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Leeds and Cardiff

842,884 and 382,028 residents (mid-2024).

Leeds is higher than Cardiff on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Leeds is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Cardiff on 18. 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

Leeds Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leeds £3,989, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Leeds: £3,989Cardiff: £4,260Leeds: £4,006Cardiff: £4,024Leeds: £3,784

    £3,989£4,006£3,784Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £12,849, Cardiff £13,010Cardiff: £13,010Leeds: £12,849Cardiff: £13,065Leeds: £12,904Cardiff: £12,341Leeds: £12,188

    £12,849£12,904£12,188Cardiff 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: Leeds £2,032, Cardiff £2,204Cardiff: £2,204Leeds: £2,032Cardiff: £2,213Leeds: £2,041Cardiff: £2,090Leeds: £1,927

    £2,032£2,041£1,927Cardiff 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: Leeds £11,576, Cardiff £11,392Cardiff: £11,392Leeds: £11,576Cardiff: £11,441Leeds: £11,626Cardiff: £10,806Leeds: £10,981

    £11,576£11,626£10,981Leeds is higher£11,392£11,441£10,806

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Leeds £522, Cardiff £682Cardiff: £682Leeds: £522Cardiff: £685Leeds: £525Cardiff: £647Leeds: £495

    £522£525£495Cardiff 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: Leeds £720, Cardiff £900Cardiff: £900Leeds: £720Cardiff: £904Leeds: £723Cardiff: £854Leeds: £683

    £720£723£683Cardiff 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: Leeds £31, Cardiff £36Cardiff: £36Leeds: £31Cardiff: £36Leeds: £31Cardiff: £34Leeds: £29

    £31£31£29Cardiff 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: Leeds £439, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Leeds: £439Cardiff: £539Leeds: £441Cardiff: £509Leeds: £417

    £439£441£417Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £107, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Leeds: £107Cardiff: £113Leeds: £107Cardiff: £107Leeds: £101

    £107£107£101Cardiff 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: Leeds £100, Cardiff £109Cardiff: £109Leeds: £100Cardiff: £109Leeds: £101Cardiff: £103Leeds: £95

    £100£101£95Cardiff 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: Leeds £1,598, Cardiff £1,730Cardiff: £1,730Leeds: £1,598Cardiff: £1,737Leeds: £1,605Cardiff: £1,641Leeds: £1,516

    £1,598£1,605£1,516Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,730£1,737£1,641

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leeds £203, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Leeds: £203Cardiff: £298Leeds: £204Cardiff: £281Leeds: £192

    £203£204£192Cardiff 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: Leeds £318, Cardiff £351Cardiff: £351Leeds: £318Cardiff: £352Leeds: £320Cardiff: £333Leeds: £302

    £318£320£302Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£351£352£333

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leeds £9.09, Cardiff £6.56Cardiff: £6.56Leeds: £9.09Cardiff: £6.59Leeds: £9.13Cardiff: £6.22Leeds: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Leeds 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: Leeds £6.46, Cardiff £7.66Cardiff: £7.66Leeds: £6.46Cardiff: £7.70Leeds: £6.49Cardiff: £7.27Leeds: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£7.66£7.70£7.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leeds £5.37, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Leeds: £5.37Cardiff: £5.36Leeds: £5.39Cardiff: £5.06Leeds: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Leeds 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: Leeds 1,016.6, Cardiff 1,021.2Cardiff: 1,021.2Leeds: 1,016.6

    1,016.6Cardiff 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: Leeds 121.2, Cardiff 139.9Cardiff: 139.9Leeds: 121.2

    121.2Cardiff 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: Leeds 152.1, Cardiff 182.4Cardiff: 182.4Leeds: 152.1

    152.1Cardiff 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: Leeds 66.3, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Leeds: 66.3

    66.3Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count75.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Leeds 196.8, Cardiff 196.1Cardiff: 196.1Leeds: 196.8

    196.8Leeds is higherDepends on how you count196.1

  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: Leeds 22.5, Cardiff 23.7Cardiff: 23.7Leeds: 22.5

    22.5Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count23.7

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Leeds and Cardiff, per person in the age group
MeasureLeedsCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,989£4,006£3,784£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,904£12,188£13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,032£2,041£1,927£2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,576£11,626£10,981£11,392£11,441£10,806Leeds
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£522£525£495£682£685£647Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683£900£904£854Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29£36£36£34Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£439£441£417£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£112£113£107Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£101£95£109£109£103Cardiff
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,598£1,605£1,516£1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£318£320£302£351£352£333Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£6.56£6.59£6.22Leeds
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£7.66£7.70£7.27Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£5.33£5.36£5.06Leeds
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.61,021.2Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.2139.9Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.1182.4Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.375.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.8196.1Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.523.7Cardiff

Per resident

Leeds is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Cardiff 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

Leeds Cardiff

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leeds £3,989, Cardiff £4,242Cardiff: £4,242Leeds: £3,989Cardiff: £4,260Leeds: £4,006Cardiff: £4,024Leeds: £3,784

    £3,989£4,006£3,784Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£4,242£4,260£4,024

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Leeds £1,895, Cardiff £1,791Cardiff: £1,791Leeds: £1,895Cardiff: £1,798Leeds: £1,903Cardiff: £1,698Leeds: £1,797

    £1,895£1,903£1,797Leeds is higherDepends on how you count£1,791£1,798£1,698

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Leeds £1,341, Cardiff £1,500Cardiff: £1,500Leeds: £1,341Cardiff: £1,507Leeds: £1,346Cardiff: £1,423Leeds: £1,272

    £1,341£1,346£1,272Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,500£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Leeds £1,707, Cardiff £1,568Cardiff: £1,568Leeds: £1,707Cardiff: £1,575Leeds: £1,714Cardiff: £1,487Leeds: £1,619

    £1,707£1,714£1,619Leeds is higher£1,568£1,575£1,487

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Leeds £77, Cardiff £94Cardiff: £94Leeds: £77Cardiff: £94Leeds: £77Cardiff: £89Leeds: £73

    £77£77£73Cardiff 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: Leeds £106, Cardiff £124Cardiff: £124Leeds: £106Cardiff: £124Leeds: £107Cardiff: £118Leeds: £101

    £106£107£101Cardiff 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: Leeds £4.51, Cardiff £4.92Cardiff: £4.92Leeds: £4.51Cardiff: £4.94Leeds: £4.53Cardiff: £4.67Leeds: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Cardiff 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: Leeds £439, Cardiff £537Cardiff: £537Leeds: £439Cardiff: £539Leeds: £441Cardiff: £509Leeds: £417

    £439£441£417Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leeds £107, Cardiff £112Cardiff: £112Leeds: £107Cardiff: £113Leeds: £107Cardiff: £107Leeds: £101

    £107£107£101Cardiff 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: Leeds £66, Cardiff £74Cardiff: £74Leeds: £66Cardiff: £74Leeds: £66Cardiff: £70Leeds: £63

    £66£66£63Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£74£74£70

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Leeds £1,054, Cardiff £1,178Cardiff: £1,178Leeds: £1,054Cardiff: £1,183Leeds: £1,059Cardiff: £1,117Leeds: £1,000

    £1,054£1,059£1,000Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leeds £203, Cardiff £297Cardiff: £297Leeds: £203Cardiff: £298Leeds: £204Cardiff: £281Leeds: £192

    £203£204£192Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£297£298£281

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Leeds £210, Cardiff £239Cardiff: £239Leeds: £210Cardiff: £240Leeds: £211Cardiff: £226Leeds: £199

    £210£211£199Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£239£240£226

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Leeds £6.00, Cardiff £4.47Cardiff: £4.47Leeds: £6.00Cardiff: £4.49Leeds: £6.02Cardiff: £4.24Leeds: £5.69

    £6.00£6.02£5.69Leeds is higher£4.47£4.49£4.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Leeds £4.26, Cardiff £5.22Cardiff: £5.22Leeds: £4.26Cardiff: £5.24Leeds: £4.28Cardiff: £4.95Leeds: £4.04

    £4.26£4.28£4.04Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£5.22£5.24£4.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leeds £5.37, Cardiff £5.33Cardiff: £5.33Leeds: £5.37Cardiff: £5.36Leeds: £5.39Cardiff: £5.06Leeds: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Leeds is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 149.9, Cardiff 140.5Cardiff: 140.5Leeds: 149.9

    149.9Leeds is higherDepends on how you count140.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 17.9, Cardiff 19.3Cardiff: 19.3Leeds: 17.9

    17.9Cardiff 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: Leeds 22.4, Cardiff 25.1Cardiff: 25.1Leeds: 22.4

    22.4Cardiff 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: Leeds 66.3, Cardiff 75.6Cardiff: 75.6Leeds: 66.3

    66.3Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count75.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 129.9, Cardiff 133.5Cardiff: 133.5Leeds: 129.9

    129.9Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count133.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leeds 14.9, Cardiff 16.2Cardiff: 16.2Leeds: 14.9

    14.9Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count16.2

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Leeds and Cardiff, per resident
MeasureLeedsCardiffHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,989£4,006£3,784£4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,895£1,903£1,797£1,791£1,798£1,698Leeds
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,341£1,346£1,272£1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,714£1,619£1,568£1,575£1,487Leeds
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£94£94£89Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£124£124£118Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.92£4.94£4.67Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£439£441£417£537£539£509Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£112£113£107Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£74£74£70Cardiff
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,054£1,059£1,000£1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192£297£298£281Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199£239£240£226Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69£4.47£4.49£4.24Leeds
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04£5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£5.33£5.36£5.06Leeds
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.9140.5Leeds
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.919.3Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.425.1Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.375.6Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026129.9133.5Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.916.2Cardiff

Total

Leeds 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

Leeds Cardiff

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Leeds £3.4bn, Cardiff £1.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnLeeds: £3.4bnCardiff: £1.6bnLeeds: £3.4bnCardiff: £1.5bnLeeds: £3.2bn

    £3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Leeds £1.6bn, Cardiff £684.0mCardiff: £684.0mLeeds: £1.6bnCardiff: £687.0mLeeds: £1.6bnCardiff: £648.8mLeeds: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Leeds £1.1bn, Cardiff £573.2mCardiff: £573.2mLeeds: £1.1bnCardiff: £575.6mLeeds: £1.1bnCardiff: £543.7mLeeds: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Leeds £1.4bn, Cardiff £599.0mCardiff: £599.0mLeeds: £1.4bnCardiff: £601.5mLeeds: £1.4bnCardiff: £568.2mLeeds: £1.4bn

    £1.4bnLeeds is higher£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Leeds £64.9m, Cardiff £35.8mCardiff: £35.8mLeeds: £64.9mCardiff: £36.0mLeeds: £65.2mCardiff: £34.0mLeeds: £61.6m

    £64.9m£65.2m£61.6mLeeds 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: Leeds £89.5m, Cardiff £47.3mCardiff: £47.3mLeeds: £89.5mCardiff: £47.5mLeeds: £89.8mCardiff: £44.9mLeeds: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.8m£84.9mLeeds 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: Leeds £3.8m, Cardiff £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mLeeds: £3.8mCardiff: £1.9mLeeds: £3.8mCardiff: £1.8mLeeds: £3.6m

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mLeeds 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: Leeds £370.2m, Cardiff £205.0mCardiff: £205.0mLeeds: £370.2mCardiff: £205.9mLeeds: £371.8mCardiff: £194.4mLeeds: £351.2m

    £370.2m£371.8m£351.2mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Leeds £90.0m, Cardiff £42.9mCardiff: £42.9mLeeds: £90.0mCardiff: £43.1mLeeds: £90.4mCardiff: £40.7mLeeds: £85.4m

    £90.0m£90.4m£85.4mLeeds 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: Leeds £55.7m, Cardiff £28.3mCardiff: £28.3mLeeds: £55.7mCardiff: £28.4mLeeds: £56.0mCardiff: £26.8mLeeds: £52.9m

    £55.7m£56.0m£52.9mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Leeds £888.6m, Cardiff £450.0mCardiff: £450.0mLeeds: £888.6mCardiff: £451.9mLeeds: £892.3mCardiff: £426.8mLeeds: £842.8m

    £888.6m£892.3m£842.8mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Leeds £170.9m, Cardiff £113.3mCardiff: £113.3mLeeds: £170.9mCardiff: £113.8mLeeds: £171.6mCardiff: £107.5mLeeds: £162.1m

    £170.9m£171.6m£162.1mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Leeds £177.1m, Cardiff £91.2mCardiff: £91.2mLeeds: £177.1mCardiff: £91.6mLeeds: £177.8mCardiff: £86.5mLeeds: £168.0m

    £177.1m£177.8m£168.0mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Leeds £5.1m, Cardiff £1.7mCardiff: £1.7mLeeds: £5.1mCardiff: £1.7mLeeds: £5.1mCardiff: £1.6mLeeds: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mLeeds is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Leeds £3.6m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mLeeds: £3.6mCardiff: £2.0mLeeds: £3.6mCardiff: £1.9mLeeds: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mLeeds is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Leeds £4.5m, Cardiff £2.0mCardiff: £2.0mLeeds: £4.5mCardiff: £2.0mLeeds: £4.5mCardiff: £1.9mLeeds: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mLeeds is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Leeds 126,341, Cardiff 53,692Cardiff: 53,692Leeds: 126,341

    126,341Leeds is higherDepends on how you count53,692

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Leeds 15,067, Cardiff 7,358Cardiff: 7,358Leeds: 15,067

    15,067Leeds 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: Leeds 18,901, Cardiff 9,592Cardiff: 9,592Leeds: 18,901

    18,901Leeds 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: Leeds 55,866, Cardiff 28,870Cardiff: 28,870Leeds: 55,866

    55,866Leeds is higherDepends on how you count28,870

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Leeds 109,449, Cardiff 51,000Cardiff: 51,000Leeds: 109,449

    109,449Leeds is higherDepends on how you count51,000

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leeds 12,533, Cardiff 6,171Cardiff: 6,171Leeds: 12,533

    12,533Leeds is higherDepends on how you count6,171

Show the numbers
Leeds and Cardiff, total
MeasureLeedsCardiffHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.4bn£3.4bn£3.2bn£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnLeeds
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£684.0m£687.0m£648.8mLeeds
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£573.2m£575.6m£543.7mLeeds
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£599.0m£601.5m£568.2mLeeds
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mLeeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m£47.3m£47.5m£44.9mLeeds
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mLeeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£370.2m£371.8m£351.2m£205.0m£205.9m£194.4mLeeds
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.0m£90.4m£85.4m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mLeeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£56.0m£52.9m£28.3m£28.4m£26.8mLeeds
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£888.6m£892.3m£842.8m£450.0m£451.9m£426.8mLeeds
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£170.9m£171.6m£162.1m£113.3m£113.8m£107.5mLeeds
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£177.1m£177.8m£168.0m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mLeeds
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mLeeds
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mLeeds
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mLeeds
State Pensiontotal, March 2026126,34153,692Leeds
Pension Credittotal, March 202615,0677,358Leeds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202618,9019,592Leeds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202655,86628,870Leeds
Universal Credittotal, May 2026109,44951,000Leeds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 202612,5336,171Leeds

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.