How much does the UK spend on Scotland?


How much does the UK spend on Scotland? In 2022-23 the UK Government spent nearly £4.5 billion on Cost of Living support for households in Scotland. This was 8.7% of all UK cost of living expenditure.


Does the Scottish Royal Family still exist?

We have a new king. On the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 and his accession to the throne, HRH Prince Charles became King Charles III. In Scotland, he is King of Scots, the title inherited from James VI of Scots when he also became James I of England in 1603.


Are people happier in Scotland or England?

We also find a mid-life peak in suicides in Scotland. Despite higher mortality and suicide rates in Scotland than in England, paradoxically we find that the Scots are happier than the English. Northern Ireland is the happiest of the four home countries.