More than 1,000 people living on the MS Victoria docked at Leith will be found new accommodation by July.
The British Red Cross had previously warned against continuing to house refugees on cruise ships in "isolated" and "windowless" cabins.A report to the City of Edinburgh Council housing committee on Tuesday said there is "a concern that sufficient accommodation will not be available" in the capital when the cruise ship deal ends .
Paul Lawrence, executive director of place for the council, told councillors on the committee it was hoped children would remain at the school they were placed at on arrival "so they are not moved around the city".The meeting also heard a funding bid would be submitted to the Scottish government for £1.72m to get up to 100 currently void council-owned properties ready for refugees leaving the ship.
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