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Cardiff and Rushmoor

382,028 and 105,444 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff is higher than Rushmoor on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Cardiff is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Rushmoor on 6. 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

Cardiff Rushmoor

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Rushmoor £3,412Rushmoor: £3,412Cardiff: £4,242Rushmoor: £3,426Cardiff: £4,260Rushmoor: £3,236Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff is higher£3,412£3,426£3,236

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £13,010, Rushmoor £12,182Rushmoor: £12,182Cardiff: £13,010Rushmoor: £12,233Cardiff: £13,065Rushmoor: £11,555Cardiff: £12,341

    £13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff is higher£12,182£12,233£11,555

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £2,204, Rushmoor £1,533Rushmoor: £1,533Cardiff: £2,204Rushmoor: £1,539Cardiff: £2,213Rushmoor: £1,454Cardiff: £2,090

    £2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff is higher£1,533£1,539£1,454

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £11,392, Rushmoor £10,301Rushmoor: £10,301Cardiff: £11,392Rushmoor: £10,345Cardiff: £11,441Rushmoor: £9,771Cardiff: £10,806

    £11,392£11,441£10,806Cardiff is higher£10,301£10,345£9,771

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £682, Rushmoor £1,281Rushmoor: £1,281Cardiff: £682Rushmoor: £1,286Cardiff: £685Rushmoor: £1,215Cardiff: £647

    £682£685£647Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£1,281£1,286£1,215

  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: Cardiff £900, Rushmoor £560Rushmoor: £560Cardiff: £900Rushmoor: £562Cardiff: £904Rushmoor: £531Cardiff: £854

    £900£904£854Cardiff is higher£560£562£531

  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: Cardiff £36, Rushmoor £39Rushmoor: £39Cardiff: £36Rushmoor: £39Cardiff: £36Rushmoor: £37Cardiff: £34

    £36£36£34Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Rushmoor £277Rushmoor: £277Cardiff: £537Rushmoor: £278Cardiff: £539Rushmoor: £263Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Cardiff is higher£277£278£263

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Rushmoor £121Rushmoor: £121Cardiff: £112Rushmoor: £122Cardiff: £113Rushmoor: £115Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

  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: Cardiff £109, Rushmoor £69Rushmoor: £69Cardiff: £109Rushmoor: £69Cardiff: £109Rushmoor: £65Cardiff: £103

    £109£109£103Cardiff is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £1,730, Rushmoor £1,248Rushmoor: £1,248Cardiff: £1,730Rushmoor: £1,253Cardiff: £1,737Rushmoor: £1,184Cardiff: £1,641

    £1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff is higher£1,248£1,253£1,184

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Rushmoor £239Rushmoor: £239Cardiff: £297Rushmoor: £240Cardiff: £298Rushmoor: £227Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higher£239£240£227

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £351, Rushmoor £205Rushmoor: £205Cardiff: £351Rushmoor: £206Cardiff: £352Rushmoor: £195Cardiff: £333

    £351£352£333Cardiff is higher£205£206£195

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £6.56, Rushmoor £7.21Rushmoor: £7.21Cardiff: £6.56Rushmoor: £7.24Cardiff: £6.59Rushmoor: £6.84Cardiff: £6.22

    £6.56£6.59£6.22Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£7.21£7.24£6.84

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £7.66, Rushmoor £3.15Rushmoor: £3.15Cardiff: £7.66Rushmoor: £3.17Cardiff: £7.70Rushmoor: £2.99Cardiff: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Cardiff is higher£3.15£3.17£2.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Rushmoor £6.56Rushmoor: £6.56Cardiff: £5.33Rushmoor: £6.59Cardiff: £5.36Rushmoor: £6.22Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff 1,021.2, Rushmoor 914.0Rushmoor: 914.0Cardiff: 1,021.2

    1,021.2Cardiff is higher914.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cardiff 139.9, Rushmoor 160.5Rushmoor: 160.5Cardiff: 139.9

    139.9Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count160.5

  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: Cardiff 182.4, Rushmoor 122.8Rushmoor: 122.8Cardiff: 182.4

    182.4Cardiff is higher122.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 75.6, Rushmoor 43.4Rushmoor: 43.4Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Cardiff is higher43.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cardiff 196.1, Rushmoor 139.6Rushmoor: 139.6Cardiff: 196.1

    196.1Cardiff is higher139.6

  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: Cardiff 23.7, Rushmoor 14.8Rushmoor: 14.8Cardiff: 23.7

    23.7Cardiff is higher14.8

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Cardiff and Rushmoor, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiffRushmoorHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£3,412£3,426£3,236Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,010£13,065£12,341£12,182£12,233£11,555Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,204£2,213£2,090£1,533£1,539£1,454Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806£10,301£10,345£9,771Cardiff
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£1,281£1,286£1,215Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£900£904£854£560£562£531Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£39£39£37Rushmoor
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£277£278£263Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£121£122£115Rushmoor
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£69£69£65Cardiff
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,730£1,737£1,641£1,248£1,253£1,184Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£239£240£227Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£351£352£333£205£206£195Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.56£6.59£6.22£7.21£7.24£6.84Rushmoor
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£3.15£3.17£2.99Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£6.56£6.59£6.22Rushmoor
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.2914.0Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9160.5Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.4122.8Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.643.4Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.1139.6Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.714.8Cardiff

Per resident

Cardiff is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Rushmoor on 6. 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

Cardiff Rushmoor

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Rushmoor £3,412Rushmoor: £3,412Cardiff: £4,242Rushmoor: £3,426Cardiff: £4,260Rushmoor: £3,236Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff is higher£3,412£3,426£3,236

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,791, Rushmoor £1,755Rushmoor: £1,755Cardiff: £1,791Rushmoor: £1,762Cardiff: £1,798Rushmoor: £1,665Cardiff: £1,698

    £1,791£1,798£1,698Cardiff is higher£1,755£1,762£1,665

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,500, Rushmoor £1,013Rushmoor: £1,013Cardiff: £1,500Rushmoor: £1,017Cardiff: £1,507Rushmoor: £961Cardiff: £1,423

    £1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff is higher£1,013£1,017£961

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff £1,568, Rushmoor £1,484Rushmoor: £1,484Cardiff: £1,568Rushmoor: £1,490Cardiff: £1,575Rushmoor: £1,408Cardiff: £1,487

    £1,568£1,575£1,487Cardiff is higher£1,484£1,490£1,408

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff £94, Rushmoor £185Rushmoor: £185Cardiff: £94Rushmoor: £185Cardiff: £94Rushmoor: £175Cardiff: £89

    £94£94£89Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£185£185£175

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £124, Rushmoor £81Rushmoor: £81Cardiff: £124Rushmoor: £81Cardiff: £124Rushmoor: £77Cardiff: £118

    £124£124£118Cardiff is higher£81£81£77

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cardiff £4.92, Rushmoor £5.65Rushmoor: £5.65Cardiff: £4.92Rushmoor: £5.67Cardiff: £4.94Rushmoor: £5.36Cardiff: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Rushmoor £277Rushmoor: £277Cardiff: £537Rushmoor: £278Cardiff: £539Rushmoor: £263Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Cardiff is higher£277£278£263

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Rushmoor £121Rushmoor: £121Cardiff: £112Rushmoor: £122Cardiff: £113Rushmoor: £115Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff £74, Rushmoor £46Rushmoor: £46Cardiff: £74Rushmoor: £46Cardiff: £74Rushmoor: £43Cardiff: £70

    £74£74£70Cardiff is higher£46£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff £1,178, Rushmoor £825Rushmoor: £825Cardiff: £1,178Rushmoor: £828Cardiff: £1,183Rushmoor: £782Cardiff: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff is higher£825£828£782

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Rushmoor £239Rushmoor: £239Cardiff: £297Rushmoor: £240Cardiff: £298Rushmoor: £227Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higher£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £239, Rushmoor £136Rushmoor: £136Cardiff: £239Rushmoor: £136Cardiff: £240Rushmoor: £129Cardiff: £226

    £239£240£226Cardiff is higher£136£136£129

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £4.47, Rushmoor £4.77Rushmoor: £4.77Cardiff: £4.47Rushmoor: £4.79Cardiff: £4.49Rushmoor: £4.52Cardiff: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff £5.22, Rushmoor £2.09Rushmoor: £2.09Cardiff: £5.22Rushmoor: £2.10Cardiff: £5.24Rushmoor: £1.98Cardiff: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff is higher£2.09£2.10£1.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Rushmoor £6.56Rushmoor: £6.56Cardiff: £5.33Rushmoor: £6.59Cardiff: £5.36Rushmoor: £6.22Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 140.5, Rushmoor 131.7Rushmoor: 131.7Cardiff: 140.5

    140.5Cardiff is higher131.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 19.3, Rushmoor 23.1Rushmoor: 23.1Cardiff: 19.3

    19.3Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count23.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 25.1, Rushmoor 17.7Rushmoor: 17.7Cardiff: 25.1

    25.1Cardiff is higher17.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 75.6, Rushmoor 43.4Rushmoor: 43.4Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Cardiff is higher43.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 133.5, Rushmoor 92.2Rushmoor: 92.2Cardiff: 133.5

    133.5Cardiff is higher92.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 16.2, Rushmoor 9.8Rushmoor: 9.8Cardiff: 16.2

    16.2Cardiff is higher9.8

Show the numbers
Cardiff and Rushmoor, per resident
MeasureCardiffRushmoorHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£3,412£3,426£3,236Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,798£1,698£1,755£1,762£1,665Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,507£1,423£1,013£1,017£961Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,568£1,575£1,487£1,484£1,490£1,408Cardiff
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£185£185£175Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£81£81£77Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£5.65£5.67£5.36Rushmoor
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£277£278£263Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£121£122£115Rushmoor
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£46£46£43Cardiff
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£825£828£782Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£239£240£227Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£239£240£226£136£136£129Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£4.77£4.79£4.52Rushmoor
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£2.09£2.10£1.98Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£6.56£6.59£6.22Rushmoor
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026140.5131.7Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.323.1Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.117.7Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.643.4Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.592.2Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.29.8Cardiff

Total

Cardiff is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Rushmoor 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

Cardiff Rushmoor

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff £1.6bn, Rushmoor £359.7mRushmoor: £359.7mCardiff: £1.6bnRushmoor: £361.3mCardiff: £1.6bnRushmoor: £341.2mCardiff: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff is higher£359.7m£361.3m£341.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff £684.0m, Rushmoor £185.1mRushmoor: £185.1mCardiff: £684.0mRushmoor: £185.8mCardiff: £687.0mRushmoor: £175.5mCardiff: £648.8m

    £684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff is higher£185.1m£185.8m£175.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff £573.2m, Rushmoor £106.8mRushmoor: £106.8mCardiff: £573.2mRushmoor: £107.3mCardiff: £575.6mRushmoor: £101.3mCardiff: £543.7m

    £573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff is higher£106.8m£107.3m£101.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff £599.0m, Rushmoor £156.5mRushmoor: £156.5mCardiff: £599.0mRushmoor: £157.2mCardiff: £601.5mRushmoor: £148.4mCardiff: £568.2m

    £599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff is higher£156.5m£157.2m£148.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff £35.8m, Rushmoor £19.5mRushmoor: £19.5mCardiff: £35.8mRushmoor: £19.5mCardiff: £36.0mRushmoor: £18.5mCardiff: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £47.3m, Rushmoor £8.5mRushmoor: £8.5mCardiff: £47.3mRushmoor: £8.5mCardiff: £47.5mRushmoor: £8.1mCardiff: £44.9m

    £47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cardiff £1.9m, Rushmoor £0.60mRushmoor: £0.60mCardiff: £1.9mRushmoor: £0.60mCardiff: £1.9mRushmoor: £0.56mCardiff: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £205.0m, Rushmoor £29.2mRushmoor: £29.2mCardiff: £205.0mRushmoor: £29.3mCardiff: £205.9mRushmoor: £27.7mCardiff: £194.4m

    £205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff is higher£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £42.9m, Rushmoor £12.8mRushmoor: £12.8mCardiff: £42.9mRushmoor: £12.9mCardiff: £43.1mRushmoor: £12.1mCardiff: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff £28.3m, Rushmoor £4.8mRushmoor: £4.8mCardiff: £28.3mRushmoor: £4.8mCardiff: £28.4mRushmoor: £4.6mCardiff: £26.8m

    £28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff £450.0m, Rushmoor £87.0mRushmoor: £87.0mCardiff: £450.0mRushmoor: £87.3mCardiff: £451.9mRushmoor: £82.5mCardiff: £426.8m

    £450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff is higher£87.0m£87.3m£82.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff £113.3m, Rushmoor £25.2mRushmoor: £25.2mCardiff: £113.3mRushmoor: £25.3mCardiff: £113.8mRushmoor: £23.9mCardiff: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff is higher£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff £91.2m, Rushmoor £14.3mRushmoor: £14.3mCardiff: £91.2mRushmoor: £14.4mCardiff: £91.6mRushmoor: £13.6mCardiff: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff is higher£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff £1.7m, Rushmoor £0.50mRushmoor: £0.50mCardiff: £1.7mRushmoor: £0.50mCardiff: £1.7mRushmoor: £0.48mCardiff: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Rushmoor £0.22mRushmoor: £0.22mCardiff: £2.0mRushmoor: £0.22mCardiff: £2.0mRushmoor: £0.21mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Rushmoor £0.69mRushmoor: £0.69mCardiff: £2.0mRushmoor: £0.69mCardiff: £2.0mRushmoor: £0.66mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff 53,692, Rushmoor 13,884Rushmoor: 13,884Cardiff: 53,692

    53,692Cardiff is higher13,884

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff 7,358, Rushmoor 2,438Rushmoor: 2,438Cardiff: 7,358

    7,358Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count2,438

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 9,592, Rushmoor 1,866Rushmoor: 1,866Cardiff: 9,592

    9,592Cardiff is higher1,866

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 28,870, Rushmoor 4,576Rushmoor: 4,576Cardiff: 28,870

    28,870Cardiff is higher4,576

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff 51,000, Rushmoor 9,725Rushmoor: 9,725Cardiff: 51,000

    51,000Cardiff is higher9,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff 6,171, Rushmoor 1,031Rushmoor: 1,031Cardiff: 6,171

    6,171Cardiff is higher1,031

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Cardiff and Rushmoor, total
MeasureCardiffRushmoorHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£359.7m£361.3m£341.2mCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m£185.1m£185.8m£175.5mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m£106.8m£107.3m£101.3mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m£156.5m£157.2m£148.4mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m£8.5m£8.5m£8.1mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m£87.0m£87.3m£82.5mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202653,69213,884Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,3582,438Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,5921,866Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202628,8704,576Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202651,0009,725Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,1711,031Cardiff

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.
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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.