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

Table 14
Local authority action by assessment decision: 2004-05

Action taken by local authority	Assessment												All
	Priority unintentional		Priority intentional		Non-priority		Not homeless		Lost contact/withdrew		Resolved
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Social rented tenancy offered: accepted	13,338	50	204	20	591	6	127	3	-	-	-	-	14,260
Social rented tenancy offered: not accepted	1,789	7	41	4	79	1	18	*	-	-	-	-	1,927
Private tenancy offered: accepted	539	2	32	3	167	2	46	1	-	-	-	-	784
Private tenancy offered: not accepted	18	*	3	*	14	*	2	*	-	-	-	-	37
Temporary accommodation offered: accepted	1,332	5	149	14	1,545	16	207	4	-	-	-	-	3,233
Temporary accommodation offered: not accepted	316	1	75	7	882	9	158	3	-	-	-	-	1,431
Referred to other local authority	314	1	1	*	20	*	16	*	-	-	-	-	351
Advice and assistance	1,442	5	335	32	4,498	46	3,139	66	-	-	-	-	9,414
Other	2,116	8	53	5	495	5	650	14	-	-	-	-	3,314
Lost contact/withdrawal/resolved before assessment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,786	100	3,510	100	10,296
Lost contact before duty discharged	5,585	21	149	14	1,544	16	406	9	-	-	-	-	7,684
All applications actioned in period	26,789	*100*	1,042	*100*	9,835	*100*	4,769	*100*	6,786	*100*	3,510	*100*	52,731

Note: All applications actioned during period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty.

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