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Tunbridge Wells

In Tunbridge Wells, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 78% of local authorities in 2024-25.

119,435 residents (mid-2024)

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

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How does Tunbridge Wells compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £3,868£3,885£3,669

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    273rd of 348, lower than in 78% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,553£12,607£11,907

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    251st of 347, lower than in 72% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,515£1,522£1,437

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    257th of 350, lower than in 73% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Tunbridge Wells
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,868£3,885£3,669273rd of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,553£12,607£11,907251st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,515£1,522£1,437257th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Tunbridge Wells's benefit money go?

People here received £462.0 million£464.0 million£438.2 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Tunbridge Wells, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £263.4m; Pension Credit £7.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.42m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £32.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.2m; Universal Credit £86.8m; Housing Benefit £22.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £15.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.50m; Income Support £0.38m; Other benefits £0.82mState Pension: £263.4mPension Credit: £7.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.42mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £32.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.2mUniversal Credit: £86.8mHousing Benefit: £22.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £15.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.50mIncome Support: £0.38mOther benefits: £0.82m
Spending in Tunbridge Wells, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £264.5m; Pension Credit £7.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.42m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £32.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.2m; Universal Credit £87.2m; Housing Benefit £22.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £15.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.50m; Income Support £0.38m; Other benefits £0.82mState Pension: £264.5mPension Credit: £7.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.42mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £32.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.2mUniversal Credit: £87.2mHousing Benefit: £22.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £15.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.50mIncome Support: £0.38mOther benefits: £0.82m
Spending in Tunbridge Wells, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £249.8m; Pension Credit £7.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.40m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £30.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.9m; Universal Credit £82.3m; Housing Benefit £21.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.47m; Income Support £0.36m; Other benefits £0.78mState Pension: £249.8mPension Credit: £7.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.40mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £30.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.9mUniversal Credit: £82.3mHousing Benefit: £21.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.47mIncome Support: £0.36mOther benefits: £0.78m
  1. State Pension£263.4m£264.5m£249.8m
  2. Pension Credit£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
  8. Universal Credit£86.8m£87.2m£82.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
  12. Income Support£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
  13. Other benefits£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
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Spending by benefit in Tunbridge Wells, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£263.4m£264.5m£249.8m57%Published
Pension Credit£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m7%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m1%Published
Universal Credit£86.8m£87.2m£82.3m19%Published
Housing Benefit£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m0.2%Published
All benefits£462.0m£464.0m£438.2m100%Total

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How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £3,868, expected £3,955, difference −£86

    Actual £3,868£3,885£3,669Expected £3,955£3,971£3,751Difference −£86−£86−£82

    Benefit spending per resident was £86 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £86 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £82 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,553, expected £12,667, difference −£114

    Actual £12,553£12,607£11,907Expected £12,667£12,721£12,015Difference −£114−£114−£108

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £114 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £114 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £108 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £1,515, expected £1,617, difference −£102

    Actual £1,515£1,522£1,437Expected £1,617£1,624£1,533Difference −£102−£102−£96

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £102 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £102 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £96 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Tunbridge Wells
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,868£3,885£3,669£3,955£3,971£3,751−£86−£86−£82
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,553£12,607£11,907£12,667£12,721£12,015−£114−£114−£108
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,515£1,522£1,437£1,617£1,624£1,533−£102−£102−£96
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Tunbridge Wells received £0.46 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£8,069£7,982£7,365
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,697£3,657£3,374
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.46
309th of 346, lower than in 89% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Tunbridge Wells only with other areas in England.

Group 8 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1523,667
  • Aged 16 to 6471,653
  • Aged 651,369
  • Aged 66 and over22,746
  • All residents119,435
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

4,899 people in Tunbridge Wells receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    42%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    15%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Tunbridge Wells
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,04642%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)74715%19%
Neurological disease69714%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)51611%12%
Respiratory disease1683%4%
Malignant disease1754%3%
Cardiovascular disease1192%3%
Visual disease782%2%
Endocrine disease671%1%
Hearing disorders581%1%
Gastrointestinal disease581%1%
Genitourinary disease551%0.9%
Skin disease280.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)260.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract190.4%0.4%
Infectious disease140.3%0.4%
Haematological disease60.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease80.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing70.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age70.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Tunbridge Wells

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. Tunbridge WellsThis area£3,868£3,885£3,669
  2. Buckinghamshire0.52£3,617£3,632£3,431Compare
  3. Central Bedfordshire0.56£3,653£3,669£3,465Compare
  4. Sevenoaks0.58£4,094£4,111£3,883Compare
  5. North Hertfordshire0.62£3,933£3,950£3,730Compare
  6. Basingstoke and Deane0.73£3,569£3,584£3,385Compare
  7. Epping Forest0.77£4,015£4,032£3,808Compare
  8. West Berkshire0.79£3,766£3,782£3,572Compare
  9. South Cambridgeshire0.84£3,512£3,527£3,331Compare
  10. Vale of White Horse0.94£3,619£3,634£3,433Compare
  11. East Renfrewshire0.95£4,031£4,049£3,824Compare
  12. Hertsmere0.96£4,116£4,133£3,904Compare
  13. Tandridge0.96£3,991£4,008£3,786Compare
  14. Cherwell0.97£3,499£3,514£3,319Compare
  15. East Hertfordshire1.02£3,612£3,627£3,426Compare
  16. Dacorum1.02£3,890£3,907£3,690Compare
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Areas most like Tunbridge Wells
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Tunbridge Wells£3,868£3,885£3,669
Buckinghamshire0.52£3,617£3,632£3,431
Central Bedfordshire0.56£3,653£3,669£3,465
Sevenoaks0.58£4,094£4,111£3,883
North Hertfordshire0.62£3,933£3,950£3,730
Basingstoke and Deane0.73£3,569£3,584£3,385
Epping Forest0.77£4,015£4,032£3,808
West Berkshire0.79£3,766£3,782£3,572
South Cambridgeshire0.84£3,512£3,527£3,331
Vale of White Horse0.94£3,619£3,634£3,433
East Renfrewshire0.95£4,031£4,049£3,824
Hertsmere0.96£4,116£4,133£3,904
Tandridge0.96£3,991£4,008£3,786
Cherwell0.97£3,499£3,514£3,319
East Hertfordshire1.02£3,612£3,627£3,426
Dacorum1.02£3,890£3,907£3,690
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Tunbridge Wells

Each share is the part of Tunbridge Wells's residents who live in that area.

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Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Tunbridge Wells, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.0m£464.0m£438.2m274th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,868£3,885£3,669273rd of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.5m£286.8m£270.8m256th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,391£2,401£2,268193rd of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,553£12,607£11,907251st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£108.6m£109.0m£103.0m272nd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£909£913£862258th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,515£1,522£1,437257th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£263.4m£264.5m£249.8m249th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,205£2,214£2,092182nd of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,578£11,628£10,983145th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m272nd of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60267th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£332£334£315237th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m280th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113244th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£624£627£592277th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m287th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34289th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£19£18272nd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m304th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£271£272£257308th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m292nd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96282nd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m297th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£43£44£41302nd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£72£73£69289th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£86.8m£87.2m£82.3m268th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£727£730£689247th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,212£1,217£1,149247th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m219th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£189£190£180174th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m270th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125260th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£208247th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m235th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95207th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58198th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m233rd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.20£3.22£3.04207th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07203rd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m217th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.86£6.89£6.51122nd of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.46309th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,687255th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.0195th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.4285th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,642290th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.8296th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.2282nd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,896283rd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.3250th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.3297th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,900308th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.0310th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,397286th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.7283rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026131.2281st of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,128303rd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.4307th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.7299th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£949.9m£939.6m£867.0m92nd of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£8,069£7,982£7,36530th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.46309th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£86−£86−£82231st of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£114−£114−£108237th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£102−£102−£96251st of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Tunbridge Wells

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Sources

  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.
  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.
  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.
  12. 12HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority (Table 3.14). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  13. 13HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by parliamentary constituency (Table 3.15). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  14. 14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. English indices of deprivation 2025. Published 19 November 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  15. 15Welsh Government. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  16. 16Scottish Government. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020. Published 28 January 2020. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  17. 17Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis, 2024 (Nomis NM_30_1). Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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