Applications and applicant households
Table 1 Number of applications to local authorities under the Homeless Persons legislation: 1992-93 to 2006-07
| All applications | Assessed as homeless | Assessed as homeless and in priority need |
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Number | % of all applications | Number | % of applications assessed as homeless |
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1992-93 | 42,822 | 30,100 | 70 | 19,800 | 66 |
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1993-94 | 43,038 | 30,900 | 72 | 18,200 | 59 |
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1994-95 | 41,495 | 31,600 | 76 | 17,500 | 55 |
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1995-96 | 40,936 | 30,300 | 74 | 16,900 | 56 |
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1996-97 | 40,989 | 30,600 | 75 | 16,800 | 55 |
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1997-98 | 43,135 | 32,500 | 75 | 17,600 | 54 |
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1998-99 | 45,723 | 33,500 | 73 | 18,400 | 55 |
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1999-00 | 46,023 | 33,600 | 73 | 20,200 | 60 |
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2000-01 | 45,004 | 33,300 | 74 | 20,500 | 62 |
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2001-02 | 47,493 | 37,100 | 78 | 26,900 | 73 |
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2002-03 | 52,043 | 40,115 | 77 | 29,355 | 73 |
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2003-04 | 56,635 | 42,907 | 76 | 31,459 | 73 |
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2004-05 | 57,396 | 41,549 | 72 | 31,139 | 75 |
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2005-06 | 60,436 | 43,265 | 72 | 32,668 | 76 |
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2006-07 1 | 59,096 | 41,123 | 70 | 31,464 | 77 |
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Notes: Data prior to 2002-03 are estimated (see notes and definitions). Percentages for 2002-03 onwards are based on applications made during the period, including lost contact/withdrawal/resolved prior to assessment, as well as cases which have not yet been assessed.
1. For applications made in 2006-07, there were 2,102 cases which had not been assessed by the end of the period (this may include some cases where contact has been lost). Assessment figures for 2006-07 are therefore provisional.