Written Question · S2W-31263 · Session 2
How many recipients of council tax benefit aged 60 or over there were in (a) Angus and (b) Aberdeenshire local authority areas in each of t…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recipients of council tax benefit aged 60 or over there were in (a) Angus and (b) Aberdeenshire local authority areas in each of the last three years for which the information is available, also showing what percentage of the over-60 age group they represented.
The answer
The data relating to recipientsof council tax benefit are presented in terms of benefit units, which are basedon households in receipt of council tax benefit and as a result may contain twoor more persons (possibly one of whom may also be aged under 60). These data arereported in the following table.
Number of Benefit UnitsContaining One or More Persons Aged Over 60 Receiving Council Tax Benefit**
Local Authority
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
Aberdeenshire
| 7,240
| 7,490
| 7,640
Angus
| 5,160
| 5,410
| 5,570
Note: **The data have been providedby the Department of Work and Pensions and relate to benefit units, not counts ofpersons. Figures include benefit units where there is a single person aged over60, and benefit units containing two or more persons where at least one is agedover 60. Council tax benefit figures exclude any second adult rebate cases. Thesource is the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information Systemquarterly caseload.
It is not appropriate to dividecouncil tax benefit units by population figures for the over-60 age group, as theseare on a different basis.
Number of Benefit UnitsContaining One or More Persons Aged Over 60 Receiving Council Tax Benefit**
Local Authority
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
Aberdeenshire
| 7,240
| 7,490
| 7,640
Angus
| 5,160
| 5,410
| 5,570
Note: **The data have been providedby the Department of Work and Pensions and relate to benefit units, not counts ofpersons. Figures include benefit units where there is a single person aged over60, and benefit units containing two or more persons where at least one is agedover 60. Council tax benefit figures exclude any second adult rebate cases. Thesource is the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information Systemquarterly caseload.
It is not appropriate to dividecouncil tax benefit units by population figures for the over-60 age group, as theseare on a different basis.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-31263 by reference.