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Publication - Statistics

Operation of the homeless persons legislation in Scotland: quarters ending 30 June and 30 September 2011 (including households in temporary accommodation at 31 December 2011)

Published
14 February 2012
ISBN
9781780456140

Statistics relating to the operation of the homeless persons legislation in Scotland: quarters ending 30 June and 30 September 2011, also including households in temporary accommodation as at 31 December 2011.

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Table 5a - Previous housing circumstances of applicants: Apr-Jun 2010 to Jul-Sept 2011

Number
  2010 2010 2010 2011 2010-11 2011 2011
Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Total Apr-Jun Jul-Sept
All applicants 15,033 14,763 11,377 14,479 55,652 11,980 11,816
Owning or renting 5,295 5,179 3,920 5,001 19,395 4,016 4,078
Renting from Local Authority 1,190 1,239 1,053 1,219 4,701 974 1,053
Renting from housing association 577 574 426 578 2,155 464 527
Renting privately 2,449 2,277 1,656 2,306 8,688 1,893 1,800
In tied accommodation 121 120 89 108 438 61 73
Owner occupier 958 969 696 790 3,413 624 625
Living with relatives, friends or partners 7,192 7,000 5,252 6,876 26,320 5,686 5,400
Parental/family home/relatives 4,286 4,136 3,049 4,084 15,555 3,409 3,190
Friends/partners 2,906 2,864 2,203 2,792 10,765 2,277 2,210
From institutional accommodation 1,045 986 918 940 3,889 860 893
Armed services accommodation 44 41 30 43 158 29 37
Prison 556 579 579 551 2,265 543 558
Hospital 88 86 64 86 324 78 79
Childrens residential accommodation(looked after by the local authority) 55 43 43 47 188 41 48
Supported accommodation 302 237 202 213 954 169 171
From temporary accommodation 493 516 418 498 1,925 400 376
Hostel (unsupported) 51 43 46 53 193 44 46
Bed & Breakfast 49 44 34 24 151 30 28
Caravan/mobile home 67 89 72 63 291 47 54
Long-term roofless 64 60 61 55 240 61 47
Long-term "sofa-surfing" 262 280 205 303 1,050 218 201
Other 1,008 1,082 869 1,164 4,123 1,018 1,069
Other 503 571 490 564 2,128 418 480
Not Known/Refused 505 511 379 600 1,995 600 589

Notes: Applications during the quarters.

Table 5b - Previous housing circumstances of applicants: Apr-Jun 2010 to Jul-Sept 2011

  Percentage
  2010 2010 2010 2011 2010-11 2011 2011
Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Total Apr-Jun Jul-Sept
All applicants 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Owning or renting 35 35 34 35 35 34 35
Renting from Local Authority 8 8 9 8 8 8 9
Renting from housing association 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Renting privately 16 15 15 16 16 16 15
In tied accommodation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Owner occupier 6 7 6 5 6 5 5
Living with relatives, friends or partners 48 47 46 47 47 47 46
Parental/family home/relatives 29 28 27 28 28 28 27
Friends/partners 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
From institutional accommodation 7 7 8 6 7 7 8
Armed services accommodation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prison 4 4 5 4 4 5 5
Hospital 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Childrens residential accommodation(looked after by the local authority) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Supported accommodation 2 2 2 1 2 1 1
From temporary accommodation 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
Hostel (unsupported) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bed & Breakfast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caravan/mobile home 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Long-term roofless 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Long-term "sofa-surfing" 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Other 7 7 8 8 7 8 9
Other 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Not Known/Refused 3 3 3 4 4 5 5

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