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Torbay and Caerphilly

139,862 and 176,232 residents (mid-2024).

Torbay is higher than Caerphilly on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Torbay is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly 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

Torbay Caerphilly

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torbay £5,829, Caerphilly £5,669Caerphilly: £5,669Torbay: £5,829Caerphilly: £5,694Torbay: £5,854Caerphilly: £5,378Torbay: £5,529

    £5,829£5,854£5,529Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£5,669£5,694£5,378

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £12,452, Caerphilly £13,383Caerphilly: £13,383Torbay: £12,452Caerphilly: £13,440Torbay: £12,505Caerphilly: £12,694Torbay: £11,811

    £12,452£12,505£11,811Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£13,383£13,440£12,694

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £2,663, Caerphilly £2,731Caerphilly: £2,731Torbay: £2,663Caerphilly: £2,743Torbay: £2,675Caerphilly: £2,590Torbay: £2,526

    £2,663£2,675£2,526Caerphilly is higher£2,731£2,743£2,590

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £11,088, Caerphilly £11,699Caerphilly: £11,699Torbay: £11,088Caerphilly: £11,749Torbay: £11,135Caerphilly: £11,097Torbay: £10,517

    £11,088£11,135£10,517Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£11,699£11,749£11,097

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torbay £528, Caerphilly £602Caerphilly: £602Torbay: £528Caerphilly: £605Torbay: £531Caerphilly: £571Torbay: £501

    £528£531£501Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£602£605£571

  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: Torbay £803, Caerphilly £1,044Caerphilly: £1,044Torbay: £803Caerphilly: £1,048Torbay: £806Caerphilly: £990Torbay: £761

    £803£806£761Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£1,044£1,048£990

  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: Torbay £33, Caerphilly £38Caerphilly: £38Torbay: £33Caerphilly: £38Torbay: £33Caerphilly: £36Torbay: £32

    £33£33£32Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £604, Caerphilly £869Caerphilly: £869Torbay: £604Caerphilly: £873Torbay: £606Caerphilly: £824Torbay: £573

    £604£606£573Caerphilly is higher£869£873£824

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £180, Caerphilly £205Caerphilly: £205Torbay: £180Caerphilly: £206Torbay: £181Caerphilly: £194Torbay: £171

    £180£181£171Caerphilly is higher£205£206£194

  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: Torbay £150, Caerphilly £183Caerphilly: £183Torbay: £150Caerphilly: £184Torbay: £151Caerphilly: £174Torbay: £142

    £150£151£142Caerphilly is higher£183£184£174

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £1,990, Caerphilly £1,901Caerphilly: £1,901Torbay: £1,990Caerphilly: £1,909Torbay: £1,998Caerphilly: £1,803Torbay: £1,887

    £1,990£1,998£1,887Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£1,901£1,909£1,803

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torbay £273, Caerphilly £284Caerphilly: £284Torbay: £273Caerphilly: £285Torbay: £274Caerphilly: £269Torbay: £259

    £273£274£259Caerphilly is higher£284£285£269

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £507, Caerphilly £626Caerphilly: £626Torbay: £507Caerphilly: £629Torbay: £509Caerphilly: £594Torbay: £481

    £507£509£481Caerphilly is higher£626£629£594

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £7.55, Caerphilly £8.83Caerphilly: £8.83Torbay: £7.55Caerphilly: £8.87Torbay: £7.58Caerphilly: £8.38Torbay: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Caerphilly is higher£8.83£8.87£8.38

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torbay £9.70, Caerphilly £11Caerphilly: £11Torbay: £9.70Caerphilly: £11Torbay: £9.74Caerphilly: £11Torbay: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Caerphilly is higher£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torbay £7.18, Caerphilly £9.59Caerphilly: £9.59Torbay: £7.18Caerphilly: £9.63Torbay: £7.21Caerphilly: £9.10Torbay: £6.81

    £7.18£7.21£6.81Caerphilly is higher£9.59£9.63£9.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torbay 989.2, Caerphilly 1,035.2Caerphilly: 1,035.2Torbay: 989.2

    989.2Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count1,035.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torbay 129.5, Caerphilly 147.8Caerphilly: 147.8Torbay: 129.5

    129.5Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count147.8

  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: Torbay 161.8, Caerphilly 216.4Caerphilly: 216.4Torbay: 161.8

    161.8Caerphilly is higher216.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 87.9, Caerphilly 122.5Caerphilly: 122.5Torbay: 87.9

    87.9Caerphilly is higher122.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torbay 237.2, Caerphilly 249.7Caerphilly: 249.7Torbay: 237.2

    237.2Caerphilly is higher249.7

  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: Torbay 31.3, Caerphilly 38.9Caerphilly: 38.9Torbay: 31.3

    31.3Caerphilly is higher38.9

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Torbay and Caerphilly, per person in the age group
MeasureTorbayCaerphillyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,829£5,854£5,529£5,669£5,694£5,378Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,452£12,505£11,811£13,383£13,440£12,694Caerphilly
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,663£2,675£2,526£2,731£2,743£2,590Caerphilly
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,088£11,135£10,517£11,699£11,749£11,097Caerphilly
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£528£531£501£602£605£571Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£803£806£761£1,044£1,048£990Caerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£38£38£36Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£869£873£824Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£205£206£194Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£151£142£183£184£174Caerphilly
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,990£1,998£1,887£1,901£1,909£1,803Torbay
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£284£285£269Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£507£509£481£626£629£594Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£8.83£8.87£8.38Caerphilly
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£11Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.18£7.21£6.81£9.59£9.63£9.10Caerphilly
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026989.21,035.2Caerphilly
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.5147.8Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.8216.4Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.9122.5Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.2249.7Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.338.9Caerphilly

Per resident

Torbay is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly on 14. 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

Torbay Caerphilly

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torbay £5,829, Caerphilly £5,669Caerphilly: £5,669Torbay: £5,829Caerphilly: £5,694Torbay: £5,854Caerphilly: £5,378Torbay: £5,529

    £5,829£5,854£5,529Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£5,669£5,694£5,378

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torbay £3,244, Caerphilly £2,627Caerphilly: £2,627Torbay: £3,244Caerphilly: £2,638Torbay: £3,257Caerphilly: £2,492Torbay: £3,077

    £3,244£3,257£3,077Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,627£2,638£2,492

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torbay £1,522, Caerphilly £1,675Caerphilly: £1,675Torbay: £1,522Caerphilly: £1,682Torbay: £1,528Caerphilly: £1,589Torbay: £1,444

    £1,522£1,528£1,444Caerphilly is higher£1,675£1,682£1,589

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torbay £2,888, Caerphilly £2,296Caerphilly: £2,296Torbay: £2,888Caerphilly: £2,306Torbay: £2,901Caerphilly: £2,178Torbay: £2,740

    £2,888£2,901£2,740Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£2,296£2,306£2,178

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torbay £138, Caerphilly £118Caerphilly: £118Torbay: £138Caerphilly: £119Torbay: £138Caerphilly: £112Torbay: £131

    £138£138£131Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£118£119£112

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £209, Caerphilly £205Caerphilly: £205Torbay: £209Caerphilly: £206Torbay: £210Caerphilly: £194Torbay: £198

    £209£210£198Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£194

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Torbay £8.66, Caerphilly £7.39Caerphilly: £7.39Torbay: £8.66Caerphilly: £7.42Torbay: £8.69Caerphilly: £7.01Torbay: £8.21

    £8.66£8.69£8.21Torbay is higherDepends on how you count£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £604, Caerphilly £869Caerphilly: £869Torbay: £604Caerphilly: £873Torbay: £606Caerphilly: £824Torbay: £573

    £604£606£573Caerphilly is higher£869£873£824

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torbay £180, Caerphilly £205Caerphilly: £205Torbay: £180Caerphilly: £206Torbay: £181Caerphilly: £194Torbay: £171

    £180£181£171Caerphilly is higher£205£206£194

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torbay £86, Caerphilly £113Caerphilly: £113Torbay: £86Caerphilly: £113Torbay: £86Caerphilly: £107Torbay: £81

    £86£86£81Caerphilly is higher£113£113£107

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torbay £1,137, Caerphilly £1,166Caerphilly: £1,166Torbay: £1,137Caerphilly: £1,171Torbay: £1,142Caerphilly: £1,106Torbay: £1,078

    £1,137£1,142£1,078Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£1,166£1,171£1,106

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torbay £273, Caerphilly £284Caerphilly: £284Torbay: £273Caerphilly: £285Torbay: £274Caerphilly: £269Torbay: £259

    £273£274£259Caerphilly is higher£284£285£269

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torbay £289, Caerphilly £384Caerphilly: £384Torbay: £289Caerphilly: £386Torbay: £291Caerphilly: £364Torbay: £275

    £289£291£275Caerphilly is higher£384£386£364

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torbay £4.31, Caerphilly £5.42Caerphilly: £5.42Torbay: £4.31Caerphilly: £5.44Torbay: £4.33Caerphilly: £5.14Torbay: £4.09

    £4.31£4.33£4.09Caerphilly is higher£5.42£5.44£5.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torbay £5.53, Caerphilly £6.96Caerphilly: £6.96Torbay: £5.53Caerphilly: £6.99Torbay: £5.56Caerphilly: £6.60Torbay: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Caerphilly is higher£6.96£6.99£6.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torbay £7.18, Caerphilly £9.59Caerphilly: £9.59Torbay: £7.18Caerphilly: £9.63Torbay: £7.21Caerphilly: £9.10Torbay: £6.81

    £7.18£7.21£6.81Caerphilly is higher£9.59£9.63£9.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 257.7, Caerphilly 203.2Caerphilly: 203.2Torbay: 257.7

    257.7Torbay is higherDepends on how you count203.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 33.7, Caerphilly 29.0Caerphilly: 29.0Torbay: 33.7

    33.7Torbay is higherDepends on how you count29.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 42.2, Caerphilly 42.5Caerphilly: 42.5Torbay: 42.2

    42.2Caerphilly is higher42.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 87.9, Caerphilly 122.5Caerphilly: 122.5Torbay: 87.9

    87.9Caerphilly is higher122.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 135.5, Caerphilly 153.2Caerphilly: 153.2Torbay: 135.5

    135.5Caerphilly is higher153.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torbay 17.9, Caerphilly 23.9Caerphilly: 23.9Torbay: 17.9

    17.9Caerphilly is higher23.9

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Torbay and Caerphilly, per resident
MeasureTorbayCaerphillyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,829£5,854£5,529£5,669£5,694£5,378Torbay
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,244£3,257£3,077£2,627£2,638£2,492Torbay
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,522£1,528£1,444£1,675£1,682£1,589Caerphilly
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,888£2,901£2,740£2,296£2,306£2,178Torbay
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£118£119£112Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£205£206£194Torbay
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.66£8.69£8.21£7.39£7.42£7.01Torbay
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£604£606£573£869£873£824Caerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£205£206£194Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£113£113£107Caerphilly
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,137£1,142£1,078£1,166£1,171£1,106Caerphilly
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£284£285£269Caerphilly
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£289£291£275£384£386£364Caerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.31£4.33£4.09£5.42£5.44£5.14Caerphilly
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.96£6.99£6.60Caerphilly
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.18£7.21£6.81£9.59£9.63£9.10Caerphilly
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026257.7203.2Torbay
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.729.0Torbay
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.242.5Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.9122.5Caerphilly
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026135.5153.2Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.923.9Caerphilly

Total

Torbay is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Caerphilly 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

Torbay Caerphilly

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torbay £815.2m, Caerphilly £999.1mCaerphilly: £999.1mTorbay: £815.2mCaerphilly: £1.0bnTorbay: £818.7mCaerphilly: £947.7mTorbay: £773.3m

    £815.2m£818.7m£773.3mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£999.1m£1.0bn£947.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torbay £453.7m, Caerphilly £462.9mCaerphilly: £462.9mTorbay: £453.7mCaerphilly: £464.9mTorbay: £455.6mCaerphilly: £439.1mTorbay: £430.3m

    £453.7m£455.6m£430.3mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£462.9m£464.9m£439.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torbay £212.9m, Caerphilly £295.2mCaerphilly: £295.2mTorbay: £212.9mCaerphilly: £296.5mTorbay: £213.8mCaerphilly: £280.0mTorbay: £201.9m

    £212.9m£213.8m£201.9mCaerphilly is higher£295.2m£296.5m£280.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torbay £404.0m, Caerphilly £404.7mCaerphilly: £404.7mTorbay: £404.0mCaerphilly: £406.4mTorbay: £405.7mCaerphilly: £383.9mTorbay: £383.2m

    £404.0m£405.7m£383.2mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£404.7m£406.4m£383.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torbay £19.3m, Caerphilly £20.8mCaerphilly: £20.8mTorbay: £19.3mCaerphilly: £20.9mTorbay: £19.3mCaerphilly: £19.8mTorbay: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torbay £29.2m, Caerphilly £36.1mCaerphilly: £36.1mTorbay: £29.2mCaerphilly: £36.3mTorbay: £29.4mCaerphilly: £34.3mTorbay: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.4m£27.7mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£36.1m£36.3m£34.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Torbay £1.2m, Caerphilly £1.3mCaerphilly: £1.3mTorbay: £1.2mCaerphilly: £1.3mTorbay: £1.2mCaerphilly: £1.2mTorbay: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torbay £84.4m, Caerphilly £153.1mCaerphilly: £153.1mTorbay: £84.4mCaerphilly: £153.8mTorbay: £84.8mCaerphilly: £145.3mTorbay: £80.1m

    £84.4m£84.8m£80.1mCaerphilly is higher£153.1m£153.8m£145.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torbay £25.1m, Caerphilly £36.1mCaerphilly: £36.1mTorbay: £25.1mCaerphilly: £36.2mTorbay: £25.2mCaerphilly: £34.2mTorbay: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mCaerphilly is higher£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torbay £12.0m, Caerphilly £19.8mCaerphilly: £19.8mTorbay: £12.0mCaerphilly: £19.9mTorbay: £12.0mCaerphilly: £18.8mTorbay: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.0m£11.4mCaerphilly is higher£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torbay £159.0m, Caerphilly £205.5mCaerphilly: £205.5mTorbay: £159.0mCaerphilly: £206.4mTorbay: £159.7mCaerphilly: £194.9mTorbay: £150.8m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.8mCaerphilly is higherDepends on how you count£205.5m£206.4m£194.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torbay £38.1m, Caerphilly £50.0mCaerphilly: £50.0mTorbay: £38.1mCaerphilly: £50.3mTorbay: £38.3mCaerphilly: £47.5mTorbay: £36.2m

    £38.1m£38.3m£36.2mCaerphilly is higher£50.0m£50.3m£47.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torbay £40.5m, Caerphilly £67.7mCaerphilly: £67.7mTorbay: £40.5mCaerphilly: £68.0mTorbay: £40.7mCaerphilly: £64.2mTorbay: £38.4m

    £40.5m£40.7m£38.4mCaerphilly is higher£67.7m£68.0m£64.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torbay £0.60m, Caerphilly £0.95mCaerphilly: £0.95mTorbay: £0.60mCaerphilly: £0.96mTorbay: £0.61mCaerphilly: £0.91mTorbay: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.61m£0.57mCaerphilly is higher£0.95m£0.96m£0.91m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torbay £0.77m, Caerphilly £1.2mCaerphilly: £1.2mTorbay: £0.77mCaerphilly: £1.2mTorbay: £0.78mCaerphilly: £1.2mTorbay: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mCaerphilly is higher£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torbay £1.0m, Caerphilly £1.7mCaerphilly: £1.7mTorbay: £1.0mCaerphilly: £1.7mTorbay: £1.0mCaerphilly: £1.6mTorbay: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mCaerphilly is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torbay 36,039, Caerphilly 35,811Caerphilly: 35,811Torbay: 36,039

    36,039Torbay is higherDepends on how you count35,811

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torbay 4,717, Caerphilly 5,111Caerphilly: 5,111Torbay: 4,717

    4,717Caerphilly is higherDepends on how you count5,111

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torbay 5,896, Caerphilly 7,485Caerphilly: 7,485Torbay: 5,896

    5,896Caerphilly is higher7,485

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torbay 12,289, Caerphilly 21,596Caerphilly: 21,596Torbay: 12,289

    12,289Caerphilly is higher21,596

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torbay 18,955, Caerphilly 26,996Caerphilly: 26,996Torbay: 18,955

    18,955Caerphilly is higher26,996

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torbay 2,498, Caerphilly 4,205Caerphilly: 4,205Torbay: 2,498

    2,498Caerphilly is higher4,205

Show the numbers
Torbay and Caerphilly, total
MeasureTorbayCaerphillyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£815.2m£818.7m£773.3m£999.1m£1.0bn£947.7mCaerphilly
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£453.7m£455.6m£430.3m£462.9m£464.9m£439.1mCaerphilly
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m£295.2m£296.5m£280.0mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£404.0m£405.7m£383.2m£404.7m£406.4m£383.9mCaerphilly
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mCaerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.4m£27.7m£36.1m£36.3m£34.3mCaerphilly
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mCaerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£84.4m£84.8m£80.1m£153.1m£153.8m£145.3mCaerphilly
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£36.1m£36.2m£34.2mCaerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m£19.8m£19.9m£18.8mCaerphilly
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m£205.5m£206.4m£194.9mCaerphilly
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.1m£38.3m£36.2m£50.0m£50.3m£47.5mCaerphilly
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m£67.7m£68.0m£64.2mCaerphilly
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m£0.95m£0.96m£0.91mCaerphilly
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£1.2mCaerphilly
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCaerphilly
State Pensiontotal, March 202636,03935,811Torbay
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,7175,111Caerphilly
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,8967,485Caerphilly
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,28921,596Caerphilly
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,95526,996Caerphilly
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4984,205Caerphilly

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.
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  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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