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Gwynedd and Pembrokeshire

120,713 and 125,670 residents (mid-2024).

Gwynedd is higher than Pembrokeshire on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 7 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 8 of 22 measures, and Pembrokeshire 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

Gwynedd Pembrokeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £4,616, Pembrokeshire £5,346Pembrokeshire: £5,346Gwynedd: £4,616Pembrokeshire: £5,369Gwynedd: £4,636Pembrokeshire: £5,071Gwynedd: £4,379

    £4,616£4,636£4,379Pembrokeshire is higher£5,346£5,369£5,071

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gwynedd £12,524, Pembrokeshire £12,277Pembrokeshire: £12,277Gwynedd: £12,524Pembrokeshire: £12,329Gwynedd: £12,577Pembrokeshire: £11,645Gwynedd: £11,880

    £12,524£12,577£11,880Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£12,277£12,329£11,645

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £1,757, Pembrokeshire £2,270Pembrokeshire: £2,270Gwynedd: £1,757Pembrokeshire: £2,280Gwynedd: £1,765Pembrokeshire: £2,154Gwynedd: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Pembrokeshire is higher£2,270£2,280£2,154

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gwynedd £11,102, Pembrokeshire £11,023Pembrokeshire: £11,023Gwynedd: £11,102Pembrokeshire: £11,070Gwynedd: £11,150Pembrokeshire: £10,456Gwynedd: £10,531

    £11,102£11,150£10,531Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£11,023£11,070£10,456

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gwynedd £480, Pembrokeshire £430Pembrokeshire: £430Gwynedd: £480Pembrokeshire: £432Gwynedd: £482Pembrokeshire: £408Gwynedd: £455

    £480£482£455Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£430£432£408

  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, Pembrokeshire £795Pembrokeshire: £795Gwynedd: £910Pembrokeshire: £798Gwynedd: £914Pembrokeshire: £754Gwynedd: £863

    £910£914£863Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£795£798£754

  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, Pembrokeshire £29Pembrokeshire: £29Gwynedd: £32Pembrokeshire: £29Gwynedd: £32Pembrokeshire: £27Gwynedd: £30

    £32£32£30Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £461, Pembrokeshire £592Pembrokeshire: £592Gwynedd: £461Pembrokeshire: £594Gwynedd: £463Pembrokeshire: £561Gwynedd: £438

    £461£463£438Pembrokeshire is higher£592£594£561

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £115, Pembrokeshire £141Pembrokeshire: £141Gwynedd: £115Pembrokeshire: £142Gwynedd: £116Pembrokeshire: £134Gwynedd: £109

    £115£116£109Pembrokeshire is higher£141£142£134

  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, Pembrokeshire £155Pembrokeshire: £155Gwynedd: £95Pembrokeshire: £155Gwynedd: £95Pembrokeshire: £147Gwynedd: £90

    £95£95£90Pembrokeshire is higher£155£155£147

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £1,304, Pembrokeshire £1,655Pembrokeshire: £1,655Gwynedd: £1,304Pembrokeshire: £1,662Gwynedd: £1,310Pembrokeshire: £1,570Gwynedd: £1,237

    £1,304£1,310£1,237Pembrokeshire is higher£1,655£1,662£1,570

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gwynedd £185, Pembrokeshire £174Pembrokeshire: £174Gwynedd: £185Pembrokeshire: £175Gwynedd: £185Pembrokeshire: £165Gwynedd: £175

    £185£185£175Gwynedd is higher£174£175£165

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £346, Pembrokeshire £445Pembrokeshire: £445Gwynedd: £346Pembrokeshire: £447Gwynedd: £347Pembrokeshire: £422Gwynedd: £328

    £346£347£328Pembrokeshire is higher£445£447£422

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £5.11, Pembrokeshire £7.66Pembrokeshire: £7.66Gwynedd: £5.11Pembrokeshire: £7.70Gwynedd: £5.13Pembrokeshire: £7.27Gwynedd: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Pembrokeshire is higher£7.66£7.70£7.27

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gwynedd £7.22, Pembrokeshire £8.62Pembrokeshire: £8.62Gwynedd: £7.22Pembrokeshire: £8.66Gwynedd: £7.25Pembrokeshire: £8.18Gwynedd: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85Pembrokeshire is higher£8.62£8.66£8.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £7.96, Pembrokeshire £9.35Pembrokeshire: £9.35Gwynedd: £7.96Pembrokeshire: £9.39Gwynedd: £7.99Pembrokeshire: £8.87Gwynedd: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Pembrokeshire is higher£9.35£9.39£8.87

  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, Pembrokeshire 1,001.7Pembrokeshire: 1,001.7Gwynedd: 1,001.6

    1,001.6Pembrokeshire is higher1,001.7

  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, Pembrokeshire 108.4Pembrokeshire: 108.4Gwynedd: 121.5

    121.5Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count108.4

  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, Pembrokeshire 166.0Pembrokeshire: 166.0Gwynedd: 175.5

    175.5Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count166.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 66.6, Pembrokeshire 83.8Pembrokeshire: 83.8Gwynedd: 66.6

    66.6Pembrokeshire is higher83.8

  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, Pembrokeshire 215.9Pembrokeshire: 215.9Gwynedd: 175.7

    175.7Pembrokeshire is higher215.9

  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, Pembrokeshire 32.5Pembrokeshire: 32.5Gwynedd: 19.8

    19.8Pembrokeshire is higher32.5

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Gwynedd and Pembrokeshire, per person in the age group
MeasureGwyneddPembrokeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,616£4,636£4,379£5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,524£12,577£11,880£12,277£12,329£11,645Gwynedd
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£2,270£2,280£2,154Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,102£11,150£10,531£11,023£11,070£10,456Gwynedd
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£480£482£455£430£432£408Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£910£914£863£795£798£754Gwynedd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£30£29£29£27Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£461£463£438£592£594£561Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£141£142£134Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£155£155£147Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,304£1,310£1,237£1,655£1,662£1,570Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£185£185£175£174£175£165Gwynedd
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£346£347£328£445£447£422Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£7.66£7.70£7.27Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£8.62£8.66£8.18Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.61,001.7Pembrokeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.5108.4Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.5166.0Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.683.8Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.7215.9Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.832.5Pembrokeshire

Per resident

Gwynedd is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Pembrokeshire on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Gwynedd Pembrokeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £4,616, Pembrokeshire £5,346Pembrokeshire: £5,346Gwynedd: £4,616Pembrokeshire: £5,369Gwynedd: £4,636Pembrokeshire: £5,071Gwynedd: £4,379

    £4,616£4,636£4,379Pembrokeshire is higher£5,346£5,369£5,071

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £2,777, Pembrokeshire £3,145Pembrokeshire: £3,145Gwynedd: £2,777Pembrokeshire: £3,158Gwynedd: £2,789Pembrokeshire: £2,983Gwynedd: £2,634

    £2,777£2,789£2,634Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,145£3,158£2,983

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £1,071, Pembrokeshire £1,285Pembrokeshire: £1,285Gwynedd: £1,071Pembrokeshire: £1,291Gwynedd: £1,075Pembrokeshire: £1,219Gwynedd: £1,016

    £1,071£1,075£1,016Pembrokeshire is higher£1,285£1,291£1,219

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gwynedd £2,462, Pembrokeshire £2,823Pembrokeshire: £2,823Gwynedd: £2,462Pembrokeshire: £2,835Gwynedd: £2,472Pembrokeshire: £2,678Gwynedd: £2,335

    £2,462£2,472£2,335Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,823£2,835£2,678

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gwynedd £106, Pembrokeshire £110Pembrokeshire: £110Gwynedd: £106Pembrokeshire: £111Gwynedd: £107Pembrokeshire: £105Gwynedd: £101

    £106£107£101Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£110£111£105

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £202, Pembrokeshire £204Pembrokeshire: £204Gwynedd: £202Pembrokeshire: £204Gwynedd: £203Pembrokeshire: £193Gwynedd: £191

    £202£203£191Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£204£204£193

  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, Pembrokeshire £7.35Pembrokeshire: £7.35Gwynedd: £7.11Pembrokeshire: £7.38Gwynedd: £7.14Pembrokeshire: £6.97Gwynedd: £6.74

    £7.11£7.14£6.74Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.35£7.38£6.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £461, Pembrokeshire £592Pembrokeshire: £592Gwynedd: £461Pembrokeshire: £594Gwynedd: £463Pembrokeshire: £561Gwynedd: £438

    £461£463£438Pembrokeshire is higher£592£594£561

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £115, Pembrokeshire £141Pembrokeshire: £141Gwynedd: £115Pembrokeshire: £142Gwynedd: £116Pembrokeshire: £134Gwynedd: £109

    £115£116£109Pembrokeshire is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gwynedd £58, Pembrokeshire £88Pembrokeshire: £88Gwynedd: £58Pembrokeshire: £88Gwynedd: £58Pembrokeshire: £83Gwynedd: £55

    £58£58£55Pembrokeshire is higher£88£88£83

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gwynedd £795, Pembrokeshire £937Pembrokeshire: £937Gwynedd: £795Pembrokeshire: £941Gwynedd: £798Pembrokeshire: £888Gwynedd: £754

    £795£798£754Pembrokeshire is higher£937£941£888

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gwynedd £185, Pembrokeshire £174Pembrokeshire: £174Gwynedd: £185Pembrokeshire: £175Gwynedd: £185Pembrokeshire: £165Gwynedd: £175

    £185£185£175Gwynedd is higher£174£175£165

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gwynedd £211, Pembrokeshire £252Pembrokeshire: £252Gwynedd: £211Pembrokeshire: £253Gwynedd: £211Pembrokeshire: £239Gwynedd: £200

    £211£211£200Pembrokeshire is higher£252£253£239

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gwynedd £3.12, Pembrokeshire £4.33Pembrokeshire: £4.33Gwynedd: £3.12Pembrokeshire: £4.35Gwynedd: £3.13Pembrokeshire: £4.11Gwynedd: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Pembrokeshire is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gwynedd £4.40, Pembrokeshire £4.88Pembrokeshire: £4.88Gwynedd: £4.40Pembrokeshire: £4.90Gwynedd: £4.41Pembrokeshire: £4.63Gwynedd: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Pembrokeshire is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gwynedd £7.96, Pembrokeshire £9.35Pembrokeshire: £9.35Gwynedd: £7.96Pembrokeshire: £9.39Gwynedd: £7.99Pembrokeshire: £8.87Gwynedd: £7.55

    £7.96£7.99£7.55Pembrokeshire is higher£9.35£9.39£8.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 222.1, Pembrokeshire 256.6Pembrokeshire: 256.6Gwynedd: 222.1

    222.1Pembrokeshire is higher256.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 27.0, Pembrokeshire 27.8Pembrokeshire: 27.8Gwynedd: 27.0

    27.0Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count27.8

  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, Pembrokeshire 42.5Pembrokeshire: 42.5Gwynedd: 38.9

    38.9Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count42.5

  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, Pembrokeshire 83.8Pembrokeshire: 83.8Gwynedd: 66.6

    66.6Pembrokeshire is higher83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gwynedd 107.1, Pembrokeshire 122.2Pembrokeshire: 122.2Gwynedd: 107.1

    107.1Pembrokeshire is higher122.2

  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, Pembrokeshire 18.4Pembrokeshire: 18.4Gwynedd: 12.0

    12.0Pembrokeshire is higher18.4

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Gwynedd and Pembrokeshire, per resident
MeasureGwyneddPembrokeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,616£4,636£4,379£5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,777£2,789£2,634£3,145£3,158£2,983Pembrokeshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,071£1,075£1,016£1,285£1,291£1,219Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,462£2,472£2,335£2,823£2,835£2,678Pembrokeshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£110£111£105Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£203£191£204£204£193Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.11£7.14£6.74£7.35£7.38£6.97Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£461£463£438£592£594£561Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£141£142£134Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£88£88£83Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£795£798£754£937£941£888Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£185£185£175£174£175£165Gwynedd
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£211£211£200£252£253£239Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£4.33£4.35£4.11Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£4.88£4.90£4.63Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55£9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026222.1256.6Pembrokeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.027.8Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.942.5Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.683.8Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026107.1122.2Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.018.4Pembrokeshire

Total

Gwynedd is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Pembrokeshire on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Gwynedd Pembrokeshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gwynedd £557.3m, Pembrokeshire £671.8mPembrokeshire: £671.8mGwynedd: £557.3mPembrokeshire: £674.7mGwynedd: £559.6mPembrokeshire: £637.2mGwynedd: £528.6m

    £557.3m£559.6m£528.6mPembrokeshire is higher£671.8m£674.7m£637.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gwynedd £335.2m, Pembrokeshire £395.2mPembrokeshire: £395.2mGwynedd: £335.2mPembrokeshire: £396.9mGwynedd: £336.6mPembrokeshire: £374.8mGwynedd: £317.9m

    £335.2m£336.6m£317.9mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£395.2m£396.9m£374.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gwynedd £129.2m, Pembrokeshire £161.5mPembrokeshire: £161.5mGwynedd: £129.2mPembrokeshire: £162.2mGwynedd: £129.8mPembrokeshire: £153.2mGwynedd: £122.6m

    £129.2m£129.8m£122.6mPembrokeshire is higher£161.5m£162.2m£153.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gwynedd £297.1m, Pembrokeshire £354.8mPembrokeshire: £354.8mGwynedd: £297.1mPembrokeshire: £356.3mGwynedd: £298.4mPembrokeshire: £336.6mGwynedd: £281.9m

    £297.1m£298.4m£281.9mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£354.8m£356.3m£336.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gwynedd £12.8m, Pembrokeshire £13.9mPembrokeshire: £13.9mGwynedd: £12.8mPembrokeshire: £13.9mGwynedd: £12.9mPembrokeshire: £13.1mGwynedd: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd £24.3m, Pembrokeshire £25.6mPembrokeshire: £25.6mGwynedd: £24.3mPembrokeshire: £25.7mGwynedd: £24.5mPembrokeshire: £24.3mGwynedd: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.5m£23.1mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

  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, Pembrokeshire £0.92mPembrokeshire: £0.92mGwynedd: £0.86mPembrokeshire: £0.93mGwynedd: £0.86mPembrokeshire: £0.88mGwynedd: £0.81m

    £0.86m£0.86m£0.81mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd £55.7m, Pembrokeshire £74.4mPembrokeshire: £74.4mGwynedd: £55.7mPembrokeshire: £74.7mGwynedd: £55.9mPembrokeshire: £70.5mGwynedd: £52.8m

    £55.7m£55.9m£52.8mPembrokeshire is higher£74.4m£74.7m£70.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd £13.9m, Pembrokeshire £17.7mPembrokeshire: £17.7mGwynedd: £13.9mPembrokeshire: £17.8mGwynedd: £13.9mPembrokeshire: £16.8mGwynedd: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mPembrokeshire is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gwynedd £7.0m, Pembrokeshire £11.0mPembrokeshire: £11.0mGwynedd: £7.0mPembrokeshire: £11.0mGwynedd: £7.0mPembrokeshire: £10.4mGwynedd: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mPembrokeshire is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gwynedd £95.9m, Pembrokeshire £117.7mPembrokeshire: £117.7mGwynedd: £95.9mPembrokeshire: £118.2mGwynedd: £96.3mPembrokeshire: £111.6mGwynedd: £91.0m

    £95.9m£96.3m£91.0mPembrokeshire is higher£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gwynedd £22.3m, Pembrokeshire £21.8mPembrokeshire: £21.8mGwynedd: £22.3mPembrokeshire: £21.9mGwynedd: £22.4mPembrokeshire: £20.7mGwynedd: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mGwynedd is higher£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gwynedd £25.4m, Pembrokeshire £31.6mPembrokeshire: £31.6mGwynedd: £25.4mPembrokeshire: £31.8mGwynedd: £25.5mPembrokeshire: £30.0mGwynedd: £24.1m

    £25.4m£25.5m£24.1mPembrokeshire is higher£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gwynedd £0.38m, Pembrokeshire £0.55mPembrokeshire: £0.55mGwynedd: £0.38mPembrokeshire: £0.55mGwynedd: £0.38mPembrokeshire: £0.52mGwynedd: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mPembrokeshire is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gwynedd £0.53m, Pembrokeshire £0.61mPembrokeshire: £0.61mGwynedd: £0.53mPembrokeshire: £0.62mGwynedd: £0.53mPembrokeshire: £0.58mGwynedd: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mPembrokeshire is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gwynedd £0.96m, Pembrokeshire £1.2mPembrokeshire: £1.2mGwynedd: £0.96mPembrokeshire: £1.2mGwynedd: £0.97mPembrokeshire: £1.1mGwynedd: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.97m£0.91mPembrokeshire is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gwynedd 26,806, Pembrokeshire 32,241Pembrokeshire: 32,241Gwynedd: 26,806

    26,806Pembrokeshire is higher32,241

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gwynedd 3,253, Pembrokeshire 3,488Pembrokeshire: 3,488Gwynedd: 3,253

    3,253Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count3,488

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd 4,698, Pembrokeshire 5,344Pembrokeshire: 5,344Gwynedd: 4,698

    4,698Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count5,344

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gwynedd 8,038, Pembrokeshire 10,534Pembrokeshire: 10,534Gwynedd: 8,038

    8,038Pembrokeshire is higher10,534

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gwynedd 12,924, Pembrokeshire 15,359Pembrokeshire: 15,359Gwynedd: 12,924

    12,924Pembrokeshire is higher15,359

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gwynedd 1,453, Pembrokeshire 2,310Pembrokeshire: 2,310Gwynedd: 1,453

    1,453Pembrokeshire is higher2,310

Show the numbers
Gwynedd and Pembrokeshire, total
MeasureGwyneddPembrokeshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£557.3m£559.6m£528.6m£671.8m£674.7m£637.2mPembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£335.2m£336.6m£317.9m£395.2m£396.9m£374.8mPembrokeshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£129.2m£129.8m£122.6m£161.5m£162.2m£153.2mPembrokeshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£297.1m£298.4m£281.9m£354.8m£356.3m£336.6mPembrokeshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mPembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.5m£23.1m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mPembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m£0.92m£0.93m£0.88mPembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£55.9m£52.8m£74.4m£74.7m£70.5mPembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mPembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.9m£96.3m£91.0m£117.7m£118.2m£111.6mPembrokeshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£21.8m£21.9m£20.7mGwynedd
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m£31.6m£31.8m£30.0mPembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mPembrokeshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mPembrokeshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mPembrokeshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,80632,241Pembrokeshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,2533,488Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,6985,344Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,03810,534Pembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,92415,359Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4532,310Pembrokeshire

Sources

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

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