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

Table 25 Housing outcome by assessment decision and household type: 2006-07

Table 25a Priority homeless

	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
	Single person		Other household without children		Single parent		Other household with children		All
Permanent accommodation secured	8,469	67	1,283	81	6,448	77	1,810	78	18,010	73
Temporary accommodation secured	973	8	17	1	29	*	6	*	1,025	4
Returned to previous/present accommodation	708	6	74	5	624	7	121	5	1,527	6
Other (known)	1,704	14	131	8	837	10	280	12	2,952	12
Not known	715	6	73	5	424	5	115	5	1,327	5
Applications completed during period	12,569	*100*	1,578	*100*	8,362	*100*	2,332	*100*	24,841	*100*

Table 25b Non-priority homeless

	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
	Single person		Other household without children		Single parent		Other household with children		All
Permanent accommodation secured	1,088	14	116	16	-	-	-	-	1,204	15
Temporary accommodation secured	491	7	21	3	-	-	-	-	512	6
Returned to previous/present accommodation	987	13	125	18	-	-	-	-	1,112	13
Other (known)	2,145	28	186	26	-	-	-	-	2,331	28
Not known	2,830	38	259	37	-	-	-	-	3,089	37
Applications completed during period	7,541	*100*	707	*100*	-	-	-	-	8,248	*100*

Table 25c Not homeless

	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
	Single person		Other household without children		Single parent		Other household with children		All
Permanent accommodation secured	111	5	26	7	91	8	52	9	280	6
Temporary accommodation secured	22	1	3	1	4	*	1	*	30	1
Returned to previous/present accommodation	1,499	65	274	74	883	74	434	75	3,090	70
Other (known)	406	18	42	11	130	11	60	10	638	14
Not known	254	11	24	7	84	7	29	5	391	9
Applications completed during period	2,292	*100*	369	*100*	1,192	*100*	576	*100*	4,429	*100*

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

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