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Craig Williams

2,480 Glasgow children 'homeless' amid warning they 'can't wait a second longer'

Council leaders are failing children across the country when it comes to social housing, according to Shelter Scotland.

Ahead of the local authority elections in May, the housing charity has said council leaders need to urgently step up in order to tackle the deepening housing emergency.

In Glasgow alone there are 2,480 children stuck in temporary accommodation, while 1,515 children in the capital face the same situation. In Aberdeen, a household with children spend 103 days in temporary accommodation on average, while in Dundee that figure rises to 285 days.

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