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Stastical Bulletin Housing Series: Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland 1987-88 to 1997-88: National and Local Authority Analyses: HSG/1999/3

 

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

 

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