West Dunbartonshire became the latest local authority in Scotland to declare a housing emergency the day before the SNP leadership race kicked-off.
John Swinney has blamed a "hostile" UK Government for SNP ministers slashing spending on affordable housing in Scotland.
The Scottish Government has faced a backlash from charities and anti-poverty campaigners since it cut the housing budget for the year ahead by £196m. He continued: "The challenge for the housing budget is the fact the Scottish Government's capital budget has been slashed by the UK Government."Since the Budget was formulated the First Minister announced, just last week, additional housing investment. Housing is a big priority.
"Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the staff in our Housing department, our tenant representatives in the community and external partners, the reduction in funding for affordable housing along with pressures on meeting the needs of current tenants has given us no option.
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