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Stevenage and Tamworth

91,234 and 80,877 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Tamworth on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 8 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Stevenage is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Tamworth on 14. 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

Stevenage Tamworth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Tamworth £4,412Tamworth: £4,412Stevenage: £4,112Tamworth: £4,431Stevenage: £4,130Tamworth: £4,185Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4,412£4,431£4,185

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £13,039, Tamworth £13,059Tamworth: £13,059Stevenage: £13,039Tamworth: £13,114Stevenage: £13,095Tamworth: £12,387Stevenage: £12,368

    £13,039£13,095£12,368Tamworth is higher£13,059£13,114£12,387

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £2,074, Tamworth £1,992Tamworth: £1,992Stevenage: £2,074Tamworth: £2,000Stevenage: £2,082Tamworth: £1,889Stevenage: £1,967

    £2,074£2,082£1,967Stevenage is higher£1,992£2,000£1,889

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,748, Tamworth £11,866Tamworth: £11,866Stevenage: £11,748Tamworth: £11,917Stevenage: £11,798Tamworth: £11,255Stevenage: £11,144

    £11,748£11,798£11,144Tamworth is higher£11,866£11,917£11,255

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £479, Tamworth £413Tamworth: £413Stevenage: £479Tamworth: £414Stevenage: £481Tamworth: £391Stevenage: £454

    £479£481£454Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£413£414£391

  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: Stevenage £784, Tamworth £751Tamworth: £751Stevenage: £784Tamworth: £754Stevenage: £788Tamworth: £712Stevenage: £744

    £784£788£744Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£751£754£712

  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: Stevenage £27, Tamworth £29Tamworth: £29Stevenage: £27Tamworth: £29Stevenage: £28Tamworth: £28Stevenage: £26

    £27£28£26Tamworth is higher£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Tamworth £487Tamworth: £487Stevenage: £418Tamworth: £489Stevenage: £420Tamworth: £462Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Tamworth is higher£487£489£462

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Tamworth £139Tamworth: £139Stevenage: £190Tamworth: £140Stevenage: £190Tamworth: £132Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higher£139£140£132

  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: Stevenage £123, Tamworth £139Tamworth: £139Stevenage: £123Tamworth: £139Stevenage: £124Tamworth: £132Stevenage: £117

    £123£124£117Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,645, Tamworth £1,571Tamworth: £1,571Stevenage: £1,645Tamworth: £1,578Stevenage: £1,652Tamworth: £1,491Stevenage: £1,560

    £1,645£1,652£1,560Stevenage is higher£1,571£1,578£1,491

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Tamworth £143Tamworth: £143Stevenage: £243Tamworth: £143Stevenage: £244Tamworth: £136Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Stevenage is higher£143£143£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £289, Tamworth £263Tamworth: £263Stevenage: £289Tamworth: £264Stevenage: £290Tamworth: £250Stevenage: £274

    £289£290£274Stevenage is higher£263£264£250

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.20, Tamworth £9.29Tamworth: £9.29Stevenage: £8.20Tamworth: £9.33Stevenage: £8.24Tamworth: £8.81Stevenage: £7.78

    £8.20£8.24£7.78Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£9.29£9.33£8.81

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.75, Tamworth £8.77Tamworth: £8.77Stevenage: £7.75Tamworth: £8.81Stevenage: £7.78Tamworth: £8.32Stevenage: £7.35

    £7.75£7.78£7.35Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£8.77£8.81£8.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Tamworth £7.55Tamworth: £7.55Stevenage: £5.72Tamworth: £7.58Stevenage: £5.75Tamworth: £7.16Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Tamworth is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,018.4, Tamworth 1,033.9Tamworth: 1,033.9Stevenage: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Tamworth is higher1,033.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 109.9, Tamworth 110.4Tamworth: 110.4Stevenage: 109.9

    109.9Tamworth is higher110.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 162.2, Tamworth 167.0Tamworth: 167.0Stevenage: 162.2

    162.2Tamworth is higher167.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Tamworth 71.7Tamworth: 71.7Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count71.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stevenage 189.5, Tamworth 188.7Tamworth: 188.7Stevenage: 189.5

    189.5Stevenage is higher188.7

  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: Stevenage 27.0, Tamworth 29.4Tamworth: 29.4Stevenage: 27.0

    27.0Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count29.4

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Stevenage and Tamworth, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageTamworthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,412£4,431£4,185Tamworth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,039£13,095£12,368£13,059£13,114£12,387Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,074£2,082£1,967£1,992£2,000£1,889Stevenage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,748£11,798£11,144£11,866£11,917£11,255Tamworth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£479£481£454£413£414£391Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£784£788£744£751£754£712Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£28£26£29£29£28Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£487£489£462Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£139£140£132Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£124£117£139£139£132Tamworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,645£1,652£1,560£1,571£1,578£1,491Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£143£143£136Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£289£290£274£263£264£250Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.20£8.24£7.78£9.29£9.33£8.81Tamworth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.75£7.78£7.35£8.77£8.81£8.32Tamworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£7.55£7.58£7.16Tamworth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,033.9Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.9110.4Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.2167.0Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.271.7Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026189.5188.7Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.029.4Tamworth

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Tamworth on 16. 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

Stevenage Tamworth

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Tamworth £4,412Tamworth: £4,412Stevenage: £4,112Tamworth: £4,431Stevenage: £4,130Tamworth: £4,185Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4,412£4,431£4,185

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,924, Tamworth £2,401Tamworth: £2,401Stevenage: £1,924Tamworth: £2,412Stevenage: £1,932Tamworth: £2,278Stevenage: £1,825

    £1,924£1,932£1,825Tamworth is higher£2,401£2,412£2,278

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,332, Tamworth £1,234Tamworth: £1,234Stevenage: £1,332Tamworth: £1,239Stevenage: £1,338Tamworth: £1,170Stevenage: £1,263

    £1,332£1,338£1,263Stevenage is higher£1,234£1,239£1,170

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,734, Tamworth £2,182Tamworth: £2,182Stevenage: £1,734Tamworth: £2,191Stevenage: £1,741Tamworth: £2,070Stevenage: £1,644

    £1,734£1,741£1,644Tamworth is higher£2,182£2,191£2,070

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £71, Tamworth £76Tamworth: £76Stevenage: £71Tamworth: £76Stevenage: £71Tamworth: £72Stevenage: £67

    £71£71£67Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £116, Tamworth £138Tamworth: £138Stevenage: £116Tamworth: £139Stevenage: £116Tamworth: £131Stevenage: £110

    £116£116£110Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£138£139£131

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stevenage £4.06, Tamworth £5.33Tamworth: £5.33Stevenage: £4.06Tamworth: £5.36Stevenage: £4.08Tamworth: £5.06Stevenage: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Tamworth is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Tamworth £487Tamworth: £487Stevenage: £418Tamworth: £489Stevenage: £420Tamworth: £462Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Tamworth is higher£487£489£462

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Tamworth £139Tamworth: £139Stevenage: £190Tamworth: £140Stevenage: £190Tamworth: £132Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higher£139£140£132

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £79, Tamworth £86Tamworth: £86Stevenage: £79Tamworth: £86Stevenage: £80Tamworth: £82Stevenage: £75

    £79£80£75Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £1,057, Tamworth £974Tamworth: £974Stevenage: £1,057Tamworth: £978Stevenage: £1,061Tamworth: £923Stevenage: £1,002

    £1,057£1,061£1,002Stevenage is higher£974£978£923

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Tamworth £143Tamworth: £143Stevenage: £243Tamworth: £143Stevenage: £244Tamworth: £136Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Stevenage is higher£143£143£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £186, Tamworth £163Tamworth: £163Stevenage: £186Tamworth: £164Stevenage: £187Tamworth: £155Stevenage: £176

    £186£187£176Stevenage is higher£163£164£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.27, Tamworth £5.76Tamworth: £5.76Stevenage: £5.27Tamworth: £5.78Stevenage: £5.29Tamworth: £5.46Stevenage: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£5.76£5.78£5.46

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.98, Tamworth £5.43Tamworth: £5.43Stevenage: £4.98Tamworth: £5.45Stevenage: £5.00Tamworth: £5.15Stevenage: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£5.43£5.45£5.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Tamworth £7.55Tamworth: £7.55Stevenage: £5.72Tamworth: £7.58Stevenage: £5.75Tamworth: £7.16Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Tamworth is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 150.3, Tamworth 190.1Tamworth: 190.1Stevenage: 150.3

    150.3Tamworth is higher190.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.2, Tamworth 20.3Tamworth: 20.3Stevenage: 16.2

    16.2Tamworth is higher20.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 23.9, Tamworth 30.7Tamworth: 30.7Stevenage: 23.9

    23.9Tamworth is higher30.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Tamworth 71.7Tamworth: 71.7Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count71.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 121.7, Tamworth 116.9Tamworth: 116.9Stevenage: 121.7

    121.7Stevenage is higher116.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 17.4, Tamworth 18.2Tamworth: 18.2Stevenage: 17.4

    17.4Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count18.2

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Stevenage and Tamworth, per resident
MeasureStevenageTamworthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,412£4,431£4,185Tamworth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,924£1,932£1,825£2,401£2,412£2,278Tamworth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,263£1,234£1,239£1,170Stevenage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,734£1,741£1,644£2,182£2,191£2,070Tamworth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£76£76£72Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£138£139£131Tamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£487£489£462Tamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£139£140£132Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£86£86£82Tamworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,057£1,061£1,002£974£978£923Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£143£143£136Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£187£176£163£164£155Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£5.76£5.78£5.46Tamworth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£5.43£5.45£5.15Tamworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£7.55£7.58£7.16Tamworth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.3190.1Tamworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.220.3Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.930.7Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.271.7Tamworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.7116.9Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.418.2Tamworth

Total

Stevenage is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Tamworth on 9. 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

Stevenage Tamworth

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £375.2m, Tamworth £356.8mTamworth: £356.8mStevenage: £375.2mTamworth: £358.3mStevenage: £376.8mTamworth: £338.5mStevenage: £355.9m

    £375.2m£376.8m£355.9mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£356.8m£358.3m£338.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £175.5m, Tamworth £194.2mTamworth: £194.2mStevenage: £175.5mTamworth: £195.0mStevenage: £176.3mTamworth: £184.2mStevenage: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.3m£166.5mTamworth is higher£194.2m£195.0m£184.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £121.5m, Tamworth £99.8mTamworth: £99.8mStevenage: £121.5mTamworth: £100.2mStevenage: £122.0mTamworth: £94.6mStevenage: £115.3m

    £121.5m£122.0m£115.3mStevenage is higher£99.8m£100.2m£94.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £158.2m, Tamworth £176.5mTamworth: £176.5mStevenage: £158.2mTamworth: £177.2mStevenage: £158.8mTamworth: £167.4mStevenage: £150.0m

    £158.2m£158.8m£150.0mTamworth is higher£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £6.4m, Tamworth £6.1mTamworth: £6.1mStevenage: £6.4mTamworth: £6.2mStevenage: £6.5mTamworth: £5.8mStevenage: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.5m£6.1mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£6.1m£6.2m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £10.6m, Tamworth £11.2mTamworth: £11.2mStevenage: £10.6mTamworth: £11.2mStevenage: £10.6mTamworth: £10.6mStevenage: £10.0m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.0mTamworth is higherDepends on how you count£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stevenage £0.37m, Tamworth £0.43mTamworth: £0.43mStevenage: £0.37mTamworth: £0.43mStevenage: £0.37mTamworth: £0.41mStevenage: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mTamworth is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £38.2m, Tamworth £39.4mTamworth: £39.4mStevenage: £38.2mTamworth: £39.6mStevenage: £38.3mTamworth: £37.4mStevenage: £36.2m

    £38.2m£38.3m£36.2mTamworth is higher£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £17.3m, Tamworth £11.3mTamworth: £11.3mStevenage: £17.3mTamworth: £11.3mStevenage: £17.4mTamworth: £10.7mStevenage: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mStevenage is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.2m, Tamworth £7.0mTamworth: £7.0mStevenage: £7.2mTamworth: £7.0mStevenage: £7.3mTamworth: £6.6mStevenage: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £96.4m, Tamworth £78.7mTamworth: £78.7mStevenage: £96.4mTamworth: £79.1mStevenage: £96.8mTamworth: £74.7mStevenage: £91.4m

    £96.4m£96.8m£91.4mStevenage is higher£78.7m£79.1m£74.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £22.1m, Tamworth £11.6mTamworth: £11.6mStevenage: £22.1mTamworth: £11.6mStevenage: £22.2mTamworth: £11.0mStevenage: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mStevenage is higher£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.0m, Tamworth £13.2mTamworth: £13.2mStevenage: £17.0mTamworth: £13.2mStevenage: £17.0mTamworth: £12.5mStevenage: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.0m£16.1mStevenage is higher£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.48m, Tamworth £0.47mTamworth: £0.47mStevenage: £0.48mTamworth: £0.47mStevenage: £0.48mTamworth: £0.44mStevenage: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.45m, Tamworth £0.44mTamworth: £0.44mStevenage: £0.45mTamworth: £0.44mStevenage: £0.46mTamworth: £0.42mStevenage: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Tamworth £0.61mTamworth: £0.61mStevenage: £0.52mTamworth: £0.61mStevenage: £0.52mTamworth: £0.58mStevenage: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mTamworth is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 13,710, Tamworth 15,376Tamworth: 15,376Stevenage: 13,710

    13,710Tamworth is higher15,376

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,479, Tamworth 1,642Tamworth: 1,642Stevenage: 1,479

    1,479Tamworth is higher1,642

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,183, Tamworth 2,483Tamworth: 2,483Stevenage: 2,183

    2,183Tamworth is higher2,483

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 5,945, Tamworth 5,797Tamworth: 5,797Stevenage: 5,945

    5,945Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count5,797

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,107, Tamworth 9,455Tamworth: 9,455Stevenage: 11,107

    11,107Stevenage is higher9,455

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,584, Tamworth 1,475Tamworth: 1,475Stevenage: 1,584

    1,584Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count1,475

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Tamworth, total
MeasureStevenageTamworthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m£356.8m£358.3m£338.5mStevenage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m£194.2m£195.0m£184.2mTamworth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m£99.8m£100.2m£94.6mStevenage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mTamworth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m£6.1m£6.2m£5.8mStevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mTamworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mTamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m£39.4m£39.6m£37.4mTamworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mStevenage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m£78.7m£79.1m£74.7mStevenage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mStevenage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mStevenage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mStevenage
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mStevenage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mTamworth
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,71015,376Tamworth
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4791,642Tamworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1832,483Tamworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,9455,797Stevenage
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,1079,455Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5841,475Stevenage

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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  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.