Written Question · S6W-01488 · Session 6
Further to the statistics in the publication, Homelessness in Scotland: 2020 to 2021, how many children were in each household that was rea…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statistics in the publication, Homelessness in Scotland: 2020 to 2021, how many children were in each household that was reassessed as being homeless in each year since 2015-16, also broken down by which of the periods of between one and five years they were previously assessed as being homeless.
The answer
The following tables show a breakdown of the number of children in households reassessed as homeless within one year, between one and two years, between two and three years, between three and four years and between four and five years for the years 2015-16 to 2020-21.
In order for a household with children to be reassessed as homeless all adults on the application must be the same as a previous application and children (any number of) must also have been present on the previous application. It is possible for the number of children to have changed between applications.
Information at individual household level cannot be provided due to data confidentiality.
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless within 1 year
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
1,579
1,552
1,430
1,409
1,527
1,351
1 child
112
121
144
122
110
74
2 children
60
84
93
63
82
41
3 children +
44
49
47
64
41
31
Total households
1,795
1,806
1,714
1,658
1,760
1,497
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 1 and 2 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
929
862
891
891
1,049
997
1 child
95
76
80
75
74
71
2 children
45
70
58
57
80
45
3 children +
41
3
7
15
6
13
Total households
1,110
1,011
1,036
1,038
1,209
1,126
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 2 and 3 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
568
573
595
591
615
563
1 child
46
47
59
47
50
44
2 children
45
48
45
54
47
40
3 children +
30
5
11
10
7
4
Total households
689
673
710
702
719
651
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 3 and 4 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
432
401
438
428
416
478
1 child
46
50
41
36
48
26
2 children
38
40
38
32
40
33
3 children +
26
4
7
8
7
5
Total households
542
495
524
504
511
542
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 4 and 5 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
365
356
294
322
331
327
1 child
32
32
36
31
32
19
2 children
23
42
27
38
29
28
3 children +
26
5
3
7
8
3
Total households
446
435
360
398
400
377
With the exception of ‘within one year’, totals will differ from the published tables in the Homelessness in Scotland: 2020 to 2021 publication, which are presented on a cumulative basis i.e. those assessed within two years include those assessed within one year, those assessed within three years include those assessed within one and two years etc.
Source: HL1 data collection as at 29-06-2021
In order for a household with children to be reassessed as homeless all adults on the application must be the same as a previous application and children (any number of) must also have been present on the previous application. It is possible for the number of children to have changed between applications.
Information at individual household level cannot be provided due to data confidentiality.
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless within 1 year
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
1,579
1,552
1,430
1,409
1,527
1,351
1 child
112
121
144
122
110
74
2 children
60
84
93
63
82
41
3 children +
44
49
47
64
41
31
Total households
1,795
1,806
1,714
1,658
1,760
1,497
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 1 and 2 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
929
862
891
891
1,049
997
1 child
95
76
80
75
74
71
2 children
45
70
58
57
80
45
3 children +
41
3
7
15
6
13
Total households
1,110
1,011
1,036
1,038
1,209
1,126
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 2 and 3 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
568
573
595
591
615
563
1 child
46
47
59
47
50
44
2 children
45
48
45
54
47
40
3 children +
30
5
11
10
7
4
Total households
689
673
710
702
719
651
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 3 and 4 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
432
401
438
428
416
478
1 child
46
50
41
36
48
26
2 children
38
40
38
32
40
33
3 children +
26
4
7
8
7
5
Total households
542
495
524
504
511
542
Number of children in households re-assessed as homeless between 4 and 5 years
Number of children in household
Year of assessment
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
0 children
365
356
294
322
331
327
1 child
32
32
36
31
32
19
2 children
23
42
27
38
29
28
3 children +
26
5
3
7
8
3
Total households
446
435
360
398
400
377
With the exception of ‘within one year’, totals will differ from the published tables in the Homelessness in Scotland: 2020 to 2021 publication, which are presented on a cumulative basis i.e. those assessed within two years include those assessed within one year, those assessed within three years include those assessed within one and two years etc.
Source: HL1 data collection as at 29-06-2021
In the Official Report
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