Homelessness

A new high quality supported accommodation project in Rutherglen has been given planning permission. The project will be delivered in partnership between South Lanarkshire Council and the charity Social Bite, based at the site of the former Westfield Saw Mills in Harriet Street.

Scotland's housing minister has admitted that newly released annual homelessness statistics showing a record-breaking 10,110 children are living in homeless accommodation and an increase in the number of homeless applications as "deeply concerning".

A Holyrood Committee has raised concerns about a lack of detail in a Bill which proposes a move away from a crisis management approach to a preventative approach to homelessness in Scotland. The Social Justice and Social Security Committee has been scrutinising the homelessness and domestic violence

Homelessness workers in frontline roles have been recognised for the critical jobs they do with the announcement of access to a leading discount scheme.

The Scottish Veterans Commissioner (SVC) has today published her annual assessment of the Scottish Government’s progress in improving support and services for Scotland’s veterans and their families. The report evaluates progress against a number of recommendations, made by the SVC office

An Edinburgh-based PR agency has partnered with Cyrenians to help the charity continue its work to tackle homelessness. Building Relations, which specialises in property and the built environment, will be supporting the charity in a variety of ways, including fundraising, volunteering and awareness

A major new test of change has been launched to explore how to break down barriers to support faced by tens of thousands of people in Scotland who face multiple disadvantages – with their experience made worse by unequal access to help. No Wrong Door Scotland will draw on a wide range of profe

Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report for a cross party group of MSPs.

The UK's hostile immigration policy has forced thousands of people in Scotland, including long-standing members of communities, into extreme poverty and homelessness, a new report has revealed.

East Renfrewshire Council has become the 12th local authority in Scotland to declare a housing emergency.

East Lothian Council has made changes to its housing allocation policy to ease the extreme pressure on the homelessness service and provide improved outcomes for its homeless clients.

Funding to help councils increase the supply of social and affordable homes has been largely allocated to five authorities with sustained temporary accommodation pressures, the Scottish Government has revealed.

Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) has released a powerful new mini-documentary that gives insight into the impact of its work on supporting homeless ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen.

A 90-year-old supporter of Glasgow City Mission will be raising funds for the charity by zip-sliding down the Clyde this Friday. Gladys Speedie turned 90 in April this year and she wanted to mark the event by helping others. She has galvanised her friends to sponsor her and convinced some of them to

Aberdeen Cyrenians, a charity and social care provider tackling homelessness, violence, domestic abuse and other forms of social exclusion in the north east, has unveiled Prax Foundation Roots as a charity partner.