Homelessness

Proposals to improve standards of accommodation and ensure that no homeless household spends long periods of time in unsuitable accommodation are to be supported but the Scottish Government must provide adequate support, resources and time for local authorities to meet new obligations, according to

An investigation by a campaign group has found that one homeless person dies every 19 hours on average. Research by the Museum of Homelessness (MoH) suggested that 235 people “affected by homelessness” had died in the last six months.

Queen Margaret University’s Dr Geetha Marcus, senior lecturer, psychology, sociology and education, will join Val McDermid and guests on stage at The Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 15 to explore the many forms of homelessness including sleeping rough, sofa surfing, living in c

Homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust is hosting a vintage fair at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival in an attempt to provide aid to homeless people in the city. The Trust has initiated a campaign to encourage visitors to the festival to 'shop to stop homelessness' by attending a fair at its

Maggie Brünjes, who leads the Homeless Network, previews the charity’s upcoming annual conference and welcomes the SFHA as event partner.

Scottish charity Ypeople has announced the appointment of Dr Emily Pathe as a new specialist counselling psychologist to support its work with people experiencing homelessness. Dr Pathe, a member of the health & homelessness team at NHS Lanarkshire, will be based at the charity’s Pathways

Edinburgh-based homelessness charity Cyrenians has set an ambitious target to redistribute more than one million meals through its FareShare depot this year to those most in need.

The scale of homelessness in the UK is shocking, but we are determined to act – and the Housing First scheme gives us means to do so, writes Wheatley Group chief executive Martin Armstrong. Homelessness remains a blight on civilised society the world over.

A French national whose application for homelessness assistance was rejected by Glasgow City Council has had a petition for judicial review of the decision dismissed. Augustin-Roger Mokombo-Eboma claimed that, as an EU citizen, he was entitled to homelessness assistance in Scotland and that Gla

A Hawick-based social enterprise which works with adults with physical and learning disabilities has been awarded a four-year contract to maintain gardens at homeless temporary accommodation in the Scottish Borders. Borders Green Team Manager David Oliver, Councillor Mark Rowley (responsible for hou

Half a dozen of the comedy world’s finest rib-ticklers have signed-up to bring in the laughs and the cash for Shelter Scotland at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has seen first-hand the impact of Housing First during a visit to a Salvation Army-run hub in Glasgow.

An additional £9 million of funding will be provided to local authorities to prevent homelessness and help people into more permanent accommodation.

Homeless Action Scotland’s Garry Burns calls on individuals with lived experience to get involved with the Scottish Government’s homelessness consultations with a pledge to offer support to anyone who requires it. Homeless Action Scotland is the country’s membership organisation fo

Tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland brought together professionals from across the private rented sector to raise more than £900 for Edinburgh-based youth homelessness charity, the Rock Trust. Held on July 5 at Glasgow’s Committee Room No 9, a quiz was attended by mor