Homelessness

Frontline homelessness staff are to be honoured at this year’s Homeless Network Scotland conference for the great work they are doing to support people in the face of the housing emergency.

The inaugural CEO Sleepout Aberdeen has been hailed a resounding success, raising an incredible £72,236.00 to support vital local charities working to combat homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion.

The leader of Glasgow City Council has called for urgent support from the Home Office as new figures revealed the city could be forced to spend up to £66 million on refugee housing next year. The forecasts, which will be presented to councillors this week, highlight the growing strain on the c

A Glasgow schoolgirl who designed a solar-powered heated blanket that aims to help rough sleepers has been named one of the first ever Time magazine Girls of the Year. Rebecca Young, now 13 and a pupil at Kelvinside Academy, has been included in the inaugural list honouring 10 young people from

New figures show that 30,729 households in England have received a Section 21 or ‘no-fault’ eviction notice since last July. The figures from the Ministry of Justice also show that 7,270 households in England were served with a Section 21 or a ‘no-fault’ eviction notice betwe

A new unified model of support for people experiencing homelessness in Glasgow launched yesterday – shaped by the expertise and priorities of people who’ve been there.

Team Scotland is gearing up to return to the Homeless World Cup, aiming to secure a remarkable hat-trick of titles at the event’s 20th anniversary. Taking place in Oslo, Norway from 23–30 August, the tournament will bring together over 500 players from Homeless World Cup Member Countries

The UK government's minister for homelessness Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly evicting tenants from her East London property before hiking the rent up by hundreds of pounds. Earlier this week, The i Paper reported that four tenants who rented a house owned by Ali were sent an email in No

Following the launch of funding for new homelessness prevention pilots, Beth Reid, a senior policy officer at Crisis Scotland, sets out what is required from the pilots to help shape measures in the Housing Bill.

A transformative housing project in Fife is helping tackle the Kingdom's housing emergency by providing one-on-one support to those struggling with long-term homelessness.

A fund for pilot projects to help people stay in their homes has been launched by housing secretary Màiri McAllan. Managed by Advice Direct Scotland, the £4 million fund will support organisations to pilot new 'ask and act' measures. These duties, as part of the Housing (Scotland) Bill

Clackmannanshire Council’s Transformation Space has issued its first call for proposals aimed at preventing homelessness.  The Transformation Space aims to deliver much needed community-led change with £1 million funding from the Scottish Government’s Invest to Save Fund, as w

The director of housing charity Shelter Scotland has described August as a “time for dread” for people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh, warning that the city’s busy festival season could force vulnerable individuals out of temporary accommodation.

Homeless Network Scotland has appointed Alex MacEachin as treasurer to the board. Chartered accountant Alex trained and practised at multinational giant BDO and has extensive experience in property and construction finance. He joins HNS from real estate investment firm LXi REIT where he was finance

A petition by an asylum seeker who challenged a decision of a local authority to treat him as an adult when refusing his application for accommodation has been refused by a Lord Ordinary after he found that the council had followed appropriate procedure in carrying out an age assessment.