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Stevenage and Cardiff

91,234 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Cardiff on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Stevenage is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 14. 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

Stevenage Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Stevenage: £4,112Cardiff: £4,260Stevenage: £4,130Cardiff: £4,024Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Cardiff is higher£4,242£4,260£4,024

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £13,039, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Stevenage: £13,039Cardiff: £13,065Stevenage: £13,095Cardiff: £12,341Stevenage: £12,368

    £13,039£13,095£12,368Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£13,010£13,065£12,341

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £2,074, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Stevenage: £2,074Cardiff: £2,213Stevenage: £2,082Cardiff: £2,090Stevenage: £1,967

    £2,074£2,082£1,967Cardiff is higher£2,204£2,213£2,090

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,748, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Stevenage: £11,748Cardiff: £11,441Stevenage: £11,798Cardiff: £10,806Stevenage: £11,144

    £11,748£11,798£11,144Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,392£11,441£10,806

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £479, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Stevenage: £479Cardiff: £685Stevenage: £481Cardiff: £647Stevenage: £454

    £479£481£454Cardiff is higher£682£685£647

  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: Stevenage £784, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Stevenage: £784Cardiff: £904Stevenage: £788Cardiff: £854Stevenage: £744

    £784£788£744Cardiff is higher£900£904£854

  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: Stevenage £27, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Stevenage: £27Cardiff: £36Stevenage: £28Cardiff: £34Stevenage: £26

    £27£28£26Cardiff is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Stevenage: £418Cardiff: £539Stevenage: £420Cardiff: £509Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Cardiff is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £113Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £107Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£107

  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: Stevenage £123, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Stevenage: £123Cardiff: £109Stevenage: £124Cardiff: £103Stevenage: £117

    £123£124£117Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,645, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Stevenage: £1,645Cardiff: £1,737Stevenage: £1,652Cardiff: £1,641Stevenage: £1,560

    £1,645£1,652£1,560Cardiff is higher£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Stevenage: £243Cardiff: £298Stevenage: £244Cardiff: £281Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Cardiff is higher£297£298£281

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £289, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Stevenage: £289Cardiff: £352Stevenage: £290Cardiff: £333Stevenage: £274

    £289£290£274Cardiff is higher£351£352£333

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.20, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Stevenage: £8.20Cardiff: £6.59Stevenage: £8.24Cardiff: £6.22Stevenage: £7.78

    £8.20£8.24£7.78Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.75, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Stevenage: £7.75Cardiff: £7.70Stevenage: £7.78Cardiff: £7.27Stevenage: £7.35

    £7.75£7.78£7.35Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Stevenage: £5.72Cardiff: £5.36Stevenage: £5.75Cardiff: £5.06Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.33£5.36£5.06

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,018.4, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Stevenage: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count1,021.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 109.9, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Stevenage: 109.9

    109.9Cardiff is higher139.9

  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: Stevenage 162.2, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Stevenage: 162.2

    162.2Cardiff is higher182.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Cardiff is higher75.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stevenage 189.5, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Stevenage: 189.5

    189.5Cardiff is higher196.1

  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: Stevenage 27.0, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Stevenage: 27.0

    27.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count23.7

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Stevenage and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,039£13,095£12,368£13,010£13,065£12,341Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,074£2,082£1,967£2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,748£11,798£11,144£11,392£11,441£10,806Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£479£481£454£682£685£647Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£784£788£744£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£28£26£36£36£34Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£112£113£107Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£124£117£109£109£103Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,645£1,652£1,560£1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£289£290£274£351£352£333Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.20£8.24£7.78£6.56£6.59£6.22Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.75£7.78£7.35£7.66£7.70£7.27Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£5.33£5.36£5.06Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,021.2Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.9139.9Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.2182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.275.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026189.5196.1Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.023.7Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 14. 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

Stevenage Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Stevenage: £4,112Cardiff: £4,260Stevenage: £4,130Cardiff: £4,024Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Cardiff is higher£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,924, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Stevenage: £1,924Cardiff: £1,798Stevenage: £1,932Cardiff: £1,698Stevenage: £1,825

    £1,924£1,932£1,825Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,332, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Stevenage: £1,332Cardiff: £1,507Stevenage: £1,338Cardiff: £1,423Stevenage: £1,263

    £1,332£1,338£1,263Cardiff is higher£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,734, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Stevenage: £1,734Cardiff: £1,575Stevenage: £1,741Cardiff: £1,487Stevenage: £1,644

    £1,734£1,741£1,644Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £71, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Stevenage: £71Cardiff: £94Stevenage: £71Cardiff: £89Stevenage: £67

    £71£71£67Cardiff is higher£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £116, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Stevenage: £116Cardiff: £124Stevenage: £116Cardiff: £118Stevenage: £110

    £116£116£110Cardiff is higher£124£124£118

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stevenage £4.06, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Stevenage: £4.06Cardiff: £4.94Stevenage: £4.08Cardiff: £4.67Stevenage: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Cardiff is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Stevenage: £418Cardiff: £539Stevenage: £420Cardiff: £509Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Cardiff is higher£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £113Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £107Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £79, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Stevenage: £79Cardiff: £74Stevenage: £80Cardiff: £70Stevenage: £75

    £79£80£75Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £1,057, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Stevenage: £1,057Cardiff: £1,183Stevenage: £1,061Cardiff: £1,117Stevenage: £1,002

    £1,057£1,061£1,002Cardiff is higher£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Stevenage: £243Cardiff: £298Stevenage: £244Cardiff: £281Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Cardiff is higher£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £186, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Stevenage: £186Cardiff: £240Stevenage: £187Cardiff: £226Stevenage: £176

    £186£187£176Cardiff is higher£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.27, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Stevenage: £5.27Cardiff: £4.49Stevenage: £5.29Cardiff: £4.24Stevenage: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.98, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Stevenage: £4.98Cardiff: £5.24Stevenage: £5.00Cardiff: £4.95Stevenage: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Stevenage: £5.72Cardiff: £5.36Stevenage: £5.75Cardiff: £5.06Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 150.3, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Stevenage: 150.3

    150.3Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.2, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Stevenage: 16.2

    16.2Cardiff is higher19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 23.9, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Stevenage: 23.9

    23.9Cardiff is higher25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Cardiff is higher75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 121.7, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Stevenage: 121.7

    121.7Cardiff is higher133.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 17.4, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Stevenage: 17.4

    17.4Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count16.2

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Stevenage and Cardiff, per resident
MeasureStevenageCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,924£1,932£1,825£1,791£1,798£1,698Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,263£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,734£1,741£1,644£1,568£1,575£1,487Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£94£94£89Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£124£124£118Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.92£4.94£4.67Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£112£113£107Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£74£74£70Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,057£1,061£1,002£1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£187£176£239£240£226Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£4.47£4.49£4.24Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£5.33£5.36£5.06Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.3140.5Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.219.3Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.925.1Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.275.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.7133.5Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.416.2Stevenage

Total

Stevenage is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Cardiff 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

Stevenage Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £375.2m, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnStevenage: £375.2mCardiff: £1.6bnStevenage: £376.8mCardiff: £1.5bnStevenage: £355.9m

    £375.2m£376.8m£355.9mCardiff is higher£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £175.5m, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mStevenage: £175.5mCardiff: £687.0mStevenage: £176.3mCardiff: £648.8mStevenage: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.3m£166.5mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £121.5m, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mStevenage: £121.5mCardiff: £575.6mStevenage: £122.0mCardiff: £543.7mStevenage: £115.3m

    £121.5m£122.0m£115.3mCardiff is higher£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £158.2m, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mStevenage: £158.2mCardiff: £601.5mStevenage: £158.8mCardiff: £568.2mStevenage: £150.0m

    £158.2m£158.8m£150.0mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £6.4m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mStevenage: £6.4mCardiff: £36.0mStevenage: £6.5mCardiff: £34.0mStevenage: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.5m£6.1mCardiff is higher£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £10.6m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mStevenage: £10.6mCardiff: £47.5mStevenage: £10.6mCardiff: £44.9mStevenage: £10.0m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.0mCardiff is higher£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stevenage £0.37m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mStevenage: £0.37mCardiff: £1.9mStevenage: £0.37mCardiff: £1.8mStevenage: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mCardiff is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £38.2m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mStevenage: £38.2mCardiff: £205.9mStevenage: £38.3mCardiff: £194.4mStevenage: £36.2m

    £38.2m£38.3m£36.2mCardiff is higher£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £17.3m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mStevenage: £17.3mCardiff: £43.1mStevenage: £17.4mCardiff: £40.7mStevenage: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.2m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mStevenage: £7.2mCardiff: £28.4mStevenage: £7.3mCardiff: £26.8mStevenage: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £96.4m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mStevenage: £96.4mCardiff: £451.9mStevenage: £96.8mCardiff: £426.8mStevenage: £91.4m

    £96.4m£96.8m£91.4mCardiff is higher£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £22.1m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mStevenage: £22.1mCardiff: £113.8mStevenage: £22.2mCardiff: £107.5mStevenage: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mCardiff is higher£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.0m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mStevenage: £17.0mCardiff: £91.6mStevenage: £17.0mCardiff: £86.5mStevenage: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.0m£16.1mCardiff is higher£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.48m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mStevenage: £0.48mCardiff: £1.7mStevenage: £0.48mCardiff: £1.6mStevenage: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.45m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.45mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.46mCardiff: £1.9mStevenage: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.52mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.52mCardiff: £1.9mStevenage: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 13,710, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Stevenage: 13,710

    13,710Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,479, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Stevenage: 1,479

    1,479Cardiff is higher7,358

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,183, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Stevenage: 2,183

    2,183Cardiff is higher9,592

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 5,945, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Stevenage: 5,945

    5,945Cardiff is higher28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,107, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Stevenage: 11,107

    11,107Cardiff is higher51,000

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,584, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Stevenage: 1,584

    1,584Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count6,171

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Stevenage and Cardiff, total
MeasureStevenageCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,71053,692Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4797,358Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1839,592Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,94528,870Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,10751,000Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5846,171Cardiff

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.