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

Table 13
Applications from single person households assessed as priority homeless by local authority area: 1999-00 to 2004-05

	All	Assessed as homeless	Priority homeless		All	Assessed as homeless	Priority homeless		All	Assessed as homeless	Priority homeless		All	Assessed as homeless	Priority homeless		All	Assessed as homeless	Priority homeless		All	Assessed as homeless	Priority homeless
	1999-00				2000-01				2001-02				2002-03				2003-04				2004-05
	All	Assessed as homeless	Number	% of those assessed as homeless	All	Assessed as homeless	Number	% of those assessed as homeless	All	Assessed as homeless	Number	% of those assessed as homeless	All	Assessed as homeless	Number	% of those assessed as homeless	All	Assessed as homeless	Number	% of those assessed as homeless	All	Assessed as homeless	Number	% of those assessed as homeless
Scotland	28,300	22,000	9,600	43	28,800	22,400	10,500	47	31,500	25,400	15,700	62	*34,065*	*26,742*	*16,797*	63	*36,632*	*27,976*	*17,468*	62	35,943	25,328	15,972	63
Aberdeen City	1,190	950	390	41	1,130	950	400	43	1,100	830	390	47	1,177	655	385	59	1,411	673	416	62	1,351	561	369	66
Aberdeenshire	640	490	240	49	650	480	210	43	660	490	230	47	673	483	230	48	670	433	213	49	747	452	252	56
Angus	650	310	80	24	450	220	80	36	540	280	120	45	674	334	187	56	703	370	246	66	823	433	292	67
Argyll & Bute	210	170	90	55	220	170	110	65	370	300	160	55	462	365	211	58	620	402	197	49	626	316	123	39
Clackmannanshire	290	200	100	49	300	180	130	73	420	230	140	60	546	220	142	65	588	265	168	63	644	324	193	60
Dumfries & Galloway	800	470	170	37	780	490	180	38	920	590	240	41	1,050	686	327	48	1,062	704	432	61	1,099	688	432	63
Dundee City	550	300	200	68	420	290	190	67	530	330	190	59	542	301	189	63	661	238	174	73	860	184	150	82
East Ayrshire	380	240	80	36	430	290	120	41	470	330	160	49	619	480	204	43	673	555	237	43	753	592	309	52
East Dunbartonshire	160	110	80	74	170	120	70	56	260	180	60	32	275	181	85	47	359	218	107	49	313	208	110	53
East Lothian	450	280	90	32	460	280	100	36	440	340	190	55	480	357	173	48	509	315	116	37	523	224	67	30
East Renfrewshire	190	110	80	75	190	90	40	51	230	100	70	69	216	92	52	57	239	146	94	64	247	152	95	63
Edinburgh, City of	2,590	2,290	1,250	55	2,770	2,430	1,240	51	2,760	2,520	1,460	58	3,349	3,116	1,749	56	3,959	3,669	2,168	59	3,759	3,468	2,194	63
Eilean Siar	80	70	10	18	100	70	20	33	70	50	30	47	112	84	32	38	144	97	30	31	160	96	38	40
Falkirk	740	590	190	32	750	630	200	31	720	580	210	37	888	660	304	46	958	712	325	46	902	617	370	60
Fife	1,930	1,240	460	37	1,860	1,170	460	40	2,300	1,530	550	36	2,226	1,611	688	43	2,434	1,975	943	48	2,477	1,767	816	46
Glasgow City	10,030	8,840	3,670	41	10,370	9,210	4,460	48	10,800	10,210	8,200	80	10,050	9,449	7,701	82	9,095	8,520	7,050	83	7,097	6,583	5,276	80
Highland	300	250	120	49	480	360	180	52	500	390	210	53	795	615	285	46	1,328	1,022	368	36	1,475	1,018	330	32
Inverclyde	230	180	130	73	270	180	130	74	280	200	150	77	489	346	224	65	479	406	223	55	581	283	186	66
Midlothian	190	170	70	43	160	150	60	43	210	180	80	42	218	202	101	50	278	235	118	50	313	266	167	63
Moray	110	70	40	56	150	80	80	99	170	120	60	53	339	257	179	70	346	247	85	34	550	320	86	27
North Ayrshire	700	460	160	36	690	450	220	49	910	600	360	60	1,252	958	594	62	1,238	856	562	66	1,170	707	486	69
North Lanarkshire	1,180	750	270	37	1,220	720	240	33	1,270	830	330	40	1,631	1,042	511	49	1,941	1,297	650	50	2,097	1,498	958	64
Orkney	80	50	20	42	70	50	30	59	100	80	50	56	87	49	26	53	102	43	32	74	121	48	33	69
Perth & Kinross	340	250	130	50	450	320	140	45	540	360	150	41	656	406	243	60	757	481	276	57	721	418	213	51
Renfrewshire	310	230	220	96	420	290	290	99	500	300	230	78	565	363	244	67	893	442	269	61	1,024	463	312	67
Scottish Borders, The	310	280	160	55	320	290	150	51	350	300	180	58	354	241	136	56	419	303	167	55	458	279	147	53
Shetland	80	50	30	62	110	70	30	45	140	90	40	45	110	75	38	51	136	77	47	61	103	35	27	77
South Ayrshire	680	470	170	37	660	440	160	36	690	450	160	36	643	384	124	32	669	359	168	47	748	377	197	52
South Lanarkshire	1,160	780	350	45	1,170	880	320	37	1,150	860	420	48	1,362	982	471	48	1,523	1,094	533	49	1,360	913	496	54
Stirling	540	430	150	35	460	340	120	36	510	370	160	44	535	340	141	41	610	298	137	46	814	391	167	43
West Dunbartonshire	640	310	130	43	570	320	120	37	630	430	200	47	793	521	374	72	798	553	406	73	948	713	555	78
West Lothian	1,000	950	390	41	910	870	410	47	900	870	440	50	897	887	447	50	1,030	971	511	53	1,079	934	526	56

Notes: Data prior to 2002-03 are estimated: refer to the notes on tables. Percentages for 2002-03 data onwards are based on applications made during period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment and cases which have not been assessed yet. For applications in 2004-05, there were 1,634 cases of single person households which had not been assessed..

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