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Tower Hamlets and Brent

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

Tower Hamlets is higher than Brent on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 7 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

Tower Hamlets is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Brent on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Tower Hamlets Brent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    992.4Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count991.7

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

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

    421.5Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count246.5

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

    231.9Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count170.5

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

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

    61.0Tower Hamlets is higher57.4

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

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

    240.6Brent is higherDepends on how you count253.3

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

    31.9Tower Hamlets is higher26.8

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Tower Hamlets and Brent, per person in the age group
MeasureTower HamletsBrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,946£3,962£3,743£4,691£4,711£4,450Brent
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,518£13,575£12,822£12,621£12,674£11,971Tower Hamlets
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,648£3,230£3,244£3,064Brent
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,526£9,567£9,036£9,974£10,016£9,461Brent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,736£2,748£2,595£1,764£1,771£1,673Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,147£1,152£1,088£823£827£781Tower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£108£108£102£60£60£57Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£353£355£335Tower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£102£102£97Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£133£126£111£112£106Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,423£2,433£2,298£2,867£2,879£2,719Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£547£549£518£561£563£532Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£207£236£237£224Brent
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£9.59£9.63£9.10Brent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.36£9.40£8.88£6.33£6.35£6.00Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£4.06£4.08£3.85Brent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026992.4991.7Tower Hamlets
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026421.5246.5Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026231.9170.5Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.057.4Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026240.6253.3Brent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.926.8Tower Hamlets

Per resident

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

Tower Hamlets Brent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    53.3Brent is higherDepends on how you count111.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    22.7Brent is higherDepends on how you count27.7

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

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

    12.5Brent is higherDepends on how you count19.1

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

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

    61.0Tower Hamlets is higher57.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    187.1Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count176.7

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

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

    24.8Tower Hamlets is higher18.7

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Tower Hamlets and Brent, per resident
MeasureTower HamletsBrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,946£3,962£3,743£4,691£4,711£4,450Brent
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£727£730£689£1,417£1,423£1,344Brent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,171£2,181£2,060£2,254£2,264£2,138Brent
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486£1,120£1,125£1,062Brent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£198£199£188Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£58£92£93£88Brent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£6.75£6.78£6.40Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£353£355£335Tower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£102£102£97Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£78£78£74Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,884£1,892£1,787£2,001£2,009£1,898Brent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£547£549£518£561£563£532Brent
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£165£165£156Tower Hamlets
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£6.69£6.72£6.35Brent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£4.42£4.44£4.19Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£4.06£4.08£3.85Brent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202653.3111.4Brent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.727.7Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.519.1Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.057.4Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026187.1176.7Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.818.7Tower Hamlets

Total

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

Tower Hamlets Brent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    17,930Brent is higherDepends on how you count39,573

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    7,615Brent is higherDepends on how you count9,836

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

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

    4,190Brent is higherDepends on how you count6,802

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

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

    20,495Tower Hamlets is higher20,383

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

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

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

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

    8,330Tower Hamlets is higher6,634

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Tower Hamlets and Brent, total
MeasureTower HamletsBrentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.7bn£1.7bn£1.6bnBrent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m£503.6m£505.8m£477.7mBrent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m£801.2m£804.6m£759.9mBrent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m£398.0m£399.7m£377.5mBrent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBrent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.7m£32.8m£33.0m£31.2mBrent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m£125.5m£126.0m£119.0mTower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m£36.3m£36.4m£34.4mTower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m£27.6m£27.7m£26.2mTower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m£711.1m£714.1m£674.5mBrent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mBrent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m£58.5m£58.8m£55.5mBrent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBrent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mTower Hamlets
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£1.4mBrent
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,93039,573Brent
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,6159,836Brent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1906,802Brent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,49520,383Tower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,88662,813Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,3306,634Tower Hamlets

Sources

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

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  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.
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