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Denbighshire and Herefordshire, County of

97,868 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

Denbighshire is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 1 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

Denbighshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 3. 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

Denbighshire Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £5,753, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Denbighshire: £5,753Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Denbighshire: £5,777Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Denbighshire: £5,457

    £5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Denbighshire £12,848, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Denbighshire: £12,848Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Denbighshire: £12,903Herefordshire, County of: £11,724Denbighshire: £12,187

    £12,848£12,903£12,187Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £2,651, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Denbighshire: £2,651Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Denbighshire: £2,662Herefordshire, County of: £1,518Denbighshire: £2,515

    £2,651£2,662£2,515Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £11,338, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Denbighshire: £11,338Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Denbighshire: £11,387Herefordshire, County of: £10,834Denbighshire: £10,755

    £11,338£11,387£10,755Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £524, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313Denbighshire: £524Herefordshire, County of: £315Denbighshire: £527Herefordshire, County of: £297Denbighshire: £497

    £524£527£497Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £952, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604Denbighshire: £952Herefordshire, County of: £607Denbighshire: £956Herefordshire, County of: £573Denbighshire: £903

    £952£956£903Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £33, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Denbighshire: £33Herefordshire, County of: £21Denbighshire: £33Herefordshire, County of: £20Denbighshire: £31

    £33£33£31Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £722, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Denbighshire: £722Herefordshire, County of: £391Denbighshire: £725Herefordshire, County of: £369Denbighshire: £685

    £722£725£685Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £183, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Denbighshire: £183Herefordshire, County of: £98Denbighshire: £184Herefordshire, County of: £92Denbighshire: £173

    £183£184£173Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £178, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92Denbighshire: £178Herefordshire, County of: £92Denbighshire: £179Herefordshire, County of: £87Denbighshire: £169

    £178£179£169Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £1,941, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Denbighshire: £1,941Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Denbighshire: £1,949Herefordshire, County of: £1,145Denbighshire: £1,841

    £1,941£1,949£1,841Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Denbighshire £249, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Denbighshire: £249Herefordshire, County of: £163Denbighshire: £250Herefordshire, County of: £154Denbighshire: £236

    £249£250£236Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £511, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291Denbighshire: £511Herefordshire, County of: £292Denbighshire: £514Herefordshire, County of: £276Denbighshire: £485

    £511£514£485Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £7.76, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Denbighshire: £7.76Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Denbighshire: £7.79Herefordshire, County of: £4.94Denbighshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £13, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Denbighshire: £13Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Denbighshire: £13Herefordshire, County of: £5.57Denbighshire: £13

    £13Denbighshire is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £8.21, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Denbighshire: £8.21Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Denbighshire: £8.25Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Denbighshire: £7.79

    £8.21£8.25£7.79Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire 1,009.0, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0Denbighshire: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire 128.3, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3Denbighshire: 128.3

    128.3Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 191.1, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1Denbighshire: 191.1

    191.1Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 101.5, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Denbighshire: 101.5

    101.5Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 237.2, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1Denbighshire: 237.2

    237.2Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 36.4, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9Denbighshire: 36.4

    36.4Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count19.9

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Denbighshire and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasureDenbighshireHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,753£5,777£5,457£4,730£4,750£4,486Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,848£12,903£12,187£12,360£12,413£11,724Denbighshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,651£2,662£2,515£1,601£1,608£1,518Denbighshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,338£11,387£10,755£11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£524£527£497£313£315£297Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£952£956£903£604£607£573Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£21£21£20Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£722£725£685£389£391£369Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£97£98£92Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£178£179£169£92£92£87Denbighshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,949£1,841£1,207£1,212£1,145Denbighshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£162£163£154Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£511£514£485£291£292£276Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£5.21£5.23£4.94Denbighshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£5.87£5.90£5.57Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.21£8.25£7.79£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,011.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.378.3Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026191.1124.1Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.555.5Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.2152.1Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.419.9Denbighshire

Per resident

Denbighshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 4. 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

Denbighshire Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £5,753, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Denbighshire: £5,753Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Denbighshire: £5,777Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Denbighshire: £5,457

    £5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £3,070, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Denbighshire: £3,070Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Denbighshire: £3,083Herefordshire, County of: £2,991Denbighshire: £2,912

    £3,070£3,083£2,912Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £1,521, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919Denbighshire: £1,521Herefordshire, County of: £923Denbighshire: £1,528Herefordshire, County of: £871Denbighshire: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Denbighshire £2,709, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Denbighshire: £2,709Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Denbighshire: £2,720Herefordshire, County of: £2,764Denbighshire: £2,570

    £2,709£2,720£2,570Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Denbighshire £125, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80Denbighshire: £125Herefordshire, County of: £80Denbighshire: £126Herefordshire, County of: £76Denbighshire: £119

    £125£126£119Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £227, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154Denbighshire: £227Herefordshire, County of: £155Denbighshire: £228Herefordshire, County of: £146Denbighshire: £216

    £227£228£216Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £7.93, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Denbighshire: £7.93Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Denbighshire: £7.96Herefordshire, County of: £5.01Denbighshire: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £722, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Denbighshire: £722Herefordshire, County of: £391Denbighshire: £725Herefordshire, County of: £369Denbighshire: £685

    £722£725£685Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £183, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Denbighshire: £183Herefordshire, County of: £98Denbighshire: £184Herefordshire, County of: £92Denbighshire: £173

    £183£184£173Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire £102, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53Denbighshire: £102Herefordshire, County of: £53Denbighshire: £103Herefordshire, County of: £50Denbighshire: £97

    £102£103£97Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Denbighshire £1,114, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693Denbighshire: £1,114Herefordshire, County of: £696Denbighshire: £1,119Herefordshire, County of: £657Denbighshire: £1,056

    £1,114£1,119£1,056Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Denbighshire £249, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Denbighshire: £249Herefordshire, County of: £163Denbighshire: £250Herefordshire, County of: £154Denbighshire: £236

    £249£250£236Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Denbighshire £294, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167Denbighshire: £294Herefordshire, County of: £168Denbighshire: £295Herefordshire, County of: £158Denbighshire: £278

    £294£295£278Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Denbighshire £4.46, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Denbighshire: £4.46Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Denbighshire: £4.48Herefordshire, County of: £2.84Denbighshire: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Denbighshire £7.57, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Denbighshire: £7.57Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Denbighshire: £7.60Herefordshire, County of: £3.20Denbighshire: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Denbighshire is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £8.21, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Denbighshire: £8.21Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Denbighshire: £8.25Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Denbighshire: £7.79

    £8.21£8.25£7.79Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 241.1, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0Denbighshire: 241.1

    241.1Herefordshire, County of is higher258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 30.6, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0Denbighshire: 30.6

    30.6Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 45.7, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7Denbighshire: 45.7

    45.7Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 101.5, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Denbighshire: 101.5

    101.5Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 136.2, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3Denbighshire: 136.2

    136.2Denbighshire 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: Denbighshire 20.9, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4Denbighshire: 20.9

    20.9Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Denbighshire and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasureDenbighshireHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,753£5,777£5,457£4,730£4,750£4,486Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,070£3,083£2,912£3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£919£923£871Denbighshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,709£2,720£2,570£2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£80£80£76Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£154£155£146Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£5.28£5.30£5.01Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£722£725£685£389£391£369Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£97£98£92Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£53£53£50Denbighshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,114£1,119£1,056£693£696£657Denbighshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£162£163£154Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£294£295£278£167£168£158Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£2.99£3.01£2.84Denbighshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£3.37£3.39£3.20Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.21£8.25£7.79£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.1258.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.620.0Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202645.731.7Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.555.5Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.287.3Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.911.4Denbighshire

Total

Denbighshire is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of 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

Denbighshire Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Denbighshire £563.0m, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mDenbighshire: £563.0mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mDenbighshire: £565.4mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mDenbighshire: £534.0m

    £563.0m£565.4m£534.0mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Denbighshire £300.4m, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mDenbighshire: £300.4mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mDenbighshire: £301.7mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mDenbighshire: £284.9m

    £300.4m£301.7m£284.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Denbighshire £148.9m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mDenbighshire: £148.9mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mDenbighshire: £149.5mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mDenbighshire: £141.2m

    £148.9m£149.5m£141.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Denbighshire £265.1m, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mDenbighshire: £265.1mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mDenbighshire: £266.2mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mDenbighshire: £251.5m

    £265.1m£266.2m£251.5mHerefordshire, County of is higher£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Denbighshire £12.3m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDenbighshire: £12.3mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDenbighshire: £12.3mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mDenbighshire: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mHerefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £22.3m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mDenbighshire: £22.3mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mDenbighshire: £22.3mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mDenbighshire: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.3m£21.1mHerefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £0.78m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDenbighshire: £0.78mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDenbighshire: £0.78mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mDenbighshire: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mHerefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £70.7m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mDenbighshire: £70.7mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mDenbighshire: £71.0mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mDenbighshire: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mHerefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £17.9m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDenbighshire: £17.9mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDenbighshire: £18.0mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mDenbighshire: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHerefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £10.0m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mDenbighshire: £10.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mDenbighshire: £10.0mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mDenbighshire: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Denbighshire £109.0m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mDenbighshire: £109.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mDenbighshire: £109.5mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mDenbighshire: £103.4m

    £109.0m£109.5m£103.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Denbighshire £24.3m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mDenbighshire: £24.3mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mDenbighshire: £24.4mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mDenbighshire: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mHerefordshire, 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: Denbighshire £28.7m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mDenbighshire: £28.7mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mDenbighshire: £28.9mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mDenbighshire: £27.3m

    £28.7m£28.9m£27.3mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Denbighshire £0.44m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mDenbighshire: £0.44mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mDenbighshire: £0.44mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mDenbighshire: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Denbighshire £0.74m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDenbighshire: £0.74mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDenbighshire: £0.74mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mDenbighshire: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDenbighshire is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Denbighshire £0.80m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDenbighshire: £0.80mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDenbighshire: £0.81mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mDenbighshire: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.81m£0.76mHerefordshire, County of is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Denbighshire 23,592, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545Denbighshire: 23,592

    23,592Herefordshire, County of is higher49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Denbighshire 2,999, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839Denbighshire: 2,999

    2,999Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire 4,468, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081Denbighshire: 4,468

    4,468Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire 9,937, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667Denbighshire: 9,937

    9,937Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Denbighshire 13,326, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762Denbighshire: 13,326

    13,326Herefordshire, 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: Denbighshire 2,044, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191Denbighshire: 2,044

    2,044Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,191

Show the numbers
Denbighshire and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasureDenbighshireHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDenbighshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,59249,545Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,9993,839Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4686,081Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,93710,667Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,32616,762Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0442,191Herefordshire, 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.