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

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

Supplementary tables

Detailed reason for applying: 2002-03

Table A

	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	All
Parents cannot accommodate	4,854	2,727	153	1,108	532	342	86	15	9,817
Relatives cannot accommodate	2,050	865	117	385	191	145	62	21	3,836
Friends cannot accommodate	2,446	936	65	261	162	62	30	17	3,979
Dispute with partner: violent	402	1,499	62	3,038	24	30	86	125	5,266
Dispute with partner: non-violent	2,727	831	362	1,692	16	23	96	74	5,821
Dispute with guardian: violent	168	261	6	134	25	12	7	5	618
Young and affected by violence (not directly)	20	33	-	9	1	4	-	2	69
Loss of local authority tenancy: arrears	254	85	11	108	26	53	14	16	567
Loss of local authority tenancy: anti-social	19	11	-	7	1	3	3	2	46
Loss of local authority tenancy: other	211	76	6	40	17	18	7	2	377
Loss of other social sector tenancy: arrears	100	30	5	56	12	20	4	4	231
Loss of other social sector tenancy: anti-social	37	12	1	7	2	3	1	1	64
Loss of other social sector tenancy: other	152	59	6	67	25	31	7	9	356
Loss of private tenancy: arrears	203	92	25	231	58	80	20	22	731
Loss of private tenancy: anti-social	37	15	4	19	6	13	3	7	104
Loss of private tenancy: other	721	353	62	642	216	322	66	51	2,433
Mortgage default	190	80	23	137	79	170	51	37	767
Forced division and sale (matrimonial)	106	79	42	245	5	25	27	25	554
Loss of service tenancy (armed forces)	103	42	5	26	58	69	27	5	335
Expiry of short assured tenancies	139	85	19	247	62	122	9	22	705
Emergency (fire, flood, storm etc.)	219	132	10	106	114	73	64	10	728
House condition (such as closing order)	26	10	4	20	7	6	5	4	82
Discharged from prison	2,640	208	13	27	37	4	5	2	2,936
Discharged from hospital	567	143	5	11	6	1	1	-	734
Lost accommodation in hostel/lodgings/hotel	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: racial	15	8	1	11	4	10	5	2	56
Harassment: other	425	206	22	443	80	226	27	36	1,465
Fleeing non-domestic violence	409	181	32	355	81	195	19	35	1,307
Unsafe to return (none of the above)	196	90	16	132	22	62	9	11	538
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

Note: All applications within period.

Individuals in households by gender and age: 2002-03

Table B

Table B1 All adults

	2002-03
Number of adult males age 16-24	9,275
Number of adult males age 25-64	17,635
Number of adult males age 65+	646
Number of adult females age 16-24	10,488
Number of adult females age 25-59	14,543
Number of adult females age 60+	869
All adults	53,456
All households applying in period	46,942

Note: All households applying in period .

Table B2 All children

	2002-03
Number of male children age 0-4	4,952
Number of male children age 5-11	4,940
Number of male children age 12-15	2,223
Number of male children age 16-18	670
Number of female children age 0-4	4,511
Number of female children age 5-11	4,794
Number of female children age 12-15	2,138
Number of female children age 16-18	683
All children	24,911
All households applying in period	46,942

Note: All households applying in period

Household type and characteristics of main applicant: 2002-03

Table C

Household type	Main applicant										All households
Household type	Male 16-17	Male 18-20	Male 21-24	Male 25-64	Male 65+	Female 16-17	Female 18-20	Female 21-24	Female 25-59	Female 60+	All households
Single person male	1,563	2,428	3,050	12,875	442						20,358
Single person female						1,958	1,889	1,286	3,902	531	9,566
Single parent male	7	27	94	1,015	4						1,147
Single parent female						201	902	1,675	7,086	7	9,871
Couple without children	52	144	195	624	111	139	254	200	350	51	2,120
Couple with children	5	52	121	929	3	31	163	266	863	2	2,435
Other household without children	14	42	28	260	28	28	30	25	331	63	849
Other household with children	-	1	5	119	1	2	9	14	436	9	596
All main applicants	1,641	2,694	3,493	15,822	589	2,359	3,247	3,466	12,968	663	46,942

Note: All households applying in period.

Flow of applicants through assessment and final action by local authority: 2002-03

Table D

Table D1 Assessments

Date of application		All applications	Date of assessment						Not assessed by 31 March 2003
			2001	2002				2003
			10-31 Dec	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan-Mar
2001	10-31 Dec	1,708	1,084	473	24	7	4	7	109
2002	Jan-Mar	12,571		10,203	1,502	115	29	50	672
	Apr-Jun	12,363			9,960	1,664	102	46	591
	Jul-Sep	12,894				10,387	1,659	150	698
	Oct-Dec	12,186					9,892	1,557	737
2003	Jan-Mar	13,474						10,585	2,889

Table D2 Completions

Date of application		All applications	Date of completion						Not completed by	Assessed and not completed by
			2001	2002				2003
			10-31 Dec	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan-Mar
			10-31 Dec	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan-Mar	31-Mar-03
2001	10-31 Dec	1,708	681	585	128	44	33	32	205	96
2002	Jan-Mar	12,571		7,090	2,810	720	390	217	1,344	672
	Apr-Jun	12,363			6,726	3,038	816	377	1,406	815
	Jul-Sep	12,894				6,927	3,205	934	1,828	1,130
	Oct-Dec	12,186					6,180	3,072	2,934	2,197
2003	Jan-Mar	13,474						6,562	6,912	4,023

Notes: All applications, assessments and completions up to 31 March 2003. Data prior to 10 December 2001 are not included. A case is completed when the local authority has discharged its duty under the Homeless Persons Legislation, or the case has been closed due to withdrawal, resolution of the situation or lost contact.

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