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Herefordshire, County of and Denbighshire

192,067 and 97,868 residents (mid-2024).

Herefordshire, County of is higher than Denbighshire on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 18 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

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire 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

Herefordshire, County of Denbighshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Denbighshire £5,753Denbighshire: £5,753Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Denbighshire: £5,777Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Denbighshire: £5,457Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£5,753£5,777£5,457

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £12,360, Denbighshire £12,848Denbighshire: £12,848Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Denbighshire: £12,903Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Denbighshire: £12,187Herefordshire, County of: £11,724

    £12,360£12,413£11,724Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,848£12,903£12,187

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,601, Denbighshire £2,651Denbighshire: £2,651Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Denbighshire: £2,662Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Denbighshire: £2,515Herefordshire, County of: £1,518

    £1,601£1,608£1,518Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,651£2,662£2,515

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £11,422, Denbighshire £11,338Denbighshire: £11,338Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Denbighshire: £11,387Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Denbighshire: £10,755Herefordshire, County of: £10,834

    £11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of is higher£11,338£11,387£10,755

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £313, Denbighshire £524Denbighshire: £524Herefordshire, County of: £313Denbighshire: £527Herefordshire, County of: £315Denbighshire: £497Herefordshire, County of: £297

    £313£315£297Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£524£527£497

  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: Herefordshire, County of £604, Denbighshire £952Denbighshire: £952Herefordshire, County of: £604Denbighshire: £956Herefordshire, County of: £607Denbighshire: £903Herefordshire, County of: £573

    £604£607£573Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£952£956£903

  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: Herefordshire, County of £21, Denbighshire £33Denbighshire: £33Herefordshire, County of: £21Denbighshire: £33Herefordshire, County of: £21Denbighshire: £31Herefordshire, County of: £20

    £21£21£20Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Denbighshire £722Denbighshire: £722Herefordshire, County of: £389Denbighshire: £725Herefordshire, County of: £391Denbighshire: £685Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Denbighshire £183Denbighshire: £183Herefordshire, County of: £97Denbighshire: £184Herefordshire, County of: £98Denbighshire: £173Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£173

  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: Herefordshire, County of £92, Denbighshire £178Denbighshire: £178Herefordshire, County of: £92Denbighshire: £179Herefordshire, County of: £92Denbighshire: £169Herefordshire, County of: £87

    £92£92£87Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,207, Denbighshire £1,941Denbighshire: £1,941Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Denbighshire: £1,949Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Denbighshire: £1,841Herefordshire, County of: £1,145

    £1,207£1,212£1,145Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,941£1,949£1,841

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Denbighshire £249Denbighshire: £249Herefordshire, County of: £162Denbighshire: £250Herefordshire, County of: £163Denbighshire: £236Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£249£250£236

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £291, Denbighshire £511Denbighshire: £511Herefordshire, County of: £291Denbighshire: £514Herefordshire, County of: £292Denbighshire: £485Herefordshire, County of: £276

    £291£292£276Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£511£514£485

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.21, Denbighshire £7.76Denbighshire: £7.76Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Denbighshire: £7.79Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Denbighshire: £7.36Herefordshire, County of: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.76£7.79£7.36

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.87, Denbighshire £13Denbighshire: £13Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Denbighshire: £13Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Denbighshire: £13Herefordshire, County of: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Denbighshire is higher£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Denbighshire £8.21Denbighshire: £8.21Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Denbighshire: £8.25Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Denbighshire: £7.79Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.21£8.25£7.79

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0, Denbighshire 1,009.0Denbighshire: 1,009.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Herefordshire, County of is higher1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 78.3, Denbighshire 128.3Denbighshire: 128.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3

    78.3Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count128.3

  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: Herefordshire, County of 124.1, Denbighshire 191.1Denbighshire: 191.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1

    124.1Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count191.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, Denbighshire 101.5Denbighshire: 101.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count101.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of 152.1, Denbighshire 237.2Denbighshire: 237.2Herefordshire, County of: 152.1

    152.1Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count237.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of 19.9, Denbighshire 36.4Denbighshire: 36.4Herefordshire, County of: 19.9

    19.9Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count36.4

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Herefordshire, County of and Denbighshire, per person in the age group
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofDenbighshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,360£12,413£11,724£12,848£12,903£12,187Denbighshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,601£1,608£1,518£2,651£2,662£2,515Denbighshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,422£11,471£10,834£11,338£11,387£10,755Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£524£527£497Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£952£956£903Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£33£33£31Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£722£725£685Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£183£184£173Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£178£179£169Denbighshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,207£1,212£1,145£1,941£1,949£1,841Denbighshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£249£250£236Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£291£292£276£511£514£485Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£7.76£7.79£7.36Denbighshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£13Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£8.21£8.25£7.79Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,009.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.3128.3Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.1191.1Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.5101.5Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.1237.2Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.936.4Denbighshire

Per resident

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire on 18. 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

Herefordshire, County of Denbighshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Denbighshire £5,753Denbighshire: £5,753Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Denbighshire: £5,777Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Denbighshire: £5,457Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£5,753£5,777£5,457

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3,154, Denbighshire £3,070Denbighshire: £3,070Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Denbighshire: £3,083Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Denbighshire: £2,912Herefordshire, County of: £2,991

    £3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£3,070£3,083£2,912

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £919, Denbighshire £1,521Denbighshire: £1,521Herefordshire, County of: £919Denbighshire: £1,528Herefordshire, County of: £923Denbighshire: £1,443Herefordshire, County of: £871

    £919£923£871Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,521£1,528£1,443

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2,914, Denbighshire £2,709Denbighshire: £2,709Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Denbighshire: £2,720Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Denbighshire: £2,570Herefordshire, County of: £2,764

    £2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,709£2,720£2,570

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £80, Denbighshire £125Denbighshire: £125Herefordshire, County of: £80Denbighshire: £126Herefordshire, County of: £80Denbighshire: £119Herefordshire, County of: £76

    £80£80£76Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £154, Denbighshire £227Denbighshire: £227Herefordshire, County of: £154Denbighshire: £228Herefordshire, County of: £155Denbighshire: £216Herefordshire, County of: £146

    £154£155£146Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£227£228£216

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £5.28, Denbighshire £7.93Denbighshire: £7.93Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Denbighshire: £7.96Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Denbighshire: £7.52Herefordshire, County of: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.93£7.96£7.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Denbighshire £722Denbighshire: £722Herefordshire, County of: £389Denbighshire: £725Herefordshire, County of: £391Denbighshire: £685Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Denbighshire £183Denbighshire: £183Herefordshire, County of: £97Denbighshire: £184Herefordshire, County of: £98Denbighshire: £173Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£173

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £53, Denbighshire £102Denbighshire: £102Herefordshire, County of: £53Denbighshire: £103Herefordshire, County of: £53Denbighshire: £97Herefordshire, County of: £50

    £53£53£50Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £693, Denbighshire £1,114Denbighshire: £1,114Herefordshire, County of: £693Denbighshire: £1,119Herefordshire, County of: £696Denbighshire: £1,056Herefordshire, County of: £657

    £693£696£657Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,114£1,119£1,056

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Denbighshire £249Denbighshire: £249Herefordshire, County of: £162Denbighshire: £250Herefordshire, County of: £163Denbighshire: £236Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £167, Denbighshire £294Denbighshire: £294Herefordshire, County of: £167Denbighshire: £295Herefordshire, County of: £168Denbighshire: £278Herefordshire, County of: £158

    £167£168£158Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£294£295£278

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2.99, Denbighshire £4.46Denbighshire: £4.46Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Denbighshire: £4.48Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Denbighshire: £4.23Herefordshire, County of: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.46£4.48£4.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3.37, Denbighshire £7.57Denbighshire: £7.57Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Denbighshire: £7.60Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Denbighshire: £7.18Herefordshire, County of: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Denbighshire is higher£7.57£7.60£7.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Denbighshire £8.21Denbighshire: £8.21Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Denbighshire: £8.25Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Denbighshire: £7.79Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.21£8.25£7.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 258.0, Denbighshire 241.1Denbighshire: 241.1Herefordshire, County of: 258.0

    258.0Herefordshire, County of is higher241.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 20.0, Denbighshire 30.6Denbighshire: 30.6Herefordshire, County of: 20.0

    20.0Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count30.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 31.7, Denbighshire 45.7Denbighshire: 45.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7

    31.7Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count45.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, Denbighshire 101.5Denbighshire: 101.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count101.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 87.3, Denbighshire 136.2Denbighshire: 136.2Herefordshire, County of: 87.3

    87.3Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count136.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 11.4, Denbighshire 20.9Denbighshire: 20.9Herefordshire, County of: 11.4

    11.4Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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Herefordshire, County of and Denbighshire, per resident
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofDenbighshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,154£3,167£2,991£3,070£3,083£2,912Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£919£923£871£1,521£1,528£1,443Denbighshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,914£2,927£2,764£2,709£2,720£2,570Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£125£126£119Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£227£228£216Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£722£725£685Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£183£184£173Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£102£103£97Denbighshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£1,114£1,119£1,056Denbighshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£249£250£236Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£294£295£278Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£4.46£4.48£4.23Denbighshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£7.57£7.60£7.18Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£8.21£8.25£7.79Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026258.0241.1Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.030.6Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.745.7Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.5101.5Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.3136.2Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.420.9Denbighshire

Total

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Denbighshire on 1. 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

Herefordshire, County of Denbighshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £908.4m, Denbighshire £563.0mDenbighshire: £563.0mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mDenbighshire: £565.4mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mDenbighshire: £534.0mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7m

    £908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £605.7m, Denbighshire £300.4mDenbighshire: £300.4mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mDenbighshire: £301.7mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mDenbighshire: £284.9mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5m

    £605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £176.5m, Denbighshire £148.9mDenbighshire: £148.9mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mDenbighshire: £149.5mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mDenbighshire: £141.2mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of £559.7m, Denbighshire £265.1mDenbighshire: £265.1mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mDenbighshire: £266.2mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mDenbighshire: £251.5mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9m

    £559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of is higher£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £15.4m, Denbighshire £12.3mDenbighshire: £12.3mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDenbighshire: £12.3mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDenbighshire: £11.6mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £29.6m, Denbighshire £22.3mDenbighshire: £22.3mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mDenbighshire: £22.3mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mDenbighshire: £21.1mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.0m, Denbighshire £0.78mDenbighshire: £0.78mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDenbighshire: £0.78mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDenbighshire: £0.74mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £74.8m, Denbighshire £70.7mDenbighshire: £70.7mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mDenbighshire: £71.0mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mDenbighshire: £67.0mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9m

    £74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £18.7m, Denbighshire £17.9mDenbighshire: £17.9mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDenbighshire: £18.0mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDenbighshire: £17.0mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £10.1m, Denbighshire £10.0mDenbighshire: £10.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mDenbighshire: £10.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mDenbighshire: £9.5mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £133.0m, Denbighshire £109.0mDenbighshire: £109.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mDenbighshire: £109.5mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mDenbighshire: £103.4mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2m

    £133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Herefordshire, County of £31.1m, Denbighshire £24.3mDenbighshire: £24.3mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mDenbighshire: £24.4mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mDenbighshire: £23.1mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £32.1m, Denbighshire £28.7mDenbighshire: £28.7mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mDenbighshire: £28.9mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mDenbighshire: £27.3mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4m

    £32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.57m, Denbighshire £0.44mDenbighshire: £0.44mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mDenbighshire: £0.44mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mDenbighshire: £0.41mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.65m, Denbighshire £0.74mDenbighshire: £0.74mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDenbighshire: £0.74mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDenbighshire: £0.70mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDenbighshire is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.7m, Denbighshire £0.80mDenbighshire: £0.80mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDenbighshire: £0.81mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDenbighshire: £0.76mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of 49,545, Denbighshire 23,592Denbighshire: 23,592Herefordshire, County of: 49,545

    49,545Herefordshire, County of is higher23,592

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 3,839, Denbighshire 2,999Denbighshire: 2,999Herefordshire, County of: 3,839

    3,839Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,999

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 6,081, Denbighshire 4,468Denbighshire: 4,468Herefordshire, County of: 6,081

    6,081Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count4,468

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 10,667, Denbighshire 9,937Denbighshire: 9,937Herefordshire, County of: 10,667

    10,667Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count9,937

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 16,762, Denbighshire 13,326Denbighshire: 13,326Herefordshire, County of: 16,762

    16,762Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count13,326

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 2,191, Denbighshire 2,044Denbighshire: 2,044Herefordshire, County of: 2,191

    2,191Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,044

Show the numbers
Herefordshire, County of and Denbighshire, total
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofDenbighshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m£563.0m£565.4m£534.0mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m£300.4m£301.7m£284.9mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£148.9m£149.5m£141.2mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m£265.1m£266.2m£251.5mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£22.3m£22.3m£21.1mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£28.7m£28.9m£27.3mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDenbighshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,54523,592Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8392,999Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,0814,468Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,6679,937Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,76213,326Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1912,044Herefordshire, County of

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.