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Action taken by local authorities

Table 19 Local authority action by assessment decision: 2005-06

Action taken by local authority

Assessment

All

Priority unintentional

Priority intentional

Non-priority

Not homeless

Lost contact/withdrew

Resolved prior to assessment

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Social rented tenancy offered: accepted

13,995

50

244

23

499

5

112

2

-

-

-

-

14,850

Social rented tenancy offered: not accepted

1,896

7

35

3

57

1

5

*

-

-

-

-

1,993

Private tenancy offered: accepted

821

3

39

4

264

3

46

1

-

-

-

-

1,170

Private tenancy offered: not accepted

16

*

1

*

18

*

2

*

-

-

-

-

37

Temporary accommodation offered: accepted

1,631

6

168

16

1,592

16

208

4

-

-

-

-

3,599

Temporary accommodation offered: not accepted

327

1

84

8

938

10

137

3

-

-

-

-

1,486

Referred to other local authority

326

1

6

1

31

*

15

*

-

-

-

-

378

Advice and assistance

1,605

6

289

28

4,368

44

3,215

68

-

-

-

-

9,477

Other

1,901

7

64

6

545

6

585

12

-

-

-

-

3,095

Lost contact/withdrawal/resolved before assessment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,821

100

3,725

100

10,546

Lost contact before duty discharged

5,658

20

116

11

1,546

16

387

8

-

-

-

-

7,707

All applications actioned in period

28,176

100

1,046

100

9,858

100

4,712

100

6,821

100

3,725

100

54,338

Note: All applications actioned during period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty. Figures exclude Angus and Falkirk due to technical difficulties in submitting HL1 data.

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