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Wakefield and Merthyr Tydfil

366,925 and 58,722 residents (mid-2024).

Wakefield is higher than Merthyr Tydfil on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 21 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

Wakefield is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 21. 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

Wakefield Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Wakefield: £4,688Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Wakefield: £4,708Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £12,707, Merthyr Tydfil £13,241Merthyr Tydfil: £13,241Wakefield: £12,707Merthyr Tydfil: £13,297Wakefield: £12,761Merthyr Tydfil: £12,559Wakefield: £12,053

    £12,707£12,761£12,053Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£13,241£13,297£12,559

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £2,295, Merthyr Tydfil £3,076Merthyr Tydfil: £3,076Wakefield: £2,295Merthyr Tydfil: £3,089Wakefield: £2,305Merthyr Tydfil: £2,918Wakefield: £2,177

    £2,295£2,305£2,177Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£3,076£3,089£2,918

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £11,504, Merthyr Tydfil £11,658Merthyr Tydfil: £11,658Wakefield: £11,504Merthyr Tydfil: £11,708Wakefield: £11,553Merthyr Tydfil: £11,058Wakefield: £10,912

    £11,504£11,553£10,912Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£11,658£11,708£11,058

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wakefield £437, Merthyr Tydfil £646Merthyr Tydfil: £646Wakefield: £437Merthyr Tydfil: £648Wakefield: £439Merthyr Tydfil: £613Wakefield: £414

    £437£439£414Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£646£648£613

  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: Wakefield £737, Merthyr Tydfil £897Merthyr Tydfil: £897Wakefield: £737Merthyr Tydfil: £901Wakefield: £741Merthyr Tydfil: £851Wakefield: £699

    £737£741£699Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£897£901£851

  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: Wakefield £29, Merthyr Tydfil £40Merthyr Tydfil: £40Wakefield: £29Merthyr Tydfil: £40Wakefield: £29Merthyr Tydfil: £38Wakefield: £27

    £29£29£27Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Wakefield: £577Merthyr Tydfil: £948Wakefield: £579Merthyr Tydfil: £896Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Wakefield: £169Merthyr Tydfil: £238Wakefield: £169Merthyr Tydfil: £225Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

  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: Wakefield £148, Merthyr Tydfil £216Merthyr Tydfil: £216Wakefield: £148Merthyr Tydfil: £217Wakefield: £149Merthyr Tydfil: £205Wakefield: £140

    £148£149£140Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £1,702, Merthyr Tydfil £2,176Merthyr Tydfil: £2,176Wakefield: £1,702Merthyr Tydfil: £2,185Wakefield: £1,710Merthyr Tydfil: £2,064Wakefield: £1,615

    £1,702£1,710£1,615Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,176£2,185£2,064

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Wakefield: £219Merthyr Tydfil: £251Wakefield: £220Merthyr Tydfil: £237Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £428, Merthyr Tydfil £663Merthyr Tydfil: £663Wakefield: £428Merthyr Tydfil: £666Wakefield: £429Merthyr Tydfil: £629Wakefield: £406

    £428£429£406Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£663£666£629

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.82, Merthyr Tydfil £7.08Merthyr Tydfil: £7.08Wakefield: £8.82Merthyr Tydfil: £7.11Wakefield: £8.86Merthyr Tydfil: £6.72Wakefield: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Wakefield is higher£7.08£7.11£6.72

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wakefield £8.03, Merthyr Tydfil £14Merthyr Tydfil: £14Wakefield: £8.03Merthyr Tydfil: £14Wakefield: £8.07Merthyr Tydfil: £14Wakefield: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Wakefield: £6.02Merthyr Tydfil: £16Wakefield: £6.05Merthyr Tydfil: £15Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wakefield 1,018.6, Merthyr Tydfil 1,035.2Merthyr Tydfil: 1,035.2Wakefield: 1,018.6

    1,018.6Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count1,035.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wakefield 113.1, Merthyr Tydfil 159.6Merthyr Tydfil: 159.6Wakefield: 113.1

    113.1Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count159.6

  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: Wakefield 155.0, Merthyr Tydfil 189.3Merthyr Tydfil: 189.3Wakefield: 155.0

    155.0Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count189.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wakefield 221.1, Merthyr Tydfil 276.8Merthyr Tydfil: 276.8Wakefield: 221.1

    221.1Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count276.8

  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: Wakefield 32.5, Merthyr Tydfil 48.0Merthyr Tydfil: 48.0Wakefield: 32.5

    32.5Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count48.0

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Wakefield and Merthyr Tydfil, per person in the age group
MeasureWakefieldMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,707£12,761£12,053£13,241£13,297£12,559Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,295£2,305£2,177£3,076£3,089£2,918Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,504£11,553£10,912£11,658£11,708£11,058Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£437£439£414£646£648£613Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£737£741£699£897£901£851Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£40£40£38Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£140£216£217£205Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,702£1,710£1,615£2,176£2,185£2,064Merthyr Tydfil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£250£251£237Merthyr Tydfil
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£428£429£406£663£666£629Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£7.08£7.11£6.72Wakefield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£14Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,035.2Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.1159.6Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.0189.3Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.2132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026221.1276.8Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.548.0Merthyr Tydfil

Per resident

Wakefield is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil on 21. 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

Wakefield Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wakefield £4,688, Merthyr Tydfil £5,782Merthyr Tydfil: £5,782Wakefield: £4,688Merthyr Tydfil: £5,806Wakefield: £4,708Merthyr Tydfil: £5,484Wakefield: £4,446

    £4,688£4,708£4,446Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£5,782£5,806£5,484

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wakefield £2,289, Merthyr Tydfil £2,442Merthyr Tydfil: £2,442Wakefield: £2,289Merthyr Tydfil: £2,453Wakefield: £2,299Merthyr Tydfil: £2,317Wakefield: £2,171

    £2,289£2,299£2,171Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,442£2,453£2,317

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wakefield £1,428, Merthyr Tydfil £1,892Merthyr Tydfil: £1,892Wakefield: £1,428Merthyr Tydfil: £1,900Wakefield: £1,434Merthyr Tydfil: £1,795Wakefield: £1,355

    £1,428£1,434£1,355Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,892£1,900£1,795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wakefield £2,072, Merthyr Tydfil £2,150Merthyr Tydfil: £2,150Wakefield: £2,072Merthyr Tydfil: £2,160Wakefield: £2,081Merthyr Tydfil: £2,040Wakefield: £1,966

    £2,072£2,081£1,966Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£2,150£2,160£2,040

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wakefield £79, Merthyr Tydfil £119Merthyr Tydfil: £119Wakefield: £79Merthyr Tydfil: £120Wakefield: £79Merthyr Tydfil: £113Wakefield: £75

    £79£79£75Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £133, Merthyr Tydfil £165Merthyr Tydfil: £165Wakefield: £133Merthyr Tydfil: £166Wakefield: £133Merthyr Tydfil: £157Wakefield: £126

    £133£133£126Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£157

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wakefield £5.19, Merthyr Tydfil £7.39Merthyr Tydfil: £7.39Wakefield: £5.19Merthyr Tydfil: £7.42Wakefield: £5.21Merthyr Tydfil: £7.01Wakefield: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£7.39£7.42£7.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £577, Merthyr Tydfil £944Merthyr Tydfil: £944Wakefield: £577Merthyr Tydfil: £948Wakefield: £579Merthyr Tydfil: £896Wakefield: £547

    £577£579£547Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wakefield £169, Merthyr Tydfil £237Merthyr Tydfil: £237Wakefield: £169Merthyr Tydfil: £238Wakefield: £169Merthyr Tydfil: £225Wakefield: £160

    £169£169£160Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£237£238£225

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wakefield £92, Merthyr Tydfil £133Merthyr Tydfil: £133Wakefield: £92Merthyr Tydfil: £134Wakefield: £92Merthyr Tydfil: £126Wakefield: £87

    £92£92£87Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wakefield £1,060, Merthyr Tydfil £1,338Merthyr Tydfil: £1,338Wakefield: £1,060Merthyr Tydfil: £1,344Wakefield: £1,064Merthyr Tydfil: £1,269Wakefield: £1,005

    £1,060£1,064£1,005Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£1,338£1,344£1,269

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wakefield £219, Merthyr Tydfil £250Merthyr Tydfil: £250Wakefield: £219Merthyr Tydfil: £251Wakefield: £220Merthyr Tydfil: £237Wakefield: £208

    £219£220£208Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £266, Merthyr Tydfil £408Merthyr Tydfil: £408Wakefield: £266Merthyr Tydfil: £409Wakefield: £267Merthyr Tydfil: £387Wakefield: £252

    £266£267£252Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£408£409£387

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wakefield £5.49, Merthyr Tydfil £4.35Merthyr Tydfil: £4.35Wakefield: £5.49Merthyr Tydfil: £4.37Wakefield: £5.52Merthyr Tydfil: £4.13Wakefield: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Wakefield is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wakefield £5.01, Merthyr Tydfil £8.76Merthyr Tydfil: £8.76Wakefield: £5.01Merthyr Tydfil: £8.80Wakefield: £5.03Merthyr Tydfil: £8.31Wakefield: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£8.76£8.80£8.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wakefield £6.02, Merthyr Tydfil £16Merthyr Tydfil: £16Wakefield: £6.02Merthyr Tydfil: £16Wakefield: £6.05Merthyr Tydfil: £15Wakefield: £5.71

    £6.02£6.05£5.71Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 183.5, Merthyr Tydfil 191.0Merthyr Tydfil: 191.0Wakefield: 183.5

    183.5Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count191.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.4, Merthyr Tydfil 29.4Merthyr Tydfil: 29.4Wakefield: 20.4

    20.4Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 27.9, Merthyr Tydfil 34.9Merthyr Tydfil: 34.9Wakefield: 27.9

    27.9Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count34.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 86.2, Merthyr Tydfil 132.9Merthyr Tydfil: 132.9Wakefield: 86.2

    86.2Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count132.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 137.6, Merthyr Tydfil 170.3Merthyr Tydfil: 170.3Wakefield: 137.6

    137.6Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count170.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wakefield 20.3, Merthyr Tydfil 29.5Merthyr Tydfil: 29.5Wakefield: 20.3

    20.3Merthyr Tydfil is higherDepends on how you count29.5

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Wakefield and Merthyr Tydfil, per resident
MeasureWakefieldMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,688£4,708£4,446£5,782£5,806£5,484Merthyr Tydfil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,289£2,299£2,171£2,442£2,453£2,317Merthyr Tydfil
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,355£1,892£1,900£1,795Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,966£2,150£2,160£2,040Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£119£120£113Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126£165£166£157Merthyr Tydfil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£7.39£7.42£7.01Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£579£547£944£948£896Merthyr Tydfil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£237£238£225Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£133£134£126Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,060£1,064£1,005£1,338£1,344£1,269Merthyr Tydfil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£219£220£208£250£251£237Merthyr Tydfil
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£408£409£387Merthyr Tydfil
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£4.35£4.37£4.13Wakefield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£8.76£8.80£8.31Merthyr Tydfil
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.02£6.05£5.71£16£16£15Merthyr Tydfil
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.5191.0Merthyr Tydfil
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.429.4Merthyr Tydfil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.934.9Merthyr Tydfil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.2132.9Merthyr Tydfil
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.6170.3Merthyr Tydfil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.329.5Merthyr Tydfil

Total

Wakefield is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Merthyr Tydfil 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

Wakefield Merthyr Tydfil

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wakefield £1.7bn, Merthyr Tydfil £339.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £339.5mWakefield: £1.7bnMerthyr Tydfil: £341.0mWakefield: £1.7bnMerthyr Tydfil: £322.0mWakefield: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£339.5m£341.0m£322.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wakefield £839.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £143.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £143.4mWakefield: £839.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £144.0mWakefield: £843.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £136.0mWakefield: £796.7m

    £839.9m£843.5m£796.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£143.4m£144.0m£136.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wakefield £524.1m, Merthyr Tydfil £111.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.1mWakefield: £524.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £111.6mWakefield: £526.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £105.4mWakefield: £497.1m

    £524.1m£526.3m£497.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£111.1m£111.6m£105.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wakefield £760.4m, Merthyr Tydfil £126.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.3mWakefield: £760.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £126.8mWakefield: £763.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £119.8mWakefield: £721.3m

    £760.4m£763.6m£721.3mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield £28.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mWakefield: £28.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.0mWakefield: £29.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £6.6mWakefield: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £48.7m, Merthyr Tydfil £9.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.7mWakefield: £48.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.8mWakefield: £48.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £9.2mWakefield: £46.2m

    £48.7m£48.9m£46.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wakefield £1.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.43mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.43mWakefield: £1.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.44mWakefield: £1.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.41mWakefield: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £211.7m, Merthyr Tydfil £55.4mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.4mWakefield: £211.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £55.7mWakefield: £212.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £52.6mWakefield: £200.8m

    £211.7m£212.6m£200.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wakefield £61.9m, Merthyr Tydfil £13.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mWakefield: £61.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.0mWakefield: £62.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.2mWakefield: £58.7m

    £61.9m£62.1m£58.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield £33.8m, Merthyr Tydfil £7.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mWakefield: £33.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.8mWakefield: £33.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £7.4mWakefield: £32.1m

    £33.8m£33.9m£32.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield £388.8m, Merthyr Tydfil £78.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.6mWakefield: £388.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £78.9mWakefield: £390.5mMerthyr Tydfil: £74.5mWakefield: £368.8m

    £388.8m£390.5m£368.8mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wakefield £80.3m, Merthyr Tydfil £14.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.7mWakefield: £80.3mMerthyr Tydfil: £14.8mWakefield: £80.6mMerthyr Tydfil: £13.9mWakefield: £76.2m

    £80.3m£80.6m£76.2mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wakefield £97.7m, Merthyr Tydfil £23.9mMerthyr Tydfil: £23.9mWakefield: £97.7mMerthyr Tydfil: £24.0mWakefield: £98.1mMerthyr Tydfil: £22.7mWakefield: £92.6m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.6mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wakefield £2.0m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.26mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mWakefield: £2.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.26mWakefield: £2.0mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.24mWakefield: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mWakefield is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wakefield £1.8m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.51mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.51mWakefield: £1.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.52mWakefield: £1.8mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.49mWakefield: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wakefield £2.2m, Merthyr Tydfil £0.91mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.91mWakefield: £2.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.92mWakefield: £2.2mMerthyr Tydfil: £0.87mWakefield: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWakefield is higherDepends on how you count£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wakefield 67,325, Merthyr Tydfil 11,213Merthyr Tydfil: 11,213Wakefield: 67,325

    67,325Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count11,213

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wakefield 7,478, Merthyr Tydfil 1,729Merthyr Tydfil: 1,729Wakefield: 7,478

    7,478Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,729

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 10,246, Merthyr Tydfil 2,050Merthyr Tydfil: 2,050Wakefield: 10,246

    10,246Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count2,050

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wakefield 31,640, Merthyr Tydfil 7,804Merthyr Tydfil: 7,804Wakefield: 31,640

    31,640Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count7,804

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wakefield 50,484, Merthyr Tydfil 9,999Merthyr Tydfil: 9,999Wakefield: 50,484

    50,484Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count9,999

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wakefield 7,431, Merthyr Tydfil 1,734Merthyr Tydfil: 1,734Wakefield: 7,431

    7,431Wakefield is higherDepends on how you count1,734

Show the numbers
Wakefield and Merthyr Tydfil, total
MeasureWakefieldMerthyr TydfilHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£339.5m£341.0m£322.0mWakefield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m£143.4m£144.0m£136.0mWakefield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.1m£526.3m£497.1m£111.1m£111.6m£105.4mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£760.4m£763.6m£721.3m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mWakefield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mWakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.7m£48.9m£46.2m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mWakefield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mWakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m£55.4m£55.7m£52.6mWakefield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mWakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mWakefield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.5m£368.8m£78.6m£78.9m£74.5mWakefield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mWakefield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mWakefield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.26m£0.26m£0.24mWakefield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mWakefield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mWakefield
State Pensiontotal, March 202667,32511,213Wakefield
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,4781,729Wakefield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,2462,050Wakefield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,6407,804Wakefield
Universal Credittotal, May 202650,4849,999Wakefield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,4311,734Wakefield

Sources

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

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  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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