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 8a: Final rehousing outcomes for applicants assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness: Scotland

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
All final outcomes 29,984 33,588 31,588 34,699 33,758 31,710 34,126 36,420 35,283 32,154
Social Rented 11,664 13,917 15,735 17,528 17,538 17,564 19,536 21,212 20,694 19,602
Local Authority tenancy 10,177 9,776 10,526 11,525 11,653 11,163 12,268 12,969 12,589 12,068
Housing Association tenancy 1,487 4,141 5,209 6,003 5,885 6,401 7,268 8,243 8,105 7,534
Private Rented Private rented tenancy 595 1,037 1,245 1,699 2,139 2,237 2,711 2,684 2,563 2,469
Temporary 4,836 4,668 1,591 1,885 1,542 800 640 664 639 771
Hostel 4,547 4,320 1,370 1,593 1,339 776 610 633 613 735
Bed and Breakfast 289 348 221 292 203 0 0 0 0 0
Women's Refuge 0 0 0 0 0 24 30 31 26 36
Other (known) 6,569 6,802 6,935 8,049 8,090 7,448 7,830 8,486 8,354 6,801
Residential care, nursing home, supported accommodation 0 0 1 1 6 119 187 209 177 151
Tenancy with voluntary organisation 81 85 90 136 183 176 173 146 140 60
Returned to previous/ present accommodation 3,050 2,997 3,222 3,179 2,681 2,808 2,971 2,950 2,692 2,172
Moved in with friends/ relatives 2,241 2,279 1,990 2,586 2,938 2,842 2,750 3,126 3,038 2,326
Other (known) 1,197 1,441 1,632 2,147 2,282 1,503 1,749 2,055 2,307 2,092
Other (unknown) Other (unknown) 6,320 7,164 6,082 5,538 4,449 3,661 3,409 3,374 3,033 2,511

Only includes cases where contact was maintained until duty discharge.

Includes cases assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness, but excludes all other cases.

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