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Mr. Maxton
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of the numbers of applications made under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 in Scotland for each of the years 1978–79 to 1985–86, inclusive.
Mr. Ancram
The information requested is set out in the table below.
| Financial Year | Number of Applicant Households |
| 1978–79 | 16,037 |
| 1979–80 | 15,466 |
| 1980–81 | 14,868 |
| 1981–82 | 15,955 |
| 1982–83 | 16,539 |
| 1983–84 | 15,516 |
| 11984–85 | 19,791 |
| 11985–86 | 21,437 |
| 1 Based on incomplete returns. | |
| Housing Revenue Account: Local Authority Expenditure | ||||||
| Financial Year £ | Loan Charges £ | Supervision and Management £ | Repairs and Maintenance £ | Loss of Rent1 £ | Other Expenditure £ | Total £ |
| Cash Prices | ||||||
| 1978–79 | 276·34 | 32·51 | 94·04 | 1 | 7·21 | 410·08 |
| 1979–80 | 342·17 | 38·91 | 125·09 | 5·05 | 6·10 | 517·33 |
| 1980–81 | 400·10 | 51·32 | 146·40 | 5·91 | 11·58 | 615·29 |
| 1981–82 | 413·83 | 55·86 | 163·56 | 7·91 | 8·28 | 649·43 |
| 1982–83 | 416·02 | 57·28 | 177·87 | 10·72 | 7·88 | 669·76 |
| 1983–84 | 399·05 | 61·43 | 186·54 | 12·07 | 7·32 | 666·42 |
| 1984–85 | 414·12 | 66·64 | 197·03 | 12·43 | 7·98 | 698·20 |
| 1985–86 | 431·45 | 70·38 | 183·88 | 14·18 | 8·89 | 708·78 |
| 1985–86 Outturn Prices | ||||||
| 1978–79 | 522·37 | 61·46 | 177·76 | 1 | 13·62 | 775·19 |
| 1979–80 | 553·48 | 62·94 | 202·34 | 818 | 9·87 | 836·81 |
| 1980–81 | 545·56 | 69·98 | 199·63 | 8·06 | 15·79 | 838·99 |
| 1981–82 | 513·79 | 69·35 | 203·07 | 9·82 | 10·28 | 806·30 |
| 1982–83 | 481·60 | 66·31 | 205·91 | 12·41 | 9·12 | 775·35 |
| 1983–84 | 442·24 | 68·08 | 206·73 | 13·38 | 8·11 | 738·55 |
| 1984–85 | 439·94 | 70·79 | 209·31 | 13·20 | 8·48 | 741·72 |
| 1985–86 | 431·45 | 70·38 | 183·88 | 14·18 | 8·89 | 708·78 |
| 1 "Loss of rent" information included with "Other Expenditure" figures. | ||||||