Scottish Welfare Fund statistics: update to 30 June 2022
Information on the Scottish Welfare Fund to 30 June 2022.
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The age of applicants has stayed reasonably steady during the lifetime of the SWF (Table 2 & 3, Charts 15a & 15b). For Community Care Grants, 25-49 age group make almost two-thirds of applications (64%) in the latest quarter, and most of the rest come from the oldest group.
For Crisis Grants, a similar pattern is seen, with 70% of applications from the 25-49 age group in the latest quarter, with the under-25s making more of the remaining applications.
Generally, it may be assumed that people in the 25-49 group are more likely to have children, and are less likely than older people to have established savings or other resources to cope with difficult circumstances. Conversely, the under-25s may also have these issues, but may be more able to call upon family members such as parents to help them.