| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| 4B homelessness |
| Table 4B1 Homelessness, applicant households by local authority assessment and year, 1986-87, 1992-93 to 1996-97 |
Local authority assessment |
1986-87 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
| Total applicants | 25,200 |
42,800 |
43,000 |
41,500 |
40,900 |
41,000 |
| Homeless | 10,600 |
20,800 |
23,100 |
25,300 |
23,700 |
24,500 |
| priority unintentional | 7,300 |
11,900 |
11,800 |
12,000 |
11,600 |
11,300 |
| priority intentional | 800 |
1,400 |
1,500 |
1,200 |
1,100 |
1,100 |
| non priority | 2,500 |
7,400 |
9,900 |
12,100 |
11,200 |
12,100 |
| Potentially homeless | 5,800 |
9,300 |
7,800 |
6,300 |
6,600 |
6,400 |
| priority unintentional | 3,700 |
5,800 |
4,400 |
3,900 |
3,800 |
3,500 |
| priority intentional | 400 |
700 |
600 |
400 |
600 |
600 |
| non priority | 1,800 |
2,800 |
2,800 |
2,000 |
2,300 |
2,300 |
| Neither homeless or potentially homeless | 2,800 |
4,600 |
5,100 |
5,300 |
5,400 |
5,400 |
| Not stated or lost contact | 6,000 |
8,100 |
7,000 |
4,600 |
5,200 |
4,800 |
Source: SODD, Housing Statistics Unit |