Homelessness

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Fresh Start Borders was set up in 2009, with support from Scottish Churches Housing Action, whose administrator Lauren Forbes reports on a visit to the charity last month to see how things were going. “Thank you very much – tears in my eyes!”

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Aberdeen City Council has spent more than £7 million on temporary accommodation for homeless people over the last year, the Evening Express has reported. The figures obtained in a Freedom of Information request show that £7.3m was spent placing homeless people in temporary accommodation in the cit

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Young people and private renters are disproportionately affected by a “terrible shortage” of affordable homes in Scotland, according to a new report. Figures from Shelter Scotland’s ‘Impact Report’ have highlighted that a shortage of affordable homes, welfare reform and stagnant wages have

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Robert Aldridge Scotland’s national membership organisation for homelessness has announced a significant change as chief executive of almost 20 years Robert Aldridge retires from Homeless Action Scotland.

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Terrie Alafat The latest benefit cap statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there is a need for the UK government to re-look at welfare policies, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has said.

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Jeremy Balfour MSP lodged a Parliamentary Motion commending a charity who received £100K of National Lottery cash to help homeless people in Edinburgh last week. The Edinburgh homelessness charity, Gowrie Care, and the people they support are set to benefit from a National Lottery award from the Bi

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It has recently been suggested that we stop saying “homelessness can happen to anyone” because it somehow obscures the real risk factors and prevents those in power from tackling big structural issues. Shelter Scotland media officer Susie Rose reflects on when homelessness happened to her. These

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Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is renewing its commitment to Glasgow by growing its city centre presence. The Shelter Scotland Glasgow Community Hub moves to its new home at 116 Osborne Street today after 11 years at offices in Sauchiehall Street.

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Architects in Ireland have raised €124,000 for homeless people by giving free consultations in exchange for donations. In one week, 191 members of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) completed 1,366 one hour consultations with the public for a donation of €90, every cent of w

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Homeless people in Oxford who keep possessions in doorways have been warned they face fines of up to £2,500. Legal notices have been attached to the belongings of rough sleepers outside a city centre shop warning that prosecution could follow if the items were not removed.

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Owners of Craigie’s Farm and Café, John and Kirsteen Sinclair, shake hands with Iain Gordon, chief executive of Bethany Christian Trust, which has been chosen as the business’ official charity partnership for the next three years Craigie’s Farm and Restaurant is planting seeds of hope by part

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Etienne Duval (right) with Borderline volunteer Willie Donnelly. Picture: Mischa Frankl-Duval Etienne Duval, a supporter of Borderline, a charity which helps homeless Scots in London, talks about his passion for the charity’s work and why he felt compelled to leave a gift in his Will.

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A show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which is inspired by Ken Loach's famous film Cathy Come Home is to offer £1 tickets for those who have had experience of homelessness. The show, called Cathy, is being staged by the Cardboard Citizens company in the hope of raising the issue of homelessness a

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