EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government has been urged to fund councils properly to help them address the housing crisis.
Edinburgh council alone has 1,231 vacant homes after declaring a housing emergency.
But although the Scottish Government is bearing the brunt of criticism, councils are also facing questions about their spare capacity. Falkirk’s figure was 350, Fife council said they had 322 voids and the figure for North Lanarkshire was 335. “The best way to end homelessness is to prevent it from happening in the first place. In addition to the new homeless prevention duties outlined in the Housing Bill, the Government has to deliver the social homes we need across Scotland.
A total of 93,938 houses and flats sat derelict or abandoned in 2023 - properties valued at a staggering £18bn.
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