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Portsmouth and Cardiff

212,936 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Portsmouth is higher than Cardiff on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Portsmouth 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

Portsmouth Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £4,227, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Portsmouth: £4,227Cardiff: £4,260Portsmouth: £4,245Cardiff: £4,024Portsmouth: £4,010

    £4,227£4,245£4,010Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £12,856, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Portsmouth: £12,856Cardiff: £13,065Portsmouth: £12,911Cardiff: £12,341Portsmouth: £12,195

    £12,856£12,911£12,195Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £2,217, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Portsmouth: £2,217Cardiff: £2,213Portsmouth: £2,227Cardiff: £2,090Portsmouth: £2,103

    £2,217£2,227£2,103Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth £11,446, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Portsmouth: £11,446Cardiff: £11,441Portsmouth: £11,495Cardiff: £10,806Portsmouth: £10,857

    £11,446£11,495£10,857Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth £640, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Portsmouth: £640Cardiff: £685Portsmouth: £643Cardiff: £647Portsmouth: £607

    £640£643£607Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £734, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Portsmouth: £734Cardiff: £904Portsmouth: £737Cardiff: £854Portsmouth: £696

    £734£737£696Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £36, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Portsmouth: £36Cardiff: £36Portsmouth: £36Cardiff: £34Portsmouth: £34

    £36£36£34Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth £419, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Portsmouth: £419Cardiff: £539Portsmouth: £421Cardiff: £509Portsmouth: £398

    £419£421£398Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £143, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Portsmouth: £143Cardiff: £113Portsmouth: £144Cardiff: £107Portsmouth: £136

    £143£144£136Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth £105, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Portsmouth: £105Cardiff: £109Portsmouth: £106Cardiff: £103Portsmouth: £100

    £105£106£100Cardiff is higher£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £1,800, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Portsmouth: £1,800Cardiff: £1,737Portsmouth: £1,807Cardiff: £1,641Portsmouth: £1,707

    £1,800£1,807£1,707Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Portsmouth £352, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Portsmouth: £352Cardiff: £298Portsmouth: £353Cardiff: £281Portsmouth: £334

    £352£353£334Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£297£298£281

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £299, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Portsmouth: £299Cardiff: £352Portsmouth: £300Cardiff: £333Portsmouth: £284

    £299£300£284Cardiff is higher£351£352£333

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth £6.45, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Portsmouth: £6.45Cardiff: £6.59Portsmouth: £6.48Cardiff: £6.22Portsmouth: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £6.95, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Portsmouth: £6.95Cardiff: £7.70Portsmouth: £6.98Cardiff: £7.27Portsmouth: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59Cardiff is higher£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £2.90, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Portsmouth: £2.90Cardiff: £5.36Portsmouth: £2.91Cardiff: £5.06Portsmouth: £2.75

    £2.90£2.91£2.75Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 1,015.5, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Portsmouth: 1,015.5

    1,015.5Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 142.4, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Portsmouth: 142.4

    142.4Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth 157.4, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Portsmouth: 157.4

    157.4Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 63.8, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Portsmouth: 63.8

    63.8Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 206.4, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Portsmouth: 206.4

    206.4Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth 23.1, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Portsmouth: 23.1

    23.1Cardiff is higher23.7

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Portsmouth and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasurePortsmouthCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,227£4,245£4,010£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,856£12,911£12,195£13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,217£2,227£2,103£2,204£2,213£2,090Portsmouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,446£11,495£10,857£11,392£11,441£10,806Portsmouth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£640£643£607£682£685£647Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£734£737£696£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£36£36£34Portsmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£419£421£398£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£112£113£107Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£105£106£100£109£109£103Cardiff
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,800£1,807£1,707£1,730£1,737£1,641Portsmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334£297£298£281Portsmouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£299£300£284£351£352£333Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£6.56£6.59£6.22Cardiff
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£7.66£7.70£7.27Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2.90£2.91£2.75£5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.51,021.2Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.4139.9Portsmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.4182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.875.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026206.4196.1Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.123.7Cardiff

Per resident

Portsmouth is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 13. 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

Portsmouth Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £4,227, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Portsmouth: £4,227Cardiff: £4,260Portsmouth: £4,245Cardiff: £4,024Portsmouth: £4,010

    £4,227£4,245£4,010Cardiff is higher£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £1,818, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Portsmouth: £1,818Cardiff: £1,798Portsmouth: £1,826Cardiff: £1,698Portsmouth: £1,725

    £1,818£1,826£1,725Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £1,492, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Portsmouth: £1,492Cardiff: £1,507Portsmouth: £1,499Cardiff: £1,423Portsmouth: £1,416

    £1,492£1,499£1,416Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Portsmouth £1,619, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Portsmouth: £1,619Cardiff: £1,575Portsmouth: £1,626Cardiff: £1,487Portsmouth: £1,535

    £1,619£1,626£1,535Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Portsmouth £90, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Portsmouth: £90Cardiff: £94Portsmouth: £91Cardiff: £89Portsmouth: £86

    £90£91£86Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £104, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Portsmouth: £104Cardiff: £124Portsmouth: £104Cardiff: £118Portsmouth: £98

    £104£104£98Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £5.07, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Portsmouth: £5.07Cardiff: £4.94Portsmouth: £5.09Cardiff: £4.67Portsmouth: £4.81

    £5.07£5.09£4.81Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth £419, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Portsmouth: £419Cardiff: £539Portsmouth: £421Cardiff: £509Portsmouth: £398

    £419£421£398Cardiff 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: Portsmouth £143, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Portsmouth: £143Cardiff: £113Portsmouth: £144Cardiff: £107Portsmouth: £136

    £143£144£136Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth £71, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Portsmouth: £71Cardiff: £74Portsmouth: £71Cardiff: £70Portsmouth: £67

    £71£71£67Cardiff is higher£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Portsmouth £1,211, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Portsmouth: £1,211Cardiff: £1,183Portsmouth: £1,216Cardiff: £1,117Portsmouth: £1,149

    £1,211£1,216£1,149Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Portsmouth £352, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Portsmouth: £352Cardiff: £298Portsmouth: £353Cardiff: £281Portsmouth: £334

    £352£353£334Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Portsmouth £201, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Portsmouth: £201Cardiff: £240Portsmouth: £202Cardiff: £226Portsmouth: £191

    £201£202£191Cardiff is higher£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Portsmouth £4.34, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Portsmouth: £4.34Cardiff: £4.49Portsmouth: £4.36Cardiff: £4.24Portsmouth: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Cardiff is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Portsmouth £4.68, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Portsmouth: £4.68Cardiff: £5.24Portsmouth: £4.70Cardiff: £4.95Portsmouth: £4.44

    £4.68£4.70£4.44Cardiff is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Portsmouth £2.90, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Portsmouth: £2.90Cardiff: £5.36Portsmouth: £2.91Cardiff: £5.06Portsmouth: £2.75

    £2.90£2.91£2.75Cardiff is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 143.6, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Portsmouth: 143.6

    143.6Portsmouth is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 20.1, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Portsmouth: 20.1

    20.1Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth 22.3, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Portsmouth: 22.3

    22.3Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 63.8, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Portsmouth: 63.8

    63.8Cardiff is higher75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth 138.9, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Portsmouth: 138.9

    138.9Portsmouth 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: Portsmouth 15.5, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Portsmouth: 15.5

    15.5Cardiff is higher16.2

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Portsmouth and Cardiff, per resident
MeasurePortsmouthCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,227£4,245£4,010£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,818£1,826£1,725£1,791£1,798£1,698Portsmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,492£1,499£1,416£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,535£1,568£1,575£1,487Portsmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£94£94£89Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£124£124£118Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£4.92£4.94£4.67Portsmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£419£421£398£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£112£113£107Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£74£74£70Cardiff
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,211£1,216£1,149£1,178£1,183£1,117Portsmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£352£353£334£297£298£281Portsmouth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191£239£240£226Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£4.47£4.49£4.24Cardiff
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.68£4.70£4.44£5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2.90£2.91£2.75£5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026143.6140.5Portsmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.119.3Portsmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.325.1Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.875.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026138.9133.5Portsmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.516.2Cardiff

Total

Portsmouth is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 22. 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

Portsmouth Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Portsmouth £900.1m, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnPortsmouth: £900.1mCardiff: £1.6bnPortsmouth: £904.0mCardiff: £1.5bnPortsmouth: £853.8m

    £900.1m£904.0m£853.8mCardiff is higher£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Portsmouth £387.1m, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mPortsmouth: £387.1mCardiff: £687.0mPortsmouth: £388.8mCardiff: £648.8mPortsmouth: £367.2m

    £387.1m£388.8m£367.2mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Portsmouth £317.8m, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mPortsmouth: £317.8mCardiff: £575.6mPortsmouth: £319.1mCardiff: £543.7mPortsmouth: £301.4m

    £317.8m£319.1m£301.4mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Portsmouth £344.7m, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mPortsmouth: £344.7mCardiff: £601.5mPortsmouth: £346.1mCardiff: £568.2mPortsmouth: £326.9m

    £344.7m£346.1m£326.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Portsmouth £19.3m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mPortsmouth: £19.3mCardiff: £36.0mPortsmouth: £19.3mCardiff: £34.0mPortsmouth: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.3m£18.3mCardiff 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: Portsmouth £22.1m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mPortsmouth: £22.1mCardiff: £47.5mPortsmouth: £22.2mCardiff: £44.9mPortsmouth: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mCardiff 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: Portsmouth £1.1m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mPortsmouth: £1.1mCardiff: £1.9mPortsmouth: £1.1mCardiff: £1.8mPortsmouth: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mCardiff 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: Portsmouth £89.2m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mPortsmouth: £89.2mCardiff: £205.9mPortsmouth: £89.6mCardiff: £194.4mPortsmouth: £84.7m

    £89.2m£89.6m£84.7mCardiff 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: Portsmouth £30.5m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mPortsmouth: £30.5mCardiff: £43.1mPortsmouth: £30.6mCardiff: £40.7mPortsmouth: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.6m£28.9mCardiff 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: Portsmouth £15.1m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mPortsmouth: £15.1mCardiff: £28.4mPortsmouth: £15.1mCardiff: £26.8mPortsmouth: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mCardiff is higher£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Portsmouth £257.9m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mPortsmouth: £257.9mCardiff: £451.9mPortsmouth: £259.0mCardiff: £426.8mPortsmouth: £244.7m

    £257.9m£259.0m£244.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Portsmouth £74.9m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mPortsmouth: £74.9mCardiff: £113.8mPortsmouth: £75.2mCardiff: £107.5mPortsmouth: £71.1m

    £74.9m£75.2m£71.1mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Portsmouth £42.9m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mPortsmouth: £42.9mCardiff: £91.6mPortsmouth: £43.1mCardiff: £86.5mPortsmouth: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff is higher£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Portsmouth £0.93m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mPortsmouth: £0.93mCardiff: £1.7mPortsmouth: £0.93mCardiff: £1.6mPortsmouth: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mCardiff is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Portsmouth £1.00m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mPortsmouth: £1.00mCardiff: £2.0mPortsmouth: £1.0mCardiff: £1.9mPortsmouth: £0.95m

    £1.00m£1.0m£0.95mCardiff is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Portsmouth £0.62m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mPortsmouth: £0.62mCardiff: £2.0mPortsmouth: £0.62mCardiff: £1.9mPortsmouth: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mCardiff is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Portsmouth 30,580, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Portsmouth: 30,580

    30,580Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Portsmouth 4,287, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Portsmouth: 4,287

    4,287Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 4,741, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Portsmouth: 4,741

    4,741Cardiff is higher9,592

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth 13,576, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Portsmouth: 13,576

    13,576Cardiff is higher28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Portsmouth 29,584, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Portsmouth: 29,584

    29,584Cardiff 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: Portsmouth 3,310, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Portsmouth: 3,310

    3,310Cardiff is higher6,171

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Portsmouth and Cardiff, total
MeasurePortsmouthCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£900.1m£904.0m£853.8m£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£387.1m£388.8m£367.2m£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£317.8m£319.1m£301.4m£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£344.7m£346.1m£326.9m£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.2m£89.6m£84.7m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£257.9m£259.0m£244.7m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£74.9m£75.2m£71.1m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,58053,692Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,2877,358Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7419,592Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,57628,870Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,58451,000Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,3106,171Cardiff

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.