FOI Request - Welfare Grants

Request 101003188165

1.  In each of the last 12 months:

(a) how many applications for Crisis Grants were received by the local authority?
(b) of those applications in 1(a), how many were awarded?
(c) how many of those applications in 1(a) were decided within two working days?
(d) what was the average waiting time for Crisis Grant application decisions?

2.  In each of the last 12 months:

(a) how many applications for Community Care Grants were received by the local authority?
(b) of those applications in 2(a), how many were awarded?
(c) how many of those applications in 2(a) were decided within 15 working days?
(d) what was the average waiting time for Community Care Grant application decisions?

3. In each of the last seven years, how much money has been awarded by the local authority in the form of:

(a) Crisis Grants?
(b) Community Care Grants?

4.  In each of the last 12 months, how much money has been awarded by the local authority in the form of:

(a) Crisis Grants?
(b) Community Care Grants?

Response 22-12-2022

This information is published by The Scottish Government and can be accessed via this link: 
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-welfare-fund-statistics-annual-update-2021-22/pages/1/

his information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible.