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Wokingham and Tunbridge Wells
Wokingham is higher than Tunbridge Wells on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 15 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
Wokingham is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Wokingham Tunbridge Wells
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,027£3,040£2,871Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£3,868£3,885£3,669
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,647£12,701£11,996Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count£12,553£12,607£11,907
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£938£942£890Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£1,515£1,522£1,437
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,885£11,935£11,273Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count£11,578£11,628£10,983
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£220£221£209Tunbridge Wells is higher£332£334£315
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£530£532£503Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£624£627£592
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12Tunbridge Wells is higher£18£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£271£272£257
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£96£96£91Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£101£102£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£50£50£48Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£72£73£69
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£772£775£732Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£1,212£1,217£1,149
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£86£87£82Tunbridge Wells is higher£189£190£180
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£106£106£100Tunbridge Wells is higher£219£220£208
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.59£8.63£8.15Wokingham is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1.42£1.43£1.35Tunbridge Wells is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.57£5.59£5.28Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£6.86£6.89£6.51
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,006.8Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count997.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
47.8Tunbridge Wells is higher72.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
110.7Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count127.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
28.2Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count41.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
84.3Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count131.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
12.0Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count15.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wokingham | Tunbridge Wells | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,027£3,040£2,871 | £3,868£3,885£3,669 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,647£12,701£11,996 | £12,553£12,607£11,907 | Wokingham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £938£942£890 | £1,515£1,522£1,437 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,885£11,935£11,273 | £11,578£11,628£10,983 | Wokingham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £220£221£209 | £332£334£315 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £530£532£503 | £624£627£592 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12 | £18£19£18 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £271£272£257 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £96£96£91 | £101£102£96 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £50£50£48 | £72£73£69 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £772£775£732 | £1,212£1,217£1,149 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £86£87£82 | £189£190£180 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £106£106£100 | £219£220£208 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.59£8.63£8.15 | £6.94£6.97£6.58 | Wokingham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1.42£1.43£1.35 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | £6.86£6.89£6.51 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,006.8 | 997.4 | Wokingham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 47.8 | 72.2 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 110.7 | 127.3 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 28.2 | 41.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 84.3 | 131.2 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 12.0 | 15.7 | Tunbridge Wells |
Per resident
Wokingham is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells on 21. 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
Wokingham Tunbridge Wells
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,027£3,040£2,871Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£3,868£3,885£3,669
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,081£2,090£1,974Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2,391£2,401£2,268
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£580£582£550Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£909£913£862
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,956£1,964£1,855Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2,205£2,214£2,092
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£36£36£34Tunbridge Wells is higher£63£64£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£88£83Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£119£119£113
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£2.03£2.04£1.93Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.52£3.54£3.34
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£271£272£257
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£96£96£91Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£101£102£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£31£31£29Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£43£44£41
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£477£479£453Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£689
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£86£87£82Tunbridge Wells is higher£189£190£180
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£65£66£62Tunbridge Wells is higher£131£132£125
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.31£5.34£5.04Wokingham is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£0.89£0.89£0.84Tunbridge Wells is higher£3.20£3.22£3.04
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.57£5.59£5.28Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£6.86£6.89£6.51
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
165.7Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count190.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
7.9Tunbridge Wells is higher13.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.2Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count24.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
28.2Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count41.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
52.1Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count78.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
7.4Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count9.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wokingham | Tunbridge Wells | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,027£3,040£2,871 | £3,868£3,885£3,669 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,081£2,090£1,974 | £2,391£2,401£2,268 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £580£582£550 | £909£913£862 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,956£1,964£1,855 | £2,205£2,214£2,092 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £36£36£34 | £63£64£60 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£88£83 | £119£119£113 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £2.03£2.04£1.93 | £3.52£3.54£3.34 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £271£272£257 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £96£96£91 | £101£102£96 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £31£31£29 | £43£44£41 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £477£479£453 | £727£730£689 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £86£87£82 | £189£190£180 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £65£66£62 | £131£132£125 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.31£5.34£5.04 | £4.16£4.18£3.95 | Wokingham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £0.89£0.89£0.84 | £3.20£3.22£3.04 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.57£5.59£5.28 | £6.86£6.89£6.51 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 165.7 | 190.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 7.9 | 13.8 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.2 | 24.3 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 28.2 | 41.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 52.1 | 78.7 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 7.4 | 9.4 | Tunbridge Wells |
Total
Wokingham is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Tunbridge Wells 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
Wokingham Tunbridge Wells
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£567.3m£569.7m£538.1mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£462.0m£464.0m£438.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£390.1m£391.8m£370.0mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£285.5m£286.8m£270.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£108.7m£109.2m£103.1mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£108.6m£109.0m£103.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£366.6m£368.2m£347.7mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£263.4m£264.5m£249.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£33.4m£33.5m£31.6mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£89.5m£89.8m£84.9mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£86.8m£87.2m£82.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mTunbridge Wells is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.00m£1.0m£0.94mWokingham is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.99mWokingham is higherDepends on how you count£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
31,055Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count22,687
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,475Tunbridge Wells is higher1,642
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,413Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count2,896
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,282Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count4,900
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,766Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count9,397
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,392Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count1,128
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wokingham | Tunbridge Wells | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £567.3m£569.7m£538.1m | £462.0m£464.0m£438.2m | Wokingham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £390.1m£391.8m£370.0m | £285.5m£286.8m£270.8m | Wokingham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £108.7m£109.2m£103.1m | £108.6m£109.0m£103.0m | Wokingham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £366.6m£368.2m£347.7m | £263.4m£264.5m£249.8m | Wokingham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | Wokingham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £33.4m£33.5m£31.6m | £32.4m£32.5m£30.7m | Wokingham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | £12.1m£12.1m£11.5m | Wokingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | Wokingham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £89.5m£89.8m£84.9m | £86.8m£87.2m£82.3m | Wokingham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | £22.6m£22.7m£21.4m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.3m£12.3m£11.6m | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.00m£1.0m£0.94m | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | Wokingham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.99m | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | Wokingham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 31,055 | 22,687 | Wokingham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,475 | 1,642 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,413 | 2,896 | Wokingham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,282 | 4,900 | Wokingham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,766 | 9,397 | Wokingham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,392 | 1,128 | Wokingham |
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.