To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total in each district council area of households applying as homeless, by household type, for 1990–91.
[holding answer 9 March 1992]: The table gives the available information for the 31,709 applicant households in 1990–91 for whom case returns have been received from local authorities. It is estimated that in 1990–91 there were 34,600 applicant households under the homeless persons legislation in Scotland.
One person households
| One parent households
| Couple
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Area
| All applicants housholds 1
| Under 18
| 18–24
| 25 and over and under retirement
| retirement age and over
| Parent aged under 25
| Parent aged 25 and over
| Without children
| With children
| Other household type
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Islands Councils
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| Orkney Islands | 19 | — | — | 2
| 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Shetland Islands | 98 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 10 | — |
| Western Isles | 53 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Sources: Case returns supplied to Scottish Office by district councils. | ||||||||||
1 All applicant households in 1990–91 for whom case returns have been supplied. | ||||||||||