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We do not, however, know whether the increase will continue. In the latest quarter, the number of sequestrations in Scotland showed an increase of 66 per cent on the comparable period in the previous year.
Cumbernauld is the most extreme example as 70 per cent of homes in some tower blocks are owner-occupied. In the second round of the new housing partnership, resources were provided to authorities to deal with that problem.In the latest round of new housing partnerships the Government made it clear that new housing partnership money could not be used to provide grants to owners.
Basically, we can defer the decision until the new year. We should decide that we will take the time that is available, but we do not have to decide what we intend to do with it.
If a person is to begin a new life in a new area with a new name, support is needed from other public authorities, particularly housing, education and health authorities and the Benefits Agency.