10,000 kids stuck in temporary digs

Homeless applications hit 10-year high

- KATRINE BUSSEY

A RECORD number of Scots are in temporary accommodation after the number of households classed as homeless increased by 10 per cent last year.

Scottish Government figures showed almost 10,000 children were living in temporary accommodation in 2022-23, with housing minister Paul McLennan describing the statistics as "deeply worrying".

He spoke after official data showed 15,039 households children including 9595 were in temporary accommodation in 2022-23, a rise of six per cent on the previous year.

Examples of temporary accommodation can include council or housing association properties as well as hostels and hotels.