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

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.


Table 9b

All applications closed by whether contact was maintained: Scotland

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
All cases closed 45,791 51,591 54,785 59,112 58,239 53,766 57,438 56,198 55,372 48,064 40,751
Contact maintained throughout 34,000 37,707 36,143 39,384 38,446 35,339 37,834 39,623 38,659 35,323 30,279
Contact lost before assessment 1 4,393 5,411 6,989 7,616 7,601 6,077 6,684 4,306 4,210 2,924 2,204
Contact lost after assessment 5,382 5,347 7,992 7,960 7,873 7,296 6,915 5,806 5,987 5,358 4,708
Application withdrawn before assessment 0 0 0 0 0 2,340 3,041 3,510 3,626 2,427 1,858
Applicant ineligible for assistance 0 0 0 0 0 268 298 262 303 142 116
Homelessness resolved prior to assessment 2,016 3,126 3,661 4,152 4,319 2,446 2,666 2,691 2,587 1,890 1,586

All applications closed by whether contact was maintained: Scotland % of all cases closed

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
All cases closed 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Contact maintained throughout 74 73 66 67 66 66 66 71 70 73 74
Contact lost before assessment 1 10 10 13 13 13 11 12 8 8 6 5
Contact lost after assessment 12 10 15 13 14 14 12 10 11 11 12
Application withdrawn before assessment 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 7 5 5
Applicant ineligible for assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Homelessness resolved prior to assessment 4 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4

Note:- 1: Before 1997-98 this heading included contct lost or application withdrawn before assessment

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