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The leader of Glasgow council has been criticised after rejecting an emergency summit on the city’s homelessness “catastrophe”. Susan Aitken said pulling together key figures across Glasgow would divert resources and staff time away from the crisis. ‌

Recent figures show the number of homeless people living in short-term digs rose to a record 8,771 last month. The number of homeless kids in temporary accommodation also hit 3,233 in October . ‌

An increase in applications from refugees granted leave to remain is a key factor in the surge. According to the figures, there were 5,465 refugees living in temporary accommodation in Glasgow last month . ‌

Writing to Aitken, Sean Clerkin of the Scottish Tenants Organisation urged her to convene a special summ

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