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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

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

Reason accommodation is longer available

Termination of tenancy / mortgage due to rent arrears / default on payments

943

457

127

641

195

364

157

172

3,056

5.4

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

Applicant terminated secure accommodation

335

160

29

115

65

63

28

13

808

1.4

Loss of service / tied accommodation

154

64

14

31

76

93

16

22

470

0.8

Discharge from prison / hospital / care / other institution

1,987

246

58

29

56

6

9

5

2,396

4.2

Emergency (fire, flood, storm, closing order, etc)

138

67

9

48

28

38

18

14

360

0.6

Forced division and sale of matrimonial home

150

123

81

323

19

25

51

57

829

1.5

Other reason for loss of accommodation

1,259

509

92

542

157

412

74

100

3,145

5.6

Reason for having to leave accommodation/ household

Dispute within household: violent or abusive

867

1,991

159

2,376

77

43

148

204

5,865

10.4

Dispute within household / relationship breakdown: non-violent

3,920

1,956

1,008

1,728

258

141

130

150

9,291

16.4

Fleeing non-domestic violence

454

268

60

387

88

149

44

74

1,524

2.7

Harassment

400

223

42

435

113

189

41

54

1,497

2.6

Overcrowding

311

303

65

304

112

136

37

30

1,298

2.3

Asked to leave

6,664

3,411

697

1,517

833

520

250

115

14,007

24.7

Other reason for leaving accommodation / household

3,099

1,644

396

1,127

440

461

196

151

7,514

13.3

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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