Homelessness

The number and proportion of homes being let to people experiencing homelessness by social landlords increased in 2024/25, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s latest report on landlord performance. Published today, the National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter 2024/

Solicitor firms across the UK are being invited to join the 2025 Will Aid campaign, with two new charity partners announced for this year’s fundraising initiative.  Shelter and Crisis are set to benefit from this year’s scheme, now in its 37th year, and are appealing to solicitors t

Hoko Design, the Glasgow-based architecture practice founded by BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has thrown its support behind two new Social Bite villages. The firm has developed a bank of digital assets of the sites as part of the planning and community engagement proces

Frontline homelessness staff are to be honoured at this year’s Homeless Network Scotland conference for the great work they are doing to support people in the face of the housing emergency.

The inaugural CEO Sleepout Aberdeen has been hailed a resounding success, raising an incredible £72,236.00 to support vital local charities working to combat homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion.

The leader of Glasgow City Council has called for urgent support from the Home Office as new figures revealed the city could be forced to spend up to £66 million on refugee housing next year. The forecasts, which will be presented to councillors this week, highlight the growing strain on the c

A Glasgow schoolgirl who designed a solar-powered heated blanket that aims to help rough sleepers has been named one of the first ever Time magazine Girls of the Year. Rebecca Young, now 13 and a pupil at Kelvinside Academy, has been included in the inaugural list honouring 10 young people from

New figures show that 30,729 households in England have received a Section 21 or ‘no-fault’ eviction notice since last July. The figures from the Ministry of Justice also show that 7,270 households in England were served with a Section 21 or a ‘no-fault’ eviction notice betwe

A new unified model of support for people experiencing homelessness in Glasgow launched yesterday – shaped by the expertise and priorities of people who’ve been there.

Team Scotland is gearing up to return to the Homeless World Cup, aiming to secure a remarkable hat-trick of titles at the event’s 20th anniversary. Taking place in Oslo, Norway from 23–30 August, the tournament will bring together over 500 players from Homeless World Cup Member Countries

The UK government's minister for homelessness Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly evicting tenants from her East London property before hiking the rent up by hundreds of pounds. Earlier this week, The i Paper reported that four tenants who rented a house owned by Ali were sent an email in No

A transformative housing project in Fife is helping tackle the Kingdom's housing emergency by providing one-on-one support to those struggling with long-term homelessness.

A fund for pilot projects to help people stay in their homes has been launched by housing secretary Màiri McAllan. Managed by Advice Direct Scotland, the £4 million fund will support organisations to pilot new 'ask and act' measures. These duties, as part of the Housing (Scotland) Bill

Clackmannanshire Council’s Transformation Space has issued its first call for proposals aimed at preventing homelessness.  The Transformation Space aims to deliver much needed community-led change with £1 million funding from the Scottish Government’s Invest to Save Fund, as w

The director of housing charity Shelter Scotland has described August as a “time for dread” for people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh, warning that the city’s busy festival season could force vulnerable individuals out of temporary accommodation.