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Housing and social

(Tenure Type Households) 2001
Tenure Type%
Owner Occupier67.3%
Rented from Council(Local Authority/Scottish Homes)26.2%
Other Social Rented 3.1%
Private Rented2.4%
Other1.0%

Source: 2001 Census


Number of dwellings 2001
Dwelling TypeNumber of dwellings%
House or Bungalow91,14470.09%
Flat, maisonette or apartment38,66329.73%
Caravan or mobile structure2260.17%
Shared dwelling110.01%
Total Dwellings130,044100%

Source: Census 2001


Household composition in South Lanarkshire in 2001
All households126,496100%
One person37,94330.0%
- pensioner living alone18,27214.4%
- non-pensioner living alone19,67115.6%
One family only83,12665.7%
- all pensioners10,1128.0%
- couple family households58,50946.2%
- lone parent family households14,50511.5%
Other households5,4274.3%

Source: 2001 Census


Benefits and tax credits for May 2007
Benefit SLC Number SLC Rate Scottish Rate
Attendance Allowance 11,40023.2%19.5%
Disability Living Allowance 21,6007.0%6.2%
Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance 20,0008.0%7.3%
Income Support 12,9105.2%5.2%
Jobseeker's Allowance 4,0302.1%2.4%
Pension Credit 18,85028.6%25.4%

Source: Department of work and pensions, mid year estimate 2006, GROS

Information shows the numbers claiming or dependent on Benefit in South Lanarkshire, this as a proportion of the eligible client groups and the Scottish average

Claimant unemployment rates - December 2007
Resident working age population%
South Lanarkshire males2.7
Scottish males3.2
South Lanarkshire females0.8
Scottish females1.1
Scottish Lanarkshire total1.8
Scottish total2.2

Source: Office for National Statistics


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