Homelessness

Matching people who are living in bed and breakfast accommodation to share a tenancy or supporting them into renting a room in private homes are options to be explored by the City of Edinburgh Council. Funding for two feasibility studies is to be provided to investigate alternative routes of providi

A Community Benefit Society working to end the housing crisis by providing affordable and emergency housing to people who need it most is launching the second round of its secure property-based financing arrangement. Providing an “ethical alternative to buy-to-let”, Reap from Equfund see

The LGBT Youth Commission on Housing and Homelessness is to offer free multi-agency training for 20 cross-sector professionals to raise awareness of LGBT young people’s experiences of homelessness and abuse. Funded by Scottish Government, the commission is a group of young people from across S

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, is to work with Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn MBE on an international collaboration which aims to support thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. During a visit by Ms Yousafzai to Social Bite’s Ves

At least 139 people have died while homeless in Scotland over the last 18 months, according to new statistics. The deaths, which were revealed in freedom of information requests by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and reported by investigative platform The Ferret, include 22 deaths in G

Crisis Scotland is to host an event to explore the findings of the latest Homelessness Monitor for Scotland and their implications for strategic policy and practice across the country. Cabinet secretary for communities and local government, Aileen Campbell, will respond to the findings, setting out

People experiencing homelessness in Scotland are to be given the chance to learn digital skills so they can access opportunities presented online – thanks to an initiative being launched by two of Scotland’s leading homelessness charities. Edinburgh-based Streetwork and its sister charit

People who are homeless in Edinburgh face an 18-month wait for permanent accommodation, new statistics have shown. New figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request, and reported by the Edinburgh Evening News, found that the average single adult who declares themselves homeless in the capit

Scotland’s membership organisation for homelessness today called for a ‘national conversation’ to address public perceptions of the causes and realities of homelessness. Homeless Action Scotland highlighted studies that show that whilst the public are sympathetic to homeless people

A Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan to help meet the national ambition to "end homelessness together" has been launched in Fife. A five-year fund of £50 million was announced by the Scottish Government last year to tackle the issues associated with homelessness.

Homelessness charity Cyrenians hosted Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance at its West Lothian farm community this week. The East-of-Scotland based charity operates four residential communities, including the Farm Community.

Staff at MCC Label based in Clydebank have delivered a bumper cash boost to help make homelessness a thing of the past. The team at the label producer raised £8916 by sleeping out at December’s ‘Sleep in the Park’ event held in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.

Homelessness experts have called on the UK Government and the Scottish Government to work together following evidence that reductions in homelessness across Scotland have stalled. A new state-of-the-nation report produced by Heriot-Watt University on behalf of Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundati

South Ayrshire Council has launched its Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan aimed at ending homelessness. The plan for 2019-2024 reflects a national push to prevent homelessness and minimise stays in temporary accommodation.

Kingdom Housing Association has launched a pioneering shortlisting scheme to guarantee that people who are homeless or have recently experienced homelessness will be considered for employment. The scheme has been created to lessen the stigma and the barriers to employment that sometimes face people