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Table 5 Main reason for applying for assistance by household type: All applicants: Scotland 2007/08
| Household type | All | Percentage by reason |
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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 |
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Reason accommodation is longer available |
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Termination of tenancy / mortgage due to rent arrears / default on payments | 943 | 457 | 127 | 641 | 195 | 364 | 157 | 172 | 3,056 | 5.4 |
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Other action by landlord resulting in the termination of the tenancy | 1,290 | 652 | 173 | 1,049 | 400 | 601 | 186 | 198 | 4,549 | 8.0 |
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Applicant terminated secure accommodation | 335 | 160 | 29 | 115 | 65 | 63 | 28 | 13 | 808 | 1.4 |
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Loss of service / tied accommodation | 154 | 64 | 14 | 31 | 76 | 93 | 16 | 22 | 470 | 0.8 |
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Discharge from prison / hospital / care / other institution | 1,987 | 246 | 58 | 29 | 56 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2,396 | 4.2 |
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Emergency (fire, flood, storm, closing order, etc) | 138 | 67 | 9 | 48 | 28 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 360 | 0.6 |
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Forced division and sale of matrimonial home | 150 | 123 | 81 | 323 | 19 | 25 | 51 | 57 | 829 | 1.5 |
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Other reason for loss of accommodation | 1,259 | 509 | 92 | 542 | 157 | 412 | 74 | 100 | 3,145 | 5.6 |
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Reason for having to leave accommodation/ household |
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Dispute within household: violent or abusive | 867 | 1,991 | 159 | 2,376 | 77 | 43 | 148 | 204 | 5,865 | 10.4 |
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Dispute within household / relationship breakdown: non-violent | 3,920 | 1,956 | 1,008 | 1,728 | 258 | 141 | 130 | 150 | 9,291 | 16.4 |
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Fleeing non-domestic violence | 454 | 268 | 60 | 387 | 88 | 149 | 44 | 74 | 1,524 | 2.7 |
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Harassment | 400 | 223 | 42 | 435 | 113 | 189 | 41 | 54 | 1,497 | 2.6 |
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Overcrowding | 311 | 303 | 65 | 304 | 112 | 136 | 37 | 30 | 1,298 | 2.3 |
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Asked to leave | 6,664 | 3,411 | 697 | 1,517 | 833 | 520 | 250 | 115 | 14,007 | 24.7 |
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Other reason for leaving accommodation / household | 3,099 | 1,644 | 396 | 1,127 | 440 | 461 | 196 | 151 | 7,514 | 13.3 |
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All | 21,971 | 12,074 | 3,010 | 10,652 | 2,917 | 3,241 | 1,385 | 1,359 | 56,609 | 100.0 |
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