INVESTIGATION: Is Glasgow's homelessness problem getting worse?

A Clyde News investigation has found around 60 people sleep rough in Glasgow every night and thousands more are homeless, living in temporary accommodation across the city.

This week we are investigating who is living on our streets, why and what is being done to help.

We spoke to 29 year-old Sarah (not her real name); she has been sleeping on the streets on Glasgow for the last three and a half years.

She is on the run from a violent ex-partner: she fled after he left her for dead while she was pregnant.

Her friend died in the doorway of a Glasgow store while she slept beside him.

She told us about her experience:

Glasgow City Council says homeless applications have fallen by 7% since 2015 but charities in the city say they are helping more people than ever before.

Homeless Action Scotland last week called for a national survey to be carried out to find out exactly how many people are sleeping rough on Scotland’s streets.

They says it has been around 14 years since the last one took place and they suspected the number has risen significantly.

Gavin Yates is their chief executive:

Local charities are seeing it too.

H4TH (Help 4 the Homeless) run an outdoor soup kitchen in Cadogan Street every Thursday night.

Our reporter Natalie Crawford went along, to find out if they think the problem is getting worse:

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