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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 9a: All applications closed by whether contact was maintained: Scotland
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | |
| All cases closed | 45,788 | 51,552 | 54,770 | 59,095 | 57,886 | 53,743 | 57,381 | 56,126 | 55,302 | 47,748 |
| Contact maintained throughout | 33,998 | 37,689 | 36,133 | 39,373 | 38,260 | 35,318 | 37,785 | 39,557 | 38,607 | 35,014 |
| Contact lost before assessment | 4,393 | 5,392 | 6,986 | 7,614 | 7,509 | 6,077 | 6,682 | 4,307 | 4,201 | 2,931 |
| Contact lost after assessment | 5,381 | 5,346 | 7,990 | 7,959 | 7,836 | 7,296 | 6,913 | 5,804 | 5,980 | 5,380 |
| Application withdrawn before assessment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,339 | 3,040 | 3,504 | 3,626 | 2,423 |
| Applicant ineligible for assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 298 | 262 | 302 | 140 |
| Homelessness resolved prior to assessment | 2,016 | 3,125 | 3,661 | 4,149 | 4,281 | 2,445 | 2,663 | 2,692 | 2,586 | 1,860 |
| All applications closed by whether contact was maintained: Scotland | % of all cases closed | |||||||||
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |
| Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | |
| All cases closed | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Contact maintained throughout | 74 | 73 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 73 |
| Contact lost before assessment | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Contact lost after assessment | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Application withdrawn before assessment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Applicant ineligible for assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Homelessness resolved prior to assessment | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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