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Operation of the Homeless Persons legislation in Scotland: national and local authority analyses 2006-07

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Table 9 Main reason for applying: 2006-07

Table 9a

Number

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

Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends

10,448

5,882

894

2,433

1,344

772

260

108

22,141

Dispute within household

4,064

3,111

1,045

4,488

79

88

180

250

13,305

Loss of local authority tenancy

518

244

54

261

58

80

20

29

1,264

Loss of other social sector tenancy

383

186

31

234

41

103

21

34

1,033

Loss of private sector tenancy

1,363

678

166

1,207

395

644

173

156

4,782

Mortgage default

210

106

48

151

105

188

60

45

913

Loss of matrimonial home

151

99

73

382

18

31

55

49

858

Loss of service tenancy

134

36

13

10

63

76

9

9

350

Expiry of short assured tenancy

163

119

30

210

78

158

26

38

822

Emergency

128

43

6

45

26

31

10

8

297

House condition

33

14

3

18

14

27

7

4

120

Discharged from hospital/prison

2,480

269

62

33

48

4

9

4

2,909

Loss of temporary accommodation

707

162

5

15

35

8

5

1

938

Gave up secure accommodation

309

159

25

118

74

72

14

9

780

Overcrowding

66

68

23

123

28

73

7

14

402

Harassment/violence/unsafe environment

1,220

620

107

1,033

243

479

91

109

3,902

Other

2,015

818

148

498

273

339

112

77

4,280

All reasons

24,392

12,614

2,733

11,259

2,922

3,173

1,059

944

59,096

Table 9b

Percentage

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

Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends

43

47

33

22

46

24

25

11

37

Dispute within household

17

25

38

40

3

3

17

26

23

Loss of local authority tenancy

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

Loss of other social sector tenancy

2

1

1

2

1

3

2

4

2

Loss of private sector tenancy

6

5

6

11

14

20

16

17

8

Mortgage default

1

1

2

1

4

6

6

5

2

Loss of matrimonial home

1

1

3

3

1

1

5

5

1

Loss of service tenancy

1

*

*

*

2

2

1

1

1

Expiry of short assured tenancy

1

1

1

2

3

5

2

4

1

Emergency

1

*

*

*

1

1

1

1

1

House condition

*

*

*

*

*

1

1

*

*

Discharged from hospital/prison

10

2

2

*

2

*

1

*

5

Loss of temporary accommodation

3

1

*

*

1

*

*

*

2

Gave up secure accommodation

1

1

1

1

3

2

1

1

1

Overcrowding

*

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

Harassment/violence/unsafe environment

5

5

4

9

8

15

9

12

7

Other

8

6

5

4

9

11

11

8

7

All reasons

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Notes: All applications during period. A more detailed version of this table is provided in the annex (Table A).

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