The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army's Jeremy Bushnell looks ahead to the publication of new homelessness statistics and what they could signal as Scotland moves towards another election. This week, data published by the Scottish Government will set out how many people received support for homelessness from their cou

At least one person each day in Scotland is potentially released from hospital into street homelessness, new data obtained by The Salvation Army has revealed. Freedom of Information (FOI) requests returned to the charity by all health boards in Scotland found that patients were discharged from hospi

The first life-changing homes have landed at Harriet Gardens, the newest purpose-built supported accommodation village by Social Bite, in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council and Salvation Army.

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.  

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

When residents of The Salvation Army’s Strathmore Lodge Lifehouse in Dundee took to the streets in 2024 with cameras, they revealed hidden talent and hidden places.

Work has officially begun on an innovative, purpose-built supported accommodation project in Rutherglen, with The Salvation Army now brought on board the project.

The Salvation Army has urged all political parties in Scotland to make preventing and ending homelessness a central pledge in their manifestos for next year’s election campaigns after new figures painted a mixed picture of progress and growing pressures on housing and support services. The lat

The Salvation Army is calling for an increase in specialist support to address substance use, as statistics from the National Records of Scotland show drugs were a factor in 1,017 deaths in Scotland last year.

Donations for people affected by the devastating fire in Perth are pouring into The Salvation Army after the church and charity assumed a recovery role from Perth & Kinross Council and The Salutation Hotel. The Salvation Army’s headquarters in South Street is just a few hundred yards from

A lord ordinary has ruled that a decision of Glasgow City Council to award a four-year contract for homelessness assistance services to the Salvation Army, even though another charity scored higher in the bidding process, was lawfully taken after a challenge was mounted by the highest-scoring bidde

Fife Housing Group recently held a series of free employability workshops for their tenants, in partnership with Salvation Army Employment Plus. These workshops, called Workwise, focused on enhancing both digital skills and employability and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from attend

The Salvation Army is calling for an increase in specialist support to tackle drug and alcohol use in Scotland after new statistics revealed that more than 1000 people are suspected to have died from drug use in 2024. According to the latest figures, 232 of those suspected deaths were recorded durin

Major Will Pearson, who is also a GP, argues that while the number of suspected drug deaths in Scotland has decreased, much more action is required to tackle the issue. “Would you like temporary accommodation or help to get your own place?” Surely the answer is both. It’s the same

The Salvation Army is calling on the UK Government to scrap the planned freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to help prevent homelessness in Scotland as new figures for 2024 reveal an increase in applications for the fourth year running. Figures released yesterday show that from 1 April to 30 Sep