Housing options (PREVENT1) statistics in Scotland: 2022-23

Information on housing options services in Scotland in the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.


Household circumstances

The most common reasons for Housing Options approaches remain general housing options advice

Chart 2: The most common reasons for Housing Options approaches, 2019-20 to 2022-23

Bar chart showing the reasons for making a housing options approach from 2019-20 to 2022-23

The majority of the reasons for housing support approaches are now similar to pre-pandemic proportions (2019-20).

An exception is the proportion reporting ‘other reason for loss of accommodation’ which has increased over the last two years.

The proportion of approaches made from private rented tenancies has returned to pre-pandemic levels

Chart 3: Property type from which the household made an approach, 2019-20 to 2022-23 [LA refers to local authority and RSL refers to registered social landlord]

Bar chart showing the most common property types of current or last settled address for households making an approach from 2019-20 to 2022-23

The proportion of approaches from the private rented sector has increased for a second year. Last year, the increase was attributed to the lifting of emergency coronavirus legislation. Emergency cost of living legislation, which introduced extra protection for tenants, came in to force in October 2022. However, it is unclear if and how this has impacted on the figures in the above chart.

Contact

Email: homelessness_statistics_inbox@gov.scot

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