FOI Request - Temporary Accommodation

Request 101003888650

I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to gather information regarding the number of individuals and families classified as homeless and placed in “temporary accommodation” throughout the year.  

1. Monthly Homelessness Data in Temporary Accommodation

2. Monthly Counts of Individuals and Households in Temporary Accommodation:

For each month in the past five years (November 2021- November 2025), please provide the total number of individuals and households recorded as homeless and residing in “temporary accommodation.”

Include a breakdown of the types of accommodation provided (e.g., hotels, B&Bs, hostels, caravans, shelters).

Please categorise those in temporary accommodation as follows:
-Single parents with children, identifying mothers and fathers separately if possible.
-Individuals without children.
-Family units, classified by family size (e.g., mother, father, and one child; mother, father, and two children, etc.). 

Response 18-12-2025

1. & 2. Comprehensive homelessness data for Scotland is readily accessible online. It 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 page here: https://www.gov.scot/collections/homelessness-statistics/. This extensive resource encompasses all the specified subcategories by Local Authority, including monthly homelessness data, counts of individuals and households in temporary accommodations, as well as detailed breakdowns by accommodation types and family compositions.