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Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2011-12
This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2012. 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 2012 are presented and notifications of households at risk of homelessness due to eviction/repossession.
Table 3: Previous housing circumstances of applicants: 2010-11 and 2011-12
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of all applications | Number | % of all applications | |
| All applicants | 55,663 | 100 | 45,322 | 100 |
| Owning or renting | 19,356 | 36 | 15,324 | 35 |
| Renting from Local Authority | 4,691 | 9 | 3,843 | 8 |
| Renting from housing association | 2,151 | 4 | 1,900 | 4 |
| Renting privately | 8,677 | 15 | 7,003 | 16 |
| In tied accommodation | 440 | 1 | 276 | 1 |
| Owner occupier | 3,397 | 7 | 2,302 | 6 |
| Living with relatives, friends or partners | 26,270 | 47 | 20,951 | 47 |
| Parental/family home/relatives | 15,527 | 28 | 12,356 | 28 |
| Friends/partners | 10,743 | 19 | 8,595 | 19 |
| From institutional accommodation | 3,884 | 8 | 3,450 | 7 |
| Armed services accommodation1 | 157 | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| Prison | 2,261 | 4 | 2,244 | 4 |
| Hospital | 324 | 1 | 314 | 1 |
| Childrens residential accommodation | 187 | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| Supported accommodation | 955 | 2 | 607 | 2 |
| From temporary accommodation | 1,918 | 3 | 1,480 | 3 |
| Hostel (unsupported) | 194 | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| Bed & Breakfast | 152 | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| Caravan/mobile home | 289 | 1 | 185 | 1 |
| Long-term roofless | 240 | 1 | 189 | 0 |
| Long-term "sofa-surfing" | 1,043 | 2 | 788 | 2 |
| Other | 4,235 | 6 | 4,117 | 7 |
| Other | 2,125 | 3 | 1,716 | 4 |
| Not Known/Refused | 2,110 | 3 | 2,401 | 4 |
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