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Wrexham and Vale of Glamorgan

101,675 and 97,675 residents (mid-2024).

Wrexham is higher than Vale of Glamorgan on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Wrexham is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Vale of Glamorgan on 12. 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

Wrexham Vale of Glamorgan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wrexham £4,854, Vale of Glamorgan £5,063Vale of Glamorgan: £5,063Wrexham: £4,854Vale of Glamorgan: £5,084Wrexham: £4,874Vale of Glamorgan: £4,802Wrexham: £4,604

    £4,854£4,874£4,604Vale of Glamorgan is higher£5,063£5,084£4,802

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wrexham £12,867, Vale of Glamorgan £12,951Vale of Glamorgan: £12,951Wrexham: £12,867Vale of Glamorgan: £13,006Wrexham: £12,921Vale of Glamorgan: £12,284Wrexham: £12,205

    £12,867£12,921£12,205Vale of Glamorgan is higher£12,951£13,006£12,284

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £2,222, Vale of Glamorgan £2,351Vale of Glamorgan: £2,351Wrexham: £2,222Vale of Glamorgan: £2,361Wrexham: £2,232Vale of Glamorgan: £2,230Wrexham: £2,108

    £2,222£2,232£2,108Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£2,351£2,361£2,230

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wrexham £11,506, Vale of Glamorgan £11,586Vale of Glamorgan: £11,586Wrexham: £11,506Vale of Glamorgan: £11,636Wrexham: £11,555Vale of Glamorgan: £10,990Wrexham: £10,914

    £11,506£11,555£10,914Vale of Glamorgan is higher£11,586£11,636£10,990

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wrexham £458, Vale of Glamorgan £426Vale of Glamorgan: £426Wrexham: £458Vale of Glamorgan: £428Wrexham: £460Vale of Glamorgan: £404Wrexham: £434

    £458£460£434Wrexham is higher£426£428£404

  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: Wrexham £874, Vale of Glamorgan £912Vale of Glamorgan: £912Wrexham: £874Vale of Glamorgan: £916Wrexham: £878Vale of Glamorgan: £865Wrexham: £829

    £874£878£829Vale of Glamorgan is higher£912£916£865

  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: Wrexham £28, Vale of Glamorgan £26Vale of Glamorgan: £26Wrexham: £28Vale of Glamorgan: £26Wrexham: £28Vale of Glamorgan: £24Wrexham: £27

    £28£28£27Wrexham is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £598, Vale of Glamorgan £595Vale of Glamorgan: £595Wrexham: £598Vale of Glamorgan: £597Wrexham: £600Vale of Glamorgan: £564Wrexham: £567

    £598£600£567Wrexham is higher£595£597£564

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £162, Vale of Glamorgan £148Vale of Glamorgan: £148Wrexham: £162Vale of Glamorgan: £148Wrexham: £163Vale of Glamorgan: £140Wrexham: £154

    £162£163£154Wrexham is higher£148£148£140

  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: Wrexham £139, Vale of Glamorgan £130Vale of Glamorgan: £130Wrexham: £139Vale of Glamorgan: £130Wrexham: £140Vale of Glamorgan: £123Wrexham: £132

    £139£140£132Wrexham is higher£130£130£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £1,704, Vale of Glamorgan £1,764Vale of Glamorgan: £1,764Wrexham: £1,704Vale of Glamorgan: £1,771Wrexham: £1,711Vale of Glamorgan: £1,673Wrexham: £1,616

    £1,704£1,711£1,616Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£1,764£1,771£1,673

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wrexham £201, Vale of Glamorgan £232Vale of Glamorgan: £232Wrexham: £201Vale of Glamorgan: £233Wrexham: £202Vale of Glamorgan: £220Wrexham: £191

    £201£202£191Vale of Glamorgan is higher£232£233£220

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £365, Vale of Glamorgan £441Vale of Glamorgan: £441Wrexham: £365Vale of Glamorgan: £443Wrexham: £367Vale of Glamorgan: £419Wrexham: £346

    £365£367£346Vale of Glamorgan is higher£441£443£419

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £4.48, Vale of Glamorgan £6.83Vale of Glamorgan: £6.83Wrexham: £4.48Vale of Glamorgan: £6.86Wrexham: £4.50Vale of Glamorgan: £6.48Wrexham: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Vale of Glamorgan is higher£6.83£6.86£6.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £10, Vale of Glamorgan £8.39Vale of Glamorgan: £8.39Wrexham: £10Vale of Glamorgan: £8.43Wrexham: £10Vale of Glamorgan: £7.96Wrexham: £9.54

    £10£10£9.54Wrexham is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wrexham £7.16, Vale of Glamorgan £6.54Vale of Glamorgan: £6.54Wrexham: £7.16Vale of Glamorgan: £6.56Wrexham: £7.19Vale of Glamorgan: £6.20Wrexham: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Wrexham is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wrexham 1,008.5, Vale of Glamorgan 1,026.1Vale of Glamorgan: 1,026.1Wrexham: 1,008.5

    1,008.5Vale of Glamorgan is higher1,026.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wrexham 115.3, Vale of Glamorgan 99.4Vale of Glamorgan: 99.4Wrexham: 115.3

    115.3Wrexham is higher99.4

  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: Wrexham 175.3, Vale of Glamorgan 178.8Vale of Glamorgan: 178.8Wrexham: 175.3

    175.3Vale of Glamorgan is higher178.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 85.8, Vale of Glamorgan 83.4Vale of Glamorgan: 83.4Wrexham: 85.8

    85.8Wrexham is higher83.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wrexham 199.8, Vale of Glamorgan 211.3Vale of Glamorgan: 211.3Wrexham: 199.8

    199.8Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count211.3

  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: Wrexham 29.0, Vale of Glamorgan 28.3Vale of Glamorgan: 28.3Wrexham: 29.0

    29.0Wrexham is higher28.3

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Wrexham and Vale of Glamorgan, per person in the age group
MeasureWrexhamVale of GlamorganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,854£4,874£4,604£5,063£5,084£4,802Vale of Glamorgan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,867£12,921£12,205£12,951£13,006£12,284Vale of Glamorgan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,222£2,232£2,108£2,351£2,361£2,230Vale of Glamorgan
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,506£11,555£10,914£11,586£11,636£10,990Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£458£460£434£426£428£404Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£874£878£829£912£916£865Vale of Glamorgan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£26£26£24Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£598£600£567£595£597£564Wrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£148£148£140Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£139£140£132£130£130£123Wrexham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,704£1,711£1,616£1,764£1,771£1,673Vale of Glamorgan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191£232£233£220Vale of Glamorgan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£365£367£346£441£443£419Vale of Glamorgan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.83£6.86£6.48Vale of Glamorgan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.54£8.39£8.43£7.96Wrexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£6.54£6.56£6.20Wrexham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,026.1Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.399.4Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.3178.8Vale of Glamorgan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.883.4Wrexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026199.8211.3Vale of Glamorgan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.028.3Wrexham

Per resident

Wrexham is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Vale of Glamorgan on 12. 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

Wrexham Vale of Glamorgan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wrexham £4,854, Vale of Glamorgan £5,063Vale of Glamorgan: £5,063Wrexham: £4,854Vale of Glamorgan: £5,084Wrexham: £4,874Vale of Glamorgan: £4,802Wrexham: £4,604

    £4,854£4,874£4,604Vale of Glamorgan is higher£5,063£5,084£4,802

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wrexham £2,517, Vale of Glamorgan £2,676Vale of Glamorgan: £2,676Wrexham: £2,517Vale of Glamorgan: £2,687Wrexham: £2,528Vale of Glamorgan: £2,538Wrexham: £2,388

    £2,517£2,528£2,388Vale of Glamorgan is higher£2,676£2,687£2,538

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wrexham £1,368, Vale of Glamorgan £1,406Vale of Glamorgan: £1,406Wrexham: £1,368Vale of Glamorgan: £1,412Wrexham: £1,374Vale of Glamorgan: £1,334Wrexham: £1,298

    £1,368£1,374£1,298Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£1,406£1,412£1,334

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wrexham £2,251, Vale of Glamorgan £2,394Vale of Glamorgan: £2,394Wrexham: £2,251Vale of Glamorgan: £2,404Wrexham: £2,261Vale of Glamorgan: £2,271Wrexham: £2,135

    £2,251£2,261£2,135Vale of Glamorgan is higher£2,394£2,404£2,271

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wrexham £90, Vale of Glamorgan £88Vale of Glamorgan: £88Wrexham: £90Vale of Glamorgan: £88Wrexham: £90Vale of Glamorgan: £84Wrexham: £85

    £90£90£85Wrexham is higher£88£88£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £171, Vale of Glamorgan £188Vale of Glamorgan: £188Wrexham: £171Vale of Glamorgan: £189Wrexham: £172Vale of Glamorgan: £179Wrexham: £162

    £171£172£162Vale of Glamorgan is higher£188£189£179

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wrexham £5.53, Vale of Glamorgan £5.30Vale of Glamorgan: £5.30Wrexham: £5.53Vale of Glamorgan: £5.33Wrexham: £5.56Vale of Glamorgan: £5.03Wrexham: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Wrexham is higher£5.30£5.33£5.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £598, Vale of Glamorgan £595Vale of Glamorgan: £595Wrexham: £598Vale of Glamorgan: £597Wrexham: £600Vale of Glamorgan: £564Wrexham: £567

    £598£600£567Wrexham is higher£595£597£564

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £162, Vale of Glamorgan £148Vale of Glamorgan: £148Wrexham: £162Vale of Glamorgan: £148Wrexham: £163Vale of Glamorgan: £140Wrexham: £154

    £162£163£154Wrexham is higher£148£148£140

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wrexham £86, Vale of Glamorgan £78Vale of Glamorgan: £78Wrexham: £86Vale of Glamorgan: £78Wrexham: £86Vale of Glamorgan: £74Wrexham: £81

    £86£86£81Wrexham is higher£78£78£74

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wrexham £1,049, Vale of Glamorgan £1,055Vale of Glamorgan: £1,055Wrexham: £1,049Vale of Glamorgan: £1,060Wrexham: £1,053Vale of Glamorgan: £1,001Wrexham: £995

    £1,049£1,053£995Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£1,055£1,060£1,001

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wrexham £201, Vale of Glamorgan £232Vale of Glamorgan: £232Wrexham: £201Vale of Glamorgan: £233Wrexham: £202Vale of Glamorgan: £220Wrexham: £191

    £201£202£191Vale of Glamorgan is higher£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wrexham £225, Vale of Glamorgan £264Vale of Glamorgan: £264Wrexham: £225Vale of Glamorgan: £265Wrexham: £226Vale of Glamorgan: £251Wrexham: £213

    £225£226£213Vale of Glamorgan is higher£264£265£251

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wrexham £2.76, Vale of Glamorgan £4.09Vale of Glamorgan: £4.09Wrexham: £2.76Vale of Glamorgan: £4.11Wrexham: £2.77Vale of Glamorgan: £3.88Wrexham: £2.62

    £2.76£2.77£2.62Vale of Glamorgan is higher£4.09£4.11£3.88

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wrexham £6.19, Vale of Glamorgan £5.02Vale of Glamorgan: £5.02Wrexham: £6.19Vale of Glamorgan: £5.04Wrexham: £6.21Vale of Glamorgan: £4.76Wrexham: £5.87

    £6.19£6.21£5.87Wrexham is higher£5.02£5.04£4.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wrexham £7.16, Vale of Glamorgan £6.54Vale of Glamorgan: £6.54Wrexham: £7.16Vale of Glamorgan: £6.56Wrexham: £7.19Vale of Glamorgan: £6.20Wrexham: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Wrexham is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 197.3, Vale of Glamorgan 212.0Vale of Glamorgan: 212.0Wrexham: 197.3

    197.3Vale of Glamorgan is higher212.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 22.6, Vale of Glamorgan 20.5Vale of Glamorgan: 20.5Wrexham: 22.6

    22.6Wrexham is higher20.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 34.3, Vale of Glamorgan 36.9Vale of Glamorgan: 36.9Wrexham: 34.3

    34.3Vale of Glamorgan is higher36.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 85.8, Vale of Glamorgan 83.4Vale of Glamorgan: 83.4Wrexham: 85.8

    85.8Wrexham is higher83.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 123.0, Vale of Glamorgan 126.4Vale of Glamorgan: 126.4Wrexham: 123.0

    123.0Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count126.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 17.8, Vale of Glamorgan 17.0Vale of Glamorgan: 17.0Wrexham: 17.8

    17.8Wrexham is higher17.0

Show the numbers
Wrexham and Vale of Glamorgan, per resident
MeasureWrexhamVale of GlamorganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,854£4,874£4,604£5,063£5,084£4,802Vale of Glamorgan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,517£2,528£2,388£2,676£2,687£2,538Vale of Glamorgan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,368£1,374£1,298£1,406£1,412£1,334Vale of Glamorgan
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,251£2,261£2,135£2,394£2,404£2,271Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£88£88£84Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£188£189£179Vale of Glamorgan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£5.30£5.33£5.03Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£598£600£567£595£597£564Wrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£148£148£140Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£78£78£74Wrexham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,049£1,053£995£1,055£1,060£1,001Vale of Glamorgan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191£232£233£220Vale of Glamorgan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£264£265£251Vale of Glamorgan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.76£2.77£2.62£4.09£4.11£3.88Vale of Glamorgan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.87£5.02£5.04£4.76Wrexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£6.54£6.56£6.20Wrexham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.3212.0Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.620.5Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.336.9Vale of Glamorgan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.883.4Wrexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026123.0126.4Vale of Glamorgan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.817.0Wrexham

Total

Wrexham is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Vale of Glamorgan 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

Wrexham Vale of Glamorgan

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wrexham £493.5m, Vale of Glamorgan £494.5mVale of Glamorgan: £494.5mWrexham: £493.5mVale of Glamorgan: £496.6mWrexham: £495.6mVale of Glamorgan: £469.1mWrexham: £468.1m

    £493.5m£495.6m£468.1mVale of Glamorgan is higher£494.5m£496.6m£469.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wrexham £255.9m, Vale of Glamorgan £261.3mVale of Glamorgan: £261.3mWrexham: £255.9mVale of Glamorgan: £262.4mWrexham: £257.0mVale of Glamorgan: £247.9mWrexham: £242.8m

    £255.9m£257.0m£242.8mVale of Glamorgan is higher£261.3m£262.4m£247.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wrexham £139.1m, Vale of Glamorgan £137.3mVale of Glamorgan: £137.3mWrexham: £139.1mVale of Glamorgan: £137.9mWrexham: £139.7mVale of Glamorgan: £130.3mWrexham: £132.0m

    £139.1m£139.7m£132.0mWrexham is higherDepends on how you count£137.3m£137.9m£130.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wrexham £228.9m, Vale of Glamorgan £233.8mVale of Glamorgan: £233.8mWrexham: £228.9mVale of Glamorgan: £234.8mWrexham: £229.9mVale of Glamorgan: £221.8mWrexham: £217.1m

    £228.9m£229.9m£217.1mVale of Glamorgan is higher£233.8m£234.8m£221.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wrexham £9.1m, Vale of Glamorgan £8.6mVale of Glamorgan: £8.6mWrexham: £9.1mVale of Glamorgan: £8.6mWrexham: £9.1mVale of Glamorgan: £8.2mWrexham: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mWrexham is higher£8.6m£8.6m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wrexham £17.4m, Vale of Glamorgan £18.4mVale of Glamorgan: £18.4mWrexham: £17.4mVale of Glamorgan: £18.5mWrexham: £17.5mVale of Glamorgan: £17.5mWrexham: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mVale of Glamorgan is higher£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wrexham £0.56m, Vale of Glamorgan £0.52mVale of Glamorgan: £0.52mWrexham: £0.56mVale of Glamorgan: £0.52mWrexham: £0.56mVale of Glamorgan: £0.49mWrexham: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mWrexham is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wrexham £60.8m, Vale of Glamorgan £58.1mVale of Glamorgan: £58.1mWrexham: £60.8mVale of Glamorgan: £58.3mWrexham: £61.0mVale of Glamorgan: £55.1mWrexham: £57.6m

    £60.8m£61.0m£57.6mWrexham is higher£58.1m£58.3m£55.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wrexham £16.5m, Vale of Glamorgan £14.4mVale of Glamorgan: £14.4mWrexham: £16.5mVale of Glamorgan: £14.5mWrexham: £16.6mVale of Glamorgan: £13.7mWrexham: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.6mWrexham is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wrexham £8.7m, Vale of Glamorgan £7.6mVale of Glamorgan: £7.6mWrexham: £8.7mVale of Glamorgan: £7.6mWrexham: £8.7mVale of Glamorgan: £7.2mWrexham: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mWrexham is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wrexham £106.7m, Vale of Glamorgan £103.1mVale of Glamorgan: £103.1mWrexham: £106.7mVale of Glamorgan: £103.5mWrexham: £107.1mVale of Glamorgan: £97.8mWrexham: £101.2m

    £106.7m£107.1m£101.2mWrexham is higherDepends on how you count£103.1m£103.5m£97.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wrexham £20.4m, Vale of Glamorgan £22.7mVale of Glamorgan: £22.7mWrexham: £20.4mVale of Glamorgan: £22.8mWrexham: £20.5mVale of Glamorgan: £21.5mWrexham: £19.4m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.4mVale of Glamorgan is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wrexham £22.9m, Vale of Glamorgan £25.8mVale of Glamorgan: £25.8mWrexham: £22.9mVale of Glamorgan: £25.9mWrexham: £22.9mVale of Glamorgan: £24.5mWrexham: £21.7m

    £22.9m£22.9m£21.7mVale of Glamorgan is higher£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wrexham £0.28m, Vale of Glamorgan £0.40mVale of Glamorgan: £0.40mWrexham: £0.28mVale of Glamorgan: £0.40mWrexham: £0.28mVale of Glamorgan: £0.38mWrexham: £0.27m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.27mVale of Glamorgan is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wrexham £0.63m, Vale of Glamorgan £0.49mVale of Glamorgan: £0.49mWrexham: £0.63mVale of Glamorgan: £0.49mWrexham: £0.63mVale of Glamorgan: £0.46mWrexham: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mWrexham is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wrexham £0.73m, Vale of Glamorgan £0.64mVale of Glamorgan: £0.64mWrexham: £0.73mVale of Glamorgan: £0.64mWrexham: £0.73mVale of Glamorgan: £0.61mWrexham: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mWrexham is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wrexham 20,061, Vale of Glamorgan 20,705Vale of Glamorgan: 20,705Wrexham: 20,061

    20,061Vale of Glamorgan is higher20,705

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wrexham 2,294, Vale of Glamorgan 2,006Vale of Glamorgan: 2,006Wrexham: 2,294

    2,294Wrexham is higher2,006

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wrexham 3,486, Vale of Glamorgan 3,608Vale of Glamorgan: 3,608Wrexham: 3,486

    3,486Vale of Glamorgan is higher3,608

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wrexham 8,722, Vale of Glamorgan 8,148Vale of Glamorgan: 8,148Wrexham: 8,722

    8,722Wrexham is higher8,148

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wrexham 12,505, Vale of Glamorgan 12,348Vale of Glamorgan: 12,348Wrexham: 12,505

    12,505Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count12,348

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wrexham 1,812, Vale of Glamorgan 1,656Vale of Glamorgan: 1,656Wrexham: 1,812

    1,812Wrexham is higher1,656

Show the numbers
Wrexham and Vale of Glamorgan, total
MeasureWrexhamVale of GlamorganHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£493.5m£495.6m£468.1m£494.5m£496.6m£469.1mVale of Glamorgan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£255.9m£257.0m£242.8m£261.3m£262.4m£247.9mVale of Glamorgan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.1m£139.7m£132.0m£137.3m£137.9m£130.3mWrexham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£228.9m£229.9m£217.1m£233.8m£234.8m£221.8mVale of Glamorgan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.6m£8.6m£8.2mWrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mVale of Glamorgan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.8m£61.0m£57.6m£58.1m£58.3m£55.1mWrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mWrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mWrexham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.7m£107.1m£101.2m£103.1m£103.5m£97.8mWrexham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mVale of Glamorgan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.9m£22.9m£21.7m£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mVale of Glamorgan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mVale of Glamorgan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mWrexham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mWrexham
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,06120,705Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2942,006Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4863,608Vale of Glamorgan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7228,148Wrexham
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,50512,348Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8121,656Wrexham

Sources

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

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