A Glasgow mother is facing a difficult Christmas after being forced into temporary accommodation due to a no-fault eviction. Mariam, a single parent of four, lost her home despite always paying her rent on time. She is now struggling to find permanent housing and feels like a failure for not being able to provide a stable home for her children.
A Glasgow mum stuck in temporary accommodation over Christmas says she 'feels like a failure'. Mariam lost her home on the southside of Glasgow through no fault of her own, leaving her and her four children homeless. The family now live in a two bedroom flat in the north of Glasgow . Mariam previously ran a business, but was forced to close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Further misfortune struck the single mum as ill health means she is currently only able to work part-time hours.
She was handed a no-fault eviction notice from her rented southside home in March 2023, despite never having missed a rental payment. She struggled to find another landlord willing to let her a home due to her part-time employment status — even after offering to pay six months' rent up front. Last month, it was revealed there are 8,000 people living in temporary accommodation in Glasgow, more than there have ever been. 3,252 of them are children, according to figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request to Glasgow City Council. Mariam is now living an hour's drive from her children's school and social clubs and spends most of her pay ferrying them back and forth from their old neighbourhood. She said: 'Until this happened, I always paid my rent on time. 'Even after we were evicted, I tried to find somewhere to rent by myself. My kids study hard and I have tried so hard to give them a normal life, yet I can't help feeling like a failure. 'I just want to find a home where my kids have the space to live and study at such a crucial time of their life.' Mariam's case was raised by Anas Sarwar today at the final session of First Minister's Questions of 2024. The Scottish Labour leader told MSPs a record number of Scots will wake up on Christmas Day “without a home to call their own.' And he warned John Swinney that rising levels of homelessness are impacting the life chances of young people across the countr
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