HC Deb 24 February 1987 vol 111 cc177-82W
Mr. Maxton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of applications made in Scotland under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 for the period I April 1985 to 31 March 1986, in a form similar to the tables published on pages 42, 43 and 44 of "Scottish Housing Statistics" 1985.

Table 1
Applicant households by status, whether accommodation provided and period of application
Status Period of application (year ending 31 March) As assessed by local authority
Number of applicants Number of intentionally homeless Number for whom accommodation secured
Homeless 1981 7,025 541 6,111
1982 8,270 491 7,433
1983 8,664 523 7,658
1984 8,086 518 7,203
11985 9,585 659 7.942
11986 10,021 634 8,419
Potentially homeless 1981 2,443 342 1,652
1982 1,988 281 1,274
1983 2,000 352 1,293
1984 2,301 279 1,465
11985 3,390 310 2,251
11986 4,158 315 3,077
Neither homeless nor potentially homeless 1981 1,785 — 767
1982 1,678 — 619
1983 1,522 — 515
1984 1504 — 427
11985 1,731 — 725
11986 1,943 — 1,179
Not stated or contact lost 1981 3,615 — 85
1982 4,019 — 32
1983 4,273 — 43
1984 3,625 — 35
11985 5,085 — —
11986 5,315 — —

Mr. Ancram

Such of the information requested as is currently available centrally is set out in the tables.

Figures for 1986 are provisional and exclude applications made to the districts indicated in the tables for which returns have not been submitted. Estimates for the more significant missing districts are: Stirling (1,200), Dumbarton (860), Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (700) and Nithsdale (170).

Status Period of application (year ending 31 March) As assessed by local authority
Number of applicants Number of intentionally homeless Number for whom accommodation secured
Total applications 1981 14,868 883 8,615
1982 15,955 772 9,358
1983 16,539 875 9,509
1984 15,516 797 9,130
11985 19,791 969 10,918
11986 21,437 949 12,675
1 Based on incomplete returns.

Table 2—Applicant Households by reason for loss of last accommodation and type of priority need (1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986)
Type of priority need1 Household member vulnerable because of:
Reason for loss of last accommodation Household with dependent children Household member pregnant Old age Physical disability Mental illness Other special reason Household homeless in emergency Household not in priority need Total number Total percentage
Parents, friends or relatives no longer willing/able to accommodate 3,555 1,325 316 163 93 1,188 2 2,446 9,088 42.4
Dispute with spouse/cohabitee—violent 2,277 77 53 29 28 294 0 197 2,955 13.8
Dispute with spouse/cohabitee—non.violent 2,199 66 86 34 34 293 1 713 3,426 16.0
Court order 741 46 34 26 9 89 0 153 1,098 5.1
Loss of service tenancy 181 23 27 5 3 14 0 67 320 1.5
Action by landlord 362 91 71 19 6 34 3 292 878 4.1
Fire, flood, store etc. 226 9 79 9 3 8 559 21 914 4.3
Discharged from institution 7 3 17 13 43 65 0 65 213 1.0
Lost accommodation in hostel/hotel 56 50 29 17 8 43 2 197 402 1.9
Gave up secure accommodation 535 39 40 14 6 43 1 197 875 4.1
Other 839 122 131 45 26 123 7 574 1,867 8.7
Total number 10,978 1,851 883 374 259 2,194 575 4,922 21,437 100.0
Total percentage 51.2 8.6 4.1 1.7 1.2 10.2 2.7 23.0 100.0
1 Households may be in priority need for more than one reason. All reasons given arc shown in the table.

Table 3 Applicant Household by circumstances as assessed by the authority and type of accommodation secured
1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986
Type of accommodation secured Total
Circumstances as assessed by the Authority Permanent accommodation Short stay accommodation only Name Transferred to another authority Number Percentage
Priority homeless, unintentional 5,610 1,656 174 79 7,519 35.1
Priority homeless, intentional 249 108 265 12 634 3.0
Non.priority homeless 355 441 1,066 6 1,868 8.7
Priority potentially homeless, unintentional 2,239 158 183 24 2,604 12.1
Priority potentially homeless, intentional 136 28 148 3 315 1.5
Non.priority, potentially homeless 444 72 723 0 1,239 5.8
Neither homeless nor potentially homeless 1,144 35 761 3 1,943 9.1
Contact lost, etc 5,315 5,315 24.8
Total Number 10,177 2,498 8,635 127 21,437 100.0
Total Percentage 47.5 11.7 40.3 0.6 100.0

Table 4—Summary of district returns
Applicants Applicants assessed as in priority need Number of applicants for whom permanent accommodation secured Number of applicants for whom only short stay accommodation secured Number of applicants in short stay accommodation on 31 March 1986
Area Number Per 1,000 households Number Number intentionally homeless
SCOTLAND 21,437 11.20 11,072 634 10,177 2,498 875
Borders 33 0.82 33 2 12 20 4
Berwickshire 5 0.69 5 0 3 1 1
Ettrick and Lauderdale 11 0.84 11 2 7 4 1
Roxburgh 17 1.21 17 0 2 15 2
Tweeddale1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Applicants Applicants assessed as in priority need Number of applicants for whom permanent accommodation secured Number of applicants for whom only short stay accommodation secured Number of applicants in short stay accommodation on 31 March 1986
Area Number Per 1,000 households Number Number intentionally homeless
Central 2,067 20.59 1,580 17 454 1,278 161
Clackmannan 468 26.83 306 7 242 16 13
Falkirk 1,599 29.62 1,274 10 212 1,262 10
Stirling1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 138
Dumfries and Galloway 177 3.21 130 5 105 32 28
Annandale and Eskdale 55 4.02 30 0 22 10 3
Nithsdale1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
Stewartry 73 8.17 59 3 61 1 4
Wigtown 49 4.30 41 2 22 21 5
Fife 1,439 11.13 773 27 974 89 14
Dunfermline 539 11.53 371 16 345 32 11
Kirkcaldy 505 8.86 255 6 332 53 2
North East Fife 395 15.46 147 5 297 4 1
Grampian 1,593 8.58 775 29 975 178 24
Aberdeen 1,235 14.65 524 17 738 169 10
Banff and Buchan 46 1.54 30 0 23 6 0
Gordon 52 2.09 44 4 41 0 4
Kincardine and Deeside 18 1.08 18 0 18 0 0
Moray 242 8.05 159 8 155 3 10
Highland 341 4.80 181 24 142 30 18
Badenoch and Strathspey1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Caithness 2 0.21 2 0 2 0 2
Inverness 273 12.85 137 21 106 23 6
Lochaber 42 6.03 25 3 24 1 1
Nairn 24 6.56 17 0 10 6 3
Ross and Cromarty1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Skye and Lochalsh1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Sutherland1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lothian 2,618 9.16 1,006 86 1,025 429 72
East Lothian 430 14.10 249 16 282 15 9
Edinburgh 1,608 9.08 546 27 656 269 38
Midlothian 332 11.62 89 24 8 55 13
West Lothian 248 4.98 122 19 79 90 12
Strathclyde 11,699 13.50 5,350 392 5,406 340 496
Argyll and Bute 204 8.38 94 5 87 7 1
Bearsden and Milngavie 65 4.65 31 1 39 1 7
Clydebank 281 15.31 252 3 212 2 24
Clydesdale 45 2.17 37 0 32 5 1
Cumbcrnauld and Kilsyth1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
Cumnock and Doon Valley 46 2.91 37 4 19 16 5
Cunninghamc 319 6.34 278 8 221 47 8
Dumbarton1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 45
East Kilbride 431 14.82 195 30 168 79 33
Eastwood 7 0.35 7 0 3 4 1
Glasgow 5,890 20.70 2,005 131 2,077 14 86
Hamilton 425 11.27 266 22 236 77 22
Inverclyde 352 9.85 2.08 19 199 14 27
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 277 9.22 196 18 141 8 18
Kyle and Carrick 514 12.01 275 28 214 16 10
Monklands 398 10.91 142 10 141 3 21
Motherwell 1,075 20.40 246 62 483 35 44
Renfrew 1,151 15.23 927 41 1,000 6 135
Strathkelvin 219 7.47 154 10 134 6 2
Tayside 1,333 8.73 1,137 46 1,030 42 24
Angus 224 6.25 143 10 117 14 9
Dundee 660 9.30 600 5 599 1 12
Perth and Kilross 449 9.78 394 31 314 27 3
Orkney Islands 11 1.57 11 2 8 3 3
Shetland Islands 97 11.84 76 4 28 50 28
Western Isles 29 2.64 20 0 18 7 3
1 Returns not received from these districts.