Appalling number of children living in temporary accommodation

"The number of children living in temporary accommodation over the Christmas period is "appalling", a Liberal Democrat MSP has said."

"Jim Hume said new figures that revealed more than 1,500 children under the age of 10 were without a home reflected "the shocking extent of Scotland's housing crisis".

"The Scottish Liberal Democrats obtained the data from two thirds of the country's local authorities to find out how many households with a child aged below 10 were living in temporary accommodation. There were 471 in Glasgow - the highest number - while there were 281 in Edinburgh, 118 in Aberdeenshire and 40 in Dundee."

"Earlier this month, housing charity Shelter said it was "completely unacceptable" that more than 4,000 children will be homeless in Scotland over Christmas and called on the Government to build at least 10,000 new social homes each year."

"Mr Hume said: "It is appalling that over 1,500 children under the age of 10 will spend Christmas in temporary accommodation. This reflects the shocking extent of Scotland's housing crisis."

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