Table 4.13: Estimated Recipients of Housing Benefit
|   | 2016 | 2017 | 
| East Ayrshire | 
12,036 | 
11,648 | 
| North Ayrshire | 
14,925 | 
14,598 | 
| South Ayrshire | 
9,663 | 
9,405 | 
| Scotland | 
442,149 | 
427,075 | 
Source: Department for Work and Pensions (Housing Benefit   Caseload Statistics), 2017