Scots face crippling housing costs as the price of mortgages and private rentals soars, a report has warned
. Private rentals in Glasgow and Edinburgh now cost tenants more than a third of their wages each month on average, research by the Centre for Progressive Policies found.
The think-tank has now called on the Scottish Government to hand local authorities more flexibility on how they respond to cost of living challenges in their area. SNP minister last year spent £351million on council tax reductions but did not allocate funding to local authorities to use at their own discretion.
Ross Mudie, the report's author, said: "Rising living costs are adding pressure to virtually all households in Scotland, but our analysis reveals significantly different pressures in different parts of the country. For remote rural and island communities, already faced with steeper food costs pre-crisis, persistently high food and fuel inflation are adding yet more pressure.
Scottish politics "Local authorities know their communities best and the UK and Scottish Governments alike must give them the funding and flexibility to target future support where it is most needed. Both Governments must also commit to evaluating the impact of crisis support in different places so that it can ensure support is reaching those who need it."
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