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Pembrokeshire and Herefordshire, County of

125,670 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

Pembrokeshire is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Pembrokeshire 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

Pembrokeshire Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £5,346, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Pembrokeshire: £5,346Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Pembrokeshire: £5,369Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Pembrokeshire: £5,071

    £5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £12,277, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Pembrokeshire: £12,277Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Pembrokeshire: £12,329Herefordshire, County of: £11,724Pembrokeshire: £11,645

    £12,277£12,329£11,645Herefordshire, County of is higher£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: Pembrokeshire £2,270, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Pembrokeshire: £2,270Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Pembrokeshire: £2,280Herefordshire, County of: £1,518Pembrokeshire: £2,154

    £2,270£2,280£2,154Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £11,023, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Pembrokeshire: £11,023Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Pembrokeshire: £11,070Herefordshire, County of: £10,834Pembrokeshire: £10,456

    £11,023£11,070£10,456Herefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £430, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313Pembrokeshire: £430Herefordshire, County of: £315Pembrokeshire: £432Herefordshire, County of: £297Pembrokeshire: £408

    £430£432£408Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £795, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604Pembrokeshire: £795Herefordshire, County of: £607Pembrokeshire: £798Herefordshire, County of: £573Pembrokeshire: £754

    £795£798£754Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £29, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Pembrokeshire: £29Herefordshire, County of: £21Pembrokeshire: £29Herefordshire, County of: £20Pembrokeshire: £27

    £29£29£27Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £592, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Pembrokeshire: £592Herefordshire, County of: £391Pembrokeshire: £594Herefordshire, County of: £369Pembrokeshire: £561

    £592£594£561Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £141, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Pembrokeshire: £141Herefordshire, County of: £98Pembrokeshire: £142Herefordshire, County of: £92Pembrokeshire: £134

    £141£142£134Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £155, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92Pembrokeshire: £155Herefordshire, County of: £92Pembrokeshire: £155Herefordshire, County of: £87Pembrokeshire: £147

    £155£155£147Pembrokeshire is higher£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £1,655, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Pembrokeshire: £1,655Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Pembrokeshire: £1,662Herefordshire, County of: £1,145Pembrokeshire: £1,570

    £1,655£1,662£1,570Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £174, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Pembrokeshire: £174Herefordshire, County of: £163Pembrokeshire: £175Herefordshire, County of: £154Pembrokeshire: £165

    £174£175£165Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £445, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291Pembrokeshire: £445Herefordshire, County of: £292Pembrokeshire: £447Herefordshire, County of: £276Pembrokeshire: £422

    £445£447£422Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £7.66, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Pembrokeshire: £7.66Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Pembrokeshire: £7.70Herefordshire, County of: £4.94Pembrokeshire: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £8.62, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Pembrokeshire: £8.62Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Pembrokeshire: £8.66Herefordshire, County of: £5.57Pembrokeshire: £8.18

    £8.62£8.66£8.18Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £9.35, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Pembrokeshire: £9.35Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Pembrokeshire: £9.39Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Pembrokeshire: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: Pembrokeshire 1,001.7, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0Pembrokeshire: 1,001.7

    1,001.7Herefordshire, County of is higher1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire 108.4, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3Pembrokeshire: 108.4

    108.4Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 166.0, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1Pembrokeshire: 166.0

    166.0Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 83.8, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Pembrokeshire: 83.8

    83.8Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 215.9, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1Pembrokeshire: 215.9

    215.9Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 32.5, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9Pembrokeshire: 32.5

    32.5Pembrokeshire is higher19.9

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Pembrokeshire and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasurePembrokeshireHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,346£5,369£5,071£4,730£4,750£4,486Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,277£12,329£11,645£12,360£12,413£11,724Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,270£2,280£2,154£1,601£1,608£1,518Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,023£11,070£10,456£11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£430£432£408£313£315£297Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£798£754£604£607£573Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£21£21£20Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£389£391£369Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£97£98£92Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£155£155£147£92£92£87Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,655£1,662£1,570£1,207£1,212£1,145Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£162£163£154Pembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£291£292£276Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£5.21£5.23£4.94Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.62£8.66£8.18£5.87£5.90£5.57Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.82£8.86£8.37Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.71,011.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.478.3Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.0124.1Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.855.5Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026215.9152.1Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.519.9Pembrokeshire

Per resident

Pembrokeshire 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

Pembrokeshire Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £5,346, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Pembrokeshire: £5,346Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Pembrokeshire: £5,369Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Pembrokeshire: £5,071

    £5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £3,145, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Pembrokeshire: £3,145Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Pembrokeshire: £3,158Herefordshire, County of: £2,991Pembrokeshire: £2,983

    £3,145£3,158£2,983Herefordshire, County of is higher£3,154£3,167£2,991

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £1,285, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919Pembrokeshire: £1,285Herefordshire, County of: £923Pembrokeshire: £1,291Herefordshire, County of: £871Pembrokeshire: £1,219

    £1,285£1,291£1,219Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pembrokeshire £2,823, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Pembrokeshire: £2,823Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Pembrokeshire: £2,835Herefordshire, County of: £2,764Pembrokeshire: £2,678

    £2,823£2,835£2,678Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £110, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80Pembrokeshire: £110Herefordshire, County of: £80Pembrokeshire: £111Herefordshire, County of: £76Pembrokeshire: £105

    £110£111£105Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £204, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154Pembrokeshire: £204Herefordshire, County of: £155Pembrokeshire: £204Herefordshire, County of: £146Pembrokeshire: £193

    £204£204£193Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £7.35, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Pembrokeshire: £7.35Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Pembrokeshire: £7.38Herefordshire, County of: £5.01Pembrokeshire: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £592, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Pembrokeshire: £592Herefordshire, County of: £391Pembrokeshire: £594Herefordshire, County of: £369Pembrokeshire: £561

    £592£594£561Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £141, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Pembrokeshire: £141Herefordshire, County of: £98Pembrokeshire: £142Herefordshire, County of: £92Pembrokeshire: £134

    £141£142£134Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire £88, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53Pembrokeshire: £88Herefordshire, County of: £53Pembrokeshire: £88Herefordshire, County of: £50Pembrokeshire: £83

    £88£88£83Pembrokeshire is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £937, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693Pembrokeshire: £937Herefordshire, County of: £696Pembrokeshire: £941Herefordshire, County of: £657Pembrokeshire: £888

    £937£941£888Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £174, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Pembrokeshire: £174Herefordshire, County of: £163Pembrokeshire: £175Herefordshire, County of: £154Pembrokeshire: £165

    £174£175£165Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pembrokeshire £252, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167Pembrokeshire: £252Herefordshire, County of: £168Pembrokeshire: £253Herefordshire, County of: £158Pembrokeshire: £239

    £252£253£239Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pembrokeshire £4.33, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Pembrokeshire: £4.33Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Pembrokeshire: £4.35Herefordshire, County of: £2.84Pembrokeshire: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pembrokeshire £4.88, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Pembrokeshire: £4.88Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Pembrokeshire: £4.90Herefordshire, County of: £3.20Pembrokeshire: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £9.35, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Pembrokeshire: £9.35Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Pembrokeshire: £9.39Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Pembrokeshire: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 256.6, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0Pembrokeshire: 256.6

    256.6Herefordshire, County of is higher258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 27.8, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0Pembrokeshire: 27.8

    27.8Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 42.5, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7Pembrokeshire: 42.5

    42.5Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 83.8, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Pembrokeshire: 83.8

    83.8Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 122.2, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3Pembrokeshire: 122.2

    122.2Pembrokeshire 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: Pembrokeshire 18.4, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4Pembrokeshire: 18.4

    18.4Pembrokeshire is higher11.4

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Pembrokeshire and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasurePembrokeshireHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,346£5,369£5,071£4,730£4,750£4,486Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,145£3,158£2,983£3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,285£1,291£1,219£919£923£871Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,823£2,835£2,678£2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£80£80£76Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£204£193£154£155£146Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£5.28£5.30£5.01Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£389£391£369Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£97£98£92Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£53£53£50Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£937£941£888£693£696£657Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£162£163£154Pembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£167£168£158Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£2.99£3.01£2.84Pembrokeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£3.37£3.39£3.20Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.82£8.86£8.37Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.6258.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.820.0Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.531.7Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.855.5Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.287.3Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.411.4Pembrokeshire

Total

Pembrokeshire is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 20. 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

Pembrokeshire Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £671.8m, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mPembrokeshire: £671.8mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mPembrokeshire: £674.7mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mPembrokeshire: £637.2m

    £671.8m£674.7m£637.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £395.2m, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mPembrokeshire: £395.2mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mPembrokeshire: £396.9mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mPembrokeshire: £374.8m

    £395.2m£396.9m£374.8mHerefordshire, County of is higher£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £161.5m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mPembrokeshire: £161.5mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mPembrokeshire: £162.2mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mPembrokeshire: £153.2m

    £161.5m£162.2m£153.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pembrokeshire £354.8m, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mPembrokeshire: £354.8mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mPembrokeshire: £356.3mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mPembrokeshire: £336.6m

    £354.8m£356.3m£336.6mHerefordshire, County of is higher£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pembrokeshire £13.9m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mPembrokeshire: £13.9mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mPembrokeshire: £13.9mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mPembrokeshire: £13.1m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.1mHerefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £25.6m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mPembrokeshire: £25.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mPembrokeshire: £25.7mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mPembrokeshire: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mHerefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £0.92m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mPembrokeshire: £0.92mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mPembrokeshire: £0.93mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mPembrokeshire: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mHerefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £74.4m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mPembrokeshire: £74.4mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mPembrokeshire: £74.7mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mPembrokeshire: £70.5m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.5mHerefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £17.7m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mPembrokeshire: £17.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mPembrokeshire: £17.8mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mPembrokeshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mHerefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £11.0m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mPembrokeshire: £11.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mPembrokeshire: £11.0mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mPembrokeshire: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mPembrokeshire is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pembrokeshire £117.7m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mPembrokeshire: £117.7mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mPembrokeshire: £118.2mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mPembrokeshire: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pembrokeshire £21.8m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mPembrokeshire: £21.8mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mPembrokeshire: £21.9mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mPembrokeshire: £20.7m

    £21.8m£21.9m£20.7mHerefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire £31.6m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mPembrokeshire: £31.6mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mPembrokeshire: £31.8mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mPembrokeshire: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pembrokeshire £0.55m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mPembrokeshire: £0.55mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mPembrokeshire: £0.55mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mPembrokeshire: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pembrokeshire £0.61m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mPembrokeshire: £0.61mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mPembrokeshire: £0.62mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mPembrokeshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £1.2m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mPembrokeshire: £1.2mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mPembrokeshire: £1.2mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mPembrokeshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pembrokeshire 32,241, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545Pembrokeshire: 32,241

    32,241Herefordshire, County of is higher49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pembrokeshire 3,488, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839Pembrokeshire: 3,488

    3,488Herefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire 5,344, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081Pembrokeshire: 5,344

    5,344Herefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire 10,534, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667Pembrokeshire: 10,534

    10,534Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pembrokeshire 15,359, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762Pembrokeshire: 15,359

    15,359Herefordshire, 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: Pembrokeshire 2,310, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191Pembrokeshire: 2,310

    2,310Pembrokeshire is higher2,191

Show the numbers
Pembrokeshire and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasurePembrokeshireHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£671.8m£674.7m£637.2m£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£395.2m£396.9m£374.8m£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£161.5m£162.2m£153.2m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£354.8m£356.3m£336.6m£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.5m£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mPembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,24149,545Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4883,839Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,3446,081Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,53410,667Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,35916,762Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3102,191Pembrokeshire

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.
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