Hundreds of homes are being made available in Glasgow to help deal with homelessness.

Wheatley Group said it will provide another 1000 properties to councils across Scotland and the majority will be in Glasgow.

The city’s biggest social landlord previously committed to 10,000 homes by 2026 but has nor pledged to increase that by 10%.

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The homes will be provided in line with how its properties are spread across 19 different areas.

It is expected as much as 70% will be in Glasgow.

Steven Henderson, Chief Executive, said: “As Scotland’s largest social housing group, we have an important role in supporting the Scottish Government and local authorities in tackling homelessness in this country. 

“When we launched our five-year strategy in 2021, we set an ambitious target of making 10,000 homes available to tackle rough sleeping by the end of 2026. With over a year of the strategy still to go, we have already helped more than 8300 homeless people off the streets and into a place where they can call home. 

 “Our announcement of a further 1000 homes over the five years outlines our commitment and determination to support people in greatest need in our communities and to play our part on a national level in tackling homelessness.” 

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The housing group which includes Wheatley Homes Glasgow has also said it will allocated 60% of new lets to homeless households which should mean around 1500 in Glasgow.

The move is designed to help with the city’s housing emergency, as declared by the council a year ago.

The council is struggling to cope with a rapid rise in homelessness and has seen a big increase in the numbers of people it has to put up in hotels and B&Bs around the city.

Because the council has no housing stock of its own it relies on Registered Social Landlords giving properties for temporary accommodation and for them to provide enough homes to move people on to permanent tenancies.

Wheatley Group said it has already turned nearly 400 temporary furnished homes into permanent residences for the homeless.

The Scottish Government  welcomed the commitment.

Paul McLennan, housing minister, said “I am pleased Wheatley Group are supporting our efforts to tackle homelessness and the housing emergency by committing to make available a further 1000 affordable homes for homeless households by 2026.

“As Scotland’s largest social housing group, Wheatley Group has an important role to play in our combined efforts to ensure that everyone in Scotland has a safe, warm and affordable home that meets their needs.”