Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2012-13

This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2013. 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 2013 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 2012-13
Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
All final outcomes 29,987 33,605 31,598 34,710 33,922 31,730 34,157 36,478 35,332 32,433 28,281
Social Rented 11,666 13,927 15,741 17,535 17,622 17,579 19,555 21,248 20,759 19,886 18,243
Local Authority tenancy 10,179 9,787 10,532 11,532 11,727 11,167 12,271 12,985 12,607 12,258 11,491
Housing Association tenancy 1,487 4,140 5,209 6,003 5,895 6,412 7,284 8,263 8,152 7,628 6,752
Private Rented Private rented tenancy 595 1,038 1,246 1,700 2,152 2,238 2,718 2,698 2,569 2,486 2,160
Temporary 4,836 4,668 1,591 1,884 1,543 799 640 659 614 692 574
Hostel 4,547 4,320 1,370 1,592 1,340 775 610 628 588 658 558
Bed and Breakfast 289 348 221 292 203 0 0 0 0 0 0
Women's Refuge 0 0 0 0 0 24 30 31 26 34 16
Other (known) 6,568 6,803 6,937 8,052 8,100 7,452 7,832 8,493 8,352 6,842 5,488
Residential care, nursing home, supported accommodation 0 0 1 1 6 119 186 208 165 129 135
Tenancy with voluntary organisation 81 85 90 136 183 176 171 146 140 76 57
Returned to previous/ present accommodation 3,050 2,997 3,222 3,180 2,688 2,810 2,972 2,949 2,702 2,192 1,693
Moved in with friends/ relatives 2,240 2,279 1,991 2,587 2,938 2,844 2,751 3,129 3,039 2,338 1,835
Other (known) 1,197 1,442 1,633 2,148 2,285 1,503 1,752 2,061 2,306 2,107 1,768
Other (unknown) Other (unknown) 6,322 7,169 6,083 5,539 4,505 3,662 3,412 3,380 3,038 2,527 1,816

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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