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

Table 19 Length of time between application and last action by assessment decision: 2006-07

Table 19a Priority homeless

Percentages (all applications in assessment category)

	Within one month	Between one and two months	Between two and four months	More than four months	Total
	Completion time				Total
All applications	2,294	3,513	6,651	12,381	24,839
All last actions	9	14	27	50	*100*
Permanent accommodation offered	4	9	20	39	73
Temporary accommodation offered	2	2	2	3	10
Referred to other local authority	*	*	*	*	1
Advice and assistance	1	1	2	3	7
Other	1	1	2	4	9

Table 19b Non-priority homeless

	Within one month	Between one and two months	Between two and four months	More than four months	Total
	Completion time				Total
All applications	2,243	3,301	1,858	844	8,246
All last actions	27	40	23	10	*100*
Permanent accommodation offered	3	3	4	3	12
Temporary accommodation offered	8	13	7	3	31
Referred to other local authority	*	*	-	-	*
Advice and assistance	14	21	10	4	49
Other	2	3	2	1	8

Table 19c Not homeless

	Within one month	Between one and two months	Between two and four months	More than four months	Total
	Completion time				Total
All applications	1,913	1,367	822	327	4,429
All last actions	43	31	19	7	*100*
Permanent accommodation offered	1	1	1	1	4
Temporary accommodation offered	3	3	2	1	8
Referred to other local authority	*	*	*	*	*
Advice and assistance	34	21	12	5	72
Other	6	6	3	1	16

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

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