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Pembrokeshire and Melton

125,670 and 53,922 residents (mid-2024).

Pembrokeshire is higher than Melton on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 4 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Pembrokeshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Melton on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Pembrokeshire Melton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £5,346, Melton £4,311Melton: £4,311Pembrokeshire: £5,346Melton: £4,330Pembrokeshire: £5,369Melton: £4,090Pembrokeshire: £5,071

    £5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire is higher£4,311£4,330£4,090

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire £12,277, Melton £12,624Melton: £12,624Pembrokeshire: £12,277Melton: £12,677Pembrokeshire: £12,329Melton: £11,974Pembrokeshire: £11,645

    £12,277£12,329£11,645Melton is higherDepends on how you count£12,624£12,677£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £2,270, Melton £1,521Melton: £1,521Pembrokeshire: £2,270Melton: £1,527Pembrokeshire: £2,280Melton: £1,442Pembrokeshire: £2,154

    £2,270£2,280£2,154Pembrokeshire is higher£1,521£1,527£1,442

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire £11,023, Melton £11,682Melton: £11,682Pembrokeshire: £11,023Melton: £11,732Pembrokeshire: £11,070Melton: £11,081Pembrokeshire: £10,456

    £11,023£11,070£10,456Melton is higherDepends on how you count£11,682£11,732£11,081

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Pembrokeshire £430, Melton £244Melton: £244Pembrokeshire: £430Melton: £245Pembrokeshire: £432Melton: £232Pembrokeshire: £408

    £430£432£408Pembrokeshire is higher£244£245£232

  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, Melton £681Melton: £681Pembrokeshire: £795Melton: £684Pembrokeshire: £798Melton: £646Pembrokeshire: £754

    £795£798£754Pembrokeshire is higher£681£684£646

  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, Melton £17Melton: £17Pembrokeshire: £29Melton: £17Pembrokeshire: £29Melton: £16Pembrokeshire: £27

    £29£29£27Pembrokeshire is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £592, Melton £312Melton: £312Pembrokeshire: £592Melton: £313Pembrokeshire: £594Melton: £296Pembrokeshire: £561

    £592£594£561Pembrokeshire is higher£312£313£296

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £141, Melton £93Melton: £93Pembrokeshire: £141Melton: £93Pembrokeshire: £142Melton: £88Pembrokeshire: £134

    £141£142£134Pembrokeshire is higher£93£93£88

  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, Melton £88Melton: £88Pembrokeshire: £155Melton: £89Pembrokeshire: £155Melton: £84Pembrokeshire: £147

    £155£155£147Pembrokeshire is higher£88£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £1,655, Melton £1,247Melton: £1,247Pembrokeshire: £1,655Melton: £1,253Pembrokeshire: £1,662Melton: £1,183Pembrokeshire: £1,570

    £1,655£1,662£1,570Pembrokeshire is higher£1,247£1,253£1,183

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £174, Melton £106Melton: £106Pembrokeshire: £174Melton: £106Pembrokeshire: £175Melton: £100Pembrokeshire: £165

    £174£175£165Pembrokeshire is higher£106£106£100

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £445, Melton £172Melton: £172Pembrokeshire: £445Melton: £172Pembrokeshire: £447Melton: £163Pembrokeshire: £422

    £445£447£422Pembrokeshire is higher£172£172£163

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £7.66, Melton £11Melton: £11Pembrokeshire: £7.66Melton: £11Pembrokeshire: £7.70Melton: £11Pembrokeshire: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Melton is higherDepends on how you count£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Pembrokeshire £8.62, Melton £1.87Melton: £1.87Pembrokeshire: £8.62Melton: £1.87Pembrokeshire: £8.66Melton: £1.77Pembrokeshire: £8.18

    £8.62£8.66£8.18Pembrokeshire is higher£1.87£1.87£1.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £9.35, Melton £8.10Melton: £8.10Pembrokeshire: £9.35Melton: £8.13Pembrokeshire: £9.39Melton: £7.68Pembrokeshire: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68

  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, Melton 1,023.6Melton: 1,023.6Pembrokeshire: 1,001.7

    1,001.7Melton is higherDepends on how you count1,023.6

  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, Melton 63.2Melton: 63.2Pembrokeshire: 108.4

    108.4Pembrokeshire is higher63.2

  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, Melton 139.8Melton: 139.8Pembrokeshire: 166.0

    166.0Pembrokeshire is higher139.8

  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, Melton 48.8Melton: 48.8Pembrokeshire: 83.8

    83.8Pembrokeshire is higher48.8

  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, Melton 150.1Melton: 150.1Pembrokeshire: 215.9

    215.9Pembrokeshire is higher150.1

  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, Melton 19.7Melton: 19.7Pembrokeshire: 32.5

    32.5Pembrokeshire is higher19.7

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Pembrokeshire and Melton, per person in the age group
MeasurePembrokeshireMeltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,346£5,369£5,071£4,311£4,330£4,090Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,277£12,329£11,645£12,624£12,677£11,974Melton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,270£2,280£2,154£1,521£1,527£1,442Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,023£11,070£10,456£11,682£11,732£11,081Melton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£430£432£408£244£245£232Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£798£754£681£684£646Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£17£17£16Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£312£313£296Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£93£93£88Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£155£155£147£88£89£84Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,655£1,662£1,570£1,247£1,253£1,183Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£106£106£100Pembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£172£172£163Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£11Melton
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.62£8.66£8.18£1.87£1.87£1.77Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.10£8.13£7.68Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.71,023.6Melton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.463.2Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.0139.8Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.848.8Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026215.9150.1Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.519.7Pembrokeshire

Per resident

Pembrokeshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Melton on 1. 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 Melton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £5,346, Melton £4,311Melton: £4,311Pembrokeshire: £5,346Melton: £4,330Pembrokeshire: £5,369Melton: £4,090Pembrokeshire: £5,071

    £5,346£5,369£5,071Pembrokeshire is higher£4,311£4,330£4,090

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £3,145, Melton £2,899Melton: £2,899Pembrokeshire: £3,145Melton: £2,911Pembrokeshire: £3,158Melton: £2,749Pembrokeshire: £2,983

    £3,145£3,158£2,983Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,899£2,911£2,749

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £1,285, Melton £895Melton: £895Pembrokeshire: £1,285Melton: £898Pembrokeshire: £1,291Melton: £848Pembrokeshire: £1,219

    £1,285£1,291£1,219Pembrokeshire is higher£895£898£848

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Pembrokeshire £2,823, Melton £2,682Melton: £2,682Pembrokeshire: £2,823Melton: £2,694Pembrokeshire: £2,835Melton: £2,544Pembrokeshire: £2,678

    £2,823£2,835£2,678Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,682£2,694£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £110, Melton £56Melton: £56Pembrokeshire: £110Melton: £56Pembrokeshire: £111Melton: £53Pembrokeshire: £105

    £110£111£105Pembrokeshire is higher£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £204, Melton £156Melton: £156Pembrokeshire: £204Melton: £157Pembrokeshire: £204Melton: £148Pembrokeshire: £193

    £204£204£193Pembrokeshire is higher£156£157£148

  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, Melton £3.80Melton: £3.80Pembrokeshire: £7.35Melton: £3.81Pembrokeshire: £7.38Melton: £3.60Pembrokeshire: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Pembrokeshire is higher£3.80£3.81£3.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £592, Melton £312Melton: £312Pembrokeshire: £592Melton: £313Pembrokeshire: £594Melton: £296Pembrokeshire: £561

    £592£594£561Pembrokeshire is higher£312£313£296

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £141, Melton £93Melton: £93Pembrokeshire: £141Melton: £93Pembrokeshire: £142Melton: £88Pembrokeshire: £134

    £141£142£134Pembrokeshire is higher£93£93£88

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Pembrokeshire £88, Melton £52Melton: £52Pembrokeshire: £88Melton: £52Pembrokeshire: £88Melton: £49Pembrokeshire: £83

    £88£88£83Pembrokeshire is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £937, Melton £734Melton: £734Pembrokeshire: £937Melton: £737Pembrokeshire: £941Melton: £696Pembrokeshire: £888

    £937£941£888Pembrokeshire is higher£734£737£696

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Pembrokeshire £174, Melton £106Melton: £106Pembrokeshire: £174Melton: £106Pembrokeshire: £175Melton: £100Pembrokeshire: £165

    £174£175£165Pembrokeshire is higher£106£106£100

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Pembrokeshire £252, Melton £101Melton: £101Pembrokeshire: £252Melton: £101Pembrokeshire: £253Melton: £96Pembrokeshire: £239

    £252£253£239Pembrokeshire is higher£101£101£96

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Pembrokeshire £4.33, Melton £6.66Melton: £6.66Pembrokeshire: £4.33Melton: £6.69Pembrokeshire: £4.35Melton: £6.32Pembrokeshire: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Melton is higherDepends on how you count£6.66£6.69£6.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Pembrokeshire £4.88, Melton £1.10Melton: £1.10Pembrokeshire: £4.88Melton: £1.10Pembrokeshire: £4.90Melton: £1.04Pembrokeshire: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Pembrokeshire is higher£1.10£1.10£1.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Pembrokeshire £9.35, Melton £8.10Melton: £8.10Pembrokeshire: £9.35Melton: £8.13Pembrokeshire: £9.39Melton: £7.68Pembrokeshire: £8.87

    £9.35£9.39£8.87Pembrokeshire is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 256.6, Melton 235.0Melton: 235.0Pembrokeshire: 256.6

    256.6Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count235.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 27.8, Melton 14.5Melton: 14.5Pembrokeshire: 27.8

    27.8Pembrokeshire is higher14.5

  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, Melton 32.1Melton: 32.1Pembrokeshire: 42.5

    42.5Pembrokeshire is higher32.1

  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, Melton 48.8Melton: 48.8Pembrokeshire: 83.8

    83.8Pembrokeshire is higher48.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Pembrokeshire 122.2, Melton 88.3Melton: 88.3Pembrokeshire: 122.2

    122.2Pembrokeshire is higher88.3

  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, Melton 11.6Melton: 11.6Pembrokeshire: 18.4

    18.4Pembrokeshire is higher11.6

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Pembrokeshire and Melton, per resident
MeasurePembrokeshireMeltonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,346£5,369£5,071£4,311£4,330£4,090Pembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,145£3,158£2,983£2,899£2,911£2,749Pembrokeshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,285£1,291£1,219£895£898£848Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,823£2,835£2,678£2,682£2,694£2,544Pembrokeshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£56£56£53Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£204£193£156£157£148Pembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£3.80£3.81£3.60Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£312£313£296Pembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£93£93£88Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£52£52£49Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£937£941£888£734£737£696Pembrokeshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£106£106£100Pembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£101£101£96Pembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£6.66£6.69£6.32Melton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£1.10£1.10£1.04Pembrokeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.35£9.39£8.87£8.10£8.13£7.68Pembrokeshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.6235.0Pembrokeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.814.5Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.532.1Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.848.8Pembrokeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.288.3Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.411.6Pembrokeshire

Total

Pembrokeshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Melton on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Pembrokeshire Melton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £671.8m, Melton £232.5mMelton: £232.5mPembrokeshire: £671.8mMelton: £233.5mPembrokeshire: £674.7mMelton: £220.5mPembrokeshire: £637.2m

    £671.8m£674.7m£637.2mPembrokeshire is higher£232.5m£233.5m£220.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £395.2m, Melton £156.3mMelton: £156.3mPembrokeshire: £395.2mMelton: £157.0mPembrokeshire: £396.9mMelton: £148.3mPembrokeshire: £374.8m

    £395.2m£396.9m£374.8mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£156.3m£157.0m£148.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £161.5m, Melton £48.2mMelton: £48.2mPembrokeshire: £161.5mMelton: £48.4mPembrokeshire: £162.2mMelton: £45.8mPembrokeshire: £153.2m

    £161.5m£162.2m£153.2mPembrokeshire is higher£48.2m£48.4m£45.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Pembrokeshire £354.8m, Melton £144.6mMelton: £144.6mPembrokeshire: £354.8mMelton: £145.3mPembrokeshire: £356.3mMelton: £137.2mPembrokeshire: £336.6m

    £354.8m£356.3m£336.6mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£144.6m£145.3m£137.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Pembrokeshire £13.9m, Melton £3.0mMelton: £3.0mPembrokeshire: £13.9mMelton: £3.0mPembrokeshire: £13.9mMelton: £2.9mPembrokeshire: £13.1m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.1mPembrokeshire is higher£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £25.6m, Melton £8.4mMelton: £8.4mPembrokeshire: £25.6mMelton: £8.5mPembrokeshire: £25.7mMelton: £8.0mPembrokeshire: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mPembrokeshire is higher£8.4m£8.5m£8.0m

  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, Melton £0.20mMelton: £0.20mPembrokeshire: £0.92mMelton: £0.21mPembrokeshire: £0.93mMelton: £0.19mPembrokeshire: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mPembrokeshire is higher£0.20m£0.21m£0.19m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £74.4m, Melton £16.8mMelton: £16.8mPembrokeshire: £74.4mMelton: £16.9mPembrokeshire: £74.7mMelton: £15.9mPembrokeshire: £70.5m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.5mPembrokeshire is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £17.7m, Melton £5.0mMelton: £5.0mPembrokeshire: £17.7mMelton: £5.0mPembrokeshire: £17.8mMelton: £4.7mPembrokeshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPembrokeshire is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pembrokeshire £11.0m, Melton £2.8mMelton: £2.8mPembrokeshire: £11.0mMelton: £2.8mPembrokeshire: £11.0mMelton: £2.7mPembrokeshire: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mPembrokeshire is higher£2.8m£2.8m£2.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Pembrokeshire £117.7m, Melton £39.6mMelton: £39.6mPembrokeshire: £117.7mMelton: £39.7mPembrokeshire: £118.2mMelton: £37.5mPembrokeshire: £111.6m

    £117.7m£118.2m£111.6mPembrokeshire is higher£39.6m£39.7m£37.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Pembrokeshire £21.8m, Melton £5.7mMelton: £5.7mPembrokeshire: £21.8mMelton: £5.7mPembrokeshire: £21.9mMelton: £5.4mPembrokeshire: £20.7m

    £21.8m£21.9m£20.7mPembrokeshire is higher£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Pembrokeshire £31.6m, Melton £5.4mMelton: £5.4mPembrokeshire: £31.6mMelton: £5.5mPembrokeshire: £31.8mMelton: £5.2mPembrokeshire: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.8m£30.0mPembrokeshire is higher£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Pembrokeshire £0.55m, Melton £0.36mMelton: £0.36mPembrokeshire: £0.55mMelton: £0.36mPembrokeshire: £0.55mMelton: £0.34mPembrokeshire: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mPembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Pembrokeshire £0.61m, Melton £0.06mMelton: £0.06mPembrokeshire: £0.61mMelton: £0.06mPembrokeshire: £0.62mMelton: £0.06mPembrokeshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mPembrokeshire is higher£0.06m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Pembrokeshire £1.2m, Melton £0.44mMelton: £0.44mPembrokeshire: £1.2mMelton: £0.44mPembrokeshire: £1.2mMelton: £0.41mPembrokeshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mPembrokeshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Pembrokeshire 32,241, Melton 12,673Melton: 12,673Pembrokeshire: 32,241

    32,241Pembrokeshire is higherDepends on how you count12,673

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Pembrokeshire 3,488, Melton 783Melton: 783Pembrokeshire: 3,488

    3,488Pembrokeshire is higher783

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire 5,344, Melton 1,731Melton: 1,731Pembrokeshire: 5,344

    5,344Pembrokeshire is higher1,731

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Pembrokeshire 10,534, Melton 2,629Melton: 2,629Pembrokeshire: 10,534

    10,534Pembrokeshire is higher2,629

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Pembrokeshire 15,359, Melton 4,760Melton: 4,760Pembrokeshire: 15,359

    15,359Pembrokeshire is higher4,760

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Pembrokeshire 2,310, Melton 624Melton: 624Pembrokeshire: 2,310

    2,310Pembrokeshire is higher624

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Pembrokeshire and Melton, total
MeasurePembrokeshireMeltonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£671.8m£674.7m£637.2m£232.5m£233.5m£220.5mPembrokeshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£395.2m£396.9m£374.8m£156.3m£157.0m£148.3mPembrokeshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£161.5m£162.2m£153.2m£48.2m£48.4m£45.8mPembrokeshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£354.8m£356.3m£336.6m£144.6m£145.3m£137.2mPembrokeshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m£3.0m£3.0m£2.9mPembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£8.4m£8.5m£8.0mPembrokeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.20m£0.21m£0.19mPembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.5m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mPembrokeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mPembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£2.8m£2.8m£2.7mPembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.7m£118.2m£111.6m£39.6m£39.7m£37.5mPembrokeshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m£5.7m£5.7m£5.4mPembrokeshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mPembrokeshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPembrokeshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.06mPembrokeshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mPembrokeshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,24112,673Pembrokeshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,488783Pembrokeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,3441,731Pembrokeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,5342,629Pembrokeshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,3594,760Pembrokeshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,310624Pembrokeshire

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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