Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · South West and Wales

Cotswold and Monmouthshire

91,728 and 95,098 residents (mid-2024).

Cotswold is higher than Monmouthshire on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 2 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.

Swap the two areas
Cotswold and Monmouthshire on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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

Cotswold is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cotswold Monmouthshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cotswold £4,376, Monmouthshire £4,830Monmouthshire: £4,830Cotswold: £4,376Monmouthshire: £4,851Cotswold: £4,394Monmouthshire: £4,582Cotswold: £4,150

    £4,376£4,394£4,150Monmouthshire is higher£4,830£4,851£4,582

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cotswold £12,343, Monmouthshire £12,616Monmouthshire: £12,616Cotswold: £12,343Monmouthshire: £12,670Cotswold: £12,396Monmouthshire: £11,967Cotswold: £11,708

    £12,343£12,396£11,708Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,616£12,670£11,967

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £1,215, Monmouthshire £1,582Monmouthshire: £1,582Cotswold: £1,215Monmouthshire: £1,589Cotswold: £1,220Monmouthshire: £1,500Cotswold: £1,153

    £1,215£1,220£1,153Monmouthshire is higher£1,582£1,589£1,500

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cotswold £11,539, Monmouthshire £11,503Monmouthshire: £11,503Cotswold: £11,539Monmouthshire: £11,552Cotswold: £11,588Monmouthshire: £10,911Cotswold: £10,945

    £11,539£11,588£10,945Cotswold is higher£11,503£11,552£10,911

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cotswold £232, Monmouthshire £316Monmouthshire: £316Cotswold: £232Monmouthshire: £317Cotswold: £233Monmouthshire: £300Cotswold: £220

    £232£233£220Monmouthshire is higher£316£317£300

  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: Cotswold £556, Monmouthshire £777Monmouthshire: £777Cotswold: £556Monmouthshire: £781Cotswold: £559Monmouthshire: £737Cotswold: £528

    £556£559£528Monmouthshire is higher£777£781£737

  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: Cotswold £16, Monmouthshire £20Monmouthshire: £20Cotswold: £16Monmouthshire: £20Cotswold: £16Monmouthshire: £19Cotswold: £15

    £16£16£15Monmouthshire is higher£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £235, Monmouthshire £448Monmouthshire: £448Cotswold: £235Monmouthshire: £450Cotswold: £236Monmouthshire: £425Cotswold: £223

    £235£236£223Monmouthshire is higher£448£450£425

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £79, Monmouthshire £100Monmouthshire: £100Cotswold: £79Monmouthshire: £101Cotswold: £79Monmouthshire: £95Cotswold: £75

    £79£79£75Monmouthshire is higher£100£101£95

  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: Cotswold £59, Monmouthshire £98Monmouthshire: £98Cotswold: £59Monmouthshire: £98Cotswold: £60Monmouthshire: £93Cotswold: £56

    £59£60£56Monmouthshire is higher£98£98£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £1,005, Monmouthshire £1,153Monmouthshire: £1,153Cotswold: £1,005Monmouthshire: £1,158Cotswold: £1,009Monmouthshire: £1,094Cotswold: £953

    £1,005£1,009£953Monmouthshire is higher£1,153£1,158£1,094

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cotswold £137, Monmouthshire £175Monmouthshire: £175Cotswold: £137Monmouthshire: £176Cotswold: £137Monmouthshire: £166Cotswold: £130

    £137£137£130Monmouthshire is higher£175£176£166

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £144, Monmouthshire £316Monmouthshire: £316Cotswold: £144Monmouthshire: £318Cotswold: £144Monmouthshire: £300Cotswold: £136

    £144£144£136Monmouthshire is higher£316£318£300

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £5.24, Monmouthshire £10Monmouthshire: £10Cotswold: £5.24Monmouthshire: £11Cotswold: £5.26Monmouthshire: £9.93Cotswold: £4.97

    £5.24£5.26£4.97Monmouthshire is higher£10£11£9.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £1.98, Monmouthshire £4.59Monmouthshire: £4.59Cotswold: £1.98Monmouthshire: £4.61Cotswold: £1.99Monmouthshire: £4.35Cotswold: £1.88

    £1.98£1.99£1.88Monmouthshire is higher£4.59£4.61£4.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cotswold £6.63, Monmouthshire £6.94Monmouthshire: £6.94Cotswold: £6.63Monmouthshire: £6.97Cotswold: £6.66Monmouthshire: £6.58Cotswold: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Monmouthshire is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cotswold 1,011.0, Monmouthshire 1,012.3Monmouthshire: 1,012.3Cotswold: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count1,012.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cotswold 61.7, Monmouthshire 76.5Monmouthshire: 76.5Cotswold: 61.7

    61.7Monmouthshire is higher76.5

  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: Cotswold 119.8, Monmouthshire 157.7Monmouthshire: 157.7Cotswold: 119.8

    119.8Monmouthshire is higher157.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 35.5, Monmouthshire 63.5Monmouthshire: 63.5Cotswold: 35.5

    35.5Monmouthshire is higher63.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cotswold 111.5, Monmouthshire 144.9Monmouthshire: 144.9Cotswold: 111.5

    111.5Monmouthshire is higher144.9

  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: Cotswold 13.1, Monmouthshire 20.7Monmouthshire: 20.7Cotswold: 13.1

    13.1Monmouthshire is higher20.7

Show the numbers
Cotswold and Monmouthshire, per person in the age group
MeasureCotswoldMonmouthshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,376£4,394£4,150£4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,343£12,396£11,708£12,616£12,670£11,967Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,215£1,220£1,153£1,582£1,589£1,500Monmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,539£11,588£10,945£11,503£11,552£10,911Cotswold
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£232£233£220£316£317£300Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£556£559£528£777£781£737Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£20£20£19Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£448£450£425Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£100£101£95Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£59£60£56£98£98£93Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953£1,153£1,158£1,094Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£175£176£166Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£144£136£316£318£300Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.24£5.26£4.97£10£11£9.93Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.98£1.99£1.88£4.59£4.61£4.35Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,012.3Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.776.5Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026119.8157.7Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.563.5Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.5144.9Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.120.7Monmouthshire

Per resident

Cotswold is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire 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

Cotswold Monmouthshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cotswold £4,376, Monmouthshire £4,830Monmouthshire: £4,830Cotswold: £4,376Monmouthshire: £4,851Cotswold: £4,394Monmouthshire: £4,582Cotswold: £4,150

    £4,376£4,394£4,150Monmouthshire is higher£4,830£4,851£4,582

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cotswold £3,229, Monmouthshire £3,185Monmouthshire: £3,185Cotswold: £3,229Monmouthshire: £3,199Cotswold: £3,243Monmouthshire: £3,021Cotswold: £3,063

    £3,229£3,243£3,063Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count£3,185£3,199£3,021

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cotswold £690, Monmouthshire £914Monmouthshire: £914Cotswold: £690Monmouthshire: £918Cotswold: £692Monmouthshire: £867Cotswold: £654

    £690£692£654Monmouthshire is higher£914£918£867

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cotswold £3,018, Monmouthshire £2,904Monmouthshire: £2,904Cotswold: £3,018Monmouthshire: £2,916Cotswold: £3,031Monmouthshire: £2,755Cotswold: £2,863

    £3,018£3,031£2,863Cotswold is higher£2,904£2,916£2,755

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cotswold £61, Monmouthshire £80Monmouthshire: £80Cotswold: £61Monmouthshire: £80Cotswold: £61Monmouthshire: £76Cotswold: £58

    £61£61£58Monmouthshire is higher£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £145, Monmouthshire £196Monmouthshire: £196Cotswold: £145Monmouthshire: £197Cotswold: £146Monmouthshire: £186Cotswold: £138

    £145£146£138Monmouthshire is higher£196£197£186

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cotswold £4.22, Monmouthshire £5.06Monmouthshire: £5.06Cotswold: £4.22Monmouthshire: £5.08Cotswold: £4.23Monmouthshire: £4.80Cotswold: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00Monmouthshire is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £235, Monmouthshire £448Monmouthshire: £448Cotswold: £235Monmouthshire: £450Cotswold: £236Monmouthshire: £425Cotswold: £223

    £235£236£223Monmouthshire is higher£448£450£425

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £79, Monmouthshire £100Monmouthshire: £100Cotswold: £79Monmouthshire: £101Cotswold: £79Monmouthshire: £95Cotswold: £75

    £79£79£75Monmouthshire is higher£100£101£95

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cotswold £34, Monmouthshire £56Monmouthshire: £56Cotswold: £34Monmouthshire: £57Cotswold: £34Monmouthshire: £53Cotswold: £32

    £34£34£32Monmouthshire is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cotswold £570, Monmouthshire £666Monmouthshire: £666Cotswold: £570Monmouthshire: £669Cotswold: £573Monmouthshire: £632Cotswold: £541

    £570£573£541Monmouthshire is higher£666£669£632

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cotswold £137, Monmouthshire £175Monmouthshire: £175Cotswold: £137Monmouthshire: £176Cotswold: £137Monmouthshire: £166Cotswold: £130

    £137£137£130Monmouthshire is higher£175£176£166

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cotswold £81, Monmouthshire £183Monmouthshire: £183Cotswold: £81Monmouthshire: £184Cotswold: £82Monmouthshire: £173Cotswold: £77

    £81£82£77Monmouthshire is higher£183£184£173

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cotswold £2.97, Monmouthshire £6.05Monmouthshire: £6.05Cotswold: £2.97Monmouthshire: £6.08Cotswold: £2.99Monmouthshire: £5.74Cotswold: £2.82

    £2.97£2.99£2.82Monmouthshire is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cotswold £1.13, Monmouthshire £2.65Monmouthshire: £2.65Cotswold: £1.13Monmouthshire: £2.66Cotswold: £1.13Monmouthshire: £2.51Cotswold: £1.07

    £1.13£1.13£1.07Monmouthshire is higher£2.65£2.66£2.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cotswold £6.63, Monmouthshire £6.94Monmouthshire: £6.94Cotswold: £6.63Monmouthshire: £6.97Cotswold: £6.66Monmouthshire: £6.58Cotswold: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Monmouthshire is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 264.5, Monmouthshire 255.6Monmouthshire: 255.6Cotswold: 264.5

    264.5Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count255.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 16.1, Monmouthshire 19.3Monmouthshire: 19.3Cotswold: 16.1

    16.1Monmouthshire is higher19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 31.3, Monmouthshire 39.8Monmouthshire: 39.8Cotswold: 31.3

    31.3Monmouthshire is higher39.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 35.5, Monmouthshire 63.5Monmouthshire: 63.5Cotswold: 35.5

    35.5Monmouthshire is higher63.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 63.3, Monmouthshire 83.7Monmouthshire: 83.7Cotswold: 63.3

    63.3Monmouthshire is higher83.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 7.5, Monmouthshire 12.0Monmouthshire: 12.0Cotswold: 7.5

    7.5Monmouthshire is higher12.0

Show the numbers
Cotswold and Monmouthshire, per resident
MeasureCotswoldMonmouthshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,376£4,394£4,150£4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,229£3,243£3,063£3,185£3,199£3,021Cotswold
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£690£692£654£914£918£867Monmouthshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,018£3,031£2,863£2,904£2,916£2,755Cotswold
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£80£80£76Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£196£197£186Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£5.06£5.08£4.80Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£448£450£425Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£100£101£95Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£56£57£53Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£570£573£541£666£669£632Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£175£176£166Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£183£184£173Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.97£2.99£2.82£6.05£6.08£5.74Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.13£1.13£1.07£2.65£2.66£2.51Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026264.5255.6Cotswold
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.119.3Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.339.8Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.563.5Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202663.383.7Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.512.0Monmouthshire

Total

Cotswold is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Monmouthshire on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cotswold Monmouthshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cotswold £401.4m, Monmouthshire £459.3mMonmouthshire: £459.3mCotswold: £401.4mMonmouthshire: £461.3mCotswold: £403.1mMonmouthshire: £435.7mCotswold: £380.7m

    £401.4m£403.1m£380.7mMonmouthshire is higher£459.3m£461.3m£435.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cotswold £296.2m, Monmouthshire £302.9mMonmouthshire: £302.9mCotswold: £296.2mMonmouthshire: £304.2mCotswold: £297.4mMonmouthshire: £287.3mCotswold: £280.9m

    £296.2m£297.4m£280.9mMonmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cotswold £63.3m, Monmouthshire £86.9mMonmouthshire: £86.9mCotswold: £63.3mMonmouthshire: £87.3mCotswold: £63.5mMonmouthshire: £82.5mCotswold: £60.0m

    £63.3m£63.5m£60.0mMonmouthshire is higher£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cotswold £276.9m, Monmouthshire £276.2mMonmouthshire: £276.2mCotswold: £276.9mMonmouthshire: £277.3mCotswold: £278.0mMonmouthshire: £261.9mCotswold: £262.6m

    £276.9m£278.0m£262.6mCotswold is higher£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cotswold £5.6m, Monmouthshire £7.6mMonmouthshire: £7.6mCotswold: £5.6mMonmouthshire: £7.6mCotswold: £5.6mMonmouthshire: £7.2mCotswold: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mMonmouthshire is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cotswold £13.3m, Monmouthshire £18.7mMonmouthshire: £18.7mCotswold: £13.3mMonmouthshire: £18.7mCotswold: £13.4mMonmouthshire: £17.7mCotswold: £12.7m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.7mMonmouthshire is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cotswold £0.39m, Monmouthshire £0.48mMonmouthshire: £0.48mCotswold: £0.39mMonmouthshire: £0.48mCotswold: £0.39mMonmouthshire: £0.46mCotswold: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMonmouthshire is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cotswold £21.5m, Monmouthshire £42.6mMonmouthshire: £42.6mCotswold: £21.5mMonmouthshire: £42.8mCotswold: £21.6mMonmouthshire: £40.4mCotswold: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mMonmouthshire is higher£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cotswold £7.3m, Monmouthshire £9.5mMonmouthshire: £9.5mCotswold: £7.3mMonmouthshire: £9.6mCotswold: £7.3mMonmouthshire: £9.0mCotswold: £6.9m

    £7.3m£7.3m£6.9mMonmouthshire is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cotswold £3.1m, Monmouthshire £5.4mMonmouthshire: £5.4mCotswold: £3.1mMonmouthshire: £5.4mCotswold: £3.1mMonmouthshire: £5.1mCotswold: £2.9m

    £3.1m£3.1m£2.9mMonmouthshire is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cotswold £52.3m, Monmouthshire £63.4mMonmouthshire: £63.4mCotswold: £52.3mMonmouthshire: £63.7mCotswold: £52.5mMonmouthshire: £60.1mCotswold: £49.6m

    £52.3m£52.5m£49.6mMonmouthshire is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cotswold £12.5m, Monmouthshire £16.7mMonmouthshire: £16.7mCotswold: £12.5mMonmouthshire: £16.7mCotswold: £12.6mMonmouthshire: £15.8mCotswold: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mMonmouthshire is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cotswold £7.5m, Monmouthshire £17.4mMonmouthshire: £17.4mCotswold: £7.5mMonmouthshire: £17.5mCotswold: £7.5mMonmouthshire: £16.5mCotswold: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mMonmouthshire is higher£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cotswold £0.27m, Monmouthshire £0.58mMonmouthshire: £0.58mCotswold: £0.27mMonmouthshire: £0.58mCotswold: £0.27mMonmouthshire: £0.55mCotswold: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mMonmouthshire is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cotswold £0.10m, Monmouthshire £0.25mMonmouthshire: £0.25mCotswold: £0.10mMonmouthshire: £0.25mCotswold: £0.10mMonmouthshire: £0.24mCotswold: £0.10m

    £0.10mMonmouthshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cotswold £0.61m, Monmouthshire £0.66mMonmouthshire: £0.66mCotswold: £0.61mMonmouthshire: £0.66mCotswold: £0.61mMonmouthshire: £0.63mCotswold: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mMonmouthshire is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cotswold 24,259, Monmouthshire 24,302Monmouthshire: 24,302Cotswold: 24,259

    24,259Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count24,302

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cotswold 1,480, Monmouthshire 1,836Monmouthshire: 1,836Cotswold: 1,480

    1,480Monmouthshire is higher1,836

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cotswold 2,875, Monmouthshire 3,787Monmouthshire: 3,787Cotswold: 2,875

    2,875Monmouthshire is higher3,787

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cotswold 3,260, Monmouthshire 6,038Monmouthshire: 6,038Cotswold: 3,260

    3,260Monmouthshire is higher6,038

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cotswold 5,802, Monmouthshire 7,963Monmouthshire: 7,963Cotswold: 5,802

    5,802Monmouthshire is higher7,963

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cotswold 684, Monmouthshire 1,139Monmouthshire: 1,139Cotswold: 684

    684Monmouthshire is higher1,139

Show the numbers
Cotswold and Monmouthshire, total
MeasureCotswoldMonmouthshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£401.4m£403.1m£380.7m£459.3m£461.3m£435.7mMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£296.2m£297.4m£280.9m£302.9m£304.2m£287.3mMonmouthshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£63.3m£63.5m£60.0m£86.9m£87.3m£82.5mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m£276.2m£277.3m£261.9mCotswold
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mMonmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£42.6m£42.8m£40.4mMonmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mMonmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mMonmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mMonmouthshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mMonmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.10m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mMonmouthshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,25924,302Monmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4801,836Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8753,787Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,2606,038Monmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,8027,963Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266841,139Monmouthshire

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.