Homeless won’t be put out on street
EMERGENCY support for homeless people in hotels in Glasgow will remain in place until they are found suitable homes.
In a letter that states the intention to end rough sleeping in the city, a Scottish Government housing official said the aim is to find homes for all those in emergency accommodation.
Around 300 people who were identified as sleeping rough by the Simon Community where put into hotels, working with Glasgow City Council with cash provided by the Scottish Government.
The move was separate to the hundreds of asylum seekers moved out of homes and into hotels by housing provider Mears.
In a letter to housing campaigner Sean Clerkin of the Scottish Tenants Association, a Government official from the Housing and Social Justice Directorate, said the emergency support will not be withdrawn until homes are found.
It said: “Our ambition is to capitalise on the unique opportunity we have and secure our goal of ending homelessness in Scotland. We want to secure settled homes for those currently in emergency accommodation.”