An update on Homelessness Statistics covering 1 April to 30
September 2024 has been released today.
Over that period:
- There were 20,823 applications for homelessness assistance.
This is an increase of 1% (295) compared with the same six-month
period in 2023.
- There were 17,424 households assessed as homeless or
threatened with homelessness: an increase of 4% (636) on the same
six-month period in 2023.
- There were 32,272 open cases at 30 September 2024. This is
slightly lower than 32,377 at 30 June 2024 although 6% higher
than the 29,856 at 30 September 2023.
- There were 16,634 households and 10,360 children in temporary
accommodation at 30 September 2024. These are the highest in the
time series since 2002 and increases of 6% and 5%, respectively,
compared to 15,620 households and 9,855 children at 30 September
2023.
- There were 1,785 households reporting a household member
experiencing rough sleeping in the three months prior to
application, and 1,198 the night before. These are increases of
25% and 32%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023.
- There was a 4% increase in the number of adults (to 19,894)
and a 1% decrease (to 8,063) in the number of children associated
with homeless households compared to 2023.
- There were 7,545 instances of households not being offered
temporary accommodation. This is a notable increase from 2,000 in
2023. The vast majority of these (6,320) were in Glasgow.
- A total of 20,345 cases closed between April and September
2024, an increase of 5% compared to 19,428 in 2023.
- The proportion of households who secured settled
accommodation having been assessed as unintentionally homeless,
and where the outcome was known, was 82%, the same as 2023.
Background
The full statistical publication is available on our
website.
The Homelessness in Scotland: Update to 30 September 2024
publication provides an indication of trends for key aspects of
homelessness including applications, assessments, use of
temporary accommodation and outcomes in the period from 1 January
2022 to 30 September 2024.
Official statistics are produced by professionally independent
statistical staff – more information on the standards of official
statistics in Scotland is available.
