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North Yorkshire and Gwynedd

633,692 and 120,713 residents (mid-2024).

North Yorkshire is higher than Gwynedd on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

North Yorkshire is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Gwynedd 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

North Yorkshire Gwynedd

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Yorkshire £4,513, Gwynedd £4,616Gwynedd: £4,616North Yorkshire: £4,513Gwynedd: £4,636North Yorkshire: £4,532Gwynedd: £4,379North Yorkshire: £4,281

    £4,513£4,532£4,281Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£4,616£4,636£4,379

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Yorkshire £12,429, Gwynedd £12,524Gwynedd: £12,524North Yorkshire: £12,429Gwynedd: £12,577North Yorkshire: £12,482Gwynedd: £11,880North Yorkshire: £11,789

    £12,429£12,482£11,789Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£12,524£12,577£11,880

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Yorkshire £1,458, Gwynedd £1,757Gwynedd: £1,757North Yorkshire: £1,458Gwynedd: £1,765North Yorkshire: £1,464Gwynedd: £1,667North Yorkshire: £1,383

    £1,458£1,464£1,383Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Yorkshire £11,442, Gwynedd £11,102Gwynedd: £11,102North Yorkshire: £11,442Gwynedd: £11,150North Yorkshire: £11,491Gwynedd: £10,531North Yorkshire: £10,853

    £11,442£11,491£10,853North Yorkshire is higher£11,102£11,150£10,531

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Yorkshire £290, Gwynedd £480Gwynedd: £480North Yorkshire: £290Gwynedd: £482North Yorkshire: £291Gwynedd: £455North Yorkshire: £275

    £290£291£275Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£480£482£455

  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: North Yorkshire £678, Gwynedd £910Gwynedd: £910North Yorkshire: £678Gwynedd: £914North Yorkshire: £681Gwynedd: £863North Yorkshire: £643

    £678£681£643Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£910£914£863

  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: North Yorkshire £19, Gwynedd £32Gwynedd: £32North Yorkshire: £19Gwynedd: £32North Yorkshire: £19Gwynedd: £30North Yorkshire: £18

    £19£19£18Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £340, Gwynedd £461Gwynedd: £461North Yorkshire: £340Gwynedd: £463North Yorkshire: £342Gwynedd: £438North Yorkshire: £323

    £340£342£323Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£438

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £109, Gwynedd £115Gwynedd: £115North Yorkshire: £109Gwynedd: £116North Yorkshire: £110Gwynedd: £109North Yorkshire: £104

    £109£110£104Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£115£116£109

  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: North Yorkshire £83, Gwynedd £95Gwynedd: £95North Yorkshire: £83Gwynedd: £95North Yorkshire: £83Gwynedd: £90North Yorkshire: £79

    £83£83£79Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Yorkshire £1,136, Gwynedd £1,304Gwynedd: £1,304North Yorkshire: £1,136Gwynedd: £1,310North Yorkshire: £1,141Gwynedd: £1,237North Yorkshire: £1,078

    £1,136£1,141£1,078Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£1,304£1,310£1,237

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Yorkshire £143, Gwynedd £185Gwynedd: £185North Yorkshire: £143Gwynedd: £185North Yorkshire: £144Gwynedd: £175North Yorkshire: £136

    £143£144£136Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£185£185£175

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Yorkshire £230, Gwynedd £346Gwynedd: £346North Yorkshire: £230Gwynedd: £347North Yorkshire: £231Gwynedd: £328North Yorkshire: £218

    £230£231£218Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£346£347£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Yorkshire £5.48, Gwynedd £5.11Gwynedd: £5.11North Yorkshire: £5.48Gwynedd: £5.13North Yorkshire: £5.51Gwynedd: £4.85North Yorkshire: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20North Yorkshire is higher£5.11£5.13£4.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Yorkshire £3.15, Gwynedd £7.22Gwynedd: £7.22North Yorkshire: £3.15Gwynedd: £7.25North Yorkshire: £3.17Gwynedd: £6.85North Yorkshire: £2.99

    £3.15£3.17£2.99Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£7.22£7.25£6.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Yorkshire £5.81, Gwynedd £7.96Gwynedd: £7.96North Yorkshire: £5.81Gwynedd: £7.99North Yorkshire: £5.83Gwynedd: £7.55North Yorkshire: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£7.96£7.99£7.55

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Yorkshire 1,022.3, Gwynedd 1,001.6Gwynedd: 1,001.6North Yorkshire: 1,022.3

    1,022.3North Yorkshire is higher1,001.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Yorkshire 76.4, Gwynedd 121.5Gwynedd: 121.5North Yorkshire: 76.4

    76.4Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count121.5

  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: North Yorkshire 141.9, Gwynedd 175.5Gwynedd: 175.5North Yorkshire: 141.9

    141.9Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count175.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 51.6, Gwynedd 66.6Gwynedd: 66.6North Yorkshire: 51.6

    51.6Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count66.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Yorkshire 136.9, Gwynedd 175.7Gwynedd: 175.7North Yorkshire: 136.9

    136.9Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count175.7

  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: North Yorkshire 18.2, Gwynedd 19.8Gwynedd: 19.8North Yorkshire: 18.2

    18.2Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count19.8

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North Yorkshire and Gwynedd, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth YorkshireGwyneddHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,513£4,532£4,281£4,616£4,636£4,379Gwynedd
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,429£12,482£11,789£12,524£12,577£11,880Gwynedd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,458£1,464£1,383£1,757£1,765£1,667Gwynedd
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,442£11,491£10,853£11,102£11,150£10,531North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£290£291£275£480£482£455Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£678£681£643£910£914£863Gwynedd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£32£32£30Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£340£342£323£461£463£438Gwynedd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£115£116£109Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£83£83£79£95£95£90Gwynedd
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,136£1,141£1,078£1,304£1,310£1,237Gwynedd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£185£185£175Gwynedd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£230£231£218£346£347£328Gwynedd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.11£5.13£4.85North Yorkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.15£3.17£2.99£7.22£7.25£6.85Gwynedd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£7.96£7.99£7.55Gwynedd
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.31,001.6North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.4121.5Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.9175.5Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.666.6Gwynedd
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026136.9175.7Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.219.8Gwynedd

Per resident

North Yorkshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Gwynedd on 18. 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

North Yorkshire Gwynedd

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Yorkshire £4,513, Gwynedd £4,616Gwynedd: £4,616North Yorkshire: £4,513Gwynedd: £4,636North Yorkshire: £4,532Gwynedd: £4,379North Yorkshire: £4,281

    £4,513£4,532£4,281Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£4,616£4,636£4,379

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Yorkshire £3,068, Gwynedd £2,777Gwynedd: £2,777North Yorkshire: £3,068Gwynedd: £2,789North Yorkshire: £3,081Gwynedd: £2,634North Yorkshire: £2,910

    £3,068£3,081£2,910North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,777£2,789£2,634

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Yorkshire £846, Gwynedd £1,071Gwynedd: £1,071North Yorkshire: £846Gwynedd: £1,075North Yorkshire: £850Gwynedd: £1,016North Yorkshire: £803

    £846£850£803Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£1,071£1,075£1,016

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Yorkshire £2,824, Gwynedd £2,462Gwynedd: £2,462North Yorkshire: £2,824Gwynedd: £2,472North Yorkshire: £2,836Gwynedd: £2,335North Yorkshire: £2,679

    £2,824£2,836£2,679North Yorkshire is higher£2,462£2,472£2,335

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Yorkshire £72, Gwynedd £106Gwynedd: £106North Yorkshire: £72Gwynedd: £107North Yorkshire: £72Gwynedd: £101North Yorkshire: £68

    £72£72£68Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£106£107£101

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £167, Gwynedd £202Gwynedd: £202North Yorkshire: £167Gwynedd: £203North Yorkshire: £168Gwynedd: £191North Yorkshire: £159

    £167£168£159Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£191

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £4.74, Gwynedd £7.11Gwynedd: £7.11North Yorkshire: £4.74Gwynedd: £7.14North Yorkshire: £4.76Gwynedd: £6.74North Yorkshire: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£7.11£7.14£6.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £340, Gwynedd £461Gwynedd: £461North Yorkshire: £340Gwynedd: £463North Yorkshire: £342Gwynedd: £438North Yorkshire: £323

    £340£342£323Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£461£463£438

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £109, Gwynedd £115Gwynedd: £115North Yorkshire: £109Gwynedd: £116North Yorkshire: £110Gwynedd: £109North Yorkshire: £104

    £109£110£104Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£115£116£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Yorkshire £48, Gwynedd £58Gwynedd: £58North Yorkshire: £48Gwynedd: £58North Yorkshire: £48Gwynedd: £55North Yorkshire: £46

    £48£48£46Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Yorkshire £659, Gwynedd £795Gwynedd: £795North Yorkshire: £659Gwynedd: £798North Yorkshire: £662Gwynedd: £754North Yorkshire: £626

    £659£662£626Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£795£798£754

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Yorkshire £143, Gwynedd £185Gwynedd: £185North Yorkshire: £143Gwynedd: £185North Yorkshire: £144Gwynedd: £175North Yorkshire: £136

    £143£144£136Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£185£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Yorkshire £133, Gwynedd £211Gwynedd: £211North Yorkshire: £133Gwynedd: £211North Yorkshire: £134Gwynedd: £200North Yorkshire: £127

    £133£134£127Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£211£211£200

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Yorkshire £3.18, Gwynedd £3.12Gwynedd: £3.12North Yorkshire: £3.18Gwynedd: £3.13North Yorkshire: £3.20Gwynedd: £2.96North Yorkshire: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02North Yorkshire is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Yorkshire £1.83, Gwynedd £4.40Gwynedd: £4.40North Yorkshire: £1.83Gwynedd: £4.41North Yorkshire: £1.84Gwynedd: £4.17North Yorkshire: £1.74

    £1.83£1.84£1.74Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£4.40£4.41£4.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Yorkshire £5.81, Gwynedd £7.96Gwynedd: £7.96North Yorkshire: £5.81Gwynedd: £7.99North Yorkshire: £5.83Gwynedd: £7.55North Yorkshire: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£7.96£7.99£7.55

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 252.4, Gwynedd 222.1Gwynedd: 222.1North Yorkshire: 252.4

    252.4North Yorkshire is higher222.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 18.9, Gwynedd 27.0Gwynedd: 27.0North Yorkshire: 18.9

    18.9Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count27.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 35.0, Gwynedd 38.9Gwynedd: 38.9North Yorkshire: 35.0

    35.0Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count38.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 51.6, Gwynedd 66.6Gwynedd: 66.6North Yorkshire: 51.6

    51.6Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count66.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 79.5, Gwynedd 107.1Gwynedd: 107.1North Yorkshire: 79.5

    79.5Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count107.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire 10.6, Gwynedd 12.0Gwynedd: 12.0North Yorkshire: 10.6

    10.6Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count12.0

Show the numbers
North Yorkshire and Gwynedd, per resident
MeasureNorth YorkshireGwyneddHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,513£4,532£4,281£4,616£4,636£4,379Gwynedd
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,068£3,081£2,910£2,777£2,789£2,634North Yorkshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£846£850£803£1,071£1,075£1,016Gwynedd
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,824£2,836£2,679£2,462£2,472£2,335North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£72£68£106£107£101Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£168£159£202£203£191Gwynedd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£7.11£7.14£6.74Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£340£342£323£461£463£438Gwynedd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£115£116£109Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£48£46£58£58£55Gwynedd
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£659£662£626£795£798£754Gwynedd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£185£185£175Gwynedd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£133£134£127£211£211£200Gwynedd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£3.12£3.13£2.96North Yorkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.83£1.84£1.74£4.40£4.41£4.17Gwynedd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£7.96£7.99£7.55Gwynedd
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.4222.1North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.927.0Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.038.9Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.666.6Gwynedd
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.5107.1Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.612.0Gwynedd

Total

North Yorkshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gwynedd 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

North Yorkshire Gwynedd

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Yorkshire £2.9bn, Gwynedd £557.3mGwynedd: £557.3mNorth Yorkshire: £2.9bnGwynedd: £559.6mNorth Yorkshire: £2.9bnGwynedd: £528.6mNorth Yorkshire: £2.7bn

    £2.9bn£2.9bn£2.7bnNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£557.3m£559.6m£528.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Yorkshire £1.9bn, Gwynedd £335.2mGwynedd: £335.2mNorth Yorkshire: £1.9bnGwynedd: £336.6mNorth Yorkshire: £2.0bnGwynedd: £317.9mNorth Yorkshire: £1.8bn

    £1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£335.2m£336.6m£317.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Yorkshire £536.1m, Gwynedd £129.2mGwynedd: £129.2mNorth Yorkshire: £536.1mGwynedd: £129.8mNorth Yorkshire: £538.4mGwynedd: £122.6mNorth Yorkshire: £508.5m

    £536.1m£538.4m£508.5mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£129.2m£129.8m£122.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Yorkshire £1.8bn, Gwynedd £297.1mGwynedd: £297.1mNorth Yorkshire: £1.8bnGwynedd: £298.4mNorth Yorkshire: £1.8bnGwynedd: £281.9mNorth Yorkshire: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnNorth Yorkshire is higher£297.1m£298.4m£281.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Yorkshire £45.3m, Gwynedd £12.8mGwynedd: £12.8mNorth Yorkshire: £45.3mGwynedd: £12.9mNorth Yorkshire: £45.5mGwynedd: £12.2mNorth Yorkshire: £43.0m

    £45.3m£45.5m£43.0mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Yorkshire £106.0m, Gwynedd £24.3mGwynedd: £24.3mNorth Yorkshire: £106.0mGwynedd: £24.5mNorth Yorkshire: £106.5mGwynedd: £23.1mNorth Yorkshire: £100.6m

    £106.0m£106.5m£100.6mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£24.3m£24.5m£23.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Yorkshire £3.0m, Gwynedd £0.86mGwynedd: £0.86mNorth Yorkshire: £3.0mGwynedd: £0.86mNorth Yorkshire: £3.0mGwynedd: £0.81mNorth Yorkshire: £2.9m

    £3.0m£3.0m£2.9mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Yorkshire £215.7m, Gwynedd £55.7mGwynedd: £55.7mNorth Yorkshire: £215.7mGwynedd: £55.9mNorth Yorkshire: £216.7mGwynedd: £52.8mNorth Yorkshire: £204.6m

    £215.7m£216.7m£204.6mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£55.7m£55.9m£52.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Yorkshire £69.2m, Gwynedd £13.9mGwynedd: £13.9mNorth Yorkshire: £69.2mGwynedd: £13.9mNorth Yorkshire: £69.5mGwynedd: £13.2mNorth Yorkshire: £65.6m

    £69.2m£69.5m£65.6mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Yorkshire £30.5m, Gwynedd £7.0mGwynedd: £7.0mNorth Yorkshire: £30.5mGwynedd: £7.0mNorth Yorkshire: £30.7mGwynedd: £6.6mNorth Yorkshire: £29.0m

    £30.5m£30.7m£29.0mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Yorkshire £417.9m, Gwynedd £95.9mGwynedd: £95.9mNorth Yorkshire: £417.9mGwynedd: £96.3mNorth Yorkshire: £419.7mGwynedd: £91.0mNorth Yorkshire: £396.4m

    £417.9m£419.7m£396.4mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£95.9m£96.3m£91.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Yorkshire £90.9m, Gwynedd £22.3mGwynedd: £22.3mNorth Yorkshire: £90.9mGwynedd: £22.4mNorth Yorkshire: £91.3mGwynedd: £21.1mNorth Yorkshire: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Yorkshire £84.5m, Gwynedd £25.4mGwynedd: £25.4mNorth Yorkshire: £84.5mGwynedd: £25.5mNorth Yorkshire: £84.9mGwynedd: £24.1mNorth Yorkshire: £80.2m

    £84.5m£84.9m£80.2mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Yorkshire £2.0m, Gwynedd £0.38mGwynedd: £0.38mNorth Yorkshire: £2.0mGwynedd: £0.38mNorth Yorkshire: £2.0mGwynedd: £0.36mNorth Yorkshire: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mNorth Yorkshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Yorkshire £1.2m, Gwynedd £0.53mGwynedd: £0.53mNorth Yorkshire: £1.2mGwynedd: £0.53mNorth Yorkshire: £1.2mGwynedd: £0.50mNorth Yorkshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Yorkshire £3.7m, Gwynedd £0.96mGwynedd: £0.96mNorth Yorkshire: £3.7mGwynedd: £0.97mNorth Yorkshire: £3.7mGwynedd: £0.91mNorth Yorkshire: £3.5m

    £3.7m£3.7m£3.5mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Yorkshire 159,912, Gwynedd 26,806Gwynedd: 26,806North Yorkshire: 159,912

    159,912North Yorkshire is higher26,806

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Yorkshire 11,951, Gwynedd 3,253Gwynedd: 3,253North Yorkshire: 11,951

    11,951North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count3,253

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Yorkshire 22,187, Gwynedd 4,698Gwynedd: 4,698North Yorkshire: 22,187

    22,187North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count4,698

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Yorkshire 32,720, Gwynedd 8,038Gwynedd: 8,038North Yorkshire: 32,720

    32,720North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count8,038

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Yorkshire 50,373, Gwynedd 12,924Gwynedd: 12,924North Yorkshire: 50,373

    50,373North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count12,924

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Yorkshire 6,710, Gwynedd 1,453Gwynedd: 1,453North Yorkshire: 6,710

    6,710North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count1,453

Show the numbers
North Yorkshire and Gwynedd, total
MeasureNorth YorkshireGwyneddHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.7bn£557.3m£559.6m£528.6mNorth Yorkshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn£335.2m£336.6m£317.9mNorth Yorkshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£536.1m£538.4m£508.5m£129.2m£129.8m£122.6mNorth Yorkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn£297.1m£298.4m£281.9mNorth Yorkshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£45.3m£45.5m£43.0m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mNorth Yorkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£106.0m£106.5m£100.6m£24.3m£24.5m£23.1mNorth Yorkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m£0.86m£0.86m£0.81mNorth Yorkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£215.7m£216.7m£204.6m£55.7m£55.9m£52.8mNorth Yorkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.2m£69.5m£65.6m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mNorth Yorkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mNorth Yorkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£417.9m£419.7m£396.4m£95.9m£96.3m£91.0mNorth Yorkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mNorth Yorkshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£84.5m£84.9m£80.2m£25.4m£25.5m£24.1mNorth Yorkshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNorth Yorkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mNorth Yorkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mNorth Yorkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 2026159,91226,806North Yorkshire
Pension Credittotal, March 202611,9513,253North Yorkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202622,1874,698North Yorkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202632,7208,038North Yorkshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202650,37312,924North Yorkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,7101,453North Yorkshire

Sources

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

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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.
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