Publication - Statistics

Homelessness in Scotland: update to 30 September 2020

Published: 23 March 2021
Topic: Equality and rights, Housing
ISBN: 9781800048898

This statistics bulletin provides information on homelessness in Scotland in the 6 month period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020, alongside historical data.

Supporting documents

Main findings

Line chart showing the impact of covid restrictions on homelessness

Upon the introduction of covid-19 restrictions, the number of homelessness applications, those assessed as homeless and homelessness cases that closed declined.

However, the number of households in temporary accommodation and open applications increased.

Line chart showing the proportion of households securing settled accommodation — There were shifts in the patterns of homelessness in 2020 for the:

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