Homeless Persons (Hansard, 15 July 1987)

§ Mr. Adley
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each local authority area in Scotland the number of houses made available to people under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act for each of the last five years; and what percentage this represented of the total number of houses available for new tenants for each year.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information requested is shown in the table attached for each of last four financial years. Corresponding information for 1982–83 is not available.
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Houses allocated to applicants under the Act

Number of houses Percentage of houses available for letting

Authority 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86

Stewartry 19 33 42 53 14.07 26.61 33.07 46.90

Wigtown 22 25 25 35 11.11 9.51 12.38 17.41

Dunfermline 181 181 170 269 18.58 20.54 20.53 32.73

Kirkcaldy 70 68 25 68 5.43 5.50 2.13 7.53

North East Fife 16 29 53 74 4.38 6.62 13.38 20.96

Aberdeen 48 79 150 261 2.17 3.29 6.33 10.38

Banff and Buchan 2 9 16 67 0.25 1.15 2.05 7.02

Gordon 17 26 27 41 3.84 6.44 5.53 10.88

Kincardine and Deeside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Moray 76 65 88 82 11.53 9.63 13.99 14.70

Badenoch and Strathspey 6 6 6 6 6.12 5.71 8.11 7.14

Caithness 6 2 3 4 1.57 0.76 1.11 1.61

Inverness 28 ¹— 48 45 4.49 ¹— 7.41 9.13

Lochaber 21 11 12 10 8.02 4.25 7.64 9.90

Nairn 15 18 7 18 38.46 45.00 25.00 20.22

Ross and Cromarty 36 27 15 8 6.98 5.34 2.47 1.76

Skye and Lochalsh 9 20 12 11 17.31 24.39 17.65 17.46

Sutherland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

East Lothian 123 99 126 152 14.87 11.62 17.40 22.93

Edinburgh 128 99 115 140 4.51 2.82 3.45 5.33

Midlothian 15 27 14 6 2.05 4.31 2.66 1.18

West Lothian 22 28 26 24 1.49 1.73 1.81 2.01

Argyl and Bute 54 37 21 31 10.78 8.92 3.58 6.15

Bearsden and Milngavie ¹— 23 25 27 ¹— 30.26 50.00 40.91

Clydebank 83 85 88 132 19.26 19.54 16.12 21.15

Clydesdale 17 12 18 31 5.01 2.42 4.47 7.81

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 27 49 46 77 19.29 37.98 26.14 46.39

Cumnock and Doon Valley 8 13 21 15 1.98 2.81 5.10 3.68

Cunninghame 27 155 161 167 2.06 12.93 10.11 13.25

Dumbarton 42 38 58 133 6.65 5.84 9.78 26.60

East Kilbride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ¹—

Eastwood 15 8 II 9 10.71 6.67 8.53 5.42

Glasgow 2,295 2,712 2,644 2,709 26.75 24.93 24.28 23.98

Hamilton 104 119 103 76 8.37 14.49 7.95 9.86

Inverclyde 79 69 96 108 8.22 8.78 11.79 12.98

Kilmarnock and Loudoun 52 94 86 84 10.79 13.78 12.18 17.21

Kyle and Carrick 152 122 82 98 20.32 15.56 11.82 13.08

Monklands 21 20 25 186 2.03 2.09 2.49 19.68

Motherwell 164 ¹— 121 141 5.59 ¹— 9.44 11.98

Renfrew 477 322 404 612 13.25 17.29 31.22 31.16

Strathkelvin 95 111 93 98 18.23 35.92 24.80 25.26

Angus 16 8 12 21 2.28 1.10 1.41 2.48

Dundee ¹— 192 407 500 ¹— 9.14 7.55 16.18

Perth and Kinross 146 208 204 205 18.39 27.44 28.06 25.63

Orkney Islands ¹— 1 0 5 ¹— 1.32 0 4.90

Shetland Islands 26 24 39 24 13.98 9.92 17.73 9.92

Western Isles 23 11 7 2 9.66 5.29 4.79 0.81

¹ Information not recieved from the authority.

§ Mr. Adley
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to those areas from which people applying for housing under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act have emanated.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Although information is available centrally on the numbers of homeless applications to individual local authorities, this information is not held on a basis which would identify the areas from which applicants have emanated.

§ Mr. Adley
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those local authorities in Scotland which have been required to provide homes for people who have declared themselves homeless under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
All districts and islands authorities in Scotland have provided housing under the Act.

	Houses allocated to applicants under the Act
	Number of houses	Percentage of houses available for letting
Authority	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86
Stewartry	19	33	42	53	14.07	26.61	33.07	46.90
Wigtown	22	25	25	35	11.11	9.51	12.38	17.41
Dunfermline	181	181	170	269	18.58	20.54	20.53	32.73
Kirkcaldy	70	68	25	68	5.43	5.50	2.13	7.53
North East Fife	16	29	53	74	4.38	6.62	13.38	20.96
Aberdeen	48	79	150	261	2.17	3.29	6.33	10.38
Banff and Buchan	2	9	16	67	0.25	1.15	2.05	7.02
Gordon	17	26	27	41	3.84	6.44	5.53	10.88
Kincardine and Deeside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moray	76	65	88	82	11.53	9.63	13.99	14.70
Badenoch and Strathspey	6	6	6	6	6.12	5.71	8.11	7.14
Caithness	6	2	3	4	1.57	0.76	1.11	1.61
Inverness	28	¹—	48	45	4.49	¹—	7.41	9.13
Lochaber	21	11	12	10	8.02	4.25	7.64	9.90
Nairn	15	18	7	18	38.46	45.00	25.00	20.22
Ross and Cromarty	36	27	15	8	6.98	5.34	2.47	1.76
Skye and Lochalsh	9	20	12	11	17.31	24.39	17.65	17.46
Sutherland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Lothian	123	99	126	152	14.87	11.62	17.40	22.93
Edinburgh	128	99	115	140	4.51	2.82	3.45	5.33
Midlothian	15	27	14	6	2.05	4.31	2.66	1.18
West Lothian	22	28	26	24	1.49	1.73	1.81	2.01
Argyl and Bute	54	37	21	31	10.78	8.92	3.58	6.15
Bearsden and Milngavie	¹—	23	25	27	¹—	30.26	50.00	40.91
Clydebank	83	85	88	132	19.26	19.54	16.12	21.15
Clydesdale	17	12	18	31	5.01	2.42	4.47	7.81
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	27	49	46	77	19.29	37.98	26.14	46.39
Cumnock and Doon Valley	8	13	21	15	1.98	2.81	5.10	3.68
Cunninghame	27	155	161	167	2.06	12.93	10.11	13.25
Dumbarton	42	38	58	133	6.65	5.84	9.78	26.60
East Kilbride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	¹—
Eastwood	15	8	II	9	10.71	6.67	8.53	5.42
Glasgow	2,295	2,712	2,644	2,709	26.75	24.93	24.28	23.98
Hamilton	104	119	103	76	8.37	14.49	7.95	9.86
Inverclyde	79	69	96	108	8.22	8.78	11.79	12.98
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	52	94	86	84	10.79	13.78	12.18	17.21
Kyle and Carrick	152	122	82	98	20.32	15.56	11.82	13.08
Monklands	21	20	25	186	2.03	2.09	2.49	19.68
Motherwell	164	¹—	121	141	5.59	¹—	9.44	11.98
Renfrew	477	322	404	612	13.25	17.29	31.22	31.16
Strathkelvin	95	111	93	98	18.23	35.92	24.80	25.26
Angus	16	8	12	21	2.28	1.10	1.41	2.48
Dundee	¹—	192	407	500	¹—	9.14	7.55	16.18
Perth and Kinross	146	208	204	205	18.39	27.44	28.06	25.63
Orkney Islands	¹—	1	0	5	¹—	1.32	0	4.90
Shetland Islands	26	24	39	24	13.98	9.92	17.73	9.92
Western Isles	23	11	7	2	9.66	5.29	4.79	0.81
¹ Information not recieved from the authority.