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Homelessness in Scotland: Bi-annual update 5 th February 2019 Applications In the 6 months to September 2018: 18,486 applications for homelessness assistance, a rise of 286 (2%) on the same period in 2017. In the 12 months to September

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Homelessness in Scotland: Bi-annual update

5th February 2019

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Applications

In the 6 months to September 2018:

  • 18,486 applications for homelessness assistance, a rise of 286 (2%) on the

same period in 2017. In the 12 months to September 2018:

  • 35,378 applications, an increase of 460 (1.3%) on the same period to

September 2017

  • Largest increase in North Lanarkshire saw an increase of 452 applications

(23%)

  • Largest decrease seen in South Lanarkshire, which fell by 226 applications

(11%).

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Number of applications

Chart 1: Number of applications for homelessness assistance in Scotland, by quarter, April 2002 to September 2018

Applications Five quarter centred moving average

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Assessments

In the 6 months to September 2018:

  • 18,499 homelessness assessments were made, an increase of 346 (2%).
  • Of these, 15,247 (82%) were assessed as homeless or threatened with

homelessness. In the 12 months to September 2018:

  • 35,837 assessments were made, an increase of 694 (2%).
  • Of these, 29,580 (83%) were assessed as homeless or threatened with

homelessness.

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Number of assessments

Chart 2: Homelessness Assessments in Scotland, by quarter, April 2002 to September 2018

Priority Need Test abolished

Non-priority homeless or potentially homeless Priority homeless or potentially homeless

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Outcomes

Of the 11,480 unintentionally homeless households that had an outcome:

  • Around four out of five households (9,360 households or 82%) secured settled

accommodation.

  • This proportion of households securing settled accommodation has been at a

roughly constant level of around four out of five in each quarterly period

  • ver the last decade.
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Proportion of cases assessed

Chart 4A: Percentage of cases assessed as unintentionally homeless [and in priority need], securing settled accommodation and where contact was maintained to duty discharge, by quarter, April 2002 to September 2018

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Temporary Accommodation

As of 30 September 2018:

  • There were 10,955 households in temporary accommodation, an increase of

56 households (0.5%) since last year.

  • Of these households in temporary accommodation, 3,315 had children – a

decrease of 111 households (-3%) compared with one year earlier.

  • The number of children in temporary accommodation increased by 245

children (+4%), to 6,826, compared with the same date one year ago.

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Temporary Accommodation

For the six-month period of 1 April to 30 September 2018:

  • 10,475 unique households (i.e. households who entered multiple placements

are counted only once) entered temporary accommodation and 10,930 exited temporary accommodation.

  • The majority of households entering and exiting temporary accommodation

were single person households (68% entering and 69% exiting), while around a quarter (26% entering and 25% exiting) contained children.

  • Households in temporary accommodation spent an average of 178 days (just

under six months) in temporary accommodation.

  • Households with children tend to be in temporary accommodation for longer

(216 days) compared to households without children (167 days).

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2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September as at 31 March as at 30 September 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Number of households

Chart 7: Households in temporary accommodation

All households Households with dependent children or a pregnant member