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Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2002-03

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

Local authority assessment

Assessment decision by household type: 2002-03

Table 9

Table 9a

Number

Household type

Total

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

Priority unintentional

9,908

5,340

801

6,743

898

1,437

408

388

25,923

Priority intentional

455

205

34

367

60

192

13

32

1,358

Non-priority

7,675

1,778

3

1

538

2

192

-

10,189

Not homeless

1,470

896

95

1,027

219

367

107

69

4,250

Lost contact/withdrew before assessment

1,788

983

101

778

180

174

69

37

4,110

Resolved prior to assessment

662

460

59

473

93

116

22

25

1,910

All applications assessed in period

21,958

9,662

1,093

9,389

1,988

2,288

811

551

47,740

Table 9b

Percentage

Household type

Total

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

Priority unintentional

45

55

73

72

45

63

50

70

54

Priority intentional

2

2

3

4

3

8

2

6

3

Non-priority

35

18

*

*

27

*

24

-

21

Not homeless

7

9

9

11

11

16

13

13

9

Lost contact/withdrew before assessment

8

10

9

8

9

8

9

7

9

Resolved prior to assessment

3

5

5

5

5

5

3

5

4

All applications assessed in period

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Note: All applications assessed in period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment. Data on applications prior to 10 December 2001 are not included.

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