Crisis
Sturgeon reveals plans for rent controls with new Private Tenancies Bill
First minister Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans to introduce new bills to improve security for private tenants, introduce rent controls and abolish the ‘bedroom tax’ as early as possible.
Published 1 September 2015
Blog: Are things improving for single people who are homeless in Scotland?
By Beth Reid, policy manager at Crisis Scotland
Published 27 August 2015
Homelessness prevention in Wales ‘sets an example for the rest of the UK’
New Welsh legislation aimed at preventing homelessness has been welcomed in research released today by homelessness charity Crisis.
Published 11 August 2015
Landlords expected to evict illegal immigrants
Landlords across the UK will be expected to evict tenants who lose the right to live in the UK under new measures to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Published 4 August 2015
Less than half of single homeless people in Scotland find a home, research finds
Despite the introduction of some of the most progressive homelessness legislation in the world, less than half of single homeless people in Scotland are found accommodation when they ask for help, according to a new report by homelessness charity Crisis.
Published 30 July 2015
Tackling homelessness early is cost-effective, research finds
Intervening to help people when they first become homeless can save between £3,000 and £18,000 for every person helped, according to a new study.
Published 28 July 2015
Blog: Looking beyond falling numbers
Dr Ben Sanders from Crisis Scotland looks behind the falling homelessness statistics.
Published 24 July 2015
Glasgow City Council ‘fully acknowledges’ homelessness ‘logjam’
Glasgow City Council has told Scottish Housing News that it “fully acknowledges” people have had to be turned away from its homelessness services as it struggles to deal with a “logjam” in temporary accommodation.
Published 28 May 2015
Queen’s Speech – Mixed reaction to English Housing Bill
The UK government unveiled more details of its Housing Bill during the Queen’s Speech yesterday but the plans have been greeted with a mixed reaction.
Published 28 May 2015
England: Supreme Court judgement to see councils revise homeless provision
The Supreme Court has handed down a judgement that will change the way English local authorities determine who is vulnerable enough for help with their housing.
Published 14 May 2015
SNP manifesto backs annual target of 100,000 UK affordable homes
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon delivered her party’s election manifesto yesterday, promising to end austerity and deliver 100,000 affordable homes in the UK.
Published 21 April 2015
Rise in children in temporary accommodation as homelessness applications fall
The number of people becoming homeless in Scotland fell by five per cent last year although the number of homeless children living in temporary accommodation increased, new figures have revealed.
Published 31 March 2015
MPs call for ‘urgent’ review into benefits sanctions
MPs have called for a full and “urgent” independent review to investigate whether benefit sanctions are being applied appropriately, fairly and proportionately.
Published 24 March 2015
Report reveals benefit sanction ‘hotspots’ across Britain
A report into benefit sanctions by homelessness charity Crisis has revealed a postcode lottery where people are more likely to be penalised than others.The report found significant variations in sanction rates in different parts of the UK with Aberdeenshire and Clackmannanshire among the areas where people are most likely to be sanctioned.
Published 10 March 2015
