Housing options (PREVENT1) statistics in Scotland: 2020 to 2021
This statistics bulletin provides information on housing options services in Scotland in the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. It 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.
Prevention activity
Again, there was large variation at local authority level with 'financial assistance', 'negotiation with landlords' and 'help to move' being relatively more common amongst a small number of local authorities.
Maximum type of activity
42% of activity involved providing active information, sign-posting or explanation only.
58% of prevention activity involved casework.
Very few local authorities report advocacy work, with Angus and East Lothian being highest with 6% and 4% of all activity, respectively.
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