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East Surrey and Tunbridge Wells
East Surrey is higher than Tunbridge Wells on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.
On 8 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 10 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 12. 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 Tunbridge Wells
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,950£3,967£3,747East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£3,813£3,829£3,617
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,859£12,914£12,198East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£12,643£12,696£11,992
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,471£1,478£1,396Tunbridge Wells is higher£1,495£1,501£1,418
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,933£11,984£11,319East Surrey is higher£11,656£11,706£11,057
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£299£300£283Tunbridge Wells is higher£335£336£318
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£612£614£580Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£633£636£600
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£16£15Tunbridge Wells is higher£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£280£281£265East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£269£271£256
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£119£112East Surrey is higher£101£102£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£73£74£70East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£69£69£65
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,184£1,189£1,123Tunbridge Wells is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£203£204£193Tunbridge Wells is higher£220£221£208
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Tunbridge Wells is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.91£3.93£3.71Tunbridge Wells is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.03£8.07£7.62East Surrey is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.2East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count1,000.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.2Tunbridge Wells is higher71.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
127.0Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count129.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.6East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count40.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
121.8Tunbridge Wells is higher129.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.2East Surrey is higher15.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Surrey | Tunbridge Wells | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,950£3,967£3,747 | £3,813£3,829£3,617 | East Surrey |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,859£12,914£12,198 | £12,643£12,696£11,992 | East Surrey |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,471£1,478£1,396 | £1,495£1,501£1,418 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,933£11,984£11,319 | £11,656£11,706£11,057 | East Surrey |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £299£300£283 | £335£336£318 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £612£614£580 | £633£636£600 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £18£18£17 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £280£281£265 | £269£271£256 | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£119£112 | £101£102£96 | East Surrey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £73£74£70 | £69£69£65 | East Surrey |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,184£1,189£1,123 | £1,194£1,199£1,133 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £194£195£184 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £203£204£193 | £220£221£208 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £7.13£7.16£6.76 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.91£3.93£3.71 | £5.49£5.52£5.21 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.03£8.07£7.62 | £6.26£6.29£5.94 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.2 | 1,000.4 | East Surrey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.2 | 71.9 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 127.0 | 129.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.6 | 40.9 | East Surrey |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 121.8 | 129.1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.2 | 15.1 | East Surrey |
Per resident
East Surrey is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 10. 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 Tunbridge Wells
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,950£3,967£3,747East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£3,813£3,829£3,617
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,485£2,496£2,357East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£2,338£2,348£2,218
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£886£890£841Tunbridge Wells is higher£903£907£857
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,306£2,316£2,187East Surrey is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£58£58£55Tunbridge Wells is higher£62£62£59
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£118£119£112East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.04£3.05£2.88Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£280£281£265East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£269£271£256
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£119£112East Surrey is higher£101£102£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£44£42East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£39
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£713£716£677Tunbridge Wells is higher£721£724£684
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£163Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£123£123£116Tunbridge Wells is higher£133£133£126
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.97£3.99£3.77Tunbridge Wells is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.35£2.36£2.23Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.03£8.07£7.62East Surrey is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
195.2East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count185.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Tunbridge Wells is higher13.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.5East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count23.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.6East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count40.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
73.4Tunbridge Wells is higher78.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.4East Surrey is higher9.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Surrey | Tunbridge Wells | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,950£3,967£3,747 | £3,813£3,829£3,617 | East Surrey |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,485£2,496£2,357 | £2,338£2,348£2,218 | East Surrey |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £886£890£841 | £903£907£857 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,306£2,316£2,187 | £2,156£2,165£2,045 | East Surrey |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £58£58£55 | £62£62£59 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £118£119£112 | £117£118£111 | East Surrey |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.04£3.05£2.88 | £3.38£3.40£3.21 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £280£281£265 | £269£271£256 | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£119£112 | £101£102£96 | East Surrey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£44£42 | £42£42£39 | East Surrey |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £713£716£677 | £721£724£684 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£163 | £194£195£184 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £123£123£116 | £133£133£126 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | £4.31£4.33£4.09 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.35£2.36£2.23 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.03£8.07£7.62 | £6.26£6.29£5.94 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 195.2 | 185.0 | East Surrey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 13.3 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.5 | 23.9 | East Surrey |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.6 | 40.9 | East Surrey |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 73.4 | 78.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.4 | 9.1 | East Surrey |
Total
East Surrey 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
East Surrey Tunbridge Wells
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£404.4m£406.2m£383.6mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£417.5m£419.3m£396.0m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£254.4m£255.5m£241.4mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£90.8m£91.2m£86.1mTunbridge Wells is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£236.1m£237.1m£224.0mEast Surrey is higher£236.1m£237.1m£223.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTunbridge Wells is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£28.7m£28.8m£27.2mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mEast Surrey is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£73.0m£73.3m£69.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£79.0m£79.3m£74.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mTunbridge Wells is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mTunbridge Wells is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.34m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mEast Surrey is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,988Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count20,259
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,290Tunbridge Wells is higher1,456
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,512Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count2,612
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,261Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count4,474
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,515Tunbridge Wells is higher8,538
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,062East Surrey is higher997
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Surrey | Tunbridge Wells | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £404.4m£406.2m£383.6m | £417.5m£419.3m£396.0m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £254.4m£255.5m£241.4m | £256.0m£257.1m£242.9m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £90.8m£91.2m£86.1m | £98.9m£99.3m£93.8m | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £236.1m£237.1m£224.0m | £236.1m£237.1m£223.9m | East Surrey |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | £12.8m£12.9m£12.2m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £28.7m£28.8m£27.2m | £29.5m£29.6m£28.0m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | £11.1m£11.1m£10.5m | East Surrey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.3m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £73.0m£73.3m£69.3m | £79.0m£79.3m£74.9m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £17.6m£17.7m£16.7m | £21.3m£21.4m£20.2m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.6m£11.9m | £14.5m£14.6m£13.8m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.45m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | £0.36m£0.37m£0.34m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.83m£0.78m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | East Surrey |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,988 | 20,259 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,290 | 1,456 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,512 | 2,612 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,261 | 4,474 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,515 | 8,538 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,062 | 997 | East Surrey |
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.
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