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Monmouthshire and Ribble Valley

95,098 and 65,761 residents (mid-2024).

Monmouthshire is higher than Ribble Valley on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Monmouthshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Ribble Valley 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

Monmouthshire Ribble Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, Ribble Valley £4,010Ribble Valley: £4,010Monmouthshire: £4,830Ribble Valley: £4,027Monmouthshire: £4,851Ribble Valley: £3,803Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higher£4,010£4,027£3,803

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £12,616, Ribble Valley £12,494Ribble Valley: £12,494Monmouthshire: £12,616Ribble Valley: £12,547Monmouthshire: £12,670Ribble Valley: £11,851Monmouthshire: £11,967

    £12,616£12,670£11,967Monmouthshire is higher£12,494£12,547£11,851

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,582, Ribble Valley £1,018Ribble Valley: £1,018Monmouthshire: £1,582Ribble Valley: £1,022Monmouthshire: £1,589Ribble Valley: £965Monmouthshire: £1,500

    £1,582£1,589£1,500Monmouthshire is higher£1,018£1,022£965

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £11,503, Ribble Valley £11,653Ribble Valley: £11,653Monmouthshire: £11,503Ribble Valley: £11,703Monmouthshire: £11,552Ribble Valley: £11,054Monmouthshire: £10,911

    £11,503£11,552£10,911Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,653£11,703£11,054

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £316, Ribble Valley £193Ribble Valley: £193Monmouthshire: £316Ribble Valley: £194Monmouthshire: £317Ribble Valley: £184Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£317£300Monmouthshire is higher£193£194£184

  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: Monmouthshire £777, Ribble Valley £633Ribble Valley: £633Monmouthshire: £777Ribble Valley: £636Monmouthshire: £781Ribble Valley: £601Monmouthshire: £737

    £777£781£737Monmouthshire is higher£633£636£601

  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: Monmouthshire £20, Ribble Valley £14Ribble Valley: £14Monmouthshire: £20Ribble Valley: £14Monmouthshire: £20Ribble Valley: £13Monmouthshire: £19

    £20£20£19Monmouthshire is higher£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, Ribble Valley £267Ribble Valley: £267Monmouthshire: £448Ribble Valley: £269Monmouthshire: £450Ribble Valley: £254Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higher£267£269£254

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Ribble Valley £89Ribble Valley: £89Monmouthshire: £100Ribble Valley: £90Monmouthshire: £101Ribble Valley: £85Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Monmouthshire is higher£89£90£85

  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: Monmouthshire £98, Ribble Valley £56Ribble Valley: £56Monmouthshire: £98Ribble Valley: £57Monmouthshire: £98Ribble Valley: £54Monmouthshire: £93

    £98£98£93Monmouthshire is higher£56£57£54

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,153, Ribble Valley £753Ribble Valley: £753Monmouthshire: £1,153Ribble Valley: £756Monmouthshire: £1,158Ribble Valley: £714Monmouthshire: £1,094

    £1,153£1,158£1,094Monmouthshire is higher£753£756£714

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, Ribble Valley £88Ribble Valley: £88Monmouthshire: £175Ribble Valley: £89Monmouthshire: £176Ribble Valley: £84Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£88£89£84

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £316, Ribble Valley £201Ribble Valley: £201Monmouthshire: £316Ribble Valley: £201Monmouthshire: £318Ribble Valley: £190Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£318£300Monmouthshire is higher£201£201£190

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £10, Ribble Valley £5.65Ribble Valley: £5.65Monmouthshire: £10Ribble Valley: £5.67Monmouthshire: £11Ribble Valley: £5.36Monmouthshire: £9.93

    £10£11£9.93Monmouthshire is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £4.59, Ribble Valley £1.61Ribble Valley: £1.61Monmouthshire: £4.59Ribble Valley: £1.62Monmouthshire: £4.61Ribble Valley: £1.53Monmouthshire: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Monmouthshire is higher£1.61£1.62£1.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, Ribble Valley £7.80Ribble Valley: £7.80Monmouthshire: £6.94Ribble Valley: £7.83Monmouthshire: £6.97Ribble Valley: £7.40Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£7.80£7.83£7.40

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 1,012.3, Ribble Valley 1,016.2Ribble Valley: 1,016.2Monmouthshire: 1,012.3

    1,012.3Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,016.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 76.5, Ribble Valley 53.7Ribble Valley: 53.7Monmouthshire: 76.5

    76.5Monmouthshire is higher53.7

  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: Monmouthshire 157.7, Ribble Valley 134.9Ribble Valley: 134.9Monmouthshire: 157.7

    157.7Monmouthshire is higher134.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, Ribble Valley 41.4Ribble Valley: 41.4Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higher41.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire 144.9, Ribble Valley 97.9Ribble Valley: 97.9Monmouthshire: 144.9

    144.9Monmouthshire is higher97.9

  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: Monmouthshire 20.7, Ribble Valley 12.5Ribble Valley: 12.5Monmouthshire: 20.7

    20.7Monmouthshire is higher12.5

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Monmouthshire and Ribble Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureMonmouthshireRibble ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,010£4,027£3,803Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,670£11,967£12,494£12,547£11,851Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,582£1,589£1,500£1,018£1,022£965Monmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,503£11,552£10,911£11,653£11,703£11,054Ribble Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£316£317£300£193£194£184Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£777£781£737£633£636£601Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£14£14£13Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£267£269£254Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£89£90£85Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£98£93£56£57£54Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,153£1,158£1,094£753£756£714Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£88£89£84Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£316£318£300£201£201£190Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.93£5.65£5.67£5.36Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£1.61£1.62£1.53Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.80£7.83£7.40Ribble Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.31,016.2Ribble Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.553.7Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.7134.9Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.541.4Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.997.9Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.712.5Monmouthshire

Per resident

Monmouthshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Ribble Valley on 1. 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

Monmouthshire Ribble Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, Ribble Valley £4,010Ribble Valley: £4,010Monmouthshire: £4,830Ribble Valley: £4,027Monmouthshire: £4,851Ribble Valley: £3,803Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higher£4,010£4,027£3,803

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £3,185, Ribble Valley £2,958Ribble Valley: £2,958Monmouthshire: £3,185Ribble Valley: £2,971Monmouthshire: £3,199Ribble Valley: £2,806Monmouthshire: £3,021

    £3,185£3,199£3,021Monmouthshire is higher£2,958£2,971£2,806

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £914, Ribble Valley £599Ribble Valley: £599Monmouthshire: £914Ribble Valley: £601Monmouthshire: £918Ribble Valley: £568Monmouthshire: £867

    £914£918£867Monmouthshire is higher£599£601£568

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Monmouthshire £2,904, Ribble Valley £2,759Ribble Valley: £2,759Monmouthshire: £2,904Ribble Valley: £2,771Monmouthshire: £2,916Ribble Valley: £2,617Monmouthshire: £2,755

    £2,904£2,916£2,755Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,759£2,771£2,617

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £80, Ribble Valley £46Ribble Valley: £46Monmouthshire: £80Ribble Valley: £46Monmouthshire: £80Ribble Valley: £43Monmouthshire: £76

    £80£80£76Monmouthshire is higher£46£46£43

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £196, Ribble Valley £150Ribble Valley: £150Monmouthshire: £196Ribble Valley: £151Monmouthshire: £197Ribble Valley: £142Monmouthshire: £186

    £196£197£186Monmouthshire is higher£150£151£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: Monmouthshire £5.06, Ribble Valley £3.22Ribble Valley: £3.22Monmouthshire: £5.06Ribble Valley: £3.23Monmouthshire: £5.08Ribble Valley: £3.05Monmouthshire: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Monmouthshire is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, Ribble Valley £267Ribble Valley: £267Monmouthshire: £448Ribble Valley: £269Monmouthshire: £450Ribble Valley: £254Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higher£267£269£254

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Ribble Valley £89Ribble Valley: £89Monmouthshire: £100Ribble Valley: £90Monmouthshire: £101Ribble Valley: £85Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Monmouthshire is higher£89£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £56, Ribble Valley £33Ribble Valley: £33Monmouthshire: £56Ribble Valley: £33Monmouthshire: £57Ribble Valley: £32Monmouthshire: £53

    £56£57£53Monmouthshire is higher£33£33£32

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £666, Ribble Valley £443Ribble Valley: £443Monmouthshire: £666Ribble Valley: £445Monmouthshire: £669Ribble Valley: £420Monmouthshire: £632

    £666£669£632Monmouthshire is higher£443£445£420

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, Ribble Valley £88Ribble Valley: £88Monmouthshire: £175Ribble Valley: £89Monmouthshire: £176Ribble Valley: £84Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£88£89£84

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £183, Ribble Valley £118Ribble Valley: £118Monmouthshire: £183Ribble Valley: £119Monmouthshire: £184Ribble Valley: £112Monmouthshire: £173

    £183£184£173Monmouthshire is higher£118£119£112

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.05, Ribble Valley £3.32Ribble Valley: £3.32Monmouthshire: £6.05Ribble Valley: £3.34Monmouthshire: £6.08Ribble Valley: £3.15Monmouthshire: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Monmouthshire is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Monmouthshire £2.65, Ribble Valley £0.95Ribble Valley: £0.95Monmouthshire: £2.65Ribble Valley: £0.95Monmouthshire: £2.66Ribble Valley: £0.90Monmouthshire: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51Monmouthshire is higher£0.95£0.95£0.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, Ribble Valley £7.80Ribble Valley: £7.80Monmouthshire: £6.94Ribble Valley: £7.83Monmouthshire: £6.97Ribble Valley: £7.40Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£7.80£7.83£7.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 255.6, Ribble Valley 240.6Ribble Valley: 240.6Monmouthshire: 255.6

    255.6Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count240.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 19.3, Ribble Valley 12.7Ribble Valley: 12.7Monmouthshire: 19.3

    19.3Monmouthshire is higher12.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 39.8, Ribble Valley 31.9Ribble Valley: 31.9Monmouthshire: 39.8

    39.8Monmouthshire is higher31.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, Ribble Valley 41.4Ribble Valley: 41.4Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higher41.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 83.7, Ribble Valley 57.6Ribble Valley: 57.6Monmouthshire: 83.7

    83.7Monmouthshire is higher57.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 12.0, Ribble Valley 7.3Ribble Valley: 7.3Monmouthshire: 12.0

    12.0Monmouthshire is higher7.3

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Monmouthshire and Ribble Valley, per resident
MeasureMonmouthshireRibble ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,010£4,027£3,803Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,185£3,199£3,021£2,958£2,971£2,806Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£918£867£599£601£568Monmouthshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,904£2,916£2,755£2,759£2,771£2,617Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£46£46£43Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£150£151£142Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£3.22£3.23£3.05Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£267£269£254Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£89£90£85Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£33£33£32Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£666£669£632£443£445£420Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£88£89£84Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£118£119£112Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£3.32£3.34£3.15Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£0.95£0.95£0.90Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.80£7.83£7.40Ribble Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026255.6240.6Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.312.7Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.831.9Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.541.4Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.757.6Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.07.3Monmouthshire

Total

Monmouthshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Ribble Valley on 0. 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

Monmouthshire Ribble Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Monmouthshire £459.3m, Ribble Valley £263.7mRibble Valley: £263.7mMonmouthshire: £459.3mRibble Valley: £264.8mMonmouthshire: £461.3mRibble Valley: £250.1mMonmouthshire: £435.7m

    £459.3m£461.3m£435.7mMonmouthshire is higher£263.7m£264.8m£250.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Monmouthshire £302.9m, Ribble Valley £194.6mRibble Valley: £194.6mMonmouthshire: £302.9mRibble Valley: £195.4mMonmouthshire: £304.2mRibble Valley: £184.5mMonmouthshire: £287.3m

    £302.9m£304.2m£287.3mMonmouthshire is higher£194.6m£195.4m£184.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Monmouthshire £86.9m, Ribble Valley £39.4mRibble Valley: £39.4mMonmouthshire: £86.9mRibble Valley: £39.5mMonmouthshire: £87.3mRibble Valley: £37.3mMonmouthshire: £82.5m

    £86.9m£87.3m£82.5mMonmouthshire is higher£39.4m£39.5m£37.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire £276.2m, Ribble Valley £181.5mRibble Valley: £181.5mMonmouthshire: £276.2mRibble Valley: £182.2mMonmouthshire: £277.3mRibble Valley: £172.1mMonmouthshire: £261.9m

    £276.2m£277.3m£261.9mMonmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£181.5m£182.2m£172.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire £7.6m, Ribble Valley £3.0mRibble Valley: £3.0mMonmouthshire: £7.6mRibble Valley: £3.0mMonmouthshire: £7.6mRibble Valley: £2.9mMonmouthshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mMonmouthshire is higher£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £18.7m, Ribble Valley £9.9mRibble Valley: £9.9mMonmouthshire: £18.7mRibble Valley: £9.9mMonmouthshire: £18.7mRibble Valley: £9.4mMonmouthshire: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mMonmouthshire is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Monmouthshire £0.48m, Ribble Valley £0.21mRibble Valley: £0.21mMonmouthshire: £0.48mRibble Valley: £0.21mMonmouthshire: £0.48mRibble Valley: £0.20mMonmouthshire: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mMonmouthshire is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £42.6m, Ribble Valley £17.6mRibble Valley: £17.6mMonmouthshire: £42.6mRibble Valley: £17.7mMonmouthshire: £42.8mRibble Valley: £16.7mMonmouthshire: £40.4m

    £42.6m£42.8m£40.4mMonmouthshire is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £9.5m, Ribble Valley £5.9mRibble Valley: £5.9mMonmouthshire: £9.5mRibble Valley: £5.9mMonmouthshire: £9.6mRibble Valley: £5.6mMonmouthshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mMonmouthshire is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire £5.4m, Ribble Valley £2.2mRibble Valley: £2.2mMonmouthshire: £5.4mRibble Valley: £2.2mMonmouthshire: £5.4mRibble Valley: £2.1mMonmouthshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mMonmouthshire is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire £63.4m, Ribble Valley £29.1mRibble Valley: £29.1mMonmouthshire: £63.4mRibble Valley: £29.3mMonmouthshire: £63.7mRibble Valley: £27.6mMonmouthshire: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mMonmouthshire is higher£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Monmouthshire £16.7m, Ribble Valley £5.8mRibble Valley: £5.8mMonmouthshire: £16.7mRibble Valley: £5.8mMonmouthshire: £16.7mRibble Valley: £5.5mMonmouthshire: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mMonmouthshire is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £17.4m, Ribble Valley £7.8mRibble Valley: £7.8mMonmouthshire: £17.4mRibble Valley: £7.8mMonmouthshire: £17.5mRibble Valley: £7.4mMonmouthshire: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mMonmouthshire is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £0.58m, Ribble Valley £0.22mRibble Valley: £0.22mMonmouthshire: £0.58mRibble Valley: £0.22mMonmouthshire: £0.58mRibble Valley: £0.21mMonmouthshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Monmouthshire £0.25m, Ribble Valley £0.06mRibble Valley: £0.06mMonmouthshire: £0.25mRibble Valley: £0.06mMonmouthshire: £0.25mRibble Valley: £0.06mMonmouthshire: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mMonmouthshire is higher£0.06m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Monmouthshire £0.66m, Ribble Valley £0.51mRibble Valley: £0.51mMonmouthshire: £0.66mRibble Valley: £0.52mMonmouthshire: £0.66mRibble Valley: £0.49mMonmouthshire: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mMonmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire 24,302, Ribble Valley 15,824Ribble Valley: 15,824Monmouthshire: 24,302

    24,302Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count15,824

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire 1,836, Ribble Valley 836Ribble Valley: 836Monmouthshire: 1,836

    1,836Monmouthshire is higher836

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 3,787, Ribble Valley 2,100Ribble Valley: 2,100Monmouthshire: 3,787

    3,787Monmouthshire is higher2,100

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 6,038, Ribble Valley 2,722Ribble Valley: 2,722Monmouthshire: 6,038

    6,038Monmouthshire is higher2,722

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire 7,963, Ribble Valley 3,787Ribble Valley: 3,787Monmouthshire: 7,963

    7,963Monmouthshire is higher3,787

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire 1,139, Ribble Valley 482Ribble Valley: 482Monmouthshire: 1,139

    1,139Monmouthshire is higher482

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Monmouthshire and Ribble Valley, total
MeasureMonmouthshireRibble ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£459.3m£461.3m£435.7m£263.7m£264.8m£250.1mMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m£194.6m£195.4m£184.5mMonmouthshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m£39.4m£39.5m£37.3mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m£181.5m£182.2m£172.1mMonmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£3.0m£3.0m£2.9mMonmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mMonmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mMonmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mMonmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£29.1m£29.3m£27.6mMonmouthshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mMonmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.06mMonmouthshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,30215,824Monmouthshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,836836Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7872,100Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0382,722Monmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9633,787Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,139482Monmouthshire

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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