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Flintshire and Blaby

155,898 and 107,845 residents (mid-2024).

Flintshire is higher than Blaby on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 4 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Flintshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Blaby 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

Flintshire Blaby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Flintshire £4,773, Blaby £3,836Blaby: £3,836Flintshire: £4,773Blaby: £3,852Flintshire: £4,793Blaby: £3,639Flintshire: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire is higher£3,836£3,852£3,639

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £12,956, Blaby £13,019Blaby: £13,019Flintshire: £12,956Blaby: £13,075Flintshire: £13,011Blaby: £12,349Flintshire: £12,289

    £12,956£13,011£12,289Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£13,019£13,075£12,349

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £1,973, Blaby £1,261Blaby: £1,261Flintshire: £1,973Blaby: £1,266Flintshire: £1,982Blaby: £1,196Flintshire: £1,872

    £1,973£1,982£1,872Flintshire is higher£1,261£1,266£1,196

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £11,685, Blaby £11,929Blaby: £11,929Flintshire: £11,685Blaby: £11,980Flintshire: £11,735Blaby: £11,315Flintshire: £11,084

    £11,685£11,735£11,084Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£11,929£11,980£11,315

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £415, Blaby £320Blaby: £320Flintshire: £415Blaby: £321Flintshire: £416Blaby: £304Flintshire: £393

    £415£416£393Flintshire is higher£320£321£304

  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: Flintshire £829, Blaby £750Blaby: £750Flintshire: £829Blaby: £753Flintshire: £833Blaby: £711Flintshire: £787

    £829£833£787Flintshire is higher£750£753£711

  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: Flintshire £27, Blaby £20Blaby: £20Flintshire: £27Blaby: £21Flintshire: £27Blaby: £19Flintshire: £26

    £27£27£26Flintshire is higher£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £548, Blaby £324Blaby: £324Flintshire: £548Blaby: £325Flintshire: £551Blaby: £307Flintshire: £520

    £548£551£520Flintshire is higher£324£325£307

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £144, Blaby £97Blaby: £97Flintshire: £144Blaby: £97Flintshire: £144Blaby: £92Flintshire: £136

    £144£144£136Flintshire is higher£97£97£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: Flintshire £126, Blaby £80Blaby: £80Flintshire: £126Blaby: £80Flintshire: £127Blaby: £76Flintshire: £120

    £126£127£120Flintshire is higher£80£80£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £1,521, Blaby £990Blaby: £990Flintshire: £1,521Blaby: £994Flintshire: £1,528Blaby: £939Flintshire: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Flintshire is higher£990£994£939

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Flintshire £172, Blaby £98Blaby: £98Flintshire: £172Blaby: £99Flintshire: £173Blaby: £93Flintshire: £163

    £172£173£163Flintshire is higher£98£99£93

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £313, Blaby £182Blaby: £182Flintshire: £313Blaby: £182Flintshire: £315Blaby: £172Flintshire: £297

    £313£315£297Flintshire is higher£182£182£172

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £6.30, Blaby £6.62Blaby: £6.62Flintshire: £6.30Blaby: £6.65Flintshire: £6.33Blaby: £6.28Flintshire: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £6.04, Blaby £2.54Blaby: £2.54Flintshire: £6.04Blaby: £2.55Flintshire: £6.07Blaby: £2.41Flintshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Flintshire is higher£2.54£2.55£2.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Flintshire £7.72, Blaby £9.67Blaby: £9.67Flintshire: £7.72Blaby: £9.71Flintshire: £7.75Blaby: £9.17Flintshire: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£9.67£9.71£9.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 1,034.7, Blaby 1,014.4Blaby: 1,014.4Flintshire: 1,034.7

    1,034.7Flintshire is higher1,014.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 105.3, Blaby 76.1Blaby: 76.1Flintshire: 105.3

    105.3Flintshire is higher76.1

  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: Flintshire 171.1, Blaby 155.5Blaby: 155.5Flintshire: 171.1

    171.1Flintshire is higher155.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 79.3, Blaby 47.9Blaby: 47.9Flintshire: 79.3

    79.3Flintshire is higher47.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Flintshire 183.3, Blaby 118.9Blaby: 118.9Flintshire: 183.3

    183.3Flintshire is higher118.9

  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: Flintshire 27.4, Blaby 17.7Blaby: 17.7Flintshire: 27.4

    27.4Flintshire is higher17.7

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Flintshire and Blaby, per person in the age group
MeasureFlintshireBlabyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£3,836£3,852£3,639Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,956£13,011£12,289£13,019£13,075£12,349Blaby
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,973£1,982£1,872£1,261£1,266£1,196Flintshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,685£11,735£11,084£11,929£11,980£11,315Blaby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£415£416£393£320£321£304Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£829£833£787£750£753£711Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£20£21£19Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£551£520£324£325£307Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£97£97£92Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£126£127£120£80£80£76Flintshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£990£994£939Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£98£99£93Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£313£315£297£182£182£172Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£6.62£6.65£6.28Blaby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£2.54£2.55£2.41Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£9.67£9.71£9.17Blaby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.71,014.4Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.376.1Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.1155.5Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.347.9Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.3118.9Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.417.7Flintshire

Per resident

Flintshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Blaby on 2. 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

Flintshire Blaby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Flintshire £4,773, Blaby £3,836Blaby: £3,836Flintshire: £4,773Blaby: £3,852Flintshire: £4,793Blaby: £3,639Flintshire: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire is higher£3,836£3,852£3,639

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Flintshire £2,703, Blaby £2,536Blaby: £2,536Flintshire: £2,703Blaby: £2,547Flintshire: £2,715Blaby: £2,406Flintshire: £2,564

    £2,703£2,715£2,564Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,536£2,547£2,406

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Flintshire £1,197, Blaby £771Blaby: £771Flintshire: £1,197Blaby: £774Flintshire: £1,203Blaby: £731Flintshire: £1,136

    £1,197£1,203£1,136Flintshire is higher£771£774£731

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Flintshire £2,438, Blaby £2,324Blaby: £2,324Flintshire: £2,438Blaby: £2,334Flintshire: £2,448Blaby: £2,204Flintshire: £2,313

    £2,438£2,448£2,313Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,324£2,334£2,204

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Flintshire £87, Blaby £62Blaby: £62Flintshire: £87Blaby: £63Flintshire: £87Blaby: £59Flintshire: £82

    £87£87£82Flintshire is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £173, Blaby £146Blaby: £146Flintshire: £173Blaby: £147Flintshire: £174Blaby: £139Flintshire: £164

    £173£174£164Flintshire is higher£146£147£139

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Flintshire £5.69, Blaby £3.97Blaby: £3.97Flintshire: £5.69Blaby: £3.99Flintshire: £5.72Blaby: £3.77Flintshire: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Flintshire is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £548, Blaby £324Blaby: £324Flintshire: £548Blaby: £325Flintshire: £551Blaby: £307Flintshire: £520

    £548£551£520Flintshire is higher£324£325£307

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £144, Blaby £97Blaby: £97Flintshire: £144Blaby: £97Flintshire: £144Blaby: £92Flintshire: £136

    £144£144£136Flintshire is higher£97£97£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Flintshire £77, Blaby £49Blaby: £49Flintshire: £77Blaby: £49Flintshire: £77Blaby: £46Flintshire: £73

    £77£77£73Flintshire is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Flintshire £923, Blaby £605Blaby: £605Flintshire: £923Blaby: £608Flintshire: £927Blaby: £574Flintshire: £876

    £923£927£876Flintshire is higher£605£608£574

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Flintshire £172, Blaby £98Blaby: £98Flintshire: £172Blaby: £99Flintshire: £173Blaby: £93Flintshire: £163

    £172£173£163Flintshire is higher£98£99£93

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Flintshire £190, Blaby £111Blaby: £111Flintshire: £190Blaby: £112Flintshire: £191Blaby: £105Flintshire: £180

    £190£191£180Flintshire is higher£111£112£105

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Flintshire £3.83, Blaby £4.05Blaby: £4.05Flintshire: £3.83Blaby: £4.07Flintshire: £3.84Blaby: £3.84Flintshire: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£4.05£4.07£3.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Flintshire £3.67, Blaby £1.56Blaby: £1.56Flintshire: £3.67Blaby: £1.57Flintshire: £3.68Blaby: £1.48Flintshire: £3.48

    £3.67£3.68£3.48Flintshire is higher£1.56£1.57£1.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Flintshire £7.72, Blaby £9.67Blaby: £9.67Flintshire: £7.72Blaby: £9.71Flintshire: £7.75Blaby: £9.17Flintshire: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Blaby is higherDepends on how you count£9.67£9.71£9.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 215.9, Blaby 197.6Blaby: 197.6Flintshire: 215.9

    215.9Flintshire is higher197.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 22.0, Blaby 14.8Blaby: 14.8Flintshire: 22.0

    22.0Flintshire is higher14.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 35.7, Blaby 30.3Blaby: 30.3Flintshire: 35.7

    35.7Flintshire is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 79.3, Blaby 47.9Blaby: 47.9Flintshire: 79.3

    79.3Flintshire is higher47.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 111.2, Blaby 72.7Blaby: 72.7Flintshire: 111.2

    111.2Flintshire is higher72.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 16.7, Blaby 10.8Blaby: 10.8Flintshire: 16.7

    16.7Flintshire is higher10.8

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Flintshire and Blaby, per resident
MeasureFlintshireBlabyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£3,836£3,852£3,639Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,703£2,715£2,564£2,536£2,547£2,406Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,197£1,203£1,136£771£774£731Flintshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,313£2,324£2,334£2,204Flintshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£62£63£59Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£146£147£139Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£3.97£3.99£3.77Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£551£520£324£325£307Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£97£97£92Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£49£49£46Flintshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£923£927£876£605£608£574Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£98£99£93Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£111£112£105Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£4.05£4.07£3.84Blaby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.67£3.68£3.48£1.56£1.57£1.48Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£9.67£9.71£9.17Blaby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.9197.6Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.014.8Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.730.3Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.347.9Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.272.7Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.710.8Flintshire

Total

Flintshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Blaby 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

Flintshire Blaby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Flintshire £744.0m, Blaby £413.7mBlaby: £413.7mFlintshire: £744.0mBlaby: £415.4mFlintshire: £747.2mBlaby: £392.4mFlintshire: £705.7m

    £744.0m£747.2m£705.7mFlintshire is higher£413.7m£415.4m£392.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Flintshire £421.4m, Blaby £273.5mBlaby: £273.5mFlintshire: £421.4mBlaby: £274.7mFlintshire: £423.2mBlaby: £259.5mFlintshire: £399.7m

    £421.4m£423.2m£399.7mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£273.5m£274.7m£259.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Flintshire £186.7m, Blaby £83.2mBlaby: £83.2mFlintshire: £186.7mBlaby: £83.5mFlintshire: £187.5mBlaby: £78.9mFlintshire: £177.1m

    £186.7m£187.5m£177.1mFlintshire is higher£83.2m£83.5m£78.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Flintshire £380.1m, Blaby £250.6mBlaby: £250.6mFlintshire: £380.1mBlaby: £251.7mFlintshire: £381.7mBlaby: £237.7mFlintshire: £360.5m

    £380.1m£381.7m£360.5mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£250.6m£251.7m£237.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Flintshire £13.5m, Blaby £6.7mBlaby: £6.7mFlintshire: £13.5mBlaby: £6.8mFlintshire: £13.5mBlaby: £6.4mFlintshire: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mFlintshire is higher£6.7m£6.8m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £27.0m, Blaby £15.8mBlaby: £15.8mFlintshire: £27.0mBlaby: £15.8mFlintshire: £27.1mBlaby: £14.9mFlintshire: £25.6m

    £27.0m£27.1m£25.6mFlintshire is higher£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Flintshire £0.89m, Blaby £0.43mBlaby: £0.43mFlintshire: £0.89mBlaby: £0.43mFlintshire: £0.89mBlaby: £0.41mFlintshire: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mFlintshire is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £85.5m, Blaby £34.9mBlaby: £34.9mFlintshire: £85.5mBlaby: £35.0mFlintshire: £85.8mBlaby: £33.1mFlintshire: £81.1m

    £85.5m£85.8m£81.1mFlintshire is higher£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £22.4m, Blaby £10.5mBlaby: £10.5mFlintshire: £22.4mBlaby: £10.5mFlintshire: £22.5mBlaby: £9.9mFlintshire: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mFlintshire is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Flintshire £11.9m, Blaby £5.3mBlaby: £5.3mFlintshire: £11.9mBlaby: £5.3mFlintshire: £12.0mBlaby: £5.0mFlintshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mFlintshire is higher£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Flintshire £143.9m, Blaby £65.3mBlaby: £65.3mFlintshire: £143.9mBlaby: £65.6mFlintshire: £144.6mBlaby: £61.9mFlintshire: £136.5m

    £143.9m£144.6m£136.5mFlintshire is higher£65.3m£65.6m£61.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Flintshire £26.8m, Blaby £10.6mBlaby: £10.6mFlintshire: £26.8mBlaby: £10.6mFlintshire: £27.0mBlaby: £10.1mFlintshire: £25.5m

    £26.8m£27.0m£25.5mFlintshire is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Flintshire £29.6m, Blaby £12.0mBlaby: £12.0mFlintshire: £29.6mBlaby: £12.0mFlintshire: £29.8mBlaby: £11.4mFlintshire: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mFlintshire is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Flintshire £0.60m, Blaby £0.44mBlaby: £0.44mFlintshire: £0.60mBlaby: £0.44mFlintshire: £0.60mBlaby: £0.41mFlintshire: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Flintshire £0.57m, Blaby £0.17mBlaby: £0.17mFlintshire: £0.57mBlaby: £0.17mFlintshire: £0.57mBlaby: £0.16mFlintshire: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFlintshire is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Flintshire £1.2m, Blaby £1.0mBlaby: £1.0mFlintshire: £1.2mBlaby: £1.0mFlintshire: £1.2mBlaby: £0.99mFlintshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Flintshire 33,657, Blaby 21,313Blaby: 21,313Flintshire: 33,657

    33,657Flintshire is higher21,313

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Flintshire 3,425, Blaby 1,598Blaby: 1,598Flintshire: 3,425

    3,425Flintshire is higher1,598

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Flintshire 5,564, Blaby 3,266Blaby: 3,266Flintshire: 5,564

    5,564Flintshire is higher3,266

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Flintshire 12,360, Blaby 5,167Blaby: 5,167Flintshire: 12,360

    12,360Flintshire is higher5,167

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Flintshire 17,338, Blaby 7,844Blaby: 7,844Flintshire: 17,338

    17,338Flintshire is higher7,844

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Flintshire 2,595, Blaby 1,168Blaby: 1,168Flintshire: 2,595

    2,595Flintshire is higher1,168

Show the numbers
Flintshire and Blaby, total
MeasureFlintshireBlabyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m£413.7m£415.4m£392.4mFlintshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m£273.5m£274.7m£259.5mFlintshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m£83.2m£83.5m£78.9mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m£250.6m£251.7m£237.7mFlintshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£6.7m£6.8m£6.4mFlintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mFlintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mFlintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m£34.9m£35.0m£33.1mFlintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mFlintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mFlintshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m£65.3m£65.6m£61.9mFlintshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mFlintshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mFlintshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mFlintshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mFlintshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,65721,313Flintshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4251,598Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5643,266Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,3605,167Flintshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,3387,844Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5951,168Flintshire

Sources

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

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  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.