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Statistical Bulletin HSG/2003/5
Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2002-03
Applications and applicant households
Number of applications to local authorities under the Homeless Persons legislation: 1992-93 to 2002-03 | Table 1 |
Period | All applications | Assessed as homeless | Assessed as homeless
and in priority need |
Number | % of all applications | Number | % of all applications |
1992-93 | 42,822 | 30,100 | 70 | 19,800 | 46 |
1993-94 | 43,038 | 30,900 | 72 | 18,200 | 42 |
1994-95 | 41,495 | 31,600 | 76 | 17,500 | 42 |
1995-96 | 40,936 | 30,300 | 74 | 16,900 | 41 |
1996-97 | 40,989 | 30,700 | 75 | 16,800 | 41 |
1997-98 | 43,135 | 32,500 | 75 | 17,600 | 41 |
1998-99 | 45,723 | 34,200 | 75 | 19,000 | 42 |
1999-00 | 46,023 | 34,100 | 74 | 20,500 | 45 |
2000-01 | 45,004 | 33,300 | 74 | 20,500 | 46 |
2001-02 1 | 46,540 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2002-03 2 | 50,917 | 37,035 | 73 | 26,933 | 53 |
1. 2001-02 data for assessment are not included due to outstanding HL1 returns from the previous paper-based data collection system. This will be updated once the dataset has been finalised.
Data prior to December 2001 may be estimated: refer to section 5.
2. Percentages for 2002-03 data are based on applications made during the period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment and cases which have not yet been assessed. For applications made in 2002-03, there were 3,826 cases which had not been assessed.
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