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Thanet and Tendring

142,158 and 156,408 residents (mid-2024).

Thanet is higher than Tendring on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Thanet is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Tendring 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

Thanet Tendring

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, Tendring £6,252Tendring: £6,252Thanet: £5,932Tendring: £6,279Thanet: £5,957Tendring: £5,930Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Tendring is higher£6,252£6,279£5,930

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £13,006, Tendring £12,945Tendring: £12,945Thanet: £13,006Tendring: £13,000Thanet: £13,061Tendring: £12,279Thanet: £12,337

    £13,006£13,061£12,337Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£12,945£13,000£12,279

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £3,207, Tendring £2,819Tendring: £2,819Thanet: £3,207Tendring: £2,831Thanet: £3,220Tendring: £2,673Thanet: £3,042

    £3,207£3,220£3,042Thanet is higher£2,819£2,831£2,673

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £11,513, Tendring £11,506Tendring: £11,506Thanet: £11,513Tendring: £11,555Thanet: £11,562Tendring: £10,914Thanet: £10,921

    £11,513£11,562£10,921Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£11,506£11,555£10,914

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Thanet £587, Tendring £445Tendring: £445Thanet: £587Tendring: £447Thanet: £590Tendring: £422Thanet: £557

    £587£590£557Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£445£447£422

  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: Thanet £872, Tendring £965Tendring: £965Thanet: £872Tendring: £969Thanet: £875Tendring: £915Thanet: £827

    £872£875£827Tendring is higher£965£969£915

  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: Thanet £34, Tendring £28Tendring: £28Thanet: £34Tendring: £28Thanet: £34Tendring: £26Thanet: £32

    £34£34£32Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, Tendring £594Tendring: £594Thanet: £630Tendring: £597Thanet: £632Tendring: £564Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£594£597£564

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, Tendring £225Tendring: £225Thanet: £203Tendring: £226Thanet: £204Tendring: £213Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193Tendring is higher£225£226£213

  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: Thanet £189, Tendring £198Tendring: £198Thanet: £189Tendring: £199Thanet: £190Tendring: £188Thanet: £180

    £189£190£180Tendring is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £2,627, Tendring £2,186Tendring: £2,186Thanet: £2,627Tendring: £2,196Thanet: £2,639Tendring: £2,074Thanet: £2,492

    £2,627£2,639£2,492Thanet is higher£2,186£2,196£2,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, Tendring £243Tendring: £243Thanet: £262Tendring: £244Thanet: £263Tendring: £230Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £370, Tendring £416Tendring: £416Thanet: £370Tendring: £418Thanet: £372Tendring: £395Thanet: £351

    £370£372£351Tendring is higher£416£418£395

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £10, Tendring £7.64Tendring: £7.64Thanet: £10Tendring: £7.68Thanet: £10Tendring: £7.25Thanet: £9.78

    £10£10£9.78Thanet is higher£7.64£7.68£7.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Thanet £9.24, Tendring £10Tendring: £10Thanet: £9.24Tendring: £10Thanet: £9.27Tendring: £9.57Thanet: £8.76

    £9.24£9.27£8.76Tendring is higher£10£10£9.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, Tendring £4.67Tendring: £4.67Thanet: £5.43Tendring: £4.69Thanet: £5.45Tendring: £4.43Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Thanet is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thanet 1,018.4, Tendring 1,006.4Tendring: 1,006.4Thanet: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Thanet is higherDepends on how you count1,006.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thanet 135.9, Tendring 109.2Tendring: 109.2Thanet: 135.9

    135.9Thanet is higherDepends on how you count109.2

  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: Thanet 182.2, Tendring 202.8Tendring: 202.8Thanet: 182.2

    182.2Tendring is higher202.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, Tendring 91.8Tendring: 91.8Thanet: 95.6

    95.6Thanet is higherDepends on how you count91.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Thanet 280.4, Tendring 244.5Tendring: 244.5Thanet: 280.4

    280.4Thanet is higher244.5

  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: Thanet 41.5, Tendring 44.1Tendring: 44.1Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Tendring is higherDepends on how you count44.1

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Thanet and Tendring, per person in the age group
MeasureThanetTendringHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£6,252£6,279£5,930Tendring
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,006£13,061£12,337£12,945£13,000£12,279Thanet
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,207£3,220£3,042£2,819£2,831£2,673Thanet
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,513£11,562£10,921£11,506£11,555£10,914Thanet
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£587£590£557£445£447£422Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£872£875£827£965£969£915Tendring
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£28£28£26Thanet
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£594£597£564Thanet
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£225£226£213Tendring
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£180£198£199£188Tendring
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,627£2,639£2,492£2,186£2,196£2,074Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£243£244£230Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£370£372£351£416£418£395Tendring
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.78£7.64£7.68£7.25Thanet
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.24£9.27£8.76£10£10£9.57Tendring
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.67£4.69£4.43Thanet
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,006.4Thanet
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9109.2Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.2202.8Tendring
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.691.8Thanet
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026280.4244.5Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.544.1Tendring

Per resident

Thanet is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tendring on 10. 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

Thanet Tendring

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thanet £5,932, Tendring £6,252Tendring: £6,252Thanet: £5,932Tendring: £6,279Thanet: £5,957Tendring: £5,930Thanet: £5,627

    £5,932£5,957£5,627Tendring is higher£6,252£6,279£5,930

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Thanet £2,963, Tendring £3,648Tendring: £3,648Thanet: £2,963Tendring: £3,663Thanet: £2,976Tendring: £3,460Thanet: £2,810

    £2,963£2,976£2,810Tendring is higherDepends on how you count£3,648£3,663£3,460

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Thanet £1,869, Tendring £1,537Tendring: £1,537Thanet: £1,869Tendring: £1,544Thanet: £1,877Tendring: £1,458Thanet: £1,772

    £1,869£1,877£1,772Thanet is higher£1,537£1,544£1,458

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Thanet £2,623, Tendring £3,242Tendring: £3,242Thanet: £2,623Tendring: £3,256Thanet: £2,634Tendring: £3,075Thanet: £2,488

    £2,623£2,634£2,488Tendring is higherDepends on how you count£3,242£3,256£3,075

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Thanet £134, Tendring £125Tendring: £125Thanet: £134Tendring: £126Thanet: £134Tendring: £119Thanet: £127

    £134£134£127Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£125£126£119

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £199, Tendring £272Tendring: £272Thanet: £199Tendring: £273Thanet: £199Tendring: £258Thanet: £188

    £199£199£188Tendring is higher£272£273£258

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Thanet £7.78, Tendring £7.85Tendring: £7.85Thanet: £7.78Tendring: £7.89Thanet: £7.81Tendring: £7.45Thanet: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Tendring is higherDepends on how you count£7.85£7.89£7.45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £630, Tendring £594Tendring: £594Thanet: £630Tendring: £597Thanet: £632Tendring: £564Thanet: £597

    £630£632£597Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£594£597£564

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thanet £203, Tendring £225Tendring: £225Thanet: £203Tendring: £226Thanet: £204Tendring: £213Thanet: £193

    £203£204£193Tendring is higher£225£226£213

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Thanet £110, Tendring £108Tendring: £108Thanet: £110Tendring: £109Thanet: £111Tendring: £103Thanet: £105

    £110£111£105Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Thanet £1,531, Tendring £1,193Tendring: £1,193Thanet: £1,531Tendring: £1,198Thanet: £1,538Tendring: £1,131Thanet: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Thanet is higher£1,193£1,198£1,131

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thanet £262, Tendring £243Tendring: £243Thanet: £262Tendring: £244Thanet: £263Tendring: £230Thanet: £249

    £262£263£249Thanet is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Thanet £216, Tendring £227Tendring: £227Thanet: £216Tendring: £228Thanet: £217Tendring: £215Thanet: £205

    £216£217£205Tendring is higher£227£228£215

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Thanet £6.01, Tendring £4.17Tendring: £4.17Thanet: £6.01Tendring: £4.19Thanet: £6.03Tendring: £3.96Thanet: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Thanet is higher£4.17£4.19£3.96

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Thanet £5.38, Tendring £5.50Tendring: £5.50Thanet: £5.38Tendring: £5.53Thanet: £5.40Tendring: £5.22Thanet: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10Tendring is higher£5.50£5.53£5.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thanet £5.43, Tendring £4.67Tendring: £4.67Thanet: £5.43Tendring: £4.69Thanet: £5.45Tendring: £4.43Thanet: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Thanet is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 232.0, Tendring 283.6Tendring: 283.6Thanet: 232.0

    232.0Tendring is higherDepends on how you count283.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 31.0, Tendring 30.8Tendring: 30.8Thanet: 31.0

    31.0Thanet is higherDepends on how you count30.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 41.5, Tendring 57.1Tendring: 57.1Thanet: 41.5

    41.5Tendring is higher57.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 95.6, Tendring 91.8Tendring: 91.8Thanet: 95.6

    95.6Thanet is higherDepends on how you count91.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 163.4, Tendring 133.4Tendring: 133.4Thanet: 163.4

    163.4Thanet is higher133.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thanet 24.2, Tendring 24.1Tendring: 24.1Thanet: 24.2

    24.2Thanet is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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Thanet and Tendring, per resident
MeasureThanetTendringHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,932£5,957£5,627£6,252£6,279£5,930Tendring
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,963£2,976£2,810£3,648£3,663£3,460Tendring
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,869£1,877£1,772£1,537£1,544£1,458Thanet
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,623£2,634£2,488£3,242£3,256£3,075Tendring
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127£125£126£119Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£199£188£272£273£258Tendring
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£7.85£7.89£7.45Tendring
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£630£632£597£594£597£564Thanet
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£203£204£193£225£226£213Tendring
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£108£109£103Thanet
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,193£1,198£1,131Thanet
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£262£263£249£243£244£230Thanet
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£227£228£215Tendring
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£4.17£4.19£3.96Thanet
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£5.50£5.53£5.22Tendring
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.67£4.69£4.43Thanet
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.0283.6Tendring
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.030.8Thanet
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.557.1Tendring
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.691.8Thanet
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026163.4133.4Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.224.1Thanet

Total

Thanet is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Tendring on 17. 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

Thanet Tendring

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Thanet £843.2m, Tendring £977.9mTendring: £977.9mThanet: £843.2mTendring: £982.0mThanet: £846.8mTendring: £927.5mThanet: £799.9m

    £843.2m£846.8m£799.9mTendring is higher£977.9m£982.0m£927.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Thanet £421.2m, Tendring £570.5mTendring: £570.5mThanet: £421.2mTendring: £572.9mThanet: £423.0mTendring: £541.1mThanet: £399.5m

    £421.2m£423.0m£399.5mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£570.5m£572.9m£541.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Thanet £265.6m, Tendring £240.5mTendring: £240.5mThanet: £265.6mTendring: £241.5mThanet: £266.8mTendring: £228.1mThanet: £252.0m

    £265.6m£266.8m£252.0mThanet is higher£240.5m£241.5m£228.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Thanet £372.8m, Tendring £507.1mTendring: £507.1mThanet: £372.8mTendring: £509.3mThanet: £374.4mTendring: £481.0mThanet: £353.7m

    £372.8m£374.4m£353.7mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£507.1m£509.3m£481.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet £19.0m, Tendring £19.6mTendring: £19.6mThanet: £19.0mTendring: £19.7mThanet: £19.1mTendring: £18.6mThanet: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.2m, Tendring £42.5mTendring: £42.5mThanet: £28.2mTendring: £42.7mThanet: £28.3mTendring: £40.3mThanet: £26.8m

    £28.2m£28.3m£26.8mTendring is higher£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Thanet £1.1m, Tendring £1.2mTendring: £1.2mThanet: £1.1mTendring: £1.2mThanet: £1.1mTendring: £1.2mThanet: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet £89.5m, Tendring £93.0mTendring: £93.0mThanet: £89.5mTendring: £93.4mThanet: £89.9mTendring: £88.2mThanet: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.9m£84.9mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£93.0m£93.4m£88.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Thanet £28.9m, Tendring £35.2mTendring: £35.2mThanet: £28.9mTendring: £35.3mThanet: £29.0mTendring: £33.4mThanet: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mTendring is higher£35.2m£35.3m£33.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet £15.7m, Tendring £16.9mTendring: £16.9mThanet: £15.7mTendring: £17.0mThanet: £15.8mTendring: £16.0mThanet: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£16.9m£17.0m£16.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet £217.7m, Tendring £186.5mTendring: £186.5mThanet: £217.7mTendring: £187.3mThanet: £218.6mTendring: £176.9mThanet: £206.5m

    £217.7m£218.6m£206.5mThanet is higher£186.5m£187.3m£176.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Thanet £37.2m, Tendring £38.0mTendring: £38.0mThanet: £37.2mTendring: £38.2mThanet: £37.4mTendring: £36.0mThanet: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mTendring is higherDepends on how you count£38.0m£38.2m£36.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Thanet £30.7m, Tendring £35.5mTendring: £35.5mThanet: £30.7mTendring: £35.7mThanet: £30.8mTendring: £33.7mThanet: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mTendring is higher£35.5m£35.7m£33.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Thanet £0.85m, Tendring £0.65mTendring: £0.65mThanet: £0.85mTendring: £0.66mThanet: £0.86mTendring: £0.62mThanet: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mThanet is higher£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Thanet £0.76m, Tendring £0.86mTendring: £0.86mThanet: £0.76mTendring: £0.86mThanet: £0.77mTendring: £0.82mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.73mTendring is higher£0.86m£0.86m£0.82m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Thanet £0.77m, Tendring £0.73mTendring: £0.73mThanet: £0.77mTendring: £0.73mThanet: £0.77mTendring: £0.69mThanet: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mThanet is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Thanet 32,982, Tendring 44,356Tendring: 44,356Thanet: 32,982

    32,982Tendring is higherDepends on how you count44,356

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Thanet 4,400, Tendring 4,813Tendring: 4,813Thanet: 4,400

    4,400Tendring is higherDepends on how you count4,813

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thanet 5,900, Tendring 8,937Tendring: 8,937Thanet: 5,900

    5,900Tendring is higher8,937

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thanet 13,594, Tendring 14,363Tendring: 14,363Thanet: 13,594

    13,594Tendring is higherDepends on how you count14,363

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Thanet 23,228, Tendring 20,857Tendring: 20,857Thanet: 23,228

    23,228Thanet is higher20,857

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thanet 3,436, Tendring 3,763Tendring: 3,763Thanet: 3,436

    3,436Tendring is higherDepends on how you count3,763

Show the numbers
Thanet and Tendring, total
MeasureThanetTendringHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£843.2m£846.8m£799.9m£977.9m£982.0m£927.5mTendring
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m£570.5m£572.9m£541.1mTendring
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£265.6m£266.8m£252.0m£240.5m£241.5m£228.1mThanet
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£372.8m£374.4m£353.7m£507.1m£509.3m£481.0mTendring
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mTendring
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m£42.5m£42.7m£40.3mTendring
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.2mTendring
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.9m£84.9m£93.0m£93.4m£88.2mTendring
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£35.2m£35.3m£33.4mTendring
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£16.9m£17.0m£16.0mTendring
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£217.7m£218.6m£206.5m£186.5m£187.3m£176.9mThanet
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£38.0m£38.2m£36.0mTendring
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£35.5m£35.7m£33.7mTendring
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.65m£0.66m£0.62mThanet
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m£0.86m£0.86m£0.82mTendring
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mThanet
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,98244,356Tendring
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,4004,813Tendring
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,9008,937Tendring
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,59414,363Tendring
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,22820,857Thanet
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,4363,763Tendring

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.