Council Tax
Scottish Parliament Written answers, 27 October 2009
Johann Lamont (Labour) | Question S3W-27944
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in Glasgow living in a household with an annual income of under £16,000 were affected by the freeze on council tax.
Alex Neil (Scottish National Party)
Everyone in Scotland who pays council tax benefits from the freeze on council tax.
Detailed information is not held centrally on the numbers and incomes of people in households who pay council tax by area. However, based on information from the Scottish House Condition Survey 2007, it is possible to estimate that there were between 224,000 and 240,000 people in Glasgow living in a household with an annual income of under £16,000 where at least one person in the household is eligible for council tax, is not exempt and does not receive full council tax benefit.
This is between 85.0% and 91.5% of people in Glasgow living in a household with an annual income of under £16,000.