With thousands languishing for months or even years on waiting lists for council homes, demand for social housing is already exceeding supply.
It is feared there will be more pressure on the sector as welfare cuts and the economic crisis leave more households struggling to pay their rent or mortgage. While local authorities are making progress towards a groundbreaking pledge to provide every unintentionally homeless person with a home by 2012, questions remain over whether there is an adequate supply of housing to fulfil that promise.
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Housing crisis in focus
SCOTLAND'S housing system is creaking.
With thousands languishing for months or even years on waiting lists for council homes, demand for social housing is already exceeding supply.
It is feared there will be more pressure on the sector as welfare cuts and the economic crisis leave more households struggling to pay their rent or mortgage. While local authorities are making progress towards a groundbreaking pledge to provide every unintentionally homeless person with a home by 2012, questions remain over whether there is an adequate supply of housing to fulfil that promise.
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