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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Jane McLeod

Local council to repurpose up to 200 homes for Ukrainian refugees

Refugees will be housed in flats refurbished with the help of £5m Scottish Government funding

A SCOTTISH council has announced plans to bring up to 200 empty homes back into use to house refugees fleeing Ukraine.

North Lanarkshire Council said today it will use £5 million of Scottish Government funding to re- instate the homes in high-rise towers in Coatbridge and Wishaw “to a high standard”.

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