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Publication - Statistics

Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2012-13

Published
16 July 2013
ISBN
9781782567608

This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2013. 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 2013 are presented and notifications of households at risk of homelessness due to eviction/repossession.

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Table 2b

Total applications by household type and gender

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Single person: male 23,676 25,531 24,335 25,894 24,548 22,228 23,187 23,364 22,859 18,935 17,423
Single person: female 10,460 11,199 11,762 12,521 12,786 12,176 12,253 12,004 12,051 10,009 8,340
Total single person 34,136 36,730 36,097 38,415 37,334 34,404 35,440 35,368 34,910 28,944 25,763
Single parent: male 1,187 1,458 1,820 2,345 2,749 3,028 3,492 3,876 3,752 3,106 2,358
Single parent: female 10,443 11,128 11,745 11,951 11,327 10,761 10,415 9,930 9,347 7,806 6,621
Total single parent 11,630 12,586 13,565 14,296 14,076 13,789 13,907 13,806 13,099 10,912 8,979
Couple without children 2,224 2,561 2,840 2,861 2,918 2,940 2,922 2,766 2,599 1,864 1,625
Couple with children 2,599 2,813 3,027 3,050 3,155 3,304 2,980 2,968 2,832 2,125 1,887
Other without children 864 1,030 1,013 1,098 1,123 1,405 1,264 1,193 1,192 871 842
Other with children 672 894 854 964 1,003 1,366 1,163 1,110 1,012 831 731
Total 52,125 56,614 57,396 60,684 59,609 57,208 57,676 57,211 55,644 45,547 39,827

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