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Dacorum and Welwyn Hatfield

161,139 and 123,051 residents (mid-2024).

Dacorum is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Dacorum is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 11. 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

Dacorum Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dacorum £3,890, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Dacorum: £3,890Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Dacorum: £3,907Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Dacorum: £3,690

    £3,890£3,907£3,690Dacorum is higher£3,820£3,837£3,624

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dacorum £12,885, Welwyn Hatfield £12,992Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Dacorum: £12,885Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Dacorum: £12,940Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323Dacorum: £12,222

    £12,885£12,940£12,222Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,992£13,047£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £1,762, Welwyn Hatfield £1,725Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Dacorum: £1,762Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Dacorum: £1,770Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636Dacorum: £1,672

    £1,762£1,770£1,672Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dacorum £11,889, Welwyn Hatfield £11,842Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Dacorum: £11,889Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Dacorum: £11,940Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232Dacorum: £11,277

    £11,889£11,940£11,277Dacorum is higher£11,842£11,892£11,232

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dacorum £354, Welwyn Hatfield £411Welwyn Hatfield: £411Dacorum: £354Welwyn Hatfield: £412Dacorum: £356Welwyn Hatfield: £390Dacorum: £336

    £354£356£336Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£411£412£390

  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: Dacorum £622, Welwyn Hatfield £717Welwyn Hatfield: £717Dacorum: £622Welwyn Hatfield: £721Dacorum: £624Welwyn Hatfield: £681Dacorum: £590

    £622£624£590Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£717£721£681

  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: Dacorum £20, Welwyn Hatfield £22Welwyn Hatfield: £22Dacorum: £20Welwyn Hatfield: £22Dacorum: £21Welwyn Hatfield: £21Dacorum: £19

    £20£21£19Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £307, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Dacorum: £307Welwyn Hatfield: £337Dacorum: £308Welwyn Hatfield: £319Dacorum: £291

    £307£308£291Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £121, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Dacorum: £121Welwyn Hatfield: £117Dacorum: £122Welwyn Hatfield: £110Dacorum: £115

    £121£122£115Dacorum is higher£116£117£110

  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: Dacorum £84, Welwyn Hatfield £78Welwyn Hatfield: £78Dacorum: £84Welwyn Hatfield: £78Dacorum: £84Welwyn Hatfield: £74Dacorum: £79

    £84£84£79Dacorum is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £1,442, Welwyn Hatfield £1,425Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Dacorum: £1,442Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Dacorum: £1,448Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352Dacorum: £1,367

    £1,442£1,448£1,367Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dacorum £202, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Dacorum: £202Welwyn Hatfield: £257Dacorum: £203Welwyn Hatfield: £243Dacorum: £192

    £202£203£192Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £224, Welwyn Hatfield £210Welwyn Hatfield: £210Dacorum: £224Welwyn Hatfield: £211Dacorum: £225Welwyn Hatfield: £199Dacorum: £212

    £224£225£212Dacorum is higher£210£211£199

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £8.92, Welwyn Hatfield £6.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Dacorum: £8.92Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Dacorum: £8.96Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53Dacorum: £8.46

    £8.92£8.96£8.46Dacorum is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £4.19, Welwyn Hatfield £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Dacorum: £4.19Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Dacorum: £4.20Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58Dacorum: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dacorum £6.59, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Dacorum: £6.59Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Dacorum: £6.62Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Dacorum: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Dacorum is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dacorum 1,017.0, Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0Dacorum: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Dacorum is higher1,010.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dacorum 80.7, Welwyn Hatfield 87.3Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3Dacorum: 80.7

    80.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count87.3

  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: Dacorum 133.7, Welwyn Hatfield 147.8Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8Dacorum: 133.7

    133.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count147.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 47.9, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Dacorum: 47.9

    47.9Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dacorum 151.5, Welwyn Hatfield 152.7Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7Dacorum: 151.5

    151.5Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count152.7

  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: Dacorum 18.9, Welwyn Hatfield 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5Dacorum: 18.9

    18.9Dacorum is higher17.5

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Dacorum and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureDacorumWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,890£3,907£3,690£3,820£3,837£3,624Dacorum
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,885£12,940£12,222£12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,762£1,770£1,672£1,725£1,733£1,636Dacorum
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,889£11,940£11,277£11,842£11,892£11,232Dacorum
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£411£412£390Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£622£624£590£717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£22£22£21Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£116£117£110Dacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£84£84£79£78£78£74Dacorum
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,442£1,448£1,367£1,425£1,431£1,352Dacorum
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£224£225£212£210£211£199Dacorum
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.92£8.96£8.46£6.88£6.91£6.53Dacorum
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£5.78£5.80£5.48Dacorum
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,010.0Dacorum
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.787.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.7147.8Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.951.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.5152.7Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.917.5Dacorum

Per resident

Dacorum is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 10. 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

Dacorum Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dacorum £3,890, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Dacorum: £3,890Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Dacorum: £3,907Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Dacorum: £3,690

    £3,890£3,907£3,690Dacorum is higher£3,820£3,837£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dacorum £2,158, Welwyn Hatfield £1,976Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Dacorum: £2,158Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Dacorum: £2,168Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874Dacorum: £2,047

    £2,158£2,168£2,047Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£1,976£1,984£1,874

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dacorum £1,095, Welwyn Hatfield £1,130Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Dacorum: £1,095Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Dacorum: £1,100Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072Dacorum: £1,039

    £1,095£1,100£1,039Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,130£1,135£1,072

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dacorum £1,992, Welwyn Hatfield £1,801Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Dacorum: £1,992Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Dacorum: £2,000Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708Dacorum: £1,889

    £1,992£2,000£1,889Dacorum is higher£1,801£1,809£1,708

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dacorum £59, Welwyn Hatfield £62Welwyn Hatfield: £62Dacorum: £59Welwyn Hatfield: £63Dacorum: £60Welwyn Hatfield: £59Dacorum: £56

    £59£60£56Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £104, Welwyn Hatfield £109Welwyn Hatfield: £109Dacorum: £104Welwyn Hatfield: £110Dacorum: £105Welwyn Hatfield: £104Dacorum: £99

    £104£105£99Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dacorum £3.43, Welwyn Hatfield £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Dacorum: £3.43Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Dacorum: £3.44Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15Dacorum: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £307, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Dacorum: £307Welwyn Hatfield: £337Dacorum: £308Welwyn Hatfield: £319Dacorum: £291

    £307£308£291Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £121, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Dacorum: £121Welwyn Hatfield: £117Dacorum: £122Welwyn Hatfield: £110Dacorum: £115

    £121£122£115Dacorum is higher£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dacorum £52, Welwyn Hatfield £51Welwyn Hatfield: £51Dacorum: £52Welwyn Hatfield: £51Dacorum: £52Welwyn Hatfield: £49Dacorum: £49

    £52£52£49Dacorum is higher£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dacorum £896, Welwyn Hatfield £934Welwyn Hatfield: £934Dacorum: £896Welwyn Hatfield: £938Dacorum: £900Welwyn Hatfield: £886Dacorum: £850

    £896£900£850Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dacorum £202, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Dacorum: £202Welwyn Hatfield: £257Dacorum: £203Welwyn Hatfield: £243Dacorum: £192

    £202£203£192Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dacorum £139, Welwyn Hatfield £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Dacorum: £139Welwyn Hatfield: £138Dacorum: £140Welwyn Hatfield: £131Dacorum: £132

    £139£140£132Dacorum is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dacorum £5.55, Welwyn Hatfield £4.51Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Dacorum: £5.55Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Dacorum: £5.57Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28Dacorum: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Dacorum is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dacorum £2.60, Welwyn Hatfield £3.16Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Dacorum: £2.60Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Dacorum: £2.62Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00Dacorum: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dacorum £6.59, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Dacorum: £6.59Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Dacorum: £6.62Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Dacorum: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Dacorum is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 170.4, Welwyn Hatfield 153.6Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6Dacorum: 170.4

    170.4Dacorum is higher153.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 13.5, Welwyn Hatfield 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3Dacorum: 13.5

    13.5Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 22.4, Welwyn Hatfield 22.5Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5Dacorum: 22.4

    22.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 47.9, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Dacorum: 47.9

    47.9Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 94.1, Welwyn Hatfield 100.1Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1Dacorum: 94.1

    94.1Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count100.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 11.7, Welwyn Hatfield 11.4Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4Dacorum: 11.7

    11.7Dacorum is higher11.4

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Dacorum and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureDacorumWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,890£3,907£3,690£3,820£3,837£3,624Dacorum
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,158£2,168£2,047£1,976£1,984£1,874Dacorum
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,095£1,100£1,039£1,130£1,135£1,072Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,992£2,000£1,889£1,801£1,809£1,708Dacorum
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£62£63£59Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.32£3.34£3.15Dacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£116£117£110Dacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£51£51£49Dacorum
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£896£900£850£934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£138£138£131Dacorum
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£4.51£4.53£4.28Dacorum
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£5.78£5.80£5.48Dacorum
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026170.4153.6Dacorum
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.513.3Dacorum
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.422.5Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.951.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.1100.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.711.4Dacorum

Total

Dacorum is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Dacorum Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dacorum £626.9m, Welwyn Hatfield £470.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mDacorum: £626.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mDacorum: £629.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9mDacorum: £594.6m

    £626.9m£629.5m£594.6mDacorum is higher£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dacorum £347.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mDacorum: £347.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mDacorum: £349.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6mDacorum: £329.9m

    £347.8m£349.3m£329.9mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dacorum £176.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £139.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mDacorum: £176.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mDacorum: £177.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9mDacorum: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dacorum £320.9m, Welwyn Hatfield £221.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mDacorum: £320.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mDacorum: £322.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2mDacorum: £304.4m

    £320.9m£322.3m£304.4mDacorum is higher£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dacorum £9.6m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mDacorum: £9.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mDacorum: £9.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3mDacorum: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dacorum £16.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mDacorum: £16.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mDacorum: £16.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7mDacorum: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dacorum £0.55m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mDacorum: £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mDacorum: £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mDacorum: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dacorum £49.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £41.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mDacorum: £49.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mDacorum: £49.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2mDacorum: £46.9m

    £49.5m£49.7m£46.9mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dacorum £19.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £14.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mDacorum: £19.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mDacorum: £19.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mDacorum: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mDacorum is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dacorum £8.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mDacorum: £8.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mDacorum: £8.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0mDacorum: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.4m£8.0mDacorum is higher£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dacorum £144.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £114.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mDacorum: £144.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mDacorum: £145.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0mDacorum: £136.9m

    £144.3m£145.0m£136.9mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dacorum £32.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £31.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mDacorum: £32.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mDacorum: £32.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9mDacorum: £30.9m

    £32.5m£32.7m£30.9mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dacorum £22.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mDacorum: £22.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mDacorum: £22.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1mDacorum: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mDacorum is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dacorum £0.89m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mDacorum: £0.89mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mDacorum: £0.90mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53mDacorum: £0.85m

    £0.89m£0.90m£0.85mDacorum is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dacorum £0.42m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mDacorum: £0.42mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mDacorum: £0.42mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mDacorum: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mDacorum is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dacorum £1.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.71mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mDacorum: £1.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mDacorum: £1.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67mDacorum: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDacorum is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dacorum 27,452, Welwyn Hatfield 18,904Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904Dacorum: 27,452

    27,452Dacorum is higher18,904

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dacorum 2,177, Welwyn Hatfield 1,633Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633Dacorum: 2,177

    2,177Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count1,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dacorum 3,609, Welwyn Hatfield 2,767Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767Dacorum: 3,609

    3,609Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count2,767

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dacorum 7,715, Welwyn Hatfield 6,328Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328Dacorum: 7,715

    7,715Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count6,328

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dacorum 15,170, Welwyn Hatfield 12,313Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313Dacorum: 15,170

    15,170Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count12,313

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dacorum 1,889, Welwyn Hatfield 1,408Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408Dacorum: 1,889

    1,889Dacorum is higher1,408

Show the numbers
Dacorum and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureDacorumWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£626.9m£629.5m£594.6m£470.1m£472.1m£445.9mDacorum
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£347.8m£349.3m£329.9m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mDacorum
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£139.1m£139.7m£131.9mDacorum
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£320.9m£322.3m£304.4m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mDacorum
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mDacorum
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mDacorum
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mDacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.5m£49.7m£46.9m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mDacorum
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mDacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mDacorum
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£144.3m£145.0m£136.9m£114.9m£115.4m£109.0mDacorum
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mDacorum
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mDacorum
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mDacorum
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mDacorum
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mDacorum
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,45218,904Dacorum
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1771,633Dacorum
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6092,767Dacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,7156,328Dacorum
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,17012,313Dacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8891,408Dacorum

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.
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