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Paul Hutcheon & Laura Ferguson

132 deaths in Glasgow homeless accommodation as Shelter declares 'housing emergency'

More than 130 homeless people have died in temporary accommodation in Glasgow in the past three years.

The deaths, which were confirmed by Glasgow City Council, occurred in hotels, flats and other dwellings, prompting a charity to declare an "emergency".

The figures were obtained by Labour from the SNP-led council, the Daily Record reports, confirming 132 deaths between March 2020 and the same month this year. Fifty-one of the deaths occurred in hotels and bed and breakfasts.

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