Scotcast - Is the housing crisis fuelling anti-immigration tension?
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Police are treating a fire at a housing association tenement in Glasgow as deliberate amid social media claims it was being renovated for asylum seekers.
We ask the BBC’s Chris Clements and Jen Gracie from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations who gets priority for social housing in Scotland – and why we’re not building enough homes.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
Published on Wednesday, 9th September 2026.
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