Homelessness
Edinburgh considers Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan revisions
The City of Edinburgh Council will today consider plans to revise its five-year homelessness strategy to further strengthen support for people who need support.
Published 18 September 2020
Housing First passes 300 tenancies
Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder has created more than 300 tenancies with an additional 50 added since April, a monitoring report released today has revealed.
Published 17 September 2020
Rapid rehousing proving to tackle homelessness in South Lanarkshire
A new strategy to tackle homelessness in South Lanarkshire has recorded significant successes in its first year.
Published 17 September 2020
Aberdeen Cyrenians challenges young people to rethink homelessness
Young people in Aberdeen are being urged to think about where they sleep as part of a new campaign by Aberdeen Cyrenians challenging the stigma and understanding of homelessness.
Published 17 September 2020
Gavin Yates: There may be trouble ahead – a report from the Homeless Prevention Strategy Group
Homeless Action Scotland CEO Gavin Yates reports back from the Homeless Prevention Strategy Group (HPSG) and warns that despite worrying homelessness statistics this year, potentially yet more bad news is on the horizon.
Published 11 September 2020
Dundee University project aims to tackle Scotland's COVID-19 homelessness surge
A new project conducted by the University of Dundee aims to tackle the surge in Scottish youth homelessness caused by COVID-19.
Published 11 September 2020
PoLHA leases property to homelessness and addiction charity
A new partnership has paved the way for Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) to lease a two-bedroom property to Steps to Hope, a charity which supports people experiencing homelessness and addiction.
Published 9 September 2020
Unsuitable accommodation backtrack a 'betrayal' of promises to homeless people
A Scottish Government decision to delay its own commitment to extend suitable accommodation laws to cover all homeless people is a “betrayal” of its promises, Shelter Scotland has said.
Published 4 September 2020
Janet Haugh: Meeting the challenges of the post-lockdown world
Ypeople CEO Janet Haugh discusses meeting the challenges of this year, and how the charity plans to keep the support of those who need it most as its priority.
Published 4 September 2020
West Dunbartonshire homelessness service supports 500 vulnerable people throughout lockdown
More than 500 vulnerable residents have been supported by West Dunbartonshire Council’s homelessness and housing options team so far during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published 3 September 2020
Inverness Foodstuff recognised in Scottish Parliament
Ness Bank Church’s Inverness Foodstuff, which provides meals to those who are homeless, vulnerable or financially disadvantaged, has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament for its service to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic – serving over 10,000 meals locally.
Published 2 September 2020
The Margaret Taylor interview: Laurie Naumann reflects on Scotland’s progress in tackling homelessness
If you have worked in the housing sector for as long as Laurie Naumann has it is only a matter of time before your name becomes immortalised. His was last year, more than four decades after he joined Edinburgh Corporation to help revolutionise the way that city addressed homelessness, when the Fife-based housing association he cofounded and vice-chairs launched its Naumann Initiative.
Published 1 September 2020
Charities hit out at proposed funding cuts to Glasgow advice agencies
Proposed funding cuts that will close five of Glasgow’s eight Citizens Advice Bureaux will cost communities millions of pounds, new analysis has revealed.
Published 1 September 2020
Homelessness in Scotland rises by 4% while use of temporary accommodation reaches record high
Charities have called on ministers to “uphold their promises” to homeless people and continue the structural systems change required to end homelessness "at pace" after new statistics revealed the scale of the housing emergency at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
Published 28 August 2020
England: True number of rough sleepers could be 'far higher' than government figures
The number of people sleeping rough in England during the COVID-19 health crisis could be three to four times higher than official UK Government figures, according to a professor of urban studies at Heriot-Watt University.
Published 26 August 2020
