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

Table 16 Local authority action by assessment decision: 2006-07

Action taken by local authority	Assessment												All
	Priority unintentional		Priority intentional		Non-priority		Not homeless		Lost contact/withdrew		Resolved
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Social rented tenancy offered: accepted	14,842	51	241	18	589	6	98	2	-	-	-	-	15,770
Social rented tenancy offered: not accepted	1,869	6	25	2	63	1	12	*	-	-	-	-	1,969
Private tenancy offered: accepted	1,149	4	69	5	339	3	47	1	-	-	-	-	1,604
Private tenancy offered: not accepted	14	*	4	*	21	*	2	*	-	-	-	-	41
Temporary accommodation offered: accepted	1,687	6	254	19	1,565	16	215	4	-	-	-	-	3,721
Temporary accommodation offered: not accepted	360	1	107	8	1,011	10	151	3	-	-	-	-	1,629
Referred to other local authority	299	1	7	1	30	*	16	*	-	-	-	-	352
Advice and assistance	1,441	5	323	24	4,000	41	3,178	66	-	-	-	-	8,942
Other	2,058	7	83	6	619	6	710	15	-	-	-	-	3,470
Lost contact/withdrawal/resolved before assessment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,365	100	4,159	100	11,524
Lost contact before duty discharged	5,402	19	211	16	1,513	16	422	9	-	-	-	-	7,548
All applications actioned in period	29,121	*100*	1,324	*100*	9,750	*100*	4,851	*100*	7,365	*100*	4,159	*100*	56,570

Note: All applications actioned during period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty.

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