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12: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) 13: BENEFITS 14: BUSINESSES AND OUTPUT ( .. part one ) 15: EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS (EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS) 20: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 21: SCOTTISH PRESS / MEDIA 22: TOURISM 23: VISITOR & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

13 : BENEFITS

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

LOTHIAN	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Working age claimants of any key benefit	(*1)	73,300	72,400	70,200	70,300	70,200	69,600	66,600	66,800	62,900
Children in wkg age families on key benefits	(*2)	30,400	30,300	30,200	28,300	27,900	30,900	28,900	27,400	28,600
Income Support claimants	(*3)	49,635	50,200	52,100	52,900	52,600	31,200	30,200	29,500	29,700
Pension Credit claimants	(*4)				n/a	n/a	27,600	32,800	33,400	33,800
Working Families Tax Credit recipients	(*5)	10,390			16,100	16,800	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Child Tax Credit / Working Tax Credit recipients	(*6)				n/a	n/a	54,800	56,400	54,300
Incapacity Benefit recipients	(*7)		22,800	23,000	22,900	23,400	23,200	22,600	22,100	36,100
Disability Living Allowance recipients	(*8)	29,900	31,100	32,700	34,900	36,500	38,300	39,600	40,500	41,400
Attendance Allowance recipients	(*9)	15,900	16,400	16,800	17,300	18,500	19,000	19,400	21,200	20,700
Severe Disablement Allowance recipients	(*10)	7,100	6,800	6,600	6,400	5,600	5,300	5,100	4,800	4,500
Jobseeker's Allowance claimants	(*11)	17,100	15,600	13,000	12,800	13,700	12,600	11,100	12,300	11,400
Council Tax Benefit recipients	(*12)				66,000	67,303	64,800	70,000	70,100	69,700
Housing Benefit recipients	(*13)	65,460	63,650		55,800	56,700	51,500	58,000	57,300	57,400
Pupils entitled to free school meals :	(*14)
Primary school pupils		12,253	13,087	12,048	11,799	12,101	11,560	10,812	10,292	10,207
.. as % of primary school roll		20.30%	21.70%	20.30%	19.70%	20.70%	20.50%	19.40%	18.80%	18.60%
Secondary school pupils		5,486	6,053	5,779	5,748	6,402	6,257	6,267	5,797	5,700
.. as % of secondary school roll		14.40%	15.70%	14.70%	14.50%	15.90%	15.40%	15.50%	14.30%	14.10%

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SCOTLAND	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Working age claimants of any key benefit	(*1)	595,900	582,300	572,100	562,400	559,100	551,800	530,000	516,500	502,800
Children in wkg age families on key benefits	(*2)	241,900	233,200	225,500	212,400	208,600	239,400	227,000	215,500	211,600
.. as % of all children		20.40%	19.80%	19.40%	18.50%	18.30%	21.10%	20.20%	19.30%	19.10%
Income Support claimants	(*3)	393,685	399,000	414,800	423,000	424,200	238,000	228,200	221,900	219,600
Pension credit claimants	(*4)				n/a	n/a	238,000	277,200	281,300	283,300
Working Families Tax Credit recipients	(*5)	79,080			122,300	128,900	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Child Tax Credit / Working Tax Credit recipients	(*6)				n/a	n/a	404,500	418,600	402,200
Incapacity Benefit recipients	(*7)	197,900	202,500	202,300	197,900	198,500	193,100	186,100	177,900	170,700
Disability Living Allowance recipients	(*8)	229,100	235,100	246,200	258,800	278,000	289,300	298,100	307,300	314,000
Attendance Allowance recipients	(*9)	123,400	126,900	129,300	129,100	140,800	145,500	149,100	162,400	162,800
Severe Disablement Allowance recipients	(*10)	43,400	42,800	42,900	41,600	37,000	35,100	33,700	32,100	30,700
Jobseeker's Allowance claimants	(*11)	145,900	133,500	118,900	113,100	110,700	106,900	96,100	96,700	89,800
Council Tax Benefit recipients	(*12)				530,300	526,448	528,200	545,000	534,700	533,900
Housing Benefit recipients	(*13)	515,580	497,000		453,000	447,000	438,200	446,600	434,100	429,300
Pupils entitled to free school meals :	(*14)
Primary school pupils		96,825	93,452	88,301	84,653	83,768	83,580	79,365	74,279	71,439
.. as % of primary school roll		22.20%	21.70%	20.80%	20.10%	20.20%	20.50%	19.90%	19.00%	18.60%
Secondary school pupils		53,271	52,659	51,273	48,452	49,294	49,530	47,962	44,400	43,089

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