Homelessness

Zoe Ross, 43, and her five children have been trapped in temporary accommodation in the north of Edinburgh for five years.   She admitted to Shelter Scotland that as each year goes by, she is losing hope of ever having somewhere to truly call home and her children.  

Glasgow has more children trapped in temporary accommodation than there are facing the same harrowing situation in Wales, a letter from the local authority has revealed.   An update from Glasgow City Council to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee of the Scottish Parliament has

A mum from Edinburgh has spoken out about the "disgraceful" conditions her and her son were placed in when she became homeless 10 years ago. Stacey Grieve, 32 and son Archie, now seven, were moved around Edinburgh for nine years as the council relocated them in different temporary homes, forcing the

Cala Homes (West) has handed over its third and final roof donation to Social Bite following the sell out of its city centre Prince’s Quay development, bringing the total donated to £10,150. When the Glasgow development first launched in 2020, the homebuilder pledged £50 per every

On Tuesday, 11 March, Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) will hold its annual reception at Edinburgh’s City Chambers, bringing together stakeholders, supporters, and partners to reflect on the centre’s national impact over the past 12 months and share plans for futu

Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s biggest commercial supporter to the social housing sector, is partnering with Homewards, the programme spearheaded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation, that aims to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated. Through the partnership, Lloyds Banking Group

A new report by Shelter Scotland has captured the devastating impact on the lives of children living in unsuitable homelessness accommodation.

Business leaders across Aberdeen are urged to team up with homelessness charity CEO Sleepout to participate in its first annual Aberdeen fundraiser next month, which will help people across the city who don’t have a place to call home. Latest figures released by the Scottish Government reveal

Shelter Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to focus on addressing the increasing number of children living in temporary accommodation after the 2025-26 Scottish Budget was approved by Parliament yesterday. Included in the spending plans is a pledge to invest £768 million for the Afford

Glasgow City Mission’s 2024/25 Winter Project has been extended for an additional two months.

There are more children trapped in temporary accommodation in Edinburgh than there are facing the same harmful situation across all of Wales, Shelter Scotland has highlighted.

In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2025, property, land and investment firm Mac Mic Group has announced new partnerships with five exceptional charities dedicated to supporting homelessness and cancer care. As part of this milestone, Mac Mic Group is committed to raising £100,000, with

An independent evaluation of youth homelessness prevention model Upstream Scotland has concluded that the initiative shows promising early indications. Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust launched Upstream Scotland over a year ago as part of a three-year pilot. The innovative programme is

An employment initiative supporting individuals with lived experience of homelessness delivers significant economic and social benefits, a new report from The Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health at the University of Edinburgh has revealed. Social Bite’s Jobs First programme is un

The Salvation Army is calling on the UK Government to scrap the planned freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to help prevent homelessness in Scotland as new figures for 2024 reveal an increase in applications for the fourth year running. Figures released yesterday show that from 1 April to 30 Sep