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Carmarthenshire and North Devon

190,346 and 101,035 residents (mid-2024).

Carmarthenshire is higher than North Devon on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Carmarthenshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and North Devon 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

Carmarthenshire North Devon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £5,470, North Devon £4,951North Devon: £4,951Carmarthenshire: £5,470North Devon: £4,972Carmarthenshire: £5,493North Devon: £4,696Carmarthenshire: £5,189

    £5,470£5,493£5,189Carmarthenshire is higher£4,951£4,972£4,696

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire £12,711, North Devon £12,400North Devon: £12,400Carmarthenshire: £12,711North Devon: £12,453Carmarthenshire: £12,765North Devon: £11,762Carmarthenshire: £12,057

    £12,711£12,765£12,057Carmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,400£12,453£11,762

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £2,352, North Devon £1,910North Devon: £1,910Carmarthenshire: £2,352North Devon: £1,918Carmarthenshire: £2,362North Devon: £1,812Carmarthenshire: £2,231

    £2,352£2,362£2,231Carmarthenshire is higher£1,910£1,918£1,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire £11,214, North Devon £11,369North Devon: £11,369Carmarthenshire: £11,214North Devon: £11,418Carmarthenshire: £11,262North Devon: £10,784Carmarthenshire: £10,637

    £11,214£11,262£10,637North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£11,369£11,418£10,784

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire £491, North Devon £346North Devon: £346Carmarthenshire: £491North Devon: £347Carmarthenshire: £493North Devon: £328Carmarthenshire: £466

    £491£493£466Carmarthenshire is higher£346£347£328

  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: Carmarthenshire £976, North Devon £662North Devon: £662Carmarthenshire: £976North Devon: £665Carmarthenshire: £980North Devon: £628Carmarthenshire: £926

    £976£980£926Carmarthenshire is higher£662£665£628

  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: Carmarthenshire £30, North Devon £24North Devon: £24Carmarthenshire: £30North Devon: £24Carmarthenshire: £30North Devon: £22Carmarthenshire: £29

    £30£30£29Carmarthenshire is higher£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £703, North Devon £412North Devon: £412Carmarthenshire: £703North Devon: £413Carmarthenshire: £706North Devon: £390Carmarthenshire: £667

    £703£706£667Carmarthenshire is higher£412£413£390

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £173, North Devon £140North Devon: £140Carmarthenshire: £173North Devon: £140Carmarthenshire: £174North Devon: £133Carmarthenshire: £164

    £173£174£164Carmarthenshire is higher£140£140£133

  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: Carmarthenshire £150, North Devon £109North Devon: £109Carmarthenshire: £150North Devon: £109Carmarthenshire: £150North Devon: £103Carmarthenshire: £142

    £150£150£142Carmarthenshire is higher£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £1,657, North Devon £1,477North Devon: £1,477Carmarthenshire: £1,657North Devon: £1,483Carmarthenshire: £1,664North Devon: £1,401Carmarthenshire: £1,572

    £1,657£1,664£1,572Carmarthenshire is higher£1,477£1,483£1,401

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £191, North Devon £183North Devon: £183Carmarthenshire: £191North Devon: £184Carmarthenshire: £192North Devon: £174Carmarthenshire: £181

    £191£192£181Carmarthenshire is higher£183£184£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £530, North Devon £315North Devon: £315Carmarthenshire: £530North Devon: £316Carmarthenshire: £532North Devon: £298Carmarthenshire: £503

    £530£532£503Carmarthenshire is higher£315£316£298

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £6.25, North Devon £5.23North Devon: £5.23Carmarthenshire: £6.25North Devon: £5.25Carmarthenshire: £6.28North Devon: £4.96Carmarthenshire: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Carmarthenshire is higher£5.23£5.25£4.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £9.48, North Devon £4.35North Devon: £4.35Carmarthenshire: £9.48North Devon: £4.37Carmarthenshire: £9.52North Devon: £4.13Carmarthenshire: £8.99

    £9.48£9.52£8.99Carmarthenshire is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £8.52, North Devon £4.65North Devon: £4.65Carmarthenshire: £8.52North Devon: £4.67Carmarthenshire: £8.55North Devon: £4.41Carmarthenshire: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Carmarthenshire is higher£4.65£4.67£4.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire 1,008.8, North Devon 1,022.3North Devon: 1,022.3Carmarthenshire: 1,008.8

    1,008.8North Devon is higherDepends on how you count1,022.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire 114.7, North Devon 89.3North Devon: 89.3Carmarthenshire: 114.7

    114.7Carmarthenshire is higher89.3

  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: Carmarthenshire 196.4, North Devon 144.0North Devon: 144.0Carmarthenshire: 196.4

    196.4Carmarthenshire is higher144.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 100.0, North Devon 62.4North Devon: 62.4Carmarthenshire: 100.0

    100.0Carmarthenshire is higher62.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire 216.4, North Devon 181.3North Devon: 181.3Carmarthenshire: 216.4

    216.4Carmarthenshire is higher181.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire 31.2, North Devon 23.7North Devon: 23.7Carmarthenshire: 31.2

    31.2Carmarthenshire is higher23.7

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Carmarthenshire and North Devon, per person in the age group
MeasureCarmarthenshireNorth DevonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,470£5,493£5,189£4,951£4,972£4,696Carmarthenshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,711£12,765£12,057£12,400£12,453£11,762Carmarthenshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,352£2,362£2,231£1,910£1,918£1,812Carmarthenshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,214£11,262£10,637£11,369£11,418£10,784North Devon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£491£493£466£346£347£328Carmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£976£980£926£662£665£628Carmarthenshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£24£24£22Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£703£706£667£412£413£390Carmarthenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£140£140£133Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£150£142£109£109£103Carmarthenshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,657£1,664£1,572£1,477£1,483£1,401Carmarthenshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£183£184£174Carmarthenshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£530£532£503£315£316£298Carmarthenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£5.23£5.25£4.96Carmarthenshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.48£9.52£8.99£4.35£4.37£4.13Carmarthenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£4.65£4.67£4.41Carmarthenshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.81,022.3North Devon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.789.3Carmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026196.4144.0Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.062.4Carmarthenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026216.4181.3Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.223.7Carmarthenshire

Per resident

Carmarthenshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and North Devon 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

Carmarthenshire North Devon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £5,470, North Devon £4,951North Devon: £4,951Carmarthenshire: £5,470North Devon: £4,972Carmarthenshire: £5,493North Devon: £4,696Carmarthenshire: £5,189

    £5,470£5,493£5,189Carmarthenshire is higher£4,951£4,972£4,696

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £3,028, North Devon £3,121North Devon: £3,121Carmarthenshire: £3,028North Devon: £3,134Carmarthenshire: £3,041North Devon: £2,960Carmarthenshire: £2,872

    £3,028£3,041£2,872North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£3,121£3,134£2,960

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £1,366, North Devon £1,091North Devon: £1,091Carmarthenshire: £1,366North Devon: £1,096Carmarthenshire: £1,372North Devon: £1,035Carmarthenshire: £1,296

    £1,366£1,372£1,296Carmarthenshire is higher£1,091£1,096£1,035

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Carmarthenshire £2,671, North Devon £2,861North Devon: £2,861Carmarthenshire: £2,671North Devon: £2,873Carmarthenshire: £2,683North Devon: £2,714Carmarthenshire: £2,534

    £2,671£2,683£2,534North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2,861£2,873£2,714

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £117, North Devon £87North Devon: £87Carmarthenshire: £117North Devon: £87Carmarthenshire: £117North Devon: £83Carmarthenshire: £111

    £117£117£111Carmarthenshire is higher£87£87£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £232, North Devon £167North Devon: £167Carmarthenshire: £232North Devon: £167Carmarthenshire: £233North Devon: £158Carmarthenshire: £221

    £232£233£221Carmarthenshire is higher£167£167£158

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £7.16, North Devon £5.92North Devon: £5.92Carmarthenshire: £7.16North Devon: £5.95Carmarthenshire: £7.19North Devon: £5.62Carmarthenshire: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Carmarthenshire is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £703, North Devon £412North Devon: £412Carmarthenshire: £703North Devon: £413Carmarthenshire: £706North Devon: £390Carmarthenshire: £667

    £703£706£667Carmarthenshire is higher£412£413£390

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £173, North Devon £140North Devon: £140Carmarthenshire: £173North Devon: £140Carmarthenshire: £174North Devon: £133Carmarthenshire: £164

    £173£174£164Carmarthenshire is higher£140£140£133

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £87, North Devon £62North Devon: £62Carmarthenshire: £87North Devon: £62Carmarthenshire: £87North Devon: £59Carmarthenshire: £82

    £87£87£82Carmarthenshire is higher£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £962, North Devon £844North Devon: £844Carmarthenshire: £962North Devon: £848Carmarthenshire: £966North Devon: £801Carmarthenshire: £913

    £962£966£913Carmarthenshire is higher£844£848£801

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £191, North Devon £183North Devon: £183Carmarthenshire: £191North Devon: £184Carmarthenshire: £192North Devon: £174Carmarthenshire: £181

    £191£192£181Carmarthenshire is higher£183£184£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Carmarthenshire £308, North Devon £180North Devon: £180Carmarthenshire: £308North Devon: £181Carmarthenshire: £309North Devon: £171Carmarthenshire: £292

    £308£309£292Carmarthenshire is higher£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Carmarthenshire £3.63, North Devon £2.99North Devon: £2.99Carmarthenshire: £3.63North Devon: £3.01Carmarthenshire: £3.64North Devon: £2.84Carmarthenshire: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Carmarthenshire is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Carmarthenshire £5.50, North Devon £2.49North Devon: £2.49Carmarthenshire: £5.50North Devon: £2.50Carmarthenshire: £5.53North Devon: £2.36Carmarthenshire: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22Carmarthenshire is higher£2.49£2.50£2.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £8.52, North Devon £4.65North Devon: £4.65Carmarthenshire: £8.52North Devon: £4.67Carmarthenshire: £8.55North Devon: £4.41Carmarthenshire: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Carmarthenshire is higher£4.65£4.67£4.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 240.3, North Devon 257.3North Devon: 257.3Carmarthenshire: 240.3

    240.3North Devon is higherDepends on how you count257.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 27.3, North Devon 22.5North Devon: 22.5Carmarthenshire: 27.3

    27.3Carmarthenshire is higher22.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 46.8, North Devon 36.2North Devon: 36.2Carmarthenshire: 46.8

    46.8Carmarthenshire is higher36.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 100.0, North Devon 62.4North Devon: 62.4Carmarthenshire: 100.0

    100.0Carmarthenshire is higher62.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 125.6, North Devon 103.6North Devon: 103.6Carmarthenshire: 125.6

    125.6Carmarthenshire is higher103.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 18.1, North Devon 13.5North Devon: 13.5Carmarthenshire: 18.1

    18.1Carmarthenshire is higher13.5

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Carmarthenshire and North Devon, per resident
MeasureCarmarthenshireNorth DevonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,470£5,493£5,189£4,951£4,972£4,696Carmarthenshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,028£3,041£2,872£3,121£3,134£2,960North Devon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,366£1,372£1,296£1,091£1,096£1,035Carmarthenshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,671£2,683£2,534£2,861£2,873£2,714North Devon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£87£87£83Carmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£232£233£221£167£167£158Carmarthenshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£5.92£5.95£5.62Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£703£706£667£412£413£390Carmarthenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£140£140£133Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£62£62£59Carmarthenshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£962£966£913£844£848£801Carmarthenshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£183£184£174Carmarthenshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£308£309£292£180£181£171Carmarthenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£2.99£3.01£2.84Carmarthenshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£2.49£2.50£2.36Carmarthenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£4.65£4.67£4.41Carmarthenshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026240.3257.3North Devon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.322.5Carmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202646.836.2Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.062.4Carmarthenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.6103.6Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.113.5Carmarthenshire

Total

Carmarthenshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and North Devon 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

Carmarthenshire North Devon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £1.0bn, North Devon £500.2mNorth Devon: £500.2mCarmarthenshire: £1.0bnNorth Devon: £502.3mCarmarthenshire: £1.0bnNorth Devon: £474.5mCarmarthenshire: £987.6m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£987.6mCarmarthenshire is higher£500.2m£502.3m£474.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £576.3m, North Devon £315.3mNorth Devon: £315.3mCarmarthenshire: £576.3mNorth Devon: £316.6mCarmarthenshire: £578.8mNorth Devon: £299.1mCarmarthenshire: £546.7m

    £576.3m£578.8m£546.7mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.6m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £260.0m, North Devon £110.3mNorth Devon: £110.3mCarmarthenshire: £260.0mNorth Devon: £110.7mCarmarthenshire: £261.1mNorth Devon: £104.6mCarmarthenshire: £246.6m

    £260.0m£261.1m£246.6mCarmarthenshire is higher£110.3m£110.7m£104.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Carmarthenshire £508.5m, North Devon £289.1mNorth Devon: £289.1mCarmarthenshire: £508.5mNorth Devon: £290.3mCarmarthenshire: £510.6mNorth Devon: £274.2mCarmarthenshire: £482.3m

    £508.5m£510.6m£482.3mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Carmarthenshire £22.3m, North Devon £8.8mNorth Devon: £8.8mCarmarthenshire: £22.3mNorth Devon: £8.8mCarmarthenshire: £22.4mNorth Devon: £8.3mCarmarthenshire: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mCarmarthenshire is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £44.3m, North Devon £16.8mNorth Devon: £16.8mCarmarthenshire: £44.3mNorth Devon: £16.9mCarmarthenshire: £44.4mNorth Devon: £16.0mCarmarthenshire: £42.0m

    £44.3m£44.4m£42.0mCarmarthenshire is higher£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £1.4m, North Devon £0.60mNorth Devon: £0.60mCarmarthenshire: £1.4mNorth Devon: £0.60mCarmarthenshire: £1.4mNorth Devon: £0.57mCarmarthenshire: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mCarmarthenshire is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £133.9m, North Devon £41.6mNorth Devon: £41.6mCarmarthenshire: £133.9mNorth Devon: £41.8mCarmarthenshire: £134.5mNorth Devon: £39.4mCarmarthenshire: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mCarmarthenshire is higher£41.6m£41.8m£39.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £33.0m, North Devon £14.1mNorth Devon: £14.1mCarmarthenshire: £33.0mNorth Devon: £14.2mCarmarthenshire: £33.1mNorth Devon: £13.4mCarmarthenshire: £31.3m

    £33.0m£33.1m£31.3mCarmarthenshire is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £16.5m, North Devon £6.3mNorth Devon: £6.3mCarmarthenshire: £16.5mNorth Devon: £6.3mCarmarthenshire: £16.6mNorth Devon: £5.9mCarmarthenshire: £15.7m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.7mCarmarthenshire is higher£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Carmarthenshire £183.1m, North Devon £85.3mNorth Devon: £85.3mCarmarthenshire: £183.1mNorth Devon: £85.6mCarmarthenshire: £183.9mNorth Devon: £80.9mCarmarthenshire: £173.7m

    £183.1m£183.9m£173.7mCarmarthenshire is higher£85.3m£85.6m£80.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Carmarthenshire £36.4m, North Devon £18.5mNorth Devon: £18.5mCarmarthenshire: £36.4mNorth Devon: £18.6mCarmarthenshire: £36.5mNorth Devon: £17.5mCarmarthenshire: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mCarmarthenshire is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Carmarthenshire £58.6m, North Devon £18.2mNorth Devon: £18.2mCarmarthenshire: £58.6mNorth Devon: £18.2mCarmarthenshire: £58.8mNorth Devon: £17.2mCarmarthenshire: £55.6m

    £58.6m£58.8m£55.6mCarmarthenshire is higher£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Carmarthenshire £0.69m, North Devon £0.30mNorth Devon: £0.30mCarmarthenshire: £0.69mNorth Devon: £0.30mCarmarthenshire: £0.69mNorth Devon: £0.29mCarmarthenshire: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mCarmarthenshire is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Carmarthenshire £1.0m, North Devon £0.25mNorth Devon: £0.25mCarmarthenshire: £1.0mNorth Devon: £0.25mCarmarthenshire: £1.1mNorth Devon: £0.24mCarmarthenshire: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.1m£0.99mCarmarthenshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £1.6m, North Devon £0.47mNorth Devon: £0.47mCarmarthenshire: £1.6mNorth Devon: £0.47mCarmarthenshire: £1.6mNorth Devon: £0.45mCarmarthenshire: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCarmarthenshire is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Carmarthenshire 45,740, North Devon 25,992North Devon: 25,992Carmarthenshire: 45,740

    45,740Carmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count25,992

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Carmarthenshire 5,201, North Devon 2,270North Devon: 2,270Carmarthenshire: 5,201

    5,201Carmarthenshire is higher2,270

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire 8,904, North Devon 3,661North Devon: 3,661Carmarthenshire: 8,904

    8,904Carmarthenshire is higher3,661

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire 19,036, North Devon 6,306North Devon: 6,306Carmarthenshire: 19,036

    19,036Carmarthenshire is higher6,306

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Carmarthenshire 23,916, North Devon 10,466North Devon: 10,466Carmarthenshire: 23,916

    23,916Carmarthenshire is higher10,466

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carmarthenshire 3,446, North Devon 1,367North Devon: 1,367Carmarthenshire: 3,446

    3,446Carmarthenshire is higher1,367

Show the numbers
Carmarthenshire and North Devon, total
MeasureCarmarthenshireNorth DevonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£987.6m£500.2m£502.3m£474.5mCarmarthenshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£576.3m£578.8m£546.7m£315.3m£316.6m£299.1mCarmarthenshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£260.0m£261.1m£246.6m£110.3m£110.7m£104.6mCarmarthenshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£508.5m£510.6m£482.3m£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mCarmarthenshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mCarmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.3m£44.4m£42.0m£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mCarmarthenshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mCarmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£41.6m£41.8m£39.4mCarmarthenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mCarmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mCarmarthenshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£183.1m£183.9m£173.7m£85.3m£85.6m£80.9mCarmarthenshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£18.5m£18.6m£17.5mCarmarthenshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m£18.2m£18.2m£17.2mCarmarthenshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mCarmarthenshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.1m£0.99m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mCarmarthenshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mCarmarthenshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,74025,992Carmarthenshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,2012,270Carmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,9043,661Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,0366,306Carmarthenshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,91610,466Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4461,367Carmarthenshire

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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