People claiming out-of-work benefits

Claimant count (Nomis), ONS via Nomis

Since 2024

GwyneddUK

People claiming out-of-work benefits, UK and Gwynedd, since 2024
Month	UK	Gwynedd
Jan 2025	1,697,365	2,145
Jan 2026	1,635,860	2,150
Aug 2026	1,698,450	2,110

Gwynedd

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2,110

Up 9.3% in a yearjoint 120th lowest of 361

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Conwy2,365+4.0%
Powys2,020+5.5%
Denbighshire2,020+4.4%
Isle of Anglesey1,360+1.9%

Claimant count map

The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, or Universal Credit with a requirement to look for work, each month, down to each neighbourhood, from the Office for National Statistics. The latest figures are for August 2026, down to neighbourhoods across the UK. Source: ONS via Nomis.