Council Tax Benefit from The Department of Social Security. Please note that the Council Tax Benefit figures do not sum as a result of rounding. The proportion of people receiving different benefits within each band relates to 1996 data, which is the most recent data available. Council Tax Benefit data was received from The Department of Social Security. This data relates to 1998 but does not split Council Tax Benefit recipients by the level of benefit they receive which is important information.
Definitions are available of the categories above.
The proportion of the types of individuals falling within specific household types relates to 1996 data, which is the most recent data available. The Scottish Homes Survey does not link specific household types with the benefits they receive which would have been useful information in this analysis. The Family Spending Survey details the main expenditure categories for income in Scotland. Limited sample size hence no meaningful conclusions can be drawn The data above is directionally the same as the Affordability Report issued by John Sawkins. This is a fairly simplistic approach since income may vary by different proportions across different CT Bands.