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More than 500 homeless applications have been recorded in Renfrewshire in the last six months – a 13 per cent surge on the same period last year. ‌

A "steady" rise has been witnessed by the council since 2020/21, with the annual number exceeding 1,000 in both 2023/24 and 2024/25. ‌

Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, pressures from the cost-of-living crisis and the impact of migration and asylum humanitarian programmes continue to be cited as reasons behind the increase in recent years. ‌

That's according to a report to this Tuesday's communities and housing policy board which confirmed 579 homeless applications have been submitted from April until the end of September.

The paper authored by Tom Irvine, homeless and housing support services manager, said: "As previ

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