Publication - Statistics

Homelessness in Scotland: Equalities Breakdown 2019 to 2020

Published: 17 November 2020
Part of: Equality and rights, Housing
ISBN: 9781800043275

This bulletin provides information about homelessness in Scotland, with a focus on the equalities characteristics of homeless applicants.

Homelessness statistics

Supporting documents

Comparisons with the Scottish Population

The annual Homelessness in Scotland: 2019-20 publication provided a breakdown of the characteristics of those assessed as homeless. It is useful to understand how these compare to the general Scottish population.^[1]

Those assessed as homeless are more likely to be:

Male

55% male compared to 48% of Scottish (adult) population

Bar chart comparing the proportion of different household types in the homeless application in comparison to the Scottish population — Single adult & single parent households

Bar chart comparing the proportion of different age groups in the homeless application in comparison to the Scottish population — Younger

Bar chart comparing proportion of white applicants in the homeless population compared to the Scottish population — Non-White

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Email: homelessness_statistics_inbox@gov.scot

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Comparisons with the Scottish Population

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