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Ceredigion and Shropshire

72,726 and 331,751 residents (mid-2024).

Ceredigion is higher than Shropshire on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 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 Shropshire 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 Shropshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £4,947, Shropshire £4,600Shropshire: £4,600Ceredigion: £4,947Shropshire: £4,619Ceredigion: £4,968Shropshire: £4,363Ceredigion: £4,692

    £4,947£4,968£4,692Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,619£4,363

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ceredigion £12,450, Shropshire £12,313Shropshire: £12,313Ceredigion: £12,450Shropshire: £12,365Ceredigion: £12,503Shropshire: £11,679Ceredigion: £11,810

    £12,450£12,503£11,810Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£12,313£12,365£11,679

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ceredigion £1,758, Shropshire £1,504Shropshire: £1,504Ceredigion: £1,758Shropshire: £1,510Ceredigion: £1,765Shropshire: £1,426Ceredigion: £1,667

    £1,758£1,765£1,667Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£1,504£1,510£1,426

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ceredigion £11,190, Shropshire £11,289Shropshire: £11,289Ceredigion: £11,190Shropshire: £11,337Ceredigion: £11,238Shropshire: £10,708Ceredigion: £10,614

    £11,190£11,238£10,614Shropshire is higher£11,289£11,337£10,708

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ceredigion £412, Shropshire £314Shropshire: £314Ceredigion: £412Shropshire: £315Ceredigion: £414Shropshire: £298Ceredigion: £391

    £412£414£391Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£314£315£298

  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, Shropshire £688Shropshire: £688Ceredigion: £822Shropshire: £691Ceredigion: £825Shropshire: £653Ceredigion: £780

    £822£825£780Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£688£691£653

  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, Shropshire £21Shropshire: £21Ceredigion: £26Shropshire: £21Ceredigion: £26Shropshire: £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, Shropshire £381Shropshire: £381Ceredigion: £492Shropshire: £382Ceredigion: £494Shropshire: £361Ceredigion: £466

    £492£494£466Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£381£382£361

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ceredigion £114, Shropshire £96Shropshire: £96Ceredigion: £114Shropshire: £96Ceredigion: £114Shropshire: £91Ceredigion: £108

    £114£114£108Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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, Shropshire £89Shropshire: £89Ceredigion: £102Shropshire: £89Ceredigion: £103Shropshire: £84Ceredigion: £97

    £102£103£97Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ceredigion £1,245, Shropshire £1,143Shropshire: £1,143Ceredigion: £1,245Shropshire: £1,148Ceredigion: £1,250Shropshire: £1,084Ceredigion: £1,181

    £1,245£1,250£1,181Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£1,143£1,148£1,084

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ceredigion £182, Shropshire £154Shropshire: £154Ceredigion: £182Shropshire: £155Ceredigion: £182Shropshire: £146Ceredigion: £172

    £182£182£172Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ceredigion £400, Shropshire £260Shropshire: £260Ceredigion: £400Shropshire: £261Ceredigion: £402Shropshire: £247Ceredigion: £380

    £400£402£380Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ceredigion £5.42, Shropshire £6.68Shropshire: £6.68Ceredigion: £5.42Shropshire: £6.71Ceredigion: £5.44Shropshire: £6.34Ceredigion: £5.14

    £5.42£5.44£5.14Shropshire is higher£6.68£6.71£6.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ceredigion £5.38, Shropshire £5.39Shropshire: £5.39Ceredigion: £5.38Shropshire: £5.41Ceredigion: £5.40Shropshire: £5.11Ceredigion: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £6.84, Shropshire £6.04Shropshire: £6.04Ceredigion: £6.84Shropshire: £6.07Ceredigion: £6.87Shropshire: £5.73Ceredigion: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

  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, Shropshire 1,003.8Shropshire: 1,003.8Ceredigion: 1,031.3

    1,031.3Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count1,003.8

  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, Shropshire 81.8Shropshire: 81.8Ceredigion: 100.8

    100.8Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count81.8

  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, Shropshire 140.1Shropshire: 140.1Ceredigion: 160.5

    160.5Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count140.1

  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, Shropshire 54.9Shropshire: 54.9Ceredigion: 70.0

    70.0Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count54.9

  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, Shropshire 142.2Shropshire: 142.2Ceredigion: 168.9

    168.9Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count142.2

  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, Shropshire 18.9Shropshire: 18.9Ceredigion: 21.3

    21.3Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count18.9

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Ceredigion and Shropshire, per person in the age group
MeasureCeredigionShropshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,947£4,968£4,692£4,600£4,619£4,363Ceredigion
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,450£12,503£11,810£12,313£12,365£11,679Ceredigion
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,758£1,765£1,667£1,504£1,510£1,426Ceredigion
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,190£11,238£10,614£11,289£11,337£10,708Shropshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£412£414£391£314£315£298Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£822£825£780£688£691£653Ceredigion
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£381£382£361Ceredigion
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£96£96£91Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£89£89£84Ceredigion
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,250£1,181£1,143£1,148£1,084Ceredigion
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£154£155£146Ceredigion
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£400£402£380£260£261£247Ceredigion
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.42£5.44£5.14£6.68£6.71£6.34Shropshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.39£5.41£5.11Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£6.04£6.07£5.73Ceredigion
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,031.31,003.8Ceredigion
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026100.881.8Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.5140.1Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.054.9Ceredigion
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.9142.2Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.318.9Ceredigion

Per resident

Ceredigion is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Shropshire 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

Ceredigion Shropshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £4,947, Shropshire £4,600Shropshire: £4,600Ceredigion: £4,947Shropshire: £4,619Ceredigion: £4,968Shropshire: £4,363Ceredigion: £4,692

    £4,947£4,968£4,692Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,619£4,363

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £3,100, Shropshire £3,095Shropshire: £3,095Ceredigion: £3,100Shropshire: £3,108Ceredigion: £3,114Shropshire: £2,936Ceredigion: £2,941

    £3,100£3,114£2,941Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£3,095£3,108£2,936

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £1,053, Shropshire £869Shropshire: £869Ceredigion: £1,053Shropshire: £872Ceredigion: £1,057Shropshire: £824Ceredigion: £998

    £1,053£1,057£998Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£869£872£824

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ceredigion £2,787, Shropshire £2,837Shropshire: £2,837Ceredigion: £2,787Shropshire: £2,850Ceredigion: £2,798Shropshire: £2,691Ceredigion: £2,643

    £2,787£2,798£2,643Shropshire is higher£2,837£2,850£2,691

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ceredigion £103, Shropshire £79Shropshire: £79Ceredigion: £103Shropshire: £79Ceredigion: £103Shropshire: £75Ceredigion: £97

    £103£103£97Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ceredigion £205, Shropshire £173Shropshire: £173Ceredigion: £205Shropshire: £174Ceredigion: £206Shropshire: £164Ceredigion: £194

    £205£206£194Ceredigion 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: Ceredigion £6.54, Shropshire £5.36Shropshire: £5.36Ceredigion: £6.54Shropshire: £5.38Ceredigion: £6.56Shropshire: £5.08Ceredigion: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ceredigion £492, Shropshire £381Shropshire: £381Ceredigion: £492Shropshire: £382Ceredigion: £494Shropshire: £361Ceredigion: £466

    £492£494£466Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£381£382£361

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ceredigion £114, Shropshire £96Shropshire: £96Ceredigion: £114Shropshire: £96Ceredigion: £114Shropshire: £91Ceredigion: £108

    £114£114£108Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ceredigion £61, Shropshire £51Shropshire: £51Ceredigion: £61Shropshire: £51Ceredigion: £61Shropshire: £49Ceredigion: £58

    £61£61£58Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ceredigion £745, Shropshire £660Shropshire: £660Ceredigion: £745Shropshire: £663Ceredigion: £748Shropshire: £626Ceredigion: £707

    £745£748£707Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£660£663£626

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ceredigion £182, Shropshire £154Shropshire: £154Ceredigion: £182Shropshire: £155Ceredigion: £182Shropshire: £146Ceredigion: £172

    £182£182£172Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ceredigion £240, Shropshire £150Shropshire: £150Ceredigion: £240Shropshire: £151Ceredigion: £241Shropshire: £142Ceredigion: £227

    £240£241£227Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ceredigion £3.25, Shropshire £3.86Shropshire: £3.86Ceredigion: £3.25Shropshire: £3.87Ceredigion: £3.26Shropshire: £3.66Ceredigion: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Shropshire is higher£3.86£3.87£3.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ceredigion £3.22, Shropshire £3.11Shropshire: £3.11Ceredigion: £3.22Shropshire: £3.12Ceredigion: £3.23Shropshire: £2.95Ceredigion: £3.05

    £3.22£3.23£3.05Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ceredigion £6.84, Shropshire £6.04Shropshire: £6.04Ceredigion: £6.84Shropshire: £6.07Ceredigion: £6.87Shropshire: £5.73Ceredigion: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 256.8, Shropshire 252.3Shropshire: 252.3Ceredigion: 256.8

    256.8Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count252.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 25.1, Shropshire 20.6Shropshire: 20.6Ceredigion: 25.1

    25.1Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count20.6

  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, Shropshire 35.2Shropshire: 35.2Ceredigion: 40.0

    40.0Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count35.2

  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, Shropshire 54.9Shropshire: 54.9Ceredigion: 70.0

    70.0Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count54.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 101.2, Shropshire 82.1Shropshire: 82.1Ceredigion: 101.2

    101.2Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count82.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ceredigion 12.8, Shropshire 10.9Shropshire: 10.9Ceredigion: 12.8

    12.8Ceredigion is higherDepends on how you count10.9

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Ceredigion and Shropshire, per resident
MeasureCeredigionShropshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,947£4,968£4,692£4,600£4,619£4,363Ceredigion
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,100£3,114£2,941£3,095£3,108£2,936Ceredigion
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,053£1,057£998£869£872£824Ceredigion
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,787£2,798£2,643£2,837£2,850£2,691Shropshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£103£103£97£79£79£75Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£173£174£164Ceredigion
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.36£5.38£5.08Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£492£494£466£381£382£361Ceredigion
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£96£96£91Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£51£51£49Ceredigion
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£745£748£707£660£663£626Ceredigion
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£182£182£172£154£155£146Ceredigion
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£240£241£227£150£151£142Ceredigion
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£3.86£3.87£3.66Shropshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.22£3.23£3.05£3.11£3.12£2.95Ceredigion
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£6.04£6.07£5.73Ceredigion
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.8252.3Ceredigion
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.120.6Ceredigion
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.035.2Ceredigion
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.054.9Ceredigion
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.282.1Ceredigion
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.810.9Ceredigion

Total

Ceredigion is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Shropshire 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 Shropshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ceredigion £359.7m, Shropshire £1.5bnShropshire: £1.5bnCeredigion: £359.7mShropshire: £1.5bnCeredigion: £361.3mShropshire: £1.4bnCeredigion: £341.2m

    £359.7m£361.3m£341.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ceredigion £225.5m, Shropshire £1.0bnShropshire: £1.0bnCeredigion: £225.5mShropshire: £1.0bnCeredigion: £226.4mShropshire: £973.9mCeredigion: £213.9m

    £225.5m£226.4m£213.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ceredigion £76.5m, Shropshire £288.2mShropshire: £288.2mCeredigion: £76.5mShropshire: £289.4mCeredigion: £76.9mShropshire: £273.3mCeredigion: £72.6m

    £76.5m£76.9m£72.6mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ceredigion £202.7m, Shropshire £941.3mShropshire: £941.3mCeredigion: £202.7mShropshire: £945.3mCeredigion: £203.5mShropshire: £892.9mCeredigion: £192.2m

    £202.7m£203.5m£192.2mShropshire is higher£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ceredigion £7.5m, Shropshire £26.2mShropshire: £26.2mCeredigion: £7.5mShropshire: £26.3mCeredigion: £7.5mShropshire: £24.8mCeredigion: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ceredigion £14.9m, Shropshire £57.4mShropshire: £57.4mCeredigion: £14.9mShropshire: £57.6mCeredigion: £14.9mShropshire: £54.4mCeredigion: £14.1m

    £14.9m£14.9m£14.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m

  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, Shropshire £1.8mShropshire: £1.8mCeredigion: £0.48mShropshire: £1.8mCeredigion: £0.48mShropshire: £1.7mCeredigion: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ceredigion £35.8m, Shropshire £126.3mShropshire: £126.3mCeredigion: £35.8mShropshire: £126.8mCeredigion: £35.9mShropshire: £119.8mCeredigion: £33.9m

    £35.8m£35.9m£33.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ceredigion £8.3m, Shropshire £31.8mShropshire: £31.8mCeredigion: £8.3mShropshire: £31.9mCeredigion: £8.3mShropshire: £30.2mCeredigion: £7.8m

    £8.3m£8.3m£7.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ceredigion £4.5m, Shropshire £17.0mShropshire: £17.0mCeredigion: £4.5mShropshire: £17.1mCeredigion: £4.5mShropshire: £16.1mCeredigion: £4.2m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ceredigion £54.2m, Shropshire £219.0mShropshire: £219.0mCeredigion: £54.2mShropshire: £220.0mCeredigion: £54.4mShropshire: £207.8mCeredigion: £51.4m

    £54.2m£54.4m£51.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ceredigion £13.2m, Shropshire £51.1mShropshire: £51.1mCeredigion: £13.2mShropshire: £51.3mCeredigion: £13.3mShropshire: £48.4mCeredigion: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ceredigion £17.4m, Shropshire £49.8mShropshire: £49.8mCeredigion: £17.4mShropshire: £50.0mCeredigion: £17.5mShropshire: £47.3mCeredigion: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ceredigion £0.24m, Shropshire £1.3mShropshire: £1.3mCeredigion: £0.24mShropshire: £1.3mCeredigion: £0.24mShropshire: £1.2mCeredigion: £0.22m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mShropshire is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ceredigion £0.23m, Shropshire £1.0mShropshire: £1.0mCeredigion: £0.23mShropshire: £1.0mCeredigion: £0.23mShropshire: £0.98mCeredigion: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ceredigion £0.50m, Shropshire £2.0mShropshire: £2.0mCeredigion: £0.50mShropshire: £2.0mCeredigion: £0.50mShropshire: £1.9mCeredigion: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ceredigion 18,676, Shropshire 83,703Shropshire: 83,703Ceredigion: 18,676

    18,676Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count83,703

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ceredigion 1,825, Shropshire 6,823Shropshire: 6,823Ceredigion: 1,825

    1,825Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count6,823

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ceredigion 2,906, Shropshire 11,684Shropshire: 11,684Ceredigion: 2,906

    2,906Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count11,684

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ceredigion 5,088, Shropshire 18,202Shropshire: 18,202Ceredigion: 5,088

    5,088Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count18,202

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ceredigion 7,356, Shropshire 27,247Shropshire: 27,247Ceredigion: 7,356

    7,356Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count27,247

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ceredigion 928, Shropshire 3,629Shropshire: 3,629Ceredigion: 928

    928Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count3,629

Show the numbers
Ceredigion and Shropshire, total
MeasureCeredigionShropshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£359.7m£361.3m£341.2m£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.5m£226.4m£213.9m£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m£288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.7m£203.5m£192.2m£941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m£57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.8m£35.9m£33.9m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m£31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.2m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£54.2m£54.4m£51.4m£219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m£51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,67683,703Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8256,823Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,90611,684Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,08818,202Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,35627,247Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269283,629Shropshire

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.
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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.
  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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