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 13

Households in temporary accommodation by accommodation type: 31 March 2013 to 31 March 2014

Household type Social sector accommodation1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
All households
2002 as at 31 March 2,152 52 1,363 33 569 14 69 2 4,153 100
2003 as at 31 March 2,984 55 1,380 26 898 17 141 3 5,403 100
2004 as at 31 March 3,537 55 1,586 25 1,190 18 132 2 6,445 100
2005 as at 31 March 4,136 57 1,490 20 1,516 21 159 2 7,301 100
2006 as at 31 March 4,747 59 1,328 17 1,494 19 416 5 7,985 100
2007 as at 31 March 5,164 60 1,242 14 1,528 18 643 7 8,577 100
2008 as at 31 March 6,134 64 1,079 11 1,609 17 713 7 9,535 100
2009 as at 31 March 6,355 63 994 10 1,748 17 956 10 10,053 100
2010 as at 31 March 6,775 63 1,217 11 1,765 16 972 9 10,729 100
2011 as at 31 March 7,215 64 1,371 12 1,544 14 1,124 10 11,254 100
2012 as at 31 March 7,093 66 1,333 12 1,281 12 1,043 10 10,750 100
2013 as at 31 March 7,061 67 1,290 12 1,170 11 950 9 10,471 100
2014 as at 31 March 6,611 64 1,640 16 1,092 11 938 9 10,281 100
Households with dependent children3
2002 as at 31 March 1,107 83 103 8 94 7 25 2 1,329 100
2003 as at 31 March 1,347 84 64 4 108 7 80 5 1,599 100
2004 as at 31 March 1,692 85 102 5 146 7 57 3 1,997 100
2005 as at 31 March 1,981 85 86 4 163 7 100 4 2,330 100
2006 as at 31 March 2,374 85 81 3 130 5 200 7 2,785 100
2007 as at 31 March 2,589 84 76 2 84 3 345 11 3,094 100
2008 as at 31 March 3,486 87 66 2 118 3 318 8 3,988 100
2009 as at 31 March 3,257 85 64 2 86 2 418 11 3,825 100
2010 as at 31 March 3,201 86 70 2 49 1 394 11 3,715 100
2011 as at 31 March 3,260 85 68 2 34 1 471 12 3,833 100
2012 as at 31 March 3,056 88 55 2 21 1 355 10 3,487 100
2013 as at 31 March 2,607 89 51 2 17 1 261 9 2,936 100
2014 as at 31 March 2,164 87 58 2 11 0 256 10 2,489 100
Total number of dependent children
2002 as at 31 March 2,046 86 156 7 142 6 45 2 2,389 100
2003 as at 31 March 2,567 86 110 4 183 6 128 4 2,988 100
2004 as at 31 March 3,233 86 195 5 228 6 100 3 3,756 100
2005 as at 31 March 3,668 86 152 4 257 6 168 4 4,245 100
2006 as at 31 March 4,230 88 106 2 161 3 316 7 4,813 100
2007 as at 31 March 4,648 85 100 2 116 2 592 11 5,456 100
2008 as at 31 March4 6,306 89 93 1 180 3 545 8 7,124 100
2009 as at 31 March 5,488 88 69 1 103 2 608 10 6,268 100
2010 as at 31 March 5,422 89 83 1 59 1 539 9 6,103 100
2011 as at 31 March 5,255 87 86 1 51 1 672 11 6,064 100
2012 as at 31 March 4,982 89 60 1 35 1 516 9 5,593 100
2013 as at 31 March 4,398 91 66 1 21 0 362 7 4,847 100
2014 as at 31 March 3,661 88 94 2 19 0 382 9 4,156 100

Notes: Figures from March 1995 to March 1996 include estimates for Fife council.

1. Includes Glasgow Housing Association stock from 2003, and all other housing associations from June 2005 onward.

2. The category 'other' includes mainly private landlords. Prior to June 1999 the figures may also include an unknown number of local authority-owned chalets or mobile homes.

3. From June 2005, this includes households with pregnant women. Figures from this point onward are therefore not strictly comparable with previous ones.

4. From 31 March 2008 there is a break in comparability in numbers in temporary accommodation in Glasgow. From this date, as a result of 'legacy' case reviews of asylum applications undertaken by the home office, there was a significant increase in number of households and households with children in temnporary accommodation.

The notes to the tables give full details.

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