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Tonbridge and Reading West and Mid Berkshire

99,120 and 97,093 residents (mid-2024).

Tonbridge is higher than Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 14 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 8. 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £4,111, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Tonbridge: £4,111Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Tonbridge: £4,129Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577Tonbridge: £3,900

    £4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higher£3,771£3,787£3,577

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £12,933, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £12,493Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Tonbridge: £12,933Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Tonbridge: £12,988Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850Tonbridge: £12,268

    £12,933£12,988£12,268Tonbridge is higher£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £1,462, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,498Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Tonbridge: £1,462Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Tonbridge: £1,468Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421Tonbridge: £1,387

    £1,462£1,468£1,387Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,498£1,505£1,421

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £11,971, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11,635Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Tonbridge: £11,971Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Tonbridge: £12,022Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036Tonbridge: £11,355

    £11,971£12,022£11,355Tonbridge is higher£11,635£11,684£11,036

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tonbridge £275, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333Tonbridge: £275Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335Tonbridge: £276Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316Tonbridge: £261

    £275£276£261Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£333£335£316

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £507Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507Tonbridge: £669Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509Tonbridge: £672Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481Tonbridge: £635

    £669£672£635Tonbridge is higher£507£509£481

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Tonbridge: £17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Tonbridge: £17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18Tonbridge: £16

    £17£17£16Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Tonbridge: £277Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Tonbridge: £278Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248Tonbridge: £263

    £277£278£263Tonbridge is higher£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £131, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Tonbridge: £131Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Tonbridge: £131Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116Tonbridge: £124

    £131£131£124Tonbridge is higher£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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £80Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Tonbridge: £88Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Tonbridge: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76Tonbridge: £84

    £88£89£84Tonbridge is higher£80£80£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £1,167, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,245Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Tonbridge: £1,167Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Tonbridge: £1,172Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181Tonbridge: £1,107

    £1,167£1,172£1,107Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,245£1,251£1,181

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tonbridge £164, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Tonbridge: £164Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Tonbridge: £165Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147Tonbridge: £156

    £164£165£156Tonbridge is higher£155£156£147

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £195, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £161Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Tonbridge: £195Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Tonbridge: £195Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153Tonbridge: £185

    £195£195£185Tonbridge is higher£161£162£153

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £6.82, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £8.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Tonbridge: £6.82Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Tonbridge: £6.85Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68Tonbridge: £6.47

    £6.82£6.85£6.47Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tonbridge £4.86, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Tonbridge: £4.86Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Tonbridge: £4.88Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37Tonbridge: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Tonbridge is higher£3.55£3.57£3.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £6.17, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Tonbridge: £6.17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Tonbridge: £6.19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52Tonbridge: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,000.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7Tonbridge: 1,008.8

    1,008.8Tonbridge is higher1,000.7

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 71.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7Tonbridge: 65.0

    65.0Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count71.7

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 109.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4Tonbridge: 139.2

    139.2Tonbridge is higher109.4

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8Tonbridge: 43.7

    43.7Tonbridge is higher40.8

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7Tonbridge: 126.5

    126.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher130.7

  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: Tonbridge 20.2, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 17.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9Tonbridge: 20.2

    20.2Tonbridge is higher17.9

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Tonbridge and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per person in the age group
MeasureTonbridgeReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,111£4,129£3,900£3,771£3,787£3,577Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,933£12,988£12,268£12,493£12,546£11,850Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,462£1,468£1,387£1,498£1,505£1,421Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,971£12,022£11,355£11,635£11,684£11,036Tonbridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£275£276£261£333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£669£672£635£507£509£481Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£19£19£18Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£277£278£263£261£262£248Tonbridge
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£80£80£76Tonbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,167£1,172£1,107£1,245£1,251£1,181Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£155£156£147Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£195£195£185£161£162£153Tonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.82£6.85£6.47£8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£3.55£3.57£3.37Tonbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.81,000.7Tonbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202665.071.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.2109.4Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.740.8Tonbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.5130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.217.9Tonbridge

Per resident

Tonbridge is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £4,111, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Tonbridge: £4,111Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Tonbridge: £4,129Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577Tonbridge: £3,900

    £4,111£4,129£3,900Tonbridge is higher£3,771£3,787£3,577

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £2,666, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315Tonbridge: £2,666Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325Tonbridge: £2,677Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196Tonbridge: £2,528

    £2,666£2,677£2,528Tonbridge is higher£2,315£2,325£2,196

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £868, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910Tonbridge: £868Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914Tonbridge: £871Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863Tonbridge: £823

    £868£871£823Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£910£914£863

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tonbridge £2,467, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156Tonbridge: £2,467Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165Tonbridge: £2,478Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045Tonbridge: £2,340

    £2,467£2,478£2,340Tonbridge is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tonbridge £57, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Tonbridge: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Tonbridge: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59Tonbridge: £54

    £57£57£54Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £138, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Tonbridge: £138Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Tonbridge: £139Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89Tonbridge: £131

    £138£139£131Tonbridge is higher£94£94£89

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.43Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43Tonbridge: £3.56Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44Tonbridge: £3.58Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25Tonbridge: £3.38

    £3.56£3.58£3.38Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.43£3.44£3.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £277, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Tonbridge: £277Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Tonbridge: £278Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248Tonbridge: £263

    £277£278£263Tonbridge is higher£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tonbridge £131, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Tonbridge: £131Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Tonbridge: £131Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116Tonbridge: £124

    £131£131£124Tonbridge is higher£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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Tonbridge: £52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Tonbridge: £53Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46Tonbridge: £50

    £52£53£50Tonbridge is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tonbridge £693, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756Tonbridge: £693Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760Tonbridge: £696Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717Tonbridge: £657

    £693£696£657Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£756£760£717

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tonbridge £164, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Tonbridge: £164Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Tonbridge: £165Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147Tonbridge: £156

    £164£165£156Tonbridge is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tonbridge £116, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Tonbridge: £116Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Tonbridge: £116Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93Tonbridge: £110

    £116£116£110Tonbridge is higher£98£98£93

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tonbridge £4.05, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91Tonbridge: £4.05Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93Tonbridge: £4.07Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66Tonbridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tonbridge £2.88, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15Tonbridge: £2.88Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16Tonbridge: £2.89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04Tonbridge: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Tonbridge is higher£2.15£2.16£2.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tonbridge £6.17, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Tonbridge: £6.17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Tonbridge: £6.19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52Tonbridge: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 207.9, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5Tonbridge: 207.9

    207.9Tonbridge is higher185.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 13.4, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3Tonbridge: 13.4

    13.4Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count13.3

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 20.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3Tonbridge: 28.7

    28.7Tonbridge is higher20.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 43.7, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8Tonbridge: 43.7

    43.7Tonbridge is higher40.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tonbridge 75.1, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4Tonbridge: 75.1

    75.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher79.4

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 10.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9Tonbridge: 12.0

    12.0Tonbridge is higher10.9

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Tonbridge and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per resident
MeasureTonbridgeReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,111£4,129£3,900£3,771£3,787£3,577Tonbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,666£2,677£2,528£2,315£2,325£2,196Tonbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£868£871£823£910£914£863Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,467£2,478£2,340£2,156£2,165£2,045Tonbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£62£62£59Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£94£94£89Tonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.56£3.58£3.38£3.43£3.44£3.25Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£277£278£263£261£262£248Tonbridge
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£49£49£46Tonbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£756£760£717Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£155£156£147Tonbridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£98£98£93Tonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£2.15£2.16£2.04Tonbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026207.9185.5Tonbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.413.3Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.720.3Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.740.8Tonbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.179.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.010.9Tonbridge

Total

Tonbridge is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tonbridge £407.5m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mTonbridge: £407.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mTonbridge: £409.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3mTonbridge: £386.5m

    £407.5m£409.2m£386.5mTonbridge is higher£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tonbridge £264.2m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mTonbridge: £264.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mTonbridge: £265.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2mTonbridge: £250.6m

    £264.2m£265.3m£250.6mTonbridge is higher£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tonbridge £86.0m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mTonbridge: £86.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mTonbridge: £86.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8mTonbridge: £81.6m

    £86.0m£86.4m£81.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tonbridge £244.6m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mTonbridge: £244.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mTonbridge: £245.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6mTonbridge: £232.0m

    £244.6m£245.6m£232.0mTonbridge is higher£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tonbridge £5.6m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mTonbridge: £5.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mTonbridge: £5.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7mTonbridge: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £13.7m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mTonbridge: £13.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mTonbridge: £13.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6mTonbridge: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTonbridge is higher£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mTonbridge: £0.35mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mTonbridge: £0.35mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32mTonbridge: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mTonbridge is higherDepends on how you count£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £27.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £25.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mTonbridge: £27.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mTonbridge: £27.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0mTonbridge: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.6m£26.0mTonbridge is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge £12.9m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mTonbridge: £12.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mTonbridge: £13.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3mTonbridge: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mTonbridge is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tonbridge £5.2m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mTonbridge: £5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mTonbridge: £5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5mTonbridge: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mTonbridge is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tonbridge £68.7m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mTonbridge: £68.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mTonbridge: £69.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7mTonbridge: £65.1m

    £68.7m£69.0m£65.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tonbridge £16.3m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mTonbridge: £16.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mTonbridge: £16.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3mTonbridge: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mTonbridge is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tonbridge £11.5m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mTonbridge: £11.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mTonbridge: £11.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0mTonbridge: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mTonbridge is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tonbridge £0.40m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mTonbridge: £0.40mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mTonbridge: £0.40mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45mTonbridge: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tonbridge £0.29m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mTonbridge: £0.29mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mTonbridge: £0.29mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20mTonbridge: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mTonbridge is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tonbridge £0.61m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mTonbridge: £0.61mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mTonbridge: £0.61mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63mTonbridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tonbridge 20,608, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008Tonbridge: 20,608

    20,608Tonbridge is higher18,008

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tonbridge 1,327, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291Tonbridge: 1,327

    1,327Tonbridge is higherDepends on how you count1,291

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge 2,843, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,969Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969Tonbridge: 2,843

    2,843Tonbridge is higher1,969

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tonbridge 4,335, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 3,964Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964Tonbridge: 4,335

    4,335Tonbridge is higher3,964

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tonbridge 7,440, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705Tonbridge: 7,440

    7,440Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher7,705

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tonbridge 1,188, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053Tonbridge: 1,188

    1,188Tonbridge is higher1,053

Show the numbers
Tonbridge and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, total
MeasureTonbridgeReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m£366.1m£367.7m£347.3mTonbridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m£224.8m£225.8m£213.2mTonbridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.0m£86.4m£81.6m£88.3m£88.7m£83.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m£209.4m£210.3m£198.6mTonbridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£9.1m£9.2m£8.6mTonbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.33m£0.33m£0.32mTonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mTonbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mTonbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£4.7m£4.7m£4.5mTonbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£68.7m£69.0m£65.1m£73.4m£73.7m£69.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mTonbridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mTonbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mTonbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,60818,008Tonbridge
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3271,291Tonbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8431,969Tonbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3353,964Tonbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4407,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1881,053Tonbridge

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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