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Single Father Urges Action Amid Rising Child Homelessness

2/4/2026

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Ryan Ross, a single father from Dundee, and his 13-year-old son became homeless in July 2025 after his relationship ended.
They moved into a temporary flat far from their original home and lost all their belongings.
Ryan described long commutes to school and cramped living conditions and called for reinstating Scotland's 'priority need' test for homelessness amid a record number of children in temporary accommodation.

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Ryan Ross, a single father from Dundee, and his 13-year-old son became homeless in July 2025 after his relationship ended.
They moved into a temporary flat far from their original home and lost all their belongings.
Ryan described long commutes to school and cramped living conditions and called for reinstating Scotland's 'priority need' test for homelessness amid a record number of children in temporary accommodation.