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Canterbury and Tamworth

110,138 and 103,687 residents (mid-2024).

Canterbury is higher than Tamworth on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Canterbury is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Tamworth 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

Canterbury Tamworth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,273, Tamworth £4,368Tamworth: £4,368Canterbury: £4,273Tamworth: £4,386Canterbury: £4,291Tamworth: £4,143Canterbury: £4,053

    £4,273£4,291£4,053Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4,368£4,386£4,143

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £12,614, Tamworth £12,986Tamworth: £12,986Canterbury: £12,614Tamworth: £13,042Canterbury: £12,668Tamworth: £12,318Canterbury: £11,965

    £12,614£12,668£11,965Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£12,986£13,042£12,318

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,784, Tamworth £1,814Tamworth: £1,814Canterbury: £1,784Tamworth: £1,822Canterbury: £1,792Tamworth: £1,721Canterbury: £1,692

    £1,784£1,792£1,692Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£1,814£1,822£1,721

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £11,469, Tamworth £11,903Tamworth: £11,903Canterbury: £11,469Tamworth: £11,954Canterbury: £11,518Tamworth: £11,291Canterbury: £10,879

    £11,469£11,518£10,879Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£11,903£11,954£11,291

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Canterbury £411, Tamworth £350Tamworth: £350Canterbury: £411Tamworth: £352Canterbury: £413Tamworth: £332Canterbury: £390

    £411£413£390Canterbury is higher£350£352£332

  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: Canterbury £711, Tamworth £708Tamworth: £708Canterbury: £711Tamworth: £711Canterbury: £714Tamworth: £671Canterbury: £675

    £711£714£675Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£708£711£671

  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: Canterbury £23, Tamworth £25Tamworth: £25Canterbury: £23Tamworth: £25Canterbury: £23Tamworth: £24Canterbury: £21

    £23£23£21Tamworth is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £393, Tamworth £454Tamworth: £454Canterbury: £393Tamworth: £456Canterbury: £395Tamworth: £430Canterbury: £373

    £393£395£373Tamworth is higher£454£456£430

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £125, Tamworth £129Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £125Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £126Tamworth: £122Canterbury: £119

    £125£126£119Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£129£129£122

  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: Canterbury £102, Tamworth £129Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £102Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £103Tamworth: £122Canterbury: £97

    £102£103£97Tamworth is higher£129£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £1,428, Tamworth £1,427Tamworth: £1,427Canterbury: £1,428Tamworth: £1,433Canterbury: £1,434Tamworth: £1,354Canterbury: £1,354

    £1,428£1,434£1,354Canterbury is higher£1,427£1,433£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £197, Tamworth £134Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £197Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £198Tamworth: £127Canterbury: £187

    £197£198£187Canterbury is higher£134£134£127

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £238, Tamworth £241Tamworth: £241Canterbury: £238Tamworth: £242Canterbury: £239Tamworth: £229Canterbury: £225

    £238£239£225Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£241£242£229

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.09, Tamworth £8.68Tamworth: £8.68Canterbury: £8.09Tamworth: £8.71Canterbury: £8.12Tamworth: £8.23Canterbury: £7.67

    £8.09£8.12£7.67Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£8.68£8.71£8.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Canterbury £8.40, Tamworth £8.39Tamworth: £8.39Canterbury: £8.40Tamworth: £8.43Canterbury: £8.44Tamworth: £7.96Canterbury: £7.97

    £8.40£8.44£7.97Canterbury is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.36, Tamworth £5.22Tamworth: £5.22Canterbury: £4.36Tamworth: £5.24Canterbury: £4.38Tamworth: £4.95Canterbury: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14Tamworth is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Canterbury 1,005.1, Tamworth 1,029.2Tamworth: 1,029.2Canterbury: 1,005.1

    1,005.1Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Canterbury 89.4, Tamworth 96.4Tamworth: 96.4Canterbury: 89.4

    89.4Tamworth is higher96.4

  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: Canterbury 142.3, Tamworth 156.6Tamworth: 156.6Canterbury: 142.3

    142.3Tamworth is higher156.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 61.0, Tamworth 65.9Tamworth: 65.9Canterbury: 61.0

    61.0Tamworth is higher65.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Canterbury 160.7, Tamworth 170.7Tamworth: 170.7Canterbury: 160.7

    160.7Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count170.7

  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: Canterbury 22.6, Tamworth 27.6Tamworth: 27.6Canterbury: 22.6

    22.6Tamworth is higher27.6

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Canterbury and Tamworth, per person in the age group
MeasureCanterburyTamworthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,273£4,291£4,053£4,368£4,386£4,143Tamworth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,614£12,668£11,965£12,986£13,042£12,318Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,784£1,792£1,692£1,814£1,822£1,721Tamworth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,469£11,518£10,879£11,903£11,954£11,291Tamworth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£413£390£350£352£332Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£711£714£675£708£711£671Canterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£21£25£25£24Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£454£456£430Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£129£129£122Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£129£129£122Tamworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,354£1,427£1,433£1,354Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£134£134£127Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£238£239£225£241£242£229Tamworth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.09£8.12£7.67£8.68£8.71£8.23Tamworth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.40£8.44£7.97£8.39£8.43£7.96Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£5.22£5.24£4.95Tamworth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.11,029.2Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.496.4Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.3156.6Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.065.9Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.7170.7Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.627.6Tamworth

Per resident

Canterbury is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Tamworth on 16. 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

Canterbury Tamworth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4,273, Tamworth £4,368Tamworth: £4,368Canterbury: £4,273Tamworth: £4,386Canterbury: £4,291Tamworth: £4,143Canterbury: £4,053

    £4,273£4,291£4,053Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4,368£4,386£4,143

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Canterbury £2,415, Tamworth £2,532Tamworth: £2,532Canterbury: £2,415Tamworth: £2,543Canterbury: £2,425Tamworth: £2,402Canterbury: £2,291

    £2,415£2,425£2,291Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£2,532£2,543£2,402

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Canterbury £1,138, Tamworth £1,114Tamworth: £1,114Canterbury: £1,138Tamworth: £1,119Canterbury: £1,143Tamworth: £1,057Canterbury: £1,080

    £1,138£1,143£1,080Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,114£1,119£1,057

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Canterbury £2,196, Tamworth £2,321Tamworth: £2,321Canterbury: £2,196Tamworth: £2,331Canterbury: £2,205Tamworth: £2,201Canterbury: £2,083

    £2,196£2,205£2,083Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£2,321£2,331£2,201

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Canterbury £79, Tamworth £68Tamworth: £68Canterbury: £79Tamworth: £69Canterbury: £79Tamworth: £65Canterbury: £75

    £79£79£75Canterbury is higher£68£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £136, Tamworth £138Tamworth: £138Canterbury: £136Tamworth: £139Canterbury: £137Tamworth: £131Canterbury: £129

    £136£137£129Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Canterbury £4.33, Tamworth £4.85Tamworth: £4.85Canterbury: £4.33Tamworth: £4.87Canterbury: £4.35Tamworth: £4.60Canterbury: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Tamworth is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £393, Tamworth £454Tamworth: £454Canterbury: £393Tamworth: £456Canterbury: £395Tamworth: £430Canterbury: £373

    £393£395£373Tamworth is higher£454£456£430

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Canterbury £125, Tamworth £129Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £125Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £126Tamworth: £122Canterbury: £119

    £125£126£119Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£129£129£122

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Canterbury £65, Tamworth £79Tamworth: £79Canterbury: £65Tamworth: £80Canterbury: £66Tamworth: £75Canterbury: £62

    £65£66£62Tamworth is higher£79£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Canterbury £911, Tamworth £876Tamworth: £876Canterbury: £911Tamworth: £880Canterbury: £915Tamworth: £831Canterbury: £864

    £911£915£864Canterbury is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Canterbury £197, Tamworth £134Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £197Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £198Tamworth: £127Canterbury: £187

    £197£198£187Canterbury is higher£134£134£127

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £152, Tamworth £148Tamworth: £148Canterbury: £152Tamworth: £149Canterbury: £152Tamworth: £140Canterbury: £144

    £152£152£144Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Canterbury £5.16, Tamworth £5.33Tamworth: £5.33Canterbury: £5.16Tamworth: £5.36Canterbury: £5.18Tamworth: £5.06Canterbury: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£5.33£5.36£5.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Canterbury £5.36, Tamworth £5.16Tamworth: £5.16Canterbury: £5.36Tamworth: £5.18Canterbury: £5.38Tamworth: £4.89Canterbury: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Canterbury is higher£5.16£5.18£4.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Canterbury £4.36, Tamworth £5.22Tamworth: £5.22Canterbury: £4.36Tamworth: £5.24Canterbury: £4.38Tamworth: £4.95Canterbury: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14Tamworth is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 192.4, Tamworth 200.7Tamworth: 200.7Canterbury: 192.4

    192.4Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count200.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 17.1, Tamworth 18.8Tamworth: 18.8Canterbury: 17.1

    17.1Tamworth is higher18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 27.3, Tamworth 30.5Tamworth: 30.5Canterbury: 27.3

    27.3Tamworth is higher30.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 61.0, Tamworth 65.9Tamworth: 65.9Canterbury: 61.0

    61.0Tamworth is higher65.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 102.5, Tamworth 104.8Tamworth: 104.8Canterbury: 102.5

    102.5Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count104.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Canterbury 14.4, Tamworth 17.0Tamworth: 17.0Canterbury: 14.4

    14.4Tamworth is higher17.0

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Canterbury and Tamworth, per resident
MeasureCanterburyTamworthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,273£4,291£4,053£4,368£4,386£4,143Tamworth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,415£2,425£2,291£2,532£2,543£2,402Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,080£1,114£1,119£1,057Canterbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,196£2,205£2,083£2,321£2,331£2,201Tamworth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£68£69£65Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£138£139£131Tamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£4.85£4.87£4.60Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£454£456£430Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£129£129£122Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£79£80£75Tamworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£911£915£864£876£880£831Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£134£134£127Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£148£149£140Canterbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.16£5.18£4.89Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£5.22£5.24£4.95Tamworth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.4200.7Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.118.8Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.330.5Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.065.9Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026102.5104.8Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.417.0Tamworth

Total

Canterbury is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Tamworth on 8. 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

Canterbury Tamworth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Canterbury £470.6m, Tamworth £452.9mTamworth: £452.9mCanterbury: £470.6mTamworth: £454.8mCanterbury: £472.6mTamworth: £429.6mCanterbury: £446.4m

    £470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£452.9m£454.8m£429.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Canterbury £266.0m, Tamworth £262.5mTamworth: £262.5mCanterbury: £266.0mTamworth: £263.6mCanterbury: £267.1mTamworth: £249.0mCanterbury: £252.3m

    £266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£262.5m£263.6m£249.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Canterbury £125.4m, Tamworth £115.5mTamworth: £115.5mCanterbury: £125.4mTamworth: £116.0mCanterbury: £125.9mTamworth: £109.6mCanterbury: £118.9m

    £125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£115.5m£116.0m£109.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Canterbury £241.8m, Tamworth £240.6mTamworth: £240.6mCanterbury: £241.8mTamworth: £241.7mCanterbury: £242.9mTamworth: £228.2mCanterbury: £229.4m

    £241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£240.6m£241.7m£228.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury £8.7m, Tamworth £7.1mTamworth: £7.1mCanterbury: £8.7mTamworth: £7.1mCanterbury: £8.7mTamworth: £6.7mCanterbury: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £15.0m, Tamworth £14.3mTamworth: £14.3mCanterbury: £15.0mTamworth: £14.4mCanterbury: £15.1mTamworth: £13.6mCanterbury: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Canterbury £0.48m, Tamworth £0.50mTamworth: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.48mCanterbury: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mTamworth is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £43.3m, Tamworth £47.0mTamworth: £47.0mCanterbury: £43.3mTamworth: £47.2mCanterbury: £43.5mTamworth: £44.6mCanterbury: £41.1m

    £43.3m£43.5m£41.1mTamworth is higher£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Canterbury £13.8m, Tamworth £13.4mTamworth: £13.4mCanterbury: £13.8mTamworth: £13.4mCanterbury: £13.8mTamworth: £12.7mCanterbury: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury £7.2m, Tamworth £8.2mTamworth: £8.2mCanterbury: £7.2mTamworth: £8.2mCanterbury: £7.2mTamworth: £7.8mCanterbury: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mTamworth is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury £100.3m, Tamworth £90.9mTamworth: £90.9mCanterbury: £100.3mTamworth: £91.3mCanterbury: £100.8mTamworth: £86.2mCanterbury: £95.2m

    £100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury is higher£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Canterbury £21.7m, Tamworth £13.9mTamworth: £13.9mCanterbury: £21.7mTamworth: £13.9mCanterbury: £21.8mTamworth: £13.2mCanterbury: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Canterbury £16.7m, Tamworth £15.4mTamworth: £15.4mCanterbury: £16.7mTamworth: £15.4mCanterbury: £16.8mTamworth: £14.6mCanterbury: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.8mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Canterbury £0.57m, Tamworth £0.55mTamworth: £0.55mCanterbury: £0.57mTamworth: £0.56mCanterbury: £0.57mTamworth: £0.52mCanterbury: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Canterbury £0.59m, Tamworth £0.53mTamworth: £0.53mCanterbury: £0.59mTamworth: £0.54mCanterbury: £0.59mTamworth: £0.51mCanterbury: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury is higher£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Canterbury £0.48m, Tamworth £0.54mTamworth: £0.54mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.54mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.51mCanterbury: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mTamworth is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Canterbury 21,191, Tamworth 20,806Tamworth: 20,806Canterbury: 21,191

    21,191Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count20,806

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Canterbury 1,885, Tamworth 1,948Tamworth: 1,948Canterbury: 1,885

    1,885Tamworth is higher1,948

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 3,001, Tamworth 3,166Tamworth: 3,166Canterbury: 3,001

    3,001Tamworth is higher3,166

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Canterbury 6,718, Tamworth 6,831Tamworth: 6,831Canterbury: 6,718

    6,718Tamworth is higher6,831

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Canterbury 11,291, Tamworth 10,867Tamworth: 10,867Canterbury: 11,291

    11,291Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count10,867

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Canterbury 1,589, Tamworth 1,758Tamworth: 1,758Canterbury: 1,589

    1,589Tamworth is higher1,758

Show the numbers
Canterbury and Tamworth, total
MeasureCanterburyTamworthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.6m£472.6m£446.4m£452.9m£454.8m£429.6mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m£262.5m£263.6m£249.0mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.4m£125.9m£118.9m£115.5m£116.0m£109.6mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.9m£229.4m£240.6m£241.7m£228.2mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mCanterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m£47.0m£47.2m£44.6mTamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mTamworth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.3m£100.8m£95.2m£90.9m£91.3m£86.2mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mCanterbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.55m£0.56m£0.52mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mTamworth
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,19120,806Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8851,948Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0013,166Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,7186,831Tamworth
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,29110,867Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5891,758Tamworth

Sources

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

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  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.
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