THE number of people with mental health problems assessed as homeless or at risk of it in Scotland has almost doubled since 2013-14, new research reveals today. 

Analysis by Scottish Labour shows that measures introduced during the pandemic to prevent homelessness had a limited impact on the number of people with mental health problems who were considered homeless. 

Figures in the Scottish government’s 2020-21 report, Homelessness in Scotland, show that while the total number of households which included someone assessed as homeless or at risk have fallen by 8 per cent since 2013-14, the figure for those with mental health problems rose by 90 per cent.