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Wrexham and Flintshire

137,921 and 155,898 residents (mid-2024).

Wrexham is higher than Flintshire on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 11 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

Wrexham is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Flintshire 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

Wrexham Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wrexham £4,977, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773Wrexham: £4,977Flintshire: £4,793Wrexham: £4,998Flintshire: £4,527Wrexham: £4,721

    £4,977£4,998£4,721Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wrexham £12,819, Flintshire £12,956Flintshire: £12,956Wrexham: £12,819Flintshire: £13,011Wrexham: £12,874Flintshire: £12,289Wrexham: £12,160

    £12,819£12,874£12,160Flintshire is higher£12,956£13,011£12,289

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £2,331, Flintshire £1,973Flintshire: £1,973Wrexham: £2,331Flintshire: £1,982Wrexham: £2,341Flintshire: £1,872Wrexham: £2,211

    £2,331£2,341£2,211Wrexham is higher£1,973£1,982£1,872

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wrexham £11,416, Flintshire £11,685Flintshire: £11,685Wrexham: £11,416Flintshire: £11,735Wrexham: £11,465Flintshire: £11,084Wrexham: £10,829

    £11,416£11,465£10,829Flintshire is higher£11,685£11,735£11,084

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wrexham £487, Flintshire £415Flintshire: £415Wrexham: £487Flintshire: £416Wrexham: £489Flintshire: £393Wrexham: £462

    £487£489£462Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£415£416£393

  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: Wrexham £886, Flintshire £829Flintshire: £829Wrexham: £886Flintshire: £833Wrexham: £890Flintshire: £787Wrexham: £840

    £886£890£840Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£829£833£787

  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: Wrexham £30, Flintshire £27Flintshire: £27Wrexham: £30Flintshire: £27Wrexham: £30Flintshire: £26Wrexham: £29

    £30£30£29Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £623, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548Wrexham: £623Flintshire: £551Wrexham: £626Flintshire: £520Wrexham: £591

    £623£626£591Wrexham is higher£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £169, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144Wrexham: £169Flintshire: £144Wrexham: £170Flintshire: £136Wrexham: £161

    £169£170£161Wrexham is higher£144£144£136

  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: Wrexham £148, Flintshire £126Flintshire: £126Wrexham: £148Flintshire: £127Wrexham: £149Flintshire: £120Wrexham: £141

    £148£149£141Wrexham is higher£126£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £1,784, Flintshire £1,521Flintshire: £1,521Wrexham: £1,784Flintshire: £1,528Wrexham: £1,791Flintshire: £1,443Wrexham: £1,692

    £1,784£1,791£1,692Wrexham is higher£1,521£1,528£1,443

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wrexham £212, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172Wrexham: £212Flintshire: £173Wrexham: £213Flintshire: £163Wrexham: £201

    £212£213£201Wrexham is higher£172£173£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £385, Flintshire £313Flintshire: £313Wrexham: £385Flintshire: £315Wrexham: £387Flintshire: £297Wrexham: £365

    £385£387£365Wrexham is higher£313£315£297

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £4.58, Flintshire £6.30Flintshire: £6.30Wrexham: £4.58Flintshire: £6.33Wrexham: £4.59Flintshire: £5.98Wrexham: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Flintshire is higher£6.30£6.33£5.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wrexham £9.59, Flintshire £6.04Flintshire: £6.04Wrexham: £9.59Flintshire: £6.07Wrexham: £9.63Flintshire: £5.73Wrexham: £9.10

    £9.59£9.63£9.10Wrexham is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wrexham £7.80, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72Wrexham: £7.80Flintshire: £7.75Wrexham: £7.83Flintshire: £7.32Wrexham: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wrexham 1,001.6, Flintshire 1,034.7Flintshire: 1,034.7Wrexham: 1,001.6

    1,001.6Flintshire is higher1,034.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wrexham 121.6, Flintshire 105.3Flintshire: 105.3Wrexham: 121.6

    121.6Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count105.3

  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: Wrexham 176.7, Flintshire 171.1Flintshire: 171.1Wrexham: 176.7

    176.7Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count171.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 89.7, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3Wrexham: 89.7

    89.7Wrexham is higher79.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wrexham 209.4, Flintshire 183.3Flintshire: 183.3Wrexham: 209.4

    209.4Wrexham is higher183.3

  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: Wrexham 31.0, Flintshire 27.4Flintshire: 27.4Wrexham: 31.0

    31.0Wrexham is higher27.4

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Wrexham and Flintshire, per person in the age group
MeasureWrexhamFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,977£4,998£4,721£4,773£4,793£4,527Wrexham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,819£12,874£12,160£12,956£13,011£12,289Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,331£2,341£2,211£1,973£1,982£1,872Wrexham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,416£11,465£10,829£11,685£11,735£11,084Flintshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£487£489£462£415£416£393Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£886£890£840£829£833£787Wrexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£27£27£26Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£548£551£520Wrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£144£144£136Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£148£149£141£126£127£120Wrexham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,784£1,791£1,692£1,521£1,528£1,443Wrexham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£212£213£201£172£173£163Wrexham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£385£387£365£313£315£297Wrexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£6.30£6.33£5.98Flintshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.10£6.04£6.07£5.73Wrexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£7.72£7.75£7.32Wrexham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.61,034.7Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.6105.3Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.7171.1Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.779.3Wrexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026209.4183.3Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.027.4Wrexham

Per resident

Wrexham is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wrexham Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wrexham £4,977, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773Wrexham: £4,977Flintshire: £4,793Wrexham: £4,998Flintshire: £4,527Wrexham: £4,721

    £4,977£4,998£4,721Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wrexham £2,533, Flintshire £2,703Flintshire: £2,703Wrexham: £2,533Flintshire: £2,715Wrexham: £2,544Flintshire: £2,564Wrexham: £2,403

    £2,533£2,544£2,403Flintshire is higher£2,703£2,715£2,564

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wrexham £1,432, Flintshire £1,197Flintshire: £1,197Wrexham: £1,432Flintshire: £1,203Wrexham: £1,438Flintshire: £1,136Wrexham: £1,359

    £1,432£1,438£1,359Wrexham is higher£1,197£1,203£1,136

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wrexham £2,256, Flintshire £2,438Flintshire: £2,438Wrexham: £2,256Flintshire: £2,448Wrexham: £2,265Flintshire: £2,313Wrexham: £2,140

    £2,256£2,265£2,140Flintshire is higher£2,438£2,448£2,313

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wrexham £96, Flintshire £87Flintshire: £87Wrexham: £96Flintshire: £87Wrexham: £97Flintshire: £82Wrexham: £91

    £96£97£91Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £175, Flintshire £173Flintshire: £173Wrexham: £175Flintshire: £174Wrexham: £176Flintshire: £164Wrexham: £166

    £175£176£166Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wrexham £5.97, Flintshire £5.69Flintshire: £5.69Wrexham: £5.97Flintshire: £5.72Wrexham: £5.99Flintshire: £5.40Wrexham: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £623, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548Wrexham: £623Flintshire: £551Wrexham: £626Flintshire: £520Wrexham: £591

    £623£626£591Wrexham is higher£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wrexham £169, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144Wrexham: £169Flintshire: £144Wrexham: £170Flintshire: £136Wrexham: £161

    £169£170£161Wrexham is higher£144£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wrexham £91, Flintshire £77Flintshire: £77Wrexham: £91Flintshire: £77Wrexham: £92Flintshire: £73Wrexham: £86

    £91£92£86Wrexham is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wrexham £1,096, Flintshire £923Flintshire: £923Wrexham: £1,096Flintshire: £927Wrexham: £1,101Flintshire: £876Wrexham: £1,039

    £1,096£1,101£1,039Wrexham is higher£923£927£876

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wrexham £212, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172Wrexham: £212Flintshire: £173Wrexham: £213Flintshire: £163Wrexham: £201

    £212£213£201Wrexham is higher£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wrexham £236, Flintshire £190Flintshire: £190Wrexham: £236Flintshire: £191Wrexham: £238Flintshire: £180Wrexham: £224

    £236£238£224Wrexham is higher£190£191£180

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wrexham £2.81, Flintshire £3.83Flintshire: £3.83Wrexham: £2.81Flintshire: £3.84Wrexham: £2.83Flintshire: £3.63Wrexham: £2.67

    £2.81£2.83£2.67Flintshire is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wrexham £5.89, Flintshire £3.67Flintshire: £3.67Wrexham: £5.89Flintshire: £3.68Wrexham: £5.92Flintshire: £3.48Wrexham: £5.59

    £5.89£5.92£5.59Wrexham is higher£3.67£3.68£3.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wrexham £7.80, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72Wrexham: £7.80Flintshire: £7.75Wrexham: £7.83Flintshire: £7.32Wrexham: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£7.72£7.75£7.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 197.9, Flintshire 215.9Flintshire: 215.9Wrexham: 197.9

    197.9Flintshire is higher215.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 24.0, Flintshire 22.0Flintshire: 22.0Wrexham: 24.0

    24.0Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 34.9, Flintshire 35.7Flintshire: 35.7Wrexham: 34.9

    34.9Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count35.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 89.7, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3Wrexham: 89.7

    89.7Wrexham is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 128.6, Flintshire 111.2Flintshire: 111.2Wrexham: 128.6

    128.6Wrexham is higher111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wrexham 19.1, Flintshire 16.7Flintshire: 16.7Wrexham: 19.1

    19.1Wrexham is higher16.7

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Wrexham and Flintshire, per resident
MeasureWrexhamFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,977£4,998£4,721£4,773£4,793£4,527Wrexham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,533£2,544£2,403£2,703£2,715£2,564Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,432£1,438£1,359£1,197£1,203£1,136Wrexham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,256£2,265£2,140£2,438£2,448£2,313Flintshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£87£87£82Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£173£174£164Wrexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.69£5.72£5.40Wrexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£623£626£591£548£551£520Wrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161£144£144£136Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£77£77£73Wrexham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,096£1,101£1,039£923£927£876Wrexham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£212£213£201£172£173£163Wrexham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£236£238£224£190£191£180Wrexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67£3.83£3.84£3.63Flintshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59£3.67£3.68£3.48Wrexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£7.72£7.75£7.32Wrexham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.9215.9Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.022.0Wrexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.935.7Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.779.3Wrexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.6111.2Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.116.7Wrexham

Total

Wrexham is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 11. 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

Wrexham Flintshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wrexham £686.5m, Flintshire £744.0mFlintshire: £744.0mWrexham: £686.5mFlintshire: £747.2mWrexham: £689.4mFlintshire: £705.7mWrexham: £651.1m

    £686.5m£689.4m£651.1mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wrexham £349.4m, Flintshire £421.4mFlintshire: £421.4mWrexham: £349.4mFlintshire: £423.2mWrexham: £350.8mFlintshire: £399.7mWrexham: £331.4m

    £349.4m£350.8m£331.4mFlintshire is higher£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wrexham £197.5m, Flintshire £186.7mFlintshire: £186.7mWrexham: £197.5mFlintshire: £187.5mWrexham: £198.4mFlintshire: £177.1mWrexham: £187.4m

    £197.5m£198.4m£187.4mWrexham is higher£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wrexham £311.1m, Flintshire £380.1mFlintshire: £380.1mWrexham: £311.1mFlintshire: £381.7mWrexham: £312.5mFlintshire: £360.5mWrexham: £295.1m

    £311.1m£312.5m£295.1mFlintshire is higher£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wrexham £13.3m, Flintshire £13.5mFlintshire: £13.5mWrexham: £13.3mFlintshire: £13.5mWrexham: £13.3mFlintshire: £12.8mWrexham: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wrexham £24.1m, Flintshire £27.0mFlintshire: £27.0mWrexham: £24.1mFlintshire: £27.1mWrexham: £24.2mFlintshire: £25.6mWrexham: £22.9m

    £24.1m£24.2m£22.9mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wrexham £0.82m, Flintshire £0.89mFlintshire: £0.89mWrexham: £0.82mFlintshire: £0.89mWrexham: £0.83mFlintshire: £0.84mWrexham: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wrexham £85.9m, Flintshire £85.5mFlintshire: £85.5mWrexham: £85.9mFlintshire: £85.8mWrexham: £86.3mFlintshire: £81.1mWrexham: £81.5m

    £85.9m£86.3m£81.5mWrexham is higher£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wrexham £23.4m, Flintshire £22.4mFlintshire: £22.4mWrexham: £23.4mFlintshire: £22.5mWrexham: £23.5mFlintshire: £21.3mWrexham: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mWrexham is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wrexham £12.6m, Flintshire £11.9mFlintshire: £11.9mWrexham: £12.6mFlintshire: £12.0mWrexham: £12.6mFlintshire: £11.3mWrexham: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mWrexham is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wrexham £151.1m, Flintshire £143.9mFlintshire: £143.9mWrexham: £151.1mFlintshire: £144.6mWrexham: £151.8mFlintshire: £136.5mWrexham: £143.4m

    £151.1m£151.8m£143.4mWrexham is higher£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wrexham £29.2m, Flintshire £26.8mFlintshire: £26.8mWrexham: £29.2mFlintshire: £27.0mWrexham: £29.3mFlintshire: £25.5mWrexham: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.3m£27.7mWrexham is higher£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wrexham £32.6m, Flintshire £29.6mFlintshire: £29.6mWrexham: £32.6mFlintshire: £29.8mWrexham: £32.8mFlintshire: £28.1mWrexham: £30.9m

    £32.6m£32.8m£30.9mWrexham is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wrexham £0.39m, Flintshire £0.60mFlintshire: £0.60mWrexham: £0.39mFlintshire: £0.60mWrexham: £0.39mFlintshire: £0.57mWrexham: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mFlintshire is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wrexham £0.81m, Flintshire £0.57mFlintshire: £0.57mWrexham: £0.81mFlintshire: £0.57mWrexham: £0.82mFlintshire: £0.54mWrexham: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mWrexham is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wrexham £1.1m, Flintshire £1.2mFlintshire: £1.2mWrexham: £1.1mFlintshire: £1.2mWrexham: £1.1mFlintshire: £1.1mWrexham: £1.0m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wrexham 27,296, Flintshire 33,657Flintshire: 33,657Wrexham: 27,296

    27,296Flintshire is higher33,657

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wrexham 3,315, Flintshire 3,425Flintshire: 3,425Wrexham: 3,315

    3,315Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count3,425

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wrexham 4,816, Flintshire 5,564Flintshire: 5,564Wrexham: 4,816

    4,816Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count5,564

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wrexham 12,364, Flintshire 12,360Flintshire: 12,360Wrexham: 12,364

    12,364Wrexham is higher12,360

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wrexham 17,741, Flintshire 17,338Flintshire: 17,338Wrexham: 17,741

    17,741Wrexham is higher17,338

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wrexham 2,628, Flintshire 2,595Flintshire: 2,595Wrexham: 2,628

    2,628Wrexham is higher2,595

Show the numbers
Wrexham and Flintshire, total
MeasureWrexhamFlintshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£686.5m£689.4m£651.1m£744.0m£747.2m£705.7mFlintshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£349.4m£350.8m£331.4m£421.4m£423.2m£399.7mFlintshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£197.5m£198.4m£187.4m£186.7m£187.5m£177.1mWrexham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£311.1m£312.5m£295.1m£380.1m£381.7m£360.5mFlintshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mFlintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m£27.0m£27.1m£25.6mFlintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mFlintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.9m£86.3m£81.5m£85.5m£85.8m£81.1mWrexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mWrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mWrexham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£151.1m£151.8m£143.4m£143.9m£144.6m£136.5mWrexham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m£26.8m£27.0m£25.5mWrexham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£32.6m£32.8m£30.9m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mWrexham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFlintshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mWrexham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,29633,657Flintshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3153,425Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8165,564Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,36412,360Wrexham
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,74117,338Wrexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,6282,595Wrexham

Sources

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

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  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.
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