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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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Supplementary tables

Table A
Detailed reason for applying: 2004-05

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

Parents cannot accommodate

5,009

3,166

249

1,457

708

438

115

34

11,176

Relatives cannot accommodate

2,377

1,115

138

527

252

159

77

32

4,677

Friends cannot accommodate

2,594

990

111

332

193

77

32

27

4,356

Dispute with partner: violent

578

1,603

94

2,778

31

33

109

129

5,355

Dispute with partner: non-violent

3,047

916

572

1,870

34

35

94

110

6,678

Dispute with guardian: violent

230

329

7

117

33

24

19

10

769

Young and affected by violence (not directly)

17

33

4

15

7

2

2

1

81

Loss of local authority tenancy: arrears

228

85

13

103

33

33

14

16

525

Loss of local authority tenancy: anti-social

28

7

1

7

2

4

1

-

50

Loss of local authority tenancy: other

215

76

9

62

25

23

8

11

429

Loss of other social sector tenancy: arrears

118

49

6

77

14

27

3

10

304

Loss of other social sector tenancy: anti-social

34

10

-

9

1

3

1

2

60

Loss of other social sector tenancy: other

170

63

16

120

24

65

7

12

477

Loss of private tenancy: arrears

250

107

26

242

61

118

20

30

854

Loss of private tenancy: anti-social

36

17

1

35

4

10

2

1

106

Loss of private tenancy: other

968

520

95

897

337

465

90

109

3,481

Mortgage default

196

89

35

144

91

153

44

29

781

Forced division and sale (matrimonial)

153

105

64

374

16

21

47

36

816

Loss of service tenancy (armed forces)

151

49

16

36

63

77

15

5

412

Expiry of short assured tenancies

146

108

17

208

64

111

14

18

686

Emergency (fire, flood, storm etc.)

166

61

8

68

42

51

32

18

446

House condition (such as closing order)

39

9

3

24

12

17

3

2

109

Discharged from prison

2,464

181

43

27

63

11

6

1

2,796

Discharged from hospital

470

108

1

17

9

3

4

1

613

Lost accommodation in hostel/lodgings/hotel

804

168

3

16

42

10

7

1

1,051

Gave up secure accommodation

346

147

21

124

78

94

14

8

832

Overcrowding

59

66

21

99

36

73

9

11

374

Harassment: racial

19

9

2

19

3

18

1

3

74

Harassment: other

465

249

40

556

109

246

49

50

1,764

Fleeing non-domestic violence

522

221

52

489

119

223

56

90

1,772

Unsafe to return (none of the above)

201

156

19

148

46

69

14

22

675

Other

2,116

915

94

524

301

299

120

72

4,441

All reasons

24,216

11,727

1,781

11,521

2,853

2,992

1,029

901

57,020

Note: All applications within period.

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