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Epping Forest and Tunbridge Wells

104,747 and 109,491 residents (mid-2024).

Epping Forest is higher than Tunbridge Wells on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Epping Forest is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 6. 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

Epping Forest Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Epping Forest £3,905, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813Epping Forest: £3,905Tunbridge Wells: £3,829Epping Forest: £3,922Tunbridge Wells: £3,617Epping Forest: £3,704

    £3,905£3,922£3,704Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,813£3,829£3,617

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Epping Forest £12,817, Tunbridge Wells £12,643Tunbridge Wells: £12,643Epping Forest: £12,817Tunbridge Wells: £12,696Epping Forest: £12,872Tunbridge Wells: £11,992Epping Forest: £12,158

    £12,817£12,872£12,158Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£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: Epping Forest £1,627, Tunbridge Wells £1,495Tunbridge Wells: £1,495Epping Forest: £1,627Tunbridge Wells: £1,501Epping Forest: £1,634Tunbridge Wells: £1,418Epping Forest: £1,544

    £1,627£1,634£1,544Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £11,539, Tunbridge Wells £11,656Tunbridge Wells: £11,656Epping Forest: £11,539Tunbridge Wells: £11,706Epping Forest: £11,588Tunbridge Wells: £11,057Epping Forest: £10,945

    £11,539£11,588£10,945Tunbridge Wells 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: Epping Forest £501, Tunbridge Wells £335Tunbridge Wells: £335Epping Forest: £501Tunbridge Wells: £336Epping Forest: £503Tunbridge Wells: £318Epping Forest: £475

    £501£503£475Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £751, Tunbridge Wells £633Tunbridge Wells: £633Epping Forest: £751Tunbridge Wells: £636Epping Forest: £755Tunbridge Wells: £600Epping Forest: £713

    £751£755£713Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £26, Tunbridge Wells £18Tunbridge Wells: £18Epping Forest: £26Tunbridge Wells: £18Epping Forest: £26Tunbridge Wells: £17Epping Forest: £25

    £26£26£25Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £309, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269Epping Forest: £309Tunbridge Wells: £271Epping Forest: £310Tunbridge Wells: £256Epping Forest: £293

    £309£310£293Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £97, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101Epping Forest: £97Tunbridge Wells: £102Epping Forest: £98Tunbridge Wells: £96Epping Forest: £92

    £97£98£92Tunbridge 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: Epping Forest £81, Tunbridge Wells £69Tunbridge Wells: £69Epping Forest: £81Tunbridge Wells: £69Epping Forest: £81Tunbridge Wells: £65Epping Forest: £77

    £81£81£77Epping Forest is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Epping Forest £1,325, Tunbridge Wells £1,194Tunbridge Wells: £1,194Epping Forest: £1,325Tunbridge Wells: £1,199Epping Forest: £1,331Tunbridge Wells: £1,133Epping Forest: £1,257

    £1,325£1,331£1,257Epping Forest is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Epping Forest £178, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194Epping Forest: £178Tunbridge Wells: £195Epping Forest: £178Tunbridge Wells: £184Epping Forest: £169

    £178£178£169Tunbridge 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: Epping Forest £207, Tunbridge Wells £220Tunbridge Wells: £220Epping Forest: £207Tunbridge Wells: £221Epping Forest: £208Tunbridge Wells: £208Epping Forest: £196

    £207£208£196Tunbridge 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: Epping Forest £8.64, Tunbridge Wells £7.13Tunbridge Wells: £7.13Epping Forest: £8.64Tunbridge Wells: £7.16Epping Forest: £8.68Tunbridge Wells: £6.76Epping Forest: £8.20

    £8.64£8.68£8.20Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £5.52, Tunbridge Wells £5.49Tunbridge Wells: £5.49Epping Forest: £5.52Tunbridge Wells: £5.52Epping Forest: £5.55Tunbridge Wells: £5.21Epping Forest: £5.24

    £5.52£5.55£5.24Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Epping Forest £5.96, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26Epping Forest: £5.96Tunbridge Wells: £6.29Epping Forest: £5.98Tunbridge Wells: £5.94Epping Forest: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Tunbridge Wells 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: Epping Forest 996.3, Tunbridge Wells 1,000.4Tunbridge Wells: 1,000.4Epping Forest: 996.3

    996.3Tunbridge Wells is higher1,000.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Epping Forest 104.3, Tunbridge Wells 71.9Tunbridge Wells: 71.9Epping Forest: 104.3

    104.3Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 160.4, Tunbridge Wells 129.0Tunbridge Wells: 129.0Epping Forest: 160.4

    160.4Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 48.3, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9Epping Forest: 48.3

    48.3Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 139.5, Tunbridge Wells 129.1Tunbridge Wells: 129.1Epping Forest: 139.5

    139.5Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 18.7, Tunbridge Wells 15.1Tunbridge Wells: 15.1Epping Forest: 18.7

    18.7Epping Forest is higher15.1

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Epping Forest and Tunbridge Wells, per person in the age group
MeasureEpping ForestTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,905£3,922£3,704£3,813£3,829£3,617Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,817£12,872£12,158£12,643£12,696£11,992Epping Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,627£1,634£1,544£1,495£1,501£1,418Epping Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,539£11,588£10,945£11,656£11,706£11,057Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£501£503£475£335£336£318Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£755£713£633£636£600Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£18£18£17Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£309£310£293£269£271£256Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£101£102£96Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£77£69£69£65Epping Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,325£1,331£1,257£1,194£1,199£1,133Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£207£208£196£220£221£208Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.64£8.68£8.20£7.13£7.16£6.76Epping Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.52£5.55£5.24£5.49£5.52£5.21Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£6.26£6.29£5.94Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,000.4Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.371.9Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.4129.0Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.340.9Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.5129.1Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.715.1Epping Forest

Per resident

Epping Forest is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 7. 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

Epping Forest Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Epping Forest £3,905, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813Epping Forest: £3,905Tunbridge Wells: £3,829Epping Forest: £3,922Tunbridge Wells: £3,617Epping Forest: £3,704

    £3,905£3,922£3,704Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,813£3,829£3,617

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Epping Forest £2,306, Tunbridge Wells £2,338Tunbridge Wells: £2,338Epping Forest: £2,306Tunbridge Wells: £2,348Epping Forest: £2,316Tunbridge Wells: £2,218Epping Forest: £2,188

    £2,306£2,316£2,188Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2,338£2,348£2,218

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Epping Forest £1,009, Tunbridge Wells £903Tunbridge Wells: £903Epping Forest: £1,009Tunbridge Wells: £907Epping Forest: £1,014Tunbridge Wells: £857Epping Forest: £957

    £1,009£1,014£957Epping Forest is higher£903£907£857

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Epping Forest £2,076, Tunbridge Wells £2,156Tunbridge Wells: £2,156Epping Forest: £2,076Tunbridge Wells: £2,165Epping Forest: £2,085Tunbridge Wells: £2,045Epping Forest: £1,969

    £2,076£2,085£1,969Tunbridge Wells is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Epping Forest £90, Tunbridge Wells £62Tunbridge Wells: £62Epping Forest: £90Tunbridge Wells: £62Epping Forest: £91Tunbridge Wells: £59Epping Forest: £86

    £90£91£86Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £135, Tunbridge Wells £117Tunbridge Wells: £117Epping Forest: £135Tunbridge Wells: £118Epping Forest: £136Tunbridge Wells: £111Epping Forest: £128

    £135£136£128Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £4.70, Tunbridge Wells £3.38Tunbridge Wells: £3.38Epping Forest: £4.70Tunbridge Wells: £3.40Epping Forest: £4.72Tunbridge Wells: £3.21Epping Forest: £4.46

    £4.70£4.72£4.46Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £309, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269Epping Forest: £309Tunbridge Wells: £271Epping Forest: £310Tunbridge Wells: £256Epping Forest: £293

    £309£310£293Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest £97, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101Epping Forest: £97Tunbridge Wells: £102Epping Forest: £98Tunbridge Wells: £96Epping Forest: £92

    £97£98£92Tunbridge 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: Epping Forest £50, Tunbridge Wells £42Tunbridge Wells: £42Epping Forest: £50Tunbridge Wells: £42Epping Forest: £50Tunbridge Wells: £39Epping Forest: £48

    £50£50£48Epping Forest is higher£42£42£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Epping Forest £822, Tunbridge Wells £721Tunbridge Wells: £721Epping Forest: £822Tunbridge Wells: £724Epping Forest: £825Tunbridge Wells: £684Epping Forest: £780

    £822£825£780Epping Forest is higher£721£724£684

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Epping Forest £178, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194Epping Forest: £178Tunbridge Wells: £195Epping Forest: £178Tunbridge Wells: £184Epping Forest: £169

    £178£178£169Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Epping Forest £128, Tunbridge Wells £133Tunbridge Wells: £133Epping Forest: £128Tunbridge Wells: £133Epping Forest: £129Tunbridge Wells: £126Epping Forest: £122

    £128£129£122Tunbridge Wells is higher£133£133£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Epping Forest £5.37, Tunbridge Wells £4.31Tunbridge Wells: £4.31Epping Forest: £5.37Tunbridge Wells: £4.33Epping Forest: £5.39Tunbridge Wells: £4.09Epping Forest: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Epping Forest is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Epping Forest £3.43, Tunbridge Wells £3.32Tunbridge Wells: £3.32Epping Forest: £3.43Tunbridge Wells: £3.34Epping Forest: £3.44Tunbridge Wells: £3.15Epping Forest: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Epping Forest £5.96, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26Epping Forest: £5.96Tunbridge Wells: £6.29Epping Forest: £5.98Tunbridge Wells: £5.94Epping Forest: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Tunbridge Wells is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Epping Forest 179.3, Tunbridge Wells 185.0Tunbridge Wells: 185.0Epping Forest: 179.3

    179.3Tunbridge Wells is higher185.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Epping Forest 18.8, Tunbridge Wells 13.3Tunbridge Wells: 13.3Epping Forest: 18.8

    18.8Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 28.9, Tunbridge Wells 23.9Tunbridge Wells: 23.9Epping Forest: 28.9

    28.9Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 48.3, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9Epping Forest: 48.3

    48.3Epping Forest is higher40.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Epping Forest 86.5, Tunbridge Wells 78.0Tunbridge Wells: 78.0Epping Forest: 86.5

    86.5Epping Forest 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: Epping Forest 11.6, Tunbridge Wells 9.1Tunbridge Wells: 9.1Epping Forest: 11.6

    11.6Epping Forest is higher9.1

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Epping Forest and Tunbridge Wells, per resident
MeasureEpping ForestTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,905£3,922£3,704£3,813£3,829£3,617Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,306£2,316£2,188£2,338£2,348£2,218Tunbridge Wells
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,009£1,014£957£903£907£857Epping Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,076£2,085£1,969£2,156£2,165£2,045Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86£62£62£59Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£117£118£111Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46£3.38£3.40£3.21Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£309£310£293£269£271£256Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£101£102£96Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£48£42£42£39Epping Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£822£825£780£721£724£684Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£178£169£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£133£133£126Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.31£4.33£4.09Epping Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.32£3.34£3.15Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£6.26£6.29£5.94Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026179.3185.0Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.813.3Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.923.9Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.340.9Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.578.0Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.69.1Epping Forest

Total

Epping Forest is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 9. 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

Epping Forest Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Epping Forest £409.1m, Tunbridge Wells £417.5mTunbridge Wells: £417.5mEpping Forest: £409.1mTunbridge Wells: £419.3mEpping Forest: £410.8mTunbridge Wells: £396.0mEpping Forest: £388.0m

    £409.1m£410.8m£388.0mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£417.5m£419.3m£396.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Epping Forest £241.6m, Tunbridge Wells £256.0mTunbridge Wells: £256.0mEpping Forest: £241.6mTunbridge Wells: £257.1mEpping Forest: £242.6mTunbridge Wells: £242.9mEpping Forest: £229.1m

    £241.6m£242.6m£229.1mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Epping Forest £105.7m, Tunbridge Wells £98.9mTunbridge Wells: £98.9mEpping Forest: £105.7mTunbridge Wells: £99.3mEpping Forest: £106.2mTunbridge Wells: £93.8mEpping Forest: £100.3m

    £105.7m£106.2m£100.3mEpping Forest is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Epping Forest £217.5m, Tunbridge Wells £236.1mTunbridge Wells: £236.1mEpping Forest: £217.5mTunbridge Wells: £237.1mEpping Forest: £218.4mTunbridge Wells: £223.9mEpping Forest: £206.3m

    £217.5m£218.4m£206.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£236.1m£237.1m£223.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Epping Forest £9.4m, Tunbridge Wells £6.8mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mEpping Forest: £9.4mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mEpping Forest: £9.5mTunbridge Wells: £6.4mEpping Forest: £9.0m

    £9.4m£9.5m£9.0mEpping Forest 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: Epping Forest £14.2m, Tunbridge Wells £12.8mTunbridge Wells: £12.8mEpping Forest: £14.2mTunbridge Wells: £12.9mEpping Forest: £14.2mTunbridge Wells: £12.2mEpping Forest: £13.4m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.4mEpping Forest 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: Epping Forest £0.49m, Tunbridge Wells £0.37mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mEpping Forest: £0.49mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mEpping Forest: £0.49mTunbridge Wells: £0.35mEpping Forest: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mEpping Forest 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: Epping Forest £32.3m, Tunbridge Wells £29.5mTunbridge Wells: £29.5mEpping Forest: £32.3mTunbridge Wells: £29.6mEpping Forest: £32.5mTunbridge Wells: £28.0mEpping Forest: £30.7m

    £32.3m£32.5m£30.7mEpping Forest 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: Epping Forest £10.2m, Tunbridge Wells £11.1mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mEpping Forest: £10.2mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mEpping Forest: £10.2mTunbridge Wells: £10.5mEpping Forest: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mTunbridge 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: Epping Forest £5.3m, Tunbridge Wells £4.6mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mEpping Forest: £5.3mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mEpping Forest: £5.3mTunbridge Wells: £4.3mEpping Forest: £5.0m

    £5.3m£5.3m£5.0mEpping Forest is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Epping Forest £86.1m, Tunbridge Wells £79.0mTunbridge Wells: £79.0mEpping Forest: £86.1mTunbridge Wells: £79.3mEpping Forest: £86.5mTunbridge Wells: £74.9mEpping Forest: £81.7m

    £86.1m£86.5m£81.7mEpping Forest is higher£79.0m£79.3m£74.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Epping Forest £18.6m, Tunbridge Wells £21.3mTunbridge Wells: £21.3mEpping Forest: £18.6mTunbridge Wells: £21.4mEpping Forest: £18.7mTunbridge Wells: £20.2mEpping Forest: £17.7m

    £18.6m£18.7m£17.7mTunbridge Wells is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Epping Forest £13.5m, Tunbridge Wells £14.5mTunbridge Wells: £14.5mEpping Forest: £13.5mTunbridge Wells: £14.6mEpping Forest: £13.5mTunbridge Wells: £13.8mEpping Forest: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mTunbridge Wells is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Epping Forest £0.56m, Tunbridge Wells £0.47mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mEpping Forest: £0.56mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mEpping Forest: £0.56mTunbridge Wells: £0.45mEpping Forest: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mEpping Forest is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Epping Forest £0.36m, Tunbridge Wells £0.36mTunbridge Wells: £0.36mEpping Forest: £0.36mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mEpping Forest: £0.36mTunbridge Wells: £0.34mEpping Forest: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.37m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Epping Forest £0.62m, Tunbridge Wells £0.69mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mEpping Forest: £0.62mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mEpping Forest: £0.63mTunbridge Wells: £0.65mEpping Forest: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Epping Forest 18,778, Tunbridge Wells 20,259Tunbridge Wells: 20,259Epping Forest: 18,778

    18,778Tunbridge Wells is higher20,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Epping Forest 1,966, Tunbridge Wells 1,456Tunbridge Wells: 1,456Epping Forest: 1,966

    1,966Epping Forest is higher1,456

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Epping Forest 3,023, Tunbridge Wells 2,612Tunbridge Wells: 2,612Epping Forest: 3,023

    3,023Epping Forest is higher2,612

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Epping Forest 5,054, Tunbridge Wells 4,474Tunbridge Wells: 4,474Epping Forest: 5,054

    5,054Epping Forest is higher4,474

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Epping Forest 9,060, Tunbridge Wells 8,538Tunbridge Wells: 8,538Epping Forest: 9,060

    9,060Epping Forest is higher8,538

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Epping Forest 1,216, Tunbridge Wells 997Tunbridge Wells: 997Epping Forest: 1,216

    1,216Epping Forest is higher997

Show the numbers
Epping Forest and Tunbridge Wells, total
MeasureEpping ForestTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.1m£410.8m£388.0m£417.5m£419.3m£396.0mTunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£241.6m£242.6m£229.1m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mTunbridge Wells
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.7m£106.2m£100.3m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mEpping Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£217.5m£218.4m£206.3m£236.1m£237.1m£223.9mTunbridge Wells
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.5m£9.0m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mEpping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mEpping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mEpping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mEpping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mTunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mEpping Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£86.1m£86.5m£81.7m£79.0m£79.3m£74.9mEpping Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mTunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mTunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mEpping Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.36m£0.37m£0.34mTunbridge Wells
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mTunbridge Wells
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,77820,259Tunbridge Wells
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9661,456Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0232,612Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,0544,474Epping Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,0608,538Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,216997Epping Forest

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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