Labour said it was 'unthinkable' for Paul McLennan to stay in his job at a time more than 10,000 children are living in temporary accommodation.
John Swinney is facing growing pressure to sack his Housing Minister as Scotland's homelessness emergency shows no sign of easing.
Both totals are the highest since records began in 2002, with McLennan accepting the figures are “far too high”. Mark Griffin, Scottish Labour housing spokesman, said: "This is nothing short of a national scandal and responsibility lies squarely with the SNP government. The SNP slashed funding for affordable housing and raided Council budgets for years.
"John Swinney needs to take responsibility for his government’s appalling failures, sack his Housing Minister and set out a real plan to tackle this emergency and ensure every Scot has a home."
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