Glasgow City Council fears a Home Office drive to clear a backlog could put more pressure on housing services.
Scotland's largest city has warned it faces an "unprecedented" rise in homelessness applications as the Home Office tries to clear a backlog of asylum claims.
She told an emergency meeting: "When we tried to model what we would need in relation to permanent accommodation for that population, it resulted in an additional 1,100 lets from our partners." During the meeting on Thursday, councillors claimed Glasgow had been "abandoned" and that the housing shortfall was leading to a "humanitarian crisis".
"For Glasgow, a sudden cost of around £50m is simply unmanageable and the suffering caused to thousands of people who will suddenly be pushed into destitution is simply unimaginable," she said.
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