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North Somerset and Flintshire

224,667 and 155,898 residents (mid-2024).

North Somerset is higher than Flintshire on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 19 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

North Somerset is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Flintshire 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

North Somerset Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Somerset £4,650, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773North Somerset: £4,650Flintshire: £4,793North Somerset: £4,670Flintshire: £4,527North Somerset: £4,411

    £4,650£4,670£4,411Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £12,626, Flintshire £12,956Flintshire: £12,956North Somerset: £12,626Flintshire: £13,011North Somerset: £12,679Flintshire: £12,289North Somerset: £11,976

    £12,626£12,679£11,976Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,956£13,011£12,289

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £1,755, Flintshire £1,973Flintshire: £1,973North Somerset: £1,755Flintshire: £1,982North Somerset: £1,763Flintshire: £1,872North Somerset: £1,665

    £1,755£1,763£1,665Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,973£1,982£1,872

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £11,601, Flintshire £11,685Flintshire: £11,685North Somerset: £11,601Flintshire: £11,735North Somerset: £11,650Flintshire: £11,084North Somerset: £11,004

    £11,601£11,650£11,004Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,685£11,735£11,084

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £325, Flintshire £415Flintshire: £415North Somerset: £325Flintshire: £416North Somerset: £326Flintshire: £393North Somerset: £308

    £325£326£308Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£415£416£393

  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: North Somerset £681, Flintshire £829Flintshire: £829North Somerset: £681Flintshire: £833North Somerset: £684Flintshire: £787North Somerset: £646

    £681£684£646Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£829£833£787

  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: North Somerset £20, Flintshire £27Flintshire: £27North Somerset: £20Flintshire: £27North Somerset: £20Flintshire: £26North Somerset: £19

    £20£20£19Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £404, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548North Somerset: £404Flintshire: £551North Somerset: £405Flintshire: £520North Somerset: £383

    £404£405£383Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £111, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144North Somerset: £111Flintshire: £144North Somerset: £111Flintshire: £136North Somerset: £105

    £111£111£105Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136

  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: North Somerset £81, Flintshire £126Flintshire: £126North Somerset: £81Flintshire: £127North Somerset: £81Flintshire: £120North Somerset: £76

    £81£81£76Flintshire is higher£126£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £1,374, Flintshire £1,521Flintshire: £1,521North Somerset: £1,374Flintshire: £1,528North Somerset: £1,379Flintshire: £1,443North Somerset: £1,303

    £1,374£1,379£1,303Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,521£1,528£1,443

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Somerset £204, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172North Somerset: £204Flintshire: £173North Somerset: £205Flintshire: £163North Somerset: £193

    £204£205£193North Somerset is higher£172£173£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £292, Flintshire £313Flintshire: £313North Somerset: £292Flintshire: £315North Somerset: £293Flintshire: £297North Somerset: £277

    £292£293£277Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£313£315£297

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £5.44, Flintshire £6.30Flintshire: £6.30North Somerset: £5.44Flintshire: £6.33North Somerset: £5.46Flintshire: £5.98North Somerset: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £3.80, Flintshire £6.04Flintshire: £6.04North Somerset: £3.80Flintshire: £6.07North Somerset: £3.81Flintshire: £5.73North Somerset: £3.60

    £3.80£3.81£3.60Flintshire is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Somerset £8.93, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72North Somerset: £8.93Flintshire: £7.75North Somerset: £8.97Flintshire: £7.32North Somerset: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47North Somerset is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Somerset 1,012.1, Flintshire 1,034.7Flintshire: 1,034.7North Somerset: 1,012.1

    1,012.1Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count1,034.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Somerset 80.4, Flintshire 105.3Flintshire: 105.3North Somerset: 80.4

    80.4Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count105.3

  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: North Somerset 146.4, Flintshire 171.1Flintshire: 171.1North Somerset: 146.4

    146.4Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count171.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 60.3, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3North Somerset: 60.3

    60.3Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count79.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Somerset 153.9, Flintshire 183.3Flintshire: 183.3North Somerset: 153.9

    153.9Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count183.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Somerset 17.0, Flintshire 27.4Flintshire: 27.4North Somerset: 17.0

    17.0Flintshire is higher27.4

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North Somerset and Flintshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth SomersetFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,650£4,670£4,411£4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,626£12,679£11,976£12,956£13,011£12,289Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,755£1,763£1,665£1,973£1,982£1,872Flintshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,601£11,650£11,004£11,685£11,735£11,084Flintshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£325£326£308£415£416£393Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£681£684£646£829£833£787Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£27£27£26Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£404£405£383£548£551£520Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£144£144£136Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£126£127£120Flintshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,374£1,379£1,303£1,521£1,528£1,443Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£172£173£163North Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£292£293£277£313£315£297Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£6.30£6.33£5.98Flintshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.80£3.81£3.60£6.04£6.07£5.73Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£7.72£7.75£7.32North Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.11,034.7Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.4105.3Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.4171.1Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.379.3Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026153.9183.3Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.027.4Flintshire

Per resident

North Somerset is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 17. 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

North Somerset Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Somerset £4,650, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773North Somerset: £4,650Flintshire: £4,793North Somerset: £4,670Flintshire: £4,527North Somerset: £4,411

    £4,650£4,670£4,411Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Somerset £2,896, Flintshire £2,703Flintshire: £2,703North Somerset: £2,896Flintshire: £2,715North Somerset: £2,908Flintshire: £2,564North Somerset: £2,747

    £2,896£2,908£2,747North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,703£2,715£2,564

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Somerset £1,028, Flintshire £1,197Flintshire: £1,197North Somerset: £1,028Flintshire: £1,203North Somerset: £1,032Flintshire: £1,136North Somerset: £975

    £1,028£1,032£975Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,197£1,203£1,136

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Somerset £2,660, Flintshire £2,438Flintshire: £2,438North Somerset: £2,660Flintshire: £2,448North Somerset: £2,672Flintshire: £2,313North Somerset: £2,524

    £2,660£2,672£2,524North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,438£2,448£2,313

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Somerset £74, Flintshire £87Flintshire: £87North Somerset: £74Flintshire: £87North Somerset: £75Flintshire: £82North Somerset: £71

    £74£75£71Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £156, Flintshire £173Flintshire: £173North Somerset: £156Flintshire: £174North Somerset: £157Flintshire: £164North Somerset: £148

    £156£157£148Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Somerset £4.50, Flintshire £5.69Flintshire: £5.69North Somerset: £4.50Flintshire: £5.72North Somerset: £4.52Flintshire: £5.40North Somerset: £4.27

    £4.50£4.52£4.27Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £404, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548North Somerset: £404Flintshire: £551North Somerset: £405Flintshire: £520North Somerset: £383

    £404£405£383Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £111, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144North Somerset: £111Flintshire: £144North Somerset: £111Flintshire: £136North Somerset: £105

    £111£111£105Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Somerset £47, Flintshire £77Flintshire: £77North Somerset: £47Flintshire: £77North Somerset: £47Flintshire: £73North Somerset: £45

    £47£47£45Flintshire is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Somerset £804, Flintshire £923Flintshire: £923North Somerset: £804Flintshire: £927North Somerset: £808Flintshire: £876North Somerset: £763

    £804£808£763Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£923£927£876

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Somerset £204, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172North Somerset: £204Flintshire: £173North Somerset: £205Flintshire: £163North Somerset: £193

    £204£205£193North Somerset is higher£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Somerset £171, Flintshire £190Flintshire: £190North Somerset: £171Flintshire: £191North Somerset: £172Flintshire: £180North Somerset: £162

    £171£172£162Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Somerset £3.18, Flintshire £3.83Flintshire: £3.83North Somerset: £3.18Flintshire: £3.84North Somerset: £3.20Flintshire: £3.63North Somerset: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Somerset £2.22, Flintshire £3.67Flintshire: £3.67North Somerset: £2.22Flintshire: £3.68North Somerset: £2.23Flintshire: £3.48North Somerset: £2.11

    £2.22£2.23£2.11Flintshire is higher£3.67£3.68£3.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Somerset £8.93, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72North Somerset: £8.93Flintshire: £7.75North Somerset: £8.97Flintshire: £7.32North Somerset: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47North Somerset is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 232.1, Flintshire 215.9Flintshire: 215.9North Somerset: 232.1

    232.1North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count215.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 18.4, Flintshire 22.0Flintshire: 22.0North Somerset: 18.4

    18.4Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 33.6, Flintshire 35.7Flintshire: 35.7North Somerset: 33.6

    33.6Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count35.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 60.3, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3North Somerset: 60.3

    60.3Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 90.1, Flintshire 111.2Flintshire: 111.2North Somerset: 90.1

    90.1Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 10.0, Flintshire 16.7Flintshire: 16.7North Somerset: 10.0

    10.0Flintshire is higher16.7

Show the numbers
North Somerset and Flintshire, per resident
MeasureNorth SomersetFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,650£4,670£4,411£4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,896£2,908£2,747£2,703£2,715£2,564North Somerset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,028£1,032£975£1,197£1,203£1,136Flintshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,660£2,672£2,524£2,438£2,448£2,313North Somerset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£87£87£82Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£173£174£164Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.50£4.52£4.27£5.69£5.72£5.40Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£404£405£383£548£551£520Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£144£144£136Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£45£77£77£73Flintshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£804£808£763£923£927£876Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£193£172£173£163North Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£190£191£180Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£3.83£3.84£3.63Flintshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.22£2.23£2.11£3.67£3.68£3.48Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£7.72£7.75£7.32North Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.1215.9North Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.422.0Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.635.7Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.379.3Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202690.1111.2Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.016.7Flintshire

Total

North Somerset is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 3. 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

North Somerset Flintshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Somerset £1.0bn, Flintshire £744.0mFlintshire: £744.0mNorth Somerset: £1.0bnFlintshire: £747.2mNorth Somerset: £1.0bnFlintshire: £705.7mNorth Somerset: £991.0m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£991.0mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Somerset £650.5m, Flintshire £421.4mFlintshire: £421.4mNorth Somerset: £650.5mFlintshire: £423.2mNorth Somerset: £653.3mFlintshire: £399.7mNorth Somerset: £617.1m

    £650.5m£653.3m£617.1mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Somerset £230.9m, Flintshire £186.7mFlintshire: £186.7mNorth Somerset: £230.9mFlintshire: £187.5mNorth Somerset: £231.9mFlintshire: £177.1mNorth Somerset: £219.0m

    £230.9m£231.9m£219.0mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Somerset £597.7m, Flintshire £380.1mFlintshire: £380.1mNorth Somerset: £597.7mFlintshire: £381.7mNorth Somerset: £600.3mFlintshire: £360.5mNorth Somerset: £567.0m

    £597.7m£600.3m£567.0mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Somerset £16.7m, Flintshire £13.5mFlintshire: £13.5mNorth Somerset: £16.7mFlintshire: £13.5mNorth Somerset: £16.8mFlintshire: £12.8mNorth Somerset: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £35.1m, Flintshire £27.0mFlintshire: £27.0mNorth Somerset: £35.1mFlintshire: £27.1mNorth Somerset: £35.2mFlintshire: £25.6mNorth Somerset: £33.3m

    £35.1m£35.2m£33.3mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Somerset £1.0m, Flintshire £0.89mFlintshire: £0.89mNorth Somerset: £1.0mFlintshire: £0.89mNorth Somerset: £1.0mFlintshire: £0.84mNorth Somerset: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £90.7m, Flintshire £85.5mFlintshire: £85.5mNorth Somerset: £90.7mFlintshire: £85.8mNorth Somerset: £91.1mFlintshire: £81.1mNorth Somerset: £86.0m

    £90.7m£91.1m£86.0mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £24.9m, Flintshire £22.4mFlintshire: £22.4mNorth Somerset: £24.9mFlintshire: £22.5mNorth Somerset: £25.0mFlintshire: £21.3mNorth Somerset: £23.6m

    £24.9m£25.0m£23.6mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Somerset £10.6m, Flintshire £11.9mFlintshire: £11.9mNorth Somerset: £10.6mFlintshire: £12.0mNorth Somerset: £10.6mFlintshire: £11.3mNorth Somerset: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mFlintshire is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Somerset £180.7m, Flintshire £143.9mFlintshire: £143.9mNorth Somerset: £180.7mFlintshire: £144.6mNorth Somerset: £181.5mFlintshire: £136.5mNorth Somerset: £171.4m

    £180.7m£181.5m£171.4mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Somerset £45.8m, Flintshire £26.8mFlintshire: £26.8mNorth Somerset: £45.8mFlintshire: £27.0mNorth Somerset: £45.9mFlintshire: £25.5mNorth Somerset: £43.4m

    £45.8m£45.9m£43.4mNorth Somerset is higher£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Somerset £38.4m, Flintshire £29.6mFlintshire: £29.6mNorth Somerset: £38.4mFlintshire: £29.8mNorth Somerset: £38.6mFlintshire: £28.1mNorth Somerset: £36.4m

    £38.4m£38.6m£36.4mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Somerset £0.72m, Flintshire £0.60mFlintshire: £0.60mNorth Somerset: £0.72mFlintshire: £0.60mNorth Somerset: £0.72mFlintshire: £0.57mNorth Somerset: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Somerset £0.50m, Flintshire £0.57mFlintshire: £0.57mNorth Somerset: £0.50mFlintshire: £0.57mNorth Somerset: £0.50mFlintshire: £0.54mNorth Somerset: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mFlintshire is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Somerset £2.0m, Flintshire £1.2mFlintshire: £1.2mNorth Somerset: £2.0mFlintshire: £1.2mNorth Somerset: £2.0mFlintshire: £1.1mNorth Somerset: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mNorth Somerset is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Somerset 52,149, Flintshire 33,657Flintshire: 33,657North Somerset: 52,149

    52,149North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count33,657

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Somerset 4,143, Flintshire 3,425Flintshire: 3,425North Somerset: 4,143

    4,143North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count3,425

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Somerset 7,544, Flintshire 5,564Flintshire: 5,564North Somerset: 7,544

    7,544North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count5,564

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Somerset 13,549, Flintshire 12,360Flintshire: 12,360North Somerset: 13,549

    13,549North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count12,360

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Somerset 20,250, Flintshire 17,338Flintshire: 17,338North Somerset: 20,250

    20,250North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count17,338

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Somerset 2,242, Flintshire 2,595Flintshire: 2,595North Somerset: 2,242

    2,242Flintshire is higher2,595

Show the numbers
North Somerset and Flintshire, total
MeasureNorth SomersetFlintshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£991.0m£744.0m£747.2m£705.7mNorth Somerset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£650.5m£653.3m£617.1m£421.4m£423.2m£399.7mNorth Somerset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£230.9m£231.9m£219.0m£186.7m£187.5m£177.1mNorth Somerset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£597.7m£600.3m£567.0m£380.1m£381.7m£360.5mNorth Somerset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mNorth Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m£27.0m£27.1m£25.6mNorth Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mNorth Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.7m£91.1m£86.0m£85.5m£85.8m£81.1mNorth Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mNorth Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mFlintshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£180.7m£181.5m£171.4m£143.9m£144.6m£136.5mNorth Somerset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.8m£45.9m£43.4m£26.8m£27.0m£25.5mNorth Somerset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£38.4m£38.6m£36.4m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mNorth Somerset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mNorth Somerset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFlintshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNorth Somerset
State Pensiontotal, March 202652,14933,657North Somerset
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,1433,425North Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,5445,564North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,54912,360North Somerset
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,25017,338North Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2422,595Flintshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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