§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the maximum payment of community charge, including community water charge, payable by a single pensioner and a pensioner couple on a basic retirement income in Scotland in 1989–90 and 1990–91 for each local authority; and if he will express each sum payable as a percentage of the total community charge in that area.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI have been asked to reply.
Single pensioners and pensioner couples in receipt of only basic state retirement pension (currently £43.60 a week plus £26.20 a week for a dependent partner) with no other source of income and savings of £3,000 or less are entitled to the maximum community charge rebate of 80 per cent. of the community charge for the area. This excludes community water charges, which are not rebated.
The information requested is in the tables.
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1989–80 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) 1990–91 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) Dunfermline 73.00 25 77.20 24 Kirkcaldy 74.00 25 77.80 24 North East Fife 78.40 25 80.40 24 Aberdeen City 84.80 28 86.60 28 Banff and Buchan 79.14 29 79.60 29 Gordon 76.60 29 76.00 30 Kincardine and Deeside 74.20 30 72.60 31 Moray 76.20 29 75.80 30 Badenoch and Strathspey 63.00 27 70.00 28 Caithness 61.00 27 69.40 29 Inverness 61.20 27 69.20 29 Lochaber 63.40 27 73.40 28 Nairn 61.60 27 69.60 29 Ross and Cromarty 63.80 27 73.80 28 Skye and Lochalsh 61.00 27 69.40 29 Sutherland 57.20 28 67.20 29 East Lothian 89.20 24 96.60 24 Edinburgh City 92.80 24 102.80 23 Midlothian 87.20 24 94.00 24 West Lothian 86.20 24 92.60 24 Argyll and Bute 70.60 25 80.80 25 Bearsden and Milngavie 74.80 25 81.00 25 Clydebank 74.60 25 85.40 25 Clydesdale 75.40 25 82.40 25 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 70.20 26 78.00 25 Cumnock and Doon Valley 70.40 26 78.20 25 Cunninghame 70.80 25 79.80 25 Dunbarton 74.80 25 87.60 25 East Kilbride 78.80 25 87.40 25 Eastwood 71.60 25 74.80 26 Glasgow City 76.40 25 84.40 25 Hamilton 73.40 25 81.40 25 Inverclyde 73.40 25 80.40 25 Kilmarnock and Loudon 69.00 26 77.20 26 Kyle and Carrick 76.80 25 83.20 25 Monklands 73.80 25 84.00 25 Motherwell 76.20 25 80.00 25 Renfrew 74.20 25 84.80 25 Strathkelvin 75.00 25 83.80 25 Angus 75.40 26 77.00 26 Dundee City 81.60 25 84.00 25 Perth and Kinross 76.60 26 77.60 26 Orkney 50.40 34 56.80 36 Shetland 28.26 25 57.49 45 Western Isles 61.40 36 75.20 38
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Pensioner couple 1989–90 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) 1990–91 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) Berwickshire 113.00 26 112.40 25 Etterick and Lauderdale 117.40 25 116.00 25 Roxburgh 117.40 25 117.20 25 Tweeddale 117.80 25 116.80 25 Clackmannan 129.00 22 149.40 22 Falkirk 112.60 22 124.20 22 Stirling 133.00 22 151.80 22 Annandale and Eskdale 118.20 25 132.00 25 Nithsdale 115.00 25 129.60 25 Stewartry 114.20 25 125.20 26 Wigtown 115.40 25 125.60 26 Dunfermline 128.00 23 139.40 22 Kirkcaldy 130.00 22 140.60 22 North East Fife 138.80 22 145.80 22 Aberdeen City 139.60 24 141.20 24 Banff and Buchan 128.28 25 127.20 25 Gordon 123.20 25 120.00 25 Kincardine and Deeside 118.40 25 113.20 26 Moray 122.40 25 119.60 25 Badenoch and Strathspey 106.00 24 114.00 24
1989–90 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) 1990–91 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) Caithness 102.00 24 112.80 25 Inverness 102.40 24 112.40 25 Lochaber 106.80 24 120.80 24 Nairn 103.20 24 113.20 25 Ross and Cromarty 107.60 23 121.60 24 Skye and Lochalsh 102.00 24 112.80 25 Sutherland 94.40 24 108.40 25 East Lothian 160.40 22 174.20 22 Edinburgh City 167.60 22 186.60 22 Midlothian 156.40 22 169.00 22 West Lothian 154.40 22 166.20 22 Argyll and Bute 122.20 23 140.60 23 Bearsden and Milngavie 130.60 23 141.00 23 Clydebank 130.20 23 149.80 23 Clydesdale 131.80 23 143.80 23 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 121.40 23 135.00 23 Cumnock and Doon Valley 121.80 23 135.40 23 Cunninghame 122.60 23 138.60 23 Dumbarton 130.60 23 154.20 22 East Kilbride 138.60 22 153.80 22 Eastwood 124.20 23 128.60 23 Glasgow City 133.80 23 147.80 23 Hamilton 127.80 23 141.80 23 Inverclyde 127.80 23 139.80 23 Kilmarnock and Loudon 119.00 23 133.40 23 Kyle and Carrick 134.60 23 145.40 23 Monklands 128.60 23 147.00 23 Motherwell 133.40 23 139.00 23 Renfrew 129.40 23 148.60 23 Strathkelvin 131.00 23 146.60 23 Angus 129.80 23 133.00 23 Dundee City 142.20 23 147.00 23 Perth and Kinross 132.20 23 134.20 23 Orkney 74.80 28 82.60 29 Shetland 49.73 22 74.94 35 Western Isles 88.80 29 105.40 30
§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pensioners have been refused community charge rebate in Scotland because of the level of their savings.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI have been asked to reply. The information requested is not available.