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

Table 11
Assessment decision by presence of children in household and age of main applicant: 2004-05

Table 11a
Number

	Households without children						Households with children
	Household type/age of main applicant												Total
	16-17	18-20	21-24	25-retirement	Retirement plus	All	16-17	18-20	21-24	25-retirement	Retirement plus	All
Priority unintentional	2,550	2,135	2,148	9,644	801	17,278	243	1,037	1,798	8,086	12	11,176	28,454
Priority intentional	56	69	70	287	29	511	8	52	93	428	-	581	1,092
Non-priority	29	1,736	2,014	6,346	10	10,135	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,135
Not homeless	392	369	347	1,773	140	3,021	39	164	273	1,408	1	1,885	4,906
Lost contact/withdrew before assessment	682	684	761	2,490	69	4,686	25	147	254	1,191	2	1,619	6,305
Resolved prior to assessment	369	322	291	1,267	106	2,355	24	81	164	785	1	1,055	3,410
All applications assessed in period	4,078	5,315	5,631	21,807	1,155	37,986	339	1,481	2,582	11,898	16	16,316	54,302

Table 11b
Percentage

	Households without children						Households with children
	Household type/age of main applicant												Total
	16-17	18-20	21-24	25-retirement	Retirement plus	All	16-17	18-20	21-24	25-retirement	Retirement plus	All
Priority unintentional	63	40	38	44	69	45	72	70	70	68	75	68	52
Priority intentional	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	4	4	4	-	4	2
Non-priority	1	33	36	29	1	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	19
Not homeless	10	7	6	8	12	8	12	11	11	12	6	12	9
Lost contact/withdrew before assessment	17	13	14	11	6	12	7	10	10	10	13	10	12
Resolved prior to assessment	9	6	5	6	9	6	7	5	6	7	6	6	6
All applications assessed in period	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*

Note: All applications assessed in period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment.

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