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Great Yarmouth and Blaenau Gwent

100,666 and 67,712 residents (mid-2024).

Great Yarmouth is higher than Blaenau Gwent on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 20 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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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

Great Yarmouth is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 20. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Great Yarmouth Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £5,805, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Great Yarmouth: £5,805Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Great Yarmouth: £5,830Blaenau Gwent: £5,719Great Yarmouth: £5,507

    £5,805£5,830£5,507Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £12,747, Blaenau Gwent £13,294Blaenau Gwent: £13,294Great Yarmouth: £12,747Blaenau Gwent: £13,351Great Yarmouth: £12,801Blaenau Gwent: £12,610Great Yarmouth: £12,091

    £12,747£12,801£12,091Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£13,294£13,351£12,610

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £3,021, Blaenau Gwent £3,155Blaenau Gwent: £3,155Great Yarmouth: £3,021Blaenau Gwent: £3,169Great Yarmouth: £3,034Blaenau Gwent: £2,993Great Yarmouth: £2,865

    £3,021£3,034£2,865Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£3,155£3,169£2,993

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £11,472, Blaenau Gwent £11,623Blaenau Gwent: £11,623Great Yarmouth: £11,472Blaenau Gwent: £11,673Great Yarmouth: £11,521Blaenau Gwent: £11,025Great Yarmouth: £10,882

    £11,472£11,521£10,882Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£11,623£11,673£11,025

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £514, Blaenau Gwent £645Blaenau Gwent: £645Great Yarmouth: £514Blaenau Gwent: £648Great Yarmouth: £516Blaenau Gwent: £612Great Yarmouth: £488

    £514£516£488Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£645£648£612

  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: Great Yarmouth £726, Blaenau Gwent £983Blaenau Gwent: £983Great Yarmouth: £726Blaenau Gwent: £988Great Yarmouth: £729Blaenau Gwent: £933Great Yarmouth: £689

    £726£729£689Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£983£988£933

  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: Great Yarmouth £34, Blaenau Gwent £43Blaenau Gwent: £43Great Yarmouth: £34Blaenau Gwent: £43Great Yarmouth: £34Blaenau Gwent: £40Great Yarmouth: £33

    £34£34£33Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £668, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968Great Yarmouth: £668Blaenau Gwent: £972Great Yarmouth: £671Blaenau Gwent: £918Great Yarmouth: £633

    £668£671£633Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £172, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208Great Yarmouth: £172Blaenau Gwent: £209Great Yarmouth: £173Blaenau Gwent: £197Great Yarmouth: £163

    £172£173£163Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£208£209£197

  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: Great Yarmouth £200, Blaenau Gwent £203Blaenau Gwent: £203Great Yarmouth: £200Blaenau Gwent: £204Great Yarmouth: £201Blaenau Gwent: £193Great Yarmouth: £189

    £200£201£189Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£203£204£193

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £2,420, Blaenau Gwent £2,189Blaenau Gwent: £2,189Great Yarmouth: £2,420Blaenau Gwent: £2,199Great Yarmouth: £2,431Blaenau Gwent: £2,077Great Yarmouth: £2,296

    £2,420£2,431£2,296Great Yarmouth is higher£2,189£2,199£2,077

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £200, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303Great Yarmouth: £200Blaenau Gwent: £304Great Yarmouth: £201Blaenau Gwent: £287Great Yarmouth: £190

    £200£201£190Blaenau Gwent is higher£303£304£287

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £383, Blaenau Gwent £740Blaenau Gwent: £740Great Yarmouth: £383Blaenau Gwent: £743Great Yarmouth: £385Blaenau Gwent: £701Great Yarmouth: £363

    £383£385£363Blaenau Gwent is higher£740£743£701

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £7.28, Blaenau Gwent £9.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.80Great Yarmouth: £7.28Blaenau Gwent: £9.85Great Yarmouth: £7.32Blaenau Gwent: £9.30Great Yarmouth: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£9.80£9.85£9.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £11, Blaenau Gwent £14Blaenau Gwent: £14Great Yarmouth: £11Blaenau Gwent: £14Great Yarmouth: £11Blaenau Gwent: £13Great Yarmouth: £10

    £11£11£10Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £7.94, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Great Yarmouth: £7.94Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Great Yarmouth: £7.97Blaenau Gwent: £8.39Great Yarmouth: £7.53

    £7.94£7.97£7.53Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.85£8.88£8.39

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth 1,019.9, Blaenau Gwent 1,029.7Blaenau Gwent: 1,029.7Great Yarmouth: 1,019.9

    1,019.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count1,029.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth 131.9, Blaenau Gwent 170.9Blaenau Gwent: 170.9Great Yarmouth: 131.9

    131.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count170.9

  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: Great Yarmouth 156.8, Blaenau Gwent 204.0Blaenau Gwent: 204.0Great Yarmouth: 156.8

    156.8Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count204.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 100.8, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7Great Yarmouth: 100.8

    100.8Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth 286.9, Blaenau Gwent 299.1Blaenau Gwent: 299.1Great Yarmouth: 286.9

    286.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count299.1

  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: Great Yarmouth 43.7, Blaenau Gwent 43.1Blaenau Gwent: 43.1Great Yarmouth: 43.7

    43.7Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count43.1

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Great Yarmouth and Blaenau Gwent, per person in the age group
MeasureGreat YarmouthBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,507£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091£13,294£13,351£12,610Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,021£3,034£2,865£3,155£3,169£2,993Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,472£11,521£10,882£11,623£11,673£11,025Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£514£516£488£645£648£612Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689£983£988£933Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£33£43£43£40Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£208£209£197Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£189£203£204£193Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,420£2,431£2,296£2,189£2,199£2,077Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£363£740£743£701Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£9.80£9.85£9.30Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£14£14£13Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.53£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.91,029.7Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.9170.9Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8204.0Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.8137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026286.9299.1Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.743.1Great Yarmouth

Per resident

Great Yarmouth is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent 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

Great Yarmouth Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £5,805, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Great Yarmouth: £5,805Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Great Yarmouth: £5,830Blaenau Gwent: £5,719Great Yarmouth: £5,507

    £5,805£5,830£5,507Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £2,996, Blaenau Gwent £2,595Blaenau Gwent: £2,595Great Yarmouth: £2,996Blaenau Gwent: £2,606Great Yarmouth: £3,009Blaenau Gwent: £2,462Great Yarmouth: £2,842

    £2,996£3,009£2,842Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,595£2,606£2,462

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £1,761, Blaenau Gwent £1,946Blaenau Gwent: £1,946Great Yarmouth: £1,761Blaenau Gwent: £1,954Great Yarmouth: £1,768Blaenau Gwent: £1,846Great Yarmouth: £1,670

    £1,761£1,768£1,670Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,946£1,954£1,846

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Great Yarmouth £2,697, Blaenau Gwent £2,269Blaenau Gwent: £2,269Great Yarmouth: £2,697Blaenau Gwent: £2,279Great Yarmouth: £2,708Blaenau Gwent: £2,152Great Yarmouth: £2,558

    £2,697£2,708£2,558Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,269£2,279£2,152

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £121, Blaenau Gwent £126Blaenau Gwent: £126Great Yarmouth: £121Blaenau Gwent: £126Great Yarmouth: £121Blaenau Gwent: £119Great Yarmouth: £115

    £121£121£115Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £171, Blaenau Gwent £192Blaenau Gwent: £192Great Yarmouth: £171Blaenau Gwent: £193Great Yarmouth: £171Blaenau Gwent: £182Great Yarmouth: £162

    £171£171£162Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £8.06, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Great Yarmouth: £8.06Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Great Yarmouth: £8.10Blaenau Gwent: £7.90Great Yarmouth: £7.65

    £8.06£8.10£7.65Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.33£8.36£7.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £668, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968Great Yarmouth: £668Blaenau Gwent: £972Great Yarmouth: £671Blaenau Gwent: £918Great Yarmouth: £633

    £668£671£633Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £172, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208Great Yarmouth: £172Blaenau Gwent: £209Great Yarmouth: £173Blaenau Gwent: £197Great Yarmouth: £163

    £172£173£163Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£208£209£197

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £116, Blaenau Gwent £125Blaenau Gwent: £125Great Yarmouth: £116Blaenau Gwent: £126Great Yarmouth: £117Blaenau Gwent: £119Great Yarmouth: £110

    £116£117£110Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £1,411, Blaenau Gwent £1,350Blaenau Gwent: £1,350Great Yarmouth: £1,411Blaenau Gwent: £1,356Great Yarmouth: £1,417Blaenau Gwent: £1,281Great Yarmouth: £1,338

    £1,411£1,417£1,338Great Yarmouth is higher£1,350£1,356£1,281

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £200, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303Great Yarmouth: £200Blaenau Gwent: £304Great Yarmouth: £201Blaenau Gwent: £287Great Yarmouth: £190

    £200£201£190Blaenau Gwent is higher£303£304£287

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Great Yarmouth £223, Blaenau Gwent £456Blaenau Gwent: £456Great Yarmouth: £223Blaenau Gwent: £458Great Yarmouth: £224Blaenau Gwent: £433Great Yarmouth: £212

    £223£224£212Blaenau Gwent is higher£456£458£433

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Great Yarmouth £4.25, Blaenau Gwent £6.05Blaenau Gwent: £6.05Great Yarmouth: £4.25Blaenau Gwent: £6.08Great Yarmouth: £4.27Blaenau Gwent: £5.74Great Yarmouth: £4.03

    £4.25£4.27£4.03Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Great Yarmouth £6.19, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Great Yarmouth: £6.19Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Great Yarmouth: £6.21Blaenau Gwent: £7.90Great Yarmouth: £5.87

    £6.19£6.21£5.87Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £7.94, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Great Yarmouth: £7.94Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Great Yarmouth: £7.97Blaenau Gwent: £8.39Great Yarmouth: £7.53

    £7.94£7.97£7.53Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.85£8.88£8.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 239.8, Blaenau Gwent 201.0Blaenau Gwent: 201.0Great Yarmouth: 239.8

    239.8Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count201.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 31.0, Blaenau Gwent 33.4Blaenau Gwent: 33.4Great Yarmouth: 31.0

    31.0Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count33.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 36.9, Blaenau Gwent 39.8Blaenau Gwent: 39.8Great Yarmouth: 36.9

    36.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count39.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 100.8, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7Great Yarmouth: 100.8

    100.8Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 167.2, Blaenau Gwent 184.4Blaenau Gwent: 184.4Great Yarmouth: 167.2

    167.2Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count184.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 25.5, Blaenau Gwent 26.6Blaenau Gwent: 26.6Great Yarmouth: 25.5

    25.5Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count26.6

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Great Yarmouth and Blaenau Gwent, per resident
MeasureGreat YarmouthBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,507£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,996£3,009£2,842£2,595£2,606£2,462Great Yarmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,761£1,768£1,670£1,946£1,954£1,846Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,697£2,708£2,558£2,269£2,279£2,152Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£126£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£192£193£182Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.06£8.10£7.65£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£208£209£197Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£125£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,411£1,417£1,338£1,350£1,356£1,281Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£456£458£433Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.25£4.27£4.03£6.05£6.08£5.74Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.87£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.53£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026239.8201.0Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.033.4Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.939.8Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.8137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026167.2184.4Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.526.6Blaenau Gwent

Total

Great Yarmouth is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 2. 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

Great Yarmouth Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £584.4m, Blaenau Gwent £408.2mBlaenau Gwent: £408.2mGreat Yarmouth: £584.4mBlaenau Gwent: £410.0mGreat Yarmouth: £586.9mBlaenau Gwent: £387.2mGreat Yarmouth: £554.3m

    £584.4m£586.9m£554.3mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £301.6m, Blaenau Gwent £175.7mBlaenau Gwent: £175.7mGreat Yarmouth: £301.6mBlaenau Gwent: £176.5mGreat Yarmouth: £302.9mBlaenau Gwent: £166.7mGreat Yarmouth: £286.1m

    £301.6m£302.9m£286.1mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £177.2m, Blaenau Gwent £131.7mBlaenau Gwent: £131.7mGreat Yarmouth: £177.2mBlaenau Gwent: £132.3mGreat Yarmouth: £178.0mBlaenau Gwent: £125.0mGreat Yarmouth: £168.1m

    £177.2m£178.0m£168.1mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Great Yarmouth £271.5m, Blaenau Gwent £153.6mBlaenau Gwent: £153.6mGreat Yarmouth: £271.5mBlaenau Gwent: £154.3mGreat Yarmouth: £272.6mBlaenau Gwent: £145.7mGreat Yarmouth: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.6m£257.5mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Great Yarmouth £12.2m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mBlaenau Gwent: £8.6mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mBlaenau Gwent: £8.1mGreat Yarmouth: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £17.2m, Blaenau Gwent £13.0mBlaenau Gwent: £13.0mGreat Yarmouth: £17.2mBlaenau Gwent: £13.1mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mBlaenau Gwent: £12.3mGreat Yarmouth: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £0.81m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mGreat Yarmouth: £0.81mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mGreat Yarmouth: £0.82mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mGreat Yarmouth: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £67.2m, Blaenau Gwent £65.5mBlaenau Gwent: £65.5mGreat Yarmouth: £67.2mBlaenau Gwent: £65.8mGreat Yarmouth: £67.5mBlaenau Gwent: £62.2mGreat Yarmouth: £63.8m

    £67.2m£67.5m£63.8mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £17.3m, Blaenau Gwent £14.1mBlaenau Gwent: £14.1mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mBlaenau Gwent: £14.2mGreat Yarmouth: £17.4mBlaenau Gwent: £13.4mGreat Yarmouth: £16.5m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.5mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £11.7m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mGreat Yarmouth: £11.7mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mGreat Yarmouth: £11.8mBlaenau Gwent: £8.0mGreat Yarmouth: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Great Yarmouth £142.0m, Blaenau Gwent £91.4mBlaenau Gwent: £91.4mGreat Yarmouth: £142.0mBlaenau Gwent: £91.8mGreat Yarmouth: £142.6mBlaenau Gwent: £86.7mGreat Yarmouth: £134.7m

    £142.0m£142.6m£134.7mGreat Yarmouth is higher£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Great Yarmouth £20.2m, Blaenau Gwent £20.5mBlaenau Gwent: £20.5mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mBlaenau Gwent: £20.6mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mBlaenau Gwent: £19.5mGreat Yarmouth: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.2m£19.1mBlaenau Gwent is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Great Yarmouth £22.5m, Blaenau Gwent £30.9mBlaenau Gwent: £30.9mGreat Yarmouth: £22.5mBlaenau Gwent: £31.0mGreat Yarmouth: £22.6mBlaenau Gwent: £29.3mGreat Yarmouth: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mBlaenau Gwent is higher£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Great Yarmouth £0.43m, Blaenau Gwent £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mBlaenau Gwent: £0.39mGreat Yarmouth: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Great Yarmouth £0.62m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mGreat Yarmouth: £0.62mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mGreat Yarmouth: £0.63mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mGreat Yarmouth: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £0.80m, Blaenau Gwent £0.60mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mGreat Yarmouth: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Great Yarmouth 24,135, Blaenau Gwent 13,612Blaenau Gwent: 13,612Great Yarmouth: 24,135

    24,135Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count13,612

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Great Yarmouth 3,122, Blaenau Gwent 2,259Blaenau Gwent: 2,259Great Yarmouth: 3,122

    3,122Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count2,259

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 3,711, Blaenau Gwent 2,696Blaenau Gwent: 2,696Great Yarmouth: 3,711

    3,711Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count2,696

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 10,147, Blaenau Gwent 9,323Blaenau Gwent: 9,323Great Yarmouth: 10,147

    10,147Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count9,323

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Great Yarmouth 16,834, Blaenau Gwent 12,488Blaenau Gwent: 12,488Great Yarmouth: 16,834

    16,834Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count12,488

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 2,563, Blaenau Gwent 1,800Blaenau Gwent: 1,800Great Yarmouth: 2,563

    2,563Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count1,800

Show the numbers
Great Yarmouth and Blaenau Gwent, total
MeasureGreat YarmouthBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£584.4m£586.9m£554.3m£408.2m£410.0m£387.2mGreat Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m£175.7m£176.5m£166.7mGreat Yarmouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m£131.7m£132.3m£125.0mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m£153.6m£154.3m£145.7mGreat Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mGreat Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mGreat Yarmouth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mGreat Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m£65.5m£65.8m£62.2mGreat Yarmouth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mGreat Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mGreat Yarmouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mGreat Yarmouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mBlaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mBlaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mGreat Yarmouth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mGreat Yarmouth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,13513,612Great Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1222,259Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7112,696Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,1479,323Great Yarmouth
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,83412,488Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5631,800Great Yarmouth

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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