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 8c: Action taken by local authorities for applicants assessed as homeless (priority or non-priority), by year of case closure

2010-11 2011-12
Priority homeless Non-priority homeless All homeless Priority homeless Non-priority homeless All homeless
Action taken by local authority Number Number Number Number
Social rented tenancy offered: accepted 18,956 244 19,200 18,035 152 18,187
Social rented tenancy offered: not accepted 2,476 29 2,505 2,540 39 2,579
Social rented tenancy offered 21,432 273 21,705 20,575 191 20,766
Private tenancy offered: accepted 1,088 278 1,366 1,127 285 1,412
Private tenancy offered: not accepted 16 8 24 17 4 21
Private tenancy offered 1,104 286 1,390 1,144 289 1,433
Temporary accommodation offered: accepted 1,774 940 2,714 1,563 637 2,200
Temporary accommodation offered: not accepted 671 1,215 1,886 515 519 1,034
Temporary accommodation offered 2,445 2,155 4,600 2,078 1,156 3,234
Referred to other LA 237 3 240 229 2 231
Advice and assistance 1,083 1,746 2,829 1,122 1,120 2,242
Other 4,145 374 4,519 4,042 206 4,248
Lost contact before duty discharged
Total 30,446 4,837 35,283 29,190 2,964 32,154

Notes:- Priority and non-priority homeless include applicants assessed as threatened with homelessness
This table includes cases closed which had been assessed as homeless or threatened with homlessness, and where contact had been maintained to duty discharge.

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