§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the number of people who are(a) eligible to receive (i) Housing Benefit 124W and (ii) Council Tax Benefit, in (A) Scotland and (B) each local authority area in Scotland and (b) actually claim the relevant benefit in each case. [148128]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Number of households in receipt of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit for each local authority area in Scotland Housing benefit caseload Council tax benefit caseload Scotland 479,000 555,000 Orkney 890 1,240 Shetland 1,030 1,220 Western Isles 1,510 3,230 Scottish Borders 7,380 8,610 Clackmannanshire 4,950 5,560 Falkirk 13,740 15,580 Stirling 5,650 6,940 Dumfries and Galloway 10,770 12,670 Fife 31,970 35,980 Aberdeen 15,810 17,260 Aberdeenshire 9,320 10,260 Moray 5,520 6,860 Highland 14,480 18,460 Edinburgh 33,180 40,050 East Lothian 6,580 7,790 Midlothian 5,580 7,190 West Lothian 13,640 15,710 Argyll and Bute 6,320 8,230 East Dunbartonshire 4,290 6,330 West Dunbartonshire 12,520 14,520 South Lanarkshire 28,340 37,510 North Lanarkshire 34,460 43,050 East Ayrshire 10,510 12,360 North Ayrshire 14,010 16,310 East Renfrewshire 3,520 4,980 Glasgow 102,550 113,950 Inverclyde 9,540 10,850 South Ayrshire 8,500 10,600 Renfrewshire 19,500 20,780 Angus 7,770 9,260 Dundee 20,680 22,860 Perth and Kinross 7,720 8,960 Scottish Homes 7,020 n/a Notes:
1. The data refer to households, which may be a single person, a couple or a family.
2. The figures for the whole of Scotland have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
3. The figures for individual local authorities have been rounded to the nearest ten.
4. Caseload figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.
5. Housing Benefit figures exclude any Extended Payment cases.
6. Council Tax Benefit totals exclude Second Adult Rebate cases.
7. Scottish Homes do not administer Council Tax Benefit.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent, caseload stock-count taken in August 2000.