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["Best Start Grant to 31 May 2019"]
[]
["Contents"]
["Table 1","Applications for Best Start Grant by month"]
["Table 2","Applications by Best Start Grant payment type"]
["Table 3","Applications for Best Start Grant by channel"]
["Table 4","Applications for Best Start Grant by age group"]
["Table 5","Applications for Best Start Grant by local authority"]
["Table 6","Applications for Best Start Grant by health board"]
["Table 7","Applications for Pregnancy and Baby Payment by first and subsequent births"]
["Table 8","Processing times for Best Start Grant by decision month"]
["Table 9","Best Start Grant payments by local authority"]
["Table 10","Payments by Best Start Grant payment type and month"]
["Table 11","Redeterminations and appeals for Best Start Grant management information"]
[]
["Chart 1","Applications for Best Start Grant by month"]
["Chart 2","Applications by Best Start Grant payment type to 31 May 2019"]
["Chart 3","Payments by Best Start Grant payment type and month"]

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["Table 1: Applications for Best Start Grant by month"]
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["Month",null,"Applications received",null,"Applications processed1"]
[null,null,"Number","% of total applications received","Total","of which authorised2","of which denied3","of which withdrawn","% authorised","% denied","% withdrawn"]
["Total",null,46690,1,43140,27300,14480,1360,0.63,0.34,0.03]
["2018","Dec",9895,0.21,3365,2730,620,10,0.81,0.18,0]
["2019","Jan",4025,0.09,8335,5175,3025,140,0.62,0.36,0.02]
[null,"Feb",2585,0.06,3215,1865,1245,105,0.57999999999999996,0.39,0.03]
[null,"Mar",2960,0.06,3030,1735,1200,95,0.57000000000000006,0.4,0.03]
[null,"Apr",8620,0.18,3890,2250,1385,260,0.57999999999999996,0.36,7.0000000000000007E-2]
[null,"May",18605,0.4,21300,13550,7005,745,0.64,0.33,0.04]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["1. Applications are processed once a decision has been made to authorise or deny, or once an application is withdrawn by the applicant. Data is presented by the month of decision rather than month the application was received. "]
["2. Application was authorised for at least one Best Start Grant payment."]
["3. Application was denied for all Best Start Grant payments."]

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["Table 2: Applications by Best Start Grant payment type"]
[]
["Payment type","Applications received",null,"Applications processed"]
[null,"Number","% of total applications received","Total","of which authorised","of which denied","of which withdrawn","% authorised","% denied","% withdrawn"]
["Total",46690,1,43140,27300,14480,1360,0.63,0.34,0.03]
["Pregnancy and Baby Payment only1",24015,0.51,22970,14480,8030,455,0.63,0.35000000000000003,0.02]
["Early Learning Payment only2",21895,0.47000000000000003,19610,12440,6300,865,0.63,0.32,0.04]
["Dual3",780,0.02,565,380,150,35,0.67,0.27,0.06]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["1. Application form included baby details but no details of other dependent children who are of eligible age for Early Learning Payment"]
["2. Application form did not include baby details"]
["3. Application form included baby details and details of other dependent children who are of eligible age for Early Learning Payment. An authorised dual application can mean that either one or both types of payment were authorised. A denied application was denied for both types of payment."]

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["Table 3: Applications for Best Start Grant by channel"]
[]
["Application channel","Applications received",null,null,null,null,null,null,"% of total applications"]
[null,"2018","2019",null,null,null,null,"Total"]
[null,"Dec","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May"]
["Total",9895,4025,2585,2960,8620,18605,46690,1]
["Online",8800,3645,2275,2625,8165,17765,43280,0.93]
["Paper1",1090,370,300,330,450,95,3330,7.0000000000000007E-2]
["Phone1",null,null,null,null,null,695]
["Unknown2",5,10,10,5,5,50,80,0]
["% Online",0.89,0.91,0.88,0.89,0.95000000000000007,0.96,0.93]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["1. Application channel cannot be broken down into paper and phone before May 2019."]
["2. Where application channel has been manually entered incorrectly, application channel has been classed as ‘unknown’."]

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["Table 4: Applications for Best Start Grant by age group"]
[]
["Applicant age group","Applications received",null,"Applications processed"]
[null,"Number","% of total applications received","Total","of which authorised","of which denied","of which withdrawn","% authorised","% denied","% withdrawn"]
["Total",46690,1,43140,27300,14480,1360,0.63,0.34,0.03]
["Under 181",415,0.01,390,255,110,30,0.65,0.28000000000000003,7.0000000000000007E-2]
["18-24",12000,0.26,11125,6750,4000,380,0.61,0.36,0.03]
["25-29",14685,0.31,13625,8670,4585,375,0.64,0.34,0.03]
["30-34",11520,0.25,10665,6845,3530,285,0.64,0.33,0.03]
["35-39",5785,0.12,5330,3535,1650,145,0.66,0.31,0.03]
["40-44",1660,0.04,1490,1005,440,45,0.67,0.28999999999999998,0.03]
["45-49",320,0.01,275,175,90,10,0.64,0.32,0.04]
["50-54",90,0,70,40,30,5,0.53,0.42,0.06]
["55-59",45,0,40,"*",20,"*","*",0.55000000000000004,"*"]
["60-64",30,0,20,"*",10,"*","*",0.67,"*"]
["65 and over",10,0,5,"*",5,"*","*",0.57000000000000006,"*"]
["Unknown2",140,0,105,5,15,85,"*","*",0.81]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["* figures suppressed for disclosure control"]
["1. Under 18 includes some possible errors in date of birth."]
["2. Age is unknown where date of birth is missing or incorrect (e.g. child date of birth has been input instead of applicant date of birth)."]

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["Table 5: Applications for Best Start Grant by local authority"]
[]
["Local authority","Applications received",null,"Applications processed"]
[null,"Number","% of total applications received","Total","of which authorised","of which denied","of which withdrawn","% authorised","% denied","% withdrawn"]
["Total",46690,1,43140,27300,14480,1360,0.63,0.34,0.03]
["Aberdeen City",1335,0.03,1220,815,370,35,0.67,0.3,0.03]
["Aberdeenshire",970,0.02,900,545,325,30,0.61,0.36,0.03]
["Angus",825,0.02,760,510,230,15,0.67,0.31,0.02]
["Argyll & Bute",565,0.01,530,345,160,25,0.65,0.3,0.05]
["Clackmannanshire",425,0.01,395,270,110,10,0.69000000000000006,0.28000000000000003,0.03]
["Dumfries & Galloway",1180,0.03,1095,795,265,35,0.72,0.24,0.03]
["Dundee City",1485,0.03,1355,1010,305,40,0.75,0.23,0.03]
["East Ayrshire",1395,0.03,1290,870,375,45,0.67,0.28999999999999998,0.03]
["East Dunbartonshire",405,0.01,375,270,100,10,0.72,0.26,0.02]
["East Lothian",745,0.02,680,460,200,20,0.67,0.3,0.03]
["East Renfrewshire",385,0.01,355,240,105,10,0.67,0.28999999999999998,0.03]
["Edinburgh, City of",2430,0.05,2205,1485,655,65,0.67,0.3,0.03]
["Na h-Eileanan Siar",130,0,120,85,"*","*",0.69000000000000006,"*","*"]
["Falkirk",1215,0.03,1120,750,320,50,0.67,0.28999999999999998,0.04]
["Fife",3545,0.08,3255,2250,910,90,0.69000000000000006,0.28000000000000003,0.03]
["Glasgow City",6965,0.15,6320,4360,1730,230,0.69000000000000006,0.27,0.04]
["Highland",1410,0.03,1310,885,380,45,0.68,0.28999999999999998,0.03]
["Inverclyde",940,0.02,880,560,295,20,0.64,0.33,0.03]
["Midlothian",785,0.02,720,510,185,25,0.71,0.26,0.03]
["Moray",635,0.01,595,380,195,20,0.64,0.33,0.03]
["North Ayrshire",1605,0.03,1465,1000,425,40,0.68,0.28999999999999998,0.03]
["North Lanarkshire",3700,0.08,3430,2280,1040,105,0.67,0.3,0.03]
["Orkney Islands",95,0,90,50,35,5,0.56000000000000005,"*","*"]
["Perth & Kinross",880,0.02,800,550,235,15,0.68,0.28999999999999998,0.02]
["Renfrewshire",1545,0.03,1430,985,405,45,0.69000000000000006,0.28000000000000003,0.03]
["Scottish Borders",605,0.01,565,405,135,20,0.72,0.24,0.04]
["Shetland Islands",75,0,70,50,"*","*",0.71,"*","*"]
["South Ayrshire",840,0.02,780,550,215,15,0.71,0.27,0.02]
["South Lanarkshire",2815,0.06,2605,1705,810,90,0.66,0.31,0.03]
["Stirling",480,0.01,440,285,140,15,0.65,0.32,0.03]
["West Dunbartonshire",1235,0.03,1120,770,310,40,0.69000000000000006,0.28000000000000003,0.03]
["West Lothian",1890,0.04,1775,1150,580,45,0.65,0.33,0.03]
["Unknown - Scottish address1",235,0,195,115,70,15,0.57999999999999996,0.35000000000000003,7.0000000000000007E-2]
["Non-Scottish postcode2",2825,0.06,2820,"*",2800,"*","*",0.99,"*"]
["No address3",105,0,85,10,5,70,"*","*",0.84]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["* figures suppressed for disclosure control"]
["1. Some applications cannot be matched to a Scottish local authority by postcode, because the postcode on the application is not on the lookup file used to match postcode to local authority. These may be applications from people living in properties that are too new to be on the lookup file. Applications have been assigned to Scotland based on postcode area."]
["2. Applications have been assigned as being non-Scottish if they do not appear on the lookup file used to match postcodes to Scottish local authorities, and if the applications is from a non-Scottish postcode area."]
["3. Some applications did not have a postcode and therefore cannot be matched to local authority or country."]
["See the data quality section of the publication for further information about how postcodes are matched to local authorities and country."]

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["Table 6: Applications for Best Start Grant by health board"]
[]
["Health board","Applications received",null,"Applications processed"]
[null,"Number","% of total applications received","Total","of which authorised","of which denied","of which withdrawn","% authorised","% denied","% withdrawn"]
["Total",46690,1,43140,27300,14480,1360,0.63,0.34,0.03]
["Ayrshire and Arran",3840,0.08,3535,2420,1010,100,0.68,0.28999999999999998,0.03]
["Borders",605,0.01,565,405,135,20,0.72,0.24,0.04]
["Dumfries and Galloway",1180,0.03,1095,795,265,35,0.72,0.24,0.03]
["Fife",3545,0.08,3255,2250,910,90,0.69000000000000006,0.28000000000000003,0.03]
["Forth Valley",2120,0.05,1955,1305,575,75,0.67,0.28999999999999998,0.04]
["Grampian",2940,0.06,2715,1740,895,85,0.64,0.33,0.03]
["Greater Glasgow and Clyde",11475,0.25,10485,7185,2940,355,0.69000000000000006,0.28000000000000003,0.03]
["Highland",1970,0.04,1840,1230,540,65,0.67,0.28999999999999998,0.04]
["Lanarkshire",6520,0.14000000000000001,6035,3990,1850,195,0.66,0.31,0.03]
["Lothian",5845,0.13,5380,3600,1625,150,0.67,0.3,0.03]
["Orkney",95,0,90,50,35,5,0.56000000000000005,0.39,0.04]
["Shetland",75,0,70,50,"*","*",0.71,"*","*"]
["Tayside",3190,7.0000000000000007E-2,2910,2065,775,70,0.71,0.27,0.02]
["Western Isles",130,0,120,85,"*","*",0.69000000000000006,"*","*"]
["Unknown - Scottish address1",235,0,195,115,70,15,0.57999999999999996,0.35000000000000003,7.0000000000000007E-2]
["Non-Scottish postcode2",2825,0.06,2820,"*",2800,"*","*",0.99,"*"]
["No address3",105,0,85,10,5,70,"*","*",0.84]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["* figures suppressed for disclosure control"]
["1. Some applications cannot be matched to a Scottish health board by postcode, because the postcode on the application is not on the lookup file used to match postcode to health board. These may be applications from people living in properties that are too new to be on the lookup file. Applications have been assigned to Scotland based on postcode area."]
["2. Applications have been assigned as being non-Scottish if they do not appear on the lookup file used to match postcodes to Scottish health board, and if the applications is from a non-Scottish postcode area."]
["3. Some applications did not have a postcode and therefore cannot be matched to health board or country."]
["See the data quality section of the publication for further information about how postcodes are matched to health boards and country."]

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["Table 7: Applications for Pregnancy and Baby Payment by first and subsequent births"]
[]
["First or subsequent birth1","Applications received",null,"Applications processed"]
[null,"Number","% of total applications received","Total","of which authorised","of which denied","of which withdrawn","% authorised","% denied","% withdrawn"]
["Total",24795,1,23535,14860,8180,490,0.63,0.35000000000000003,0.02]
["First birth",11050,0.45,10465,4135,6040,290,0.4,0.57999999999999996,0.03]
["Subsequent birth",13745,0.55000000000000004,13070,10725,2140,200,0.82000000000000006,0.16,0.02]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["1. Applications have been classified as 'first births' if the application form only included details of the baby or babies being applied for (either single or multiple births), and did not include details of other dependent children. Applications have been classified as 'subsequent births' where the application form included details of other dependent children."]

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["Table 8: Processing times for Best Start Grant by decision month"]
[]
["Processing time1","Applications by date of decision2",null,null,null,null,null,null,"%"]
[null,"2018","2019",null,null,null,null,"Total"]
[null,"Dec","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May"]
["Total",3365,8315,3115,2930,3830,21185,42735,1]
["Same day",100,475,550,585,790,980,3485,0.08]
["1 - 5 days",1370,1310,815,1080,1710,16515,22800,0.53]
["6 - 10 days",1595,1310,285,300,330,1965,5790,0.14000000000000001]
["11 - 15 days",295,3390,260,215,245,950,5360,0.13]
["16 - 20 days","n/a3",950,240,180,180,405,1955,0.05]
["21+ days","n/a3",880,970,560,575,365,3345,0.08]
[]
["Up to 10 days",3070,3095,1645,1970,2830,19460,32075,0.75]
["Up to 15 days",3365,6490,1905,2190,3075,20410,37435,0.88]
["16 or more days3","n/a3",1825,1210,740,755,775,5305,0.12]
["% up to 10 days3",0.91,0.37,0.53,0.67,0.74,0.92,0.75]
[]
["Average processing time4",7,12,9,3,1,4,4]
[]
["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["1. Processing time is calculated in working days, and public holidays are excluded, even if applications were processed by staff working overtime on these days. Processing time is only calculated for applications that were decided by 31 May 2019, and does not include any applications that are flagged as having had a redetermination request. The number of applications processed in this table is therefore lower than the number of decisions shown in other tables."]
["2. Data is presented by the month of decision rather than month the application was received. "]
["3. All decisions made in December 2018 were made within 15 working days, and a high number were made within ten days. This is because applications were taken from 10 December, leaving only 14 working days in the rest of the month during which decisions could be made."]
["4. Median average processing time. The median is the middle value of an ordered dataset, or the point at which half of the values are higher and half of the values are lower."]

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["Table 9: Best Start Grant payments by local authority"]
[]
["Local authority","Payment value4"]
[null,"Total","Pregnancy and Baby Payment","Early Learning Payment","% Pregnancy and Baby","% Early Learning Payment"]
["Total",8729300,5599800,3129500,0.64,0.36]
["Aberdeen City",270000,184500,85500,0.68,0.32]
["Aberdeenshire",177400,123900,53500,0.70000000000000007,0.3]
["Angus",163900,104400,59500,0.64,0.36]
["Argyll & Bute",110000,72000,38000,0.65,0.35000000000000003]
["Clackmannanshire",89050,58800,30250,0.66,0.34]
["Dumfries & Galloway",244550,139800,104750,0.57000000000000006,0.43]
["Dundee City",324750,213000,111750,0.66,0.34]
["East Ayrshire",278400,174900,103500,0.63,0.37]
["East Dunbartonshire",88200,58200,30000,0.66,0.34]
["East Lothian",149450,97200,52250,0.65,0.35000000000000003]
["East Renfrewshire",76400,51900,24500,0.68,0.32]
["Edinburgh, City of",489250,333000,156250,0.68,0.32]
["Na h-Eileanan Siar",26400,17400,9000,0.66,0.34]
["Falkirk",241000,156000,85000,0.65,0.35000000000000003]
["Fife",706250,427500,278750,0.61,0.39]
["Glasgow City",1414900,936900,478000,0.66,0.34]
["Highland",287750,192000,95750,0.67,0.33]
["Inverclyde",177300,103800,73500,0.59,0.41000000000000003]
["Midlothian",156350,98100,58250,0.63,0.37]
["Moray",121700,80700,41000,0.66,0.34]
["North Ayrshire",311600,179100,132500,0.57000000000000006,0.43]
["North Lanarkshire",732700,467700,265000,0.64,0.36]
["Orkney Islands",16750,12000,4750,0.72,0.28000000000000003]
["Perth & Kinross",175850,120600,55250,0.69000000000000006,0.31]
["Renfrewshire",314400,201900,112500,0.64,0.36]
["Scottish Borders",136750,96000,40750,0.70000000000000007,0.3]
["Shetland Islands",14300,9300,5000,0.65,0.35000000000000003]
["South Ayrshire",174250,111000,63250,0.64,0.36]
["South Lanarkshire",537800,336300,201500,0.63,0.37]
["Stirling",90350,60600,29750,0.67,0.33]
["West Dunbartonshire",237500,148500,89000,0.63,0.37]
["West Lothian",354700,206700,148000,0.57999999999999996,0.42]
["Unknown - Scottish address1",34650,21900,12750,0.63,0.37]
["Non-Scottish postcode2","*","*","*","*","*"]
["No address3","*","*","*","*","*"]
[]
["* figures suppressed for disclosure control"]
["1. Some applications cannot be matched to a Scottish local authority by postcode, because the postcode on the application is not on the lookup file used to match postcode to local authority. These may be applications from people living in properties that are too new to be on the lookup file. Applications have been assigned to Scotland based on postcode area."]
["2. Applications have been assigned as being non-Scottish if they do not appear on the lookup file used to match postcodes to Scottish local authorities, and if the applications is from a non-Scottish postcode area."]
["3. Some applications did not have a postcode and therefore cannot be matched to local authority or country."]
["4. Includes payments that are a result of redeterminations and appeals."]
["See the data quality section of the publication for further information about how postcodes are matched to local authorities and country."]

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["Table 10: Payments by Best Start Grant payment type and month"]
[]
["Payment month2",null,"Payment value1"]
[null,null,"Total","Pregnancy and Baby Payment","Early Learning Payment","% Pregnancy and Baby Payment","% Early Learning Payment"]
["Total",null,8729300,5599800,3129500,0.64,0.36]
["2018","Dec",898200,898200,"n/a",1,"n/a"]
["2019","Jan",1884000,1884000,"n/a",1,"n/a"]
[null,"Feb",668700,668700,"n/a",1,"n/a"]
[null,"Mar",735000,735000,"n/a",1,"n/a"]
[null,"Apr",812550,717300,95250,0.88,0.12]
[null,"May",3730850,696600,3034250,0.19,0.81]
[]
["1. Includes payments that are a result of redeterminations and appeals."]
["2. Payment values have been allocated to the month the payment was issued, rather than the month it was received by a client."]

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["Table 11: Redeterminations and appeals for Best Start Grant management information"]
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[null,"Dec","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May"]
["Redeterminations received","*",105,135,105,85,155,585]
["Redeterminations as % decisions processed","*",1.2E-2,4.1000000000000002E-2,3.5000000000000003E-2,2.1999999999999999E-2,7.0000000000000001E-3,1.4E-2]
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["Redeterminations completed1","*",30,115,155,80,130,515]
["…of which disallowed1","*",20,60,70,35,70,255]
["…of which allowed1","*",10,40,70,35,45,195]
["…of which withdrawn1","*","*",15,15,15,20,70]
["% disallowed1","*",0.65,0.53,0.44,0.43,0.52,0.49]
["% allowed1","*","*",0.34,0.45,0.41000000000000003,0.33,0.38]
["% withdrawn1","*","*",0.13,0.11,0.16,0.16,0.13]
["Redeterminations pending by end of month","n/a",75,90,45,50,70,70]
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["Average number of days to respond1,2","*",12,15,14,14,11,13]
["Redeterminations closed within 16 working days1,2","n/a",1,"*",0.97,"*",0.96,0.98]
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["Appeals received","*","*","*",5,5,"*",15]
["Appeal hearings taking place1",0,0,0,0,0,5,5]
["…of which upheld1,3","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a",0,0]
["…of which not upheld1,3","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a",5,5]
["…% upheld1,3","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a",0,0]
["…% not upheld1,3","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a","n/a",1,1]
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["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["* figures suppressed for disclosure control"]
["1. Data is presented by the month of decision rather than month the redetermination or appeal was received. "]
["2. Average days to respond and percentage closed within 16 working days are only calculated for redeterminations that were disallowed, allowed, or partially allowed - this figure excludes redeterminations that were withdrawn. Median average has been used. The median is the middle value of an ordered dataset, or the point at which half of the values are higher and half of the values are lower."]
["3. Upheld = upheld in customer's favour"]

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["Chart 1: Applications for Best Start Grant by month"]

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["Chart 2: Applications by Best Start Grant payment type to 31 May 2019"]
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[null,"Pregnancy and Baby Payment only",24015]
[null,"Dual",780]
[null,"Early Learning Payment only",21895]
[null,"Unknown*",{"$error":"#REF!"}]
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["Figures are rounded for disclosure control and may not sum due to rounding."]
["Pregnancy and Baby Payment only = Application form included baby details but no details of other dependent children who are of eligible age for Early Learning Payment"]
["Early Learning Payment only = Application form did not include baby details"]
["Dual = Application form included baby details and details of other dependent children who are of eligible age for Early Learning Payment"]

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["Chart 3: Payments by Best Start Grant payment type and month"]
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[null,"Payment month2",null,"Payment value"]
[null,null,null,"Total","Pregnancy and Baby Payment","Early Learning Payment"]
[null,"Total",null,8729300,5599800,3129500]
[null,2018,"Dec",898200,898200,0]
[null,2019,"Jan",1884000,1884000,0]
[null,null,"Feb",668700,668700,0]
[null,null,"Mar",735000,735000,0]
[null,null,"Apr",812550,717300,95250]
[null,null,"May",3730850,696600,3034250]
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["Includes payments that are a result of redeterminations and appeals."]
["Payment values have been allocated to the month the payment was issued, rather than the month it was received by a client."]