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East Surrey and Tonbridge
East Surrey is higher than Tonbridge on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 9 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.
Per person in the age group
East Surrey is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 13. 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
East Surrey Tonbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,950£3,967£3,747Tonbridge is higher£4,111£4,129£3,900
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,859£12,914£12,198Tonbridge is higher£12,933£12,988£12,268
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,471£1,478£1,396East Surrey is higher£1,462£1,468£1,387
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,933£11,984£11,319Tonbridge is higher£11,971£12,022£11,355
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£299£300£283East Surrey is higher£275£276£261
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£612£614£580Tonbridge is higher£669£672£635
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£16£15Tonbridge is higher£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£280£281£265East Surrey is higher£277£278£263
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£119£112Tonbridge is higher£131£131£124
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£73£74£70Tonbridge is higher£88£89£84
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,184£1,189£1,123East Surrey is higher£1,167£1,172£1,107
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163East Surrey is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£203£204£193East Surrey is higher£195£195£185
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£6.82£6.85£6.47
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.91£3.93£3.71Tonbridge is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.03£8.07£7.62East Surrey is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.2East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count1,008.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.2East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count65.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
127.0Tonbridge is higher139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.6Tonbridge is higher43.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
121.8Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count126.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.2Tonbridge is higher20.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Surrey | Tonbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,950£3,967£3,747 | £4,111£4,129£3,900 | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,859£12,914£12,198 | £12,933£12,988£12,268 | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,471£1,478£1,396 | £1,462£1,468£1,387 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,933£11,984£11,319 | £11,971£12,022£11,355 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £299£300£283 | £275£276£261 | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £612£614£580 | £669£672£635 | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £17£17£16 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £280£281£265 | £277£278£263 | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£119£112 | £131£131£124 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £73£74£70 | £88£89£84 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,184£1,189£1,123 | £1,167£1,172£1,107 | East Surrey |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £164£165£156 | East Surrey |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £203£204£193 | £195£195£185 | East Surrey |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | Tonbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.91£3.93£3.71 | £4.86£4.88£4.61 | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.03£8.07£7.62 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.2 | 1,008.8 | East Surrey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.2 | 65.0 | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 127.0 | 139.2 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.6 | 43.7 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 121.8 | 126.5 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.2 | 20.2 | Tonbridge |
Per resident
East Surrey is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 15. 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
East Surrey Tonbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,950£3,967£3,747Tonbridge is higher£4,111£4,129£3,900
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,485£2,496£2,357Tonbridge is higher£2,666£2,677£2,528
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£886£890£841East Surrey is higher£868£871£823
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,306£2,316£2,187Tonbridge is higher£2,467£2,478£2,340
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£58£58£55East Surrey is higher£57£57£54
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£118£119£112Tonbridge is higher£138£139£131
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.04£3.05£2.88Tonbridge is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£280£281£265East Surrey is higher£277£278£263
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£119£112Tonbridge is higher£131£131£124
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£44£42Tonbridge is higher£52£53£50
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£713£716£677East Surrey is higher£693£696£657
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163East Surrey is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£123£123£116East Surrey is higher£116£116£110
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.97£3.99£3.77Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4.05£4.07£3.84
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.35£2.36£2.23Tonbridge is higher£2.88£2.89£2.73
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.03£8.07£7.62East Surrey is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
195.2Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count207.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count13.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.5Tonbridge is higher28.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.6Tonbridge is higher43.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
73.4Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count75.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.4Tonbridge is higher12.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Surrey | Tonbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,950£3,967£3,747 | £4,111£4,129£3,900 | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,485£2,496£2,357 | £2,666£2,677£2,528 | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £886£890£841 | £868£871£823 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,306£2,316£2,187 | £2,467£2,478£2,340 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £58£58£55 | £57£57£54 | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £118£119£112 | £138£139£131 | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.04£3.05£2.88 | £3.56£3.58£3.38 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £280£281£265 | £277£278£263 | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£119£112 | £131£131£124 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£44£42 | £52£53£50 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £713£716£677 | £693£696£657 | East Surrey |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £164£165£156 | East Surrey |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £123£123£116 | £116£116£110 | East Surrey |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | £4.05£4.07£3.84 | Tonbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.35£2.36£2.23 | £2.88£2.89£2.73 | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.03£8.07£7.62 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 195.2 | 207.9 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 13.4 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.5 | 28.7 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.6 | 43.7 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 73.4 | 75.1 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.4 | 12.0 | Tonbridge |
Total
East Surrey is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 13. 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
East Surrey Tonbridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£404.4m£406.2m£383.6mTonbridge is higher£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£254.4m£255.5m£241.4mTonbridge is higher£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£90.8m£91.2m£86.1mEast Surrey is higher£86.0m£86.4m£81.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£236.1m£237.1m£224.0mTonbridge is higher£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mEast Surrey is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mTonbridge is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mTonbridge is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£28.7m£28.8m£27.2mEast Surrey is higher£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mTonbridge is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mTonbridge is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£73.0m£73.3m£69.3mEast Surrey is higher£68.7m£69.0m£65.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mEast Surrey is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mEast Surrey is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mEast Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mTonbridge is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mEast Surrey is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,988Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count20,608
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,290Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count1,327
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,512Tonbridge is higher2,843
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,261Tonbridge is higher4,335
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,515East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count7,440
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,062Tonbridge is higher1,188
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| Measure | East Surrey | Tonbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £404.4m£406.2m£383.6m | £407.5m£409.2m£386.5m | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £254.4m£255.5m£241.4m | £264.2m£265.3m£250.6m | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £90.8m£91.2m£86.1m | £86.0m£86.4m£81.6m | East Surrey |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £236.1m£237.1m£224.0m | £244.6m£245.6m£232.0m | Tonbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | £13.7m£13.7m£13.0m | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33m | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £28.7m£28.8m£27.2m | £27.4m£27.6m£26.0m | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | £12.9m£13.0m£12.3m | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | Tonbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £73.0m£73.3m£69.3m | £68.7m£69.0m£65.1m | East Surrey |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £17.6m£17.7m£16.7m | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | East Surrey |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.6m£11.9m | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | East Surrey |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | East Surrey |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.27m | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.83m£0.78m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | East Surrey |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,988 | 20,608 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,290 | 1,327 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,512 | 2,843 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,261 | 4,335 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,515 | 7,440 | East Surrey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,062 | 1,188 | Tonbridge |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.