Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2013-14
This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2014. 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 2014 are also presented.
Table 6a
Homeless assessments by local authority area in each year
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Homeless | Priority homeless | All Homeless | Priority homeless | All Homeless | Priority homeless (Note 2) | ||||
| Number | Number | % | Number | Number | % | Number | Number | % | |
| Scotland | 35,708 | 32,490 | 91 | 32,161 | 30,791 | 96 | 29,326 | - | - |
| Aberdeen City | 1,225 | 1,043 | 85 | 1,201 | 1,129 | 94 | 812 | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire | 1,240 | 1,089 | 88 | 1,069 | 1,029 | 96 | 1,012 | - | - |
| Angus | 971 | 971 | 100 | 701 | 701 | 100 | 569 | - | - |
| Argyll & Bute | 456 | 412 | 90 | 361 | 361 | 100 | 324 | - | - |
| Clackmannanshire | 537 | 500 | 93 | 365 | 352 | 96 | 359 | - | - |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 783 | 754 | 96 | 755 | 754 | 100 | 688 | - | - |
| Dundee City | 1,253 | 1,253 | 100 | 1,171 | 1,171 | 100 | 1,101 | - | - |
| East Ayrshire | 554 | 492 | 89 | 409 | 409 | 100 | 257 | - | - |
| East Dunbartonshire | 450 | 388 | 86 | 374 | 350 | 94 | 479 | - | - |
| East Lothian | 682 | 463 | 68 | 590 | 477 | 81 | 599 | - | - |
| East Renfrewshire | 202 | 195 | 97 | 232 | 232 | 100 | 301 | - | - |
| Edinburgh | 4,359 | 3,604 | 83 | 4,224 | 3,706 | 88 | 3,930 | - | - |
| Eilean Siar | 138 | 96 | 70 | 121 | 107 | 88 | 102 | - | - |
| Falkirk | 1,033 | 933 | 90 | 820 | 733 | 89 | 812 | - | - |
| Fife | 2,719 | 2,333 | 86 | 2,262 | 2,144 | 95 | 2,037 | - | - |
| Glasgow City | 6,319 | 6,089 | 96 | 5,955 | 5,921 | 99 | 4,974 | - | - |
| Highland | 1,114 | 978 | 88 | 888 | 843 | 95 | 928 | - | - |
| Inverclyde | 324 | 319 | 98 | 262 | 262 | 100 | 241 | - | - |
| Midlothian | 642 | 583 | 91 | 603 | 597 | 99 | 550 | - | - |
| Moray | 372 | 372 | 100 | 398 | 398 | 100 | 349 | - | - |
| North Ayrshire | 629 | 629 | 100 | 578 | 578 | 100 | 596 | - | - |
| North Lanarkshire | 1,692 | 1,366 | 81 | 1,698 | 1,483 | 87 | 1,418 | - | - |
| Orkney | 113 | 113 | 100 | 87 | 87 | 100 | 79 | - | - |
| Perth & Kinross | 790 | 768 | 97 | 751 | 751 | 100 | 701 | - | - |
| Renfrewshire | 962 | 962 | 100 | 840 | 840 | 100 | 736 | - | - |
| Scottish Borders | 402 | 392 | 98 | 496 | 496 | 100 | 560 | - | - |
| Shetland | 157 | 145 | 92 | 117 | 117 | 100 | 109 | - | - |
| South Ayrshire | 697 | 670 | 96 | 652 | 652 | 100 | 575 | - | - |
| South Lanarkshire | 1,962 | 1,789 | 91 | 1,772 | 1,702 | 96 | 1,811 | - | - |
| Stirling | 397 | 397 | 100 | 324 | 324 | 100 | 276 | - | - |
| West Dunbartonshire | 1,169 | 1,169 | 100 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 100 | 998 | - | - |
| West Lothian | 1,365 | 1,223 | 90 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 100 | 1,043 | - | - |
Note 1:- All homeless and priority homeless assessment decisions include households assessed as threatened with homelessness.
Note 2:- In November 2012 the Scottish Parliament approved the Homelessness (Abolition of Priority Need Test) (Scotland) Order 2012. This meets the homelessness commitment and ensures that from 31st December 2012 onwards, local authorities no longer apply the priority need test to homeless households.
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