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Welwyn Hatfield and Dacorum

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

Welwyn Hatfield is higher than Dacorum on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 0 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

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

Welwyn Hatfield Dacorum

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    1,010.0Dacorum is higher1,017.0

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

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

    87.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count80.7

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

    147.8Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count133.7

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

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

    51.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count47.9

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

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

    152.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count151.5

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

    17.5Dacorum is higher18.9

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Welwyn Hatfield and Dacorum, per person in the age group
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldDacorumHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,820£3,837£3,624£3,890£3,907£3,690Dacorum
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,992£13,047£12,323£12,885£12,940£12,222Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,636£1,762£1,770£1,672Dacorum
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,842£11,892£11,232£11,889£11,940£11,277Dacorum
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£412£390£354£356£336Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£717£721£681£622£624£590Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£20£21£19Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£336£337£319£307£308£291Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£121£122£115Dacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£84£84£79Dacorum
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,425£1,431£1,352£1,442£1,448£1,367Dacorum
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£256£257£243£202£203£192Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£210£211£199£224£225£212Dacorum
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£8.92£8.96£8.46Dacorum
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.19£4.20£3.97Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£6.59£6.62£6.25Dacorum
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.01,017.0Dacorum
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.380.7Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026147.8133.7Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.447.9Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.7151.5Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.518.9Dacorum

Per resident

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

Welwyn Hatfield Dacorum

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    153.6Dacorum is higher170.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    13.3Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count13.5

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

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

    22.5Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count22.4

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

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

    51.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count47.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    100.1Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count94.1

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

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

    11.4Dacorum is higher11.7

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Welwyn Hatfield and Dacorum, per resident
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldDacorumHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,820£3,837£3,624£3,890£3,907£3,690Dacorum
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,976£1,984£1,874£2,158£2,168£2,047Dacorum
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,130£1,135£1,072£1,095£1,100£1,039Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,801£1,809£1,708£1,992£2,000£1,889Dacorum
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£59£60£56Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£104£105£99Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.32£3.34£3.15£3.43£3.44£3.25Dacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£336£337£319£307£308£291Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£121£122£115Dacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£52£52£49Dacorum
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£934£938£886£896£900£850Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£256£257£243£202£203£192Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£139£140£132Dacorum
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£5.55£5.57£5.26Dacorum
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£2.60£2.62£2.47Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£6.59£6.62£6.25Dacorum
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026153.6170.4Dacorum
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.313.5Dacorum
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.522.4Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.447.9Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026100.194.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.411.7Dacorum

Total

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Dacorum on 22. 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

Welwyn Hatfield Dacorum

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    18,904Dacorum is higher27,452

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    1,633Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count2,177

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

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

    2,767Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count3,609

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

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

    6,328Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count7,715

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    12,313Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count15,170

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

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

    1,408Dacorum is higher1,889

Show the numbers
Welwyn Hatfield and Dacorum, total
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldDacorumHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m£626.9m£629.5m£594.6mDacorum
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m£347.8m£349.3m£329.9mDacorum
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mDacorum
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m£320.9m£322.3m£304.4mDacorum
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mDacorum
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mDacorum
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mDacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m£49.5m£49.7m£46.9mDacorum
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mDacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£8.4m£8.4m£8.0mDacorum
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m£144.3m£145.0m£136.9mDacorum
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£32.5m£32.7m£30.9mDacorum
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mDacorum
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.89m£0.90m£0.85mDacorum
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mDacorum
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDacorum
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,90427,452Dacorum
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6332,177Dacorum
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7673,609Dacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3287,715Dacorum
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,31315,170Dacorum
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4081,889Dacorum

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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