Take-up rates of Scottish benefits: November 2023
This publication contains our latest estimates of take-up of Scottish benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland. An 'Easy Read' version of this publication is available in the Supporting Documents section.
Scottish Child Payment: Local Authority Take-Up Rate Estimates
The following maps and table (Table 3) show estimated take-up rates for Scottish Child Payment (all children under 16) across local authorities in Scotland as a snapshot for March 2023:
Scotland
![A map showing the take-up rate of Scottish Child Payment by local authority across Scotland, as of March 2023.](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/research-analysis/2023/11/take-up-rates-scottish-benefits-november-2023/SCT11237430161_g03.png)
Map 1
![A map showing the take-up rate of Scottish Child Payment by local authority across the North of Scotland, as of March 2023. Argyll and Bute: 83%, Highland: 79%, Stirling: 83%, Perth and Kinross: 81%, Clackmannanshire: 82%, Moray: 79%, Angus: 83%, Fife: 85%, Aberdeenshire: 75%, Dundee City: 86%, Aberdeen City: 85%](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/research-analysis/2023/11/take-up-rates-scottish-benefits-november-2023/SCT11237430161_g04.png)
Map 2
![A map showing the take-up rate of Scottish Child Payment by local authority across Central Scotland, as of March 2023. Inverclyde: 86%, Renfrewshire: 83%, North Ayrshire: 89%, West Dunbartonshire: 86%, East Renfrewshire: 77%, EastDunbartonshire: 76%, Glasgow City: 83%, North Lanarkshire: 84%, Falkirk: 89%, West Lothian: 85%, City of Edinburgh: 77%](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/research-analysis/2023/11/take-up-rates-scottish-benefits-november-2023/SCT11237430161_g05.png)
Map 3
![A map showing the take-up rate of Scottish Child Payment by local authority across the South of Scotland, as of March 2023. South Ayrshire: 82%, East Ayrshire: 90%, Dumfries and Galloway: 85%, South Lanarkshire: 85%, Midlothian: 86%, Scottish Borders: 81%, East Lothian: 80%,](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/research-analysis/2023/11/take-up-rates-scottish-benefits-november-2023/SCT11237430161_g06.png)
Local Authority | Estimated Take-Up Rate for March 2023 |
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Aberdeen City | 85% |
Aberdeenshire | 75% |
Angus | 83% |
Argyll and Bute | 83% |
Clackmannanshire | 82% |
Dumfries and Galloway | 85% |
Dundee City | 86% |
East Ayrshire | 90% |
East Dunbartonshire | 76% |
East Lothian | 80% |
East Renfrewshire | 77% |
Edinburgh, City of | 77% |
Falkirk | 89% |
Fife | 85% |
Glasgow City | 83% |
Highland | 79% |
Inverclyde | 86% |
Midlothian | 86% |
Moray | 78% |
North Ayrshire | 89% |
North Lanarkshire | 84% |
Perth and Kinross | 81% |
Renfrewshire | 83% |
Scottish Borders | 81% |
South Ayrshire | 82% |
South Lanarkshire | 85% |
Stirling | 83% |
West Dunbartonshire | 86% |
West Lothian | 85% |
Estimates for Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Na h-Eileanan Siar have not been included because the number of recipients is below 1000 children, deemed to be below the minimum threshold required for confidence in estimates.
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