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Cardiff and Sheffield

382,028 and 580,235 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff is higher than Sheffield on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 10 of 22 measures, and Sheffield 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 Sheffield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Sheffield £4,470Sheffield: £4,470Cardiff: £4,242Sheffield: £4,489Cardiff: £4,260Sheffield: £4,240Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Sheffield is higher£4,470£4,489£4,240

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £13,010, Sheffield £12,806Sheffield: £12,806Cardiff: £13,010Sheffield: £12,860Cardiff: £13,065Sheffield: £12,147Cardiff: £12,341

    £13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£12,806£12,860£12,147

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £2,204, Sheffield £2,232Sheffield: £2,232Cardiff: £2,204Sheffield: £2,241Cardiff: £2,213Sheffield: £2,117Cardiff: £2,090

    £2,204£2,213£2,090Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£2,232£2,241£2,117

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £11,392, Sheffield £11,374Sheffield: £11,374Cardiff: £11,392Sheffield: £11,422Cardiff: £11,441Sheffield: £10,788Cardiff: £10,806

    £11,392£11,441£10,806Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£11,374£11,422£10,788

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £682, Sheffield £601Sheffield: £601Cardiff: £682Sheffield: £604Cardiff: £685Sheffield: £570Cardiff: £647

    £682£685£647Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£601£604£570

  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, Sheffield £795Sheffield: £795Cardiff: £900Sheffield: £798Cardiff: £904Sheffield: £754Cardiff: £854

    £900£904£854Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£795£798£754

  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, Sheffield £36Sheffield: £36Cardiff: £36Sheffield: £36Cardiff: £36Sheffield: £34Cardiff: £34

    £36£36£34Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Sheffield £543Sheffield: £543Cardiff: £537Sheffield: £545Cardiff: £539Sheffield: £515Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Sheffield is higher£543£545£515

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Sheffield £161Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £112Sheffield: £162Cardiff: £113Sheffield: £153Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Sheffield is higher£161£162£153

  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, Sheffield £161Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £109Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £109Sheffield: £152Cardiff: £103

    £109£109£103Sheffield is higher£161£161£152

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £1,730, Sheffield £1,670Sheffield: £1,670Cardiff: £1,730Sheffield: £1,677Cardiff: £1,737Sheffield: £1,584Cardiff: £1,641

    £1,730£1,737£1,641Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,670£1,677£1,584

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Sheffield £259Sheffield: £259Cardiff: £297Sheffield: £260Cardiff: £298Sheffield: £245Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£245

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £351, Sheffield £378Sheffield: £378Cardiff: £351Sheffield: £380Cardiff: £352Sheffield: £359Cardiff: £333

    £351£352£333Sheffield is higher£378£380£359

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £6.56, Sheffield £10Sheffield: £10Cardiff: £6.56Sheffield: £10Cardiff: £6.59Sheffield: £9.49Cardiff: £6.22

    £6.56£6.59£6.22Sheffield is higher£10£10£9.49

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £7.66, Sheffield £13Sheffield: £13Cardiff: £7.66Sheffield: £13Cardiff: £7.70Sheffield: £12Cardiff: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Sheffield is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Sheffield £5.49Sheffield: £5.49Cardiff: £5.33Sheffield: £5.52Cardiff: £5.36Sheffield: £5.21Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Sheffield is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  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, Sheffield 1,006.3Sheffield: 1,006.3Cardiff: 1,021.2

    1,021.2Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

  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, Sheffield 135.8Sheffield: 135.8Cardiff: 139.9

    139.9Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count135.8

  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, Sheffield 163.9Sheffield: 163.9Cardiff: 182.4

    182.4Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count163.9

  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, Sheffield 79.9Sheffield: 79.9Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Sheffield is higher79.9

  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, Sheffield 213.2Sheffield: 213.2Cardiff: 196.1

    196.1Sheffield is higher213.2

  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, Sheffield 36.2Sheffield: 36.2Cardiff: 23.7

    23.7Sheffield is higher36.2

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Cardiff and Sheffield, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiffSheffieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,470£4,489£4,240Sheffield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,010£13,065£12,341£12,806£12,860£12,147Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,204£2,213£2,090£2,232£2,241£2,117Sheffield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806£11,374£11,422£10,788Cardiff
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£601£604£570Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£900£904£854£795£798£754Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£36£36£34Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£543£545£515Sheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£161£162£153Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£161£161£152Sheffield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,730£1,737£1,641£1,670£1,677£1,584Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£259£260£245Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£351£352£333£378£380£359Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.56£6.59£6.22£10£10£9.49Sheffield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£13£13£12Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.21,006.3Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9135.8Cardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.4163.9Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.679.9Sheffield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.1213.2Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.736.2Sheffield

Per resident

Cardiff is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Sheffield on 19. 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 Sheffield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Sheffield £4,470Sheffield: £4,470Cardiff: £4,242Sheffield: £4,489Cardiff: £4,260Sheffield: £4,240Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Sheffield is higher£4,470£4,489£4,240

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,791, Sheffield £2,036Sheffield: £2,036Cardiff: £1,791Sheffield: £2,045Cardiff: £1,798Sheffield: £1,931Cardiff: £1,698

    £1,791£1,798£1,698Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£2,036£2,045£1,931

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,500, Sheffield £1,465Sheffield: £1,465Cardiff: £1,500Sheffield: £1,472Cardiff: £1,507Sheffield: £1,390Cardiff: £1,423

    £1,500£1,507£1,423Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,465£1,472£1,390

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cardiff £1,568, Sheffield £1,808Sheffield: £1,808Cardiff: £1,568Sheffield: £1,816Cardiff: £1,575Sheffield: £1,715Cardiff: £1,487

    £1,568£1,575£1,487Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1,808£1,816£1,715

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff £94, Sheffield £96Sheffield: £96Cardiff: £94Sheffield: £96Cardiff: £94Sheffield: £91Cardiff: £89

    £94£94£89Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £124, Sheffield £126Sheffield: £126Cardiff: £124Sheffield: £127Cardiff: £124Sheffield: £120Cardiff: £118

    £124£124£118Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£126£127£120

  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, Sheffield £5.66Sheffield: £5.66Cardiff: £4.92Sheffield: £5.69Cardiff: £4.94Sheffield: £5.37Cardiff: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count£5.66£5.69£5.37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Sheffield £543Sheffield: £543Cardiff: £537Sheffield: £545Cardiff: £539Sheffield: £515Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Sheffield is higher£543£545£515

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Sheffield £161Sheffield: £161Cardiff: £112Sheffield: £162Cardiff: £113Sheffield: £153Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Sheffield is higher£161£162£153

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff £74, Sheffield £105Sheffield: £105Cardiff: £74Sheffield: £106Cardiff: £74Sheffield: £100Cardiff: £70

    £74£74£70Sheffield is higher£105£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff £1,178, Sheffield £1,097Sheffield: £1,097Cardiff: £1,178Sheffield: £1,101Cardiff: £1,183Sheffield: £1,040Cardiff: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1,097£1,101£1,040

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Sheffield £259Sheffield: £259Cardiff: £297Sheffield: £260Cardiff: £298Sheffield: £245Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£259£260£245

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £239, Sheffield £248Sheffield: £248Cardiff: £239Sheffield: £249Cardiff: £240Sheffield: £236Cardiff: £226

    £239£240£226Sheffield is higher£248£249£236

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £4.47, Sheffield £6.57Sheffield: £6.57Cardiff: £4.47Sheffield: £6.60Cardiff: £4.49Sheffield: £6.23Cardiff: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Sheffield is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff £5.22, Sheffield £8.46Sheffield: £8.46Cardiff: £5.22Sheffield: £8.49Cardiff: £5.24Sheffield: £8.02Cardiff: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Sheffield is higher£8.46£8.49£8.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Sheffield £5.49Sheffield: £5.49Cardiff: £5.33Sheffield: £5.52Cardiff: £5.36Sheffield: £5.21Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Sheffield is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 140.5, Sheffield 160.0Sheffield: 160.0Cardiff: 140.5

    140.5Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count160.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 19.3, Sheffield 21.6Sheffield: 21.6Cardiff: 19.3

    19.3Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count21.6

  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, Sheffield 26.1Sheffield: 26.1Cardiff: 25.1

    25.1Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count26.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 75.6, Sheffield 79.9Sheffield: 79.9Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Sheffield is higher79.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 133.5, Sheffield 140.0Sheffield: 140.0Cardiff: 133.5

    133.5Sheffield is higher140.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 16.2, Sheffield 23.7Sheffield: 23.7Cardiff: 16.2

    16.2Sheffield is higher23.7

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Cardiff and Sheffield, per resident
MeasureCardiffSheffieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,470£4,489£4,240Sheffield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,798£1,698£2,036£2,045£1,931Sheffield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,507£1,423£1,465£1,472£1,390Cardiff
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,568£1,575£1,487£1,808£1,816£1,715Sheffield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£96£96£91Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£126£127£120Sheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£5.66£5.69£5.37Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£543£545£515Sheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£161£162£153Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£105£106£100Sheffield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£1,097£1,101£1,040Cardiff
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£259£260£245Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£239£240£226£248£249£236Sheffield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£6.57£6.60£6.23Sheffield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£8.46£8.49£8.02Sheffield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.49£5.52£5.21Sheffield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026140.5160.0Sheffield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.321.6Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.126.1Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.679.9Sheffield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.5140.0Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.223.7Sheffield

Total

Cardiff is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Sheffield on 22. 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 Sheffield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff £1.6bn, Sheffield £2.6bnSheffield: £2.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnSheffield: £2.6bnCardiff: £1.6bnSheffield: £2.5bnCardiff: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSheffield is higher£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff £684.0m, Sheffield £1.2bnSheffield: £1.2bnCardiff: £684.0mSheffield: £1.2bnCardiff: £687.0mSheffield: £1.1bnCardiff: £648.8m

    £684.0m£687.0m£648.8mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff £573.2m, Sheffield £850.3mSheffield: £850.3mCardiff: £573.2mSheffield: £853.9mCardiff: £575.6mSheffield: £806.5mCardiff: £543.7m

    £573.2m£575.6m£543.7mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£850.3m£853.9m£806.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff £599.0m, Sheffield £1.0bnSheffield: £1.0bnCardiff: £599.0mSheffield: £1.1bnCardiff: £601.5mSheffield: £995.3mCardiff: £568.2m

    £599.0m£601.5m£568.2mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff £35.8m, Sheffield £55.5mSheffield: £55.5mCardiff: £35.8mSheffield: £55.7mCardiff: £36.0mSheffield: £52.6mCardiff: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£55.5m£55.7m£52.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £47.3m, Sheffield £73.4mSheffield: £73.4mCardiff: £47.3mSheffield: £73.7mCardiff: £47.5mSheffield: £69.6mCardiff: £44.9m

    £47.3m£47.5m£44.9mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£73.4m£73.7m£69.6m

  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, Sheffield £3.3mSheffield: £3.3mCardiff: £1.9mSheffield: £3.3mCardiff: £1.9mSheffield: £3.1mCardiff: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £205.0m, Sheffield £315.2mSheffield: £315.2mCardiff: £205.0mSheffield: £316.5mCardiff: £205.9mSheffield: £298.9mCardiff: £194.4m

    £205.0m£205.9m£194.4mSheffield is higher£315.2m£316.5m£298.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £42.9m, Sheffield £93.5mSheffield: £93.5mCardiff: £42.9mSheffield: £93.9mCardiff: £43.1mSheffield: £88.6mCardiff: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mSheffield is higher£93.5m£93.9m£88.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff £28.3m, Sheffield £61.2mSheffield: £61.2mCardiff: £28.3mSheffield: £61.5mCardiff: £28.4mSheffield: £58.0mCardiff: £26.8m

    £28.3m£28.4m£26.8mSheffield is higher£61.2m£61.5m£58.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff £450.0m, Sheffield £636.3mSheffield: £636.3mCardiff: £450.0mSheffield: £639.0mCardiff: £451.9mSheffield: £603.5mCardiff: £426.8m

    £450.0m£451.9m£426.8mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£636.3m£639.0m£603.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff £113.3m, Sheffield £150.0mSheffield: £150.0mCardiff: £113.3mSheffield: £150.7mCardiff: £113.8mSheffield: £142.3mCardiff: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mSheffield is higherDepends on how you count£150.0m£150.7m£142.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff £91.2m, Sheffield £144.1mSheffield: £144.1mCardiff: £91.2mSheffield: £144.7mCardiff: £91.6mSheffield: £136.7mCardiff: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mSheffield is higher£144.1m£144.7m£136.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff £1.7m, Sheffield £3.8mSheffield: £3.8mCardiff: £1.7mSheffield: £3.8mCardiff: £1.7mSheffield: £3.6mCardiff: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSheffield is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Sheffield £4.9mSheffield: £4.9mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £4.9mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £4.7mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mSheffield is higher£4.9m£4.9m£4.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Sheffield £3.2mSheffield: £3.2mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £3.2mCardiff: £2.0mSheffield: £3.0mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mSheffield is higher£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff 53,692, Sheffield 92,834Sheffield: 92,834Cardiff: 53,692

    53,692Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count92,834

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff 7,358, Sheffield 12,528Sheffield: 12,528Cardiff: 7,358

    7,358Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count12,528

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 9,592, Sheffield 15,120Sheffield: 15,120Cardiff: 9,592

    9,592Sheffield is higherDepends on how you count15,120

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 28,870, Sheffield 46,363Sheffield: 46,363Cardiff: 28,870

    28,870Sheffield is higher46,363

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff 51,000, Sheffield 81,231Sheffield: 81,231Cardiff: 51,000

    51,000Sheffield is higher81,231

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff 6,171, Sheffield 13,773Sheffield: 13,773Cardiff: 6,171

    6,171Sheffield is higher13,773

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Cardiff and Sheffield, total
MeasureCardiffSheffieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£2.6bn£2.6bn£2.5bnSheffield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnSheffield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m£850.3m£853.9m£806.5mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m£1.0bn£1.1bn£995.3mSheffield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£55.5m£55.7m£52.6mSheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m£73.4m£73.7m£69.6mSheffield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£3.3m£3.3m£3.1mSheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m£315.2m£316.5m£298.9mSheffield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£93.5m£93.9m£88.6mSheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m£61.2m£61.5m£58.0mSheffield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m£636.3m£639.0m£603.5mSheffield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£150.0m£150.7m£142.3mSheffield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£144.1m£144.7m£136.7mSheffield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mSheffield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£4.9m£4.9m£4.7mSheffield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£3.2m£3.2m£3.0mSheffield
State Pensiontotal, March 202653,69292,834Sheffield
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,35812,528Sheffield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,59215,120Sheffield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202628,87046,363Sheffield
Universal Credittotal, May 202651,00081,231Sheffield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,17113,773Sheffield

Sources

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

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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.
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