Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2011-12
This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2012. It includes information on the characteristics of applicant households, local authority assessments and the action taken in respect of cases that were concluded. Snapshot data on households in temporary accommodation at 31 March 2012 are presented and notifications of households at risk of homelessness due to eviction/repossession.
Table 8c: Action taken by local authorities for applicants assessed as homeless (priority or non-priority), by year of case closure
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority homeless | Non-priority homeless | All homeless | Priority homeless | Non-priority homeless | All homeless | |
| Action taken by local authority | Number | Number | Number | Number | ||
| Social rented tenancy offered: accepted | 18,956 | 244 | 19,200 | 18,035 | 152 | 18,187 |
| Social rented tenancy offered: not accepted | 2,476 | 29 | 2,505 | 2,540 | 39 | 2,579 |
| Social rented tenancy offered | 21,432 | 273 | 21,705 | 20,575 | 191 | 20,766 |
| Private tenancy offered: accepted | 1,088 | 278 | 1,366 | 1,127 | 285 | 1,412 |
| Private tenancy offered: not accepted | 16 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Private tenancy offered | 1,104 | 286 | 1,390 | 1,144 | 289 | 1,433 |
| Temporary accommodation offered: accepted | 1,774 | 940 | 2,714 | 1,563 | 637 | 2,200 |
| Temporary accommodation offered: not accepted | 671 | 1,215 | 1,886 | 515 | 519 | 1,034 |
| Temporary accommodation offered | 2,445 | 2,155 | 4,600 | 2,078 | 1,156 | 3,234 |
| Referred to other LA | 237 | 3 | 240 | 229 | 2 | 231 |
| Advice and assistance | 1,083 | 1,746 | 2,829 | 1,122 | 1,120 | 2,242 |
| Other | 4,145 | 374 | 4,519 | 4,042 | 206 | 4,248 |
| Lost contact before duty discharged | ||||||
| Total | 30,446 | 4,837 | 35,283 | 29,190 | 2,964 | 32,154 |
Notes:- Priority and non-priority homeless include applicants assessed as threatened with homelessness
This table includes cases closed which had been assessed as homeless or threatened with homlessness, and where contact had been maintained to duty discharge.
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