Homelessness

This week, Aberdeen FC teamed up with Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust to give people less fortunate the experience of a lifetime.

Shelter Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to act quickly to prevent the recent progress on homelessness being reversed after new “shocking” new figures revealed an annual increase in homelessness applications. Official homelessness and housing options statistics, published in two report

Pictured (l-r): Biddy Kelly, Fresh Start; Tom Logan, Recycling First; Heather Zajac, SCHA Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA), in association with Recycling First, Fresh Start and East Lothian Council, has launched a new venture to provide starter packs to people who become or are at risk of hom

A wide range of recommendations published last week to tackle homelessness were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday. In a report to the local authority’s housing and economy committee the cross-party homelessness task force recommended a number of bold outcomes, which when impl

Dr Beth Watts What is the state of play for temporary accommodation in Scotland? In this blog, Dr Beth Watts reflects on a new I-SPHERE report and where to go next.

Kevin Stewart Housing minister Kevin Stewart blogs about new recommendations from Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group to transform temporary accommodation for homeless people.

The number of homeless households in hostel accommodation in Scotland has increased by 43% since 2010, a new report has found. The study into local authorities’ use of temporary accommodation revealed that close to a third of homeless households are temporarily housed in either B&B or hostel a

Shelter Scotland volunteers Jean Mcclusky, Alison Noble and Carol Cullen Shelter Scotland is appealing to time-pressed people by offering them opportunities to make a difference which require less than an hour of their time.

There is significant scope for transforming the use of temporary accommodation for homeless people in Glasgow with local housing associations keen to play their part, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF). The Scottish Government announced on Tuesday that

Jon Sparkes Jon Sparkes blogs on the Scottish Government’s approval of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group’s temporary accommodation recommendations and charts progress on final report on ending homelessness for good.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart visits Queens Cross Housing Association tenant Brony as the Scottish Government accepts recommendations to transform temporary accommodation for homeless people Recommendations to transform temporary accommodation, including getting the right support in place from day

A charity is calling on councils and government bodies in Wales to employ homeless people to help get them off the streets and encourage stability. Inspired by an employment programme originating in Fort Worth, Texas, Welsh homeless charity The Wallich is urging councils and government to explore th

Homelessness prevention charity Cyrenians is seeking £500,000 from businesses to support its work in Edinburgh as it marks its 50th anniversary year of helping rough sleepers. The campaign is being supported by Essential Edinburgh, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Edinburgh City Centre,

The judges for a competition which seeks ideas to help tackle homelessness in Glasgow have been announced. Organised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the ‘Cities for our Future’ competition aims to find innovative and practical ideas that can help solve problems in our rap

Social enterprise Social Bite has officially launched its village in Edinburgh which aims to tackle homelessness by providing a safe living environment for around 20 people per year. Developed on vacant land in Granton, the Social Bite Village is made up of 11 two-bedroom nest houses intended to pro