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That percentage has been steadily climbing since 2013/14, reaching 20 per cent in 2016/17 and 25 per cent two years later in 2018/19.
Around a quarter (24 per cent) of those who are homeless also cite mental health issues as one of the reasons they lost their homes, up from 13 per cent in 2013/14 but down two per cent since 2019/20.
Urging more action from the SNP, Scottish Labour’s housing spokesperson Mark Griffin labelled the figures a “damning indictment” of Nicola Sturgeon’s record.
He said: “These shameful figures are a damning indictment of both mental health and homelessness policy over recent years.
“Some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland are being systematically failed by inadequate mental health support, and here we see the most extreme consequences of that.