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Ceredigion and Herefordshire, County of

72,726 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

Ceredigion is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

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Per person in the age group

Ceredigion 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

Ceredigion Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £4,947, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Ceredigion: £4,947Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Ceredigion: £4,968Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Ceredigion: £4,692

    £4,947£4,968£4,692Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £12,450, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Ceredigion: £12,450Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Ceredigion: £12,503Herefordshire, County of: £11,724Ceredigion: £11,810

    £12,450£12,503£11,810Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £1,758, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Ceredigion: £1,758Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Ceredigion: £1,765Herefordshire, County of: £1,518Ceredigion: £1,667

    £1,758£1,765£1,667Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £11,190, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Ceredigion: £11,190Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Ceredigion: £11,238Herefordshire, County of: £10,834Ceredigion: £10,614

    £11,190£11,238£10,614Herefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £412, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313Ceredigion: £412Herefordshire, County of: £315Ceredigion: £414Herefordshire, County of: £297Ceredigion: £391

    £412£414£391Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £822, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604Ceredigion: £822Herefordshire, County of: £607Ceredigion: £825Herefordshire, County of: £573Ceredigion: £780

    £822£825£780Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £26, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Ceredigion: £26Herefordshire, County of: £21Ceredigion: £26Herefordshire, County of: £20Ceredigion: £25

    £26£26£25Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £492, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Ceredigion: £492Herefordshire, County of: £391Ceredigion: £494Herefordshire, County of: £369Ceredigion: £466

    £492£494£466Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £114, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Ceredigion: £114Herefordshire, County of: £98Ceredigion: £114Herefordshire, County of: £92Ceredigion: £108

    £114£114£108Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £102, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92Ceredigion: £102Herefordshire, County of: £92Ceredigion: £103Herefordshire, County of: £87Ceredigion: £97

    £102£103£97Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £1,245, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Ceredigion: £1,245Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Ceredigion: £1,250Herefordshire, County of: £1,145Ceredigion: £1,181

    £1,245£1,250£1,181Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ceredigion £182, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Ceredigion: £182Herefordshire, County of: £163Ceredigion: £182Herefordshire, County of: £154Ceredigion: £172

    £182£182£172Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £400, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291Ceredigion: £400Herefordshire, County of: £292Ceredigion: £402Herefordshire, County of: £276Ceredigion: £380

    £400£402£380Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £5.42, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Ceredigion: £5.42Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Ceredigion: £5.44Herefordshire, County of: £4.94Ceredigion: £5.14

    £5.42£5.44£5.14Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £5.38, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Ceredigion: £5.38Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Ceredigion: £5.40Herefordshire, County of: £5.57Ceredigion: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Herefordshire, County of is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £6.84, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Ceredigion: £6.84Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Ceredigion: £6.87Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Ceredigion: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Herefordshire, 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: Ceredigion 1,031.3, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0Ceredigion: 1,031.3

    1,031.3Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ceredigion 100.8, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3Ceredigion: 100.8

    100.8Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 160.5, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1Ceredigion: 160.5

    160.5Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 70.0, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Ceredigion: 70.0

    70.0Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 168.9, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1Ceredigion: 168.9

    168.9Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 21.3, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9Ceredigion: 21.3

    21.3Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count19.9

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Ceredigion and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasureCeredigionHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,947£4,968£4,692£4,730£4,750£4,486Ceredigion
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,450£12,503£11,810£12,360£12,413£11,724Ceredigion
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,758£1,765£1,667£1,601£1,608£1,518Ceredigion
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,190£11,238£10,614£11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£412£414£391£313£315£297Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£822£825£780£604£607£573Ceredigion
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£21£21£20Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£492£494£466£389£391£369Ceredigion
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£97£98£92Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£92£92£87Ceredigion
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,250£1,181£1,207£1,212£1,145Ceredigion
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£162£163£154Ceredigion
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£400£402£380£291£292£276Ceredigion
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.42£5.44£5.14£5.21£5.23£4.94Ceredigion
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.87£5.90£5.57Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,031.31,011.0Ceredigion
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.878.3Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.5124.1Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.055.5Ceredigion
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.9152.1Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.319.9Ceredigion

Per resident

Ceredigion is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of 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

Ceredigion Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £4,947, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Ceredigion: £4,947Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Ceredigion: £4,968Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Ceredigion: £4,692

    £4,947£4,968£4,692Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £3,100, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Ceredigion: £3,100Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Ceredigion: £3,114Herefordshire, County of: £2,991Ceredigion: £2,941

    £3,100£3,114£2,941Herefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £1,053, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919Ceredigion: £1,053Herefordshire, County of: £923Ceredigion: £1,057Herefordshire, County of: £871Ceredigion: £998

    £1,053£1,057£998Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ceredigion £2,787, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Ceredigion: £2,787Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Ceredigion: £2,798Herefordshire, County of: £2,764Ceredigion: £2,643

    £2,787£2,798£2,643Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ceredigion £103, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80Ceredigion: £103Herefordshire, County of: £80Ceredigion: £103Herefordshire, County of: £76Ceredigion: £97

    £103£103£97Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £205, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154Ceredigion: £205Herefordshire, County of: £155Ceredigion: £206Herefordshire, County of: £146Ceredigion: £194

    £205£206£194Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £6.54, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Ceredigion: £6.54Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Ceredigion: £6.56Herefordshire, County of: £5.01Ceredigion: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £492, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Ceredigion: £492Herefordshire, County of: £391Ceredigion: £494Herefordshire, County of: £369Ceredigion: £466

    £492£494£466Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £114, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Ceredigion: £114Herefordshire, County of: £98Ceredigion: £114Herefordshire, County of: £92Ceredigion: £108

    £114£114£108Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £61, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53Ceredigion: £61Herefordshire, County of: £53Ceredigion: £61Herefordshire, County of: £50Ceredigion: £58

    £61£61£58Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ceredigion £745, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693Ceredigion: £745Herefordshire, County of: £696Ceredigion: £748Herefordshire, County of: £657Ceredigion: £707

    £745£748£707Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ceredigion £182, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Ceredigion: £182Herefordshire, County of: £163Ceredigion: £182Herefordshire, County of: £154Ceredigion: £172

    £182£182£172Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ceredigion £240, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167Ceredigion: £240Herefordshire, County of: £168Ceredigion: £241Herefordshire, County of: £158Ceredigion: £227

    £240£241£227Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ceredigion £3.25, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Ceredigion: £3.25Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Ceredigion: £3.26Herefordshire, County of: £2.84Ceredigion: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ceredigion £3.22, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Ceredigion: £3.22Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Ceredigion: £3.23Herefordshire, County of: £3.20Ceredigion: £3.05

    £3.22£3.23£3.05Herefordshire, County of is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £6.84, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Ceredigion: £6.84Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Ceredigion: £6.87Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Ceredigion: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 256.8, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0Ceredigion: 256.8

    256.8Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 25.1, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0Ceredigion: 25.1

    25.1Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 40.0, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7Ceredigion: 40.0

    40.0Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 70.0, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Ceredigion: 70.0

    70.0Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 101.2, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3Ceredigion: 101.2

    101.2Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion 12.8, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4Ceredigion: 12.8

    12.8Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Ceredigion and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasureCeredigionHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,947£4,968£4,692£4,730£4,750£4,486Ceredigion
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,100£3,114£2,941£3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,053£1,057£998£919£923£871Ceredigion
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,787£2,798£2,643£2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£103£97£80£80£76Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£154£155£146Ceredigion
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.28£5.30£5.01Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£492£494£466£389£391£369Ceredigion
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£97£98£92Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£53£53£50Ceredigion
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£745£748£707£693£696£657Ceredigion
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£162£163£154Ceredigion
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£240£241£227£167£168£158Ceredigion
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£2.99£3.01£2.84Ceredigion
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.22£3.23£3.05£3.37£3.39£3.20Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8258.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.120.0Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.031.7Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.055.5Ceredigion
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.287.3Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.811.4Ceredigion

Total

Ceredigion is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 22. 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

Ceredigion Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ceredigion £359.7m, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mCeredigion: £359.7mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mCeredigion: £361.3mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mCeredigion: £341.2m

    £359.7m£361.3m£341.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ceredigion £225.5m, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mCeredigion: £225.5mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mCeredigion: £226.4mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mCeredigion: £213.9m

    £225.5m£226.4m£213.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ceredigion £76.5m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mCeredigion: £76.5mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mCeredigion: £76.9mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mCeredigion: £72.6m

    £76.5m£76.9m£72.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ceredigion £202.7m, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mCeredigion: £202.7mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mCeredigion: £203.5mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mCeredigion: £192.2m

    £202.7m£203.5m£192.2mHerefordshire, County of is higher£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ceredigion £7.5m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mCeredigion: £7.5mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mCeredigion: £7.5mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mCeredigion: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mHerefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £14.9m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mCeredigion: £14.9mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mCeredigion: £14.9mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mCeredigion: £14.1m

    £14.9m£14.9m£14.1mHerefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £0.48m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mCeredigion: £0.48mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mCeredigion: £0.48mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mCeredigion: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mHerefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £35.8m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mCeredigion: £35.8mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mCeredigion: £35.9mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mCeredigion: £33.9m

    £35.8m£35.9m£33.9mHerefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £8.3m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mCeredigion: £8.3mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mCeredigion: £8.3mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mCeredigion: £7.8m

    £8.3m£8.3m£7.8mHerefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £4.5m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mCeredigion: £4.5mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mCeredigion: £4.5mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mCeredigion: £4.2m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ceredigion £54.2m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mCeredigion: £54.2mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mCeredigion: £54.4mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mCeredigion: £51.4m

    £54.2m£54.4m£51.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ceredigion £13.2m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mCeredigion: £13.2mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mCeredigion: £13.3mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mCeredigion: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mHerefordshire, 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: Ceredigion £17.4m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mCeredigion: £17.4mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mCeredigion: £17.5mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mCeredigion: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ceredigion £0.24m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mCeredigion: £0.24mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mCeredigion: £0.24mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mCeredigion: £0.22m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ceredigion £0.23m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mCeredigion: £0.23mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mCeredigion: £0.23mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mCeredigion: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ceredigion £0.50m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mCeredigion: £0.50mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mCeredigion: £0.50mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mCeredigion: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHerefordshire, County of is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ceredigion 18,676, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545Ceredigion: 18,676

    18,676Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ceredigion 1,825, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839Ceredigion: 1,825

    1,825Herefordshire, 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: Ceredigion 2,906, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081Ceredigion: 2,906

    2,906Herefordshire, 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: Ceredigion 5,088, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667Ceredigion: 5,088

    5,088Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ceredigion 7,356, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762Ceredigion: 7,356

    7,356Herefordshire, 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: Ceredigion 928, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191Ceredigion: 928

    928Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,191

Show the numbers
Ceredigion and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasureCeredigionHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£359.7m£361.3m£341.2m£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.5m£226.4m£213.9m£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.7m£203.5m£192.2m£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.8m£35.9m£33.9m£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.2m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£54.2m£54.4m£51.4m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,67649,545Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8253,839Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9066,081Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,08810,667Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,35616,762Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269282,191Herefordshire, 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.
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