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Statistical Bulletin HSG/2003/5
Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2002-03

Main reason for applying: 2002-03

Table 8

Table 8a

Number

Household type

All

Single person male

Single person female

Single parent male

Single parent female

Couple without children

Couple with children

Other household without children

Other household with children

Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends

9,350

4,528

335

1,754

885

549

178

53

17,632

Dispute within household

3,317

2,624

430

4,873

66

69

189

206

11,774

Loss of local authority tenancy

484

172

17

155

44

74

24

20

990

Loss of other social sector tenancy

289

101

12

130

39

54

12

14

651

Loss of private sector tenancy

961

460

91

892

280

415

89

80

3,268

Mortgage default

190

80

23

137

79

170

51

37

767

Loss of matrimonial home

106

79

42

245

5

25

27

25

554

Loss of service tenancy

103

42

5

26

58

69

27

5

335

Expiry of short assured tenancy

139

85

19

247

62

122

9

22

705

Emergency

219

132

10

106

114

73

64

10

728

House condition

26

10

4

20

7

6

5

4

82

Discharged from hospital/prison

3,207

351

18

38

43

5

6

2

3,670

Loss of temporary acommodation

1,603

316

3

26

37

6

10

-

2,001

Gave up secure accommodation

424

167

19

110

73

97

27

8

925

Overcrowding

62

30

10

54

11

44

6

2

219

Harassment/violence/unsafe environment

1,045

485

71

941

187

493

60

84

3,366

Other

1,693

629

53

376

183

210

75

31

3,250

All reasons

23,218

10,291

1,162

10,130

2,173

2,481

859

603

50,917

Table 8b

Percentage

Household type

All

Single person male

Single person female

Single parent male

Single parent female

Couple without children

Couple with children

Other household without children

Other household with children

Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends

40

44

29

17

41

22

21

9

35

Dispute within household

14

25

37

48

3

3

22

34

23

Loss of local authority tenancy

2

2

1

2

2

3

3

3

2

Loss of other social sector tenancy

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

Loss of private sector tenancy

4

4

8

9

13

17

10

13

6

Mortgage default

1

1

2

1

4

7

6

6

2

Loss of matrimonial home

*

1

4

2

*

1

3

4

1

Loss of service tenancy

*

*

*

*

3

3

3

1

1

Expiry of short assured tenancy

1

1

2

2

3

5

1

4

1

Emergency

1

1

1

1

5

3

7

2

1

House condition

*

*

*

*

*

*

1

1

*

Discharged from hospital/prison

14

3

2

*

2

*

1

*

7

Loss of temporary acommodation

7

3

*

*

2

*

1

-

4

Gave up secure accommodation

2

2

2

1

3

4

3

1

2

Overcrowding

*

*

1

1

1

2

1

*

*

Harassment/violence/unsafe environment

5

5

6

9

9

20

7

14

7

Other

7

6

5

4

8

8

9

5

6

All reasons

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Note: All applications during period. A more detailed version of this table is provided in the supplementary tables (Table A).

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