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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S5W-07224

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 15 February 2017
  • Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 March 2017

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many families are in temporary accommodation in each local authority as a result of homelessness.


Answer

The Scottish Government collect data on the number of households with dependent children and pregnant women in temporary accommodation, this is published on a bi-annual basis. The most recent published data is from 30 September 2016.

Households with dependent children and pregnant women in temporary accommodation as at 30 September 2016.

Scotland

3,174

Aberdeen City

64

Aberdeenshire

127

Angus

6

Argyll & Bute

32

Clackmannanshire

12

Dumfries & Galloway

37

Dundee City

59

East Ayrshire

16

East Dunbartonshire

68

East Lothian

148

East Renfrewshire

16

Edinburgh

315

Eilean Siar

12

Falkirk

48

Fife

191

Glasgow City

765

Highland

141

Inverclyde

6

Midlothian

190

Moray

45

North Ayrshire

31

North Lanarkshire

152

Orkney

7

Perth & Kinross

30

Renfrewshire

22

Scottish Borders

20

Shetland

29

South Ayrshire

40

South Lanarkshire

296

Stirling

38

West Dunbartonshire

42

West Lothian

169

Source: HL2 dataset as at 25-11-16