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Plymouth and Cardiff

271,904 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Plymouth is higher than Cardiff on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 1 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

Plymouth is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 11. 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

Plymouth Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Plymouth: £4,681Cardiff: £4,260Plymouth: £4,701Cardiff: £4,024Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth 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: Plymouth £12,509, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Plymouth: £12,509Cardiff: £13,065Plymouth: £12,562Cardiff: £12,341Plymouth: £11,866

    £12,509£12,562£11,866Cardiff 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: Plymouth £2,246, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Plymouth: £2,246Cardiff: £2,213Plymouth: £2,255Cardiff: £2,090Plymouth: £2,130

    £2,246£2,255£2,130Plymouth 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: Plymouth £11,261, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Plymouth: £11,261Cardiff: £11,441Plymouth: £11,309Cardiff: £10,806Plymouth: £10,682

    £11,261£11,309£10,682Cardiff 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: Plymouth £490, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Plymouth: £490Cardiff: £685Plymouth: £492Cardiff: £647Plymouth: £465

    £490£492£465Cardiff is higher£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: Plymouth £727, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Plymouth: £727Cardiff: £904Plymouth: £730Cardiff: £854Plymouth: £690

    £727£730£690Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£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: Plymouth £30, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Plymouth: £30Cardiff: £36Plymouth: £31Cardiff: £34Plymouth: £29

    £30£31£29Cardiff 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: Plymouth £590, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Plymouth: £590Cardiff: £539Plymouth: £593Cardiff: £509Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth 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: Plymouth £164, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Plymouth: £164Cardiff: £113Plymouth: £165Cardiff: £107Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Plymouth is higher£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: Plymouth £123, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Plymouth: £123Cardiff: £109Plymouth: £123Cardiff: £103Plymouth: £116

    £123£123£116Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £1,725, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Plymouth: £1,725Cardiff: £1,737Plymouth: £1,733Cardiff: £1,641Plymouth: £1,637

    £1,725£1,733£1,637Cardiff is higher£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Plymouth: £246Cardiff: £298Plymouth: £247Cardiff: £281Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Cardiff is higher£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: Plymouth £383, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Plymouth: £383Cardiff: £352Plymouth: £385Cardiff: £333Plymouth: £364

    £383£385£364Plymouth 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: Plymouth £5.58, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Plymouth: £5.58Cardiff: £6.59Plymouth: £5.60Cardiff: £6.22Plymouth: £5.29

    £5.58£5.60£5.29Cardiff is higher£6.56£6.59£6.22

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Plymouth £8.31, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Plymouth: £8.31Cardiff: £7.70Plymouth: £8.34Cardiff: £7.27Plymouth: £7.88

    £8.31£8.34£7.88Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Plymouth: £6.45Cardiff: £5.36Plymouth: £6.48Cardiff: £5.06Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£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: Plymouth 1,014.7, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Plymouth: 1,014.7

    1,014.7Cardiff 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: Plymouth 121.9, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Plymouth: 121.9

    121.9Cardiff 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: Plymouth 156.8, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Plymouth: 156.8

    156.8Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count182.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Plymouth 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: Plymouth 209.0, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Plymouth: 209.0

    209.0Plymouth 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: Plymouth 26.3, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Plymouth: 26.3

    26.3Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count23.7

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Plymouth and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasurePlymouthCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,242£4,260£4,024Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,509£12,562£11,866£13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,246£2,255£2,130£2,204£2,213£2,090Plymouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,261£11,309£10,682£11,392£11,441£10,806Cardiff
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£682£685£647Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£31£29£36£36£34Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£537£539£509Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£112£113£107Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£123£116£109£109£103Plymouth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,637£1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£351£352£333Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.29£6.56£6.59£6.22Cardiff
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.31£8.34£7.88£7.66£7.70£7.27Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.33£5.36£5.06Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.71,021.2Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.9139.9Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.775.6Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.0196.1Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.323.7Plymouth

Per resident

Plymouth is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 5. 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

Plymouth Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Plymouth £4,681, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Plymouth: £4,681Cardiff: £4,260Plymouth: £4,701Cardiff: £4,024Plymouth: £4,440

    £4,681£4,701£4,440Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Plymouth £2,231, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Plymouth: £2,231Cardiff: £1,798Plymouth: £2,240Cardiff: £1,698Plymouth: £2,116

    £2,231£2,240£2,116Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Plymouth £1,444, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Plymouth: £1,444Cardiff: £1,507Plymouth: £1,450Cardiff: £1,423Plymouth: £1,370

    £1,444£1,450£1,370Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Plymouth £2,008, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Plymouth: £2,008Cardiff: £1,575Plymouth: £2,017Cardiff: £1,487Plymouth: £1,905

    £2,008£2,017£1,905Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Plymouth £87, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Plymouth: £87Cardiff: £94Plymouth: £88Cardiff: £89Plymouth: £83

    £87£88£83Cardiff is higher£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Plymouth £130, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Plymouth: £130Cardiff: £124Plymouth: £130Cardiff: £118Plymouth: £123

    £130£130£123Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£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: Plymouth £5.43, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Plymouth: £5.43Cardiff: £4.94Plymouth: £5.45Cardiff: £4.67Plymouth: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Plymouth 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: Plymouth £590, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Plymouth: £590Cardiff: £539Plymouth: £593Cardiff: £509Plymouth: £560

    £590£593£560Plymouth 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: Plymouth £164, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Plymouth: £164Cardiff: £113Plymouth: £165Cardiff: £107Plymouth: £156

    £164£165£156Plymouth is higher£112£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Plymouth £79, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Plymouth: £79Cardiff: £74Plymouth: £79Cardiff: £70Plymouth: £75

    £79£79£75Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Plymouth £1,110, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Plymouth: £1,110Cardiff: £1,183Plymouth: £1,114Cardiff: £1,117Plymouth: £1,053

    £1,110£1,114£1,053Cardiff is higher£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Plymouth £246, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Plymouth: £246Cardiff: £298Plymouth: £247Cardiff: £281Plymouth: £233

    £246£247£233Cardiff is higher£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £247, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Plymouth: £247Cardiff: £240Plymouth: £248Cardiff: £226Plymouth: £234

    £247£248£234Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Plymouth £3.58, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Plymouth: £3.58Cardiff: £4.49Plymouth: £3.60Cardiff: £4.24Plymouth: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Cardiff is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Plymouth £5.35, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Plymouth: £5.35Cardiff: £5.24Plymouth: £5.37Cardiff: £4.95Plymouth: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Plymouth £6.45, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Plymouth: £6.45Cardiff: £5.36Plymouth: £6.48Cardiff: £5.06Plymouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 180.9, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Plymouth: 180.9

    180.9Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 21.7, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Plymouth: 21.7

    21.7Plymouth 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: Plymouth 28.0, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Plymouth: 28.0

    28.0Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 85.7, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Plymouth: 85.7

    85.7Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Plymouth 134.4, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Plymouth: 134.4

    134.4Plymouth 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: Plymouth 16.9, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Plymouth: 16.9

    16.9Plymouth is higherDepends on how you count16.2

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Plymouth and Cardiff, per resident
MeasurePlymouthCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,681£4,701£4,440£4,242£4,260£4,024Plymouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,240£2,116£1,791£1,798£1,698Plymouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,444£1,450£1,370£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,008£2,017£1,905£1,568£1,575£1,487Plymouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£94£94£89Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£124£124£118Plymouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.92£4.94£4.67Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560£537£539£509Plymouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£112£113£107Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£74£74£70Plymouth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,110£1,114£1,053£1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£239£240£226Plymouth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£4.47£4.49£4.24Cardiff
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£5.22£5.24£4.95Plymouth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.33£5.36£5.06Plymouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026180.9140.5Plymouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.719.3Plymouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.025.1Plymouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.775.6Plymouth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.4133.5Plymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.916.2Plymouth

Total

Plymouth is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 21. 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

Plymouth Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Plymouth £1.3bn, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnPlymouth: £1.3bnCardiff: £1.6bnPlymouth: £1.3bnCardiff: £1.5bnPlymouth: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Plymouth £606.5m, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mPlymouth: £606.5mCardiff: £687.0mPlymouth: £609.1mCardiff: £648.8mPlymouth: £575.3m

    £606.5m£609.1m£575.3mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Plymouth £392.7m, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mPlymouth: £392.7mCardiff: £575.6mPlymouth: £394.3mCardiff: £543.7mPlymouth: £372.5m

    £392.7m£394.3m£372.5mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Plymouth £546.0m, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mPlymouth: £546.0mCardiff: £601.5mPlymouth: £548.3mCardiff: £568.2mPlymouth: £517.9m

    £546.0m£548.3m£517.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth £23.8m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mPlymouth: £23.8mCardiff: £36.0mPlymouth: £23.9mCardiff: £34.0mPlymouth: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mCardiff is higher£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Plymouth £35.3m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mPlymouth: £35.3mCardiff: £47.5mPlymouth: £35.4mCardiff: £44.9mPlymouth: £33.5m

    £35.3m£35.4m£33.5mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£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: Plymouth £1.5m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mPlymouth: £1.5mCardiff: £1.9mPlymouth: £1.5mCardiff: £1.8mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCardiff 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: Plymouth £160.4m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mPlymouth: £160.4mCardiff: £205.9mPlymouth: £161.1mCardiff: £194.4mPlymouth: £152.2m

    £160.4m£161.1m£152.2mCardiff 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: Plymouth £44.7m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mPlymouth: £44.7mCardiff: £43.1mPlymouth: £44.9mCardiff: £40.7mPlymouth: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mPlymouth is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Plymouth £21.5m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mPlymouth: £21.5mCardiff: £28.4mPlymouth: £21.6mCardiff: £26.8mPlymouth: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth £301.7m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mPlymouth: £301.7mCardiff: £451.9mPlymouth: £303.0mCardiff: £426.8mPlymouth: £286.2m

    £301.7m£303.0m£286.2mCardiff is higher£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Plymouth £66.8m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mPlymouth: £66.8mCardiff: £113.8mPlymouth: £67.0mCardiff: £107.5mPlymouth: £63.3m

    £66.8m£67.0m£63.3mCardiff is higher£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Plymouth £67.0m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mPlymouth: £67.0mCardiff: £91.6mPlymouth: £67.3mCardiff: £86.5mPlymouth: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Plymouth £0.97m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mPlymouth: £0.97mCardiff: £1.7mPlymouth: £0.98mCardiff: £1.6mPlymouth: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mCardiff is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Plymouth £1.5m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mPlymouth: £1.5mCardiff: £2.0mPlymouth: £1.5mCardiff: £1.9mPlymouth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Plymouth £1.8m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mPlymouth: £1.8mCardiff: £2.0mPlymouth: £1.8mCardiff: £1.9mPlymouth: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Plymouth 49,195, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Plymouth: 49,195

    49,195Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Plymouth 5,908, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Plymouth: 5,908

    5,908Cardiff 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: Plymouth 7,602, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Plymouth: 7,602

    7,602Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count9,592

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Plymouth 23,290, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Plymouth: 23,290

    23,290Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Plymouth 36,542, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Plymouth: 36,542

    36,542Cardiff 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: Plymouth 4,592, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Plymouth: 4,592

    4,592Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count6,171

Show the numbers
Plymouth and Cardiff, total
MeasurePlymouthCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.7m£394.3m£372.5m£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£546.0m£548.3m£517.9m£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.3m£35.4m£33.5m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£160.4m£161.1m£152.2m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mPlymouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£301.7m£303.0m£286.2m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,19553,692Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9087,358Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,6029,592Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202623,29028,870Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,54251,000Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5926,171Cardiff

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.