Question reference: S4W-21037
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 May 2014
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Current status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 20 May 2014
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Scottish Welfare Fund have been (a) approved and (b) rejected, broken down by (i) gender of the applicant and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish Welfare Fund comprises of Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants.
The number of applications that were accepted and rejected by gender was previously answered in S4W-20605 on 2 May 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
The following tables show the number of applications which were accepted and rejected by gender of the main applicant and by local authority. Tables are provided separately for Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants.
Table 1: Community Care Grant Decisions by Gender of Main Applicant and Local Authority.
| Gender of Main Applicant |
|
| Not Recorded | Male | Female | All |
|
| Rejected | Accepted | Rejected | Accepted | Rejected | Accepted | Rejected | Accepted |
| Aberdeen City | - | - | 145 | 180 | 115 | 205 | 260 | 390 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | - | 150 | 65 | 125 | 85 | 270 | 150 |
| Angus | - | - | 160 | 120 | 200 | 165 | 360 | 285 |
| Argyll and Bute | - | - | 75 | 125 | 85 | 150 | 160 | 275 |
| Clackmannanshire | - | - | 70 | 90 | 55 | 115 | 125 | 205 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | - | 380 | 235 | 390 | 270 | 770 | 505 |
| Dundee City | - | - | 485 | 560 | 480 | 645 | 965 | 1,205 |
| East Ayrshire | - | - | 215 | 300 | 175 | 305 | 390 | 605 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | - | 40 | 50 | 35 | 85 | 75 | 135 |
| East Lothian | - | - | 40 | 115 | 40 | 140 | 75 | 250 |
| East Renfrewshire | - | - | 15 | 50 | 30 | 55 | 45 | 105 |
| Edinburgh | - | - | 495 | 865 | 405 | 1,010 | 900 | 1,875 |
| Eilean Siar | - | - | 5 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| Falkirk | - | - | 305 | 285 | 265 | 385 | 570 | 670 |
| Fife | - | - | 260 | 405 | 225 | 580 | 485 | 985 |
| Glasgow City | - | - | 840 | 2,280 | 865 | 2,835 | 1,710 | 5,115 |
| Highland | - | - | 105 | 180 | 115 | 195 | 220 | 380 |
| Inverclyde | - | - | 160 | 255 | 190 | 330 | 350 | 580 |
| Midlothian | - | - | 80 | 125 | 125 | 175 | 210 | 300 |
| Moray | - | - | 75 | 135 | 95 | 155 | 175 | 290 |
| North Ayrshire | - | - | 230 | 285 | 275 | 280 | 500 | 565 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | - | 290 | 430 | 280 | 565 | 570 | 1,000 |
| Orkney | - | - | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Perth and Kinross | - | - | 55 | 150 | 55 | 185 | 110 | 335 |
| Renfrewshire | - | - | 225 | 405 | 205 | 490 | 430 | 895 |
| Scottish Borders | - | - | 155 | 145 | 145 | 165 | 300 | 310 |
| Shetland | - | - | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| South Ayrshire | - | - | 75 | 190 | 65 | 215 | 140 | 405 |
| South Lanarkshire | - | - | 365 | 845 | 300 | 1,330 | 665 | 2,170 |
| Stirling | - | - | 50 | 160 | 50 | 165 | 100 | 325 |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | - | 340 | 415 | 340 | 710 | 680 | 1,125 |
| West Lothian | - | - | 155 | 355 | 240 | 475 | 400 | 830 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | 6,060 | 9,850 | 6,000 | 12,505 | 12,060 | 22,360 |
Note: All figures have been rounded to the nearest five applications.
Table 2: Crisis Grant Decisions by Gender of Main Applicant and Local Authority.
| Gender of Main Applicant |
|
| Not Recorded | Male | Female | All |
|
| Rejected | Accepted | Rejected | Accepted | Rejected | Accepted | Rejected | Accepted |
| Aberdeen City | - | - | 1,015 | 1,585 | 530 | 1,105 | 1,545 | 2,690 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | - | 310 | 600 | 190 | 435 | 500 | 1,035 |
| Angus | - | - | 595 | 650 | 385 | 565 | 980 | 1,215 |
| Argyll and Bute | - | - | 180 | 470 | 130 | 345 | 310 | 820 |
| Clackmannan-shire | - | - | 195 | 240 | 125 | 200 | 320 | 440 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | - | 540 | 820 | 410 | 635 | 950 | 1,450 |
| Dundee City | - | - | 940 | 1,355 | 625 | 1,390 | 1,560 | 2,740 |
| East Ayrshire | - | - | 545 | 1,195 | 435 | 1,045 | 980 | 2,240 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | - | 95 | 185 | 65 | 140 | 160 | 325 |
| East Lothian | - | - | 230 | 295 | 170 | 285 | 400 | 585 |
| East Renfrewshire | - | - | 30 | 75 | 35 | 65 | 65 | 140 |
| Edinburgh | - | - | 595 | 1,685 | 350 | 1,290 | 950 | 2,980 |
| Eilean Siar | - | - | 5 | 40 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 60 |
| Falkirk | - | - | 710 | 915 | 470 | 735 | 1,175 | 1,645 |
| Fife | - | - | 655 | 1,420 | 415 | 1,220 | 1,070 | 2,645 |
| Glasgow City | - | - | 1,350 | 2,800 | 1,090 | 2,525 | 2,440 | 5,325 |
| Highland | - | - | 250 | 565 | 165 | 450 | 415 | 1,015 |
| Inverclyde | - | - | 250 | 450 | 185 | 355 | 435 | 805 |
| Midlothian | - | - | 415 | 525 | 255 | 530 | 670 | 1,055 |
| Moray | - | - | 235 | 535 | 160 | 440 | 395 | 975 |
| North Ayrshire | - | - | 480 | 1,045 | 390 | 815 | 870 | 1,855 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | - | 315 | 1,260 | 215 | 1,195 | 530 | 2,455 |
| Orkney | - | - | 5 | 15 | - | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| Perth and Kinross | - | - | 50 | 725 | 45 | 525 | 90 | 1,250 |
| Renfrewshire | - | - | 475 | 2,290 | 285 | 1,715 | 760 | 4,005 |
| Scottish Borders | - | - | 220 | 785 | 100 | 555 | 325 | 1,340 |
| Shetland | - | - | 10 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 55 |
| South Ayrshire | - | - | 215 | 755 | 130 | 630 | 345 | 1,385 |
| South Lanarkshire | - | - | 875 | 2,430 | 675 | 2,480 | 1,550 | 4,910 |
| Stirling | - | - | 120 | 325 | 85 | 290 | 205 | 615 |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | - | 585 | 2,370 | 430 | 1,800 | 1,015 | 4,170 |
| West Lothian | 5 | 5 | 635 | 765 | 555 | 715 | 1,195 | 1,485 |
| Scotland | 10 | 10 | 13,125 | 29,195 | 9,115 | 24,530 | 22,245 | 53,735 |
Note: All figures have been rounded to the nearest five applications.
Further statistics on the Scottish Welfare Fund can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/swf.