Now housing bodies across Scotland are making a concerted effort to say that it’s not just individual regions that are struggling but that the entire country is in the midst of an emergency.

But what is a housing emergency and why is a declaration important?

Joining Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black to discuss their respective situations and whether they think the Scottish Government is taking any notice are Councillor Jane Meagher, the City of Edinburgh Council’s housing convener, and Councillor Allan Casey, the city convener for workforce homelessness and addiction services at Glasgow City Council.

Jimmy Black has written a blog to accompany the episode here.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

Further reading:

• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/council-declares-housing-emergency-in-argyll-and-bute⁠
• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/partners-pledge-to-tackle-argyll-and-bute-housing-emergency⁠
• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/edinburgh-confirms-housing-emergency-declaration⁠
• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/housing-emergency-declared-in-glasgow⁠
• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/fife-council-on-brink-of-housing-emergency-declaration-amid-record-homelessness⁠
• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/edinburgh-agrees-action-plan-to-help-address-housing-emergency⁠
• ⁠https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/cih-scotland-to-declare-a-scottish-housing-emergency-at-national-conference

The Scottish Housing News Podcast is co-hosted by Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black. All episodes are available here as well as on the following platforms:

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