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Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling

189,189 and 136,685 residents (mid-2024).

Maidstone is higher than Tonbridge and Malling on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 21 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Maidstone is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge and Malling 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

Maidstone Tonbridge and Malling

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Maidstone £3,977, Tonbridge and Malling £3,947Tonbridge and Malling: £3,947Maidstone: £3,977Tonbridge and Malling: £3,964Maidstone: £3,994Tonbridge and Malling: £3,744Maidstone: £3,772

    £3,977£3,994£3,772Maidstone is higher£3,947£3,964£3,744

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Maidstone £12,613, Tonbridge and Malling £12,960Tonbridge and Malling: £12,960Maidstone: £12,613Tonbridge and Malling: £13,015Maidstone: £12,667Tonbridge and Malling: £12,293Maidstone: £11,964

    £12,613£12,667£11,964Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£12,960£13,015£12,293

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £1,785, Tonbridge and Malling £1,531Tonbridge and Malling: £1,531Maidstone: £1,785Tonbridge and Malling: £1,537Maidstone: £1,793Tonbridge and Malling: £1,452Maidstone: £1,693

    £1,785£1,793£1,693Maidstone is higher£1,531£1,537£1,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Maidstone £11,521, Tonbridge and Malling £11,939Tonbridge and Malling: £11,939Maidstone: £11,521Tonbridge and Malling: £11,990Maidstone: £11,570Tonbridge and Malling: £11,324Maidstone: £10,928

    £11,521£11,570£10,928Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£11,939£11,990£11,324

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Maidstone £395, Tonbridge and Malling £308Tonbridge and Malling: £308Maidstone: £395Tonbridge and Malling: £310Maidstone: £396Tonbridge and Malling: £293Maidstone: £374

    £395£396£374Maidstone is higher£308£310£293

  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: Maidstone £677, Tonbridge and Malling £694Tonbridge and Malling: £694Maidstone: £677Tonbridge and Malling: £697Maidstone: £679Tonbridge and Malling: £659Maidstone: £642

    £677£679£642Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£694£697£659

  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: Maidstone £21, Tonbridge and Malling £18Tonbridge and Malling: £18Maidstone: £21Tonbridge and Malling: £18Maidstone: £21Tonbridge and Malling: £17Maidstone: £20

    £21£21£20Maidstone is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £331, Tonbridge and Malling £307Tonbridge and Malling: £307Maidstone: £331Tonbridge and Malling: £308Maidstone: £333Tonbridge and Malling: £291Maidstone: £314

    £331£333£314Maidstone is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £128, Tonbridge and Malling £135Tonbridge and Malling: £135Maidstone: £128Tonbridge and Malling: £135Maidstone: £128Tonbridge and Malling: £128Maidstone: £121

    £128£128£121Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£135£135£128

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £102, Tonbridge and Malling £95Tonbridge and Malling: £95Maidstone: £102Tonbridge and Malling: £96Maidstone: £103Tonbridge and Malling: £90Maidstone: £97

    £102£103£97Maidstone is higher£95£96£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £1,452, Tonbridge and Malling £1,222Tonbridge and Malling: £1,222Maidstone: £1,452Tonbridge and Malling: £1,228Maidstone: £1,458Tonbridge and Malling: £1,159Maidstone: £1,377

    £1,452£1,458£1,377Maidstone is higher£1,222£1,228£1,159

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Maidstone £159, Tonbridge and Malling £183Tonbridge and Malling: £183Maidstone: £159Tonbridge and Malling: £184Maidstone: £160Tonbridge and Malling: £174Maidstone: £151

    £159£160£151Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £219, Tonbridge and Malling £202Tonbridge and Malling: £202Maidstone: £219Tonbridge and Malling: £202Maidstone: £220Tonbridge and Malling: £191Maidstone: £208

    £219£220£208Maidstone is higher£202£202£191

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £6.53, Tonbridge and Malling £6.63Tonbridge and Malling: £6.63Maidstone: £6.53Tonbridge and Malling: £6.66Maidstone: £6.55Tonbridge and Malling: £6.29Maidstone: £6.19

    £6.53£6.55£6.19Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£6.63£6.66£6.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Maidstone £5.37, Tonbridge and Malling £4.98Tonbridge and Malling: £4.98Maidstone: £5.37Tonbridge and Malling: £5.00Maidstone: £5.39Tonbridge and Malling: £4.72Maidstone: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Maidstone is higher£4.98£5.00£4.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Maidstone £8.03, Tonbridge and Malling £5.48Tonbridge and Malling: £5.48Maidstone: £8.03Tonbridge and Malling: £5.51Maidstone: £8.07Tonbridge and Malling: £5.20Maidstone: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Maidstone 998.8, Tonbridge and Malling 1,020.6Tonbridge and Malling: 1,020.6Maidstone: 998.8

    998.8Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count1,020.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Maidstone 83.7, Tonbridge and Malling 69.4Tonbridge and Malling: 69.4Maidstone: 83.7

    83.7Maidstone is higher69.4

  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: Maidstone 141.5, Tonbridge and Malling 147.2Tonbridge and Malling: 147.2Maidstone: 141.5

    141.5Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count147.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 52.0, Tonbridge and Malling 49.1Tonbridge and Malling: 49.1Maidstone: 52.0

    52.0Maidstone is higher49.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Maidstone 158.9, Tonbridge and Malling 132.6Tonbridge and Malling: 132.6Maidstone: 158.9

    158.9Maidstone is higher132.6

  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: Maidstone 23.5, Tonbridge and Malling 22.0Tonbridge and Malling: 22.0Maidstone: 23.5

    23.5Maidstone is higher22.0

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Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling, per person in the age group
MeasureMaidstoneTonbridge and MallingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,977£3,994£3,772£3,947£3,964£3,744Maidstone
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,613£12,667£11,964£12,960£13,015£12,293Tonbridge and Malling
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,785£1,793£1,693£1,531£1,537£1,452Maidstone
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,521£11,570£10,928£11,939£11,990£11,324Tonbridge and Malling
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£395£396£374£308£310£293Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£677£679£642£694£697£659Tonbridge and Malling
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£18£18£17Maidstone
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314£307£308£291Maidstone
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£135£135£128Tonbridge and Malling
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£95£96£90Maidstone
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,452£1,458£1,377£1,222£1,228£1,159Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£183£184£174Tonbridge and Malling
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£208£202£202£191Maidstone
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19£6.63£6.66£6.29Tonbridge and Malling
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.98£5.00£4.72Maidstone
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£5.48£5.51£5.20Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.81,020.6Tonbridge and Malling
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.769.4Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.5147.2Tonbridge and Malling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.049.1Maidstone
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026158.9132.6Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.522.0Maidstone

Per resident

Maidstone is higher on 14 of 21 measures, and Tonbridge and Malling 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

Maidstone Tonbridge and Malling

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Maidstone £3,977, Tonbridge and Malling £3,947Tonbridge and Malling: £3,947Maidstone: £3,977Tonbridge and Malling: £3,964Maidstone: £3,994Tonbridge and Malling: £3,744Maidstone: £3,772

    £3,977£3,994£3,772Maidstone is higher£3,947£3,964£3,744

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Maidstone £2,250, Tonbridge and Malling £2,388Tonbridge and Malling: £2,388Maidstone: £2,250Tonbridge and Malling: £2,398Maidstone: £2,259Tonbridge and Malling: £2,265Maidstone: £2,134

    £2,250£2,259£2,134Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£2,388£2,398£2,265

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Maidstone £1,101, Tonbridge and Malling £929Tonbridge and Malling: £929Maidstone: £1,101Tonbridge and Malling: £932Maidstone: £1,106Tonbridge and Malling: £881Maidstone: £1,045

    £1,101£1,106£1,045Maidstone is higher£929£932£881

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Maidstone £2,055, Tonbridge and Malling £2,200Tonbridge and Malling: £2,200Maidstone: £2,055Tonbridge and Malling: £2,209Maidstone: £2,064Tonbridge and Malling: £2,087Maidstone: £1,949

    £2,055£2,064£1,949Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£2,200£2,209£2,087

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Maidstone £70, Tonbridge and Malling £57Tonbridge and Malling: £57Maidstone: £70Tonbridge and Malling: £57Maidstone: £71Tonbridge and Malling: £54Maidstone: £67

    £70£71£67Maidstone is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £121, Tonbridge and Malling £128Tonbridge and Malling: £128Maidstone: £121Tonbridge and Malling: £128Maidstone: £121Tonbridge and Malling: £121Maidstone: £114

    £121£121£114Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Maidstone £3.70, Tonbridge and Malling £3.37Tonbridge and Malling: £3.37Maidstone: £3.70Tonbridge and Malling: £3.39Maidstone: £3.72Tonbridge and Malling: £3.20Maidstone: £3.51

    £3.70£3.72£3.51Maidstone is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £331, Tonbridge and Malling £307Tonbridge and Malling: £307Maidstone: £331Tonbridge and Malling: £308Maidstone: £333Tonbridge and Malling: £291Maidstone: £314

    £331£333£314Maidstone is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Maidstone £128, Tonbridge and Malling £135Tonbridge and Malling: £135Maidstone: £128Tonbridge and Malling: £135Maidstone: £128Tonbridge and Malling: £128Maidstone: £121

    £128£128£121Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£135£135£128

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Maidstone £63, Tonbridge and Malling £58Tonbridge and Malling: £58Maidstone: £63Tonbridge and Malling: £58Maidstone: £63Tonbridge and Malling: £55Maidstone: £60

    £63£63£60Maidstone is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Maidstone £896, Tonbridge and Malling £742Tonbridge and Malling: £742Maidstone: £896Tonbridge and Malling: £745Maidstone: £899Tonbridge and Malling: £703Maidstone: £849

    £896£899£849Maidstone is higher£742£745£703

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Maidstone £159, Tonbridge and Malling £183Tonbridge and Malling: £183Maidstone: £159Tonbridge and Malling: £184Maidstone: £160Tonbridge and Malling: £174Maidstone: £151

    £159£160£151Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Maidstone £135, Tonbridge and Malling £122Tonbridge and Malling: £122Maidstone: £135Tonbridge and Malling: £123Maidstone: £136Tonbridge and Malling: £116Maidstone: £128

    £135£136£128Maidstone is higher£122£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Maidstone £4.03, Tonbridge and Malling £4.03Tonbridge and Malling: £4.03Maidstone: £4.03Tonbridge and Malling: £4.04Maidstone: £4.04Tonbridge and Malling: £3.82Maidstone: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82No difference to showDepends on how you count£4.03£4.04£3.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Maidstone £3.31, Tonbridge and Malling £3.02Tonbridge and Malling: £3.02Maidstone: £3.31Tonbridge and Malling: £3.03Maidstone: £3.32Tonbridge and Malling: £2.86Maidstone: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Maidstone is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Maidstone £8.03, Tonbridge and Malling £5.48Tonbridge and Malling: £5.48Maidstone: £8.03Tonbridge and Malling: £5.51Maidstone: £8.07Tonbridge and Malling: £5.20Maidstone: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 178.1, Tonbridge and Malling 188.1Tonbridge and Malling: 188.1Maidstone: 178.1

    178.1Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count188.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 14.9, Tonbridge and Malling 12.8Tonbridge and Malling: 12.8Maidstone: 14.9

    14.9Maidstone is higher12.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 25.2, Tonbridge and Malling 27.1Tonbridge and Malling: 27.1Maidstone: 25.2

    25.2Tonbridge and Malling is higherDepends on how you count27.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 52.0, Tonbridge and Malling 49.1Tonbridge and Malling: 49.1Maidstone: 52.0

    52.0Maidstone is higher49.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 98.0, Tonbridge and Malling 80.4Tonbridge and Malling: 80.4Maidstone: 98.0

    98.0Maidstone is higher80.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maidstone 14.5, Tonbridge and Malling 13.3Tonbridge and Malling: 13.3Maidstone: 14.5

    14.5Maidstone is higher13.3

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Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling, per resident
MeasureMaidstoneTonbridge and MallingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,977£3,994£3,772£3,947£3,964£3,744Maidstone
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,259£2,134£2,388£2,398£2,265Tonbridge and Malling
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,101£1,106£1,045£929£932£881Maidstone
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,055£2,064£1,949£2,200£2,209£2,087Tonbridge and Malling
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£57£57£54Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£114£128£128£121Tonbridge and Malling
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.70£3.72£3.51£3.37£3.39£3.20Maidstone
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314£307£308£291Maidstone
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£135£135£128Tonbridge and Malling
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£58£58£55Maidstone
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£896£899£849£742£745£703Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£183£184£174Tonbridge and Malling
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£122£123£116Maidstone
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£4.03£4.04£3.82
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.02£3.03£2.86Maidstone
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£5.48£5.51£5.20Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026178.1188.1Tonbridge and Malling
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.912.8Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.227.1Tonbridge and Malling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.049.1Maidstone
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.080.4Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.513.3Maidstone

Total

Maidstone is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Tonbridge and Malling on 0. 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

Maidstone Tonbridge and Malling

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Maidstone £752.4m, Tonbridge and Malling £539.5mTonbridge and Malling: £539.5mMaidstone: £752.4mTonbridge and Malling: £541.8mMaidstone: £755.6mTonbridge and Malling: £511.8mMaidstone: £713.7m

    £752.4m£755.6m£713.7mMaidstone is higher£539.5m£541.8m£511.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Maidstone £425.6m, Tonbridge and Malling £326.4mTonbridge and Malling: £326.4mMaidstone: £425.6mTonbridge and Malling: £327.8mMaidstone: £427.4mTonbridge and Malling: £309.6mMaidstone: £403.7m

    £425.6m£427.4m£403.7mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£326.4m£327.8m£309.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Maidstone £208.4m, Tonbridge and Malling £126.9mTonbridge and Malling: £126.9mMaidstone: £208.4mTonbridge and Malling: £127.5mMaidstone: £209.3mTonbridge and Malling: £120.4mMaidstone: £197.6m

    £208.4m£209.3m£197.6mMaidstone is higher£126.9m£127.5m£120.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Maidstone £388.8m, Tonbridge and Malling £300.7mTonbridge and Malling: £300.7mMaidstone: £388.8mTonbridge and Malling: £302.0mMaidstone: £390.4mTonbridge and Malling: £285.2mMaidstone: £368.7m

    £388.8m£390.4m£368.7mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£300.7m£302.0m£285.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Maidstone £13.3m, Tonbridge and Malling £7.8mTonbridge and Malling: £7.8mMaidstone: £13.3mTonbridge and Malling: £7.8mMaidstone: £13.4mTonbridge and Malling: £7.4mMaidstone: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mMaidstone is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Maidstone £22.8m, Tonbridge and Malling £17.5mTonbridge and Malling: £17.5mMaidstone: £22.8mTonbridge and Malling: £17.6mMaidstone: £22.9mTonbridge and Malling: £16.6mMaidstone: £21.7m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.7mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Maidstone £0.70m, Tonbridge and Malling £0.46mTonbridge and Malling: £0.46mMaidstone: £0.70mTonbridge and Malling: £0.46mMaidstone: £0.70mTonbridge and Malling: £0.44mMaidstone: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mMaidstone is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Maidstone £62.7m, Tonbridge and Malling £42.0mTonbridge and Malling: £42.0mMaidstone: £62.7mTonbridge and Malling: £42.1mMaidstone: £62.9mTonbridge and Malling: £39.8mMaidstone: £59.4m

    £62.7m£62.9m£59.4mMaidstone is higher£42.0m£42.1m£39.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Maidstone £24.1m, Tonbridge and Malling £18.4mTonbridge and Malling: £18.4mMaidstone: £24.1mTonbridge and Malling: £18.5mMaidstone: £24.2mTonbridge and Malling: £17.5mMaidstone: £22.9m

    £24.1m£24.2m£22.9mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Maidstone £11.9m, Tonbridge and Malling £7.9mTonbridge and Malling: £7.9mMaidstone: £11.9mTonbridge and Malling: £7.9mMaidstone: £12.0mTonbridge and Malling: £7.5mMaidstone: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mMaidstone is higher£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Maidstone £169.4m, Tonbridge and Malling £101.4mTonbridge and Malling: £101.4mMaidstone: £169.4mTonbridge and Malling: £101.8mMaidstone: £170.1mTonbridge and Malling: £96.1mMaidstone: £160.7m

    £169.4m£170.1m£160.7mMaidstone is higher£101.4m£101.8m£96.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Maidstone £30.1m, Tonbridge and Malling £25.0mTonbridge and Malling: £25.0mMaidstone: £30.1mTonbridge and Malling: £25.2mMaidstone: £30.2mTonbridge and Malling: £23.8mMaidstone: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.2m£28.6mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£25.0m£25.2m£23.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Maidstone £25.6m, Tonbridge and Malling £16.7mTonbridge and Malling: £16.7mMaidstone: £25.6mTonbridge and Malling: £16.8mMaidstone: £25.7mTonbridge and Malling: £15.9mMaidstone: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mMaidstone is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Maidstone £0.76m, Tonbridge and Malling £0.55mTonbridge and Malling: £0.55mMaidstone: £0.76mTonbridge and Malling: £0.55mMaidstone: £0.76mTonbridge and Malling: £0.52mMaidstone: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mMaidstone is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Maidstone £0.63m, Tonbridge and Malling £0.41mTonbridge and Malling: £0.41mMaidstone: £0.63mTonbridge and Malling: £0.41mMaidstone: £0.63mTonbridge and Malling: £0.39mMaidstone: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mMaidstone is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Maidstone £1.5m, Tonbridge and Malling £0.75mTonbridge and Malling: £0.75mMaidstone: £1.5mTonbridge and Malling: £0.75mMaidstone: £1.5mTonbridge and Malling: £0.71mMaidstone: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mMaidstone is higher£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Maidstone 33,700, Tonbridge and Malling 25,703Tonbridge and Malling: 25,703Maidstone: 33,700

    33,700Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count25,703

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Maidstone 2,824, Tonbridge and Malling 1,747Tonbridge and Malling: 1,747Maidstone: 2,824

    2,824Maidstone is higher1,747

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Maidstone 4,775, Tonbridge and Malling 3,706Tonbridge and Malling: 3,706Maidstone: 4,775

    4,775Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count3,706

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Maidstone 9,832, Tonbridge and Malling 6,704Tonbridge and Malling: 6,704Maidstone: 9,832

    9,832Maidstone is higher6,704

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Maidstone 18,543, Tonbridge and Malling 10,991Tonbridge and Malling: 10,991Maidstone: 18,543

    18,543Maidstone is higher10,991

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Maidstone 2,737, Tonbridge and Malling 1,823Tonbridge and Malling: 1,823Maidstone: 2,737

    2,737Maidstone is higher1,823

Show the numbers
Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling, total
MeasureMaidstoneTonbridge and MallingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£752.4m£755.6m£713.7m£539.5m£541.8m£511.8mMaidstone
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£425.6m£427.4m£403.7m£326.4m£327.8m£309.6mMaidstone
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.4m£209.3m£197.6m£126.9m£127.5m£120.4mMaidstone
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m£300.7m£302.0m£285.2mMaidstone
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mMaidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mMaidstone
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mMaidstone
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m£42.0m£42.1m£39.8mMaidstone
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mMaidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mMaidstone
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m£101.4m£101.8m£96.1mMaidstone
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m£25.0m£25.2m£23.8mMaidstone
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mMaidstone
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mMaidstone
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMaidstone
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mMaidstone
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,70025,703Maidstone
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8241,747Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,7753,706Maidstone
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,8326,704Maidstone
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,54310,991Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7371,823Maidstone

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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