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Gwynedd and Herefordshire, County of

120,713 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

Gwynedd is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 18 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

Gwynedd is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 6. 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

Gwynedd Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £4,616, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Gwynedd: £4,616Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Gwynedd: £4,636Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Gwynedd: £4,379

    £4,616£4,636£4,379Herefordshire, County of is higher£4,730£4,750£4,486

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gwynedd £12,524, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Gwynedd: £12,524Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Gwynedd: £12,577Herefordshire, County of: £11,724Gwynedd: £11,880

    £12,524£12,577£11,880Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£12,360£12,413£11,724

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £1,757, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Gwynedd: £1,757Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Gwynedd: £1,765Herefordshire, County of: £1,518Gwynedd: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£1,601£1,608£1,518

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gwynedd £11,102, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Gwynedd: £11,102Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Gwynedd: £11,150Herefordshire, County of: £10,834Gwynedd: £10,531

    £11,102£11,150£10,531Herefordshire, County of is higher£11,422£11,471£10,834

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gwynedd £480, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313Gwynedd: £480Herefordshire, County of: £315Gwynedd: £482Herefordshire, County of: £297Gwynedd: £455

    £480£482£455Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£313£315£297

  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: Gwynedd £910, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604Gwynedd: £910Herefordshire, County of: £607Gwynedd: £914Herefordshire, County of: £573Gwynedd: £863

    £910£914£863Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£604£607£573

  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: Gwynedd £32, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Gwynedd: £32Herefordshire, County of: £21Gwynedd: £32Herefordshire, County of: £20Gwynedd: £30

    £32£32£30Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £461, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Gwynedd: £461Herefordshire, County of: £391Gwynedd: £463Herefordshire, County of: £369Gwynedd: £438

    £461£463£438Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £115, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Gwynedd: £115Herefordshire, County of: £98Gwynedd: £116Herefordshire, County of: £92Gwynedd: £109

    £115£116£109Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

  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: Gwynedd £95, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92Gwynedd: £95Herefordshire, County of: £92Gwynedd: £95Herefordshire, County of: £87Gwynedd: £90

    £95£95£90Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £1,304, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Gwynedd: £1,304Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Gwynedd: £1,310Herefordshire, County of: £1,145Gwynedd: £1,237

    £1,304£1,310£1,237Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gwynedd £185, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Gwynedd: £185Herefordshire, County of: £163Gwynedd: £185Herefordshire, County of: £154Gwynedd: £175

    £185£185£175Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £346, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291Gwynedd: £346Herefordshire, County of: £292Gwynedd: £347Herefordshire, County of: £276Gwynedd: £328

    £346£347£328Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£291£292£276

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £5.11, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Gwynedd: £5.11Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Gwynedd: £5.13Herefordshire, County of: £4.94Gwynedd: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £7.22, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Gwynedd: £7.22Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Gwynedd: £7.25Herefordshire, County of: £5.57Gwynedd: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £7.96, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Gwynedd: £7.96Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Gwynedd: £7.99Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Gwynedd: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gwynedd 1,001.6, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0Gwynedd: 1,001.6

    1,001.6Herefordshire, County of is higher1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gwynedd 121.5, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3Gwynedd: 121.5

    121.5Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count78.3

  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: Gwynedd 175.5, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1Gwynedd: 175.5

    175.5Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count124.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 66.6, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Gwynedd: 66.6

    66.6Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count55.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd 175.7, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1Gwynedd: 175.7

    175.7Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count152.1

  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: Gwynedd 19.8, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9Gwynedd: 19.8

    19.8Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count19.9

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Gwynedd and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasureGwyneddHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,616£4,636£4,379£4,730£4,750£4,486Herefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,524£12,577£11,880£12,360£12,413£11,724Gwynedd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£1,601£1,608£1,518Gwynedd
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,102£11,150£10,531£11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£480£482£455£313£315£297Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£910£914£863£604£607£573Gwynedd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£30£21£21£20Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£461£463£438£389£391£369Gwynedd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£97£98£92Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£92£92£87Gwynedd
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,304£1,310£1,237£1,207£1,212£1,145Gwynedd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£185£185£175£162£163£154Gwynedd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£346£347£328£291£292£276Gwynedd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£5.21£5.23£4.94Herefordshire, County of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£5.87£5.90£5.57Gwynedd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.61,011.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.578.3Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.5124.1Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.655.5Gwynedd
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.7152.1Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.819.9Herefordshire, County of

Per resident

Gwynedd is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 5. 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

Gwynedd Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £4,616, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Gwynedd: £4,616Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Gwynedd: £4,636Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Gwynedd: £4,379

    £4,616£4,636£4,379Herefordshire, County of is higher£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £2,777, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Gwynedd: £2,777Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Gwynedd: £2,789Herefordshire, County of: £2,991Gwynedd: £2,634

    £2,777£2,789£2,634Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£3,154£3,167£2,991

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £1,071, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919Gwynedd: £1,071Herefordshire, County of: £923Gwynedd: £1,075Herefordshire, County of: £871Gwynedd: £1,016

    £1,071£1,075£1,016Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gwynedd £2,462, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Gwynedd: £2,462Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Gwynedd: £2,472Herefordshire, County of: £2,764Gwynedd: £2,335

    £2,462£2,472£2,335Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gwynedd £106, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80Gwynedd: £106Herefordshire, County of: £80Gwynedd: £107Herefordshire, County of: £76Gwynedd: £101

    £106£107£101Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £202, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154Gwynedd: £202Herefordshire, County of: £155Gwynedd: £203Herefordshire, County of: £146Gwynedd: £191

    £202£203£191Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £7.11, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Gwynedd: £7.11Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Gwynedd: £7.14Herefordshire, County of: £5.01Gwynedd: £6.74

    £7.11£7.14£6.74Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£5.28£5.30£5.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £461, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Gwynedd: £461Herefordshire, County of: £391Gwynedd: £463Herefordshire, County of: £369Gwynedd: £438

    £461£463£438Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £115, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Gwynedd: £115Herefordshire, County of: £98Gwynedd: £116Herefordshire, County of: £92Gwynedd: £109

    £115£116£109Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £58, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53Gwynedd: £58Herefordshire, County of: £53Gwynedd: £58Herefordshire, County of: £50Gwynedd: £55

    £58£58£55Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gwynedd £795, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693Gwynedd: £795Herefordshire, County of: £696Gwynedd: £798Herefordshire, County of: £657Gwynedd: £754

    £795£798£754Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gwynedd £185, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Gwynedd: £185Herefordshire, County of: £163Gwynedd: £185Herefordshire, County of: £154Gwynedd: £175

    £185£185£175Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gwynedd £211, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167Gwynedd: £211Herefordshire, County of: £168Gwynedd: £211Herefordshire, County of: £158Gwynedd: £200

    £211£211£200Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gwynedd £3.12, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Gwynedd: £3.12Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Gwynedd: £3.13Herefordshire, County of: £2.84Gwynedd: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gwynedd £4.40, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Gwynedd: £4.40Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Gwynedd: £4.41Herefordshire, County of: £3.20Gwynedd: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £7.96, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Gwynedd: £7.96Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Gwynedd: £7.99Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Gwynedd: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 222.1, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0Gwynedd: 222.1

    222.1Herefordshire, County of is higher258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 27.0, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0Gwynedd: 27.0

    27.0Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 38.9, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7Gwynedd: 38.9

    38.9Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count31.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 66.6, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Gwynedd: 66.6

    66.6Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 107.1, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3Gwynedd: 107.1

    107.1Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count87.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 12.0, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4Gwynedd: 12.0

    12.0Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Gwynedd and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasureGwyneddHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,616£4,636£4,379£4,730£4,750£4,486Herefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,777£2,789£2,634£3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,071£1,075£1,016£919£923£871Gwynedd
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,462£2,472£2,335£2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£80£80£76Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£191£154£155£146Gwynedd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.11£7.14£6.74£5.28£5.30£5.01Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£461£463£438£389£391£369Gwynedd
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£97£98£92Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£53£53£50Gwynedd
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£795£798£754£693£696£657Gwynedd
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£185£185£175£162£163£154Gwynedd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£167£168£158Gwynedd
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£2.99£3.01£2.84Gwynedd
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£3.37£3.39£3.20Gwynedd
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026222.1258.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.020.0Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.931.7Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.655.5Gwynedd
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026107.187.3Gwynedd
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.011.4Gwynedd

Total

Gwynedd is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 22. 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

Gwynedd Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gwynedd £557.3m, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mGwynedd: £557.3mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mGwynedd: £559.6mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mGwynedd: £528.6m

    £557.3m£559.6m£528.6mHerefordshire, County of is higher£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gwynedd £335.2m, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mGwynedd: £335.2mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mGwynedd: £336.6mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mGwynedd: £317.9m

    £335.2m£336.6m£317.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gwynedd £129.2m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mGwynedd: £129.2mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mGwynedd: £129.8mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mGwynedd: £122.6m

    £129.2m£129.8m£122.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gwynedd £297.1m, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mGwynedd: £297.1mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mGwynedd: £298.4mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mGwynedd: £281.9m

    £297.1m£298.4m£281.9mHerefordshire, County of is higher£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gwynedd £12.8m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mGwynedd: £12.8mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mGwynedd: £12.9mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mGwynedd: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd £24.3m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mGwynedd: £24.3mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mGwynedd: £24.5mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mGwynedd: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.5m£23.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gwynedd £0.86m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mGwynedd: £0.86mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mGwynedd: £0.86mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mGwynedd: £0.81m

    £0.86m£0.86m£0.81mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd £55.7m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mGwynedd: £55.7mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mGwynedd: £55.9mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mGwynedd: £52.8m

    £55.7m£55.9m£52.8mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd £13.9m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mGwynedd: £13.9mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mGwynedd: £13.9mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mGwynedd: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gwynedd £7.0m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mGwynedd: £7.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mGwynedd: £7.0mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mGwynedd: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gwynedd £95.9m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mGwynedd: £95.9mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mGwynedd: £96.3mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mGwynedd: £91.0m

    £95.9m£96.3m£91.0mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gwynedd £22.3m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mGwynedd: £22.3mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mGwynedd: £22.4mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mGwynedd: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gwynedd £25.4m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mGwynedd: £25.4mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mGwynedd: £25.5mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mGwynedd: £24.1m

    £25.4m£25.5m£24.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gwynedd £0.38m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mGwynedd: £0.38mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mGwynedd: £0.38mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mGwynedd: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gwynedd £0.53m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mGwynedd: £0.53mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mGwynedd: £0.53mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mGwynedd: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gwynedd £0.96m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mGwynedd: £0.96mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mGwynedd: £0.97mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mGwynedd: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.97m£0.91mHerefordshire, County of is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gwynedd 26,806, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545Gwynedd: 26,806

    26,806Herefordshire, County of is higher49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gwynedd 3,253, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839Gwynedd: 3,253

    3,253Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count3,839

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd 4,698, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081Gwynedd: 4,698

    4,698Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count6,081

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd 8,038, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667Gwynedd: 8,038

    8,038Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gwynedd 12,924, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762Gwynedd: 12,924

    12,924Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count16,762

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gwynedd 1,453, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191Gwynedd: 1,453

    1,453Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,191

Show the numbers
Gwynedd and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasureGwyneddHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£557.3m£559.6m£528.6m£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£335.2m£336.6m£317.9m£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£129.2m£129.8m£122.6m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£297.1m£298.4m£281.9m£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.5m£23.1m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£55.9m£52.8m£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.9m£96.3m£91.0m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,80649,545Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,2533,839Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,6986,081Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,03810,667Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,92416,762Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4532,191Herefordshire, County of

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.