An SNP MP is threatening to sue a leading Scottish comedy club for cancelling an event over her views on trans rights.
19.04.2023 - 04:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
At least 157 homeless Scots died last year, taking the total in just three years to 518. Campaigners have branded the situation a “national disgrace” and reversal of an £81 million funding cut.
Data on verified deaths for 2022 from the Museum of Homelessness suggest a 15 per cent drop compared to 2021, when Covid was rife. But campaigners have claimed that the figures are still out of control and a direct result of failure to provide affordable homes over many years.
The revelation of latest figures came as Sean Clerkin, of the Scottish Tenants Association, led a protest at a conference in Glasgow held by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations - which was costing £252 for delegates to attend. Clerkin said the latest death toll is caused by underfunding, which makes a sick contrast to the huge sums being paid just to take part in talks on homelessness.
He said: “A total of 518 homeless people have died in Scotland since 2019, which is a national disgrace and a testament to the complete indifference of the Scottish Government to homeless people. The total includes 50 Homeless people in Glasgow and 40 in Edinburgh in 2022.
“We are living through a homelessness crisis and we demand that tens of thousands of new social rented homes should be built with wraparound services to support vulnerable people as a matter of priority."
Clerkin said the Scottish Government should reverse cuts to a fund to build 110,000 affordable homes by 2032. He said: “The target was laudable and realistic if the Scottish Government made a genuine commitment but they have abandoned that.”
The Museum of Homelessness figures include people sleeping rough as well as those placed in emergency accommodation and other insecure settings. Each fatality was
An SNP MP is threatening to sue a leading Scottish comedy club for cancelling an event over her views on trans rights.
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