Homelessness

Scottish Labour has said it will introduce an Ending Homelessness Unit as part of a pledge to "end the status quo" that allows rough sleeping to increase and leaves thousands of families without a home to call their own.

Homeless Network Scotland chief executive Maggie Brünjes discusses how the eight relevant bodies responsible for delivering the Ask and Act duties can use their collective influence – not only to prevent homelessness, but to drive the upstream change needed to tackle its root causes. For

Homelessness charity Crisis Scotland has welcomed agreement from all major political parties in Scotland that all forms of homelessness must end.

Scotland’s newest homelessness village has now officially opened.

Turning Point Scotland has released ‘Five Asks’ of the next Scottish Government, which if actioned, the leading social care charity believes would transform the delivery of homelessness services. Turning Point Scotland provides high-quality services like this across the country in the se

Most people in Scotland live under local authorities which do not have a fully functioning homelessness service, according to Shelter Scotland. The charity's analysis found that 2.9 million people in Scotland (54%) lack a guarantee of access to their legal right to housing if they experience homeles

A national campaign calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to ending all forms of homelessness in Scotland by 2040 was launched today by Crisis Scotland. Targets within The Road to Ending Homelessness have been set to align with the Scottish Government’s long-term ambition to e

A solar-powered heated blanket designed by a Glasgow school pupil is set to move into wider production, after Royal British Veterans Enterprise (RBVE) was given permission to manufacture the blankets.

Edinburgh charity Rowan Alba, which provides long-term, supported accommodation and community services to those affected by homelessness, addiction and social isolation, is growing its team following a recent restructure. Having tripled in size over the last three years, the charity has consolidated

Up to 2,400 women and their children could be supported to escape abusive relationships, following the announcement of increased funding for emergency financial support.

The gap between what councils in England pay out in housing benefit and how much the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reimburses them is projected to cost local government nearly £4 billion between 2017/18 to 2029/30, new analysis reveals.

An estimated 231 deaths of people experiencing homelessness were registered in Scotland in 2024, according to new data from National Records of Scotland.

The Housing Network has secured £15 million in funding from HSBC UK to support the continued growth of its homelessness prevention and supported accommodation services across the country.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for reforms to how homelessness data is assessed after a report found thousands of homes provided to homeless households by housing associations goes unreported each year. Research by North Star Consulting and Research, commissioned b

Despite having some of Europe’s strongest legal protections, the lack of homes in Scotland's social sector is pushing its homelessness system towards breaking point, an editorial in The Guardian has argued.