System ‘broken’ as 50,000 Scots recorded as being homeless

The figure shows the scale of the issue, say charities.

“It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.”

The words of one man from Dundee who spent four months sleeping rough.

Ryan Mitchell is one of more than 50,000 people in Scotland recorded as homeless.

It’s a figure charities say shows the country has a ‘broken’ housing system.

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Last updated Oct 31st, 2025 at 19:15

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