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Great Yarmouth and Torfaen

100,666 and 94,034 residents (mid-2024).

Great Yarmouth is higher than Torfaen on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Great Yarmouth is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 15. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £5,805, Torfaen £5,601Torfaen: £5,601Great Yarmouth: £5,805Torfaen: £5,624Great Yarmouth: £5,830Torfaen: £5,312Great Yarmouth: £5,507

    £5,805£5,830£5,507Great Yarmouth is higher£5,601£5,624£5,312

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £12,747, Torfaen £13,193Torfaen: £13,193Great Yarmouth: £12,747Torfaen: £13,250Great Yarmouth: £12,801Torfaen: £12,515Great Yarmouth: £12,091

    £12,747£12,801£12,091Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£13,193£13,250£12,515

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £3,021, Torfaen £2,806Torfaen: £2,806Great Yarmouth: £3,021Torfaen: £2,818Great Yarmouth: £3,034Torfaen: £2,662Great Yarmouth: £2,865

    £3,021£3,034£2,865Great Yarmouth is higher£2,806£2,818£2,662

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £11,472, Torfaen £11,631Torfaen: £11,631Great Yarmouth: £11,472Torfaen: £11,681Great Yarmouth: £11,521Torfaen: £11,033Great Yarmouth: £10,882

    £11,472£11,521£10,882Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11,631£11,681£11,033

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Great Yarmouth £514, Torfaen £549Torfaen: £549Great Yarmouth: £514Torfaen: £552Great Yarmouth: £516Torfaen: £521Great Yarmouth: £488

    £514£516£488Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£549£552£521

  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, Torfaen £977Torfaen: £977Great Yarmouth: £726Torfaen: £982Great Yarmouth: £729Torfaen: £927Great Yarmouth: £689

    £726£729£689Torfaen is higher£977£982£927

  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, Torfaen £35Torfaen: £35Great Yarmouth: £34Torfaen: £36Great Yarmouth: £34Torfaen: £34Great Yarmouth: £33

    £34£34£33Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£35£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £668, Torfaen £800Torfaen: £800Great Yarmouth: £668Torfaen: £803Great Yarmouth: £671Torfaen: £758Great Yarmouth: £633

    £668£671£633Torfaen is higher£800£803£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £172, Torfaen £189Torfaen: £189Great Yarmouth: £172Torfaen: £189Great Yarmouth: £173Torfaen: £179Great Yarmouth: £163

    £172£173£163Torfaen is higher£189£189£179

  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, Torfaen £170Torfaen: £170Great Yarmouth: £200Torfaen: £171Great Yarmouth: £201Torfaen: £162Great Yarmouth: £189

    £200£201£189Great Yarmouth is higher£170£171£162

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £2,420, Torfaen £2,097Torfaen: £2,097Great Yarmouth: £2,420Torfaen: £2,106Great Yarmouth: £2,431Torfaen: £1,989Great Yarmouth: £2,296

    £2,420£2,431£2,296Great Yarmouth is higher£2,097£2,106£1,989

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £200, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Great Yarmouth: £200Torfaen: £267Great Yarmouth: £201Torfaen: £252Great Yarmouth: £190

    £200£201£190Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

  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, Torfaen £520Torfaen: £520Great Yarmouth: £383Torfaen: £522Great Yarmouth: £385Torfaen: £493Great Yarmouth: £363

    £383£385£363Torfaen is higher£520£522£493

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £7.28, Torfaen £7.40Torfaen: £7.40Great Yarmouth: £7.28Torfaen: £7.43Great Yarmouth: £7.32Torfaen: £7.02Great Yarmouth: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£7.40£7.43£7.02

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Great Yarmouth £11, Torfaen £12Torfaen: £12Great Yarmouth: £11Torfaen: £12Great Yarmouth: £11Torfaen: £11Great Yarmouth: £10

    £11£11£10Torfaen is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £7.94, Torfaen £7.02Torfaen: £7.02Great Yarmouth: £7.94Torfaen: £7.05Great Yarmouth: £7.97Torfaen: £6.66Great Yarmouth: £7.53

    £7.94£7.97£7.53Great Yarmouth is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

  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, Torfaen 1,026.7Torfaen: 1,026.7Great Yarmouth: 1,019.9

    1,019.9Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count1,026.7

  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, Torfaen 136.1Torfaen: 136.1Great Yarmouth: 131.9

    131.9Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count136.1

  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, Torfaen 198.3Torfaen: 198.3Great Yarmouth: 156.8

    156.8Torfaen is higher198.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 100.8, Torfaen 113.3Torfaen: 113.3Great Yarmouth: 100.8

    100.8Torfaen is higher113.3

  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, Torfaen 259.4Torfaen: 259.4Great Yarmouth: 286.9

    286.9Great Yarmouth is higher259.4

  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, Torfaen 36.5Torfaen: 36.5Great Yarmouth: 43.7

    43.7Great Yarmouth is higher36.5

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Great Yarmouth and Torfaen, per person in the age group
MeasureGreat YarmouthTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,507£5,601£5,624£5,312Great Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091£13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,021£3,034£2,865£2,806£2,818£2,662Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,472£11,521£10,882£11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£514£516£488£549£552£521Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689£977£982£927Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£33£35£36£34Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£800£803£758Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£189£189£179Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£189£170£171£162Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,420£2,431£2,296£2,097£2,106£1,989Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£363£520£522£493Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£7.40£7.43£7.02Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£12£12£11Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.53£7.02£7.05£6.66Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.91,026.7Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.9136.1Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8198.3Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.8113.3Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026286.9259.4Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.736.5Great Yarmouth

Per resident

Great Yarmouth is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 9. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £5,805, Torfaen £5,601Torfaen: £5,601Great Yarmouth: £5,805Torfaen: £5,624Great Yarmouth: £5,830Torfaen: £5,312Great Yarmouth: £5,507

    £5,805£5,830£5,507Great Yarmouth is higher£5,601£5,624£5,312

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £2,996, Torfaen £2,641Torfaen: £2,641Great Yarmouth: £2,996Torfaen: £2,653Great Yarmouth: £3,009Torfaen: £2,505Great Yarmouth: £2,842

    £2,996£3,009£2,842Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,641£2,653£2,505

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £1,761, Torfaen £1,698Torfaen: £1,698Great Yarmouth: £1,761Torfaen: £1,706Great Yarmouth: £1,768Torfaen: £1,611Great Yarmouth: £1,670

    £1,761£1,768£1,670Great Yarmouth is higher£1,698£1,706£1,611

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Great Yarmouth £2,697, Torfaen £2,329Torfaen: £2,329Great Yarmouth: £2,697Torfaen: £2,339Great Yarmouth: £2,708Torfaen: £2,209Great Yarmouth: £2,558

    £2,697£2,708£2,558Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£2,329£2,339£2,209

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £121, Torfaen £110Torfaen: £110Great Yarmouth: £121Torfaen: £110Great Yarmouth: £121Torfaen: £104Great Yarmouth: £115

    £121£121£115Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £171, Torfaen £196Torfaen: £196Great Yarmouth: £171Torfaen: £197Great Yarmouth: £171Torfaen: £186Great Yarmouth: £162

    £171£171£162Torfaen 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: Great Yarmouth £8.06, Torfaen £7.08Torfaen: £7.08Great Yarmouth: £8.06Torfaen: £7.11Great Yarmouth: £8.10Torfaen: £6.72Great Yarmouth: £7.65

    £8.06£8.10£7.65Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£7.08£7.11£6.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £668, Torfaen £800Torfaen: £800Great Yarmouth: £668Torfaen: £803Great Yarmouth: £671Torfaen: £758Great Yarmouth: £633

    £668£671£633Torfaen is higher£800£803£758

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £172, Torfaen £189Torfaen: £189Great Yarmouth: £172Torfaen: £189Great Yarmouth: £173Torfaen: £179Great Yarmouth: £163

    £172£173£163Torfaen is higher£189£189£179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Great Yarmouth £116, Torfaen £103Torfaen: £103Great Yarmouth: £116Torfaen: £104Great Yarmouth: £117Torfaen: £98Great Yarmouth: £110

    £116£117£110Great Yarmouth is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £1,411, Torfaen £1,269Torfaen: £1,269Great Yarmouth: £1,411Torfaen: £1,274Great Yarmouth: £1,417Torfaen: £1,204Great Yarmouth: £1,338

    £1,411£1,417£1,338Great Yarmouth is higher£1,269£1,274£1,204

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Great Yarmouth £200, Torfaen £266Torfaen: £266Great Yarmouth: £200Torfaen: £267Great Yarmouth: £201Torfaen: £252Great Yarmouth: £190

    £200£201£190Torfaen is higher£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Great Yarmouth £223, Torfaen £315Torfaen: £315Great Yarmouth: £223Torfaen: £316Great Yarmouth: £224Torfaen: £298Great Yarmouth: £212

    £223£224£212Torfaen is higher£315£316£298

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Great Yarmouth £4.25, Torfaen £4.48Torfaen: £4.48Great Yarmouth: £4.25Torfaen: £4.50Great Yarmouth: £4.27Torfaen: £4.25Great Yarmouth: £4.03

    £4.25£4.27£4.03Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4.48£4.50£4.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Great Yarmouth £6.19, Torfaen £7.27Torfaen: £7.27Great Yarmouth: £6.19Torfaen: £7.31Great Yarmouth: £6.21Torfaen: £6.90Great Yarmouth: £5.87

    £6.19£6.21£5.87Torfaen is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Great Yarmouth £7.94, Torfaen £7.02Torfaen: £7.02Great Yarmouth: £7.94Torfaen: £7.05Great Yarmouth: £7.97Torfaen: £6.66Great Yarmouth: £7.53

    £7.94£7.97£7.53Great Yarmouth is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 239.8, Torfaen 205.5Torfaen: 205.5Great Yarmouth: 239.8

    239.8Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count205.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 31.0, Torfaen 27.3Torfaen: 27.3Great Yarmouth: 31.0

    31.0Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count27.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 36.9, Torfaen 39.7Torfaen: 39.7Great Yarmouth: 36.9

    36.9Torfaen is higher39.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 100.8, Torfaen 113.3Torfaen: 113.3Great Yarmouth: 100.8

    100.8Torfaen is higher113.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Great Yarmouth 167.2, Torfaen 157.0Torfaen: 157.0Great Yarmouth: 167.2

    167.2Great Yarmouth is higher157.0

  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, Torfaen 22.1Torfaen: 22.1Great Yarmouth: 25.5

    25.5Great Yarmouth is higher22.1

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Great Yarmouth and Torfaen, per resident
MeasureGreat YarmouthTorfaenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,507£5,601£5,624£5,312Great Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,996£3,009£2,842£2,641£2,653£2,505Great Yarmouth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,761£1,768£1,670£1,698£1,706£1,611Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,697£2,708£2,558£2,329£2,339£2,209Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£110£110£104Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£171£162£196£197£186Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.06£8.10£7.65£7.08£7.11£6.72Great Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£633£800£803£758Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£189£189£179Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£103£104£98Great Yarmouth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,411£1,417£1,338£1,269£1,274£1,204Great Yarmouth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190£266£267£252Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£315£316£298Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.25£4.27£4.03£4.48£4.50£4.25Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.87£7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.53£7.02£7.05£6.66Great Yarmouth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026239.8205.5Great Yarmouth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.027.3Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.939.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.8113.3Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026167.2157.0Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.522.1Great Yarmouth

Total

Great Yarmouth is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Torfaen on 8. 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 Torfaen

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £584.4m, Torfaen £526.7mTorfaen: £526.7mGreat Yarmouth: £584.4mTorfaen: £528.9mGreat Yarmouth: £586.9mTorfaen: £499.6mGreat Yarmouth: £554.3m

    £584.4m£586.9m£554.3mGreat Yarmouth is higher£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £301.6m, Torfaen £248.4mTorfaen: £248.4mGreat Yarmouth: £301.6mTorfaen: £249.4mGreat Yarmouth: £302.9mTorfaen: £235.6mGreat Yarmouth: £286.1m

    £301.6m£302.9m£286.1mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £177.2m, Torfaen £159.7mTorfaen: £159.7mGreat Yarmouth: £177.2mTorfaen: £160.4mGreat Yarmouth: £178.0mTorfaen: £151.5mGreat Yarmouth: £168.1m

    £177.2m£178.0m£168.1mGreat Yarmouth is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Great Yarmouth £271.5m, Torfaen £219.0mTorfaen: £219.0mGreat Yarmouth: £271.5mTorfaen: £219.9mGreat Yarmouth: £272.6mTorfaen: £207.7mGreat Yarmouth: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.6m£257.5mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Great Yarmouth £12.2m, Torfaen £10.3mTorfaen: £10.3mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mTorfaen: £10.4mGreat Yarmouth: £12.2mTorfaen: £9.8mGreat Yarmouth: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £17.2m, Torfaen £18.4mTorfaen: £18.4mGreat Yarmouth: £17.2mTorfaen: £18.5mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mTorfaen: £17.5mGreat Yarmouth: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mTorfaen is higher£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

  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, Torfaen £0.67mTorfaen: £0.67mGreat Yarmouth: £0.81mTorfaen: £0.67mGreat Yarmouth: £0.82mTorfaen: £0.63mGreat Yarmouth: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £67.2m, Torfaen £75.2mTorfaen: £75.2mGreat Yarmouth: £67.2mTorfaen: £75.5mGreat Yarmouth: £67.5mTorfaen: £71.3mGreat Yarmouth: £63.8m

    £67.2m£67.5m£63.8mTorfaen is higher£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £17.3m, Torfaen £17.7mTorfaen: £17.7mGreat Yarmouth: £17.3mTorfaen: £17.8mGreat Yarmouth: £17.4mTorfaen: £16.8mGreat Yarmouth: £16.5m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.5mTorfaen is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Great Yarmouth £11.7m, Torfaen £9.7mTorfaen: £9.7mGreat Yarmouth: £11.7mTorfaen: £9.7mGreat Yarmouth: £11.8mTorfaen: £9.2mGreat Yarmouth: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mGreat Yarmouth is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Great Yarmouth £142.0m, Torfaen £119.3mTorfaen: £119.3mGreat Yarmouth: £142.0mTorfaen: £119.8mGreat Yarmouth: £142.6mTorfaen: £113.2mGreat Yarmouth: £134.7m

    £142.0m£142.6m£134.7mGreat Yarmouth is higher£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Great Yarmouth £20.2m, Torfaen £25.0mTorfaen: £25.0mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mTorfaen: £25.1mGreat Yarmouth: £20.2mTorfaen: £23.7mGreat Yarmouth: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.2m£19.1mTorfaen is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Great Yarmouth £22.5m, Torfaen £29.6mTorfaen: £29.6mGreat Yarmouth: £22.5mTorfaen: £29.7mGreat Yarmouth: £22.6mTorfaen: £28.1mGreat Yarmouth: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mTorfaen is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Great Yarmouth £0.43m, Torfaen £0.42mTorfaen: £0.42mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mTorfaen: £0.42mGreat Yarmouth: £0.43mTorfaen: £0.40mGreat Yarmouth: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mGreat Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Great Yarmouth £0.62m, Torfaen £0.68mTorfaen: £0.68mGreat Yarmouth: £0.62mTorfaen: £0.69mGreat Yarmouth: £0.63mTorfaen: £0.65mGreat Yarmouth: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mTorfaen is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Great Yarmouth £0.80m, Torfaen £0.66mTorfaen: £0.66mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mTorfaen: £0.66mGreat Yarmouth: £0.80mTorfaen: £0.63mGreat Yarmouth: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mGreat Yarmouth is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Great Yarmouth 24,135, Torfaen 19,328Torfaen: 19,328Great Yarmouth: 24,135

    24,135Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count19,328

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Great Yarmouth 3,122, Torfaen 2,563Torfaen: 2,563Great Yarmouth: 3,122

    3,122Great Yarmouth is higherDepends on how you count2,563

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 3,711, Torfaen 3,733Torfaen: 3,733Great Yarmouth: 3,711

    3,711Torfaen is higher3,733

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 10,147, Torfaen 10,651Torfaen: 10,651Great Yarmouth: 10,147

    10,147Torfaen is higher10,651

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Great Yarmouth 16,834, Torfaen 14,764Torfaen: 14,764Great Yarmouth: 16,834

    16,834Great Yarmouth is higher14,764

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Great Yarmouth 2,563, Torfaen 2,075Torfaen: 2,075Great Yarmouth: 2,563

    2,563Great Yarmouth is higher2,075

Show the numbers
Great Yarmouth and Torfaen, total
MeasureGreat YarmouthTorfaenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£584.4m£586.9m£554.3m£526.7m£528.9m£499.6mGreat Yarmouth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m£248.4m£249.4m£235.6mGreat Yarmouth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m£219.0m£219.9m£207.7mGreat Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mGreat Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mTorfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mGreat Yarmouth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m£75.2m£75.5m£71.3mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mTorfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mGreat Yarmouth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m£119.3m£119.8m£113.2mGreat Yarmouth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mGreat Yarmouth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTorfaen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mGreat Yarmouth
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,13519,328Great Yarmouth
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1222,563Great Yarmouth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7113,733Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,14710,651Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,83414,764Great Yarmouth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5632,075Great Yarmouth

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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