Council Tax

HC Deb 20 October 1994 vol 248 c320W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many households receive council tax rebates in each region of Scotland.

Mr. Roger Evans

The available information is set out in the table:

Scottish Region and Islands	Council Tax Benefit caseloads May 1994
Borders	8,800
Central	35,800
Dumfries and Galloway	13,600
Fife	45,100
Grampian	33,900
Highland1	17,700
Lothian	60,800
Strathclyde2	322,200
Tayside	40,400
Regions Total	578,300
Islands Councils	5,900
Scotland Total	584,200
1estimated
2provisional (October 1994 figure)

The information relates to bnenefit units rather than households, a benefit unit may be a couple or a single person.

Source:

Council Tax benefit Management Information System

Strathclyde—provided direct by region.