Homelessness

The gap between what councils in England pay out in housing benefit and how much the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reimburses them is projected to cost local government nearly £4 billion between 2017/18 to 2029/30, new analysis reveals.

An estimated 231 deaths of people experiencing homelessness were registered in Scotland in 2024, according to new data from National Records of Scotland.

The Housing Network has secured £15 million in funding from HSBC UK to support the continued growth of its homelessness prevention and supported accommodation services across the country.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for reforms to how homelessness data is assessed after a report found thousands of homes provided to homeless households by housing associations goes unreported each year. Research by North Star Consulting and Research, commissioned b

Despite having some of Europe’s strongest legal protections, the lack of homes in Scotland's social sector is pushing its homelessness system towards breaking point, an editorial in The Guardian has argued.

Fife Council is asking people to report anyone they see sleeping rough by using a simple online form.

Màiri McAllan has said Fife Council is "leading the way" in tackling the housing emergency. The housing secretary met with John Mills, Fife Council head of housing; Councillor David Ross, Fife Council leader; Councillor Judy Hamilton, Fife Council housing spokesperson; and Gavin Smith, servic

North Ayrshire Homelessness Prevention Partnership has launched a joint project that will develop new ways to help prevent homelessness in the private sector.

Preparations are being made ahead of the closure of an Inverclyde temporary accommodation facility, with access to homelessness services now being provided by a 24-hour-a-day phone line. The Inverclyde Centre on Dalrymple Street is currently being wound down as part of a planned shutdown of the buil

Aberdeen’s business community is once again being called to unite in solidarity with people experiencing homelessness.

The 10,480 children who are waking up without somewhere to call home in Scotland are the victims of a "lost parliament", Shelter Scotland said today.

The Salvation Army's Jeremy Bushnell looks ahead to the publication of new homelessness statistics and what they could signal as Scotland moves towards another election. This week, data published by the Scottish Government will set out how many people received support for homelessness from their cou

CIH Scotland has raised concerns over the Scottish Government's proposals to introduce legally enforceable standards for temporary accommodation, warning that issues around wording, timing and resources could overstretch already pressured homelessness services. The Scottish Government has consulted

Dundee City Council has been urged to declare a housing emergency and face the reality of rising homelessness throughout the city. The city rejected the chance to make a declaration on two separate occasions in 2024, the first coming just days before the Scottish Government declared a nationwide hou

Ewan Aitken, CEO of Cyrenians, has announced he will be leaving the homelessness prevention charity at the end of June 2026 after more than 12 years at the helm. During his time as CEO, the charity has doubled in size - greatly increasing the number of people it supports and its influence on policy,