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31-Jul-13, 20:20
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
More spent on disability benefits and less on housing benefit per person in Scotland than in the rest of GB
Overall spending per person on benefits (including tax credits and the state pension) is only slightly higher in Scotland than in Great Britain as a whole. Within this, higher spending on old-age benefits and significantly higher spending on disability benefits is almost entirely offset by lower spending on housing benefit and the fact that there are fewer children per adult in Scotland, which leads to lower spending on child benefit and tax credits. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=4189)]
More spent on disability benefits and less on housing benefit per person in Scotland than in the rest of GB
Overall spending per person on benefits (including tax credits and the state pension) is only slightly higher in Scotland than in Great Britain as a whole. Within this, higher spending on old-age benefits and significantly higher spending on disability benefits is almost entirely offset by lower spending on housing benefit and the fact that there are fewer children per adult in Scotland, which leads to lower spending on child benefit and tax credits. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=4189)]