Housing Options (Prevent 1) Statistics: 2018/19

Housing Options (PREVENT1) Statistics in Scotland: 2018/19

This bulletin is based on information provided by local authorities to the Scottish Government on the operation of Housing Options services that are made available when households seek assistance for housing-related issues, and which can be used by local authorities as a means of delivering statutory duties around the provision of advice and information for the prevention of homelessness. It provides information on the operation of Housing Options between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, and includes information on the number of approaches made, as well as details on the reasons for the approaches made, the activities undertaken, and the outcomes achieved.

Excel workbooks with the tables and charts from this publication are available to download at: http://www.gov.scot/homelessstats

Figure 1: Flow diagram of all approaches to Housing Options services in Scotland, 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019

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All tables and charts from this publication are available online at: http://www.gov.scot/homelessstats