§ Mr. CarmichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming council tax benefit in(a) Scotland, (b) the Highlands and Islands, (c) Orkney and (d) Shetland. [163309]
§ Mr. PondInformation requested is not available. National estimates of take-up of council tax benefit are presented in the DWP report series 'Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-Up'. Latest estimates relate to financial year 2001–02 and copies of the published report are held in the Library.
Estimates of council tax benefit take-up cover private households in Great Britain; sub-national estimates cannot be reliably produced.