Operation of the homeless persons legislation in Scotland: quarters ending 30 June and 30 September 2011 (including households in temporary accommodation at 31 December 2011)

Statistics relating to the operation of the homeless persons legislation in Scotland: quarters ending 30 June and 30 September 2011, also including households in temporary accommodation as at 31 December 2011.


Table 9a - Assessment decision by presence of children in household and age of main applicant: April to September 2011

Number
  Household type/age of main applicant Total
Households without children Households with children
16-17 18-20 21-24 25-retirement Retirement plus All 16-17 18-20 21-24 25-retirement Retirement plus All
Priority unintentional 984 1,557 1,551 5,860 366 10,318 122 475 950 3,928 11 5,486 15,804
Priority intentional 14 67 84 370 6 541 1 28 48 198 1 276 817
Non-priority - 268 355 1,211 - 1,834 - - - - - - 1,834
Not Homeless 79 157 158 684 35 1,113 5 39 112 441 3 600 1,713
Lost contact/withdrew/ineligible 189 369 420 1,354 41 2,373 11 64 125 504 - 704 3,077
Resolved prior to assessment decision 82 121 99 395 24 721 9 32 45 229 - 315 1,036
All applications assessed in period 1,348 2,539 2,667 9,874 472 16,900 148 638 1,280 5,300 15 7,381 24,281

Notes: Cases assessed between April and September 2011 by whether the household contains children and the age of the main applicant and their assessment decision.

Table 9b - Assessment decision by presence of children in household and age of main applicant: April to September 2011

Percentage
  Household type/age of main applicant Total
Households without children Households with children
16-17 18-20 21-24 25-retirement Retirement plus All 16-17 18-20 21-24 25-retirement Retirement plus All
Priority unintentional 73 61 58 59 78 61 82 74 74 74 73 74 65
Priority intentional 1 3 3 4 1 3 1 4 4 4 7 4 3
Non-priority - 11 13 12 * 11 - - - - - - 8
Not Homeless 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 6 9 8 20 8 7
Lost contact/withdrew/ineligible 14 15 16 14 9 14 7 10 10 10 * 10 13
Resolved prior to assessment decision 6 5 4 4 5 4 6 5 4 4 - 4 4
All applications assessed in period 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Notes: % of cases assessed between April and September 2011 by whether the household contains children and the age of the main applicant and their assessment decision.

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