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North Bedfordshire and Tonbridge

108,198 and 99,120 residents (mid-2024).

North Bedfordshire is higher than Tonbridge on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 7 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

North Bedfordshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 16. 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

North Bedfordshire Tonbridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £3,737, Tonbridge £4,111Tonbridge: £4,111North Bedfordshire: £3,737Tonbridge: £4,129North Bedfordshire: £3,753Tonbridge: £3,900North Bedfordshire: £3,544

    £3,737£3,753£3,544Tonbridge is higher£4,111£4,129£3,900

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £12,700, Tonbridge £12,933Tonbridge: £12,933North Bedfordshire: £12,700Tonbridge: £12,988North Bedfordshire: £12,754Tonbridge: £12,268North Bedfordshire: £12,046

    £12,700£12,754£12,046Tonbridge is higher£12,933£12,988£12,268

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £1,383, Tonbridge £1,462Tonbridge: £1,462North Bedfordshire: £1,383Tonbridge: £1,468North Bedfordshire: £1,389Tonbridge: £1,387North Bedfordshire: £1,312

    £1,383£1,389£1,312Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,462£1,468£1,387

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £11,893, Tonbridge £11,971Tonbridge: £11,971North Bedfordshire: £11,893Tonbridge: £12,022North Bedfordshire: £11,944Tonbridge: £11,355North Bedfordshire: £11,281

    £11,893£11,944£11,281Tonbridge is higher£11,971£12,022£11,355

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £247, Tonbridge £275Tonbridge: £275North Bedfordshire: £247Tonbridge: £276North Bedfordshire: £248Tonbridge: £261North Bedfordshire: £234

    £247£248£234Tonbridge is higher£275£276£261

  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: North Bedfordshire £544, Tonbridge £669Tonbridge: £669North Bedfordshire: £544Tonbridge: £672North Bedfordshire: £547Tonbridge: £635North Bedfordshire: £516

    £544£547£516Tonbridge is higher£669£672£635

  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: North Bedfordshire £16, Tonbridge £17Tonbridge: £17North Bedfordshire: £16Tonbridge: £17North Bedfordshire: £16Tonbridge: £16North Bedfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15Tonbridge is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £281, Tonbridge £277Tonbridge: £277North Bedfordshire: £281Tonbridge: £278North Bedfordshire: £282Tonbridge: £263North Bedfordshire: £266

    £281£282£266North Bedfordshire is higher£277£278£263

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £123, Tonbridge £131Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £124North Bedfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

  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: North Bedfordshire £83, Tonbridge £88Tonbridge: £88North Bedfordshire: £83Tonbridge: £89North Bedfordshire: £84Tonbridge: £84North Bedfordshire: £79

    £83£84£79Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£88£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £1,126, Tonbridge £1,167Tonbridge: £1,167North Bedfordshire: £1,126Tonbridge: £1,172North Bedfordshire: £1,131Tonbridge: £1,107North Bedfordshire: £1,068

    £1,126£1,131£1,068Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,167£1,172£1,107

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £124, Tonbridge £164Tonbridge: £164North Bedfordshire: £124Tonbridge: £165North Bedfordshire: £125Tonbridge: £156North Bedfordshire: £118

    £124£125£118Tonbridge is higher£164£165£156

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £160, Tonbridge £195Tonbridge: £195North Bedfordshire: £160Tonbridge: £195North Bedfordshire: £160Tonbridge: £185North Bedfordshire: £151

    £160£160£151Tonbridge is higher£195£195£185

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £9.28, Tonbridge £6.82Tonbridge: £6.82North Bedfordshire: £9.28Tonbridge: £6.85North Bedfordshire: £9.32Tonbridge: £6.47North Bedfordshire: £8.80

    £9.28£9.32£8.80North Bedfordshire is higher£6.82£6.85£6.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £4.78, Tonbridge £4.86Tonbridge: £4.86North Bedfordshire: £4.78Tonbridge: £4.88North Bedfordshire: £4.80Tonbridge: £4.61North Bedfordshire: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4.86£4.88£4.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £7.76, Tonbridge £6.17Tonbridge: £6.17North Bedfordshire: £7.76Tonbridge: £6.19North Bedfordshire: £7.79Tonbridge: £5.85North Bedfordshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire 1,028.0, Tonbridge 1,008.8Tonbridge: 1,008.8North Bedfordshire: 1,028.0

    1,028.0North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,008.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire 61.5, Tonbridge 65.0Tonbridge: 65.0North Bedfordshire: 61.5

    61.5Tonbridge is higher65.0

  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: North Bedfordshire 122.1, Tonbridge 139.2Tonbridge: 139.2North Bedfordshire: 122.1

    122.1Tonbridge is higher139.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 44.5, Tonbridge 43.7Tonbridge: 43.7North Bedfordshire: 44.5

    44.5North Bedfordshire is higher43.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire 127.1, Tonbridge 126.5Tonbridge: 126.5North Bedfordshire: 127.1

    127.1North Bedfordshire is higher126.5

  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: North Bedfordshire 18.8, Tonbridge 20.2Tonbridge: 20.2North Bedfordshire: 18.8

    18.8Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count20.2

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North Bedfordshire and Tonbridge, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth BedfordshireTonbridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,737£3,753£3,544£4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,046£12,933£12,988£12,268Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,383£1,389£1,312£1,462£1,468£1,387Tonbridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,893£11,944£11,281£11,971£12,022£11,355Tonbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£234£275£276£261Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£544£547£516£669£672£635Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£17£17£16Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£281£282£266£277£278£263North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£131£131£124Tonbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£83£84£79£88£89£84Tonbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,126£1,131£1,068£1,167£1,172£1,107Tonbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£164£165£156Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£160£160£151£195£195£185Tonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.28£9.32£8.80£6.82£6.85£6.47North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£4.86£4.88£4.61Tonbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£6.17£6.19£5.85North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.01,008.8North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.565.0Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.1139.2Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.543.7North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.1126.5North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.820.2Tonbridge

Per resident

North Bedfordshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 16. 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

North Bedfordshire Tonbridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £3,737, Tonbridge £4,111Tonbridge: £4,111North Bedfordshire: £3,737Tonbridge: £4,129North Bedfordshire: £3,753Tonbridge: £3,900North Bedfordshire: £3,544

    £3,737£3,753£3,544Tonbridge is higher£4,111£4,129£3,900

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2,357, Tonbridge £2,666Tonbridge: £2,666North Bedfordshire: £2,357Tonbridge: £2,677North Bedfordshire: £2,367Tonbridge: £2,528North Bedfordshire: £2,236

    £2,357£2,367£2,236Tonbridge is higher£2,666£2,677£2,528

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £844, Tonbridge £868Tonbridge: £868North Bedfordshire: £844Tonbridge: £871North Bedfordshire: £848Tonbridge: £823North Bedfordshire: £801

    £844£848£801Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£868£871£823

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2,208, Tonbridge £2,467Tonbridge: £2,467North Bedfordshire: £2,208Tonbridge: £2,478North Bedfordshire: £2,217Tonbridge: £2,340North Bedfordshire: £2,094

    £2,208£2,217£2,094Tonbridge is higher£2,467£2,478£2,340

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £46, Tonbridge £57Tonbridge: £57North Bedfordshire: £46Tonbridge: £57North Bedfordshire: £46Tonbridge: £54North Bedfordshire: £43

    £46£46£43Tonbridge is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £101, Tonbridge £138Tonbridge: £138North Bedfordshire: £101Tonbridge: £139North Bedfordshire: £101Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £96

    £101£101£96Tonbridge is higher£138£139£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2.93, Tonbridge £3.56Tonbridge: £3.56North Bedfordshire: £2.93Tonbridge: £3.58North Bedfordshire: £2.94Tonbridge: £3.38North Bedfordshire: £2.78

    £2.93£2.94£2.78Tonbridge is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £281, Tonbridge £277Tonbridge: £277North Bedfordshire: £281Tonbridge: £278North Bedfordshire: £282Tonbridge: £263North Bedfordshire: £266

    £281£282£266North Bedfordshire is higher£277£278£263

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £123, Tonbridge £131Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £124North Bedfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £51, Tonbridge £52Tonbridge: £52North Bedfordshire: £51Tonbridge: £53North Bedfordshire: £51Tonbridge: £50North Bedfordshire: £48

    £51£51£48Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£52£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £687, Tonbridge £693Tonbridge: £693North Bedfordshire: £687Tonbridge: £696North Bedfordshire: £690Tonbridge: £657North Bedfordshire: £652

    £687£690£652Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £124, Tonbridge £164Tonbridge: £164North Bedfordshire: £124Tonbridge: £165North Bedfordshire: £125Tonbridge: £156North Bedfordshire: £118

    £124£125£118Tonbridge is higher£164£165£156

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Bedfordshire £97, Tonbridge £116Tonbridge: £116North Bedfordshire: £97Tonbridge: £116North Bedfordshire: £98Tonbridge: £110North Bedfordshire: £92

    £97£98£92Tonbridge is higher£116£116£110

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Bedfordshire £5.66, Tonbridge £4.05Tonbridge: £4.05North Bedfordshire: £5.66Tonbridge: £4.07North Bedfordshire: £5.69Tonbridge: £3.84North Bedfordshire: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37North Bedfordshire is higher£4.05£4.07£3.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2.91, Tonbridge £2.88Tonbridge: £2.88North Bedfordshire: £2.91Tonbridge: £2.89North Bedfordshire: £2.92Tonbridge: £2.73North Bedfordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.88£2.89£2.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £7.76, Tonbridge £6.17Tonbridge: £6.17North Bedfordshire: £7.76Tonbridge: £6.19North Bedfordshire: £7.79Tonbridge: £5.85North Bedfordshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 190.8, Tonbridge 207.9Tonbridge: 207.9North Bedfordshire: 190.8

    190.8Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count207.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 11.4, Tonbridge 13.4Tonbridge: 13.4North Bedfordshire: 11.4

    11.4Tonbridge is higher13.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 22.7, Tonbridge 28.7Tonbridge: 28.7North Bedfordshire: 22.7

    22.7Tonbridge is higher28.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 44.5, Tonbridge 43.7Tonbridge: 43.7North Bedfordshire: 44.5

    44.5North Bedfordshire is higher43.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 77.6, Tonbridge 75.1Tonbridge: 75.1North Bedfordshire: 77.6

    77.6North Bedfordshire is higher75.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 11.5, Tonbridge 12.0Tonbridge: 12.0North Bedfordshire: 11.5

    11.5Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count12.0

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North Bedfordshire and Tonbridge, per resident
MeasureNorth BedfordshireTonbridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,737£3,753£3,544£4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,357£2,367£2,236£2,666£2,677£2,528Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£844£848£801£868£871£823Tonbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,208£2,217£2,094£2,467£2,478£2,340Tonbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£46£46£43£57£57£54Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£138£139£131Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.93£2.94£2.78£3.56£3.58£3.38Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£281£282£266£277£278£263North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£131£131£124Tonbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£52£53£50Tonbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£687£690£652£693£696£657Tonbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£164£165£156Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£116£116£110Tonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£4.05£4.07£3.84North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£2.88£2.89£2.73North Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£6.17£6.19£5.85North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.8207.9Tonbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.413.4Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.728.7Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.543.7North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.675.1North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.512.0Tonbridge

Total

North Bedfordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge 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

North Bedfordshire Tonbridge

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £404.3m, Tonbridge £407.5mTonbridge: £407.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £404.3mTonbridge: £409.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £406.0mTonbridge: £386.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £383.5m

    £404.3m£406.0m£383.5mTonbridge is higher£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £255.1m, Tonbridge £264.2mTonbridge: £264.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £255.1mTonbridge: £265.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £256.1mTonbridge: £250.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £241.9m

    £255.1m£256.1m£241.9mTonbridge is higher£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £91.4m, Tonbridge £86.0mTonbridge: £86.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.4mTonbridge: £86.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.7mTonbridge: £81.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £86.7m

    £91.4m£91.7m£86.7mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£86.0m£86.4m£81.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Bedfordshire £238.8m, Tonbridge £244.6mTonbridge: £244.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £238.8mTonbridge: £245.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £239.9mTonbridge: £232.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £226.6m

    £238.8m£239.9m£226.6mTonbridge is higher£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Bedfordshire £5.0m, Tonbridge £5.6mTonbridge: £5.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mTonbridge: £5.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mTonbridge: £5.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mTonbridge is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £10.9m, Tonbridge £13.7mTonbridge: £13.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.9mTonbridge: £13.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £11.0mTonbridge: £13.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mTonbridge is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £0.32m, Tonbridge £0.35mTonbridge: £0.35mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.35mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.33mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mTonbridge is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £30.4m, Tonbridge £27.4mTonbridge: £27.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.4mTonbridge: £27.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.5mTonbridge: £26.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £28.8m

    £30.4m£30.5m£28.8mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £13.3m, Tonbridge £12.9mTonbridge: £12.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mTonbridge: £13.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mTonbridge: £12.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £5.5m, Tonbridge £5.2mTonbridge: £5.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mTonbridge: £5.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mTonbridge: £4.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Bedfordshire £74.4m, Tonbridge £68.7mTonbridge: £68.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.4mTonbridge: £69.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.7mTonbridge: £65.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£68.7m£69.0m£65.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Bedfordshire £13.4m, Tonbridge £16.3mTonbridge: £16.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.4mTonbridge: £16.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.5mTonbridge: £15.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mTonbridge is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Bedfordshire £10.5m, Tonbridge £11.5mTonbridge: £11.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.5mTonbridge: £11.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.6mTonbridge: £10.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mTonbridge is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Bedfordshire £0.61m, Tonbridge £0.40mTonbridge: £0.40mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.61mTonbridge: £0.40mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.62mTonbridge: £0.38mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Bedfordshire £0.32m, Tonbridge £0.29mTonbridge: £0.29mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.29mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.27mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £0.84m, Tonbridge £0.61mTonbridge: £0.61mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mTonbridge: £0.61mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mTonbridge: £0.58mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Bedfordshire 20,646, Tonbridge 20,608Tonbridge: 20,608North Bedfordshire: 20,646

    20,646North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count20,608

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Bedfordshire 1,234, Tonbridge 1,327Tonbridge: 1,327North Bedfordshire: 1,234

    1,234Tonbridge is higher1,327

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 2,452, Tonbridge 2,843Tonbridge: 2,843North Bedfordshire: 2,452

    2,452Tonbridge is higher2,843

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 4,811, Tonbridge 4,335Tonbridge: 4,335North Bedfordshire: 4,811

    4,811North Bedfordshire is higher4,335

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Bedfordshire 8,397, Tonbridge 7,440Tonbridge: 7,440North Bedfordshire: 8,397

    8,397North Bedfordshire is higher7,440

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 1,240, Tonbridge 1,188Tonbridge: 1,188North Bedfordshire: 1,240

    1,240North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,188

Show the numbers
North Bedfordshire and Tonbridge, total
MeasureNorth BedfordshireTonbridgeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.3m£406.0m£383.5m£407.5m£409.2m£386.5mTonbridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£255.1m£256.1m£241.9m£264.2m£265.3m£250.6mTonbridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.4m£91.7m£86.7m£86.0m£86.4m£81.6mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m£244.6m£245.6m£232.0mTonbridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mTonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mTonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m£27.4m£27.6m£26.0mNorth Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mNorth Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mNorth Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£68.7m£69.0m£65.1mNorth Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mTonbridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mTonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mNorth Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mNorth Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,64620,608North Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2341,327Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4522,843Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,8114,335North Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,3977,440North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2401,188North Bedfordshire

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.
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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.
  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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