Scottish Government

2001

2002

2003

2004

Number of Clients

Value of Payments (,000)

Average Value (,000)

Number of Clients

Value of Payments (,000)

Average Value (,000)

Number of Clients

Value of Payments (,000)

Average Value (,000)

Number of Clients

Value of Payments (,000)

Average Value (,000)

Ayrshire

22

168

7.6

18

155

8.6

48

369

7.7

76

889

11.7

Central Scotland

5

52

10.3

8

84

10.5

37

235

6.3

70

510

7.3

Edinburgh

67

1,083

16.2

49

1,177

24.0

89

1,864

20.9

120

1,979

16.5

Fife

30

254

8.5

64

554

8.7

120

822

6.8

190

1,501

7.9

Glasgow

17

100

5.9

16

151

9.4

15

147

9.8

26

185

7.1

Highland and Islands

14

67

4.8

26

181

7.0

49

461

9.4

79

730

9.2

Lanarkshire

3

13

4.3

10

156

15.6

11

177

16.1

22

281

12.8

Lothian (excl. Edinburgh)

11

130

11.9

15

162

10.8

26

273

10.5

34

301

8.8

North East Scotland

16

75

4.7

38

362

9.5

59

588

10.0

117

954

8.2

South Scotland

19

94

5.0

45

209

4.7

77

460

6.0

126

716

5.7

West Scotland

3

28

9.3

3

28

9.3

3

28

9.3

52

292

5.6

Scotland

207

2,064

10.0

292

3,220

11.0

534

5,422

10.2

912

8,338

9.1