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Vale of Glamorgan and Flintshire

135,311 and 155,898 residents (mid-2024).

Vale of Glamorgan is higher than Flintshire on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

Vale of Glamorgan is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 11. 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

Vale of Glamorgan Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £4,901, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773Vale of Glamorgan: £4,901Flintshire: £4,793Vale of Glamorgan: £4,922Flintshire: £4,527Vale of Glamorgan: £4,649

    £4,901£4,922£4,649Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Vale of Glamorgan £12,960, Flintshire £12,956Flintshire: £12,956Vale of Glamorgan: £12,960Flintshire: £13,011Vale of Glamorgan: £13,015Flintshire: £12,289Vale of Glamorgan: £12,293

    £12,960£13,015£12,293Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£12,956£13,011£12,289

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of Glamorgan £2,094, Flintshire £1,973Flintshire: £1,973Vale of Glamorgan: £2,094Flintshire: £1,982Vale of Glamorgan: £2,103Flintshire: £1,872Vale of Glamorgan: £1,986

    £2,094£2,103£1,986Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£1,973£1,982£1,872

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Vale of Glamorgan £11,616, Flintshire £11,685Flintshire: £11,685Vale of Glamorgan: £11,616Flintshire: £11,735Vale of Glamorgan: £11,665Flintshire: £11,084Vale of Glamorgan: £11,018

    £11,616£11,665£11,018Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,685£11,735£11,084

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Vale of Glamorgan £406, Flintshire £415Flintshire: £415Vale of Glamorgan: £406Flintshire: £416Vale of Glamorgan: £408Flintshire: £393Vale of Glamorgan: £385

    £406£408£385Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£415£416£393

  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: Vale of Glamorgan £914, Flintshire £829Flintshire: £829Vale of Glamorgan: £914Flintshire: £833Vale of Glamorgan: £917Flintshire: £787Vale of Glamorgan: £867

    £914£917£867Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£829£833£787

  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: Vale of Glamorgan £24, Flintshire £27Flintshire: £27Vale of Glamorgan: £24Flintshire: £27Vale of Glamorgan: £25Flintshire: £26Vale of Glamorgan: £23

    £24£25£23Flintshire is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £528, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548Vale of Glamorgan: £528Flintshire: £551Vale of Glamorgan: £531Flintshire: £520Vale of Glamorgan: £501

    £528£531£501Flintshire is higher£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £137, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144Vale of Glamorgan: £137Flintshire: £144Vale of Glamorgan: £137Flintshire: £136Vale of Glamorgan: £130

    £137£137£130Flintshire is higher£144£144£136

  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: Vale of Glamorgan £116, Flintshire £126Flintshire: £126Vale of Glamorgan: £116Flintshire: £127Vale of Glamorgan: £117Flintshire: £120Vale of Glamorgan: £110

    £116£117£110Flintshire is higher£126£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of Glamorgan £1,566, Flintshire £1,521Flintshire: £1,521Vale of Glamorgan: £1,566Flintshire: £1,528Vale of Glamorgan: £1,573Flintshire: £1,443Vale of Glamorgan: £1,486

    £1,566£1,573£1,486Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£1,521£1,528£1,443

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £196, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172Vale of Glamorgan: £196Flintshire: £173Vale of Glamorgan: £197Flintshire: £163Vale of Glamorgan: £186

    £196£197£186Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of Glamorgan £398, Flintshire £313Flintshire: £313Vale of Glamorgan: £398Flintshire: £315Vale of Glamorgan: £400Flintshire: £297Vale of Glamorgan: £377

    £398£400£377Vale of Glamorgan is higher£313£315£297

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of Glamorgan £7.01, Flintshire £6.30Flintshire: £6.30Vale of Glamorgan: £7.01Flintshire: £6.33Vale of Glamorgan: £7.04Flintshire: £5.98Vale of Glamorgan: £6.65

    £7.01£7.04£6.65Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of Glamorgan £6.77, Flintshire £6.04Flintshire: £6.04Vale of Glamorgan: £6.77Flintshire: £6.07Vale of Glamorgan: £6.80Flintshire: £5.73Vale of Glamorgan: £6.42

    £6.77£6.80£6.42Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £7.57, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72Vale of Glamorgan: £7.57Flintshire: £7.75Vale of Glamorgan: £7.60Flintshire: £7.32Vale of Glamorgan: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Flintshire is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Vale of Glamorgan 1,021.9, Flintshire 1,034.7Flintshire: 1,034.7Vale of Glamorgan: 1,021.9

    1,021.9Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count1,034.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Vale of Glamorgan 94.1, Flintshire 105.3Flintshire: 105.3Vale of Glamorgan: 94.1

    94.1Flintshire is higher105.3

  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: Vale of Glamorgan 180.4, Flintshire 171.1Flintshire: 171.1Vale of Glamorgan: 180.4

    180.4Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count171.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 75.5, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3Vale of Glamorgan: 75.5

    75.5Flintshire is higher79.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Vale of Glamorgan 188.1, Flintshire 183.3Flintshire: 183.3Vale of Glamorgan: 188.1

    188.1Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count183.3

  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: Vale of Glamorgan 24.9, Flintshire 27.4Flintshire: 27.4Vale of Glamorgan: 24.9

    24.9Flintshire is higher27.4

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Vale of Glamorgan and Flintshire, per person in the age group
MeasureVale of GlamorganFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,901£4,922£4,649£4,773£4,793£4,527Vale of Glamorgan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,960£13,015£12,293£12,956£13,011£12,289Vale of Glamorgan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,094£2,103£1,986£1,973£1,982£1,872Vale of Glamorgan
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,616£11,665£11,018£11,685£11,735£11,084Flintshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£406£408£385£415£416£393Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£914£917£867£829£833£787Vale of Glamorgan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23£27£27£26Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£528£531£501£548£551£520Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£144£144£136Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£126£127£120Flintshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,566£1,573£1,486£1,521£1,528£1,443Vale of Glamorgan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£172£173£163Vale of Glamorgan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£398£400£377£313£315£297Vale of Glamorgan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.01£7.04£6.65£6.30£6.33£5.98Vale of Glamorgan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.77£6.80£6.42£6.04£6.07£5.73Vale of Glamorgan
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.91,034.7Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202694.1105.3Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026180.4171.1Vale of Glamorgan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.579.3Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026188.1183.3Vale of Glamorgan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.927.4Flintshire

Per resident

Vale of Glamorgan is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Flintshire 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

Vale of Glamorgan Flintshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £4,901, Flintshire £4,773Flintshire: £4,773Vale of Glamorgan: £4,901Flintshire: £4,793Vale of Glamorgan: £4,922Flintshire: £4,527Vale of Glamorgan: £4,649

    £4,901£4,922£4,649Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£4,773£4,793£4,527

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £2,795, Flintshire £2,703Flintshire: £2,703Vale of Glamorgan: £2,795Flintshire: £2,715Vale of Glamorgan: £2,807Flintshire: £2,564Vale of Glamorgan: £2,651

    £2,795£2,807£2,651Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£2,703£2,715£2,564

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £1,237, Flintshire £1,197Flintshire: £1,197Vale of Glamorgan: £1,237Flintshire: £1,203Vale of Glamorgan: £1,242Flintshire: £1,136Vale of Glamorgan: £1,173

    £1,237£1,242£1,173Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£1,197£1,203£1,136

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £2,505, Flintshire £2,438Flintshire: £2,438Vale of Glamorgan: £2,505Flintshire: £2,448Vale of Glamorgan: £2,516Flintshire: £2,313Vale of Glamorgan: £2,376

    £2,505£2,516£2,376Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£2,438£2,448£2,313

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £88, Flintshire £87Flintshire: £87Vale of Glamorgan: £88Flintshire: £87Vale of Glamorgan: £88Flintshire: £82Vale of Glamorgan: £83

    £88£88£83Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £197, Flintshire £173Flintshire: £173Vale of Glamorgan: £197Flintshire: £174Vale of Glamorgan: £198Flintshire: £164Vale of Glamorgan: £187

    £197£198£187Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £5.27, Flintshire £5.69Flintshire: £5.69Vale of Glamorgan: £5.27Flintshire: £5.72Vale of Glamorgan: £5.29Flintshire: £5.40Vale of Glamorgan: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Flintshire is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £528, Flintshire £548Flintshire: £548Vale of Glamorgan: £528Flintshire: £551Vale of Glamorgan: £531Flintshire: £520Vale of Glamorgan: £501

    £528£531£501Flintshire is higher£548£551£520

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £137, Flintshire £144Flintshire: £144Vale of Glamorgan: £137Flintshire: £144Vale of Glamorgan: £137Flintshire: £136Vale of Glamorgan: £130

    £137£137£130Flintshire is higher£144£144£136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £69, Flintshire £77Flintshire: £77Vale of Glamorgan: £69Flintshire: £77Vale of Glamorgan: £69Flintshire: £73Vale of Glamorgan: £65

    £69£69£65Flintshire is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £925, Flintshire £923Flintshire: £923Vale of Glamorgan: £925Flintshire: £927Vale of Glamorgan: £929Flintshire: £876Vale of Glamorgan: £878

    £925£929£878Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£923£927£876

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £196, Flintshire £172Flintshire: £172Vale of Glamorgan: £196Flintshire: £173Vale of Glamorgan: £197Flintshire: £163Vale of Glamorgan: £186

    £196£197£186Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £235, Flintshire £190Flintshire: £190Vale of Glamorgan: £235Flintshire: £191Vale of Glamorgan: £236Flintshire: £180Vale of Glamorgan: £223

    £235£236£223Vale of Glamorgan is higher£190£191£180

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £4.14, Flintshire £3.83Flintshire: £3.83Vale of Glamorgan: £4.14Flintshire: £3.84Vale of Glamorgan: £4.16Flintshire: £3.63Vale of Glamorgan: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £4.00, Flintshire £3.67Flintshire: £3.67Vale of Glamorgan: £4.00Flintshire: £3.68Vale of Glamorgan: £4.01Flintshire: £3.48Vale of Glamorgan: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count£3.67£3.68£3.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Vale of Glamorgan £7.57, Flintshire £7.72Flintshire: £7.72Vale of Glamorgan: £7.57Flintshire: £7.75Vale of Glamorgan: £7.60Flintshire: £7.32Vale of Glamorgan: £7.18

    £7.57£7.60£7.18Flintshire is higher£7.72£7.75£7.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 220.4, Flintshire 215.9Flintshire: 215.9Vale of Glamorgan: 220.4

    220.4Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count215.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 20.3, Flintshire 22.0Flintshire: 22.0Vale of Glamorgan: 20.3

    20.3Flintshire is higher22.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 38.9, Flintshire 35.7Flintshire: 35.7Vale of Glamorgan: 38.9

    38.9Vale of Glamorgan is higherDepends on how you count35.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 75.5, Flintshire 79.3Flintshire: 79.3Vale of Glamorgan: 75.5

    75.5Flintshire is higher79.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 111.1, Flintshire 111.2Flintshire: 111.2Vale of Glamorgan: 111.1

    111.1Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count111.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan 14.7, Flintshire 16.7Flintshire: 16.7Vale of Glamorgan: 14.7

    14.7Flintshire is higher16.7

Show the numbers
Vale of Glamorgan and Flintshire, per resident
MeasureVale of GlamorganFlintshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,901£4,922£4,649£4,773£4,793£4,527Vale of Glamorgan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,795£2,807£2,651£2,703£2,715£2,564Vale of Glamorgan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,237£1,242£1,173£1,197£1,203£1,136Vale of Glamorgan
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,505£2,516£2,376£2,438£2,448£2,313Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£87£87£82Vale of Glamorgan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£173£174£164Vale of Glamorgan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£5.69£5.72£5.40Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£528£531£501£548£551£520Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£144£144£136Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£69£65£77£77£73Flintshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£925£929£878£923£927£876Vale of Glamorgan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£172£173£163Vale of Glamorgan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£190£191£180Vale of Glamorgan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£3.83£3.84£3.63Vale of Glamorgan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£3.67£3.68£3.48Vale of Glamorgan
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18£7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.4215.9Vale of Glamorgan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.322.0Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.935.7Vale of Glamorgan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.579.3Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.1111.2Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.716.7Flintshire

Total

Vale of Glamorgan is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Flintshire on 21. 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

Vale of Glamorgan Flintshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Vale of Glamorgan £663.1m, Flintshire £744.0mFlintshire: £744.0mVale of Glamorgan: £663.1mFlintshire: £747.2mVale of Glamorgan: £666.0mFlintshire: £705.7mVale of Glamorgan: £629.0m

    £663.1m£666.0m£629.0mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Vale of Glamorgan £378.2m, Flintshire £421.4mFlintshire: £421.4mVale of Glamorgan: £378.2mFlintshire: £423.2mVale of Glamorgan: £379.8mFlintshire: £399.7mVale of Glamorgan: £358.7m

    £378.2m£379.8m£358.7mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Vale of Glamorgan £167.4m, Flintshire £186.7mFlintshire: £186.7mVale of Glamorgan: £167.4mFlintshire: £187.5mVale of Glamorgan: £168.1mFlintshire: £177.1mVale of Glamorgan: £158.8m

    £167.4m£168.1m£158.8mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Vale of Glamorgan £339.0m, Flintshire £380.1mFlintshire: £380.1mVale of Glamorgan: £339.0mFlintshire: £381.7mVale of Glamorgan: £340.4mFlintshire: £360.5mVale of Glamorgan: £321.5m

    £339.0m£340.4m£321.5mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Vale of Glamorgan £11.9m, Flintshire £13.5mFlintshire: £13.5mVale of Glamorgan: £11.9mFlintshire: £13.5mVale of Glamorgan: £11.9mFlintshire: £12.8mVale of Glamorgan: £11.2m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.2mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan £26.7m, Flintshire £27.0mFlintshire: £27.0mVale of Glamorgan: £26.7mFlintshire: £27.1mVale of Glamorgan: £26.8mFlintshire: £25.6mVale of Glamorgan: £25.3m

    £26.7m£26.8m£25.3mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan £0.71m, Flintshire £0.89mFlintshire: £0.89mVale of Glamorgan: £0.71mFlintshire: £0.89mVale of Glamorgan: £0.72mFlintshire: £0.84mVale of Glamorgan: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mFlintshire is higher£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan £71.5m, Flintshire £85.5mFlintshire: £85.5mVale of Glamorgan: £71.5mFlintshire: £85.8mVale of Glamorgan: £71.8mFlintshire: £81.1mVale of Glamorgan: £67.8m

    £71.5m£71.8m£67.8mFlintshire is higher£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan £18.5m, Flintshire £22.4mFlintshire: £22.4mVale of Glamorgan: £18.5mFlintshire: £22.5mVale of Glamorgan: £18.6mFlintshire: £21.3mVale of Glamorgan: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mFlintshire is higher£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan £9.3m, Flintshire £11.9mFlintshire: £11.9mVale of Glamorgan: £9.3mFlintshire: £12.0mVale of Glamorgan: £9.3mFlintshire: £11.3mVale of Glamorgan: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mFlintshire is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Vale of Glamorgan £125.2m, Flintshire £143.9mFlintshire: £143.9mVale of Glamorgan: £125.2mFlintshire: £144.6mVale of Glamorgan: £125.7mFlintshire: £136.5mVale of Glamorgan: £118.7m

    £125.2m£125.7m£118.7mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Vale of Glamorgan £26.6m, Flintshire £26.8mFlintshire: £26.8mVale of Glamorgan: £26.6mFlintshire: £27.0mVale of Glamorgan: £26.7mFlintshire: £25.5mVale of Glamorgan: £25.2m

    £26.6m£26.7m£25.2mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Vale of Glamorgan £31.8m, Flintshire £29.6mFlintshire: £29.6mVale of Glamorgan: £31.8mFlintshire: £29.8mVale of Glamorgan: £31.9mFlintshire: £28.1mVale of Glamorgan: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mVale of Glamorgan is higher£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Vale of Glamorgan £0.56m, Flintshire £0.60mFlintshire: £0.60mVale of Glamorgan: £0.56mFlintshire: £0.60mVale of Glamorgan: £0.56mFlintshire: £0.57mVale of Glamorgan: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Vale of Glamorgan £0.54m, Flintshire £0.57mFlintshire: £0.57mVale of Glamorgan: £0.54mFlintshire: £0.57mVale of Glamorgan: £0.54mFlintshire: £0.54mVale of Glamorgan: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Vale of Glamorgan £1.0m, Flintshire £1.2mFlintshire: £1.2mVale of Glamorgan: £1.0mFlintshire: £1.2mVale of Glamorgan: £1.0mFlintshire: £1.1mVale of Glamorgan: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mFlintshire is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Vale of Glamorgan 29,819, Flintshire 33,657Flintshire: 33,657Vale of Glamorgan: 29,819

    29,819Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count33,657

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Vale of Glamorgan 2,747, Flintshire 3,425Flintshire: 3,425Vale of Glamorgan: 2,747

    2,747Flintshire is higher3,425

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan 5,263, Flintshire 5,564Flintshire: 5,564Vale of Glamorgan: 5,263

    5,263Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count5,564

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan 10,213, Flintshire 12,360Flintshire: 12,360Vale of Glamorgan: 10,213

    10,213Flintshire is higher12,360

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Vale of Glamorgan 15,032, Flintshire 17,338Flintshire: 17,338Vale of Glamorgan: 15,032

    15,032Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count17,338

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Vale of Glamorgan 1,990, Flintshire 2,595Flintshire: 2,595Vale of Glamorgan: 1,990

    1,990Flintshire is higher2,595

Show the numbers
Vale of Glamorgan and Flintshire, total
MeasureVale of GlamorganFlintshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£663.1m£666.0m£629.0m£744.0m£747.2m£705.7mFlintshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£378.2m£379.8m£358.7m£421.4m£423.2m£399.7mFlintshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.4m£168.1m£158.8m£186.7m£187.5m£177.1mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£339.0m£340.4m£321.5m£380.1m£381.7m£360.5mFlintshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.2m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mFlintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m£27.0m£27.1m£25.6mFlintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.89m£0.89m£0.84mFlintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£71.5m£71.8m£67.8m£85.5m£85.8m£81.1mFlintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mFlintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mFlintshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£125.2m£125.7m£118.7m£143.9m£144.6m£136.5mFlintshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.6m£26.7m£25.2m£26.8m£27.0m£25.5mFlintshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£29.6m£29.8m£28.1mVale of Glamorgan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFlintshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFlintshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,81933,657Flintshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7473,425Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,2635,564Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,21312,360Flintshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,03217,338Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9902,595Flintshire

Sources

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

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