Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2002-03

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Statistical Bulletin HSG/2003/5
Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2002-03

Local authority action by assessment decision and household type: 2002-03

Table 14

Table 14a

Number

Action taken by local authority

Priority homeless

Non-priority homeless

Not homeless

All

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

Social rented tenancy offered

4,537

641

4,355

1,026

541

75

-

-

96

28

39

26

11,364

Private tenancy offered

87

14

150

43

57

8

-

-

20

4

10

7

400

Temporary accommodation offered

3,796

93

488

123

2,174

77

-

-

179

15

75

20

7,040

Referred to other local authority

127

17

83

33

19

1

-

-

5

-

7

1

293

Advice and assistance

1,080

57

424

148

4,902

404

3

1

1,414

198

703

269

9,603

Other

1,014

68

377

104

434

44

-

-

382

48

172

82

2,725

Lost contact before duty discharged

2,763

105

648

143

793

65

-

-

234

30

100

28

4,909

All actioned during period

13,404

995

6,525

1,620

8,920

674

3

1

2,330

323

1,106

433

36,334

Table 14b

Percentage

Action taken by local authority

Priority homeless

Non-priority homeless

Not homeless

All

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

Social rented tenancy offered

34

64

67

63

6

11

-

-

4

9

4

6

31

Private tenancy offered

1

1

2

3

1

1

-

-

1

1

1

2

1

Temporary accommodation offered

28

9

7

8

24

11

-

-

8

5

7

5

19

Referred to other local authority

1

2

1

2

*

*

-

-

*

-

1

*

1

Advice and assistance

8

6

6

9

55

60

100

100

61

61

64

62

26

Other

8

7

6

6

5

7

-

-

16

15

16

19

7

Lost contact before duty discharged

21

11

10

9

9

10

-

-

10

9

9

6

14

All actioned during period

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Note: All applications actioned during period, excluding lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment. Data on applications prior to 10 December 2001 are not included.

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