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Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has partnered with Glasgow City Council to expand its successful Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) service into the city for the first time. The team began working with young people in Glasgow in summer 2023, and the programme will be officially launched t

A number of housing associations are among the organisations to have been awarded a share of funding to provide financial advice where people need it.

Ensuring everyone in Scotland has access to adequate housing should be put at the centre of policy-making at every level of government, according to a new call from more than a dozen organisations working across housing, homelessness, local government and the legal sector.

A Perth and Kinross project that supports young tenants to settle into permanent accommodation has had a successful 12 months, helping a total of 113 people.

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has partnered with Almond Housing Association to turn an out-of-use care home in West Lothian into affordable housing for young people in the community at risk of and affected by homelessness.

West Lothian Council has been considering ways to deliver additional housing rapidly to meet local demand for homes for rent. Council officers have been looking at quick-build housing solutions to provide more homes for rent and reduce reliance on hotels and B&Bs, to see if they could work in We

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has been announced as the new charity partner for Livingston FC. Officially launching the partnership, players assembled at Almondvale Stadium to ask fans and the communities of West Lothian – Do you have a spare room?

Tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland has introduced a Rent Deposit Fund, which will offer non-returnable deposits to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to assist them in moving into the private rented sector (PRS). The scheme has joined forces with Scottish y

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust urgently need more volunteer hosts as part of their life-changing Nightstop project. Nightstop is a community hosting service that provides a safe place to stay for young people aged 16 to 25 who are at risk of homelessness. Hosts offer their spare room

A Perth and Kinross project that helps homeless young people settle into permanent accommodation has had a successful 12 months by helping almost 100 people keep their tenancy, according to a new report. Youth Boost, commissioned by Perth & Kinross Council and delivered by the charity Rock Trust

Scotland’s youth homelessness charity Rock Trust is teaming up with a team of Scottish writers with the launch of a new book. ‘All the Way Home’ is a new anthology featuring original pieces by iconic Scottish writers such as Val McDermid, Scabby Queen author Kirstin Innes, and Jame

Scottish writers and youth homelessness charity Rock Trust have joined forces with a new anthology of poetry and prose. All the Way Home features new pieces by iconic Scottish writers including Val McDermid, Scabby Queen author Kirstin Innes, and Luckenbooth author Jenni Fagan, alongside personal es

SafeDeposits Scotland has presented funds of £1,180, raised at a quiz night organised by the tenancy deposit scheme, to Scottish youth-specific homeless charity the Rock Trust. The 'Not Quite Burns Night Pub Quiz' was held in Glasgow on 22nd January, a few days before the birthday of Scotland&

Scottish homelessness charities have joined a host of third sector organisations across the country to declare their opposition to the UK Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill.

Scotland's youth homelessness charity Rock Trust is marking 30 years of working supporting vulnerable and at-risk young people by bringing the issue of youth homelessness right into the core of the community. The charity’s self-styled ‘Sofa Stories’ installation and engagement even