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Northumberland and Conwy

330,615 and 114,435 residents (mid-2024).

Northumberland is higher than Conwy on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 21 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

Northumberland is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Conwy on 19. 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

Northumberland Conwy

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Northumberland £5,158, Conwy £5,766Conwy: £5,766Northumberland: £5,158Conwy: £5,790Northumberland: £5,180Conwy: £5,469Northumberland: £4,893

    £5,158£5,180£4,893Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£5,766£5,790£5,469

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Northumberland £12,607, Conwy £12,784Conwy: £12,784Northumberland: £12,607Conwy: £12,838Northumberland: £12,660Conwy: £12,126Northumberland: £11,958

    £12,607£12,660£11,958Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£12,784£12,838£12,126

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £1,962, Conwy £2,381Conwy: £2,381Northumberland: £1,962Conwy: £2,391Northumberland: £1,970Conwy: £2,259Northumberland: £1,861

    £1,962£1,970£1,861Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£2,381£2,391£2,259

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Northumberland £11,516, Conwy £11,338Conwy: £11,338Northumberland: £11,516Conwy: £11,387Northumberland: £11,565Conwy: £10,755Northumberland: £10,924

    £11,516£11,565£10,924Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count£11,338£11,387£10,755

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Northumberland £323, Conwy £475Conwy: £475Northumberland: £323Conwy: £477Northumberland: £324Conwy: £451Northumberland: £306

    £323£324£306Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£475£477£451

  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: Northumberland £745, Conwy £940Conwy: £940Northumberland: £745Conwy: £944Northumberland: £749Conwy: £892Northumberland: £707

    £745£749£707Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£940£944£892

  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: Northumberland £22, Conwy £30Conwy: £30Northumberland: £22Conwy: £30Northumberland: £22Conwy: £28Northumberland: £21

    £22£22£21Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £533, Conwy £609Conwy: £609Northumberland: £533Conwy: £612Northumberland: £535Conwy: £578Northumberland: £505

    £533£535£505Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£609£612£578

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £141, Conwy £157Conwy: £157Northumberland: £141Conwy: £157Northumberland: £141Conwy: £149Northumberland: £134

    £141£141£134Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

  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: Northumberland £146, Conwy £148Conwy: £148Northumberland: £146Conwy: £148Northumberland: £147Conwy: £140Northumberland: £139

    £146£147£139Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£148£148£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £1,442, Conwy £1,754Conwy: £1,754Northumberland: £1,442Conwy: £1,762Northumberland: £1,448Conwy: £1,664Northumberland: £1,368

    £1,442£1,448£1,368Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£1,754£1,762£1,664

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Northumberland £171, Conwy £222Conwy: £222Northumberland: £171Conwy: £223Northumberland: £172Conwy: £211Northumberland: £163

    £171£172£163Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£222£223£211

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £358, Conwy £461Conwy: £461Northumberland: £358Conwy: £463Northumberland: £360Conwy: £438Northumberland: £340

    £358£360£340Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£438

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £7.41, Conwy £8.01Conwy: £8.01Northumberland: £7.41Conwy: £8.05Northumberland: £7.44Conwy: £7.60Northumberland: £7.03

    £7.41£7.44£7.03Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£8.01£8.05£7.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Northumberland £7.95, Conwy £9.96Conwy: £9.96Northumberland: £7.95Conwy: £10Northumberland: £7.98Conwy: £9.45Northumberland: £7.54

    £7.95£7.98£7.54Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£9.96£10£9.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Northumberland £6.05, Conwy £8.92Conwy: £8.92Northumberland: £6.05Conwy: £8.96Northumberland: £6.08Conwy: £8.46Northumberland: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£8.92£8.96£8.46

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Northumberland 1,027.4, Conwy 1,007.4Conwy: 1,007.4Northumberland: 1,027.4

    1,027.4Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count1,007.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Northumberland 89.5, Conwy 116.6Conwy: 116.6Northumberland: 89.5

    89.5Conwy is higherDepends on how you count116.6

  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: Northumberland 156.4, Conwy 185.9Conwy: 185.9Northumberland: 156.4

    156.4Conwy is higherDepends on how you count185.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 79.0, Conwy 87.1Conwy: 87.1Northumberland: 79.0

    79.0Conwy is higherDepends on how you count87.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Northumberland 190.4, Conwy 224.6Conwy: 224.6Northumberland: 190.4

    190.4Conwy is higherDepends on how you count224.6

  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: Northumberland 31.7, Conwy 30.8Conwy: 30.8Northumberland: 31.7

    31.7Northumberland is higher30.8

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Northumberland and Conwy, per person in the age group
MeasureNorthumberlandConwyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,158£5,180£4,893£5,766£5,790£5,469Conwy
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,607£12,660£11,958£12,784£12,838£12,126Conwy
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,962£1,970£1,861£2,381£2,391£2,259Conwy
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,516£11,565£10,924£11,338£11,387£10,755Northumberland
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£323£324£306£475£477£451Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£745£749£707£940£944£892Conwy
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£30£30£28Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£533£535£505£609£612£578Conwy
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£134£157£157£149Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£148£148£140Conwy
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,442£1,448£1,368£1,754£1,762£1,664Conwy
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£171£172£163£222£223£211Conwy
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£358£360£340£461£463£438Conwy
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.41£7.44£7.03£8.01£8.05£7.60Conwy
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.95£7.98£7.54£9.96£10£9.45Conwy
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£8.92£8.96£8.46Conwy
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.41,007.4Northumberland
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.5116.6Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4185.9Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.087.1Conwy
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026190.4224.6Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.730.8Northumberland

Per resident

Northumberland is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Conwy 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

Northumberland Conwy

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Northumberland £5,158, Conwy £5,766Conwy: £5,766Northumberland: £5,158Conwy: £5,790Northumberland: £5,180Conwy: £5,469Northumberland: £4,893

    £5,158£5,180£4,893Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£5,766£5,790£5,469

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Northumberland £3,178, Conwy £3,438Conwy: £3,438Northumberland: £3,178Conwy: £3,452Northumberland: £3,191Conwy: £3,261Northumberland: £3,014

    £3,178£3,191£3,014Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£3,438£3,452£3,261

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Northumberland £1,130, Conwy £1,331Conwy: £1,331Northumberland: £1,130Conwy: £1,337Northumberland: £1,134Conwy: £1,263Northumberland: £1,071

    £1,130£1,134£1,071Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£1,331£1,337£1,263

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Northumberland £2,903, Conwy £3,049Conwy: £3,049Northumberland: £2,903Conwy: £3,062Northumberland: £2,915Conwy: £2,892Northumberland: £2,754

    £2,903£2,915£2,754Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£3,049£3,062£2,892

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Northumberland £81, Conwy £128Conwy: £128Northumberland: £81Conwy: £128Northumberland: £82Conwy: £121Northumberland: £77

    £81£82£77Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £188, Conwy £253Conwy: £253Northumberland: £188Conwy: £254Northumberland: £189Conwy: £240Northumberland: £178

    £188£189£178Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£253£254£240

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Northumberland £5.61, Conwy £8.03Conwy: £8.03Northumberland: £5.61Conwy: £8.07Northumberland: £5.63Conwy: £7.62Northumberland: £5.32

    £5.61£5.63£5.32Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£8.03£8.07£7.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £533, Conwy £609Conwy: £609Northumberland: £533Conwy: £612Northumberland: £535Conwy: £578Northumberland: £505

    £533£535£505Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£609£612£578

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Northumberland £141, Conwy £157Conwy: £157Northumberland: £141Conwy: £157Northumberland: £141Conwy: £149Northumberland: £134

    £141£141£134Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£157£157£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Northumberland £84, Conwy £82Conwy: £82Northumberland: £84Conwy: £83Northumberland: £85Conwy: £78Northumberland: £80

    £84£85£80Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count£82£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Northumberland £830, Conwy £981Conwy: £981Northumberland: £830Conwy: £985Northumberland: £834Conwy: £930Northumberland: £788

    £830£834£788Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£981£985£930

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Northumberland £171, Conwy £222Conwy: £222Northumberland: £171Conwy: £223Northumberland: £172Conwy: £211Northumberland: £163

    £171£172£163Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£222£223£211

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Northumberland £206, Conwy £258Conwy: £258Northumberland: £206Conwy: £259Northumberland: £207Conwy: £245Northumberland: £196

    £206£207£196Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£245

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Northumberland £4.27, Conwy £4.48Conwy: £4.48Northumberland: £4.27Conwy: £4.50Northumberland: £4.29Conwy: £4.25Northumberland: £4.05

    £4.27£4.29£4.05Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£4.48£4.50£4.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Northumberland £4.58, Conwy £5.57Conwy: £5.57Northumberland: £4.58Conwy: £5.59Northumberland: £4.59Conwy: £5.28Northumberland: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£5.57£5.59£5.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Northumberland £6.05, Conwy £8.92Conwy: £8.92Northumberland: £6.05Conwy: £8.96Northumberland: £6.08Conwy: £8.46Northumberland: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£8.92£8.96£8.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 259.0, Conwy 270.9Conwy: 270.9Northumberland: 259.0

    259.0Conwy is higherDepends on how you count270.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 22.6, Conwy 31.4Conwy: 31.4Northumberland: 22.6

    22.6Conwy is higherDepends on how you count31.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 39.4, Conwy 50.0Conwy: 50.0Northumberland: 39.4

    39.4Conwy is higherDepends on how you count50.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 79.0, Conwy 87.1Conwy: 87.1Northumberland: 79.0

    79.0Conwy is higherDepends on how you count87.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 109.6, Conwy 125.6Conwy: 125.6Northumberland: 109.6

    109.6Conwy is higherDepends on how you count125.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Northumberland 18.3, Conwy 17.2Conwy: 17.2Northumberland: 18.3

    18.3Northumberland is higher17.2

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Northumberland and Conwy, per resident
MeasureNorthumberlandConwyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,158£5,180£4,893£5,766£5,790£5,469Conwy
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,178£3,191£3,014£3,438£3,452£3,261Conwy
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,130£1,134£1,071£1,331£1,337£1,263Conwy
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,903£2,915£2,754£3,049£3,062£2,892Conwy
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£128£128£121Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£253£254£240Conwy
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.61£5.63£5.32£8.03£8.07£7.62Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£533£535£505£609£612£578Conwy
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£134£157£157£149Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£82£83£78Northumberland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£830£834£788£981£985£930Conwy
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£171£172£163£222£223£211Conwy
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£258£259£245Conwy
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.27£4.29£4.05£4.48£4.50£4.25Conwy
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£5.57£5.59£5.28Conwy
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£8.92£8.96£8.46Conwy
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026259.0270.9Conwy
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.631.4Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.450.0Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.087.1Conwy
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026109.6125.6Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.317.2Northumberland

Total

Northumberland is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Conwy on 0. 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

Northumberland Conwy

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Northumberland £1.7bn, Conwy £659.8mConwy: £659.8mNorthumberland: £1.7bnConwy: £662.6mNorthumberland: £1.7bnConwy: £625.9mNorthumberland: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£659.8m£662.6m£625.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Northumberland £1.1bn, Conwy £393.4mConwy: £393.4mNorthumberland: £1.1bnConwy: £395.0mNorthumberland: £1.1bnConwy: £373.1mNorthumberland: £996.6m

    £1.1bn£1.1bn£996.6mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£393.4m£395.0m£373.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Northumberland £373.4m, Conwy £152.3mConwy: £152.3mNorthumberland: £373.4mConwy: £153.0mNorthumberland: £375.0mConwy: £144.5mNorthumberland: £354.2m

    £373.4m£375.0m£354.2mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£152.3m£153.0m£144.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Northumberland £959.8m, Conwy £348.9mConwy: £348.9mNorthumberland: £959.8mConwy: £350.4mNorthumberland: £963.9mConwy: £331.0mNorthumberland: £910.4m

    £959.8m£963.9m£910.4mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£348.9m£350.4m£331.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Northumberland £26.9m, Conwy £14.6mConwy: £14.6mNorthumberland: £26.9mConwy: £14.7mNorthumberland: £27.0mConwy: £13.9mNorthumberland: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Northumberland £62.1m, Conwy £28.9mConwy: £28.9mNorthumberland: £62.1mConwy: £29.1mNorthumberland: £62.4mConwy: £27.4mNorthumberland: £58.9m

    £62.1m£62.4m£58.9mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£28.9m£29.1m£27.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Northumberland £1.9m, Conwy £0.92mConwy: £0.92mNorthumberland: £1.9mConwy: £0.92mNorthumberland: £1.9mConwy: £0.87mNorthumberland: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Northumberland £176.1m, Conwy £69.7mConwy: £69.7mNorthumberland: £176.1mConwy: £70.0mNorthumberland: £176.8mConwy: £66.1mNorthumberland: £167.0m

    £176.1m£176.8m£167.0mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Northumberland £46.6m, Conwy £17.9mConwy: £17.9mNorthumberland: £46.6mConwy: £18.0mNorthumberland: £46.8mConwy: £17.0mNorthumberland: £44.2m

    £46.6m£46.8m£44.2mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Northumberland £27.8m, Conwy £9.4mConwy: £9.4mNorthumberland: £27.8mConwy: £9.5mNorthumberland: £27.9mConwy: £9.0mNorthumberland: £26.4m

    £27.8m£27.9m£26.4mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Northumberland £274.5m, Conwy £112.2mConwy: £112.2mNorthumberland: £274.5mConwy: £112.7mNorthumberland: £275.7mConwy: £106.4mNorthumberland: £260.4m

    £274.5m£275.7m£260.4mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£112.2m£112.7m£106.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Northumberland £56.7m, Conwy £25.5mConwy: £25.5mNorthumberland: £56.7mConwy: £25.6mNorthumberland: £56.9mConwy: £24.2mNorthumberland: £53.7m

    £56.7m£56.9m£53.7mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Northumberland £68.2m, Conwy £29.5mConwy: £29.5mNorthumberland: £68.2mConwy: £29.6mNorthumberland: £68.5mConwy: £28.0mNorthumberland: £64.7m

    £68.2m£68.5m£64.7mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Northumberland £1.4m, Conwy £0.51mConwy: £0.51mNorthumberland: £1.4mConwy: £0.51mNorthumberland: £1.4mConwy: £0.49mNorthumberland: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Northumberland £1.5m, Conwy £0.64mConwy: £0.64mNorthumberland: £1.5mConwy: £0.64mNorthumberland: £1.5mConwy: £0.60mNorthumberland: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Northumberland £2.0m, Conwy £1.0mConwy: £1.0mNorthumberland: £2.0mConwy: £1.0mNorthumberland: £2.0mConwy: £0.97mNorthumberland: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mNorthumberland is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Northumberland 85,625, Conwy 31,001Conwy: 31,001Northumberland: 85,625

    85,625Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count31,001

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Northumberland 7,455, Conwy 3,588Conwy: 3,588Northumberland: 7,455

    7,455Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count3,588

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Northumberland 13,036, Conwy 5,719Conwy: 5,719Northumberland: 13,036

    13,036Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count5,719

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Northumberland 26,107, Conwy 9,969Conwy: 9,969Northumberland: 26,107

    26,107Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count9,969

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Northumberland 36,250, Conwy 14,370Conwy: 14,370Northumberland: 36,250

    36,250Northumberland is higherDepends on how you count14,370

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Northumberland 6,039, Conwy 1,971Conwy: 1,971Northumberland: 6,039

    6,039Northumberland is higher1,971

Show the numbers
Northumberland and Conwy, total
MeasureNorthumberlandConwyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£659.8m£662.6m£625.9mNorthumberland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.1bn£996.6m£393.4m£395.0m£373.1mNorthumberland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£373.4m£375.0m£354.2m£152.3m£153.0m£144.5mNorthumberland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£959.8m£963.9m£910.4m£348.9m£350.4m£331.0mNorthumberland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mNorthumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m£28.9m£29.1m£27.4mNorthumberland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mNorthumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£176.1m£176.8m£167.0m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mNorthumberland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£46.6m£46.8m£44.2m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mNorthumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m£9.4m£9.5m£9.0mNorthumberland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£274.5m£275.7m£260.4m£112.2m£112.7m£106.4mNorthumberland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£56.7m£56.9m£53.7m£25.5m£25.6m£24.2mNorthumberland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£68.2m£68.5m£64.7m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mNorthumberland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mNorthumberland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mNorthumberland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mNorthumberland
State Pensiontotal, March 202685,62531,001Northumberland
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4553,588Northumberland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202613,0365,719Northumberland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202626,1079,969Northumberland
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,25014,370Northumberland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,0391,971Northumberland

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
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