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Tunbridge Wells and Basingstoke and Deane

119,435 and 192,965 residents (mid-2024).

Tunbridge Wells is higher than Basingstoke and Deane on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Tunbridge Wells is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Basingstoke and Deane 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

Tunbridge Wells Basingstoke and Deane

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £3,868, Basingstoke and Deane £3,569Basingstoke and Deane: £3,569Tunbridge Wells: £3,868Basingstoke and Deane: £3,584Tunbridge Wells: £3,885Basingstoke and Deane: £3,385Tunbridge Wells: £3,669

    £3,868£3,885£3,669Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£3,569£3,584£3,385

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tunbridge Wells £12,553, Basingstoke and Deane £12,473Basingstoke and Deane: £12,473Tunbridge Wells: £12,553Basingstoke and Deane: £12,526Tunbridge Wells: £12,607Basingstoke and Deane: £11,831Tunbridge Wells: £11,907

    £12,553£12,607£11,907Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£12,473£12,526£11,831

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tunbridge Wells £1,515, Basingstoke and Deane £1,423Basingstoke and Deane: £1,423Tunbridge Wells: £1,515Basingstoke and Deane: £1,429Tunbridge Wells: £1,522Basingstoke and Deane: £1,350Tunbridge Wells: £1,437

    £1,515£1,522£1,437Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£1,423£1,429£1,350

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tunbridge Wells £11,578, Basingstoke and Deane £11,558Basingstoke and Deane: £11,558Tunbridge Wells: £11,578Basingstoke and Deane: £11,607Tunbridge Wells: £11,628Basingstoke and Deane: £10,963Tunbridge Wells: £10,983

    £11,578£11,628£10,983Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£11,558£11,607£10,963

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tunbridge Wells £332, Basingstoke and Deane £334Basingstoke and Deane: £334Tunbridge Wells: £332Basingstoke and Deane: £335Tunbridge Wells: £334Basingstoke and Deane: £317Tunbridge Wells: £315

    £332£334£315Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£334£335£317

  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: Tunbridge Wells £624, Basingstoke and Deane £564Basingstoke and Deane: £564Tunbridge Wells: £624Basingstoke and Deane: £566Tunbridge Wells: £627Basingstoke and Deane: £535Tunbridge Wells: £592

    £624£627£592Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£564£566£535

  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: Tunbridge Wells £18, Basingstoke and Deane £17Basingstoke and Deane: £17Tunbridge Wells: £18Basingstoke and Deane: £17Tunbridge Wells: £19Basingstoke and Deane: £16Tunbridge Wells: £18

    £18£19£18Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £271, Basingstoke and Deane £283Basingstoke and Deane: £283Tunbridge Wells: £271Basingstoke and Deane: £284Tunbridge Wells: £272Basingstoke and Deane: £268Tunbridge Wells: £257

    £271£272£257Basingstoke and Deane is higher£283£284£268

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £101, Basingstoke and Deane £115Basingstoke and Deane: £115Tunbridge Wells: £101Basingstoke and Deane: £115Tunbridge Wells: £102Basingstoke and Deane: £109Tunbridge Wells: £96

    £101£102£96Basingstoke and Deane is higher£115£115£109

  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: Tunbridge Wells £72, Basingstoke and Deane £71Basingstoke and Deane: £71Tunbridge Wells: £72Basingstoke and Deane: £71Tunbridge Wells: £73Basingstoke and Deane: £67Tunbridge Wells: £69

    £72£73£69Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tunbridge Wells £1,212, Basingstoke and Deane £1,165Basingstoke and Deane: £1,165Tunbridge Wells: £1,212Basingstoke and Deane: £1,169Tunbridge Wells: £1,217Basingstoke and Deane: £1,105Tunbridge Wells: £1,149

    £1,212£1,217£1,149Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£1,165£1,169£1,105

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £189, Basingstoke and Deane £154Basingstoke and Deane: £154Tunbridge Wells: £189Basingstoke and Deane: £154Tunbridge Wells: £190Basingstoke and Deane: £146Tunbridge Wells: £180

    £189£190£180Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£154£154£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tunbridge Wells £219, Basingstoke and Deane £177Basingstoke and Deane: £177Tunbridge Wells: £219Basingstoke and Deane: £177Tunbridge Wells: £220Basingstoke and Deane: £167Tunbridge Wells: £208

    £219£220£208Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£177£177£167

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tunbridge Wells £6.94, Basingstoke and Deane £7.81Basingstoke and Deane: £7.81Tunbridge Wells: £6.94Basingstoke and Deane: £7.85Tunbridge Wells: £6.97Basingstoke and Deane: £7.41Tunbridge Wells: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Basingstoke and Deane is higher£7.81£7.85£7.41

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tunbridge Wells £5.35, Basingstoke and Deane £3.47Basingstoke and Deane: £3.47Tunbridge Wells: £5.35Basingstoke and Deane: £3.48Tunbridge Wells: £5.37Basingstoke and Deane: £3.29Tunbridge Wells: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£3.47£3.48£3.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £6.86, Basingstoke and Deane £5.60Basingstoke and Deane: £5.60Tunbridge Wells: £6.86Basingstoke and Deane: £5.62Tunbridge Wells: £6.89Basingstoke and Deane: £5.31Tunbridge Wells: £6.51

    £6.86£6.89£6.51Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£5.60£5.62£5.31

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tunbridge Wells 997.4, Basingstoke and Deane 998.3Basingstoke and Deane: 998.3Tunbridge Wells: 997.4

    997.4Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count998.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tunbridge Wells 72.2, Basingstoke and Deane 69.1Basingstoke and Deane: 69.1Tunbridge Wells: 72.2

    72.2Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count69.1

  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: Tunbridge Wells 127.3, Basingstoke and Deane 121.7Basingstoke and Deane: 121.7Tunbridge Wells: 127.3

    127.3Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count121.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 41.0, Basingstoke and Deane 43.4Basingstoke and Deane: 43.4Tunbridge Wells: 41.0

    41.0Basingstoke and Deane is higher43.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tunbridge Wells 131.2, Basingstoke and Deane 132.1Basingstoke and Deane: 132.1Tunbridge Wells: 131.2

    131.2Basingstoke and Deane is higher132.1

  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: Tunbridge Wells 15.7, Basingstoke and Deane 15.9Basingstoke and Deane: 15.9Tunbridge Wells: 15.7

    15.7Basingstoke and Deane is higher15.9

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Tunbridge Wells and Basingstoke and Deane, per person in the age group
MeasureTunbridge WellsBasingstoke and DeaneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,868£3,885£3,669£3,569£3,584£3,385Tunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,553£12,607£11,907£12,473£12,526£11,831Tunbridge Wells
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,515£1,522£1,437£1,423£1,429£1,350Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,578£11,628£10,983£11,558£11,607£10,963Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£332£334£315£334£335£317Basingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£624£627£592£564£566£535Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£19£18£17£17£16Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£271£272£257£283£284£268Basingstoke and Deane
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£115£115£109Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£72£73£69£71£71£67Tunbridge Wells
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,212£1,217£1,149£1,165£1,169£1,105Tunbridge Wells
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£189£190£180£154£154£146Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£208£177£177£167Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.81£7.85£7.41Basingstoke and Deane
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£3.47£3.48£3.29Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.86£6.89£6.51£5.60£5.62£5.31Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026997.4998.3Basingstoke and Deane
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.269.1Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.3121.7Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.043.4Basingstoke and Deane
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026131.2132.1Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.715.9Basingstoke and Deane

Per resident

Tunbridge Wells is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Basingstoke and Deane 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

Tunbridge Wells Basingstoke and Deane

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £3,868, Basingstoke and Deane £3,569Basingstoke and Deane: £3,569Tunbridge Wells: £3,868Basingstoke and Deane: £3,584Tunbridge Wells: £3,885Basingstoke and Deane: £3,385Tunbridge Wells: £3,669

    £3,868£3,885£3,669Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£3,569£3,584£3,385

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £2,391, Basingstoke and Deane £2,113Basingstoke and Deane: £2,113Tunbridge Wells: £2,391Basingstoke and Deane: £2,122Tunbridge Wells: £2,401Basingstoke and Deane: £2,004Tunbridge Wells: £2,268

    £2,391£2,401£2,268Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2,113£2,122£2,004

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £909, Basingstoke and Deane £900Basingstoke and Deane: £900Tunbridge Wells: £909Basingstoke and Deane: £903Tunbridge Wells: £913Basingstoke and Deane: £853Tunbridge Wells: £862

    £909£913£862Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£900£903£853

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £2,205, Basingstoke and Deane £1,958Basingstoke and Deane: £1,958Tunbridge Wells: £2,205Basingstoke and Deane: £1,966Tunbridge Wells: £2,214Basingstoke and Deane: £1,857Tunbridge Wells: £2,092

    £2,205£2,214£2,092Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£1,958£1,966£1,857

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £63, Basingstoke and Deane £57Basingstoke and Deane: £57Tunbridge Wells: £63Basingstoke and Deane: £57Tunbridge Wells: £64Basingstoke and Deane: £54Tunbridge Wells: £60

    £63£64£60Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £119, Basingstoke and Deane £95Basingstoke and Deane: £95Tunbridge Wells: £119Basingstoke and Deane: £96Tunbridge Wells: £119Basingstoke and Deane: £91Tunbridge Wells: £113

    £119£119£113Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£95£96£91

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £3.52, Basingstoke and Deane £2.94Basingstoke and Deane: £2.94Tunbridge Wells: £3.52Basingstoke and Deane: £2.95Tunbridge Wells: £3.54Basingstoke and Deane: £2.79Tunbridge Wells: £3.34

    £3.52£3.54£3.34Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2.94£2.95£2.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £271, Basingstoke and Deane £283Basingstoke and Deane: £283Tunbridge Wells: £271Basingstoke and Deane: £284Tunbridge Wells: £272Basingstoke and Deane: £268Tunbridge Wells: £257

    £271£272£257Basingstoke and Deane is higher£283£284£268

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £101, Basingstoke and Deane £115Basingstoke and Deane: £115Tunbridge Wells: £101Basingstoke and Deane: £115Tunbridge Wells: £102Basingstoke and Deane: £109Tunbridge Wells: £96

    £101£102£96Basingstoke and Deane is higher£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £43, Basingstoke and Deane £45Basingstoke and Deane: £45Tunbridge Wells: £43Basingstoke and Deane: £45Tunbridge Wells: £44Basingstoke and Deane: £43Tunbridge Wells: £41

    £43£44£41Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £727, Basingstoke and Deane £736Basingstoke and Deane: £736Tunbridge Wells: £727Basingstoke and Deane: £739Tunbridge Wells: £730Basingstoke and Deane: £698Tunbridge Wells: £689

    £727£730£689Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£736£739£698

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £189, Basingstoke and Deane £154Basingstoke and Deane: £154Tunbridge Wells: £189Basingstoke and Deane: £154Tunbridge Wells: £190Basingstoke and Deane: £146Tunbridge Wells: £180

    £189£190£180Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£154£154£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £131, Basingstoke and Deane £112Basingstoke and Deane: £112Tunbridge Wells: £131Basingstoke and Deane: £112Tunbridge Wells: £132Basingstoke and Deane: £106Tunbridge Wells: £125

    £131£132£125Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £4.16, Basingstoke and Deane £4.94Basingstoke and Deane: £4.94Tunbridge Wells: £4.16Basingstoke and Deane: £4.97Tunbridge Wells: £4.18Basingstoke and Deane: £4.69Tunbridge Wells: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Basingstoke and Deane is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £3.20, Basingstoke and Deane £2.19Basingstoke and Deane: £2.19Tunbridge Wells: £3.20Basingstoke and Deane: £2.20Tunbridge Wells: £3.22Basingstoke and Deane: £2.08Tunbridge Wells: £3.04

    £3.20£3.22£3.04Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tunbridge Wells £6.86, Basingstoke and Deane £5.60Basingstoke and Deane: £5.60Tunbridge Wells: £6.86Basingstoke and Deane: £5.62Tunbridge Wells: £6.89Basingstoke and Deane: £5.31Tunbridge Wells: £6.51

    £6.86£6.89£6.51Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£5.60£5.62£5.31

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 190.0, Basingstoke and Deane 169.1Basingstoke and Deane: 169.1Tunbridge Wells: 190.0

    190.0Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count169.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 13.8, Basingstoke and Deane 11.7Basingstoke and Deane: 11.7Tunbridge Wells: 13.8

    13.8Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count11.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 24.3, Basingstoke and Deane 20.6Basingstoke and Deane: 20.6Tunbridge Wells: 24.3

    24.3Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count20.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 41.0, Basingstoke and Deane 43.4Basingstoke and Deane: 43.4Tunbridge Wells: 41.0

    41.0Basingstoke and Deane is higher43.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 78.7, Basingstoke and Deane 83.5Basingstoke and Deane: 83.5Tunbridge Wells: 78.7

    78.7Basingstoke and Deane is higher83.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tunbridge Wells 9.4, Basingstoke and Deane 10.0Basingstoke and Deane: 10.0Tunbridge Wells: 9.4

    9.4Basingstoke and Deane is higher10.0

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Tunbridge Wells and Basingstoke and Deane, per resident
MeasureTunbridge WellsBasingstoke and DeaneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,868£3,885£3,669£3,569£3,584£3,385Tunbridge Wells
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,391£2,401£2,268£2,113£2,122£2,004Tunbridge Wells
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£909£913£862£900£903£853Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,205£2,214£2,092£1,958£1,966£1,857Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£57£57£54Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£95£96£91Tunbridge Wells
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34£2.94£2.95£2.79Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£271£272£257£283£284£268Basingstoke and Deane
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£115£115£109Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£43£44£41£45£45£43Basingstoke and Deane
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£727£730£689£736£739£698Basingstoke and Deane
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£189£190£180£154£154£146Tunbridge Wells
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£112£112£106Tunbridge Wells
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.94£4.97£4.69Basingstoke and Deane
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.20£3.22£3.04£2.19£2.20£2.08Tunbridge Wells
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.86£6.89£6.51£5.60£5.62£5.31Tunbridge Wells
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.0169.1Tunbridge Wells
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.811.7Tunbridge Wells
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.320.6Tunbridge Wells
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.043.4Basingstoke and Deane
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.783.5Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.410.0Basingstoke and Deane

Total

Tunbridge Wells is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Basingstoke and Deane on 22. 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

Tunbridge Wells Basingstoke and Deane

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tunbridge Wells £462.0m, Basingstoke and Deane £688.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £688.7mTunbridge Wells: £462.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £691.6mTunbridge Wells: £464.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £653.2mTunbridge Wells: £438.2m

    £462.0m£464.0m£438.2mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£688.7m£691.6m£653.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tunbridge Wells £285.5m, Basingstoke and Deane £407.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £407.7mTunbridge Wells: £285.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £409.4mTunbridge Wells: £286.8mBasingstoke and Deane: £386.7mTunbridge Wells: £270.8m

    £285.5m£286.8m£270.8mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£407.7m£409.4m£386.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tunbridge Wells £108.6m, Basingstoke and Deane £173.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £173.6mTunbridge Wells: £108.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £174.3mTunbridge Wells: £109.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £164.7mTunbridge Wells: £103.0m

    £108.6m£109.0m£103.0mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£173.6m£174.3m£164.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tunbridge Wells £263.4m, Basingstoke and Deane £377.8mBasingstoke and Deane: £377.8mTunbridge Wells: £263.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £379.4mTunbridge Wells: £264.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £358.3mTunbridge Wells: £249.8m

    £263.4m£264.5m£249.8mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£377.8m£379.4m£358.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tunbridge Wells £7.6m, Basingstoke and Deane £10.9mBasingstoke and Deane: £10.9mTunbridge Wells: £7.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £11.0mTunbridge Wells: £7.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £10.3mTunbridge Wells: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£11.0m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells £14.2m, Basingstoke and Deane £18.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £18.4mTunbridge Wells: £14.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £18.5mTunbridge Wells: £14.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £17.5mTunbridge Wells: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells £0.42m, Basingstoke and Deane £0.57mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.57mTunbridge Wells: £0.42mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.57mTunbridge Wells: £0.42mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.54mTunbridge Wells: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells £32.4m, Basingstoke and Deane £54.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £54.6mTunbridge Wells: £32.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £54.8mTunbridge Wells: £32.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £51.8mTunbridge Wells: £30.7m

    £32.4m£32.5m£30.7mBasingstoke and Deane is higher£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells £12.1m, Basingstoke and Deane £22.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £22.1mTunbridge Wells: £12.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £22.2mTunbridge Wells: £12.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £21.0mTunbridge Wells: £11.5m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.5mBasingstoke and Deane is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells £5.2m, Basingstoke and Deane £8.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £8.7mTunbridge Wells: £5.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £8.7mTunbridge Wells: £5.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £8.2mTunbridge Wells: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tunbridge Wells £86.8m, Basingstoke and Deane £142.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £142.0mTunbridge Wells: £86.8mBasingstoke and Deane: £142.6mTunbridge Wells: £87.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £134.7mTunbridge Wells: £82.3m

    £86.8m£87.2m£82.3mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tunbridge Wells £22.6m, Basingstoke and Deane £29.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £29.7mTunbridge Wells: £22.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £29.8mTunbridge Wells: £22.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £28.1mTunbridge Wells: £21.4m

    £22.6m£22.7m£21.4mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£29.7m£29.8m£28.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tunbridge Wells £15.7m, Basingstoke and Deane £21.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £21.5mTunbridge Wells: £15.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £21.6mTunbridge Wells: £15.8mBasingstoke and Deane: £20.4mTunbridge Wells: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tunbridge Wells £0.50m, Basingstoke and Deane £0.95mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.95mTunbridge Wells: £0.50mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.96mTunbridge Wells: £0.50mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.90mTunbridge Wells: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mBasingstoke and Deane is higher£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tunbridge Wells £0.38m, Basingstoke and Deane £0.42mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.42mTunbridge Wells: £0.38mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.42mTunbridge Wells: £0.38mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.40mTunbridge Wells: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tunbridge Wells £0.82m, Basingstoke and Deane £1.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £1.1mTunbridge Wells: £0.82mBasingstoke and Deane: £1.1mTunbridge Wells: £0.82mBasingstoke and Deane: £1.0mTunbridge Wells: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tunbridge Wells 22,687, Basingstoke and Deane 32,627Basingstoke and Deane: 32,627Tunbridge Wells: 22,687

    22,687Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count32,627

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tunbridge Wells 1,642, Basingstoke and Deane 2,259Basingstoke and Deane: 2,259Tunbridge Wells: 1,642

    1,642Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count2,259

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells 2,896, Basingstoke and Deane 3,978Basingstoke and Deane: 3,978Tunbridge Wells: 2,896

    2,896Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count3,978

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells 4,900, Basingstoke and Deane 8,370Basingstoke and Deane: 8,370Tunbridge Wells: 4,900

    4,900Basingstoke and Deane is higher8,370

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tunbridge Wells 9,397, Basingstoke and Deane 16,110Basingstoke and Deane: 16,110Tunbridge Wells: 9,397

    9,397Basingstoke and Deane is higher16,110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tunbridge Wells 1,128, Basingstoke and Deane 1,937Basingstoke and Deane: 1,937Tunbridge Wells: 1,128

    1,128Basingstoke and Deane is higher1,937

Show the numbers
Tunbridge Wells and Basingstoke and Deane, total
MeasureTunbridge WellsBasingstoke and DeaneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.0m£464.0m£438.2m£688.7m£691.6m£653.2mBasingstoke and Deane
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.5m£286.8m£270.8m£407.7m£409.4m£386.7mBasingstoke and Deane
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£108.6m£109.0m£103.0m£173.6m£174.3m£164.7mBasingstoke and Deane
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£263.4m£264.5m£249.8m£377.8m£379.4m£358.3mBasingstoke and Deane
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£10.9m£11.0m£10.3mBasingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mBasingstoke and Deane
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mBasingstoke and Deane
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mBasingstoke and Deane
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mBasingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBasingstoke and Deane
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£86.8m£87.2m£82.3m£142.0m£142.6m£134.7mBasingstoke and Deane
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m£29.7m£29.8m£28.1mBasingstoke and Deane
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mBasingstoke and Deane
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mBasingstoke and Deane
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mBasingstoke and Deane
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBasingstoke and Deane
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,68732,627Basingstoke and Deane
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6422,259Basingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8963,978Basingstoke and Deane
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,9008,370Basingstoke and Deane
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,39716,110Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1281,937Basingstoke and Deane

Sources

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

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