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Tonbridge and North Bedfordshire

99,120 and 108,198 residents (mid-2024).

Tonbridge is higher than North Bedfordshire on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 10 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 16 of 22 measures, and North Bedfordshire 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

Tonbridge North Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £4,111, North Bedfordshire £3,737North Bedfordshire: £3,737Tonbridge: £4,111North Bedfordshire: £3,753Tonbridge: £4,129North Bedfordshire: £3,544Tonbridge: £3,900

    £4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higher£3,737£3,753£3,544

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £12,933, North Bedfordshire £12,700North Bedfordshire: £12,700Tonbridge: £12,933North Bedfordshire: £12,754Tonbridge: £12,988North Bedfordshire: £12,046Tonbridge: £12,268

    £12,933£12,988£12,268Tonbridge is higher£12,700£12,754£12,046

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £1,462, North Bedfordshire £1,383North Bedfordshire: £1,383Tonbridge: £1,462North Bedfordshire: £1,389Tonbridge: £1,468North Bedfordshire: £1,312Tonbridge: £1,387

    £1,462£1,468£1,387Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,383£1,389£1,312

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £11,971, North Bedfordshire £11,893North Bedfordshire: £11,893Tonbridge: £11,971North Bedfordshire: £11,944Tonbridge: £12,022North Bedfordshire: £11,281Tonbridge: £11,355

    £11,971£12,022£11,355Tonbridge is higher£11,893£11,944£11,281

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £275, North Bedfordshire £247North Bedfordshire: £247Tonbridge: £275North Bedfordshire: £248Tonbridge: £276North Bedfordshire: £234Tonbridge: £261

    £275£276£261Tonbridge is higher£247£248£234

  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, North Bedfordshire £544North Bedfordshire: £544Tonbridge: £669North Bedfordshire: £547Tonbridge: £672North Bedfordshire: £516Tonbridge: £635

    £669£672£635Tonbridge is higher£544£547£516

  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, North Bedfordshire £16North Bedfordshire: £16Tonbridge: £17North Bedfordshire: £16Tonbridge: £17North Bedfordshire: £15Tonbridge: £16

    £17£17£16Tonbridge is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £277, North Bedfordshire £281North Bedfordshire: £281Tonbridge: £277North Bedfordshire: £282Tonbridge: £278North Bedfordshire: £266Tonbridge: £263

    £277£278£263North Bedfordshire is higher£281£282£266

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £131, North Bedfordshire £123North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £116Tonbridge: £124

    £131£131£124Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£116

  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, North Bedfordshire £83North Bedfordshire: £83Tonbridge: £88North Bedfordshire: £84Tonbridge: £89North Bedfordshire: £79Tonbridge: £84

    £88£89£84Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£83£84£79

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £1,167, North Bedfordshire £1,126North Bedfordshire: £1,126Tonbridge: £1,167North Bedfordshire: £1,131Tonbridge: £1,172North Bedfordshire: £1,068Tonbridge: £1,107

    £1,167£1,172£1,107Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,126£1,131£1,068

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tonbridge £164, North Bedfordshire £124North Bedfordshire: £124Tonbridge: £164North Bedfordshire: £125Tonbridge: £165North Bedfordshire: £118Tonbridge: £156

    £164£165£156Tonbridge is higher£124£125£118

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £195, North Bedfordshire £160North Bedfordshire: £160Tonbridge: £195North Bedfordshire: £160Tonbridge: £195North Bedfordshire: £151Tonbridge: £185

    £195£195£185Tonbridge is higher£160£160£151

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £6.82, North Bedfordshire £9.28North Bedfordshire: £9.28Tonbridge: £6.82North Bedfordshire: £9.32Tonbridge: £6.85North Bedfordshire: £8.80Tonbridge: £6.47

    £6.82£6.85£6.47North Bedfordshire is higher£9.28£9.32£8.80

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £4.86, North Bedfordshire £4.78North Bedfordshire: £4.78Tonbridge: £4.86North Bedfordshire: £4.80Tonbridge: £4.88North Bedfordshire: £4.53Tonbridge: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £6.17, North Bedfordshire £7.76North Bedfordshire: £7.76Tonbridge: £6.17North Bedfordshire: £7.79Tonbridge: £6.19North Bedfordshire: £7.36Tonbridge: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85North Bedfordshire is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

  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, North Bedfordshire 1,028.0North Bedfordshire: 1,028.0Tonbridge: 1,008.8

    1,008.8North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,028.0

  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, North Bedfordshire 61.5North Bedfordshire: 61.5Tonbridge: 65.0

    65.0Tonbridge is higher61.5

  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, North Bedfordshire 122.1North Bedfordshire: 122.1Tonbridge: 139.2

    139.2Tonbridge is higher122.1

  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, North Bedfordshire 44.5North Bedfordshire: 44.5Tonbridge: 43.7

    43.7North Bedfordshire is higher44.5

  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, North Bedfordshire 127.1North Bedfordshire: 127.1Tonbridge: 126.5

    126.5North Bedfordshire is higher127.1

  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, North Bedfordshire 18.8North Bedfordshire: 18.8Tonbridge: 20.2

    20.2Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count18.8

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Tonbridge and North Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureTonbridgeNorth BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,111£4,129£3,900£3,737£3,753£3,544Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,933£12,988£12,268£12,700£12,754£12,046Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,462£1,468£1,387£1,383£1,389£1,312Tonbridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,971£12,022£11,355£11,893£11,944£11,281Tonbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£275£276£261£247£248£234Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£669£672£635£544£547£516Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£16£16£15Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£277£278£263£281£282£266North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£123£123£116Tonbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£89£84£83£84£79Tonbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,167£1,172£1,107£1,126£1,131£1,068Tonbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£124£125£118Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£195£195£185£160£160£151Tonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.82£6.85£6.47£9.28£9.32£8.80North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£4.78£4.80£4.53Tonbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.81,028.0North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202665.061.5Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.2122.1Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.744.5North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.5127.1North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.218.8Tonbridge

Per resident

Tonbridge is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and North Bedfordshire 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

Tonbridge North Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £4,111, North Bedfordshire £3,737North Bedfordshire: £3,737Tonbridge: £4,111North Bedfordshire: £3,753Tonbridge: £4,129North Bedfordshire: £3,544Tonbridge: £3,900

    £4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higher£3,737£3,753£3,544

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £2,666, North Bedfordshire £2,357North Bedfordshire: £2,357Tonbridge: £2,666North Bedfordshire: £2,367Tonbridge: £2,677North Bedfordshire: £2,236Tonbridge: £2,528

    £2,666£2,677£2,528Tonbridge is higher£2,357£2,367£2,236

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £868, North Bedfordshire £844North Bedfordshire: £844Tonbridge: £868North Bedfordshire: £848Tonbridge: £871North Bedfordshire: £801Tonbridge: £823

    £868£871£823Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£844£848£801

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tonbridge £2,467, North Bedfordshire £2,208North Bedfordshire: £2,208Tonbridge: £2,467North Bedfordshire: £2,217Tonbridge: £2,478North Bedfordshire: £2,094Tonbridge: £2,340

    £2,467£2,478£2,340Tonbridge is higher£2,208£2,217£2,094

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tonbridge £57, North Bedfordshire £46North Bedfordshire: £46Tonbridge: £57North Bedfordshire: £46Tonbridge: £57North Bedfordshire: £43Tonbridge: £54

    £57£57£54Tonbridge is higher£46£46£43

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £138, North Bedfordshire £101North Bedfordshire: £101Tonbridge: £138North Bedfordshire: £101Tonbridge: £139North Bedfordshire: £96Tonbridge: £131

    £138£139£131Tonbridge is higher£101£101£96

  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, North Bedfordshire £2.93North Bedfordshire: £2.93Tonbridge: £3.56North Bedfordshire: £2.94Tonbridge: £3.58North Bedfordshire: £2.78Tonbridge: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Tonbridge is higher£2.93£2.94£2.78

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £277, North Bedfordshire £281North Bedfordshire: £281Tonbridge: £277North Bedfordshire: £282Tonbridge: £278North Bedfordshire: £266Tonbridge: £263

    £277£278£263North Bedfordshire is higher£281£282£266

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £131, North Bedfordshire £123North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £123Tonbridge: £131North Bedfordshire: £116Tonbridge: £124

    £131£131£124Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £52, North Bedfordshire £51North Bedfordshire: £51Tonbridge: £52North Bedfordshire: £51Tonbridge: £53North Bedfordshire: £48Tonbridge: £50

    £52£53£50Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tonbridge £693, North Bedfordshire £687North Bedfordshire: £687Tonbridge: £693North Bedfordshire: £690Tonbridge: £696North Bedfordshire: £652Tonbridge: £657

    £693£696£657Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£687£690£652

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tonbridge £164, North Bedfordshire £124North Bedfordshire: £124Tonbridge: £164North Bedfordshire: £125Tonbridge: £165North Bedfordshire: £118Tonbridge: £156

    £164£165£156Tonbridge is higher£124£125£118

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tonbridge £116, North Bedfordshire £97North Bedfordshire: £97Tonbridge: £116North Bedfordshire: £98Tonbridge: £116North Bedfordshire: £92Tonbridge: £110

    £116£116£110Tonbridge is higher£97£98£92

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tonbridge £4.05, North Bedfordshire £5.66North Bedfordshire: £5.66Tonbridge: £4.05North Bedfordshire: £5.69Tonbridge: £4.07North Bedfordshire: £5.37Tonbridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84North Bedfordshire is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tonbridge £2.88, North Bedfordshire £2.91North Bedfordshire: £2.91Tonbridge: £2.88North Bedfordshire: £2.92Tonbridge: £2.89North Bedfordshire: £2.76Tonbridge: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.91£2.92£2.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £6.17, North Bedfordshire £7.76North Bedfordshire: £7.76Tonbridge: £6.17North Bedfordshire: £7.79Tonbridge: £6.19North Bedfordshire: £7.36Tonbridge: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85North Bedfordshire is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 207.9, North Bedfordshire 190.8North Bedfordshire: 190.8Tonbridge: 207.9

    207.9Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count190.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 13.4, North Bedfordshire 11.4North Bedfordshire: 11.4Tonbridge: 13.4

    13.4Tonbridge is higher11.4

  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, North Bedfordshire 22.7North Bedfordshire: 22.7Tonbridge: 28.7

    28.7Tonbridge is higher22.7

  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, North Bedfordshire 44.5North Bedfordshire: 44.5Tonbridge: 43.7

    43.7North Bedfordshire is higher44.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 75.1, North Bedfordshire 77.6North Bedfordshire: 77.6Tonbridge: 75.1

    75.1North Bedfordshire is higher77.6

  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, North Bedfordshire 11.5North Bedfordshire: 11.5Tonbridge: 12.0

    12.0Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count11.5

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Tonbridge and North Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureTonbridgeNorth BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,111£4,129£3,900£3,737£3,753£3,544Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,666£2,677£2,528£2,357£2,367£2,236Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£868£871£823£844£848£801Tonbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,467£2,478£2,340£2,208£2,217£2,094Tonbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£46£46£43Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£101£101£96Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£2.93£2.94£2.78Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£277£278£263£281£282£266North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£123£123£116Tonbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£53£50£51£51£48Tonbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£687£690£652Tonbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£124£125£118Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£97£98£92Tonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£5.66£5.69£5.37North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£2.91£2.92£2.76North Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026207.9190.8Tonbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.411.4Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.722.7Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.744.5North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.177.6North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.011.5Tonbridge

Total

Tonbridge is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and North Bedfordshire 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 North Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tonbridge £407.5m, North Bedfordshire £404.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £404.3mTonbridge: £407.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £406.0mTonbridge: £409.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £383.5mTonbridge: £386.5m

    £407.5m£409.2m£386.5mTonbridge is higher£404.3m£406.0m£383.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tonbridge £264.2m, North Bedfordshire £255.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £255.1mTonbridge: £264.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £256.1mTonbridge: £265.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £241.9mTonbridge: £250.6m

    £264.2m£265.3m£250.6mTonbridge is higher£255.1m£256.1m£241.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tonbridge £86.0m, North Bedfordshire £91.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.4mTonbridge: £86.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.7mTonbridge: £86.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £86.7mTonbridge: £81.6m

    £86.0m£86.4m£81.6mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£91.4m£91.7m£86.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tonbridge £244.6m, North Bedfordshire £238.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £238.8mTonbridge: £244.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £239.9mTonbridge: £245.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £226.6mTonbridge: £232.0m

    £244.6m£245.6m£232.0mTonbridge is higher£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tonbridge £5.6m, North Bedfordshire £5.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mTonbridge: £5.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mTonbridge: £5.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £4.7mTonbridge: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mTonbridge is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £13.7m, North Bedfordshire £10.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.9mTonbridge: £13.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £11.0mTonbridge: £13.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.4mTonbridge: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTonbridge is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

  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, North Bedfordshire £0.32mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.35mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.35mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30mTonbridge: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mTonbridge is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £27.4m, North Bedfordshire £30.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.4mTonbridge: £27.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.5mTonbridge: £27.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £28.8mTonbridge: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.6m£26.0mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £12.9m, North Bedfordshire £13.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mTonbridge: £12.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mTonbridge: £13.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.6mTonbridge: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tonbridge £5.2m, North Bedfordshire £5.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mTonbridge: £5.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mTonbridge: £5.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.2mTonbridge: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tonbridge £68.7m, North Bedfordshire £74.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.4mTonbridge: £68.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.7mTonbridge: £69.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £70.6mTonbridge: £65.1m

    £68.7m£69.0m£65.1mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tonbridge £16.3m, North Bedfordshire £13.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.4mTonbridge: £16.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.5mTonbridge: £16.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.7mTonbridge: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mTonbridge is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tonbridge £11.5m, North Bedfordshire £10.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.5mTonbridge: £11.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.6mTonbridge: £11.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.0mTonbridge: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mTonbridge is higher£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tonbridge £0.40m, North Bedfordshire £0.61mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.61mTonbridge: £0.40mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.62mTonbridge: £0.40mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.58mTonbridge: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tonbridge £0.29m, North Bedfordshire £0.32mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.29mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.29mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30mTonbridge: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tonbridge £0.61m, North Bedfordshire £0.84mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mTonbridge: £0.61mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mTonbridge: £0.61mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.80mTonbridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tonbridge 20,608, North Bedfordshire 20,646North Bedfordshire: 20,646Tonbridge: 20,608

    20,608North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count20,646

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tonbridge 1,327, North Bedfordshire 1,234North Bedfordshire: 1,234Tonbridge: 1,327

    1,327Tonbridge is higher1,234

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge 2,843, North Bedfordshire 2,452North Bedfordshire: 2,452Tonbridge: 2,843

    2,843Tonbridge is higher2,452

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge 4,335, North Bedfordshire 4,811North Bedfordshire: 4,811Tonbridge: 4,335

    4,335North Bedfordshire is higher4,811

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tonbridge 7,440, North Bedfordshire 8,397North Bedfordshire: 8,397Tonbridge: 7,440

    7,440North Bedfordshire is higher8,397

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tonbridge 1,188, North Bedfordshire 1,240North Bedfordshire: 1,240Tonbridge: 1,188

    1,188North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,240

Show the numbers
Tonbridge and North Bedfordshire, total
MeasureTonbridgeNorth BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m£404.3m£406.0m£383.5mTonbridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m£255.1m£256.1m£241.9mTonbridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.0m£86.4m£81.6m£91.4m£91.7m£86.7mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m£238.8m£239.9m£226.6mTonbridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mTonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mTonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mTonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m£30.4m£30.5m£28.8mNorth Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mNorth Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNorth Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£68.7m£69.0m£65.1m£74.4m£74.7m£70.6mNorth Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mTonbridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mTonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mNorth Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,60820,646North Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3271,234Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8432,452Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3354,811North Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4408,397North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1881,240North Bedfordshire

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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