| Applicant households under the homeless persons legislation by local authority assessment and year |
Table 2
|
| Scotland 1987-88 to 1997-98 |
Number
|
| Local authority assessment |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
| 1. Summary of assessment | |||||||||||
| Total applicants |
24,668 |
24,741 |
29,068 |
35,100 |
40,600 |
42,800 |
43,000 |
41,500 |
40,900 |
41,000 |
43,100 |
| Priority homeless or potentially homeless |
11,375 |
12,020 |
14,237 |
16,800 |
18,400 |
19,800 |
18,200 |
17,500 |
16,900 |
16,800 |
17,500 |
| Non-priority homeless or potentially homeless |
3,964 |
3,753 |
4,040 |
6,700 |
9,400 |
10,300 |
12,700 |
14,100 |
13,400 |
13,900 |
14,900 |
| Not homeless/lost contact/ not stated |
9,329 |
8,968 |
10,791 |
11,600 |
12,800 |
12,800 |
12,100 |
9,900 |
10,600 |
10,300 |
10,600 |
| 2. Detailed assessment | |||||||||||
| Total applicants |
24,668 |
24,741 |
29,068 |
35,100 |
40,600 |
42,800 |
43,000 |
41,500 |
40,900 |
41,000 |
43,100 |
| Homeless |
9,596 |
9,648 |
11,516 |
15,400 |
18,800 |
20,800 |
23,100 |
25,300 |
23,700 |
24,200 |
26,600 |
| priority unintentional |
6,508 |
6,727 |
8,131 |
9,900 |
10,900 |
11,900 |
11,800 |
12,000 |
11,500 |
11,600 |
12,300 |
| priority intentional |
628 |
728 |
884 |
1,100 |
1,300 |
1,400 |
1,500 |
1,200 |
1,100 |
1,100 |
1,400 |
| non priority |
2,460 |
2,193 |
2,501 |
4,400 |
6,600 |
7,400 |
9,900 |
12,100 |
11,100 |
11,600 |
12,900 |
| Potentially homeless |
5,743 |
6,125 |
6,761 |
8,100 |
9,000 |
9,300 |
7,800 |
6,300 |
6,600 |
6,400 |
5,800 |
| priority unintentional |
3,836 |
4,149 |
4,731 |
5,200 |
5,600 |
5,800 |
4,400 |
3,900 |
3,800 |
3,600 |
3,300 |
| priority intentional |
403 |
416 |
491 |
600 |
600 |
700 |
600 |
400 |
600 |
600 |
500 |
| non priority |
1,504 |
1,560 |
1,539 |
2,300 |
2,800 |
2,800 |
2,800 |
2,000 |
2,300 |
2,300 |
2,000 |
| Neither homeless nor potentially homeless |
2,653 |
2,464 |
2,996 |
4,000 |
4,500 |
4,600 |
5,100 |
5,300 |
5,400 |
5,500 |
5,800 |
| Lost Contact/not stated |
6,676 |
6,504 |
7,795 |
7,600 |
8,300 |
8,100 |
7,000 |
4,600 |
5,200 |
4,900 |
4,900 |
|
Percentage |
| Local authority assessment |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
| 1. Summary | |||||||||||
| Percentage assessed as: | |||||||||||
| Priority homeless or potentially homeless |
46 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
45 |
46 |
42 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
| Non-priority homeless or potentially homeless |
16 |
15 |
14 |
19 |
23 |
24 |
30 |
34 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
| Lost contact/not homeless/ not stated |
38 |
36 |
37 |
33 |
32 |
30 |
28 |
24 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
| 2. Detailed assessment | |||||||||||
| Percentage assessed as: | |||||||||||
| Homeless |
39 |
39 |
40 |
44 |
46 |
49 |
54 |
61 |
58 |
59 |
62 |
| priority unintentional |
26 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
| priority intentional |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| non priority |
10 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
23 |
29 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
| Potentially homeless |
23 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
| priority unintentional |
16 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
| priority intentional |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| non priority |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| Neither homeless nor potentially homeless |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
| Lost Contact/not stated |
27 |
26 |
27 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
See Notes on Tables - page 13