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Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne

382,028 and 318,852 residents (mid-2024).

Cardiff is higher than Newcastle upon Tyne on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 19 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 10 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Cardiff: £4,242Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Cardiff: £4,260Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £13,010, Newcastle upon Tyne £12,985Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,985Cardiff: £13,010Newcastle upon Tyne: £13,040Cardiff: £13,065Newcastle upon Tyne: £12,317Cardiff: £12,341

    £13,010£13,065£12,341Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£12,985£13,040£12,317

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £2,204, Newcastle upon Tyne £2,187Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,187Cardiff: £2,204Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,196Cardiff: £2,213Newcastle upon Tyne: £2,074Cardiff: £2,090

    £2,204£2,213£2,090Cardiff is higher£2,187£2,196£2,074

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £11,392, Newcastle upon Tyne £11,326Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,326Cardiff: £11,392Newcastle upon Tyne: £11,374Cardiff: £11,441Newcastle upon Tyne: £10,743Cardiff: £10,806

    £11,392£11,441£10,806Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count£11,326£11,374£10,743

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cardiff £682, Newcastle upon Tyne £739Newcastle upon Tyne: £739Cardiff: £682Newcastle upon Tyne: £742Cardiff: £685Newcastle upon Tyne: £701Cardiff: £647

    £682£685£647Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£739£742£701

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £878Newcastle upon Tyne: £878Cardiff: £900Newcastle upon Tyne: £882Cardiff: £904Newcastle upon Tyne: £833Cardiff: £854

    £900£904£854Cardiff is higher£878£882£833

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £42Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Cardiff: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £42Cardiff: £36Newcastle upon Tyne: £40Cardiff: £34

    £36£36£34Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Cardiff: £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Cardiff: £539Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Cardiff: £112Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Cardiff: £113Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £133Newcastle upon Tyne: £133Cardiff: £109Newcastle upon Tyne: £134Cardiff: £109Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Cardiff: £103

    £109£109£103Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£133£134£127

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £1,730, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,750Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,750Cardiff: £1,730Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,757Cardiff: £1,737Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,660Cardiff: £1,641

    £1,730£1,737£1,641Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,750£1,757£1,660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Cardiff: £297Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Cardiff: £298Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higher£279£280£264

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £351, Newcastle upon Tyne £290Newcastle upon Tyne: £290Cardiff: £351Newcastle upon Tyne: £292Cardiff: £352Newcastle upon Tyne: £275Cardiff: £333

    £351£352£333Cardiff is higher£290£292£275

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £6.56, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.48Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.48Cardiff: £6.56Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.51Cardiff: £6.59Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.20Cardiff: £6.22

    £6.56£6.59£6.22Cardiff is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cardiff £7.66, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.85Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.85Cardiff: £7.66Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.89Cardiff: £7.70Newcastle upon Tyne: £7.45Cardiff: £7.27

    £7.66£7.70£7.27Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£7.85£7.89£7.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Cardiff: £5.33Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Cardiff: £5.36Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 1,014.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 1,014.7Cardiff: 1,021.2

    1,021.2Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count1,014.7

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 168.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 168.1Cardiff: 139.9

    139.9Newcastle upon Tyne is higher168.1

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 177.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 177.0Cardiff: 182.4

    182.4Cardiff is higher177.0

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count79.2

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 206.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 206.5Cardiff: 196.1

    196.1Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count206.5

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 29.4Newcastle upon Tyne: 29.4Cardiff: 23.7

    23.7Newcastle upon Tyne is higher29.4

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Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne, per person in the age group
MeasureCardiffNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,010£13,065£12,341£12,985£13,040£12,317Cardiff
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,204£2,213£2,090£2,187£2,196£2,074Cardiff
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806£11,326£11,374£10,743Cardiff
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647£739£742£701Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£900£904£854£878£882£833Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£42£42£40Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£133£134£127Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,730£1,737£1,641£1,750£1,757£1,660Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£279£280£264Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£351£352£333£290£292£275Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.56£6.59£6.22£5.48£5.51£5.20Cardiff
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27£7.85£7.89£7.45Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.01£5.03£4.75Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.21,014.7Cardiff
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9168.1Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.4177.0Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.679.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.1206.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.729.4Newcastle upon Tyne

Per resident

Cardiff is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 15. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cardiff £4,242, Newcastle upon Tyne £4,252Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,252Cardiff: £4,242Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,270Cardiff: £4,260Newcastle upon Tyne: £4,033Cardiff: £4,024

    £4,242£4,260£4,024Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,791, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,811Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,811Cardiff: £1,791Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,819Cardiff: £1,798Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,718Cardiff: £1,698

    £1,791£1,798£1,698Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,811£1,819£1,718

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cardiff £1,500, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,493Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,493Cardiff: £1,500Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Cardiff: £1,507Newcastle upon Tyne: £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, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,580Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,580Cardiff: £1,568Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,587Cardiff: £1,575Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,499Cardiff: £1,487

    £1,568£1,575£1,487Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,580£1,587£1,499

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cardiff £94, Newcastle upon Tyne £103Newcastle upon Tyne: £103Cardiff: £94Newcastle upon Tyne: £104Cardiff: £94Newcastle upon Tyne: £98Cardiff: £89

    £94£94£89Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £124, Newcastle upon Tyne £122Newcastle upon Tyne: £122Cardiff: £124Newcastle upon Tyne: £123Cardiff: £124Newcastle upon Tyne: £116Cardiff: £118

    £124£124£118Cardiff is higher£122£123£116

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.82Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.82Cardiff: £4.92Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.84Cardiff: £4.94Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.52Cardiff: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £537, Newcastle upon Tyne £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £537Cardiff: £537Newcastle upon Tyne: £539Cardiff: £539Newcastle upon Tyne: £509Cardiff: £509

    £537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£537£539£509

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cardiff £112, Newcastle upon Tyne £127Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Cardiff: £112Newcastle upon Tyne: £127Cardiff: £113Newcastle upon Tyne: £120Cardiff: £107

    £112£113£107Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cardiff £74, Newcastle upon Tyne £91Newcastle upon Tyne: £91Cardiff: £74Newcastle upon Tyne: £92Cardiff: £74Newcastle upon Tyne: £86Cardiff: £70

    £74£74£70Newcastle upon Tyne is higher£91£92£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cardiff £1,178, Newcastle upon Tyne £1,195Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,195Cardiff: £1,178Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,200Cardiff: £1,183Newcastle upon Tyne: £1,133Cardiff: £1,117

    £1,178£1,183£1,117Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,195£1,200£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cardiff £297, Newcastle upon Tyne £279Newcastle upon Tyne: £279Cardiff: £297Newcastle upon Tyne: £280Cardiff: £298Newcastle upon Tyne: £264Cardiff: £281

    £297£298£281Cardiff is higher£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £239, Newcastle upon Tyne £198Newcastle upon Tyne: £198Cardiff: £239Newcastle upon Tyne: £199Cardiff: £240Newcastle upon Tyne: £188Cardiff: £226

    £239£240£226Cardiff is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cardiff £4.47, Newcastle upon Tyne £3.74Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.74Cardiff: £4.47Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.76Cardiff: £4.49Newcastle upon Tyne: £3.55Cardiff: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Cardiff is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cardiff £5.22, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.37Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.37Cardiff: £5.22Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.39Cardiff: £5.24Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.09Cardiff: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cardiff £5.33, Newcastle upon Tyne £5.01Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.01Cardiff: £5.33Newcastle upon Tyne: £5.03Cardiff: £5.36Newcastle upon Tyne: £4.75Cardiff: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Cardiff is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 140.5, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.6Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.6Cardiff: 140.5

    140.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 19.3, Newcastle upon Tyne 23.5Newcastle upon Tyne: 23.5Cardiff: 19.3

    19.3Newcastle upon Tyne is higher23.5

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7Newcastle upon Tyne: 24.7Cardiff: 25.1

    25.1Cardiff is higher24.7

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 79.2Newcastle upon Tyne: 79.2Cardiff: 75.6

    75.6Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count79.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cardiff 133.5, Newcastle upon Tyne 141.0Newcastle upon Tyne: 141.0Cardiff: 133.5

    133.5Newcastle upon Tyne is higherDepends on how you count141.0

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne 20.1Newcastle upon Tyne: 20.1Cardiff: 16.2

    16.2Newcastle upon Tyne is higher20.1

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Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne, per resident
MeasureCardiffNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,242£4,260£4,024£4,252£4,270£4,033Newcastle upon Tyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,791£1,798£1,698£1,811£1,819£1,718Newcastle upon Tyne
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£1,580£1,587£1,499Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£103£104£98Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118£122£123£116Cardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£5.82£5.84£5.52Newcastle upon Tyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£509£537£539£509Newcastle upon Tyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£127£127£120Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£91£92£86Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,117£1,195£1,200£1,133Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£297£298£281£279£280£264Cardiff
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£239£240£226£198£199£188Cardiff
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£3.74£3.76£3.55Cardiff
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£5.37£5.39£5.09Newcastle upon Tyne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.01£5.03£4.75Cardiff
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026140.5141.6Newcastle upon Tyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.323.5Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.124.7Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.679.2Newcastle upon Tyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026133.5141.0Newcastle upon Tyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.220.1Newcastle upon Tyne

Total

Cardiff is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Newcastle upon Tyne on 3. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cardiff £1.6bn, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.4bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnCardiff: £1.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.4bnCardiff: £1.6bnNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.3bnCardiff: £1.5bn

    £1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cardiff £684.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £577.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £577.5mCardiff: £684.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £580.0mCardiff: £687.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £547.8mCardiff: £648.8m

    £684.0m£687.0m£648.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cardiff £573.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £476.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £476.1mCardiff: £573.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £478.1mCardiff: £575.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £451.6mCardiff: £543.7m

    £573.2m£575.6m£543.7mCardiff is higher£476.1m£478.1m£451.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cardiff £599.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £503.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £503.8mCardiff: £599.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £505.9mCardiff: £601.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £477.8mCardiff: £568.2m

    £599.0m£601.5m£568.2mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£503.8m£505.9m£477.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff £35.8m, Newcastle upon Tyne £32.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £32.9mCardiff: £35.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £33.0mCardiff: £36.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £31.2mCardiff: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£32.9m£33.0m£31.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £47.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £39.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.1mCardiff: £47.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £39.2mCardiff: £47.5mNewcastle upon Tyne: £37.0mCardiff: £44.9m

    £47.3m£47.5m£44.9mCardiff is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.0m

  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, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.9mCardiff: £1.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.8mCardiff: £1.8m

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £205.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £171.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.2mCardiff: £205.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £171.9mCardiff: £205.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £162.4mCardiff: £194.4m

    £205.0m£205.9m£194.4mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£171.2m£171.9m£162.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cardiff £42.9m, Newcastle upon Tyne £40.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.4mCardiff: £42.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £40.6mCardiff: £43.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £38.3mCardiff: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff £28.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £29.1mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.1mCardiff: £28.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £29.2mCardiff: £28.4mNewcastle upon Tyne: £27.6mCardiff: £26.8m

    £28.3m£28.4m£26.8mNewcastle upon Tyne is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff £450.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £380.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £380.9mCardiff: £450.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £382.5mCardiff: £451.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £361.3mCardiff: £426.8m

    £450.0m£451.9m£426.8mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£380.9m£382.5m£361.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cardiff £113.3m, Newcastle upon Tyne £88.9mNewcastle upon Tyne: £88.9mCardiff: £113.3mNewcastle upon Tyne: £89.3mCardiff: £113.8mNewcastle upon Tyne: £84.3mCardiff: £107.5m

    £113.3m£113.8m£107.5mCardiff is higher£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cardiff £91.2m, Newcastle upon Tyne £63.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.2mCardiff: £91.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £63.5mCardiff: £91.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £59.9mCardiff: £86.5m

    £91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCardiff is higher£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cardiff £1.7m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.2mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mCardiff: £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.2mCardiff: £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.1mCardiff: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.7mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mCardiff: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.7mCardiff: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cardiff £2.0m, Newcastle upon Tyne £1.6mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mCardiff: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.6mCardiff: £2.0mNewcastle upon Tyne: £1.5mCardiff: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mCardiff is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cardiff 53,692, Newcastle upon Tyne 45,132Newcastle upon Tyne: 45,132Cardiff: 53,692

    53,692Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count45,132

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cardiff 7,358, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,476Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,476Cardiff: 7,358

    7,358Newcastle upon Tyne is higher7,476

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 9,592, Newcastle upon Tyne 7,871Newcastle upon Tyne: 7,871Cardiff: 9,592

    9,592Cardiff is higher7,871

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cardiff 28,870, Newcastle upon Tyne 25,242Newcastle upon Tyne: 25,242Cardiff: 28,870

    28,870Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count25,242

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cardiff 51,000, Newcastle upon Tyne 44,961Newcastle upon Tyne: 44,961Cardiff: 51,000

    51,000Cardiff is higherDepends on how you count44,961

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cardiff 6,171, Newcastle upon Tyne 6,399Newcastle upon Tyne: 6,399Cardiff: 6,171

    6,171Newcastle upon Tyne is higher6,399

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Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne, total
MeasureCardiffNewcastle upon TyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnCardiff
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m£577.5m£580.0m£547.8mCardiff
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£573.2m£575.6m£543.7m£476.1m£478.1m£451.6mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£599.0m£601.5m£568.2m£503.8m£505.9m£477.8mCardiff
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£32.9m£33.0m£31.2mCardiff
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m£39.1m£39.2m£37.0mCardiff
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mCardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£205.0m£205.9m£194.4m£171.2m£171.9m£162.4mCardiff
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£40.4m£40.6m£38.3mCardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.4m£26.8m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNewcastle upon Tyne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£450.0m£451.9m£426.8m£380.9m£382.5m£361.3mCardiff
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m£88.9m£89.3m£84.3mCardiff
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m£63.2m£63.5m£59.9mCardiff
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mCardiff
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCardiff
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCardiff
State Pensiontotal, March 202653,69245,132Cardiff
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,3587,476Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20269,5927,871Cardiff
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202628,87025,242Cardiff
Universal Credittotal, May 202651,00044,961Cardiff
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,1716,399Newcastle upon Tyne

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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  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.