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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

Length of time between application and last action by assessment decision: 2002-03

Table 16

Table 16a Priority homeless

Percentages (all applications in assessment category)

Completion time

Total

Within one month

Between one and two months

Between two and four months

More than four months

All applications

8,317

3,364

4,172

3,032

18,885

All last actions

44

18

22

16

100

Permanent accommodation offered

13

14

18

13

57

Temporary accommodation offered

19

2

2

1

24

Referred to other local authority

1

*

*

*

1

Advice and assistance

7

1

1

1

9

Other

4

1

1

1

8

Table 16b Non-priority homeless

Completion time

Total

Within one month

Between one and two months

Between two and four months

More than four months

All applications

7,158

985

468

129

8,740

All last actions

82

11

5

1

100

Permanent accommodation offered

4

2

1

*

8

Temporary accommodation offered

22

3

1

*

26

Referred to other local authority

*

-

-

-

*

Advice and assistance

51

6

3

1

61

Other

4

1

*

*

5

Table 16c Not homeless

Completion time

Total

Within one month

Between one and two months

Between two and four months

More than four months

All applications

2,738

600

362

100

3,800

All last actions

72

16

10

3

100

Permanent accommodation offered

4

2

*

*

6

Temporary accommodation offered

5

2

1

*

8

Referred to other local authority

*

*

-

*

*

Advice and assistance

51

9

6

1

68

Other

12

3

2

1

18

Note: All applications actioned during period, excluding lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty. Data on applications prior to 10 December 2001 are not included

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