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Torfaen and Doncaster

94,034 and 320,248 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Doncaster on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 20 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 20 of 22 measures, and Doncaster on 2. 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 Doncaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Doncaster £4,862Doncaster: £4,862Torfaen: £5,601Doncaster: £4,882Torfaen: £5,624Doncaster: £4,612Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4,862£4,882£4,612

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,193, Doncaster £12,757Doncaster: £12,757Torfaen: £13,193Doncaster: £12,811Torfaen: £13,250Doncaster: £12,101Torfaen: £12,515

    £13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£12,757£12,811£12,101

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,806, Doncaster £2,497Doncaster: £2,497Torfaen: £2,806Doncaster: £2,508Torfaen: £2,818Doncaster: £2,369Torfaen: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,497£2,508£2,369

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,631, Doncaster £11,396Doncaster: £11,396Torfaen: £11,631Doncaster: £11,444Torfaen: £11,681Doncaster: £10,809Torfaen: £11,033

    £11,631£11,681£11,033Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£11,396£11,444£10,809

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £549, Doncaster £520Doncaster: £520Torfaen: £549Doncaster: £522Torfaen: £552Doncaster: £493Torfaen: £521

    £549£552£521Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£520£522£493

  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, Doncaster £809Doncaster: £809Torfaen: £977Doncaster: £813Torfaen: £982Doncaster: £768Torfaen: £927

    £977£982£927Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£809£813£768

  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, Doncaster £32Doncaster: £32Torfaen: £35Doncaster: £32Torfaen: £36Doncaster: £31Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£32£32£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Doncaster £605Doncaster: £605Torfaen: £800Doncaster: £608Torfaen: £803Doncaster: £574Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£605£608£574

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Doncaster £164Doncaster: £164Torfaen: £189Doncaster: £165Torfaen: £189Doncaster: £156Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

  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, Doncaster £170Doncaster: £170Torfaen: £170Doncaster: £170Torfaen: £171Doncaster: £161Torfaen: £162

    £170£171£162Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£170£170£161

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,097, Doncaster £1,941Doncaster: £1,941Torfaen: £2,097Doncaster: £1,950Torfaen: £2,106Doncaster: £1,842Torfaen: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,941£1,950£1,842

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Doncaster £195Doncaster: £195Torfaen: £266Doncaster: £196Torfaen: £267Doncaster: £185Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£195£196£185

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £520, Doncaster £369Doncaster: £369Torfaen: £520Doncaster: £371Torfaen: £522Doncaster: £350Torfaen: £493

    £520£522£493Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£369£371£350

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £7.40, Doncaster £8.33Doncaster: £8.33Torfaen: £7.40Doncaster: £8.36Torfaen: £7.43Doncaster: £7.90Torfaen: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Doncaster is higher£8.33£8.36£7.90

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, Doncaster £8.16Doncaster: £8.16Torfaen: £12Doncaster: £8.19Torfaen: £12Doncaster: £7.74Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£8.16£8.19£7.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Doncaster £6.67Doncaster: £6.67Torfaen: £7.02Doncaster: £6.70Torfaen: £7.05Doncaster: £6.33Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.67£6.70£6.33

  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, Doncaster 1,023.5Doncaster: 1,023.5Torfaen: 1,026.7

    1,026.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count1,023.5

  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, Doncaster 126.3Doncaster: 126.3Torfaen: 136.1

    136.1Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count126.3

  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, Doncaster 169.7Doncaster: 169.7Torfaen: 198.3

    198.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count169.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.3, Doncaster 91.5Doncaster: 91.5Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count91.5

  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, Doncaster 242.5Doncaster: 242.5Torfaen: 259.4

    259.4Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count242.5

  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: Torfaen 36.5, Doncaster 37.6Doncaster: 37.6Torfaen: 36.5

    36.5Doncaster is higher37.6

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Torfaen and Doncaster, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenDoncasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,862£4,882£4,612Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,193£13,250£12,515£12,757£12,811£12,101Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£2,497£2,508£2,369Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,631£11,681£11,033£11,396£11,444£10,809Torfaen
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£549£552£521£520£522£493Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£977£982£927£809£813£768Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£32£32£31Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£605£608£574Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£164£165£156Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£170£170£161Torfaen
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,941£1,950£1,842Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£195£196£185Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£520£522£493£369£371£350Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£8.33£8.36£7.90Doncaster
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£8.16£8.19£7.74Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£6.67£6.70£6.33Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.71,023.5Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.1126.3Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3169.7Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.391.5Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.4242.5Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.537.6Doncaster

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Doncaster 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 Doncaster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Doncaster £4,862Doncaster: £4,862Torfaen: £5,601Doncaster: £4,882Torfaen: £5,624Doncaster: £4,612Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4,862£4,882£4,612

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,641, Doncaster £2,352Doncaster: £2,352Torfaen: £2,641Doncaster: £2,363Torfaen: £2,653Doncaster: £2,231Torfaen: £2,505

    £2,641£2,653£2,505Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,352£2,363£2,231

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,698, Doncaster £1,539Doncaster: £1,539Torfaen: £1,698Doncaster: £1,545Torfaen: £1,706Doncaster: £1,460Torfaen: £1,611

    £1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,539£1,545£1,460

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,329, Doncaster £2,101Doncaster: £2,101Torfaen: £2,329Doncaster: £2,110Torfaen: £2,339Doncaster: £1,993Torfaen: £2,209

    £2,329£2,339£2,209Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,101£2,110£1,993

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Doncaster £96Doncaster: £96Torfaen: £110Doncaster: £96Torfaen: £110Doncaster: £91Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Torfaen 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: Torfaen £196, Doncaster £149Doncaster: £149Torfaen: £196Doncaster: £150Torfaen: £197Doncaster: £142Torfaen: £186

    £196£197£186Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£149£150£142

  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, Doncaster £5.97Doncaster: £5.97Torfaen: £7.08Doncaster: £5.99Torfaen: £7.11Doncaster: £5.66Torfaen: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Doncaster £605Doncaster: £605Torfaen: £800Doncaster: £608Torfaen: £803Doncaster: £574Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£605£608£574

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Doncaster £164Doncaster: £164Torfaen: £189Doncaster: £165Torfaen: £189Doncaster: £156Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torfaen £103, Doncaster £105Doncaster: £105Torfaen: £103Doncaster: £105Torfaen: £104Doncaster: £99Torfaen: £98

    £103£104£98Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count£105£105£99

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,269, Doncaster £1,196Doncaster: £1,196Torfaen: £1,269Doncaster: £1,201Torfaen: £1,274Doncaster: £1,135Torfaen: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,196£1,201£1,135

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Doncaster £195Doncaster: £195Torfaen: £266Doncaster: £196Torfaen: £267Doncaster: £185Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£195£196£185

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Doncaster £228Doncaster: £228Torfaen: £315Doncaster: £229Torfaen: £316Doncaster: £216Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.48, Doncaster £5.13Doncaster: £5.13Torfaen: £4.48Doncaster: £5.16Torfaen: £4.50Doncaster: £4.87Torfaen: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Doncaster is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.27, Doncaster £5.03Doncaster: £5.03Torfaen: £7.27Doncaster: £5.05Torfaen: £7.31Doncaster: £4.77Torfaen: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5.03£5.05£4.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Doncaster £6.67Doncaster: £6.67Torfaen: £7.02Doncaster: £6.70Torfaen: £7.05Doncaster: £6.33Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.67£6.70£6.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.5, Doncaster 188.7Doncaster: 188.7Torfaen: 205.5

    205.5Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count188.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.3, Doncaster 23.3Doncaster: 23.3Torfaen: 27.3

    27.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count23.3

  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, Doncaster 31.3Doncaster: 31.3Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count31.3

  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, Doncaster 91.5Doncaster: 91.5Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count91.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 157.0, Doncaster 149.4Doncaster: 149.4Torfaen: 157.0

    157.0Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count149.4

  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, Doncaster 23.2Doncaster: 23.2Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Doncaster is higher23.2

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Torfaen and Doncaster, per resident
MeasureTorfaenDoncasterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£4,862£4,882£4,612Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,641£2,653£2,505£2,352£2,363£2,231Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,698£1,706£1,611£1,539£1,545£1,460Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,209£2,101£2,110£1,993Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£96£96£91Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£149£150£142Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£5.97£5.99£5.66Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£605£608£574Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£164£165£156Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£105£105£99Doncaster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£1,196£1,201£1,135Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£195£196£185Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£228£229£216Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£5.13£5.16£4.87Doncaster
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£5.03£5.05£4.77Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£6.67£6.70£6.33Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.5188.7Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.323.3Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.731.3Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.391.5Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0149.4Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.123.2Doncaster

Total

Torfaen is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Doncaster 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

Torfaen Doncaster

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £526.7m, Doncaster £1.6bnDoncaster: £1.6bnTorfaen: £526.7mDoncaster: £1.6bnTorfaen: £528.9mDoncaster: £1.5bnTorfaen: £499.6m

    £526.7m£528.9m£499.6mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Doncaster £753.4mDoncaster: £753.4mTorfaen: £248.4mDoncaster: £756.6mTorfaen: £249.4mDoncaster: £714.6mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£753.4m£756.6m£714.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Doncaster £492.8mDoncaster: £492.8mTorfaen: £159.7mDoncaster: £494.9mTorfaen: £160.4mDoncaster: £467.4mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£492.8m£494.9m£467.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Doncaster £673.0mDoncaster: £673.0mTorfaen: £219.0mDoncaster: £675.9mTorfaen: £219.9mDoncaster: £638.4mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£673.0m£675.9m£638.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Doncaster £30.7mDoncaster: £30.7mTorfaen: £10.3mDoncaster: £30.8mTorfaen: £10.4mDoncaster: £29.1mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, Doncaster £47.8mDoncaster: £47.8mTorfaen: £18.4mDoncaster: £48.0mTorfaen: £18.5mDoncaster: £45.3mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£47.8m£48.0m£45.3m

  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, Doncaster £1.9mDoncaster: £1.9mTorfaen: £0.67mDoncaster: £1.9mTorfaen: £0.67mDoncaster: £1.8mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mDoncaster 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: Torfaen £75.2m, Doncaster £193.7mDoncaster: £193.7mTorfaen: £75.2mDoncaster: £194.6mTorfaen: £75.5mDoncaster: £183.8mTorfaen: £71.3m

    £75.2m£75.5m£71.3mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£193.7m£194.6m£183.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £17.7m, Doncaster £52.5mDoncaster: £52.5mTorfaen: £17.7mDoncaster: £52.7mTorfaen: £17.8mDoncaster: £49.8mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£52.5m£52.7m£49.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen £9.7m, Doncaster £33.5mDoncaster: £33.5mTorfaen: £9.7mDoncaster: £33.6mTorfaen: £9.7mDoncaster: £31.8mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Doncaster £383.1mDoncaster: £383.1mTorfaen: £119.3mDoncaster: £384.7mTorfaen: £119.8mDoncaster: £363.4mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£383.1m£384.7m£363.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Doncaster £62.4mDoncaster: £62.4mTorfaen: £25.0mDoncaster: £62.7mTorfaen: £25.1mDoncaster: £59.2mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Doncaster £72.9mDoncaster: £72.9mTorfaen: £29.6mDoncaster: £73.2mTorfaen: £29.7mDoncaster: £69.1mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Doncaster £1.6mDoncaster: £1.6mTorfaen: £0.42mDoncaster: £1.6mTorfaen: £0.42mDoncaster: £1.6mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mDoncaster is higher£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Doncaster £1.6mDoncaster: £1.6mTorfaen: £0.68mDoncaster: £1.6mTorfaen: £0.69mDoncaster: £1.5mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.66m, Doncaster £2.1mDoncaster: £2.1mTorfaen: £0.66mDoncaster: £2.1mTorfaen: £0.66mDoncaster: £2.0mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mDoncaster is higherDepends on how you count£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Doncaster 60,443Doncaster: 60,443Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count60,443

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Doncaster 7,457Doncaster: 7,457Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count7,457

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Doncaster 10,023Doncaster: 10,023Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count10,023

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Doncaster 29,310Doncaster: 29,310Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count29,310

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Doncaster 47,857Doncaster: 47,857Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Doncaster is higherDepends on how you count47,857

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Doncaster 7,426Doncaster: 7,426Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Doncaster is higher7,426

Show the numbers
Torfaen and Doncaster, total
MeasureTorfaenDoncasterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnDoncaster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£753.4m£756.6m£714.6mDoncaster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£492.8m£494.9m£467.4mDoncaster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£673.0m£675.9m£638.4mDoncaster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£30.7m£30.8m£29.1mDoncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£47.8m£48.0m£45.3mDoncaster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mDoncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m£193.7m£194.6m£183.8mDoncaster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£52.5m£52.7m£49.8mDoncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£33.5m£33.6m£31.8mDoncaster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£383.1m£384.7m£363.4mDoncaster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£62.4m£62.7m£59.2mDoncaster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£72.9m£73.2m£69.1mDoncaster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£1.6mDoncaster
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mDoncaster
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mDoncaster
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32860,443Doncaster
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5637,457Doncaster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,73310,023Doncaster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,65129,310Doncaster
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76447,857Doncaster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0757,426Doncaster

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.
  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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