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Tunbridge Wells and Hart
Tunbridge Wells is higher than Hart on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Tunbridge Wells is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Hart on 5. 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 Hart
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,868£3,885£3,669Tunbridge Wells is higher£3,449£3,464£3,272
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,553£12,607£11,907Hart is higherDepends on how you count£12,651£12,705£12,000
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,515£1,522£1,437Tunbridge Wells is higher£981£985£930
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,578£11,628£10,983Hart is higherDepends on how you count£11,907£11,958£11,295
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£332£334£315Tunbridge Wells is higher£213£214£202
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£624£627£592Tunbridge Wells is higher£519£521£492
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£18£19£18Tunbridge Wells is higher£12£12£11
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£271£272£257Tunbridge Wells is higher£184£185£175
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£101£102£96Tunbridge Wells is higher£91£91£86
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£72£73£69Tunbridge Wells is higher£53£54£51
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,212£1,217£1,149Tunbridge Wells is higher£807£810£765
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£189£190£180Tunbridge Wells is higher£96£97£91
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£219£220£208Tunbridge Wells is higher£111£112£106
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.94£6.97£6.58Hart is higher£8.12£8.15£7.70
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.35£5.37£5.07Tunbridge Wells is higher£1.19£1.20£1.13
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.86£6.89£6.51Hart is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
997.4Hart is higherDepends on how you count1,008.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
72.2Tunbridge Wells is higher47.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
127.3Tunbridge Wells is higher113.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.0Tunbridge Wells is higher29.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
131.2Tunbridge Wells is higher86.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
15.7Tunbridge Wells is higher13.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tunbridge Wells | Hart | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,868£3,885£3,669 | £3,449£3,464£3,272 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,553£12,607£11,907 | £12,651£12,705£12,000 | Hart |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,515£1,522£1,437 | £981£985£930 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,578£11,628£10,983 | £11,907£11,958£11,295 | Hart |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £332£334£315 | £213£214£202 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £624£627£592 | £519£521£492 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £18£19£18 | £12£12£11 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £271£272£257 | £184£185£175 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £101£102£96 | £91£91£86 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £72£73£69 | £53£54£51 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,212£1,217£1,149 | £807£810£765 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £189£190£180 | £96£97£91 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £219£220£208 | £111£112£106 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.94£6.97£6.58 | £8.12£8.15£7.70 | Hart |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | £1.19£1.20£1.13 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.86£6.89£6.51 | £8.99£9.03£8.53 | Hart |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 997.4 | 1,008.9 | Hart |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 72.2 | 47.9 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 127.3 | 113.3 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.0 | 29.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 131.2 | 86.8 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 15.7 | 13.1 | Tunbridge Wells |
Per resident
Tunbridge Wells is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Hart on 5. 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 Hart
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,868£3,885£3,669Tunbridge Wells is higher£3,449£3,464£3,272
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,391£2,401£2,268Hart is higherDepends on how you count£2,473£2,483£2,346
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£909£913£862Tunbridge Wells is higher£596£598£565
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,205£2,214£2,092Hart is higherDepends on how you count£2,327£2,337£2,208
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£64£60Tunbridge Wells is higher£42£42£40
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£119£119£113Tunbridge Wells is higher£101£102£96
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.52£3.54£3.34Tunbridge Wells is higher£2.34£2.35£2.22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£271£272£257Tunbridge Wells is higher£184£185£175
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£101£102£96Tunbridge Wells is higher£91£91£86
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£43£44£41Tunbridge Wells is higher£32£33£31
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£727£730£689Tunbridge Wells is higher£490£492£465
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£189£190£180Tunbridge Wells is higher£96£97£91
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£131£132£125Tunbridge Wells is higher£68£68£64
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.16£4.18£3.95Hart is higher£4.93£4.95£4.68
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.20£3.22£3.04Tunbridge Wells is higher£0.73£0.73£0.69
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.86£6.89£6.51Hart is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
190.0Hart is higherDepends on how you count197.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.8Tunbridge Wells is higher9.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.3Tunbridge Wells is higher22.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.0Tunbridge Wells is higher29.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
78.7Tunbridge Wells is higher52.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.4Tunbridge Wells is higher7.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tunbridge Wells | Hart | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,868£3,885£3,669 | £3,449£3,464£3,272 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,391£2,401£2,268 | £2,473£2,483£2,346 | Hart |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £909£913£862 | £596£598£565 | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,205£2,214£2,092 | £2,327£2,337£2,208 | Hart |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£64£60 | £42£42£40 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £119£119£113 | £101£102£96 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.52£3.54£3.34 | £2.34£2.35£2.22 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £271£272£257 | £184£185£175 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £101£102£96 | £91£91£86 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £43£44£41 | £32£33£31 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £727£730£689 | £490£492£465 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £189£190£180 | £96£97£91 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £131£132£125 | £68£68£64 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.16£4.18£3.95 | £4.93£4.95£4.68 | Hart |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.20£3.22£3.04 | £0.73£0.73£0.69 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.86£6.89£6.51 | £8.99£9.03£8.53 | Hart |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 190.0 | 197.2 | Hart |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.8 | 9.4 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.3 | 22.1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.0 | 29.0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 78.7 | 52.7 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.4 | 7.9 | Tunbridge Wells |
Total
Tunbridge Wells is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Hart on 2. 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 Hart
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£462.0m£464.0m£438.2mTunbridge Wells is higher£355.4m£356.9m£337.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£285.5m£286.8m£270.8mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£254.8m£255.9m£241.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£108.6m£109.0m£103.0mTunbridge Wells is higher£61.4m£61.6m£58.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£263.4m£264.5m£249.8mTunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count£239.8m£240.8m£227.5m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mTunbridge Wells is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mTunbridge Wells is higher£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.4m£32.5m£30.7mTunbridge Wells is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.1m£12.1m£11.5mTunbridge Wells is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mTunbridge Wells is higher£3.3m£3.4m£3.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£86.8m£87.2m£82.3mTunbridge Wells is higher£50.5m£50.7m£47.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£22.6m£22.7m£21.4mTunbridge Wells is higher£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mTunbridge Wells is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHart is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mTunbridge Wells is higher£0.07m£0.08m£0.07m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mHart is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,687Tunbridge Wells is higherDepends on how you count20,317
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,642Tunbridge Wells is higher965
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,896Tunbridge Wells is higher2,281
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,900Tunbridge Wells is higher2,983
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,397Tunbridge Wells is higher5,430
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,128Tunbridge Wells is higher818
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tunbridge Wells | Hart | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £462.0m£464.0m£438.2m | £355.4m£356.9m£337.1m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £285.5m£286.8m£270.8m | £254.8m£255.9m£241.7m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £108.6m£109.0m£103.0m | £61.4m£61.6m£58.2m | Tunbridge Wells |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £263.4m£264.5m£249.8m | £239.8m£240.8m£227.5m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | £4.3m£4.3m£4.1m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | £10.4m£10.5m£9.9m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.4m£32.5m£30.7m | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.1m£12.1m£11.5m | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | £3.3m£3.4m£3.2m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £86.8m£87.2m£82.3m | £50.5m£50.7m£47.9m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £22.6m£22.7m£21.4m | £9.9m£10.0m£9.4m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Hart |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.07m£0.08m£0.07m | Tunbridge Wells |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | £0.93m£0.93m£0.88m | Hart |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,687 | 20,317 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,642 | 965 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,896 | 2,281 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,900 | 2,983 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,397 | 5,430 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,128 | 818 | Tunbridge Wells |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.