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Carmarthenshire and Na h-Eileanan Siar

190,346 and 25,930 residents (mid-2024).

Carmarthenshire is higher than Na h-Eileanan Siar on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 15 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar on 7. 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £5,470, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4,968Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,968Carmarthenshire: £5,470Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,989Carmarthenshire: £5,493Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,713Carmarthenshire: £5,189

    £5,470£5,493£5,189Carmarthenshire is higher£4,968£4,989£4,713

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire £12,711, Na h-Eileanan Siar £12,849Na h-Eileanan Siar: £12,849Carmarthenshire: £12,711Na h-Eileanan Siar: £12,904Carmarthenshire: £12,765Na h-Eileanan Siar: £12,188Carmarthenshire: £12,057

    £12,711£12,765£12,057Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£12,849£12,904£12,188

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £2,352, Na h-Eileanan Siar £1,410Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,410Carmarthenshire: £2,352Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,416Carmarthenshire: £2,362Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,337Carmarthenshire: £2,231

    £2,352£2,362£2,231Carmarthenshire is higher£1,410£1,416£1,337

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire £11,214, Na h-Eileanan Siar £11,306Na h-Eileanan Siar: £11,306Carmarthenshire: £11,214Na h-Eileanan Siar: £11,354Carmarthenshire: £11,262Na h-Eileanan Siar: £10,725Carmarthenshire: £10,637

    £11,214£11,262£10,637Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£11,306£11,354£10,725

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Carmarthenshire £491, Na h-Eileanan Siar £513Na h-Eileanan Siar: £513Carmarthenshire: £491Na h-Eileanan Siar: £515Carmarthenshire: £493Na h-Eileanan Siar: £487Carmarthenshire: £466

    £491£493£466Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£513£515£487

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar £1,002Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,002Carmarthenshire: £976Na h-Eileanan Siar: £1,006Carmarthenshire: £980Na h-Eileanan Siar: £950Carmarthenshire: £926

    £976£980£926Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£1,002£1,006£950

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar £28Na h-Eileanan Siar: £28Carmarthenshire: £30Na h-Eileanan Siar: £28Carmarthenshire: £30Na h-Eileanan Siar: £27Carmarthenshire: £29

    £30£30£29Carmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £703, Na h-Eileanan Siar £567Na h-Eileanan Siar: £567Carmarthenshire: £703Na h-Eileanan Siar: £570Carmarthenshire: £706Na h-Eileanan Siar: £538Carmarthenshire: £667

    £703£706£667Carmarthenshire is higher£567£570£538

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £173, Na h-Eileanan Siar £107Na h-Eileanan Siar: £107Carmarthenshire: £173Na h-Eileanan Siar: £108Carmarthenshire: £174Na h-Eileanan Siar: £102Carmarthenshire: £164

    £173£174£164Carmarthenshire is higher£107£108£102

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar £85Na h-Eileanan Siar: £85Carmarthenshire: £150Na h-Eileanan Siar: £86Carmarthenshire: £150Na h-Eileanan Siar: £81Carmarthenshire: £142

    £150£150£142Carmarthenshire is higher£85£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £1,657, Na h-Eileanan Siar £895Na h-Eileanan Siar: £895Carmarthenshire: £1,657Na h-Eileanan Siar: £899Carmarthenshire: £1,664Na h-Eileanan Siar: £849Carmarthenshire: £1,572

    £1,657£1,664£1,572Carmarthenshire is higher£895£899£849

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £191, Na h-Eileanan Siar £141Na h-Eileanan Siar: £141Carmarthenshire: £191Na h-Eileanan Siar: £142Carmarthenshire: £192Na h-Eileanan Siar: £134Carmarthenshire: £181

    £191£192£181Carmarthenshire is higher£141£142£134

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £530, Na h-Eileanan Siar £413Na h-Eileanan Siar: £413Carmarthenshire: £530Na h-Eileanan Siar: £415Carmarthenshire: £532Na h-Eileanan Siar: £392Carmarthenshire: £503

    £530£532£503Carmarthenshire is higher£413£415£392

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £6.25, Na h-Eileanan Siar £7.84Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.84Carmarthenshire: £6.25Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.88Carmarthenshire: £6.28Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.44Carmarthenshire: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.84£7.88£7.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Carmarthenshire £9.48, Na h-Eileanan Siar £7.75Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.75Carmarthenshire: £9.48Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.78Carmarthenshire: £9.52Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.35Carmarthenshire: £8.99

    £9.48£9.52£8.99Carmarthenshire is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £8.52, Na h-Eileanan Siar £14Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Carmarthenshire: £8.52Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Carmarthenshire: £8.55Na h-Eileanan Siar: £13Carmarthenshire: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 987.2Na h-Eileanan Siar: 987.2Carmarthenshire: 1,008.8

    1,008.8Carmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count987.2

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 131.5Na h-Eileanan Siar: 131.5Carmarthenshire: 114.7

    114.7Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count131.5

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 180.5Na h-Eileanan Siar: 180.5Carmarthenshire: 196.4

    196.4Carmarthenshire is higher180.5

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 81.4Na h-Eileanan Siar: 81.4Carmarthenshire: 100.0

    100.0Carmarthenshire is higher81.4

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 141.5Na h-Eileanan Siar: 141.5Carmarthenshire: 216.4

    216.4Carmarthenshire is higher141.5

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 21.8Na h-Eileanan Siar: 21.8Carmarthenshire: 31.2

    31.2Carmarthenshire is higher21.8

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Carmarthenshire and Na h-Eileanan Siar, per person in the age group
MeasureCarmarthenshireNa h-Eileanan SiarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,470£5,493£5,189£4,968£4,989£4,713EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,711£12,765£12,057£12,849£12,904£12,188EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,352£2,362£2,231£1,410£1,416£1,337EstimatedCarmarthenshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,214£11,262£10,637£11,306£11,354£10,725Na h-Eileanan Siar
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£491£493£466£513£515£487Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£976£980£926£1,002£1,006£950EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£28£28£27EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£703£706£667£567£570£538EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£107£108£102EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£150£142£85£86£81EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,657£1,664£1,572£895£899£849Carmarthenshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£141£142£134Carmarthenshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£530£532£503£413£415£392Carmarthenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£7.84£7.88£7.44Na h-Eileanan Siar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.48£9.52£8.99£7.75£7.78£7.35Carmarthenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£14£14£13EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.8987.2Carmarthenshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.7131.5Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026196.4180.5Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.081.4Carmarthenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026216.4141.5Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.221.8EstimatedCarmarthenshire

Per resident

Carmarthenshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar on 9. 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £5,470, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4,968Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,968Carmarthenshire: £5,470Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,989Carmarthenshire: £5,493Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4,713Carmarthenshire: £5,189

    £5,470£5,493£5,189Carmarthenshire is higher£4,968£4,989£4,713

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £3,028, Na h-Eileanan Siar £3,323Na h-Eileanan Siar: £3,323Carmarthenshire: £3,028Na h-Eileanan Siar: £3,337Carmarthenshire: £3,041Na h-Eileanan Siar: £3,152Carmarthenshire: £2,872

    £3,028£3,041£2,872Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£3,323£3,337£3,152

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £1,366, Na h-Eileanan Siar £816Na h-Eileanan Siar: £816Carmarthenshire: £1,366Na h-Eileanan Siar: £820Carmarthenshire: £1,372Na h-Eileanan Siar: £774Carmarthenshire: £1,296

    £1,366£1,372£1,296Carmarthenshire is higher£816£820£774

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Carmarthenshire £2,671, Na h-Eileanan Siar £2,924Na h-Eileanan Siar: £2,924Carmarthenshire: £2,671Na h-Eileanan Siar: £2,936Carmarthenshire: £2,683Na h-Eileanan Siar: £2,773Carmarthenshire: £2,534

    £2,671£2,683£2,534Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£2,924£2,936£2,773

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £117, Na h-Eileanan Siar £133Na h-Eileanan Siar: £133Carmarthenshire: £117Na h-Eileanan Siar: £133Carmarthenshire: £117Na h-Eileanan Siar: £126Carmarthenshire: £111

    £117£117£111Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£133£133£126

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £232, Na h-Eileanan Siar £259Na h-Eileanan Siar: £259Carmarthenshire: £232Na h-Eileanan Siar: £260Carmarthenshire: £233Na h-Eileanan Siar: £246Carmarthenshire: £221

    £232£233£221Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£246

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar £7.25Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.25Carmarthenshire: £7.16Na h-Eileanan Siar: £7.28Carmarthenshire: £7.19Na h-Eileanan Siar: £6.88Carmarthenshire: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£7.25£7.28£6.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £703, Na h-Eileanan Siar £567Na h-Eileanan Siar: £567Carmarthenshire: £703Na h-Eileanan Siar: £570Carmarthenshire: £706Na h-Eileanan Siar: £538Carmarthenshire: £667

    £703£706£667Carmarthenshire is higher£567£570£538

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £173, Na h-Eileanan Siar £107Na h-Eileanan Siar: £107Carmarthenshire: £173Na h-Eileanan Siar: £108Carmarthenshire: £174Na h-Eileanan Siar: £102Carmarthenshire: £164

    £173£174£164Carmarthenshire is higher£107£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Carmarthenshire £87, Na h-Eileanan Siar £49Na h-Eileanan Siar: £49Carmarthenshire: £87Na h-Eileanan Siar: £50Carmarthenshire: £87Na h-Eileanan Siar: £47Carmarthenshire: £82

    £87£87£82Carmarthenshire is higher£49£50£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £962, Na h-Eileanan Siar £519Na h-Eileanan Siar: £519Carmarthenshire: £962Na h-Eileanan Siar: £521Carmarthenshire: £966Na h-Eileanan Siar: £492Carmarthenshire: £913

    £962£966£913Carmarthenshire is higher£519£521£492

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Carmarthenshire £191, Na h-Eileanan Siar £141Na h-Eileanan Siar: £141Carmarthenshire: £191Na h-Eileanan Siar: £142Carmarthenshire: £192Na h-Eileanan Siar: £134Carmarthenshire: £181

    £191£192£181Carmarthenshire is higher£141£142£134

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Carmarthenshire £308, Na h-Eileanan Siar £239Na h-Eileanan Siar: £239Carmarthenshire: £308Na h-Eileanan Siar: £240Carmarthenshire: £309Na h-Eileanan Siar: £227Carmarthenshire: £292

    £308£309£292Carmarthenshire is higher£239£240£227

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Carmarthenshire £3.63, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4.54Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.54Carmarthenshire: £3.63Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.56Carmarthenshire: £3.64Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.31Carmarthenshire: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£4.54£4.56£4.31

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Carmarthenshire £5.50, Na h-Eileanan Siar £4.49Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.49Carmarthenshire: £5.50Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.51Carmarthenshire: £5.53Na h-Eileanan Siar: £4.26Carmarthenshire: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22Carmarthenshire is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Carmarthenshire £8.52, Na h-Eileanan Siar £14Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Carmarthenshire: £8.52Na h-Eileanan Siar: £14Carmarthenshire: £8.55Na h-Eileanan Siar: £13Carmarthenshire: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 240.3, Na h-Eileanan Siar 255.3Na h-Eileanan Siar: 255.3Carmarthenshire: 240.3

    240.3Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count255.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 27.3, Na h-Eileanan Siar 34.0Na h-Eileanan Siar: 34.0Carmarthenshire: 27.3

    27.3Na h-Eileanan Siar is higherDepends on how you count34.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 46.8, Na h-Eileanan Siar 46.7Na h-Eileanan Siar: 46.7Carmarthenshire: 46.8

    46.8Carmarthenshire is higher46.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 100.0, Na h-Eileanan Siar 81.4Na h-Eileanan Siar: 81.4Carmarthenshire: 100.0

    100.0Carmarthenshire is higher81.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Carmarthenshire 125.6, Na h-Eileanan Siar 82.0Na h-Eileanan Siar: 82.0Carmarthenshire: 125.6

    125.6Carmarthenshire is higher82.0

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar 12.6Na h-Eileanan Siar: 12.6Carmarthenshire: 18.1

    18.1Carmarthenshire is higher12.6

Show the numbers
Carmarthenshire and Na h-Eileanan Siar, per resident
MeasureCarmarthenshireNa h-Eileanan SiarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,470£5,493£5,189£4,968£4,989£4,713EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,028£3,041£2,872£3,323£3,337£3,152EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,366£1,372£1,296£816£820£774EstimatedCarmarthenshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,671£2,683£2,534£2,924£2,936£2,773Na h-Eileanan Siar
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£133£133£126Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£232£233£221£259£260£246EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£7.25£7.28£6.88EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£703£706£667£567£570£538EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£107£108£102EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£49£50£47EstimatedCarmarthenshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£962£966£913£519£521£492Carmarthenshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£141£142£134Carmarthenshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£308£309£292£239£240£227Carmarthenshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£4.54£4.56£4.31Na h-Eileanan Siar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£4.49£4.51£4.26Carmarthenshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£14£14£13EstimatedNa h-Eileanan Siar
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026240.3255.3Na h-Eileanan Siar
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.334.0Na h-Eileanan Siar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202646.846.7Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.081.4Carmarthenshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.682.0Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.112.6EstimatedCarmarthenshire

Total

Carmarthenshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Na h-Eileanan Siar 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £1.0bn, Na h-Eileanan Siar £128.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £128.8mCarmarthenshire: £1.0bnNa h-Eileanan Siar: £129.4mCarmarthenshire: £1.0bnNa h-Eileanan Siar: £122.2mCarmarthenshire: £987.6m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£987.6mCarmarthenshire is higher£128.8m£129.4m£122.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £576.3m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £86.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £86.2mCarmarthenshire: £576.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £86.5mCarmarthenshire: £578.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £81.7mCarmarthenshire: £546.7m

    £576.3m£578.8m£546.7mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£86.2m£86.5m£81.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £260.0m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £21.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £21.2mCarmarthenshire: £260.0mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £21.3mCarmarthenshire: £261.1mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £20.1mCarmarthenshire: £246.6m

    £260.0m£261.1m£246.6mCarmarthenshire is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Carmarthenshire £508.5m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £75.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £75.8mCarmarthenshire: £508.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £76.1mCarmarthenshire: £510.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £71.9mCarmarthenshire: £482.3m

    £508.5m£510.6m£482.3mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£75.8m£76.1m£71.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Carmarthenshire £22.3m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £3.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.4mCarmarthenshire: £22.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.5mCarmarthenshire: £22.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.3mCarmarthenshire: £21.1m

    £22.3m£22.4m£21.1mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.4m£3.5m£3.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £44.3m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £6.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.7mCarmarthenshire: £44.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.7mCarmarthenshire: £44.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.4mCarmarthenshire: £42.0m

    £44.3m£44.4m£42.0mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m

  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, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.19mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.19mCarmarthenshire: £1.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.19mCarmarthenshire: £1.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.18mCarmarthenshire: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £133.9m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £14.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £14.7mCarmarthenshire: £133.9mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £14.8mCarmarthenshire: £134.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £14.0mCarmarthenshire: £127.0m

    £133.9m£134.5m£127.0mCarmarthenshire is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £33.0m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £2.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £2.8mCarmarthenshire: £33.0mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £2.8mCarmarthenshire: £33.1mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £2.6mCarmarthenshire: £31.3m

    £33.0m£33.1m£31.3mCarmarthenshire is higher£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carmarthenshire £16.5m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £1.3mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £1.3mCarmarthenshire: £16.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £1.3mCarmarthenshire: £16.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £1.2mCarmarthenshire: £15.7m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.7mCarmarthenshire is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Carmarthenshire £183.1m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £13.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £13.4mCarmarthenshire: £183.1mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £13.5mCarmarthenshire: £183.9mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £12.8mCarmarthenshire: £173.7m

    £183.1m£183.9m£173.7mCarmarthenshire is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Carmarthenshire £36.4m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £3.7mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.7mCarmarthenshire: £36.4mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.7mCarmarthenshire: £36.5mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £3.5mCarmarthenshire: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mCarmarthenshire is higher£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Carmarthenshire £58.6m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £6.2mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.2mCarmarthenshire: £58.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £6.2mCarmarthenshire: £58.8mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £5.9mCarmarthenshire: £55.6m

    £58.6m£58.8m£55.6mCarmarthenshire is higher£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Carmarthenshire £0.69m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.12mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mCarmarthenshire: £0.69mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mCarmarthenshire: £0.69mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.11mCarmarthenshire: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Carmarthenshire £1.0m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.12mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mCarmarthenshire: £1.0mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.12mCarmarthenshire: £1.1mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.11mCarmarthenshire: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.1m£0.99mCarmarthenshire is higher£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Carmarthenshire £1.6m, Na h-Eileanan Siar £0.35mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.35mCarmarthenshire: £1.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.35mCarmarthenshire: £1.6mNa h-Eileanan Siar: £0.33mCarmarthenshire: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCarmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Carmarthenshire 45,740, Na h-Eileanan Siar 6,619Na h-Eileanan Siar: 6,619Carmarthenshire: 45,740

    45,740Carmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count6,619

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Carmarthenshire 5,201, Na h-Eileanan Siar 882Na h-Eileanan Siar: 882Carmarthenshire: 5,201

    5,201Carmarthenshire is higherDepends on how you count882

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire 8,904, Na h-Eileanan Siar 1,210Na h-Eileanan Siar: 1,210Carmarthenshire: 8,904

    8,904Carmarthenshire is higher1,210

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Carmarthenshire 19,036, Na h-Eileanan Siar 2,110Na h-Eileanan Siar: 2,110Carmarthenshire: 19,036

    19,036Carmarthenshire is higher2,110

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Carmarthenshire 23,916, Na h-Eileanan Siar 2,125Na h-Eileanan Siar: 2,125Carmarthenshire: 23,916

    23,916Carmarthenshire is higher2,125

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Carmarthenshire 3,446, Na h-Eileanan Siar 327Na h-Eileanan Siar: 327Carmarthenshire: 3,446

    3,446Carmarthenshire is higher327

Show the numbers
Carmarthenshire and Na h-Eileanan Siar, total
MeasureCarmarthenshireNa h-Eileanan SiarHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£987.6m£128.8m£129.4m£122.2mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£576.3m£578.8m£546.7m£86.2m£86.5m£81.7mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£260.0m£261.1m£246.6m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£508.5m£510.6m£482.3m£75.8m£76.1m£71.9mCarmarthenshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m£3.4m£3.5m£3.3mCarmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.3m£44.4m£42.0m£6.7m£6.7m£6.4mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£133.9m£134.5m£127.0m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m£2.8m£2.8m£2.6mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£183.1m£183.9m£173.7m£13.4m£13.5m£12.8mCarmarthenshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mCarmarthenshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m£6.2m£6.2m£5.9mCarmarthenshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mCarmarthenshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.1m£0.99m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mCarmarthenshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mEstimatedCarmarthenshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202645,7406,619Carmarthenshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,201882Carmarthenshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,9041,210Carmarthenshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,0362,110Carmarthenshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,9162,125Carmarthenshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,446327EstimatedCarmarthenshire

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.