Homelessness

Glasgow's stretched homelessness service could reach crisis levels after a decision by the Home Office to speed up thousands of asylum claims, it has been warned.

Ahead of an upcoming webinar on homelessness prevention, James Mullaney and Ursula Hofeldt highlight how people who work or volunteer in local communities can play a role.

Si­mon Com­mu­nity Scotland has launched an in­no­va­tive yet ob­vi­ous so­lu­tion to pro­vide a permanent home, writes Dan Don­ald. October 10th is World Homeless Day, providing an important chance for us all to consider the impact of our homes o

A former sheriff has raised more than £5,800 for Simon Community Scotland after completing the Great Scottish Run with his daughter. Paul Crozier, who retired from the bench in Glasgow last June, completed the half marathon on October 1st in a time of 2 hours, 9 mins and 8 seconds.

More than 50,000 refugees could be made homeless by the end of the year if the Government doesn’t take urgent steps to support them as it clears the asylum backlog, the British Red Cross has warned. The government has pledged to process all ‘legacy’ asylum applications made before

Scotland's frontline homeless charity Simon Community Scotland has used World Homeless Day today to warn of an unprecedented surge in demand for its services and an increase in rough sleeping across the country.

Aberdeen Cyrenians has launched its annual Harvest Appeal, asking communities to come together to help those facing hardship, hunger, or homelessness this winter.

Fife Council is making progress on tackling the challenges of homelessness and the use of temporary accommodation in Fife, councillors have been told. A meeting of the council's Cabinet Committee yesterday discussed the ways the council is working to reduce homelessness through the Ending Homelessne

Edinburgh’s Family and Household Support Service has prevented at least 350 households from becoming homeless, a council report has revealed. At a meeting of the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee this week, councillors heard how the service is providing a citywide approach to &lsqu

A Scottish programme that aims to end destitution and homelessness caused by the UK Government's immigration policy has supported more than 1,200 in its first year, with calls for the partnership to receive the full weight of scaling up support from the Scottish Government. In a new report published

Glasgow City Mission hosted its friends from the Imperial Scottish Garrison at its lunchtime drop-in last week.

More than 10,000 homeless people in Scotland will be provided with homes by 2026, figures from Wheatley Group have revealed. The housing, care and property-management group made a pledge to tackle homelessness in its 2021-2026 strategy.

Homelessness charity Cyrenians and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) have announced a formal partnership agreement that celebrates a shared commitment to improving outcomes for young people.

An annual progress report into the Scottish Government’s work to improve support and services for Scotland’s veterans and their families has highlighted homelessness prevention as an area of concern.

Jimmy Black points out some hard truths on homelessness.