Temporary accommodation - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Temporary accommodation
FOI Number
2024549
Date Received
22/05/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1. Please note all questions relate to calendar years and include the part year of 2024. 2. How many breaches of the unsuitable accommodation order has there been so far in 2024 and in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and in 2011 and 2012.
3. How many properties were you able to call on for use as temporary accommodation for the homeless in each of the years and part year
4. How many properties were you able to call on for use as settled/permanent accommodation for the homeless in each of the years and part year
5. How many people were sleeping rough in your area in each of the years and part year.
6. How many people died in temporary/interim accommodation in each year and part year.
Response
Full homelessness statistical information is available here: Homelessness in Scotland: full statistical time series 2023 =2 2024 =0 We have data only for the following years:
2021=119
2022=123
2023=150
2024=155
Scottish Borders Council became a stock transfer authority in 2003 and is now looked after and managed by the Registered Social Landlords such as Eildon Housing and Waverley Housing and therefore hold no housing stock, this information is not held we give notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2002. Information relating to the housing providers in the Scottish Borders Area can be found at the following link: Council housing and housing associations Full homelessness statistical information is available here: Homelessness in Scotland: full statistical time series
2023 = 8
2024 = 6
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