• Overview Map
  • National overview
    • Exploration Table
  • National overview by metrics
  • Explore total savings amounts by individual local authority and area

Overview Map

This map shows the total number of detected cases across all local authorities across Scotland.

Total Savings (£)
£0 – 500,000
£500,000 – 1,000,000
£1,000,000 – 1,500,000
£1,500,000 – 2,000,000
£2,000,000 – 2,500,000
£2,500,000 – 3,000,000

National overview

The graph below shows the total savings found across all local authorities and housing associations.

Exploration Table

This table shows an overview of all the NFI outcomes across each local authority. The totals shown describe the number of cases, the ‘actual overpayments’ found, the total ‘estimated savings’, and the ‘total savings’ (made up of the actual overpayments, added to estimated savings).

All Areas
Local Authority
Total Cases
Total Actual Overpayments
Total Estimated Savings
Total Savings
The City of Edinburgh Council
1449
£994,104.35
£1,545,695.99
£2,539,800.34
Renfrewshire Council
842
£410,735.54
£1,640,725.97
£2,051,461.51
Glasgow City Council
1378
£395,755.77
£735,288.85
£1,131,044.62
West Lothian Council
714
£239,632.15
£349,093.34
£588,725.49
West Dunbartonshire Council
361
£216,284.20
£764,643.45
£980,927.65
Midlothian Council
418
£173,977.31
£492,340.89
£666,318.20
Dundee City Council
239
£166,224.52
£489,460.46
£655,684.98
South Lanarkshire Council
614
£158,003.94
£441,640.46
£599,644.40
Inverclyde Council
269
£147,451.33
£146,110.71
£293,562.04
East Lothian Council
278
£142,989.35
£188,484.87
£331,474.25
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National overview by metrics

This section gives a further breakdown of how local authorities compare across the headline numbers of cases, overpayments, estimated savings, and total savings, by showing how these are split into different areas (for example, pensions or procurement).

The following table shows the number of cases detected in each local authority, across the various areas.

To make the table easier to read, areas where no cases were found across any local authority are not shown.

Local Authority
Total Cases
Council Tax Reduction Scheme Cases
Housing Benefit Cases
Pensions cases
Housing Tenancy Cases
Waiting List Cases
Other Cases
Payroll Cases
Blue Badges Cases
Conc travel cases
Creditors cases
Business rates cases
Covid 19 GF cases
Council Tax Discount Cases
Pension abatement cases
Deceased Pension cases
Fife Council
2071
2
7
23
0
2
0
1
275
1737
1
13
0
0
0
10
The City of Edinburgh Council
1449
133
4
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
104
0
1193
0
0
Glasgow City Council
1378
332
36
0
0
0
0
0
885
0
0
10
0
115
0
0
Renfrewshire Council
842
78
1
0
9
92
0
1
207
0
2
2
0
450
0
0
West Lothian Council
714
4
14
0
0
0
0
0
171
0
1
8
0
516
0
0
North Lanarkshire Council
714
149
5
0
0
0
0
0
551
0
0
7
0
2
0
0
South Lanarkshire Council
614
23
10
0
0
0
0
0
430
0
2
11
1
137
0
0
East Renfrewshire Council
567
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
369
0
0
0
0
198
0
0
Aberdeen City Council
419
1
7
5
0
0
0
0
78
0
0
6
0
322
0
0
Midlothian Council
418
0
20
0
1
30
0
0
197
0
0
8
0
162
0
0
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This table shows the amount of actual overpayments in each local authority, across the various areas.

To make the table easier to read, areas where no overpayments were found across any local authority are not shown.

Local Authority
Total Actual Overpayments
Council Tax Reduction Scheme Actual Overpayments
Housing Benefit Actual Overpayments
Pensions Actual Overpayments
Other Actual Overpayments
Payroll Actual Overpayments
Creditors Actual Overpayments
Business Rates Actual Overpayments
Council Tax Discount Actual Overpayments
The City of Edinburgh Council
£994,104.35
£157,942.50
£12,419.20
£5,006.85
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£128,391.01
£690,344.79
Renfrewshire Council
£410,735.54
£132,222.16
£4,402.29
£0.00
£0.00
£6,385.94
£75,644.06
£13,232.15
£178,848.94
Glasgow City Council
£395,755.77
£103,992.58
£131,237.77
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£88,202.68
£72,322.74
West Lothian Council
£239,632.15
£5,343.81
£45,217.32
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£138.20
£105,354.82
£83,578.00
West Dunbartonshire Council
£216,284.20
£19,474.39
£33,699.96
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£18,023.24
£57,278.68
£87,807.93
Midlothian Council
£173,977.31
£0.00
£53,705.01
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£17,934.00
£102,338.30
Dundee City Council
£166,224.52
£6,820.92
£0.00
£28,123.58
£0.00
£0.00
£34,676.04
£34,598.77
£61,627.98
South Lanarkshire Council
£158,003.94
£6,382.16
£18,041.33
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£5,675.94
£72,658.00
£30,246.94
Inverclyde Council
£147,451.33
£19,759.01
£11,100.69
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£73,908.59
£9,576.54
£33,106.50
East Lothian Council
£142,989.35
£430.66
£0.00
£0.00
£45,092.40
£0.00
£54,840.00
£2,154.80
£40,471.61
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This table shows the amount of estimated savings in each local authority, across the various areas.

To make the table easier to read, areas where no estimated savings were found across any local authority are not shown.

Local Authority
Total Estimated Savings
Council Tax Reduction Scheme Estimated Savings
Housing Benefit Estimated Savings
Pensions Estimated Savings
Housing Tenancy Estimated Savings
Waiting List Estimated Savings
Blue Badge Estimated Savings
Business Rates Estimated Savings
Council Tax Discount Estimated Savings
Renfrewshire Council
£1,640,725.97
£16,763.88
£2,634.03
£0.00
£837,000.00
£298,080.00
£119,025.00
£18,933.00
£348,290.06
The City of Edinburgh Council
£1,545,695.99
£20,604.57
£14,782.32
£61,287.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£305,432.58
£1,143,589.52
Fife Council
£1,115,643.92
£1,696.17
£11,035.92
£831,410.00
£0.00
£6,480.00
£158,125.00
£76,962.18
£0.00
West Dunbartonshire Council
£764,643.45
£3,591.84
£17,536.05
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£108,100.00
£562,557.36
£72,858.20
Glasgow City Council
£735,288.85
£28,200.06
£48,968.85
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£508,875.00
£35,709.50
£113,535.44
Midlothian Council
£492,340.89
£0.00
£8,594.25
£0.00
£93,000.00
£97,200.00
£113,275.00
£35,868.00
£144,403.64
Dundee City Council
£489,460.46
£5,258.40
£0.00
£311,904.02
£0.00
£0.00
£17,825.00
£40,866.78
£113,606.26
South Lanarkshire Council
£441,640.46
£5,694.15
£13,309.17
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£247,250.00
£77,204.00
£98,182.46
Aberdeen City Council
£422,332.00
£241.50
£9,130.38
£64,628.10
£0.00
£0.00
£44,850.00
£20,965.80
£282,516.00
East Renfrewshire Council
£372,378.98
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£212,175.00
£0.00
£160,203.98
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This table shows the amount of total savings in each local authority, across the various areas. This total includes actual overpayments, added to all estimated savings.

To make the table easier to read, areas where no total savings were found across any local authority are not shown.

Local Authority
Total Savings
Council Tax Reduction Scheme Total
Housing Benefit Total
Pensions Total
Payroll Total
Business Rates total
Council Tax Discount Total
Housing Tenancy Estimated Savings
Waiting List Estimated Savings
Other Actual Overpayments
Blue Badge Estimated Savings
Conc travel estimate
Creditors Actual Overpayments
Covid 19 GF actual
The City of Edinburgh Council
£2,539,800.34
£178,547.07
£27,201.52
£66,293.85
£0.00
£433,823.59
£1,833,934.31
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Renfrewshire Council
£2,051,461.51
£148,986.04
£7,036.32
£0.00
£6,385.94
£32,165.15
£527,139.00
£837,000.00
£298,080.00
£0.00
£119,025.00
£0.00
£75,644.06
£0.00
Fife Council
£1,256,688.64
£8,400.08
£22,223.46
£844,069.40
£20,288.93
£152,114.30
£0.00
£0.00
£6,480.00
£0.00
£158,125.00
£41,688.00
£3,299.96
£0.00
Glasgow City Council
£1,131,044.62
£132,192.64
£180,206.62
£0.00
£0.00
£123,912.18
£185,858.18
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£508,875.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
West Dunbartonshire Council
£980,927.65
£23,066.23
£51,236.01
£0.00
£0.00
£619,836.04
£160,666.13
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£108,100.00
£0.00
£18,023.24
£0.00
Midlothian Council
£666,318.20
£0.00
£62,299.26
£0.00
£0.00
£53,802.00
£246,741.94
£93,000.00
£97,200.00
£0.00
£113,275.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Dundee City Council
£655,684.98
£12,079.32
£0.00
£340,404.83
£0.00
£75,465.55
£175,234.24
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£17,825.00
£0.00
£34,676.04
£0.00
South Lanarkshire Council
£599,644.40
£12,076.31
£31,350.50
£0.00
£0.00
£149,862.00
£128,429.40
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£247,250.00
£0.00
£5,675.94
£25,000.00
West Lothian Council
£588,725.49
£7,586.19
£65,023.68
£0.00
£0.00
£166,918.42
£250,734.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£98,325.00
£0.00
£138.20
£0.00
Aberdeen City Council
£561,075.62
£1,417.99
£26,096.36
£67,788.08
£0.00
£42,925.90
£377,997.07
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£44,850.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
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