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Table 5.4 : Recipients of the main benefits, Scotland, August 2006 1,2
Type of Benefit | Number
(000s) | Percentage
of population |
|---|
Incapacity Benefit 4 | 282 | 9 |
|---|
Severe Disablement Allowance 4 | 31 | 1 |
|---|
Disability Living Allowance | 310 | 6 |
|---|
Housing Benefit 3 | 432 | 19 |
|---|
Council Tax Benefit 3 | 538 | 23 |
|---|
Income Support | 222 | 5 |
|---|
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance | 89 | 3 |
|---|
Pension Credit | 283 | 26 |
|---|
Child Benefit : | Families | 601 | N/A |
|---|
Children | 1,007 | N/A |
|---|
State Pension | 950 | N/A |
|---|
Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100% data (except Child Benefit - HM Revenue and Customs).
1 Population figures used are from GROS mid-2006 population estimates and are for the following age groups:
a Incapacity Benefit - 16-59/64
b Severe Disablement Allowance - 16+
c Disability Living Allowance - all ages
d Income Support - 16+
e Income based Job seeker's allowance - 16-59/64
f Pension Credit - 60+
g All households ( GROS Household estimates 2006) - Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit
2 Attendance Allowance has not been included in this year's table because the Attendance Allowance Payment statistics sourced from the WPLS have been temporarily suspended whilst some data issues are investigated.
3. Additional notes for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit:
a A household is either one person living alone, or a group of people who share common housekeeping or a living room.
b Figures may be affected by the introduction of Pension Credits
c The reported rise in caseload, particularly from Nov 2003, may largely reflect the impact of a large reduction in the number of outstanding claims, due to recent administration rule changes, rather that a true rise in the number of benefit recipients.
d Housing Benefit recipients exclude extended payment cases.
e Council Tax Benefit recipients do not include second adult rebatese
f percentages are of GROS household estimates
4 Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance figures exclude credits only cases
N/A - Not available
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