Homelessness

England is facing its twelfth consecutive record high in the number of children living in temporary accommodation, according to new figures released last week. Homelessness charity Crisis said the statistics show a situation that has become “normalised” despite the scale of human impact.

Miller Homes has been named as Large Business of the Year at the British Business Awards, which took place on Thursday 30th April in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh councillors have signed a temporary accommodation contract worth up to £15.5 million, reopening the Supported Lodgings category within the city’s procurement system for the first time in several years.

At least 104 children in England have died since April 2019 with temporary accommodation (TA) cited as a contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill‑health, or death, a stark new report has revealed.

The Housing Network, which works with public, private and third sector partners to tackle homelessness, has won Public/Private Partnership of the Year at the People in Housing Awards 2026 for its Active Opportunities Pathway (AOP) model. The award, presented at a glittering awards ceremony on 19 Mar

Having stepped away from her role at NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland to set up a new support organisation, Ruth Robin considers the Ask and Act homelessness measures and whether the duties can have the anticipated impact without shared accountability in planning and commissioning. The Housing (S

Mactaggart & Mickel has marked the close of its 100th year by announcing it has reached its ambitious £100,000 fundraising target, achieved through the generosity of colleagues and supporters across the UK, together with significant contributions from The Mickel Fund and Mac Mic Foundation

Scottish Labour has said it will introduce an Ending Homelessness Unit as part of a pledge to "end the status quo" that allows rough sleeping to increase and leaves thousands of families without a home to call their own.

Homeless Network Scotland chief executive Maggie Brünjes discusses how the eight relevant bodies responsible for delivering the Ask and Act duties can use their collective influence – not only to prevent homelessness, but to drive the upstream change needed to tackle its root causes. For

Homelessness charity Crisis Scotland has welcomed agreement from all major political parties in Scotland that all forms of homelessness must end.

Scotland’s newest homelessness village has now officially opened.

Turning Point Scotland has released ‘Five Asks’ of the next Scottish Government, which if actioned, the leading social care charity believes would transform the delivery of homelessness services. Turning Point Scotland provides high-quality services like this across the country in the se

Most people in Scotland live under local authorities which do not have a fully functioning homelessness service, according to Shelter Scotland. The charity's analysis found that 2.9 million people in Scotland (54%) lack a guarantee of access to their legal right to housing if they experience homeles

A national campaign calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to ending all forms of homelessness in Scotland by 2040 was launched today by Crisis Scotland. Targets within The Road to Ending Homelessness have been set to align with the Scottish Government’s long-term ambition to e

A solar-powered heated blanket designed by a Glasgow school pupil is set to move into wider production, after Royal British Veterans Enterprise (RBVE) was given permission to manufacture the blankets.