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 B: Household type and characteristics of main applicant: Scotland: 2011-12

Main applicant All households
Household type 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 923 2,027 2,690 12,240 309 18,189
Single person female 1,244 1,904 1,588 4,617 389 9,742
Single parent male 25 108 432 2,462 5 3,032
Single parent female 198 834 1,561 5,040 7 7,640
Couple without children 27 134 196 512 46 82 227 195 387 47 1,853
Couple with children 5 48 121 677 3 26 138 265 744 2 2,029
Other household without children 6 30 27 165 13 20 28 28 509 33 859
Other household with children 1 3 3 163 1 4 5 19 616 5 820
All main applicants 987 2,350 3,469 16,219 377 1,574 3,136 3,656 11,913 483 44,164

This table is analysed by households.

The HL1 dataset records individual homelessness applications. Applications are defined as coming from the same household if they have been:

  • linked to another application, and:
  • the adult members and family circumstances are
  • the same in both applications.

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