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Tonbridge and East Surrey
Tonbridge is higher than East Surrey on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 13 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
Tonbridge is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and East Surrey on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Tonbridge East Surrey
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higher£3,950£3,967£3,747
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,933£12,988£12,268Tonbridge is higher£12,859£12,914£12,198
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,462£1,468£1,387East Surrey is higher£1,471£1,478£1,396
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,971£12,022£11,355Tonbridge is higher£11,933£11,984£11,319
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£275£276£261East Surrey is higher£299£300£283
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£669£672£635Tonbridge is higher£612£614£580
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Tonbridge is higher£16£16£15
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£277£278£263East Surrey is higher£280£281£265
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£131£131£124Tonbridge is higher£119£119£112
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£88£89£84Tonbridge is higher£73£74£70
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,167£1,172£1,107East Surrey is higher£1,184£1,189£1,123
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156East Surrey is higher£172£173£163
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£195£195£185East Surrey is higher£203£204£193
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.82£6.85£6.47Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£6.59£6.62£6.25
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.86£4.88£4.61Tonbridge is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.17£6.19£5.85East Surrey is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,008.8East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count1,010.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.0East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count65.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.2Tonbridge is higher127.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.7Tonbridge is higher41.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
126.5Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count121.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.2Tonbridge is higher17.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tonbridge | East Surrey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,111£4,129£3,900 | £3,950£3,967£3,747 | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,933£12,988£12,268 | £12,859£12,914£12,198 | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,462£1,468£1,387 | £1,471£1,478£1,396 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,971£12,022£11,355 | £11,933£11,984£11,319 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £275£276£261 | £299£300£283 | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £669£672£635 | £612£614£580 | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £16£16£15 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £277£278£263 | £280£281£265 | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £131£131£124 | £119£119£112 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £88£89£84 | £73£74£70 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,167£1,172£1,107 | £1,184£1,189£1,123 | East Surrey |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £172£173£163 | East Surrey |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £195£195£185 | £203£204£193 | East Surrey |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | Tonbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.86£4.88£4.61 | £3.91£3.93£3.71 | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | £8.03£8.07£7.62 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,008.8 | 1,010.2 | East Surrey |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.0 | 65.2 | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.2 | 127.0 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.7 | 41.6 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 126.5 | 121.8 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.2 | 17.2 | Tonbridge |
Per resident
Tonbridge is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and East Surrey on 7. 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 East Surrey
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higher£3,950£3,967£3,747
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,666£2,677£2,528Tonbridge is higher£2,485£2,496£2,357
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£868£871£823East Surrey is higher£886£890£841
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,467£2,478£2,340Tonbridge is higher£2,306£2,316£2,187
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£57£57£54East Surrey is higher£58£58£55
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£138£139£131Tonbridge is higher£118£119£112
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.56£3.58£3.38Tonbridge is higher£3.04£3.05£2.88
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£277£278£263East Surrey is higher£280£281£265
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£131£131£124Tonbridge is higher£119£119£112
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£52£53£50Tonbridge is higher£44£44£42
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£693£696£657East Surrey is higher£713£716£677
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£164£165£156East Surrey is higher£172£173£163
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£116£116£110East Surrey is higher£123£123£116
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.05£4.07£3.84Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.97£3.99£3.77
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.88£2.89£2.73Tonbridge is higher£2.35£2.36£2.23
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.17£6.19£5.85East Surrey is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
207.9Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count195.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.4Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count12.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.7Tonbridge is higher24.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.7Tonbridge is higher41.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
75.1Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count73.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.0Tonbridge is higher10.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tonbridge | East Surrey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,111£4,129£3,900 | £3,950£3,967£3,747 | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,666£2,677£2,528 | £2,485£2,496£2,357 | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £868£871£823 | £886£890£841 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,467£2,478£2,340 | £2,306£2,316£2,187 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £57£57£54 | £58£58£55 | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £138£139£131 | £118£119£112 | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.56£3.58£3.38 | £3.04£3.05£2.88 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £277£278£263 | £280£281£265 | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £131£131£124 | £119£119£112 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £52£53£50 | £44£44£42 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £693£696£657 | £713£716£677 | East Surrey |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £164£165£156 | £172£173£163 | East Surrey |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £116£116£110 | £123£123£116 | East Surrey |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.05£4.07£3.84 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | Tonbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.88£2.89£2.73 | £2.35£2.36£2.23 | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | £8.03£8.07£7.62 | East Surrey |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 207.9 | 195.2 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.4 | 12.6 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.7 | 24.5 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.7 | 41.6 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 75.1 | 73.4 | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.0 | 10.4 | Tonbridge |
Total
Tonbridge is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and East Surrey on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Tonbridge East Surrey
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£407.5m£409.2m£386.5mTonbridge is higher£404.4m£406.2m£383.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£264.2m£265.3m£250.6mTonbridge is higher£254.4m£255.5m£241.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£86.0m£86.4m£81.6mEast Surrey is higher£90.8m£91.2m£86.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£244.6m£245.6m£232.0mTonbridge is higher£236.1m£237.1m£224.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mEast Surrey is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTonbridge is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mTonbridge is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.4m£27.6m£26.0mEast Surrey is higher£28.7m£28.8m£27.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mTonbridge is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mTonbridge is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£68.7m£69.0m£65.1mEast Surrey is higher£73.0m£73.3m£69.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mEast Surrey is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mEast Surrey is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mEast Surrey is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mTonbridge is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mEast Surrey is higher£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,608Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count19,988
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,327Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count1,290
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,843Tonbridge is higher2,512
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,335Tonbridge is higher4,261
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,440East Surrey is higherDepends on how you count7,515
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,188Tonbridge is higher1,062
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| Measure | Tonbridge | East Surrey | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £407.5m£409.2m£386.5m | £404.4m£406.2m£383.6m | Tonbridge |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £264.2m£265.3m£250.6m | £254.4m£255.5m£241.4m | Tonbridge |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £86.0m£86.4m£81.6m | £90.8m£91.2m£86.1m | East Surrey |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £244.6m£245.6m£232.0m | £236.1m£237.1m£224.0m | Tonbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | East Surrey |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.7m£13.7m£13.0m | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | Tonbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33m | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.4m£27.6m£26.0m | £28.7m£28.8m£27.2m | East Surrey |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.9m£13.0m£12.3m | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | Tonbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | Tonbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £68.7m£69.0m£65.1m | £73.0m£73.3m£69.3m | East Surrey |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | £17.6m£17.7m£16.7m | East Surrey |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | £12.6m£12.6m£11.9m | East Surrey |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | East Surrey |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.29m£0.29m£0.27m | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | Tonbridge |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | £0.82m£0.83m£0.78m | East Surrey |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,608 | 19,988 | Tonbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,327 | 1,290 | Tonbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,843 | 2,512 | Tonbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,335 | 4,261 | Tonbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,440 | 7,515 | East Surrey |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,188 | 1,062 | 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.