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Statistical Bulletin HSG/2001/5 Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland 1989-90 to 1999-00: National and Local Authority Analyses

Published November 2001
A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

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Contents

1. Introduction
Main points
2. Summary of the legislation
3. Trends in applications and Local Authority assessments
4. Repeat applications
5. Action taken by Local Authorities following assessment
6. Time taken to complete action
7. Use of temporary accommodation
8. Characteristics of applicants - main priority need category
9. Characteristics of applicants - reason for loss/threatened loss of accommodation
10. Characteristics of applicants - household type
11. Appendix of Tables
Notes on Tables

Table 1: Applications to Local Authorities made by households under the homeless persons legislation: Scotland, April 1989 to end of March 2000
Table 2: Applications made by households under the homeless persons legislation by Local Authority assessment: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00
Table 3: Number of applications to Local Authorities made by households under the homeless persons legislation: Local Authority Areas, 1989-90 to 1999-00
Table 4: Number of applications compared with number of case returns received, and estimated number of applications assessed as homeless or potentially homeless: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 5: Applications by Local Authority assessment: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 6a: Applications by Local Authority assessment and action: Scotland, 1999-00 [Number] (excluding those with whom the Local Authority lost contact before assessing)
Table 6b: Applications by Local Authority assessment and action: Scotland, 1999-00 [Percentage] (excluding those with whom the Local Authority lost contact before assessing)
Table 7: Type of accommodation secured by year of application: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00
Table 8: Applications by Local Authority assessment and accommodation found: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 9: Applications by assessment, type of accommodation secured and time taken to complete: Scotland, 1999-00
Table 10: Applications assessed as in priority need, by time between month of application and month of completion: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 11: Applications assessed as in priority need, who were found permanent accommodation, by time between month of application and month of completion: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 12: Households in temporary accommodation at 31 March by type of accommodation: Scotland, 1990 to 2000
Table 13a,b,c: Applications by Local Authority assessment and priority need category: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00 [Number]
Table 13d,e,f: Applications by Local Authority assessment and priority need category: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00 [Percentage]
Table 14a,b,c: Applications in Scotland by reason for loss/threatened loss of accommodation: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00 [Number]
Table 14d,e,f: Applications in Scotland by reason for loss/threatened loss of accommodation: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00 [Percentage]
Table 15: Applications by reason for loss/threatened loss of accommodation: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 16: Applications by household type: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Table 17a,b,c: Applications by household type: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00 [Number]
Table 17d,e,f: Applications by household type: Scotland, 1989-90 to 1999-00 [Percentage]
Table 18a: Applications by household type and Local Authority assessment: Scotland, 1999-00 [Numbers]
Table 18b: Applications by household type and Local Authority assessment: Scotland, 1999-00 [Percentage]
Table 19a: Applications assessed as in priority need by reason for loss/threatened loss of accommodation and household type: Scotland, 1999-00 [Number]
Table 19b: Applications assessed as in priority need by reason for loss/threatened loss of accommodation and household type: Scotland, 1999-00 [Percentage]
Table 20a: Applications assessed as in priority need by Local Authority action and household type: Scotland, 1999-00 [Number]
Table 20b: Applications assessed as in priority need by Local Authority action and household type: Scotland, 1999-00 [Percentage]
Table 21: Applications assessed as in priority need by household type and action: Local Authority Areas, 1999-00
Annex 1 Statistical Notes
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