Homelessness

Legislation to strengthen tenants’ rights and prevent homelessness has passed Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament.

Homelessness prevention charity Right There has received outstanding results from the Care Inspectorate for two of its housing services.  The unannounced inspection of Orkney Young Person’s Accommodation Service resulted in the service being graded fives across the board. Services are gra

More than 240 people died while homeless in Scotland for the second year in a row while the number who died from drug misuse deaths whilst experiencing homelessness increased by 36%, new figures have revealed.

A prison rehabilitation scheme has donated 50 sleep pods to Aberdeen Cyrenians to protect rough sleepers in severe weather.

The Scottish Government has been accused of presiding over “disgraceful” waits in temporary housing after figures revealed people are waiting years for a permanent home.

Glasgow City Mission is to relaunch its Winter Project on December 2nd, the charity has confirmed. For more than a decade, the Winter Project has minimised the need for people to sleep rough during the worst of Glasgow’s winter weather.

A social enterprise known for transforming the lives of people experiencing homelessness through barista training has launched a new impact programme in Scotland this month.

Shelter Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to prioritise the needs of homeless children in Scotland in its upcoming budget.   The housing and homelessness charity has published a budget briefing urging ministers to restore the Affordable Housing budget to at least £3.5 billion

Residents in North Lanarkshire are continuing to be supported in wide-ranging council efforts to prevent homelessness, despite the number of people declaring themselves homeless has increased by 16% in the last year, a new report has revealed.

Homelessness organisations have criticised plans by the City of Edinburgh Council to move 700 homeless people out of unlicensed temporary accommodation before the start of December.

Wheatley Group is to make an additional 1,000 homes available to local authorities in Scotland to help tackle the homelessness crisis. Having previously committed to providing 10,000 properties to homeless people by 2026, the group has announced today that it will increase this target by 10% to help

Five new directors and trustees who collectively have a wealth of diverse expertise across housing and homelessness, the wider third sector and local and national government have been appointed by Homeless Network Scotland. They join a board of nine who are at the forefront of progressing the action

Members of Aberdeen City Council's Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee have paid a visit to Aberdeen Cyrenians as part of a series of planned visits to communities and organisations supporting them. Aberdeen Cyrenians is a local charity and social care provider, supporting some of the most vu

Housing association and homelessness charity Blue Triangle has today launched a Christmas Winter Clothing Appeal. The organisation said the appeal comes amid an "alarming" increase in homelessness in Scotland since 2017/18, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. This, it argued, has been driven by several

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has marked its 110-year anniversary by fundraising for youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. Having invited each of its 13 offices throughout the UK to create an event centred around the number 110 to raise funds for Centrepoint and other local chari