FOI Request - Emergency and Temporary Accommodation
Request 101003818893
Please find below a freedom of information request related to emergency and temporary accommodation and Housing First in your local area.
For each of the following questions, please, where possible, provide answers for each of the following financial years:
2024/2025
2023/2024
Deaths
1. How many people have died while in the following types of emergency and temporary accommodation?
a) Hotel
b) B&B
c) Furnished Flats
d) Hostels
e) Supported Living (not including hostels)
f) Other
2. Of those people who have died while in emergency and temporary accommodation, how many deaths were related to drug use?
a) Hotel
b) B&B
c) Furnished Flats
d) Hostels
e) Supported Living (not including hostels)
f) Other
Addictions and Mental Health Support
3. What proportion of people in temporary accommodation have been provided with addiction and mental health support in your local authority area?
4. What proportion of people in Housing First have been provided with addiction and mental health support in your local authority area?
5. Length of Stay
What is the average length of stay in temporary accommodation, in your local authority area?
Response 25-07-2025
1. 2023/24 - <5 *the low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
information.
2024/25 - <5 *the low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
information.
2. 2023/24 - <5 *the low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
information.
2024/25 - <5 *the low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
information.
3. 2023/24 - The proportion in terms of a percentage that we supported with addiction and mental health support that occupied TA for 2023/2024 would be 9.55%.
2024/25 - The proportion in terms of a percentage that we supported with addiction and mental health support that occupied TA for 2024/2025 would be 12.17% Please note that these figures are for clients that receive Housing Support. We also have clients in our TA that have chosen not to engage with Housing Support Services.
4. 2023/24 - The proportion in terms of a percentage that we supported for Housing First clients with addiction and mental health support for 2023/2024 would be 4.35%
2024/25 - The proportion in terms of a percentage that we supported for Housing First clients with addiction and mental health support for 2024/2025 would be 5.06%
5. Average days: 2023/24- 48 days
and 2024/25- 49 days