Operation of the Homeless Persons legislation in Scotland: national and local authority analyses 2006-07

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Table A Detailed reason for applying: 2006-07

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

Parents cannot accommodate

5,344

3,602

412

1,621

854

499

131

53

12,516

Relatives cannot accommodate

2,422

1,226

269

501

295

160

81

41

4,995

Friends cannot accommodate

2,682

1,054

213

311

195

113

48

14

4,630

Dispute with partner: violent

636

1,747

122

2,669

25

41

79

134

5,453

Dispute with partner: non-violent

3,145

950

905

1,654

21

21

87

105

6,888

Dispute with guardian: violent

263

368

16

138

29

24

14

11

863

Young and affected by violence (not directly)

20

46

2

27

4

2

.

.

101

Loss of local authority tenancy: arrears

285

149

26

169

33

57

14

23

756

Loss of local authority tenancy: anti-social

19

7

4

18

4

4

1

2

59

Loss of local authority tenancy: other

214

88

24

74

21

19

5

4

449

Loss of other social sector tenancy: arrears

167

98

20

127

23

52

15

21

523

Loss of other social sector tenancy: anti-social

29

10

.

6

.

3

1

2

51

Loss of other social sector tenancy: other

187

78

11

101

18

48

5

11

459

Loss of private tenancy: arrears

281

110

23

255

58

111

34

29

901

Loss of private tenancy: anti-social

38

7

1

23

4

7

3

2

85

Loss of private tenancy: other

1,044

561

142

929

333

526

136

125

3,796

Mortgage default

210

106

48

151

105

188

60

45

913

Forced division and sale (matrimonial)

151

99

73

382

18

31

55

49

858

Loss of service tenancy (armed forces)

134

36

13

10

63

76

9

9

350

Expiry of short assured tenancies

163

119

30

210

78

158

26

38

822

Emergency (fire, flood, storm etc.)

128

43

6

45

26

31

10

8

297

House condition (such as closing order)

33

14

3

18

14

27

7

4

120

Discharged from prison

2,107

153

49

20

42

3

6

2

2,382

Discharged from hospital

373

116

13

13

6

1

3

2

527

Lost accommodation in hostel/lodgings/hotel

707

162

5

15

35

8

5

1

938

Gave up secure accommodation

309

159

25

118

74

72

14

9

780

Overcrowding

66

68

23

123

28

73

7

14

402

Harassment: racial

32

7

1

14

7

21

4

3

89

Harassment: other

435

240

36

429

84

187

30

32

1,473

Fleeing non-domestic violence

526

212

57

422

108

197

43

60

1,625

Unsafe to return (none of the above)

227

161

13

168

44

74

14

14

715

Other

2,015

818

148

498

273

339

112

77

4,280

All reasons

24,392

12,614

2,733

11,259

2,922

3,173

1,059

944

59,096

Notes: All applications within period.

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