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Hitchin and Tunbridge Wells

105,041 and 109,491 residents (mid-2024).

Hitchin is higher than Tunbridge Wells on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Hitchin is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 14. 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

Hitchin Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3,455, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813Hitchin: £3,455Tunbridge Wells: £3,829Hitchin: £3,470Tunbridge Wells: £3,617Hitchin: £3,278

    £3,455£3,470£3,278Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £12,797, Tunbridge Wells £12,643Tunbridge Wells: £12,643Hitchin: £12,797Tunbridge Wells: £12,696Hitchin: £12,852Tunbridge Wells: £11,992Hitchin: £12,139

    £12,797£12,852£12,139Hitchin 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: Hitchin £1,312, Tunbridge Wells £1,495Tunbridge Wells: £1,495Hitchin: £1,312Tunbridge Wells: £1,501Hitchin: £1,317Tunbridge Wells: £1,418Hitchin: £1,244

    £1,312£1,317£1,244Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £11,913, Tunbridge Wells £11,656Tunbridge Wells: £11,656Hitchin: £11,913Tunbridge Wells: £11,706Hitchin: £11,964Tunbridge Wells: £11,057Hitchin: £11,300

    £11,913£11,964£11,300Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£11,656£11,706£11,057

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £251, Tunbridge Wells £335Tunbridge Wells: £335Hitchin: £251Tunbridge Wells: £336Hitchin: £252Tunbridge Wells: £318Hitchin: £238

    £251£252£238Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £617, Tunbridge Wells £633Tunbridge Wells: £633Hitchin: £617Tunbridge Wells: £636Hitchin: £619Tunbridge Wells: £600Hitchin: £585

    £617£619£585Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £16, Tunbridge Wells £18Tunbridge Wells: £18Hitchin: £16Tunbridge Wells: £18Hitchin: £16Tunbridge Wells: £17Hitchin: £15

    £16£16£15Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £252, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269Hitchin: £252Tunbridge Wells: £271Hitchin: £253Tunbridge Wells: £256Hitchin: £239

    £252£253£239Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £124, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101Hitchin: £124Tunbridge Wells: £102Hitchin: £124Tunbridge Wells: £96Hitchin: £117

    £124£124£117Hitchin 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: Hitchin £69, Tunbridge Wells £69Tunbridge Wells: £69Hitchin: £69Tunbridge Wells: £69Hitchin: £70Tunbridge Wells: £65Hitchin: £66

    £69£70£66Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £1,059, Tunbridge Wells £1,194Tunbridge Wells: £1,194Hitchin: £1,059Tunbridge Wells: £1,199Hitchin: £1,063Tunbridge Wells: £1,133Hitchin: £1,004

    £1,059£1,063£1,004Tunbridge Wells is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hitchin £127, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194Hitchin: £127Tunbridge Wells: £195Hitchin: £128Tunbridge Wells: £184Hitchin: £121

    £127£128£121Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £171, Tunbridge Wells £220Tunbridge Wells: £220Hitchin: £171Tunbridge Wells: £221Hitchin: £172Tunbridge Wells: £208Hitchin: £162

    £171£172£162Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £9.01, Tunbridge Wells £7.13Tunbridge Wells: £7.13Hitchin: £9.01Tunbridge Wells: £7.16Hitchin: £9.05Tunbridge Wells: £6.76Hitchin: £8.55

    £9.01£9.05£8.55Hitchin 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: Hitchin £3.76, Tunbridge Wells £5.49Tunbridge Wells: £5.49Hitchin: £3.76Tunbridge Wells: £5.52Hitchin: £3.78Tunbridge Wells: £5.21Hitchin: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57Tunbridge Wells is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3.91, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26Hitchin: £3.91Tunbridge Wells: £6.29Hitchin: £3.93Tunbridge Wells: £5.94Hitchin: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Tunbridge 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: Hitchin 1,017.7, Tunbridge Wells 1,000.4Tunbridge Wells: 1,000.4Hitchin: 1,017.7

    1,017.7Hitchin 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: Hitchin 64.2, Tunbridge Wells 71.9Tunbridge Wells: 71.9Hitchin: 64.2

    64.2Tunbridge 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: Hitchin 132.6, Tunbridge Wells 129.0Tunbridge Wells: 129.0Hitchin: 132.6

    132.6Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count129.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 40.2, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9Hitchin: 40.2

    40.2Tunbridge 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: Hitchin 113.8, Tunbridge Wells 129.1Tunbridge Wells: 129.1Hitchin: 113.8

    113.8Tunbridge 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: Hitchin 15.4, Tunbridge Wells 15.1Tunbridge Wells: 15.1Hitchin: 15.4

    15.4Hitchin is higher15.1

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Hitchin and Tunbridge Wells, per person in the age group
MeasureHitchinTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,278£3,813£3,829£3,617Tunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,797£12,852£12,139£12,643£12,696£11,992Hitchin
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,312£1,317£1,244£1,495£1,501£1,418Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,913£11,964£11,300£11,656£11,706£11,057Hitchin
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£251£252£238£335£336£318Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£617£619£585£633£636£600Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£18£18£17Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£269£271£256Tunbridge Wells
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£101£102£96Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£69£70£66£69£69£65Hitchin
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,059£1,063£1,004£1,194£1,199£1,133Tunbridge Wells
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£220£221£208Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.01£9.05£8.55£7.13£7.16£6.76Hitchin
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£5.49£5.52£5.21Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£6.26£6.29£5.94Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.71,000.4Hitchin
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.271.9Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.6129.0Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.240.9Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.8129.1Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.415.1Hitchin

Per resident

Hitchin 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

Hitchin Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3,455, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813Hitchin: £3,455Tunbridge Wells: £3,829Hitchin: £3,470Tunbridge Wells: £3,617Hitchin: £3,278

    £3,455£3,470£3,278Tunbridge Wells is higher£3,813£3,829£3,617

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hitchin £2,133, Tunbridge Wells £2,338Tunbridge Wells: £2,338Hitchin: £2,133Tunbridge Wells: £2,348Hitchin: £2,142Tunbridge Wells: £2,218Hitchin: £2,023

    £2,133£2,142£2,023Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £815, Tunbridge Wells £903Tunbridge Wells: £903Hitchin: £815Tunbridge Wells: £907Hitchin: £819Tunbridge Wells: £857Hitchin: £773

    £815£819£773Tunbridge Wells is higher£903£907£857

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hitchin £1,986, Tunbridge Wells £2,156Tunbridge Wells: £2,156Hitchin: £1,986Tunbridge Wells: £2,165Hitchin: £1,994Tunbridge Wells: £2,045Hitchin: £1,884

    £1,986£1,994£1,884Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hitchin £42, Tunbridge Wells £62Tunbridge Wells: £62Hitchin: £42Tunbridge Wells: £62Hitchin: £42Tunbridge Wells: £59Hitchin: £40

    £42£42£40Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £103, Tunbridge Wells £117Tunbridge Wells: £117Hitchin: £103Tunbridge Wells: £118Hitchin: £103Tunbridge Wells: £111Hitchin: £98

    £103£103£98Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £2.70, Tunbridge Wells £3.38Tunbridge Wells: £3.38Hitchin: £2.70Tunbridge Wells: £3.40Hitchin: £2.71Tunbridge Wells: £3.21Hitchin: £2.56

    £2.70£2.71£2.56Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £252, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269Hitchin: £252Tunbridge Wells: £271Hitchin: £253Tunbridge Wells: £256Hitchin: £239

    £252£253£239Tunbridge 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: Hitchin £124, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101Hitchin: £124Tunbridge Wells: £102Hitchin: £124Tunbridge Wells: £96Hitchin: £117

    £124£124£117Hitchin 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: Hitchin £43, Tunbridge Wells £42Tunbridge Wells: £42Hitchin: £43Tunbridge Wells: £42Hitchin: £43Tunbridge Wells: £39Hitchin: £41

    £43£43£41Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hitchin £658, Tunbridge Wells £721Tunbridge Wells: £721Hitchin: £658Tunbridge Wells: £724Hitchin: £660Tunbridge Wells: £684Hitchin: £624

    £658£660£624Tunbridge Wells is higher£721£724£684

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hitchin £127, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194Hitchin: £127Tunbridge Wells: £195Hitchin: £128Tunbridge Wells: £184Hitchin: £121

    £127£128£121Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hitchin £106, Tunbridge Wells £133Tunbridge Wells: £133Hitchin: £106Tunbridge Wells: £133Hitchin: £107Tunbridge Wells: £126Hitchin: £101

    £106£107£101Tunbridge Wells is higher£133£133£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hitchin £5.60, Tunbridge Wells £4.31Tunbridge Wells: £4.31Hitchin: £5.60Tunbridge Wells: £4.33Hitchin: £5.62Tunbridge Wells: £4.09Hitchin: £5.31

    £5.60£5.62£5.31Hitchin is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hitchin £2.34, Tunbridge Wells £3.32Tunbridge Wells: £3.32Hitchin: £2.34Tunbridge Wells: £3.34Hitchin: £2.35Tunbridge Wells: £3.15Hitchin: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3.91, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26Hitchin: £3.91Tunbridge Wells: £6.29Hitchin: £3.93Tunbridge Wells: £5.94Hitchin: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Tunbridge Wells is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 169.6, Tunbridge Wells 185.0Tunbridge Wells: 185.0Hitchin: 169.6

    169.6Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count185.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 10.7, Tunbridge Wells 13.3Tunbridge Wells: 13.3Hitchin: 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: Hitchin 22.1, Tunbridge Wells 23.9Tunbridge Wells: 23.9Hitchin: 22.1

    22.1Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count23.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 40.2, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9Hitchin: 40.2

    40.2Tunbridge Wells is higher40.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 70.7, Tunbridge Wells 78.0Tunbridge Wells: 78.0Hitchin: 70.7

    70.7Tunbridge 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: Hitchin 9.6, Tunbridge Wells 9.1Tunbridge Wells: 9.1Hitchin: 9.6

    9.6Hitchin is higher9.1

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Hitchin and Tunbridge Wells, per resident
MeasureHitchinTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,278£3,813£3,829£3,617Tunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,133£2,142£2,023£2,338£2,348£2,218Tunbridge Wells
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£815£819£773£903£907£857Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,986£1,994£1,884£2,156£2,165£2,045Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£62£62£59Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98£117£118£111Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.70£2.71£2.56£3.38£3.40£3.21Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£269£271£256Tunbridge Wells
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£101£102£96Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£43£43£41£42£42£39Hitchin
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£658£660£624£721£724£684Tunbridge Wells
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£133£133£126Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.60£5.62£5.31£4.31£4.33£4.09Hitchin
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£3.32£3.34£3.15Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£6.26£6.29£5.94Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026169.6185.0Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.713.3Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.123.9Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.240.9Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.778.0Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.69.1Hitchin

Total

Hitchin is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 19. 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

Hitchin Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hitchin £363.0m, Tunbridge Wells £417.5mTunbridge Wells: £417.5mHitchin: £363.0mTunbridge Wells: £419.3mHitchin: £364.5mTunbridge Wells: £396.0mHitchin: £344.3m

    £363.0m£364.5m£344.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£417.5m£419.3m£396.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hitchin £224.1m, Tunbridge Wells £256.0mTunbridge Wells: £256.0mHitchin: £224.1mTunbridge Wells: £257.1mHitchin: £225.0mTunbridge Wells: £242.9mHitchin: £212.5m

    £224.1m£225.0m£212.5mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hitchin £85.6m, Tunbridge Wells £98.9mTunbridge Wells: £98.9mHitchin: £85.6mTunbridge Wells: £99.3mHitchin: £86.0mTunbridge Wells: £93.8mHitchin: £81.2m

    £85.6m£86.0m£81.2mTunbridge Wells is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hitchin £208.6m, Tunbridge Wells £236.1mTunbridge Wells: £236.1mHitchin: £208.6mTunbridge Wells: £237.1mHitchin: £209.5mTunbridge Wells: £223.9mHitchin: £197.8m

    £208.6m£209.5m£197.8mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£236.1m£237.1m£223.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hitchin £4.4m, Tunbridge Wells £6.8mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mHitchin: £4.4mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mHitchin: £4.4mTunbridge Wells: £6.4mHitchin: £4.2m

    £4.4m£4.4m£4.2mTunbridge 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: Hitchin £10.8m, Tunbridge Wells £12.8mTunbridge Wells: £12.8mHitchin: £10.8mTunbridge Wells: £12.9mHitchin: £10.8mTunbridge Wells: £12.2mHitchin: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mTunbridge 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: Hitchin £0.28m, Tunbridge Wells £0.37mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mHitchin: £0.28mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mHitchin: £0.28mTunbridge Wells: £0.35mHitchin: £0.27m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.27mTunbridge 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: Hitchin £26.5m, Tunbridge Wells £29.5mTunbridge Wells: £29.5mHitchin: £26.5mTunbridge Wells: £29.6mHitchin: £26.6mTunbridge Wells: £28.0mHitchin: £25.1m

    £26.5m£26.6m£25.1mTunbridge 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: Hitchin £13.0m, Tunbridge Wells £11.1mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mHitchin: £13.0mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mHitchin: £13.1mTunbridge Wells: £10.5mHitchin: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.3mHitchin 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: Hitchin £4.5m, Tunbridge Wells £4.6mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mHitchin: £4.5mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mHitchin: £4.5mTunbridge Wells: £4.3mHitchin: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hitchin £69.1m, Tunbridge Wells £79.0mTunbridge Wells: £79.0mHitchin: £69.1mTunbridge Wells: £79.3mHitchin: £69.4mTunbridge Wells: £74.9mHitchin: £65.5m

    £69.1m£69.4m£65.5mTunbridge Wells is higher£79.0m£79.3m£74.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hitchin £13.4m, Tunbridge Wells £21.3mTunbridge Wells: £21.3mHitchin: £13.4mTunbridge Wells: £21.4mHitchin: £13.4mTunbridge Wells: £20.2mHitchin: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mTunbridge Wells is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hitchin £11.2m, Tunbridge Wells £14.5mTunbridge Wells: £14.5mHitchin: £11.2mTunbridge Wells: £14.6mHitchin: £11.2mTunbridge Wells: £13.8mHitchin: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mTunbridge Wells is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hitchin £0.59m, Tunbridge Wells £0.47mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mHitchin: £0.59mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mHitchin: £0.59mTunbridge Wells: £0.45mHitchin: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mHitchin is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hitchin £0.25m, Tunbridge Wells £0.36mTunbridge Wells: £0.36mHitchin: £0.25mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mHitchin: £0.25mTunbridge Wells: £0.34mHitchin: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hitchin £0.41m, Tunbridge Wells £0.69mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mHitchin: £0.41mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mHitchin: £0.41mTunbridge Wells: £0.65mHitchin: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hitchin 17,818, Tunbridge Wells 20,259Tunbridge Wells: 20,259Hitchin: 17,818

    17,818Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count20,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hitchin 1,124, Tunbridge Wells 1,456Tunbridge Wells: 1,456Hitchin: 1,124

    1,124Tunbridge Wells is higher1,456

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hitchin 2,321, Tunbridge Wells 2,612Tunbridge Wells: 2,612Hitchin: 2,321

    2,321Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count2,612

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hitchin 4,217, Tunbridge Wells 4,474Tunbridge Wells: 4,474Hitchin: 4,217

    4,217Tunbridge Wells is higher4,474

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hitchin 7,425, Tunbridge Wells 8,538Tunbridge Wells: 8,538Hitchin: 7,425

    7,425Tunbridge Wells is higher8,538

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hitchin 1,008, Tunbridge Wells 997Tunbridge Wells: 997Hitchin: 1,008

    1,008Hitchin is higher997

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Hitchin and Tunbridge Wells, total
MeasureHitchinTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.0m£364.5m£344.3m£417.5m£419.3m£396.0mTunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.1m£225.0m£212.5m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mTunbridge Wells
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.6m£86.0m£81.2m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mTunbridge Wells
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£208.6m£209.5m£197.8m£236.1m£237.1m£223.9mTunbridge Wells
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mTunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mTunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mTunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.5m£26.6m£25.1m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mTunbridge Wells
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mHitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mTunbridge Wells
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£69.1m£69.4m£65.5m£79.0m£79.3m£74.9mTunbridge Wells
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mTunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mTunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mHitchin
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.36m£0.37m£0.34mTunbridge Wells
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mTunbridge Wells
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,81820,259Tunbridge Wells
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1241,456Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3212,612Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2174,474Tunbridge Wells
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4258,538Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,008997Hitchin

Sources

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

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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  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.
  9. 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.
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