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

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Housing outcomes

Table 28 Housing outcome by assessment decision and household type: 2005-06

Table 28a Priority homeless

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

All

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Permanent accommodation secured

7,806

65

1,084

78

6,088

77

1,540

75

16,518

70

Temporary accommodation secured

1,065

9

16

1

29

*

5

*

1,115

5

Returned to previous/present accommodation

736

6

85

6

663

8

157

8

1,641

7

Other (known)

1,479

12

120

9

737

9

212

10

2,548

11

Not known

974

8

92

7

426

5

134

7

1,626

7

Applications completed during period

12,060

100

1,397

100

7,943

100

2,048

100

23,448

100

Table 28b Non-priority homeless

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

All

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Permanent accommodation secured

914

12

114

17

-

-

-

-

1,028

12

Temporary accommodation secured

636

8

18

3

-

-

-

-

654

8

Returned to previous/present accommodation

1,044

14

134

20

-

-

-

-

1,178

14

Other (known)

1,686

22

128

19

-

-

-

-

1,814

22

Not known

3,374

44

264

40

-

-

-

-

3,638

44

Applications completed during period

7,654

100

658

100

-

-

-

-

8,312

100

Table 28c Not homeless

Single person

Other household without children

Single parent

Other household with children

All

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Permanent accommodation secured

139

6

23

7

90

8

53

11

305

7

Temporary accommodation secured

24

1

1

*

2

*

-

-

27

1

Returned to previous/present accommodation

1,493

65

245

71

867

73

347

70

2,952

68

Other (known)

341

15

47

14

137

12

51

10

576

13

Not known

303

13

31

9

88

7

43

9

465

11

Applications completed during period

2,300

100

347

100

1,184

100

494

100

4,325

100

Note: All applications with outcomes during period, excluding lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment or discharge of duty. Figures exclude Angus and Falkirk due to technical difficulties in submitting HL1 data.

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