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Hackney and Tower Hamlets

268,651 and 336,153 residents (mid-2024).

Hackney is higher than Tower Hamlets on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Hackney 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

Hackney Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hackney £4,954, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Hackney: £4,954Tower Hamlets: £3,962Hackney: £4,975Tower Hamlets: £3,743Hackney: £4,699

    £4,954£4,975£4,699Hackney 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: Hackney £13,766, Tower Hamlets £13,518Tower Hamlets: £13,518Hackney: £13,766Tower Hamlets: £13,575Hackney: £13,824Tower Hamlets: £12,822Hackney: £13,057

    £13,766£13,824£13,057Hackney is higher£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: Hackney £3,345, Tower Hamlets £2,792Tower Hamlets: £2,792Hackney: £3,345Tower Hamlets: £2,804Hackney: £3,359Tower Hamlets: £2,648Hackney: £3,173

    £3,345£3,359£3,173Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£2,792£2,804£2,648

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hackney £10,252, Tower Hamlets £9,526Tower Hamlets: £9,526Hackney: £10,252Tower Hamlets: £9,567Hackney: £10,296Tower Hamlets: £9,036Hackney: £9,725

    £10,252£10,296£9,725Hackney 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: Hackney £2,503, Tower Hamlets £2,736Tower Hamlets: £2,736Hackney: £2,503Tower Hamlets: £2,748Hackney: £2,513Tower Hamlets: £2,595Hackney: £2,374

    £2,503£2,513£2,374Tower 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: Hackney £916, Tower Hamlets £1,147Tower Hamlets: £1,147Hackney: £916Tower Hamlets: £1,152Hackney: £920Tower Hamlets: £1,088Hackney: £869

    £916£920£869Tower 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: Hackney £95, Tower Hamlets £108Tower Hamlets: £108Hackney: £95Tower Hamlets: £108Hackney: £95Tower Hamlets: £102Hackney: £90

    £95£95£90Tower 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: Hackney £469, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Hackney: £469Tower Hamlets: £381Hackney: £471Tower Hamlets: £360Hackney: £445

    £469£471£445Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hackney £154, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Hackney: £154Tower Hamlets: £119Hackney: £154Tower Hamlets: £112Hackney: £146

    £154£154£146Hackney 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: Hackney £117, Tower Hamlets £133Tower Hamlets: £133Hackney: £117Tower Hamlets: £133Hackney: £118Tower Hamlets: £126Hackney: £111

    £117£118£111Tower Hamlets is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hackney £2,840, Tower Hamlets £2,423Tower Hamlets: £2,423Hackney: £2,840Tower Hamlets: £2,433Hackney: £2,852Tower Hamlets: £2,298Hackney: £2,694

    £2,840£2,852£2,694Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£2,423£2,433£2,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hackney £794, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Hackney: £794Tower Hamlets: £549Hackney: £797Tower Hamlets: £518Hackney: £753

    £794£797£753Hackney 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: Hackney £364, Tower Hamlets £219Tower Hamlets: £219Hackney: £364Tower Hamlets: £220Hackney: £366Tower Hamlets: £207Hackney: £345

    £364£366£345Hackney is higher£219£220£207

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hackney £13, Tower Hamlets £8.32Tower Hamlets: £8.32Hackney: £13Tower Hamlets: £8.35Hackney: £13Tower Hamlets: £7.89Hackney: £13

    £13Hackney 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: Hackney £10, Tower Hamlets £9.36Tower Hamlets: £9.36Hackney: £10Tower Hamlets: £9.40Hackney: £10Tower Hamlets: £8.88Hackney: £9.68

    £10£10£9.68Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£9.36£9.40£8.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£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: Hackney 1,063.5, Tower Hamlets 992.4Tower Hamlets: 992.4Hackney: 1,063.5

    1,063.5Hackney is higher992.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hackney 397.3, Tower Hamlets 421.5Tower Hamlets: 421.5Hackney: 397.3

    397.3Tower 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: Hackney 187.2, Tower Hamlets 231.9Tower Hamlets: 231.9Hackney: 187.2

    187.2Tower 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: Hackney 71.3, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Hackney: 71.3

    71.3Hackney is higherDepends on how you count61.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hackney 262.4, Tower Hamlets 240.6Tower Hamlets: 240.6Hackney: 262.4

    262.4Hackney 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: Hackney 27.0, Tower Hamlets 31.9Tower Hamlets: 31.9Hackney: 27.0

    27.0Tower Hamlets is higher31.9

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Hackney and Tower Hamlets, per person in the age group
MeasureHackneyTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,954£4,975£4,699£3,946£3,962£3,743Hackney
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,766£13,824£13,057£13,518£13,575£12,822Hackney
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,345£3,359£3,173£2,792£2,804£2,648Hackney
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,252£10,296£9,725£9,526£9,567£9,036Hackney
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,503£2,513£2,374£2,736£2,748£2,595Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£916£920£869£1,147£1,152£1,088Tower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£95£95£90£108£108£102Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£469£471£445£379£381£360Hackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£118£119£112Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£118£111£133£133£126Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,840£2,852£2,694£2,423£2,433£2,298Hackney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£794£797£753£547£549£518Hackney
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£364£366£345£219£220£207Hackney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£8.32£8.35£7.89Hackney
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.68£9.36£9.40£8.88Hackney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.83£3.84£3.63Hackney
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,063.5992.4Hackney
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026397.3421.5Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.2231.9Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.361.0Hackney
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026262.4240.6Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.031.9Tower Hamlets

Per resident

Hackney is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets 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

Hackney Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hackney £4,954, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Hackney: £4,954Tower Hamlets: £3,962Hackney: £4,975Tower Hamlets: £3,743Hackney: £4,699

    £4,954£4,975£4,699Hackney is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hackney £1,065, Tower Hamlets £727Tower Hamlets: £727Hackney: £1,065Tower Hamlets: £730Hackney: £1,069Tower Hamlets: £689Hackney: £1,010

    £1,065£1,069£1,010Hackney is higher£727£730£689

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hackney £2,469, Tower Hamlets £2,171Tower Hamlets: £2,171Hackney: £2,469Tower Hamlets: £2,181Hackney: £2,479Tower Hamlets: £2,060Hackney: £2,342

    £2,469£2,479£2,342Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£2,171£2,181£2,060

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hackney £793, Tower Hamlets £512Tower Hamlets: £512Hackney: £793Tower Hamlets: £514Hackney: £796Tower Hamlets: £486Hackney: £752

    £793£796£752Hackney is higher£512£514£486

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hackney £194, Tower Hamlets £147Tower Hamlets: £147Hackney: £194Tower Hamlets: £148Hackney: £194Tower Hamlets: £139Hackney: £184

    £194£194£184Hackney 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: Hackney £71, Tower Hamlets £62Tower Hamlets: £62Hackney: £71Tower Hamlets: £62Hackney: £71Tower Hamlets: £58Hackney: £67

    £71£71£67Hackney 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: Hackney £7.35, Tower Hamlets £5.81Tower Hamlets: £5.81Hackney: £7.35Tower Hamlets: £5.83Hackney: £7.38Tower Hamlets: £5.51Hackney: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Hackney 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: Hackney £469, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Hackney: £469Tower Hamlets: £381Hackney: £471Tower Hamlets: £360Hackney: £445

    £469£471£445Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hackney £154, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Hackney: £154Tower Hamlets: £119Hackney: £154Tower Hamlets: £112Hackney: £146

    £154£154£146Hackney 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: Hackney £87, Tower Hamlets £103Tower Hamlets: £103Hackney: £87Tower Hamlets: £104Hackney: £87Tower Hamlets: £98Hackney: £82

    £87£87£82Tower Hamlets is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hackney £2,096, Tower Hamlets £1,884Tower Hamlets: £1,884Hackney: £2,096Tower Hamlets: £1,892Hackney: £2,105Tower Hamlets: £1,787Hackney: £1,988

    £2,096£2,105£1,988Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£1,884£1,892£1,787

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hackney £794, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Hackney: £794Tower Hamlets: £549Hackney: £797Tower Hamlets: £518Hackney: £753

    £794£797£753Hackney is higher£547£549£518

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hackney £269, Tower Hamlets £170Tower Hamlets: £170Hackney: £269Tower Hamlets: £171Hackney: £270Tower Hamlets: £161Hackney: £255

    £269£270£255Hackney is higher£170£171£161

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hackney £9.84, Tower Hamlets £6.47Tower Hamlets: £6.47Hackney: £9.84Tower Hamlets: £6.50Hackney: £9.88Tower Hamlets: £6.14Hackney: £9.33

    £9.84£9.88£9.33Hackney is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hackney £7.54, Tower Hamlets £7.28Tower Hamlets: £7.28Hackney: £7.54Tower Hamlets: £7.32Hackney: £7.57Tower Hamlets: £6.91Hackney: £7.15

    £7.54£7.57£7.15Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Hackney is higherDepends on how you count£3.83£3.84£3.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hackney 82.3, Tower Hamlets 53.3Tower Hamlets: 53.3Hackney: 82.3

    82.3Hackney is higher53.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hackney 30.7, Tower Hamlets 22.7Tower Hamlets: 22.7Hackney: 30.7

    30.7Hackney 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: Hackney 14.5, Tower Hamlets 12.5Tower Hamlets: 12.5Hackney: 14.5

    14.5Hackney 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: Hackney 71.3, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Hackney: 71.3

    71.3Hackney is higherDepends on how you count61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hackney 193.7, Tower Hamlets 187.1Tower Hamlets: 187.1Hackney: 193.7

    193.7Hackney 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: Hackney 19.9, Tower Hamlets 24.8Tower Hamlets: 24.8Hackney: 19.9

    19.9Tower Hamlets is higher24.8

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Hackney and Tower Hamlets, per resident
MeasureHackneyTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,954£4,975£4,699£3,946£3,962£3,743Hackney
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,065£1,069£1,010£727£730£689Hackney
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,469£2,479£2,342£2,171£2,181£2,060Hackney
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£512£514£486Hackney
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£194£194£184£147£148£139Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£62£62£58Hackney
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£5.81£5.83£5.51Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£469£471£445£379£381£360Hackney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£118£119£112Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£103£104£98Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,096£2,105£1,988£1,884£1,892£1,787Hackney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£794£797£753£547£549£518Hackney
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£269£270£255£170£171£161Hackney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.84£9.88£9.33£6.47£6.50£6.14Hackney
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.15£7.28£7.32£6.91Hackney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.83£3.84£3.63Hackney
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202682.353.3Hackney
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.722.7Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.512.5Hackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.361.0Hackney
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026193.7187.1Hackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.924.8Tower Hamlets

Total

Hackney is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets on 11. 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

Hackney Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hackney £1.3bn, Tower Hamlets £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnHackney: £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnHackney: £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnHackney: £1.3bn

    £1.3bnHackney is higher£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hackney £286.0m, Tower Hamlets £244.2mTower Hamlets: £244.2mHackney: £286.0mTower Hamlets: £245.3mHackney: £287.2mTower Hamlets: £231.7mHackney: £271.3m

    £286.0m£287.2m£271.3mHackney is higher£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hackney £663.3m, Tower Hamlets £729.9mTower Hamlets: £729.9mHackney: £663.3mTower Hamlets: £733.0mHackney: £666.1mTower Hamlets: £692.4mHackney: £629.1m

    £663.3m£666.1m£629.1mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hackney £213.0m, Tower Hamlets £172.1mTower Hamlets: £172.1mHackney: £213.0mTower Hamlets: £172.8mHackney: £213.9mTower Hamlets: £163.3mHackney: £202.1m

    £213.0m£213.9m£202.1mHackney is higher£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hackney £52.0m, Tower Hamlets £49.4mTower Hamlets: £49.4mHackney: £52.0mTower Hamlets: £49.6mHackney: £52.2mTower Hamlets: £46.9mHackney: £49.3m

    £52.0m£52.2m£49.3mHackney 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: Hackney £19.0m, Tower Hamlets £20.7mTower Hamlets: £20.7mHackney: £19.0mTower Hamlets: £20.8mHackney: £19.1mTower Hamlets: £19.7mHackney: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mTower Hamlets 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: Hackney £2.0m, Tower Hamlets £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.0mHackney: £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.0mHackney: £2.0mTower Hamlets: £1.9mHackney: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mHackney 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: Hackney £126.0m, Tower Hamlets £127.4mTower Hamlets: £127.4mHackney: £126.0mTower Hamlets: £127.9mHackney: £126.6mTower Hamlets: £120.8mHackney: £119.6m

    £126.0m£126.6m£119.6mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hackney £41.3m, Tower Hamlets £39.8mTower Hamlets: £39.8mHackney: £41.3mTower Hamlets: £40.0mHackney: £41.4mTower Hamlets: £37.8mHackney: £39.1m

    £41.3m£41.4m£39.1mHackney 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: Hackney £23.3m, Tower Hamlets £34.7mTower Hamlets: £34.7mHackney: £23.3mTower Hamlets: £34.9mHackney: £23.4mTower Hamlets: £32.9mHackney: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mTower Hamlets is higher£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hackney £563.1m, Tower Hamlets £633.4mTower Hamlets: £633.4mHackney: £563.1mTower Hamlets: £636.1mHackney: £565.5mTower Hamlets: £600.8mHackney: £534.1m

    £563.1m£565.5m£534.1mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hackney £213.3m, Tower Hamlets £183.7mTower Hamlets: £183.7mHackney: £213.3mTower Hamlets: £184.5mHackney: £214.2mTower Hamlets: £174.3mHackney: £202.3m

    £213.3m£214.2m£202.3mHackney is higher£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hackney £72.2m, Tower Hamlets £57.2mTower Hamlets: £57.2mHackney: £72.2mTower Hamlets: £57.4mHackney: £72.5mTower Hamlets: £54.2mHackney: £68.5m

    £72.2m£72.5m£68.5mHackney is higher£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hackney £2.6m, Tower Hamlets £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.2mHackney: £2.6mTower Hamlets: £2.2mHackney: £2.7mTower Hamlets: £2.1mHackney: £2.5m

    £2.6m£2.7m£2.5mHackney is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hackney £2.0m, Tower Hamlets £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.4mHackney: £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.5mHackney: £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.3mHackney: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hackney £1.1m, Tower Hamlets £1.3mTower Hamlets: £1.3mHackney: £1.1mTower Hamlets: £1.3mHackney: £1.1mTower Hamlets: £1.2mHackney: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hackney 22,098, Tower Hamlets 17,930Tower Hamlets: 17,930Hackney: 22,098

    22,098Hackney is higher17,930

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hackney 8,254, Tower Hamlets 7,615Tower Hamlets: 7,615Hackney: 8,254

    8,254Hackney 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: Hackney 3,889, Tower Hamlets 4,190Tower Hamlets: 4,190Hackney: 3,889

    3,889Tower Hamlets 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: Hackney 19,149, Tower Hamlets 20,495Tower Hamlets: 20,495Hackney: 19,149

    19,149Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count20,495

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hackney 52,043, Tower Hamlets 62,886Tower Hamlets: 62,886Hackney: 52,043

    52,043Tower 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: Hackney 5,353, Tower Hamlets 8,330Tower Hamlets: 8,330Hackney: 5,353

    5,353Tower Hamlets is higher8,330

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Hackney and Tower Hamlets, total
MeasureHackneyTower HamletsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bnHackney
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£286.0m£287.2m£271.3m£244.2m£245.3m£231.7mHackney
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£663.3m£666.1m£629.1m£729.9m£733.0m£692.4mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.0m£213.9m£202.1m£172.1m£172.8m£163.3mHackney
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m£49.4m£49.6m£46.9mHackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£20.7m£20.8m£19.7mTower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mHackney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.0m£126.6m£119.6m£127.4m£127.9m£120.8mTower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m£39.8m£40.0m£37.8mHackney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£34.7m£34.9m£32.9mTower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£563.1m£565.5m£534.1m£633.4m£636.1m£600.8mTower Hamlets
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m£183.7m£184.5m£174.3mHackney
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m£57.2m£57.4m£54.2mHackney
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mHackney
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.4m£2.5m£2.3mTower Hamlets
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,09817,930Hackney
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,2547,615Hackney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8894,190Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,14920,495Tower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, May 202652,04362,886Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,3538,330Tower Hamlets

Sources

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

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  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.
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