Statistical Bulletin: Housing Series: HSG/2005/6: Operation of the Homeless Persons legislation in Scotland: national and local authority analyses 2004-05

Table 9
Main reason for applying: 2004-05

Table 9a
Number

	Single person male	Single person female	Single parent male	Single parent female	Couple without children	Couple with children	Other household without children	Other household with children	All
	Household type								All
Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends	9,980	5,271	498	2,316	1,153	674	224	93	20,209
Dispute within household	3,872	2,881	677	4,780	105	94	224	250	12,883
Loss of local authority tenancy	471	168	23	172	60	60	23	27	1,004
Loss of other social sector tenancy	322	122	22	206	39	95	11	24	841
Loss of private sector tenancy	1,254	644	122	1,174	402	593	112	140	4,441
Mortgage default	196	89	35	144	91	153	44	29	781
Loss of matrimonial home	153	105	64	374	16	21	47	36	816
Loss of service tenancy	151	49	16	36	63	77	15	5	412
Expiry of short assured tenancy	146	108	17	208	64	111	14	18	686
Emergency	166	61	8	68	42	51	32	18	446
House condition	39	9	3	24	12	17	3	2	109
Discharged from hospital/prison	2,934	289	44	44	72	14	10	2	3,409
Loss of temporary accommodation	804	168	3	16	42	10	7	1	1,051
Gave up secure accommodation	346	147	21	124	78	94	14	8	832
Overcrowding	59	66	21	99	36	73	9	11	374
Harassment/violence/unsafe environment	1,207	635	113	1,212	277	556	120	165	4,285
Other	2,116	915	94	524	301	299	120	72	4,441
All reasons	24,216	11,727	1,781	11,521	2,853	2,992	1,029	901	57,020

Table 9b
Percentage

	Single person male	Single person female	Single parent male	Single parent female	Couple without children	Couple with children	Other household without children	Other household with children	All
	Household type								All
Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends	41	45	28	20	40	23	22	10	35
Dispute within household	16	25	38	41	4	3	22	28	23
Loss of local authority tenancy	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2
Loss of other social sector tenancy	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	3	1
Loss of private sector tenancy	5	5	7	10	14	20	11	16	8
Mortgage default	1	1	2	1	3	5	4	3	1
Loss of matrimonial home	1	1	4	3	1	1	5	4	1
Loss of service tenancy	1	*	1	*	2	3	1	1	1
Expiry of short assured tenancy	1	1	1	2	2	4	1	2	1
Emergency	1	1	*	1	1	2	3	2	1
House condition	*	*	*	*	*	1	*	*	*
Discharged from hospital/prison	12	2	2	*	3	*	1	*	6
Loss of temporary accommodation	3	1	*	*	1	*	1	*	2
Gave up secure accommodation	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1
Overcrowding	*	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Harassment/violence/unsafe environment	5	5	6	11	10	19	12	18	8
Other	9	8	5	5	11	10	12	8	8
All reasons	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*

Note: All applications during period. A more detailed version of this table is provided in the supplementary tables ( Table A).

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