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Herefordshire, County of and Pembrokeshire

192,067 and 125,670 residents (mid-2024).

Herefordshire, County of is higher than Pembrokeshire on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 17 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 Pembrokeshire 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 Pembrokeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Pembrokeshire £5,346Pembrokeshire: £5,346Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Pembrokeshire: £5,369Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Pembrokeshire: £5,071Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£5,346£5,369£5,071

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £12,360, Pembrokeshire £12,277Pembrokeshire: £12,277Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Pembrokeshire: £12,329Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Pembrokeshire: £11,645Herefordshire, County of: £11,724

    £12,360£12,413£11,724Herefordshire, County of is higher£12,277£12,329£11,645

  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, Pembrokeshire £2,270Pembrokeshire: £2,270Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Pembrokeshire: £2,280Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Pembrokeshire: £2,154Herefordshire, County of: £1,518

    £1,601£1,608£1,518Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,270£2,280£2,154

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £11,422, Pembrokeshire £11,023Pembrokeshire: £11,023Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Pembrokeshire: £11,070Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Pembrokeshire: £10,456Herefordshire, County of: £10,834

    £11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of is higher£11,023£11,070£10,456

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £313, Pembrokeshire £430Pembrokeshire: £430Herefordshire, County of: £313Pembrokeshire: £432Herefordshire, County of: £315Pembrokeshire: £408Herefordshire, County of: £297

    £313£315£297Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£430£432£408

  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, Pembrokeshire £795Pembrokeshire: £795Herefordshire, County of: £604Pembrokeshire: £798Herefordshire, County of: £607Pembrokeshire: £754Herefordshire, County of: £573

    £604£607£573Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£795£798£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: Herefordshire, County of £21, Pembrokeshire £29Pembrokeshire: £29Herefordshire, County of: £21Pembrokeshire: £29Herefordshire, County of: £21Pembrokeshire: £27Herefordshire, County of: £20

    £21£21£20Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Pembrokeshire £592Pembrokeshire: £592Herefordshire, County of: £389Pembrokeshire: £594Herefordshire, County of: £391Pembrokeshire: £561Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£592£594£561

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Pembrokeshire £141Pembrokeshire: £141Herefordshire, County of: £97Pembrokeshire: £142Herefordshire, County of: £98Pembrokeshire: £134Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

  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, Pembrokeshire £155Pembrokeshire: £155Herefordshire, County of: £92Pembrokeshire: £155Herefordshire, County of: £92Pembrokeshire: £147Herefordshire, County of: £87

    £92£92£87Pembrokeshire is higher£155£155£147

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,207, Pembrokeshire £1,655Pembrokeshire: £1,655Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Pembrokeshire: £1,662Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Pembrokeshire: £1,570Herefordshire, County of: £1,145

    £1,207£1,212£1,145Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,655£1,662£1,570

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Pembrokeshire £174Pembrokeshire: £174Herefordshire, County of: £162Pembrokeshire: £175Herefordshire, County of: £163Pembrokeshire: £165Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

  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, Pembrokeshire £445Pembrokeshire: £445Herefordshire, County of: £291Pembrokeshire: £447Herefordshire, County of: £292Pembrokeshire: £422Herefordshire, County of: £276

    £291£292£276Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£445£447£422

  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, Pembrokeshire £7.66Pembrokeshire: £7.66Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Pembrokeshire: £7.70Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Pembrokeshire: £7.27Herefordshire, County of: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.66£7.70£7.27

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.87, Pembrokeshire £8.62Pembrokeshire: £8.62Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Pembrokeshire: £8.66Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Pembrokeshire: £8.18Herefordshire, County of: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.62£8.66£8.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Pembrokeshire £9.35Pembrokeshire: £9.35Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Pembrokeshire: £9.39Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Pembrokeshire: £8.87Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£9.35£9.39£8.87

  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, Pembrokeshire 1,001.7Pembrokeshire: 1,001.7Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Herefordshire, County of is higher1,001.7

  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, Pembrokeshire 108.4Pembrokeshire: 108.4Herefordshire, County of: 78.3

    78.3Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count108.4

  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: Herefordshire, County of 124.1, Pembrokeshire 166.0Pembrokeshire: 166.0Herefordshire, County of: 124.1

    124.1Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count166.0

  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, Pembrokeshire 83.8Pembrokeshire: 83.8Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count83.8

  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, Pembrokeshire 215.9Pembrokeshire: 215.9Herefordshire, County of: 152.1

    152.1Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count215.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of 19.9, Pembrokeshire 32.5Pembrokeshire: 32.5Herefordshire, County of: 19.9

    19.9Pembrokeshire is higher32.5

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Herefordshire, County of and Pembrokeshire, per person in the age group
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofPembrokeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,360£12,413£11,724£12,277£12,329£11,645Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,601£1,608£1,518£2,270£2,280£2,154Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,422£11,471£10,834£11,023£11,070£10,456Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£430£432£408Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£795£798£754Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£29£29£27Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£592£594£561Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£141£142£134Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£155£155£147Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,207£1,212£1,145£1,655£1,662£1,570Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£174£175£165Pembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£291£292£276£445£447£422Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£7.66£7.70£7.27Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£8.62£8.66£8.18Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,001.7Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.3108.4Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.1166.0Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.583.8Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.1215.9Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.932.5Pembrokeshire

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Pembrokeshire £5,346Pembrokeshire: £5,346Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Pembrokeshire: £5,369Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Pembrokeshire: £5,071Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£5,346£5,369£5,071

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3,154, Pembrokeshire £3,145Pembrokeshire: £3,145Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Pembrokeshire: £3,158Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Pembrokeshire: £2,983Herefordshire, County of: £2,991

    £3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of is higher£3,145£3,158£2,983

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £919, Pembrokeshire £1,285Pembrokeshire: £1,285Herefordshire, County of: £919Pembrokeshire: £1,291Herefordshire, County of: £923Pembrokeshire: £1,219Herefordshire, County of: £871

    £919£923£871Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,285£1,291£1,219

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2,914, Pembrokeshire £2,823Pembrokeshire: £2,823Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Pembrokeshire: £2,835Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Pembrokeshire: £2,678Herefordshire, County of: £2,764

    £2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,823£2,835£2,678

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £80, Pembrokeshire £110Pembrokeshire: £110Herefordshire, County of: £80Pembrokeshire: £111Herefordshire, County of: £80Pembrokeshire: £105Herefordshire, County of: £76

    £80£80£76Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£110£111£105

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £154, Pembrokeshire £204Pembrokeshire: £204Herefordshire, County of: £154Pembrokeshire: £204Herefordshire, County of: £155Pembrokeshire: £193Herefordshire, County of: £146

    £154£155£146Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£204£204£193

  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, Pembrokeshire £7.35Pembrokeshire: £7.35Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Pembrokeshire: £7.38Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Pembrokeshire: £6.97Herefordshire, County of: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.35£7.38£6.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Pembrokeshire £592Pembrokeshire: £592Herefordshire, County of: £389Pembrokeshire: £594Herefordshire, County of: £391Pembrokeshire: £561Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£592£594£561

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Pembrokeshire £141Pembrokeshire: £141Herefordshire, County of: £97Pembrokeshire: £142Herefordshire, County of: £98Pembrokeshire: £134Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £53, Pembrokeshire £88Pembrokeshire: £88Herefordshire, County of: £53Pembrokeshire: £88Herefordshire, County of: £53Pembrokeshire: £83Herefordshire, County of: £50

    £53£53£50Pembrokeshire is higher£88£88£83

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £693, Pembrokeshire £937Pembrokeshire: £937Herefordshire, County of: £693Pembrokeshire: £941Herefordshire, County of: £696Pembrokeshire: £888Herefordshire, County of: £657

    £693£696£657Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£937£941£888

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Pembrokeshire £174Pembrokeshire: £174Herefordshire, County of: £162Pembrokeshire: £175Herefordshire, County of: £163Pembrokeshire: £165Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £167, Pembrokeshire £252Pembrokeshire: £252Herefordshire, County of: £167Pembrokeshire: £253Herefordshire, County of: £168Pembrokeshire: £239Herefordshire, County of: £158

    £167£168£158Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2.99, Pembrokeshire £4.33Pembrokeshire: £4.33Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Pembrokeshire: £4.35Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Pembrokeshire: £4.11Herefordshire, County of: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.33£4.35£4.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3.37, Pembrokeshire £4.88Pembrokeshire: £4.88Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Pembrokeshire: £4.90Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Pembrokeshire: £4.63Herefordshire, County of: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.88£4.90£4.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Pembrokeshire £9.35Pembrokeshire: £9.35Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Pembrokeshire: £9.39Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Pembrokeshire: £8.87Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£9.35£9.39£8.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 258.0, Pembrokeshire 256.6Pembrokeshire: 256.6Herefordshire, County of: 258.0

    258.0Herefordshire, County of is higher256.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 20.0, Pembrokeshire 27.8Pembrokeshire: 27.8Herefordshire, County of: 20.0

    20.0Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count27.8

  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, Pembrokeshire 42.5Pembrokeshire: 42.5Herefordshire, County of: 31.7

    31.7Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count42.5

  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, Pembrokeshire 83.8Pembrokeshire: 83.8Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 87.3, Pembrokeshire 122.2Pembrokeshire: 122.2Herefordshire, County of: 87.3

    87.3Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count122.2

  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, Pembrokeshire 18.4Pembrokeshire: 18.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4

    11.4Pembrokeshire is higher18.4

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Herefordshire, County of and Pembrokeshire, per resident
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofPembrokeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,154£3,167£2,991£3,145£3,158£2,983Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£919£923£871£1,285£1,291£1,219Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,914£2,927£2,764£2,823£2,835£2,678Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£110£111£105Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£204£204£193Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£7.35£7.38£6.97Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£592£594£561Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£141£142£134Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£88£88£83Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£937£941£888Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£174£175£165Pembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£252£253£239Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£4.33£4.35£4.11Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£4.88£4.90£4.63Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026258.0256.6Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.027.8Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.742.5Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.583.8Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.3122.2Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.418.4Pembrokeshire

Total

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Pembrokeshire on 2. 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 Pembrokeshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £908.4m, Pembrokeshire £671.8mPembrokeshire: £671.8mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mPembrokeshire: £674.7mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mPembrokeshire: £637.2mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7m

    £908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£671.8m£674.7m£637.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £605.7m, Pembrokeshire £395.2mPembrokeshire: £395.2mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mPembrokeshire: £396.9mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mPembrokeshire: £374.8mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5m

    £605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of is higher£395.2m£396.9m£374.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £176.5m, Pembrokeshire £161.5mPembrokeshire: £161.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mPembrokeshire: £162.2mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mPembrokeshire: £153.2mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£161.5m£162.2m£153.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of £559.7m, Pembrokeshire £354.8mPembrokeshire: £354.8mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mPembrokeshire: £356.3mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mPembrokeshire: £336.6mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9m

    £559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of is higher£354.8m£356.3m£336.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £15.4m, Pembrokeshire £13.9mPembrokeshire: £13.9mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mPembrokeshire: £13.9mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mPembrokeshire: £13.1mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £29.6m, Pembrokeshire £25.6mPembrokeshire: £25.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mPembrokeshire: £25.7mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mPembrokeshire: £24.3mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

  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, Pembrokeshire £0.92mPembrokeshire: £0.92mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mPembrokeshire: £0.93mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mPembrokeshire: £0.88mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £74.8m, Pembrokeshire £74.4mPembrokeshire: £74.4mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mPembrokeshire: £74.7mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mPembrokeshire: £70.5mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9m

    £74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£74.4m£74.7m£70.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £18.7m, Pembrokeshire £17.7mPembrokeshire: £17.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mPembrokeshire: £17.8mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mPembrokeshire: £16.8mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £10.1m, Pembrokeshire £11.0mPembrokeshire: £11.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mPembrokeshire: £11.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mPembrokeshire: £10.4mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mPembrokeshire is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £133.0m, Pembrokeshire £117.7mPembrokeshire: £117.7mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mPembrokeshire: £118.2mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mPembrokeshire: £111.6mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2m

    £133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Herefordshire, County of £31.1m, Pembrokeshire £21.8mPembrokeshire: £21.8mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mPembrokeshire: £21.9mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mPembrokeshire: £20.7mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £32.1m, Pembrokeshire £31.6mPembrokeshire: £31.6mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mPembrokeshire: £31.8mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mPembrokeshire: £30.0mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4m

    £32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.57m, Pembrokeshire £0.55mPembrokeshire: £0.55mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mPembrokeshire: £0.55mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mPembrokeshire: £0.52mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.65m, Pembrokeshire £0.61mPembrokeshire: £0.61mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mPembrokeshire: £0.62mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mPembrokeshire: £0.58mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.7m, Pembrokeshire £1.2mPembrokeshire: £1.2mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mPembrokeshire: £1.2mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mPembrokeshire: £1.1mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of 49,545, Pembrokeshire 32,241Pembrokeshire: 32,241Herefordshire, County of: 49,545

    49,545Herefordshire, County of is higher32,241

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 3,839, Pembrokeshire 3,488Pembrokeshire: 3,488Herefordshire, County of: 3,839

    3,839Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count3,488

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 6,081, Pembrokeshire 5,344Pembrokeshire: 5,344Herefordshire, County of: 6,081

    6,081Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count5,344

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 10,667, Pembrokeshire 10,534Pembrokeshire: 10,534Herefordshire, County of: 10,667

    10,667Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10,534

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 16,762, Pembrokeshire 15,359Pembrokeshire: 15,359Herefordshire, County of: 16,762

    16,762Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count15,359

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 2,191, Pembrokeshire 2,310Pembrokeshire: 2,310Herefordshire, County of: 2,191

    2,191Pembrokeshire is higher2,310

Show the numbers
Herefordshire, County of and Pembrokeshire, total
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofPembrokeshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m£671.8m£674.7m£637.2mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m£395.2m£396.9m£374.8mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£161.5m£162.2m£153.2mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m£354.8m£356.3m£336.6mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m£74.4m£74.7m£70.5mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mPembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m£21.8m£21.9m£20.7mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,54532,241Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8393,488Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,0815,344Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,66710,534Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,76215,359Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1912,310Pembrokeshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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