FOI Request - Park Homes Housing Benefit Payments

Request 101004004537

1. Can you tell me how many of your housing benefit claimants live in this type of accommodation and how much the council paid out in housing benefit for their homes in each of the last five years?

2. Also how many housing benefit claimants did you have in total in each of these years - so I can understand the proportion that lived in static caravans/park homes?

3. Lastly, is it possible to also identify how much was paid (directly or indirectly) to each of the three landlords of this type of accommodation who received the largest sums?

Response 23-06-2026

1.& 2.

2025-26

11 claims with total HB paid being £32250.94

Total claims paid in the year 2661

2024-25  

11 claims with total HB paid being £29403.79

Total claims paid in the year 3054

2023-24

10 Claims with total HB paid being £28190.16

Total claims paid in year 3243

2022 – 23

15 Claims with total HB paid being £45622.39

Total claims paid in year 3475

2021 – 22

15 Claims with total HB paid being £44942.73

Total claims paid in year from 3630

3. To get the information requested we would have to look through each individual account. This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this part of the request.