The ‘Other’ category includes ‘newer’ types of temporary accommodation such as rapid access accommodation, community housing and shared tenancies, which can be deemed suitable. 1 F igure 1 Scottish Government Homelessness in Scotland: update to 30 September 2024 Legislation does not make any provision for any maximum length of time that households should spend in temporary accommodation, although, in line with the rapid rehousing approach, the expectation is that households should spend as little time there as possible. For some local authorities, there may...