£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pontypridd £21.4m, Sherwood Forest £14.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mPontypridd: £21.4mSherwood Forest: £14.1mPontypridd: £21.4mSherwood Forest: £13.3mPontypridd: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.4m£20.3mPontypridd is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pontypridd £34.5m, Sherwood Forest £22.4mSherwood Forest: £22.4mPontypridd: £34.5mSherwood Forest: £22.5mPontypridd: £34.7mSherwood Forest: £21.2mPontypridd: £32.7m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.7mPontypridd is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pontypridd £0.41m, Sherwood Forest £0.44mSherwood Forest: £0.44mPontypridd: £0.41mSherwood Forest: £0.45mPontypridd: £0.42mSherwood Forest: £0.42mPontypridd: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.42m£0.39mSherwood Forest is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pontypridd £0.62m, Sherwood Forest £0.56mSherwood Forest: £0.56mPontypridd: £0.62mSherwood Forest: £0.56mPontypridd: £0.62mSherwood Forest: £0.53mPontypridd: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mPontypridd is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pontypridd £0.61m, Sherwood Forest £0.45mSherwood Forest: £0.45mPontypridd: £0.61mSherwood Forest: £0.45mPontypridd: £0.61mSherwood Forest: £0.42mPontypridd: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mPontypridd is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pontypridd 19,135, Sherwood Forest 22,003Sherwood Forest: 22,003Pontypridd: 19,135

    19,135Sherwood Forest is higher22,003

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pontypridd 2,393, Sherwood Forest 1,797Sherwood Forest: 1,797Pontypridd: 2,393

    2,393Pontypridd is higher1,797

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd 3,609, Sherwood Forest 3,551Sherwood Forest: 3,551Pontypridd: 3,609

    3,609Pontypridd is higher3,551

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pontypridd 10,458, Sherwood Forest 8,546Sherwood Forest: 8,546Pontypridd: 10,458

    10,458Pontypridd is higher8,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pontypridd 13,685, Sherwood Forest 11,941Sherwood Forest: 11,941Pontypridd: 13,685

    13,685Pontypridd is higher11,941

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pontypridd 2,019, Sherwood Forest 2,044Sherwood Forest: 2,044Pontypridd: 2,019

    2,019Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count2,044

Show the numbers
Pontypridd and Sherwood Forest, total
MeasurePontypriddSherwood ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£506.0m£508.1m£480.0m£490.7m£492.8m£465.4mPontypridd
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.3m£245.3m£231.7m£271.5m£272.7m£257.6mSherwood Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£148.6m£149.2m£140.9m£127.1m£127.6m£120.5mPontypridd
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£216.6m£217.5m£205.4m£247.4m£248.5m£234.7mSherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£6.6m£6.7m£6.3mPontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mPontypridd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mPontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.2m£74.5m£70.4m£59.9m£60.2m£56.8mPontypridd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£103.7m£104.1m£98.3m£94.1m£94.5m£89.3mPontypridd
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.4m£20.3m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mPontypridd
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m£22.4m£22.5m£21.2mPontypridd
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mPontypridd
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mPontypridd
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,13522,003Sherwood Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3931,797Pontypridd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6093,551Pontypridd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,4588,546Pontypridd
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,68511,941Pontypridd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0192,044Sherwood Forest

Sources

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

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  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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