Getting properties ready for new tenants is taking more than double the target time while homelessness continues to rise
Falkirk Council chiefs have pledged to tackle the time it is taking to re-let empty council houses waiting for new tenants as homelessness continues to rise.
Members of the committee heard that the lengthy waits are impacting on the number of houses available for the growing list of people waiting for a new home. "We are going to monitor that really carefully over the next month to make sure we can see changes happening in the right way," she said. His colleague, Cllr Brian McCabe, said housing also accounts for the highest number of issues people raised with him as a councillor.
Officers said that homelessness figures for Scotland are not yet available for this year, but it is unlikely that Falkirk will be above the national average.delivered during 2023/24, exceeding the council's annual target.
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