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Torfaen and Blyth and Ashington

94,119 and 105,952 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Blyth and Ashington on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Torfaen is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Blyth and Ashington 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

Torfaen Blyth and Ashington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,605, Blyth and Ashington £5,498Blyth and Ashington: £5,498Torfaen: £5,605Blyth and Ashington: £5,521Torfaen: £5,628Blyth and Ashington: £5,215Torfaen: £5,316

    £5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,498£5,521£5,215

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,217, Blyth and Ashington £13,088Blyth and Ashington: £13,088Torfaen: £13,217Blyth and Ashington: £13,144Torfaen: £13,274Blyth and Ashington: £12,414Torfaen: £12,537

    £13,217£13,274£12,537Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£13,088£13,144£12,414

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,803, Blyth and Ashington £2,809Blyth and Ashington: £2,809Torfaen: £2,803Blyth and Ashington: £2,821Torfaen: £2,815Blyth and Ashington: £2,664Torfaen: £2,659

    £2,803£2,815£2,659Blyth and Ashington is higher£2,809£2,821£2,664

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,652, Blyth and Ashington £11,645Blyth and Ashington: £11,645Torfaen: £11,652Blyth and Ashington: £11,694Torfaen: £11,702Blyth and Ashington: £11,045Torfaen: £11,053

    £11,652£11,702£11,053Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11,645£11,694£11,045

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £550, Blyth and Ashington £483Blyth and Ashington: £483Torfaen: £550Blyth and Ashington: £485Torfaen: £553Blyth and Ashington: £458Torfaen: £522

    £550£553£522Torfaen is higher£483£485£458

  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: Torfaen £979, Blyth and Ashington £928Blyth and Ashington: £928Torfaen: £979Blyth and Ashington: £932Torfaen: £983Blyth and Ashington: £881Torfaen: £929

    £979£983£929Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£928£932£881

  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: Torfaen £35, Blyth and Ashington £32Blyth and Ashington: £32Torfaen: £35Blyth and Ashington: £32Torfaen: £36Blyth and Ashington: £30Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £807, Blyth and Ashington £728Blyth and Ashington: £728Torfaen: £807Blyth and Ashington: £731Torfaen: £811Blyth and Ashington: £691Torfaen: £766

    £807£811£766Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£728£731£691

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £188, Blyth and Ashington £200Blyth and Ashington: £200Torfaen: £188Blyth and Ashington: £201Torfaen: £189Blyth and Ashington: £189Torfaen: £179

    £188£189£179Blyth and Ashington is higher£200£201£189

  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: Torfaen £170, Blyth and Ashington £212Blyth and Ashington: £212Torfaen: £170Blyth and Ashington: £213Torfaen: £171Blyth and Ashington: £201Torfaen: £161

    £170£171£161Blyth and Ashington is higher£212£213£201

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,094, Blyth and Ashington £2,116Blyth and Ashington: £2,116Torfaen: £2,094Blyth and Ashington: £2,125Torfaen: £2,103Blyth and Ashington: £2,007Torfaen: £1,986

    £2,094£2,103£1,986Blyth and Ashington is higher£2,116£2,125£2,007

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Blyth and Ashington £233Blyth and Ashington: £233Torfaen: £266Blyth and Ashington: £234Torfaen: £267Blyth and Ashington: £221Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£233£234£221

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £519, Blyth and Ashington £461Blyth and Ashington: £461Torfaen: £519Blyth and Ashington: £463Torfaen: £522Blyth and Ashington: £438Torfaen: £493

    £519£522£493Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£438

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £7.39, Blyth and Ashington £7.20Blyth and Ashington: £7.20Torfaen: £7.39Blyth and Ashington: £7.23Torfaen: £7.42Blyth and Ashington: £6.83Torfaen: £7.01

    £7.39£7.42£7.01Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£7.20£7.23£6.83

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, Blyth and Ashington £13Blyth and Ashington: £13Torfaen: £12Blyth and Ashington: £13Torfaen: £12Blyth and Ashington: £12Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Blyth and Ashington is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.16, Blyth and Ashington £4.06Blyth and Ashington: £4.06Torfaen: £7.16Blyth and Ashington: £4.08Torfaen: £7.19Blyth and Ashington: £3.85Torfaen: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 1,028.5, Blyth and Ashington 1,036.7Blyth and Ashington: 1,036.7Torfaen: 1,028.5

    1,028.5Blyth and Ashington is higher1,036.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 136.4, Blyth and Ashington 130.4Blyth and Ashington: 130.4Torfaen: 136.4

    136.4Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count130.4

  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: Torfaen 198.7, Blyth and Ashington 197.1Blyth and Ashington: 197.1Torfaen: 198.7

    198.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count197.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.2, Blyth and Ashington 109.4Blyth and Ashington: 109.4Torfaen: 113.2

    113.2Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count109.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torfaen 259.1, Blyth and Ashington 271.5Blyth and Ashington: 271.5Torfaen: 259.1

    259.1Blyth and Ashington is higher271.5

  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: Torfaen 36.4, Blyth and Ashington 46.3Blyth and Ashington: 46.3Torfaen: 36.4

    36.4Blyth and Ashington is higher46.3

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Torfaen and Blyth and Ashington, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenBlyth and AshingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,605£5,628£5,316£5,498£5,521£5,215Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,217£13,274£12,537£13,088£13,144£12,414Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,803£2,815£2,659£2,809£2,821£2,664Blyth and Ashington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,652£11,702£11,053£11,645£11,694£11,045Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£550£553£522£483£485£458Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£979£983£929£928£932£881Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£32£32£30Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£807£811£766£728£731£691Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179£200£201£189Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£161£212£213£201Blyth and Ashington
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,094£2,103£1,986£2,116£2,125£2,007Blyth and Ashington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£233£234£221Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£519£522£493£461£463£438Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.39£7.42£7.01£7.20£7.23£6.83Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£13£13£12Blyth and Ashington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£4.06£4.08£3.85Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.51,036.7Blyth and Ashington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.4130.4Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.7197.1Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.2109.4Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.1271.5Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.446.3Blyth and Ashington

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Blyth and Ashington on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Torfaen Blyth and Ashington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,605, Blyth and Ashington £5,498Blyth and Ashington: £5,498Torfaen: £5,605Blyth and Ashington: £5,521Torfaen: £5,628Blyth and Ashington: £5,215Torfaen: £5,316

    £5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,498£5,521£5,215

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,639, Blyth and Ashington £2,626Blyth and Ashington: £2,626Torfaen: £2,639Blyth and Ashington: £2,637Torfaen: £2,650Blyth and Ashington: £2,491Torfaen: £2,503

    £2,639£2,650£2,503Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,626£2,637£2,491

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,697, Blyth and Ashington £1,707Blyth and Ashington: £1,707Torfaen: £1,697Blyth and Ashington: £1,715Torfaen: £1,704Blyth and Ashington: £1,620Torfaen: £1,610

    £1,697£1,704£1,610Blyth and Ashington is higher£1,707£1,715£1,620

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,327, Blyth and Ashington £2,336Blyth and Ashington: £2,336Torfaen: £2,327Blyth and Ashington: £2,346Torfaen: £2,336Blyth and Ashington: £2,216Torfaen: £2,207

    £2,327£2,336£2,207Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£2,336£2,346£2,216

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Blyth and Ashington £97Blyth and Ashington: £97Torfaen: £110Blyth and Ashington: £97Torfaen: £110Blyth and Ashington: £92Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Torfaen is higher£97£97£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £195, Blyth and Ashington £186Blyth and Ashington: £186Torfaen: £195Blyth and Ashington: £187Torfaen: £196Blyth and Ashington: £177Torfaen: £185

    £195£196£185Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Torfaen £7.07, Blyth and Ashington £6.38Blyth and Ashington: £6.38Torfaen: £7.07Blyth and Ashington: £6.41Torfaen: £7.10Blyth and Ashington: £6.05Torfaen: £6.71

    £7.07£7.10£6.71Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.38£6.41£6.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £807, Blyth and Ashington £728Blyth and Ashington: £728Torfaen: £807Blyth and Ashington: £731Torfaen: £811Blyth and Ashington: £691Torfaen: £766

    £807£811£766Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£728£731£691

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £188, Blyth and Ashington £200Blyth and Ashington: £200Torfaen: £188Blyth and Ashington: £201Torfaen: £189Blyth and Ashington: £189Torfaen: £179

    £188£189£179Blyth and Ashington is higher£200£201£189

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torfaen £103, Blyth and Ashington £129Blyth and Ashington: £129Torfaen: £103Blyth and Ashington: £129Torfaen: £103Blyth and Ashington: £122Torfaen: £98

    £103£103£98Blyth and Ashington is higher£129£129£122

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,268, Blyth and Ashington £1,286Blyth and Ashington: £1,286Torfaen: £1,268Blyth and Ashington: £1,292Torfaen: £1,273Blyth and Ashington: £1,220Torfaen: £1,203

    £1,268£1,273£1,203Blyth and Ashington is higher£1,286£1,292£1,220

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Blyth and Ashington £233Blyth and Ashington: £233Torfaen: £266Blyth and Ashington: £234Torfaen: £267Blyth and Ashington: £221Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£233£234£221

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Blyth and Ashington £280Blyth and Ashington: £280Torfaen: £315Blyth and Ashington: £282Torfaen: £316Blyth and Ashington: £266Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£280£282£266

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.47, Blyth and Ashington £4.38Blyth and Ashington: £4.38Torfaen: £4.47Blyth and Ashington: £4.39Torfaen: £4.49Blyth and Ashington: £4.15Torfaen: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4.38£4.39£4.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.26, Blyth and Ashington £7.65Blyth and Ashington: £7.65Torfaen: £7.26Blyth and Ashington: £7.69Torfaen: £7.29Blyth and Ashington: £7.26Torfaen: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Blyth and Ashington is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.16, Blyth and Ashington £4.06Blyth and Ashington: £4.06Torfaen: £7.16Blyth and Ashington: £4.08Torfaen: £7.19Blyth and Ashington: £3.85Torfaen: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.4, Blyth and Ashington 208.0Blyth and Ashington: 208.0Torfaen: 205.4

    205.4Blyth and Ashington is higher208.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.2, Blyth and Ashington 26.2Blyth and Ashington: 26.2Torfaen: 27.2

    27.2Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count26.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 39.7, Blyth and Ashington 39.6Blyth and Ashington: 39.6Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count39.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.2, Blyth and Ashington 109.4Blyth and Ashington: 109.4Torfaen: 113.2

    113.2Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count109.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 156.9, Blyth and Ashington 165.0Blyth and Ashington: 165.0Torfaen: 156.9

    156.9Blyth and Ashington is higher165.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 22.1, Blyth and Ashington 28.1Blyth and Ashington: 28.1Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Blyth and Ashington is higher28.1

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Torfaen and Blyth and Ashington, per resident
MeasureTorfaenBlyth and AshingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,605£5,628£5,316£5,498£5,521£5,215Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,639£2,650£2,503£2,626£2,637£2,491Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,697£1,704£1,610£1,707£1,715£1,620Blyth and Ashington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,327£2,336£2,207£2,336£2,346£2,216Blyth and Ashington
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£97£97£92Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£186£187£177Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.07£7.10£6.71£6.38£6.41£6.05Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£807£811£766£728£731£691Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179£200£201£189Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98£129£129£122Blyth and Ashington
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,268£1,273£1,203£1,286£1,292£1,220Blyth and Ashington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£233£234£221Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£280£282£266Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£4.38£4.39£4.15Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£7.65£7.69£7.26Blyth and Ashington
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£4.06£4.08£3.85Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.4208.0Blyth and Ashington
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.226.2Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.739.6Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.2109.4Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.9165.0Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.128.1Blyth and Ashington

Total

Torfaen is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Blyth and Ashington on 19. 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

Torfaen Blyth and Ashington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £527.5m, Blyth and Ashington £582.5mBlyth and Ashington: £582.5mTorfaen: £527.5mBlyth and Ashington: £585.0mTorfaen: £529.7mBlyth and Ashington: £552.5mTorfaen: £500.4m

    £527.5m£529.7m£500.4mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£582.5m£585.0m£552.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Blyth and Ashington £278.2mBlyth and Ashington: £278.2mTorfaen: £248.4mBlyth and Ashington: £279.4mTorfaen: £249.4mBlyth and Ashington: £263.9mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Blyth and Ashington £180.9mBlyth and Ashington: £180.9mTorfaen: £159.7mBlyth and Ashington: £181.7mTorfaen: £160.4mBlyth and Ashington: £171.6mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mBlyth and Ashington is higher£180.9m£181.7m£171.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Blyth and Ashington £247.6mBlyth and Ashington: £247.6mTorfaen: £219.0mBlyth and Ashington: £248.6mTorfaen: £219.9mBlyth and Ashington: £234.8mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£247.6m£248.6m£234.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Blyth and Ashington £10.3mBlyth and Ashington: £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mBlyth and Ashington: £10.3mTorfaen: £10.4mBlyth and Ashington: £9.7mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorfaen is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, Blyth and Ashington £19.7mBlyth and Ashington: £19.7mTorfaen: £18.4mBlyth and Ashington: £19.8mTorfaen: £18.5mBlyth and Ashington: £18.7mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Torfaen £0.67m, Blyth and Ashington £0.68mBlyth and Ashington: £0.68mTorfaen: £0.67mBlyth and Ashington: £0.68mTorfaen: £0.67mBlyth and Ashington: £0.64mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £76.0m, Blyth and Ashington £77.2mBlyth and Ashington: £77.2mTorfaen: £76.0mBlyth and Ashington: £77.5mTorfaen: £76.3mBlyth and Ashington: £73.2mTorfaen: £72.1m

    £76.0m£76.3m£72.1mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£77.2m£77.5m£73.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £17.7m, Blyth and Ashington £21.2mBlyth and Ashington: £21.2mTorfaen: £17.7mBlyth and Ashington: £21.3mTorfaen: £17.8mBlyth and Ashington: £20.1mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mBlyth and Ashington is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen £9.7m, Blyth and Ashington £13.6mBlyth and Ashington: £13.6mTorfaen: £9.7mBlyth and Ashington: £13.7mTorfaen: £9.7mBlyth and Ashington: £12.9mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mBlyth and Ashington is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Blyth and Ashington £136.3mBlyth and Ashington: £136.3mTorfaen: £119.3mBlyth and Ashington: £136.9mTorfaen: £119.8mBlyth and Ashington: £129.3mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mBlyth and Ashington is higher£136.3m£136.9m£129.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Blyth and Ashington £24.6mBlyth and Ashington: £24.6mTorfaen: £25.0mBlyth and Ashington: £24.7mTorfaen: £25.1mBlyth and Ashington: £23.4mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Blyth and Ashington £29.7mBlyth and Ashington: £29.7mTorfaen: £29.6mBlyth and Ashington: £29.8mTorfaen: £29.7mBlyth and Ashington: £28.2mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£29.7m£29.8m£28.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Blyth and Ashington £0.46mBlyth and Ashington: £0.46mTorfaen: £0.42mBlyth and Ashington: £0.47mTorfaen: £0.42mBlyth and Ashington: £0.44mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mBlyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Blyth and Ashington £0.81mBlyth and Ashington: £0.81mTorfaen: £0.68mBlyth and Ashington: £0.81mTorfaen: £0.69mBlyth and Ashington: £0.77mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mBlyth and Ashington is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.67m, Blyth and Ashington £0.43mBlyth and Ashington: £0.43mTorfaen: £0.67mBlyth and Ashington: £0.43mTorfaen: £0.68mBlyth and Ashington: £0.41mTorfaen: £0.64m

    £0.67m£0.68m£0.64mTorfaen is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Blyth and Ashington 22,039Blyth and Ashington: 22,039Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Blyth and Ashington is higher22,039

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Blyth and Ashington 2,772Blyth and Ashington: 2,772Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count2,772

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Blyth and Ashington 4,190Blyth and Ashington: 4,190Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count4,190

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Blyth and Ashington 11,586Blyth and Ashington: 11,586Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Blyth and Ashington is higherDepends on how you count11,586

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Blyth and Ashington 17,486Blyth and Ashington: 17,486Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Blyth and Ashington is higher17,486

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Blyth and Ashington 2,980Blyth and Ashington: 2,980Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Blyth and Ashington is higher2,980

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Torfaen and Blyth and Ashington, total
MeasureTorfaenBlyth and AshingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.5m£529.7m£500.4m£582.5m£585.0m£552.5mBlyth and Ashington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£278.2m£279.4m£263.9mBlyth and Ashington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£180.9m£181.7m£171.6mBlyth and Ashington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£247.6m£248.6m£234.8mBlyth and Ashington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mTorfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mBlyth and Ashington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mBlyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m£77.2m£77.5m£73.2mBlyth and Ashington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mBlyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mBlyth and Ashington
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£136.3m£136.9m£129.3mBlyth and Ashington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£24.6m£24.7m£23.4mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£29.7m£29.8m£28.2mBlyth and Ashington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mBlyth and Ashington
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mBlyth and Ashington
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32822,039Blyth and Ashington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5632,772Blyth and Ashington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7334,190Blyth and Ashington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,65111,586Blyth and Ashington
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76417,486Blyth and Ashington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0752,980Blyth and Ashington

Sources

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

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  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.
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