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Pendle and Merthyr Tydfil

99,643 and 58,722 residents (mid-2024).

Pendle is higher than Merthyr Tydfil on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 18 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

Pendle is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil 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

Pendle Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Pendle: £4,752Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Pendle: £4,772Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £13,097, Merthyr Tydfil £13,241Merthyr Tydfil: £13,241Pendle: £13,097Merthyr Tydfil: £13,297Pendle: £13,152Merthyr Tydfil: £12,559Pendle: £12,423

    £13,097£13,152£12,423Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£13,241£13,297£12,559

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,685, Merthyr Tydfil £3,076Merthyr Tydfil: £3,076Pendle: £2,685Merthyr Tydfil: £3,089Pendle: £2,696Merthyr Tydfil: £2,918Pendle: £2,547

    £2,685£2,696£2,547Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£3,076£3,089£2,918

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £11,536, Merthyr Tydfil £11,658Merthyr Tydfil: £11,658Pendle: £11,536Merthyr Tydfil: £11,708Pendle: £11,585Merthyr Tydfil: £11,058Pendle: £10,943

    £11,536£11,585£10,943Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£11,658£11,708£11,058

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pendle £682, Merthyr Tydfil £646Merthyr Tydfil: £646Pendle: £682Merthyr Tydfil: £648Pendle: £685Merthyr Tydfil: £613Pendle: £647

    £682£685£647Pendle is higherDepends on how you count£646£648£613

  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: Pendle £842, Merthyr Tydfil £897Merthyr Tydfil: £897Pendle: £842Merthyr Tydfil: £901Pendle: £845Merthyr Tydfil: £851Pendle: £799

    £842£845£799Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£897£901£851

  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: Pendle £37, Merthyr Tydfil £40Merthyr Tydfil: £40Pendle: £37Merthyr Tydfil: £40Pendle: £37Merthyr Tydfil: £38Pendle: £35

    £37£37£35Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Pendle: £514Merthyr Tydfil: £948Pendle: £517Merthyr Tydfil: £896Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Merthyr Tydfil is higher£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Pendle: £172Merthyr Tydfil: £238Pendle: £173Merthyr Tydfil: £225Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

  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: Pendle £185, Merthyr Tydfil £216Merthyr Tydfil: £216Pendle: £185Merthyr Tydfil: £217Pendle: £186Merthyr Tydfil: £205Pendle: £175

    £185£186£175Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £2,113, Merthyr Tydfil £2,176Merthyr Tydfil: £2,176Pendle: £2,113Merthyr Tydfil: £2,185Pendle: £2,122Merthyr Tydfil: £2,064Pendle: £2,004

    £2,113£2,122£2,004Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,176£2,185£2,064

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Pendle: £169Merthyr Tydfil: £251Pendle: £170Merthyr Tydfil: £237Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £372, Merthyr Tydfil £663Merthyr Tydfil: £663Pendle: £372Merthyr Tydfil: £666Pendle: £373Merthyr Tydfil: £629Pendle: £353

    £372£373£353Merthyr Tydfil is higher£663£666£629

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.57, Merthyr Tydfil £7.08Merthyr Tydfil: £7.08Pendle: £7.57Merthyr Tydfil: £7.11Pendle: £7.60Merthyr Tydfil: £6.72Pendle: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Pendle is higher£7.08£7.11£6.72

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pendle £7.93, Merthyr Tydfil £14Merthyr Tydfil: £14Pendle: £7.93Merthyr Tydfil: £14Pendle: £7.96Merthyr Tydfil: £14Pendle: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Merthyr Tydfil is higher£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Pendle: £9.75Merthyr Tydfil: £16Pendle: £9.79Merthyr Tydfil: £15Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pendle 1,007.0, Merthyr Tydfil 1,035.2Merthyr Tydfil: 1,035.2Pendle: 1,007.0

    1,007.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count1,035.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pendle 141.1, Merthyr Tydfil 159.6Merthyr Tydfil: 159.6Pendle: 141.1

    141.1Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count159.6

  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: Pendle 178.7, Merthyr Tydfil 189.3Merthyr Tydfil: 189.3Pendle: 178.7

    178.7Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count189.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Pendle 281.0, Merthyr Tydfil 276.8Merthyr Tydfil: 276.8Pendle: 281.0

    281.0Pendle is higherDepends on how you count276.8

  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: Pendle 44.1, Merthyr Tydfil 48.0Merthyr Tydfil: 48.0Pendle: 44.1

    44.1Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count48.0

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Pendle and Merthyr Tydfil, per person in the age group
MeasurePendleMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,423£13,241£13,297£12,559Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,547£3,076£3,089£2,918Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943£11,658£11,708£11,058Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£646£648£613Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£799£897£901£851Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£40£40£38Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£216£217£205Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,004£2,176£2,185£2,064Merthyr Tydfil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£250£251£237Merthyr Tydfil
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£353£663£666£629Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£7.08£7.11£6.72Pendle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£14Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.01,035.2Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.1159.6Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.7189.3Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.9132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.0276.8Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.148.0Merthyr Tydfil

Per resident

Pendle is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil 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

Pendle Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pendle £4,752, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Pendle: £4,752Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Pendle: £4,772Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Pendle: £4,507

    £4,752£4,772£4,507Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pendle £2,261, Merthyr Tydfil £2,442Merthyr Tydfil: £2,442Pendle: £2,261Merthyr Tydfil: £2,453Pendle: £2,270Merthyr Tydfil: £2,317Pendle: £2,144

    £2,261£2,270£2,144Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,442£2,453£2,317

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pendle £1,626, Merthyr Tydfil £1,892Merthyr Tydfil: £1,892Pendle: £1,626Merthyr Tydfil: £1,900Pendle: £1,633Merthyr Tydfil: £1,795Pendle: £1,542

    £1,626£1,633£1,542Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,892£1,900£1,795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pendle £1,991, Merthyr Tydfil £2,150Merthyr Tydfil: £2,150Pendle: £1,991Merthyr Tydfil: £2,160Pendle: £2,000Merthyr Tydfil: £2,040Pendle: £1,889

    £1,991£2,000£1,889Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,150£2,160£2,040

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pendle £118, Merthyr Tydfil £119Merthyr Tydfil: £119Pendle: £118Merthyr Tydfil: £120Pendle: £118Merthyr Tydfil: £113Pendle: £112

    £118£118£112Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £145, Merthyr Tydfil £165Merthyr Tydfil: £165Pendle: £145Merthyr Tydfil: £166Pendle: £146Merthyr Tydfil: £157Pendle: £138

    £145£146£138Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£157

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Pendle £6.33, Merthyr Tydfil £7.39Merthyr Tydfil: £7.39Pendle: £6.33Merthyr Tydfil: £7.42Pendle: £6.35Merthyr Tydfil: £7.01Pendle: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £514, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Pendle: £514Merthyr Tydfil: £948Pendle: £517Merthyr Tydfil: £896Pendle: £488

    £514£517£488Merthyr Tydfil is higher£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pendle £172, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Pendle: £172Merthyr Tydfil: £238Pendle: £173Merthyr Tydfil: £225Pendle: £163

    £172£173£163Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pendle £112, Merthyr Tydfil £133Merthyr Tydfil: £133Pendle: £112Merthyr Tydfil: £134Pendle: £112Merthyr Tydfil: £126Pendle: £106

    £112£112£106Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pendle £1,279, Merthyr Tydfil £1,338Merthyr Tydfil: £1,338Pendle: £1,279Merthyr Tydfil: £1,344Pendle: £1,285Merthyr Tydfil: £1,269Pendle: £1,214

    £1,279£1,285£1,214Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,338£1,344£1,269

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pendle £169, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Pendle: £169Merthyr Tydfil: £251Pendle: £170Merthyr Tydfil: £237Pendle: £160

    £169£170£160Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pendle £225, Merthyr Tydfil £408Merthyr Tydfil: £408Pendle: £225Merthyr Tydfil: £409Pendle: £226Merthyr Tydfil: £387Pendle: £214

    £225£226£214Merthyr Tydfil is higher£408£409£387

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pendle £4.59, Merthyr Tydfil £4.35Merthyr Tydfil: £4.35Pendle: £4.59Merthyr Tydfil: £4.37Pendle: £4.61Merthyr Tydfil: £4.13Pendle: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Pendle is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pendle £4.81, Merthyr Tydfil £8.76Merthyr Tydfil: £8.76Pendle: £4.81Merthyr Tydfil: £8.80Pendle: £4.83Merthyr Tydfil: £8.31Pendle: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Merthyr Tydfil is higher£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pendle £9.75, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Pendle: £9.75Merthyr Tydfil: £16Pendle: £9.79Merthyr Tydfil: £15Pendle: £9.25

    £9.75£9.79£9.25Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 173.8, Merthyr Tydfil 191.0Merthyr Tydfil: 191.0Pendle: 173.8

    173.8Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count191.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 24.4, Merthyr Tydfil 29.4Merthyr Tydfil: 29.4Pendle: 24.4

    24.4Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 30.8, Merthyr Tydfil 34.9Merthyr Tydfil: 34.9Pendle: 30.8

    30.8Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 80.9, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Pendle: 80.9

    80.9Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 170.2, Merthyr Tydfil 170.3Merthyr Tydfil: 170.3Pendle: 170.2

    170.2Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count170.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Pendle 26.7, Merthyr Tydfil 29.5Merthyr Tydfil: 29.5Pendle: 26.7

    26.7Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.5

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Pendle and Merthyr Tydfil, per resident
MeasurePendleMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144£2,442£2,453£2,317Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,542£1,892£1,900£1,795Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889£2,150£2,160£2,040Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£119£120£113Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£165£166£157Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£7.39£7.42£7.01Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£133£134£126Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,214£1,338£1,344£1,269Merthyr Tydfil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160£250£251£237Merthyr Tydfil
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£214£408£409£387Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£4.35£4.37£4.13Pendle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£8.76£8.80£8.31Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.25£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8191.0Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.429.4Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.834.9Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.9132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.2170.3Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.729.5Merthyr Tydfil

Total

Pendle is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 3. 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

Pendle Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pendle £473.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £339.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £339.5mPendle: £473.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £341.0mPendle: £475.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £322.0mPendle: £449.1m

    £473.5m£475.5m£449.1mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£339.5m£341.0m£322.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pendle £225.3m, Merthyr Tydfil £143.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £143.4mPendle: £225.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £144.0mPendle: £226.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £136.0mPendle: £213.7m

    £225.3m£226.2m£213.7mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£143.4m£144.0m£136.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pendle £162.0m, Merthyr Tydfil £111.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.1mPendle: £162.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.6mPendle: £162.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £105.4mPendle: £153.7m

    £162.0m£162.7m£153.7mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£111.1m£111.6m£105.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pendle £198.4m, Merthyr Tydfil £126.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.3mPendle: £198.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.8mPendle: £199.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £119.8mPendle: £188.2m

    £198.4m£199.3m£188.2mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle £11.7m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mPendle: £11.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mPendle: £11.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £6.6mPendle: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle £14.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £9.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.7mPendle: £14.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.8mPendle: £14.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.2mPendle: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Pendle £0.63m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.43mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.43mPendle: £0.63mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.44mPendle: £0.63mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.41mPendle: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle £51.2m, Merthyr Tydfil £55.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.4mPendle: £51.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.7mPendle: £51.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £52.6mPendle: £48.6m

    £51.2m£51.5m£48.6mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pendle £17.1m, Merthyr Tydfil £13.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mPendle: £17.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.0mPendle: £17.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.2mPendle: £16.3m

    £17.1m£17.2m£16.3mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle £11.2m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mPendle: £11.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mPendle: £11.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.4mPendle: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle £127.5m, Merthyr Tydfil £78.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.6mPendle: £127.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.9mPendle: £128.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £74.5mPendle: £120.9m

    £127.5m£128.0m£120.9mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pendle £16.8m, Merthyr Tydfil £14.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.7mPendle: £16.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.8mPendle: £16.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mPendle: £16.0m

    £16.8m£16.9m£16.0mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pendle £22.4m, Merthyr Tydfil £23.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £23.9mPendle: £22.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £24.0mPendle: £22.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £22.7mPendle: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pendle £0.46m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.26mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mPendle: £0.46mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mPendle: £0.46mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.24mPendle: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mPendle is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pendle £0.48m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.51mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.51mPendle: £0.48mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.52mPendle: £0.48mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.49mPendle: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mMerthyr Tydfil is higher£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pendle £0.97m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.91mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.91mPendle: £0.97mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.92mPendle: £0.98mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.87mPendle: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mPendle is higherDepends on how you count£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pendle 17,321, Merthyr Tydfil 11,213Merthyr Tydfil: 11,213Pendle: 17,321

    17,321Pendle is higherDepends on how you count11,213

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pendle 2,427, Merthyr Tydfil 1,729Merthyr Tydfil: 1,729Pendle: 2,427

    2,427Pendle is higherDepends on how you count1,729

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pendle 3,073, Merthyr Tydfil 2,050Merthyr Tydfil: 2,050Pendle: 3,073

    3,073Pendle is higherDepends on how you count2,050

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pendle 8,059, Merthyr Tydfil 7,804Merthyr Tydfil: 7,804Pendle: 8,059

    8,059Pendle is higherDepends on how you count7,804

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pendle 16,957, Merthyr Tydfil 9,999Merthyr Tydfil: 9,999Pendle: 16,957

    16,957Pendle is higherDepends on how you count9,999

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pendle 2,660, Merthyr Tydfil 1,734Merthyr Tydfil: 1,734Pendle: 2,660

    2,660Pendle is higherDepends on how you count1,734

Show the numbers
Pendle and Merthyr Tydfil, total
MeasurePendleMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m£339.5m£341.0m£322.0mPendle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m£143.4m£144.0m£136.0mPendle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m£111.1m£111.6m£105.4mPendle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mPendle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mPendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mPendle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mPendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m£55.4m£55.7m£52.6mMerthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mPendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mPendle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m£78.6m£78.9m£74.5mPendle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mPendle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMerthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.26m£0.26m£0.24mPendle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mMerthyr Tydfil
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mPendle
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,32111,213Pendle
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4271,729Pendle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0732,050Pendle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0597,804Pendle
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,9579,999Pendle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,6601,734Pendle

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.
  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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