Homelessness

Scottish Labour has lodged a motion which aims to protect children’s rights as the number of children in temporary accommodation reaches record levels. In a Parliamentary debate yesterday ahead of stage two of the Housing (Scotland) Bill being considered next month, Scottish Labour housing spo

ARK Consultancy has raised £2,000 for The Ootsider, a Livingston based Community Interest Company which provides sleeping coats for rough sleepers. The ARK team met John Keogh, founder and CEO of The Ootsider at the CIH Scotland Housing Festival last week where they heard more about the compan

Further measures to ensure people receive the required support before they experience the trauma of homelessness will be introduced as part of amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill, housing minister Paul McLennan said today. The Bill currently places a stronger importance on preventing homelessn

The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to approve Social Bite’s proposal to move its supported accommodation facility to a new site in Granton.

A man who experienced homelessness twice is now working for the housing support organisation that helped him get his life back on track.  Christian Lilombo first became homeless in his early teens following the death of his mother. During the pandemic, he found himself without a place to live a

The Salvation Army is calling for an increase in specialist support to tackle drug and alcohol use in Scotland after new statistics revealed that more than 1000 people are suspected to have died from drug use in 2024. According to the latest figures, 232 of those suspected deaths were recorded durin

The Marie Trust, a Glasgow charity for people who are homeless, has scooped one of this year’s GSK IMPACT Awards, a much sought-after accolade for health care charities in the UK. 

Zoe Ross, 43, and her five children have been trapped in temporary accommodation in the north of Edinburgh for five years.   She admitted to Shelter Scotland that as each year goes by, she is losing hope of ever having somewhere to truly call home and her children.  

Glasgow has more children trapped in temporary accommodation than there are facing the same harrowing situation in Wales, a letter from the local authority has revealed.   An update from Glasgow City Council to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee of the Scottish Parliament has

A mum from Edinburgh has spoken out about the "disgraceful" conditions her and her son were placed in when she became homeless 10 years ago. Stacey Grieve, 32 and son Archie, now seven, were moved around Edinburgh for nine years as the council relocated them in different temporary homes, forcing the

Cala Homes (West) has handed over its third and final roof donation to Social Bite following the sell out of its city centre Prince’s Quay development, bringing the total donated to £10,150. When the Glasgow development first launched in 2020, the homebuilder pledged £50 per every

On Tuesday, 11 March, Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) will hold its annual reception at Edinburgh’s City Chambers, bringing together stakeholders, supporters, and partners to reflect on the centre’s national impact over the past 12 months and share plans for futu

Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s biggest commercial supporter to the social housing sector, is partnering with Homewards, the programme spearheaded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation, that aims to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated. Through the partnership, Lloyds Banking Group

A new report by Shelter Scotland has captured the devastating impact on the lives of children living in unsuitable homelessness accommodation.

Business leaders across Aberdeen are urged to team up with homelessness charity CEO Sleepout to participate in its first annual Aberdeen fundraiser next month, which will help people across the city who don’t have a place to call home. Latest figures released by the Scottish Government reveal