Scottish Welfare Fund statistics: update to 30 June 2022
Information on the Scottish Welfare Fund to 30 June 2022.
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Since the scheme began in April 2013, 481,330 unique households received at least one award from the Scottish Welfare Fund with the majority of these households receiving a Crisis Grant (358,855) than a Community Care Grant (265,095) (Table 38, Chart 13).
Of the 481,330 unique households that have received at least one award, over half (53%) were single person households, and 22% single parent households. In comparison, the 2019 household estimates for Scotland indicate that only 37% households are single people, and 6% households are single parent families.
In total, since the scheme began, a third (35%) of households receiving awards have contained children (Table 38b). Of the total £355.6 million that has been awarded, £154.8 million has been awarded to households containing children.
Chart 13: Household types of unique households receiving funds from the Scottish Welfare Fund – all time
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