Homelessness

Preventing homelessness and supporting vulnerable residents is at the heart of plans agreed by North Lanarkshire Council's housing committee.

A temporary accommodation unit in East Kilbride set for closure after being deemed unsuitable to meet long-term temporary accommodation needs has now closed. Lindsay House has provided safe and welcoming accommodation for a variety of service users since even before South Lanarkshire Council was cre

Aberdeen Cyrenians, the north-east charity that aims to eradicate social exclusion, has landed a unique opportunity to swell its funds - just as demand for its services reaches a critical level. However, Aberdeen Cyrenians faces a race against time to capitalise on the pre-Christmas cash boost, and

An estimated 244 people died while homeless in Scotland in 2022, according to new figures from National Records of Scotland.

Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust is taking part in the 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenge, with donations doubled for one whole week thanks to match funding. All donations go towards providing access to emergency assistance and accommodation at the Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome

Glasgow City Mission is opening its Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) on Friday, 1 December 2023.

Rock Trust has begun delivery of a schools-based homelessness prevention programme to help young people and their families before they reach crisis point. Last year, there was a 4% increase in youth homelessness in Scotland. More than 8,000 young people were affected (Scottish Government Youth Homel

Housing benefit is to be uprated for the first time in three years following yesterday's Autumn Statement but concerns have been raised that the move is not enough to address homelessness in Scotland.

Non-urgent repairs are being temporarily suspended for West Lothian Council tenants to target resources on addressing homelessness and ease the pressure on the housing waiting list.

Surgeons Quarter, a popular Edinburgh hospitality and performance venue has paired with homelessness charity Cyrenians to increase local sustainability, by supporting its organic vegetable bag subscription. Located in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Café 1505, part of the Surgeons Quarter campus,

This year for Christmas, Glasgow City Mission is focusing on its work with those at risk of rough-sleeping.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has unveiled its new ‘Nest House’ prototype, as part of the launch of its fourth annual Festival of Kindness. Kicking off the campaign in Edinburgh, Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, unveiled the new Nest House design which will feature in two

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating a double win at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards, lifting the top prizes for ‘Excellence in Development for Affordable Housing’ in partnership with Clackmannanshire Council, and ‘Housing-led Approaches to Ending Homelessness’ for the

West Lothian Council has called for "radical and urgent action" to help tackle the homelessness crisis amid a project £2 million overspend on the issue.

Janet Haugh, chief executive of Right There, discusses the recent headlines about homelessness in Scotland. Homelessness has been a hot topic in the news in recent days with Edinburgh becoming the second local authority in Scotland to officially declare a housing emergency, while Scotland’s Ch