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Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf

94,034 and 241,793 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than Rhondda Cynon Taf on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 16 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 12 of 22 measures, and Rhondda Cynon Taf on 10. 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Rhondda Cynon Taf £5,345Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5,345Torfaen: £5,601Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5,368Torfaen: £5,624Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5,070Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,345£5,368£5,070

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,193, Rhondda Cynon Taf £13,173Rhondda Cynon Taf: £13,173Torfaen: £13,193Rhondda Cynon Taf: £13,229Torfaen: £13,250Rhondda Cynon Taf: £12,495Torfaen: £12,515

    £13,193£13,250£12,515Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£13,173£13,229£12,495

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,806, Rhondda Cynon Taf £2,626Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,626Torfaen: £2,806Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,637Torfaen: £2,818Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,491Torfaen: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,626£2,637£2,491

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,631, Rhondda Cynon Taf £11,637Rhondda Cynon Taf: £11,637Torfaen: £11,631Rhondda Cynon Taf: £11,686Torfaen: £11,681Rhondda Cynon Taf: £11,038Torfaen: £11,033

    £11,631£11,681£11,033Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£11,637£11,686£11,038

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £549, Rhondda Cynon Taf £552Rhondda Cynon Taf: £552Torfaen: £549Rhondda Cynon Taf: £554Torfaen: £552Rhondda Cynon Taf: £524Torfaen: £521

    £549£552£521Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£552£554£524

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf £948Rhondda Cynon Taf: £948Torfaen: £977Rhondda Cynon Taf: £952Torfaen: £982Rhondda Cynon Taf: £899Torfaen: £927

    £977£982£927Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£948£952£899

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf £37Rhondda Cynon Taf: £37Torfaen: £35Rhondda Cynon Taf: £37Torfaen: £36Rhondda Cynon Taf: £35Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Rhondda Cynon Taf £801Rhondda Cynon Taf: £801Torfaen: £800Rhondda Cynon Taf: £805Torfaen: £803Rhondda Cynon Taf: £760Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£801£805£760

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Rhondda Cynon Taf £197Rhondda Cynon Taf: £197Torfaen: £189Rhondda Cynon Taf: £198Torfaen: £189Rhondda Cynon Taf: £187Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£197£198£187

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf £173Rhondda Cynon Taf: £173Torfaen: £170Rhondda Cynon Taf: £174Torfaen: £171Rhondda Cynon Taf: £164Torfaen: £162

    £170£171£162Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£173£174£164

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,097, Rhondda Cynon Taf £1,812Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,812Torfaen: £2,097Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,819Torfaen: £2,106Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,718Torfaen: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,812£1,819£1,718

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Rhondda Cynon Taf £215Rhondda Cynon Taf: £215Torfaen: £266Rhondda Cynon Taf: £216Torfaen: £267Rhondda Cynon Taf: £204Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £520, Rhondda Cynon Taf £622Rhondda Cynon Taf: £622Torfaen: £520Rhondda Cynon Taf: £624Torfaen: £522Rhondda Cynon Taf: £590Torfaen: £493

    £520£522£493Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£622£624£590

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £7.40, Rhondda Cynon Taf £6.55Rhondda Cynon Taf: £6.55Torfaen: £7.40Rhondda Cynon Taf: £6.57Torfaen: £7.43Rhondda Cynon Taf: £6.21Torfaen: £7.02

    £7.40£7.43£7.02Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.55£6.57£6.21

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, Rhondda Cynon Taf £13Rhondda Cynon Taf: £13Torfaen: £12Rhondda Cynon Taf: £13Torfaen: £12Rhondda Cynon Taf: £13Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Rhondda Cynon Taf £5.68Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5.68Torfaen: £7.02Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5.71Torfaen: £7.05Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5.39Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5.68£5.71£5.39

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 1,020.4Rhondda Cynon Taf: 1,020.4Torfaen: 1,026.7

    1,026.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count1,020.4

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 143.0Rhondda Cynon Taf: 143.0Torfaen: 136.1

    136.1Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count143.0

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 194.5Rhondda Cynon Taf: 194.5Torfaen: 198.3

    198.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count194.5

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 113.4Rhondda Cynon Taf: 113.4Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher113.4

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 238.5Rhondda Cynon Taf: 238.5Torfaen: 259.4

    259.4Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count238.5

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 36.4Rhondda Cynon Taf: 36.4Torfaen: 36.5

    36.5Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count36.4

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Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenRhondda Cynon TafHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£5,345£5,368£5,070Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,193£13,250£12,515£13,173£13,229£12,495Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£2,626£2,637£2,491Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,631£11,681£11,033£11,637£11,686£11,038Rhondda Cynon Taf
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£549£552£521£552£554£524Rhondda Cynon Taf
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£977£982£927£948£952£899Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£37£37£35Rhondda Cynon Taf
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£801£805£760Rhondda Cynon Taf
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£197£198£187Rhondda Cynon Taf
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£162£173£174£164Rhondda Cynon Taf
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,812£1,819£1,718Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£215£216£204Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£520£522£493£622£624£590Rhondda Cynon Taf
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.40£7.43£7.02£6.55£6.57£6.21Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£13Rhondda Cynon Taf
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£5.68£5.71£5.39Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.71,020.4Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.1143.0Rhondda Cynon Taf
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.3194.5Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.3113.4Rhondda Cynon Taf
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.4238.5Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.536.4Torfaen

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Rhondda Cynon Taf on 7. 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,601, Rhondda Cynon Taf £5,345Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5,345Torfaen: £5,601Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5,368Torfaen: £5,624Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5,070Torfaen: £5,312

    £5,601£5,624£5,312Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,345£5,368£5,070

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,641, Rhondda Cynon Taf £2,493Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,493Torfaen: £2,641Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,503Torfaen: £2,653Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,364Torfaen: £2,505

    £2,641£2,653£2,505Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,493£2,503£2,364

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,698, Rhondda Cynon Taf £1,633Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,633Torfaen: £1,698Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,640Torfaen: £1,706Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,549Torfaen: £1,611

    £1,698£1,706£1,611Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,633£1,640£1,549

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,329, Rhondda Cynon Taf £2,202Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,202Torfaen: £2,329Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,211Torfaen: £2,339Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,089Torfaen: £2,209

    £2,329£2,339£2,209Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£2,202£2,211£2,089

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, Rhondda Cynon Taf £104Rhondda Cynon Taf: £104Torfaen: £110Rhondda Cynon Taf: £105Torfaen: £110Rhondda Cynon Taf: £99Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £196, Rhondda Cynon Taf £179Rhondda Cynon Taf: £179Torfaen: £196Rhondda Cynon Taf: £180Torfaen: £197Rhondda Cynon Taf: £170Torfaen: £186

    £196£197£186Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf £6.94Rhondda Cynon Taf: £6.94Torfaen: £7.08Rhondda Cynon Taf: £6.97Torfaen: £7.11Rhondda Cynon Taf: £6.58Torfaen: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£6.94£6.97£6.58

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £800, Rhondda Cynon Taf £801Rhondda Cynon Taf: £801Torfaen: £800Rhondda Cynon Taf: £805Torfaen: £803Rhondda Cynon Taf: £760Torfaen: £758

    £800£803£758Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£801£805£760

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £189, Rhondda Cynon Taf £197Rhondda Cynon Taf: £197Torfaen: £189Rhondda Cynon Taf: £198Torfaen: £189Rhondda Cynon Taf: £187Torfaen: £179

    £189£189£179Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£197£198£187

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torfaen £103, Rhondda Cynon Taf £108Rhondda Cynon Taf: £108Torfaen: £103Rhondda Cynon Taf: £108Torfaen: £104Rhondda Cynon Taf: £102Torfaen: £98

    £103£104£98Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£108£108£102

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,269, Rhondda Cynon Taf £1,127Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,127Torfaen: £1,269Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,132Torfaen: £1,274Rhondda Cynon Taf: £1,069Torfaen: £1,204

    £1,269£1,274£1,204Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£1,127£1,132£1,069

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, Rhondda Cynon Taf £215Rhondda Cynon Taf: £215Torfaen: £266Rhondda Cynon Taf: £216Torfaen: £267Rhondda Cynon Taf: £204Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, Rhondda Cynon Taf £387Rhondda Cynon Taf: £387Torfaen: £315Rhondda Cynon Taf: £388Torfaen: £316Rhondda Cynon Taf: £367Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£387£388£367

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.48, Rhondda Cynon Taf £4.07Rhondda Cynon Taf: £4.07Torfaen: £4.48Rhondda Cynon Taf: £4.09Torfaen: £4.50Rhondda Cynon Taf: £3.86Torfaen: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4.07£4.09£3.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.27, Rhondda Cynon Taf £8.22Rhondda Cynon Taf: £8.22Torfaen: £7.27Rhondda Cynon Taf: £8.26Torfaen: £7.31Rhondda Cynon Taf: £7.80Torfaen: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher£8.22£8.26£7.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.02, Rhondda Cynon Taf £5.68Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5.68Torfaen: £7.02Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5.71Torfaen: £7.05Rhondda Cynon Taf: £5.39Torfaen: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5.68£5.71£5.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.5, Rhondda Cynon Taf 193.1Rhondda Cynon Taf: 193.1Torfaen: 205.5

    205.5Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count193.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.3, Rhondda Cynon Taf 27.1Rhondda Cynon Taf: 27.1Torfaen: 27.3

    27.3Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count27.1

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 36.8Rhondda Cynon Taf: 36.8Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count36.8

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 113.4Rhondda Cynon Taf: 113.4Torfaen: 113.3

    113.3Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher113.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 157.0, Rhondda Cynon Taf 148.4Rhondda Cynon Taf: 148.4Torfaen: 157.0

    157.0Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count148.4

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf 22.6Rhondda Cynon Taf: 22.6Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count22.6

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Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf, per resident
MeasureTorfaenRhondda Cynon TafHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,601£5,624£5,312£5,345£5,368£5,070Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,641£2,653£2,505£2,493£2,503£2,364Torfaen
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,698£1,706£1,611£1,633£1,640£1,549Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,329£2,339£2,209£2,202£2,211£2,089Torfaen
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£104£105£99Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£179£180£170Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£6.94£6.97£6.58Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£800£803£758£801£805£760Rhondda Cynon Taf
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£189£179£197£198£187Rhondda Cynon Taf
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£108£108£102Rhondda Cynon Taf
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,269£1,274£1,204£1,127£1,132£1,069Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£215£216£204Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£387£388£367Rhondda Cynon Taf
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£4.07£4.09£3.86Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£8.22£8.26£7.80Rhondda Cynon Taf
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£5.68£5.71£5.39Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.5193.1Torfaen
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.327.1Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.736.8Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.3113.4Rhondda Cynon Taf
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026157.0148.4Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.122.6Rhondda Cynon Taf

Total

Torfaen is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £526.7m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £1.3bnRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.3bnTorfaen: £526.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.3bnTorfaen: £528.9mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.2bnTorfaen: £499.6m

    £526.7m£528.9m£499.6mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £602.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £602.7mTorfaen: £248.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £605.3mTorfaen: £249.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £571.7mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£602.7m£605.3m£571.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £394.9mRhondda Cynon Taf: £394.9mTorfaen: £159.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £396.6mTorfaen: £160.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £374.6mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£394.9m£396.6m£374.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £532.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £532.4mTorfaen: £219.0mRhondda Cynon Taf: £534.7mTorfaen: £219.9mRhondda Cynon Taf: £505.0mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£532.4m£534.7m£505.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £25.3mRhondda Cynon Taf: £25.3mTorfaen: £10.3mRhondda Cynon Taf: £25.4mTorfaen: £10.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £24.0mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £43.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £43.4mTorfaen: £18.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £43.5mTorfaen: £18.5mRhondda Cynon Taf: £41.1mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£43.4m£43.5m£41.1m

  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, Rhondda Cynon Taf £1.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.7mTorfaen: £0.67mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.7mTorfaen: £0.67mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.6mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £75.2m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £193.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £193.7mTorfaen: £75.2mRhondda Cynon Taf: £194.5mTorfaen: £75.5mRhondda Cynon Taf: £183.7mTorfaen: £71.3m

    £75.2m£75.5m£71.3mRhondda Cynon Taf is higher£193.7m£194.5m£183.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £17.7m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £47.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £47.7mTorfaen: £17.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £47.9mTorfaen: £17.8mRhondda Cynon Taf: £45.2mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mRhondda Cynon Taf is higher£47.7m£47.9m£45.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen £9.7m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £26.0mRhondda Cynon Taf: £26.0mTorfaen: £9.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £26.1mTorfaen: £9.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £24.7mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mRhondda Cynon Taf is higher£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £272.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £272.4mTorfaen: £119.3mRhondda Cynon Taf: £273.6mTorfaen: £119.8mRhondda Cynon Taf: £258.4mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£272.4m£273.6m£258.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £52.0mRhondda Cynon Taf: £52.0mTorfaen: £25.0mRhondda Cynon Taf: £52.2mTorfaen: £25.1mRhondda Cynon Taf: £49.3mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £93.5mRhondda Cynon Taf: £93.5mTorfaen: £29.6mRhondda Cynon Taf: £93.9mTorfaen: £29.7mRhondda Cynon Taf: £88.7mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mRhondda Cynon Taf is higher£93.5m£93.9m£88.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £0.98mRhondda Cynon Taf: £0.98mTorfaen: £0.42mRhondda Cynon Taf: £0.99mTorfaen: £0.42mRhondda Cynon Taf: £0.93mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£0.98m£0.99m£0.93m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £2.0mRhondda Cynon Taf: £2.0mTorfaen: £0.68mRhondda Cynon Taf: £2.0mTorfaen: £0.69mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.9mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mRhondda Cynon Taf is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.66m, Rhondda Cynon Taf £1.4mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.4mTorfaen: £0.66mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.4mTorfaen: £0.66mRhondda Cynon Taf: £1.3mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mRhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, Rhondda Cynon Taf 46,689Rhondda Cynon Taf: 46,689Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count46,689

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, Rhondda Cynon Taf 6,545Rhondda Cynon Taf: 6,545Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count6,545

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, Rhondda Cynon Taf 8,897Rhondda Cynon Taf: 8,897Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count8,897

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, Rhondda Cynon Taf 27,416Rhondda Cynon Taf: 27,416Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Rhondda Cynon Taf is higher27,416

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, Rhondda Cynon Taf 35,870Rhondda Cynon Taf: 35,870Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count35,870

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, Rhondda Cynon Taf 5,475Rhondda Cynon Taf: 5,475Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075Rhondda Cynon Taf is higherDepends on how you count5,475

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Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf, total
MeasureTorfaenRhondda Cynon TafHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£526.7m£528.9m£499.6m£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnRhondda Cynon Taf
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£602.7m£605.3m£571.7mRhondda Cynon Taf
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£394.9m£396.6m£374.6mRhondda Cynon Taf
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£532.4m£534.7m£505.0mRhondda Cynon Taf
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mRhondda Cynon Taf
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£43.4m£43.5m£41.1mRhondda Cynon Taf
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mRhondda Cynon Taf
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.2m£75.5m£71.3m£193.7m£194.5m£183.7mRhondda Cynon Taf
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£47.7m£47.9m£45.2mRhondda Cynon Taf
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£26.0m£26.1m£24.7mRhondda Cynon Taf
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£272.4m£273.6m£258.4mRhondda Cynon Taf
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£52.0m£52.2m£49.3mRhondda Cynon Taf
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£93.5m£93.9m£88.7mRhondda Cynon Taf
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.98m£0.99m£0.93mRhondda Cynon Taf
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mRhondda Cynon Taf
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mRhondda Cynon Taf
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32846,689Rhondda Cynon Taf
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5636,545Rhondda Cynon Taf
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7338,897Rhondda Cynon Taf
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,65127,416Rhondda Cynon Taf
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76435,870Rhondda Cynon Taf
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0755,475Rhondda Cynon Taf

Sources

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

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