Publication - Statistics

Scottish local government finance - Green Book: 2023-2024

Published: 1 March 2023
From: Chief Statistician
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate, +4 more … Public Spending Directorate, Children and Families Directorate, Early Learning and Childcare Directorate, Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Economy, Education, +6 more … Health and social care, Housing, Money and tax, Public sector, Scottish Budget, Transport
ISBN: 9781805255369

Scottish Local Government Finance Settlement 2023-24: Funding Allocation Formula.

Part of

Quantum (£000s): 357,460

Category: redetermination

Note 1: includes £6.46m Council Tax Reduction Scheme Administration redetermination

Note 2: Average weekly income foregone, Apr 2022 to Sept 2022

Note 3: Average caseload, Apr 2022 to Sept 2022

Council Tax Reduction Scheme
indicators	average weekly income foregone	Effect 1 (£000s)	average caseload	Effect 2 (£000s)	Share	distribution (£000s)
Aberdeen City	220	10,808	13,743	192	3%	11,000
Aberdeenshire	184	9,053	11,818	165	3%	9,219
Angus	110	5,408	8,145	114	2%	5,522
Argyll & Bute	111	5,434	6,462	90	2%	5,524
City of Edinburgh	523	25,725	31,637	443	7%	26,168
Clackmannanshire	76	3,716	5,172	72	1%	3,788
Dumfries & Galloway	189	9,272	12,828	180	3%	9,451
Dundee City	260	12,781	17,260	242	4%	13,022
East Ayrshire	194	9,532	12,882	180	3%	9,712
East Dunbartonshire	101	4,956	5,522	77	1%	5,033
East Lothian	111	5,458	6,715	94	2%	5,552
East Renfrewshire	83	4,082	4,565	64	1%	4,145
Falkirk	173	8,520	12,708	178	2%	8,698
Fife	434	21,330	29,708	416	6%	21,746
Glasgow City	1,451	71,332	86,475	1,210	20%	72,542
Highland	259	12,747	16,127	226	4%	12,972
Inverclyde	133	6,527	9,118	128	2%	6,654
Midlothian	102	5,002	5,837	82	1%	5,084
Moray	80	3,909	5,332	75	1%	3,984
Na h-Eileanan Siar	26	1,276	1,925	27	0%	1,303
North Ayrshire	252	12,402	16,672	233	4%	12,636
North Lanarkshire	477	23,427	34,667	485	7%	23,912
Orkney Islands	19	918	1,300	18	0%	937
Perth & Kinross	138	6,788	8,588	120	2%	6,908
Renfrewshire	260	12,760	16,532	231	4%	12,991
Scottish Borders	111	5,456	7,852	110	2%	5,566
Shetland Islands	15	734	1,097	15	0%	749
South Ayrshire	168	8,251	9,980	140	2%	8,391
South Lanarkshire	425	20,908	30,833	432	6%	21,340
Stirling	87	4,289	5,332	75	1%	4,363
West Dunbartonshire	165	8,112	10,735	150	2%	8,262
West Lothian	205	10,088	13,928	195	3%	10,283
Total	7,140	351,000	461,493	6,460	100%	357,460
weights	98.2%		1.8%

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