§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were accepted as homeless by each local authority in Scotland for each year since 1990. [17230]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe available information is set out in the table.
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Households accepted as homeless under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 Local authority 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Berwickshire 15 22 30 36 21 Ettrick and Lauderdale 22 33 49 51 38 Roxburgh 58 44 80 92 126 Tweeddale 31 36 42 30 31 Clackmannan 206 131 116 70 81 Falkirk 613 400 606 486 510 Stirling 284 322 423 448 586 Annandale and Eskdale 57 27 47 52 32 Nithsdale 256 186 152 88 85 Stewartry 85 55 81 85 78 Wigtown 101 123 120 152 84 Dunfermline 191 295 294 169 162 Kirkcaldy 492 659 581 439 331
Households accepted as homeless under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 Local authority 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 North East Fife 187 253 247 259 193 Aberdeen 941 1,296 1,354 1,243 713 Banff and Buchan 202 302 347 357 272 Gordon 183 249 239 227 220 Kincardine and Deeside 44 33 81 108 117 Moray 101 127 155 135 352 Badenoch and Strathspey 19 31 15 32 16 Caithness 6 11 12 22 9 Inverness 174 141 121 155 331 Lochaber 46 63 66 49 58 Nairn 19 26 38 17 27 Ross and Cromarty 80 101 119 83 49 Skye and Lochalsh 22 32 30 17 18 Sutherland 7 14 5 2 — East Lothian 328 324 314 237 238 Edinburgh 2,195 2,364 2,704 2,635 2,342 Midlothian 71 76 148 148 220 West Lothian 200 486 804 440 575 Argyll and Bute 164 138 156 164 112 Bearsden and Milngavie 51 24 34 32 39 Clydebank 207 233 224 133 57 Clydesdale 188 301 292 233 118 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 219 228 178 178 141 Cumnock and Doon Valley 47 54 81 96 88 Cunninghame 230 258 227 187 168 Dumbarton 449 474 439 301 334 East Kilbride 350 382 373 364 408 Eastwood 8 9 8 9 17 Glasgow 4,609 5,429 5,881 6,629 6,145 Hamilton 192 176 251 206 97 Inverclyde 143 140 121 139 137 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 118 106 110 98 77 Kyle and Carrick 308 316 245 251 239 Monklands 112 138 102 199 225 Motherwell 254 134 165 231 218 Renfrew 694 923 753 583 513 Strathkelvin 237 287 233 217 166 Angus 212 239 281 224 227 Dundee 430 380 350 339 400 Perth and Kinross 303 332 815 468 327 Orkney 21 19 25 32 87 Shetland 39 102 55 47 35 Western Isles 35 90 124 167 143 Total 16,856 19,174 20,943 19,891 18,433 Notes:
1. The term "accepted" has been taken to include households assessed as homeless or likely to become homeless within 28 days for whom the local authority secured that accommodation was available. The figures given include cases where the authority has taken action to ensure that the household can retain or return to its present or previous accommodation.
2. The figures given are taken from detailed individual case returns which are available for around 95 per cent. of applications, though the proportion varies between local authorities.
Source:
Local authorities.