The council is to increase the rent charges for temporary accommodation and for hostels used to house homeless people.

A reasonable charge is permitted in law to pay for accommodation.

The rent for temporary accommodation is to rise by 2.5 percent to £159.83 per week.

For six hostels run by the council the charge is to rise also by 2.5 percent to £364.64 per week.

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The increase applies to hotels at Chara Centre, Elder Street, James Mclean, Rodney Street, Maxwell Drive and Portman Street and will start on April 1.

The council said: “Rents are set on a cost recovery basis, and service users who are entitled to full housing benefit will receive housing benefit at the level of the rent charge applied.”

In a report to councillors, Mhairi Hunter  Convener for Health and Social Care Integration, said: “There was an increase in the number of temporary furnished flats made available by RSLs during 2020/21 and 2021/22 to address the issues faced by the service as a result of Covid-19.

"Although a number of these were short term, there was an overall increase in the pool of temporary furnished flats.

"With these additional flats, it is estimated that the number of income generating units in 2022/23 over which to spread costs is 1,690.”

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The rent is set at a level to cove the cost of providing the temporary accommodation.

Ms Hunter added: “The cost of the provision of the pool of temporary furnished flats in 2022/23 to be met by rental income is £14m.”

Last month the Glasgow Times revealed the council was owed millions in unpaid rent for temporary accommodation.

More than £5million in charges for temporary accommodation for homeless people is owed to Glasgow City Council.

In 2020 the council received £21,358,553 and was owed a total of £5,163,685 in arrears.