|
13 : BENEFITS
EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND
| EDINBURGH |
sources
/ notes |
1991 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Working age claimants of any key benefit |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,100 |
38,300 |
38,400 |
| Income Support claimants |
(*2) |
|
44,639 |
|
30,275 |
29,185 |
|
|
29,500 |
29,500 |
18,400 |
| Pension Credit claimants |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
14,400 |
| Working Families Tax Credit recipients |
(*4) |
|
|
|
|
4,990 |
|
|
7,200 |
7,500 |
n/a |
| Child Tax Credit / Working Tax Credit recipients |
(*5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
25,000 |
| Incapacity Benefit recipients |
(*6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,200 |
10,600 |
10,600 |
| Disability Living Allowance recipients |
(*7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,600 |
18,300 |
18,900 |
| Attendance Allowance recipients |
(*8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000 |
9,100 |
9,400 |
| Severe Disablement Allowance recipients |
(*9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,600 |
3,300 |
3,200 |
| Disabled Persons Tax Credit recipients |
(*10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
240 |
278 |
n/a |
| Jobseeker's Allowance claimants |
(*11) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,100 |
8,100 |
7,900 |
| Council Tax Benefit recipients |
(*12) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,000 |
38,919 |
36,100 |
| Housing Benefit recipients |
(*13) |
|
|
42,170 |
40,840 |
37,460 |
36,420 |
33,420 |
32,000 |
32,700 |
27,600 |
| Pupils entitled to free school meals : |
(*14) |
|
| Primary school pupils |
|
|
|
|
8,835 |
6,972 |
7,468 |
7,059 |
6,999 |
6,369 |
5,805 |
| .. as % of primary school roll |
|
|
|
|
29.20% |
23.20% |
25.20% |
24.40% |
24.60% |
22.90% |
21.60% |
| Secondary school pupils |
|
|
|
|
3,752 |
2,966 |
3,302 |
3,446 |
3,292 |
3,412 |
3,122 |
| .. as % of secondary school roll |
|
|
|
|
20.90% |
16.20% |
17.70% |
18.20% |
17.30% |
17.60% |
16.00% |
| LOTHIAN |
sources
/ notes |
1991 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Working age claimants of any key benefit |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,000 |
70,200 |
69,600 |
| Income Support claimants |
(*2) |
|
|
|
50,995 |
49,635 |
|
|
52,000 |
52,400 |
31,500 |
| Pension Credit claimants |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
27,200 |
| Working Families Tax Credit recipients |
(*4) |
|
|
|
|
10,390 |
|
|
16,100 |
16,800 |
n/a |
| Child Tax Credit / Working Tax Credit recipients |
(*5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
54,800 |
| Incapacity Benefit recipients |
(*6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,800 |
22,300 |
22,100 |
| Disability Living Allowance recipients |
(*7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,800 |
36,900 |
38,500 |
| Attendance Allowance recipients |
(*8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,300 |
17,100 |
17,500 |
| Severe Disablement Allowance recipients |
(*9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,200 |
5,600 |
5,300 |
| Disabled Persons Tax Credit recipients |
(*10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
476 |
562 |
n/a |
| Jobseeker's Allowance claimants |
(*11) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,800 |
13,700 |
12,600 |
| Council Tax Benefit recipients |
(*12) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,000 |
67,303 |
64,800 |
| Housing Benefit recipients |
(*13) |
|
|
70,450 |
68,830 |
65,460 |
63,650 |
|
55,800 |
56,700 |
51,500 |
| Pupils entitled to free school meals : |
(*14) |
|
| Primary school pupils |
|
|
|
|
15,138 |
12,253 |
13,087 |
12,048 |
11,799 |
12,101 |
11,560 |
| .. as % of primary school roll |
|
|
|
|
24.90% |
20.30% |
21.70% |
20.30% |
19.70% |
20.70% |
20.50% |
| Secondary school pupils |
|
|
|
|
6,376 |
5,486 |
6,053 |
5,779 |
5,748 |
6,402 |
6,257 |
| .. as % of secondary school roll |
|
|
|
|
17.20% |
14.40% |
15.70% |
14.70% |
14.50% |
15.90% |
15.40% |
| SCOTLAND |
sources
/ notes |
1991 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Working age claimants of any key benefit |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
560,500 |
559,100 |
551,800 |
| Income Support claimants |
(*2) |
|
|
|
408,510 |
393,685 |
|
|
418,000 |
426,400 |
239,400 |
| Pension credit claimants |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
235,200 |
| Working Families Tax Credit recipients |
(*4) |
|
|
|
|
79,080 |
|
|
122,300 |
128,900 |
n/a |
| Child Tax Credit / Working Tax Credit recipients |
(*5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
404,500 |
| Incapacity Benefit recipients |
(*6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
188,200 |
187,200 |
182,500 |
| Disability Living Allowance recipients |
(*7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
258,600 |
273,700 |
285,800 |
| Attendance Allowance recipients |
(*8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
129,200 |
131,500 |
134,600 |
| Severe Disablement Allowance recipients |
(*9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,600 |
37,000 |
35,100 |
| Disabled Persons Tax Credit recipients |
(*10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,186 |
3,814 |
n/a |
| Jobseeker's Allowance claimants |
(*11) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113,100 |
110,700 |
106,900 |
| Council Tax Benefit recipients |
(*12) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
530,300 |
526,448 |
528,200 |
| Housing Benefit recipients |
(*13) |
|
|
|
530,410 |
515,580 |
497,000 |
|
453,000 |
447,000 |
438,200 |
| Pupils entitled to free school meals : |
(*14) |
|
| Primary school pupils |
|
|
|
|
104,688 |
96,825 |
93,452 |
88,301 |
84,653 |
83,768 |
83,580 |
| .. as % of primary school roll |
|
|
|
|
23.90% |
22.20% |
21.70% |
20.80% |
20.10% |
20.20% |
20.50% |
| Secondary school pupils |
|
|
|
|
54,502 |
53,271 |
52,659 |
51,273 |
48,452 |
49,294 |
49,530 |
| .. as % of secondary school roll |
|
|
|
|
18.00% |
17.50% |
17.20% |
16.70% |
15.90% |
16.00% |
16.00% |
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