Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · London and London

Tower Hamlets and Southwark

336,153 and 317,058 residents (mid-2024).

Tower Hamlets is higher than Southwark on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 10 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.

Swap the two areas
Tower Hamlets and Southwark on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Tower Hamlets is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Southwark on 6. 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 Southwark

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tower Hamlets £3,946, Southwark £3,861Southwark: £3,861Tower Hamlets: £3,946Southwark: £3,877Tower Hamlets: £3,962Southwark: £3,662Tower Hamlets: £3,743

    £3,946£3,962£3,743Tower Hamlets is higher£3,861£3,877£3,662

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tower Hamlets £13,518, Southwark £13,265Southwark: £13,265Tower Hamlets: £13,518Southwark: £13,321Tower Hamlets: £13,575Southwark: £12,582Tower Hamlets: £12,822

    £13,518£13,575£12,822Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£13,265£13,321£12,582

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tower Hamlets £2,792, Southwark £2,329Southwark: £2,329Tower Hamlets: £2,792Southwark: £2,339Tower Hamlets: £2,804Southwark: £2,209Tower Hamlets: £2,648

    £2,792£2,804£2,648Tower Hamlets is higher£2,329£2,339£2,209

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tower Hamlets £9,526, Southwark £10,590Southwark: £10,590Tower Hamlets: £9,526Southwark: £10,635Tower Hamlets: £9,567Southwark: £10,045Tower Hamlets: £9,036

    £9,526£9,567£9,036Southwark is higher£10,590£10,635£10,045

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tower Hamlets £2,736, Southwark £1,789Southwark: £1,789Tower Hamlets: £2,736Southwark: £1,797Tower Hamlets: £2,748Southwark: £1,697Tower Hamlets: £2,595

    £2,736£2,748£2,595Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£1,789£1,797£1,697

  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, Southwark £813Southwark: £813Tower Hamlets: £1,147Southwark: £816Tower Hamlets: £1,152Southwark: £771Tower Hamlets: £1,088

    £1,147£1,152£1,088Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£813£816£771

  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, Southwark £73Southwark: £73Tower Hamlets: £108Southwark: £73Tower Hamlets: £108Southwark: £69Tower Hamlets: £102

    £108£108£102Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tower Hamlets £379, Southwark £385Southwark: £385Tower Hamlets: £379Southwark: £386Tower Hamlets: £381Southwark: £365Tower Hamlets: £360

    £379£381£360Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£385£386£365

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tower Hamlets £118, Southwark £121Southwark: £121Tower Hamlets: £118Southwark: £121Tower Hamlets: £119Southwark: £114Tower Hamlets: £112

    £118£119£112Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

  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, Southwark £78Southwark: £78Tower Hamlets: £133Southwark: £78Tower Hamlets: £133Southwark: £74Tower Hamlets: £126

    £133£133£126Tower Hamlets is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tower Hamlets £2,423, Southwark £2,006Southwark: £2,006Tower Hamlets: £2,423Southwark: £2,015Tower Hamlets: £2,433Southwark: £1,903Tower Hamlets: £2,298

    £2,423£2,433£2,298Tower Hamlets is higher£2,006£2,015£1,903

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tower Hamlets £547, Southwark £485Southwark: £485Tower Hamlets: £547Southwark: £487Tower Hamlets: £549Southwark: £460Tower Hamlets: £518

    £547£549£518Tower Hamlets is higher£485£487£460

  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, Southwark £230Southwark: £230Tower Hamlets: £219Southwark: £231Tower Hamlets: £220Southwark: £218Tower Hamlets: £207

    £219£220£207Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tower Hamlets £8.32, Southwark £8.94Southwark: £8.94Tower Hamlets: £8.32Southwark: £8.98Tower Hamlets: £8.35Southwark: £8.48Tower Hamlets: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£8.94£8.98£8.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tower Hamlets £9.36, Southwark £5.80Southwark: £5.80Tower Hamlets: £9.36Southwark: £5.82Tower Hamlets: £9.40Southwark: £5.50Tower Hamlets: £8.88

    £9.36£9.40£8.88Tower Hamlets is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tower Hamlets £3.83, Southwark £3.07Southwark: £3.07Tower Hamlets: £3.83Southwark: £3.08Tower Hamlets: £3.84Southwark: £2.91Tower Hamlets: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Tower Hamlets is higher£3.07£3.08£2.91

  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, Southwark 1,036.8Southwark: 1,036.8Tower Hamlets: 992.4

    992.4Southwark is higher1,036.8

  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, Southwark 299.8Southwark: 299.8Tower Hamlets: 421.5

    421.5Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count299.8

  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, Southwark 163.0Southwark: 163.0Tower Hamlets: 231.9

    231.9Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count163.0

  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, Southwark 59.5Southwark: 59.5Tower Hamlets: 61.0

    61.0Tower Hamlets is higher59.5

  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, Southwark 193.3Southwark: 193.3Tower Hamlets: 240.6

    240.6Tower Hamlets is higher193.3

  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, Southwark 17.2Southwark: 17.2Tower Hamlets: 31.9

    31.9Tower Hamlets is higher17.2

Show the numbers
Tower Hamlets and Southwark, per person in the age group
MeasureTower HamletsSouthwarkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,946£3,962£3,743£3,861£3,877£3,662Tower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,518£13,575£12,822£13,265£13,321£12,582Tower Hamlets
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,648£2,329£2,339£2,209Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£9,526£9,567£9,036£10,590£10,635£10,045Southwark
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,736£2,748£2,595£1,789£1,797£1,697Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,147£1,152£1,088£813£816£771Tower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£108£108£102£73£73£69Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£385£386£365Southwark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£121£121£114Southwark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£133£126£78£78£74Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,423£2,433£2,298£2,006£2,015£1,903Tower Hamlets
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£547£549£518£485£487£460Tower Hamlets
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£207£230£231£218Southwark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£8.94£8.98£8.48Southwark
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.36£9.40£8.88£5.80£5.82£5.50Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.07£3.08£2.91Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026992.41,036.8Southwark
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026421.5299.8Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026231.9163.0Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.059.5Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026240.6193.3Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.917.2Tower Hamlets

Per resident

Tower Hamlets is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Southwark on 12. 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 Southwark

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tower Hamlets £3,946, Southwark £3,861Southwark: £3,861Tower Hamlets: £3,946Southwark: £3,877Tower Hamlets: £3,962Southwark: £3,662Tower Hamlets: £3,743

    £3,946£3,962£3,743Tower Hamlets is higher£3,861£3,877£3,662

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tower Hamlets £727, Southwark £1,104Southwark: £1,104Tower Hamlets: £727Southwark: £1,109Tower Hamlets: £730Southwark: £1,047Tower Hamlets: £689

    £727£730£689Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£1,104£1,109£1,047

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tower Hamlets £2,171, Southwark £1,764Southwark: £1,764Tower Hamlets: £2,171Southwark: £1,771Tower Hamlets: £2,181Southwark: £1,673Tower Hamlets: £2,060

    £2,171£2,181£2,060Tower Hamlets is higher£1,764£1,771£1,673

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tower Hamlets £512, Southwark £881Southwark: £881Tower Hamlets: £512Southwark: £885Tower Hamlets: £514Southwark: £836Tower Hamlets: £486

    £512£514£486Southwark is higher£881£885£836

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tower Hamlets £147, Southwark £149Southwark: £149Tower Hamlets: £147Southwark: £150Tower Hamlets: £148Southwark: £141Tower Hamlets: £139

    £147£148£139Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£149£150£141

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tower Hamlets £62, Southwark £68Southwark: £68Tower Hamlets: £62Southwark: £68Tower Hamlets: £62Southwark: £64Tower Hamlets: £58

    £62£62£58Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£68£68£64

  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, Southwark £6.08Southwark: £6.08Tower Hamlets: £5.81Southwark: £6.11Tower Hamlets: £5.83Southwark: £5.77Tower Hamlets: £5.51

    £5.81£5.83£5.51Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tower Hamlets £379, Southwark £385Southwark: £385Tower Hamlets: £379Southwark: £386Tower Hamlets: £381Southwark: £365Tower Hamlets: £360

    £379£381£360Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£385£386£365

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tower Hamlets £118, Southwark £121Southwark: £121Tower Hamlets: £118Southwark: £121Tower Hamlets: £119Southwark: £114Tower Hamlets: £112

    £118£119£112Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tower Hamlets £103, Southwark £59Southwark: £59Tower Hamlets: £103Southwark: £59Tower Hamlets: £104Southwark: £56Tower Hamlets: £98

    £103£104£98Tower Hamlets is higher£59£59£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tower Hamlets £1,884, Southwark £1,519Southwark: £1,519Tower Hamlets: £1,884Southwark: £1,526Tower Hamlets: £1,892Southwark: £1,441Tower Hamlets: £1,787

    £1,884£1,892£1,787Tower Hamlets is higher£1,519£1,526£1,441

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tower Hamlets £547, Southwark £485Southwark: £485Tower Hamlets: £547Southwark: £487Tower Hamlets: £549Southwark: £460Tower Hamlets: £518

    £547£549£518Tower Hamlets is higher£485£487£460

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tower Hamlets £170, Southwark £174Southwark: £174Tower Hamlets: £170Southwark: £175Tower Hamlets: £171Southwark: £165Tower Hamlets: £161

    £170£171£161Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£174£175£165

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tower Hamlets £6.47, Southwark £6.77Southwark: £6.77Tower Hamlets: £6.47Southwark: £6.80Tower Hamlets: £6.50Southwark: £6.42Tower Hamlets: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Southwark is higherDepends on how you count£6.77£6.80£6.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tower Hamlets £7.28, Southwark £4.39Southwark: £4.39Tower Hamlets: £7.28Southwark: £4.40Tower Hamlets: £7.32Southwark: £4.16Tower Hamlets: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Tower Hamlets is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tower Hamlets £3.83, Southwark £3.07Southwark: £3.07Tower Hamlets: £3.83Southwark: £3.08Tower Hamlets: £3.84Southwark: £2.91Tower Hamlets: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Tower Hamlets is higher£3.07£3.08£2.91

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tower Hamlets 53.3, Southwark 86.3Southwark: 86.3Tower Hamlets: 53.3

    53.3Southwark is higher86.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tower Hamlets 22.7, Southwark 25.0Southwark: 25.0Tower Hamlets: 22.7

    22.7Southwark is higherDepends on how you count25.0

  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, Southwark 13.6Southwark: 13.6Tower Hamlets: 12.5

    12.5Southwark is higherDepends on how you count13.6

  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, Southwark 59.5Southwark: 59.5Tower Hamlets: 61.0

    61.0Tower Hamlets is higher59.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tower Hamlets 187.1, Southwark 146.4Southwark: 146.4Tower Hamlets: 187.1

    187.1Tower Hamlets is higher146.4

  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, Southwark 13.0Southwark: 13.0Tower Hamlets: 24.8

    24.8Tower Hamlets is higher13.0

Show the numbers
Tower Hamlets and Southwark, per resident
MeasureTower HamletsSouthwarkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,946£3,962£3,743£3,861£3,877£3,662Tower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£727£730£689£1,104£1,109£1,047Southwark
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,171£2,181£2,060£1,764£1,771£1,673Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486£881£885£836Southwark
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£149£150£141Southwark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£58£68£68£64Southwark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.81£5.83£5.51£6.08£6.11£5.77Southwark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£379£381£360£385£386£365Southwark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£121£121£114Southwark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£59£59£56Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,884£1,892£1,787£1,519£1,526£1,441Tower Hamlets
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£547£549£518£485£487£460Tower Hamlets
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£174£175£165Southwark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£6.77£6.80£6.42Southwark
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£4.39£4.40£4.16Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.07£3.08£2.91Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202653.386.3Southwark
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.725.0Southwark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.513.6Southwark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.059.5Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026187.1146.4Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.813.0Tower Hamlets

Total

Tower Hamlets is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Southwark on 6. 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 Southwark

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tower Hamlets £1.3bn, Southwark £1.2bnSouthwark: £1.2bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnSouthwark: £1.2bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnSouthwark: £1.2bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bn

    £1.3bnTower Hamlets is higher£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tower Hamlets £244.2m, Southwark £350.0mSouthwark: £350.0mTower Hamlets: £244.2mSouthwark: £351.5mTower Hamlets: £245.3mSouthwark: £332.0mTower Hamlets: £231.7m

    £244.2m£245.3m£231.7mSouthwark is higherDepends on how you count£350.0m£351.5m£332.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tower Hamlets £729.9m, Southwark £559.2mSouthwark: £559.2mTower Hamlets: £729.9mSouthwark: £561.6mTower Hamlets: £733.0mSouthwark: £530.5mTower Hamlets: £692.4m

    £729.9m£733.0m£692.4mTower Hamlets is higher£559.2m£561.6m£530.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tower Hamlets £172.1m, Southwark £279.4mSouthwark: £279.4mTower Hamlets: £172.1mSouthwark: £280.6mTower Hamlets: £172.8mSouthwark: £265.0mTower Hamlets: £163.3m

    £172.1m£172.8m£163.3mSouthwark is higher£279.4m£280.6m£265.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tower Hamlets £49.4m, Southwark £47.2mSouthwark: £47.2mTower Hamlets: £49.4mSouthwark: £47.4mTower Hamlets: £49.6mSouthwark: £44.8mTower Hamlets: £46.9m

    £49.4m£49.6m£46.9mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£47.2m£47.4m£44.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tower Hamlets £20.7m, Southwark £21.4mSouthwark: £21.4mTower Hamlets: £20.7mSouthwark: £21.5mTower Hamlets: £20.8mSouthwark: £20.3mTower Hamlets: £19.7m

    £20.7m£20.8m£19.7mSouthwark is higherDepends on how you count£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m

  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, Southwark £1.9mSouthwark: £1.9mTower Hamlets: £2.0mSouthwark: £1.9mTower Hamlets: £2.0mSouthwark: £1.8mTower Hamlets: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tower Hamlets £127.4m, Southwark £122.0mSouthwark: £122.0mTower Hamlets: £127.4mSouthwark: £122.5mTower Hamlets: £127.9mSouthwark: £115.7mTower Hamlets: £120.8m

    £127.4m£127.9m£120.8mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£122.0m£122.5m£115.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tower Hamlets £39.8m, Southwark £38.2mSouthwark: £38.2mTower Hamlets: £39.8mSouthwark: £38.4mTower Hamlets: £40.0mSouthwark: £36.3mTower Hamlets: £37.8m

    £39.8m£40.0m£37.8mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£38.2m£38.4m£36.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tower Hamlets £34.7m, Southwark £18.7mSouthwark: £18.7mTower Hamlets: £34.7mSouthwark: £18.8mTower Hamlets: £34.9mSouthwark: £17.8mTower Hamlets: £32.9m

    £34.7m£34.9m£32.9mTower Hamlets is higher£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tower Hamlets £633.4m, Southwark £481.7mSouthwark: £481.7mTower Hamlets: £633.4mSouthwark: £483.8mTower Hamlets: £636.1mSouthwark: £456.9mTower Hamlets: £600.8m

    £633.4m£636.1m£600.8mTower Hamlets is higher£481.7m£483.8m£456.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tower Hamlets £183.7m, Southwark £153.7mSouthwark: £153.7mTower Hamlets: £183.7mSouthwark: £154.3mTower Hamlets: £184.5mSouthwark: £145.8mTower Hamlets: £174.3m

    £183.7m£184.5m£174.3mTower Hamlets is higher£153.7m£154.3m£145.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tower Hamlets £57.2m, Southwark £55.2mSouthwark: £55.2mTower Hamlets: £57.2mSouthwark: £55.5mTower Hamlets: £57.4mSouthwark: £52.4mTower Hamlets: £54.2m

    £57.2m£57.4m£54.2mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tower Hamlets £2.2m, Southwark £2.1mSouthwark: £2.1mTower Hamlets: £2.2mSouthwark: £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.2mSouthwark: £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£2.1m£2.2m£2.0m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tower Hamlets £2.4m, Southwark £1.4mSouthwark: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £2.4mSouthwark: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £2.5mSouthwark: £1.3mTower Hamlets: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.5m£2.3mTower Hamlets is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tower Hamlets £1.3m, Southwark £0.97mSouthwark: £0.97mTower Hamlets: £1.3mSouthwark: £0.98mTower Hamlets: £1.3mSouthwark: £0.92mTower Hamlets: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTower Hamlets is higher£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tower Hamlets 17,930, Southwark 27,354Southwark: 27,354Tower Hamlets: 17,930

    17,930Southwark is higher27,354

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tower Hamlets 7,615, Southwark 7,910Southwark: 7,910Tower Hamlets: 7,615

    7,615Southwark is higherDepends on how you count7,910

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tower Hamlets 4,190, Southwark 4,300Southwark: 4,300Tower Hamlets: 4,190

    4,190Southwark is higherDepends on how you count4,300

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tower Hamlets 20,495, Southwark 18,869Southwark: 18,869Tower Hamlets: 20,495

    20,495Tower Hamlets is higher18,869

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tower Hamlets 62,886, Southwark 46,422Southwark: 46,422Tower Hamlets: 62,886

    62,886Tower Hamlets is higher46,422

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tower Hamlets 8,330, Southwark 4,119Southwark: 4,119Tower Hamlets: 8,330

    8,330Tower Hamlets is higher4,119

Show the numbers
Tower Hamlets and Southwark, total
MeasureTower HamletsSouthwarkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.2bnTower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m£350.0m£351.5m£332.0mSouthwark
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m£559.2m£561.6m£530.5mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m£279.4m£280.6m£265.0mSouthwark
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m£47.2m£47.4m£44.8mTower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.7m£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mSouthwark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mTower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m£122.0m£122.5m£115.7mTower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m£38.2m£38.4m£36.3mTower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m£18.7m£18.8m£17.8mTower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m£481.7m£483.8m£456.9mTower Hamlets
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m£153.7m£154.3m£145.8mTower Hamlets
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m£55.2m£55.5m£52.4mTower Hamlets
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£2.1m£2.2m£2.0mTower Hamlets
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.5m£2.3m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mTower Hamlets
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,93027,354Southwark
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,6157,910Southwark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1904,300Southwark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,49518,869Tower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, May 202662,88646,422Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268,3304,119Tower Hamlets

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.