Publication - Statistics

Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2012-13

Published: 16 July 2013
ISBN: 9781782567608

This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2013. 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 2013 are presented and notifications of households at risk of homelessness due to eviction/repossession.

Supporting documents

Table 6a

Homeless assessments by local authority area in each year

	2010-11			2011-12			2012-13
	All Homeless	Priority homeless		All Homeless	Priority homeless		All Homeless	Priority homeless
	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%
Scotland	41,957	36,847	88	35,711	32,481	91	31,964	30,583	96
Aberdeen City	2,033	1,677	82	1,225	1,043	85	1,191	1,117	94
Aberdeenshire	1,389	1,248	90	1,239	1,088	88	1,051	1,011	96
Angus	992	992	100	970	970	100	698	698	100
Argyll & Bute	626	559	89	456	412	90	353	353	100
Clackmannanshire	585	512	88	537	500	93	362	349	96
Dumfries & Galloway	910	832	91	783	754	96	748	747	100
Dundee City	1,335	1,335	100	1,256	1,256	100	1,163	1,163	100
East Ayrshire	667	601	90	552	490	89	409	409	100
East Dunbartonshire	465	399	86	450	383	85	358	333	93
East Lothian	938	593	63	682	463	68	589	476	81
East Renfrewshire	242	198	82	202	195	97	232	232	100
Edinburgh	4,537	3,757	83	4,359	3,604	83	4,172	3,652	88
Eilean Siar	158	132	84	138	96	70	120	105	88
Falkirk	1,780	1,492	84	1,032	932	90	817	731	89
Fife	3,164	2,672	84	2,716	2,330	86	2,245	2,126	95
Glasgow City	7,391	6,791	92	6,320	6,090	96	5,955	5,921	99
Highland	1,730	1,502	87	1,108	969	87	858	812	95
Inverclyde	385	370	96	324	319	98	256	256	100
Midlothian	530	468	88	667	608	91	665	659	99
Moray	503	367	73	372	372	100	398	398	100
North Ayrshire	672	656	98	630	630	100	573	573	100
North Lanarkshire	1,921	1,564	81	1,681	1,353	80	1,685	1,466	87
Orkney	98	97	99	113	113	100	84	84	100
Perth & Kinross	970	900	93	792	770	97	732	732	100
Renfrewshire	974	951	98	963	963	100	841	841	100
Scottish Borders	659	478	73	402	392	98	497	497	100
Shetland	147	127	86	156	144	92	109	109	100
South Ayrshire	675	613	91	697	670	96	649	649	100
South Lanarkshire	2,323	2,006	86	1,962	1,789	91	1,770	1,700	96
Stirling	473	448	95	396	396	100	319	319	100
West Dunbartonshire	1,187	1,164	98	1,169	1,169	100	998	998	100
West Lothian	1,498	1,346	90	1,362	1,218	89	1,067	1,067	100

Note:- All homeless and priority homeless assessment decisions include households assessed as threatened with homelessness

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Table 6a

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