How many school clothing grant payments have been made since the scheme was introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Information about number of school clothing grants issued by local authorities has been recorded centrally through the Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics returns since the 2017-18 financial year. Information about the number of school clothing grants paid by local authorities prior to 2017-18 is not held centrally.
The number of school clothing grants issued in each local authority since 2017-18 is contained within the following table:
Local Authority
Number of School Clothing Grants Issued
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
Aberdeen City
2,401
2,728
3,373
Aberdeenshire
2,731
2,820
3,259
Angus
2,340
2,640
2,680
Argyll and Bute
1,345
1,456
1,672
Clackmannanshire
1,107
1,191
1,207
Dumfries and Galloway
2,769
2,904
3,522
Dundee City
6,628
6,512
6,690
East Ayrshire
4,421
4,764
4,780
East Dunbartonshire
2,109
2,475
2,260
East Lothian
990
1,110
1,573
East Renfrewshire
1,997
2,072
2,019
Edinburgh, City of
4,913
5,776
6,072
Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
403
493
449
Falkirk
3,850
4,562
4,980
Fife
12,890
13,197
13,526
Glasgow City
28,953
29,747
32,115
Highland
3,744
4,090
4,265
Inverclyde
2,298
2,354
2,983
Midlothian
1,873
1,855
2,236
Moray
1,315
1,366
1,342
North Ayrshire
5,400
6,079
6,077
North Lanarkshire
9,997
10,902
10,852
Orkney Islands
205
244
243
Perth and Kinross
1,133
1,325
1,826
Renfrewshire
5,625
6,147
6,293
Scottish Borders
2,488
2,480
2,408
Shetland Islands
307
392
434
South Ayrshire
3,092
3,358
3,380
South Lanarkshire
9,860
11,845
11,999
Stirling
1,505
1,829
1,820
West Dunbartonshire
4,577
4,329
4,099
West Lothian
6,338
6,226
7,151
These statistical returns are also available on the Scottish Government’s website which are contained within the following web links.
The number of school clothing grants issued by local authorities in the 2019-20 financial year is available on workbook 2019-20 LFR 01
- Education, within cell reference number G50 on each local authority tab: Scottish local government finance statistics (SLGFS) 2019-20: workbooks
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
The number of school clothing grants issued by local authorities in the 2018-19 financial year is available on workbook 2018-19 LFR 01, within cell reference number G55 on each local authority tab: Scottish local government finance statistics (SLGFS) 2018-19: workbooks
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
The number of school clothing grants issued by local authorities in the 2017-18 financial year is available on workbook 2017-18 LFR 01 revised, within cell reference number G55 on each local authority tab: Scottish local government finance statistics 2017-18: workbooks
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot)