Benefit Recipients (Scotland)

Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 1 March 2005.

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

(1) how many people in Scotland were in receipt of (a) the minimum income guarantee, (b) council tax benefit, (c) jobseeker's allowance and (d) housing benefit in 2002–03;

(2) how many non-pensioners in Scotland were in receipt of income support in 2002–03.

Photo of Mr Chris Pond Mr Chris Pond Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions

The information is in the table.

Benefit recipients in Scotland, 2002–03
Number
Housing Benefit 447,700
Council Tax Benefit 527,900
Jobseekers Allowance 101,000
Minimum Income Guarantee 185,400
Income Support (non-pensioners) 260,100

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

2. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.

3. HB/CTB figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.

4. Council Tax Benefit totals exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases.

5. Housing Benefit figures exclude any Extended Payment cases.

6. Figures are given as a four quarter average (May, August, November 2002 and February 2003).

7. Non-pensioners are defined as working age claimants (i.e. men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59) therefore there will be a small overlap between the Income Support non-pensioner figure and the Minimum Income Guarantee figure; men aged 60–64 are counted in both categories.

Sources:

Information Directorate, 5 per cent. samples for Income Support and Minimum Income Guarantee; Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count; and Seasonally adjusted count of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus computer systems.

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