14 Statistics have been provided by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. The 2018 to 2019 period has been used to take account of the fluctuating caseload resulting from temporary measures introduced in response to the Coronavirus and subsequently the 2022 Act.

15 RentBetter Wave 2 Full Reports | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

16 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23 (data.gov.scot)

17 RentBetter Baseline Full Reports | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

18 Poverty and income inequality statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19 Living in Scotland’s Private Rented Sector: A Bespoke Survey of Renters’ experiences – September 2022

20 Understanding the True Cost of Evictions in Scotland - Shelter Scotland

21 Evictions_Nov09_Shelter.pdf (ctfassets.net)

22 Characteristics of the homeless population - Homelessness in Scotland: 2022-23 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

23 Homing in: How to improve the lives of older renters in Scotland (independentage.org)

24 Findings | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

25 Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022

26 The Cost of Living Crisis in Scotland: An Analytical Report (www.gov.scot) p48. The analytical paper as published contains references to hyperlinks which no longer exist. However, underlying data available is summarised in this report Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23 (data.gov.scot) and underlying data tables can be found here: Download Poverty and Child Poverty Data.

27 Scottish Government, Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2017-20 (data.gov.scot)

28 Living in Scotland’s Private Rented Sector: A Bespoke Survey of Renters’ experiences – September 2022

29 Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

30 Scotland’s Gender Equality Index 2023 (data.gov.scot)

31 See footnote 30

32 See footnote 30

33 The low-income indicator measures the proportion of adults with an income below 60% of the UK median income, after equivalising for dependent children living with them. Due to limitations of the available data, we have assumed that costs related to dependent children are shared proportionate to individual income within a family. This indicator uses income before housing costs to avoid needing to make assumptions about how housing costs are split within a couple.

34 Wealth in Scotland 2006-2020 (data.gov.scot)

35 In 2018-2020, 70% of households with a male household head owned property, whereas only 59% of households with a female household head did. This gap was consistent over time.

36 Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill: equalities impact assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

37 Homelessness in Scotland: 2022-23 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

38 Additional child poverty analysis 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

39 Tackling child poverty delivery plan: fourth year progress report 2021-2022 - focus report on households with babies under one - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

40 "I didn’t feel safe being my full self" - the LGBTQ+ experience of renting (generationrent.org)

41 Equality-Network-Consultation-Response-A-Human-Rights-Bill-for-Scotland-4th-October-2023-.pdf

42 Stonewall | LGBT in Britain - Trans Report (2017)

43 Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2019 (Last updated: January 2021)

44 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23 - Equality analysis 21% of adults who did not answer the question about sexual orientation also reported being in relative poverty after housing costs.

45 Inclusive Participation in Rural Scotland: A Preliminary Exploration (www.gov.scot)

46 Supporting documents - Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

47 includes ‘White: Irish’, ‘White: Gypsy/Traveller’, 'Roma', 'Showman/Showwoman' and ‘White: Other White Ethnic Group’

48 'Asian' includes the categories Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British

49 All other ethnic groups' includes categories within the 'Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Group', ‘African’, ‘Caribbean or Black’ and ‘Other Ethnic Group’ sections

50 Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022

51 The Cost of Living Crisis in Scotland: An Analytical Report (www.gov.scot) p.42

52 According to Census 2011 data

53 Scottish Government (2020). Poverty and income inequality in Scotland 2016-19 and Additional poverty analysis 2018 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

54 Ethnicity and Housing in Scotland, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, July 2020

55 ‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions: Journal of Youth Studies: Vol 20 , No 1 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)

56 Housing needs of minority ethnic groups: Evidence review (www.gov.scot), January 2021

57 Scottish Government, Poverty and Child Poverty Data for Download

58 RentBetter Baseline Full Reports | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

59 RentBetter Baseline Full Reports | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

60 Housing needs of minority ethnic groups: Evidence review (www.gov.scot), January 2021

61 The Urban Institute – Leading and sharing thinking in Urban Planning, Real Estate, and Urban Design. (hw.ac.uk)

62 Supporting documents - Scottish Household Survey 2022: Key Findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) There is evidence to suggest that social rented and private rented households may be slightly under-represented in the 2022 achieved sample. Users should take this into account when interpreting totals aggregated across all housing tenure groups.

63 RentBetter Baseline Full Reports | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

64 Housing needs of minority ethnic groups: evidence review - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

65 Housing needs of minority ethnic groups: evidence review - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Wave-2-Tenant-qualitative-AE030522-for-publication.pdf (indigohousegroup.com)

66 Supporting documents - Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

67 The 'Other' group includes Hindu, Buddhist, Pagan, Jewish, Sikh, and 'Another religion' responses

Supporting documents - Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

68 Poverty and Income Inequality Statistics March 2024