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North Lanarkshire and Blaenau Gwent

343,550 and 67,712 residents (mid-2024).

North Lanarkshire is higher than Blaenau Gwent on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 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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Per person in the age group

North Lanarkshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Blaenau Gwent on 16. 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

North Lanarkshire Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Lanarkshire £5,192, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029North Lanarkshire: £5,192Blaenau Gwent: £6,055North Lanarkshire: £5,214Blaenau Gwent: £5,719North Lanarkshire: £4,925

    £5,192£5,214£4,925Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £13,593, Blaenau Gwent £13,294Blaenau Gwent: £13,294North Lanarkshire: £13,593Blaenau Gwent: £13,351North Lanarkshire: £13,651Blaenau Gwent: £12,610North Lanarkshire: £12,894

    £13,593£13,651£12,894North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £2,483, Blaenau Gwent £3,155Blaenau Gwent: £3,155North Lanarkshire: £2,483Blaenau Gwent: £3,169North Lanarkshire: £2,493Blaenau Gwent: £2,993North Lanarkshire: £2,355

    £2,483£2,493£2,355Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £11,727, Blaenau Gwent £11,623Blaenau Gwent: £11,623North Lanarkshire: £11,727Blaenau Gwent: £11,673North Lanarkshire: £11,777Blaenau Gwent: £11,025North Lanarkshire: £11,124

    £11,727£11,777£11,124North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £670, Blaenau Gwent £645Blaenau Gwent: £645North Lanarkshire: £670Blaenau Gwent: £648North Lanarkshire: £673Blaenau Gwent: £612North Lanarkshire: £635

    £670£673£635North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £1,160, Blaenau Gwent £983Blaenau Gwent: £983North Lanarkshire: £1,160Blaenau Gwent: £988North Lanarkshire: £1,164Blaenau Gwent: £933North Lanarkshire: £1,100

    £1,160£1,164£1,100North Lanarkshire is higher£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: North Lanarkshire £37, Blaenau Gwent £43Blaenau Gwent: £43North Lanarkshire: £37Blaenau Gwent: £43North Lanarkshire: £37Blaenau Gwent: £40North Lanarkshire: £35

    £37£37£35Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £776, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968North Lanarkshire: £776Blaenau Gwent: £972North Lanarkshire: £779Blaenau Gwent: £918North Lanarkshire: £736

    £776£779£736Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £230, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208North Lanarkshire: £230Blaenau Gwent: £209North Lanarkshire: £231Blaenau Gwent: £197North Lanarkshire: £218

    £230£231£218North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £159, Blaenau Gwent £203Blaenau Gwent: £203North Lanarkshire: £159Blaenau Gwent: £204North Lanarkshire: £159Blaenau Gwent: £193North Lanarkshire: £150

    £159£159£150Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£203£204£193

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lanarkshire £1,768, Blaenau Gwent £2,189Blaenau Gwent: £2,189North Lanarkshire: £1,768Blaenau Gwent: £2,199North Lanarkshire: £1,776Blaenau Gwent: £2,077North Lanarkshire: £1,677

    £1,768£1,776£1,677Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,189£2,199£2,077

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Lanarkshire £234, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303North Lanarkshire: £234Blaenau Gwent: £304North Lanarkshire: £235Blaenau Gwent: £287North Lanarkshire: £222

    £234£235£222Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £537, Blaenau Gwent £740Blaenau Gwent: £740North Lanarkshire: £537Blaenau Gwent: £743North Lanarkshire: £539Blaenau Gwent: £701North Lanarkshire: £509

    £537£539£509Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £7.80, Blaenau Gwent £9.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.80North Lanarkshire: £7.80Blaenau Gwent: £9.85North Lanarkshire: £7.83Blaenau Gwent: £9.30North Lanarkshire: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£9.80£9.85£9.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Lanarkshire £11, Blaenau Gwent £14Blaenau Gwent: £14North Lanarkshire: £11Blaenau Gwent: £14North Lanarkshire: £11Blaenau Gwent: £13North Lanarkshire: £11

    £11Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Lanarkshire £7.54, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85North Lanarkshire: £7.54Blaenau Gwent: £8.88North Lanarkshire: £7.57Blaenau Gwent: £8.39North Lanarkshire: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 1,010.9, Blaenau Gwent 1,029.7Blaenau Gwent: 1,029.7North Lanarkshire: 1,010.9

    1,010.9Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 165.3, Blaenau Gwent 170.9Blaenau Gwent: 170.9North Lanarkshire: 165.3

    165.3Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 241.7, Blaenau Gwent 204.0Blaenau Gwent: 204.0North Lanarkshire: 241.7

    241.7North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire 122.3, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7North Lanarkshire: 122.3

    122.3Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 225.4, Blaenau Gwent 299.1Blaenau Gwent: 299.1North Lanarkshire: 225.4

    225.4Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 38.4, Blaenau Gwent 43.1Blaenau Gwent: 43.1North Lanarkshire: 38.4

    38.4Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count43.1

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North Lanarkshire and Blaenau Gwent, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth LanarkshireBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,192£5,214£4,925Estimated£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,593£13,651£12,894Estimated£13,294£13,351£12,610North Lanarkshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,483£2,493£2,355Estimated£3,155£3,169£2,993Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,727£11,777£11,124£11,623£11,673£11,025North Lanarkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£670£673£635£645£648£612North Lanarkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,160£1,164£1,100Estimated£983£988£933North Lanarkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35Estimated£43£43£40Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£776£779£736Estimated£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218Estimated£208£209£197North Lanarkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£159£159£150Estimated£203£204£193Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,768£1,776£1,677£2,189£2,199£2,077Blaenau Gwent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£537£539£509£740£743£701Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£9.80£9.85£9.30Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£14£14£13Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15Estimated£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.91,029.7Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.3170.9Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026241.7204.0North Lanarkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026122.3137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.4299.1Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.4Estimated43.1Blaenau Gwent

Per resident

North Lanarkshire 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

North Lanarkshire Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Lanarkshire £5,192, Blaenau Gwent £6,029Blaenau Gwent: £6,029North Lanarkshire: £5,192Blaenau Gwent: £6,055North Lanarkshire: £5,214Blaenau Gwent: £5,719North Lanarkshire: £4,925

    £5,192£5,214£4,925Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6,029£6,055£5,719

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Lanarkshire £2,352, Blaenau Gwent £2,595Blaenau Gwent: £2,595North Lanarkshire: £2,352Blaenau Gwent: £2,606North Lanarkshire: £2,362Blaenau Gwent: £2,462North Lanarkshire: £2,231

    £2,352£2,362£2,231Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £1,592, Blaenau Gwent £1,946Blaenau Gwent: £1,946North Lanarkshire: £1,592Blaenau Gwent: £1,954North Lanarkshire: £1,598Blaenau Gwent: £1,846North Lanarkshire: £1,510

    £1,592£1,598£1,510Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,946£1,954£1,846

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Lanarkshire £2,030, Blaenau Gwent £2,269Blaenau Gwent: £2,269North Lanarkshire: £2,030Blaenau Gwent: £2,279North Lanarkshire: £2,038Blaenau Gwent: £2,152North Lanarkshire: £1,925

    £2,030£2,038£1,925Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£2,269£2,279£2,152

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Lanarkshire £116, Blaenau Gwent £126Blaenau Gwent: £126North Lanarkshire: £116Blaenau Gwent: £126North Lanarkshire: £116Blaenau Gwent: £119North Lanarkshire: £110

    £116£116£110Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £201, Blaenau Gwent £192Blaenau Gwent: £192North Lanarkshire: £201Blaenau Gwent: £193North Lanarkshire: £202Blaenau Gwent: £182North Lanarkshire: £190

    £201£202£190North Lanarkshire is higher£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: North Lanarkshire £6.34, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33North Lanarkshire: £6.34Blaenau Gwent: £8.36North Lanarkshire: £6.36Blaenau Gwent: £7.90North Lanarkshire: £6.01

    £6.34£6.36£6.01Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £776, Blaenau Gwent £968Blaenau Gwent: £968North Lanarkshire: £776Blaenau Gwent: £972North Lanarkshire: £779Blaenau Gwent: £918North Lanarkshire: £736

    £776£779£736Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire £230, Blaenau Gwent £208Blaenau Gwent: £208North Lanarkshire: £230Blaenau Gwent: £209North Lanarkshire: £231Blaenau Gwent: £197North Lanarkshire: £218

    £230£231£218North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £102, Blaenau Gwent £125Blaenau Gwent: £125North Lanarkshire: £102Blaenau Gwent: £126North Lanarkshire: £102Blaenau Gwent: £119North Lanarkshire: £96

    £102£102£96Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Lanarkshire £1,134, Blaenau Gwent £1,350Blaenau Gwent: £1,350North Lanarkshire: £1,134Blaenau Gwent: £1,356North Lanarkshire: £1,138Blaenau Gwent: £1,281North Lanarkshire: £1,075

    £1,134£1,138£1,075Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£1,350£1,356£1,281

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Lanarkshire £234, Blaenau Gwent £303Blaenau Gwent: £303North Lanarkshire: £234Blaenau Gwent: £304North Lanarkshire: £235Blaenau Gwent: £287North Lanarkshire: £222

    £234£235£222Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£303£304£287

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Lanarkshire £344, Blaenau Gwent £456Blaenau Gwent: £456North Lanarkshire: £344Blaenau Gwent: £458North Lanarkshire: £346Blaenau Gwent: £433North Lanarkshire: £327

    £344£346£327Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£456£458£433

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Lanarkshire £5.00, Blaenau Gwent £6.05Blaenau Gwent: £6.05North Lanarkshire: £5.00Blaenau Gwent: £6.08North Lanarkshire: £5.02Blaenau Gwent: £5.74North Lanarkshire: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Lanarkshire £7.28, Blaenau Gwent £8.33Blaenau Gwent: £8.33North Lanarkshire: £7.28Blaenau Gwent: £8.36North Lanarkshire: £7.32Blaenau Gwent: £7.90North Lanarkshire: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Lanarkshire £7.54, Blaenau Gwent £8.85Blaenau Gwent: £8.85North Lanarkshire: £7.54Blaenau Gwent: £8.88North Lanarkshire: £7.57Blaenau Gwent: £8.39North Lanarkshire: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 174.9, Blaenau Gwent 201.0Blaenau Gwent: 201.0North Lanarkshire: 174.9

    174.9Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count201.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Lanarkshire 28.6, Blaenau Gwent 33.4Blaenau Gwent: 33.4North Lanarkshire: 28.6

    28.6Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 41.8, Blaenau Gwent 39.8Blaenau Gwent: 39.8North Lanarkshire: 41.8

    41.8North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire 122.3, Blaenau Gwent 137.7Blaenau Gwent: 137.7North Lanarkshire: 122.3

    122.3Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count137.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Lanarkshire 144.5, Blaenau Gwent 184.4Blaenau Gwent: 184.4North Lanarkshire: 144.5

    144.5Blaenau 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: North Lanarkshire 24.6, Blaenau Gwent 26.6Blaenau Gwent: 26.6North Lanarkshire: 24.6

    24.6Blaenau Gwent is higherDepends on how you count26.6

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North Lanarkshire and Blaenau Gwent, per resident
MeasureNorth LanarkshireBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,192£5,214£4,925Estimated£6,029£6,055£5,719Blaenau Gwent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,352£2,362£2,231Estimated£2,595£2,606£2,462Blaenau Gwent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,592£1,598£1,510Estimated£1,946£1,954£1,846Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,030£2,038£1,925£2,269£2,279£2,152Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£126£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£190Estimated£192£193£182North Lanarkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01Estimated£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£776£779£736Estimated£968£972£918Blaenau Gwent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218Estimated£208£209£197North Lanarkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£96Estimated£125£126£119Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,134£1,138£1,075£1,350£1,356£1,281Blaenau Gwent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£303£304£287Blaenau Gwent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£344£346£327£456£458£433Blaenau Gwent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£6.05£6.08£5.74Blaenau Gwent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£8.33£8.36£7.90Blaenau Gwent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15Estimated£8.85£8.88£8.39Blaenau Gwent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026174.9201.0Blaenau Gwent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.633.4Blaenau Gwent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.839.8North Lanarkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026122.3137.7Blaenau Gwent
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.5184.4Blaenau Gwent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.6Estimated26.6Blaenau Gwent

Total

North Lanarkshire 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

North Lanarkshire Blaenau Gwent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Lanarkshire £1.8bn, Blaenau Gwent £408.2mBlaenau Gwent: £408.2mNorth Lanarkshire: £1.8bnBlaenau Gwent: £410.0mNorth Lanarkshire: £1.8bnBlaenau Gwent: £387.2mNorth Lanarkshire: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Lanarkshire £808.2m, Blaenau Gwent £175.7mBlaenau Gwent: £175.7mNorth Lanarkshire: £808.2mBlaenau Gwent: £176.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £811.6mBlaenau Gwent: £166.7mNorth Lanarkshire: £766.6m

    £808.2m£811.6m£766.6mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Lanarkshire £546.8m, Blaenau Gwent £131.7mBlaenau Gwent: £131.7mNorth Lanarkshire: £546.8mBlaenau Gwent: £132.3mNorth Lanarkshire: £549.1mBlaenau Gwent: £125.0mNorth Lanarkshire: £518.7m

    £546.8m£549.1m£518.7mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Lanarkshire £697.3m, Blaenau Gwent £153.6mBlaenau Gwent: £153.6mNorth Lanarkshire: £697.3mBlaenau Gwent: £154.3mNorth Lanarkshire: £700.2mBlaenau Gwent: £145.7mNorth Lanarkshire: £661.4m

    £697.3m£700.2m£661.4mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Lanarkshire £39.8m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £39.8mBlaenau Gwent: £8.6mNorth Lanarkshire: £40.0mBlaenau Gwent: £8.1mNorth Lanarkshire: £37.8m

    £39.8m£40.0m£37.8mNorth Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £68.9m, Blaenau Gwent £13.0mBlaenau Gwent: £13.0mNorth Lanarkshire: £68.9mBlaenau Gwent: £13.1mNorth Lanarkshire: £69.2mBlaenau Gwent: £12.3mNorth Lanarkshire: £65.4m

    £68.9m£69.2m£65.4mNorth Lanarkshire is higher£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: North Lanarkshire £2.2m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.2mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.2mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mNorth Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £266.6m, Blaenau Gwent £65.5mBlaenau Gwent: £65.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £266.6mBlaenau Gwent: £65.8mNorth Lanarkshire: £267.8mBlaenau Gwent: £62.2mNorth Lanarkshire: £252.9m

    £266.6m£267.8m£252.9mNorth Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £79.0m, Blaenau Gwent £14.1mBlaenau Gwent: £14.1mNorth Lanarkshire: £79.0mBlaenau Gwent: £14.2mNorth Lanarkshire: £79.4mBlaenau Gwent: £13.4mNorth Lanarkshire: £75.0m

    £79.0m£79.4m£75.0mNorth Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire £34.9m, Blaenau Gwent £8.5mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £34.9mBlaenau Gwent: £8.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £35.1mBlaenau Gwent: £8.0mNorth Lanarkshire: £33.1m

    £34.9m£35.1m£33.1mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Lanarkshire £389.4m, Blaenau Gwent £91.4mBlaenau Gwent: £91.4mNorth Lanarkshire: £389.4mBlaenau Gwent: £91.8mNorth Lanarkshire: £391.1mBlaenau Gwent: £86.7mNorth Lanarkshire: £369.4m

    £389.4m£391.1m£369.4mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Lanarkshire £80.5m, Blaenau Gwent £20.5mBlaenau Gwent: £20.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £80.5mBlaenau Gwent: £20.6mNorth Lanarkshire: £80.9mBlaenau Gwent: £19.5mNorth Lanarkshire: £76.4m

    £80.5m£80.9m£76.4mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Lanarkshire £118.3m, Blaenau Gwent £30.9mBlaenau Gwent: £30.9mNorth Lanarkshire: £118.3mBlaenau Gwent: £31.0mNorth Lanarkshire: £118.8mBlaenau Gwent: £29.3mNorth Lanarkshire: £112.2m

    £118.3m£118.8m£112.2mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Lanarkshire £1.7m, Blaenau Gwent £0.41mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mNorth Lanarkshire: £1.7mBlaenau Gwent: £0.41mNorth Lanarkshire: £1.7mBlaenau Gwent: £0.39mNorth Lanarkshire: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Lanarkshire £2.5m, Blaenau Gwent £0.56mBlaenau Gwent: £0.56mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.5mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.5mBlaenau Gwent: £0.54mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.4m

    £2.5m£2.5m£2.4mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Lanarkshire £2.6m, Blaenau Gwent £0.60mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.6mBlaenau Gwent: £0.60mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.6mBlaenau Gwent: £0.57mNorth Lanarkshire: £2.5m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.5mNorth Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Lanarkshire 60,102, Blaenau Gwent 13,612Blaenau Gwent: 13,612North Lanarkshire: 60,102

    60,102North Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count13,612

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Lanarkshire 9,825, Blaenau Gwent 2,259Blaenau Gwent: 2,259North Lanarkshire: 9,825

    9,825North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire 14,370, Blaenau Gwent 2,696Blaenau Gwent: 2,696North Lanarkshire: 14,370

    14,370North Lanarkshire is higher2,696

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Lanarkshire 42,005, Blaenau Gwent 9,323Blaenau Gwent: 9,323North Lanarkshire: 42,005

    42,005North Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count9,323

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Lanarkshire 49,642, Blaenau Gwent 12,488Blaenau Gwent: 12,488North Lanarkshire: 49,642

    49,642North Lanarkshire 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: North Lanarkshire 8,464, Blaenau Gwent 1,800Blaenau Gwent: 1,800North Lanarkshire: 8,464

    8,464North Lanarkshire is higherDepends on how you count1,800

Show the numbers
North Lanarkshire and Blaenau Gwent, total
MeasureNorth LanarkshireBlaenau GwentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnEstimated£408.2m£410.0m£387.2mNorth Lanarkshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£808.2m£811.6m£766.6mEstimated£175.7m£176.5m£166.7mNorth Lanarkshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£546.8m£549.1m£518.7mEstimated£131.7m£132.3m£125.0mNorth Lanarkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£697.3m£700.2m£661.4m£153.6m£154.3m£145.7mNorth Lanarkshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m£8.5m£8.6m£8.1mNorth Lanarkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£68.9m£69.2m£65.4mEstimated£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mNorth Lanarkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mEstimated£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mNorth Lanarkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£266.6m£267.8m£252.9mEstimated£65.5m£65.8m£62.2mNorth Lanarkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£79.0m£79.4m£75.0mEstimated£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mNorth Lanarkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.9m£35.1m£33.1mEstimated£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mNorth Lanarkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£389.4m£391.1m£369.4m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mNorth Lanarkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£80.5m£80.9m£76.4m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mNorth Lanarkshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£118.3m£118.8m£112.2m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mNorth Lanarkshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorth Lanarkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mNorth Lanarkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.5mEstimated£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mNorth Lanarkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,10213,612North Lanarkshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,8252,259North Lanarkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202614,3702,696North Lanarkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202642,0059,323North Lanarkshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202649,64212,488North Lanarkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,464Estimated1,800North Lanarkshire

Sources

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

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