Homelessness

Shelter Scotland has accused local and national government of taking their eye off the ball with efforts to tackle and prevent what it calls the “national shame” of homelessness levels in the country. According to the housing and homelessness charity, a household becomes homeless in Scotland eve

Caroleanne from Simon Community Scotland's Newlands service and Richard from The Bike Station A practical attempt to tackle homelessness took place at a bicycle recycling workshop this week under the watchful eye of a charity marking its 50th birthday.

A team from the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Environment and Real Estate (I-SPHERE) at Heriot-Watt University is to raise money and ​​awareness ​​of ​​the ​​issues ​​of ​​youth homelessness. Inspired by the work of The Rock Trust, the team will participate in the cha

An international design competition to tackle the issue of homelessness is being launched in Dundee. The UK’s first designated UNESCO City of Design is looking for designers to respond to a call to help find a digital design solution to fundamentally improve the lives of those who must deal with h

Rosalind Main & Graeme Brown A multi-disciplinary artist from Edinburgh who recently graduated with a BA in 3D Design has turned her talents to raise funds to help people facing bad housing and homelessness.

Craig Brown launches the Hampden Snore fundraiser People are being given the chance to join Law, Bremner, Souness and Dalglish in becoming Hampden legends by taking part in a pitch-side SleepOut.

Social enterprise sandwich shop chain Social Bite has teamed up with one of Scotland’s best chefs to launch a new restaurant to train homeless people. The restaurant, called Home, will see Michellin-starred chef Martin Wishart guest chef once a quarter at the Queensferry Street venue in the west e

Household essentials that help make a house a home are being provided to young homeless people in Scotland who are overcoming significant challenges and taking up their first tenancies. Starter packs containing the basics like curtains, bedding, pots and pans, towels and cleaning items are being pro

Joshua Browder The creator of a chatbot that successfully challenged 160,000 parking tickets in London and New York has now written a program to provide the homeless with legal aid.

Richard Lambert EU citizens living in the private rented sector (PRS) are worried that Brexit will make it harder for them to rent a home in the UK, according to a new survey.

The standard of accommodation and the quality of services provided for homeless people are under threat from funding cuts to Scotland’s councils, housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned after new research was published yesterday. The charity is calling on the Scottish Government and COSLA to f

Rosemary Brotchie By Rosemary Brotchie, policy and research manager for Shelter Scotland

Jimmy Black Former convener of housing at Dundee City Council, Jimmy Black muses about Shelter Scotland’s recent "hackathon".

Actor George Clooney with Social Bite sandwich shop owner Josh Littlejohn and Alice Thompson Sandwich chain Social Bite has been awarded £550,000 to significantly increase its social impact working with Scotland’s homeless community.

Shelter Scotland deputy director, Alison Watson, with comedian Damian Kingsley A comedian has travelled over 600 miles without a penny to his name to raise money for charity.