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Cardiff and Norwich

382,028 and 147,119 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff is higher than Norwich on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 12 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Cardiff is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Norwich on 10. 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 Norwich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Norwich £4,275Norwich: £4,275Cardiff: £4,242Norwich: £4,293Cardiff: £4,260Norwich: £4,055Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£4,275£4,293£4,055

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £13,010, Norwich £12,906Norwich: £12,906Cardiff: £13,010Norwich: £12,961Cardiff: £13,065Norwich: £12,242Cardiff: £12,341

    £13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£12,906£12,961£12,242

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £2,204, Norwich £2,148Norwich: £2,148Cardiff: £2,204Norwich: £2,157Cardiff: £2,213Norwich: £2,037Cardiff: £2,090

    £2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff is higher£2,148£2,157£2,037

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £11,392, Norwich £11,426Norwich: £11,426Cardiff: £11,392Norwich: £11,474Cardiff: £11,441Norwich: £10,838Cardiff: £10,806

    £11,392£11,441£10,806Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£11,426£11,474£10,838

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £682, Norwich £654Norwich: £654Cardiff: £682Norwich: £657Cardiff: £685Norwich: £621Cardiff: £647

    £682£685£647Cardiff is higher£654£657£621

  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, Norwich £786Norwich: £786Cardiff: £900Norwich: £790Cardiff: £904Norwich: £746Cardiff: £854

    £900£904£854Cardiff is higher£786£790£746

  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, Norwich £40Norwich: £40Cardiff: £36Norwich: £40Cardiff: £36Norwich: £38Cardiff: £34

    £36£36£34Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Norwich £516Norwich: £516Cardiff: £537Norwich: £518Cardiff: £539Norwich: £490Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Cardiff is higher£516£518£490

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Norwich £120Norwich: £120Cardiff: £112Norwich: £121Cardiff: £113Norwich: £114Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

  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, Norwich £101Norwich: £101Cardiff: £109Norwich: £101Cardiff: £109Norwich: £96Cardiff: £103

    £109£109£103Cardiff is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £1,730, Norwich £1,630Norwich: £1,630Cardiff: £1,730Norwich: £1,637Cardiff: £1,737Norwich: £1,546Cardiff: £1,641

    £1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff is higher£1,630£1,637£1,546

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Norwich £314Norwich: £314Cardiff: £297Norwich: £315Cardiff: £298Norwich: £298Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£314£315£298

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £351, Norwich £402Norwich: £402Cardiff: £351Norwich: £403Cardiff: £352Norwich: £381Cardiff: £333

    £351£352£333Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£402£403£381

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £6.56, Norwich £8.63Norwich: £8.63Cardiff: £6.56Norwich: £8.67Cardiff: £6.59Norwich: £8.19Cardiff: £6.22

    £6.56£6.59£6.22Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£8.63£8.67£8.19

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £7.66, Norwich £6.99Norwich: £6.99Cardiff: £7.66Norwich: £7.02Cardiff: £7.70Norwich: £6.63Cardiff: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Cardiff is higher£6.99£7.02£6.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Norwich £4.66Norwich: £4.66Cardiff: £5.33Norwich: £4.68Cardiff: £5.36Norwich: £4.42Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  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, Norwich 1,017.0Norwich: 1,017.0Cardiff: 1,021.2

    1,021.2Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count1,017.0

  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, Norwich 158.4Norwich: 158.4Cardiff: 139.9

    139.9Norwich is higherDepends on how you count158.4

  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, Norwich 160.2Norwich: 160.2Cardiff: 182.4

    182.4Cardiff is higher160.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 75.6, Norwich 76.7Norwich: 76.7Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Norwich is higherDepends on how you count76.7

  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, Norwich 217.6Norwich: 217.6Cardiff: 196.1

    196.1Norwich is higherDepends on how you count217.6

  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, Norwich 22.1Norwich: 22.1Cardiff: 23.7

    23.7Cardiff is higher22.1

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Cardiff and Norwich, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiffNorwichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,275£4,293£4,055Norwich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,010£13,065£12,341£12,906£12,961£12,242Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,204£2,213£2,090£2,148£2,157£2,037Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806£11,426£11,474£10,838Norwich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£654£657£621Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£900£904£854£786£790£746Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£40£40£38Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£516£518£490Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£120£121£114Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£101£101£96Cardiff
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,730£1,737£1,641£1,630£1,637£1,546Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£314£315£298Norwich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£351£352£333£402£403£381Norwich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.56£6.59£6.22£8.63£8.67£8.19Norwich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£6.99£7.02£6.63Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£4.66£4.68£4.42Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.21,017.0Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9158.4Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.4160.2Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.676.7Norwich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.1217.6Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.722.1Cardiff

Per resident

Cardiff is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Norwich on 12. 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 Norwich

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Norwich £4,275Norwich: £4,275Cardiff: £4,242Norwich: £4,293Cardiff: £4,260Norwich: £4,055Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£4,275£4,293£4,055

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,791, Norwich £1,828Norwich: £1,828Cardiff: £1,791Norwich: £1,835Cardiff: £1,798Norwich: £1,734Cardiff: £1,698

    £1,791£1,798£1,698Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£1,828£1,835£1,734

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,500, Norwich £1,493Norwich: £1,493Cardiff: £1,500Norwich: £1,499Cardiff: £1,507Norwich: £1,416Cardiff: £1,423

    £1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff is higher£1,493£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff £1,568, Norwich £1,618Norwich: £1,618Cardiff: £1,568Norwich: £1,625Cardiff: £1,575Norwich: £1,535Cardiff: £1,487

    £1,568£1,575£1,487Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£1,618£1,625£1,535

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff £94, Norwich £93Norwich: £93Cardiff: £94Norwich: £93Cardiff: £94Norwich: £88Cardiff: £89

    £94£94£89Cardiff is higher£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £124, Norwich £111Norwich: £111Cardiff: £124Norwich: £112Cardiff: £124Norwich: £106Cardiff: £118

    £124£124£118Cardiff is higher£111£112£106

  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, Norwich £5.62Norwich: £5.62Cardiff: £4.92Norwich: £5.64Cardiff: £4.94Norwich: £5.33Cardiff: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£5.62£5.64£5.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Norwich £516Norwich: £516Cardiff: £537Norwich: £518Cardiff: £539Norwich: £490Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Cardiff is higher£516£518£490

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Norwich £120Norwich: £120Cardiff: £112Norwich: £121Cardiff: £113Norwich: £114Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff £74, Norwich £70Norwich: £70Cardiff: £74Norwich: £70Cardiff: £74Norwich: £66Cardiff: £70

    £74£74£70Cardiff is higher£70£70£66

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff £1,178, Norwich £1,133Norwich: £1,133Cardiff: £1,178Norwich: £1,137Cardiff: £1,183Norwich: £1,074Cardiff: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff is higher£1,133£1,137£1,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Norwich £314Norwich: £314Cardiff: £297Norwich: £315Cardiff: £298Norwich: £298Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£314£315£298

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £239, Norwich £279Norwich: £279Cardiff: £239Norwich: £280Cardiff: £240Norwich: £265Cardiff: £226

    £239£240£226Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£279£280£265

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £4.47, Norwich £6.01Norwich: £6.01Cardiff: £4.47Norwich: £6.03Cardiff: £4.49Norwich: £5.70Cardiff: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£6.01£6.03£5.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff £5.22, Norwich £4.86Norwich: £4.86Cardiff: £5.22Norwich: £4.88Cardiff: £5.24Norwich: £4.61Cardiff: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Norwich £4.66Norwich: £4.66Cardiff: £5.33Norwich: £4.68Cardiff: £5.36Norwich: £4.42Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 140.5, Norwich 144.0Norwich: 144.0Cardiff: 140.5

    140.5Norwich is higherDepends on how you count144.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 19.3, Norwich 22.4Norwich: 22.4Cardiff: 19.3

    19.3Norwich is higherDepends on how you count22.4

  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, Norwich 22.7Norwich: 22.7Cardiff: 25.1

    25.1Cardiff is higher22.7

  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, Norwich 76.7Norwich: 76.7Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Norwich is higherDepends on how you count76.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 133.5, Norwich 151.2Norwich: 151.2Cardiff: 133.5

    133.5Norwich is higherDepends on how you count151.2

  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, Norwich 15.4Norwich: 15.4Cardiff: 16.2

    16.2Cardiff is higher15.4

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Cardiff and Norwich, per resident
MeasureCardiffNorwichHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,275£4,293£4,055Norwich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,798£1,698£1,828£1,835£1,734Norwich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,507£1,423£1,493£1,499£1,416Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,568£1,575£1,487£1,618£1,625£1,535Norwich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£93£93£88Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£111£112£106Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£5.62£5.64£5.33Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£516£518£490Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£120£121£114Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£70£70£66Cardiff
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£1,133£1,137£1,074Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£314£315£298Norwich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£239£240£226£279£280£265Norwich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£6.01£6.03£5.70Norwich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.86£4.88£4.61Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£4.66£4.68£4.42Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026140.5144.0Norwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.322.4Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.122.7Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.676.7Norwich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.5151.2Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.215.4Cardiff

Total

Cardiff is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Norwich 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 Norwich

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff £1.6bn, Norwich £629.0mNorwich: £629.0mCardiff: £1.6bnNorwich: £631.7mCardiff: £1.6bnNorwich: £596.6mCardiff: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£629.0m£631.7m£596.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff £684.0m, Norwich £268.9mNorwich: £268.9mCardiff: £684.0mNorwich: £270.0mCardiff: £687.0mNorwich: £255.1mCardiff: £648.8m

    £684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£268.9m£270.0m£255.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff £573.2m, Norwich £219.6mNorwich: £219.6mCardiff: £573.2mNorwich: £220.5mCardiff: £575.6mNorwich: £208.3mCardiff: £543.7m

    £573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff is higher£219.6m£220.5m£208.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff £599.0m, Norwich £238.0mNorwich: £238.0mCardiff: £599.0mNorwich: £239.1mCardiff: £601.5mNorwich: £225.8mCardiff: £568.2m

    £599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£238.0m£239.1m£225.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff £35.8m, Norwich £13.6mNorwich: £13.6mCardiff: £35.8mNorwich: £13.7mCardiff: £36.0mNorwich: £12.9mCardiff: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £47.3m, Norwich £16.4mNorwich: £16.4mCardiff: £47.3mNorwich: £16.5mCardiff: £47.5mNorwich: £15.5mCardiff: £44.9m

    £47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff is higher£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m

  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, Norwich £0.83mNorwich: £0.83mCardiff: £1.9mNorwich: £0.83mCardiff: £1.9mNorwich: £0.78mCardiff: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £205.0m, Norwich £75.9mNorwich: £75.9mCardiff: £205.0mNorwich: £76.3mCardiff: £205.9mNorwich: £72.0mCardiff: £194.4m

    £205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff is higher£75.9m£76.3m£72.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £42.9m, Norwich £17.7mNorwich: £17.7mCardiff: £42.9mNorwich: £17.7mCardiff: £43.1mNorwich: £16.8mCardiff: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff £28.3m, Norwich £10.3mNorwich: £10.3mCardiff: £28.3mNorwich: £10.3mCardiff: £28.4mNorwich: £9.8mCardiff: £26.8m

    £28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff £450.0m, Norwich £166.6mNorwich: £166.6mCardiff: £450.0mNorwich: £167.3mCardiff: £451.9mNorwich: £158.1mCardiff: £426.8m

    £450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff is higher£166.6m£167.3m£158.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff £113.3m, Norwich £46.2mNorwich: £46.2mCardiff: £113.3mNorwich: £46.4mCardiff: £113.8mNorwich: £43.8mCardiff: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff £91.2m, Norwich £41.1mNorwich: £41.1mCardiff: £91.2mNorwich: £41.2mCardiff: £91.6mNorwich: £39.0mCardiff: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£41.1m£41.2m£39.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff £1.7m, Norwich £0.88mNorwich: £0.88mCardiff: £1.7mNorwich: £0.89mCardiff: £1.7mNorwich: £0.84mCardiff: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Norwich £0.71mNorwich: £0.71mCardiff: £2.0mNorwich: £0.72mCardiff: £2.0mNorwich: £0.68mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Norwich £0.68mNorwich: £0.68mCardiff: £2.0mNorwich: £0.69mCardiff: £2.0mNorwich: £0.65mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff 53,692, Norwich 21,189Norwich: 21,189Cardiff: 53,692

    53,692Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count21,189

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff 7,358, Norwich 3,299Norwich: 3,299Cardiff: 7,358

    7,358Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count3,299

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 9,592, Norwich 3,338Norwich: 3,338Cardiff: 9,592

    9,592Cardiff is higher3,338

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 28,870, Norwich 11,283Norwich: 11,283Cardiff: 28,870

    28,870Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count11,283

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff 51,000, Norwich 22,250Norwich: 22,250Cardiff: 51,000

    51,000Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count22,250

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff 6,171, Norwich 2,264Norwich: 2,264Cardiff: 6,171

    6,171Cardiff is higher2,264

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Cardiff and Norwich, total
MeasureCardiffNorwichHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£629.0m£631.7m£596.6mCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m£268.9m£270.0m£255.1mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m£219.6m£220.5m£208.3mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m£238.0m£239.1m£225.8mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m£16.4m£16.5m£15.5mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.83m£0.83m£0.78mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m£75.9m£76.3m£72.0mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£17.7m£17.7m£16.8mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m£166.6m£167.3m£158.1mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£46.2m£46.4m£43.8mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£41.1m£41.2m£39.0mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202653,69221,189Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,3583,299Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,5923,338Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202628,87011,283Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202651,00022,250Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,1712,264Cardiff

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.