More than 17,000 children were homeless in Scotland last Christmas

More than 17,000 children in Scotland were homeless last Christmas, figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show.
The figures from the Scottish Government show that on December 25 2023, there were 30,557 live homelessness applications, covering 35,361 adults and 17,002 children.
This is an overall increase of more than 2,000 applications from the previous year.
In May, the Scottish Parliament declared a nationwide housing emergency following similar declarations from a number of local councils.