Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2011-12

This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2012. It includes information on the characteristics of applicant households, local authority assessments and the action taken in respect of cases that were concluded. Snapshot data on households in temporary accommodation at 31 March 2012 are presented and notifications of households at risk of homelessness due to eviction/repossession.


 

Table 2d: Number of applications by single person households by age and gender: 2011-12

  16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65+
Male 949 1,380 3,546 2,855 2,489 2,062 1,906 1,421 964 622 354 313
Female 1,280 1,349 2,248 1,210 788 630 589 639 524 365 177 217
Total 2,229 2,729 5,794 4,065 3,277 2,692 2,495 2,060 1,488 987 531 530

Please note:

4 July 2013 - this table has been revised.  An error in the total row meant that the total row did not give the sum of the male and female rows.  This has now been corrected.

 

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