Appendix 2

Reasons for homelessness and priority needs categories by individual authority

 

Category/Year

20003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-208

District*

C

D

S

T

C

D

S

T

C

D

S

T

C

D

S

T

C

D

S

T

 

Reasons for homelessness by individual authority

Relatives/friends unable to accommodate

60

71

79

116

36

74

63

82

28

49

40

64

20

37

42

38

9

42

39

30

Relationship breakdown

10

6

33

3

5

8

20

9

7

6

9

15

2

1

3

6

12

6

9

12

Violence/ harassment

30

14

35

73

22

14

19

73

18

8

12

62

13

9

6

29

0

5

3

23

Mortgage default

2

4

0

3

0

1

1

2

2

2

0

4

9

1

2

5

7

2

2

3

Rent arrears

7

14

15

7

3

7

15

1

3

6

8

4

2

1

2

5

2

5

4

12

Loss of rented
or tied accommodation

63

34

71

67

38

52

58

61

26

20

28

50

23

22

6

22

24

11

18

18

Asylum seekers

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Care/institution leaver

8

7

9

18

2

11

3

15

2

3

3

6

1

15

6

2

0

4

0

5

Other

11

6

22

25

3

10

13

8

1

3

8

16

5

3

1

3

3

8

6

8

Sub-total

192

156

264

313

109

177

192

251

87

97

108

222

76

90

68

111

57

83

81

111

TOTAL

925

729

514

345

332

 

Priority needs categories by individual authority

Emergency

0

0

1

12

0

1

2

2

0

2

1

11

0

0

0

2

1

1

1

3

Dependent children

123

85

133

167

57

76

118

129

37

48

64

98

47

24

27

45

38

30

39

58

Pregnancy

9

16

25

18

6

14

23

14

13

7

13

12

6

9

12

12

3

9

16

8

16/17 year-old

7

14

30

26

4

22

18

12

6

15

16

20

1

21

23

11

1

19

10

14

Care leaver
aged 18-20

0

0

2

6

1

3

3

2

0

0

1

2

0

0

2

8

0

2

0

2

Old age

16

9

1

11

9

12

2

13

5

5

1

5

6

3

0

3

5

3

0

1

Physical disability

19

14

14

24

6

11

8

24

6

6

4

11

5

4

1

5

5

3

6

7

Mental illness/disability

10

14

36

14

3

18

14

15

2

8

7

17

2

14

2

9

1

15

8

5

Other (drug/alcohol dependency)

4

4

0

2

1

14

0

4

0

3

1

8

1

11

1

0

0

1

0

0

Vulnerable – care leaver

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vulnerable –
HM Forces

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vulnerable – custody / remand

0

0

4

8

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

Vulnerable - violence

4

0

16

24

22

5

3

32

18

3

0

36

8

2

0

16

3

0

0

12

Sub-total

192

156

264

313

109

177

192

251

87

97

108

222

76

90

68

111

57

83

81

111

TOTAL

925

729

514

345

332

 

* C – Canterbury; D – Dover; S – Shepway; T – Thanet.