Scottish Cities

Number of households assessed as homeless 

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The overall number of households assessed as homeless in Glasgow more than halved between 2002-03 and 2021-22, although there has been an upward trend since 2017-18, and in 2021-22 there were 5,701 households assessed as homeless in Glasgow. Edinburgh also saw a drop over this time period, with 2,413 homeless households in 2021-22. In both Aberdeen and Dundee, figures were lower still at 1,113 and 1,010 homeless households, respectively, in 2021-22, but had risen slightly since 2002-03. Scottish homelessness household figures reduced by around 37% over the this period.

Glasgow had 12% of Scotland’s population in 2021-22 but 20% of Scotland’s homeless households. This was the largest difference among the cities shown, with Edinburgh and Aberdeen both having a greater proportion of overall population than they did of homeless households in 2021-22. 

The 5,701 households in Glasgow assessed as being homeless in 2021-22 were made up of 6,460 adults and 2,591 children (29% children). 

Notes

This page was updated in September 2022, using figures released in August 2022. The Scottish Government updates homelessness statistics annually.