At least 125 social housing tenants have been evicted since the ban was put in place, say housing charities.
Gordon MacRae, Shelter's assistant director, said there has never really been an eviction ban for social tenantsThe Scottish government's halt on evictions is "failing to protect those most at risk of homelessness", according to housing charities.They were part of a series of emergency measures designed to help renters during the cost of living crisis.
However, the protection against eviction does not apply to those with arrears of six months or more or to social housing tenants with debts of more than £2,250.Housing charity Shelter Scotland warned that it was "wrong" for the Scottish government to tell people there was an eviction ban in place at all.
The Scottish government said its protection went further than anywhere else in the UK to protect tenants but it had always been clear there were circumstances where an eviction could take place.Paul Dodwell was due to be evicted from the flat he had lived in for more than 10 years "Because of Covid and the cost of living, it was just that way where I owed people money," he told BBC Scotland.
"I couldn't sleep, I think I lost about a stone in weight with worry, worrying where I'm gonna go, where I'm gonna put my head down," he said. Mr MacRae said the cost of living crisis, reduced income from Covid and increasing debts were all factors that contributed to someone building up rent debt. Mr MacRae added that statistics showed rent arrears were now at an "alarmingly high level" but that there was "no business case" for evictions as the cost to the taxpayer of making someone homeless through eviction could be up to £25,000.
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