Question reference: S6W-18542
- Date lodged: 2 June 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timeframe for when it expects to publish data on homelessness for displaced Ukrainians who have arrived in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government has agreed with local authorities to amend the homelessness data collection to record Ukrainian Displaced People applying for homelessness support from 1 April 2022. For the local authorities that have implemented the required changes, data will be released on the same day as the annual Homelessness in Scotland publication scheduled for August 2023, with the specific date pre-announced by the end of June. This publication will cover the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.