Homelessness

Council leaders are being urged to commit to building safe and permanent social homes after a new report found there are 7,510 children currently living in temporary accommodation across Scotland. Shelter Scotland has accused councils of failing to provide enough affordable homes for long-term

Shelter Scotland has welcomed Scottish Labour’s commitment to eliminate homelessness but has urged politicians in both Holyrood and councils to “focus on delivery.”   In his address to the party’s conference last week, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said ensurin

Scottish writers and youth homelessness charity Rock Trust have joined forces with a new anthology of poetry and prose. All the Way Home features new pieces by iconic Scottish writers including Val McDermid, Scabby Queen author Kirstin Innes, and Luckenbooth author Jenni Fagan, alongside personal es

Jimmy Black picks up some themes from the latest episode of The Scottish Housing News Podcast with Shelter Scotland’s Gordon MacRae and Homeless Network Scotland’s Martin Gavin.

Taking place in person once again after two years online, the annual Housing First Conference on March 31 will hear that Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’ in Scotland, which is also the title of the one-day event at Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) – now open for book

Councils have now provided more than 1,000 Housing First tenancies across Scotland, helping tackle homelessness by offering settled homes to those with multiple and complex needs.

SafeDeposits Scotland has presented funds of £1,180, raised at a quiz night organised by the tenancy deposit scheme, to Scottish youth-specific homeless charity the Rock Trust. The 'Not Quite Burns Night Pub Quiz' was held in Glasgow on 22nd January, a few days before the birthday of Scotland&

On Friday March 11, individuals and communities across Scotland will leave the comfort of their beds to take part in the Big Bethany Sleep Out.

The UK Government has confirmed that it will repeal the 1824 law that criminalises rough sleeping and begging in England and Wales.

A new survey conducted by Homeless Action Scotland has revealed that 74.2% of people experiencing homelessness were advised that they would not be able to afford rent for homeless accommodation.  The organisation has published the results of a survey sent out to homelessness workers, support wo

An informed and connected social enterprise dedicated to supporting the homelessness, housing and related sectors in Scotland is open for business, with a targeted range of specialist consultancy and learning opportunities informed by lived experience.

San Francisco is exploring the possibility of introducing a tax on tens of thousands of empty homes as homelessness rises with estimates of a shortage of about 160,000 homes. 

The Scottish Government said it is disappointed to see a rise in the reporting of rough sleeping following the publication of the latest Homelessness in Scotland statistics. New figures for April to September 2021 revealed increases in homelessness applications (17,447, +2%) and households assessed

Kingdom Housing Association has confirmed ongoing funding from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for The Naumann Initiative, the Association’s groundbreaking project tackling homelessness and unemployment.

Homelessness charity Aberdeen Cyrenians has launched a new Peer Support Programme. With over 50 years experience providing care and support for vulnerable people in the North East, Aberdeen Cyrenians walks alongside people facing crisis.