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Community councils in Renfrewshire are supported in a variety of ways.
Administrative allowance
The council provides an annual administrative allowance to community councils to help with their operating costs. This is fixed at £400 per annum with an additional 3p per head of population, as detailed below:
Community council | Flat rate | Population | £0.03p per head | Total administrative allowance |
| Bishopton | £400 | 5,735 | £172 | £572 |
| Brediland | £400 | 6,817 | £205 | £605 |
| Bridge of Weir | £400 | 4,770 | £143 | £543 |
| Brookfield | £400 | 881 | £26 | £426 |
| Charleston and Castlehead | £400 | 6,443 | £193 | £593 |
| Craigielea | £400 | 4,514 | £135 | £535 |
| Elderslie | £400 | 5,635 | £169 | £569 |
| Erskine | £400 | 15,417 | £463 | £863 |
| Foxbar | £400 | 7,386 | £222 | £622 |
| Gallowhill | £400 | 5,563 | £167 | £567 |
| Glenburn | £400 | 9,518 | £286 | £686 |
| Hawkhead and Lochfield | £400 | 6,737 | £202 | £602 |
| Houston | £400 | 7,013 | £210 | £610 |
| Howwood | £400 | 1,688 | £51 | £451 |
| Hunterhill | £400 | 3,202 | £96 | £496 |
| Inchinnan | £400 | 1,909 | £57 | £457 |
| Johnstone | £400 | 16,930 | £508 | £908 |
| Kilbarchan | £400 | 3,905 | £117 | £517 |
| Langbank | £400 | 1,044 | £31 | £431 |
| Linwood | £400 | 9,206 | £276 | £676 |
| Lochwinnoch | £400 | 3,233 | £97 | £497 |
| Paisley East End | £400 | 4,519 | £136 | £536 |
| Paisley North | £400 | 3,749 | £112 | £512 |
| Paisley West and Central | £400 | 8,410 | £252 | £652 |
| Ralston | £400 | 5,058 | £152 | £552 |
| Renfrew | £400 | 20,251 | £608 | £1008 |
| Whitehaugh | £400 | 3,334 | £100 | £500 |
- The council pays for the reasonable cost of postage, photocopying and distribution of community council minutes and agendas.
- The council will also pay the reasonable cost of hall fees for meetings up to a maximum of 12 per year for each community council.
- Community councils can apply for community grant scheme project funds from their local area committee.
- Community councils are provided with a laptop computer with internet and email capability and a colour printer.
