Question reference: S2W-25174
- Asked by: Bristow Muldoon, MSP for Livingston, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 April 2006
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Current status: Answered by George Lyon on 8 May 2006
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much council tax benefit was paid for each of the 32 local authorities for (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06.
Answer
The information requested, whereavailable, is given in the following table:
Total Council Tax Benefit Payments(£ Million)
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| 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Scotland | 337.2 | 357.5 |
| Aberdeen City | 10.5 | 11.8 |
| Aberdeenshire | 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Angus | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| Argyll and Bute | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Clackmannanshire | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Dundee City | 12.9 | 13.7 |
| East Ayrshire | 8.6 | 9.1 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| East Lothian | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 25.5 | 28.0 |
| Eilean Siar | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Falkirk | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Fife | 18.7 | 19.7 |
| Glasgow City | 78.8 | 78.4 |
| Highland | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| Inverclyde | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Midlothian | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Moray | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| North Ayrshire | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| North Lanarkshire | 22.9 | 24.1 |
| Orkney Islands | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Perth and Kinross | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Renfrewshire | 12.6 | 13.8 |
| Scottish Borders | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Shetland Islands | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| South Ayrshire | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| South Lanarkshire | 20.6 | 21.5 |
| Stirling | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| West Lothian | 8.6 | 9.2 |
Source: Department of Work andPensions, subsidy claims data.
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
Note: Data for 2004-05 are provisionaland that data for 2005-06 are not yet available.