§
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
[holding answer 11 March 1991]: Returns submitted by local authorities to the Scottish Office indicate that the numbers of households applying for help under the homelessness legislation, and the numbers of those households for whom each authority secured permanent accommodation in the years 1985–86 to 1989–90, were as set out in the following table. The figures for 1989–90 are provisional, since returns may still be received from some authorities. In most years, some authorities failed to submit complete returns; the increase in the provisional figures for 1989–90 is in part the result of more comprehensive returns being received from some authorities.
In comparing the figures it should be noted that not all applicant households are found to be homeless. For example in 1989–90, provisional figures for Scotland indicate that 39 per cent. of applicant households were assessed to be homeless; another 23 per cent. were potentially homeless.
The figures given for those found accommodation exclude households for whom authorities secured short-stay accommodation.
| Applicants under the Homeless Persons Legislation, Scotland 1985–86 to 1989–90 1985–86 |
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| SCOTLAND |
23,735 |
11,228 |
| Borders |
|
|
| Berwickshire |
5 |
3 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale |
11 |
7 |
| Roxburgh |
17 |
2 |
| Tweeddale |
— |
— |
| Central |
|
|
| Clackmannan |
490 |
256 |
| Falkirk |
1,620 |
224 |
| Stirling |
150 |
58 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
|
| Annandale and Eskdale |
55 |
22 |
| Nithsdale |
171 |
135 |
| Stewartry |
73 |
61 |
| Wigtown |
44 |
22 |
| Fife |
|
|
| Dunfermline |
552 |
351 |
| Kirkcaldy |
506 |
332 |
| North East Fife |
399 |
300 |
| Grampian |
|
|
| Aberdeen |
1,236 |
739 |
| Banff and Buchan |
46 |
23 |
| Gordon |
63 |
52 |
| Kincardine and Deeside |
IS |
18 |
| Moray |
242 |
155 |
| Highland |
|
|
| Badenoch and Strathspey |
— |
— |
| Caithness |
2 |
2 |
| Inverness |
274 |
106 |
| Lochaber |
42 |
24 |
| Nairn |
24 |
10 |
| Ross and Cromarty |
14 |
— |
| Skye and Lochalsh |
39 |
23 |
| Sutherland |
— |
— |
| Lothian |
|
|
| East Lothian |
568 |
374 |
| Edinburgh |
1,609 |
657 |
| Midlothian |
342 |
10 |
615W
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| West Lothian |
249 |
79 |
| Stralhclyde |
|
|
| Argyll and Bute |
306 |
129 |
| Bearsden and Milngavie |
65 |
39 |
| Clydebank |
281 |
212 |
| Clydesdale |
46 |
33 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
375 |
225 |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley |
46 |
19 |
| Cunninghame |
320 |
222 |
| Dumbarton |
868 |
261 |
| East Kilbride |
431 |
168 |
| Eastwood |
7 |
3 |
| Glasgow |
6,084 |
2,150 |
| Hamilton |
425 |
236 |
| Inverclyde |
358 |
200 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
278 |
141 |
| Kyle and Carrick |
518 |
217 |
| Monklands |
404 |
143 |
| Motherwell |
1,106 |
506 |
| Renfrew |
1,252 |
1,053 |
| Strathkelvin |
224 |
139 |
| Tayside |
|
|
| Angus |
224 |
117 |
| Dundee |
662 |
601 |
| Perth and Kinross |
451 |
315 |
| Islands Councils |
|
|
| Orkney Islands |
11 |
8 |
| Shetland Islands |
98 |
28 |
| Western Isles |
29 |
18 |
| 1986–87 |
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| SCOTLAND |
25,185 |
12,628 |
| Borders |
|
|
| Berwickshire |
8 |
4 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale |
7 |
6 |
| Roxburgh |
34 |
26 |
| Tweeddale |
— |
— |
| Central |
|
|
| Clackmannan |
695 |
262 |
| Falkirk |
1,401 |
831 |
| Stirling |
283 |
112 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
|
| Annandale and Eskdale |
38 |
15 |
| Nithsdale |
185 |
149 |
| Stewartry |
76 |
61 |
| Wigtown |
70 |
66 |
| Fife |
|
|
| Dunfermline |
475 |
301 |
| Kirkcaldy |
546 |
387 |
| North East Fife |
424 |
274 |
| Grampian |
|
|
| Aberdeen |
1,853 |
1,290 |
| Banff and Buchan |
80 |
51 |
| Gordon |
71 |
60 |
| Kincardine and Deeside |
37 |
36 |
| Moray |
299 |
161 |
| Highland |
|
|
| Badenoch and Strathspey |
— |
— |
| Caithness |
— |
— |
| Inverness |
302 |
123 |
616W
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| Lochaber |
93 |
52 |
| Nairn |
27 |
12 |
| Ross and Cromarty |
19 |
3 |
| Skye and Lochalsh |
40 |
28 |
| Sutherland |
— |
— |
| Lothian |
|
|
| East Lothian |
604 |
411 |
| Edinburgh |
2,128 |
708 |
| Midlothian |
270 |
26 |
| West Lothian |
243 |
58 |
| Strathclyde |
|
|
| Argyll and Bute |
294 |
145 |
| Bearsden and Milngavie |
61 |
47 |
| Clydebank |
396 |
363 |
| Clydesdale |
96 |
51 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
381 |
186 |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley |
47 |
12 |
| Cunninghame |
314 |
206 |
| Dumbarton |
927 |
336 |
| East Kilbride |
440 |
226 |
| Eastwood |
7 |
2 |
| Glasgow |
5,702 |
2,165 |
| Hamilton |
359 |
161 |
| Inveclyde |
416 |
210 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
213 |
93 |
| Kyle and Carrick |
591 |
229 |
| Monklands |
523 |
126 |
| Motherwell |
1,005 |
483 |
| Renfrew |
1,196 |
852 |
| Strathkelvin |
301 |
159 |
| Tayside |
|
|
| Angus |
309 |
168 |
| Dundee |
688 |
553 |
| Perth and Kinross |
473 |
284 |
| Islands Councils |
|
|
| Orkney Islands |
14 |
12 |
| Shetland Islands |
77 |
13 |
| Western Isles |
47 |
33 |
| 1987–88 |
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| SCOTLAND |
24,659 |
11,799 |
| Borders |
|
|
| Berwickshire |
9 |
7 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale |
16 |
10 |
| Roxburgh |
23 |
13 |
| Tweeddale |
— |
|
| Central |
|
|
| Clackmannan |
527 |
163 |
| Falkirk |
1,219 |
401 |
| Stirling |
436 |
121 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
|
| Annandale and Eskdale |
46 |
37 |
| Nithsdale |
156 |
134 |
| Stewartry |
96 |
80 |
| Wigtown |
75 |
71 |
| Fife |
|
|
| Dunfermline |
460 |
338 |
| Kirkcaldy |
814 |
498 |
| North East Fife |
422 |
230 |
| Grampian |
|
|
| Aberdeen |
1,961 |
1,333 |
617W
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| Banff and Buchan |
101 |
60 |
| Gordon |
79 |
60 |
| Kincardine and Deeside |
31 |
29 |
| Moray |
174 |
59 |
| Highland |
|
|
| Badenoch and Strathspey |
1 |
1 |
| Caithness |
4 |
4 |
| Inverness |
290 |
116 |
| Lochaber |
75 |
39 |
| Nairn |
29 |
9 |
| Ross and Cromarty |
39 |
16 |
| Skye and Lochalsh |
34 |
18 |
| Sutherland |
— |
— |
| Lothian |
|
|
| East Lothian |
449 |
226 |
| Edinburgh |
1,603 |
623 |
| Midlothian |
307 |
7 |
| West Lothian |
288 |
30 |
| Strathclyde |
|
|
| Argyll and Bute |
318 |
122 |
| Bearsden and Milngavie |
54 |
40 |
| Clydebank |
521 |
429 |
| Clydesdale |
389 |
195 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
406 |
186 |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley |
38 |
18 |
| Cunninghame |
299 |
173 |
| Dumbarton |
1,327 |
599 |
| East Kilbride |
494 |
265 |
| Eastwood |
9 |
— |
| Glasgow |
5,353 |
2,003 |
| Hamilton |
269 |
131 |
| Inverclyde |
327 |
157 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
189 |
84 |
| Kyle and Carrick |
603 |
247 |
| Monklands |
495 |
123 |
| Motherwell |
877 |
398 |
| Renfrew |
1,021 |
664 |
| Strathkelvin |
257 |
159 |
| Tayside |
|
|
| Angus |
401 |
207 |
| Dundee |
667 |
526 |
| Perth and Kinross |
453 |
280 |
| Islands Councils |
|
|
| Orkney Islands |
10 |
10 |
| Shetland Islands |
51 |
9 |
| Western Isles |
67 |
41 |
| 1988–89 |
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| SCOTLAND |
24,702 |
12,136 |
| Borders |
|
|
| Berwickshire |
7 |
3 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale |
21 |
19 |
| Roxburgh |
29 |
21 |
| Tweeddale |
18 |
6 |
| Central |
|
|
| Clackmannan |
535 |
185 |
| Falkirk |
895 |
324 |
| Stirling |
535 |
166 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
|
| Annandale and Eskdale |
83 |
61 |
| Nithsdale |
177 |
154 |
| Stewartry |
96 |
85 |
| Wigtown |
61 |
57 |
618W
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| Fife |
|
|
| Dunfermline |
332 |
212 |
| Kirkcaldy |
1,020 |
470 |
| North East Fife |
472 |
245 |
| Grampian |
|
|
| Aberdeen |
1,909 |
1,262 |
| Banff and Buchan |
140 |
106 |
| Gordon |
146 |
111 |
| Kincardine and Deeside |
20 |
19 |
| Moray |
189 |
113 |
| Highland |
|
|
| Badenoch and Strathspey |
9 |
5 |
| Caithness |
15 |
7 |
| Inverness |
270 |
118 |
| Lochaber |
44 |
22 |
| Nairn |
17 |
9 |
| Ross and Cromarty |
38 |
27 |
| Skye and Lochalsh |
36 |
10 |
| Sutherland |
10 |
9 |
| Lothian |
|
|
| East Lothian |
664 |
327 |
| Edinburgh |
1,800 |
894 |
| Midlothian |
271 |
10 |
| West Lothian |
305 |
31 |
| Strathclyde |
|
|
| Argyll and Bute |
284 |
100 |
| Bearsden and Milngavie |
58 |
44 |
| Clydebank |
736 |
559 |
| Clydesdale |
385 |
136 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
331 |
177 |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley |
52 |
9 |
| Cunninghame |
235 |
118 |
| Dumbarton |
1,390 |
461 |
| East Kilbride |
427 |
201 |
| Eastwood |
13 |
— |
| Glasgow |
5,254 |
2,245 |
| Hamilton |
290 |
142 |
| Inverclyde |
256 |
94 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
246 |
129 |
| Kyle and Carrick |
607 |
253 |
| Monklands |
439 |
128 |
| Motherwell |
624 |
296 |
| Renfrew |
1,175 |
877 |
| Strathkelvin |
190 |
96 |
| Tayside |
|
|
| Angus |
394 |
220 |
| Dundee |
681 |
502 |
| Perth and Kinross |
292 |
192 |
| Islands Councils |
|
|
| Orkney Islands |
17 |
17 |
| Shetland Islands |
95 |
16 |
| Western Isles |
67 |
36 |
| 1989–901 |
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| SCOTLAND |
28,287 |
14,043 |
| Borders |
|
|
| Berwickshire |
18 |
13 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale |
19 |
13 |
| Roxburgh |
17 |
6 |
| Tweeddale |
60 |
18 |
619W
| District |
Number of applicant households |
Households found permanent accommodation |
| Central |
|
|
| Clackmannan |
432 |
166 |
| Falkirk |
1,057 |
397 |
| Stirling |
599 |
229 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
|
| Annandale and Eskdale |
59 |
38 |
| Nithsdale |
278 |
221 |
| Stewartry |
50 |
46 |
| Wigtown |
78 |
75 |
| Fife |
|
|
| Dunfermline |
372 |
230 |
| Kirkcaldy |
1,204 |
476 |
| North East Fife |
441 |
226 |
| Grampian |
|
|
| Aberdeen |
1,960 |
1,355 |
| Banff and Buchan |
166 |
135 |
| Gordon |
315 |
222 |
| Kincardine and Deeside |
38 |
36 |
| Moray |
174 |
83 |
| Highland |
|
|
| Badenoch and Strathspey |
4 |
1 |
| Caithness |
1 |
— |
| Inverness |
268 |
122 |
| Lochaber |
59 |
27 |
| Nairn |
23 |
14 |
| Ross and Cromarty |
106 |
68 |
| Skye and Lochalsh |
64 |
30 |
| Sutherland |
— |
— |
| Lothian |
|
|
| East Lothian |
711 |
398 |
| Edinburgh |
3,029 |
1,945 |
| Midlothian |
197 |
11 |
| West Lothian |
430 |
46 |
| Strathclyde |
|
|
| Argyll and Bute |
320 |
166 |
| Bearsden and Milngavie |
68 |
34 |
| Clydebank |
650 |
377 |
| Clydesdale |
434 |
95 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
453 |
204 |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley |
56 |
12 |
| Cunninghame |
345 |
212 |
| Dumbarton |
1,485 |
580 |
| East Kilbride |
448 |
256 |
| Eastwood |
10 |
2 |
| Glasgow |
5,986 |
2,330 |
| Hamilton |
361 |
173 |
| Inverclyde |
326 |
114 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
259 |
103 |
| Kyle and Carrick |
669 |
214 |
| Monklands |
456 |
221 |
| Motherwell |
775 |
366 |
| Renfrew |
940 |
730 |
| Strathkelvin |
252 |
156 |
| Tayside |
|
|
| Angus |
365 |
188 |
| Dundee |
852 |
580 |
| Perth and Kinross |
367 |
208 |
| Islands Councils |
|
|
| Orkney Islands |
14 |
14 |
| Shetland Islands |
109 |
40 |
| Western Isles |
58 |
21 |
| 1 Provisional. |