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Bethnal Green and Stepney and Poplar and Limehouse

134,660 and 149,371 residents (mid-2024).

Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher than Poplar and Limehouse on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Poplar and Limehouse 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

Bethnal Green and Stepney Poplar and Limehouse

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £4,232, Poplar and Limehouse £3,644Poplar and Limehouse: £3,644Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4,232Poplar and Limehouse: £3,660Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4,250Poplar and Limehouse: £3,457Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4,015

    £4,232£4,250£4,015Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£3,644£3,660£3,457

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bethnal Green and Stepney £13,960, Poplar and Limehouse £13,389Poplar and Limehouse: £13,389Bethnal Green and Stepney: £13,960Poplar and Limehouse: £13,446Bethnal Green and Stepney: £14,019Poplar and Limehouse: £12,700Bethnal Green and Stepney: £13,242

    £13,960£14,019£13,242Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£13,389£13,446£12,700

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bethnal Green and Stepney £3,022, Poplar and Limehouse £2,716Poplar and Limehouse: £2,716Bethnal Green and Stepney: £3,022Poplar and Limehouse: £2,728Bethnal Green and Stepney: £3,035Poplar and Limehouse: £2,577Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count£2,716£2,728£2,577

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bethnal Green and Stepney £9,336, Poplar and Limehouse £9,771Poplar and Limehouse: £9,771Bethnal Green and Stepney: £9,336Poplar and Limehouse: £9,812Bethnal Green and Stepney: £9,376Poplar and Limehouse: £9,268Bethnal Green and Stepney: £8,856

    £9,336£9,376£8,856Poplar and Limehouse is higherDepends on how you count£9,771£9,812£9,268

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bethnal Green and Stepney £3,160, Poplar and Limehouse £2,545Poplar and Limehouse: £2,545Bethnal Green and Stepney: £3,160Poplar and Limehouse: £2,556Bethnal Green and Stepney: £3,173Poplar and Limehouse: £2,414Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,997

    £3,160£3,173£2,997Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£2,545£2,556£2,414

  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: Bethnal Green and Stepney £1,340, Poplar and Limehouse £975Poplar and Limehouse: £975Bethnal Green and Stepney: £1,340Poplar and Limehouse: £979Bethnal Green and Stepney: £1,345Poplar and Limehouse: £925Bethnal Green and Stepney: £1,271

    £1,340£1,345£1,271Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£975£979£925

  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: Bethnal Green and Stepney £124, Poplar and Limehouse £98Poplar and Limehouse: £98Bethnal Green and Stepney: £124Poplar and Limehouse: £98Bethnal Green and Stepney: £125Poplar and Limehouse: £93Bethnal Green and Stepney: £118

    £124£125£118Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£98£98£93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £414, Poplar and Limehouse £339Poplar and Limehouse: £339Bethnal Green and Stepney: £414Poplar and Limehouse: £341Bethnal Green and Stepney: £415Poplar and Limehouse: £322Bethnal Green and Stepney: £392

    £414£415£392Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£339£341£322

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £130, Poplar and Limehouse £110Poplar and Limehouse: £110Bethnal Green and Stepney: £130Poplar and Limehouse: £110Bethnal Green and Stepney: £131Poplar and Limehouse: £104Bethnal Green and Stepney: £123

    £130£131£123Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£110£110£104

  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: Bethnal Green and Stepney £149, Poplar and Limehouse £122Poplar and Limehouse: £122Bethnal Green and Stepney: £149Poplar and Limehouse: £123Bethnal Green and Stepney: £150Poplar and Limehouse: £116Bethnal Green and Stepney: £142

    £149£150£142Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£122£123£116

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bethnal Green and Stepney £2,594, Poplar and Limehouse £2,403Poplar and Limehouse: £2,403Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,594Poplar and Limehouse: £2,413Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,605Poplar and Limehouse: £2,279Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,461

    £2,594£2,605£2,461Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count£2,403£2,413£2,279

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £551, Poplar and Limehouse £448Poplar and Limehouse: £448Bethnal Green and Stepney: £551Poplar and Limehouse: £450Bethnal Green and Stepney: £553Poplar and Limehouse: £425Bethnal Green and Stepney: £522

    £551£553£522Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£448£450£425

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bethnal Green and Stepney £259, Poplar and Limehouse £176Poplar and Limehouse: £176Bethnal Green and Stepney: £259Poplar and Limehouse: £177Bethnal Green and Stepney: £260Poplar and Limehouse: £167Bethnal Green and Stepney: £245

    £259£260£245Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£176£177£167

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bethnal Green and Stepney £8.25, Poplar and Limehouse £8.42Poplar and Limehouse: £8.42Bethnal Green and Stepney: £8.25Poplar and Limehouse: £8.46Bethnal Green and Stepney: £8.29Poplar and Limehouse: £7.99Bethnal Green and Stepney: £7.83

    £8.25£8.29£7.83Poplar and Limehouse is higher£8.42£8.46£7.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bethnal Green and Stepney £11, Poplar and Limehouse £7.42Poplar and Limehouse: £7.42Bethnal Green and Stepney: £11Poplar and Limehouse: £7.45Bethnal Green and Stepney: £11Poplar and Limehouse: £7.04Bethnal Green and Stepney: £11

    £11Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£7.42£7.45£7.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £5.00, Poplar and Limehouse £2.98Poplar and Limehouse: £2.98Bethnal Green and Stepney: £5.00Poplar and Limehouse: £3.00Bethnal Green and Stepney: £5.02Poplar and Limehouse: £2.83Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bethnal Green and Stepney 999.2, Poplar and Limehouse 1,006.6Poplar and Limehouse: 1,006.6Bethnal Green and Stepney: 999.2

    999.2Poplar and Limehouse is higherDepends on how you count1,006.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bethnal Green and Stepney 485.6, Poplar and Limehouse 379.4Poplar and Limehouse: 379.4Bethnal Green and Stepney: 485.6

    485.6Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher379.4

  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: Bethnal Green and Stepney 264.4, Poplar and Limehouse 206.0Poplar and Limehouse: 206.0Bethnal Green and Stepney: 264.4

    264.4Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher206.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 66.5, Poplar and Limehouse 55.4Poplar and Limehouse: 55.4Bethnal Green and Stepney: 66.5

    66.5Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher55.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bethnal Green and Stepney 266.3, Poplar and Limehouse 225.1Poplar and Limehouse: 225.1Bethnal Green and Stepney: 266.3

    266.3Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher225.1

  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: Bethnal Green and Stepney 35.4, Poplar and Limehouse 29.5Poplar and Limehouse: 29.5Bethnal Green and Stepney: 35.4

    35.4Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher29.5

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Bethnal Green and Stepney and Poplar and Limehouse, per person in the age group
MeasureBethnal Green and StepneyPoplar and LimehouseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,232£4,250£4,015£3,644£3,660£3,457Bethnal Green and Stepney
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,960£14,019£13,242£13,389£13,446£12,700Bethnal Green and Stepney
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£2,716£2,728£2,577Bethnal Green and Stepney
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,336£9,376£8,856£9,771£9,812£9,268Poplar and Limehouse
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£3,160£3,173£2,997£2,545£2,556£2,414Bethnal Green and Stepney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,340£1,345£1,271£975£979£925Bethnal Green and Stepney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£124£125£118£98£98£93Bethnal Green and Stepney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£414£415£392£339£341£322Bethnal Green and Stepney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£110£110£104Bethnal Green and Stepney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£149£150£142£122£123£116Bethnal Green and Stepney
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,594£2,605£2,461£2,403£2,413£2,279Bethnal Green and Stepney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£551£553£522£448£450£425Bethnal Green and Stepney
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£259£260£245£176£177£167Bethnal Green and Stepney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.25£8.29£7.83£8.42£8.46£7.99Poplar and Limehouse
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£7.42£7.45£7.04Bethnal Green and Stepney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£2.98£3.00£2.83Bethnal Green and Stepney
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.21,006.6Poplar and Limehouse
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026485.6379.4Bethnal Green and Stepney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026264.4206.0Bethnal Green and Stepney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.555.4Bethnal Green and Stepney
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026266.3225.1Bethnal Green and Stepney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.429.5Bethnal Green and Stepney

Per resident

Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Poplar and Limehouse 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

Bethnal Green and Stepney Poplar and Limehouse

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £4,232, Poplar and Limehouse £3,644Poplar and Limehouse: £3,644Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4,232Poplar and Limehouse: £3,660Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4,250Poplar and Limehouse: £3,457Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4,015

    £4,232£4,250£4,015Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£3,644£3,660£3,457

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £812, Poplar and Limehouse £627Poplar and Limehouse: £627Bethnal Green and Stepney: £812Poplar and Limehouse: £630Bethnal Green and Stepney: £816Poplar and Limehouse: £595Bethnal Green and Stepney: £770

    £812£816£770Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£627£630£595

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £2,321, Poplar and Limehouse £2,117Poplar and Limehouse: £2,117Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,321Poplar and Limehouse: £2,126Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,331Poplar and Limehouse: £2,008Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,202

    £2,321£2,331£2,202Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count£2,117£2,126£2,008

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £543, Poplar and Limehouse £458Poplar and Limehouse: £458Bethnal Green and Stepney: £543Poplar and Limehouse: £460Bethnal Green and Stepney: £545Poplar and Limehouse: £434Bethnal Green and Stepney: £515

    £543£545£515Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count£458£460£434

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £184, Poplar and Limehouse £119Poplar and Limehouse: £119Bethnal Green and Stepney: £184Poplar and Limehouse: £120Bethnal Green and Stepney: £185Poplar and Limehouse: £113Bethnal Green and Stepney: £174

    £184£185£174Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£119£120£113

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £78, Poplar and Limehouse £46Poplar and Limehouse: £46Bethnal Green and Stepney: £78Poplar and Limehouse: £46Bethnal Green and Stepney: £78Poplar and Limehouse: £43Bethnal Green and Stepney: £74

    £78£78£74Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£46£46£43

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £7.24, Poplar and Limehouse £4.58Poplar and Limehouse: £4.58Bethnal Green and Stepney: £7.24Poplar and Limehouse: £4.59Bethnal Green and Stepney: £7.27Poplar and Limehouse: £4.34Bethnal Green and Stepney: £6.87

    £7.24£7.27£6.87Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £414, Poplar and Limehouse £339Poplar and Limehouse: £339Bethnal Green and Stepney: £414Poplar and Limehouse: £341Bethnal Green and Stepney: £415Poplar and Limehouse: £322Bethnal Green and Stepney: £392

    £414£415£392Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£339£341£322

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £130, Poplar and Limehouse £110Poplar and Limehouse: £110Bethnal Green and Stepney: £130Poplar and Limehouse: £110Bethnal Green and Stepney: £131Poplar and Limehouse: £104Bethnal Green and Stepney: £123

    £130£131£123Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£110£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £115, Poplar and Limehouse £95Poplar and Limehouse: £95Bethnal Green and Stepney: £115Poplar and Limehouse: £96Bethnal Green and Stepney: £115Poplar and Limehouse: £90Bethnal Green and Stepney: £109

    £115£115£109Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£95£96£90

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £1,992, Poplar and Limehouse £1,872Poplar and Limehouse: £1,872Bethnal Green and Stepney: £1,992Poplar and Limehouse: £1,880Bethnal Green and Stepney: £2,001Poplar and Limehouse: £1,776Bethnal Green and Stepney: £1,890

    £1,992£2,001£1,890Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count£1,872£1,880£1,776

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £551, Poplar and Limehouse £448Poplar and Limehouse: £448Bethnal Green and Stepney: £551Poplar and Limehouse: £450Bethnal Green and Stepney: £553Poplar and Limehouse: £425Bethnal Green and Stepney: £522

    £551£553£522Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£448£450£425

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £199, Poplar and Limehouse £137Poplar and Limehouse: £137Bethnal Green and Stepney: £199Poplar and Limehouse: £138Bethnal Green and Stepney: £200Poplar and Limehouse: £130Bethnal Green and Stepney: £188

    £199£200£188Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£137£138£130

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £6.35, Poplar and Limehouse £6.57Poplar and Limehouse: £6.57Bethnal Green and Stepney: £6.35Poplar and Limehouse: £6.60Bethnal Green and Stepney: £6.37Poplar and Limehouse: £6.23Bethnal Green and Stepney: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Poplar and Limehouse is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £8.60, Poplar and Limehouse £5.78Poplar and Limehouse: £5.78Bethnal Green and Stepney: £8.60Poplar and Limehouse: £5.80Bethnal Green and Stepney: £8.64Poplar and Limehouse: £5.48Bethnal Green and Stepney: £8.16

    £8.60£8.64£8.16Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bethnal Green and Stepney £5.00, Poplar and Limehouse £2.98Poplar and Limehouse: £2.98Bethnal Green and Stepney: £5.00Poplar and Limehouse: £3.00Bethnal Green and Stepney: £5.02Poplar and Limehouse: £2.83Bethnal Green and Stepney: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 58.1, Poplar and Limehouse 47.1Poplar and Limehouse: 47.1Bethnal Green and Stepney: 58.1

    58.1Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count47.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 28.3, Poplar and Limehouse 17.8Poplar and Limehouse: 17.8Bethnal Green and Stepney: 28.3

    28.3Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher17.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 15.4, Poplar and Limehouse 9.7Poplar and Limehouse: 9.7Bethnal Green and Stepney: 15.4

    15.4Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher9.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 66.5, Poplar and Limehouse 55.4Poplar and Limehouse: 55.4Bethnal Green and Stepney: 66.5

    66.5Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher55.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 204.6, Poplar and Limehouse 175.4Poplar and Limehouse: 175.4Bethnal Green and Stepney: 204.6

    204.6Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher175.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bethnal Green and Stepney 27.2, Poplar and Limehouse 23.0Poplar and Limehouse: 23.0Bethnal Green and Stepney: 27.2

    27.2Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher23.0

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Bethnal Green and Stepney and Poplar and Limehouse, per resident
MeasureBethnal Green and StepneyPoplar and LimehouseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,232£4,250£4,015£3,644£3,660£3,457Bethnal Green and Stepney
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£812£816£770£627£630£595Bethnal Green and Stepney
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,321£2,331£2,202£2,117£2,126£2,008Bethnal Green and Stepney
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£543£545£515£458£460£434Bethnal Green and Stepney
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£119£120£113Bethnal Green and Stepney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£46£46£43Bethnal Green and Stepney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.24£7.27£6.87£4.58£4.59£4.34Bethnal Green and Stepney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£414£415£392£339£341£322Bethnal Green and Stepney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£110£110£104Bethnal Green and Stepney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£95£96£90Bethnal Green and Stepney
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,992£2,001£1,890£1,872£1,880£1,776Bethnal Green and Stepney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£551£553£522£448£450£425Bethnal Green and Stepney
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£199£200£188£137£138£130Bethnal Green and Stepney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£6.57£6.60£6.23Poplar and Limehouse
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.60£8.64£8.16£5.78£5.80£5.48Bethnal Green and Stepney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£2.98£3.00£2.83Bethnal Green and Stepney
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202658.147.1Bethnal Green and Stepney
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.317.8Bethnal Green and Stepney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.49.7Bethnal Green and Stepney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.555.4Bethnal Green and Stepney
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026204.6175.4Bethnal Green and Stepney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.223.0Bethnal Green and Stepney

Total

Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Poplar and Limehouse 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

Bethnal Green and Stepney Poplar and Limehouse

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £569.9m, Poplar and Limehouse £544.3mPoplar and Limehouse: £544.3mBethnal Green and Stepney: £569.9mPoplar and Limehouse: £546.6mBethnal Green and Stepney: £572.4mPoplar and Limehouse: £516.3mBethnal Green and Stepney: £540.6m

    £569.9m£572.4m£540.6mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£544.3m£546.6m£516.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £109.4m, Poplar and Limehouse £93.7mPoplar and Limehouse: £93.7mBethnal Green and Stepney: £109.4mPoplar and Limehouse: £94.1mBethnal Green and Stepney: £109.8mPoplar and Limehouse: £88.8mBethnal Green and Stepney: £103.7m

    £109.4m£109.8m£103.7mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£93.7m£94.1m£88.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £312.5m, Poplar and Limehouse £316.2mPoplar and Limehouse: £316.2mBethnal Green and Stepney: £312.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £317.6mBethnal Green and Stepney: £313.9mPoplar and Limehouse: £299.9mBethnal Green and Stepney: £296.5m

    £312.5m£313.9m£296.5mPoplar and Limehouse is higherDepends on how you count£316.2m£317.6m£299.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £73.1m, Poplar and Limehouse £68.3mPoplar and Limehouse: £68.3mBethnal Green and Stepney: £73.1mPoplar and Limehouse: £68.6mBethnal Green and Stepney: £73.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £64.8mBethnal Green and Stepney: £69.4m

    £73.1m£73.5m£69.4mBethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count£68.3m£68.6m£64.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £24.8m, Poplar and Limehouse £17.8mPoplar and Limehouse: £17.8mBethnal Green and Stepney: £24.8mPoplar and Limehouse: £17.9mBethnal Green and Stepney: £24.9mPoplar and Limehouse: £16.9mBethnal Green and Stepney: £23.5m

    £24.8m£24.9m£23.5mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £10.5m, Poplar and Limehouse £6.8mPoplar and Limehouse: £6.8mBethnal Green and Stepney: £10.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £6.8mBethnal Green and Stepney: £10.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £6.5mBethnal Green and Stepney: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.5m£10.0mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £0.97m, Poplar and Limehouse £0.68mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.68mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.97mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.69mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.98mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.65mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.98m£0.92mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £55.7m, Poplar and Limehouse £50.7mPoplar and Limehouse: £50.7mBethnal Green and Stepney: £55.7mPoplar and Limehouse: £50.9mBethnal Green and Stepney: £55.9mPoplar and Limehouse: £48.1mBethnal Green and Stepney: £52.8m

    £55.7m£55.9m£52.8mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£50.7m£50.9m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £17.5m, Poplar and Limehouse £16.4mPoplar and Limehouse: £16.4mBethnal Green and Stepney: £17.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £16.4mBethnal Green and Stepney: £17.6mPoplar and Limehouse: £15.5mBethnal Green and Stepney: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £15.5m, Poplar and Limehouse £14.2mPoplar and Limehouse: £14.2mBethnal Green and Stepney: £15.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £14.3mBethnal Green and Stepney: £15.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £13.5mBethnal Green and Stepney: £14.7m

    £15.5m£15.5m£14.7mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £268.3m, Poplar and Limehouse £279.7mPoplar and Limehouse: £279.7mBethnal Green and Stepney: £268.3mPoplar and Limehouse: £280.9mBethnal Green and Stepney: £269.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £265.3mBethnal Green and Stepney: £254.5m

    £268.3m£269.5m£254.5mPoplar and Limehouse is higherDepends on how you count£279.7m£280.9m£265.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £74.1m, Poplar and Limehouse £67.0mPoplar and Limehouse: £67.0mBethnal Green and Stepney: £74.1mPoplar and Limehouse: £67.3mBethnal Green and Stepney: £74.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £63.5mBethnal Green and Stepney: £70.3m

    £74.1m£74.5m£70.3mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£67.0m£67.3m£63.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £26.8m, Poplar and Limehouse £20.5mPoplar and Limehouse: £20.5mBethnal Green and Stepney: £26.8mPoplar and Limehouse: £20.6mBethnal Green and Stepney: £26.9mPoplar and Limehouse: £19.4mBethnal Green and Stepney: £25.4m

    £26.8m£26.9m£25.4mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £0.85m, Poplar and Limehouse £0.98mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.98mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.85mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.98mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.86mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.93mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mPoplar and Limehouse is higher£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £1.2m, Poplar and Limehouse £0.86mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.86mBethnal Green and Stepney: £1.2mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.87mBethnal Green and Stepney: £1.2mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.82mBethnal Green and Stepney: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney £0.67m, Poplar and Limehouse £0.45mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.45mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.67mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.45mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.68mPoplar and Limehouse: £0.42mBethnal Green and Stepney: £0.64m

    £0.67m£0.68m£0.64mBethnal Green and Stepney is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney 7,828, Poplar and Limehouse 7,041Poplar and Limehouse: 7,041Bethnal Green and Stepney: 7,828

    7,828Bethnal Green and Stepney is higherDepends on how you count7,041

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney 3,804, Poplar and Limehouse 2,654Poplar and Limehouse: 2,654Bethnal Green and Stepney: 3,804

    3,804Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher2,654

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney 2,071, Poplar and Limehouse 1,441Poplar and Limehouse: 1,441Bethnal Green and Stepney: 2,071

    2,071Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher1,441

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney 8,958, Poplar and Limehouse 8,281Poplar and Limehouse: 8,281Bethnal Green and Stepney: 8,958

    8,958Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher8,281

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney 27,546, Poplar and Limehouse 26,204Poplar and Limehouse: 26,204Bethnal Green and Stepney: 27,546

    27,546Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher26,204

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bethnal Green and Stepney 3,664, Poplar and Limehouse 3,430Poplar and Limehouse: 3,430Bethnal Green and Stepney: 3,664

    3,664Bethnal Green and Stepney is higher3,430

Show the numbers
Bethnal Green and Stepney and Poplar and Limehouse, total
MeasureBethnal Green and StepneyPoplar and LimehouseHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£569.9m£572.4m£540.6m£544.3m£546.6m£516.3mBethnal Green and Stepney
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.4m£109.8m£103.7m£93.7m£94.1m£88.8mBethnal Green and Stepney
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£312.5m£313.9m£296.5m£316.2m£317.6m£299.9mPoplar and Limehouse
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£73.1m£73.5m£69.4m£68.3m£68.6m£64.8mBethnal Green and Stepney
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBethnal Green and Stepney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£10.0m£6.8m£6.8m£6.5mBethnal Green and Stepney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mBethnal Green and Stepney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.7m£55.9m£52.8m£50.7m£50.9m£48.1mBethnal Green and Stepney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£16.4m£16.4m£15.5mBethnal Green and Stepney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mBethnal Green and Stepney
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£268.3m£269.5m£254.5m£279.7m£280.9m£265.3mPoplar and Limehouse
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.5m£70.3m£67.0m£67.3m£63.5mBethnal Green and Stepney
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mBethnal Green and Stepney
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.98m£0.98m£0.93mPoplar and Limehouse
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mBethnal Green and Stepney
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mBethnal Green and Stepney
State Pensiontotal, March 20267,8287,041Bethnal Green and Stepney
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8042,654Bethnal Green and Stepney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,0711,441Bethnal Green and Stepney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,9588,281Bethnal Green and Stepney
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,54626,204Bethnal Green and Stepney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6643,430Bethnal Green and Stepney

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.
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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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