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Table: 5.5: Families with Child or Working Tax Credit awards, or with children and receiving out-of-work benefits, Scotland July 2003-December 2006
| Jul-03 | Oct-03 | Jan-04 | Apr-04 | Dec-04 | Apr-05 | Dec-05 | Apr-06 | Dec-06 |
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Millions |
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Total awards or on benefits | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Families not in work | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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Families in work | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Thousands |
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Total families in work | 379.5 | 407.0 | 419.2 | 431.1 | 450.1 | 463.2 | 466.1 | 476.8 | 481.4 |
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With children | 358.3 | 377.6 | 385.4 | 384.5 | 383.5 | 391.7 | 378.6 | 383.7 | 377.5 |
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WTC and CTC | 135.7 | 141.0 | 145.1 | 144.8 | 136.5 | 139.0 | 134.2 | 139.2 | 140.6 |
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CTC only | 219.2 | 232.7 | 236.3 | 235.6 | 238.7 | 244.0 | 232.5 | 232.4 | 221.9 |
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Zero award | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 15.1 |
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Without Children | 21.3 | 29.4 | 33.9 | 46.7 | 66.6 | 71.4 | 87.5 | 93.1 | 104 |
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WTC | 14.5 | 20.0 | 23.2 | 28.6 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 37.9 | 40.6 | 39.8 |
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Zero award | 6.8 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 34.1 | 35.9 | 49.6 | 52.5 | 64.2 |
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Source: HMRC
Household Expenditure
The mean household expenditure for Scotland was £393.80 per week in 2003/04-2005/06 (Table 5.6), around £38 lower than for the UK as a whole. In most categories, spending was higher for the UK. The UK mean expenditure on transport was over £6 higher than in Scotland. However, spending on alcoholic drinks and tobacco was slightly higher in Scotland than in the UK at £14.30 compared to £11.30. Average spending on Clothing and footwear was also slightly higher in Scotland than in the UK as a whole.
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