Homelessness

Surgeons Quarter, a popular Edinburgh hospitality and performance venue has paired with homelessness charity Cyrenians to increase local sustainability, by supporting its organic vegetable bag subscription. Located in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Café 1505, part of the Surgeons Quarter campus,

This year for Christmas, Glasgow City Mission is focusing on its work with those at risk of rough-sleeping.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has unveiled its new ‘Nest House’ prototype, as part of the launch of its fourth annual Festival of Kindness. Kicking off the campaign in Edinburgh, Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, unveiled the new Nest House design which will feature in two

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating a double win at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards, lifting the top prizes for ‘Excellence in Development for Affordable Housing’ in partnership with Clackmannanshire Council, and ‘Housing-led Approaches to Ending Homelessness’ for the

West Lothian Council has called for "radical and urgent action" to help tackle the homelessness crisis amid a project £2 million overspend on the issue.

It is difficult to remember a time when global, UK and national events have aligned so acutely to heap even more pressure on Scotland's local housing systems. Committed professional sectors from across the housing, homelessness and refugee sectors gathered at Scotland's Annual Homelessness Conferenc

Children in Scotland who are homeless or seeking asylum must not be housed in unsuitable accommodation such as hotels, hostels, B&Bs, cruise ships or barges because their human rights may be violated, according to a new report by the Children’s Commissioner.

CIH Scotland and the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO) have sent a joint letter to minister for housing Paul McLennan MSP outlining "significant concerns" with the pressures being faced by housing and homelessness services and the "lack of strategic response".

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has expressed concerns following reports of an increase in people sleeping rough in Glasgow amid moves by the Home Office to speed up thousands of asylum claims. Councillors at an emergency Glasgow City Council meeting earlier this month heard that around 1,400 people are

Shelter Scotland has claimed that ministers still have their heads in the sand following the publication of the latest Ending Homelessness Together annual report. Published last week, the annual report sets out the progress made in the last 12 months by national government, local government and thir

Scottish Housing News’ new Charity Spotlight feature will highlight the vital work of charities across Scotland each Friday. To feature your local charity, whether housing-related or not, send your story and images to us at newsdesk@scottishnews.com.

Perth & Kinross Council is to introduce a new Intensive Housing Support Service to support tenants with complex needs to keep their homes. The council introduced a Home First approach to homelessness in April 2017. Home First is designed to prevent homelessness and to minimise the impact, d

Govan Law Centre’s (GLC) Women’s Rights Project has secured interim orders at the Court of Session for interdict and suspension to prevent a client’s eviction and homelessness.

Glasgow's stretched homelessness service could reach crisis levels after a decision by the Home Office to speed up thousands of asylum claims, it has been warned.

A former sheriff has raised more than £5,800 for Simon Community Scotland after completing the Great Scottish Run with his daughter. Paul Crozier, who retired from the bench in Glasgow last June, completed the half marathon on October 1st in a time of 2 hours, 9 mins and 8 seconds.