Homelessness

The general Scottish public has a better understanding of the causes of homelessness than it did over ten years ago and that there is greater empathy towards people who are homeless, according to new research. The shift in attitudes towards homelessness was revealed in a study by charity Street Socc

Glasgow City Council has paid out more than £1.6 million to private landlords for providing temporary homeless accommodation over the last five years, according to new figures. Details obtained by the Evening Times obtained via a Freedom of Information request revealed that private landlords in the

Tickets are now on sale for the Rock Trust’s national conference on May 30 at the Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor. Delegates can expect a day of dynamic discussion and interactive learning, exploring the full journey of support for young people at risk of homelessness, with sharing of best-practice and

Proposals have been unveiled to build a football-themed self management and personal development centre for people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh. The brainchild of Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke, the Change Centre could see 32 en-suite bedrooms, living facilities and a community

(from left) Bob Gould, Robertson Civil Engineering; Tony Fry, MD of Robertson Civil Engineering; Josh Littlejohn, Social Bite and Ron Bathgate, Robertson Civil Engineering Robertson Group has underlined its commitment to tackling societal issues after completing work at the Social Bite Village in Ed

The Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy Homeless people attending A&E at a Fife hospital are to be given specialist housing advice as part of a ground-breaking service delivered by Shelter Scotland and Fife Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

The UK’s first vending machine which gave out free food and clothes to homeless people has been removed following a trial. Launched in Nottingham last November by charity Action Hunger, the machine stocked items such as fruit, socks and toothpaste.

Councillors in Fife have discussed moves to protect some of the council’s most vulnerable tenants. At a meeting of the community and housing services committee last week councillors heard about progress on work to reduce the number of children housed in temporary accommodation and how best to prot

Five members of staff from Osprey Housing have taken part in a charity sleepout to raise awareness of homelessness in Aberdeen. The organised sleepout aimed to raise funds for local homeless charity Aberdeen Cyrenians and to highlight the issue of rough sleeping in the city.

(from left) Rebecca Ellwood, Macnabs; Sharon Connolly, Macnabs; Gillian Ralph, head of property, Macnabs; Crawford Allan, Macnabs; Brian McCulley, Next Home; John Greener, Next Home; Pam Lindsay, CATH; Blair MacDonald, Macnabs; Ron Wallace Hogg, CATH Perthshire law firm Macnabs and Next Home Estate

People who are homeless in Glasgow are waiting too long to be given a home and many spend too much time in temporary accommodation, the Scottish Housing Regulator has found. A report by the watchdog has shown that in 2016/17 Glasgow City Council secured homes for nearly 2,000 families, around half o

Plans have been unveiled to transform former council office accommodation in Dalkeith into emergency temporary accommodation for the homeless. Midlothian Council is proposing to develop 20 individual rooms with shared facilities at Jarnac Court in the town, consisting of single person households wit

Six prominent Scottish homelessness charities have agreed to come together for the first time for a pioneering fundraising campaign. The charities – Bethany Christian Trust, Glasgow City Mission, Street Soccer Scotland, Rock Trust and Simon Community Scotland/Streetwork – have agreed a formal co

(from left) Fraser Nicol (Scott-Moncrieff), William Mcpherson (Re-Tek), Ewain Black (Social Bite) Social Bite’s Digital Inclusion Project has just received a huge boost in the form of 25 laptops and 4PCs.

Scots have raised over £15,000 for people affected by homelessness a Big Sleep Out for national homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust. The Big Sleep Out, which was held on Friday at two locations in Edinburgh (outside the City Chambers) and Glasgow (City Chambers in George Square), attracted doz