GCHSCP Demographics and Needs Profile
Homelessness
Table 30. Homelessness - Children, Adults and Households
Table 30 shows a number of key homelessness indicators related to children, adults and households for Glasgow and Scotland.
Table 30. Homelessness - Children, Adults and Households by Area
Area | ||||
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Indicator | Glasgow City | Scotland | Other information/notes | |
Children associated with applications assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness (no. of children) | 2,319 | 16,263 | Glasgow number is 14.3% of Scottish total compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's 0-15 years population. | |
Homeless applications - number of children in temporary accommodation | 2,855 | 9,595 | Glasgow number is 29.8% of Scottish total compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's 0-15 years population. | |
Assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness (number of households/applications) | no. | 5,339 | 32,242 | Glasgow applications associated with 6,093 adults in total (Scotland - 36,848) |
rate per 10,000 adult popn. | 178 | 126 | ||
Assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness, with at least 1 support need (number of households/ applications) | no. | 2,624 | 16,557 | Glasgow number is 15.8% of Scottish total |
% of all homeless households in area | 49.1% | 51.4% | ||
Households in temporary accommodation (number of households/applications) | 3,207 | 15,039 | Glasgow number is 21.3% of Scottish total | |
Households assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness securing settled accommodation, where contact was maintained (% of known outcomes) | no. | 3,260 | 20,860 | |
% | 75.1% | 82.6% |
Source: Scottish Government Homelessness Statistics 2022/23 and as at 31 March 2023
Key Points (Table 30)
- 2,391 Glasgow children were associated with homelessness applications in 2022/23, representing a disproportionately high percentage of 14.3% of the national total number of children associated with homelessness applications (compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's child population).
- 2,855 Glasgow children were homeless and living in temporary accommodation, representing a disproportionately high 29.8% of the national total (compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's child population).
- 5,339 homelessness applications in Glasgow were assessed as (the applicants being) homeless or threatened with homelessness with almost half of these (49.1%) involving people with one or more support need (2,624).
- The rate of adults assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness is more than 40% higher for Glasgow (178 per 10,000 population) than Scotland (126).
- There were 3,207 households in temporary accommodation in Glasgow in 2022/23 - a disproportionately high 21.3% of the national total of households in temporary accommodation, when compared to Glasgow's 11.8% share of all Scotland's households.
- 75.1% (3,260) of Glasgow households assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness (where contact was maintained and outcomes were known) secured settled accommodation compared to 82.6% of Scottish households.