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Statistical Bulletin: Housing Series: HSG/2005/6: Operation of the Homeless Persons legislation in Scotland: national and local authority analyses 2004-05

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Applications and applicant households

Table 1
Number of applications to local authorities under the Homeless Persons legislation:
1992-93 to 2004-05

Period

All applications

Assessed as homeless

Assessed as homeless
and in priority need

Number

% of all applications

Number

% of applications assessed as homeless

1992-93

42,822

30,100

70

19,800

66

1993-94

43,038

30,900

72

18,200

59

1994-95

41,495

31,600

76

17,500

55

1995-96

40,936

30,300

74

16,900

56

1996-97

40,989

30,600

75

16,800

55

1997-98

43,135

32,500

75

17,600

54

1998-99

45,723

33,500

73

18,400

55

1999-00

46,023

33,600

73

20,200

60

2000-01

45,004

33,300

74

20,500

62

2001-02

47,493

37,100

78

26,900

73

2002-03

51,956

39,900

77

29,189

73

2003-04

56,385

42,420

75

31,089

73

2004-05

57,020

39,681

70

29,546

74

Notes: Data prior to 2002-03 are estimated: refer to notes and definitions section. Percentages for 2002-03 onwards are based on applications made during the period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment, as well as cases which have not yet been assessed. For applications made in 2004-05, there were 2,718 cases which had not been assessed by the end of the period (this may include cases where contact has been lost).

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