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Bristol, City of and Cardiff

494,225 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Bristol, City of is higher than Cardiff on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 18 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

Bristol, City of is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Cardiff 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

Bristol, City of Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £3,653, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Bristol, City of: £3,653Cardiff: £4,260Bristol, City of: £3,669Cardiff: £4,024Bristol, City of: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £13,026, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Bristol, City of: £13,026Cardiff: £13,065Bristol, City of: £13,081Cardiff: £12,341Bristol, City of: £12,356

    £13,026£13,081£12,356Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£13,010£13,065£12,341

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £1,816, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Bristol, City of: £1,816Cardiff: £2,213Bristol, City of: £1,823Cardiff: £2,090Bristol, City of: £1,722

    £1,816£1,823£1,722Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£2,204£2,213£2,090

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £11,594, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Bristol, City of: £11,594Cardiff: £11,441Bristol, City of: £11,643Cardiff: £10,806Bristol, City of: £10,997

    £11,594£11,643£10,997Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£11,392£11,441£10,806

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £654, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Bristol, City of: £654Cardiff: £685Bristol, City of: £657Cardiff: £647Bristol, City of: £620

    £654£657£620Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647

  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: Bristol, City of £744, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Bristol, City of: £744Cardiff: £904Bristol, City of: £748Cardiff: £854Bristol, City of: £706

    £744£748£706Cardiff is higher£900£904£854

  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: Bristol, City of £34, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Bristol, City of: £34Cardiff: £36Bristol, City of: £34Cardiff: £34Bristol, City of: £32

    £34£34£32Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £437, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Bristol, City of: £437Cardiff: £539Bristol, City of: £439Cardiff: £509Bristol, City of: £414

    £437£439£414Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £106, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Bristol, City of: £106Cardiff: £113Bristol, City of: £106Cardiff: £107Bristol, City of: £100

    £106£106£100Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£107

  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: Bristol, City of £78, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Bristol, City of: £78Cardiff: £109Bristol, City of: £78Cardiff: £103Bristol, City of: £74

    £78£78£74Cardiff is higher£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £1,419, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Bristol, City of: £1,419Cardiff: £1,737Bristol, City of: £1,425Cardiff: £1,641Bristol, City of: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol, City of £270, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Bristol, City of: £270Cardiff: £298Bristol, City of: £271Cardiff: £281Bristol, City of: £256

    £270£271£256Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£297£298£281

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £306, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Bristol, City of: £306Cardiff: £352Bristol, City of: £307Cardiff: £333Bristol, City of: £290

    £306£307£290Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£351£352£333

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £6.38, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Bristol, City of: £6.38Cardiff: £6.59Bristol, City of: £6.41Cardiff: £6.22Bristol, City of: £6.05

    £6.38£6.41£6.05Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £6.94, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Bristol, City of: £6.94Cardiff: £7.70Bristol, City of: £6.97Cardiff: £7.27Bristol, City of: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £5.76, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Bristol, City of: £5.76Cardiff: £5.36Bristol, City of: £5.78Cardiff: £5.06Bristol, City of: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of 1,024.9, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Bristol, City of: 1,024.9

    1,024.9Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count1,021.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of 133.8, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Bristol, City of: 133.8

    133.8Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count139.9

  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: Bristol, City of 149.8, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Bristol, City of: 149.8

    149.8Cardiff is higher182.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 64.1, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Bristol, City of: 64.1

    64.1Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count75.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of 167.3, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Bristol, City of: 167.3

    167.3Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count196.1

  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: Bristol, City of 17.2, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Bristol, City of: 17.2

    17.2Cardiff is higher23.7

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Bristol, City of and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasureBristol, City ofCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,026£13,081£12,356£13,010£13,065£12,341Bristol, City of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,816£1,823£1,722£2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,594£11,643£10,997£11,392£11,441£10,806Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£654£657£620£682£685£647Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£748£706£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£36£36£34Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£112£113£107Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£109£109£103Cardiff
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£306£307£290£351£352£333Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05£6.56£6.59£6.22Cardiff
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.66£7.70£7.27Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.33£5.36£5.06Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.91,021.2Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.8139.9Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.8182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.175.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026167.3196.1Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.223.7Cardiff

Per resident

Bristol, City of is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 20. 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

Bristol, City of Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £3,653, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Bristol, City of: £3,653Cardiff: £4,260Bristol, City of: £3,669Cardiff: £4,024Bristol, City of: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,545, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Bristol, City of: £1,545Cardiff: £1,798Bristol, City of: £1,551Cardiff: £1,698Bristol, City of: £1,465

    £1,545£1,551£1,465Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,290, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Bristol, City of: £1,290Cardiff: £1,507Bristol, City of: £1,295Cardiff: £1,423Bristol, City of: £1,223

    £1,290£1,295£1,223Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,375, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Bristol, City of: £1,375Cardiff: £1,575Bristol, City of: £1,381Cardiff: £1,487Bristol, City of: £1,304

    £1,375£1,381£1,304Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bristol, City of £78, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Bristol, City of: £78Cardiff: £94Bristol, City of: £78Cardiff: £89Bristol, City of: £74

    £78£78£74Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £88, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Bristol, City of: £88Cardiff: £124Bristol, City of: £89Cardiff: £118Bristol, City of: £84

    £88£89£84Cardiff is higher£124£124£118

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.02, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Bristol, City of: £4.02Cardiff: £4.94Bristol, City of: £4.03Cardiff: £4.67Bristol, City of: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£4.92£4.94£4.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £437, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Bristol, City of: £437Cardiff: £539Bristol, City of: £439Cardiff: £509Bristol, City of: £414

    £437£439£414Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £106, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Bristol, City of: £106Cardiff: £113Bristol, City of: £106Cardiff: £107Bristol, City of: £100

    £106£106£100Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £55, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Bristol, City of: £55Cardiff: £74Bristol, City of: £55Cardiff: £70Bristol, City of: £52

    £55£55£52Cardiff is higher£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,008, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Bristol, City of: £1,008Cardiff: £1,183Bristol, City of: £1,012Cardiff: £1,117Bristol, City of: £956

    £1,008£1,012£956Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol, City of £270, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Bristol, City of: £270Cardiff: £298Bristol, City of: £271Cardiff: £281Bristol, City of: £256

    £270£271£256Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bristol, City of £217, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Bristol, City of: £217Cardiff: £240Bristol, City of: £218Cardiff: £226Bristol, City of: £206

    £217£218£206Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.52, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Bristol, City of: £4.52Cardiff: £4.49Bristol, City of: £4.54Cardiff: £4.24Bristol, City of: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.92, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Bristol, City of: £4.92Cardiff: £5.24Bristol, City of: £4.94Cardiff: £4.95Bristol, City of: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £5.76, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Bristol, City of: £5.76Cardiff: £5.36Bristol, City of: £5.78Cardiff: £5.06Bristol, City of: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 121.6, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Bristol, City of: 121.6

    121.6Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 15.9, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Bristol, City of: 15.9

    15.9Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 17.8, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Bristol, City of: 17.8

    17.8Cardiff is higher25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 64.1, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Bristol, City of: 64.1

    64.1Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 118.9, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Bristol, City of: 118.9

    118.9Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count133.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 12.2, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Bristol, City of: 12.2

    12.2Cardiff is higher16.2

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Bristol, City of and Cardiff, per resident
MeasureBristol, City ofCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,545£1,551£1,465£1,791£1,798£1,698Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,290£1,295£1,223£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,375£1,381£1,304£1,568£1,575£1,487Cardiff
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£94£94£89Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£124£124£118Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£4.92£4.94£4.67Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£112£113£107Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£74£74£70Cardiff
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956£1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£239£240£226Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£4.47£4.49£4.24Bristol, City of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.33£5.36£5.06Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026121.6140.5Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.919.3Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.825.1Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.175.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026118.9133.5Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.216.2Cardiff

Total

Bristol, City of is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 4. 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

Bristol, City of Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bristol, City of £1.8bn, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnBristol, City of: £1.8bnCardiff: £1.6bnBristol, City of: £1.8bnCardiff: £1.5bnBristol, City of: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bristol, City of £763.5m, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mBristol, City of: £763.5mCardiff: £687.0mBristol, City of: £766.8mCardiff: £648.8mBristol, City of: £724.2m

    £763.5m£766.8m£724.2mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bristol, City of £637.4m, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mBristol, City of: £637.4mCardiff: £575.6mBristol, City of: £640.1mCardiff: £543.7mBristol, City of: £604.6m

    £637.4m£640.1m£604.6mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bristol, City of £679.6m, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mBristol, City of: £679.6mCardiff: £601.5mBristol, City of: £682.5mCardiff: £568.2mBristol, City of: £644.6m

    £679.6m£682.5m£644.6mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol, City of £38.3m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mBristol, City of: £38.3mCardiff: £36.0mBristol, City of: £38.5mCardiff: £34.0mBristol, City of: £36.4m

    £38.3m£38.5m£36.4mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £43.6m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mBristol, City of: £43.6mCardiff: £47.5mBristol, City of: £43.8mCardiff: £44.9mBristol, City of: £41.4m

    £43.6m£43.8m£41.4mCardiff is higher£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bristol, City of £2.0m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.0mCardiff: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.0mCardiff: £1.8mBristol, City of: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £215.9m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mBristol, City of: £215.9mCardiff: £205.9mBristol, City of: £216.9mCardiff: £194.4mBristol, City of: £204.8m

    £215.9m£216.9m£204.8mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £52.3m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mBristol, City of: £52.3mCardiff: £43.1mBristol, City of: £52.6mCardiff: £40.7mBristol, City of: £49.7m

    £52.3m£52.6m£49.7mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol, City of £27.2m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mBristol, City of: £27.2mCardiff: £28.4mBristol, City of: £27.3mCardiff: £26.8mBristol, City of: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mCardiff is higher£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol, City of £498.1m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mBristol, City of: £498.1mCardiff: £451.9mBristol, City of: £500.2mCardiff: £426.8mBristol, City of: £472.5m

    £498.1m£500.2m£472.5mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bristol, City of £133.4m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mBristol, City of: £133.4mCardiff: £113.8mBristol, City of: £134.0mCardiff: £107.5mBristol, City of: £126.5m

    £133.4m£134.0m£126.5mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bristol, City of £107.4m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mBristol, City of: £107.4mCardiff: £91.6mBristol, City of: £107.8mCardiff: £86.5mBristol, City of: £101.9m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.9mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bristol, City of £2.2m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mBristol, City of: £2.2mCardiff: £1.7mBristol, City of: £2.2mCardiff: £1.6mBristol, City of: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bristol, City of £2.4m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mBristol, City of: £2.4mCardiff: £2.0mBristol, City of: £2.4mCardiff: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bristol, City of £2.8m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mBristol, City of: £2.8mCardiff: £2.0mBristol, City of: £2.9mCardiff: £1.9mBristol, City of: £2.7m

    £2.8m£2.9m£2.7mBristol, City of is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bristol, City of 60,077, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Bristol, City of: 60,077

    60,077Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol, City of 7,840, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Bristol, City of: 7,840

    7,840Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count7,358

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of 8,779, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Bristol, City of: 8,779

    8,779Cardiff is higher9,592

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of 31,700, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Bristol, City of: 31,700

    31,700Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol, City of 58,737, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Bristol, City of: 58,737

    58,737Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count51,000

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol, City of 6,038, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Bristol, City of: 6,038

    6,038Cardiff is higher6,171

Show the numbers
Bristol, City of and Cardiff, total
MeasureBristol, City ofCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnBristol, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£763.5m£766.8m£724.2m£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mBristol, City of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£637.4m£640.1m£604.6m£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mBristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mBristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mBristol, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mBristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mBristol, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mBristol, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mBristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBristol, City of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBristol, City of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,07753,692Bristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8407,358Bristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,7799,592Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,70028,870Bristol, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202658,73751,000Bristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,0386,171Cardiff

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.