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

Table 21 Households with children by accommodation type as at 31 March: 2002 to 2007

Household type		Social sector accommodation ¹		Hostel ²		Bed & Breakfast		Other ³		Total
Household type		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
*All households*
2002	as at 31 March	2,152	52	1,363	33	569	14	69	2	4,153	*100*
2003	as at 31 March	3,012	55	1,421	26	914	17	141	3	5,488	*100*
2004	as at 31 March	3,579	54	1,657	25	1,206	18	132	2	6,574	*100*
2005	as at 31 March	4,205	56	1,619	21	1,556	21	159	2	7,539	*100*
2006	as at 31 March	4,870	58	1,521	18	1,534	18	416	5	*8,341*	*100*
2007	as at 31 March	5,423	59	1,533	17	1,565	17	643	7	9,164	*100*
*Households with dependent children ⁴*
2002	as at 31 March	1,107	83	103	8	94	7	25	2	1,329	*100*
2003	as at 31 March	1,356	84	73	5	109	7	80	5	1,618	*100*
2004	as at 31 March	1,708	84	115	6	151	7	57	3	2,031	*100*
2005	as at 31 March	1,997	84	109	5	167	7	100	4	2,373	*100*
2006	as at 31 March	2,410	84	114	4	134	5	200	7	*2,858*	*100*
2007	as at 31 March	2,678	83	124	4	88	3	345	11	3,235	*100*
*Total number of dependent children*
2002	as at 31 March	2,046	86	156	7	142	6	45	2	2,389	*100*
2003	as at 31 March	2,592	86	121	4	185	6	128	4	3,026	*100*
2004	as at 31 March	3,284	86	215	6	234	6	100	3	3,833	*100*
2005	as at 31 March	3,727	86	194	4	262	6	168	4	4,351	*100*
2006	as at 31 March	4,327	87	158	3	166	3	316	6	*4,967*	*100*
2007	as at 31 March	4,821	85	171	3	121	2	592	10	5,705	*100*

1. Includes Glasgow Housing Association stock from 2003, and all other housing associations from June 2005 onward.

2. The majority of hostel accommodation was accounted for by Glasgow - see the notes and definitions section.

3. The category 'other' includes mainly private landlords.

4. From June 2005, this includes households with pregnant women. Figures from this point onward are therefore not strictly comparable with previous ones.

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