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Homelessness is a major issue facing not only the Scottish Executive, the British Government but also many other governments worldwide. In this essay, I will be describing the causes of homelessness in Scotland
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Homelessness Homelessness is a major issue facing not only the Scottish Executive, the British Government but also many other governments worldwide. In this essay, I will be describing the causes of homelessness in Scotland, how many people are affected by it and what is being done to resolve the issue. How big is the problem of homelessness facing councils in Scotland? In 2002-2003 alone, 46,942 households registered as homeless with their local councils. Of these, 2,802 had lost their own homes due to evictions or abandonments. Currently, 900 households apply as homeless each week: of these 325 households are made homeless because family, relatives and friends cannot offer them accommodation. A further 110 households apply because of domestic violence; 110 because a relationship has broken down; 65 households are fleeing harassment; 45 households cannot afford their rent or mortgage and 10 households apply as homeless because they had to sell marital homes...
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