In September it was revealed that the number of people living in temporary homeless housing in both Glasgow and Scotland as a whole had reached record highs.
Glasgow recorded its highest ever total of households in temporary homeless accommodation in March this year, and the figure of 4,890 included a record number of children – 3,350.
Social care workers told BBC Scotland News earlier this year that the city was currently inundated with demand for housing.
The new leader of Glasgow City Council, Ricky Bell, also spoke earlier this year about how the city was now “carrying the burden” of housing refugees for the “whole of Scotland”.
His comments were made after figures showed that almost half of 3,895 homelessness applications in Glasgow between April and September 2025 came from people with refugee status or leave to remain.
Of the confirmed 6,500 homes, 74% will be for social rent, 24% for mid-market rent and 2% for New Supply Shared Equity or private sector rent.
They will be built on brownfield land – meaning previously developed land that is currently unused.
The overall SHIP scheme aims to bring more affordable homes to Glasgow, reducing homelessness and cutting down the number of children in poverty in the process.
It also intends to meet expected changes to the city’s demographics – with the number of older people living there due to rise by an estimated 18% by 2036.