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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 assessed as in priority need by local authority action and household type, Scotland 1997-98

Table 20

 

Number

Local authority action

Household type

Total

One person households

One parent households

Couple

Other household type

Under 18

18 - 24

25 to60/65

60/65 and over

Total

Parent aged under 25

Parent aged25 or over

Total

Without children

With children

Total

Total

2,000

1,300

2,700

700

6,700

2,100

5,900

8,000

600

1,900

2,500

300

17,500

Permanent

1,100

800

1,700

500

4,000

1,600

4,300

5,900

400

1,300

1,700

200

11,800

LA,NT,SH,HA dwelling

800

700

1,400

400

3,400

1,400

3,600

5,000

400

1,100

1,500

200

10,000

Return to previous/present accommodation

200

100

200

100

500

100

500

700

-

100

200

-

1,300

Other permanent

100

-

100

-

200

100

200

200

-

100

100

-

500

Short stay

500

200

500

100

1,300

200

500

700

-

200

200

-

2,200

LA dwelling

100

-

100

-

200

100

200

200

-

100

100

-

500

Hostel

200

100

300

100

700

-

100

100

-

-

-

-

900

Bed & Breakfast

100

-

100

-

200

100

200

200

-

100

100

-

500

Other

100

-

100

-

200

-

100

100

-

-

-

-

400

Referred to another authority

-

-

-

-

100

-

100

100

-

-

-

-

200

No accommodation

400

200

500

100

1,300

400

1,000

1,400

100

400

500

100

3,200

 

Percentage

Local authority action

Household type

Total

One person households

One parent households

Couple

Other household type

Under 18

18 - 24

25 to60/65

60/65 and over

Total

Parent aged under 25

Parent aged25 or over

Total

Without children

With children

Total

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Permanent

54

62

63

67

60

73

73

73

73

67

68

73

68

LA,NT,SH,HA dwelling

41

56

54

57

51

64

61

62

64

55

57

64

57

Return to previous/present accommodation

9

5

7

8

7

7

9

8

5

7

7

7

8

Other permanent

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

3

4

4

4

2

3

Short stay

24

17

17

18

19

9

8

9

7

10

9

8

13

LA dwelling

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

4

3

2

3

Hostel

12

10

10

11

11

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

5

Bed & Breakfast

4

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

2

4

3

1

3

Other

4

3

3

3

3

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

2

Referred to another authority

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

No accommodation

22

19

19

14

19

17

17

17

19

22

21

18

19

See Notes on Tables - page 13

 

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