§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a) the number of families in Scotland who in 1974 received financial assistance under Section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland)
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THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE SOCIAL WORK (SCOTLND) ACT 1968 DURING 1974 Numbers Assisted Total Payments £ Average Amount £ Gas (arrears) … … … 1,536 14,044 9.14 Electricity (arrears) … … … 5,249 98,803 18.82 Electricity (deposits) … … … 9 180 19.98 Rent arrears … … … 4,293 177,904 41.44 Other payments* … … … 15,019 93,608 6.23 Total Section 12 … … … 26,106 384,540 14.73 * There is evidence that some authorities have included in this item amounts paid—e.g., for adaptations to houses, etc.—otherwise than in the form of direct cash help to families children, married persons and single persons occupying temporary accommodation provided by local authorities in Scotland;
(3) if he will publish in the Official Report a table listing the number of families, the number of children and married persons, and the number of single persons who were discharged during 1974 from temporary accommodation provided by local authorities in Scotland; and if he will detail the information in terms of those discharged after an occupancy period of (a) less than two weeks, (b) two to three weeks, (c) four to 11 weeks and (d) 12 weeks and over.
§ Mr. MillanThe information is set out in the table below. The figures exclude provision made in Edinburgh District by the housing department and also bed and breakfast accommodation which is sometimes arranged by local authorities in an emergency.
Act 1968 in respect of gas arrears, electricity arrears, electricity deposits, rent arrears and other payments, (b) the total payments made in each of these cases and (c) the average amounts paid to the recipients.
§ Mr. MillanThe information is as follows: