The number of homeless people in temporary accommodation and bed and breakfast rooms in Glasgow continues to rise.

There are thousands of people in homes on a temporary basis, supplied by housing associations, across the city, and hundreds put into hotels with the council paying for B&B.

Earlier this year the Glasgow Times reported how in July there were 6304 people in temporary accommodation.

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The new data shows that by October that had gone up by more than 300 to 6634.

The number of people in bed & breakfast rooms in July was 625. By October that had also increased to 680.

The number of children living in temporary accommodation was also up from 2636 to 2677.

Glasgow City Council said the number of breaches of the unsuitable accommodation order, which usually means they have been in it for too long without being moved to somewhere permanent, was 2013.

The council said it is working towards its aim of ending the use of bed and breakfast accommodation.

The figures were released under Freedom of Information to housing campaigner Sean Clerkin.

Mr Clerkin, campaign coordinator of Scottish Tenants Organisation, said: “The cost-of-living crisis has pushed more homeless people into the ghettoization of often unsuitable and squalid temporary accommodation in Glasgow and this upward spiral will continue unless action is taken now.

"The Scottish Government has to intervene and give more funding to Glasgow City Council to build more social rented homes in Glasgow.

“In the meantime, Glasgow City Council has to end the practice of breaking the law after breaching the unsuitable accommodation order on 2013 occasions.”

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A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “During the public health emergency we saw an increase in the numbers of households seeking homelessness assistance which led to an increase in the numbers of households in emergency accommodation.  

“We are working with partners and housing associations to help people sustain their homes whilst continuing to meet demand for emergency accommodation and meeting our statutory duties.

“We are committed to ending the use of bed of breakfast-type accommodation and are working with partners through our Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan to meet this ambition.”