The answer is set out in the following table.
Parliamentary constituencies Number of household recipients November 2003 (thousand) Annual minimum income guarantee and pension credit expenditure 2003 (£ million nominal terms) Number of household recipients November 2004 (thousand) Annual pension credit expenditure 2004 (£ million nominal terms) Aberavon 3.33 7.7 4.21 9.8 Alyn and Deeside 2.47 5.3 3.23 6.8 Blaenau Gwent 3.80 8.2 4.65 10.0 Brecon and Radnorshire 2.31 5.2 3.05 6.7 Bridgend 2.92 6.7 3.72 8.5 Caernarfon 3.06 6.5 3.69 8.0 Caerphilly 3.56 8.3 4.59 10.4 Cardiff Central 2.05 5.2 2.45 6.3 Cardiff North 2.11 4.8 2.72 6.2 Cardiff South and Penarth 4.31 10.5 5.15 12.8 Cardiff West 3.51 8.4 4.24 10.6 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2.80 6.1 3.66 8.0 Carmarathen West and South Pembrokeshire 2.94 6.6 3.95 8.9 Ceredigion 2.37 5.4 3.20 7.3 Clwyd South 3.02 6.8 3.81 8.5 Clwyd West 3.32 7.5 4.24 9.6 Conwy 3.00 6.6 3.76 8.2 Cynon Valley 2.99 6.7 3.88 8.9 Delyn 2.68 5.7 3.42 7.3 Gower 2.76 6.2 3.44 7.8 Islwyn 2.80 6.0 3.65 7.7 Llanelli 4.17 9.7 5.14 11.9 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 1.75 3.8 2.33 5.0 Merthyr Tydfil and Fhymney 3.44 7.9 4.42 10.3 Monmouth 2.48 5.5 3.21 7.2 Montgomeryshire 1.94 4.0 2.61 5.5 Neath 3.27 7.4 4.31 9.7 Newport East 2.57 6.0 3.38 7.7 Newport West 3.35 7.9 4.16 9.9 Ogmore 2.88 6.5 3.78 8.6 Pontypridd 3.19 6.9 4.09 8.8 Preseli Pembrokeshire 2.75 5.8 3.83 8.0 Rhondda 4.13 9.0 5.19 11.5 Swansea East 3.70 8.7 4.52 10.7 Swansea West 3.74 8.9 4.46 11.0 Torfaen 3.62 7.9 4.51 9.9 Vale of Clwyd 3.80 9.0 4.64 11.0 Vale of Glamorgan 3.03 6.9 3.74 8.6 Wrexham 2.87 6.4 3.55 7.9 Ynys Mon 3.10 7.2 3.95 9.2 Wales 121.89 275.9 154.55 350.3
Parliamentary constituencies Number of household recipients November 2005 (thousand) Annual minimum income guarantee and pension credit expenditure 2005 (£ million nominal terms) Number of household recipients August 2006 (thousand) Annual pension credit expenditure 2006 (£ million nominal terms) Aberavon 4.46 10.9 4.52 11.7 Alyn and Deeside 3.39 7.4 3.40 7.8 Blaenau Gwent 4.75 10.8 4.81 11.6 Brecon and Radnorshire 3.15 7.2 3.18 7.8 Bridgend 3.85 9.2 3.89 9.8 Caernarfon 3.77 8.5 3.77 9.0 Caerphilly 4.79 11.4 4.89 12.3 Cardiff Central 2.50 6.7 2.57 7.2 Cardiff North 2.85 6.7 2.91 7.3 Cardiff South and Penarth 5.37 14.0 5.35 14.8 Cardiff West 4.40 11.5 4.40 12.1 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 3.80 8.5 3.87 9.2 Carmarathen West and South Pembrokeshire 4.08 9.4 4.15 10.0 Ceredigion 3.30 7.7 3.37 8.3 Clwyd South 3.92 9.0 3.96 9.7 Clwyd West 4.39 10.5 4.52 11.6 Conwy 3.90 9.0 3.90 9.6 Cynon Valley 4.03 9.7 4.06 10.4 Delyn 3.49 7.8 3.53 8.5 Gower 3.59 8.4 3.58 9.0 Islwyn 3.77 8.3 3.83 8.9 Llanelli 5.29 12.8 5.30 13.3 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 2.45 5.6 2.49 6.0 Merthyr Tydfil and Fhymney 4.58 11.0 4.65 11.8 Monmouth 3.36 7.9 3.41 8.6 Montgomeryshire 2.72 6.0 2.77 6.5 Neath 4.48 10.5 4.54 11.4 Newport East 3.54 8.3 3.62 9.1 Newport West 4.32 10.6 4.40 11.5 Ogmore 3.94 9.3 3.92 9.8 Pontypridd 4.33 9.8 4.41 10.5 Preseli Pembrokeshire 3.97 8.5 4.02 9.2 Rhondda 5.46 12.6 5.50 13.4 Swansea East 4.68 11.5 4.74 12.4 Swansea West 4.55 11.5 4.57 12.3 Torfaen 4.64 10.7 4.71 11.5 Vale of Clwyd 4.81 11.8 4.90 12.6 Vale of Glamorgan 3.93 9.4 4.03 10.5 Wrexham 3.61 8.4 3.58 8.8 Ynys Mon 4.04 9.7 4.03 10.1 Wales 160.22 378.4 162.05 406.0 Notes: 1. Expenditure figures are consistent with the published PBR 2006 Great Britain pension credit outturn annual totals and are rounded to the nearest £100,000. 2. The number of households in receipt are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 4. Caseloads and average weekly amounts for November 2003, November 2004, November 2005 and August 2006 have been used to calculate the annual expenditure figures for each constituency in Wales. 5. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household. Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data and DWP Benefit Expenditure Tables