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Lambeth and Tower Hamlets

318,864 and 336,153 residents (mid-2024).

Lambeth is higher than Tower Hamlets on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 8 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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Per person in the age group

Lambeth is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets 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

Lambeth Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lambeth £3,996, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Lambeth: £3,996Tower Hamlets: £3,962Lambeth: £4,013Tower Hamlets: £3,743Lambeth: £3,791

    £3,996£4,013£3,791Lambeth is higherDepends on how you count£3,946£3,962£3,743

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lambeth £13,267, Tower Hamlets £13,518Tower Hamlets: £13,518Lambeth: £13,267Tower Hamlets: £13,575Lambeth: £13,324Tower Hamlets: £12,822Lambeth: £12,584

    £13,267£13,324£12,584Tower 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: Lambeth £2,303, Tower Hamlets £2,792Tower Hamlets: £2,792Lambeth: £2,303Tower Hamlets: £2,804Lambeth: £2,313Tower Hamlets: £2,648Lambeth: £2,185

    £2,303£2,313£2,185Tower Hamlets 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: Lambeth £10,741, Tower Hamlets £9,526Tower Hamlets: £9,526Lambeth: £10,741Tower Hamlets: £9,567Lambeth: £10,787Tower Hamlets: £9,036Lambeth: £10,188

    £10,741£10,787£10,188Lambeth 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: Lambeth £1,716, Tower Hamlets £2,736Tower Hamlets: £2,736Lambeth: £1,716Tower Hamlets: £2,748Lambeth: £1,723Tower Hamlets: £2,595Lambeth: £1,628

    £1,716£1,723£1,628Tower 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: Lambeth £740, Tower Hamlets £1,147Tower Hamlets: £1,147Lambeth: £740Tower Hamlets: £1,152Lambeth: £744Tower Hamlets: £1,088Lambeth: £702

    £740£744£702Tower 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: Lambeth £70, Tower Hamlets £108Tower Hamlets: £108Lambeth: £70Tower Hamlets: £108Lambeth: £70Tower Hamlets: £102Lambeth: £66

    £70£70£66Tower 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: Lambeth £380, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Lambeth: £380Tower Hamlets: £381Lambeth: £381Tower Hamlets: £360Lambeth: £360

    £380£381£360Lambeth 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: Lambeth £97, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Lambeth: £97Tower Hamlets: £119Lambeth: £98Tower Hamlets: £112Lambeth: £92

    £97£98£92Tower 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: Lambeth £66, Tower Hamlets £133Tower Hamlets: £133Lambeth: £66Tower Hamlets: £133Lambeth: £67Tower Hamlets: £126Lambeth: £63

    £66£67£63Tower Hamlets is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lambeth £1,962, Tower Hamlets £2,423Tower Hamlets: £2,423Lambeth: £1,962Tower Hamlets: £2,433Lambeth: £1,970Tower Hamlets: £2,298Lambeth: £1,861

    £1,962£1,970£1,861Tower Hamlets is higher£2,423£2,433£2,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lambeth £596, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Lambeth: £596Tower Hamlets: £549Lambeth: £598Tower Hamlets: £518Lambeth: £565

    £596£598£565Lambeth 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: Lambeth £256, Tower Hamlets £219Tower Hamlets: £219Lambeth: £256Tower Hamlets: £220Lambeth: £257Tower Hamlets: £207Lambeth: £243

    £256£257£243Lambeth 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: Lambeth £12, Tower Hamlets £8.32Tower Hamlets: £8.32Lambeth: £12Tower Hamlets: £8.35Lambeth: £12Tower Hamlets: £7.89Lambeth: £11

    £12£12£11Lambeth 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: Lambeth £7.26, Tower Hamlets £9.36Tower Hamlets: £9.36Lambeth: £7.26Tower Hamlets: £9.40Lambeth: £7.29Tower Hamlets: £8.88Lambeth: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Tower Hamlets is higher£9.36£9.40£8.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lambeth £4.04, Tower Hamlets £3.83Tower Hamlets: £3.83Lambeth: £4.04Tower Hamlets: £3.84Lambeth: £4.05Tower Hamlets: £3.63Lambeth: £3.83

    £4.04£4.05£3.83Lambeth 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: Lambeth 1,047.8, Tower Hamlets 992.4Tower Hamlets: 992.4Lambeth: 1,047.8

    1,047.8Lambeth 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: Lambeth 291.1, Tower Hamlets 421.5Tower Hamlets: 421.5Lambeth: 291.1

    291.1Tower 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: Lambeth 154.2, Tower Hamlets 231.9Tower Hamlets: 231.9Lambeth: 154.2

    154.2Tower 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: Lambeth 59.3, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Lambeth: 59.3

    59.3Tower 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: Lambeth 194.1, Tower Hamlets 240.6Tower Hamlets: 240.6Lambeth: 194.1

    194.1Tower Hamlets is higher240.6

  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: Lambeth 14.8, Tower Hamlets 31.9Tower Hamlets: 31.9Lambeth: 14.8

    14.8Tower Hamlets is higher31.9

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Lambeth and Tower Hamlets, per person in the age group
MeasureLambethTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,996£4,013£3,791£3,946£3,962£3,743Lambeth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,267£13,324£12,584£13,518£13,575£12,822Tower Hamlets
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,303£2,313£2,185£2,792£2,804£2,648Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,741£10,787£10,188£9,526£9,567£9,036Lambeth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,716£1,723£1,628£2,736£2,748£2,595Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£740£744£702£1,147£1,152£1,088Tower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£70£70£66£108£108£102Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£380£381£360£379£381£360Lambeth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£118£119£112Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£66£67£63£133£133£126Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,962£1,970£1,861£2,423£2,433£2,298Tower Hamlets
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£596£598£565£547£549£518Lambeth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£256£257£243£219£220£207Lambeth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£8.32£8.35£7.89Lambeth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£9.36£9.40£8.88Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83£3.83£3.84£3.63Lambeth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,047.8992.4Lambeth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026291.1421.5Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.2231.9Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.361.0Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.1240.6Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.831.9Tower Hamlets

Per resident

Lambeth 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

Lambeth Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lambeth £3,996, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Lambeth: £3,996Tower Hamlets: £3,962Lambeth: £4,013Tower Hamlets: £3,743Lambeth: £3,791

    £3,996£4,013£3,791Lambeth is higherDepends on how you count£3,946£3,962£3,743

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lambeth £1,155, Tower Hamlets £727Tower Hamlets: £727Lambeth: £1,155Tower Hamlets: £730Lambeth: £1,160Tower Hamlets: £689Lambeth: £1,095

    £1,155£1,160£1,095Lambeth is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£689

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lambeth £1,764, Tower Hamlets £2,171Tower Hamlets: £2,171Lambeth: £1,764Tower Hamlets: £2,181Lambeth: £1,772Tower Hamlets: £2,060Lambeth: £1,674

    £1,764£1,772£1,674Tower Hamlets is higher£2,171£2,181£2,060

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lambeth £935, Tower Hamlets £512Tower Hamlets: £512Lambeth: £935Tower Hamlets: £514Lambeth: £939Tower Hamlets: £486Lambeth: £887

    £935£939£887Lambeth is higher£512£514£486

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lambeth £149, Tower Hamlets £147Tower Hamlets: £147Lambeth: £149Tower Hamlets: £148Lambeth: £150Tower Hamlets: £139Lambeth: £142

    £149£150£142Lambeth 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: Lambeth £64, Tower Hamlets £62Tower Hamlets: £62Lambeth: £64Tower Hamlets: £62Lambeth: £65Tower Hamlets: £58Lambeth: £61

    £64£65£61Lambeth 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: Lambeth £6.07, Tower Hamlets £5.81Tower Hamlets: £5.81Lambeth: £6.07Tower Hamlets: £5.83Lambeth: £6.10Tower Hamlets: £5.51Lambeth: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Lambeth 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: Lambeth £380, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Lambeth: £380Tower Hamlets: £381Lambeth: £381Tower Hamlets: £360Lambeth: £360

    £380£381£360Lambeth 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: Lambeth £97, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Lambeth: £97Tower Hamlets: £119Lambeth: £98Tower Hamlets: £112Lambeth: £92

    £97£98£92Tower 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: Lambeth £51, Tower Hamlets £103Tower Hamlets: £103Lambeth: £51Tower Hamlets: £104Lambeth: £51Tower Hamlets: £98Lambeth: £48

    £51£51£48Tower Hamlets is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lambeth £1,503, Tower Hamlets £1,884Tower Hamlets: £1,884Lambeth: £1,503Tower Hamlets: £1,892Lambeth: £1,509Tower Hamlets: £1,787Lambeth: £1,426

    £1,503£1,509£1,426Tower Hamlets is higher£1,884£1,892£1,787

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lambeth £596, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Lambeth: £596Tower Hamlets: £549Lambeth: £598Tower Hamlets: £518Lambeth: £565

    £596£598£565Lambeth is higher£547£549£518

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lambeth £196, Tower Hamlets £170Tower Hamlets: £170Lambeth: £196Tower Hamlets: £171Lambeth: £197Tower Hamlets: £161Lambeth: £186

    £196£197£186Lambeth is higher£170£171£161

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lambeth £8.93, Tower Hamlets £6.47Tower Hamlets: £6.47Lambeth: £8.93Tower Hamlets: £6.50Lambeth: £8.97Tower Hamlets: £6.14Lambeth: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47Lambeth is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lambeth £5.56, Tower Hamlets £7.28Tower Hamlets: £7.28Lambeth: £5.56Tower Hamlets: £7.32Lambeth: £5.58Tower Hamlets: £6.91Lambeth: £5.27

    £5.56£5.58£5.27Tower Hamlets is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lambeth £4.04, Tower Hamlets £3.83Tower Hamlets: £3.83Lambeth: £4.04Tower Hamlets: £3.84Lambeth: £4.05Tower Hamlets: £3.63Lambeth: £3.83

    £4.04£4.05£3.83Lambeth 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: Lambeth 91.2, Tower Hamlets 53.3Tower Hamlets: 53.3Lambeth: 91.2

    91.2Lambeth is higher53.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lambeth 25.3, Tower Hamlets 22.7Tower Hamlets: 22.7Lambeth: 25.3

    25.3Lambeth 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: Lambeth 13.4, Tower Hamlets 12.5Tower Hamlets: 12.5Lambeth: 13.4

    13.4Lambeth 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: Lambeth 59.3, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Lambeth: 59.3

    59.3Tower Hamlets is higher61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lambeth 148.7, Tower Hamlets 187.1Tower Hamlets: 187.1Lambeth: 148.7

    148.7Tower Hamlets is higher187.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lambeth 11.4, Tower Hamlets 24.8Tower Hamlets: 24.8Lambeth: 11.4

    11.4Tower Hamlets is higher24.8

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Lambeth and Tower Hamlets, per resident
MeasureLambethTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,996£4,013£3,791£3,946£3,962£3,743Lambeth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,155£1,160£1,095£727£730£689Lambeth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,764£1,772£1,674£2,171£2,181£2,060Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£935£939£887£512£514£486Lambeth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£147£148£139Lambeth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£62£62£58Lambeth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£5.81£5.83£5.51Lambeth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£380£381£360£379£381£360Lambeth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£118£119£112Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£103£104£98Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,503£1,509£1,426£1,884£1,892£1,787Tower Hamlets
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£596£598£565£547£549£518Lambeth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£170£171£161Lambeth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£6.47£6.50£6.14Lambeth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.56£5.58£5.27£7.28£7.32£6.91Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83£3.83£3.84£3.63Lambeth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202691.253.3Lambeth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.322.7Lambeth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.412.5Lambeth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.361.0Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026148.7187.1Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.424.8Tower Hamlets

Total

Lambeth is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets 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

Lambeth Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lambeth £1.3bn, Tower Hamlets £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnLambeth: £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnLambeth: £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnLambeth: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lambeth £368.3m, Tower Hamlets £244.2mTower Hamlets: £244.2mLambeth: £368.3mTower Hamlets: £245.3mLambeth: £369.8mTower Hamlets: £231.7mLambeth: £349.3m

    £368.3m£369.8m£349.3mLambeth is higherDepends on how you count£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lambeth £562.6m, Tower Hamlets £729.9mTower Hamlets: £729.9mLambeth: £562.6mTower Hamlets: £733.0mLambeth: £565.0mTower Hamlets: £692.4mLambeth: £533.6m

    £562.6m£565.0m£533.6mTower Hamlets is higher£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lambeth £298.1m, Tower Hamlets £172.1mTower Hamlets: £172.1mLambeth: £298.1mTower Hamlets: £172.8mLambeth: £299.4mTower Hamlets: £163.3mLambeth: £282.8m

    £298.1m£299.4m£282.8mLambeth is higher£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lambeth £47.6m, Tower Hamlets £49.4mTower Hamlets: £49.4mLambeth: £47.6mTower Hamlets: £49.6mLambeth: £47.8mTower Hamlets: £46.9mLambeth: £45.2m

    £47.6m£47.8m£45.2mTower Hamlets 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: Lambeth £20.6m, Tower Hamlets £20.7mTower Hamlets: £20.7mLambeth: £20.6mTower Hamlets: £20.8mLambeth: £20.6mTower Hamlets: £19.7mLambeth: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.6m£19.5mTower 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: Lambeth £1.9m, Tower Hamlets £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.0mLambeth: £1.9mTower Hamlets: £2.0mLambeth: £1.9mTower Hamlets: £1.9mLambeth: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mTower Hamlets 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: Lambeth £121.1m, Tower Hamlets £127.4mTower Hamlets: £127.4mLambeth: £121.1mTower Hamlets: £127.9mLambeth: £121.6mTower Hamlets: £120.8mLambeth: £114.9m

    £121.1m£121.6m£114.9mTower 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: Lambeth £31.0m, Tower Hamlets £39.8mTower Hamlets: £39.8mLambeth: £31.0mTower Hamlets: £40.0mLambeth: £31.1mTower Hamlets: £37.8mLambeth: £29.4m

    £31.0m£31.1m£29.4mTower 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: Lambeth £16.2m, Tower Hamlets £34.7mTower Hamlets: £34.7mLambeth: £16.2mTower Hamlets: £34.9mLambeth: £16.3mTower Hamlets: £32.9mLambeth: £15.4m

    £16.2m£16.3m£15.4mTower Hamlets is higher£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lambeth £479.3m, Tower Hamlets £633.4mTower Hamlets: £633.4mLambeth: £479.3mTower Hamlets: £636.1mLambeth: £481.3mTower Hamlets: £600.8mLambeth: £454.6m

    £479.3m£481.3m£454.6mTower Hamlets is higher£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lambeth £190.0m, Tower Hamlets £183.7mTower Hamlets: £183.7mLambeth: £190.0mTower Hamlets: £184.5mLambeth: £190.8mTower Hamlets: £174.3mLambeth: £180.2m

    £190.0m£190.8m£180.2mLambeth is higher£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lambeth £62.5m, Tower Hamlets £57.2mTower Hamlets: £57.2mLambeth: £62.5mTower Hamlets: £57.4mLambeth: £62.8mTower Hamlets: £54.2mLambeth: £59.3m

    £62.5m£62.8m£59.3mLambeth is higher£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lambeth £2.8m, Tower Hamlets £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.2mLambeth: £2.8mTower Hamlets: £2.2mLambeth: £2.9mTower Hamlets: £2.1mLambeth: £2.7m

    £2.8m£2.9m£2.7mLambeth is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lambeth £1.8m, Tower Hamlets £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.4mLambeth: £1.8mTower Hamlets: £2.5mLambeth: £1.8mTower Hamlets: £2.3mLambeth: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mTower Hamlets is higher£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lambeth £1.3m, Tower Hamlets £1.3mTower Hamlets: £1.3mLambeth: £1.3mTower Hamlets: £1.3mLambeth: £1.3mTower Hamlets: £1.2mLambeth: £1.2m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lambeth 29,085, Tower Hamlets 17,930Tower Hamlets: 17,930Lambeth: 29,085

    29,085Lambeth is higher17,930

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lambeth 8,081, Tower Hamlets 7,615Tower Hamlets: 7,615Lambeth: 8,081

    8,081Lambeth 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: Lambeth 4,279, Tower Hamlets 4,190Tower Hamlets: 4,190Lambeth: 4,279

    4,279Lambeth 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: Lambeth 18,906, Tower Hamlets 20,495Tower Hamlets: 20,495Lambeth: 18,906

    18,906Tower Hamlets is higher20,495

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lambeth 47,401, Tower Hamlets 62,886Tower Hamlets: 62,886Lambeth: 47,401

    47,401Tower Hamlets is higher62,886

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lambeth 3,622, Tower Hamlets 8,330Tower Hamlets: 8,330Lambeth: 3,622

    3,622Tower Hamlets is higher8,330

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Lambeth and Tower Hamlets, total
MeasureLambethTower HamletsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£1.3bnTower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.3m£369.8m£349.3m£244.2m£245.3m£231.7mLambeth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£562.6m£565.0m£533.6m£729.9m£733.0m£692.4mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£298.1m£299.4m£282.8m£172.1m£172.8m£163.3mLambeth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£47.6m£47.8m£45.2m£49.4m£49.6m£46.9mTower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.6m£19.5m£20.7m£20.8m£19.7mTower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mTower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£121.1m£121.6m£114.9m£127.4m£127.9m£120.8mTower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m£39.8m£40.0m£37.8mTower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m£34.7m£34.9m£32.9mTower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£479.3m£481.3m£454.6m£633.4m£636.1m£600.8mTower Hamlets
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£190.0m£190.8m£180.2m£183.7m£184.5m£174.3mLambeth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£62.5m£62.8m£59.3m£57.2m£57.4m£54.2mLambeth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mLambeth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£2.4m£2.5m£2.3mTower Hamlets
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,08517,930Lambeth
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,0817,615Lambeth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2794,190Lambeth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,90620,495Tower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, May 202647,40162,886Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6228,330Tower 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.
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