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Sheffield and Cardiff

580,235 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Sheffield is higher than Cardiff on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Sheffield is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 10. 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

Sheffield Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sheffield £4,470, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Sheffield: £4,470Cardiff: £4,260Sheffield: £4,489Cardiff: £4,024Sheffield: £4,240

    £4,470£4,489£4,240Sheffield 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: Sheffield £12,806, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Sheffield: £12,806Cardiff: £13,065Sheffield: £12,860Cardiff: £12,341Sheffield: £12,147

    £12,806£12,860£12,147Cardiff 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: Sheffield £2,232, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Sheffield: £2,232Cardiff: £2,213Sheffield: £2,241Cardiff: £2,090Sheffield: £2,117

    £2,232£2,241£2,117Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£2,204£2,213£2,090

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sheffield £11,374, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Sheffield: £11,374Cardiff: £11,441Sheffield: £11,422Cardiff: £10,806Sheffield: £10,788

    £11,374£11,422£10,788Cardiff 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: Sheffield £601, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Sheffield: £601Cardiff: £685Sheffield: £604Cardiff: £647Sheffield: £570

    £601£604£570Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £795, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Sheffield: £795Cardiff: £904Sheffield: £798Cardiff: £854Sheffield: £754

    £795£798£754Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £36, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Sheffield: £36Cardiff: £36Sheffield: £36Cardiff: £34Sheffield: £34

    £36£36£34Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £543, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Sheffield: £543Cardiff: £539Sheffield: £545Cardiff: £509Sheffield: £515

    £543£545£515Sheffield 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: Sheffield £161, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £113Sheffield: £162Cardiff: £107Sheffield: £153

    £161£162£153Sheffield is higher£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: Sheffield £161, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £109Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £103Sheffield: £152

    £161£161£152Sheffield is higher£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £1,670, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Sheffield: £1,670Cardiff: £1,737Sheffield: £1,677Cardiff: £1,641Sheffield: £1,584

    £1,670£1,677£1,584Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sheffield £259, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Sheffield: £259Cardiff: £298Sheffield: £260Cardiff: £281Sheffield: £245

    £259£260£245Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £378, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Sheffield: £378Cardiff: £352Sheffield: £380Cardiff: £333Sheffield: £359

    £378£380£359Sheffield 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: Sheffield £10, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Sheffield: £10Cardiff: £6.59Sheffield: £10Cardiff: £6.22Sheffield: £9.49

    £10£10£9.49Sheffield is higher£6.56£6.59£6.22

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sheffield £13, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Sheffield: £13Cardiff: £7.70Sheffield: £13Cardiff: £7.27Sheffield: £12

    £13£13£12Sheffield is higher£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sheffield £5.49, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Sheffield: £5.49Cardiff: £5.36Sheffield: £5.52Cardiff: £5.06Sheffield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield is higher£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: Sheffield 1,006.3, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Sheffield: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Cardiff 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: Sheffield 135.8, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Sheffield: 135.8

    135.8Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count139.9

  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: Sheffield 163.9, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Sheffield: 163.9

    163.9Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count182.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 79.9, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Sheffield: 79.9

    79.9Sheffield 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: Sheffield 213.2, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Sheffield: 213.2

    213.2Sheffield 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: Sheffield 36.2, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Sheffield: 36.2

    36.2Sheffield is higher23.7

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Sheffield and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasureSheffieldCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,470£4,489£4,240£4,242£4,260£4,024Sheffield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,806£12,860£12,147£13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,232£2,241£2,117£2,204£2,213£2,090Sheffield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,374£11,422£10,788£11,392£11,441£10,806Cardiff
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£601£604£570£682£685£647Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£798£754£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£36£36£34Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£537£539£509Sheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£112£113£107Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£161£152£109£109£103Sheffield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,670£1,677£1,584£1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£259£260£245£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£378£380£359£351£352£333Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.49£6.56£6.59£6.22Sheffield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£7.66£7.70£7.27Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.33£5.36£5.06Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,021.2Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.8139.9Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.9182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.975.6Sheffield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026213.2196.1Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.223.7Sheffield

Per resident

Sheffield is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Sheffield Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sheffield £4,470, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Sheffield: £4,470Cardiff: £4,260Sheffield: £4,489Cardiff: £4,024Sheffield: £4,240

    £4,470£4,489£4,240Sheffield is higher£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sheffield £2,036, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Sheffield: £2,036Cardiff: £1,798Sheffield: £2,045Cardiff: £1,698Sheffield: £1,931

    £2,036£2,045£1,931Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sheffield £1,465, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Sheffield: £1,465Cardiff: £1,507Sheffield: £1,472Cardiff: £1,423Sheffield: £1,390

    £1,465£1,472£1,390Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sheffield £1,808, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Sheffield: £1,808Cardiff: £1,575Sheffield: £1,816Cardiff: £1,487Sheffield: £1,715

    £1,808£1,816£1,715Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sheffield £96, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Sheffield: £96Cardiff: £94Sheffield: £96Cardiff: £89Sheffield: £91

    £96£96£91Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sheffield £126, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Sheffield: £126Cardiff: £124Sheffield: £127Cardiff: £118Sheffield: £120

    £126£127£120Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £5.66, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Sheffield: £5.66Cardiff: £4.94Sheffield: £5.69Cardiff: £4.67Sheffield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £543, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Sheffield: £543Cardiff: £539Sheffield: £545Cardiff: £509Sheffield: £515

    £543£545£515Sheffield 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: Sheffield £161, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £113Sheffield: £162Cardiff: £107Sheffield: £153

    £161£162£153Sheffield is higher£112£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sheffield £105, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Sheffield: £105Cardiff: £74Sheffield: £106Cardiff: £70Sheffield: £100

    £105£106£100Sheffield is higher£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sheffield £1,097, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Sheffield: £1,097Cardiff: £1,183Sheffield: £1,101Cardiff: £1,117Sheffield: £1,040

    £1,097£1,101£1,040Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sheffield £259, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Sheffield: £259Cardiff: £298Sheffield: £260Cardiff: £281Sheffield: £245

    £259£260£245Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sheffield £248, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Sheffield: £248Cardiff: £240Sheffield: £249Cardiff: £226Sheffield: £236

    £248£249£236Sheffield is higher£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sheffield £6.57, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Sheffield: £6.57Cardiff: £4.49Sheffield: £6.60Cardiff: £4.24Sheffield: £6.23

    £6.57£6.60£6.23Sheffield is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sheffield £8.46, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Sheffield: £8.46Cardiff: £5.24Sheffield: £8.49Cardiff: £4.95Sheffield: £8.02

    £8.46£8.49£8.02Sheffield is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sheffield £5.49, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Sheffield: £5.49Cardiff: £5.36Sheffield: £5.52Cardiff: £5.06Sheffield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 160.0, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Sheffield: 160.0

    160.0Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 21.6, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Sheffield: 21.6

    21.6Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 26.1, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Sheffield: 26.1

    26.1Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 79.9, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Sheffield: 79.9

    79.9Sheffield is higher75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sheffield 140.0, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Sheffield: 140.0

    140.0Sheffield 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: Sheffield 23.7, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Sheffield: 23.7

    23.7Sheffield is higher16.2

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Sheffield and Cardiff, per resident
MeasureSheffieldCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,470£4,489£4,240£4,242£4,260£4,024Sheffield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,036£2,045£1,931£1,791£1,798£1,698Sheffield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,465£1,472£1,390£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,808£1,816£1,715£1,568£1,575£1,487Sheffield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£94£94£89Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£124£124£118Sheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£4.92£4.94£4.67Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£537£539£509Sheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£112£113£107Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£74£74£70Sheffield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,097£1,101£1,040£1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£259£260£245£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£239£240£226Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23£4.47£4.49£4.24Sheffield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.46£8.49£8.02£5.22£5.24£4.95Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.33£5.36£5.06Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0140.5Sheffield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.619.3Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.125.1Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.975.6Sheffield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026140.0133.5Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.716.2Sheffield

Total

Sheffield is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 0. 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

Sheffield Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sheffield £2.6bn, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnSheffield: £2.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnSheffield: £2.6bnCardiff: £1.5bnSheffield: £2.5bn

    £2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bnSheffield is higher£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sheffield £1.2bn, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mSheffield: £1.2bnCardiff: £687.0mSheffield: £1.2bnCardiff: £648.8mSheffield: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sheffield £850.3m, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mSheffield: £850.3mCardiff: £575.6mSheffield: £853.9mCardiff: £543.7mSheffield: £806.5m

    £850.3m£853.9m£806.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sheffield £1.0bn, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mSheffield: £1.0bnCardiff: £601.5mSheffield: £1.1bnCardiff: £568.2mSheffield: £995.3m

    £1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sheffield £55.5m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mSheffield: £55.5mCardiff: £36.0mSheffield: £55.7mCardiff: £34.0mSheffield: £52.6m

    £55.5m£55.7m£52.6mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sheffield £73.4m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mSheffield: £73.4mCardiff: £47.5mSheffield: £73.7mCardiff: £44.9mSheffield: £69.6m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.6mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Sheffield £3.3m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mSheffield: £3.3mCardiff: £1.9mSheffield: £3.3mCardiff: £1.8mSheffield: £3.1m

    £3.3m£3.3m£3.1mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sheffield £315.2m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mSheffield: £315.2mCardiff: £205.9mSheffield: £316.5mCardiff: £194.4mSheffield: £298.9m

    £315.2m£316.5m£298.9mSheffield 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: Sheffield £93.5m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mSheffield: £93.5mCardiff: £43.1mSheffield: £93.9mCardiff: £40.7mSheffield: £88.6m

    £93.5m£93.9m£88.6mSheffield is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sheffield £61.2m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mSheffield: £61.2mCardiff: £28.4mSheffield: £61.5mCardiff: £26.8mSheffield: £58.0m

    £61.2m£61.5m£58.0mSheffield is higher£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sheffield £636.3m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mSheffield: £636.3mCardiff: £451.9mSheffield: £639.0mCardiff: £426.8mSheffield: £603.5m

    £636.3m£639.0m£603.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sheffield £150.0m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mSheffield: £150.0mCardiff: £113.8mSheffield: £150.7mCardiff: £107.5mSheffield: £142.3m

    £150.0m£150.7m£142.3mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sheffield £144.1m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mSheffield: £144.1mCardiff: £91.6mSheffield: £144.7mCardiff: £86.5mSheffield: £136.7m

    £144.1m£144.7m£136.7mSheffield is higher£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sheffield £3.8m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mSheffield: £3.8mCardiff: £1.7mSheffield: £3.8mCardiff: £1.6mSheffield: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mSheffield is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sheffield £4.9m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £4.9mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £4.9mCardiff: £1.9mSheffield: £4.7m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.7mSheffield is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sheffield £3.2m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £3.2mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £3.2mCardiff: £1.9mSheffield: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mSheffield is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sheffield 92,834, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Sheffield: 92,834

    92,834Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sheffield 12,528, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Sheffield: 12,528

    12,528Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count7,358

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sheffield 15,120, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Sheffield: 15,120

    15,120Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count9,592

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sheffield 46,363, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Sheffield: 46,363

    46,363Sheffield is higher28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sheffield 81,231, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Sheffield: 81,231

    81,231Sheffield is higher51,000

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sheffield 13,773, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Sheffield: 13,773

    13,773Sheffield is higher6,171

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Sheffield and Cardiff, total
MeasureSheffieldCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bn£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSheffield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mSheffield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£850.3m£853.9m£806.5m£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3m£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mSheffield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£55.5m£55.7m£52.6m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mSheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.6m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mSheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£315.2m£316.5m£298.9m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mSheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£93.5m£93.9m£88.6m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mSheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.2m£61.5m£58.0m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mSheffield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£636.3m£639.0m£603.5m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mSheffield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£150.0m£150.7m£142.3m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mSheffield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£144.1m£144.7m£136.7m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mSheffield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSheffield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.7m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mSheffield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, March 202692,83453,692Sheffield
Pension Credittotal, March 202612,5287,358Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202615,1209,592Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202646,36328,870Sheffield
Universal Credittotal, May 202681,23151,000Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202613,7736,171Sheffield

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.
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  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.
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