Homelessness

The first 50 nights of Glasgow City Mission's 2022/23 Overnight Welcome Centre have seen hundreds of guests accessing the service who were otherwise at risk of rough sleeping, the charity has revealed.

A homelessness charity’s fundraising drive has been boosted by a £2,000 donation from housebuilder Persimmon East Scotland.

More than half of renters (52%) and almost half of people with mortgages (49%) are concerned about their ability to pay their housing costs in 12 months’ time, according to new research commissioned from Ipsos by the Centre for Homelessness Impact. Tenants in the private rented sector are most

The first free library showcasing realistic and evidence-led images of people experiencing homelessness that seek to challenge negative representations has been launched by the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI).

The recent cold snap has focused everyone’s minds on the conditions some people are living in this winter and North Ayrshire Council has made a pledge that nobody will be without a roof over their head this Christmas.

As part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities and its 12-month programme of support to Cyrenians, staff at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland have responded to this year’s Cyrenian’s Christmas Appeal with personal donations of a variety of much needed items

Frontline Fife’s Housing Advice Team has achieved accreditation from the Scottish Government’s National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) at the highest standard for housing for the second time running. The standards are designed to help advice agencies maintain the

The Highland Council Housing and Property team and Tesco Dingwall have joined forces for the sixth year running to kindly help Santa deliver Christmas gifts to children currently living in homeless accommodation in the Ross-Shire area.

The City of Edinburgh Council and national homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust are operating a Welcome Centre this winter to provide accommodation of last resort, tailored support and positive move on options for people who would otherwise be sleeping on the streets. Since opening in Octobe

As thousands of people face hardship this winter and the demands on charities to provide support increases, Scottish-based business, itison, launches the eighth year of its Social Bite campaign, asking big-hearted Scots to donate £5 via the itison website to buy over 100,000 meals and gifts f

Aberdeen Cyrenians is asking for families to help Santa this year, searching for misbehaving elves playing hide and seek at Duthie Park.

Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust is taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2022, with supporters’ donations doubled thanks to match funding. This year, the charity is seeing more people than ever needing emergency assistance at the Rapid Re-accommodation W

People experiencing homelessness in Scotland will have the ability to settle and access support wherever they choose under legislation coming into force tomorrow. As it stands, councils can ask people to demonstrate their connection to the area where they present as homeless. If they are unable to d

Glasgow City Mission is to open its Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) on November 30th.

An estimated 250 people died while experiencing homelessness in Scotland in 2021, according to new figures published by National Records of Scotland. The figure is at a similar level to last year.