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Powys and Conwy

134,855 and 114,435 residents (mid-2024).

Powys is higher than Conwy on 0 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

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Per person in the age group

Powys is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Conwy 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

Powys Conwy

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Powys £5,079, Conwy £5,766Conwy: £5,766Powys: £5,079Conwy: £5,790Powys: £5,101Conwy: £5,469Powys: £4,818

    £5,079£5,101£4,818Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£5,766£5,790£5,469

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Powys £12,183, Conwy £12,784Conwy: £12,784Powys: £12,183Conwy: £12,838Powys: £12,235Conwy: £12,126Powys: £11,557

    £12,183£12,235£11,557Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£12,784£12,838£12,126

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Powys £1,742, Conwy £2,381Conwy: £2,381Powys: £1,742Conwy: £2,391Powys: £1,750Conwy: £2,259Powys: £1,653

    £1,742£1,750£1,653Conwy is higher£2,381£2,391£2,259

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Powys £11,038, Conwy £11,338Conwy: £11,338Powys: £11,038Conwy: £11,387Powys: £11,085Conwy: £10,755Powys: £10,470

    £11,038£11,085£10,470Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£11,338£11,387£10,755

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Powys £369, Conwy £475Conwy: £475Powys: £369Conwy: £477Powys: £371Conwy: £451Powys: £350

    £369£371£350Conwy is higher£475£477£451

  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: Powys £752, Conwy £940Conwy: £940Powys: £752Conwy: £944Powys: £755Conwy: £892Powys: £714

    £752£755£714Conwy is higher£940£944£892

  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: Powys £24, Conwy £30Conwy: £30Powys: £24Conwy: £30Powys: £24Conwy: £28Powys: £23

    £24£24£23Conwy is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Powys £487, Conwy £609Conwy: £609Powys: £487Conwy: £612Powys: £490Conwy: £578Powys: £462

    £487£490£462Conwy is higher£609£612£578

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Powys £109, Conwy £157Conwy: £157Powys: £109Conwy: £157Powys: £110Conwy: £149Powys: £104

    £109£110£104Conwy is higher£157£157£149

  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: Powys £104, Conwy £148Conwy: £148Powys: £104Conwy: £148Powys: £104Conwy: £140Powys: £98

    £104£104£98Conwy is higher£148£148£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Powys £1,253, Conwy £1,754Conwy: £1,754Powys: £1,253Conwy: £1,762Powys: £1,258Conwy: £1,664Powys: £1,188

    £1,253£1,258£1,188Conwy is higher£1,754£1,762£1,664

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Powys £167, Conwy £222Conwy: £222Powys: £167Conwy: £223Powys: £167Conwy: £211Powys: £158

    £167£167£158Conwy is higher£222£223£211

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Powys £374, Conwy £461Conwy: £461Powys: £374Conwy: £463Powys: £376Conwy: £438Powys: £355

    £374£376£355Conwy is higher£461£463£438

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Powys £5.43, Conwy £8.01Conwy: £8.01Powys: £5.43Conwy: £8.05Powys: £5.45Conwy: £7.60Powys: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Conwy is higher£8.01£8.05£7.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Powys £6.46, Conwy £9.96Conwy: £9.96Powys: £6.46Conwy: £10Powys: £6.49Conwy: £9.45Powys: £6.13

    £6.46£6.49£6.13Conwy is higher£9.96£10£9.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Powys £6.92, Conwy £8.92Conwy: £8.92Powys: £6.92Conwy: £8.96Powys: £6.95Conwy: £8.46Powys: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56Conwy is higher£8.92£8.96£8.46

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Powys 1,005.6, Conwy 1,007.4Conwy: 1,007.4Powys: 1,005.6

    1,005.6Conwy is higherDepends on how you count1,007.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Powys 92.0, Conwy 116.6Conwy: 116.6Powys: 92.0

    92.0Conwy is higher116.6

  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: Powys 158.0, Conwy 185.9Conwy: 185.9Powys: 158.0

    158.0Conwy is higherDepends on how you count185.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Powys 70.3, Conwy 87.1Conwy: 87.1Powys: 70.3

    70.3Conwy is higher87.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Powys 167.8, Conwy 224.6Conwy: 224.6Powys: 167.8

    167.8Conwy is higher224.6

  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: Powys 22.1, Conwy 30.8Conwy: 30.8Powys: 22.1

    22.1Conwy is higher30.8

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Powys and Conwy, per person in the age group
MeasurePowysConwyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,079£5,101£4,818£5,766£5,790£5,469Conwy
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,183£12,235£11,557£12,784£12,838£12,126Conwy
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,742£1,750£1,653£2,381£2,391£2,259Conwy
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,038£11,085£10,470£11,338£11,387£10,755Conwy
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£369£371£350£475£477£451Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£752£755£714£940£944£892Conwy
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£30£30£28Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£487£490£462£609£612£578Conwy
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£157£157£149Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£104£104£98£148£148£140Conwy
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,253£1,258£1,188£1,754£1,762£1,664Conwy
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£222£223£211Conwy
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£374£376£355£461£463£438Conwy
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£8.01£8.05£7.60Conwy
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13£9.96£10£9.45Conwy
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£8.92£8.96£8.46Conwy
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.61,007.4Conwy
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202692.0116.6Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.0185.9Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.387.1Conwy
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026167.8224.6Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.130.8Conwy

Per resident

Powys is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Conwy on 21. 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

Powys Conwy

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Powys £5,079, Conwy £5,766Conwy: £5,766Powys: £5,079Conwy: £5,790Powys: £5,101Conwy: £5,469Powys: £4,818

    £5,079£5,101£4,818Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£5,766£5,790£5,469

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Powys £3,335, Conwy £3,438Conwy: £3,438Powys: £3,335Conwy: £3,452Powys: £3,349Conwy: £3,261Powys: £3,163

    £3,335£3,349£3,163Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£3,438£3,452£3,261

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Powys £974, Conwy £1,331Conwy: £1,331Powys: £974Conwy: £1,337Powys: £978Conwy: £1,263Powys: £924

    £974£978£924Conwy is higher£1,331£1,337£1,263

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Powys £3,021, Conwy £3,049Conwy: £3,049Powys: £3,021Conwy: £3,062Powys: £3,034Conwy: £2,892Powys: £2,866

    £3,021£3,034£2,866Conwy is higherDepends on how you count£3,049£3,062£2,892

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Powys £101, Conwy £128Conwy: £128Powys: £101Conwy: £128Powys: £101Conwy: £121Powys: £96

    £101£101£96Conwy is higher£128£128£121

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Powys £206, Conwy £253Conwy: £253Powys: £206Conwy: £254Powys: £207Conwy: £240Powys: £195

    £206£207£195Conwy is higher£253£254£240

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Powys £6.53, Conwy £8.03Conwy: £8.03Powys: £6.53Conwy: £8.07Powys: £6.55Conwy: £7.62Powys: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Conwy is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Powys £487, Conwy £609Conwy: £609Powys: £487Conwy: £612Powys: £490Conwy: £578Powys: £462

    £487£490£462Conwy is higher£609£612£578

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Powys £109, Conwy £157Conwy: £157Powys: £109Conwy: £157Powys: £110Conwy: £149Powys: £104

    £109£110£104Conwy is higher£157£157£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Powys £58, Conwy £82Conwy: £82Powys: £58Conwy: £83Powys: £58Conwy: £78Powys: £55

    £58£58£55Conwy is higher£82£83£78

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Powys £700, Conwy £981Conwy: £981Powys: £700Conwy: £985Powys: £703Conwy: £930Powys: £664

    £700£703£664Conwy is higher£981£985£930

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Powys £167, Conwy £222Conwy: £222Powys: £167Conwy: £223Powys: £167Conwy: £211Powys: £158

    £167£167£158Conwy is higher£222£223£211

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Powys £209, Conwy £258Conwy: £258Powys: £209Conwy: £259Powys: £210Conwy: £245Powys: £198

    £209£210£198Conwy is higher£258£259£245

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Powys £3.04, Conwy £4.48Conwy: £4.48Powys: £3.04Conwy: £4.50Powys: £3.05Conwy: £4.25Powys: £2.88

    £3.04£3.05£2.88Conwy is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Powys £3.62, Conwy £5.57Conwy: £5.57Powys: £3.62Conwy: £5.59Powys: £3.63Conwy: £5.28Powys: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Conwy is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Powys £6.92, Conwy £8.92Conwy: £8.92Powys: £6.92Conwy: £8.96Powys: £6.95Conwy: £8.46Powys: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56Conwy is higher£8.92£8.96£8.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Powys 275.2, Conwy 270.9Conwy: 270.9Powys: 275.2

    275.2Powys is higherDepends on how you count270.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Powys 25.2, Conwy 31.4Conwy: 31.4Powys: 25.2

    25.2Conwy is higher31.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Powys 43.3, Conwy 50.0Conwy: 50.0Powys: 43.3

    43.3Conwy is higherDepends on how you count50.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Powys 70.3, Conwy 87.1Conwy: 87.1Powys: 70.3

    70.3Conwy is higher87.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Powys 93.8, Conwy 125.6Conwy: 125.6Powys: 93.8

    93.8Conwy is higher125.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Powys 12.4, Conwy 17.2Conwy: 17.2Powys: 12.4

    12.4Conwy is higher17.2

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Powys and Conwy, per resident
MeasurePowysConwyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,079£5,101£4,818£5,766£5,790£5,469Conwy
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,335£3,349£3,163£3,438£3,452£3,261Conwy
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£974£978£924£1,331£1,337£1,263Conwy
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,021£3,034£2,866£3,049£3,062£2,892Conwy
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£128£128£121Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£253£254£240Conwy
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£8.03£8.07£7.62Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£487£490£462£609£612£578Conwy
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£157£157£149Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£82£83£78Conwy
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£700£703£664£981£985£930Conwy
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£222£223£211Conwy
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£258£259£245Conwy
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.04£3.05£2.88£4.48£4.50£4.25Conwy
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£5.57£5.59£5.28Conwy
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£8.92£8.96£8.46Conwy
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026275.2270.9Powys
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.231.4Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202643.350.0Conwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.387.1Conwy
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202693.8125.6Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.417.2Conwy

Total

Powys is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Conwy on 17. 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

Powys Conwy

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Powys £685.0m, Conwy £659.8mConwy: £659.8mPowys: £685.0mConwy: £662.6mPowys: £687.9mConwy: £625.9mPowys: £649.7m

    £685.0m£687.9m£649.7mPowys is higherDepends on how you count£659.8m£662.6m£625.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Powys £449.7m, Conwy £393.4mConwy: £393.4mPowys: £449.7mConwy: £395.0mPowys: £451.6mConwy: £373.1mPowys: £426.6m

    £449.7m£451.6m£426.6mPowys is higherDepends on how you count£393.4m£395.0m£373.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Powys £131.4m, Conwy £152.3mConwy: £152.3mPowys: £131.4mConwy: £153.0mPowys: £131.9mConwy: £144.5mPowys: £124.6m

    £131.4m£131.9m£124.6mConwy is higher£152.3m£153.0m£144.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Powys £407.4m, Conwy £348.9mConwy: £348.9mPowys: £407.4mConwy: £350.4mPowys: £409.2mConwy: £331.0mPowys: £386.5m

    £407.4m£409.2m£386.5mPowys is higherDepends on how you count£348.9m£350.4m£331.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Powys £13.6m, Conwy £14.6mConwy: £14.6mPowys: £13.6mConwy: £14.7mPowys: £13.7mConwy: £13.9mPowys: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mConwy is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Powys £27.8m, Conwy £28.9mConwy: £28.9mPowys: £27.8mConwy: £29.1mPowys: £27.9mConwy: £27.4mPowys: £26.3m

    £27.8m£27.9m£26.3mConwy is higher£28.9m£29.1m£27.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Powys £0.88m, Conwy £0.92mConwy: £0.92mPowys: £0.88mConwy: £0.92mPowys: £0.88mConwy: £0.87mPowys: £0.83m

    £0.88m£0.88m£0.83mConwy is higher£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Powys £65.7m, Conwy £69.7mConwy: £69.7mPowys: £65.7mConwy: £70.0mPowys: £66.0mConwy: £66.1mPowys: £62.4m

    £65.7m£66.0m£62.4mConwy is higher£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Powys £14.7m, Conwy £17.9mConwy: £17.9mPowys: £14.7mConwy: £18.0mPowys: £14.8mConwy: £17.0mPowys: £14.0m

    £14.7m£14.8m£14.0mConwy is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Powys £7.8m, Conwy £9.4mConwy: £9.4mPowys: £7.8mConwy: £9.5mPowys: £7.9mConwy: £9.0mPowys: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.9m£7.4mConwy is higher£9.4m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Powys £94.5m, Conwy £112.2mConwy: £112.2mPowys: £94.5mConwy: £112.7mPowys: £94.9mConwy: £106.4mPowys: £89.6m

    £94.5m£94.9m£89.6mConwy is higher£112.2m£112.7m£106.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Powys £22.5m, Conwy £25.5mConwy: £25.5mPowys: £22.5mConwy: £25.6mPowys: £22.6mConwy: £24.2mPowys: £21.3m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.3mConwy is higher£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Powys £28.2m, Conwy £29.5mConwy: £29.5mPowys: £28.2mConwy: £29.6mPowys: £28.3mConwy: £28.0mPowys: £26.8m

    £28.2m£28.3m£26.8mConwy is higher£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Powys £0.41m, Conwy £0.51mConwy: £0.51mPowys: £0.41mConwy: £0.51mPowys: £0.41mConwy: £0.49mPowys: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mConwy is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Powys £0.49m, Conwy £0.64mConwy: £0.64mPowys: £0.49mConwy: £0.64mPowys: £0.49mConwy: £0.60mPowys: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mConwy is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Powys £0.93m, Conwy £1.0mConwy: £1.0mPowys: £0.93mConwy: £1.0mPowys: £0.94mConwy: £0.97mPowys: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.94m£0.88mConwy is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Powys 37,117, Conwy 31,001Conwy: 31,001Powys: 37,117

    37,117Powys is higherDepends on how you count31,001

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Powys 3,396, Conwy 3,588Conwy: 3,588Powys: 3,396

    3,396Conwy is higher3,588

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Powys 5,832, Conwy 5,719Conwy: 5,719Powys: 5,832

    5,832Powys is higherDepends on how you count5,719

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Powys 9,478, Conwy 9,969Conwy: 9,969Powys: 9,478

    9,478Conwy is higher9,969

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Powys 12,650, Conwy 14,370Conwy: 14,370Powys: 12,650

    12,650Conwy is higher14,370

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Powys 1,669, Conwy 1,971Conwy: 1,971Powys: 1,669

    1,669Conwy is higher1,971

Show the numbers
Powys and Conwy, total
MeasurePowysConwyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£685.0m£687.9m£649.7m£659.8m£662.6m£625.9mPowys
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£449.7m£451.6m£426.6m£393.4m£395.0m£373.1mPowys
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£131.4m£131.9m£124.6m£152.3m£153.0m£144.5mConwy
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£407.4m£409.2m£386.5m£348.9m£350.4m£331.0mPowys
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mConwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.8m£27.9m£26.3m£28.9m£29.1m£27.4mConwy
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mConwy
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.7m£66.0m£62.4m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mConwy
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mConwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.9m£7.4m£9.4m£9.5m£9.0mConwy
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.5m£94.9m£89.6m£112.2m£112.7m£106.4mConwy
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m£25.5m£25.6m£24.2mConwy
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mConwy
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mConwy
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mConwy
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.94m£0.88m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mConwy
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,11731,001Powys
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3963,588Conwy
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,8325,719Powys
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,4789,969Conwy
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,65014,370Conwy
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6691,971Conwy

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.