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Over a third of council areas are not housing any asylum seekers, piling pressure on cash-strapped Glasgow to provide a safe haven. ‌

A tiny amount of homes have also been provided in Edinburgh compared to Scotland’s biggest city. ‌

The disparities have fuelled calls for Mears, the company used by the UK Government to house asylum seekers, to ensure a fairer geographical spread . ‌

Glasgow was for decades the only city north of the border to participate in the Home Office dispersal scheme.

The policy has now been rolled out to other council areas and Mears, not the local authorities, is responsible for securing accommodation.

New figures from the House of Commons show that Glasgow, as of June this year, continues to do the heavy lifting on helping asylum seekers.

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