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Inverclyde and Blaenau Gwent

78,740 and 67,712 residents (mid-2024).

Inverclyde is higher than Blaenau Gwent on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Inverclyde 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

Inverclyde Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £5,905, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Inverclyde: £5,905Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Inverclyde: £5,930Blaenau Gwent: £5,719Inverclyde: £5,601

    £5,905£5,930£5,601Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £12,710, Blaenau Gwent £13,294Blaenau Gwent: £13,294Inverclyde: £12,710Blaenau Gwent: £13,351Inverclyde: £12,764Blaenau Gwent: £12,610Inverclyde: £12,056

    £12,710£12,764£12,056Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £2,998, Blaenau Gwent £3,155Blaenau Gwent: £3,155Inverclyde: £2,998Blaenau Gwent: £3,169Inverclyde: £3,011Blaenau Gwent: £2,993Inverclyde: £2,844

    £2,998£3,011£2,844Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £11,095, Blaenau Gwent £11,623Blaenau Gwent: £11,623Inverclyde: £11,095Blaenau Gwent: £11,673Inverclyde: £11,142Blaenau Gwent: £11,025Inverclyde: £10,524

    £11,095£11,142£10,524Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £608, Blaenau Gwent £645Blaenau Gwent: £645Inverclyde: £608Blaenau Gwent: £648Inverclyde: £611Blaenau Gwent: £612Inverclyde: £577

    £608£611£577Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £974, Blaenau Gwent £983Blaenau Gwent: £983Inverclyde: £974Blaenau Gwent: £988Inverclyde: £978Blaenau Gwent: £933Inverclyde: £923

    £974£978£923Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £33, Blaenau Gwent £43Blaenau Gwent: £43Inverclyde: £33Blaenau Gwent: £43Inverclyde: £33Blaenau Gwent: £40Inverclyde: £32

    £33£33£32Blaenau Gwent is higher£43£43£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £791, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968Inverclyde: £791Blaenau Gwent: £972Inverclyde: £794Blaenau Gwent: £918Inverclyde: £750

    £791£794£750Blaenau Gwent is higher£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £229, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208Inverclyde: £229Blaenau Gwent: £209Inverclyde: £229Blaenau Gwent: £197Inverclyde: £217

    £229£229£217Inverclyde is higher£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: Inverclyde £165, Blaenau Gwent £203Blaenau Gwent: £203Inverclyde: £165Blaenau Gwent: £204Inverclyde: £166Blaenau Gwent: £193Inverclyde: £156

    £165£166£156Blaenau Gwent is higher£203£204£193

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £2,200, Blaenau Gwent £2,189Blaenau Gwent: £2,189Inverclyde: £2,200Blaenau Gwent: £2,199Inverclyde: £2,210Blaenau Gwent: £2,077Inverclyde: £2,087

    £2,200£2,210£2,087Inverclyde is higher£2,189£2,199£2,077

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Inverclyde £298, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303Inverclyde: £298Blaenau Gwent: £304Inverclyde: £299Blaenau Gwent: £287Inverclyde: £282

    £298£299£282Blaenau 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: Inverclyde £616, Blaenau Gwent £740Blaenau Gwent: £740Inverclyde: £616Blaenau Gwent: £743Inverclyde: £619Blaenau Gwent: £701Inverclyde: £584

    £616£619£584Blaenau Gwent is higher£740£743£701

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Inverclyde £7.77, Blaenau Gwent £9.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.80Inverclyde: £7.77Blaenau Gwent: £9.85Inverclyde: £7.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.30Inverclyde: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Blaenau Gwent 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: Inverclyde £8.91, Blaenau Gwent £14Blaenau Gwent: £14Inverclyde: £8.91Blaenau Gwent: £14Inverclyde: £8.95Blaenau Gwent: £13Inverclyde: £8.45

    £8.91£8.95£8.45Blaenau Gwent is higher£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £8.77, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Inverclyde: £8.77Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Inverclyde: £8.81Blaenau Gwent: £8.39Inverclyde: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32Blaenau 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: Inverclyde 970.5, Blaenau Gwent 1,029.7Blaenau Gwent: 1,029.7Inverclyde: 970.5

    970.5Blaenau 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: Inverclyde 150.6, Blaenau Gwent 170.9Blaenau Gwent: 170.9Inverclyde: 150.6

    150.6Blaenau 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: Inverclyde 222.1, Blaenau Gwent 204.0Blaenau Gwent: 204.0Inverclyde: 222.1

    222.1Inverclyde is higher204.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 129.0, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7Inverclyde: 129.0

    129.0Blaenau 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: Inverclyde 254.2, Blaenau Gwent 299.1Blaenau Gwent: 299.1Inverclyde: 254.2

    254.2Blaenau Gwent is higher299.1

  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: Inverclyde 37.7, Blaenau Gwent 43.1Blaenau Gwent: 43.1Inverclyde: 37.7

    37.7Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count43.1

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Inverclyde and Blaenau Gwent, per person in the age group
MeasureInverclydeBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,905£5,930£5,601Estimated£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,710£12,764£12,056Estimated£13,294£13,351£12,610Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,998£3,011£2,844Estimated£3,155£3,169£2,993Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,095£11,142£10,524£11,623£11,673£11,025Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£608£611£577£645£648£612Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£974£978£923Estimated£983£988£933Blaenau Gwent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32Estimated£43£43£40Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£791£794£750Estimated£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£229£217Estimated£208£209£197Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£156Estimated£203£204£193Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,200£2,210£2,087£2,189£2,199£2,077Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£616£619£584£740£743£701Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£9.80£9.85£9.30Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.91£8.95£8.45£14£14£13Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32Estimated£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026970.51,029.7Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.6170.9Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026222.1204.0Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026129.0137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026254.2299.1Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.7Estimated43.1Blaenau Gwent

Per resident

Inverclyde is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Inverclyde Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £5,905, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029Inverclyde: £5,905Blaenau Gwent: £6,055Inverclyde: £5,930Blaenau Gwent: £5,719Inverclyde: £5,601

    £5,905£5,930£5,601Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £2,733, Blaenau Gwent £2,595Blaenau Gwent: £2,595Inverclyde: £2,733Blaenau Gwent: £2,606Inverclyde: £2,744Blaenau Gwent: £2,462Inverclyde: £2,592

    £2,733£2,744£2,592Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,595£2,606£2,462

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £1,847, Blaenau Gwent £1,946Blaenau Gwent: £1,946Inverclyde: £1,847Blaenau Gwent: £1,954Inverclyde: £1,854Blaenau Gwent: £1,846Inverclyde: £1,751

    £1,847£1,854£1,751Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,946£1,954£1,846

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Inverclyde £2,385, Blaenau Gwent £2,269Blaenau Gwent: £2,269Inverclyde: £2,385Blaenau Gwent: £2,279Inverclyde: £2,396Blaenau Gwent: £2,152Inverclyde: £2,263

    £2,385£2,396£2,263Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,269£2,279£2,152

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Inverclyde £131, Blaenau Gwent £126Blaenau Gwent: £126Inverclyde: £131Blaenau Gwent: £126Inverclyde: £131Blaenau Gwent: £119Inverclyde: £124

    £131£131£124Inverclyde 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: Inverclyde £209, Blaenau Gwent £192Blaenau Gwent: £192Inverclyde: £209Blaenau Gwent: £193Inverclyde: £210Blaenau Gwent: £182Inverclyde: £199

    £209£210£199Inverclyde 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: Inverclyde £7.15, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Inverclyde: £7.15Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Inverclyde: £7.18Blaenau Gwent: £7.90Inverclyde: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Blaenau Gwent is higher£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: Inverclyde £791, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968Inverclyde: £791Blaenau Gwent: £972Inverclyde: £794Blaenau Gwent: £918Inverclyde: £750

    £791£794£750Blaenau Gwent is higher£968£972£918

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £229, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208Inverclyde: £229Blaenau Gwent: £209Inverclyde: £229Blaenau Gwent: £197Inverclyde: £217

    £229£229£217Inverclyde is higher£208£209£197

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Inverclyde £102, Blaenau Gwent £125Blaenau Gwent: £125Inverclyde: £102Blaenau Gwent: £126Inverclyde: £102Blaenau Gwent: £119Inverclyde: £96

    £102£102£96Blaenau Gwent is higher£125£126£119

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Inverclyde £1,355, Blaenau Gwent £1,350Blaenau Gwent: £1,350Inverclyde: £1,355Blaenau Gwent: £1,356Inverclyde: £1,361Blaenau Gwent: £1,281Inverclyde: £1,285

    £1,355£1,361£1,285Inverclyde is higher£1,350£1,356£1,281

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Inverclyde £298, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303Inverclyde: £298Blaenau Gwent: £304Inverclyde: £299Blaenau Gwent: £287Inverclyde: £282

    £298£299£282Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£303£304£287

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Inverclyde £379, Blaenau Gwent £456Blaenau Gwent: £456Inverclyde: £379Blaenau Gwent: £458Inverclyde: £381Blaenau Gwent: £433Inverclyde: £360

    £379£381£360Blaenau Gwent is higher£456£458£433

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Inverclyde £4.79, Blaenau Gwent £6.05Blaenau Gwent: £6.05Inverclyde: £4.79Blaenau Gwent: £6.08Inverclyde: £4.81Blaenau Gwent: £5.74Inverclyde: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Blaenau Gwent is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Inverclyde £5.48, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33Inverclyde: £5.48Blaenau Gwent: £8.36Inverclyde: £5.51Blaenau Gwent: £7.90Inverclyde: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Blaenau Gwent is higher£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Inverclyde £8.77, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85Inverclyde: £8.77Blaenau Gwent: £8.88Inverclyde: £8.81Blaenau Gwent: £8.39Inverclyde: £8.32

    £8.77£8.81£8.32Blaenau 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: Inverclyde 208.7, Blaenau Gwent 201.0Blaenau Gwent: 201.0Inverclyde: 208.7

    208.7Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count201.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 32.4, Blaenau Gwent 33.4Blaenau Gwent: 33.4Inverclyde: 32.4

    32.4Blaenau 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: Inverclyde 47.8, Blaenau Gwent 39.8Blaenau Gwent: 39.8Inverclyde: 47.8

    47.8Inverclyde is higher39.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 129.0, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7Inverclyde: 129.0

    129.0Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 156.6, Blaenau Gwent 184.4Blaenau Gwent: 184.4Inverclyde: 156.6

    156.6Blaenau Gwent is higher184.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Inverclyde 23.2, Blaenau Gwent 26.6Blaenau Gwent: 26.6Inverclyde: 23.2

    23.2Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count26.6

Show the numbers
Inverclyde and Blaenau Gwent, per resident
MeasureInverclydeBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,905£5,930£5,601Estimated£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,733£2,744£2,592Estimated£2,595£2,606£2,462Inverclyde
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,847£1,854£1,751Estimated£1,946£1,954£1,846Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,385£2,396£2,263£2,269£2,279£2,152Inverclyde
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£126£126£119Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£209£210£199Estimated£192£193£182Inverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78Estimated£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£791£794£750Estimated£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£229£217Estimated£208£209£197Inverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£96Estimated£125£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,355£1,361£1,285£1,350£1,356£1,281Inverclyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£456£458£433Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.05£6.08£5.74Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.77£8.81£8.32Estimated£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.7201.0Inverclyde
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202632.433.4Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.839.8Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026129.0137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.6184.4Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.2Estimated26.6Blaenau Gwent

Total

Inverclyde is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 7. 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

Inverclyde Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Inverclyde £464.9m, Blaenau Gwent £408.2mBlaenau Gwent: £408.2mInverclyde: £464.9mBlaenau Gwent: £410.0mInverclyde: £466.9mBlaenau Gwent: £387.2mInverclyde: £441.0m

    £464.9m£466.9m£441.0mInverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Inverclyde £215.2m, Blaenau Gwent £175.7mBlaenau Gwent: £175.7mInverclyde: £215.2mBlaenau Gwent: £176.5mInverclyde: £216.1mBlaenau Gwent: £166.7mInverclyde: £204.1m

    £215.2m£216.1m£204.1mInverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Inverclyde £145.4m, Blaenau Gwent £131.7mBlaenau Gwent: £131.7mInverclyde: £145.4mBlaenau Gwent: £132.3mInverclyde: £146.0mBlaenau Gwent: £125.0mInverclyde: £137.9m

    £145.4m£146.0m£137.9mInverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Inverclyde £187.8m, Blaenau Gwent £153.6mBlaenau Gwent: £153.6mInverclyde: £187.8mBlaenau Gwent: £154.3mInverclyde: £188.6mBlaenau Gwent: £145.7mInverclyde: £178.2m

    £187.8m£188.6m£178.2mInverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Inverclyde £10.3m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mInverclyde: £10.3mBlaenau Gwent: £8.6mInverclyde: £10.3mBlaenau Gwent: £8.1mInverclyde: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mInverclyde 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: Inverclyde £16.5m, Blaenau Gwent £13.0mBlaenau Gwent: £13.0mInverclyde: £16.5mBlaenau Gwent: £13.1mInverclyde: £16.6mBlaenau Gwent: £12.3mInverclyde: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.6mInverclyde 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: Inverclyde £0.56m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mInverclyde: £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mInverclyde: £0.57mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mInverclyde: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mBlaenau Gwent is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £62.3m, Blaenau Gwent £65.5mBlaenau Gwent: £65.5mInverclyde: £62.3mBlaenau Gwent: £65.8mInverclyde: £62.5mBlaenau Gwent: £62.2mInverclyde: £59.1m

    £62.3m£62.5m£59.1mBlaenau Gwent is higher£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde £18.0m, Blaenau Gwent £14.1mBlaenau Gwent: £14.1mInverclyde: £18.0mBlaenau Gwent: £14.2mInverclyde: £18.1mBlaenau Gwent: £13.4mInverclyde: £17.1m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.1mInverclyde is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Inverclyde £8.0m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mInverclyde: £8.0mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mInverclyde: £8.0mBlaenau Gwent: £8.0mInverclyde: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.0m£7.6mBlaenau Gwent is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Inverclyde £106.7m, Blaenau Gwent £91.4mBlaenau Gwent: £91.4mInverclyde: £106.7mBlaenau Gwent: £91.8mInverclyde: £107.2mBlaenau Gwent: £86.7mInverclyde: £101.2m

    £106.7m£107.2m£101.2mInverclyde is higher£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Inverclyde £23.4m, Blaenau Gwent £20.5mBlaenau Gwent: £20.5mInverclyde: £23.4mBlaenau Gwent: £20.6mInverclyde: £23.5mBlaenau Gwent: £19.5mInverclyde: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mInverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Inverclyde £29.9m, Blaenau Gwent £30.9mBlaenau Gwent: £30.9mInverclyde: £29.9mBlaenau Gwent: £31.0mInverclyde: £30.0mBlaenau Gwent: £29.3mInverclyde: £28.3m

    £29.9m£30.0m£28.3mBlaenau Gwent is higher£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Inverclyde £0.38m, Blaenau Gwent £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mInverclyde: £0.38mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mInverclyde: £0.38mBlaenau Gwent: £0.39mInverclyde: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBlaenau Gwent is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Inverclyde £0.43m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mInverclyde: £0.43mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mInverclyde: £0.43mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mInverclyde: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mBlaenau Gwent is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Inverclyde £0.69m, Blaenau Gwent £0.60mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mInverclyde: £0.69mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mInverclyde: £0.69mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mInverclyde: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mInverclyde is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Inverclyde 16,430, Blaenau Gwent 13,612Blaenau Gwent: 13,612Inverclyde: 16,430

    16,430Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count13,612

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Inverclyde 2,549, Blaenau Gwent 2,259Blaenau Gwent: 2,259Inverclyde: 2,549

    2,549Inverclyde 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: Inverclyde 3,760, Blaenau Gwent 2,696Blaenau Gwent: 2,696Inverclyde: 3,760

    3,760Inverclyde is higher2,696

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Inverclyde 10,160, Blaenau Gwent 9,323Blaenau Gwent: 9,323Inverclyde: 10,160

    10,160Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count9,323

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Inverclyde 12,327, Blaenau Gwent 12,488Blaenau Gwent: 12,488Inverclyde: 12,327

    12,327Blaenau Gwent is higher12,488

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Inverclyde 1,827, Blaenau Gwent 1,800Blaenau Gwent: 1,800Inverclyde: 1,827

    1,827Inverclyde is higherDepends on how you count1,800

Show the numbers
Inverclyde and Blaenau Gwent, total
MeasureInverclydeBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£464.9m£466.9m£441.0mEstimated£408.2m£410.0m£387.2mInverclyde
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£215.2m£216.1m£204.1mEstimated£175.7m£176.5m£166.7mInverclyde
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.4m£146.0m£137.9mEstimated£131.7m£132.3m£125.0mInverclyde
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£187.8m£188.6m£178.2m£153.6m£154.3m£145.7mInverclyde
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mInverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mEstimated£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mInverclyde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mEstimated£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mBlaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.3m£62.5m£59.1mEstimated£65.5m£65.8m£62.2mBlaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mEstimated£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mInverclyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mEstimated£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mBlaenau Gwent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.7m£107.2m£101.2m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mInverclyde
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mInverclyde
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mBlaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBlaenau Gwent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mBlaenau Gwent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mEstimated£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mInverclyde
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,43013,612Inverclyde
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5492,259Inverclyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7602,696Inverclyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,1609,323Inverclyde
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,32712,488Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,827Estimated1,800Inverclyde

Sources

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

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