Reform's plan to prioritise homes for Scots

REFORM UK has unveiled a three-point plan that it says will ensure the people of Scotland are put first when it comes to housing priorities.

- BY BEN BORLAND

The announcement comes after new figures showed homeless applications from households granted refugee or

Failure leave-to-remain status increased by 51% in the past year, totalling 3,200 applications. In the six-month period to September 30, 2025, applications from households in all other eligible categories declined. Under the SNP, homelessness is now at its highest level since records began, with 10,480 children living in temporary accommodation. Mean-

while, Glasgow has been dubbed the 'Asylum Capital of Britain' due to SNP legislation that states refugees cannot be assessed as intentionally homeless and must be offered settled accommodation by whichever council they apply to.