Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland: 2013-14

This bulletin provides information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to 31 March 2014. 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 2014 are also presented.


Table B

Household type and characteristics of main applicant: Scotland: 2013-14

Household type Main applicant All households
Male 16-17 Male 18-20 Male 21-24 Male 25-64 Male 65+ Female 16-17 Female 18-20 Female 21-24 Female 25-59 Female 60+
Single person male 687 1,416 2,155 11,380 324 15,962
Single person female 774 1,185 1,150 4,002 369 7,480
Single parent male 13 51 174 1,320 3 1,561
Single parent female 112 506 1,081 4,167 4 5,870
Couple without children 22 83 147 378 37 59 152 157 322 31 1,388
Couple with children 5 23 82 593 0 23 78 168 668 0 1,640
Other household without children 5 15 28 184 11 10 27 25 434 34 773
Other household with children 0 2 4 138 2 2 10 16 516 5 695
All main applicants 732 1,590 2,590 13,993 377 980 1,958 2,597 10,109 443 35,369

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