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Tower Hamlets

In Tower Hamlets, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 74% of local authorities in 2024-25.

336,153 residents (mid-2024)

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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.

At a glance

How does Tower Hamlets compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £3,946£3,962£3,743

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    259th of 348, lower than in 74% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,518£13,575£12,822

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    8th of 347, higher than in 97% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,792£2,804£2,648

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    34th of 350, higher than in 90% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Tower Hamlets
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,946£3,962£3,743259th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,518£13,575£12,8228th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,64834th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Tower Hamlets's benefit money go?

People here received £1.3 billion£1.3 billion£1.3 billion in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Tower Hamlets, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £172.1m; Pension Credit £49.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £20.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £127.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £39.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £34.7m; Universal Credit £633.4m; Housing Benefit £183.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £57.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.2m; Income Support £2.4m; Other benefits £1.3mState Pension: £172.1mPension Credit: £49.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £20.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £127.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £39.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £34.7mUniversal Credit: £633.4mHousing Benefit: £183.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £57.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.2mIncome Support: £2.4mOther benefits: £1.3m
Spending in Tower Hamlets, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £172.8m; Pension Credit £49.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £20.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £127.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £40.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £34.9m; Universal Credit £636.1m; Housing Benefit £184.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £57.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.2m; Income Support £2.5m; Other benefits £1.3mState Pension: £172.8mPension Credit: £49.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £20.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £127.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £40.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £34.9mUniversal Credit: £636.1mHousing Benefit: £184.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £57.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.2mIncome Support: £2.5mOther benefits: £1.3m
Spending in Tower Hamlets, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £163.3m; Pension Credit £46.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.9m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £120.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £37.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £32.9m; Universal Credit £600.8m; Housing Benefit £174.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £54.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.1m; Income Support £2.3m; Other benefits £1.2mState Pension: £163.3mPension Credit: £46.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.9mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £120.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £37.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £32.9mUniversal Credit: £600.8mHousing Benefit: £174.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £54.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.1mIncome Support: £2.3mOther benefits: £1.2m
  1. State Pension£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m
  2. Pension Credit£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£20.7m£20.8m£19.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m
  8. Universal Credit£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m
  9. Housing Benefit£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
  12. Income Support£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m
  13. Other benefits£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
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Spending by benefit in Tower Hamlets, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m13%Published
Pension Credit£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m4%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£20.7m£20.8m£19.7m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m10%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m3%Published
Universal Credit£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m48%Published
Housing Benefit£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m14%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m0.2%Published
Income Support£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m0.2%Published
Other benefits£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m0.1%Published
All benefits£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.3bn100%Total

More about Tower Hamlets

How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £3,946, expected £4,001, difference −£55

    Actual £3,946£3,962£3,743Expected £4,001£4,018£3,795Difference −£55−£56−£53

    Benefit spending per resident was £55 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £56 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £53 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,518, expected £13,041, difference +£477

    Actual £13,518£13,575£12,822Expected £13,041£13,096£12,370Difference +£477+£479+£452

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £477 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £479 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £452 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,792, expected £2,765, difference +£27

    Actual £2,792£2,804£2,648Expected £2,765£2,777£2,623Difference +£27+£27+£26

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £27 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £27 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £26 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Tower Hamlets
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,946£3,962£3,743£4,001£4,018£3,795−£55−£56−£53
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,518£13,575£12,822£13,041£13,096£12,370+£477+£479+£452
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,792£2,804£2,648£2,765£2,777£2,623+£27+£27+£26
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Tower Hamlets received £0.47 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£7,676£7,593£7,006
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,627£3,588£3,311
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.47
307th of 346, lower than in 88% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Tower Hamlets only with other areas in England.

Group 1 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1555,083
  • Aged 16 to 64261,423
  • Aged 651,580
  • Aged 66 and over18,067
  • All residents336,153
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

20,484 people in Tower Hamlets receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    40%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    16%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    10%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    14%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    11%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Tower Hamlets
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders8,25540%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)3,25716%19%
Neurological disease1,97710%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)2,81414%12%
Respiratory disease6223%4%
Malignant disease6093%3%
Cardiovascular disease6913%3%
Visual disease3432%2%
Endocrine disease4572%1%
Hearing disorders2751%1%
Gastrointestinal disease2671%1%
Genitourinary disease3462%0.9%
Skin disease1550.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1170.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract740.4%0.4%
Infectious disease920.4%0.4%
Haematological disease690.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease280.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing180.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age110.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Tower Hamlets

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. Tower HamletsThis area£3,946£3,962£3,743
  2. Hackney0.80£4,954£4,975£4,699Compare
  3. Southwark1.23£3,861£3,877£3,662Compare
  4. Haringey1.24£4,871£4,892£4,621Compare
  5. Lewisham1.32£4,392£4,410£4,166Compare
  6. Islington1.49£4,580£4,600£4,344Compare
  7. Lambeth1.56£3,996£4,013£3,791Compare
  8. Hammersmith and Fulham1.76£3,872£3,889£3,673Compare
  9. Greenwich1.82£3,946£3,962£3,743Compare
  10. Waltham Forest1.90£3,836£3,852£3,639Compare
  11. Camden1.93£4,365£4,384£4,140Compare
  12. Ealing1.94£4,223£4,241£4,006Compare
  13. Newham2.04£3,864£3,881£3,665Compare
  14. Brent2.08£4,691£4,711£4,450Compare
  15. Wandsworth2.41£3,158£3,172£2,996Compare
  16. Hounslow2.43£3,795£3,811£3,599Compare
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Areas most like Tower Hamlets
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Tower Hamlets£3,946£3,962£3,743
Hackney0.80£4,954£4,975£4,699
Southwark1.23£3,861£3,877£3,662
Haringey1.24£4,871£4,892£4,621
Lewisham1.32£4,392£4,410£4,166
Islington1.49£4,580£4,600£4,344
Lambeth1.56£3,996£4,013£3,791
Hammersmith and Fulham1.76£3,872£3,889£3,673
Greenwich1.82£3,946£3,962£3,743
Waltham Forest1.90£3,836£3,852£3,639
Camden1.93£4,365£4,384£4,140
Ealing1.94£4,223£4,241£4,006
Newham2.04£3,864£3,881£3,665
Brent2.08£4,691£4,711£4,450
Wandsworth2.41£3,158£3,172£2,996
Hounslow2.43£3,795£3,811£3,599
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Tower Hamlets

Each share is the part of Tower Hamlets's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Tower Hamlets, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn55th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,946£3,962£3,743259th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m291st of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£727£730£689348th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,518£13,575£12,8228th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m12th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,171£2,181£2,0606th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,64834th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m328th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486348th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,526£9,567£9,036344th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m19th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£147£148£13920th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,736£2,748£2,5951st of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.7m172nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£58347th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,147£1,152£1,0884th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m31st of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51101st of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£108£108£1021st of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m67th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360211th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m60th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112218th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m17th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£9842nd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£133£126105th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m12th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,884£1,892£1,7875th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,423£2,433£2,29812th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m11th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£547£549£51811th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m69th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161189th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£207248th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m27th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.1428th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89102nd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m12th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.9126th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.36£9.40£8.8863rd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m108th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63339th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.47307th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,930306th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202653.3350th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026992.4304th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,61535th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.7105th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026421.51st of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,190185th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.5347th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026231.94th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,49559th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.0191st of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,88613th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026187.17th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026240.655th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,33012th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.824th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.976th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£2.6bn£2.5bn£2.3bn18th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£7,676£7,593£7,00640th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.47307th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£55−£56−£53208th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£477£479£45211th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£27£27£26136th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Tower Hamlets

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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