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South Norfolk and Tonbridge
South Norfolk is higher than Tonbridge on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 4 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
South Norfolk 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
South Norfolk Tonbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,959£3,976£3,755Tonbridge is higher£4,111£4,129£3,900
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,475£12,529£11,834Tonbridge is higher£12,933£12,988£12,268
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,349£1,355£1,280Tonbridge is higher£1,462£1,468£1,387
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,542£11,591£10,948Tonbridge is higher£11,971£12,022£11,355
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£253£254£240Tonbridge is higher£275£276£261
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£664£666£629Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£635
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291South Norfolk is higher£277£278£263
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£95£90Tonbridge is higher£131£131£124
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£80£80£76Tonbridge is higher£88£89£84
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,058£1,063£1,004Tonbridge is higher£1,167£1,172£1,107
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£110£110£104Tonbridge is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£202£203£192South Norfolk is higher£195£195£185
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.39£5.41£5.11Tonbridge is higher£6.82£6.85£6.47
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.99£3.01£2.84Tonbridge is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.00£7.03£6.64South Norfolk is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,019.9South Norfolk is higher1,008.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
64.3Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count65.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
137.4Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.4South Norfolk is higher43.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
129.1South Norfolk is higher126.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.2Tonbridge is higher20.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | South Norfolk | Tonbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,959£3,976£3,755 | £4,111£4,129£3,900 | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,475£12,529£11,834 | £12,933£12,988£12,268 | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,349£1,355£1,280 | £1,462£1,468£1,387 | Tonbridge |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,542£11,591£10,948 | £11,971£12,022£11,355 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £253£254£240 | £275£276£261 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £664£666£629 | £669£672£635 | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £17£17£16 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £277£278£263 | South Norfolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £131£131£124 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £88£89£84 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,058£1,063£1,004 | £1,167£1,172£1,107 | Tonbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £110£110£104 | £164£165£156 | Tonbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £202£203£192 | £195£195£185 | South Norfolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | Tonbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.99£3.01£2.84 | £4.86£4.88£4.61 | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.00£7.03£6.64 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | South Norfolk |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,019.9 | 1,008.8 | South Norfolk |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 64.3 | 65.0 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 137.4 | 139.2 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.4 | 43.7 | South Norfolk |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 129.1 | 126.5 | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.2 | 20.2 | Tonbridge |
Per resident
South Norfolk is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
South Norfolk Tonbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,959£3,976£3,755Tonbridge is higher£4,111£4,129£3,900
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,649£2,660£2,513Tonbridge is higher£2,666£2,677£2,528
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£791£795£751Tonbridge is higher£868£871£823
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,451£2,461£2,325Tonbridge is higher£2,467£2,478£2,340
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£54£54£51Tonbridge is higher£57£57£54
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£142£134South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£131
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.61£3.62£3.42South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£3.56£3.58£3.38
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291South Norfolk is higher£277£278£263
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£95£90Tonbridge is higher£131£131£124
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£47£47£45Tonbridge is higher£52£53£50
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£621£623£589Tonbridge is higher£693£696£657
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£110£110£104Tonbridge is higher£164£165£156
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£119£119£113South Norfolk is higher£116£116£110
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.15£3.17£2.99Tonbridge is higher£4.05£4.07£3.84
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.75£1.76£1.66Tonbridge is higher£2.88£2.89£2.73
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.00£7.03£6.64South Norfolk is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
216.6South Norfolk is higher207.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.7South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count13.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.2South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count28.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.4South Norfolk is higher43.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
75.7South Norfolk is higher75.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.1Tonbridge is higher12.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | South Norfolk | Tonbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,959£3,976£3,755 | £4,111£4,129£3,900 | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,649£2,660£2,513 | £2,666£2,677£2,528 | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £791£795£751 | £868£871£823 | Tonbridge |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,451£2,461£2,325 | £2,467£2,478£2,340 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £54£54£51 | £57£57£54 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£142£134 | £138£139£131 | South Norfolk |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.61£3.62£3.42 | £3.56£3.58£3.38 | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £277£278£263 | South Norfolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £131£131£124 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £47£47£45 | £52£53£50 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £621£623£589 | £693£696£657 | Tonbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £110£110£104 | £164£165£156 | Tonbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £119£119£113 | £116£116£110 | South Norfolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.15£3.17£2.99 | £4.05£4.07£3.84 | Tonbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.75£1.76£1.66 | £2.88£2.89£2.73 | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.00£7.03£6.64 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | South Norfolk |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 216.6 | 207.9 | South Norfolk |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.7 | 13.4 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.2 | 28.7 | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.4 | 43.7 | South Norfolk |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 75.7 | 75.1 | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.1 | 12.0 | Tonbridge |
Total
South Norfolk is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
South Norfolk Tonbridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£389.5m£391.2m£369.5mTonbridge is higher£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£260.6m£261.7m£247.2mTonbridge is higher£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£77.9m£78.2m£73.9mTonbridge is higher£86.0m£86.4m£81.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£241.1m£242.2m£228.7mTonbridge is higher£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mTonbridge is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.2m£30.3m£28.6mSouth Norfolk is higher£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.4m£8.9mTonbridge is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mTonbridge is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mTonbridge is higher£68.7m£69.0m£65.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mTonbridge is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mSouth Norfolk is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mTonbridge is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mTonbridge is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mSouth Norfolk is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,308South Norfolk is higher20,608
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,344South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count1,327
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,871South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count2,843
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,667South Norfolk is higher4,335
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,449South Norfolk is higher7,440
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
994Tonbridge is higher1,188
Show the numbers
| Measure | South Norfolk | Tonbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £389.5m£391.2m£369.5m | £407.5m£409.2m£386.5m | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £260.6m£261.7m£247.2m | £264.2m£265.3m£250.6m | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £77.9m£78.2m£73.9m | £86.0m£86.4m£81.6m | Tonbridge |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £241.1m£242.2m£228.7m | £244.6m£245.6m£232.0m | Tonbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.3m£5.3m£5.0m | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.9m£13.9m£13.1m | £13.7m£13.7m£13.0m | South Norfolk |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33m | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.2m£30.3m£28.6m | £27.4m£27.6m£26.0m | South Norfolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.4m£8.9m | £12.9m£13.0m£12.3m | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | Tonbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £61.1m£61.3m£57.9m | £68.7m£69.0m£65.1m | Tonbridge |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £10.8m£10.9m£10.3m | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | Tonbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.7m£11.1m | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | South Norfolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | Tonbridge |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.27m | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | South Norfolk |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,308 | 20,608 | South Norfolk |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,344 | 1,327 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,871 | 2,843 | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,667 | 4,335 | South Norfolk |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,449 | 7,440 | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 994 | 1,188 | Tonbridge |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.