Homelessness

Work has begun at the waterfront location in Granton for the Edinburgh Social Bite Village relocation. Residents of the village joined Social Bite executive director and co-founder, Josh Littlejohn, on a visit to the site, which will soon become home for up to 16 people who have been affected by hom

Rowan Alba, the Edinburgh-based charity that tackles homelessness, appointed a new chair at its AGM yesterday. Calum Wilson, a former energy industry expert, has stepped up from his role on the board, where he has been a member for more than two years, to take on the role. He succeeds co-chairs Dawn

Efforts to tackle homelessness, reduce poverty and support women who have experienced domestic abuse are being bolstered by an additional £1.6 million in funding from the Scottish Government this year.

The impact and dedication of people working to prevent and address homelessness will be acknowledged at this week's Scottish Homelessness Conference, taking place at Perth Concert Hall. The Salvation Army is official conference partner for the annual event, run by Homeless Network Scotland.  

People with lived experience of homelessness are uniting with dozens of leading organisations to demand urgent action on Scotland’s worsening housing crisis. Their joint manifesto, which will be launched at Scotland’s Annual Homelessness Conference in Perth today, calls on all political

Scotland’s housing system is facing a deepening crisis, with systemic failures in homelessness services continuing to leave many of the country’s most vulnerable people without the support they are legally entitled to, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Midlothian Council has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling homelessness with the publication of its updated Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan (RRTP) for 2025/26. Building on the Scottish Government’s Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan, the revised RRTP sets a clear vision to improve serv

Cala Homes (West) had a different type of sale to raise funds for Simon Community Scotland.

A new report that lays out the state of homelessness in Dundee and the council’s efforts to tackle it will be discussed by councillors next week amid an 18% rise in homelessness applications.

Newly renovated flats with rent 50% lower than the market rate are providing a lifeline to young people facing homelessness in Perth. EveryYouth’s Future Builders programme provides rent at just £318 per month for young people in work, education and training so they don’t have to a

Turning Point Scotland has officially released a report calling for a new oversight group for Housing First. Housing First – 15 Years On explores progress over the past five years since Turning Point Scotland released its last report, while also detailing the change still needed within Scotlan

The Salvation Army is pioneering Menopause Awareness sessions aimed at women experiencing homelessness or living with addiction, warning ahead of World Menopause Day (Sat 18 October) that this group of women are often not receiving the level of care they deserve. Reproductive health is recognised as

Young people who were formerly homeless are gearing up for a bright new future thanks to a new electric cycling project.

Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust has once again opened its doors for those facing a winter’s night on the cold streets of Edinburgh. Last season, Bethany’s Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre protected a person from sleeping on the streets a total of 11,583 times.

Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron writes about the challenges facing Edinburgh, and the work being done to tackle them. In Edinburgh, our population continues to grow at speed and for some years now, housing demand has been significantly outstripping supply.