Stastical Bulletin Housing Series: HSG/1999/3: Page 19

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 by priority need category¹, Scotland 1987-88 to 1997-98	Table 13

Table 13(a) Priority homeless or potentially homeless	Number

Priority need category	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Total	11,375	12,020	14,237	16,800	18,400	19,800	18,200	17,500	16,900	16,800	17,500
Dependent children	7,697	8,173	9,804	11,100	11,600	12,100	10,800	10,200	9,300	9,300	9,600
Pregnancy	1,366	1,151	1,354	1,700	1,900	1,600	1,400	1,200	1,100	1,200	1,100
Vulnerable due to:
old age	606	688	700	800	900	800	900	800	800	800	900
physical disability	196	228	267	300	400	500	500	500	500	500	600
mental illness/handicap	120	143	184	300	400	500	500	600	600	700	900
other special reasons	1,004	1,161	1,313	2,200	2,900	3,400	3,400	3,800	3,600	3,800	4,000
Emergency	192	173	207	300	300	800	500	200	900	200	100
None	223	303	408	100	100	100	200	200	200	200	400

Table 13(b) Non-priority homeless or potentially homeless

Number

Priority need category	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Total	3,964	3,753	4,040	6,700	9,400	10,300	12,700	14,100	13,400	13,900	14,900
Dependent children	87	118	171	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200
Pregnancy	10	8	18	-	100	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vulnerable due to:
old age	13	14	21	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
physical disability	12	8	31	-	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
mental illness/handicap	7	6	14	-	100	100	100	100	100	200	200
other special reasons	103	78	94	200	300	200	200	300	300	200	300
Emergency	1	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
None	3,731	3,512	3,690	6,200	8,600	9,600	12,000	13,300	12,600	13,100	14,100

Table 13(c) Not homeless or potentially homeless, or lost contact

Number

Priority need category	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Total	9,329	8,968	10,791	11,600	12,800	12,800	12,100	9,900	10,600	10,300	10,600
Dependent children	4,357	4,045	4,722	4,700	5,500	5,300	5,100	4,600	4,500	4,400	4,500
Pregnancy	570	498	579	600	800	700	600	500	400	400	400
Vulnerable due to:
old age	306	259	299	300	400	400	400	300	300	300	300
physical disability	123	116	141	200	200	200	200	200	200	300	300
mental illness/handicap	86	108	105	200	200	300	300	200	300	300	400
other special reasons	1,388	1,350	1,488	1,900	1,400	1,600	1,800	1,400	1,600	1,900	2,200
Emergency	98	88	78	100	100	100	100	100	300	100	100
None	2,401	2,504	3,379	3,600	4,300	4,300	3,600	2,500	2,900	2,600	2,400

See Notes on Tables - page
1. The sum of the columns for earlier years may exceed the total, since local authorities were asked to supply details of all reasons for the assessment. The total shown is the number of households recorded.

Applicant households by priority need category, Scotland 1987-88 to 1997-98

Table 13

Table 13(d) Priority homeless or potentially homeless

Percentage

Priority need category	1987-881	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Total	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*
Dependent children	68	68	69	66	63	61	59	58	55	56	55
Pregnancy	12	10	10	10	10	8	8	7	6	7	6
Vulnerable due to:
old age	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5
physical disability	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
mental illness/handicap	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
other special reasons	9	10	9	13	16	17	19	22	21	23	23
Emergency	2	1	1	2	2	4	3	1	5	1	1
None	2	3	3	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2

Table 13(e) Non-priority homeless or potentially homeless

Percentage

Priority need category	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Total	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*
Dependent children	2	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Pregnancy	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vulnerable due to:
old age	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
physical disability	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	1	1	1
mental illness/handicap	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
other special reasons	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Emergency	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
None	94	94	91	92	92	94	94	94	94	94	95

Table 13(f) Not homeless or potentially homeless, or lost contact

Percentage

Priority need category	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Total	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*
Dependent children	47	45	44	41	43	41	42	46	42	42	42
Pregnancy	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4
Vulnerable due to:
old age	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
physical disability	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
mental illness/handicap	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4
other special reasons	15	15	14	16	11	12	15	15	15	18	21
Emergency	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
None	26	28	31	31	33	34	30	25	27	25	23

See Notes on Tables - page 13
1. The sum of this column is greater than 100% since, prior 1990, local authorities were asked to supply details of all reasons for the assessment.