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The leader of Glasgow council has warned job losses and service cuts may be needed to tackle the city’s refugee homelessness crisis. ‌

Susan Aitken also called for other Scottish councils to take more responsibility for housing asylum seekers . ‌

She also said she is against the SNP Government freezing the council tax ahead of the Holyrood election . ‌

The SNP-led council is facing a £66m overspend on homelessness due to a surge in refugees applying for temporary housing.

Senior council figures believe the Home Office policy of moving refugees out of asylum hotels once they have been given leave to remain in the UK is to blame.

Many of the refugees move out of the hotels with nowhere to go and end up declaring themselves homeless in Glasgow. ‌

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