Homelessness

A coalition of housing and anti-poverty organisations has criticised Housing Minister Paul McLennan's statement, delivered at Holyrood. Yesterday the coalition, which includes members of the Scottish Government’s own Housing to 2040 strategic board, warned that it had no confidence existing st

ESPC has announced that it will dedicate its charity fundraising efforts to the Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust for its 2024/25 business year. Rock Trust aims to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person can access specific services to assist them in avoid

A coalition of housing and anti-poverty organisations has called on the Scottish Government to "change course" ahead of a ministerial statement on the housing emergency at Holyrood later today.

More than one in five people in the UK fear they or someone they know could be homeless in the next 12 months and 77% of the population want the Government to support the building of more social homes to address the issue, according to a new study.

North-east social inclusion charity Aberdeen Cyrenians has appointed Donna Hutchison as its chief executive officer (CEO). Donna joined the organisation in 2022 as head of corporate and business services and, with a passion for social justice, has been working closely with key stakeholders to raise

A study into the impact of Scottish charity Right There has revealed it generates over £300 million of savings every year for the public purse, through its unique approach to preventing and tackling homelessness. As Scotland’s national housing crisis deepens, the report, entitled “

Col. Sylvia Hinton, secretary for Scotland with The Salvation Army, provides insight into the charity's new report that champions access to addiction and mental health support to prevent repeat homelessness. It is said that when our founder William Booth saw men sleeping under the bridges of Lo

A new report from The Salvation Army in Scotland is recommending urgent collection of data on the number of people rough sleeping, along with cause-of-death data for anyone who dies while living in temporary accommodation.

Glasgow City Mission has released its report into the Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) which ran from 1 December 2023 until 31 March 2024.

A homelessness charity has ended its contract with the City of Edinburgh Council to provide critical housing in three locations for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The project run by Right There provides two accommodation units in Pilton and one in Broomhouse, supportin

A coalition of organisations has congratulated Scotland’s new First Minister and urged him to focus his attention on repairing the social housing budget and on protecting duties to prevent homelessness.

Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black put the Holyrood turmoil to one side and continue their exploration of various elements of the Scottish Government’s new Housing Bill with a look at proposed new homelessness prevention measures. The legislation will introduce an ‘ask and act’ duty on

New plans to help support households worried about homelessness have been agreed by North Lanarkshire Council's housing committee.

Jimmy Black explains what he thinks the proposed new duty to “Ask” if people are homeless, & “Act” to help them, actually means.

An innovative housing and employability scheme for young people has delivered brand new social housing for affordable rent in Perth city centre. Perth and Kinross Council and youth homelessness charity Rock Trust this week unveiled four newly refurbished one-bed flats for young people under EveryYou