HC Deb 18 November 2003 vol 413 cc791-2W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which Scottish local authorities have returned unspent discretionary housing payment funds to the Department of Work and Pensions in each year for which figures are available; and how much was returned in each case. [139010]

Mr. Pond

The information is in the table.

Refunds by Scottish local authorities of unspent discretionary

housing payment funds

Amount refunded(£)
Local authority 2001–02 2002–03
Aberdeen 43,840 12,905
Aberdeenshire 21,388 0
Angus 0 0
Argyll-Bute 4,440 0
Clackmannanshire 7,187 2
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar 0 0
Dumfries and Galloway 23,463 0
Dundee 64,867 2
East Ayrshire 22,005 2
East Dunbartonshire 0 0
East Lothian 4,842 2
East Renfrewshire 25,933 18,223
Edinburgh 53,754 0
Falkirk 10,441 2
Fife 47,489 3,106
Glasgow 0 0
Highland 5,319 2
Inverclyde 17,985 0
Midlothian 3,420 7,723
Moray 2,966 1,573

Refunds by Scottish local authorities of unspent discretionary

housing payment funds

Amount refunded(£)
Local authority 2001–02 2002–03
North Ayrshire 16,262 2
North Lanarkshire 24,135 27,082
Orkney 383 0
Perth and Kinross 13,362 10,550
Renfrewshire 42,148 2
Scottish borders 10,252 2
Scottish homes 6,534 1 n/a
Shetland 1,297 2
South Ayrshire 929 2
South Lanarkshire 14,799 0
Stirling 11,484 6,756
West Dunbartonshire 1,289 0
West Lothian 19,315 0
1Scottish homes, the national housing agency for Scotland, ceased to administer benefits after 2001–02.
2 Refers to authorities that have not yet returned an audited final claim

Notes

1. For 2001–02 most authorities was given their maximum grant and had to refund any under-spend.

2. For 2002–03 each authority was given a partial grant adjusting payments and/or refunds are made where appropriate.

Source

Audited final claims from local authorities.