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Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets

283,782 and 336,153 residents (mid-2024).

Waltham Forest is higher than Tower Hamlets on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Waltham Forest is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets on 17. 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

Waltham Forest Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £3,836, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Waltham Forest: £3,836Tower Hamlets: £3,962Waltham Forest: £3,852Tower Hamlets: £3,743Waltham Forest: £3,639

    £3,836£3,852£3,639Tower Hamlets is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Waltham Forest £13,049, Tower Hamlets £13,518Tower Hamlets: £13,518Waltham Forest: £13,049Tower Hamlets: £13,575Waltham Forest: £13,105Tower Hamlets: £12,822Waltham Forest: £12,378

    £13,049£13,105£12,378Tower 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: Waltham Forest £2,478, Tower Hamlets £2,792Tower Hamlets: £2,792Waltham Forest: £2,478Tower Hamlets: £2,804Waltham Forest: £2,488Tower Hamlets: £2,648Waltham Forest: £2,350

    £2,478£2,488£2,350Tower 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: Waltham Forest £11,005, Tower Hamlets £9,526Tower Hamlets: £9,526Waltham Forest: £11,005Tower Hamlets: £9,567Waltham Forest: £11,052Tower Hamlets: £9,036Waltham Forest: £10,439

    £11,005£11,052£10,439Waltham Forest 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: Waltham Forest £1,280, Tower Hamlets £2,736Tower Hamlets: £2,736Waltham Forest: £1,280Tower Hamlets: £2,748Waltham Forest: £1,286Tower Hamlets: £2,595Waltham Forest: £1,215

    £1,280£1,286£1,215Tower Hamlets is higher£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: Waltham Forest £711, Tower Hamlets £1,147Tower Hamlets: £1,147Waltham Forest: £711Tower Hamlets: £1,152Waltham Forest: £714Tower Hamlets: £1,088Waltham Forest: £674

    £711£714£674Tower 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: Waltham Forest £53, Tower Hamlets £108Tower Hamlets: £108Waltham Forest: £53Tower Hamlets: £108Waltham Forest: £53Tower Hamlets: £102Waltham Forest: £50

    £53£53£50Tower Hamlets is higher£108£108£102

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £357, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Waltham Forest: £357Tower Hamlets: £381Waltham Forest: £359Tower Hamlets: £360Waltham Forest: £339

    £357£359£339Tower Hamlets is higher£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £116, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Waltham Forest: £116Tower Hamlets: £119Waltham Forest: £116Tower Hamlets: £112Waltham Forest: £110

    £116£116£110Tower 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: Waltham Forest £99, Tower Hamlets £133Tower Hamlets: £133Waltham Forest: £99Tower Hamlets: £133Waltham Forest: £100Tower Hamlets: £126Waltham Forest: £94

    £99£100£94Tower Hamlets is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £2,135, Tower Hamlets £2,423Tower Hamlets: £2,423Waltham Forest: £2,135Tower Hamlets: £2,433Waltham Forest: £2,144Tower Hamlets: £2,298Waltham Forest: £2,025

    £2,135£2,144£2,025Tower Hamlets is higher£2,423£2,433£2,298

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Waltham Forest £335, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Waltham Forest: £335Tower Hamlets: £549Waltham Forest: £337Tower Hamlets: £518Waltham Forest: £318

    £335£337£318Tower Hamlets 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: Waltham Forest £226, Tower Hamlets £219Tower Hamlets: £219Waltham Forest: £226Tower Hamlets: £220Waltham Forest: £227Tower Hamlets: £207Waltham Forest: £214

    £226£227£214Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£207

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Waltham Forest £11, Tower Hamlets £8.32Tower Hamlets: £8.32Waltham Forest: £11Tower Hamlets: £8.35Waltham Forest: £11Tower Hamlets: £7.89Waltham Forest: £10

    £11£11£10Waltham Forest 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: Waltham Forest £6.81, Tower Hamlets £9.36Tower Hamlets: £9.36Waltham Forest: £6.81Tower Hamlets: £9.40Waltham Forest: £6.84Tower Hamlets: £8.88Waltham Forest: £6.46

    £6.81£6.84£6.46Tower Hamlets is higher£9.36£9.40£8.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £5.06, Tower Hamlets £3.83Tower Hamlets: £3.83Waltham Forest: £5.06Tower Hamlets: £3.84Waltham Forest: £5.08Tower Hamlets: £3.63Waltham Forest: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Waltham Forest is higher£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: Waltham Forest 1,044.7, Tower Hamlets 992.4Tower Hamlets: 992.4Waltham Forest: 1,044.7

    1,044.7Waltham Forest 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: Waltham Forest 213.5, Tower Hamlets 421.5Tower Hamlets: 421.5Waltham Forest: 213.5

    213.5Tower Hamlets is higher421.5

  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: Waltham Forest 153.4, Tower Hamlets 231.9Tower Hamlets: 231.9Waltham Forest: 153.4

    153.4Tower 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: Waltham Forest 56.2, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Waltham Forest: 56.2

    56.2Tower 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: Waltham Forest 212.9, Tower Hamlets 240.6Tower Hamlets: 240.6Waltham Forest: 212.9

    212.9Tower 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: Waltham Forest 22.8, Tower Hamlets 31.9Tower Hamlets: 31.9Waltham Forest: 22.8

    22.8Tower Hamlets is higher31.9

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Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets, per person in the age group
MeasureWaltham ForestTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,836£3,852£3,639£3,946£3,962£3,743Tower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,049£13,105£12,378£13,518£13,575£12,822Tower Hamlets
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,478£2,488£2,350£2,792£2,804£2,648Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,005£11,052£10,439£9,526£9,567£9,036Waltham Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,280£1,286£1,215£2,736£2,748£2,595Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£711£714£674£1,147£1,152£1,088Tower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£53£53£50£108£108£102Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£357£359£339£379£381£360Tower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£118£119£112Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£100£94£133£133£126Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,135£2,144£2,025£2,423£2,433£2,298Tower Hamlets
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£335£337£318£547£549£518Tower Hamlets
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£226£227£214£219£220£207Waltham Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£8.32£8.35£7.89Waltham Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.46£9.36£9.40£8.88Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£3.83£3.84£3.63Waltham Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,044.7992.4Waltham Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026213.5421.5Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.4231.9Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.261.0Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.9240.6Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.831.9Tower Hamlets

Per resident

Waltham Forest is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Tower Hamlets 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

Waltham Forest Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £3,836, Tower Hamlets £3,946Tower Hamlets: £3,946Waltham Forest: £3,836Tower Hamlets: £3,962Waltham Forest: £3,852Tower Hamlets: £3,743Waltham Forest: £3,639

    £3,836£3,852£3,639Tower Hamlets is higher£3,946£3,962£3,743

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,290, Tower Hamlets £727Tower Hamlets: £727Waltham Forest: £1,290Tower Hamlets: £730Waltham Forest: £1,295Tower Hamlets: £689Waltham Forest: £1,224

    £1,290£1,295£1,224Waltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£689

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,733, Tower Hamlets £2,171Tower Hamlets: £2,171Waltham Forest: £1,733Tower Hamlets: £2,181Waltham Forest: £1,740Tower Hamlets: £2,060Waltham Forest: £1,644

    £1,733£1,740£1,644Tower Hamlets is higher£2,171£2,181£2,060

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,088, Tower Hamlets £512Tower Hamlets: £512Waltham Forest: £1,088Tower Hamlets: £514Waltham Forest: £1,093Tower Hamlets: £486Waltham Forest: £1,032

    £1,088£1,093£1,032Waltham Forest is higher£512£514£486

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Waltham Forest £127, Tower Hamlets £147Tower Hamlets: £147Waltham Forest: £127Tower Hamlets: £148Waltham Forest: £127Tower Hamlets: £139Waltham Forest: £120

    £127£127£120Tower Hamlets is higher£147£148£139

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £70, Tower Hamlets £62Tower Hamlets: £62Waltham Forest: £70Tower Hamlets: £62Waltham Forest: £71Tower Hamlets: £58Waltham Forest: £67

    £70£71£67Waltham Forest 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: Waltham Forest £5.22, Tower Hamlets £5.81Tower Hamlets: £5.81Waltham Forest: £5.22Tower Hamlets: £5.83Waltham Forest: £5.24Tower Hamlets: £5.51Waltham Forest: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Tower Hamlets is higher£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: Waltham Forest £357, Tower Hamlets £379Tower Hamlets: £379Waltham Forest: £357Tower Hamlets: £381Waltham Forest: £359Tower Hamlets: £360Waltham Forest: £339

    £357£359£339Tower Hamlets is higher£379£381£360

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Waltham Forest £116, Tower Hamlets £118Tower Hamlets: £118Waltham Forest: £116Tower Hamlets: £119Waltham Forest: £116Tower Hamlets: £112Waltham Forest: £110

    £116£116£110Tower 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: Waltham Forest £70, Tower Hamlets £103Tower Hamlets: £103Waltham Forest: £70Tower Hamlets: £104Waltham Forest: £70Tower Hamlets: £98Waltham Forest: £66

    £70£70£66Tower Hamlets is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Waltham Forest £1,493, Tower Hamlets £1,884Tower Hamlets: £1,884Waltham Forest: £1,493Tower Hamlets: £1,892Waltham Forest: £1,499Tower Hamlets: £1,787Waltham Forest: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Tower Hamlets is higher£1,884£1,892£1,787

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Waltham Forest £335, Tower Hamlets £547Tower Hamlets: £547Waltham Forest: £335Tower Hamlets: £549Waltham Forest: £337Tower Hamlets: £518Waltham Forest: £318

    £335£337£318Tower Hamlets is higher£547£549£518

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Waltham Forest £158, Tower Hamlets £170Tower Hamlets: £170Waltham Forest: £158Tower Hamlets: £171Waltham Forest: £158Tower Hamlets: £161Waltham Forest: £150

    £158£158£150Tower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£161

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Waltham Forest £7.71, Tower Hamlets £6.47Tower Hamlets: £6.47Waltham Forest: £7.71Tower Hamlets: £6.50Waltham Forest: £7.74Tower Hamlets: £6.14Waltham Forest: £7.31

    £7.71£7.74£7.31Waltham Forest is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Waltham Forest £4.77, Tower Hamlets £7.28Tower Hamlets: £7.28Waltham Forest: £4.77Tower Hamlets: £7.32Waltham Forest: £4.79Tower Hamlets: £6.91Waltham Forest: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Tower Hamlets is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Waltham Forest £5.06, Tower Hamlets £3.83Tower Hamlets: £3.83Waltham Forest: £5.06Tower Hamlets: £3.84Waltham Forest: £5.08Tower Hamlets: £3.63Waltham Forest: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Waltham Forest is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 103.3, Tower Hamlets 53.3Tower Hamlets: 53.3Waltham Forest: 103.3

    103.3Waltham Forest is higher53.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 21.1, Tower Hamlets 22.7Tower Hamlets: 22.7Waltham Forest: 21.1

    21.1Tower Hamlets is higher22.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 15.2, Tower Hamlets 12.5Tower Hamlets: 12.5Waltham Forest: 15.2

    15.2Waltham Forest 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: Waltham Forest 56.2, Tower Hamlets 61.0Tower Hamlets: 61.0Waltham Forest: 56.2

    56.2Tower Hamlets is higher61.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Waltham Forest 148.9, Tower Hamlets 187.1Tower Hamlets: 187.1Waltham Forest: 148.9

    148.9Tower 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: Waltham Forest 15.9, Tower Hamlets 24.8Tower Hamlets: 24.8Waltham Forest: 15.9

    15.9Tower Hamlets is higher24.8

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Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets, per resident
MeasureWaltham ForestTower HamletsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,836£3,852£3,639£3,946£3,962£3,743Tower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,290£1,295£1,224£727£730£689Waltham Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,733£1,740£1,644£2,171£2,181£2,060Tower Hamlets
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,088£1,093£1,032£512£514£486Waltham Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£147£148£139Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£62£62£58Waltham Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£5.81£5.83£5.51Tower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£357£359£339£379£381£360Tower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£118£119£112Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£103£104£98Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,884£1,892£1,787Tower Hamlets
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£335£337£318£547£549£518Tower Hamlets
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£158£158£150£170£171£161Tower Hamlets
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.71£7.74£7.31£6.47£6.50£6.14Waltham Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£7.28£7.32£6.91Tower Hamlets
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£3.83£3.84£3.63Waltham Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.353.3Waltham Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.122.7Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.212.5Waltham Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.261.0Tower Hamlets
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026148.9187.1Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.924.8Tower Hamlets

Total

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

Waltham Forest Tower Hamlets

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Waltham Forest £1.1bn, Tower Hamlets £1.3bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnWaltham Forest: £1.1bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnWaltham Forest: £1.1bnTower Hamlets: £1.3bnWaltham Forest: £1.0bn

    £1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bnTower Hamlets is higher£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Waltham Forest £366.1m, Tower Hamlets £244.2mTower Hamlets: £244.2mWaltham Forest: £366.1mTower Hamlets: £245.3mWaltham Forest: £367.6mTower Hamlets: £231.7mWaltham Forest: £347.2m

    £366.1m£367.6m£347.2mWaltham Forest is higherDepends on how you count£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Waltham Forest £491.7m, Tower Hamlets £729.9mTower Hamlets: £729.9mWaltham Forest: £491.7mTower Hamlets: £733.0mWaltham Forest: £493.8mTower Hamlets: £692.4mWaltham Forest: £466.4m

    £491.7m£493.8m£466.4mTower Hamlets is higher£729.9m£733.0m£692.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Waltham Forest £308.7m, Tower Hamlets £172.1mTower Hamlets: £172.1mWaltham Forest: £308.7mTower Hamlets: £172.8mWaltham Forest: £310.1mTower Hamlets: £163.3mWaltham Forest: £292.9m

    £308.7m£310.1m£292.9mWaltham Forest is higher£172.1m£172.8m£163.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Waltham Forest £35.9m, Tower Hamlets £49.4mTower Hamlets: £49.4mWaltham Forest: £35.9mTower Hamlets: £49.6mWaltham Forest: £36.1mTower Hamlets: £46.9mWaltham Forest: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mTower Hamlets is higher£49.4m£49.6m£46.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest £19.9m, Tower Hamlets £20.7mTower Hamlets: £20.7mWaltham Forest: £19.9mTower Hamlets: £20.8mWaltham Forest: £20.0mTower Hamlets: £19.7mWaltham Forest: £18.9m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.9mTower 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: Waltham Forest £1.5m, Tower Hamlets £2.0mTower Hamlets: £2.0mWaltham Forest: £1.5mTower Hamlets: £2.0mWaltham Forest: £1.5mTower Hamlets: £1.9mWaltham Forest: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mTower Hamlets is higher£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest £101.4m, Tower Hamlets £127.4mTower Hamlets: £127.4mWaltham Forest: £101.4mTower Hamlets: £127.9mWaltham Forest: £101.8mTower Hamlets: £120.8mWaltham Forest: £96.2m

    £101.4m£101.8m£96.2mTower Hamlets is higher£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest £32.8m, Tower Hamlets £39.8mTower Hamlets: £39.8mWaltham Forest: £32.8mTower Hamlets: £40.0mWaltham Forest: £32.9mTower Hamlets: £37.8mWaltham Forest: £31.1m

    £32.8m£32.9m£31.1mTower 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: Waltham Forest £19.7m, Tower Hamlets £34.7mTower Hamlets: £34.7mWaltham Forest: £19.7mTower Hamlets: £34.9mWaltham Forest: £19.8mTower Hamlets: £32.9mWaltham Forest: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mTower Hamlets is higher£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Waltham Forest £423.7m, Tower Hamlets £633.4mTower Hamlets: £633.4mWaltham Forest: £423.7mTower Hamlets: £636.1mWaltham Forest: £425.5mTower Hamlets: £600.8mWaltham Forest: £401.9m

    £423.7m£425.5m£401.9mTower Hamlets is higher£633.4m£636.1m£600.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Waltham Forest £95.1m, Tower Hamlets £183.7mTower Hamlets: £183.7mWaltham Forest: £95.1mTower Hamlets: £184.5mWaltham Forest: £95.5mTower Hamlets: £174.3mWaltham Forest: £90.2m

    £95.1m£95.5m£90.2mTower Hamlets is higher£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Waltham Forest £44.8m, Tower Hamlets £57.2mTower Hamlets: £57.2mWaltham Forest: £44.8mTower Hamlets: £57.4mWaltham Forest: £45.0mTower Hamlets: £54.2mWaltham Forest: £42.5m

    £44.8m£45.0m£42.5mTower Hamlets is higherDepends on how you count£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Waltham Forest £2.2m, Tower Hamlets £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.2mWaltham Forest: £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.2mWaltham Forest: £2.2mTower Hamlets: £2.1mWaltham Forest: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWaltham Forest is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Waltham Forest £1.4m, Tower Hamlets £2.4mTower Hamlets: £2.4mWaltham Forest: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £2.5mWaltham Forest: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £2.3mWaltham Forest: £1.3m

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Waltham Forest £1.4m, Tower Hamlets £1.3mTower Hamlets: £1.3mWaltham Forest: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £1.3mWaltham Forest: £1.4mTower Hamlets: £1.2mWaltham Forest: £1.4m

    £1.4mWaltham Forest is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Waltham Forest 29,307, Tower Hamlets 17,930Tower Hamlets: 17,930Waltham Forest: 29,307

    29,307Waltham Forest is higher17,930

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Waltham Forest 5,988, Tower Hamlets 7,615Tower Hamlets: 7,615Waltham Forest: 5,988

    5,988Tower Hamlets is higher7,615

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Waltham Forest 4,302, Tower Hamlets 4,190Tower Hamlets: 4,190Waltham Forest: 4,302

    4,302Waltham Forest 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: Waltham Forest 15,935, Tower Hamlets 20,495Tower Hamlets: 20,495Waltham Forest: 15,935

    15,935Tower Hamlets is higher20,495

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Waltham Forest 42,255, Tower Hamlets 62,886Tower Hamlets: 62,886Waltham Forest: 42,255

    42,255Tower Hamlets is higher62,886

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Waltham Forest 4,516, Tower Hamlets 8,330Tower Hamlets: 8,330Waltham Forest: 4,516

    4,516Tower Hamlets is higher8,330

Show the numbers
Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets, total
MeasureWaltham ForestTower HamletsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn£1.3bnTower Hamlets
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.6m£347.2m£244.2m£245.3m£231.7mWaltham Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£491.7m£493.8m£466.4m£729.9m£733.0m£692.4mTower Hamlets
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£308.7m£310.1m£292.9m£172.1m£172.8m£163.3mWaltham Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£49.4m£49.6m£46.9mTower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m£20.7m£20.8m£19.7mTower Hamlets
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mTower Hamlets
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£101.4m£101.8m£96.2m£127.4m£127.9m£120.8mTower Hamlets
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m£39.8m£40.0m£37.8mTower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£34.7m£34.9m£32.9mTower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m£633.4m£636.1m£600.8mTower Hamlets
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m£183.7m£184.5m£174.3mTower Hamlets
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m£57.2m£57.4m£54.2mTower Hamlets
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£2.2m£2.2m£2.1mWaltham Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£2.4m£2.5m£2.3mTower Hamlets
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mWaltham Forest
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,30717,930Waltham Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9887,615Tower Hamlets
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3024,190Waltham Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,93520,495Tower Hamlets
Universal Credittotal, May 202642,25562,886Tower Hamlets
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5168,330Tower 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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