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Denbighshire and Gwynedd

97,868 and 120,713 residents (mid-2024).

Denbighshire is higher than Gwynedd on 22 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 22 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 22 of 22 measures, and Gwynedd on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Denbighshire Gwynedd

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £5,753, Gwynedd £4,616Gwynedd: £4,616Denbighshire: £5,753Gwynedd: £4,636Denbighshire: £5,777Gwynedd: £4,379Denbighshire: £5,457

    £5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higher£4,616£4,636£4,379

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Denbighshire £12,848, Gwynedd £12,524Gwynedd: £12,524Denbighshire: £12,848Gwynedd: £12,577Denbighshire: £12,903Gwynedd: £11,880Denbighshire: £12,187

    £12,848£12,903£12,187Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,524£12,577£11,880

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Denbighshire £2,651, Gwynedd £1,757Gwynedd: £1,757Denbighshire: £2,651Gwynedd: £1,765Denbighshire: £2,662Gwynedd: £1,667Denbighshire: £2,515

    £2,651£2,662£2,515Denbighshire is higher£1,757£1,765£1,667

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Denbighshire £11,338, Gwynedd £11,102Gwynedd: £11,102Denbighshire: £11,338Gwynedd: £11,150Denbighshire: £11,387Gwynedd: £10,531Denbighshire: £10,755

    £11,338£11,387£10,755Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,102£11,150£10,531

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Denbighshire £524, Gwynedd £480Gwynedd: £480Denbighshire: £524Gwynedd: £482Denbighshire: £527Gwynedd: £455Denbighshire: £497

    £524£527£497Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£480£482£455

  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, Gwynedd £910Gwynedd: £910Denbighshire: £952Gwynedd: £914Denbighshire: £956Gwynedd: £863Denbighshire: £903

    £952£956£903Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£910£914£863

  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, Gwynedd £32Gwynedd: £32Denbighshire: £33Gwynedd: £32Denbighshire: £33Gwynedd: £30Denbighshire: £31

    £33£33£31Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Denbighshire £722, Gwynedd £461Gwynedd: £461Denbighshire: £722Gwynedd: £463Denbighshire: £725Gwynedd: £438Denbighshire: £685

    £722£725£685Denbighshire is higher£461£463£438

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Denbighshire £183, Gwynedd £115Gwynedd: £115Denbighshire: £183Gwynedd: £116Denbighshire: £184Gwynedd: £109Denbighshire: £173

    £183£184£173Denbighshire is higher£115£116£109

  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, Gwynedd £95Gwynedd: £95Denbighshire: £178Gwynedd: £95Denbighshire: £179Gwynedd: £90Denbighshire: £169

    £178£179£169Denbighshire is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Denbighshire £1,941, Gwynedd £1,304Gwynedd: £1,304Denbighshire: £1,941Gwynedd: £1,310Denbighshire: £1,949Gwynedd: £1,237Denbighshire: £1,841

    £1,941£1,949£1,841Denbighshire is higher£1,304£1,310£1,237

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Denbighshire £249, Gwynedd £185Gwynedd: £185Denbighshire: £249Gwynedd: £185Denbighshire: £250Gwynedd: £175Denbighshire: £236

    £249£250£236Denbighshire is higher£185£185£175

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Denbighshire £511, Gwynedd £346Gwynedd: £346Denbighshire: £511Gwynedd: £347Denbighshire: £514Gwynedd: £328Denbighshire: £485

    £511£514£485Denbighshire is higher£346£347£328

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Denbighshire £7.76, Gwynedd £5.11Gwynedd: £5.11Denbighshire: £7.76Gwynedd: £5.13Denbighshire: £7.79Gwynedd: £4.85Denbighshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36Denbighshire is higher£5.11£5.13£4.85

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Denbighshire £13, Gwynedd £7.22Gwynedd: £7.22Denbighshire: £13Gwynedd: £7.25Denbighshire: £13Gwynedd: £6.85Denbighshire: £13

    £13Denbighshire is higher£7.22£7.25£6.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £8.21, Gwynedd £7.96Gwynedd: £7.96Denbighshire: £8.21Gwynedd: £7.99Denbighshire: £8.25Gwynedd: £7.55Denbighshire: £7.79

    £8.21£8.25£7.79Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.96£7.99£7.55

  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, Gwynedd 1,001.6Gwynedd: 1,001.6Denbighshire: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count1,001.6

  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, Gwynedd 121.5Gwynedd: 121.5Denbighshire: 128.3

    128.3Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count121.5

  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, Gwynedd 175.5Gwynedd: 175.5Denbighshire: 191.1

    191.1Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count175.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 101.5, Gwynedd 66.6Gwynedd: 66.6Denbighshire: 101.5

    101.5Denbighshire is higher66.6

  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, Gwynedd 175.7Gwynedd: 175.7Denbighshire: 237.2

    237.2Denbighshire is higher175.7

  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, Gwynedd 19.8Gwynedd: 19.8Denbighshire: 36.4

    36.4Denbighshire is higher19.8

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Denbighshire and Gwynedd, per person in the age group
MeasureDenbighshireGwyneddHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,753£5,777£5,457£4,616£4,636£4,379Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,848£12,903£12,187£12,524£12,577£11,880Denbighshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,651£2,662£2,515£1,757£1,765£1,667Denbighshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,338£11,387£10,755£11,102£11,150£10,531Denbighshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£524£527£497£480£482£455Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£952£956£903£910£914£863Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£32£32£30Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£722£725£685£461£463£438Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£115£116£109Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£178£179£169£95£95£90Denbighshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,949£1,841£1,304£1,310£1,237Denbighshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£185£185£175Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£511£514£485£346£347£328Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£5.11£5.13£4.85Denbighshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£7.22£7.25£6.85Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.21£8.25£7.79£7.96£7.99£7.55Denbighshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,001.6Denbighshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.3121.5Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026191.1175.5Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.566.6Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.2175.7Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.419.8Denbighshire

Per resident

Denbighshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gwynedd on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Denbighshire Gwynedd

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £5,753, Gwynedd £4,616Gwynedd: £4,616Denbighshire: £5,753Gwynedd: £4,636Denbighshire: £5,777Gwynedd: £4,379Denbighshire: £5,457

    £5,753£5,777£5,457Denbighshire is higher£4,616£4,636£4,379

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £3,070, Gwynedd £2,777Gwynedd: £2,777Denbighshire: £3,070Gwynedd: £2,789Denbighshire: £3,083Gwynedd: £2,634Denbighshire: £2,912

    £3,070£3,083£2,912Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,777£2,789£2,634

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £1,521, Gwynedd £1,071Gwynedd: £1,071Denbighshire: £1,521Gwynedd: £1,075Denbighshire: £1,528Gwynedd: £1,016Denbighshire: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Denbighshire is higher£1,071£1,075£1,016

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Denbighshire £2,709, Gwynedd £2,462Gwynedd: £2,462Denbighshire: £2,709Gwynedd: £2,472Denbighshire: £2,720Gwynedd: £2,335Denbighshire: £2,570

    £2,709£2,720£2,570Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,462£2,472£2,335

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Denbighshire £125, Gwynedd £106Gwynedd: £106Denbighshire: £125Gwynedd: £107Denbighshire: £126Gwynedd: £101Denbighshire: £119

    £125£126£119Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£106£107£101

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Denbighshire £227, Gwynedd £202Gwynedd: £202Denbighshire: £227Gwynedd: £203Denbighshire: £228Gwynedd: £191Denbighshire: £216

    £227£228£216Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£191

  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, Gwynedd £7.11Gwynedd: £7.11Denbighshire: £7.93Gwynedd: £7.14Denbighshire: £7.96Gwynedd: £6.74Denbighshire: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.11£7.14£6.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Denbighshire £722, Gwynedd £461Gwynedd: £461Denbighshire: £722Gwynedd: £463Denbighshire: £725Gwynedd: £438Denbighshire: £685

    £722£725£685Denbighshire is higher£461£463£438

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Denbighshire £183, Gwynedd £115Gwynedd: £115Denbighshire: £183Gwynedd: £116Denbighshire: £184Gwynedd: £109Denbighshire: £173

    £183£184£173Denbighshire is higher£115£116£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Denbighshire £102, Gwynedd £58Gwynedd: £58Denbighshire: £102Gwynedd: £58Denbighshire: £103Gwynedd: £55Denbighshire: £97

    £102£103£97Denbighshire is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Denbighshire £1,114, Gwynedd £795Gwynedd: £795Denbighshire: £1,114Gwynedd: £798Denbighshire: £1,119Gwynedd: £754Denbighshire: £1,056

    £1,114£1,119£1,056Denbighshire is higher£795£798£754

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Denbighshire £249, Gwynedd £185Gwynedd: £185Denbighshire: £249Gwynedd: £185Denbighshire: £250Gwynedd: £175Denbighshire: £236

    £249£250£236Denbighshire is higher£185£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Denbighshire £294, Gwynedd £211Gwynedd: £211Denbighshire: £294Gwynedd: £211Denbighshire: £295Gwynedd: £200Denbighshire: £278

    £294£295£278Denbighshire is higher£211£211£200

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Denbighshire £4.46, Gwynedd £3.12Gwynedd: £3.12Denbighshire: £4.46Gwynedd: £3.13Denbighshire: £4.48Gwynedd: £2.96Denbighshire: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Denbighshire is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Denbighshire £7.57, Gwynedd £4.40Gwynedd: £4.40Denbighshire: £7.57Gwynedd: £4.41Denbighshire: £7.60Gwynedd: £4.17Denbighshire: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Denbighshire is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Denbighshire £8.21, Gwynedd £7.96Gwynedd: £7.96Denbighshire: £8.21Gwynedd: £7.99Denbighshire: £8.25Gwynedd: £7.55Denbighshire: £7.79

    £8.21£8.25£7.79Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.96£7.99£7.55

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 241.1, Gwynedd 222.1Gwynedd: 222.1Denbighshire: 241.1

    241.1Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count222.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 30.6, Gwynedd 27.0Gwynedd: 27.0Denbighshire: 30.6

    30.6Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count27.0

  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, Gwynedd 38.9Gwynedd: 38.9Denbighshire: 45.7

    45.7Denbighshire is higherDepends on how you count38.9

  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, Gwynedd 66.6Gwynedd: 66.6Denbighshire: 101.5

    101.5Denbighshire is higher66.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Denbighshire 136.2, Gwynedd 107.1Gwynedd: 107.1Denbighshire: 136.2

    136.2Denbighshire is higher107.1

  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, Gwynedd 12.0Gwynedd: 12.0Denbighshire: 20.9

    20.9Denbighshire is higher12.0

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Denbighshire and Gwynedd, per resident
MeasureDenbighshireGwyneddHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,753£5,777£5,457£4,616£4,636£4,379Denbighshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,070£3,083£2,912£2,777£2,789£2,634Denbighshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£1,071£1,075£1,016Denbighshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,709£2,720£2,570£2,462£2,472£2,335Denbighshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£106£107£101Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£202£203£191Denbighshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£7.11£7.14£6.74Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£722£725£685£461£463£438Denbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£115£116£109Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£58£58£55Denbighshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,114£1,119£1,056£795£798£754Denbighshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£185£185£175Denbighshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£294£295£278£211£211£200Denbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£3.12£3.13£2.96Denbighshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£4.40£4.41£4.17Denbighshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.21£8.25£7.79£7.96£7.99£7.55Denbighshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.1222.1Denbighshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.627.0Denbighshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202645.738.9Denbighshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.566.6Denbighshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.2107.1Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.912.0Denbighshire

Total

Denbighshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Gwynedd on 9. 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 Gwynedd

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Denbighshire £563.0m, Gwynedd £557.3mGwynedd: £557.3mDenbighshire: £563.0mGwynedd: £559.6mDenbighshire: £565.4mGwynedd: £528.6mDenbighshire: £534.0m

    £563.0m£565.4m£534.0mDenbighshire is higher£557.3m£559.6m£528.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Denbighshire £300.4m, Gwynedd £335.2mGwynedd: £335.2mDenbighshire: £300.4mGwynedd: £336.6mDenbighshire: £301.7mGwynedd: £317.9mDenbighshire: £284.9m

    £300.4m£301.7m£284.9mGwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£335.2m£336.6m£317.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Denbighshire £148.9m, Gwynedd £129.2mGwynedd: £129.2mDenbighshire: £148.9mGwynedd: £129.8mDenbighshire: £149.5mGwynedd: £122.6mDenbighshire: £141.2m

    £148.9m£149.5m£141.2mDenbighshire is higher£129.2m£129.8m£122.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Denbighshire £265.1m, Gwynedd £297.1mGwynedd: £297.1mDenbighshire: £265.1mGwynedd: £298.4mDenbighshire: £266.2mGwynedd: £281.9mDenbighshire: £251.5m

    £265.1m£266.2m£251.5mGwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£297.1m£298.4m£281.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Denbighshire £12.3m, Gwynedd £12.8mGwynedd: £12.8mDenbighshire: £12.3mGwynedd: £12.9mDenbighshire: £12.3mGwynedd: £12.2mDenbighshire: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mGwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Denbighshire £22.3m, Gwynedd £24.3mGwynedd: £24.3mDenbighshire: £22.3mGwynedd: £24.5mDenbighshire: £22.3mGwynedd: £23.1mDenbighshire: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.3m£21.1mGwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£24.3m£24.5m£23.1m

  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, Gwynedd £0.86mGwynedd: £0.86mDenbighshire: £0.78mGwynedd: £0.86mDenbighshire: £0.78mGwynedd: £0.81mDenbighshire: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mGwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Denbighshire £70.7m, Gwynedd £55.7mGwynedd: £55.7mDenbighshire: £70.7mGwynedd: £55.9mDenbighshire: £71.0mGwynedd: £52.8mDenbighshire: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mDenbighshire is higher£55.7m£55.9m£52.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Denbighshire £17.9m, Gwynedd £13.9mGwynedd: £13.9mDenbighshire: £17.9mGwynedd: £13.9mDenbighshire: £18.0mGwynedd: £13.2mDenbighshire: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mDenbighshire is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Denbighshire £10.0m, Gwynedd £7.0mGwynedd: £7.0mDenbighshire: £10.0mGwynedd: £7.0mDenbighshire: £10.0mGwynedd: £6.6mDenbighshire: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mDenbighshire is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Denbighshire £109.0m, Gwynedd £95.9mGwynedd: £95.9mDenbighshire: £109.0mGwynedd: £96.3mDenbighshire: £109.5mGwynedd: £91.0mDenbighshire: £103.4m

    £109.0m£109.5m£103.4mDenbighshire is higher£95.9m£96.3m£91.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Denbighshire £24.3m, Gwynedd £22.3mGwynedd: £22.3mDenbighshire: £24.3mGwynedd: £22.4mDenbighshire: £24.4mGwynedd: £21.1mDenbighshire: £23.1m

    £24.3m£24.4m£23.1mDenbighshire is higher£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Denbighshire £28.7m, Gwynedd £25.4mGwynedd: £25.4mDenbighshire: £28.7mGwynedd: £25.5mDenbighshire: £28.9mGwynedd: £24.1mDenbighshire: £27.3m

    £28.7m£28.9m£27.3mDenbighshire is higher£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Denbighshire £0.44m, Gwynedd £0.38mGwynedd: £0.38mDenbighshire: £0.44mGwynedd: £0.38mDenbighshire: £0.44mGwynedd: £0.36mDenbighshire: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mDenbighshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Denbighshire £0.74m, Gwynedd £0.53mGwynedd: £0.53mDenbighshire: £0.74mGwynedd: £0.53mDenbighshire: £0.74mGwynedd: £0.50mDenbighshire: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDenbighshire is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Denbighshire £0.80m, Gwynedd £0.96mGwynedd: £0.96mDenbighshire: £0.80mGwynedd: £0.97mDenbighshire: £0.81mGwynedd: £0.91mDenbighshire: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.81m£0.76mGwynedd is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Denbighshire 23,592, Gwynedd 26,806Gwynedd: 26,806Denbighshire: 23,592

    23,592Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count26,806

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Denbighshire 2,999, Gwynedd 3,253Gwynedd: 3,253Denbighshire: 2,999

    2,999Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count3,253

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Denbighshire 4,468, Gwynedd 4,698Gwynedd: 4,698Denbighshire: 4,468

    4,468Gwynedd is higherDepends on how you count4,698

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Denbighshire 9,937, Gwynedd 8,038Gwynedd: 8,038Denbighshire: 9,937

    9,937Denbighshire is higher8,038

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Denbighshire 13,326, Gwynedd 12,924Gwynedd: 12,924Denbighshire: 13,326

    13,326Denbighshire is higher12,924

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Denbighshire 2,044, Gwynedd 1,453Gwynedd: 1,453Denbighshire: 2,044

    2,044Denbighshire is higher1,453

Show the numbers
Denbighshire and Gwynedd, total
MeasureDenbighshireGwyneddHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m£557.3m£559.6m£528.6mDenbighshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m£335.2m£336.6m£317.9mGwynedd
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m£129.2m£129.8m£122.6mDenbighshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m£297.1m£298.4m£281.9mGwynedd
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mGwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m£24.3m£24.5m£23.1mGwynedd
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.86m£0.86m£0.81mGwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£55.7m£55.9m£52.8mDenbighshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mDenbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mDenbighshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m£95.9m£96.3m£91.0mDenbighshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mDenbighshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m£25.4m£25.5m£24.1mDenbighshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mDenbighshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mDenbighshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mGwynedd
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,59226,806Gwynedd
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,9993,253Gwynedd
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4684,698Gwynedd
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9378,038Denbighshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,32612,924Denbighshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,453Denbighshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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