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Table 3 |
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Number of dwellings on the Council Tax Register at 5/10/98 |
Number of recipients of Housing Benefit in the financial year 1997-98 |
Local Authority Dwellings |
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Total Number at 30.9.98 |
Average Weekly Standard Rent 30.9.98 |
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| SCOTLAND |
2,269,378 |
530,410 |
593,313 |
35.36 |
| Aberdeen City |
102,555 |
16,570 |
29,063 |
33.10 |
| Aberdeenshire |
93,740 |
10,040 |
16,594 |
30.63 |
| Angus |
49,108 |
8,120 |
10,354 |
27.04 |
| Argyll & Bute |
43,856 |
6,720 |
7,141 |
36.58 |
| Clackmannanshire |
20,793 |
4,510 |
6,557 |
30.74 |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
66,327 |
12,100 |
14,027 |
32.77 |
| Dundee City |
71,220 |
22,330 |
22,003 |
38.03 |
| East Ayrshire |
51,862 |
13,850 |
18,973 |
28.96 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
42,485 |
3,830 |
6,498 |
32.78 |
| East Lothian |
38,526 |
7,600 |
10,524 |
30.25 |
| East Renfrewshire |
34,948 |
3,490 |
4,329 |
31.12 |
| Edinburgh, City of |
209,939 |
40,840 |
30,656 |
45.65 |
| Eilean Siar |
13,319 |
1,670 |
2,055 |
37.40 |
| Falkirk |
62,735 |
14,140 |
22,233 |
30.90 |
| Fife |
154,248 |
31,400 |
41,503 |
31.13 |
| Glasgow City |
287,904 |
113,150 |
99,144 |
42.63 |
| Highland |
96,933 |
16,290 |
19,245 |
40.19 |
| Inverclyde |
38,964 |
11,190 |
12,306 |
38.54 |
| Midlothian |
32,428 |
6,060 |
8,154 |
27.25 |
| Moray |
37,854 |
5,580 |
7,460 |
29.00 |
| North Ayrshire |
61,244 |
14,620 |
18,262 |
31.10 |
| North Lanarkshire |
133,209 |
37,750 |
51,732 |
33.11 |
| Orkney |
9,462 |
1,000 |
991 |
32.85 |
| Perth & Kinross |
60,533 |
8,450 |
10,225 |
29.81 |
| Renfrewshire |
78,748 |
18,940 |
22,264 |
34.46 |
| Scottish Borders, The |
49,876 |
7,920 |
8,011 |
30.97 |
| Shetland |
9,833 |
1,060 |
2,306 |
40.25 |
| South Ayrshire |
49,475 |
9,750 |
11,106 |
32.89 |
| South Lanarkshire |
125,983 |
30,140 |
37,767 |
37.24 |
| Stirling |
35,357 |
6,400 |
8,459 |
33.46 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
43,021 |
12,670 |
15,461 |
33.23 |
| West Lothian |
62,893 |
14,330 |
17,910 |
32.96 |
1. Source: Information supplied by the local authorities
on CTAXBASE statistical return 1997-98.
2. Source: Department of Social Security: Housing Benefit Management Information
System
Figures are for an average of four quarters data and include public authority
and housing associations tenants.
The Scotland total includes 17,930 Scottish Homes' tenants for whom a district
breakdown is not available.
3. Source: HRA return from local authorities.
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