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 14

Households in temporary accommodation by local authority area: 31 March 2013 to 31 March 2014

Households in temporary accommodation Households with children in temporary accommodation
Number Percentage of all households Number Percentage of all households with children
31-Mar-13 30-Jun-13 30-Sep-13 31-Dec-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-13 30-Jun-13 30-Sep-13 31-Dec-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-14
Scotland 10,471 10,492 10,268 9,963 10,281 0.42 2,936 2,821 2,657 2,456 2,489 0.43
Aberdeen City 324 327 349 354 362 0.33 56 55 55 48 54 0.25
Aberdeenshire 447 425 398 386 398 0.36 192 190 168 128 151 0.53
Angus 139 130 151 122 126 0.24 3 5 5 4 5 0.04
Argyll & Bute 138 131 125 131 129 0.31 44 36 30 30 38 0.45
Clackmannanshire 130 121 130 136 133 0.56 23 9 12 16 20 0.33
Dumfries & Galloway 273 285 286 252 274 0.39 54 46 41 43 43 0.29
Dundee City 317 312 302 299 285 0.39 69 75 62 54 49 0.30
East Ayrshire 28 39 31 28 40 0.07 4 4 5 2 2 0.01
East Dunbartonshire 161 162 146 157 144 0.33 49 50 38 42 33 0.30
East Lothian 300 320 314 318 319 0.71 75 95 87 86 87 0.74
East Renfrewshire 36 39 36 40 41 0.11 6 9 8 8 9 0.09
Edinburgh, City of 840 849 837 777 972 0.41 238 257 248 265 234 0.50
Eilean Siar 72 69 71 67 75 0.60 22 21 21 16 16 0.65
Falkirk 335 335 289 236 288 0.40 83 80 71 56 68 0.38
Fife 565 532 552 553 565 0.34 219 190 176 164 150 0.37
Glasgow City1 1,814 1,936 1,911 1,808 1,738 0.59 656 608 621 551 537 0.77
Highland 477 419 386 409 458 0.43 103 94 82 79 81 0.35
Inverclyde 72 71 76 77 72 0.20 12 10 14 12 8 0.09
Midlothian 522 514 537 506 514 1.40 188 174 154 154 152 1.56
Moray 131 134 143 123 133 0.33 34 33 36 28 37 0.42
North Ayrshire 190 197 200 195 196 0.31 27 23 28 25 34 0.23
North Lanarkshire 525 542 552 557 555 0.37 120 138 131 115 120 0.31
Orkney 33 38 29 18 37 0.38 3 7 5 1 4 0.19
Perth & Kinross 406 394 381 370 334 0.49 118 106 90 77 75 0.48
Renfrewshire 205 198 185 186 179 0.22 22 24 16 17 15 0.08
Scottish Borders 89 93 84 89 94 0.17 26 24 21 24 25 0.22
Shetland 131 129 114 109 125 1.22 15 19 17 16 17 0.73
South Ayrshire 298 282 276 260 266 0.51 53 54 44 41 47 0.42
South Lanarkshire 654 640 644 664 654 0.46 229 204 213 216 205 0.57
Stirling 216 208 201 191 222 0.56 37 44 45 42 48 0.53
West Dunbartonshire 283 262 214 230 221 0.53 33 20 39 13 28 0.27
West Lothian 320 359 318 315 332 0.43 123 117 74 83 97 0.46

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