A year ago, the Scottish Government declared a national “housing emergency”.
And as the housing crisis deepened, campaigners called for the Scottish Government to make the issue a priority at senior level.
Last week, Mairi McAllan was appointed as the new cabinet secretary for housing.
Today, she told STV News the crisis facing Scottish housing is acute – but was unable to answer how many people are on a waiting list for social housing.
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