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Brighton and Hove and Cardiff

285,063 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Brighton and Hove is higher than Cardiff on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Brighton and Hove is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Cardiff 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

Brighton and Hove Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brighton and Hove £4,100, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Brighton and Hove: £4,100Cardiff: £4,260Brighton and Hove: £4,118Cardiff: £4,024Brighton and Hove: £3,889

    £4,100£4,118£3,889Cardiff is higher£4,242£4,260£4,024

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brighton and Hove £12,878, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Brighton and Hove: £12,878Cardiff: £13,065Brighton and Hove: £12,932Cardiff: £12,341Brighton and Hove: £12,215

    £12,878£12,932£12,215Cardiff is higher£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: Brighton and Hove £1,937, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Brighton and Hove: £1,937Cardiff: £2,213Brighton and Hove: £1,946Cardiff: £2,090Brighton and Hove: £1,838

    £1,937£1,946£1,838Cardiff is higher£2,204£2,213£2,090

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brighton and Hove £11,440, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Brighton and Hove: £11,440Cardiff: £11,441Brighton and Hove: £11,488Cardiff: £10,806Brighton and Hove: £10,851

    £11,440£11,488£10,851Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £745, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Brighton and Hove: £745Cardiff: £685Brighton and Hove: £748Cardiff: £647Brighton and Hove: £707

    £745£748£707Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £655, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Brighton and Hove: £655Cardiff: £904Brighton and Hove: £658Cardiff: £854Brighton and Hove: £621

    £655£658£621Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove £38, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Brighton and Hove: £38Cardiff: £36Brighton and Hove: £38Cardiff: £34Brighton and Hove: £36

    £38£38£36Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £441, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Brighton and Hove: £441Cardiff: £539Brighton and Hove: £443Cardiff: £509Brighton and Hove: £418

    £441£443£418Cardiff is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brighton and Hove £138, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Brighton and Hove: £138Cardiff: £113Brighton and Hove: £139Cardiff: £107Brighton and Hove: £131

    £138£139£131Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £75, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Brighton and Hove: £75Cardiff: £109Brighton and Hove: £75Cardiff: £103Brighton and Hove: £71

    £75£75£71Cardiff is higher£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brighton and Hove £1,512, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Brighton and Hove: £1,512Cardiff: £1,737Brighton and Hove: £1,518Cardiff: £1,641Brighton and Hove: £1,434

    £1,512£1,518£1,434Cardiff is higher£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brighton and Hove £405, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Brighton and Hove: £405Cardiff: £298Brighton and Hove: £407Cardiff: £281Brighton and Hove: £384

    £405£407£384Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £336, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Brighton and Hove: £336Cardiff: £352Brighton and Hove: £337Cardiff: £333Brighton and Hove: £319

    £336£337£319Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove £9.09, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Brighton and Hove: £9.09Cardiff: £6.59Brighton and Hove: £9.13Cardiff: £6.22Brighton and Hove: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £5.64, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Brighton and Hove: £5.64Cardiff: £7.70Brighton and Hove: £5.66Cardiff: £7.27Brighton and Hove: £5.35

    £5.64£5.66£5.35Cardiff is higher£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brighton and Hove £4.95, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Brighton and Hove: £4.95Cardiff: £5.36Brighton and Hove: £4.98Cardiff: £5.06Brighton and Hove: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove 1,031.4, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Brighton and Hove: 1,031.4

    1,031.4Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove 155.8, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Brighton and Hove: 155.8

    155.8Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove 134.9, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Brighton and Hove: 134.9

    134.9Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove 65.6, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Brighton and Hove: 65.6

    65.6Cardiff is higher75.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Brighton and Hove 175.2, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Brighton and Hove: 175.2

    175.2Cardiff is higher196.1

  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: Brighton and Hove 16.5, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Brighton and Hove: 16.5

    16.5Cardiff is higher23.7

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Brighton and Hove and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasureBrighton and HoveCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,100£4,118£3,889£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,878£12,932£12,215£13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,937£1,946£1,838£2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,440£11,488£10,851£11,392£11,441£10,806Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£745£748£707£682£685£647Brighton and Hove
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£655£658£621£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£36£36£34Brighton and Hove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£441£443£418£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£112£113£107Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£109£109£103Cardiff
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,512£1,518£1,434£1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£405£407£384£297£298£281Brighton and Hove
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£336£337£319£351£352£333Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£6.56£6.59£6.22Brighton and Hove
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.35£7.66£7.70£7.27Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,031.41,021.2Brighton and Hove
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.8139.9Brighton and Hove
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.9182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.675.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.2196.1Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.523.7Cardiff

Per resident

Brighton and Hove is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 15. 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

Brighton and Hove Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brighton and Hove £4,100, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Brighton and Hove: £4,100Cardiff: £4,260Brighton and Hove: £4,118Cardiff: £4,024Brighton and Hove: £3,889

    £4,100£4,118£3,889Cardiff is higher£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brighton and Hove £1,722, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Brighton and Hove: £1,722Cardiff: £1,798Brighton and Hove: £1,730Cardiff: £1,698Brighton and Hove: £1,634

    £1,722£1,730£1,634Cardiff is higher£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brighton and Hove £1,388, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Brighton and Hove: £1,388Cardiff: £1,507Brighton and Hove: £1,394Cardiff: £1,423Brighton and Hove: £1,317

    £1,388£1,394£1,317Cardiff is higher£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brighton and Hove £1,530, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Brighton and Hove: £1,530Cardiff: £1,575Brighton and Hove: £1,537Cardiff: £1,487Brighton and Hove: £1,451

    £1,530£1,537£1,451Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brighton and Hove £100, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Brighton and Hove: £100Cardiff: £94Brighton and Hove: £100Cardiff: £89Brighton and Hove: £95

    £100£100£95Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £88, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Brighton and Hove: £88Cardiff: £124Brighton and Hove: £88Cardiff: £118Brighton and Hove: £83

    £88£88£83Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove £5.10, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Brighton and Hove: £5.10Cardiff: £4.94Brighton and Hove: £5.12Cardiff: £4.67Brighton and Hove: £4.84

    £5.10£5.12£4.84Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £441, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Brighton and Hove: £441Cardiff: £539Brighton and Hove: £443Cardiff: £509Brighton and Hove: £418

    £441£443£418Cardiff is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brighton and Hove £138, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Brighton and Hove: £138Cardiff: £113Brighton and Hove: £139Cardiff: £107Brighton and Hove: £131

    £138£139£131Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove £54, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Brighton and Hove: £54Cardiff: £74Brighton and Hove: £54Cardiff: £70Brighton and Hove: £51

    £54£54£51Cardiff is higher£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brighton and Hove £1,083, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Brighton and Hove: £1,083Cardiff: £1,183Brighton and Hove: £1,088Cardiff: £1,117Brighton and Hove: £1,028

    £1,083£1,088£1,028Cardiff is higher£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brighton and Hove £405, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Brighton and Hove: £405Cardiff: £298Brighton and Hove: £407Cardiff: £281Brighton and Hove: £384

    £405£407£384Brighton and Hove is higher£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brighton and Hove £241, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Brighton and Hove: £241Cardiff: £240Brighton and Hove: £242Cardiff: £226Brighton and Hove: £228

    £241£242£228Brighton and Hove is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brighton and Hove £6.52, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Brighton and Hove: £6.52Cardiff: £4.49Brighton and Hove: £6.54Cardiff: £4.24Brighton and Hove: £6.18

    £6.52£6.54£6.18Brighton and Hove is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brighton and Hove £4.04, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Brighton and Hove: £4.04Cardiff: £5.24Brighton and Hove: £4.05Cardiff: £4.95Brighton and Hove: £3.83

    £4.04£4.05£3.83Cardiff is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brighton and Hove £4.95, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Brighton and Hove: £4.95Cardiff: £5.36Brighton and Hove: £4.98Cardiff: £5.06Brighton and Hove: £4.70

    £4.95£4.98£4.70Cardiff is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brighton and Hove 138.0, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Brighton and Hove: 138.0

    138.0Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brighton and Hove 20.8, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Brighton and Hove: 20.8

    20.8Brighton and Hove 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: Brighton and Hove 18.0, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Brighton and Hove: 18.0

    18.0Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove 65.6, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Brighton and Hove: 65.6

    65.6Cardiff is higher75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brighton and Hove 125.5, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Brighton and Hove: 125.5

    125.5Cardiff is higher133.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brighton and Hove 11.8, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Brighton and Hove: 11.8

    11.8Cardiff is higher16.2

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Brighton and Hove and Cardiff, per resident
MeasureBrighton and HoveCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,100£4,118£3,889£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,722£1,730£1,634£1,791£1,798£1,698Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,388£1,394£1,317£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,530£1,537£1,451£1,568£1,575£1,487Cardiff
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£94£94£89Brighton and Hove
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£124£124£118Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.10£5.12£4.84£4.92£4.94£4.67Brighton and Hove
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£441£443£418£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£112£113£107Brighton and Hove
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£74£74£70Cardiff
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,083£1,088£1,028£1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£405£407£384£297£298£281Brighton and Hove
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£239£240£226Brighton and Hove
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.52£6.54£6.18£4.47£4.49£4.24Brighton and Hove
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83£5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70£5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026138.0140.5Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.819.3Brighton and Hove
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.025.1Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.675.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.5133.5Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.816.2Cardiff

Total

Brighton and Hove 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

Brighton and Hove Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brighton and Hove £1.2bn, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnBrighton and Hove: £1.2bnCardiff: £1.6bnBrighton and Hove: £1.2bnCardiff: £1.5bnBrighton and Hove: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnCardiff is higher£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brighton and Hove £491.0m, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mBrighton and Hove: £491.0mCardiff: £687.0mBrighton and Hove: £493.1mCardiff: £648.8mBrighton and Hove: £465.7m

    £491.0m£493.1m£465.7mCardiff is higher£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brighton and Hove £395.8m, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mBrighton and Hove: £395.8mCardiff: £575.6mBrighton and Hove: £397.5mCardiff: £543.7mBrighton and Hove: £375.4m

    £395.8m£397.5m£375.4mCardiff is higher£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brighton and Hove £436.2m, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mBrighton and Hove: £436.2mCardiff: £601.5mBrighton and Hove: £438.0mCardiff: £568.2mBrighton and Hove: £413.7m

    £436.2m£438.0m£413.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brighton and Hove £28.4m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mBrighton and Hove: £28.4mCardiff: £36.0mBrighton and Hove: £28.5mCardiff: £34.0mBrighton and Hove: £26.9m

    £28.4m£28.5m£26.9mCardiff 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: Brighton and Hove £25.0m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mBrighton and Hove: £25.0mCardiff: £47.5mBrighton and Hove: £25.1mCardiff: £44.9mBrighton and Hove: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mCardiff 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: Brighton and Hove £1.5m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.5mCardiff: £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.5mCardiff: £1.8mBrighton and Hove: £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: Brighton and Hove £125.8m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mBrighton and Hove: £125.8mCardiff: £205.9mBrighton and Hove: £126.3mCardiff: £194.4mBrighton and Hove: £119.3m

    £125.8m£126.3m£119.3mCardiff is higher£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brighton and Hove £39.4m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mBrighton and Hove: £39.4mCardiff: £43.1mBrighton and Hove: £39.6mCardiff: £40.7mBrighton and Hove: £37.4m

    £39.4m£39.6m£37.4mCardiff 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: Brighton and Hove £15.3m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mBrighton and Hove: £15.3mCardiff: £28.4mBrighton and Hove: £15.4mCardiff: £26.8mBrighton and Hove: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mCardiff is higher£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brighton and Hove £308.9m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mBrighton and Hove: £308.9mCardiff: £451.9mBrighton and Hove: £310.2mCardiff: £426.8mBrighton and Hove: £293.0m

    £308.9m£310.2m£293.0mCardiff is higher£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brighton and Hove £115.4m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mBrighton and Hove: £115.4mCardiff: £113.8mBrighton and Hove: £115.9mCardiff: £107.5mBrighton and Hove: £109.5m

    £115.4m£115.9m£109.5mBrighton and Hove is higher£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brighton and Hove £68.6m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mBrighton and Hove: £68.6mCardiff: £91.6mBrighton and Hove: £68.9mCardiff: £86.5mBrighton and Hove: £65.1m

    £68.6m£68.9m£65.1mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brighton and Hove £1.9m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mBrighton and Hove: £1.9mCardiff: £1.7mBrighton and Hove: £1.9mCardiff: £1.6mBrighton and Hove: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mBrighton and Hove is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brighton and Hove £1.2m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mBrighton and Hove: £1.2mCardiff: £2.0mBrighton and Hove: £1.2mCardiff: £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCardiff is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brighton and Hove £1.4m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mCardiff: £2.0mBrighton and Hove: £1.4mCardiff: £1.9mBrighton and Hove: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mCardiff is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brighton and Hove 39,325, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Brighton and Hove: 39,325

    39,325Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brighton and Hove 5,941, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Brighton and Hove: 5,941

    5,941Cardiff 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: Brighton and Hove 5,142, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Brighton and Hove: 5,142

    5,142Cardiff is higher9,592

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brighton and Hove 18,703, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Brighton and Hove: 18,703

    18,703Cardiff is higher28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brighton and Hove 35,788, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Brighton and Hove: 35,788

    35,788Cardiff is higher51,000

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brighton and Hove 3,361, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Brighton and Hove: 3,361

    3,361Cardiff is higher6,171

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Brighton and Hove and Cardiff, total
MeasureBrighton and HoveCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.0m£493.1m£465.7m£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£395.8m£397.5m£375.4m£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£436.2m£438.0m£413.7m£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.5m£26.9m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£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£125.8m£126.3m£119.3m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£308.9m£310.2m£293.0m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£115.4m£115.9m£109.5m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mBrighton and Hove
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£68.6m£68.9m£65.1m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBrighton and Hove
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,32553,692Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9417,358Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,1429,592Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,70328,870Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202635,78851,000Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,3616,171Cardiff

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.
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  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.