§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the estimated numbers of tenants of(a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (c) new town development corporations, (d) housing associations and (e) other private sector landlords who are in receipt of rent rebates or rent allowances for (i) certificated cases and (ii) standard cases.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 17 December 1987]: I have been asked to reply.
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Estimated number of housing benefit recipients Scottish district and island authorities: 1987–88 Authority Certificated rent Standard rent Rebates Allowances Rebates Allowances Aberdeen 7,400 900 11,000 4,100 Angus 3,130 480 4,370 520 Annandale and Eskdale 1,100 185 1,620 150 Argyll-Bute 2,470 650 2,365 625 Badenoch 250 100 400 140 Banff and Buchan 2,759 275 3,393 224 Bearsden and Milngavie 393 24 706 55 Berwickshire 513 143 871 178 Caithness 922 136 968 107 Clackmannan 2,500 95 3,120 165 Clydebank 3,372 231 4,107 201 Clydesdale 2,100 140 3,000 110 Cumbernauld 1,007 36 1,374 27 Cumnock and Doon 2,174 119 3,337 122 Cunninghame 6,989 618 6,770 306 Dumbarton 3,800 280 3,420 290 Dundee 11,441 1,443 11,474 2,542 Dunfermline 4,465 323 7,251 439 East Kilbride 366 112 449 81 East Lothian 3,050 320 4,850 350 Eastwood 432 75 641 140 Edinburgh 14,500 8,900 17,000 16,700 Ettrick and Lauderdale 785 160 1,360 290 Falkirk 8,125 490 8,675 540 Glasgow 69,500 15,000 51,000 8,000 Gordon 782 343 1,869 379 Hamilton 6,800 240 7,800 200 Inverclyde 6,600 430 5,500 700 Inverness 2,018 246 1,958 251 Kilmarnock 5,087 156 5,592 58 Kincardine and Deeside 688 219 957 271 Kirkcaldy 6,187 559 9,728 889 Kyle and Carrick 4,985 488 5,530 430 Lochaber 714 178 860 96 Midlothian 2,200 320 3,650 700 Monklands 8,980 56 8,709 154 Moray 2,750 480 3,750 470 Motherwell 10,360 268 14,911 372 Nairn 323 60 355 83 Nethsdale 1,870 320 2,180 320 North East Fife 1,780 390 3,070 850 Orkney 351 133 427 92 Perth and Kinross 3,500 800 5,000 1,000 Renfrew 10,600 1,200 12,500 900 Ross and Cromarty 1,960 337 1,636 212 Roxburgh 1,090 170 1,910 200 Shetland 350 98 620 56 Skye and Lochalsh 247 135 251 171 Stewartry 650 140 800 110 Stirling 3,000 400 4,800 710 Strathkelvin 2,290 120 3,074 160 Sutherland 440 70 597 41 Tweeddale 240 120 510 190 West Lothian 5,040 280 6,040 470 Western Isles 1,133 205 689 87 Wigtown 1,500 200 1,500 200 The available information is in the tables. Housing benefit for tenants of housing associations (other than the Scottish Special Housing Association) and other private sector landlords is administered by local authorities and information is not separately recorded. The numbers of recipients in these two groups are therefore included in the rent allowance figures for the appropriate local authorities. I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in providing this information.
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Authority Certificated rent Standard rent Rebates Allowances Rebates Allowances
Estimated number of housing benefit recipients, Scottish special housing association and new town development corporations: 1987–88 Authority Certificated rent rebates Standard rent rebates Cumbernauld (DC) 2,400 2,400 East Kilbride (DC) 3,200 4,300 Glenrothes (DC) 1,900 2,100 Irvine (DC) 1,200 1,200 Livingston (DC) 2,800 2,200 Scottish Special HA 22,000 25,200 Note: These authorities do not administer rent allowances.