Swinney urged to act over 'disastrous' rise in street sleepers

Swinney urged to act over 'disastrous' rise in street sleepers

The First Minister has been asked to intervene as the numbers sleeping rough on the streets of Scotland's biggest city while seeking official help…

As the Herald attempts to lay the blame for Glasgow’s recent rough-sleeping problem at the door of John Swinney and the SNP, the actual national achievements they never tell you of

Professor John Robertson OBA 1 Core Homelessness lowest in Scotland ‘Core homelessness’ – a concept which captures the most severe and immediate forms of homelessness – Rates of core homelessness were in the last comparable study (2019) substantially lower in Scotland (0.57% of households) than in England (0.94%) and Wales (0.66%).  https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/homelessness-knowledge-hub/homelessness-monitor/scotland/the-homeles…