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Sunderland and Blaenau Gwent

286,696 and 67,712 residents (mid-2024).

Sunderland is higher than Blaenau Gwent on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 21 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 19 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Sunderland is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 19. 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

Sunderland Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sunderland £5,529, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Sunderland: £5,529Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Sunderland: £5,552Blaenau Gwent: £5,719Sunderland: £5,244

    £5,529£5,552£5,244Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sunderland £13,153, Blaenau Gwent £13,294Blaenau Gwent: £13,294Sunderland: £13,153Blaenau Gwent: £13,351Sunderland: £13,209Blaenau Gwent: £12,610Sunderland: £12,476

    £13,153£13,209£12,476Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£13,294£13,351£12,610

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sunderland £2,771, Blaenau Gwent £3,155Blaenau Gwent: £3,155Sunderland: £2,771Blaenau Gwent: £3,169Sunderland: £2,783Blaenau Gwent: £2,993Sunderland: £2,628

    £2,771£2,783£2,628Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£3,155£3,169£2,993

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sunderland £11,531, Blaenau Gwent £11,623Blaenau Gwent: £11,623Sunderland: £11,531Blaenau Gwent: £11,673Sunderland: £11,581Blaenau Gwent: £11,025Sunderland: £10,938

    £11,531£11,581£10,938Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£11,623£11,673£11,025

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sunderland £636, Blaenau Gwent £645Blaenau Gwent: £645Sunderland: £636Blaenau Gwent: £648Sunderland: £639Blaenau Gwent: £612Sunderland: £604

    £636£639£604Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£645£648£612

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Sunderland £944, Blaenau Gwent £983Blaenau Gwent: £983Sunderland: £944Blaenau Gwent: £988Sunderland: £948Blaenau Gwent: £933Sunderland: £895

    £944£948£895Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£983£988£933

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Sunderland £42, Blaenau Gwent £43Blaenau Gwent: £43Sunderland: £42Blaenau Gwent: £43Sunderland: £42Blaenau Gwent: £40Sunderland: £39

    £42£42£39Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sunderland £756, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968Sunderland: £756Blaenau Gwent: £972Sunderland: £760Blaenau Gwent: £918Sunderland: £718

    £756£760£718Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sunderland £199, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208Sunderland: £199Blaenau Gwent: £209Sunderland: £200Blaenau Gwent: £197Sunderland: £188

    £199£200£188Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£208£209£197

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Sunderland £209, Blaenau Gwent £203Blaenau Gwent: £203Sunderland: £209Blaenau Gwent: £204Sunderland: £210Blaenau Gwent: £193Sunderland: £198

    £209£210£198Sunderland is higher£203£204£193

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sunderland £2,066, Blaenau Gwent £2,189Blaenau Gwent: £2,189Sunderland: £2,066Blaenau Gwent: £2,199Sunderland: £2,075Blaenau Gwent: £2,077Sunderland: £1,960

    £2,066£2,075£1,960Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,189£2,199£2,077

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sunderland £274, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303Sunderland: £274Blaenau Gwent: £304Sunderland: £275Blaenau Gwent: £287Sunderland: £260

    £274£275£260Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£303£304£287

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sunderland £469, Blaenau Gwent £740Blaenau Gwent: £740Sunderland: £469Blaenau Gwent: £743Sunderland: £471Blaenau Gwent: £701Sunderland: £445

    £469£471£445Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£740£743£701

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sunderland £14, Blaenau Gwent £9.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.80Sunderland: £14Blaenau Gwent: £9.85Sunderland: £14Blaenau Gwent: £9.30Sunderland: £13

    £14£14£13Sunderland is higher£9.80£9.85£9.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sunderland £13, Blaenau Gwent £14Blaenau Gwent: £14Sunderland: £13Blaenau Gwent: £14Sunderland: £14Blaenau Gwent: £13Sunderland: £13

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sunderland £5.81, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Sunderland: £5.81Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Sunderland: £5.83Blaenau Gwent: £8.39Sunderland: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.85£8.88£8.39

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sunderland 1,026.1, Blaenau Gwent 1,029.7Blaenau Gwent: 1,029.7Sunderland: 1,026.1

    1,026.1Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count1,029.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sunderland 165.9, Blaenau Gwent 170.9Blaenau Gwent: 170.9Sunderland: 165.9

    165.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count170.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sunderland 193.7, Blaenau Gwent 204.0Blaenau Gwent: 204.0Sunderland: 193.7

    193.7Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count204.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 112.3, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7Sunderland: 112.3

    112.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sunderland 258.3, Blaenau Gwent 299.1Blaenau Gwent: 299.1Sunderland: 258.3

    258.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count299.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sunderland 45.1, Blaenau Gwent 43.1Blaenau Gwent: 43.1Sunderland: 45.1

    45.1Sunderland is higher43.1

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Sunderland and Blaenau Gwent, per person in the age group
MeasureSunderlandBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,529£5,552£5,244£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,153£13,209£12,476£13,294£13,351£12,610Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,771£2,783£2,628£3,155£3,169£2,993Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,531£11,581£10,938£11,623£11,673£11,025Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£636£639£604£645£648£612Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£944£948£895£983£988£933Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£39£43£43£40Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£756£760£718£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£200£188£208£209£197Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£209£210£198£203£204£193Sunderland
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,066£2,075£1,960£2,189£2,199£2,077Blaenau Gwent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£469£471£445£740£743£701Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£14£13£9.80£9.85£9.30Sunderland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£14£13£14£14£13Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.11,029.7Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.9170.9Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026193.7204.0Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026112.3137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026258.3299.1Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.143.1Sunderland

Per resident

Sunderland is higher on 4 of 21 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 17. 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

Sunderland Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sunderland £5,529, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Sunderland: £5,529Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Sunderland: £5,552Blaenau Gwent: £5,719Sunderland: £5,244

    £5,529£5,552£5,244Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sunderland £2,578, Blaenau Gwent £2,595Blaenau Gwent: £2,595Sunderland: £2,578Blaenau Gwent: £2,606Sunderland: £2,589Blaenau Gwent: £2,462Sunderland: £2,446

    £2,578£2,589£2,446Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,595£2,606£2,462

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sunderland £1,716, Blaenau Gwent £1,946Blaenau Gwent: £1,946Sunderland: £1,716Blaenau Gwent: £1,954Sunderland: £1,723Blaenau Gwent: £1,846Sunderland: £1,628

    £1,716£1,723£1,628Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,946£1,954£1,846

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sunderland £2,260, Blaenau Gwent £2,269Blaenau Gwent: £2,269Sunderland: £2,260Blaenau Gwent: £2,279Sunderland: £2,270Blaenau Gwent: £2,152Sunderland: £2,144

    £2,260£2,270£2,144Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,269£2,279£2,152

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sunderland £125, Blaenau Gwent £126Blaenau Gwent: £126Sunderland: £125Blaenau Gwent: £126Sunderland: £125Blaenau Gwent: £119Sunderland: £118

    £125£125£118Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sunderland £185, Blaenau Gwent £192Blaenau Gwent: £192Sunderland: £185Blaenau Gwent: £193Sunderland: £186Blaenau Gwent: £182Sunderland: £176

    £185£186£176Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sunderland £8.15, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Sunderland: £8.15Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Sunderland: £8.18Blaenau Gwent: £7.90Sunderland: £7.73

    £8.15£8.18£7.73Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.33£8.36£7.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sunderland £756, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968Sunderland: £756Blaenau Gwent: £972Sunderland: £760Blaenau Gwent: £918Sunderland: £718

    £756£760£718Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sunderland £199, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208Sunderland: £199Blaenau Gwent: £209Sunderland: £200Blaenau Gwent: £197Sunderland: £188

    £199£200£188Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£208£209£197

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sunderland £129, Blaenau Gwent £125Blaenau Gwent: £125Sunderland: £129Blaenau Gwent: £126Sunderland: £130Blaenau Gwent: £119Sunderland: £123

    £129£130£123Sunderland is higher£125£126£119

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sunderland £1,279, Blaenau Gwent £1,350Blaenau Gwent: £1,350Sunderland: £1,279Blaenau Gwent: £1,356Sunderland: £1,285Blaenau Gwent: £1,281Sunderland: £1,213

    £1,279£1,285£1,213Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,350£1,356£1,281

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sunderland £274, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303Sunderland: £274Blaenau Gwent: £304Sunderland: £275Blaenau Gwent: £287Sunderland: £260

    £274£275£260Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£303£304£287

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sunderland £290, Blaenau Gwent £456Blaenau Gwent: £456Sunderland: £290Blaenau Gwent: £458Sunderland: £292Blaenau Gwent: £433Sunderland: £275

    £290£292£275Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£456£458£433

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sunderland £8.40, Blaenau Gwent £6.05Blaenau Gwent: £6.05Sunderland: £8.40Blaenau Gwent: £6.08Sunderland: £8.44Blaenau Gwent: £5.74Sunderland: £7.97

    £8.40£8.44£7.97Sunderland is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sunderland £8.33, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Sunderland: £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Sunderland: £8.36Blaenau Gwent: £7.90Sunderland: £7.90

    £8.33£8.36£7.90No difference to showDepends on how you count£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sunderland £5.81, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Sunderland: £5.81Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Sunderland: £5.83Blaenau Gwent: £8.39Sunderland: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.85£8.88£8.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 201.1, Blaenau Gwent 201.0Blaenau Gwent: 201.0Sunderland: 201.1

    201.1Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count201.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 32.5, Blaenau Gwent 33.4Blaenau Gwent: 33.4Sunderland: 32.5

    32.5Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count33.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 38.0, Blaenau Gwent 39.8Blaenau Gwent: 39.8Sunderland: 38.0

    38.0Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count39.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 112.3, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7Sunderland: 112.3

    112.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 160.0, Blaenau Gwent 184.4Blaenau Gwent: 184.4Sunderland: 160.0

    160.0Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count184.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sunderland 27.9, Blaenau Gwent 26.6Blaenau Gwent: 26.6Sunderland: 27.9

    27.9Sunderland is higher26.6

Show the numbers
Sunderland and Blaenau Gwent, per resident
MeasureSunderlandBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,529£5,552£5,244£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,578£2,589£2,446£2,595£2,606£2,462Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,716£1,723£1,628£1,946£1,954£1,846Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,260£2,270£2,144£2,269£2,279£2,152Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£125£125£118£126£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£185£186£176£192£193£182Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.15£8.18£7.73£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£756£760£718£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£200£188£208£209£197Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123£125£126£119Sunderland
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,213£1,350£1,356£1,281Blaenau Gwent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£274£275£260£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£290£292£275£456£458£433Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£8.40£8.44£7.97£6.05£6.08£5.74Sunderland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.90£8.33£8.36£7.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.1201.0Sunderland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202632.533.4Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.039.8Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026112.3137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026160.0184.4Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.926.6Sunderland

Total

Sunderland is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent 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

Sunderland Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sunderland £1.6bn, Blaenau Gwent £408.2mBlaenau Gwent: £408.2mSunderland: £1.6bnBlaenau Gwent: £410.0mSunderland: £1.6bnBlaenau Gwent: £387.2mSunderland: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sunderland £739.2m, Blaenau Gwent £175.7mBlaenau Gwent: £175.7mSunderland: £739.2mBlaenau Gwent: £176.5mSunderland: £742.3mBlaenau Gwent: £166.7mSunderland: £701.2m

    £739.2m£742.3m£701.2mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sunderland £491.9m, Blaenau Gwent £131.7mBlaenau Gwent: £131.7mSunderland: £491.9mBlaenau Gwent: £132.3mSunderland: £494.0mBlaenau Gwent: £125.0mSunderland: £466.6m

    £491.9m£494.0m£466.6mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sunderland £648.1m, Blaenau Gwent £153.6mBlaenau Gwent: £153.6mSunderland: £648.1mBlaenau Gwent: £154.3mSunderland: £650.8mBlaenau Gwent: £145.7mSunderland: £614.7m

    £648.1m£650.8m£614.7mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sunderland £35.8m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mSunderland: £35.8mBlaenau Gwent: £8.6mSunderland: £35.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.1mSunderland: £33.9m

    £35.8m£35.9m£33.9mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sunderland £53.0m, Blaenau Gwent £13.0mBlaenau Gwent: £13.0mSunderland: £53.0mBlaenau Gwent: £13.1mSunderland: £53.3mBlaenau Gwent: £12.3mSunderland: £50.3m

    £53.0m£53.3m£50.3mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sunderland £2.3m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mSunderland: £2.3mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mSunderland: £2.3mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mSunderland: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sunderland £216.9m, Blaenau Gwent £65.5mBlaenau Gwent: £65.5mSunderland: £216.9mBlaenau Gwent: £65.8mSunderland: £217.8mBlaenau Gwent: £62.2mSunderland: £205.7m

    £216.9m£217.8m£205.7mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sunderland £57.0m, Blaenau Gwent £14.1mBlaenau Gwent: £14.1mSunderland: £57.0mBlaenau Gwent: £14.2mSunderland: £57.2mBlaenau Gwent: £13.4mSunderland: £54.0m

    £57.0m£57.2m£54.0mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sunderland £37.1m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mSunderland: £37.1mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mSunderland: £37.3mBlaenau Gwent: £8.0mSunderland: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mSunderland is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sunderland £366.8m, Blaenau Gwent £91.4mBlaenau Gwent: £91.4mSunderland: £366.8mBlaenau Gwent: £91.8mSunderland: £368.3mBlaenau Gwent: £86.7mSunderland: £347.9m

    £366.8m£368.3m£347.9mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sunderland £78.4m, Blaenau Gwent £20.5mBlaenau Gwent: £20.5mSunderland: £78.4mBlaenau Gwent: £20.6mSunderland: £78.8mBlaenau Gwent: £19.5mSunderland: £74.4m

    £78.4m£78.8m£74.4mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sunderland £83.2m, Blaenau Gwent £30.9mBlaenau Gwent: £30.9mSunderland: £83.2mBlaenau Gwent: £31.0mSunderland: £83.6mBlaenau Gwent: £29.3mSunderland: £78.9m

    £83.2m£83.6m£78.9mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sunderland £2.4m, Blaenau Gwent £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mSunderland: £2.4mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mSunderland: £2.4mBlaenau Gwent: £0.39mSunderland: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mSunderland is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sunderland £2.4m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mSunderland: £2.4mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mSunderland: £2.4mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mSunderland: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sunderland £1.7m, Blaenau Gwent £0.60mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mSunderland: £1.7mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mSunderland: £1.7mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mSunderland: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sunderland 57,665, Blaenau Gwent 13,612Blaenau Gwent: 13,612Sunderland: 57,665

    57,665Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count13,612

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sunderland 9,324, Blaenau Gwent 2,259Blaenau Gwent: 2,259Sunderland: 9,324

    9,324Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count2,259

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sunderland 10,887, Blaenau Gwent 2,696Blaenau Gwent: 2,696Sunderland: 10,887

    10,887Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count2,696

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sunderland 32,185, Blaenau Gwent 9,323Blaenau Gwent: 9,323Sunderland: 32,185

    32,185Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count9,323

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sunderland 45,860, Blaenau Gwent 12,488Blaenau Gwent: 12,488Sunderland: 45,860

    45,860Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count12,488

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sunderland 8,008, Blaenau Gwent 1,800Blaenau Gwent: 1,800Sunderland: 8,008

    8,008Sunderland is higher1,800

Show the numbers
Sunderland and Blaenau Gwent, total
MeasureSunderlandBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£408.2m£410.0m£387.2mSunderland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£739.2m£742.3m£701.2m£175.7m£176.5m£166.7mSunderland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.9m£494.0m£466.6m£131.7m£132.3m£125.0mSunderland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£648.1m£650.8m£614.7m£153.6m£154.3m£145.7mSunderland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.8m£35.9m£33.9m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mSunderland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.0m£53.3m£50.3m£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mSunderland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mSunderland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£216.9m£217.8m£205.7m£65.5m£65.8m£62.2mSunderland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.0m£57.2m£54.0m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mSunderland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mSunderland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£366.8m£368.3m£347.9m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mSunderland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£78.4m£78.8m£74.4m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mSunderland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£83.2m£83.6m£78.9m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSunderland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSunderland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mSunderland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mSunderland
State Pensiontotal, March 202657,66513,612Sunderland
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,3242,259Sunderland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,8872,696Sunderland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202632,1859,323Sunderland
Universal Credittotal, May 202645,86012,488Sunderland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,0081,800Sunderland

Sources

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

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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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