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Brent and Tower Hamlets

355,398 and 336,153 residents (mid-2024).

Brent is higher than Tower Hamlets on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 9 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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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.

Per person in the age group

Brent is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets on 13. 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

Brent Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brent £4,691, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Brent: £4,691Tower Hamlets: £3,962Brent: £4,711Tower Hamlets: £3,743Brent: £4,450

    £4,691£4,711£4,450Brent is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £12,621, Tower Hamlets £13,518Tower Hamlets: £13,518Brent: £12,621Tower Hamlets: £13,575Brent: £12,674Tower Hamlets: £12,822Brent: £11,971

    £12,621£12,674£11,971Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£13,518£13,575£12,822

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £3,230, Tower Hamlets £2,792Tower Hamlets: £2,792Brent: £3,230Tower Hamlets: £2,804Brent: £3,244Tower Hamlets: £2,648Brent: £3,064

    £3,230£3,244£3,064Brent is higher£2,792£2,804£2,648

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £9,974, Tower Hamlets £9,526Tower Hamlets: £9,526Brent: £9,974Tower Hamlets: £9,567Brent: £10,016Tower Hamlets: £9,036Brent: £9,461

    £9,974£10,016£9,461Brent is higher£9,526£9,567£9,036

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Brent £1,764, Tower Hamlets £2,736Tower Hamlets: £2,736Brent: £1,764Tower Hamlets: £2,748Brent: £1,771Tower Hamlets: £2,595Brent: £1,673

    £1,764£1,771£1,673Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£2,736£2,748£2,595

  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: Brent £823, Tower Hamlets £1,147Tower Hamlets: £1,147Brent: £823Tower Hamlets: £1,152Brent: £827Tower Hamlets: £1,088Brent: £781

    £823£827£781Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£1,147£1,152£1,088

  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: Brent £60, Tower Hamlets £108Tower Hamlets: £108Brent: £60Tower Hamlets: £108Brent: £60Tower Hamlets: £102Brent: £57

    £60£60£57Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £353, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Brent: £353Tower Hamlets: £381Brent: £355Tower Hamlets: £360Brent: £335

    £353£355£335Tower Hamlets is higher£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £102, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Brent: £102Tower Hamlets: £119Brent: £102Tower Hamlets: £112Brent: £97

    £102£102£97Tower Hamlets is higher£118£119£112

  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: Brent £111, Tower Hamlets £133Tower Hamlets: £133Brent: £111Tower Hamlets: £133Brent: £112Tower Hamlets: £126Brent: £106

    £111£112£106Tower Hamlets is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £2,867, Tower Hamlets £2,423Tower Hamlets: £2,423Brent: £2,867Tower Hamlets: £2,433Brent: £2,879Tower Hamlets: £2,298Brent: £2,719

    £2,867£2,879£2,719Brent is higher£2,423£2,433£2,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brent £561, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Brent: £561Tower Hamlets: £549Brent: £563Tower Hamlets: £518Brent: £532

    £561£563£532Brent is higher£547£549£518

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £236, Tower Hamlets £219Tower Hamlets: £219Brent: £236Tower Hamlets: £220Brent: £237Tower Hamlets: £207Brent: £224

    £236£237£224Brent is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£207

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £9.59, Tower Hamlets £8.32Tower Hamlets: £8.32Brent: £9.59Tower Hamlets: £8.35Brent: £9.63Tower Hamlets: £7.89Brent: £9.10

    £9.59£9.63£9.10Brent is higher£8.32£8.35£7.89

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Brent £6.33, Tower Hamlets £9.36Tower Hamlets: £9.36Brent: £6.33Tower Hamlets: £9.40Brent: £6.35Tower Hamlets: £8.88Brent: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Tower Hamlets is higher£9.36£9.40£8.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brent £4.06, Tower Hamlets £3.83Tower Hamlets: £3.83Brent: £4.06Tower Hamlets: £3.84Brent: £4.08Tower Hamlets: £3.63Brent: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Brent is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brent 991.7, Tower Hamlets 992.4Tower Hamlets: 992.4Brent: 991.7

    991.7Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count992.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brent 246.5, Tower Hamlets 421.5Tower Hamlets: 421.5Brent: 246.5

    246.5Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count421.5

  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: Brent 170.5, Tower Hamlets 231.9Tower Hamlets: 231.9Brent: 170.5

    170.5Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count231.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Brent: 57.4

    57.4Tower Hamlets is higher61.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Brent 253.3, Tower Hamlets 240.6Tower Hamlets: 240.6Brent: 253.3

    253.3Brent is higherDepends on how you count240.6

  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: Brent 26.8, Tower Hamlets 31.9Tower Hamlets: 31.9Brent: 26.8

    26.8Tower Hamlets is higher31.9

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Brent and Tower Hamlets, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£3,946£3,962£3,743Brent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,621£12,674£11,971£13,518£13,575£12,822Tower Hamlets
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,230£3,244£3,064£2,792£2,804£2,648Brent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,974£10,016£9,461£9,526£9,567£9,036Brent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673£2,736£2,748£2,595Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£781£1,147£1,152£1,088Tower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£60£60£57£108£108£102Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£379£381£360Tower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£118£119£112Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£133£133£126Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,867£2,879£2,719£2,423£2,433£2,298Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£547£549£518Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£236£237£224£219£220£207Brent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.10£8.32£8.35£7.89Brent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£9.36£9.40£8.88Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.83£3.84£3.63Brent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026991.7992.4Tower Hamlets
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026246.5421.5Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.5231.9Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.461.0Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026253.3240.6Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.831.9Tower Hamlets

Per resident

Brent is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets 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

Brent Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brent £4,691, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Brent: £4,691Tower Hamlets: £3,962Brent: £4,711Tower Hamlets: £3,743Brent: £4,450

    £4,691£4,711£4,450Brent is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brent £1,417, Tower Hamlets £727Tower Hamlets: £727Brent: £1,417Tower Hamlets: £730Brent: £1,423Tower Hamlets: £689Brent: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Brent is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£689

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brent £2,254, Tower Hamlets £2,171Tower Hamlets: £2,171Brent: £2,254Tower Hamlets: £2,181Brent: £2,264Tower Hamlets: £2,060Brent: £2,138

    £2,254£2,264£2,138Brent is higher£2,171£2,181£2,060

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brent £1,120, Tower Hamlets £512Tower Hamlets: £512Brent: £1,120Tower Hamlets: £514Brent: £1,125Tower Hamlets: £486Brent: £1,062

    £1,120£1,125£1,062Brent is higher£512£514£486

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brent £198, Tower Hamlets £147Tower Hamlets: £147Brent: £198Tower Hamlets: £148Brent: £199Tower Hamlets: £139Brent: £188

    £198£199£188Brent is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£139

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £92, Tower Hamlets £62Tower Hamlets: £62Brent: £92Tower Hamlets: £62Brent: £93Tower Hamlets: £58Brent: £88

    £92£93£88Brent is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£58

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Brent £6.75, Tower Hamlets £5.81Tower Hamlets: £5.81Brent: £6.75Tower Hamlets: £5.83Brent: £6.78Tower Hamlets: £5.51Brent: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Brent is higherDepends on how you count£5.81£5.83£5.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £353, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Brent: £353Tower Hamlets: £381Brent: £355Tower Hamlets: £360Brent: £335

    £353£355£335Tower Hamlets is higher£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brent £102, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Brent: £102Tower Hamlets: £119Brent: £102Tower Hamlets: £112Brent: £97

    £102£102£97Tower Hamlets is higher£118£119£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Brent £78, Tower Hamlets £103Tower Hamlets: £103Brent: £78Tower Hamlets: £104Brent: £78Tower Hamlets: £98Brent: £74

    £78£78£74Tower Hamlets is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brent £2,001, Tower Hamlets £1,884Tower Hamlets: £1,884Brent: £2,001Tower Hamlets: £1,892Brent: £2,009Tower Hamlets: £1,787Brent: £1,898

    £2,001£2,009£1,898Brent is higher£1,884£1,892£1,787

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brent £561, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Brent: £561Tower Hamlets: £549Brent: £563Tower Hamlets: £518Brent: £532

    £561£563£532Brent is higher£547£549£518

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brent £165, Tower Hamlets £170Tower Hamlets: £170Brent: £165Tower Hamlets: £171Brent: £165Tower Hamlets: £161Brent: £156

    £165£165£156Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£161

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brent £6.69, Tower Hamlets £6.47Tower Hamlets: £6.47Brent: £6.69Tower Hamlets: £6.50Brent: £6.72Tower Hamlets: £6.14Brent: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Brent is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brent £4.42, Tower Hamlets £7.28Tower Hamlets: £7.28Brent: £4.42Tower Hamlets: £7.32Brent: £4.44Tower Hamlets: £6.91Brent: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19Tower Hamlets is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brent £4.06, Tower Hamlets £3.83Tower Hamlets: £3.83Brent: £4.06Tower Hamlets: £3.84Brent: £4.08Tower Hamlets: £3.63Brent: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Brent is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brent 111.4, Tower Hamlets 53.3Tower Hamlets: 53.3Brent: 111.4

    111.4Brent is higherDepends on how you count53.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brent 27.7, Tower Hamlets 22.7Tower Hamlets: 22.7Brent: 27.7

    27.7Brent is higherDepends on how you count22.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 19.1, Tower Hamlets 12.5Tower Hamlets: 12.5Brent: 19.1

    19.1Brent is higherDepends on how you count12.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 57.4, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Brent: 57.4

    57.4Tower Hamlets is higher61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brent 176.7, Tower Hamlets 187.1Tower Hamlets: 187.1Brent: 176.7

    176.7Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count187.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brent 18.7, Tower Hamlets 24.8Tower Hamlets: 24.8Brent: 18.7

    18.7Tower Hamlets is higher24.8

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Brent and Tower Hamlets, per resident
MeasureBrentTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,691£4,711£4,450£3,946£3,962£3,743Brent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£727£730£689Brent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,254£2,264£2,138£2,171£2,181£2,060Brent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,120£1,125£1,062£512£514£486Brent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£147£148£139Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£93£88£62£62£58Brent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£5.81£5.83£5.51Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£353£355£335£379£381£360Tower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£118£119£112Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£103£104£98Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,001£2,009£1,898£1,884£1,892£1,787Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£561£563£532£547£549£518Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£170£171£161Tower Hamlets
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£6.47£6.50£6.14Brent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£7.28£7.32£6.91Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.83£3.84£3.63Brent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026111.453.3Brent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.722.7Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.112.5Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.461.0Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026176.7187.1Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.724.8Tower Hamlets

Total

Brent is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets on 7. 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

Brent Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brent £1.7bn, Tower Hamlets £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnBrent: £1.7bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnBrent: £1.7bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnBrent: £1.6bn

    £1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent is higher£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brent £503.6m, Tower Hamlets £244.2mTower Hamlets: £244.2mBrent: £503.6mTower Hamlets: £245.3mBrent: £505.8mTower Hamlets: £231.7mBrent: £477.7m

    £503.6m£505.8m£477.7mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brent £801.2m, Tower Hamlets £729.9mTower Hamlets: £729.9mBrent: £801.2mTower Hamlets: £733.0mBrent: £804.6mTower Hamlets: £692.4mBrent: £759.9m

    £801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent is higher£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brent £398.0m, Tower Hamlets £172.1mTower Hamlets: £172.1mBrent: £398.0mTower Hamlets: £172.8mBrent: £399.7mTower Hamlets: £163.3mBrent: £377.5m

    £398.0m£399.7m£377.5mBrent is higher£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brent £70.4m, Tower Hamlets £49.4mTower Hamlets: £49.4mBrent: £70.4mTower Hamlets: £49.6mBrent: £70.7mTower Hamlets: £46.9mBrent: £66.8m

    £70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brent £32.8m, Tower Hamlets £20.7mTower Hamlets: £20.7mBrent: £32.8mTower Hamlets: £20.8mBrent: £33.0mTower Hamlets: £19.7mBrent: £31.2m

    £32.8m£33.0m£31.2mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£20.7m£20.8m£19.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Brent £2.4m, Tower Hamlets £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.0mBrent: £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.0mBrent: £2.4mTower Hamlets: £1.9mBrent: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brent £125.5m, Tower Hamlets £127.4mTower Hamlets: £127.4mBrent: £125.5mTower Hamlets: £127.9mBrent: £126.0mTower Hamlets: £120.8mBrent: £119.0m

    £125.5m£126.0m£119.0mTower Hamlets is higher£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brent £36.3m, Tower Hamlets £39.8mTower Hamlets: £39.8mBrent: £36.3mTower Hamlets: £40.0mBrent: £36.4mTower Hamlets: £37.8mBrent: £34.4m

    £36.3m£36.4m£34.4mTower Hamlets is higher£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brent £27.6m, Tower Hamlets £34.7mTower Hamlets: £34.7mBrent: £27.6mTower Hamlets: £34.9mBrent: £27.7mTower Hamlets: £32.9mBrent: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.2mTower Hamlets is higher£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brent £711.1m, Tower Hamlets £633.4mTower Hamlets: £633.4mBrent: £711.1mTower Hamlets: £636.1mBrent: £714.1mTower Hamlets: £600.8mBrent: £674.5m

    £711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent is higher£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brent £199.3m, Tower Hamlets £183.7mTower Hamlets: £183.7mBrent: £199.3mTower Hamlets: £184.5mBrent: £200.1mTower Hamlets: £174.3mBrent: £189.0m

    £199.3m£200.1m£189.0mBrent is higher£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brent £58.5m, Tower Hamlets £57.2mTower Hamlets: £57.2mBrent: £58.5mTower Hamlets: £57.4mBrent: £58.8mTower Hamlets: £54.2mBrent: £55.5m

    £58.5m£58.8m£55.5mBrent is higherDepends on how you count£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brent £2.4m, Tower Hamlets £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.2mBrent: £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.2mBrent: £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.1mBrent: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brent £1.6m, Tower Hamlets £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.4mBrent: £1.6mTower Hamlets: £2.5mBrent: £1.6mTower Hamlets: £2.3mBrent: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mTower Hamlets is higher£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brent £1.4m, Tower Hamlets £1.3mTower Hamlets: £1.3mBrent: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £1.3mBrent: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £1.2mBrent: £1.4m

    £1.4mBrent is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brent 39,573, Tower Hamlets 17,930Tower Hamlets: 17,930Brent: 39,573

    39,573Brent is higherDepends on how you count17,930

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brent 9,836, Tower Hamlets 7,615Tower Hamlets: 7,615Brent: 9,836

    9,836Brent is higherDepends on how you count7,615

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brent 6,802, Tower Hamlets 4,190Tower Hamlets: 4,190Brent: 6,802

    6,802Brent is higherDepends on how you count4,190

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brent 20,383, Tower Hamlets 20,495Tower Hamlets: 20,495Brent: 20,383

    20,383Tower Hamlets is higher20,495

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brent 62,813, Tower Hamlets 62,886Tower Hamlets: 62,886Brent: 62,813

    62,813Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count62,886

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brent 6,634, Tower Hamlets 8,330Tower Hamlets: 8,330Brent: 6,634

    6,634Tower Hamlets is higher8,330

Show the numbers
Brent and Tower Hamlets, total
MeasureBrentTower HamletsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bn£1.3bnBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£503.6m£505.8m£477.7m£244.2m£245.3m£231.7mBrent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£801.2m£804.6m£759.9m£729.9m£733.0m£692.4mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£398.0m£399.7m£377.5m£172.1m£172.8m£163.3mBrent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m£49.4m£49.6m£46.9mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£33.0m£31.2m£20.7m£20.8m£19.7mBrent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£125.5m£126.0m£119.0m£127.4m£127.9m£120.8mTower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.3m£36.4m£34.4m£39.8m£40.0m£37.8mTower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£34.7m£34.9m£32.9mTower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£711.1m£714.1m£674.5m£633.4m£636.1m£600.8mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m£183.7m£184.5m£174.3mBrent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m£57.2m£57.4m£54.2mBrent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mBrent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£2.4m£2.5m£2.3mTower Hamlets
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBrent
State Pensiontotal, March 202639,57317,930Brent
Pension Credittotal, March 20269,8367,615Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8024,190Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,38320,495Tower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,81362,886Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,6348,330Tower Hamlets

Sources

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

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  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.
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