Homeless Scot feared he'd be moved 120 miles after hostel closed

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A homeless man, who was told he could be moved 120 miles away from where he had been staying, has been left feeling depressed as a Scots council scramble to rehouse hundreds from unsuitable accommodation.The City of Edinburgh Council is struggling to home residents after around 700 unhoused people were removed from unlicensed temporary accommodations in the capital.On December 1, Travis Mitchell, was moved on after being told to leave homeless accommodation, Thornfield Guest House.

The 25-year-old took all his belongings with him on to the street before trying to sort out somewhere else that could take him.Earlier that week, he had been told by hostel staff that the council planned to relocate residents to Aberdeen for housing.

Although Travis ended up finding accommodation in Leith instead, the prospect of relocation caused distress to the young man.He spoke to Edinburgh Live about the moment he learned he could be moving to the other side of the country and explained: “I was panicking.

I don’t know anyone in Aberdeen. It was on constant replay in my mind. I started to be sick. I felt really lost and confused and depressed.”Travis reported not being able to sleep after learning about the potential relocation, wondering where he was going to live and if he would be safe.