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)

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.


Table 16 - Households in temporary accommodation by local authority: at 30 September 2011

  Total number of households Number of households with children or pregnant women Total number of children
Social sector1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total Social sector1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total Social sector1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total
Scotland 7,382 1,329 1,433 916 11,060 3,172 67 74 332 3,645 5,028 74 104 491 5,697
Aberdeen city 252 52 67 - 371 70 1 - - 71 88 - - - 88
Aberdeenshire 285 27 136 8 456 178 9 2 4 193 278 12 2 7 299
Angus 143 - - - 143 10 - - - 10 23 - - - 23
Argyll & Bute 53 - - 110 163 10 - - 38 48 10 - - 48 58
Clackmannanshire 47 - 42 36 125 36 - - 4 40 54 - - 4 58
Dumfries & Galloway 159 73 59 6 297 62 5 - 3 70 112 4 - 6 122
Dundee City 179 138 - 11 328 85 - - 6 91 142 - - 14 156
East Ayrshire 42 25 - - 67 10 - - - 10 19 - - - 19
East Dunbartonshire 143 8 13 10 174 61 - - - 61 120 - - - 120
East Lothian 198 32 43 - 273 116 - - - 116 143 - - - 143
East Renfrewshire 26 - - 5 31 7 - - 5 12 10 - - 10 20
Edinburgh, City of 483 - 265 - 748 289 - - - 289 415 - - - 415
Eilean Siar 44 - 32 2 78 12 - - - 12 18 - - - 18
Falkirk 233 - 31 34 298 105 - - 3 108 140 - - 3 143
Fife 500 46 96 - 642 176 2 10 - 188 344 2 23 - 369
Glasgow City 1,596 260 110 88 2,054 807 - 2 6 815 1,371 - 3 9 1,383
Highland 249 54 232 128 663 166 13 3 67 249 283 11 3 99 396
Inverclyde 63 28 1 - 92 36 - - - 36 50 - - - 50
Midlothian 196 24 95 228 543 107 - 4 89 200 127 - 1 134 262
Moray 44 65 - 31 140 19 12 - 13 44 27 14 - 29 70
North Ayrshire 164 30 - 20 214 17 - - 9 26 23 - - 12 35
North Lanarkshire 434 13 - 17 464 148 - - - 148 273 - - - 273
Orkney3 33 6 - 4 43 8 - - 1 9 21 - - 1 22
Perth & Kinross 203 114 86 4 407 80 7 50 - 137 119 9 71 - 199
Renfrewshire 205 - 14 - 219 36 - - - 36 50 - - - 50
Scottish Borders, The 84 - 2 - 86 22 - - - 22 35 - - - 35
Shetland 99 - - 2 101 11 - - 2 13 11 - - 2 13
South Ayrshire 158 44 59 13 274 66 2 1 6 75 108 3 - 12 123
South Lanarkshire 514 123 6 5 648 257 - 1 5 263 385 - - 9 394
Stirling 99 77 29 79 284 25 16 - 31 72 30 19 - 45 94
West Dunbartonshire 227 44 12 8 291 42 - - 4 46 61 - - 6 67
West Lothian 227 46 3 67 343 98 - 1 36 135 138 - 1 41 180

1. Includes Glasgow Housing Association stock from 2003, and all other housing associations from June 2005 onward.
2. The category 'other' includes mainly private landlords. Accommodation in 'other' category consists of property leased by the local authority to provide temporary accommodation for homeless applicants.

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