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Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2005-06

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Table 11 Local authority assessment decision: 2002-03 to 2005-06

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06 1

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Homeless priority unintentional

24,155

48

25,744

47

25,154

44

25,699

44

Homeless priority intentional

1,139

2

901

2

895

2

995

2

Homeless non-priority

9,240

18

9,711

18

8,741

15

8,929

15

Potentially homeless priority unintentional

3,284

6

4,060

7

4,628

8

4,379

8

Potentially homeless priority intentional

289

1

230

*

195

*

187

*

Potentially homeless non-priority

1,403

3

1,608

3

1,644

3

1,432

2

Neither homeless nor potentially homeless

4,499

9

4,451

8

4,974

9

4,965

9

Contact lost/withdrew prior to assessment decision

4,477

9

5,357

10

6,926

12

7,308

13

Resolved prior to assessment decision

2,042

4

3,080

6

3,552

6

3,937

7

All assessed in period

50,528

100

55,142

100

56,709

100

57,831

100

Notes: All applications assessed during period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty.
1. Figures for 2005-06 include estimates for Angus and Falkirk based on previous data due to technical difficulties in submitting HL1 data for 2005-06.

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