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

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Table 22 Length of time between application and last action by assessment decision: 2005-06

Table 22a Priority homeless

Percentages (all applications in assessment category)

Completion time

Total

Within one month

Between one and two months

Between two and four months

More than four months

All applications

2,741

3,662

6,499

10,546

23,448

All last actions

12

16

28

45

100

Permanent accommodation offered

4

10

22

37

73

Temporary accommodation offered

3

2

2

3

9

Referred to other local authority

*

*

*

*

1

Advice and assistance

2

2

2

2

8

Other

2

2

2

3

8

Table 22b Non-priority homeless

Completion time

Total

Within one month

Between one and two months

Between two and four months

More than four months

All applications

2,712

3,178

1,671

751

8,312

All last actions

33

38

20

9

100

Permanent accommodation offered

2

3

3

2

10

Temporary accommodation offered

10

10

7

4

30

Referred to other local authority

*

*

*

-

*

Advice and assistance

18

23

9

3

53

Other

3

2

1

1

7

Table 22c Not homeless

Completion time

Total

Within one month

Between one and two months

Between two and four months

More than four months

All applications

2,197

1,224

642

262

4,325

All last actions

51

28

15

6

100

Permanent accommodation offered

1

1

1

1

4

Temporary accommodation offered

3

3

1

1

8

Referred to other local authority

*

*

-

-

*

Advice and assistance

39

21

11

4

74

Other

7

4

2

1

14

Note: All applications actioned during period, excluding lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty. Data for Angus are missing due to technical difficulties.

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