§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homeless people there were in Scotland in each year since 1992. [77766]
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§ Mr. Macdonald[holding answer 25 March 1999]: The table gives, for each year since 1992–93, the number of households that applied to local authorities under the homeless persons legislation, the number of households that local authorities assessed as homeless or potentially homeless, and the number which the local authorities determined to have a priority need. Information on the number of applications for 1997–98 and the first two quarters of 1998–99 will be published in the Housing Quarterly Trends Statistical Bulletin on 31 March 1999.
Number of applications and assessments made under the homeless persons legislation Year Number of applications Number assessed homeless or potentially homeless Number homeless or potentially homeless and in priority need 1992–93 42,822 30,100 19,800 1993–94 43,038 30,900 18,300 1994–95 41,495 31,600 17,500 1995–96 40,936 30,300 16,900 1996–97 41,010 30,600 16,800