Housing campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to act to solve the country’s homelessness crisis.
took their case to the streets of Glasgow urging the public to sign a petition calling for more homes to be built.
“What’s so frustrating is that it doesn’t have to be like this, we know that by delivering social homes the government can end our housing emergency and give hope to the thousands of people across Scotland experiencing homelessness.”show thousands of people stuck in temporary accommodation, hundreds in hotels and B&Bs and more than 2000 breaches of unsuitable accommodation rules.There were 25 homeless families with children living in temporary hotel/B&B accommodation on September 1.
The latest data was obtained by Sean Clerkin, campaign coordinator of the Scottish Tenants Organisation, and seen by the Glasgow Times. Glasgow City Council has previously said it does not know if it will have a budget for rapid rehousing transition plan, which prioritises tenancies for people at risk of rough sleeping.
Yesterday the Glasgow Times reported how 149 people had reported sleeping rough before being assessed as homeless between June 1 and September 1.
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