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North East Hertfordshire and Tunbridge Wells

105,503 and 109,491 residents (mid-2024).

North East Hertfordshire is higher than Tunbridge Wells on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 16 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

North East Hertfordshire 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

North East Hertfordshire Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £4,134, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813North East Hertfordshire: £4,134Tunbridge Wells: £3,829North East Hertfordshire: £4,152Tunbridge Wells: £3,617North East Hertfordshire: £3,921

    £4,134£4,152£3,921North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £12,858, Tunbridge Wells £12,643Tunbridge Wells: £12,643North East Hertfordshire: £12,858Tunbridge Wells: £12,696North East Hertfordshire: £12,913Tunbridge Wells: £11,992North East Hertfordshire: £12,196

    £12,858£12,913£12,196North East Hertfordshire is higher£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: North East Hertfordshire £1,573, Tunbridge Wells £1,495Tunbridge Wells: £1,495North East Hertfordshire: £1,573Tunbridge Wells: £1,501North East Hertfordshire: £1,580Tunbridge Wells: £1,418North East Hertfordshire: £1,492

    £1,573£1,580£1,492North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £11,947, Tunbridge Wells £11,656Tunbridge Wells: £11,656North East Hertfordshire: £11,947Tunbridge Wells: £11,706North East Hertfordshire: £11,998Tunbridge Wells: £11,057North East Hertfordshire: £11,333

    £11,947£11,998£11,333North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £281, Tunbridge Wells £335Tunbridge Wells: £335North East Hertfordshire: £281Tunbridge Wells: £336North East Hertfordshire: £282Tunbridge Wells: £318North East Hertfordshire: £267

    £281£282£267Tunbridge 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: North East Hertfordshire £611, Tunbridge Wells £633Tunbridge Wells: £633North East Hertfordshire: £611Tunbridge Wells: £636North East Hertfordshire: £614Tunbridge Wells: £600North East Hertfordshire: £580

    £611£614£580Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£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: North East Hertfordshire £18, Tunbridge Wells £18Tunbridge Wells: £18North East Hertfordshire: £18Tunbridge Wells: £18North East Hertfordshire: £18Tunbridge Wells: £17North East Hertfordshire: £17

    £18£18£17Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £289, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269North East Hertfordshire: £289Tunbridge Wells: £271North East Hertfordshire: £290Tunbridge Wells: £256North East Hertfordshire: £274

    £289£290£274North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £135, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101North East Hertfordshire: £135Tunbridge Wells: £102North East Hertfordshire: £136Tunbridge Wells: £96North East Hertfordshire: £128

    £135£136£128North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £93, Tunbridge Wells £69Tunbridge Wells: £69North East Hertfordshire: £93Tunbridge Wells: £69North East Hertfordshire: £93Tunbridge Wells: £65North East Hertfordshire: £88

    £93£93£88North East Hertfordshire is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North East Hertfordshire £1,262, Tunbridge Wells £1,194Tunbridge Wells: £1,194North East Hertfordshire: £1,262Tunbridge Wells: £1,199North East Hertfordshire: £1,268Tunbridge Wells: £1,133North East Hertfordshire: £1,197

    £1,262£1,268£1,197North East Hertfordshire is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £173, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194North East Hertfordshire: £173Tunbridge Wells: £195North East Hertfordshire: £174Tunbridge Wells: £184North East Hertfordshire: £165

    £173£174£165Tunbridge 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: North East Hertfordshire £204, Tunbridge Wells £220Tunbridge Wells: £220North East Hertfordshire: £204Tunbridge Wells: £221North East Hertfordshire: £205Tunbridge Wells: £208North East Hertfordshire: £194

    £204£205£194Tunbridge 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: North East Hertfordshire £7.92, Tunbridge Wells £7.13Tunbridge Wells: £7.13North East Hertfordshire: £7.92Tunbridge Wells: £7.16North East Hertfordshire: £7.95Tunbridge Wells: £6.76North East Hertfordshire: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £5.35, Tunbridge Wells £5.49Tunbridge Wells: £5.49North East Hertfordshire: £5.35Tunbridge Wells: £5.52North East Hertfordshire: £5.37Tunbridge Wells: £5.21North East Hertfordshire: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Tunbridge Wells is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £5.92, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26North East Hertfordshire: £5.92Tunbridge Wells: £6.29North East Hertfordshire: £5.95Tunbridge Wells: £5.94North East Hertfordshire: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Tunbridge 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: North East Hertfordshire 1,009.5, Tunbridge Wells 1,000.4Tunbridge Wells: 1,000.4North East Hertfordshire: 1,009.5

    1,009.5North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire 69.8, Tunbridge Wells 71.9Tunbridge Wells: 71.9North East Hertfordshire: 69.8

    69.8Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  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: North East Hertfordshire 125.8, Tunbridge Wells 129.0Tunbridge Wells: 129.0North East Hertfordshire: 125.8

    125.8Tunbridge Wells 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: North East Hertfordshire 44.9, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9North East Hertfordshire: 44.9

    44.9North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire 133.2, Tunbridge Wells 129.1Tunbridge Wells: 129.1North East Hertfordshire: 133.2

    133.2North East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count129.1

  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: North East Hertfordshire 19.9, Tunbridge Wells 15.1Tunbridge Wells: 15.1North East Hertfordshire: 19.9

    19.9North East Hertfordshire is higher15.1

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North East Hertfordshire and Tunbridge Wells, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth East HertfordshireTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,134£4,152£3,921£3,813£3,829£3,617North East Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,858£12,913£12,196£12,643£12,696£11,992North East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,573£1,580£1,492£1,495£1,501£1,418North East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,947£11,998£11,333£11,656£11,706£11,057North East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£281£282£267£335£336£318Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£611£614£580£633£636£600Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£269£271£256North East Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£101£102£96North East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£93£88£69£69£65North East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,262£1,268£1,197£1,194£1,199£1,133North East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£165£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£204£205£194£220£221£208Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£7.13£7.16£6.76North East Hertfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£5.49£5.52£5.21Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£6.26£6.29£5.94Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.51,000.4North East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.871.9Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.8129.0Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.940.9North East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026133.2129.1North East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.915.1North East Hertfordshire

Per resident

North East Hertfordshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 5. 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 East Hertfordshire Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £4,134, Tunbridge Wells £3,813Tunbridge Wells: £3,813North East Hertfordshire: £4,134Tunbridge Wells: £3,829North East Hertfordshire: £4,152Tunbridge Wells: £3,617North East Hertfordshire: £3,921

    £4,134£4,152£3,921North East Hertfordshire is higher£3,813£3,829£3,617

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £2,586, Tunbridge Wells £2,338Tunbridge Wells: £2,338North East Hertfordshire: £2,586Tunbridge Wells: £2,348North East Hertfordshire: £2,597Tunbridge Wells: £2,218North East Hertfordshire: £2,453

    £2,586£2,597£2,453North East Hertfordshire is higher£2,338£2,348£2,218

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £945, Tunbridge Wells £903Tunbridge Wells: £903North East Hertfordshire: £945Tunbridge Wells: £907North East Hertfordshire: £949Tunbridge Wells: £857North East Hertfordshire: £896

    £945£949£896North East Hertfordshire is higher£903£907£857

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £2,403, Tunbridge Wells £2,156Tunbridge Wells: £2,156North East Hertfordshire: £2,403Tunbridge Wells: £2,165North East Hertfordshire: £2,413Tunbridge Wells: £2,045North East Hertfordshire: £2,279

    £2,403£2,413£2,279North East Hertfordshire is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £57, Tunbridge Wells £62Tunbridge Wells: £62North East Hertfordshire: £57Tunbridge Wells: £62North East Hertfordshire: £57Tunbridge Wells: £59North East Hertfordshire: £54

    £57£57£54Tunbridge 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: North East Hertfordshire £123, Tunbridge Wells £117Tunbridge Wells: £117North East Hertfordshire: £123Tunbridge Wells: £118North East Hertfordshire: £123Tunbridge Wells: £111North East Hertfordshire: £117

    £123£123£117North East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: North East Hertfordshire £3.63, Tunbridge Wells £3.38Tunbridge Wells: £3.38North East Hertfordshire: £3.63Tunbridge Wells: £3.40North East Hertfordshire: £3.64Tunbridge Wells: £3.21North East Hertfordshire: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44North East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: North East Hertfordshire £289, Tunbridge Wells £269Tunbridge Wells: £269North East Hertfordshire: £289Tunbridge Wells: £271North East Hertfordshire: £290Tunbridge Wells: £256North East Hertfordshire: £274

    £289£290£274North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £135, Tunbridge Wells £101Tunbridge Wells: £101North East Hertfordshire: £135Tunbridge Wells: £102North East Hertfordshire: £136Tunbridge Wells: £96North East Hertfordshire: £128

    £135£136£128North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £56, Tunbridge Wells £42Tunbridge Wells: £42North East Hertfordshire: £56Tunbridge Wells: £42North East Hertfordshire: £56Tunbridge Wells: £39North East Hertfordshire: £53

    £56£56£53North East Hertfordshire is higher£42£42£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £758, Tunbridge Wells £721Tunbridge Wells: £721North East Hertfordshire: £758Tunbridge Wells: £724North East Hertfordshire: £761Tunbridge Wells: £684North East Hertfordshire: £719

    £758£761£719North East Hertfordshire is higher£721£724£684

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £173, Tunbridge Wells £194Tunbridge Wells: £194North East Hertfordshire: £173Tunbridge Wells: £195North East Hertfordshire: £174Tunbridge Wells: £184North East Hertfordshire: £165

    £173£174£165Tunbridge Wells is higher£194£195£184

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £123, Tunbridge Wells £133Tunbridge Wells: £133North East Hertfordshire: £123Tunbridge Wells: £133North East Hertfordshire: £123Tunbridge Wells: £126North East Hertfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116Tunbridge Wells is higher£133£133£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £4.75, Tunbridge Wells £4.31Tunbridge Wells: £4.31North East Hertfordshire: £4.75Tunbridge Wells: £4.33North East Hertfordshire: £4.77Tunbridge Wells: £4.09North East Hertfordshire: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51North East Hertfordshire is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £3.20, Tunbridge Wells £3.32Tunbridge Wells: £3.32North East Hertfordshire: £3.20Tunbridge Wells: £3.34North East Hertfordshire: £3.22Tunbridge Wells: £3.15North East Hertfordshire: £3.04

    £3.20£3.22£3.04Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North East Hertfordshire £5.92, Tunbridge Wells £6.26Tunbridge Wells: £6.26North East Hertfordshire: £5.92Tunbridge Wells: £6.29North East Hertfordshire: £5.95Tunbridge Wells: £5.94North East Hertfordshire: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Tunbridge Wells is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North East Hertfordshire 203.0, Tunbridge Wells 185.0Tunbridge Wells: 185.0North East Hertfordshire: 203.0

    203.0North East Hertfordshire is higher185.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North East Hertfordshire 14.0, Tunbridge Wells 13.3Tunbridge Wells: 13.3North East Hertfordshire: 14.0

    14.0North East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North East Hertfordshire 25.3, Tunbridge Wells 23.9Tunbridge Wells: 23.9North East Hertfordshire: 25.3

    25.3North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire 44.9, Tunbridge Wells 40.9Tunbridge Wells: 40.9North East Hertfordshire: 44.9

    44.9North East Hertfordshire is higher40.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North East Hertfordshire 80.0, Tunbridge Wells 78.0Tunbridge Wells: 78.0North East Hertfordshire: 80.0

    80.0North East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count78.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North East Hertfordshire 12.0, Tunbridge Wells 9.1Tunbridge Wells: 9.1North East Hertfordshire: 12.0

    12.0North East Hertfordshire is higher9.1

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North East Hertfordshire and Tunbridge Wells, per resident
MeasureNorth East HertfordshireTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,134£4,152£3,921£3,813£3,829£3,617North East Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,586£2,597£2,453£2,338£2,348£2,218North East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£945£949£896£903£907£857North East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,403£2,413£2,279£2,156£2,165£2,045North East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£62£62£59Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£117£117£118£111North East Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£3.38£3.40£3.21North East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£269£271£256North East Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£101£102£96North East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£42£42£39North East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£758£761£719£721£724£684North East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£165£194£195£184Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£133£133£126Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£4.31£4.33£4.09North East Hertfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.20£3.22£3.04£3.32£3.34£3.15Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£6.26£6.29£5.94Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026203.0185.0North East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.013.3North East Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.323.9North East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.940.9North East Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.078.0North East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.09.1North East Hertfordshire

Total

North East Hertfordshire 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

North East Hertfordshire Tunbridge Wells

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North East Hertfordshire £436.2m, Tunbridge Wells £417.5mTunbridge Wells: £417.5mNorth East Hertfordshire: £436.2mTunbridge Wells: £419.3mNorth East Hertfordshire: £438.0mTunbridge Wells: £396.0mNorth East Hertfordshire: £413.7m

    £436.2m£438.0m£413.7mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£417.5m£419.3m£396.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North East Hertfordshire £272.8m, Tunbridge Wells £256.0mTunbridge Wells: £256.0mNorth East Hertfordshire: £272.8mTunbridge Wells: £257.1mNorth East Hertfordshire: £274.0mTunbridge Wells: £242.9mNorth East Hertfordshire: £258.8m

    £272.8m£274.0m£258.8mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North East Hertfordshire £99.7m, Tunbridge Wells £98.9mTunbridge Wells: £98.9mNorth East Hertfordshire: £99.7mTunbridge Wells: £99.3mNorth East Hertfordshire: £100.1mTunbridge Wells: £93.8mNorth East Hertfordshire: £94.5m

    £99.7m£100.1m£94.5mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North East Hertfordshire £253.5m, Tunbridge Wells £236.1mTunbridge Wells: £236.1mNorth East Hertfordshire: £253.5mTunbridge Wells: £237.1mNorth East Hertfordshire: £254.6mTunbridge Wells: £223.9mNorth East Hertfordshire: £240.4m

    £253.5m£254.6m£240.4mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£236.1m£237.1m£223.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North East Hertfordshire £6.0m, Tunbridge Wells £6.8mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mNorth East Hertfordshire: £6.0mTunbridge Wells: £6.8mNorth East Hertfordshire: £6.0mTunbridge Wells: £6.4mNorth East Hertfordshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mTunbridge 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: North East Hertfordshire £13.0m, Tunbridge Wells £12.8mTunbridge Wells: £12.8mNorth East Hertfordshire: £13.0mTunbridge Wells: £12.9mNorth East Hertfordshire: £13.0mTunbridge Wells: £12.2mNorth East Hertfordshire: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.0m£12.3mNorth East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: North East Hertfordshire £0.38m, Tunbridge Wells £0.37mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.38mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.38mTunbridge Wells: £0.35mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNorth East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North East Hertfordshire £30.5m, Tunbridge Wells £29.5mTunbridge Wells: £29.5mNorth East Hertfordshire: £30.5mTunbridge Wells: £29.6mNorth East Hertfordshire: £30.6mTunbridge Wells: £28.0mNorth East Hertfordshire: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.6m£28.9mNorth East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £14.3m, Tunbridge Wells £11.1mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mNorth East Hertfordshire: £14.3mTunbridge Wells: £11.1mNorth East Hertfordshire: £14.3mTunbridge Wells: £10.5mNorth East Hertfordshire: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mNorth East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire £5.9m, Tunbridge Wells £4.6mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mNorth East Hertfordshire: £5.9mTunbridge Wells: £4.6mNorth East Hertfordshire: £5.9mTunbridge Wells: £4.3mNorth East Hertfordshire: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North East Hertfordshire £80.0m, Tunbridge Wells £79.0mTunbridge Wells: £79.0mNorth East Hertfordshire: £80.0mTunbridge Wells: £79.3mNorth East Hertfordshire: £80.3mTunbridge Wells: £74.9mNorth East Hertfordshire: £75.9m

    £80.0m£80.3m£75.9mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£79.0m£79.3m£74.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North East Hertfordshire £18.3m, Tunbridge Wells £21.3mTunbridge Wells: £21.3mNorth East Hertfordshire: £18.3mTunbridge Wells: £21.4mNorth East Hertfordshire: £18.4mTunbridge Wells: £20.2mNorth East Hertfordshire: £17.4m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North East Hertfordshire £13.0m, Tunbridge Wells £14.5mTunbridge Wells: £14.5mNorth East Hertfordshire: £13.0mTunbridge Wells: £14.6mNorth East Hertfordshire: £13.0mTunbridge Wells: £13.8mNorth East Hertfordshire: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.0m£12.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North East Hertfordshire £0.50m, Tunbridge Wells £0.47mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.50mTunbridge Wells: £0.47mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.50mTunbridge Wells: £0.45mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mNorth East Hertfordshire is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North East Hertfordshire £0.34m, Tunbridge Wells £0.36mTunbridge Wells: £0.36mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.34mTunbridge Wells: £0.37mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.34mTunbridge Wells: £0.34mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.36m£0.37m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North East Hertfordshire £0.62m, Tunbridge Wells £0.69mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.62mTunbridge Wells: £0.69mNorth East Hertfordshire: £0.63mTunbridge Wells: £0.65mNorth East Hertfordshire: £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: North East Hertfordshire 21,418, Tunbridge Wells 20,259Tunbridge Wells: 20,259North East Hertfordshire: 21,418

    21,418North East Hertfordshire is higher20,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North East Hertfordshire 1,480, Tunbridge Wells 1,456Tunbridge Wells: 1,456North East Hertfordshire: 1,480

    1,480North East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,456

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North East Hertfordshire 2,670, Tunbridge Wells 2,612Tunbridge Wells: 2,612North East Hertfordshire: 2,670

    2,670North East Hertfordshire 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: North East Hertfordshire 4,734, Tunbridge Wells 4,474Tunbridge Wells: 4,474North East Hertfordshire: 4,734

    4,734North East Hertfordshire is higher4,474

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North East Hertfordshire 8,442, Tunbridge Wells 8,538Tunbridge Wells: 8,538North East Hertfordshire: 8,442

    8,442Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count8,538

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North East Hertfordshire 1,262, Tunbridge Wells 997Tunbridge Wells: 997North East Hertfordshire: 1,262

    1,262North East Hertfordshire is higher997

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North East Hertfordshire and Tunbridge Wells, total
MeasureNorth East HertfordshireTunbridge WellsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£436.2m£438.0m£413.7m£417.5m£419.3m£396.0mNorth East Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£272.8m£274.0m£258.8m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mNorth East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.7m£100.1m£94.5m£98.9m£99.3m£93.8mNorth East Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£253.5m£254.6m£240.4m£236.1m£237.1m£223.9mNorth East Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mTunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mNorth East Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mNorth East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m£29.5m£29.6m£28.0mNorth East Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mNorth East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mNorth East Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.0m£80.3m£75.9m£79.0m£79.3m£74.9mNorth East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mTunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mTunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mNorth East Hertfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£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 202621,41820,259North East Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4801,456North East Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6702,612North East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7344,474North East Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,4428,538Tunbridge Wells
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,262997North East Hertfordshire

Sources

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

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