A single mother in Scotland is struggling to find permanent housing after being evicted from her rented home due to no fault of her own. She faces the added challenge of having to travel long distances to reach her children's school and social activities.
A Scots mum has told of how she 'feels like a failure' after being left stuck in temporary accommodation after losing her home through no fault of her own. Mariam is currently living with her four children in a two-bedroom flat in the north of Glasgow after being forced to declare herself as homeless last year. The single mum previously ran her own business but had to close it as a result of the covid pandemic.
Health issues in the years since means she is currently restricted to working part-time hours. In March last year she was subject to a no-fault eviction of her privately rented home on the other side of Glasgow 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. 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. 'Until this happened, I always paid my rent on time,' she said. '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 country. Sarwar cited the release of Scottish Government statistics on Tuesday that showed housebuilding is down at least 10 per cent in Scotland, while affordable housebuilding starts are at their lowest levels in more than a decade
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