City chiefs urged rethink on liberal policy that has fuelled emergency

SNP-RUN Glasgow City Council pleaded with Nationalist Ministers two years ago to suspend liberal homelessness rules blamed for fuelling a housing crisis.

- BY PAUL HUTCHEON

But the Scottish Government ignored the demand, despite the city facing a growing housing emergency.

The local authority is braced for a £66 million budget black hole after struggling to cope with rising demand for temporary accommodation.

Council figures believe the Home Office policy of emptying asylum seeker hotels has created a massive refugee homelessness problem.

Critics of the SNP government say its decisions are making matters worse.