RECORD numbers of children are growing up in temporary accommodation in Scotland as homelessness continues to soar.

A staggering 17,424 households were assessed as homeless — including 19,894 adults and 8,063 children — from April 1 to September 30 2024, up 4 per cent on the previous year, according to a new Scottish government report.

By the end of that period, 16,634 households containing 10,360 children languished in temporary accomodation, the highest since records began in 2002.