FOI Request - Homeless Household Placements

Request 101003866012

I am requesting some information under the Freedom of Information Act, pertaining to homeless households in out-of-borough temporary accommodation.

Please provide this data for three (3) periods of time: Jan 2023-Dec 2023; Jan 2024-Dec 2024; and Jan 2025-June 2025.

1. The number of homeless households placed by your council in out-of-borough temporary accommodation during the time period, and of these the number of households with children - broken down by borough/district placed in
2. The number of households that your council received Section 208 notices from other councils during that time period, and of these the number of households with children - broken down by borough/district received from.

Response 31-10-2025

1. Homelessness Data is available from the Scottish Government at Homelessness statistics - gov.scot. This information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web pages here: https://www.gov.scot/collections/homelessness-statistics/

2. Information not held. We believe you are referring to Section 208 (1), Housing Act 1996, which is not applicable in Scotland. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act