Homelessness
Blog: Looking beyond falling numbers
Dr Ben Sanders from Crisis Scotland looks behind the falling homelessness statistics.
Published 24 July 2015
Strike agreement reached between council and Glasgow homelessness staff
Homeless caseworkers in Glasgow have accepted an offer from the city council after almost four months of strike action.
Published 22 July 2015
Views needed for Youth Homelessness Survey
There’s still time for workers and organisations involved with homeless young people to fill out Homeless Action Scotland’s annual survey.
Published 20 July 2015
‘Amazing’ Grace cycles 500 miles to help homeless
A 14-year-old girl is cycling over 500 miles from Edinburgh to London to raise money to help homeless and badly housed people in Scotland.
Published 20 July 2015
Aberdeen homeless service saved after donations appeal
A vital service provided by Aberdeen Cyrenians has received a much-needed funding boost, allowing the charity to extend its service provision.
Published 16 July 2015
Blog: Scottish Homelessness Statistics: Assembling the puzzle
By Emma Dore at Shelter Scotland
Published 3 July 2015
Housing pilot changing lives of homeless people in Renfrewshire
A pilot project has been hailed a success for helping homeless people to turn their lives around and find homes that meets their needs.
Published 2 July 2015
Help for young offenders to prevent homelessness and reoffending
A new programme aimed at preventing homelessness and reoffending by newly released young offenders was launched in Scotland on Wednesday.
Published 1 July 2015
Prevention approach to homelessness sees applications fall by four per cent
A national approach to homelessness prevention has been praised for contributing towards a sixth consecutive annual fall in the number of people who are homeless.
Published 30 June 2015
Edinburgh homeless organisation to close services amid funding cuts
An Edinburgh homeless charity has warned that vital services in the city are being closed or cut back because of a reduction in funding from the council.
Published 30 June 2015
Housing associations’ financial barriers ‘putting homelessness prevention at risk’
Homeless people are being prevented from accessing their statutory rights to permanent accommodation because of “major financial barriers” introduced by some social landlords in Scotland, a law charity has warned.
Published 29 June 2015
‘Welfare reform hitting vulnerable young people in the housing market’
Young people face considerable challenges navigating the housing market, with those on low and insecure incomes vulnerable and at potential risk of homelessness, according to a new report from the University of St Andrews published today.
Published 24 June 2015
Scottish Gas employees help raise thousands for Shelter Scotland
Hundreds of Scottish Gas employees, their friends and families, walked, jogged or cycled for miles through Bo’ness on Sunday, raising thousands of pounds in support of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland.
Published 23 June 2015
Dundee City Council to buy mortgages in bid to tackle homelessness
Dundee City Council has given its unanimous approval for a new scheme that will see the council buy homes from tenants in financial difficulty.
Published 15 June 2015
