Homelessness in Glasgow continues to rise with more people reporting rough sleeping and a jump in temporary accommodation numbers.

There has been a 25% jump in people stuck in temporary accommodation as the council admits demand is higher than they can keep up with.

In November last year, there were 5649 people, including 2826 children in temporary accommodation.

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By January that has increased to 7066, a rise of 25%.

During November, 174 people said they had slept rough at some point before applying as homeless.

Glasgow City Council declared a housing emergency last year and an increasing number of former asylum seekers becoming homeless has made the situation even more urgent.

The number of people housed in hotels and bed and breakfasts in the city has jumped but more than one-third.

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In November, there were 1001 people in hotels and B&Bs.

By January it had gone up by 34% to a total of 1347.

The council said a range of factors contributed to the rise.

UK changes to the asylum process, the cost of living crisis and homeless people gravitating to Glasgow as a big city have all added to an already critical situation.

A council spokesperson, said: “The city is facing unprecedented levels of demand for emergency accommodation and homelessness assistance. While the recent hike is largely down to the UK Government’s decision to accelerate the asylum decision process, there are other factors which have led to increased numbers of people travelling to Glasgow from across Scotland, as well as Ireland and London, in search of accommodation.

“Changes in legislation, coupled with the cost-of-living crisis, inflation and more people choosing to come to Glasgow has increased demand for housing and created extreme pressures on the city.

There have been calls for more social housing to be built to cope with a rising need.

The spokesperson added: “It’s well documented that the housing system in Glasgow is experiencing a range of significant pressures relating to housing and homelessness needs, and there is an insufficient supply of homes that are available.

“We rely on Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) who have high demands in terms of housing needs to meet, as well as in relation to homelessness. We work well with these RSLs and they are committed to providing us with accommodation but currently demand outstrips availability which means people are spending longer in emergency and temporary accommodation than any of us would want.”

The data was released to the Scottish Tenants Organisation under Freedom of Information.

Sean Clerkin, STO campaign coordinator, said: “The numbers sleeping rough on the streets of Glasgow has also mushroomed in the space of one month between 1st December 2023 and 1st January 2024.

“At a time when homelessness in Scotland’s largest city is out of control, the Scottish Government is in denial that there is a National Housing and Homelessness Emergency and has gone ahead and massively cut the Scottish Housing Budget by £205 million which is a 26% cut in 2024-25.

“The Scottish Government are morally bankrupt in ignoring the tens of thousands of people stuck on social housing waiting lists and the 53,111 homeless people in Scotland living in penury and destitution.”