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Tamworth and Canterbury

103,687 and 110,138 residents (mid-2024).

Tamworth is higher than Canterbury on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Tamworth is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Tamworth Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tamworth £4,368, Canterbury £4,273Canterbury: £4,273Tamworth: £4,368Canterbury: £4,291Tamworth: £4,386Canterbury: £4,053Tamworth: £4,143

    £4,368£4,386£4,143Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4,273£4,291£4,053

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tamworth £12,986, Canterbury £12,614Canterbury: £12,614Tamworth: £12,986Canterbury: £12,668Tamworth: £13,042Canterbury: £11,965Tamworth: £12,318

    £12,986£13,042£12,318Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£12,614£12,668£11,965

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £1,814, Canterbury £1,784Canterbury: £1,784Tamworth: £1,814Canterbury: £1,792Tamworth: £1,822Canterbury: £1,692Tamworth: £1,721

    £1,814£1,822£1,721Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£1,784£1,792£1,692

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tamworth £11,903, Canterbury £11,469Canterbury: £11,469Tamworth: £11,903Canterbury: £11,518Tamworth: £11,954Canterbury: £10,879Tamworth: £11,291

    £11,903£11,954£11,291Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£11,469£11,518£10,879

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tamworth £350, Canterbury £411Canterbury: £411Tamworth: £350Canterbury: £413Tamworth: £352Canterbury: £390Tamworth: £332

    £350£352£332Canterbury is higher£411£413£390

  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: Tamworth £708, Canterbury £711Canterbury: £711Tamworth: £708Canterbury: £714Tamworth: £711Canterbury: £675Tamworth: £671

    £708£711£671Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£711£714£675

  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: Tamworth £25, Canterbury £23Canterbury: £23Tamworth: £25Canterbury: £23Tamworth: £25Canterbury: £21Tamworth: £24

    £25£25£24Tamworth is higher£23£23£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £454, Canterbury £393Canterbury: £393Tamworth: £454Canterbury: £395Tamworth: £456Canterbury: £373Tamworth: £430

    £454£456£430Tamworth is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £129, Canterbury £125Canterbury: £125Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £126Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £119Tamworth: £122

    £129£129£122Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

  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: Tamworth £129, Canterbury £102Canterbury: £102Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £103Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £97Tamworth: £122

    £129£129£122Tamworth is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £1,427, Canterbury £1,428Canterbury: £1,428Tamworth: £1,427Canterbury: £1,434Tamworth: £1,433Canterbury: £1,354Tamworth: £1,354

    £1,427£1,433£1,354Canterbury is higher£1,428£1,434£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tamworth £134, Canterbury £197Canterbury: £197Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £198Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £187Tamworth: £127

    £134£134£127Canterbury is higher£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £241, Canterbury £238Canterbury: £238Tamworth: £241Canterbury: £239Tamworth: £242Canterbury: £225Tamworth: £229

    £241£242£229Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£225

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £8.68, Canterbury £8.09Canterbury: £8.09Tamworth: £8.68Canterbury: £8.12Tamworth: £8.71Canterbury: £7.67Tamworth: £8.23

    £8.68£8.71£8.23Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£8.09£8.12£7.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tamworth £8.39, Canterbury £8.40Canterbury: £8.40Tamworth: £8.39Canterbury: £8.44Tamworth: £8.43Canterbury: £7.97Tamworth: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Canterbury is higher£8.40£8.44£7.97

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tamworth £5.22, Canterbury £4.36Canterbury: £4.36Tamworth: £5.22Canterbury: £4.38Tamworth: £5.24Canterbury: £4.14Tamworth: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Tamworth is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tamworth 1,029.2, Canterbury 1,005.1Canterbury: 1,005.1Tamworth: 1,029.2

    1,029.2Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count1,005.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tamworth 96.4, Canterbury 89.4Canterbury: 89.4Tamworth: 96.4

    96.4Tamworth is higher89.4

  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: Tamworth 156.6, Canterbury 142.3Canterbury: 142.3Tamworth: 156.6

    156.6Tamworth is higher142.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 65.9, Canterbury 61.0Canterbury: 61.0Tamworth: 65.9

    65.9Tamworth is higher61.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tamworth 170.7, Canterbury 160.7Canterbury: 160.7Tamworth: 170.7

    170.7Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count160.7

  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: Tamworth 27.6, Canterbury 22.6Canterbury: 22.6Tamworth: 27.6

    27.6Tamworth is higher22.6

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Tamworth and Canterbury, per person in the age group
MeasureTamworthCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,368£4,386£4,143£4,273£4,291£4,053Tamworth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,986£13,042£12,318£12,614£12,668£11,965Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,814£1,822£1,721£1,784£1,792£1,692Tamworth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,903£11,954£11,291£11,469£11,518£10,879Tamworth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£350£352£332£411£413£390Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£708£711£671£711£714£675Canterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£23£23£21Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£454£456£430£393£395£373Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£125£126£119Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£129£129£122£102£103£97Tamworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,427£1,433£1,354£1,428£1,434£1,354Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£197£198£187Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£241£242£229£238£239£225Tamworth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.68£8.71£8.23£8.09£8.12£7.67Tamworth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£8.40£8.44£7.97Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.36£4.38£4.14Tamworth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.21,005.1Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.489.4Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.6142.3Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.961.0Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.7160.7Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.622.6Tamworth

Per resident

Tamworth is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Tamworth Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tamworth £4,368, Canterbury £4,273Canterbury: £4,273Tamworth: £4,368Canterbury: £4,291Tamworth: £4,386Canterbury: £4,053Tamworth: £4,143

    £4,368£4,386£4,143Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4,273£4,291£4,053

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tamworth £2,532, Canterbury £2,415Canterbury: £2,415Tamworth: £2,532Canterbury: £2,425Tamworth: £2,543Canterbury: £2,291Tamworth: £2,402

    £2,532£2,543£2,402Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£2,415£2,425£2,291

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tamworth £1,114, Canterbury £1,138Canterbury: £1,138Tamworth: £1,114Canterbury: £1,143Tamworth: £1,119Canterbury: £1,080Tamworth: £1,057

    £1,114£1,119£1,057Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,138£1,143£1,080

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tamworth £2,321, Canterbury £2,196Canterbury: £2,196Tamworth: £2,321Canterbury: £2,205Tamworth: £2,331Canterbury: £2,083Tamworth: £2,201

    £2,321£2,331£2,201Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£2,196£2,205£2,083

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tamworth £68, Canterbury £79Canterbury: £79Tamworth: £68Canterbury: £79Tamworth: £69Canterbury: £75Tamworth: £65

    £68£69£65Canterbury is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £138, Canterbury £136Canterbury: £136Tamworth: £138Canterbury: £137Tamworth: £139Canterbury: £129Tamworth: £131

    £138£139£131Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Tamworth £4.85, Canterbury £4.33Canterbury: £4.33Tamworth: £4.85Canterbury: £4.35Tamworth: £4.87Canterbury: £4.11Tamworth: £4.60

    £4.85£4.87£4.60Tamworth is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £454, Canterbury £393Canterbury: £393Tamworth: £454Canterbury: £395Tamworth: £456Canterbury: £373Tamworth: £430

    £454£456£430Tamworth is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tamworth £129, Canterbury £125Canterbury: £125Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £126Tamworth: £129Canterbury: £119Tamworth: £122

    £129£129£122Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tamworth £79, Canterbury £65Canterbury: £65Tamworth: £79Canterbury: £66Tamworth: £80Canterbury: £62Tamworth: £75

    £79£80£75Tamworth is higher£65£66£62

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tamworth £876, Canterbury £911Canterbury: £911Tamworth: £876Canterbury: £915Tamworth: £880Canterbury: £864Tamworth: £831

    £876£880£831Canterbury is higher£911£915£864

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tamworth £134, Canterbury £197Canterbury: £197Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £198Tamworth: £134Canterbury: £187Tamworth: £127

    £134£134£127Canterbury is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tamworth £148, Canterbury £152Canterbury: £152Tamworth: £148Canterbury: £152Tamworth: £149Canterbury: £144Tamworth: £140

    £148£149£140Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£152£152£144

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tamworth £5.33, Canterbury £5.16Canterbury: £5.16Tamworth: £5.33Canterbury: £5.18Tamworth: £5.36Canterbury: £4.89Tamworth: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£5.16£5.18£4.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tamworth £5.16, Canterbury £5.36Canterbury: £5.36Tamworth: £5.16Canterbury: £5.38Tamworth: £5.18Canterbury: £5.08Tamworth: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Canterbury is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tamworth £5.22, Canterbury £4.36Canterbury: £4.36Tamworth: £5.22Canterbury: £4.38Tamworth: £5.24Canterbury: £4.14Tamworth: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Tamworth is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 200.7, Canterbury 192.4Canterbury: 192.4Tamworth: 200.7

    200.7Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count192.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 18.8, Canterbury 17.1Canterbury: 17.1Tamworth: 18.8

    18.8Tamworth is higher17.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 30.5, Canterbury 27.3Canterbury: 27.3Tamworth: 30.5

    30.5Tamworth is higher27.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 65.9, Canterbury 61.0Canterbury: 61.0Tamworth: 65.9

    65.9Tamworth is higher61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 104.8, Canterbury 102.5Canterbury: 102.5Tamworth: 104.8

    104.8Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count102.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tamworth 17.0, Canterbury 14.4Canterbury: 14.4Tamworth: 17.0

    17.0Tamworth is higher14.4

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Tamworth and Canterbury, per resident
MeasureTamworthCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,368£4,386£4,143£4,273£4,291£4,053Tamworth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,532£2,543£2,402£2,415£2,425£2,291Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,114£1,119£1,057£1,138£1,143£1,080Canterbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,321£2,331£2,201£2,196£2,205£2,083Tamworth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65£79£79£75Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£136£137£129Tamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.85£4.87£4.60£4.33£4.35£4.11Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£454£456£430£393£395£373Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£125£126£119Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£65£66£62Tamworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£911£915£864Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£197£198£187Canterbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£152£152£144Canterbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£5.16£5.18£4.89Tamworth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£5.36£5.38£5.08Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.36£4.38£4.14Tamworth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.7192.4Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.817.1Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.527.3Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.961.0Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026104.8102.5Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.014.4Tamworth

Total

Tamworth is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Tamworth Canterbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tamworth £452.9m, Canterbury £470.6mCanterbury: £470.6mTamworth: £452.9mCanterbury: £472.6mTamworth: £454.8mCanterbury: £446.4mTamworth: £429.6m

    £452.9m£454.8m£429.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£470.6m£472.6m£446.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tamworth £262.5m, Canterbury £266.0mCanterbury: £266.0mTamworth: £262.5mCanterbury: £267.1mTamworth: £263.6mCanterbury: £252.3mTamworth: £249.0m

    £262.5m£263.6m£249.0mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tamworth £115.5m, Canterbury £125.4mCanterbury: £125.4mTamworth: £115.5mCanterbury: £125.9mTamworth: £116.0mCanterbury: £118.9mTamworth: £109.6m

    £115.5m£116.0m£109.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£125.4m£125.9m£118.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tamworth £240.6m, Canterbury £241.8mCanterbury: £241.8mTamworth: £240.6mCanterbury: £242.9mTamworth: £241.7mCanterbury: £229.4mTamworth: £228.2m

    £240.6m£241.7m£228.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£241.8m£242.9m£229.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tamworth £7.1m, Canterbury £8.7mCanterbury: £8.7mTamworth: £7.1mCanterbury: £8.7mTamworth: £7.1mCanterbury: £8.2mTamworth: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mCanterbury is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tamworth £14.3m, Canterbury £15.0mCanterbury: £15.0mTamworth: £14.3mCanterbury: £15.1mTamworth: £14.4mCanterbury: £14.2mTamworth: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Tamworth £0.50m, Canterbury £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.50mCanterbury: £0.45mTamworth: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mTamworth is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tamworth £47.0m, Canterbury £43.3mCanterbury: £43.3mTamworth: £47.0mCanterbury: £43.5mTamworth: £47.2mCanterbury: £41.1mTamworth: £44.6m

    £47.0m£47.2m£44.6mTamworth is higher£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tamworth £13.4m, Canterbury £13.8mCanterbury: £13.8mTamworth: £13.4mCanterbury: £13.8mTamworth: £13.4mCanterbury: £13.1mTamworth: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tamworth £8.2m, Canterbury £7.2mCanterbury: £7.2mTamworth: £8.2mCanterbury: £7.2mTamworth: £8.2mCanterbury: £6.8mTamworth: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mTamworth is higher£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tamworth £90.9m, Canterbury £100.3mCanterbury: £100.3mTamworth: £90.9mCanterbury: £100.8mTamworth: £91.3mCanterbury: £95.2mTamworth: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mCanterbury is higher£100.3m£100.8m£95.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tamworth £13.9m, Canterbury £21.7mCanterbury: £21.7mTamworth: £13.9mCanterbury: £21.8mTamworth: £13.9mCanterbury: £20.6mTamworth: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mCanterbury is higher£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tamworth £15.4m, Canterbury £16.7mCanterbury: £16.7mTamworth: £15.4mCanterbury: £16.8mTamworth: £15.4mCanterbury: £15.8mTamworth: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tamworth £0.55m, Canterbury £0.57mCanterbury: £0.57mTamworth: £0.55mCanterbury: £0.57mTamworth: £0.56mCanterbury: £0.54mTamworth: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.52mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tamworth £0.53m, Canterbury £0.59mCanterbury: £0.59mTamworth: £0.53mCanterbury: £0.59mTamworth: £0.54mCanterbury: £0.56mTamworth: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mCanterbury is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tamworth £0.54m, Canterbury £0.48mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.54mCanterbury: £0.48mTamworth: £0.54mCanterbury: £0.46mTamworth: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mTamworth is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tamworth 20,806, Canterbury 21,191Canterbury: 21,191Tamworth: 20,806

    20,806Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count21,191

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tamworth 1,948, Canterbury 1,885Canterbury: 1,885Tamworth: 1,948

    1,948Tamworth is higher1,885

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tamworth 3,166, Canterbury 3,001Canterbury: 3,001Tamworth: 3,166

    3,166Tamworth is higher3,001

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tamworth 6,831, Canterbury 6,718Canterbury: 6,718Tamworth: 6,831

    6,831Tamworth is higher6,718

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tamworth 10,867, Canterbury 11,291Canterbury: 11,291Tamworth: 10,867

    10,867Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count11,291

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tamworth 1,758, Canterbury 1,589Canterbury: 1,589Tamworth: 1,758

    1,758Tamworth is higher1,589

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Tamworth and Canterbury, total
MeasureTamworthCanterburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.9m£454.8m£429.6m£470.6m£472.6m£446.4mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.5m£263.6m£249.0m£266.0m£267.1m£252.3mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£115.5m£116.0m£109.6m£125.4m£125.9m£118.9mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£240.6m£241.7m£228.2m£241.8m£242.9m£229.4mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mCanterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m£43.3m£43.5m£41.1mTamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mTamworth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£100.3m£100.8m£95.2mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£16.7m£16.8m£15.8mCanterbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mTamworth
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,80621,191Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9481,885Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1663,001Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,8316,718Tamworth
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,86711,291Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7581,589Tamworth

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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