Homelessness

Homeless Network Scotland has called on National Records of Scotland (NRS) to think again about a proposal to publish its homeless deaths statistics every two years instead of annually.

Crisis Scotland’s senior partnerships and practice officer, James Mullaney, argues that Scotland’s Ask and Act pilots show that preventing homelessness depends on a culture shift across public services, and that December’s funding cliff must become a catalyst for national rollout r

Glasgow Cathedral will this year shine the spotlight on the inspiring work of the homelessness charity Social Bite with its Annual Charity Concert. Sponsored by philanthropic organisation The Watson Foundation, the event on October 29 promises to be an unmissable evening of music and song.

A new resource designed to help practitioners, parents and carers better understand how young people’s brains respond to stress, emotion, conflict and connection has been launched by Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR).

The number of people who died while homeless in Scotland rose by 38% last year, with 232 deaths recorded in 2025 compared with 168 in 2024, according to new research.

After five months sleeping in her car, Tammy Smith still remembers the moment she was offered a home of her own. Now settled in Annan, the Wheatley Homes South tenant is building a more secure future for herself and her children. Tammy, 44, became homeless after the breakdown of a relationship and c

Reidvale Housing Association has secured £77,982.50 of new funding to strengthen tenancy support in the local community, helping existing tenants stay secure in their homes and giving people moving on from homelessness a stronger start in a new tenancy.

In the same week that World Homelessness Day is marked, Edinburgh-based charity Cyrenians has published its latest impact report, setting out how it has worked to tackle both the causes and the consequences of homelessness over the past year. The charity said it is proud of its range of supported ac

Grace House, a new supported residential community in Glasgow for women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage, has welcomed its first resident. Opened by national homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust, Grace House provides a safe, welcoming home for up to eight women, with inten

Fife Council is expanding its Housing First programme to help more people with complex needs access a stable home and personalised support. Approved by the Ending Homelessness Together Board, the programme will grow from 115 to 200 tenancies.

Crisis Scotland has welcomed the First Minister's recognition of the scale of Scotland's homelessness challenge, after its new research was raised in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, and urged all parties to use the coming budget to turn that recognition into action.

Places for People (PfP) has become the first social housing provider to join the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, reinforcing its commitment to preventing homelessness and supporting people affected by it.

A new national approach aimed at ending fragmented support for people facing severe and multiple disadvantage in Scotland has been welcomed by a range of voices across government, public services and the third sector. The protocol titled ‘The Level’ was formally launched by Homeless Netw

The worst forms of homelessness in Scotland could be cut by nearly half within this parliamentary term, according to major new research published today by the homelessness charity Crisis Scotland.

A national summit will demand an end to the deepening harm caused by public services that fail to properly support people in Scotland facing severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD) – a term understood by experts to include overlapping ‘core’ experiences of homelessness, addiction a