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Tonbridge and Braintree

99,120 and 108,544 residents (mid-2024).

Tonbridge is higher than Braintree on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 7 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Tonbridge is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Braintree on 13. 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

Tonbridge Braintree

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £4,111, Braintree £4,062Braintree: £4,062Tonbridge: £4,111Braintree: £4,079Tonbridge: £4,129Braintree: £3,853Tonbridge: £3,900

    £4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,062£4,079£3,853

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £12,933, Braintree £12,341Braintree: £12,341Tonbridge: £12,933Braintree: £12,393Tonbridge: £12,988Braintree: £11,706Tonbridge: £12,268

    £12,933£12,988£12,268Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12,341£12,393£11,706

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £1,462, Braintree £1,559Braintree: £1,559Tonbridge: £1,462Braintree: £1,565Tonbridge: £1,468Braintree: £1,478Tonbridge: £1,387

    £1,462£1,468£1,387Braintree is higher£1,559£1,565£1,478

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £11,971, Braintree £11,429Braintree: £11,429Tonbridge: £11,971Braintree: £11,478Tonbridge: £12,022Braintree: £10,841Tonbridge: £11,355

    £11,971£12,022£11,355Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£11,429£11,478£10,841

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £275, Braintree £278Braintree: £278Tonbridge: £275Braintree: £279Tonbridge: £276Braintree: £264Tonbridge: £261

    £275£276£261Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£278£279£264

  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: Tonbridge £669, Braintree £615Braintree: £615Tonbridge: £669Braintree: £618Tonbridge: £672Braintree: £583Tonbridge: £635

    £669£672£635Tonbridge is higher£615£618£583

  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: Tonbridge £17, Braintree £19Braintree: £19Tonbridge: £17Braintree: £19Tonbridge: £17Braintree: £18Tonbridge: £16

    £17£17£16Braintree is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £277, Braintree £318Braintree: £318Tonbridge: £277Braintree: £319Tonbridge: £278Braintree: £302Tonbridge: £263

    £277£278£263Braintree is higher£318£319£302

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £131, Braintree £135Braintree: £135Tonbridge: £131Braintree: £136Tonbridge: £131Braintree: £128Tonbridge: £124

    £131£131£124Braintree is higher£135£136£128

  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: Tonbridge £88, Braintree £99Braintree: £99Tonbridge: £88Braintree: £99Tonbridge: £89Braintree: £94Tonbridge: £84

    £88£89£84Braintree is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £1,167, Braintree £1,252Braintree: £1,252Tonbridge: £1,167Braintree: £1,257Tonbridge: £1,172Braintree: £1,188Tonbridge: £1,107

    £1,167£1,172£1,107Braintree is higher£1,252£1,257£1,188

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tonbridge £164, Braintree £154Braintree: £154Tonbridge: £164Braintree: £155Tonbridge: £165Braintree: £146Tonbridge: £156

    £164£165£156Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £195, Braintree £199Braintree: £199Tonbridge: £195Braintree: £200Tonbridge: £195Braintree: £189Tonbridge: £185

    £195£195£185Braintree is higher£199£200£189

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £6.82, Braintree £5.08Braintree: £5.08Tonbridge: £6.82Braintree: £5.10Tonbridge: £6.85Braintree: £4.82Tonbridge: £6.47

    £6.82£6.85£6.47Tonbridge is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £4.86, Braintree £3.61Braintree: £3.61Tonbridge: £4.86Braintree: £3.62Tonbridge: £4.88Braintree: £3.42Tonbridge: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Tonbridge is higher£3.61£3.62£3.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £6.17, Braintree £6.54Braintree: £6.54Tonbridge: £6.17Braintree: £6.56Tonbridge: £6.19Braintree: £6.20Tonbridge: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Braintree is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tonbridge 1,008.8, Braintree 990.4Braintree: 990.4Tonbridge: 1,008.8

    1,008.8Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count990.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tonbridge 65.0, Braintree 71.9Braintree: 71.9Tonbridge: 65.0

    65.0Braintree is higher71.9

  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: Tonbridge 139.2, Braintree 137.9Braintree: 137.9Tonbridge: 139.2

    139.2Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count137.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 43.7, Braintree 51.0Braintree: 51.0Tonbridge: 43.7

    43.7Braintree is higher51.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge 126.5, Braintree 141.5Braintree: 141.5Tonbridge: 126.5

    126.5Braintree is higher141.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge 20.2, Braintree 22.3Braintree: 22.3Tonbridge: 20.2

    20.2Braintree is higher22.3

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Tonbridge and Braintree, per person in the age group
MeasureTonbridgeBraintreeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,111£4,129£3,900£4,062£4,079£3,853Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,933£12,988£12,268£12,341£12,393£11,706Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,462£1,468£1,387£1,559£1,565£1,478Braintree
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,971£12,022£11,355£11,429£11,478£10,841Tonbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£275£276£261£278£279£264Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£669£672£635£615£618£583Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£19£19£18Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£277£278£263£318£319£302Braintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£135£136£128Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£89£84£99£99£94Braintree
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,167£1,172£1,107£1,252£1,257£1,188Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£154£155£146Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£195£195£185£199£200£189Braintree
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.82£6.85£6.47£5.08£5.10£4.82Tonbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£3.61£3.62£3.42Tonbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.54£6.56£6.20Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.8990.4Tonbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202665.071.9Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.2137.9Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.751.0Braintree
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.5141.5Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.222.3Braintree

Per resident

Tonbridge is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Braintree 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

Tonbridge Braintree

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £4,111, Braintree £4,062Braintree: £4,062Tonbridge: £4,111Braintree: £4,079Tonbridge: £4,129Braintree: £3,853Tonbridge: £3,900

    £4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,062£4,079£3,853

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £2,666, Braintree £2,499Braintree: £2,499Tonbridge: £2,666Braintree: £2,510Tonbridge: £2,677Braintree: £2,371Tonbridge: £2,528

    £2,666£2,677£2,528Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,499£2,510£2,371

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £868, Braintree £949Braintree: £949Tonbridge: £868Braintree: £953Tonbridge: £871Braintree: £900Tonbridge: £823

    £868£871£823Braintree is higher£949£953£900

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tonbridge £2,467, Braintree £2,314Braintree: £2,314Tonbridge: £2,467Braintree: £2,324Tonbridge: £2,478Braintree: £2,195Tonbridge: £2,340

    £2,467£2,478£2,340Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,314£2,324£2,195

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tonbridge £57, Braintree £56Braintree: £56Tonbridge: £57Braintree: £57Tonbridge: £57Braintree: £53Tonbridge: £54

    £57£57£54Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£56£57£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £138, Braintree £125Braintree: £125Tonbridge: £138Braintree: £125Tonbridge: £139Braintree: £118Tonbridge: £131

    £138£139£131Tonbridge is higher£125£125£118

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £3.56, Braintree £3.81Braintree: £3.81Tonbridge: £3.56Braintree: £3.82Tonbridge: £3.58Braintree: £3.61Tonbridge: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Braintree is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £277, Braintree £318Braintree: £318Tonbridge: £277Braintree: £319Tonbridge: £278Braintree: £302Tonbridge: £263

    £277£278£263Braintree is higher£318£319£302

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £131, Braintree £135Braintree: £135Tonbridge: £131Braintree: £136Tonbridge: £131Braintree: £128Tonbridge: £124

    £131£131£124Braintree is higher£135£136£128

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £52, Braintree £60Braintree: £60Tonbridge: £52Braintree: £60Tonbridge: £53Braintree: £57Tonbridge: £50

    £52£53£50Braintree is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tonbridge £693, Braintree £762Braintree: £762Tonbridge: £693Braintree: £765Tonbridge: £696Braintree: £723Tonbridge: £657

    £693£696£657Braintree is higher£762£765£723

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tonbridge £164, Braintree £154Braintree: £154Tonbridge: £164Braintree: £155Tonbridge: £165Braintree: £146Tonbridge: £156

    £164£165£156Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tonbridge £116, Braintree £121Braintree: £121Tonbridge: £116Braintree: £122Tonbridge: £116Braintree: £115Tonbridge: £110

    £116£116£110Braintree is higher£121£122£115

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tonbridge £4.05, Braintree £3.09Braintree: £3.09Tonbridge: £4.05Braintree: £3.10Tonbridge: £4.07Braintree: £2.93Tonbridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Tonbridge is higher£3.09£3.10£2.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tonbridge £2.88, Braintree £2.19Braintree: £2.19Tonbridge: £2.88Braintree: £2.20Tonbridge: £2.89Braintree: £2.08Tonbridge: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Tonbridge is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £6.17, Braintree £6.54Braintree: £6.54Tonbridge: £6.17Braintree: £6.56Tonbridge: £6.19Braintree: £6.20Tonbridge: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Braintree is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 207.9, Braintree 200.6Braintree: 200.6Tonbridge: 207.9

    207.9Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count200.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 13.4, Braintree 14.6Braintree: 14.6Tonbridge: 13.4

    13.4Braintree is higher14.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 28.7, Braintree 27.9Braintree: 27.9Tonbridge: 28.7

    28.7Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count27.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 43.7, Braintree 51.0Braintree: 51.0Tonbridge: 43.7

    43.7Braintree is higher51.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 75.1, Braintree 86.2Braintree: 86.2Tonbridge: 75.1

    75.1Braintree is higher86.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 12.0, Braintree 13.6Braintree: 13.6Tonbridge: 12.0

    12.0Braintree is higher13.6

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Tonbridge and Braintree, per resident
MeasureTonbridgeBraintreeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,111£4,129£3,900£4,062£4,079£3,853Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,666£2,677£2,528£2,499£2,510£2,371Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£868£871£823£949£953£900Braintree
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,467£2,478£2,340£2,314£2,324£2,195Tonbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£56£57£53Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£125£125£118Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£3.81£3.82£3.61Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£277£278£263£318£319£302Braintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£135£136£128Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£53£50£60£60£57Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£762£765£723Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£154£155£146Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£121£122£115Braintree
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£3.09£3.10£2.93Tonbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£2.19£2.20£2.08Tonbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.54£6.56£6.20Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026207.9200.6Tonbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.414.6Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.727.9Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.751.0Braintree
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.186.2Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.013.6Braintree

Total

Tonbridge is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Braintree on 19. 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

Tonbridge Braintree

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tonbridge £407.5m, Braintree £440.9mBraintree: £440.9mTonbridge: £407.5mBraintree: £442.8mTonbridge: £409.2mBraintree: £418.2mTonbridge: £386.5m

    £407.5m£409.2m£386.5mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£440.9m£442.8m£418.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tonbridge £264.2m, Braintree £271.3mBraintree: £271.3mTonbridge: £264.2mBraintree: £272.4mTonbridge: £265.3mBraintree: £257.3mTonbridge: £250.6m

    £264.2m£265.3m£250.6mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£271.3m£272.4m£257.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tonbridge £86.0m, Braintree £103.0mBraintree: £103.0mTonbridge: £86.0mBraintree: £103.4mTonbridge: £86.4mBraintree: £97.7mTonbridge: £81.6m

    £86.0m£86.4m£81.6mBraintree is higher£103.0m£103.4m£97.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tonbridge £244.6m, Braintree £251.2mBraintree: £251.2mTonbridge: £244.6mBraintree: £252.3mTonbridge: £245.6mBraintree: £238.3mTonbridge: £232.0m

    £244.6m£245.6m£232.0mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£251.2m£252.3m£238.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tonbridge £5.6m, Braintree £6.1mBraintree: £6.1mTonbridge: £5.6mBraintree: £6.1mTonbridge: £5.6mBraintree: £5.8mTonbridge: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £13.7m, Braintree £13.5mBraintree: £13.5mTonbridge: £13.7mBraintree: £13.6mTonbridge: £13.7mBraintree: £12.8mTonbridge: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTonbridge is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Tonbridge £0.35m, Braintree £0.41mBraintree: £0.41mTonbridge: £0.35mBraintree: £0.41mTonbridge: £0.35mBraintree: £0.39mTonbridge: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mBraintree is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £27.4m, Braintree £34.5mBraintree: £34.5mTonbridge: £27.4mBraintree: £34.7mTonbridge: £27.6mBraintree: £32.7mTonbridge: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.6m£26.0mBraintree is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £12.9m, Braintree £14.7mBraintree: £14.7mTonbridge: £12.9mBraintree: £14.8mTonbridge: £13.0mBraintree: £13.9mTonbridge: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mBraintree is higher£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tonbridge £5.2m, Braintree £6.5mBraintree: £6.5mTonbridge: £5.2mBraintree: £6.6mTonbridge: £5.2mBraintree: £6.2mTonbridge: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mBraintree is higher£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tonbridge £68.7m, Braintree £82.7mBraintree: £82.7mTonbridge: £68.7mBraintree: £83.1mTonbridge: £69.0mBraintree: £78.5mTonbridge: £65.1m

    £68.7m£69.0m£65.1mBraintree is higher£82.7m£83.1m£78.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tonbridge £16.3m, Braintree £16.7mBraintree: £16.7mTonbridge: £16.3mBraintree: £16.8mTonbridge: £16.4mBraintree: £15.9mTonbridge: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tonbridge £11.5m, Braintree £13.1mBraintree: £13.1mTonbridge: £11.5mBraintree: £13.2mTonbridge: £11.5mBraintree: £12.5mTonbridge: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mBraintree is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tonbridge £0.40m, Braintree £0.34mBraintree: £0.34mTonbridge: £0.40mBraintree: £0.34mTonbridge: £0.40mBraintree: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mTonbridge is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tonbridge £0.29m, Braintree £0.24mBraintree: £0.24mTonbridge: £0.29mBraintree: £0.24mTonbridge: £0.29mBraintree: £0.23mTonbridge: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mTonbridge is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tonbridge £0.61m, Braintree £0.71mBraintree: £0.71mTonbridge: £0.61mBraintree: £0.71mTonbridge: £0.61mBraintree: £0.67mTonbridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBraintree is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tonbridge 20,608, Braintree 21,770Braintree: 21,770Tonbridge: 20,608

    20,608Braintree is higherDepends on how you count21,770

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tonbridge 1,327, Braintree 1,581Braintree: 1,581Tonbridge: 1,327

    1,327Braintree is higher1,581

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge 2,843, Braintree 3,031Braintree: 3,031Tonbridge: 2,843

    2,843Braintree is higherDepends on how you count3,031

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge 4,335, Braintree 5,531Braintree: 5,531Tonbridge: 4,335

    4,335Braintree is higher5,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tonbridge 7,440, Braintree 9,351Braintree: 9,351Tonbridge: 7,440

    7,440Braintree is higher9,351

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tonbridge 1,188, Braintree 1,471Braintree: 1,471Tonbridge: 1,188

    1,188Braintree is higher1,471

Show the numbers
Tonbridge and Braintree, total
MeasureTonbridgeBraintreeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m£440.9m£442.8m£418.2mBraintree
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m£271.3m£272.4m£257.3mBraintree
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.0m£86.4m£81.6m£103.0m£103.4m£97.7mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m£251.2m£252.3m£238.3mBraintree
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mBraintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mTonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBraintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m£34.5m£34.7m£32.7mBraintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBraintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mBraintree
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£68.7m£69.0m£65.1m£82.7m£83.1m£78.5mBraintree
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mBraintree
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£13.1m£13.2m£12.5mBraintree
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mTonbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mTonbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,60821,770Braintree
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3271,581Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8433,031Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3355,531Braintree
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4409,351Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1881,471Braintree

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.