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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S5W-35480

  • Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee City East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: 23 February 2021
  • Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 March 2021

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each local authority area have been supported through each devolved social security benefit.


Answer

The Scottish Government routinely publish local authority level information in official statistics publications on each of the devolved benefits, at:

https://www.gov.scot/collections/social-security-scotland-stats-publications/

This latest publications for each benefit include statistics on how many people have received and, where relevant, applied for the benefit by local authority. The publications can be found at:

Carer’s Allowance Supplement to October 2020 eligibility date

https://www.gov.scot/publications/carers-allowance-supplement-october-eligibility-date-2020-and-carers-allowance-disability-living-allowance-attendance-allowance-and-severe-disablement-allowance-at-august-2020-statistics/

Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods statistics to 30 November 2020

https://www.gov.scot/publications/best-start-grant-and-best-start-foods-high-level-statistics-to-30-november-2020/

Funeral Support Payment statistics to 31 December 2020

https://www.gov.scot/publications/funeral-support-payment-high-level-statistics-to-31-december-2020/

Young Carer Grant statistics to 31 October 2020

https://www.gov.scot/publications/young-carer-grant-high-level-statistics-to-31-october-2020/

Job Start Payment statistics to 31 December 2020

https://www.gov.scot/publications/job-start-payment-high-level-statistics-to-31-december-2020/

Scottish Child Payment statistics to 31 December 2020

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-child-payment-high-level-statistics-on-applications-to-31-december-2020/