HC Deb 01 April 2004 vol 419 cc1624-5W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were eligible for direct payments in Scotland in(a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03, broken down by local authority area. [161755]

Mr. Pond

The information is not available in the format requested. The information in, the table gives the number of benefit and pension accounts paid by Direct Payment in December 2002 and December 2003. The number of accounts paid by Direct Payment in each Scottish local authority is shown as a percentage of the overall total of accounts paid by Direct Payment in Scotland.

December 2002 December 2003
Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total benefit or Pension accounts in Scotland paid by Direct Payment 923,120 100 1,296,750 100
Aberdeen City 39,120 4.24 51,155 3.94
Aberdeenshire 43,120 4.67 58,705 4.53
Angus 22,790 2.47 30,975 2.39
Argyll and Bute 18,980 2.06 24,675 1.90
The Scottish Borders 22,835 2.47 30,600 2.36
Clackmannanshire 8,945 0.97 12,835 0.99
West Dumbartonshire 14,960 1.62 23,800 1.84
Dumfries and Galloway 30,640 3.32 41,865 3.23
Dundee City 25,055 2.71 35,340 2.73
East Ayrshire 21,045 2.28 30,670 2.37
East Dumbartonshire 24,680 2.67 31,325 2.42
East Lothian 18,575 2.01 24,610 1.90
East Renfrewshire 20,695 2.24 26,245 2.02
City of Edinburgh 82,750 8.96 104,860 8.09
Falkirk 25,830 2.80 36,595 2.82
Fife 65,440 7.09 92,960 7.17
Glasgow City 79,600 8.62 133,390 10.29
Highland 43,470 4.71 59,210 4.57
Inverclyde 13,865 1.50 20,605 1.59
Midlothian 15,400 1.67 21,435 1.65
Moray 16,560 1.79 22,630 1.75
North Ayrshire 24,970 2.70 36,470 2.81
North Lanarkshire 46,805 5.07 74,440 5.74
Orkney Islands 3,695 0.40 5,060 0.39
Perth and Kinross 30,350 3.29 38,810 2.99
Renfrewshire 31,760 3.44 44,030 3.40
Shetland Isles 3,905 0.42 5,380 0.41
South Ayrshire 24,445 2.65 32,400 2.50
South Lanarkshire 54,315 5.88 77,715 5.99
Stirling 17,165 1.86 22,180 1.71
West Lothian 27,030 2.93 39,380 3.04
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 4,330 0.47 6,405 0.49

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures refer to a snapshot of live accounts in payment on 24 January 2004 and 25 January 2003.
  2. 2. The people eligible for Direct Payment are those who have an account suitable for receiving direct payment and who have an agreement with the Secretary of State that they want their benefit or pension made by this method. The figures above are of those people who have taken up the option of receiving their benefit of pension this way.
  3. 3. The figures relate to payments administered by Department of Work and Pensions only. They do not include Child Benefit accounts which are the responsibility of Inland Revenue or War Pension accounts are now the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence
  4. 4. The figures above are rounded to the nearest five, totals may not sum due to roundings

Source: DWP Information Centre, Information and Analysis Directorate (100 per cent. data).