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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 
IndicatorGlasgow CityScotlandOther information/notes
Children associated with applications assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness (no. of children)2,31916,263Glasgow 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 accommodation2,8559,595Glasgow 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.5,33932,242Glasgow applications associated with 6,093 adults in total (Scotland - 36,848)
rate per 10,000 adult popn.178126
Assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness, with at least 1 support need (number of households/ applications)no.2,62416,557Glasgow number is 15.8% of Scottish total
% of all homeless households in area49.1%51.4% 
Households in temporary accommodation (number of households/applications)3,20715,039Glasgow 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.3,26020,860 
%75.1%82.6% 

Source: Scottish Government Homelessness Statistics 2022/23 and as at 31 March 2023

Key Points (Table 30)

  1. 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. 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).
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

 

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