Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: National and Local Authority Analyses 2005-06

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Table 10 Main reason for applying: 2005-06

Table 10a

Number

Household type

All

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

Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends

10,203

5,271

657

2,348

1,177

639

244

99

20,638

Dispute within household

3,938

2,912

865

4,483

86

64

166

262

12,776

Loss of local authority tenancy

462

179

34

198

47

77

16

24

1,037

Loss of other social sector tenancy

325

149

20

181

38

69

24

32

838

Loss of private sector tenancy

1,244

641

164

1,122

349

580

141

132

4,373

Mortgage default

194

76

38

137

70

177

57

51

800

Loss of matrimonial home

159

90

54

367

19

19

43

32

783

Loss of service tenancy

120

48

8

26

70

75

18

13

378

Expiry of short assured tenancy

128

121

16

249

53

103

20

24

714

Emergency

121

65

7

50

32

28

9

17

329

House condition

36

16

2

23

11

20

4

1

113

Discharged from hospital/prison

2,965

283

59

42

61

10

10

6

3,436

Loss of temporary accommodation

811

178

4

14

39

4

3

1

1,054

Gave up secure accommodation

366

137

20

102

44

73

20

11

773

Overcrowding

67

73

21

131

32

86

6

19

435

Harassment/violence/unsafe environment

1,142

528

100

1,085

248

435

77

132

3,747

Other

2,160

860

109

495

261

317

104

57

4,363

All reasons

24,441

11,627

2,178

11,053

2,637

2,776

962

913

56,587

Table 10b

Percentage

Household type

All

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

Loss of accommodation with relatives/friends

42

45

30

21

45

23

25

11

36

Dispute within household

16

25

40

41

3

2

17

29

23

Loss of local authority tenancy

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

Loss of other social sector tenancy

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

4

1

Loss of private sector tenancy

5

6

8

10

13

21

15

14

8

Mortgage default

1

1

2

1

3

6

6

6

1

Loss of matrimonial home

1

1

2

3

1

1

4

4

1

Loss of service tenancy

*

*

*

*

3

3

2

1

1

Expiry of short assured tenancy

1

1

1

2

2

4

2

3

1

Emergency

*

1

*

*

1

1

1

2

1

House condition

*

*

*

*

*

1

*

*

*

Discharged from hospital/prison

12

2

3

*

2

*

1

1

6

Loss of temporary accommodation

3

2

*

*

1

*

*

*

2

Gave up secure accommodation

1

1

1

1

2

3

2

1

1

Overcrowding

*

1

1

1

1

3

1

2

1

Harassment/violence/unsafe environment

5

5

5

10

9

16

8

14

7

Other

9

7

5

4

10

11

11

6

8

All reasons

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Notes: All applications during period. A more detailed version of this table is provided in the annex (Table A). Figures exclude data for Angus and Falkirk due to technical difficulties in submitting the HL1 data.

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