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 15

Households in temporary accommodation by accommodation type and local authority: 31 March 2014

Total number of households Number of households with children or pregnant women Total number of children
Social sector1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total Social sector1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total Social sector1 Hostel Bed & Breakfast Other2 Total
Scotland 6,611 1,640 1,092 938 10,281 2,164 58 11 256 2,489 3,661 94 19 382 4,156
Aberdeen City 277 55 30 0 362 52 2 0 0 54 84 2 0 0 86
Aberdeenshire 276 36 72 14 398 131 9 3 8 151 225 9 7 5 246
Angus 126 0 0 0 126 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 10
Argyll & Bute 35 0 4 90 129 10 0 0 28 38 15 0 0 33 48
Clackmannanshire 71 0 42 20 133 18 0 0 2 20 30 0 0 3 33
Dumfries & Galloway 149 52 28 45 274 36 0 0 7 43 50 0 0 11 61
Dundee City 136 137 0 12 285 44 0 0 5 49 101 0 0 5 106
East Ayrshire 14 26 0 0 40 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3
East Dunbartonshire 119 8 8 9 144 33 0 0 0 33 54 0 0 0 54
East Lothian 235 28 50 6 319 87 0 0 0 87 95 0 0 0 95
East Renfrewshire 29 0 5 7 41 8 0 0 1 9 9 0 0 2 11
Edinburgh 531 163 278 0 972 234 0 0 0 234 386 0 0 0 386
Eilean Siar 40 0 32 3 75 15 0 0 1 16 24 0 0 2 26
Falkirk 158 59 0 71 288 40 0 0 28 68 41 0 0 43 84
Fife 479 49 37 0 565 139 8 3 0 150 257 13 4 0 274
Glasgow City 1,176 329 115 118 1,738 521 0 0 16 537 967 0 0 31 998
Highland 106 28 275 49 458 57 8 0 16 81 104 9 0 24 137
Inverclyde 42 29 1 0 72 8 0 0 0 8 14 0 0 0 14
Midlothian 165 91 14 244 514 90 1 0 61 152 132 0 0 88 220
Moray 41 59 1 32 133 13 5 1 18 37 18 16 2 38 74
North Ayrshire 147 32 0 17 196 25 1 0 8 34 20 0 0 12 32
North Lanarkshire 522 15 0 18 555 118 0 0 2 120 227 0 0 2 229
Orkney 30 4 0 3 37 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 8 10
Perth & Kinross 173 129 0 32 334 64 5 0 6 75 106 10 0 8 124
Renfrewshire 179 0 0 0 179 15 0 0 0 15 31 0 0 0 31
Scottish Borders 93 0 1 0 94 25 0 0 0 25 42 0 0 0 42
Shetland 120 0 1 4 125 14 0 0 3 17 24 0 0 4 28
South Ayrshire 95 56 53 62 266 22 4 0 21 47 29 3 0 25 57
South Lanarkshire 502 133 1 18 654 195 3 0 7 205 330 7 0 12 349
Stirling 91 61 25 45 222 21 12 0 15 48 24 25 0 25 74
West Dunbartonshire 171 43 0 7 221 28 0 0 0 28 66 0 0 0 66
West Lothian 283 18 19 12 332 92 0 4 1 97 141 0 6 1 148

Notes

1. Includes local authority and housing association stock.

2. The category 'other' includes mainly private landlords. Accommodation in 'other' category includes property leased by the local authority to provide temporary accommodation for homeless applicants.

Contact

Email: Andrew Waugh or Ian Morton

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