LOCAL AREA STATISTICS

• 766 people presented as homeless to North Ayrshire Council in 2010, (50% of those who presented were aged between 16-25 years old)

• There are around 61,000 households in North Ayrshire

• There are around 139,000 people in North Ayrshire

• The main reason why young people, aged between 16-25, become homeless in North Ayrshire is due to arguments at home

• In North Ayrshire, homelessness rose from 740 people presenting as homeless in 1996, to a peak in 2003-04, where there were 1826 people presenting as homeless. Since then there has a steady decrease every year, with 766 people presenting as homeless in 2010