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Torfaen and Ashfield

94,034 and 129,210 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Ashfield on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Torfaen is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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

Torfaen Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Torfaen: £5,601Ashfield: £4,896Torfaen: £5,624Ashfield: £4,625Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,193, Ashfield £12,743Ashfield: £12,743Torfaen: £13,193Ashfield: £12,797Torfaen: £13,250Ashfield: £12,087Torfaen: £12,515

    £13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£12,743£12,797£12,087

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,806, Ashfield £2,395Ashfield: £2,395Torfaen: £2,806Ashfield: £2,406Torfaen: £2,818Ashfield: £2,272Torfaen: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,395£2,406£2,272

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,631, Ashfield £11,437Ashfield: £11,437Torfaen: £11,631Ashfield: £11,485Torfaen: £11,681Ashfield: £10,848Torfaen: £11,033

    £11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11,437£11,485£10,848

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £549, Ashfield £412Ashfield: £412Torfaen: £549Ashfield: £414Torfaen: £552Ashfield: £391Torfaen: £521

    £549£552£521Torfaen is higher£412£414£391

  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: Torfaen £977, Ashfield £865Ashfield: £865Torfaen: £977Ashfield: £869Torfaen: £982Ashfield: £821Torfaen: £927

    £977£982£927Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£865£869£821

  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: Torfaen £35, Ashfield £28Ashfield: £28Torfaen: £35Ashfield: £28Torfaen: £36Ashfield: £27Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Torfaen: £800Ashfield: £624Torfaen: £803Ashfield: £590Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Torfaen: £189Ashfield: £182Torfaen: £189Ashfield: £172Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

  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: Torfaen £170, Ashfield £172Ashfield: £172Torfaen: £170Ashfield: £172Torfaen: £171Ashfield: £163Torfaen: £162

    £170£171£162Ashfield is higher£172£172£163

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,097, Ashfield £1,769Ashfield: £1,769Torfaen: £2,097Ashfield: £1,777Torfaen: £2,106Ashfield: £1,678Torfaen: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,769£1,777£1,678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Torfaen: £266Ashfield: £180Torfaen: £267Ashfield: £170Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £520, Ashfield £433Ashfield: £433Torfaen: £520Ashfield: £435Torfaen: £522Ashfield: £411Torfaen: £493

    £520£522£493Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £7.40, Ashfield £9.99Ashfield: £9.99Torfaen: £7.40Ashfield: £10Torfaen: £7.43Ashfield: £9.48Torfaen: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Ashfield is higher£9.99£10£9.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, Ashfield £11Ashfield: £11Torfaen: £12Ashfield: £11Torfaen: £12Ashfield: £10Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Torfaen: £7.02Ashfield: £6.99Torfaen: £7.05Ashfield: £6.60Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 1,026.7, Ashfield 1,014.5Ashfield: 1,014.5Torfaen: 1,026.7

    1,026.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count1,014.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 136.1, Ashfield 110.4Ashfield: 110.4Torfaen: 136.1

    136.1Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count110.4

  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: Torfaen 198.3, Ashfield 179.3Ashfield: 179.3Torfaen: 198.3

    198.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count179.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count91.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torfaen 259.4, Ashfield 227.1Ashfield: 227.1Torfaen: 259.4

    259.4Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count227.1

  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: Torfaen 36.5, Ashfield 36.6Ashfield: 36.6Torfaen: 36.5

    36.5Ashfield is higher36.6

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Torfaen and Ashfield, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,876£4,896£4,625Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,193£13,250£12,515£12,743£12,797£12,087Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£2,395£2,406£2,272Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,631£11,681£11,033£11,437£11,485£10,848Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£549£552£521£412£414£391Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£977£982£927£865£869£821Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£28£28£27Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£622£624£590Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£181£182£172Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£172£172£163Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,769£1,777£1,678Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£179£180£170Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£520£522£493£433£435£411Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£9.99£10£9.48Ashfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£11£11£10Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£6.96£6.99£6.60Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.71,014.5Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.1110.4Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3179.3Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.391.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.4227.1Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.536.6Ashfield

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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

Torfaen Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Ashfield £4,876Ashfield: £4,876Torfaen: £5,601Ashfield: £4,896Torfaen: £5,624Ashfield: £4,625Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4,876£4,896£4,625

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,641, Ashfield £2,415Ashfield: £2,415Torfaen: £2,641Ashfield: £2,425Torfaen: £2,653Ashfield: £2,290Torfaen: £2,505

    £2,641£2,653£2,505Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,290

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,698, Ashfield £1,472Ashfield: £1,472Torfaen: £1,698Ashfield: £1,479Torfaen: £1,706Ashfield: £1,396Torfaen: £1,611

    £1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,472£1,479£1,396

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,329, Ashfield £2,167Ashfield: £2,167Torfaen: £2,329Ashfield: £2,176Torfaen: £2,339Ashfield: £2,056Torfaen: £2,209

    £2,329£2,339£2,209Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,167£2,176£2,056

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Ashfield £78Ashfield: £78Torfaen: £110Ashfield: £78Torfaen: £110Ashfield: £74Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Torfaen is higher£78£78£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £196, Ashfield £164Ashfield: £164Torfaen: £196Ashfield: £165Torfaen: £197Ashfield: £156Torfaen: £186

    £196£197£186Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Torfaen £7.08, Ashfield £5.38Ashfield: £5.38Torfaen: £7.08Ashfield: £5.40Torfaen: £7.11Ashfield: £5.10Torfaen: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Ashfield £622Ashfield: £622Torfaen: £800Ashfield: £624Torfaen: £803Ashfield: £590Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£622£624£590

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Ashfield £181Ashfield: £181Torfaen: £189Ashfield: £182Torfaen: £189Ashfield: £172Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torfaen £103, Ashfield £106Ashfield: £106Torfaen: £103Ashfield: £106Torfaen: £104Ashfield: £100Torfaen: £98

    £103£104£98Ashfield is higher£106£106£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,269, Ashfield £1,088Ashfield: £1,088Torfaen: £1,269Ashfield: £1,092Torfaen: £1,274Ashfield: £1,032Torfaen: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,088£1,092£1,032

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Ashfield £179Ashfield: £179Torfaen: £266Ashfield: £180Torfaen: £267Ashfield: £170Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Ashfield £266Ashfield: £266Torfaen: £315Ashfield: £268Torfaen: £316Ashfield: £253Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£266£268£253

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.48, Ashfield £6.15Ashfield: £6.15Torfaen: £4.48Ashfield: £6.17Torfaen: £4.50Ashfield: £5.83Torfaen: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Ashfield is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.27, Ashfield £6.67Ashfield: £6.67Torfaen: £7.27Ashfield: £6.70Torfaen: £7.31Ashfield: £6.33Torfaen: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.67£6.70£6.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Ashfield £6.96Ashfield: £6.96Torfaen: £7.02Ashfield: £6.99Torfaen: £7.05Ashfield: £6.60Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.96£6.99£6.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.5, Ashfield 192.2Ashfield: 192.2Torfaen: 205.5

    205.5Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count192.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.3, Ashfield 20.9Ashfield: 20.9Torfaen: 27.3

    27.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 39.7, Ashfield 34.0Ashfield: 34.0Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count34.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Ashfield 91.2Ashfield: 91.2Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count91.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 157.0, Ashfield 139.6Ashfield: 139.6Torfaen: 157.0

    157.0Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count139.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 22.1, Ashfield 22.5Ashfield: 22.5Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Ashfield is higher22.5

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Torfaen and Ashfield, per resident
MeasureTorfaenAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,876£4,896£4,625Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,641£2,653£2,505£2,415£2,425£2,290Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,698£1,706£1,611£1,472£1,479£1,396Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,209£2,167£2,176£2,056Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£78£78£74Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£164£165£156Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£5.38£5.40£5.10Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£622£624£590Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£181£182£172Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£106£106£100Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£1,088£1,092£1,032Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£179£180£170Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£266£268£253Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.15£6.17£5.83Ashfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£6.67£6.70£6.33Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£6.96£6.99£6.60Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.5192.2Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.320.9Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.734.0Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.391.2Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0139.6Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.122.5Ashfield

Total

Torfaen is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 20. 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

Torfaen Ashfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £526.7m, Ashfield £630.0mAshfield: £630.0mTorfaen: £526.7mAshfield: £632.7mTorfaen: £528.9mAshfield: £597.6mTorfaen: £499.6m

    £526.7m£528.9m£499.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£630.0m£632.7m£597.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Ashfield £312.0mAshfield: £312.0mTorfaen: £248.4mAshfield: £313.3mTorfaen: £249.4mAshfield: £295.9mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Ashfield £190.2mAshfield: £190.2mTorfaen: £159.7mAshfield: £191.0mTorfaen: £160.4mAshfield: £180.4mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Ashfield £280.0mAshfield: £280.0mTorfaen: £219.0mAshfield: £281.2mTorfaen: £219.9mAshfield: £265.6mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£280.0m£281.2m£265.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Ashfield £10.1mAshfield: £10.1mTorfaen: £10.3mAshfield: £10.1mTorfaen: £10.4mAshfield: £9.6mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mTorfaen is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, Ashfield £21.2mAshfield: £21.2mTorfaen: £18.4mAshfield: £21.3mTorfaen: £18.5mAshfield: £20.1mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Torfaen £0.67m, Ashfield £0.69mAshfield: £0.69mTorfaen: £0.67mAshfield: £0.70mTorfaen: £0.67mAshfield: £0.66mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £75.2m, Ashfield £80.3mAshfield: £80.3mTorfaen: £75.2mAshfield: £80.7mTorfaen: £75.5mAshfield: £76.2mTorfaen: £71.3m

    £75.2m£75.5m£71.3mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £17.7m, Ashfield £23.4mAshfield: £23.4mTorfaen: £17.7mAshfield: £23.5mTorfaen: £17.8mAshfield: £22.2mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen £9.7m, Ashfield £13.6mAshfield: £13.6mTorfaen: £9.7mAshfield: £13.7mTorfaen: £9.7mAshfield: £12.9mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mAshfield is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Ashfield £140.5mAshfield: £140.5mTorfaen: £119.3mAshfield: £141.1mTorfaen: £119.8mAshfield: £133.3mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Ashfield £23.1mAshfield: £23.1mTorfaen: £25.0mAshfield: £23.2mTorfaen: £25.1mAshfield: £21.9mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Ashfield £34.4mAshfield: £34.4mTorfaen: £29.6mAshfield: £34.6mTorfaen: £29.7mAshfield: £32.6mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Ashfield £0.79mAshfield: £0.79mTorfaen: £0.42mAshfield: £0.80mTorfaen: £0.42mAshfield: £0.75mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mAshfield is higher£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Ashfield £0.86mAshfield: £0.86mTorfaen: £0.68mAshfield: £0.87mTorfaen: £0.69mAshfield: £0.82mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.66m, Ashfield £0.90mAshfield: £0.90mTorfaen: £0.66mAshfield: £0.90mTorfaen: £0.66mAshfield: £0.85mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mAshfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Ashfield 24,839Ashfield: 24,839Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count24,839

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Ashfield 2,704Ashfield: 2,704Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count2,704

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Ashfield 4,389Ashfield: 4,389Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count4,389

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Ashfield 11,787Ashfield: 11,787Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count11,787

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Ashfield 18,038Ashfield: 18,038Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count18,038

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Ashfield 2,908Ashfield: 2,908Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Ashfield is higher2,908

Show the numbers
Torfaen and Ashfield, total
MeasureTorfaenAshfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m£630.0m£632.7m£597.6mAshfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£312.0m£313.3m£295.9mAshfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£190.2m£191.0m£180.4mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£280.0m£281.2m£265.6mAshfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mTorfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mAshfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mAshfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mAshfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£34.4m£34.6m£32.6mAshfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.79m£0.80m£0.75mAshfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32824,839Ashfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5632,704Ashfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7334,389Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,65111,787Ashfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76418,038Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0752,908Ashfield

Sources

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

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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.
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  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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