HOMELESSNESS in Scotland has seen a large increase this year, with numbers now beyond pre-pandemic levels according to official figures released on…
32,242 households were assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness in Scotland between April 2022 and March 2023
There has also been an increase in rough sleeping, with 2,438 households reporting rough sleeping during the previous three months and 1,500 the night before the application. These remain lower than pre-pandemic levels. "Tackling homelessness is a key priority and it is critical that local government and other partners work with us to reach our shared goal of reversing these figures and delivering on our long term strategy for tackling homelessness.
"We are already acting on the recommendations of the expert Temporary Accommodation Task and Finish Group, including providing funding for councils and social landlords to rapidly acquire properties for use as social homes, asking social landlords to increase allocations to homeless households, and supporting councils to develop targeted plans.
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