Unlawful eviction damages: equality impact assessment

Footnotes

1 Housing to 2040 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

2 Supporting documents - A New Deal for Tenants - draft strategy: consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3 Delivering our National Missions - Programme for Government 2023 to 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 Unlawful-evictions-damages-law-reform-briefing-11-August-2020.pdf (lsa.org.uk)

5 Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)

6 Summary of Work of the Housing and Property Chamber 2021-2021

7 Data provided by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber)

8 Introduced | Scottish Parliament Website

9 See footnote 2

10 A New Deal for Tenants: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 Research_Report-_Survey_of_Private_Landlords_-_Shelter_England.pdf (ctfassets.net)

12 Understanding Landlords (strategicsociety.org.uk)

13 English Private Landlord Survey 2021: main report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

14 Ethnicity and National Identity in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion variables Census 2021 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) Please note that this comparison has not been tested for statistical significance

15 Scottish Government, Housing statistics: Stock by tenure. Figures are estimated stock as at March 2022. In the Financial Memorandum, the number of private rented households is rounded to 340,000 when used in costings.

16 CAS Illegal Eviction Summary Report

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

18RentBetter Wave 2 Full Reports | Rent Better (indigohousegroup.com)

19 See footnote 21

20 See footnote 21

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

22 ‘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)

23 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

24 SPF Report on future of Scotland's Residential Rental Market (scottishpropertyfederation.org.uk)

25 Who's studying in HE? | HESA

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

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

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

29 See footnote 21

30 Online survey carried out by YouGov in June 2023 with a Scottish sample of 373 older adults living in the PRS (a subsample of a UK sample totalling 2177) found in Homing in, How to improve the lives of older renters in Scotland (independentage.org)

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

32 See footnote 37

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

34 See footnote 21

35 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 data.

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

37 See footnote 36

38 See footnote 21

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

40 See footnote 39

41 See footnote 39

42 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.

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

44 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.

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

46 39% of men compared to 47% of women surveyed

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

48 Scottish Government analysis of Family Resources Survey Data (2020-23) Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23 (data.gov.scot)

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

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

51 CAS Illegal Eviction Summary Report

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

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

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

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

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

57 National LGBT Survey: Research report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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

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

60 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.

61 See footnote 21

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

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

64 See footnote 21

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

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

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

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

69 According to Census 2011 data

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

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

72 Ethnicity and National Identity in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

73 ‘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)

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

75 Scottish Government, Poverty and Child Poverty Data for Download

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

77 See footnote 82

78 Housing needs of minority ethnic groups: Evidence review (www.gov.scot), January 2021 (page 31)

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

80 Home - Shelter Scotland

81 CEMVO Scotland – Strengthening Communities Tackling Inequalities

82 Minoritised ethnic access to social housing in Scotland at key transition points - Shelter Scotland

83 Scottish Household Survey 2022: Key Findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Data table 1.17. Rates of difficulty paying were 3% for White Scottish, 2% for White British, 4% for White Other, and 2% for Minority Ethnic Group HIH respondents.

84 See footnote 21

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

86 Poverty and Income Inequality Statistics March 2024