Homelessness

Refugees seeking safety in Britain are being left homeless and destitute due to continuing Home Office failures, a charity has warned. Refugee Action said it had to step in to prevent a woman, who was six-months pregnant, becoming street homeless after she waited more than three months for a respons

Ahead of yesterday’s protest by Shelter Scotland against the “shocking scale of unlawful activity” from Glasgow City Council in denying homeless people their rights, Adam Lang details the background and facts behind the demonstration. In Scotland we should be rightly proud of what is often ref

Shelter Scotland will today lead a protest against the “shocking scale of unlawful activity” from Glasgow City Council in denying homeless people their rights. Dozens of homelessness campaigners will stage a peaceful, public protest at the City Chambers at 11am aimed at raising awareness of the

Ewan Aitken In the first of a new monthly column exclusively for Scottish Housing News, Cyrenians CEO Ewan Aitken looks back over the charity’s 50 years in operation and charts its involvement in the Social Bite Village.

The Rock Trust, in partnership with Almond Housing Association, has been shortlisted for a community grant of up to £50,000 from the Nationwide Building Society.

Christine Macleod A report highlighting the importance of easy access to homelessness services information for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

A new hub is being created in Glasgow city centre to help homeless people access a number of services in the same location. The multi-agency facility will house a range of services for vulnerable adults with multiple complex needs based on the award-winning City Ambition Network (CAN).

A proposal to address homelessness in Glasgow by converting car parks into overnight homeless shelters is down to the final five entries for the UK in a global competition run by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Soran Shangapur from Iran, who entered the idea, explained that car

An online business has offered to help people who are homeless by giving them new skills so they can busk for money. Online marketplace Bark.com said members of the public can nominate homeless people or a homeless shelter in their area of the UK who they feel would benefit from free lessons from mu

Michael Cameron Recommendations to eradicate rough sleeping and end homelessness from the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group have been welcomed by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Zhan McIntyre The Scottish Government’s announcement of a £21 million investment to fund services and support to move towards rapid rehousing has been welcomed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Jon Sparkes Jon Sparkes blogs on the final set of recommendations from the Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Action Group which have been accepted by the Scottish Government.

Property industry charity LandAid has approved grants worth £1 million to 21 projects which will create 331 bed spaces for young people who are homeless. The charity’s latest projects to end youth homelessness, many of which will be funded by the RICS Pledge150 campaign, will support young people

Shelter Scotland Morningside shop manager Tony Foster with some of Lee Westwood’s donations Golf fans have an unprecedented chance of owning the personal memorabilia of former world number one golfer Lee Westwood via a one-off auction.

Kevin Stewart People who are living in temporary accommodation or at risk of homelessness are to be supported quickly into permanent homes through new investment of up to £21 million, the Scottish Government has announced.