Residents of Unlicensed Temporary Accommodation

Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 21 November 2024.

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Photo of Lorna Slater Lorna Slater Green

The situation in Edinburgh shows the overwhelming need for an urgent, human rights-based response to the housing emergency by ministers and local authorities. There must be no dilution of the existing legal protections for people experiencing homelessness. Will the cabinet secretary work with the local authority, local stakeholders and any public bodies that may have suitable accommodation to find a pragmatic solution to ensure that no one ends up on the streets after 30 November?