Scottish Government

ISBN 0 7559 2812 1
ISSN 0264-1143

A Scottish Executive National Statistics publication

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Contents

1.Introduction
2.Main points
3.Summary of current legislation
4.Notes on tables

Applications and applicant households
Number of applications to local authorities under the Homeless Persons legislation: 1992-93 to 2004-05
Applications by assessment and household type: 1994-95 to 2004-05
Number of applications under the Homeless Persons legislation by local authority: 1996-97 to 2004-05
Number of applications made by households within 12 months by household type: 2004-05
Number of applications made by households within 12 months by local authority: 2004-05
Applications reassessed as homeless/potentially homeless within 12 months of previous case being closed by local authority: 2004-05
Number of individual households applying by local authority: 2004-05
Households applying by local authority and household type: 2004-05
Main reason for applying: 2004-05

Local authority assessment
Assessment decision by household type: 2004-05
Assessment decision by presence of children in household and age of main applicant: 2004-05
Households assessed as homeless/in priority need by local authority: 2004-05
Applications from single person households assessed as priority homeless by local authority area: 1999-00 to 2004-05

Action taken by local authorities
Local authority action by assessment decision: 2004-05
Local authority action by assessment decision and household type: 2004-05
Local authority action by assessment decision and local authority area: 2004-05
Length of time between application and last action by assessment decision: 2004-05
Households in temporary accommodation by accommodation type as at 31 March: 1994 to 2005
Households with children by accommodation type as at 31 March: 2002 to 2005
Households with children by accommodation type and local authority area: as at 31 March 2005
Households with children in temporary accommodation by local authority area: as at 31 March 2004 to 31 March 2005

Housing outcomes
Housing outcome by assessment decision and household type: 2004-05
Housing outcome by assessment decision and local authority area: 2004-05

Supplementary tables
Detailed reason for applying: 2004-05
Individuals in households by gender and age: 2004-05
Household type and characteristics of main applicant: 2004-05
Flow of applicants through assessment and final action by local authority: 2004-05

5.Notes and definitions
Scottish Executive Statistical Services
Contact information and other recent Scottish Executive Development Department statistical publications on housing