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Taunton and Wellington and Tamworth

112,724 and 103,687 residents (mid-2024).

Taunton and Wellington is higher than Tamworth on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Taunton and Wellington is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Tamworth on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Taunton and Wellington Tamworth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £4,374, Tamworth £4,368Tamworth: £4,368Taunton and Wellington: £4,374Tamworth: £4,386Taunton and Wellington: £4,392Tamworth: £4,143Taunton and Wellington: £4,149

    £4,374£4,392£4,149Taunton and Wellington is higher£4,368£4,386£4,143

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Taunton and Wellington £12,426, Tamworth £12,986Tamworth: £12,986Taunton and Wellington: £12,426Tamworth: £13,042Taunton and Wellington: £12,479Tamworth: £12,318Taunton and Wellington: £11,786

    £12,426£12,479£11,786Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£12,986£13,042£12,318

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Taunton and Wellington £1,704, Tamworth £1,814Tamworth: £1,814Taunton and Wellington: £1,704Tamworth: £1,822Taunton and Wellington: £1,711Tamworth: £1,721Taunton and Wellington: £1,616

    £1,704£1,711£1,616Tamworth is higher£1,814£1,822£1,721

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Taunton and Wellington £11,376, Tamworth £11,903Tamworth: £11,903Taunton and Wellington: £11,376Tamworth: £11,954Taunton and Wellington: £11,425Tamworth: £11,291Taunton and Wellington: £10,791

    £11,376£11,425£10,791Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£11,903£11,954£11,291

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Taunton and Wellington £337, Tamworth £350Tamworth: £350Taunton and Wellington: £337Tamworth: £352Taunton and Wellington: £338Tamworth: £332Taunton and Wellington: £319

    £337£338£319Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£350£352£332

  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: Taunton and Wellington £692, Tamworth £708Tamworth: £708Taunton and Wellington: £692Tamworth: £711Taunton and Wellington: £695Tamworth: £671Taunton and Wellington: £656

    £692£695£656Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£708£711£671

  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: Taunton and Wellington £21, Tamworth £25Tamworth: £25Taunton and Wellington: £21Tamworth: £25Taunton and Wellington: £21Tamworth: £24Taunton and Wellington: £20

    £21£21£20Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £388, Tamworth £454Tamworth: £454Taunton and Wellington: £388Tamworth: £456Taunton and Wellington: £389Tamworth: £430Taunton and Wellington: £368

    £388£389£368Tamworth is higher£454£456£430

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £108, Tamworth £129Tamworth: £129Taunton and Wellington: £108Tamworth: £129Taunton and Wellington: £109Tamworth: £122Taunton and Wellington: £103

    £108£109£103Tamworth is higher£129£129£122

  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: Taunton and Wellington £81, Tamworth £129Tamworth: £129Taunton and Wellington: £81Tamworth: £129Taunton and Wellington: £81Tamworth: £122Taunton and Wellington: £76

    £81£81£76Tamworth is higher£129£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Taunton and Wellington £1,353, Tamworth £1,427Tamworth: £1,427Taunton and Wellington: £1,353Tamworth: £1,433Taunton and Wellington: £1,358Tamworth: £1,354Taunton and Wellington: £1,283

    £1,353£1,358£1,283Tamworth is higher£1,427£1,433£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £184, Tamworth £134Tamworth: £134Taunton and Wellington: £184Tamworth: £134Taunton and Wellington: £185Tamworth: £127Taunton and Wellington: £174

    £184£185£174Taunton and Wellington is higher£134£134£127

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Taunton and Wellington £263, Tamworth £241Tamworth: £241Taunton and Wellington: £263Tamworth: £242Taunton and Wellington: £264Tamworth: £229Taunton and Wellington: £249

    £263£264£249Taunton and Wellington is higher£241£242£229

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Taunton and Wellington £4.12, Tamworth £8.68Tamworth: £8.68Taunton and Wellington: £4.12Tamworth: £8.71Taunton and Wellington: £4.14Tamworth: £8.23Taunton and Wellington: £3.91

    £4.12£4.14£3.91Tamworth is higher£8.68£8.71£8.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Taunton and Wellington £3.92, Tamworth £8.39Tamworth: £8.39Taunton and Wellington: £3.92Tamworth: £8.43Taunton and Wellington: £3.94Tamworth: £7.96Taunton and Wellington: £3.72

    £3.92£3.94£3.72Tamworth is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £7.38, Tamworth £5.22Tamworth: £5.22Taunton and Wellington: £7.38Tamworth: £5.24Taunton and Wellington: £7.41Tamworth: £4.95Taunton and Wellington: £7.00

    £7.38£7.41£7.00Taunton and Wellington is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Taunton and Wellington 1,005.8, Tamworth 1,029.2Tamworth: 1,029.2Taunton and Wellington: 1,005.8

    1,005.8Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Taunton and Wellington 83.7, Tamworth 96.4Tamworth: 96.4Taunton and Wellington: 83.7

    83.7Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count96.4

  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: Taunton and Wellington 145.8, Tamworth 156.6Tamworth: 156.6Taunton and Wellington: 145.8

    145.8Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count156.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 56.9, Tamworth 65.9Tamworth: 65.9Taunton and Wellington: 56.9

    56.9Tamworth is higher65.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Taunton and Wellington 157.7, Tamworth 170.7Tamworth: 170.7Taunton and Wellington: 157.7

    157.7Tamworth is higher170.7

  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: Taunton and Wellington 17.6, Tamworth 27.6Tamworth: 27.6Taunton and Wellington: 17.6

    17.6Tamworth is higher27.6

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Taunton and Wellington and Tamworth, per person in the age group
MeasureTaunton and WellingtonTamworthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,374£4,392£4,149£4,368£4,386£4,143Taunton and Wellington
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,426£12,479£11,786£12,986£13,042£12,318Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,704£1,711£1,616£1,814£1,822£1,721Tamworth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,376£11,425£10,791£11,903£11,954£11,291Tamworth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£337£338£319£350£352£332Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£692£695£656£708£711£671Tamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£25£25£24Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£388£389£368£454£456£430Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£129£129£122Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£129£129£122Tamworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,353£1,358£1,283£1,427£1,433£1,354Tamworth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£134£134£127Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£263£264£249£241£242£229Taunton and Wellington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.12£4.14£3.91£8.68£8.71£8.23Tamworth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.92£3.94£3.72£8.39£8.43£7.96Tamworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.00£5.22£5.24£4.95Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.81,029.2Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.796.4Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.8156.6Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.965.9Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026157.7170.7Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.627.6Tamworth

Per resident

Taunton and Wellington is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Tamworth 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

Taunton and Wellington Tamworth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £4,374, Tamworth £4,368Tamworth: £4,368Taunton and Wellington: £4,374Tamworth: £4,386Taunton and Wellington: £4,392Tamworth: £4,143Taunton and Wellington: £4,149

    £4,374£4,392£4,149Taunton and Wellington is higher£4,368£4,386£4,143

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £2,674, Tamworth £2,532Tamworth: £2,532Taunton and Wellington: £2,674Tamworth: £2,543Taunton and Wellington: £2,686Tamworth: £2,402Taunton and Wellington: £2,537

    £2,674£2,686£2,537Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£2,532£2,543£2,402

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £1,012, Tamworth £1,114Tamworth: £1,114Taunton and Wellington: £1,012Tamworth: £1,119Taunton and Wellington: £1,017Tamworth: £1,057Taunton and Wellington: £960

    £1,012£1,017£960Tamworth is higher£1,114£1,119£1,057

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £2,448, Tamworth £2,321Tamworth: £2,321Taunton and Wellington: £2,448Tamworth: £2,331Taunton and Wellington: £2,459Tamworth: £2,201Taunton and Wellington: £2,322

    £2,448£2,459£2,322Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£2,321£2,331£2,201

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £72, Tamworth £68Tamworth: £68Taunton and Wellington: £72Tamworth: £69Taunton and Wellington: £73Tamworth: £65Taunton and Wellington: £69

    £72£73£69Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£68£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £149, Tamworth £138Tamworth: £138Taunton and Wellington: £149Tamworth: £139Taunton and Wellington: £150Tamworth: £131Taunton and Wellington: £141

    £149£150£141Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£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: Taunton and Wellington £4.49, Tamworth £4.85Tamworth: £4.85Taunton and Wellington: £4.49Tamworth: £4.87Taunton and Wellington: £4.51Tamworth: £4.60Taunton and Wellington: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £388, Tamworth £454Tamworth: £454Taunton and Wellington: £388Tamworth: £456Taunton and Wellington: £389Tamworth: £430Taunton and Wellington: £368

    £388£389£368Tamworth is higher£454£456£430

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £108, Tamworth £129Tamworth: £129Taunton and Wellington: £108Tamworth: £129Taunton and Wellington: £109Tamworth: £122Taunton and Wellington: £103

    £108£109£103Tamworth is higher£129£129£122

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £48, Tamworth £79Tamworth: £79Taunton and Wellington: £48Tamworth: £80Taunton and Wellington: £48Tamworth: £75Taunton and Wellington: £45

    £48£48£45Tamworth is higher£79£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £804, Tamworth £876Tamworth: £876Taunton and Wellington: £804Tamworth: £880Taunton and Wellington: £807Tamworth: £831Taunton and Wellington: £762

    £804£807£762Tamworth is higher£876£880£831

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £184, Tamworth £134Tamworth: £134Taunton and Wellington: £184Tamworth: £134Taunton and Wellington: £185Tamworth: £127Taunton and Wellington: £174

    £184£185£174Taunton and Wellington is higher£134£134£127

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £156, Tamworth £148Tamworth: £148Taunton and Wellington: £156Tamworth: £149Taunton and Wellington: £157Tamworth: £140Taunton and Wellington: £148

    £156£157£148Taunton and Wellington is higher£148£149£140

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £2.45, Tamworth £5.33Tamworth: £5.33Taunton and Wellington: £2.45Tamworth: £5.36Taunton and Wellington: £2.46Tamworth: £5.06Taunton and Wellington: £2.32

    £2.45£2.46£2.32Tamworth is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £2.33, Tamworth £5.16Tamworth: £5.16Taunton and Wellington: £2.33Tamworth: £5.18Taunton and Wellington: £2.34Tamworth: £4.89Taunton and Wellington: £2.21

    £2.33£2.34£2.21Tamworth is higher£5.16£5.18£4.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Taunton and Wellington £7.38, Tamworth £5.22Tamworth: £5.22Taunton and Wellington: £7.38Tamworth: £5.24Taunton and Wellington: £7.41Tamworth: £4.95Taunton and Wellington: £7.00

    £7.38£7.41£7.00Taunton and Wellington is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 216.5, Tamworth 200.7Tamworth: 200.7Taunton and Wellington: 216.5

    216.5Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count200.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 18.0, Tamworth 18.8Tamworth: 18.8Taunton and Wellington: 18.0

    18.0Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 31.4, Tamworth 30.5Tamworth: 30.5Taunton and Wellington: 31.4

    31.4Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count30.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 56.9, Tamworth 65.9Tamworth: 65.9Taunton and Wellington: 56.9

    56.9Tamworth is higher65.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 93.7, Tamworth 104.8Tamworth: 104.8Taunton and Wellington: 93.7

    93.7Tamworth is higher104.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Taunton and Wellington 10.5, Tamworth 17.0Tamworth: 17.0Taunton and Wellington: 10.5

    10.5Tamworth is higher17.0

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Taunton and Wellington and Tamworth, per resident
MeasureTaunton and WellingtonTamworthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,374£4,392£4,149£4,368£4,386£4,143Taunton and Wellington
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,674£2,686£2,537£2,532£2,543£2,402Taunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,012£1,017£960£1,114£1,119£1,057Tamworth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,448£2,459£2,322£2,321£2,331£2,201Taunton and Wellington
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£73£69£68£69£65Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£138£139£131Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£4.85£4.87£4.60Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£388£389£368£454£456£430Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£129£129£122Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45£79£80£75Tamworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£804£807£762£876£880£831Tamworth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£134£134£127Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£148£149£140Taunton and Wellington
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.45£2.46£2.32£5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.33£2.34£2.21£5.16£5.18£4.89Tamworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.00£5.22£5.24£4.95Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026216.5200.7Taunton and Wellington
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.018.8Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.430.5Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.965.9Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202693.7104.8Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.517.0Tamworth

Total

Taunton and Wellington is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tamworth 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

Taunton and Wellington Tamworth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Taunton and Wellington £493.0m, Tamworth £452.9mTamworth: £452.9mTaunton and Wellington: £493.0mTamworth: £454.8mTaunton and Wellington: £495.1mTamworth: £429.6mTaunton and Wellington: £467.6m

    £493.0m£495.1m£467.6mTaunton and Wellington is higher£452.9m£454.8m£429.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Taunton and Wellington £301.4m, Tamworth £262.5mTamworth: £262.5mTaunton and Wellington: £301.4mTamworth: £263.6mTaunton and Wellington: £302.7mTamworth: £249.0mTaunton and Wellington: £285.9m

    £301.4m£302.7m£285.9mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£262.5m£263.6m£249.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Taunton and Wellington £114.1m, Tamworth £115.5mTamworth: £115.5mTaunton and Wellington: £114.1mTamworth: £116.0mTaunton and Wellington: £114.6mTamworth: £109.6mTaunton and Wellington: £108.2m

    £114.1m£114.6m£108.2mTamworth is higher£115.5m£116.0m£109.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Taunton and Wellington £276.0m, Tamworth £240.6mTamworth: £240.6mTaunton and Wellington: £276.0mTamworth: £241.7mTaunton and Wellington: £277.2mTamworth: £228.2mTaunton and Wellington: £261.8m

    £276.0m£277.2m£261.8mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£240.6m£241.7m£228.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Taunton and Wellington £8.2m, Tamworth £7.1mTamworth: £7.1mTaunton and Wellington: £8.2mTamworth: £7.1mTaunton and Wellington: £8.2mTamworth: £6.7mTaunton and Wellington: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington £16.8m, Tamworth £14.3mTamworth: £14.3mTaunton and Wellington: £16.8mTamworth: £14.4mTaunton and Wellington: £16.9mTamworth: £13.6mTaunton and Wellington: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington £0.51m, Tamworth £0.50mTamworth: £0.50mTaunton and Wellington: £0.51mTamworth: £0.50mTaunton and Wellington: £0.51mTamworth: £0.48mTaunton and Wellington: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington £43.7m, Tamworth £47.0mTamworth: £47.0mTaunton and Wellington: £43.7mTamworth: £47.2mTaunton and Wellington: £43.9mTamworth: £44.6mTaunton and Wellington: £41.4m

    £43.7m£43.9m£41.4mTamworth is higher£47.0m£47.2m£44.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington £12.2m, Tamworth £13.4mTamworth: £13.4mTaunton and Wellington: £12.2mTamworth: £13.4mTaunton and Wellington: £12.3mTamworth: £12.7mTaunton and Wellington: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mTamworth is higher£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington £5.4m, Tamworth £8.2mTamworth: £8.2mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mTamworth: £8.2mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mTamworth: £7.8mTaunton and Wellington: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mTamworth is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Taunton and Wellington £90.6m, Tamworth £90.9mTamworth: £90.9mTaunton and Wellington: £90.6mTamworth: £91.3mTaunton and Wellington: £91.0mTamworth: £86.2mTaunton and Wellington: £85.9m

    £90.6m£91.0m£85.9mTamworth is higher£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Taunton and Wellington £20.7m, Tamworth £13.9mTamworth: £13.9mTaunton and Wellington: £20.7mTamworth: £13.9mTaunton and Wellington: £20.8mTamworth: £13.2mTaunton and Wellington: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.8m£19.6mTaunton and Wellington is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Taunton and Wellington £17.6m, Tamworth £15.4mTamworth: £15.4mTaunton and Wellington: £17.6mTamworth: £15.4mTaunton and Wellington: £17.7mTamworth: £14.6mTaunton and Wellington: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mTaunton and Wellington is higher£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Taunton and Wellington £0.28m, Tamworth £0.55mTamworth: £0.55mTaunton and Wellington: £0.28mTamworth: £0.56mTaunton and Wellington: £0.28mTamworth: £0.52mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mTamworth is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Taunton and Wellington £0.26m, Tamworth £0.53mTamworth: £0.53mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mTamworth: £0.54mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mTamworth: £0.51mTaunton and Wellington: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mTamworth is higher£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Taunton and Wellington £0.83m, Tamworth £0.54mTamworth: £0.54mTaunton and Wellington: £0.83mTamworth: £0.54mTaunton and Wellington: £0.84mTamworth: £0.51mTaunton and Wellington: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mTaunton and Wellington is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Taunton and Wellington 24,399, Tamworth 20,806Tamworth: 20,806Taunton and Wellington: 24,399

    24,399Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count20,806

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Taunton and Wellington 2,031, Tamworth 1,948Tamworth: 1,948Taunton and Wellington: 2,031

    2,031Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count1,948

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington 3,537, Tamworth 3,166Tamworth: 3,166Taunton and Wellington: 3,537

    3,537Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count3,166

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington 6,417, Tamworth 6,831Tamworth: 6,831Taunton and Wellington: 6,417

    6,417Tamworth is higher6,831

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Taunton and Wellington 10,564, Tamworth 10,867Tamworth: 10,867Taunton and Wellington: 10,564

    10,564Tamworth is higher10,867

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington 1,180, Tamworth 1,758Tamworth: 1,758Taunton and Wellington: 1,180

    1,180Tamworth is higher1,758

Show the numbers
Taunton and Wellington and Tamworth, total
MeasureTaunton and WellingtonTamworthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£493.0m£495.1m£467.6m£452.9m£454.8m£429.6mTaunton and Wellington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.4m£302.7m£285.9m£262.5m£263.6m£249.0mTaunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£114.1m£114.6m£108.2m£115.5m£116.0m£109.6mTamworth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.0m£277.2m£261.8m£240.6m£241.7m£228.2mTaunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mTaunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mTaunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mTaunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m£47.0m£47.2m£44.6mTamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mTamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mTamworth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.6m£91.0m£85.9m£90.9m£91.3m£86.2mTamworth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mTaunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mTaunton and Wellington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.55m£0.56m£0.52mTamworth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mTamworth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,39920,806Taunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0311,948Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5373,166Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4176,831Tamworth
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,56410,867Tamworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1801,758Tamworth

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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