The numbers of applications assessedas homeless under the homelessness legislation by local authorities are shown inthe following table.Number of ApplicationsAssessed as Homeless by Local Authority: 2000-01 to 2005-06 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Scotland 26,200 31,100 35,060 36,674 34,821 36,299 Aberdeen City 860 880 846 805 659 1,110 Aberdeenshire 640 620 667 629 723 736 Angus 270 310 445 536 529 531 Argyll and Bute 230 340 515 561 561 656 Clackmannanshire 350 390 376 408 512 598 Dumfries and Galloway 490 620 780 801 859 827 Dundee City 530 510 415 366 376 311 East Ayrshire 390 430 671 692 808 734 East Dunbartonshire 230 220 258 320 258 362 East Lothian 340 450 435 436 462 553 East Renfrewshire 120 150 122 195 246 260 Edinburgh, City of 3,470 3,550 3,815 4,283 4,192 4,287 Eilean Siar 50 60 124 130 173 155 Falkirk 940 930 1,021 992 808 879 Fife 1,530 1,800 2,325 2,824 2,621 2,729 Glasgow City 8,380 11,520 11,038 10,624 8,436 8,609 Highland 440 530 791 1,220 1,292 1,349 Inverclyde 190 220 364 550 430 509 Midlothian 250 310 405 422 483 467 Moray 210 270 546 383 413 346 North Ayrshire 650 820 1,382 1,295 1,109 1,076 North Lanarkshire 900 1,110 1,649 1,972 2,763 2,879 Orkney 60 70 50 65 88 87 Perth and Kinross 380 430 654 361 305 390 Renfrewshire 630 440 565 652 689 628 Scottish Borders,The 380 350 388 598 470 529 Shetland 90 110 109 105 69 43 South Ayrshire 570 590 551 554 552 546 South Lanarkshire 820 970 1,335 1,402 1,267 1,401 Stirling 460 420 505 455 535 517 West Dunbartonshire 530 660 835 860 1,133 1,230 West Lothian 910 1,010 1,078 1,178 1,000 965 Source: HL1returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development...