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Chesham and Amersham and Tunbridge Wells

101,628 and 109,491 residents (mid-2024).

Chesham and Amersham is higher than Tunbridge Wells on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Chesham and Amersham is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 18. 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

Chesham and Amersham Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £3,661, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813Chesham and Amersham: £3,661Tunbridge Wells: £3,829Chesham and Amersham: £3,677Tunbridge Wells: £3,617Chesham and Amersham: £3,473

    £3,661£3,677£3,473Tunbridge Wells is higher£3,813£3,829£3,617

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chesham and Amersham £12,758, Tunbridge Wells £12,643Tunbridge Wells: £12,643Chesham and Amersham: £12,758Tunbridge Wells: £12,696Chesham and Amersham: £12,813Tunbridge Wells: £11,992Chesham and Amersham: £12,102

    £12,758£12,813£12,102Chesham and Amersham is higher£12,643£12,696£11,992

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesham and Amersham £1,102, Tunbridge Wells £1,495Tunbridge Wells: £1,495Chesham and Amersham: £1,102Tunbridge Wells: £1,501Chesham and Amersham: £1,106Tunbridge Wells: £1,418Chesham and Amersham: £1,045

    £1,102£1,106£1,045Tunbridge Wells is higher£1,495£1,501£1,418

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chesham and Amersham £11,973, Tunbridge Wells £11,656Tunbridge Wells: £11,656Chesham and Amersham: £11,973Tunbridge Wells: £11,706Chesham and Amersham: £12,024Tunbridge Wells: £11,057Chesham and Amersham: £11,357

    £11,973£12,024£11,357Chesham and Amersham is higher£11,656£11,706£11,057

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chesham and Amersham £247, Tunbridge Wells £335Tunbridge Wells: £335Chesham and Amersham: £247Tunbridge Wells: £336Chesham and Amersham: £248Tunbridge Wells: £318Chesham and Amersham: £235

    £247£248£235Tunbridge Wells is higher£335£336£318

  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: Chesham and Amersham £525, Tunbridge Wells £633Tunbridge Wells: £633Chesham and Amersham: £525Tunbridge Wells: £636Chesham and Amersham: £527Tunbridge Wells: £600Chesham and Amersham: £498

    £525£527£498Tunbridge Wells is higher£633£636£600

  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: Chesham and Amersham £13, Tunbridge Wells £18Tunbridge Wells: £18Chesham and Amersham: £13Tunbridge Wells: £18Chesham and Amersham: £13Tunbridge Wells: £17Chesham and Amersham: £12

    £13£13£12Tunbridge Wells is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £189, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269Chesham and Amersham: £189Tunbridge Wells: £271Chesham and Amersham: £190Tunbridge Wells: £256Chesham and Amersham: £179

    £189£190£179Tunbridge Wells is higher£269£271£256

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £85, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101Chesham and Amersham: £85Tunbridge Wells: £102Chesham and Amersham: £85Tunbridge Wells: £96Chesham and Amersham: £81

    £85£85£81Tunbridge Wells is higher£101£102£96

  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: Chesham and Amersham £59, Tunbridge Wells £69Tunbridge Wells: £69Chesham and Amersham: £59Tunbridge Wells: £69Chesham and Amersham: £60Tunbridge Wells: £65Chesham and Amersham: £56

    £59£60£56Tunbridge Wells is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesham and Amersham £884, Tunbridge Wells £1,194Tunbridge Wells: £1,194Chesham and Amersham: £884Tunbridge Wells: £1,199Chesham and Amersham: £888Tunbridge Wells: £1,133Chesham and Amersham: £839

    £884£888£839Tunbridge Wells is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £118, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194Chesham and Amersham: £118Tunbridge Wells: £195Chesham and Amersham: £118Tunbridge Wells: £184Chesham and Amersham: £112

    £118£118£112Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesham and Amersham £146, Tunbridge Wells £220Tunbridge Wells: £220Chesham and Amersham: £146Tunbridge Wells: £221Chesham and Amersham: £147Tunbridge Wells: £208Chesham and Amersham: £138

    £146£147£138Tunbridge Wells is higher£220£221£208

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesham and Amersham £8.99, Tunbridge Wells £7.13Tunbridge Wells: £7.13Chesham and Amersham: £8.99Tunbridge Wells: £7.16Chesham and Amersham: £9.03Tunbridge Wells: £6.76Chesham and Amersham: £8.53

    £8.99£9.03£8.53Chesham and Amersham is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chesham and Amersham £2.98, Tunbridge Wells £5.49Tunbridge Wells: £5.49Chesham and Amersham: £2.98Tunbridge Wells: £5.52Chesham and Amersham: £3.00Tunbridge Wells: £5.21Chesham and Amersham: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Tunbridge Wells is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £7.27, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26Chesham and Amersham: £7.27Tunbridge Wells: £6.29Chesham and Amersham: £7.31Tunbridge Wells: £5.94Chesham and Amersham: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Chesham and Amersham is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesham and Amersham 995.8, Tunbridge Wells 1,000.4Tunbridge Wells: 1,000.4Chesham and Amersham: 995.8

    995.8Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count1,000.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chesham and Amersham 51.9, Tunbridge Wells 71.9Tunbridge Wells: 71.9Chesham and Amersham: 51.9

    51.9Tunbridge Wells is higher71.9

  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: Chesham and Amersham 109.0, Tunbridge Wells 129.0Tunbridge Wells: 129.0Chesham and Amersham: 109.0

    109.0Tunbridge Wells is higher129.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 28.6, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9Chesham and Amersham: 28.6

    28.6Tunbridge Wells is higher40.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chesham and Amersham 91.9, Tunbridge Wells 129.1Tunbridge Wells: 129.1Chesham and Amersham: 91.9

    91.9Tunbridge Wells is higher129.1

  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: Chesham and Amersham 13.5, Tunbridge Wells 15.1Tunbridge Wells: 15.1Chesham and Amersham: 13.5

    13.5Tunbridge Wells is higher15.1

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Chesham and Amersham and Tunbridge Wells, per person in the age group
MeasureChesham and AmershamTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,661£3,677£3,473£3,813£3,829£3,617Tunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,758£12,813£12,102£12,643£12,696£11,992Chesham and Amersham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,102£1,106£1,045£1,495£1,501£1,418Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,973£12,024£11,357£11,656£11,706£11,057Chesham and Amersham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£235£335£336£318Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£525£527£498£633£636£600Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13£13£12£18£18£17Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£269£271£256Tunbridge Wells
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£101£102£96Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£59£60£56£69£69£65Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£884£888£839£1,194£1,199£1,133Tunbridge Wells
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£138£220£221£208Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.99£9.03£8.53£7.13£7.16£6.76Chesham and Amersham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£5.49£5.52£5.21Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£6.26£6.29£5.94Chesham and Amersham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.81,000.4Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202651.971.9Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.0129.0Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.640.9Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202691.9129.1Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.515.1Tunbridge Wells

Per resident

Chesham and Amersham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells 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

Chesham and Amersham Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £3,661, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813Chesham and Amersham: £3,661Tunbridge Wells: £3,829Chesham and Amersham: £3,677Tunbridge Wells: £3,617Chesham and Amersham: £3,473

    £3,661£3,677£3,473Tunbridge Wells is higher£3,813£3,829£3,617

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £2,616, Tunbridge Wells £2,338Tunbridge Wells: £2,338Chesham and Amersham: £2,616Tunbridge Wells: £2,348Chesham and Amersham: £2,627Tunbridge Wells: £2,218Chesham and Amersham: £2,481

    £2,616£2,627£2,481Chesham and Amersham is higher£2,338£2,348£2,218

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £646, Tunbridge Wells £903Tunbridge Wells: £903Chesham and Amersham: £646Tunbridge Wells: £907Chesham and Amersham: £649Tunbridge Wells: £857Chesham and Amersham: £613

    £646£649£613Tunbridge Wells is higher£903£907£857

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £2,455, Tunbridge Wells £2,156Tunbridge Wells: £2,156Chesham and Amersham: £2,455Tunbridge Wells: £2,165Chesham and Amersham: £2,465Tunbridge Wells: £2,045Chesham and Amersham: £2,328

    £2,455£2,465£2,328Chesham and Amersham is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £51, Tunbridge Wells £62Tunbridge Wells: £62Chesham and Amersham: £51Tunbridge Wells: £62Chesham and Amersham: £51Tunbridge Wells: £59Chesham and Amersham: £48

    £51£51£48Tunbridge Wells is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £108, Tunbridge Wells £117Tunbridge Wells: £117Chesham and Amersham: £108Tunbridge Wells: £118Chesham and Amersham: £108Tunbridge Wells: £111Chesham and Amersham: £102

    £108£108£102Tunbridge Wells is higher£117£118£111

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £2.68, Tunbridge Wells £3.38Tunbridge Wells: £3.38Chesham and Amersham: £2.68Tunbridge Wells: £3.40Chesham and Amersham: £2.69Tunbridge Wells: £3.21Chesham and Amersham: £2.54

    £2.68£2.69£2.54Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £189, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269Chesham and Amersham: £189Tunbridge Wells: £271Chesham and Amersham: £190Tunbridge Wells: £256Chesham and Amersham: £179

    £189£190£179Tunbridge Wells is higher£269£271£256

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £85, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101Chesham and Amersham: £85Tunbridge Wells: £102Chesham and Amersham: £85Tunbridge Wells: £96Chesham and Amersham: £81

    £85£85£81Tunbridge Wells is higher£101£102£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £35, Tunbridge Wells £42Tunbridge Wells: £42Chesham and Amersham: £35Tunbridge Wells: £42Chesham and Amersham: £35Tunbridge Wells: £39Chesham and Amersham: £33

    £35£35£33Tunbridge Wells is higher£42£42£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £519, Tunbridge Wells £721Tunbridge Wells: £721Chesham and Amersham: £519Tunbridge Wells: £724Chesham and Amersham: £521Tunbridge Wells: £684Chesham and Amersham: £492

    £519£521£492Tunbridge Wells is higher£721£724£684

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £118, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194Chesham and Amersham: £118Tunbridge Wells: £195Chesham and Amersham: £118Tunbridge Wells: £184Chesham and Amersham: £112

    £118£118£112Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £86, Tunbridge Wells £133Tunbridge Wells: £133Chesham and Amersham: £86Tunbridge Wells: £133Chesham and Amersham: £86Tunbridge Wells: £126Chesham and Amersham: £81

    £86£86£81Tunbridge Wells is higher£133£133£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £5.28, Tunbridge Wells £4.31Tunbridge Wells: £4.31Chesham and Amersham: £5.28Tunbridge Wells: £4.33Chesham and Amersham: £5.30Tunbridge Wells: £4.09Chesham and Amersham: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Chesham and Amersham is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £1.75, Tunbridge Wells £3.32Tunbridge Wells: £3.32Chesham and Amersham: £1.75Tunbridge Wells: £3.34Chesham and Amersham: £1.76Tunbridge Wells: £3.15Chesham and Amersham: £1.66

    £1.75£1.76£1.66Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chesham and Amersham £7.27, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26Chesham and Amersham: £7.27Tunbridge Wells: £6.29Chesham and Amersham: £7.31Tunbridge Wells: £5.94Chesham and Amersham: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Chesham and Amersham is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 204.2, Tunbridge Wells 185.0Tunbridge Wells: 185.0Chesham and Amersham: 204.2

    204.2Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count185.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 10.7, Tunbridge Wells 13.3Tunbridge Wells: 13.3Chesham and Amersham: 10.7

    10.7Tunbridge Wells is higher13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 22.3, Tunbridge Wells 23.9Tunbridge Wells: 23.9Chesham and Amersham: 22.3

    22.3Tunbridge Wells is higher23.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 28.6, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9Chesham and Amersham: 28.6

    28.6Tunbridge Wells is higher40.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 53.9, Tunbridge Wells 78.0Tunbridge Wells: 78.0Chesham and Amersham: 53.9

    53.9Tunbridge Wells is higher78.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chesham and Amersham 7.9, Tunbridge Wells 9.1Tunbridge Wells: 9.1Chesham and Amersham: 7.9

    7.9Tunbridge Wells is higher9.1

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Chesham and Amersham and Tunbridge Wells, per resident
MeasureChesham and AmershamTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,661£3,677£3,473£3,813£3,829£3,617Tunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,616£2,627£2,481£2,338£2,348£2,218Chesham and Amersham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£646£649£613£903£907£857Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,455£2,465£2,328£2,156£2,165£2,045Chesham and Amersham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£62£62£59Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£117£118£111Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.68£2.69£2.54£3.38£3.40£3.21Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£269£271£256Tunbridge Wells
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£101£102£96Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33£42£42£39Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£519£521£492£721£724£684Tunbridge Wells
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£133£133£126Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£4.31£4.33£4.09Chesham and Amersham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.75£1.76£1.66£3.32£3.34£3.15Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£6.26£6.29£5.94Chesham and Amersham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.2185.0Chesham and Amersham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.713.3Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.323.9Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.640.9Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202653.978.0Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.99.1Tunbridge Wells

Total

Chesham and Amersham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells 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

Chesham and Amersham Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chesham and Amersham £372.1m, Tunbridge Wells £417.5mTunbridge Wells: £417.5mChesham and Amersham: £372.1mTunbridge Wells: £419.3mChesham and Amersham: £373.6mTunbridge Wells: £396.0mChesham and Amersham: £352.9m

    £372.1m£373.6m£352.9mTunbridge Wells is higher£417.5m£419.3m£396.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chesham and Amersham £265.8m, Tunbridge Wells £256.0mTunbridge Wells: £256.0mChesham and Amersham: £265.8mTunbridge Wells: £257.1mChesham and Amersham: £267.0mTunbridge Wells: £242.9mChesham and Amersham: £252.2m

    £265.8m£267.0m£252.2mChesham and Amersham is higher£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chesham and Amersham £65.7m, Tunbridge Wells £98.9mTunbridge Wells: £98.9mChesham and Amersham: £65.7mTunbridge Wells: £99.3mChesham and Amersham: £66.0mTunbridge Wells: £93.8mChesham and Amersham: £62.3m

    £65.7m£66.0m£62.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chesham and Amersham £249.5m, Tunbridge Wells £236.1mTunbridge Wells: £236.1mChesham and Amersham: £249.5mTunbridge Wells: £237.1mChesham and Amersham: £250.5mTunbridge Wells: £223.9mChesham and Amersham: £236.6m

    £249.5m£250.5m£236.6mChesham and Amersham is higher£236.1m£237.1m£223.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chesham and Amersham £5.2m, Tunbridge Wells £6.8mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mChesham and Amersham: £5.2mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mChesham and Amersham: £5.2mTunbridge Wells: £6.4mChesham and Amersham: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mTunbridge Wells is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham £10.9m, Tunbridge Wells £12.8mTunbridge Wells: £12.8mChesham and Amersham: £10.9mTunbridge Wells: £12.9mChesham and Amersham: £11.0mTunbridge Wells: £12.2mChesham and Amersham: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham £0.27m, Tunbridge Wells £0.37mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mChesham and Amersham: £0.27mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mChesham and Amersham: £0.27mTunbridge Wells: £0.35mChesham and Amersham: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham £19.2m, Tunbridge Wells £29.5mTunbridge Wells: £29.5mChesham and Amersham: £19.2mTunbridge Wells: £29.6mChesham and Amersham: £19.3mTunbridge Wells: £28.0mChesham and Amersham: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mTunbridge Wells is higher£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham £8.6m, Tunbridge Wells £11.1mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mChesham and Amersham: £8.6mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mChesham and Amersham: £8.7mTunbridge Wells: £10.5mChesham and Amersham: £8.2m

    £8.6m£8.7m£8.2mTunbridge Wells is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham £3.5m, Tunbridge Wells £4.6mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mChesham and Amersham: £3.5mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mChesham and Amersham: £3.6mTunbridge Wells: £4.3mChesham and Amersham: £3.4m

    £3.5m£3.6m£3.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chesham and Amersham £52.7m, Tunbridge Wells £79.0mTunbridge Wells: £79.0mChesham and Amersham: £52.7mTunbridge Wells: £79.3mChesham and Amersham: £53.0mTunbridge Wells: £74.9mChesham and Amersham: £50.0m

    £52.7m£53.0m£50.0mTunbridge Wells is higher£79.0m£79.3m£74.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chesham and Amersham £12.0m, Tunbridge Wells £21.3mTunbridge Wells: £21.3mChesham and Amersham: £12.0mTunbridge Wells: £21.4mChesham and Amersham: £12.0mTunbridge Wells: £20.2mChesham and Amersham: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.0m£11.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chesham and Amersham £8.7m, Tunbridge Wells £14.5mTunbridge Wells: £14.5mChesham and Amersham: £8.7mTunbridge Wells: £14.6mChesham and Amersham: £8.7mTunbridge Wells: £13.8mChesham and Amersham: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chesham and Amersham £0.54m, Tunbridge Wells £0.47mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mChesham and Amersham: £0.54mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mChesham and Amersham: £0.54mTunbridge Wells: £0.45mChesham and Amersham: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesham and Amersham is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chesham and Amersham £0.18m, Tunbridge Wells £0.36mTunbridge Wells: £0.36mChesham and Amersham: £0.18mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mChesham and Amersham: £0.18mTunbridge Wells: £0.34mChesham and Amersham: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chesham and Amersham £0.74m, Tunbridge Wells £0.69mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mChesham and Amersham: £0.74mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mChesham and Amersham: £0.74mTunbridge Wells: £0.65mChesham and Amersham: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mChesham and Amersham is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chesham and Amersham 20,748, Tunbridge Wells 20,259Tunbridge Wells: 20,259Chesham and Amersham: 20,748

    20,748Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count20,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chesham and Amersham 1,082, Tunbridge Wells 1,456Tunbridge Wells: 1,456Chesham and Amersham: 1,082

    1,082Tunbridge Wells is higher1,456

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham 2,270, Tunbridge Wells 2,612Tunbridge Wells: 2,612Chesham and Amersham: 2,270

    2,270Tunbridge Wells is higher2,612

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham 2,908, Tunbridge Wells 4,474Tunbridge Wells: 4,474Chesham and Amersham: 2,908

    2,908Tunbridge Wells is higher4,474

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chesham and Amersham 5,477, Tunbridge Wells 8,538Tunbridge Wells: 8,538Chesham and Amersham: 5,477

    5,477Tunbridge Wells is higher8,538

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chesham and Amersham 803, Tunbridge Wells 997Tunbridge Wells: 997Chesham and Amersham: 803

    803Tunbridge Wells is higher997

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Chesham and Amersham and Tunbridge Wells, total
MeasureChesham and AmershamTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£372.1m£373.6m£352.9m£417.5m£419.3m£396.0mTunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£265.8m£267.0m£252.2m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mChesham and Amersham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£65.7m£66.0m£62.3m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mTunbridge Wells
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£249.5m£250.5m£236.6m£236.1m£237.1m£223.9mChesham and Amersham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mTunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mTunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mTunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mTunbridge Wells
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mTunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.5m£3.6m£3.4m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mTunbridge Wells
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m£79.0m£79.3m£74.9mTunbridge Wells
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mTunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mTunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mChesham and Amersham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.36m£0.37m£0.34mTunbridge Wells
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mChesham and Amersham
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,74820,259Chesham and Amersham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,0821,456Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2702,612Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20262,9084,474Tunbridge Wells
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,4778,538Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026803997Tunbridge Wells

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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