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Cardiff and Stevenage

382,028 and 91,234 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff is higher than Stevenage on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 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

Cardiff is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 8. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Stevenage £4,112Stevenage: £4,112Cardiff: £4,242Stevenage: £4,130Cardiff: £4,260Stevenage: £3,901Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff is higher£4,112£4,130£3,901

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £13,010, Stevenage £13,039Stevenage: £13,039Cardiff: £13,010Stevenage: £13,095Cardiff: £13,065Stevenage: £12,368Cardiff: £12,341

    £13,010£13,065£12,341Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£13,039£13,095£12,368

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £2,204, Stevenage £2,074Stevenage: £2,074Cardiff: £2,204Stevenage: £2,082Cardiff: £2,213Stevenage: £1,967Cardiff: £2,090

    £2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff is higher£2,074£2,082£1,967

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £11,392, Stevenage £11,748Stevenage: £11,748Cardiff: £11,392Stevenage: £11,798Cardiff: £11,441Stevenage: £11,144Cardiff: £10,806

    £11,392£11,441£10,806Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,748£11,798£11,144

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £682, Stevenage £479Stevenage: £479Cardiff: £682Stevenage: £481Cardiff: £685Stevenage: £454Cardiff: £647

    £682£685£647Cardiff is higher£479£481£454

  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, Stevenage £784Stevenage: £784Cardiff: £900Stevenage: £788Cardiff: £904Stevenage: £744Cardiff: £854

    £900£904£854Cardiff is higher£784£788£744

  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, Stevenage £27Stevenage: £27Cardiff: £36Stevenage: £28Cardiff: £36Stevenage: £26Cardiff: £34

    £36£36£34Cardiff is higher£27£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Stevenage £418Stevenage: £418Cardiff: £537Stevenage: £420Cardiff: £539Stevenage: £397Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Cardiff is higher£418£420£397

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Stevenage £190Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £112Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £113Stevenage: £180Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£190£190£180

  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, Stevenage £123Stevenage: £123Cardiff: £109Stevenage: £124Cardiff: £109Stevenage: £117Cardiff: £103

    £109£109£103Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£123£124£117

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £1,730, Stevenage £1,645Stevenage: £1,645Cardiff: £1,730Stevenage: £1,652Cardiff: £1,737Stevenage: £1,560Cardiff: £1,641

    £1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff is higher£1,645£1,652£1,560

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Stevenage £243Stevenage: £243Cardiff: £297Stevenage: £244Cardiff: £298Stevenage: £230Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higher£243£244£230

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £351, Stevenage £289Stevenage: £289Cardiff: £351Stevenage: £290Cardiff: £352Stevenage: £274Cardiff: £333

    £351£352£333Cardiff is higher£289£290£274

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £6.56, Stevenage £8.20Stevenage: £8.20Cardiff: £6.56Stevenage: £8.24Cardiff: £6.59Stevenage: £7.78Cardiff: £6.22

    £6.56£6.59£6.22Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£8.20£8.24£7.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £7.66, Stevenage £7.75Stevenage: £7.75Cardiff: £7.66Stevenage: £7.78Cardiff: £7.70Stevenage: £7.35Cardiff: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£7.75£7.78£7.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Stevenage £5.72Stevenage: £5.72Cardiff: £5.33Stevenage: £5.75Cardiff: £5.36Stevenage: £5.43Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.72£5.75£5.43

  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, Stevenage 1,018.4Stevenage: 1,018.4Cardiff: 1,021.2

    1,021.2Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

  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, Stevenage 109.9Stevenage: 109.9Cardiff: 139.9

    139.9Cardiff is higher109.9

  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, Stevenage 162.2Stevenage: 162.2Cardiff: 182.4

    182.4Cardiff is higher162.2

  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, Stevenage 65.2Stevenage: 65.2Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Cardiff is higher65.2

  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, Stevenage 189.5Stevenage: 189.5Cardiff: 196.1

    196.1Cardiff is higher189.5

  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: Cardiff 23.7, Stevenage 27.0Stevenage: 27.0Cardiff: 23.7

    23.7Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count27.0

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Cardiff and Stevenage, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiffStevenageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,112£4,130£3,901Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,010£13,065£12,341£13,039£13,095£12,368Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,204£2,213£2,090£2,074£2,082£1,967Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806£11,748£11,798£11,144Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£479£481£454Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£900£904£854£784£788£744Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£27£28£26Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£418£420£397Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£190£190£180Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£123£124£117Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,730£1,737£1,641£1,645£1,652£1,560Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£243£244£230Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£351£352£333£289£290£274Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.56£6.59£6.22£8.20£8.24£7.78Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£7.75£7.78£7.35Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.21,018.4Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9109.9Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.4162.2Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.665.2Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.1189.5Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.727.0Stevenage

Per resident

Cardiff is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 8. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Stevenage £4,112Stevenage: £4,112Cardiff: £4,242Stevenage: £4,130Cardiff: £4,260Stevenage: £3,901Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Cardiff is higher£4,112£4,130£3,901

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,791, Stevenage £1,924Stevenage: £1,924Cardiff: £1,791Stevenage: £1,932Cardiff: £1,798Stevenage: £1,825Cardiff: £1,698

    £1,791£1,798£1,698Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,924£1,932£1,825

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,500, Stevenage £1,332Stevenage: £1,332Cardiff: £1,500Stevenage: £1,338Cardiff: £1,507Stevenage: £1,263Cardiff: £1,423

    £1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff is higher£1,332£1,338£1,263

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff £1,568, Stevenage £1,734Stevenage: £1,734Cardiff: £1,568Stevenage: £1,741Cardiff: £1,575Stevenage: £1,644Cardiff: £1,487

    £1,568£1,575£1,487Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,734£1,741£1,644

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff £94, Stevenage £71Stevenage: £71Cardiff: £94Stevenage: £71Cardiff: £94Stevenage: £67Cardiff: £89

    £94£94£89Cardiff is higher£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £124, Stevenage £116Stevenage: £116Cardiff: £124Stevenage: £116Cardiff: £124Stevenage: £110Cardiff: £118

    £124£124£118Cardiff is higher£116£116£110

  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, Stevenage £4.06Stevenage: £4.06Cardiff: £4.92Stevenage: £4.08Cardiff: £4.94Stevenage: £3.85Cardiff: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Cardiff is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Stevenage £418Stevenage: £418Cardiff: £537Stevenage: £420Cardiff: £539Stevenage: £397Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Cardiff is higher£418£420£397

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Stevenage £190Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £112Stevenage: £190Cardiff: £113Stevenage: £180Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£190£190£180

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff £74, Stevenage £79Stevenage: £79Cardiff: £74Stevenage: £80Cardiff: £74Stevenage: £75Cardiff: £70

    £74£74£70Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£79£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff £1,178, Stevenage £1,057Stevenage: £1,057Cardiff: £1,178Stevenage: £1,061Cardiff: £1,183Stevenage: £1,002Cardiff: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff is higher£1,057£1,061£1,002

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Stevenage £243Stevenage: £243Cardiff: £297Stevenage: £244Cardiff: £298Stevenage: £230Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higher£243£244£230

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £239, Stevenage £186Stevenage: £186Cardiff: £239Stevenage: £187Cardiff: £240Stevenage: £176Cardiff: £226

    £239£240£226Cardiff is higher£186£187£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £4.47, Stevenage £5.27Stevenage: £5.27Cardiff: £4.47Stevenage: £5.29Cardiff: £4.49Stevenage: £5.00Cardiff: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.27£5.29£5.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff £5.22, Stevenage £4.98Stevenage: £4.98Cardiff: £5.22Stevenage: £5.00Cardiff: £5.24Stevenage: £4.72Cardiff: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Stevenage £5.72Stevenage: £5.72Cardiff: £5.33Stevenage: £5.75Cardiff: £5.36Stevenage: £5.43Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.72£5.75£5.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 140.5, Stevenage 150.3Stevenage: 150.3Cardiff: 140.5

    140.5Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count150.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 19.3, Stevenage 16.2Stevenage: 16.2Cardiff: 19.3

    19.3Cardiff is higher16.2

  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, Stevenage 23.9Stevenage: 23.9Cardiff: 25.1

    25.1Cardiff is higher23.9

  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, Stevenage 65.2Stevenage: 65.2Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Cardiff is higher65.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 133.5, Stevenage 121.7Stevenage: 121.7Cardiff: 133.5

    133.5Cardiff is higher121.7

  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, Stevenage 17.4Stevenage: 17.4Cardiff: 16.2

    16.2Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count17.4

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Cardiff and Stevenage, per resident
MeasureCardiffStevenageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,112£4,130£3,901Cardiff
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,798£1,698£1,924£1,932£1,825Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,507£1,423£1,332£1,338£1,263Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,568£1,575£1,487£1,734£1,741£1,644Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£71£71£67Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£116£116£110Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£4.06£4.08£3.85Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£418£420£397Cardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£190£190£180Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£79£80£75Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£1,057£1,061£1,002Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£243£244£230Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£239£240£226£186£187£176Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.98£5.00£4.72Cardiff
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026140.5150.3Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.316.2Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.123.9Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.665.2Cardiff
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.5121.7Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.217.4Stevenage

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff £1.6bn, Stevenage £375.2mStevenage: £375.2mCardiff: £1.6bnStevenage: £376.8mCardiff: £1.6bnStevenage: £355.9mCardiff: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff is higher£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff £684.0m, Stevenage £175.5mStevenage: £175.5mCardiff: £684.0mStevenage: £176.3mCardiff: £687.0mStevenage: £166.5mCardiff: £648.8m

    £684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff £573.2m, Stevenage £121.5mStevenage: £121.5mCardiff: £573.2mStevenage: £122.0mCardiff: £575.6mStevenage: £115.3mCardiff: £543.7m

    £573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff is higher£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff £599.0m, Stevenage £158.2mStevenage: £158.2mCardiff: £599.0mStevenage: £158.8mCardiff: £601.5mStevenage: £150.0mCardiff: £568.2m

    £599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff £35.8m, Stevenage £6.4mStevenage: £6.4mCardiff: £35.8mStevenage: £6.5mCardiff: £36.0mStevenage: £6.1mCardiff: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £47.3m, Stevenage £10.6mStevenage: £10.6mCardiff: £47.3mStevenage: £10.6mCardiff: £47.5mStevenage: £10.0mCardiff: £44.9m

    £47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m

  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, Stevenage £0.37mStevenage: £0.37mCardiff: £1.9mStevenage: £0.37mCardiff: £1.9mStevenage: £0.35mCardiff: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £205.0m, Stevenage £38.2mStevenage: £38.2mCardiff: £205.0mStevenage: £38.3mCardiff: £205.9mStevenage: £36.2mCardiff: £194.4m

    £205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff is higher£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £42.9m, Stevenage £17.3mStevenage: £17.3mCardiff: £42.9mStevenage: £17.4mCardiff: £43.1mStevenage: £16.4mCardiff: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff £28.3m, Stevenage £7.2mStevenage: £7.2mCardiff: £28.3mStevenage: £7.3mCardiff: £28.4mStevenage: £6.9mCardiff: £26.8m

    £28.3m£28.4m£26.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff £450.0m, Stevenage £96.4mStevenage: £96.4mCardiff: £450.0mStevenage: £96.8mCardiff: £451.9mStevenage: £91.4mCardiff: £426.8m

    £450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff is higher£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff £113.3m, Stevenage £22.1mStevenage: £22.1mCardiff: £113.3mStevenage: £22.2mCardiff: £113.8mStevenage: £21.0mCardiff: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff £91.2m, Stevenage £17.0mStevenage: £17.0mCardiff: £91.2mStevenage: £17.0mCardiff: £91.6mStevenage: £16.1mCardiff: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff is higher£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff £1.7m, Stevenage £0.48mStevenage: £0.48mCardiff: £1.7mStevenage: £0.48mCardiff: £1.7mStevenage: £0.46mCardiff: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Stevenage £0.45mStevenage: £0.45mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.46mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.43mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Stevenage £0.52mStevenage: £0.52mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.52mCardiff: £2.0mStevenage: £0.50mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff 53,692, Stevenage 13,710Stevenage: 13,710Cardiff: 53,692

    53,692Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count13,710

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff 7,358, Stevenage 1,479Stevenage: 1,479Cardiff: 7,358

    7,358Cardiff is higher1,479

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 9,592, Stevenage 2,183Stevenage: 2,183Cardiff: 9,592

    9,592Cardiff is higher2,183

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 28,870, Stevenage 5,945Stevenage: 5,945Cardiff: 28,870

    28,870Cardiff is higher5,945

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff 51,000, Stevenage 11,107Stevenage: 11,107Cardiff: 51,000

    51,000Cardiff is higher11,107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff 6,171, Stevenage 1,584Stevenage: 1,584Cardiff: 6,171

    6,171Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count1,584

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Cardiff and Stevenage, total
MeasureCardiffStevenageHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£375.2m£376.8m£355.9mCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m£175.5m£176.3m£166.5mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m£121.5m£122.0m£115.3mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m£158.2m£158.8m£150.0mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m£10.6m£10.6m£10.0mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m£38.2m£38.3m£36.2mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mCardiff
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m£96.4m£96.8m£91.4mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£17.0m£17.0m£16.1mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.52m£0.52m£0.50mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202653,69213,710Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,3581,479Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,5922,183Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202628,8705,945Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202651,00011,107Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,1711,584Cardiff

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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  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.