Homelessness

Turning Point Scotland has been appointed by Aberdeen City Council as the new provider for the city’s Housing First service. The service will help people with multiple and enduring support needs to move into a tenancy without having to meet pre-determined personal goals to prove they are ready

A partnership of Fife-based housing associations has launched the Fife Voices Housing Advocacy Project, a collaborative initiative designed to provide additional support to vulnerable tenants, promote tenancy sustainment and prevent homelessness within Fife. The project has been largely funded throu

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has partnered with its local Yorkshire Building Society branch in Edinburgh to deliver financial training for young people.

Mary Nelson, the former chairperson of Moray Fresh Start, has received her British Empire Medal for services to homeless people in Moray. Her award was announced in this year’s New Year’s Honours List. Moray’s Lord-Lieutenant, Major General Seymour Monro, conducted the investiture

Tackling homelessness has seen significant successes in the second year of South Lanarkshire Council’s Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan. A report has highlighted excellent progress in both preventing homelessness and improving outcomes for homeless households, despite the challenges raised by C

More than 140 councils across England have been awarded a share of over £13 million to help find longer-term accommodation for prison leavers. The announcement comes a week after a UK Government-backed scheme was launched to provide temporary, basic accommodation to prison leavers as part

Around 40 members of staff within the housing service department at Aberdeen City Council will begin a four-day strike action today due to a dispute about a proposed role merger and an increased workload.

The number of people with mental health problems assessed as homeless or at risk of it has almost doubled since 2013-14, according to new statistics. Analysis by Scottish Labour of the Scottish Government’s 2020-21 report on Homelessness in Scotland showed that measures introduced during

National homelessness charity Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) has taken the decision to close following a "challenging" few years. Back in 2018, the organisation partnered up with Recycling First, Fresh Start and East Lothian Council to launch a new venture to provid

The last remaining residents of the Bellgrove Hotel in Glasgow have been moved out. It has been confirmed that the final 50 men who were staying in the city's hostel, which was dedicated to housing homeless people, have been relocated.

CIH Scotland has highlighted the progress made by local authorities in implementing Rapid Rehousing Transition Plans (RRTPs) but has warned that the impact of the pandemic and a range of external pressures including a lack of affordable housing and changing economic circumstances for households

North-East charity Aberdeen Cyrenians has teamed up with local businesses to launch ‘Hug in a Box’, a mental health gift box designed to boost resilience and encourage self-care.

Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) president Jo Richardson has unveiled more about the presidential campaign which will run throughout her time in office as she takes up the role today. The Homeful campaign seeks to build on the success of the response to homelessness and rough sleeping durin

Homelessness services provided by local authorities may be unable to cope with a future spike in homelessness when pandemic restrictions are lifted, housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned. New figures published yesterday show that councils have seen a 10% increase in th

Housing secretary Shona Robison said today that ensuring people in temporary accommodation are supported into permanent settled accommodation as soon as possible is the Scottish Government's "utmost objective" after new figures revealed a 12% increase in households in temporary accommodation over th